N-CSRS 1 a15-14244_2ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

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

811-01829

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

227 W. Monroe Street

Suite 3000

Chicago, IL

 

60606

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Paul B. Goucher, Esq.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

100 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

P. Zachary Egan

Columbia Acorn Trust

227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000

Chicago, Illinois 60606

 

Mary C. Moynihan

Perkins Coie LLP

700 13th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(312) 634-9200

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

June 30, 2015

 

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



SEMIANNUAL REPORT

June 30, 2015

COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Class A, B, C, I, R, R4, R5, Y and Z Shares
Managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

Columbia Acorn® Fund

Columbia Acorn International®

Columbia Acorn USA®

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

Columbia Acorn European FundSM



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE as of 6/30/15

    Columbia
Acorn® Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn
USA®
  Columbia
Acorn
International
SelectSM
  Columbia
Acorn
SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
Emerging
Markets
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
European
FundSM
 

Class A

 

$

30.63

   

$

43.41

   

$

30.38

   

$

22.76

   

$

20.52

   

$

14.72

   

$

12.34

   

$

15.23

   

Class B

 

$

26.51

   

$

41.87

   

$

26.07

   

$

21.37

   

$

17.26

   

$

14.79

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Class C

 

$

25.87

   

$

41.69

   

$

25.84

   

$

21.23

   

$

16.91

   

$

14.77

   

$

12.23

   

$

15.05

   

Class I

 

$

32.53

   

$

43.57

   

$

32.65

   

$

23.06

   

$

22.00

     

N/A

   

$

12.39

   

$

15.24

   

Class R

   

N/A

   

$

43.32

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

     

N/A

   

Class R4

 

$

33.02

   

$

43.80

   

$

33.17

   

$

23.22

   

$

22.37

   

$

14.62

   

$

12.46

   

$

15.31

   

Class R5

 

$

33.07

   

$

43.50

   

$

33.20

   

$

23.21

   

$

22.41

   

$

14.63

   

$

12.45

   

$

15.39

   

Class Y

 

$

33.15

   

$

43.85

   

$

33.30

   

$

23.20

   

$

22.50

   

$

14.62

   

$

12.35

     

N/A

   

Class Z

 

$

32.44

   

$

43.52

   

$

32.45

   

$

23.07

   

$

21.87

   

$

14.55

   

$

12.38

   

$

15.25

   

                

Class I shares are available only to the Columbia funds, such as Columbia Thermostat Fund, and are not available to individual investors. Class R, R4, R5, Y and Z shares are sold at net asset value and have limited eligibility. Please see the Funds' prospectuses for details. The Columbia Acorn Family of Funds offer multiple share classes, not all necessarily available through all financial intermediaries, and the ratings assigned to the various share classes by mutual fund rating agencies may vary. Contact us for details.

2015 YEAR-END CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATE as of 7/31/151

To assist shareholders in year-end planning, we are providing capital gain distribution estimates for the Funds. The estimates below reflect undistributed net realized capital gains through July 31, 2015 and may not include all required tax adjustments. Distributions are not the result of material changes in investment strategy. The Funds have sold investments in order to satisfy shareholder redemptions, which has triggered the realization of capital gains. The Funds continue to have material unrealized gains in certain of their holdings. Please note that these figures are subject to change as required capital gain distributions, including appropriate tax adjustments, are determined as of October 31, 2015. In addition, further sales of Fund investments through October 31 and changes in outstanding Fund shares through the record date will affect the final per share distributions. Distributions will not be considered final until their declaration on the ex-dividend date for the capital gain distribution.

Fund Name   Expected
Record
Date and
Payable Date
  Range of Estimated
Total Capital Gain
Distribution2
  Class A
Share NAV
at 7/31
  Range of Total
Capital Gain
Distribution as %
of 7/31
Class A NAV
 

Columbia Acorn Fund

 

December 2015

 

$

8.00

to $9.00

 

$

30.36

     

26.35

% to 29.64%

 

Columbia Acorn International

 

December 2015

 

$

2.60

to $2.85

 

$

42.63

     

6.10

% to 6.69%

 

Columbia Acorn USA

 

December 2015

 

$

5.50

to $6.50

 

$

30.06

     

18.30

% to 21.62%

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

 

December 2015

   

None

   

$

22.19

     

   

Columbia Acorn Select

 

December 2015

 

$

4.00

to $4.75

 

$

20.28

     

19.72

% to 23.42%

 

Columbia Acorn Thermostat Fund

 

December 2015

 

$

0.05

to $0.10

 

$

14.77

     

0.34

% to 0.68%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

 

December 2015

   

None

   

$

11.72

     

   

Columbia Acorn European Fund

 

December 2015

   

None

   

$

15.27

     

   

        

1  None of Columbia Wanger Asset Management, the Columbia Acorn Funds or Columbia Threadneedle Investments provide tax or legal advice. Please consult a tax advisor or tax attorney for specific tax or legal advice.

2  Estimated amounts shown include only long-term capital gains for all Columbia Acorn Funds, except Columbia Acorn Select, for which the estimated total range shown includes between $0.70 and $0.95 of short-term capital gains.

The views expressed in the report commentaries reflect the current views of the respective authors. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective authors disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund. References to a specific company's securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice and there can be no assurance that as of the date of publication of this report, the securities mentioned in each Fund's portfolio are still held or that the securities sold have not been repurchased.

Acorn®, Acorn USA® and Acorn International® are service marks owned and registered by Columbia Acorn Trust.




COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Share Class Performance

   

2

   

Fund Performance vs. Benchmarks

   

3

   

Columbia Acorn® Fund

 

In a Nutshell

   

4

   

At a Glance

   

5

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

28

   

Statement of Investments

   

31

   

Columbia Acorn International®

 

In a Nutshell

   

6

   

At a Glance

   

7

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

39

   

Statement of Investments

   

41

   

Portfolio Diversification

   

49

   

Columbia Acorn USA®

 

In a Nutshell

   

8

   

At a Glance

   

9

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

50

   

Statement of Investments

   

51

   

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

 

In a Nutshell

   

10

   

At a Glance

   

11

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

56

   

Statement of Investments

   

57

   

Portfolio Diversification

   

61

   

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

 

In a Nutshell

   

12

   

At a Glance

   

13

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

62

   

Statement of Investments

   

63

   

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

 

In a Nutshell

   

14

   

At a Glance

   

15

   

Statement of Investments

   

67

   

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

 

In a Nutshell

   

16

   

At a Glance

   

17

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

69

   

Statement of Investments

   

71

   

Portfolio Diversification

   

76

   

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

 

In a Nutshell

   

18

   

At a Glance

   

19

   

Major Portfolio Changes

   

77

   

Statement of Investments

   

79

   

Portfolio Diversification

   

83

   

Squirrel Chatter: Battery Technology and its Implications

   

20

   

Mid-Year Distributions

   

23

   

Understanding Your Expenses

   

25

   

Columbia Acorn Family of FundsSM

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   

84

   

Statements of Operations

   

86

   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   

88

   

Financial Highlights

   

94

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

110

   

Board of Approval of the Advisory Agreement

   

120

   

Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders

   

125

   

Description of Indexes

   

126

   

Expense Information

   

127

   

A COMMENT ON TRADING VOLUMES

Market conditions are always changing and vary by country and industry sector, and investing in international markets involves unique risks. In the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis, trading volumes in both emerging and developed international markets declined significantly and have stayed at generally reduced levels since then. Although it is difficult to accurately assess trends in trading volumes in foreign markets, because some amount of activity has migrated to alternative trading venues, a reduction in trading volumes poses challenges to the Funds. This is particularly so because the Funds focus on small- and mid-cap companies that usually have lower trading volumes and often take sizeable positions in portfolio companies. As a result of lower trading volumes, it may take longer to buy or sell securities, which can exacerbate a Fund's exposure to volatile markets. A Fund may also be limited in its ability to execute favorable trades in portfolio securities in response to changes in company prices and fundamentals. If a Fund is forced to sell securities to meet redemption requests or other cash needs, or in the case of an event affecting liquidity in a particular market or markets, it may be forced to dispose of those securities under disadvantageous circumstances and at a loss. As a Fund grows in size, these considerations take on increasing significance and may adversely impact performance.


1



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

SHARE CLASS PERFORMANCE Average Annual Total Returns through 6/30/15

  Class A  

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

  Class Z  

  Without
Sales
Charge
  With
Sales
Charge
  Without
Sales
Charge
  With
Sales
Charge
  Without
Sales
Charge
  With
Sales
Charge
                     

 

Columbia Acorn® Fund

 

Year to date*

   

6.45

%

   

0.32

%

   

6.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

6.07

%

   

5.07

%

   

6.63

%

   

N/A

     

6.56

%

   

6.58

%

   

6.63

%

   

6.61

%

 
1 year    

4.45

%

   

-1.56

%

   

3.64

%

   

-0.48

%

   

3.69

%

   

2.87

%

   

4.81

%

   

N/A

     

4.68

%

   

4.76

%

   

4.81

%

   

4.73

%

 
5 years    

15.21

%

   

13.85

%

   

14.51

%

   

14.28

%

   

14.37

%

   

14.37

%

   

15.62

%

   

N/A

     

15.52

%

   

15.57

%

   

15.60

%

   

15.55

%

 
10 years    

8.48

%

   

7.83

%

   

7.80

%

   

7.80

%

   

7.65

%

   

7.65

%

   

8.82

%

   

N/A

     

8.78

%

   

8.80

%

   

8.81

%

   

8.79

%

 

Columbia Acorn International®

 

Year to date*

   

5.05

%

   

-0.99

%

   

4.61

%

   

-0.39

%

   

4.63

%

   

3.63

%

   

5.23

%

   

4.86

%

   

5.12

%

   

5.19

%

   

5.24

%

   

5.18

%

 
1 year    

-5.29

%

   

-10.74

%

   

-6.04

%

   

-10.48

%

   

-6.00

%

   

-6.89

%

   

-4.92

%

   

-5.65

%

   

-5.12

%

   

-4.99

%

   

-4.92

%

   

-5.02

%

 
5 years    

10.21

%

   

8.91

%

   

9.43

%

   

9.15

%

   

9.39

%

   

9.39

%

   

10.65

%

   

9.85

%

   

10.52

%

   

10.59

%

   

10.61

%

   

10.57

%

 
10 years    

8.82

%

   

8.18

%

   

8.09

%

   

8.09

%

   

7.99

%

   

7.99

%

   

9.22

%

   

8.49

%

   

9.16

%

   

9.19

%

   

9.21

%

   

9.19

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA®

 

Year to date*

   

7.14

%

   

0.97

%

   

6.45

%

   

1.45

%

   

6.76

%

   

5.76

%

   

7.34

%

   

N/A

     

7.26

%

   

7.32

%

   

7.33

%

   

7.25

%

 
1 year    

7.96

%

   

1.74

%

   

6.72

%

   

2.50

%

   

7.22

%

   

6.38

%

   

8.39

%

   

N/A

     

8.19

%

   

8.28

%

   

8.36

%

   

8.21

%

 
5 years    

16.67

%

   

15.30

%

   

15.78

%

   

15.56

%

   

15.84

%

   

15.84

%

   

17.13

%

   

N/A

     

17.00

%

   

17.03

%

   

17.07

%

   

16.98

%

 
10 years    

7.50

%

   

6.87

%

   

6.74

%

   

6.74

%

   

6.70

%

   

6.70

%

   

7.87

%

   

N/A

     

7.81

%

   

7.82

%

   

7.84

%

   

7.80

%

 

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

 

Year to date*

   

3.70

%

   

-2.24

%

   

3.36

%

   

-1.64

%

   

3.36

%

   

2.36

%

   

3.88

%

   

N/A

     

3.86

%

   

3.90

%

   

3.91

%

   

3.88

%

 
1 year    

-12.04

%

   

-17.09

%

   

-12.67

%

   

-16.52

%

   

-12.70

%

   

-13.47

%

   

-11.75

%

   

N/A

     

-11.80

%

   

-11.74

%

   

-11.71

%

   

-11.76

%

 
5 years    

8.86

%

   

7.58

%

   

8.14

%

   

7.85

%

   

8.02

%

   

8.02

%

   

9.27

%

   

N/A

     

9.19

%

   

9.23

%

   

9.25

%

   

9.21

%

 
10 years    

7.76

%

   

7.12

%

   

7.06

%

   

7.06

%

   

6.92

%

   

6.92

%

   

8.14

%

   

N/A

     

8.10

%

   

8.12

%

   

8.13

%

   

8.11

%

 

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

 

Year to date*

   

5.96

%

   

-0.12

%

   

5.50

%

   

0.72

%

   

5.55

%

   

4.60

%

   

6.19

%

   

N/A

     

6.08

%

   

6.12

%

   

6.14

%

   

6.07

%

 
1 year    

6.96

%

   

0.80

%

   

6.05

%

   

2.06

%

   

6.15

%

   

5.36

%

   

7.35

%

   

N/A

     

7.19

%

   

7.31

%

   

7.33

%

   

7.25

%

 
5 years    

12.69

%

   

11.36

%

   

11.91

%

   

11.69

%

   

11.84

%

   

11.84

%

   

13.12

%

   

N/A

     

12.98

%

   

13.03

%

   

13.06

%

   

13.01

%

 
10 years    

7.67

%

   

7.04

%

   

6.95

%

   

6.95

%

   

6.84

%

   

6.84

%

   

8.04

%

   

N/A

     

7.97

%

   

7.99

%

   

8.01

%

   

7.98

%

 

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

 

Year to date*

   

1.08

%

   

-4.75

%

   

0.81

%

   

-4.13

%

   

0.74

%

   

-0.25

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.23

%

 
1 year    

2.46

%

   

-3.43

%

   

1.94

%

   

-2.94

%

   

1.70

%

   

0.72

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

2.74

%

   

2.68

%

   

2.74

%

   

2.69

%

 
5 years    

10.51

%

   

9.22

%

   

9.94

%

   

9.67

%

   

9.67

%

   

9.67

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

10.78

%

   

10.79

%

   

10.82

%

   

10.78

%

 
10 years    

6.26

%

   

5.63

%

   

5.72

%

   

5.72

%

   

5.47

%

   

5.47

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

6.53

%

   

6.53

%

   

6.55

%

   

6.53

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

 

Year to date*

   

-2.99

%

   

-8.59

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

-3.32

%

   

-4.29

%

   

-2.82

%

   

N/A

     

-2.88

%

   

-2.89

%

   

-2.83

%

   

-2.83

%

 
1 year    

-10.09

%

   

-15.25

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

-10.73

%

   

-11.62

%

   

-9.80

%

   

N/A

     

-9.87

%

   

-9.85

%

   

-9.77

%

   

-9.85

%

 

Life of Fund

   

6.10

%

   

4.49

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

5.34

%

   

5.34

%

   

6.50

%

   

N/A

     

6.45

%

   

6.46

%

   

6.48

%

   

6.40

%

 

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

 

Year to date*

   

6.66

%

   

0.56

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

6.29

%

   

5.29

%

   

6.80

%

   

N/A

     

6.77

%

   

6.81

%

   

N/A

     

6.80

%

 
1 year    

-3.84

%

   

-9.35

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

-4.57

%

   

-5.52

%

   

-3.54

%

   

N/A

     

-3.57

%

   

-3.57

%

   

N/A

     

-3.58

%

 

Life of Fund

   

12.32

%

   

10.61

%

   

N/A

     

N/A

     

11.50

%

   

11.50

%

   

12.64

%

   

N/A

     

12.62

%

   

12.61

%

   

N/A

     

12.61

%

 

*Not annualized.

Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class B shares 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. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the maximum CDSC of 1.00% for the first year after purchase. The Funds' other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Funds' prospectuses for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and certain 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 may reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment manager and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results may have been lower. Please see Page 127 of this report for information on contractual fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreements in place on June 30, 2015, for Columbia Thermostat Fund, Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund and voluntary fee waiver and expense reimbursement arrangements in place for Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select.

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 shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedle.com/us or calling 800.922.6769.

The returns shown include the returns of each Fund's Class Z shares, each Fund's oldest share class, in cases where the inception date of the Fund is earlier than the inception date of the particular share class or where a period shown dates to before the inception date of the share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Continued on Page 3.


2



FUND PERFORMANCE VS. BENCHMARKS Class Z Average Annual Total Returns through 6/30/15

Class Z Shares   2nd
quarter*
  Year to
date*
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Columbia Acorn® Fund (ACRNX) (6/10/70)    

2.54

%

   

6.61

%

   

4.73

%

   

15.55

%

   

8.79

%

   

14.58

%

 

Russell 2500 Index

   

-0.34

%

   

4.81

%

   

5.92

%

   

17.85

%

   

9.09

%

   

N/A

   

S&P 500 Index**

   

0.28

%

   

1.23

%

   

7.42

%

   

17.34

%

   

7.89

%

   

10.96

%

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

0.42

%

   

4.75

%

   

6.49

%

   

17.08

%

   

8.40

%

   

N/A

   

Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index

   

0.44

%

   

5.54

%

   

9.19

%

   

16.74

%

   

9.57

%

   

N/A

   
Columbia Acorn International® (ACINX) (9/23/92)    

0.81

%

   

5.18

%

   

-5.02

%

   

10.57

%

   

9.19

%

   

10.87

%

 

S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index

   

2.91

%

   

7.97

%

   

-1.52

%

   

9.91

%

   

8.20

%

   

8.48

%

 

S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index

   

4.55

%

   

8.42

%

   

-2.26

%

   

10.54

%

   

7.84

%

   

7.97

%

 

MSCI EAFE Index (Net)

   

0.62

%

   

5.52

%

   

-4.22

%

   

9.54

%

   

5.12

%

   

6.09

%

 

Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index

   

4.35

%

   

10.16

%

   

-0.41

%

   

13.26

%

   

8.91

%

   

N/A

   
Columbia Acorn USA® (AUSAX) (9/4/96)    

2.02

%

   

7.25

%

   

8.21

%

   

16.98

%

   

7.80

%

   

10.93

%

 

Russell 2000 Index

   

0.42

%

   

4.75

%

   

6.49

%

   

17.08

%

   

8.40

%

   

8.72

%

 

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index

   

1.71

%

   

7.54

%

   

9.63

%

   

17.43

%

   

8.29

%

   

7.44

%

 
Columbia Acorn Int'l SelectSM (ACFFX) (11/23/98)    

2.37

%

   

3.88

%

   

-11.76

%

   

9.21

%

   

8.11

%

   

8.77

%

 

S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index

   

2.27

%

   

8.00

%

   

-1.35

%

   

10.68

%

   

6.99

%

   

7.68

%

 

MSCI EAFE Index (Net)

   

0.62

%

   

5.52

%

   

-4.22

%

   

9.54

%

   

5.12

%

   

4.37

%

 

Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index

   

4.35

%

   

10.16

%

   

-0.41

%

   

13.26

%

   

8.91

%

   

10.35

%

 
Columbia Acorn SelectSM (ACTWX) (11/23/98)    

3.16

%

   

6.07

%

   

7.25

%

   

13.01

%

   

7.98

%

   

10.35

%

 

S&P MidCap 400 Index

   

-1.06

%

   

4.20

%

   

6.40

%

   

17.82

%

   

9.74

%

   

10.55

%

 

S&P 500 Index**

   

0.28

%

   

1.23

%

   

7.42

%

   

17.34

%

   

7.89

%

   

5.46

%

 

Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index

   

-0.57

%

   

3.43

%

   

5.21

%

   

16.45

%

   

8.67

%

   

9.14

%

 
Columbia Thermostat FundSM (COTZX) (9/25/02)    

-0.26

%

   

1.23

%

   

2.69

%

   

10.78

%

   

6.53

%

   

7.77

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

0.28

%

   

1.23

%

   

7.42

%

   

17.34

%

   

7.89

%

   

9.72

%

 

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   

-1.68

%

   

-0.10

%

   

1.86

%

   

3.35

%

   

4.44

%

   

4.48

%

 

Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index

   

-0.46

%

   

1.01

%

   

-0.59

%

   

9.87

%

   

6.26

%

   

7.79

%

 

50/50 Blended Benchmark

   

-0.70

%

   

0.66

%

   

4.73

%

   

10.36

%

   

6.46

%

   

7.35

%

 
Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM (CEFZX) (8/19/11)    

-2.06

%

   

-2.83

%

   

-9.85

%

   

     

     

6.40

%

 

S&P Emerging Markets Between $500M and $5B Index

   

1.17

%

   

3.05

%

   

-2.71

%

   

     

     

3.68

%

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (Net)

   

4.50

%

   

8.25

%

   

0.34

%

   

     

     

3.10

%

 

Lipper Emerging Markets Index

   

0.66

%

   

1.72

%

   

-7.05

%

   

     

     

2.35

%

 
Columbia Acorn European FundSM (CAEZX) (8/19/11)    

2.30

%

   

6.80

%

   

-3.58

%

   

     

     

12.61

%

 

S&P Europe Between $500M and $5B Index

   

5.03

%

   

10.62

%

   

-1.86

%

   

     

     

14.88

%

 

Euromoney Smaller European Companies (inc. UK) Index

   

5.49

%

   

10.15

%

   

-5.39

%

   

     

     

12.92

%

 

Lipper European Region Index

   

1.89

%

   

6.42

%

   

-4.28

%

   

     

     

12.26

%

 

The inception dates for Class A, B and C shares (if offered) are as follows: Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select, 10/16/00; Columbia Thermostat Fund, 3/3/03; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund, 8/19/11. The inception dates for Class I shares are as follows: Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select, 9/27/10; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund, 8/19/11. The inception date for Class R shares for Columbia Acorn International is 8/2/11. The inception date for Class R4, R5 and Y shares (if offered) is as follows: Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia Thermostat Fund, Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund, 11/8/12, except that Class Y shares of Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund commenced operations on 6/13/13 and Class R4 shares of Columbia Acorn European Fund commenced operations on 6/25/14. The inception date for Class R5 shares of Columbia Acorn International is 8/2/11. The inception date for Class R4 and Y shares of Columbia Acorn International is 11/8/12. The inception date for Class Z shares is as follows: Columbia Acorn Fund, 6/10/70; Columbia Acorn International, 9/23/92; Columbia Acorn USA, 9/4/96; Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select, 11/23/98; Columbia Thermostat Fund, 9/25/02; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund, 8/19/11.

*Not annualized.

**Although the Fund typically invests in small- and mid-sized companies, the comparison to the S&P 500® Index is presented to show performance against a widely recognized market index over the life of the Fund.

Please see Page 126 for a description of the indexes listed above.


3




COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Robert A. Mohn*
Co-Portfolio Manager
  P. Zachary Egan
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

 

 
Fritz Kaegi
Co-Portfolio Manager
  David L. Frank
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Foreign investments subject the Fund to political, economic, market, social and other risks within a particular country, as well as to potential currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector.

Columbia Acorn Fund Class Z shares gained 2.54% in the second quarter of 2015, outperforming the Fund's primary benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index, which declined by 0.34% during the period. For the six months ended June 30, the Fund rose by 6.61%, topping the 4.81% gain by the Russell 2500 Index. Good stock selection in the health care sector, and specifically in biotech-related names, represented about two-thirds of the outperformance during the second quarter. Most of the remaining outperformance relative to the benchmark resulted from good stock selection in the financials sector.

Within health care, the "orphan drug" investment theme came to fruition with Alexion's takeover of Synageva BioPharma at a 128% premium to pre-announcement trading levels. Returning 109% during the quarter and 119% for the first half of the year, Synageva was at the core of the investment theme begun in 2007 to invest in companies developing drugs to treat "orphan" diseases—serious ailments that affect small numbers of people—which benefit from a favorable regulatory approval process. Orphan drug developers Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (up 65% for the quarter) and Sarepta Therapeutics (up 129%), as well as biotech Seattle Genetics (up 37%), all rose on the Synageva take-out offer and accounted for most of the rest of the Fund's outperformance in health care. For the year-to-date period, these stocks had gains of 135%, 110% and 51%, respectively. We believe the results achieved within our orphan drug theme offer a good example of how our research structure and investment process can deliver unique value for Fund investors over the long term.

Within financials, investment manager SEI Investments led the outperformance, gaining 12% in the second quarter and 23% year to date. The company's actively managed investment strategies continued to attract strong net cash inflows. The Fund also benefited from a takeover offer for HCC Insurance, which rose 36% and was sold during the quarter.

Fund industrial stocks fell 1.6% in the second quarter, outperforming a 2.5% decline for the industrial sector within the benchmark. However, the Fund's overweight position resulted in a larger negative impact versus the benchmark's much smaller weighting in the sector. Notable detractors for the Fund included satellite owner Globalstar, down 37% for the quarter and 23% for the half year on regulatory worries about the company's wireless spectrum. Avis Budget Group fell 25% in the quarter and 33% for the half year on investor worries about pricing conditions in the car rental industry. Portable power generator maker Generac declined 18% for the quarter and 15% for the half year following management's lowered 2015 earnings guidance.

Columbia Acorn Fund continued to have significant net redemptions during the first half of 2015, following significant net redemptions during 2014. These redemptions have caused the Fund to realize large amounts of long-term capital gain, as many of the positions liquidated in connection with the redemptions had

appreciated considerably in value during the periods they were held by the Fund. The Fund seeks to minimize the amount of gains distributions affecting its taxable shareholders, consistent with the execution of its investment strategy and the trading activity required by Fund flows. Similarly, CWAM's experienced trading desk makes every effort to minimize the impact of this trading on the prices of Fund portfolio holdings.

Over the past 12 months, and against the backdrop of these Fund net redemptions, we have reduced meaningfully the number of positions owned by the Fund. At June 30, 2015, the Fund had 184 positions, compared to 205 at March 31, 2015, 277 at December 31, 2014, and 320 at June 30, 2014. Our 10 largest positions accounted for 18.5% of Fund assets at quarter end, up slightly from 18.3% at March 31. While past performance is not indicative of future results, the Fund has thrived at this level of concentration in the past. The Fund's holdings may become slightly more concentrated in the future as the result of having fewer overall holdings or more concentration in the largest holdings. Our investment team's key focus going forward is on adding new holdings when valuations are attractive and appropriately sizing the positions the Fund currently owns.

We were comfortable with the Fund's sector positioning versus its benchmark at quarter end. For the reasons described in our first quarter 2015 report, our largest overweight versus the benchmark remained the industrials sector, and our largest underweight remained the financials sector at the second quarter end. During the quarter, the Fund's industrials weight declined by a percentage point, while its financials underweight did not change. The majority of the financials underweight related to the REITs portion of the financials sector.

P. Zachary Egan and Fritz Kaegi joined the management team of Columbia Acorn Fund as co-portfolio managers on May 1, 2015. Mr. Egan has 16 years of industry experience and also serves as President and Chief International Investment Officer of Columbia Wanger, as well as co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn International. Mr. Kaegi brings 17 years of industry experience to the Fund and also serves as co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

SEI Investments

   

2.7

%

 

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

1.5

   

Generac

   

0.9

   

Seattle Genetics

   

0.7

   

Avis Budget Group

   

0.7

   

Sarepta Therapeutics

   

0.6

   

Globalstar

   

0.6

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.

*  It is expected that Robert A. Mohn, co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn Fund, will step down from this role in the fourth quarter of 2015. Mr. Mohn will continue to perform portfolio management services for the Fund leading up to his departure to ensure a smooth transition in management.


4



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$11.8 billion

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn® Fund Class Z Shares

June 10, 1970 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period. A $10,000 investment in Columbia Acorn Fund at inception appreciated to $31,777 on December 31, 1978, the inception date of the Russell 2500 Index. For comparison with the Russell 2500 Index, we assigned the index the same value as the Fund at index inception. Although the Fund typically invests in small- and mid-sized companies, the comparison to the S&P 500 Index is presented to show performance against a widely recognized market index over the life of the Fund.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (6/10/70 inception)    

2.54

%

   

6.61

%

   

4.73

%

   

15.55

%

   

8.79

%

   

14.58

%

 
Class A (10/16/00 inception)  

without sales charge

   

2.46

     

6.45

     

4.45

     

15.21

     

8.48

     

14.21

   

with sales charge

   

-3.43

     

0.32

     

-1.56

     

13.85

     

7.83

     

14.06

   

Russell 2500 Index*

   

-0.34

     

4.81

     

5.92

     

17.85

     

9.09

     

N/A

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 0.79% for Class Z shares and 1.08% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment
Management
  2.7
%  
2.   Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration
  2.4
%  
3.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  2.1
%  
4.   Cepheid
Molecular Diagnostics
  2.1
%  
5.   LKQ
Alternative Auto Parts Distribution
  1.7
%  
6.   Amphenol
Electronic Connectors
  1.7
%  
7.   Mettler-Toledo International
Laboratory Equipment
  1.5
%  
8.   Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
Biotech Focused on "Ultra-Orphan" Drugs
  1.5
%  
9.   Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings
  1.4
%  
10.   Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank
  1.4
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


5



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
P. Zachary Egan
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Louis J. Mendes
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. International investing involves certain risks and volatility due to potential political, economic or currency instabilities and different, potentially less stringent, financial and accounting standards than those generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Please also see "A Comment on Trading Volumes" on Page 1 of this report.

Columbia Acorn International Class Z shares gained 0.81% in the second quarter of 2015, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.18%. This was 2.79% behind the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P Global ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B® Index, which rose 7.97% year to date.

The majority of the Fund's underperformance for the half year was the result of weak relative performance in Asia, excluding Japan, which comprised roughly 27% of both the Fund and the benchmark. The strong rally in Chinese domestic shares (described in more detail below) helped lift China-related shares listed in Hong Kong in the benchmark nearly 25%, and the Fund's China-related holdings did not keep pace. In Hong Kong itself, Fund holdings continued to be negatively impacted by weak domestic demand in consumer stocks, as well as the continued decline in the Macau gaming sector. Elsewhere in Asia, underperformance in Korea was primarily due to the Fund's lack of holdings in the health care sector, which rallied over 100% on positive news regarding drug approvals. On the upside, in Japan, where the Fund's weight roughly matched that of the benchmark, good stock selection helped Fund stocks outperform the benchmark during the first half of 2015.

Although the principal Chinese stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzen are by regulation inaccessible to most non-Chinese investors, including the Fund, this so-called "A-share market" is the world's second largest equity market, calculated in U.S. dollars.* In the 12 months ended June 30, 2015, the Shanghai A and Shenzen A share indexes rose 109% and 125%, respectively, inclusive of a major correction in June. The rally has captured the imagination of millions of new domestic Chinese investors who have rushed to open brokerage accounts and speculate in the market. Margin lending reached record highs in June, representing an estimated 12% of the free-float market capitalization of marginable stocks, according to Reuters. The launch in November 2014 of the "Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect," a partnership between the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges that allows traders registered on each exchange to invest in stocks on the other, was thought to be the global investors' gateway into the China A-share market. In fact, it has resulted to date in large amounts of money flowing from Chinese investors into shares listed on the Hong Kong exchange, significantly bolstering that market.

Given this market environment, Columbia Acorn International's underweight in China-related shares has hurt relative performance, but we have been skeptical of the hype around the Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect and the rapid rise in speculation by Chinese investors, which we believe warrant caution for global investors like the Fund. We continue to be cautious about allocating capital in the region, although we have recently initiated some new positions there, as discussed below. The Chinese political leadership has been engaged for some time in a very public

project to transform its large economy from one that has been almost solely export-oriented and investment-led, into one more focused on its internal market and meeting the needs of the Chinese consumer and citizen. This re-orientation is necessitated by an economic growth imperative in light of industrial capacity overinvestment and increasing demands for an enhanced quality of life. In recent months, some elements of a policy framework designed to address these goals have become clearer, which we believe create some attractive opportunities for long-term investors like the Fund. In particular, we like the prospects for entrepreneurial Chinese companies focused on health care, certain types of infrastructure development, and meeting the goals of evolving environmental regulation.

Consistent with this view, we have recently increased the Fund's exposure to China, although it remains slightly underweight compared to the benchmark. We initiated positions in China Everbright International, a municipal waste-to-energy operating facility, and SIIC Environment, a municipal water treatment operator, both of which will benefit from efforts to clean up a highly polluted environment after years of heavy industrial growth. Another new position, Phoenix Healthcare Group, has been winning contracts to manage public hospitals, and through modern organizational and information systems, it is increasing health care delivery standards while turning around loss-making, former state-managed operations. At June 30, the Fund's exposure to China (through Hong Kong-listed, Singapore-listed and U.S.-listed shares) was approximately 6%, compared to 3% at December 31, 2014.

During the first half of 2015, there was significant world focus and dramatic headlines about the potential exit of Greece from the eurozone and the possible impact. While a Greek exit from the common euro currency cannot be ruled out, we think that it is an unlikely outcome and one that entails little contagion risk for the rest of Europe because of the way the debt is held. Whatever the outcome, we do not believe it would portend a broader dissolution of the eurozone. Consequently, we have not modified the Fund's portfolio to anticipate this scenario. We remain overweight in Europe relative to the benchmark by approximately three percentage points.

*Data source: the World Federation of Exchanges.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

China Everbright International

   

0.7

%

 

SIIC Environment

   

0.3

   

Phoenix Healthcare Group

   

0.3

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.


6



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$7.9 billion

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International® Class Z Shares

September 23, 1992 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (9/23/92 inception)    

0.81

%

   

5.18

%

   

-5.02

%

   

10.57

%

   

9.19

%

   

10.87

%

 
Class A (10/16/00 inception)  

without sales charge

   

0.74

     

5.05

     

-5.29

     

10.21

     

8.82

     

10.46

   

with sales charge

   

-5.05

     

-0.99

     

-10.74

     

8.91

     

8.18

     

10.17

   
S&P Global Ex-U.S.
Between $500M and $5B® Index*
   

2.91

     

7.97

     

-1.52

     

9.91

     

8.20

     

8.48

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 0.93% for Class Z shares and 1.26% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   Coronation Fund Managers (South Africa)
South African Fund Manager
  1.2
%  
2.   CCL Industries (Canada)
Global Label Converter
  1.0
%  
3.   Zee Entertainment Enterprises (India)
Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content
  1.0
%  
4.   Distribuidora Internacional
de Alimentación (Spain)
Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America
  1.0
%  
5.   SimCorp (Denmark)
Software for Investment Managers
  1.0
%  
6.   Spotless (Australia)
Facility Management & Catering Company
  1.0
%  
7.   Spirax Sarco (United Kingdom)
Steam Systems for Manufacturing &
Process Industries
  0.8
%  
8.   President Chain Store (Taiwan)
Convenience Chain Store Operator in Taiwan
  0.8
%  
9.   Singapore Exchange (Singapore)
Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator
  0.8
%  
10.   Partners Group (Switzerland)
Private Markets Asset Management
  0.8
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


7



COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Robert A. Mohn*
Co-Portfolio Manager
  William J. Doyle*
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector.

Columbia Acorn USA Class Z shares gained 2.02% in the second quarter of 2015, outperforming the Fund's primary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index, which rose 0.42%. Year to date through June 30, the Fund was up 7.25%, well ahead of the 4.75% gain of its benchmark. Strong performance in the health care sector, particularly in biotech stocks, fueled the Fund's strong relative performance for both periods.

Four of the top five contributors to Fund performance in the second quarter were biotech names. Three of these four biotech winners develop drugs to fight orphan diseases—rare diseases that affect a small percentage of the population. Focusing on orphan drug companies has been one of the Fund's investment themes. Synageva BioPharma gained 109% in the quarter on news it was being acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals. For the half-year period, Synageva was up 120%. We sold the Fund's position in the stock during the quarter to capture its strong gains. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical saw its stock rise on Synageva's announcement and on news of positive test results for an orphan drug in its pipeline. Ultragenyx gained 64% in the quarter and was up 137% for the half year. Sarepta Therapeutics, up 129% in the quarter and 110% for the half year, also bounced on the Synageva news and on a favorable review from the FDA of its drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Our remaining biotech winner was Seattle Genetics, a developer of antibody-based therapies for cancer, which gained 37% in the quarter and ended the half year up 51%, as its stock benefited from strength in the sector.

Other winners in the quarter included Texas thrift LegacyTexas, which gained 34% as concerns over its energy loan book abated. Virtusa, a provider of offshore IT outsourcing services, rose 24% in the quarter on strong revenue growth fueled by demand from financial services clients.

Rental car companies Hertz and Avis Budget Group slumped in the quarter, falling 16% and 25%, respectively, as rental car pricing year over year grew less than Wall Street analysts believed it would. We are comfortable with the rate of pricing growth. With a 34% loss for Avis Budget Group and a 27% decline for Hertz, these stocks were the Fund's biggest detractors for the six-month period.

The Fund also experienced some declines in the industrial sector. Generac, a manufacturer of standby power generators, had weak year-over-year sales, as electrical power outages fell well below trend. Generac's stock dropped 18% in the quarter and was off 15% year to date. Oshkosh, a specialty truck manufacturer, was added to the Fund in the second quarter but got off to a bumpy start. Its 22% decline followed the company's release of weak

revenue guidance within its aerial work platform business segment. A provider of international container leases, CAI International fell 16% in the second quarter as sharp declines in steel prices have lowered the cost of buying ocean going container boxes, and lower box prices have translated into falling daily rental rates for CAI's fleet.

We are encouraged by Columbia Acorn USA's performance to date in 2015 and with the progress being made in the Fund's longer term results. For the one-year period ended June 30, 2015, Columbia Acorn USA's 8.21% gain was 1.72% ahead of its benchmark, and Fund results for the five- and 10-year periods were less than a percentage point off the benchmark. This quarter we also saw our orphan drug biotech theme come to fruition. Orphan pharmaceutical Synageva BioPharma, for example, was added to the Fund in the first quarter of 2012 and the position produced a cumulative gain within Columbia Acorn USA of 574% upon its sale in the second quarter. After the biotech group's multi-year run-up, we believe that the sector's valuations appear stretched. With the removal of Synageva BioPharma from the portfolio and some selective trimming of other positions, we have recently reduced the Fund's exposure to this area.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

1.5

%

 

Avis Budget Group

   

1.4

   

Sarepta Therapeutics

   

1.0

   

LegacyTexas

   

1.0

   

Virtusa

   

0.9

   

Generac

   

0.9

   

CAI International

   

0.8

   

Hertz

   

0.7

   

Seattle Genetics

   

0.7

   

Oshkosh

   

0.5

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.

*  It is expected that Robert A. Mohn, co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn USA, will step down in the fourth quarter of 2015. William J. Doyle, current co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn USA, will continue in that role. Mr. Mohn will continue to perform portfolio management services for the Fund leading up to his departure to ensure a smooth transition in management.


8



COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$1.3 billion

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn USA® Class Z Shares

September 4, 1996 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (9/4/96 inception)    

2.02

%

   

7.25

%

   

8.21

%

   

16.98

%

   

7.80

%

   

10.93

%

 
Class A (10/16/00 inception)  

without sales charge

   

1.96

     

7.14

     

7.96

     

16.67

     

7.50

     

10.56

   

with sales charge

   

-3.91

     

0.97

     

1.74

     

15.30

     

6.87

     

10.21

   

Russell 2000 Index*

   

0.42

     

4.75

     

6.49

     

17.08

     

8.40

     

8.72

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 1.08% for Class Z shares and 1.34% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  3.3
%  
2.   Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings
  3.1
%  
3.   Mettler-Toledo International
Laboratory Equipment
  3.1
%  
4.   Extra Space Storage
Self Storage Facilities
  2.9
%  
5.   HEICO
FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts
  2.8
%  
6.   Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration
  2.6
%  
7.   IPG Photonics
Fiber Lasers
  2.5
%  
8.   Cepheid
Molecular Diagnostics
  2.1
%  
9.   Drew Industries
RV & Manufactured Home Components
  1.7
%  
10.   Ansys
Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers
  1.6
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


9



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Christopher J. Olson
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Foreign investments subject the Fund to political, economic, market, social and other risks within a particular country, as well as to potential currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector. Please also see "A Comment on Trading Volumes" on Page 1 of this report.

Columbia Acorn International Select Class Z shares ended the second quarter of 2015 up 2.37%, topping the 2.27% gain of the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B® Index. For the six-month period ended June 30, the Fund was up 3.88% while the benchmark gained 8.00% for the same period. On a sector basis, Fund industrials outperformed relative to the benchmark for both periods, while materials and financials negatively impacted performance. On a regional basis, good stock selection in Asia, excluding Japan, was a positive during the quarter. Columbia Acorn International Select also outperformed in the UK and Ireland in the second quarter, though a lesser weighting than the benchmark diminished its impact relative to the index.

The top contributor to Fund performance in the second quarter and for the half year period was CJ Corp, a holding company of Korean consumer conglomerates. Up 66% in the quarter and 86% for the half, investors responded favorably to the company's new management and its successful implementation of restructuring programs. In the United Kingdom, WH Smith, a newsprint, book and stationery retailer, gained 24% in the second quarter, benefiting from strong air passenger demand in its travel division. WH Smith was added to the portfolio in the first quarter and, at the second quarter end, was up 15%. Silver and gold miner Tahoe Resources rebounded in the second quarter, gaining 11% after a weak first quarter left the stock looking inexpensive. Tahoe's strong quarter was not enough to overcome earlier weakness, however, leaving its stock with a 12% loss for the half year. CCL Industries, a global label converter based in Canada, gained 10% in the second quarter and was up 14% for the half year period on continued strong revenue growth.

In Japan, Japan Tobacco, a maker of cigarettes, had another strong quarter, gaining 14% as investor fears surrounding its Russian operations abated and management undertook a stock buyback. Japan Tobacco's stock was up 30% for the semiannual period. KDDI, a mobile and fixed line communication service provider in Japan, gained 7% in the quarter and was up 16% for the half year, as it has continued to deliver consistent earnings growth driven by higher average revenue per user and by subscriber growth.

The biggest detractor from gains in the quarter and half was Coronation Fund Managers, a South African fund manager. Down 15% in the quarter and 31% year to date, its stock suffered from significantly lower performance fees compared to those earned last year. Beadell Resources, a gold miner operating in Brazil, and Goldcorp, a Canadian

gold miner, were also among the detractors. Beadell fell 26% in the quarter and was off 18% for the half-year period, while Goldcorp declined 10% in the quarter and ended the half down 11%. Both were affected by weak gold prices. Park24, a parking lot operator in Japan, gained nearly 40% in the first quarter as investors migrated toward more stable domestic businesses, but the second quarter took away some of that gain, as its stock fell 17% on a weaker than expected recovery in parking lot demand. Park24 returned 16% year to date. Nippon Prologis REIT, a logistics REIT in Japan, was down 15% for the second quarter and the half year as investors rotated into other sectors after several years of outperformance.

Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg was named co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn International Select, effective May 1, 2015. Mr. Waldburg-Wolfegg brings 22 years of industry experience to the portfolio and also serves as co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn European Fund.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

KDDI

   

3.9

%

 

Tahoe Resources

   

3.2

   

CJ Corp

   

3.1

   

CCL Industries

   

2.8

   

Japan Tobacco

   

2.5

   

WH Smith

   

2.5

   

Coronation Fund Managers

   

2.0

   

Goldcorp

   

1.9

   

Nippon Prologis REIT

   

1.3

   

Park24

   

1.0

   

Beadell Resources

   

0.8

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.


10



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$223.4 million

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International SelectSM Class Z Shares

November 23, 1998 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (11/23/98 inception)    

2.37

%

   

3.88

%

   

-11.76

%

   

9.21

%

   

8.11

%

   

8.77

%

 
Class A (10/16/00 inception)  

without sales charge

   

2.26

     

3.70

     

-12.04

     

8.86

     

7.76

     

8.41

   

with sales charge

   

-3.60

     

-2.24

     

-17.09

     

7.58

     

7.12

     

8.03

   
S&P Developed Ex-U.S.
Between $2B and $10B® Index*
   

2.27

     

8.00

     

-1.35

     

10.68

     

6.99

     

7.68

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 1.18% for Class Z shares and 1.47% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   Naspers (South Africa)
Media in Africa, China, Russia & other
Emerging Markets
  4.3
%  
2.   CapitaLand Mall Trust (Singapore)
Singapore Commercial Property Real Estate
Investment Trust
  4.2
%  
3.   Singapore Exchange (Singapore)
Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator
  4.1
%  
4.   KDDI (Japan)
Mobile & Fixed Line Communication Service
Provider in Japan
  3.9
%  
5.   Recruit Holdings (Japan)
Recruitment & Media Services
  3.6
%  
6.   Secom (Japan)
Security Services
  3.5
%  
7.   Tahoe Resources (Guatemala)
Silver & Gold Projects in Guatemala & Peru
  3.2
%  
8.   CJ Corp (Korea)
Holding Company of Korean Consumer
Conglomerate
  3.1
%  
9.   Partners Group (Switzerland)
Private Markets Asset Management
  2.8
%  
10.   CCL Industries (Canada)
Global Label Converter
  2.8
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


11



COLUMBIA ACORN SELECTSM

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Robert A. Chalupnik
Lead Portfolio Manager
  Matthew S. Szafranski
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Foreign investments subject the Fund to risks, including political, economic, market, social and other risks, within a particular country, as well as to potential currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. The Fund may invest significantly in issuers within a particular sector, which may be negatively affected by market, economic or other conditions, making the Fund more vulnerable to unfavorable developments in the sector.

Columbia Acorn Select Class Z shares ended the second quarter of 2015 up 3.16%, outperforming the 1.06% decline of its primary benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For the six months ended June 30, the Fund was up 6.07% versus a 4.20% gain for the benchmark. Solid performance from Fund health care stocks, specifically biotech-related names, contributed to the Fund's outperformance for both periods. Being underweight in utilities also benefited the Fund, as this group was down nearly 7% for the quarter and 12% year to date in the benchmark. We have not held any utility stocks during the past year due to high valuations for these low-growth companies.

Synageva BioPharma, a biotech company focused on orphan diseases, surged 110% in the quarter after announcing that the company was being acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals. For the half year, the stock was up nearly 121%. We chose to sell this position on the positive news. Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical is also focused on drugs that treat very rare diseases. Its stock was up nearly 64%, as the sector bounced with Synageva. Ultragenyx also benefited from favorable news for several of its pipeline drugs. For the half year, Ultragenyx was up nearly 109%.

Other winners included LKQ, a distributor of alternative auto parts for the collision industry. Up 18% in the quarter and 7% for the half year, LKQ enjoyed sales growth across all of its business segments and also benefited from a rebound in margins after a tough fourth quarter. SEI Investments, a mutual fund administrator and investment manager, gained 12% in the quarter and 23% for the half year, as its actively managed investment strategies attracted strong cash inflows.

In addition to Synageva BioPharma, the issuers of two other Fund positions announced that they were being sold during the second quarter. Pall, a life science and industrial filtration company, gained 22% in the quarter following the news that it was being acquired by Danaher. Pall's stock was up 21% for the half year. Informatica, an enterprise data integration software company, was the third acquisition. Informatica's stock was up only 9% in the quarter, as much of the 25% year-to-date gain was realized earlier in the year when news broke that the company had hired an investment banker to contact potential buyers. We sold out of both positions following the announcements.

On the downside, several Fund consumer stocks declined in the second quarter. The Fresh Market, a specialty food retailer, was off over 20% for the quarter and the half year. While earnings were slightly above industry estimates, comparative quarterly sales data missed expectations. An unusually large number of competitive store openings have

hurt the company's overall sales, but we expect this trend to normalize. Fossil, a manufacturer of watches and jewelry, was down nearly 16% in the quarter and 14% for the half. A decline in North American sales of Fossil's Michael Kors line, and buzz around the Apple Watch and other wearable technology, negatively impacted returns. United Natural Foods, a distributor of natural/organic foods to grocery stores, was off 17% for the quarter and 18% for the half year as the specialty grocery industry experienced a general slowdown early in the year.

Other laggards included Solera Holdings, a developer of software for the automotive insurance claims processing industry, which fell 13% in the second quarter and ended the half year down 9%. With 60% of its sales outside of the United States, currency headwinds played a role in Solera's decline. Donaldson, an air filtration company, fell 5% in the quarter and was off over 6% for the half year. As mentioned last quarter, the company has suffered from weaker sales to its agriculture end market and has also been impacted by the strong U.S. dollar.

After several years of no take-out activity in the Fund, Columbia Acorn Select had three in the quarter and four so far in 2015. Acquisitions of Fund holdings have benefited the Fund historically, and typically confirm the investment merit of the business.

Our strategy remains unchanged. We continue to invest in growing businesses that trade at what we believe to be reasonable valuations relative to the quality and fundamentals of the business.

Matthew S. Szafranski was named co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn Select on May 1, 2015. As an analyst, Mr. Szafranski covers leisure, lodging, gaming, restaurants and consumer staples companies for our domestic team.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Donaldson

   

5.0

%

 

LKQ

   

5.0

   

SEI Investments

   

4.6

   

The Fresh Market

   

3.6

   

Solera Holdings

   

2.6

   

Fossil

   

2.0

   

United Natural Foods

   

1.4

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

1.4

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.


12



COLUMBIA ACORN SELECTSM

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$604.7 million

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn SelectSM Class Z Shares

November 23, 1998 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (11/23/98 inception)    

3.16

%

   

6.07

%

   

7.25

%

   

13.01

%

   

7.98

%

   

10.35

%

 
Class A (10/16/00 inception)  

without sales charge

   

3.12

     

5.96

     

6.96

     

12.69

     

7.67

     

10.01

   

with sales charge

   

-2.82

     

-0.12

     

0.80

     

11.36

     

7.04

     

9.62

   

S&P MidCap 400® Index*

   

-1.06

     

4.20

     

6.40

     

17.82

     

9.74

     

10.55

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 0.84% for Class Z shares and 1.12% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  6.4
%  
2.   Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration
  5.0
%  
3.   LKQ
Alternative Auto Parts Distribution
  5.0
%  
4.   SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment
Management
  4.6
%  
5.   The Fresh Market
Specialty Food Retailer
  3.6
%  
6.   Vail Resorts
Ski Resort Operator & Developer
  3.2
%  
7.   Associated Banc-Corp
Midwest Bank
  3.1
%  
8.   Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings
  3.0
%  
9.   Airgas
Industrial Gas Distributor
  2.9
%  
10.   Gentex
Manufacturer of Auto Parts
  2.8
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


13



COLUMBIA THERMOSTAT FUNDSM

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Charles P. McQuaid
Lead Portfolio Manager
  Christopher J. Olson
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

A "fund of funds" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

The value of an investment in the Fund is based primarily on the performance of the underlying funds in which it invests. The Fund is subject to the risk that the investment manager's decisions regarding asset classes and underlying funds will not anticipate market trends successfully, resulting in a failure to preserve capital or lower total return. The Investment Manager may prefer an underlying fund in the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds over alternative investments. There can be no assurance that the Columbia Acorn Funds will outperform similar funds managed by the Investment Manager's affiliates. This is not an offer of the shares of any other mutual fund mentioned herein.

Our fund of funds, Columbia Thermostat Fund, saw its Class Z shares drop 0.26% in the second quarter of 2015. This compares to a 0.28% quarterly gain of the Fund's primary equity benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. The Fund's primary debt benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, fell 1.68% in the quarter, and the 50/50 Blended Benchmark was off 0.70% for the same period. For the half year, the Fund's 1.23% gain matched the S&P 500 Index, outpaced its Barclay's benchmark, which was off 0.10%, and topped the 0.66% gain of the 50/50 Blended Benchmark.

The weighted average gain for the Fund's equity portfolio was 1.02% for the second quarter, led by the performance of Columbia Acorn Select, up 3.19%. For the six months through June 30, the weighted average equity gain was 3.65%, led by the 8.35% gain of Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund. For both periods, five of seven of Thermostat's stock funds beat the S&P 500, and four beat their own benchmarks.

The bond portion of the Fund had a weighted average loss in the second quarter, falling 0.34%. Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund was the biggest detractor, falling 1.61% in the quarter. Year to date, the bond portfolio had a weighted average gain of 1.15%, due largely to the 2.69% gain of Columbia Income Opportunities Fund. During both periods, all four bond funds beat the Barclay's benchmark and beat or nearly matched their own benchmarks.

As mentioned last quarter, as a result of the periodic review called for by Columbia Thermostat's prospectus, we made several changes that went into effect May 1, 2015. On the equity side, we decreased the Fund's weighting in Columbia Acorn Fund and increased its weight in Columbia Contrarian Core Fund. On the bond side, we decreased exposure to Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund and increased the Fund's weight in Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund. These changes are intended to bring the Fund closer to a market weight in larger cap stocks, and, on the bond side, modestly boost the yield of Thermostat's bond portfolio. We note that over the last several years, we've reduced the weighted average duration of Thermostat's bond portfolio, which should benefit shareholders if interest rates rise.

Also effective May 1, 2015, we revised the stock/bond allocation table. The Fund now moves to 10% stocks at an S&P 500 level over 2,225, up from 2,020. The Fund now moves to 90% stocks at a level of 1,100 or less, up from 970. In between, a 75 point move in the S&P 500 triggers a 5% point change in allocation of stock and bond funds. As a result of this revision, Thermostat increased its equity weight from 10% to 20% and cut its bond weight from 90% to 80% on May 1.

The Fund hit one reallocation trigger in the second quarter following the adoption of the new stock/bond allocation table, increasing stock exposure further, to 25%, and cutting its bond weight to 75% on June 30.

While Thermostat's return was slightly negative in the quarter and modestly positive for the half year, we are pleased with its

performance relative to its benchmarks. Thermostat matched the S&P 500 for the half year while having at most 25% in equities (and that only for the last day of the period) at a time when the bond index was off slightly. This is primarily due to good performance of the underlying funds, discussed above.

Results of the Funds Owned in Columbia Thermostat Fund

as of June 30, 2015

Stock Funds

Fund   Weightings
in category
  2nd
quarter
performance
  Year to date
performance
 
Columbia Acorn
International, Class I
   

20

%

   

0.81

%

   

5.23

%

 
Columbia Contrarian
Core Fund, Class I
   

20

%*

   

1.83

%

   

3.10

%

 
Columbia Dividend
Income Fund, Class I
   

20

%

   

-0.82

%

   

-1.15

%

 
Columbia Acorn Fund,
Class I
   

10

%*

   

2.53

%

   

6.63

%

 
Columbia Acorn Select,
Class I
   

10

%

   

3.19

%

   

6.19

%

 
Columbia Large Cap
Enhanced Core Fund,
Class I
   

10

%

   

-0.44

%

   

0.87

%

 
Columbia Select Large
Cap Growth Fund, Class I
   

10

%

   

2.48

%

   

8.35

%

 
Weighted Average
Equity Gain
   

100

%

   

1.02

%

   

3.65

%

 

Bond Funds

Fund   Weightings
in category
  2nd
quarter
performance
  Year to date
performance
 
Columbia Short Term
Bond Fund, Class I
   

40

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.73

%

 
Columbia Intermediate
Bond Fund, Class I
   

20

%*

   

-1.61

%

   

0.29

%

 
Columbia Income
Opportunities Fund, Class I
   

20

%

   

-0.22

%

   

2.69

%

 
Columbia U.S. Government
Mortgage Fund, Class I
   

20

%*

   

0.04

%

   

1.32

%

 
Weighted Average
Income Gain/Loss
   

100

%

   

-0.34

%

   

1.15

%

 

*  Change effective with the May 1, 2015 prospectus. Weighted average returns through the end of the period reflect linked returns between the previous fund weightings and the current weights in these positions.

Columbia Thermostat Fund Rebalancing in the Second Quarter

May 1, 2015

 

20% stocks, 80% bonds

 

June 30, 2015

 

25% stocks, 75% bonds

 

The Fund's investments in the underlying funds may present certain risks, including the following. 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. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than in investments in larger, more established companies. There are risks associated with fixed income investments, including credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk and prepayment and extension risk. In general, bond prices fall when interest rates rise and vice versa. This effect is 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. Foreign investments subject the Fund to political, economic, market, social and other risks within a particular country, as well as to potential currency instabilities and less stringent financial and accounting standards generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers.


14



COLUMBIA THERMOSTAT FUNDSM

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$1.1 billion

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Thermostat FundSM Class Z Shares

September 25, 2002 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

    2nd
quarter
  Year to
date
 

1 year

 

5 years

 

10 years

  Life of
Fund
 
Class Z (9/25/02 inception)    

-0.26

%

   

1.23

%

   

2.69

%

   

10.78

%

   

6.53

%

   

7.77

%

 
Class A (3/3/03 inception)  

without sales charge

   

-0.33

     

1.08

     

2.46

     

10.51

     

6.26

     

7.50

   

with sales charge

   

-6.06

     

-4.75

     

-3.43

     

9.22

     

5.63

     

7.00

   

S&P 500® Index*

   

0.28

     

1.23

     

7.42

     

17.34

     

7.89

     

9.72

   
Barclays U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index*
   

-1.68

     

-0.10

     

1.86

     

3.35

     

4.44

     

4.48

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmarks. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 0.77% for Class Z shares and 1.02% for Class A shares. The returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the Fund's Class A shares append the returns of the Fund's Class Z shares, the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

Asset Allocation

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Portfolio Weightings

as a percentage of assets in each investment category, as of 6/30/15

Stock Mutual Funds

Columbia Acorn International, Class I

   

20

%  

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I

   

20

%*  

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I

   

20

%  

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I

   

10

%*  

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I

   

10

%  
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund,
Class I
   

10

%  
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund,
Class I
   

10

%  

Bond Mutual Funds

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I

   

40

%  

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I

   

20

%*  
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund,
Class I
   

20

%  
Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund,
Class I
   

20

%*  

*Change effective with the May 1, 2015 prospectus. Weighted average returns through the end of the period reflect linked returns between the previous fund weightings and the current weights in these positions.


15



COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUNDSM

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Fritz Kaegi
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Stephen Kusmierczak
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

 

 
Louis J. Mendes
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Satoshi Matsunaga
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. International investing involves certain risks and volatility due to potential political, economic or currency instabilities and different, potentially less stringent, financial and accounting standards than those generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging and frontier market issuers. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Please also see "A Comment on Trading Volumes" on Page 1 of this report.

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund Class Z shares lost 2.06% in the second quarter of 2015, underperforming the 1.17% gain of the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P Emerging Markets Between $500M and $5B® Index. For the first six months of the year, the Fund was down 2.83%, trailing the benchmark's gain of 3.05% by 588 basis points.* Since its inception in August 2011, the Fund has returned an annualized gain of 6.40% compared to the benchmark's 3.68% return, or 272 basis points of outperformance on an annualized basis. The Fund lagged the benchmark in the first half of the year primarily due to the underperformance of Fund stocks with exposure to Southeast Asia and China.

During the quarter and half year, the Fund's main overweight positions underperformed. Southeast Asia, where the Fund had a 21% weight that was seven percentage points over the benchmark, was the worst performing region in the benchmark during the quarter. For most of its existence, Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund has been significantly underweight in China, which was the best performing market in the benchmark in the first half of the year. By the end of June, however, we added about 12 percentage points to the Fund's exposure, as Chinese authorities began to implement market-based policy reforms in certain sectors including environmental protection and health care. While we were skeptical of the high valuations of many China-related stocks, we made several new investments within these sectors at what we believe are reasonable prices. This brought the Fund's exposure to China to slightly over the benchmark weight. Concurrently, many Southeast Asian stocks, which are generally illiquid, were impacted by slower economic growth and tighter liquidity in the region.

The Fund's largest contributor to returns during the second quarter was Chinese tobacco packaging supplier AMVIG Holdings. Its stock gained 15% in the second quarter and was up 31% for the half year, benefiting from the overall Chinese market rally. PChome Online, the only listed e-commerce company in Taiwan, was up 28% in the second quarter and 55% for the half year, as it continued to see strong revenue growth due to Taiwanese consumers' switch to online retail channels. A retail bank and insurer in Kazakhstan, Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan, was up 24% in the quarter as it doubled its dividend and fears about further depreciation of the tenge, Kazakhstan's currency, subsided somewhat. Year to date its stock was up 8%.

The largest percentage decline in the quarter and half year period was Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts, an operator of an integrated casino resort in the Philippines. Despite a successful grand opening in February, the stock fell 45% in

the quarter and was off 63% for the half year, as market participants seem to fear that negative gaming revenue trends in Macau will spread over Asian casinos. Its stock decline was much sharper than its affiliate Melco International, a Macau casino operator, which declined 36% for the half year and 16% in the second quarter. RFM, the dominant pasta and ice cream manufacturer in the Philippines, was off 22% in the second quarter despite solid first quarter earnings. Its removal from a major index at the end of May seemed to trigger a large sell-off of this small-cap stock. Year to date, RFM was off 17%. Coronation Fund Managers, the leading asset manager in South Africa, fell 14% in the second quarter and declined 30% for the half year due to significantly lower performance fees compared to those earned last year.

Responding to tighter liquidity in local markets, we have been reducing the Fund's overweight in Southeast Asia and, as mentioned, increasing its exposure to China. The stocks we have added with Chinese exposure have unique themes supported by structural tailwinds. We believe that waste treatment companies China Everbright Water and SIIC Environment, for example, should benefit from increased attention in China to environmental issues. Both companies operate in China but are listed in Singapore. We believe that our focus on higher quality businesses that are poised to benefit from positive long-term trends should provide investors with above average risk-adjusted returns.

Satoshi Matsunaga was named co-portfolio manager of Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund, effective May 1, 2015. Mr. Matsunaga has 11 years of industry experience and covers Southeast Asian companies as an analyst. Also effective May 1, P. Zachary Egan is no longer a co-portfolio manager of the Fund.

*A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

AMVIG Holdings

   

3.1

%

 

Coronation Fund Managers

   

2.9

   

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan - GDR

   

2.6

   

PChome Online

   

1.7

   

SIIC Environment

   

1.5

   

RFM

   

1.2

   

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts

   

1.0

   

China Everbright Water

   

0.9

   

Melco International

   

0.9

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund is closed to most new investors and new accounts with certain exceptions. Refer to the Fund's prospectus for details.


16



COLUMBIA ACORN EMERGING MARKETS FUNDSM

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$416.8 million

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM Class Z Shares

August 19, 2011 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

 

2nd quarter

 

Year to date

 

1 year

 

Life of Fund

 
Class Z (8/19/11 inception)    

-2.06

%

   

-2.83

%

   

-9.85

%

   

6.40

%

 
Class A (8/19/11 inception)                  

without sales charge

   

-2.14

     

-2.99

     

-10.09

     

6.10

   

with sales charge

   

-7.77

     

-8.59

     

-15.25

     

4.49

   
S&P Emerging Markets Between
$500M and $5B® Index*
   

1.17

     

3.05

     

-2.71

     

3.68

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 1.33% for Class Z shares and 1.57% for Class A shares.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.   Zee Entertainment Enterprises (India)
Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content
  3.4
%  
2.   AMVIG Holdings (China)
Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier
  3.1
%  
3.   Coronation Fund Managers (South Africa)
South African Fund Manager
  2.9
%  
4.   Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan–GDR (Kazakhstan)
Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan
  2.6
%  
5.   Koh Young Technology (Korea)
Inspection Systems for Printed Circuit Boards
  2.1
%  
6.   Adani Ports & Special Economic
Zone (India)
Indian West Coast Shipping Port
  2.0
%  
7.   Rand Merchant Insurance (South Africa)
Directly Sold Property & Casualty Insurance;
Holdings in other Insurers
  1.9
%  
8.   CAR Inc (China)
Consolidator of Chinese Auto Rental Sector
  1.9
%  
9.   Cable and Wireless (United Kingdom)
Telecommunications Service Provider in the
Caribbean
  1.8
%  
10.   PChome Online (Taiwan)
Taiwanese Internet Retail Company
  1.7
%  

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


17



COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

IN A NUTSHELL

 

 
Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg
Co-Portfolio Manager
  Stephen
Kusmierczak
Co-Portfolio Manager
 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Market risk may affect a single issuer, sector of the economy, industry or the market as a whole. International investing involves certain risks and volatility due to potential political, economic or currency instabilities and different, potentially less stringent, financial and accounting standards than those generally applicable to U.S. issuers. Risks are enhanced for emerging market issuers. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies involve risks and volatility and possible illiquidity greater than investments in larger, more established companies. Please also see "A Comment on Trading Volumes" on Page 1 of this report.

Columbia Acorn European Fund Class Z shares gained 2.30% in the second quarter of 2015, underperforming by 273 basis points* the 5.03% gain of its primary benchmark, the S&P Europe Between $500M and $5B Index. Year to date, the Fund was up 6.80% and trailed the benchmark return of 10.62% by 382 basis points. Since inception, the Fund has delivered an absolute return of 12.61% on an annualized basis, but lagged the benchmark return of 14.88%.

The Fund's largest contributor to performance both in the quarter and for the half year was Cambian, a provider of mental health rehabilitation to adults and children in the United Kingdom. Cambian has demonstrated better outcomes at lower costs based on data-driven protocols, and is a key beneficiary of a government outsourcing effort. The stock gained 37% in the second quarter and was up 50% for the half year. French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle was the next largest contributor in the quarter and half. Its 43% second quarter jump followed a takeout offer and helped drive a 64% year-to-date gain. We sold this long-term holding on the announcement. Ocado, an online grocer in the United Kingdom, gained 35% in the quarter, as the company announced its intention to sign another contract with a traditional grocer for the delivery of its state-of-the-art online grocery system. We believe the company should be a long-term winner as more traditional grocery retail goes online with its better, fresher grocery assortment and lower capital requirements. Year to date, Ocado gained 13%. Denmark's SimCorp, a developer of software for investment managers, saw a continued recovery in new license wins as asset managers responded to new compliance rules introduced following the financial crisis. The stock gained 55% in the half, making it the third largest performance contributor for that period, and gained 23% in the second quarter.

The Fund underperformed in three of its four European regions in the second quarter, with the leading detractors being the Nordic region and Northern and Central Europe. The Mediterranean was the only outperforming region for the Fund, yet also contained the Fund's largest performance detractor, French postage meter equipment company Neopost. Revenues for Neopost have been depressed by weak European demand, while profits from faster-growing new businesses have not offset declines in its core equipment business. Neopost's stock declined over 20% in the quarter and the first half, making it the Fund's biggest detractor for both periods. The second biggest underperformer for both the quarter and half year was UK-based industrial lighting company Dialight. The company announced the departure of its CEO, followed by a profit warning, sending its stock down 28% in the quarter and 35% for the half. The Fund's next two large detractors

were from Scandinavia. Munksjo, a Finnish specialty paper maker, declined 14% on little news after reaching a record high at the end of the first quarter. For the half year, its stock was up slightly over 1%. Atea, the largest IT hardware and software reseller and integrator in the Nordic region, dropped 17% in the quarter after the company disclosed that Danish salespeople bribed a regional government official. We believe that the problem is not representative of wider company culture and that reputational damage will be limited. Subsequently, we took advantage of the decline to add to the position. Year to date, Atea was down 10%.

The Fund's underperformance for the half-year period was caused by weak stock picking and was not the result of poor sectoral or geographic positioning versus the benchmark. As bottom-up stock pickers, we do not steer the Fund toward sectors or regions. Our bottom-up approach did, however, result in the Fund having an overweight position in consumer discretionary stocks, which was among the best performing major sectors in the benchmark over the six months. Yet the Fund's gain of 13% in this sector fell short of the benchmark return of 14%. In eight of the 10 industry sectors, stock selection cost the Fund some performance relative to the benchmark during the first half.

*A basis point is 1/100 of a percent.

Fund's Positions in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Munksjo

   

3.6

%

 

Neopost

   

2.1

   

SimCorp

   

1.8

   

Cambian

   

1.7

   

Ocado

   

1.2

   

Dialight

   

1.0

   

Atea

   

1.0

   

Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security. Top holdings exclude short-term holdings and cash, if applicable.

The Fund holds shares traded on both the Finnish and Swedish exchanges.


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COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

AT A GLANCE

Total Net Assets of the Fund:
$56.4 million

Performance data shown below represents past performance, does not guarantee future results, assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance data reflects fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses, if any; in their absence, performance results would have been lower. Indexes are unmanaged; their results do not reflect the effect of expenses or sales charges. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index. Please visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us for performance data current to the most recent month-end.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn European FundSM Class Z Shares

August 19, 2011 (Fund inception) through June 30, 2015

This chart shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class Z shares of the Fund during the stated time period.

Average Annual Total Returns for period ended June 30, 2015

 

2nd quarter

 

Year to date

 

1 year

 

Life of Fund

 
Class Z (8/19/11 inception)    

2.30

%

   

6.80

%

   

-3.58

%

   

12.61

%

 
Class A (8/19/11 inception)  

without sales charge

   

2.24

     

6.66

     

-3.84

     

12.32

   

with sales charge

   

-3.62

     

0.56

     

-9.35

     

10.61

   
S&P Europe Between $500M and
$5B® Index*
   

5.03

     

10.62

     

-1.86

     

14.88

   

Results for other share classes can be found on Page 2.

*The Fund's primary benchmark. Please see Page 126 for index descriptions.

Returns for Class A shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. As stated in the May 1, 2015, prospectus, the Fund's annual operating expense ratio is 1.50% for Class Z shares and 1.75% for Class A shares.

Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 6/30/15

1.

  Munksjo (Finland)†
Specialty Paper Maker
  3.6
%  
2.   Assura (United Kingdom)
UK Primary Health Care Property Developer
  2.8
%  
3.   Distribuidora Internacional
de Alimentación (Spain)
Discount Retailer in Spain & Latin America
  2.7
%  
4.   Partners Group (Switzerland)
Private Markets Asset Management
  2.4
%  
5.   Charles Taylor (United Kingdom)
Insurance Services
  2.4
%  
6.   Spirax Sarco (United Kingdom)
Steam Systems for Manufacturing &
Process Industries
  2.3
%  
7.   Neopost (France)
Postage Meter Machines
  2.1
%  
8.   Aurelius (Germany)
European Turnaround Investor
  2.1
%  
9.   Cable and Wireless (United Kingdom)
Telecommunications Service Provider in the
Caribbean
  1.9
%  
10.   William Demant Holding (Denmark)
Manufacture & Distribution of Hearing Aids &
Diagnostic Equipment
  1.9
%  

†The Fund holds shares traded on both the Finnish and Swedish exchanges.

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.


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SQUIRREL CHATTER: BATTERY TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

Battery History

Alessandro Volta was a professor of physics at the University of Pavia in Italy at a time of great debate about electricity. He was also a skilled maker of scientific instruments, including machines that could generate an electrostatic charge. After reading a paper noting a torpedo fish could create electric shocks, and proposing that the process creating the charge could be imitated, Volta created the undisputed first battery.1 As described in a paper he wrote in March 1800, the battery consisted of a column of zinc and copper discs separated by brine-soaked cardboard.2

Within months, others were making variations of Volta's battery and improved versions were developed. The batteries were largely used in laboratory equipment, often to enable electrolysis, which resulted in scientific discoveries such as the separation of water into oxygen and hydrogen, as well as discoveries of other elements including sodium and magnesium.3 For several decades, electroplating of metal appears to have been the primary commercial use of batteries.4

All batteries have anode and cathode electrodes as well as an acid or alkaline electrolyte, which facilitates movement of electricity between the electrodes. Components in existing batteries have been refined over time and often later replaced by new materials. In 1839, Sir William Robert Grove, a Welsh judge and physical scientist, made a version utilizing zinc in sulfuric acid and platinum in nitric acid, which produced a then-powerful charge of 1.8 volts but emitted poisonous nitric oxide gas. In the 1850s, German chemist Robert Bunsen created a much cheaper version of Grove's battery by substituting carbon for platinum.5

Telegraphs were developed in the 1830s and 1840s, and became widespread after inventor Samuel Morse's 1844 Washington, D.C. to Baltimore link. That initial line used huge Grove batteries at both ends plus 150-pound Grove batteries at relay points in between. Within 30 years there were 650,000 land miles of telegraph cable6 and, since telegraphs then needed battery

powered relays every few miles to boost their signals, commercial demand for batteries boomed. Telegraph office batteries initially needed regular care on strict schedules. The electrodes had to be cleaned or replaced, and the electrolyte needed replenishing.7

The first practical rechargeable battery was developed in 18598 by French physicist Gaston Planté using lead because it was readily available, cheap and amenable to recharging.9 The next battery breakthrough came in 1866 when French engineer Georges Leclanché created a simple, cheap battery consisting of a glass jar with manganese dioxide and zinc electrodes, a small bar of carbon, and an ammonium chloride electrolyte, which was then a common household chemical (sal ammoniac) used in cleaning and baking. This was the first battery not to use acid and, when discharged, replacing the sal ammoniac would revitalize it. Millions were produced for telegraphs, doorbells and telephones, though the battery was good only for intermittent use.10

German chemist Carl Gassner in 1887 patented his "dry cell" battery, consisting of a zinc can as the anode, ammonium chloride and plaster of paris as a dry electrolyte and carbon as the cathode. Producing a steady 1.5 volts, this was apparently the first battery requiring no maintenance. This compact six-inch long battery was durable and was mass-produced to power alarm clocks and bicycle lights.11

Batteries powered many of the first cars. The 1894 Electrobat had 1,500 pounds of lead-acid batteries.12 Of the 4,200 automobiles sold in the United States in the year 1900, battery powered cars were the most popular, followed by steam powered cars. Fewer than 1,000 were powered by gasoline.13

American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison was a proponent of battery-powered cars, and was determined to create a new rechargeable battery with triple the capacity of the lead-acid battery.14 His team experimented with hundreds of different compounds for a better automotive battery. When chided about failed experiments, he said, "No, I didn't fail. I discovered 24,999 ways that the storage battery does not work."15 Ultimately


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he developed a battery with nickel and iron electrodes and a potassium-based electrolyte that outperformed existing lead-acid batteries by 233%.16 But it was expensive and gasoline-powered cars dominated once the automatic starter (as opposed to a crank) became ubiquitous.

In the 1950s, inventor Samuel Ruben created the alkaline manganese battery in a new AAA size, and licensed it to Mallory, which later became Duracell. That battery was popular in Kodak flash cameras. Canadian-American chemist Lewis Urry of Eveready invented the modern alkaline battery in 1959.17 His primary innovation was to use powdered zinc, which has dramatically more surface area than solid zinc. Labelled the Energizer, it had 40 times the capacity of the then-ubiquitous zinc-carbon battery.18

As power-hungry portable electronics took off after 1980, the quest for high energy, rechargeable batteries intensified. Nickel-cadmium batteries were invented, but had a "memory effect," which reduced capacity if recharged before depletion, and contained toxic cadmium. Nickel-metal-hydride batteries were also developed, powering cell phones and the first hybrid cars. These batteries had high capacity for the time, but tended to self-discharge when not in use.

Lithium Batteries

Chemists were long aware of lithium's potential in batteries. Lithium is the lightest metal, has half the density of water and, pound per pound, a lithium battery should be able to produce 30 times the energy of a lead-acid battery. However, lithium is too volatile to exist by itself in nature. It will burn or explode when exposed to air and pure lithium must be stored in oil to prevent it from reacting.

Exxon had a venture capital division that recruited British chemist Stanley Whittingham in the 1970s to pursue development of lithium batteries. Whittingham created a coin-sized battery with a lithium-aluminum alloy and a sulfide electrode. The first rechargeable lithium battery was used in a solar-powered watch shipped in 1977. But larger batteries ignited in Exxon's laboratories, and Exxon later exited the business and sold its patents.19

John Goodenough achieved the breakthrough in lithium batteries. A University of Chicago Ph.D. working at Oxford, he experimented with metal oxides, which could be charged and discharged at higher voltages than sulfides.

He also realized that as lithium ions migrate from a sulfide-based cathode, sections of the cathode tend to hollow out and collapse, reducing the ability of the battery to be recharged. Metal oxides in the cathode, in effect, reinforce its structure.

In 1980, Goodenough's team announced the lithium-cobalt-oxide battery.20 His belief in oxides proved correct, as the battery produced about 4 volts versus the 2.4 volts Whittingham achieved.21 "It was the first lithium-ion cathode with the capacity to power both compact and relatively large devices...far superior to anything on the market," said author Steve Levine in his recently published book, The Powerhouse.22 Yet because the battery was unusual, no companies in Europe or the Americas licensed it.

South African Ph.D. Mike Thackeray joined Goodenough during a stint at Oxford and helped invent a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode in place of Goodenough's lithium-cobalt-oxide. The NMC version has less safety risk than Goodenough's first lithium battery and theoretically should provide more energy.23 A version of this battery is used in the Chevrolet Volt.

Battery research funding diminished in the United States during the 1980s, a period of low oil prices and excitement about superconductivity. In Japan, however, battery research continued in earnest. After a decade of work, Japanese researcher Akira Yoshino combined Goodenough's lithium-cobalt-oxide cathode with a carbon anode and, in 1991, Sony shipped a resulting lithium-ion battery for small electronic devices. Later, Sony changed the anode to graphite, which was benign and better absorbed lithium ions, resulting in more power for longer periods. The Sony batteries were wildly successful, spurring knockoffs as well as additional lithium battery research.24

Electric Cars and Other Uses for Batteries

Improving performance and dropping costs have enabled much more sophisticated portable electronics but the biggest potential market for batteries is in automobiles. Thomas Edison said that the internal combustion engine would be a bridge between generations of battery powered cars, and he yet could be proven right (albeit late).25

The basic physics problem confronting battery powered vehicles is the energy density of gasoline versus batteries. A kilogram of gasoline contains about


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12,700 watt hours of energy,26 while lithium batteries currently used in automobiles have energy densities ranging from 155 to 233 watt hours per kilogram.27 However, electric motors are over 90% efficient, three times that of gasoline engines,28 and electric vehicles can recapture up to half of energy expended through regenerative breaking,29 reducing the effective energy density gap somewhat.

Another key use for improved batteries is within the electric grid. Renewable power from solar and wind is by nature intermittent, and higher capacity, lower cost batteries will allow the adoption of more renewable energy. As battery performance improves and costs fall, expect to see more electric automobiles and renewable energy.

Potential Breakthroughs

In his book, Levine describes the inventions of various forms of lithium batteries and Argonne National Laboratory's successful effort to win funding as The Joint Center for Energy Storage Research. Argonne's goal is another battery breakthrough, achieving five times the performance at one-fifth the cost in five years. The Joint Center is looking beyond lithium. Argonne's senior scientist George Crabtree notes that new concepts, such as use of materials with double ions, use of reactions on the electrode surface instead of inside them and liquid electrodes, are worth exploring.

Investment Implications

Predicting which battery technology will succeed and which battery companies will profit is extremely difficult and risky. I've been on numerous battery technology wild goose chases, and can vaguely recall talking to Argonne researchers back in the late 1970s. The Columbia Acorn Funds' shareholders have instead benefitted from investing downstream, in companies that prospered from improved battery technology. For example, domestic funds had profitable investments in cell phone service providers as the industry consolidated years ago, and more recently in cell tower companies.

Charles P. McQuaid

Portfolio Manager, Analyst and Advisor
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

The information and data provided in this analysis are derived from sources that we deem to be reliable and accurate. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. The views/opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of the Columbia Acorn Trust Board, are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions, may differ from views expressed by other Columbia Management associates and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund.

1  In 1936, archeologist Wilhelm Koenig found a five by three inch broken clay jar in Eastern Iraq that held a rolled sheet of copper and an iron rod. It dated back to between 200 BC and 200 AD. Koenig realized that with an acid or alkaline liquid, the device would be a functioning battery. Several similar jars have since been found. Google "Baghdad battery" to pursue the mystery and controversy.

2  Seth Fletcher, Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the New Lithium Economy (New York, Hill and Wang, 2011), p. 11.

3  Henry Schlesinger, The Battery: How Portable Power Sparked a Technological Revolution (New York, HarperCollins, 2010), p. 77.

4  Ibid., p. 50, 65.

5  Ibid., p. 96.

6  Ibid., p. 110, 130.

7  Ibid., p. 139.

8  Fletcher, op. cit., p. 13.

9  Schlesinger, op. cit., p. 145.

10  Ibid., p. 142-143.

11  Ibid., p. 179.

12  Ibid., p. 174.

13  Jim Motavalli, High Voltage: The Fast Track To Plug In the Auto Industry (New York, Rodale, 2011), p. xii.

14  Fletcher, op. cit., p. 14.

15  Schlesinger, op. cit., p. 174.

16  Fletcher, op. cit., 15.

17  NNDB website: nndb.com/people/004/000206383. Accessed April 2, 2015.

18  Schlesinger, op. cit., p. 250.

19  Steve Levine, The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World (New York, Viking, 2015), p. 21.

20  Ibid., p. 25.

21  Fletcher, op. cit., p. 44.

22  Levine, op. cit., p. 25.

23  Ibid., p. 41-44.

24  Ibid., p. 35.

25  Schlesinger, op. cit., p. 174.

26  Hypertextbook website: hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ArthurGolnik.shtml. Accessed April 1, 2015.

27  Luke Ottaway, "What Makes Tesla's Batteries So Great?" Torque News, October 19, 2014, on website at: torquenews.com/2250/what-makes-tesla-s-batteries-so-great. Accessed April 3, 2015.

28  Tobias Fleiter and Wolfgang Eichhammer, "Energy efficiency in electric motor systems: Technology, saving potentials and policy options for developing countries," Working Paper 11/2011, p. 5, published by United Nations Industrial Development Organization, unido.org. Accessed April 21, 2015.

29  Source: ProEv Inc. article titled, "Regenerative Braking Efficiency," 2015.


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

2015 MID-YEAR DISTRIBUTIONS

The following table lists the mid-year distributions for the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds. The record date was June 2, 2015,

and the ex-dividend and payable date was June 3, 2015. Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund did not have any distributions.

Fund

  Short-term
Capital
Gain
  Long-term
Capital
Gain
  Ordinary
Income
  Reinvestment
Price
 

Columbia Acorn® Fund

 

Class A

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

30.97

   

Class B

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

26.82

   

Class C

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

26.17

   

Class I

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

32.88

   

Class R4

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

33.39

   

Class R5

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

33.43

   

Class Y

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

33.51

   

Class Z

   

None

   

$

1.64099

     

None

   

$

32.79

   

Columbia Acorn International®

 

Class A

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

44.63

   

Class B

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

43.07

   

Class C

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

42.89

   

Class I

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

44.79

   

Class R

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

44.55

   

Class R4

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

45.03

   

Class R5

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

44.72

   

Class Y

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

45.07

   

Class Z

   

None

   

$

0.38368

     

None

   

$

44.73

   

Columbia Acorn USA®

 

Class A

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

30.74

   

Class B

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

26.41

   

Class C

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

26.16

   

Class I

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

33.03

   

Class R4

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

33.57

   

Class R5

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

33.60

   

Class Y

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

33.69

   

Class Z

   

None

   

$

0.84005

     

None

   

$

32.84

   

        


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

2015 MID-YEAR DISTRIBUTIONS, CONTINUED

Fund

  Short-term
Capital
Gain
  Long-term
Capital
Gain
  Ordinary
Income
  Reinvestment
Price
 

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

 

Class A

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.31

   

Class B

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.01466

   

$

21.90

   

Class C

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.00000

   

$

21.75

   

Class I

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.61

   

Class R4

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.78

   

Class R5

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.76

   

Class Y

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.75

   

Class Z

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.09778

   

$

23.61

   

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

 

Class A

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

20.70

   

Class B

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

17.42

   

Class C

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

17.07

   

Class I

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

22.18

   

Class R4

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

22.56

   

Class R5

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

22.60

   

Class Y

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

22.69

   

Class Z

   

None

   

$

1.77870

     

None

   

$

22.06

   

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

 

Class A

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.80

   

Class B

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.88

   

Class C

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.86

   

Class R4

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.69

   

Class R5

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.71

   

Class Y

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.69

   

Class Z

 

$

0.11593

   

$

0.16409

   

$

0.02233

   

$

14.62

   

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

 

Class A

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.06806

   

$

15.97

   

Class C

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.00000

   

$

15.79

   

Class I

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.06806

   

$

15.98

   

Class R4

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.06806

   

$

16.06

   

Class R5

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.06806

   

$

16.13

   

Class Z

   

None

     

None

   

$

0.06806

   

$

15.99

   

        


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UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES

As a shareholder, 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 service (Rule 12b-1) 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 Class A, B, C, I, R, R4, R5, Y and Z shares of the Funds during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the tables 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 Funds' 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 Funds' actual return) and then applies the Funds' 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 Funds bear directly, Columbia Thermostat 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 in the "Fund of Funds" table.

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 Funds 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.

January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015

    Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
  Account value at
the end of
the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio (%)
 
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Columbia Acorn® Fund

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,064.50

     

1,019.39

     

5.58

     

5.46

     

1.09

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,060.40

     

1,015.42

     

9.66

     

9.44

     

1.89

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,060.70

     

1,015.92

     

9.15

     

8.95

     

1.79

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,066.30

     

1,021.22

     

3.69

     

3.61

     

0.72

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,065.60

     

1,020.48

     

4.46

     

4.36

     

0.87

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,065.80

     

1,020.98

     

3.94

     

3.86

     

0.77

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,066.30

     

1,021.22

     

3.69

     

3.61

     

0.72

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,066.10

     

1,020.83

     

4.10

     

4.01

     

0.80

   


25



UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES, continued

    Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
  Account value at
the end of
the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio (%)
 
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Columbia Acorn International®

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,050.50

     

1,018.65

     

6.30

     

6.21

     

1.24

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,046.10

     

1,014.48

     

10.55

     

10.39

     

2.08

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,046.30

     

1,014.98

     

10.05

     

9.89

     

1.98

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,052.30

     

1,020.48

     

4.43

     

4.36

     

0.87

   

Class R

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,048.60

     

1,016.86

     

8.13

     

8.00

     

1.60

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,051.20

     

1,019.59

     

5.34

     

5.26

     

1.05

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,051.90

     

1,020.28

     

4.63

     

4.56

     

0.91

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,052.40

     

1,020.48

     

4.43

     

4.36

     

0.87

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,051.80

     

1,020.08

     

4.83

     

4.76

     

0.95

   

Columbia Acorn USA®

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,071.40

     

1,018.15

     

6.88

     

6.71

     

1.34

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,064.50

     

1,012.30

     

12.90

     

12.57

     

2.52

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,067.60

     

1,014.83

     

10.30

     

10.04

     

2.01

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,073.40

     

1,020.18

     

4.78

     

4.66

     

0.93

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,072.60

     

1,019.39

     

5.60

     

5.46

     

1.09

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,073.20

     

1,019.84

     

5.14

     

5.01

     

1.00

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,073.30

     

1,020.08

     

4.88

     

4.76

     

0.95

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,072.50

     

1,019.39

     

5.60

     

5.46

     

1.09

   

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,037.00

     

1,017.26

     

7.68

     

7.60

     

1.52

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,033.60

     

1,013.88

     

11.09

     

10.99

     

2.20

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,033.60

     

1,013.44

     

11.55

     

11.43

     

2.29

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,038.80

     

1,018.89

     

6.02

     

5.96

     

1.19

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,038.60

     

1,018.60

     

6.32

     

6.26

     

1.25

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,039.00

     

1,018.94

     

5.97

     

5.91

     

1.18

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,039.10

     

1,019.24

     

5.66

     

5.61

     

1.12

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,038.80

     

1,018.74

     

6.17

     

6.11

     

1.22

   

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,059.60

     

1,018.50

     

6.49

     

6.36

     

1.27

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,055.00

     

1,014.38

     

10.70

     

10.49

     

2.10

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,055.50

     

1,014.88

     

10.19

     

9.99

     

2.00

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,061.90

     

1,020.43

     

4.50

     

4.41

     

0.88

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,060.80

     

1,019.64

     

5.31

     

5.21

     

1.04

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,061.20

     

1,019.98

     

4.96

     

4.86

     

0.97

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,061.40

     

1,020.33

     

4.60

     

4.51

     

0.90

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,060.70

     

1,019.84

     

5.11

     

5.01

     

1.00

   


26



    Account value at
the beginning of
the period ($)
  Account value at
the end of
the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's
annualized
expense
ratio (%)
 
   

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Hypothetical

 

Actual

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

970.10

     

1,016.76

     

7.91

     

8.10

     

1.62

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

966.80

     

1,012.99

     

11.61

     

11.88

     

2.38

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.80

     

1,018.40

     

6.31

     

6.46

     

1.29

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.20

     

1,018.20

     

6.50

     

6.66

     

1.33

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.10

     

1,018.30

     

6.40

     

6.56

     

1.31

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.70

     

1,018.70

     

6.01

     

6.16

     

1.23

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.70

     

1,018.00

     

6.70

     

6.85

     

1.37

   

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,066.60

     

1,016.12

     

8.97

     

8.75

     

1.75

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,062.90

     

1,012.40

     

12.79

     

12.47

     

2.50

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,068.00

     

1,017.60

     

7.43

     

7.25

     

1.45

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,067.70

     

1,017.36

     

7.69

     

7.50

     

1.50

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,068.10

     

1,017.36

     

7.69

     

7.50

     

1.50

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,068.00

     

1,017.36

     

7.69

     

7.50

     

1.50

   

Fund of Funds—Columbia Thermostat Fund

January 1, 2015 – June 30, 2015

    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 Thermostat FundSM

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,010.80

     

1,022.32

     

2.49

     

2.51

     

0.50

     

5.04

     

5.06

     

1.01

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,008.10

     

1,019.84

     

4.98

     

5.01

     

1.00

     

7.52

     

7.56

     

1.51

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,007.40

     

1,018.60

     

6.22

     

6.26

     

1.25

     

8.76

     

8.81

     

1.76

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,012.30

     

1,023.55

     

1.25

     

1.25

     

0.25

     

3.79

     

3.81

     

0.76

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,012.30

     

1,023.65

     

1.15

     

1.15

     

0.23

     

3.69

     

3.71

     

0.74

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,012.30

     

1,023.90

     

0.90

     

0.90

     

0.18

     

3.44

     

3.46

     

0.69

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,012.30

     

1,023.60

     

1.20

     

1.20

     

0.24

     

3.74

     

3.76

     

0.75

   

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund's most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.

Except with respect to Columbia Thermostat Fund, expenses do not include any fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investments vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds).

In the case of Columbia Thermostat Fund, effective expenses paid during the period and the Fund's effective annualized expense ratio include expenses borne directly by the class plus the Fund's pro rata portion of the ongoing expenses charged by the underlying funds in which it invests using the expense ratio of each class of each underlying fund as of the underlying fund's most recent shareholder report.

Had the investment manager and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses for Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia Thermostat Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced. See Note 4 to the Financial Statements (Unaudited).


27




COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Information

 

Bankrate

   

7,250,000

     

7,350,000

   

Cadence Design Systems

   

4,155,000

     

4,514,783

   

Sanmina

   

3,100,000

     

3,467,599

   

Health Care

 

Abaxis

   

595,000

     

631,624

   

Agios Pharmaceuticals

   

275,000

     

346,692

   

Align Technology

   

513,000

     

777,276

   

Henry Schein

   

291,100

     

349,334

   

VWR

   

1,375,400

     

1,850,600

   

Wright Medical Group

   

1,729,500

     

1,829,940

   

Consumer Goods & Services

 

Gentex

   

2,732,952

     

4,350,000

   

Hertz

   

2,531,000

     

2,800,000

   

HomeAway

   

2,142,000

     

2,160,506

   

The Fresh Market

   

1,492,000

     

2,561,000

   

Zulily

   

425,245

     

2,405,817

   

Other Industries

 

Heartland Express

   

1,800,000

     

2,296,684

   

Energy & Minerals

 

PDC Energy

   

501,000

     

681,333

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Information

 

Amphenol

   

4,010,000

     

3,468,610

   

Ansys

   

1,806,000

     

1,530,948

   

Atmel

   

4,467,000

     

3,736,317

   

Audience

   

1,644,000

     

0

   

Avnet

   

1,621,000

     

1,151,958

   

Belden

   

450,000

     

427,810

   

Boingo Wireless

   

2,900,000

     

2,727,319

   

CalAmp

   

1,619,000

     

1,269,759

   

Cogent Communications

   

1,572,000

     

769,047

   

Crown Castle International

   

800,000

     

747,504

   

DemandWare

   

561,300

     

0

   
Discovery Communications
Series C
   

1,154,000

     

402,028

   

Envestnet

   

610,000

     

0

   

F5 Networks

   

629,000

     

491,008

   

Fleetmatics

   

699,000

     

0

   

FLIR Systems

   

1,895,000

     

1,596,221

   

Genpact

   

1,531,000

     

1,419,083

   

Global Eagle Entertainment

   

2,001,000

     

1,808,895

   

Global Payments

   

1,261,000

     

941,314

   

Gogo

   

3,458,800

     

2,208,178

   

GTT Communications

   

2,601,000

     

2,502,088

   

Hackett Group

   

2,700,000

     

2,643,045

   

IGATE

   

3,650,000

     

0

   

IMAX (Canada)

   

1,250,000

     

860,159

   

inContact

   

3,741,000

     

2,244,897

   

Infinera

   

2,568,000

     

1,940,827

   

Informatica

   

2,080,000

     

0

   

IPG Photonics

   

1,399,000

     

1,143,460

   

Lamar Advertising

   

725,000

     

550,749

   

Liberty Global Series A

   

800,000

     

661,980

   

Liberty Global Series C

   

366,000

     

235,822

   

Littelfuse

   

367,000

     

319,938

   

Mettler-Toledo International

   

911,000

     

532,255

   

Monolithic Power Systems

   

427,000

     

378,172

   

Navigant Consulting

   

3,100,000

     

3,041,462

   

Rogers

   

539,000

     

494,334

   
RPX    

2,570,000

     

1,908,954

   

Rubicon Technology

   

2,500,000

     

2,371,155

   

SBA Communications

   

1,300,000

     

839,317

   

Solera Holdings

   

1,668,000

     

1,650,392

   

SPS Commerce

   

1,076,000

     

940,526

   

Stratasys

   

504,000

     

0

   

Towerstream

   

4,000,000

     

3,775,680

   

Trimble Navigation

   

3,458,000

     

2,575,640

   

Tyler Technologies

   

220,000

     

0

   

Ultimate Software

   

554,000

     

543,708

   

VeriFone Holdings

   

1,250,000

     

1,003,359

   

Verint Systems

   

1,306,000

     

1,258,046

   

Verisign

   

1,210,000

     

887,506

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


28



   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales (continued)

 

Information—continued

 

Verisk Analytics

   

1,429,000

     

1,170,274

   

Virtusa

   

1,570,000

     

1,263,525

   

Vonage

   

14,500,000

     

14,475,223

   

Zayo Group Holdings

   

1,150,000

     

867,000

   

Zebra Technologies

   

474,000

     

432,513

   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

   

5,500,000

     

0

   

Industrial Goods & Services

 

Acuity Brands

   

726,000

     

0

   

Airgas

   

853,000

     

823,571

   

Allegion

   

626,000

     

609,008

   

Ametek

   

6,910,000

     

4,569,066

   

Drew Industries

   

1,610,000

     

1,434,286

   
Expeditors International of
Washington
   

1,800,000

     

1,674,435

   

Fortune Brands Home & Security

   

660,000

     

0

   

Forward Air

   

1,500,000

     

1,359,907

   

Generac

   

2,982,000

     

2,563,598

   

HEICO

   

3,514,750

     

2,962,178

   

Kennametal

   

2,592,000

     

1,344,966

   

LKQ

   

7,481,000

     

6,748,927

   

Middleby

   

968,200

     

803,972

   

Moog

   

2,027,000

     

1,440,787

   

Nordson

   

3,034,000

     

2,147,586

   

NVR

   

96,000

     

76,850

   

Oshkosh Corporation

   

2,100,000

     

1,942,945

   

Pall

   

846,000

     

0

   

Quanta Services

   

3,400,000

     

3,357,357

   

Thermon

   

1,983,829

     

1,639,635

   

Toro

   

1,486,000

     

1,353,698

   

WABCO Holdings

   

946,000

     

595,235

   

Wabtec

   

1,021,000

     

625,474

   

WESCO International

   

1,553,000

     

851,347

   

Finance

 
Allied World Assurance
Company Holdings
   

2,000,000

     

864,371

   

Associated Banc-Corp

   

9,414,000

     

7,931,448

   

BOK Financial

   

2,027,000

     

1,799,411

   

CNO Financial Group

   

7,300,000

     

5,651,291

   

Eaton Vance

   

3,463,508

     

2,914,581

   

First Busey

   

4,296,286

     

4,112,881

   

Hancock Holding

   

1,730,000

     

1,350,879

   

HCC Insurance Holdings

   

910,000

     

0

   

Leucadia National

   

3,875,000

     

3,760,346

   

MB Financial

   

2,420,000

     

1,790,025

   

McGrath Rentcorp

   

1,345,000

     

1,167,476

   

MSCI

   

195,201

     

0

   

RLI

   

800,000

     

606,457

   

Sandy Spring Bancorp

   

1,163,480

     

1,014,983

   

SEI Investments

   

7,368,774

     

6,522,307

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 
SVB Financial Group    

840,000

     

677,700

   

TrustCo Bank

   

3,136,500

     

3,089,176

   

WEX

   

863,000

     

703,142

   

World Acceptance

   

787,422

     

530,000

   

Heath Care

 

Akorn

   

3,048,000

     

2,503,151

   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions

   

2,746,200

     

1,749,965

   

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

   

302,300

     

0

   

Bio-Techne

   

1,169,200

     

1,123,116

   

Castlight Health

   

487,818

     

0

   

Celldex Therapeutics

   

2,140,400

     

1,902,687

   

Cepheid

   

4,909,800

     

4,065,050

   

Envision Healthcare Holdings

   

1,239,000

     

1,155,575

   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals

   

269,200

     

220,978

   

Medidata Solutions

   

1,549,500

     

1,430,434

   

Sarepta Therapeutics

   

2,523,900

     

2,404,789

   

Seattle Genetics

   

2,548,000

     

1,823,556

   

Sirona Dental Systems

   

460,900

     

435,820

   

Synageva BioPharma

   

1,950,318

     

0

   

Consumer Goods & Services

 

Avis Budget Group

   

2,450,000

     

1,806,776

   

Burlington Stores

   

786,900

     

0

   

Casey's General Stores

   

791,839

     

596,335

   

Cavco Industries

   

500,000

     

455,025

   

DSW

   

533,500

     

0

   

Knoll

   

2,836,000

     

2,520,350

   

Michaels Stores

   

642,492

     

0

   

Papa John's International

   

950,000

     

937,570

   

Pool

   

1,444,000

     

1,274,436

   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

   

650,000

     

454,079

   

PVH

   

456,000

     

0

   

Select Comfort

   

2,224,284

     

2,158,630

   

Shutterfly

   

771,056

     

0

   

United Natural Foods

   

1,286,000

     

1,192,643

   

Urban Outfitters

   

508,000

     

492,129

   

Vail Resorts

   

895,600

     

817,499

   

Williams-Sonoma

   

595,200

     

567,295

   

Other Industries

 

EdR

   

2,450,000

     

2,325,332

   

Eversource Energy

   

1,600,000

     

1,036,839

   

Extra Space Storage

   

1,467,000

     

1,002,619

   

Federal Realty

   

717,000

     

658,669

   

JB Hunt Transport Services

   

669,000

     

578,406

   

Jones Lang LaSalle

   

325,000

     

282,596

   

Kirby

   

720,000

     

0

   

Rush Enterprises, Class A

   

2,650,000

     

2,173,034

   

Rush Enterprises, Class B

   

550,000

     

460,172

   

Wisconsin Energy

   

577,000

     

0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


29



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales (continued)

 

Energy & Minerals

 

Alamos Gold (Canada)

   

3,500,000

     

3,421,322

   

Argonaut Gold (Canada)

   

9,014,700

     

8,582,916

   

Carrizo Oil & Gas

   

1,037,000

     

944,733

   

Cimarex Energy

   

420,000

     

402,497

   

Clayton Williams

   

281,000

     

265,636

   

Core Labs (Netherlands)

   

423,000

     

407,938

   

Energen Corporation

   

732,000

     

501,139

   

Hornbeck Offshore

   

1,470,000

     

1,147,145

   

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada)

   

6,697,200

     

6,115,764

   

Petromanas (Canada)

   

67,500,000

     

64,294,000

   

Rosetta Resources

   

1,550,000

     

0

   

ShawCor (Canada)

   

1,797,579

     

1,740,523

   

SM Energy

   

778,000

     

685,658

   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


30



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 93.6%

 

Information 26.1%

     
    > Business Software 5.4%  
 

1,530,948

   

Ansys (a)

 

$

139,683,695

   
        Simulation Software for
Engineers & Designers
         
 

543,708

   

Ultimate Software (a)

   

89,352,973

   
       

Human Capital Management Systems

         
 

4,514,783

   

Cadence Design Systems (a)

   

88,760,634

   
       

Electronic Design Automation Software

         
 

1,258,046

   

Verint Systems (a)

   

76,420,004

   
       

Contact Center & Security Software

         
 

1,650,392

   

Solera Holdings

   

73,541,468

   
        Software for Automotive Insurance
Claims Processing
         
 

940,526

   

SPS Commerce (a)(b)

   

61,886,611

   
        Supply Chain Management Software
Delivered via the Web
         
 

570,149

   

NetSuite (a)

   

52,311,171

   
       

End-to-end IT Solution Delivered via the Web

         
 

1,134,283

   

Textura (a)(c)

   

31,567,096

   
       

Construction Vendor Management Software

         
 

2,244,897

   

inContact (a)

   

22,157,133

   
        Call Center Systems Delivered via the
Web & Telco Services
         
 

205,225

   

Cvent (a)

   

5,290,700

   
        Software for Corporate Event Planners &
Marketing Platform for Hotels
         
     

640,971,485

   
    > Instrumentation 3.3%  
 

532,255

   

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

   

181,743,792

   
       

Laboratory Equipment

         
 

1,143,460

   

IPG Photonics (a)

   

97,394,206

   
       

Fiber Lasers

         
 

2,575,640

   

Trimble Navigation (a)

   

60,424,514

   
       

GPS-based Instruments

         
 

1,596,221

   

FLIR Systems

   

49,195,531

   
       

Infrared Cameras

         
     

388,758,043

   
    > Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment 3.0%
 
 

3,468,610

   

Amphenol

   

201,075,322

   
       

Electronic Connectors

         
 

432,513

   

Zebra Technologies (a)

   

48,030,569

   
       

Bar Code Printers & Mobile Computers

         
 

427,810

   

Belden

   

34,751,006

   
       

Specialty Cable

         
 

1,003,359

   

VeriFone Holdings (a)

   

34,074,071

   
       

Point of Sale Systems

         
 

494,334

   

Rogers (a)

   

32,695,251

   
        Printed Circuit Materials & High
Performance Foams
         
     

350,626,219

   
    > Mobile Communications 2.5%  
 

839,317

   

SBA Communications (a)

   

96,496,275

   
       

Communications Towers

         
 

34,500,000

   

Globalstar (a)

   

72,795,000

   
       

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

747,504

   

Crown Castle International

 

$

60,024,571

   
       

Communications Towers

         
 

2,208,178

   

Gogo (a)(c)

   

47,321,255

   
       

Provider of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

         
 

1,808,895

   

Global Eagle Entertainment (a)(c)

   

23,551,813

   
        Provider of Entertainment &
Wi-Fi on Airplanes
         
     

300,188,914

   
    > Business Information & Marketing
Services 2.3%
 
 

1,170,274

   

Verisk Analytics (a)

   

85,149,136

   
       

Risk & Decision Analytics

         
 

7,350,000

   

Bankrate (a)(b)

   

77,101,500

   
        Internet Advertising for the Insurance,
Credit Card & Banking Markets
         
 

3,041,462

   

Navigant Consulting (a)(b)

   

45,226,540

   
       

Financial Consulting Firm

         
 

1,908,954

    RPX (a)    

32,261,323

   
        Patent Aggregation &
Defensive Patent Consulting
         
 

223,000

   

Dun & Bradstreet

   

27,206,000

   
       

Commercial Data Provider

         
     

266,944,499

   
    > Computer Services 1.9%  
 

1,263,525

   

Virtusa (a)

   

64,945,185

   
       

Offshore IT Outsourcing

         
 

2,021,597

   

WNS - ADR (a)

   

54,077,720

   
        Offshore Business Process Outsourcing
Services
         
 

1,333,000

   

ExlService Holdings (a)

   

46,095,140

   
       

Business Process Outsourcing

         
 

2,643,045

   

Hackett Group (b)

   

35,496,094

   
       

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

         
 

1,419,083

   

Genpact (a)

   

30,269,040

   
       

Business Process Outsourcing

         
     

230,883,179

   
    > Internet Related 1.3%  
 

14,475,223

   

Vonage (a)(b)

   

71,073,345

   
       

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

         
 

887,506

   

Verisign (a)(c)

   

54,776,870

   
        Internet Domain Registry for .com/.net
(Approximately 50% of World Domains)
         
 

1,830,000

   

RetailMeNot (a)

   

32,628,900

   
       

Digital Coupon Marketplace

         
     

158,479,115

   
    > Financial Processors 1.3%  
 

941,314

   

Global Payments

   

97,378,933

   
       

Credit Card Processor

         
 

1,005,000

   

CoreLogic (a)

   

39,888,450

   
        Data Processing Services for Real Estate,
Insurance, & Mortgages
         
 

1,600,000

   

Liquidity Services (a)(b)

   

15,408,000

   
       

E-Auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

         
     

152,675,383

   
    > Telephone & Data Services 1.2%  
 

2,502,088

   

GTT Communications (a)(b)

   

59,724,841

   
       

Provider of High Capacity Data Transit

         
 

769,047

   

Cogent Communications

   

26,024,550

   
       

Internet Data Pipelines

         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


31



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Telephone & Data Services—continued  
 

2,727,319

   

Boingo Wireless (a)(b)

 

$

22,527,655

   
        Wi-Fi & Cellular Communications
Networks
         
 

867,000

   

Zayo Group Holdings (a)(c)

   

22,299,240

   
       

Fiber Optic Data Communications

         
 

3,775,680

   

Towerstream (a)(b)

   

6,758,467

   
        High Speed Wireless, Rooftop Antenna
Space & Wi-Fi Offload
         
     

137,334,753

   
    > Telecommunications Equipment 1.0%  
 

491,008

   

F5 Networks (a)

   

59,092,813

   
       

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

         
 

1,940,827

   

Infinera (a)

   

40,718,551

   
       

Optical Networking Equipment

         
 

1,269,759

   

CalAmp (a)

   

23,185,799

   
       

Machine-to-machine Communications

         
     

122,997,163

   
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 0.8%
 
 

3,736,317

   

Atmel

   

36,821,404

   
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
         
 

319,938

   

Littelfuse

   

30,358,917

   
       

Little Fuses

         
 

378,172

   

Monolithic Power Systems

   

19,177,102

   
        High Performance Analog & Mixed
Signal Integrated Circuits
         
 

2,371,155

   

Rubicon Technology (a)(b)(c)

   

5,761,907

   
        Producer of Sapphire for the Lighting,
Electronics & Automotive Industries
         
     

92,119,330

   
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.6%  
 

3,467,599

   

Sanmina (a)

   

69,906,796

   
       

Electronic Manufacturing Services

         
    > Cable TV 0.5%  
 

661,980

   

Liberty Global Series A (a)

   

35,793,259

   
  235,822    

Liberty Global Series C (a)

   

11,939,668

   
 

    Cable TV Franchises Outside of the
United States
         
 

402,028

    Discovery Communications
Series C (a)
   

12,495,030

   
       

Cable TV Programming

         
     

60,227,957

   
    > Electronics Distribution 0.4%  
 

1,151,958

   

Avnet

   

47,356,993

   
       

Electronic Components Distribution

         
    > Entertainment Programming 0.3%  
 

860,159

   

IMAX (Canada) (a)

   

34,638,603

   
        IMAX Movies, Theater Equipment &
Theater Joint Ventures
         
    > Advertising 0.3%  
 

550,749

   

Lamar Advertising

   

31,657,053

   
       

Outdoor Advertising

         

Information: Total

   

3,085,765,485

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

Industrial Goods & Services 21.9%

     
    > Machinery 13.5%  
 

7,949,116

   

Donaldson (b)

 

$

284,578,353

   
       

Industrial Air Filtration

         
 

4,569,066

   

Ametek

   

250,293,435

   
       

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

         
 

2,147,586

   

Nordson

   

167,275,474

   
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives &
Coatings
         
 

2,962,178

   

HEICO (b)

   

150,389,777

   
       

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

         
 

2,563,598

   

Generac (a)(c)

   

101,903,021

   
       

Standby Power Generators

         
 

1,440,787

   

Moog (a)

   

101,834,825

   
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
         
 

1,353,698

   

Toro

   

91,753,650

   
       

Turf Maintenance Equipment

         
 

803,972

   

Middleby (a)

   

90,229,778

   
       

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

         
 

1,942,945

   

Oshkosh Corporation

   

82,342,009

   
       

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

         
 

595,235

   

WABCO Holdings (a)

   

73,642,474

   
       

Truck & Bus Component Supplier

         
 

625,474

   

Wabtec

   

58,944,670

   
       

Freight & Transit Component Supplier

         
 

1,489,000

   

ESCO Technologies (b)

   

55,703,490

   
        Industrial Filtration & Advanced
Measurement Equipment
         
 

1,344,966

   

Kennametal

   

45,890,240

   
       

Consumable Cutting Tools

         
 

954,332

   

Dorman Products (a)(c)

   

45,483,463

   
       

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

         
     

1,600,264,659

   
    > Other Industrial Services 3.8%  
 

6,748,927

   

LKQ (a)

   

204,121,297

   
       

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

         
 

1,798,000

   

Robert Half International

   

99,789,000

   
        Temporary & Permanent Staffing in
Finance, Accounting & other Professions
         
 

1,674,435

    Expeditors International of
Washington
   

77,199,826

   
       

International Freight Forwarder

         
 

1,359,907

   

Forward Air

   

71,068,740

   
       

Freight Transportation Between Airports

         
     

452,178,863

   
    > Construction 1.5%  
 

76,850

   

NVR (a)

   

102,979,000

   
       

Homebuilder

         
 

2,865,200

   

PGT (a)(b)

   

41,574,052

   
       

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

         
 

609,008

   

Allegion

   

36,625,741

   
       

Mechanical & Electronic Security Systems

         
     

181,178,793

   
    > Industrial Distribution 1.2%  
 

823,571

   

Airgas

   

87,117,340

   
       

Industrial Gas Distributor

         
 

851,347

   

WESCO International (a)

   

58,436,458

   
       

Industrial Distributor

         
     

145,553,798

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


32



Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Outsourcing Services 0.8%  
 

3,357,357

   

Quanta Services (a)

 

$

96,759,029

   
        Electrical Transmission & Pipeline
Contracting Services
         
    > Industrial Materials & Specialty
Chemicals 0.7%
 
 

1,434,286

   

Drew Industries (b)

   

83,217,274

   
       

RV & Manufactured Home Components

         
    > Electrical Components 0.4%  
 

1,639,635

   

Thermon (a)(b)

   

39,466,014

   
        Global Engineered Thermal
Solutions
         

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

   

2,598,618,430

   

Finance 12.2%

     
    > Banks 4.8%  
 

7,931,448

   

Associated Banc-Corp (b)

   

160,770,451

   
       

Midwest Bank

         
 

1,799,411

   

BOK Financial

   

125,203,018

   
       

Tulsa-based Southwest Bank

         
 

677,700

   

SVB Financial Group (a)

   

97,575,246

   
       

Bank to Venture Capitalists

         
 

1,790,025

   

MB Financial

   

61,648,461

   
       

Chicago Bank

         
 

1,350,879

   

Hancock Holding

   

43,106,549

   
       

Gulf Coast Bank

         
 

1,014,983

   

Sandy Spring Bancorp

   

28,399,224

   
       

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

         
 

4,112,881

   

First Busey

   

27,021,628

   
       

Illinois Bank

         
 

3,089,176

   

TrustCo Bank

   

21,716,907

   
       

New York State Bank

         
     

565,441,484

   
    > Brokerage & Money Management 3.8%  
 

6,522,307

   

SEI Investments

   

319,788,712

   
        Mutual Fund Administration &
Investment Management
         
 

2,914,581

   

Eaton Vance

   

114,047,554

   
       

Specialty Mutual Funds

         
 

11,000,000

   

Sprott (Canada) (c)

   

21,753,403

   
        Asset Manager Focused on Resources,
Particularly Gold & Silver
         
     

455,589,669

   
    > Insurance 1.4%  
 

5,651,291

   

CNO Financial Group

   

103,701,190

   
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical
Supplement Insurance
         
 

864,371

    Allied World Assurance
Company Holdings
   

37,358,115

   
       

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

         
 

606,457

   

RLI

   

31,165,825

   
       

Specialty Insurance

         
     

172,225,130

   
    > Diversified Financial Companies 0.8%  
 

3,760,346

   

Leucadia National

   

91,301,201

   
       

Holding Company

         
    > Finance Companies 0.7%  
 

1,167,476

   

McGrath Rentcorp

   

35,526,295

   
       

Mini-rental Conglomerate

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

530,000

   

World Acceptance (a)(b)(c)

 

$

32,600,300

   
       

Personal Loans

         
 

839,000

   

CAI International (a)

   

17,275,010

   
       

International Container Leasing

         
     

85,401,605

   
    > Credit Cards 0.7%  
 

703,142

   

WEX (a)

   

80,137,094

   
       

Card Processor

         

Finance: Total

   

1,450,096,183

   

Health Care 12.2%

     
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.0%  
 

1,712,134

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)

   

175,305,400

   
       

Biotech Focused on "Ultra-Orphan" Drugs

         
 

1,823,556

   

Seattle Genetics (a)

   

88,260,111

   
       

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

         
 

2,404,789

   

Sarepta Therapeutics (a)(b)(c)

   

73,177,729

   
       

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

         
 

220,978

   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals (a)

   

53,339,670

   
        Biotech Developing Drugs for
Several Diseases
         
 

1,902,687

   

Celldex Therapeutics (a)

   

47,985,766

   
       

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

         
 

346,692

   

Agios Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)

   

38,531,349

   
        Biotech Focused on Cancer &
Orphan Diseases
         
 

359,944

    MicroDose Therapeutx
Contingent Value Rights (a)(d)(e)
   

359,944

   
       

Drug Inhaler Development

         
     

476,959,969

   
    > Medical Supplies 3.9%  
 

4,065,050

   

Cepheid (a)(b)

   

248,577,807

   
       

Molecular Diagnostics

         
 

1,123,116

   

Bio-Techne

   

110,593,233

   
        Maker of Consumables & Systems for
the Life Science Market
         
 

349,334

   

Henry Schein (a)

   

49,647,348

   
        Distributor of Dental, Vet &
Medical Products
         
 

1,850,600

   

VWR (a)

   

49,466,538

   
       

Distributor of Lab Supplies

         
     

458,284,926

   
    > Health Care Services 1.9%  
 

1,430,434

   

Medidata Solutions (a)

   

77,701,175

   
       

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

         
 

1,647,700

   

HealthSouth

   

75,893,062

   
        Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities &
Home Health Care
         
 

1,155,575

    Envision Healthcare
Holdings (a)
   

45,622,101

   
        Provider of Health Care Outsourcing
Services
         
 

1,749,965

   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)

   

23,939,521

   
       

Health Care IT

         
     

223,155,859

   
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 1.5%  
 

777,276

   

Align Technology (a)

   

48,742,978

   
        Invisalign System to Correct Malocclusion
(Crooked Teeth)
         
 

1,829,940

   

Wright Medical Group (a)

   

48,054,224

   
       

Foot & Ankle Replacement

         
 

435,820

   

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

   

43,765,044

   
       

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


33



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Medical Equipment & Devices—continued  
 

631,624

   

Abaxis

 

$

32,516,004

   
        Instruments & Tests for Vet &
Medical Markets
         
     

173,078,250

   
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.9%  
 

2,503,151

   

Akorn (a)

   

109,287,573

   
        Developer, Manufacturer &
Distributor of Specialty
Generic Drugs
         

Health Care: Total

   

1,440,766,577

   

Consumer Goods & Services 11.6%

     
    > Travel 2.8%  
 

817,499

   

Vail Resorts

   

89,270,891

   
       

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

         
 

1,806,776

   

Avis Budget Group (a)

   

79,642,686

   
       

Car Rental Company

         
 

2,160,506

   

HomeAway (a)

   

67,234,946

   
       

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

         
 

2,800,000

   

Hertz (a)

   

50,736,000

   
       

U.S. Rental Car Operator

         
 

720,955

   

Choice Hotels

   

39,111,809

   
       

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

         
     

325,996,332

   
    > Retail 2.6%  
 

2,561,000

   

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

   

82,310,540

   
       

Specialty Food Retailer

         
 

874,735

   

Fossil (a)

   

60,671,619

   
       

Watch Designer & Retailer

         
 

596,335

   

Casey's General Stores

   

57,093,113

   
       

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

         
 

567,295

   

Williams-Sonoma

   

46,671,360

   
       

Home Goods & Furnishing Retailer

         
 

2,405,817

   

Zulily (a)(c)

   

31,371,854

   
        E-Commerce Retailer Offering
Flash Sale Events
         
 

492,129

   

Urban Outfitters (a)

   

17,224,515

   
       

Multi-channel Apparel & Accessory Retailer

         
 

2,100,000

   

Gaiam (a)(b)

   

13,734,000

   
        Promoter of Healthy Living through
Catalogs, E-Commerce & Gaiam TV
         
     

309,077,001

   
    > Restaurants 1.8%  
 

937,570

   

Papa John's International

   

70,889,668

   
       

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

         
 

403,000

   

Domino's Pizza

   

45,700,200

   
       

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

         
 

856,484

   

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

   

42,824,200

   
        Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant
Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana
         
 

576,000

   

Dunkin Brands

   

31,680,000

   
       

Franchisor of Quick Service Restaurants

         
 

454,079

   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (a)

   

27,240,199

   
       

Popeyes Restaurants

         
     

218,334,267

   
    > Other Durable Goods 1.6%  
 

4,350,000

   

Gentex

   

71,427,000

   
       

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

         
 

2,158,630

   

Select Comfort (a)

   

64,910,004

   
       

Specialty Mattresses

         
 

455,025

   

Cavco Industries (a)(b)

   

34,327,086

   
       

Manufactured Homes

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

411,825

   

Tenneco (a)

 

$

23,655,228

   
        Auto Parts for Emission Control,
Suspension
         
     

194,319,318

   
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 1.6%  
 

1,274,436

   

Pool

   

89,439,919

   
        Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment Distributor
         
 

1,192,643

   

United Natural Foods (a)

   

75,947,506

   
        Distributor of Natural/Organic Foods
to Grocery Stores
         
 

863,000

   

The Chefs' Warehouse (a)(c)

   

18,330,120

   
        Distributor of Specialty Foods to Fine
Dining Restaurants
         
     

183,717,545

   
    > Furniture & Textiles 0.9%  
 

2,520,350

   

Knoll (b)

   

63,084,360

   
       

Office Furniture

         
 

540,000

   

Caesarstone (Israel)

   

37,011,600

   
       

Quartz Countertops

         
     

100,095,960

   
    > Other Consumer Services 0.3%  
 

978,253

   

Blackhawk Network (a)

   

40,304,024

   
        Third-party Distributor of Prepaid
Content, Mostly Gift Cards
         

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

   

1,371,844,447

   

Other Industries 5.8%

     
    > Real Estate 3.8%  
 

658,669

   

Federal Realty

   

84,368,912

   
       

Shopping Centers & Mixed Use Projects

         
 

2,325,332

   

EdR

   

72,922,411

   
       

Student Housing

         
 

1,316,297

   

Post Properties

   

71,567,068

   
       

Multifamily Properties

         
 

1,002,619

   

Extra Space Storage

   

65,390,811

   
       

Self Storage Facilities

         
 

183,970

   

Amerco

   

60,141,633

   
       

North American Moving & Storage King

         
 

282,596

   

Jones Lang LaSalle

   

48,323,916

   
       

Real Estate Services

         
 

2,148,681

   

Terreno Realty (b)

   

42,329,016

   
       

Industrial Properties

         
     

445,043,767

   
    > Transportation 1.6%  
 

2,173,034

    Rush Enterprises,
Class A (a)(b)
   

56,955,221

   
  460,172     Rush Enterprises,
Class B (a)(b)
   

11,044,128

   
 

   

Truck Sales & Service

         
 

578,406

   

JB Hunt Transport Services

   

47,481,349

   
       

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

         
 

2,296,684

   

Heartland Express

   

46,461,917

   
       

Regional Trucker

         
 

380,000

   

Genesee & Wyoming (a)

   

28,948,400

   
       

Short-line Operator

         
     

190,891,015

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


34



Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Regulated Utilities 0.4%  
 

1,036,839

   

Eversource Energy

 

$

47,082,859

   
       

Regulated Electric Utility

         

Other Industries: Total

   

683,017,641

   

Energy & Minerals 3.8%

     
    > Oil & Gas Producers 1.9%  
 

944,733

   

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

   

46,518,653

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

402,497

   

Cimarex Energy

   

44,399,444

   
        Oil & Gas Producer in Texas, New
Mexico & Oklahoma
         
 

681,333

   

PDC Energy (a)

   

36,546,702

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer in the United States

         
 

501,139

   

Energen Corporation

   

34,227,793

   
        Oil & Gas Producer with
Natural Gas Utility
         
 

685,658

   

SM Energy

   

31,622,547

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

265,636

   

Clayton Williams (a)

   

17,465,567

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

107,561,001

    ShaMaran Petroleum
(Iraq) (a)(b)
   

7,965,887

   
       

Oil Exploration & Production in Kurdistan

         
 

64,294,000

   

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)(c)

   

2,831,201

   
       

Exploring for Oil in Albania

         
 

24,115,500

    Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(Canada) (a)(b)
   

1,544,628

   
 

8,400,000

    Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(Canada) (a)(b)(e)
   

511,129

   
       

Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore West Africa

         
     

223,633,551

   
    > Mining 0.9%  
 

407,938

   

Core Labs (Netherlands) (c)

   

46,521,249

   
       

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

         
 

6,115,764

    Kirkland Lake Gold
(Canada) (a)(b)
   

27,567,455

   
       

Gold Mining

         
 

3,421,322

   

Alamos Gold (Canada)

   

19,366,490

   
       

Gold Mining

         
 

8,582,916

   

Argonaut Gold (Canada) (a)(b)(c)

   

11,544,675

   
       

Gold & Silver Mining

         
 

3,412,300

   

Silvercrest Mines (a)

   

3,387,712

   
       

Gold & Silver Mining

         
 

3,000,000

   

Kaminak Gold (a)

   

1,897,518

   
       

Exploration Stage Canadian Gold Miner

         
     

110,285,099

   
    > Oil Services 0.9%  
 

1,740,523

   

ShawCor (Canada)

   

50,989,381

   
       

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

774,708

   

Gulfport Energy (a)

 

$

31,181,997

   
        Oil & Gas Producer Focused on Utica
Shale in Ohio
         
 

1,147,145

   

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

   

23,550,887

   
       

Supply Vessel Operator in Gulf of Mexico

         
     

105,722,265

   
    > Agricultural Commodities 0.1%  
 

1,306,818

    Union Agriculture Group
(Uruguay) (a)(d)(e)
   

12,336,362

   
       

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

         

Energy & Minerals: Total

   

451,977,277

   
Total Equities: 93.6%
(Cost: $6,035,022,717)
   

11,082,086,040

(f)

 

Short-Term Investments 6.8%

     
 

520,578,010

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, Agency
Shares (7 day yield
of 0.01%)
   

520,578,010

   
 

280,000,000

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, IM
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

280,000,000

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 6.8%
(Cost: $800,578,010)
   

800,578,010

   

Securities Lending Collateral 1.7%

     
 

205,638,386

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)
   

205,638,386

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 1.7%
(Cost: $205,638,386)
   

205,638,386

   
Total Investments: 102.1%
(Cost: $7,041,239,113)(h)
   

12,088,302,436

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (1.7)%
   

(205,638,386

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: (0.4)%
   

(45,065,488

)

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

11,837,598,562

   

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


35



COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended June 30, 2015, are as follows:

Security

  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
6/30/15
 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Donaldson

   

7,952,000

     

-

     

2,884

     

7,949,116

   

$

284,578,353

   

$

2,663,430

   

Cepheid

   

5,350,800

     

-

     

1,285,750

     

4,065,050

     

248,577,807

     

-

   

Nordson (1)

   

3,130,000

     

-

     

982,414

     

2,147,586

     

167,275,474

     

1,197,148

   

Associated Banc-Corp

   

9,000,000

     

414,000

     

1,482,552

     

7,931,448

     

160,770,451

     

1,789,603

   

HEICO

   

3,626,750

     

-

     

664,572

     

2,962,178

     

150,389,777

     

-

   

Generac (1)

   

3,632,000

     

-

     

1,068,402

     

2,563,598

     

101,903,021

     

-

   

Moog (1)

   

2,456,000

     

-

     

1,015,213

     

1,440,787

     

101,834,825

     

-

   

Drew Industries

   

1,610,000

     

-

     

175,714

     

1,434,286

     

83,217,274

     

3,220,000

   

The Fresh Market

 

1,492,000

 

1,069,000

 

-

 

2,561,000

 

82,310,540

 

Bankrate

   

6,300,300

     

1,049,700

     

-

     

7,350,000

     

77,101,500

     

-

   

Sarepta Therapeutics

   

2,523,900

     

-

     

119,111

     

2,404,789

     

73,177,729

     

-

   

EdR (1)

   

2,450,000

     

-

     

124,668

     

2,325,332

     

72,922,411

     

1,721,362

   

Vonage

   

14,044,775

     

455,225

     

24,777

     

14,475,223

     

71,073,345

     

-

   

Rush Enterprises

   

3,200,000

     

-

     

566,794

     

2,633,206

     

67,999,349

     

-

   

Virtusa (1)

   

1,658,000

     

-

     

394,475

     

1,263,525

     

64,945,185

     

-

   

Knoll

   

3,366,000

     

-

     

845,650

     

2,520,350

     

63,084,360

     

674,971

   

SPS Commerce

   

1,330,000

     

-

     

389,474

     

940,526

     

61,886,611

     

-

   

GTT Communications

   

1,950,000

     

651,000

     

98,912

     

2,502,088

     

59,724,841

     

-

   

ESCO Technologies

   

1,948,000

     

-

     

459,000

     

1,489,000

     

55,703,490

     

238,240

   

Navigant Consulting

   

4,128,523

     

-

     

1,087,061

     

3,041,462

     

45,226,540

     

-

   

Terreno Realty

   

2,150,000

     

-

     

1,319

     

2,148,681

     

42,329,016

     

344,000

   

PGT

   

3,592,200

     

-

     

727,000

     

2,865,200

     

41,574,052

     

-

   

Thermon

   

1,940,094

     

43,735

     

344,194

     

1,639,635

     

39,466,014

     

-

   

McGrath Rentcorp (1)

   

1,580,000

     

-

     

412,524

     

1,167,476

     

35,526,294

     

704,154

   

Hackett Group

   

2,903,719

     

-

     

260,674

     

2,643,045

     

35,496,094

     

264,305

   

Cavco Industries

   

500,000

     

-

     

44,975

     

455,025

     

34,327,086

     

-

   

World Acceptance

   

808,343

     

-

     

278,343

     

530,000

     

32,600,300

     

-

   

Kirkland Lake Gold

   

6,347,100

     

350,100

     

581,436

     

6,115,764

     

27,567,455

     

-

   

Boingo Wireless

   

2,800,000

     

100,000

     

172,681

     

2,727,319

     

22,527,655

     

-

   

inContact (1)

   

3,741,000

     

-

     

1,496,103

     

2,244,897

     

22,157,133

     

-

   

CAI International (1)

   

1,500,000

     

-

     

661,000

     

839,000

     

17,275,010

     

-

   

Liquidity Services

   

1,600,000

     

-

     

-

     

1,600,000

     

15,408,000

     

-

   

Gaiam

   

2,100,000

     

-

     

-

     

2,100,000

     

13,734,000

     

-

   

Argonaut Gold

   

9,014,700

     

-

     

431,784

     

8,582,916

     

11,544,675

     

-

   

ShaMaran Petroleum

   

28,962,000

     

78,599,001

         

107,561,001

     

7,965,887

     

-

   

Towerstream

   

4,000,000

     

-

     

224,320

     

3,775,680

     

6,758,467

     

-

   

Rubicon Technology

   

2,500,000

     

-

     

128,845

     

2,371,155

     

5,761,907

     

-

   

Petromanas

   

67,500,000

     

-

     

3,206,000

     

64,294,000

     

2,831,201

     

-

   

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

   

32,515,500

     

-

     

-

     

32,515,500

     

2,055,757

     

-

   

Allied Nevada Gold (1)

   

7,103,513

     

-

     

7,103,513

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Amber Road (1)

   

2,000,000

     

-

     

2,000,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Audience (1)

   

2,150,000

     

-

     

2,150,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Boulder Brands (1)

   

3,484,000

     

-

     

3,484,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

E2Open (1)

   

2,575,000

     

-

     

2,575,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Marlin Business Services (1)

   

902,210

     

-

     

902,210

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Petrodorado Energy (1)

   

2,600,000

     

-

     

2,600,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

RGS Energy (1)

   

5,000,000

     

-

     

5,000,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Synageva BioPharma (1)

   

2,419,209

     

-

     

2,419,209

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Total of Affiliated Transactions

   

285,437,636

     

82,731,761

     

47,992,553

     

320,176,844

   

$

2,510,608,886

   

$

12,817,213

   

(1) At June 30, 2015, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of these companies at June 30, 2015, was $1,156,736,525 and $1,926,769,533, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 16.28% of the Fund's total net assets at June 30, 2015.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $205,238,253.

(d)  Illiquid security.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


36



> Notes to Statement of Investments

(e)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2015, the market value of these securities amounted to $13,207,435, which represented 0.11% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security

  Acquisition
Dates
 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

   

1,306,818

   

$

15,000,000

   

$

12,336,362

   

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

   

8,400,000

     

3,591,152

     

511,129

   

MicroDose Therapeutx Contingent Value Rights

 

8/14/13

   

359,944

     

-

     

359,944

   
           

$

18,591,152

   

$

13,207,435

   

(f)  On June 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 2.32% of total net assets. The Fund's foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

Country

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Canada

 

$

170,746,965

     

1.45

   

Netherlands

   

46,521,249

     

0.39

   

Israel

   

37,011,600

     

0.31

   

Uruguay

   

12,336,362

     

0.10

   

Iraq

   

7,965,887

     

0.07

   

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

274,582,063

     

2.32

   

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $7,041,239,113 and net unrealized appreciation was $5,047,063,323 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $5,338,831,371 and gross unrealized depreciation of $291,768,048.

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN® FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Information

 

$

3,085,765,485

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

3,085,765,485

   

Industrial Goods & Services

   

2,598,618,430

     

-

     

-

     

2,598,618,430

   

Finance

   

1,450,096,183

     

-

     

-

     

1,450,096,183

   

Health Care

   

1,440,406,633

     

-

     

359,944

     

1,440,766,577

   

Consumer Goods & Services

   

1,371,844,447

     

-

     

-

     

1,371,844,447

   

Other Industries

   

683,017,641

     

-

     

-

     

683,017,641

   

Energy & Minerals

   

439,129,786

     

511,129

     

12,336,362

     

451,977,277

   

Total Equities

   

11,068,878,605

     

511,129

     

12,696,306

     

11,082,086,040

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

800,578,010

     

-

     

-

     

800,578,010

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

205,638,386

     

-

     

-

     

205,638,386

   

Total Investments

 

$

12,075,095,001

   

$

511,129

   

$

12,696,306

   

$

12,088,302,436

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

  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.

  Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company's capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Asia

 
> Japan  

Aeon Mall

   

2,710,000

     

3,000,000

   

Aica Kogyo

   

1,012,000

     

1,237,000

   

Aozora Bank

   

8,340,000

     

10,440,000

   

Asahi Intecc

   

0

     

105,400

   

Cocokara Fine

   

0

     

68,100

   

Disco

   

292,400

     

343,400

   

Dowa Holdings

   

0

     

2,600,000

   

Glory

   

1,798,600

     

1,840,000

   

IHI

   

4,235,000

     

7,100,000

   

Nihon Parkerizing

   

1,753,060

     

1,822,292

   

Nippon Paint Holdings

   

624,000

     

915,000

   

Otsuka

   

629,900

     

641,900

   

Santen Pharmaceutical

   

2,728,000

     

2,911,000

   
> Taiwan  

Advantech

   

3,034,686

     

3,054,686

   

Delta Electronics

   

3,761,000

     

6,351,000

   

Far EasTone Telecom

   

14,140,000

     

17,600,000

   

Largan Precision

   

293,000

     

399,000

   

Lite-On Technology

   

10,016,881

     

16,430,881

   

Novatek Microelectronics

   

5,871,000

     

8,126,000

   

Silergy

   

0

     

820,000

   
Vanguard International
Semiconductor
   

13,516,000

     

27,141,000

   

Voltronic Power

   

1,000,000

     

1,519,000

   
> China  
51job - ADR    

0

     

375,000

   

CAR Inc

   

0

     

27,000,000

   

China Everbright International

   

28,645,000

     

29,650,000

   
Chongqing Rural
Commercial Bank
   

0

     

40,167,000

   

Jiangnan Group

   

0

     

102,280,000

   

NewOcean Energy

   

32,790,000

     

48,234,000

   

Phoenix Healthcare Group

   

0

     

11,984,000

   

Shanghai Industrial

   

0

     

8,673,000

   

TravelSky Technology

   

0

     

14,556,000

   
> Korea  

CJ Hellovision

   

578,438

     

2,908,469

   

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance

   

0

     

444,715

   

KCC

   

0

     

65,494

   

Koh Young Technology

   

0

     

43,923

   
> India  

Amara Raja

   

0

     

519,553

   

Container Corporation of India

   

1,204,602

     

1,382,783

   
> Singapore  

China Everbright Water

   

0

     

28,242,100

   

SIIC Environment

   

0

     

165,731,200

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 
> Hong Kong  
Mapletree Greater China
Commercial Trust
   

52,849,000

     

63,364,000

   

Samsonite International

   

0

     

12,000,000

   

Vitasoy International

   

9,347,000

     

9,675,000

   
> Indonesia  

Matahari Department Store

   

19,000,000

     

24,195,600

   

Surya Citra Media

   

11,854,300

     

61,947,300

   

Philippines

 

Universal Robina

   

3,106,980

     

5,900,000

   
> Malaysia  

Astro Malaysia Holdings

   

410,300

     

19,000,000

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Halfords

   

4,372,390

     

4,712,000

   

Regus

   

0

     

8,840,000

   

Rightmove

   

872,000

     

1,009,000

   

WH Smith

   

2,430,000

     

2,638,000

   
> Sweden  

Recipharm

   

979,403

     

1,205,000

   

Swedish Match

   

856,000

     

967,247

   
> Germany  

Elringklinger

   

745,000

     

885,000

   
> Denmark  

William Demant Holding

   

0

     

700,000

   
> Netherlands  

Arcadis

   

790,670

     

849,025

   
> France  

Eutelsat

   

1,110,000

     

1,445,000

   

Saft

   

729,096

     

745,310

   
> Finland  

Konecranes

   

711,000

     

1,103,420

   
> Italy  

Hera

   

0

     

4,213,201

   

Industria Macchine Automatiche

   

385,950

     

459,000

   

Other Countries

 
> Australia  

Spotless

   

46,578,144

     

47,446,000

   
> Egypt  
Commercial International
Bank of Egypt
   

3,119,000

     

5,963,570

   

Latin America

 
> Brazil  

Odontoprev

   

6,487,000

     

7,000,000

   
> Mexico  
Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
   

252,000

     

283,000

   

Qualitas

   

12,339,000

     

13,215,000

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


39



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Asia

 
> Japan  

Omron

   

512,000

     

0

   

Makita

   

258,000

     

0

   

Aeon Financial Service

   

1,600,000

     

1,400,000

   

Ariake Japan

   

876,300

     

833,800

   

Benesse

   

1,301,200

     

987,200

   

Daiseki

   

1,580,000

     

1,270,000

   

Ezaki Glico

   

746,500

     

655,500

   

Japan Airport Terminal

   

600,000

     

550,000

   

Kansai Paint

   

2,978,600

     

1,692,600

   

Nakanishi

   

643,000

     

580,000

   

NGK Insulators

   

2,700,000

     

2,400,000

   

Nippon Kayaku

   

3,143,000

     

3,111,000

   

Nippon Shokubai

   

2,066,000

     

1,502,000

   

OBIC

   

772,000

     

665,000

   

Park24

   

1,960,000

     

1,678,000

   

Rohto Pharmaceutical

   

1,676,000

     

0

   

Suruga Bank

   

1,470,000

     

1,270,000

   

Toto

   

2,000,000

     

1,550,000

   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha

   

370,900

     

0

   
> Taiwan  

Chroma Ate

   

7,611,000

     

3,061,000

   

Hermes Microvision

   

211,750

     

0

   

PChome Online

   

2,300,000

     

2,124,346

   
> China  

Sino Biopharmaceutical

   

23,671,000

     

19,730,000

   
> Korea  

CJ Corp

   

249,671

     

215,971

   

KT&G

   

536,317

     

478,317

   

LS Industrial Systems

   

631,865

     

494,303

   
> India  

Asian Paints

   

3,423,265

     

0

   

Bosch

   

90,000

     

0

   
> Singapore  

Ascendas REIT

   

13,500,000

     

0

   

CDL Hospitality Trust

   

17,742,000

     

7,795,600

   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

   

55,000,000

     

50,000,000

   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

   

15,000,000

     

10,502,000

   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

   

20,865,750

     

13,847,750

   
> Hong Kong  

Kingboard Chemicals

   

4,358,000

     

0

   

Lifestyle International

   

13,120,000

     

8,099,500

   

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR

   

1,800,000

     

1,130,000

   

Sa Sa International

   

25,223,000

     

0

   
> Indonesia  

Ace Indonesia

   

324,290,000

     

312,000,000

   

Mayora Indah

   

6,000,000

     

3,993,900

   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

   

33,000,000

     

31,000,000

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 
> Philippines  

Robinsons Retail Holdings

   

16,000,000

     

13,500,000

   
> Malaysia  

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

   

43,839,000

     

41,700,000

   

Aeon

   

17,441,500

     

0

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Abcam

   

4,800,000

     

4,440,000

   

Babcock International

   

3,300,000

     

1,568,000

   
RPS Group    

5,800,000

     

0

   

Whitbread

   

473,398

     

0

   
> Sweden  

Sweco

   

3,255,024

     

2,925,024

   
> France  

Hi-Media

   

1,831,204

     

0

   

Norbert Dentressangle

   

163,400

     

0

   
> Spain  

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

   

830,000

     

535,000

   

Viscofan

   

671,000

     

379,000

   
> Switzerland  

Geberit

   

179,000

     

116,500

   
> Italy  

Pirelli

   

1,909,000

     

0

   
> Belguim  

EVS Broadcast Equipment

   

516,965

     

450,656

   

Other Countries

 
> Canada  

CCL Industries

   

800,772

     

651,772

   

Granite Oil

   

1,496,551

     

376,629

   
> Australia  

Challenger Financial

   

12,550,000

     

6,170,000

   

Domino's Pizza Enterprises

   

2,428,257

     

2,123,737

   
> South Africa  

Mr. Price

   

2,644,083

     

0

   

Naspers

   

493,188

     

142,892

   

Northam Platinum

   

8,679,940

     

8,665,223

   

Rand Merchant Insurance

   

19,045,300

     

16,575,943

   
> United States  

Synageva BioPharma

   

350,000

     

0

   

Textainer Group Holdings

   

933,297

     

440,152

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


40



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 95.0%

 

Asia 48.6%

     
    > Japan 21.4%  
 

2,400,000

   

NGK Insulators

 

$

61,754,562

   
        Ceramic Products for Auto, Power &
Electronics
         
 

3,000,000

   

Aeon Mall

   

56,177,319

   
        Suburban Shopping Mall Developer,
Owner & Operator
         
 

1,840,000

   

Glory

   

54,434,934

   
        Currency Handling Systems &
Related Equipment
         
 

1,050,000

   

FamilyMart

   

48,284,413

   
       

Convenience Store Operator

         
 

3,600,000

   

Ushio

   

46,859,844

   
       

Industrial Light Sources

         
 

2,911,000

   

Santen Pharmaceutical

   

41,186,944

   
       

Specialty Pharma (Ophthalmic Medicine)

         
 

28,000

   

Orix JREIT

   

40,328,910

   
       

Diversified REIT

         
 

930,000

   

JIN (a)

   

40,086,843

   
       

Eyeglasses Retailer

         
 

1,440,000

   

NGK Spark Plug

   

39,879,625

   
       

Automobile Parts

         
 

276,620

   

Hirose Electric

   

39,633,751

   
       

Electrical Connectors

         
 

4,938,000

   

NOF

   

39,615,966

   
        Specialty Chemicals, Life Science &
Rocket Fuels
         
 

10,440,000

   

Aozora Bank

   

39,390,270

   
       

Commercial Bank

         
 

1,400,000

   

Aeon Financial Service

   

38,842,347

   
        Diversified Consumer-related Finance
Company in Japan
         
 

1,225,000

   

Recruit Holdings

   

37,355,472

   
       

Recruitment & Media Services

         
 

774,400

   

Kintetsu World Express

   

34,753,252

   
       

Airfreight Logistics

         
 

833,800

   

Ariake Japan

   

34,121,552

   
       

Commercial Soup & Sauce Extracts

         
 

3,111,000

   

Nippon Kayaku

   

33,540,496

   
        Functional Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals &
Auto Safety Systems
         
 

7,100,000

   

IHI

   

33,058,830

   
       

Industrial Conglomerates

         
 

655,500

   

Ezaki Glico

   

32,553,977

   
        Confectionary, Ice Cream &
Dairy Products
         
 

1,440,000

   

OSG

   

30,867,635

   
       

Consumable Cutting Tools

         
 

6,149

   

Kenedix Office Investment

   

30,799,306

   
       

Tokyo Mid-size Office REIT

         
 

2,736,000

   

Moshi Moshi Hotline

   

30,613,337

   
       

Call Center Operator

         
 

641,900

   

Otsuka

   

29,964,939

   
        One-stop IT Services & Office
Supplies Provider
         
 

550,000

   

Japan Airport Terminal

   

29,934,058

   
       

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

         
 

665,000

   

OBIC

   

29,647,517

   
       

Computer Software

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

1,402,000

   

Tamron (b)

 

$

29,588,201

   
       

Camera Lenses

         
 

1,237,000

   

Aica Kogyo

   

28,734,121

   
        Laminated Sheets, Building
Materials & Chemical Adhesives
         
 

1,678,000

   

Park24

   

28,726,486

   
       

Parking Lot Operator

         
 

343,400

   

Disco

   

28,388,467

   
        Semiconductor Dicing &
Grinding Equipment
         
 

1,600,000

   

Doshisha

   

28,371,416

   
       

Consumer Goods Wholesaler

         
 

1,550,000

   

Toto

   

27,937,018

   
       

Toilets & Bathroom Fittings

         
 

1,950,000

   

Misumi Group

   

27,683,587

   
       

Industrial Components Distributor

         
 

1,270,000

   

Suruga Bank

   

27,204,839

   
       

Regional Bank

         
 

1,692,600

   

Kansai Paint

   

26,223,796

   
        Paint Producer in Japan, India,
China & Southeast Asia
         
 

915,000

   

Nippon Paint Holdings

   

25,785,258

   
        Paints for Automotive, Decorative &
Industrial Usage
         
 

1,020,000

   

Nabtesco

   

25,585,412

   
       

Machinery Components

         
 

987,200

   

Benesse

   

24,748,518

   
       

Education Service Provider

         
 

2,600,000

   

Dowa Holdings

   

24,570,606

   
        Environmental/Recycling, Nonferrous
Metals, Electric Material &
Metal Processing
         
 

1,270,000

   

Daiseki

   

24,566,764

   
       

Waste Disposal & Recycling

         
 

309,000

   

Rinnai

   

24,332,239

   
        Gas Appliances for Home &
Commercial Use
         
 

822,700

   

Hamamatsu Photonics

   

24,259,066

   
        Optical Sensors for Medical &
Industrial Applications
         
 

12,050

   

Japan Retail Fund

   

24,096,254

   
       

Retail REIT in Japan

         
 

682,800

   

Kaken Pharmaceutical

   

23,837,563

   
       

Pharmaceutical & Agrochemical Producer

         
 

1,107,000

   

Stanley Electric

   

23,055,295

   
       

Automobile Lighting & LED Equipment

         
 

5,092

   

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund

   

22,993,242

   
       

Industrial REIT in Japan

         
 

390,000

   

Hoshizaki Electric

   

22,939,588

   
       

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

         
 

580,000

   

Nakanishi

   

22,915,296

   
       

Dental Tools & Machinery

         
 

698,480

   

Milbon

   

22,226,065

   
       

Hair Products for Salons

         
 

1,914,500

   

Asahi Diamond Industrial

   

21,569,614

   
       

Consumable Diamond Tools

         
 

313,200

   

Hikari Tsushin

   

21,109,057

   
       

Office IT/Mobiles/Insurance Distribution

         
 

1,502,000

   

Nippon Shokubai

   

20,545,926

   
        Producer of Acrylic Acid & Super
Absorbent Polymers Used in
Disposable Diapers
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


41



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Japan—continued  
 

771,000

   

Icom (b)

 

$

19,416,989

   
        Two Way Radio Communication
Equipment
         
 

1,822,292

   

Nihon Parkerizing

   

18,484,348

   
        Metal Surface Treatment Chemicals &
Processing Service
         
 

352,600

   

MonotaRO

   

15,478,331

   
        Online Maintenance, Repair &
Operations Goods Distributor in Japan
         
 

105,400

   

Asahi Intecc

   

7,221,100

   
       

Medical Guidewires for Surgery

         
 

68,100

   

Cocokara Fine

   

2,342,643

   
       

Drugstores

         
     

1,688,623,204

   
    > Taiwan 5.5%  
 

9,100,000

   

President Chain Store

   

63,977,061

   
        Convenience Chain Store Operator
in Taiwan
         
 

399,000

   

Largan Precision

   

45,546,177

   
       

Mobile Device Camera Lenses & Modules

         
 

27,141,000

    Vanguard International
Semiconductor
   

43,312,321

   
       

Semiconductor Foundry

         
 

17,600,000

   

Far EasTone Telecom

   

42,543,202

   
       

Mobile Operator in Taiwan

         
 

8,126,000

   

Novatek Microelectronics

   

39,194,777

   
        Display Related Integrated Circuit
Designer
         
 

2,124,346

   

PChome Online

   

35,066,912

   
       

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

         
 

2,081,000

   

St. Shine Optical

   

33,078,861

   
        Disposable Contact Lens Original
Equipment Manufacturer
         
 

6,351,000

   

Delta Electronics

   

32,490,893

   
        Industrial Automation, Switching
Power Supplies & Passive Components
         
 

1,925,000

   

Ginko International

   

24,194,974

   
       

Contact Lens Maker in China

         
 

3,054,686

   

Advantech

   

20,974,520

   
       

Industrial PC & Components

         
 

16,430,881

   

Lite-On Technology

   

19,277,247

   
        Mobile Device, LED & PC Server
Component Supplier
         
 

1,519,000

   

Voltronic Power

   

19,144,351

   
       

Uninterruptible Power Supply Products

         
 

820,000

   

Silergy

   

8,446,176

   
        Chinese Provider of Analog & Mixed
Digital Integrated Circuits
         
 

3,061,000

   

Chroma Ate

   

6,765,020

   
        Automatic Test Systems, Testing &
Measurement Instruments
         
     

434,012,492

   
    > China 5.4%  
 

27,000,000

   

CAR Inc (c)

   

57,380,915

   
       

Consolidator of Chinese Auto Rental Sector

         
 

29,650,000

   

China Everbright International

   

53,103,100

   
       

Municipal Waste Operator

         
 

90,360,000

   

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals (d)

   

40,813,582

   
       

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

40,167,000

    Chongqing Rural
Commercial Bank
 

$

32,128,392

   
       

Rural Commercial Bank

         
 

760,000

   

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (c)

   

32,117,600

   
       

Contract Research Organization in China

         
 

102,280,000

   

Jiangnan Group

   

29,387,362

   
       

Cable & Wire Manufacturer

         
 

8,673,000

   

Shanghai Industrial

   

29,365,135

   
       

Shanghai State Owned Enterprise

         
 

560,388

   

BitAuto - ADR (c)

   

28,607,808

   
        Automotive Information Website for
Buyers & Dealers
         
 

47,500,000

   

AMVIG Holdings (b)

   

24,511,227

   
        Chinese Tobacco Packaging
Material Supplier
         
 

19,730,000

   

Sino Biopharmaceutical

   

22,874,405

   
       

Pharmaceutical Developer

         
 

11,984,000

   

Phoenix Healthcare Group

   

22,795,729

   
       

Private Hospital Management Group

         
 

48,234,000

   

NewOcean Energy

   

22,388,210

   
        Southern China Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Distributor
         
 

14,556,000

   

TravelSky Technology

   

21,412,133

   
       

Chinese Air Travel Transaction Processor

         
 

375,000

    51job - ADR (a)(c)    

12,465,000

   
       

Integrated Human Resource Services

         
     

429,350,598

   
    > Korea 3.7%  
 

215,971

   

CJ Corp

   

57,218,066

   
        Holding Company of Korean Consumer
Conglomerate
         
 

478,317

   

KT&G

   

40,694,144

   
       

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

         
 

145,900

   

Nongshim

   

37,941,772

   
       

Instant Noodles, Snacks & Bottled Water

         
 

2,908,469

   

CJ Hellovision

   

33,369,816

   
        Cable TV, Broadband & Mobile Virtual
Network Operator
         
 

1,119,428

   

LF Corp

   

30,365,821

   
       

Apparel Design & Retail

         
 

65,494

   

KCC

   

28,819,139

   
       

Paint & Housing Material Manufacturer

         
 

494,303

   

LS Industrial Systems

   

20,222,385

   
       

Electrical & Automation Equipment

         
 

1,187,900

   

Cheil Worldwide (c)

   

18,389,280

   
       

Advertising

         
 

475,576

   

Grand Korea Leisure (a)

   

13,259,594

   
       

'Foreigner Only' Casino Group in Korea

         
 

444,715

    Hyundai Marine & Fire
Insurance
   

11,747,308

   
       

Property & Casualty Insurance

         
 

43,923

   

Koh Young Technology

   

1,616,573

   
        Inspection Systems for Printed
Circuit Boards
         
     

293,643,898

   
    > India 3.2%  
 

13,478,000

   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

   

77,791,018

   
       

Indian Programmer of Pay Television Content

         
 

6,229,667

   

Bharti Infratel

   

43,728,975

   
       

Communications Towers

         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


42



Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > India—continued  
 

1,382,783

   

Container Corporation of India

 

$

36,369,661

   
       

Railway Cargo Services

         
 

920,000

   

Colgate Palmolive India

   

29,443,867

   
       

Consumer Products in Oral Care

         
 

6,095,000

    Adani Ports & Special
Economic Zone
   

29,416,788

   
       

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

         
 

1,850,000

   

United Breweries

   

27,087,202

   
       

Indian Brewer

         
 

519,553

   

Amara Raja

   

7,193,649

   
        Indian Maker of Auto & Industrial
Batteries, Mostly for the Replacement Market
         
     

251,031,160

   
    > Singapore 2.8%  
 

11,000,000

   

Singapore Exchange

   

63,900,636

   
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives
Market Operator
         
 

50,000,000

   

Mapletree Commercial Trust

   

54,373,910

   
       

Retail & Office Property Landlord

         
 

165,731,200

   

SIIC Environment (c)

   

23,976,605

   
       

Waste Water Treatment Operator

         
 

8,500,000

   

Petra Foods

   

22,088,577

   
       

Chocolate Manufacturer in Southeast Asia

         
 

28,242,100

   

China Everbright Water (c)

   

20,664,322

   
       

Waste Water Treatment Operator

         
 

10,502,000

   

Mapletree Industrial Trust

   

12,165,563

   
       

Industrial Property Landlord

         
 

13,847,750

   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

   

11,618,189

   
       

Industrial Property Landlord

         
 

7,795,600

   

CDL Hospitality Trust

   

9,434,479

   
       

Hotel Owner Operator

         
     

218,222,281

   
    > Hong Kong 2.1%  
 

63,364,000

    Mapletree Greater China
Commercial Trust
   

47,967,609

   
       

Retail & Office Property Landlord

         
 

12,000,000

   

Samsonite International

   

41,430,891

   
        Mass Market Luggage &
Travel Accessories
         
 

1,130,000

    Melco Crown
Entertainment - ADR (a)
   

22,181,900

   
       

Macau Casino Operator

         
 

15,000,000

   

Melco International

   

21,177,446

   
       

Macau Casino Operator

         
 

9,675,000

   

Vitasoy International

   

16,475,415

   
       

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

         
 

8,099,500

   

Lifestyle International

   

15,025,486

   
        Mid- to High-end Department Store
Operator in Hong Kong & China
         
     

164,258,747

   
    > Indonesia 1.5%  
 

24,195,600

   

Matahari Department Store

   

29,987,974

   
       

Department Store Chain in Indonesia

         
 

31,000,000

   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

   

21,449,466

   
       

Communications Towers

         
 

50,000,000

   

Link Net (c)

   

19,032,439

   
        Fixed Broadband & Cable TV
Service Provider
         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

312,000,000

   

Ace Indonesia

 

$

15,078,048

   
       

Home Improvement Retailer

         
 

61,947,300

   

Surya Citra Media

   

13,331,907

   
       

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

         
 

220,150,800

   

Arwana Citramulia

   

8,751,541

   
       

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

         
 

3,993,900

   

Mayora Indah

   

7,784,014

   
       

Consumer Branded Food Manufacturer

         
 

54,631,700

   

MNC Sky Vision (c)

   

5,941,569

   
       

Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

         
     

121,356,958

   
    > Philippines 1.1%  
 

35,000,000

   

Puregold Price Club

   

28,705,730

   
       

Supermarket Operator in the Philippines

         
 

5,900,000

   

Universal Robina

   

25,368,880

   
        Branded Consumer Food Manufacturer
in the Philippines
         
 

13,500,000

   

Robinsons Retail Holdings

   

22,290,419

   
       

Multi-format Retailer in the Philippines

         
 

90,000,000

    Melco Crown (Philippines)
Resorts (c)
   

10,215,102

   
       

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

         
     

86,580,131

   
    > Thailand 1.0%  
 

4,360,000

   

Airports of Thailand

   

39,026,289

   
       

Airport Operator of Thailand

         
 

114,913,600

   

Home Product Center

   

22,924,221

   
       

Home Improvement Retailer

         
 

14,485,000

   

Robinson Department Store

   

19,163,300

   
       

Department Store Operator in Thailand

         
     

81,113,810

   
    > Cambodia 0.5%  
 

55,000,000

   

Nagacorp

   

40,491,993

   
        Casino & Entertainment Complex in
Cambodia
         
    > Malaysia 0.4%  
 

41,700,000

   

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

   

17,683,541

   
        Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for
Malaysia
         
 

19,000,000

   

Astro Malaysia Holdings

   

15,505,254

   
       

Pay TV Operator in Malaysia

         
     

33,188,795

   

Asia: Total

   

3,841,874,067

   

Europe 30.0%

     
    > United Kingdom 10.1%  
 

1,253,571

   

Spirax Sarco

   

66,831,015

   
        Steam Systems for Manufacturing &
Process Industries
         
 

2,638,000

   

WH Smith

   

63,334,946

   
        Newsprint, Books & General Stationery
Retailer
         
 

1,009,000

   

Rightmove

   

51,953,268

   
       

Internet Real Estate Listings

         
 

45,000,000

   

Cable and Wireless

   

47,090,359

   
        Telecommunications Service Provider
in the Caribbean
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


43



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > United Kingdom—continued  
 

1,980,000

   

Aggreko

 

$

44,768,366

   
        Temporary Power & Temperature
Control Services
         
 

2,540,000

   

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

   

41,665,776

   
       

International Business Insurance Broker

         
 

4,712,000

   

Halfords

   

39,091,692

   
       

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

         
 

8,840,000

   

Regus

   

36,280,286

   
        Rental of Office Space in Full Service
Business Centers
         
 

4,440,000

   

Abcam

   

36,137,491

   
       

Online Sales of Antibodies

         
 

958,646

   

Fidessa Group

   

34,267,698

   
       

Software for Financial Trading Systems

         
 

39,805,000

   

Assura

   

34,242,622

   
       

UK Primary Health Care Property Developer

         
 

4,712,000

   

Ocado (c)

   

33,013,230

   
       

Online Grocery Retailer

         
 

2,725,000

   

Halma

   

32,626,219

   
       

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

         
 

2,660,000

   

Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland

   

32,474,907

   
        Pizza Delivery in the UK, Ireland &
Germany
         
 

14,379,428

   

Connect Group (b)

   

32,026,534

   
       

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

         
 

7,430,000

   

Polypipe

   

31,695,960

   
        Manufacturer of Plastic Piping &
Fittings
         
 

1,568,000

   

Babcock International

   

26,608,174

   
       

Public Sector Outsourcer

         
 

908,500

   

AVEVA

   

25,808,848

   
       

Engineering Software

         
 

5,650,001

   

Elementis

   

22,779,828

   
       

Specialty Chemicals

         
 

1,280,000

   

Smith & Nephew

   

21,600,287

   
       

Medical Equipment & Supplies

         
 

1,480,000

   

Shaftesbury

   

20,184,905

   
       

London Prime Retail REIT

         
 

3,075,000

   

PureCircle (a)(c)

   

19,567,953

   
       

Natural Sweeteners

         
     

794,050,364

   
    > Sweden 3.3%  
 

1,666,208

   

Hexagon

   

60,378,521

   
        Design, Measurement & Visualization
Software & Equipment
         
 

948,422

   

Unibet

   

57,775,848

   
       

European Online Gaming Operator

         
 

2,925,024

   

Sweco (a)

   

38,371,787

   
       

Engineering Consultants

         
 

1,137,000

   

Modern Times Group (a)

   

30,503,423

   
       

Nordic TV Broadcaster

         
 

967,247

   

Swedish Match

   

27,512,783

   
       

Swedish Snus

         
 

1,044,000

   

Mekonomen

   

25,502,271

   
        Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer
of Automotive Parts & Service
         
 

1,205,000

   

Recipharm

   

22,530,564

   
        Contract Development Manufacturing
Organization
         
     

262,575,197

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Germany 3.2%  
 

608,000

   

MTU Aero Engines

 

$

57,188,394

   
       

Airplane Engine Components & Services

         
 

1,350,000

   

Wirecard (a)

   

51,698,362

   
        Online Payment Processing &
Risk Management
         
 

117,000

   

Rational

   

42,972,601

   
       

Commercial Ovens

         
 

795,000

   

NORMA Group

   

40,189,519

   
        Clamps for Automotive &
Industrial Applications
         
 

795,000

   

Aurelius

   

33,985,381

   
       

European Turnaround Investor

         
 

885,000

   

Elringklinger

   

23,792,869

   
       

Automobile Components

         
     

249,827,126

   
    > Denmark 2.4%  
 

1,932,063

   

SimCorp

   

76,942,989

   
       

Software for Investment Managers

         
 

1,315,800

   

Novozymes

   

62,546,658

   
       

Industrial Enzymes

         
 

700,000

   

William Demant Holding (c)

   

53,400,380

   
        Manufacture & Distribution of Hearing
Aids & Diagnostic Equipment
         
     

192,890,027

   
    > Netherlands 2.4%  
 

2,103,770

   

Aalberts Industries

   

62,481,112

   
       

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

         
 

718,124

   

Vopak

   

36,239,170

   
        Operator of Petroleum & Chemical
Storage Terminals
         
 

324,700

   

Gemalto (a)

   

28,915,893

   
       

Digital Security Solutions

         
 

1,201,000

   

Brunel (a)

   

23,826,337

   
       

Temporary Specialist & Energy Staffing

         
 

849,025

   

Arcadis

   

23,351,022

   
       

Engineering Consultants

         
 

114,395

   

Core Labs (a)

   

13,045,606

   
       

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

         
     

187,859,140

   
    > France 2.0%  
 

1,350,000

   

Neopost

   

58,087,286

   
       

Postage Meter Machines

         
 

1,445,000

   

Eutelsat

   

46,637,223

   
       

Fixed Satellite Services

         
 

745,310

   

Saft

   

29,081,799

   
       

Niche Battery Manufacturer

         
 

90,000

   

Eurofins Scientific (a)

   

27,401,888

   
        Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials
Screening & Testing
         
     

161,208,196

   
    > Spain 2.0%  
 

10,110,000

    Distribuidora Internacional
de Alimentación
   

77,207,235

   
        Discount Retailer in Spain &
Latin America
         
 

6,564,000

   

Prosegur

   

36,003,933

   
       

Security Guards

         
 

379,000

   

Viscofan

   

22,922,144

   
       

Sausage Casings Maker

         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


44



Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Spain—continued  
 

535,000

   

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

 

$

21,639,007

   
       

Spanish Stock Markets

         
     

157,772,319

   
    > Switzerland 1.6%  
 

213,500

   

Partners Group

   

63,825,071

   
       

Private Markets Asset Management

         
 

116,500

   

Geberit

   

38,839,563

   
       

Plumbing Systems

         
 

72,500

   

INFICON

   

24,775,389

   
       

Gas Detection Instruments

         
     

127,440,023

   
    > Finland 1.2%  
 

1,669,000

   

Tikkurila

   

33,175,995

   
        Decorative & Industrial Paint in
Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe
         
 

1,103,420

   

Konecranes

   

32,143,749

   
        Manufacture & Service of Industrial
Cranes & Port Handling Equipment
         
 

7,766,000

   

Sponda

   

28,657,721

   
       

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

         
     

93,977,465

   
    > Norway 0.6%  
 

3,529,000

   

Orkla

   

27,771,276

   
        Food & Brands, Aluminum,
Chemicals Conglomerate
         
 

2,613,864

   

Atea

   

23,336,732

   
        Nordic IT Hardware/Software
Reseller & Integrator
         
     

51,108,008

   
    > Kazakhstan 0.6%  
 

5,143,000

    Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan - GDR
   

43,715,500

   
       

Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

         
    > Italy 0.4%  
 

459,000

   

Industria Macchine Automatiche

   

21,389,727

   
       

Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

         
 

4,213,201

   

Hera

   

10,540,259

   
       

Northern Italian Utility

         
     

31,929,986

   
    > Belgium 0.2%  
 

450,656

   

EVS Broadcast Equipment

   

13,062,755

   
        Digital Live Mobile Production
Software & Systems
         

Europe: Total

   

2,367,416,106

   

Other Countries 13.7%

     
    > Canada 4.4%  
 

651,772

   

CCL Industries

   

79,945,132

   
       

Global Label Converter

         
 

898,000

   

Vermilion Energy (a)

   

38,788,711

   
        Canadian Exploration &
Production Company
         
 

3,188,000

   

CAE

   

37,954,812

   
        Flight Simulator Equipment &
Training Centers
         
 

1,067,730

   

ShawCor

   

31,279,616

   
       

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

         
 

490,200

   

Onex Capital

   

27,123,877

   
       

Private Equity

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

2,115,898

   

Rona

 

$

25,716,038

   
       

Canadian Home Improvement Retailer

         
 

1,010,000

   

PrairieSky Royalty

   

25,464,291

   
        Canadian Owner of Oil & Gas
Mineral Interests
         
 

726,000

   

Keyera (a)

   

24,238,751

   
        Integrated Supply of Hydrocarbon
Processing, Transport & Storage
         
 

1,358,857

   

Baytex (a)

   

21,138,984

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer in Canada

         
 

537,943

   

Ag Growth

   

20,169,632

   
        Manufacturer of Augers & Grain
Handling Equipment
         
 

2,245,052

   

Boulder Energy (c)

   

14,919,081

   
       

Canadian Exploration & Production

         
 

376,629

   

Granite Oil

   

1,896,715

   
       

Canadian Oil & Gas Producer

         
     

348,635,640

   
    > Australia 3.3%  
 

47,446,000

   

Spotless

   

76,374,145

   
        Facility Management &
Catering Company
         
 

2,123,737

   

Domino's Pizza Enterprises

   

58,320,313

   
        Domino's Pizza Operator in
Australia & New Zealand
         
 

4,270,000

   

Amcor

   

45,123,234

   
        Global Leader in Flexible &
Rigid Packaging
         
 

6,170,000

   

Challenger Financial

   

31,982,776

   
       

Annuity Provider in Australia

         
 

4,900,000

   

Estia Health (c)

   

22,683,575

   
       

Residential Aged Care Operator

         
 

5,260,000

   

IAG

   

22,614,715

   
       

General Insurance Provider

         
 

1,070,000

   

Austbrokers

   

7,430,028

   
        Local Australian Small Business
Insurance Broker
         
     

264,528,786

   
    > South Africa 2.5%  
 

13,683,594

   

Coronation Fund Managers

   

92,689,872

   
       

South African Fund Manager

         
 

16,575,943

   

Rand Merchant Insurance

   

57,864,565

   
        Directly Sold Property & Casualty
Insurance; Holdings in other Insurers
         
 

8,665,223

   

Northam Platinum (c)

   

28,675,150

   
       

Platinum Mining in South Africa

         
 

142,892

   

Naspers

   

22,257,138

   
        Media in Africa, China, Russia &
other Emerging Markets
         
     

201,486,725

   
    > United States 1.2%  
 

350,000

   

Cimarex Energy

   

38,608,500

   
        Oil & Gas Producer in Texas, New
Mexico & Oklahoma
         
 

912,000

   

Bladex

   

29,348,160

   
       

Latin American Trade Financing House

         
 

634,500

   

Hornbeck Offshore (a)(c)

   

13,026,285

   
       

Supply Vessel Operator in Gulf of Mexico

         
 

440,152

   

Textainer Group Holdings (a)

   

11,448,354

   
       

Top International Container Leasor

         
     

92,431,299

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


45



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > New Zealand 1.0%  
 

10,800,000

   

Auckland International Airport

 

$

36,146,416

   
       

Auckland Airport Operator

         
 

8,000,000

   

Sky City Entertainment

   

22,761,597

   
       

Casino & Entertainment Complex

         
 

4,011,000

   

Ryman Healthcare

   

21,527,161

   
       

Retirement Village Operator

         
     

80,435,174

   
    > Israel 0.7%  
 

791,000

   

Caesarstone

   

54,215,140

   
       

Quartz Countertops

         
    > Egypt 0.6%  
 

5,963,570

    Commercial International
Bank of Egypt
   

43,753,008

   
       

Private Universal Bank in Egypt

         

Other Countries: Total

   

1,085,485,772

   

Latin America 2.7%

     
    > Brazil 1.0%  
 

3,500,000

   

Localiza Rent A Car

   

34,649,899

   
       

Car Rental

         
 

7,000,000

   

Odontoprev

   

24,383,262

   
       

Dental Insurance

         
 

1,400,000

   

Linx

   

21,681,515

   
       

Retail Management Software in Brazil

         
     

80,714,676

   
    > Mexico 0.8%  
 

283,000

    Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
   

40,149,210

   
       

Mexican Airport Operator

         
 

13,215,000

   

Qualitas (c)

   

21,868,755

   
        Auto Insurer in Mexico &
Central America
         
     

62,017,965

   
    > Colombia 0.3%  
 

23,377,000

   

Isagen

   

24,945,373

   
       

Colombian Electricity Provider

         
    > Guatemala 0.2%  
 

1,626,600

   

Tahoe Resources

   

19,717,153

   
        Silver & Gold Projects in
Guatemala & Peru
         
    > Chile 0.2%  
 

921,000

    Sociedad Quimica y Minera
de Chile - ADR
   

14,754,420

   
        Producer of Specialty Fertilizers,
Lithium & Iodine
         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Uruguay 0.2%  
 

1,306,818

    Union Agriculture
Group (c)(d)(e)
 

$

12,336,362

   
       

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

         

Latin America: Total

   

214,485,949

   
Total Equities: 95.0%
(Cost: $6,121,766,899)
   

7,509,261,894

(f)

 

Short-Term Investments 4.2%

     
 

220,000,000

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, IM
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

220,000,000

   
 

114,794,388

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, Agency
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

114,794,388

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 4.2%
(Cost: $334,794,388)
   

334,794,388

   

Securities Lending Collateral 2.4%

     
 

186,393,214

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)
   

186,393,214

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 2.4%
(Cost: $186,393,214)
   

186,393,214

   
Total Investments: 101.6%
(Cost: $6,642,954,501)(h)
   

8,030,449,496

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (2.4)%
   

(186,393,214

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: 0.8%
   

58,285,708

   

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

7,902,341,990

   

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


46



> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $178,244,535.

(b)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended June 30, 2015, are as follows:

Security

  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
6/30/15
 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Connect Group

   

14,379,428

     

-

     

-

     

14,379,428

   

$

32,026,534

   

$

2,165,486

   

Tamron

   

1,402,000

     

-

     

-

     

1,402,000

     

29,588,201

     

283,129

   

AMVIG Holdings

   

35,119,000

     

12,381,000

     

-

     

47,500,000

     

24,511,227

     

1,771,515

   

Icom

   

835,000

     

-

     

64,000

     

771,000

     

19,416,989

     

140,145

   

Total of Affiliated Transactions

   

51,735,428

     

12,381,000

     

64,000

     

64,052,428

   

$

105,542,951

   

$

4,360,275

   

  The aggregate cost and value of these companies at June 30, 2015, was $113,439,966 and $105,542,951, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 1.34% of the Fund's total net assets at June 30, 2015.

(c)  Non-income producing security.

(d)  Illiquid security.

(e)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2015, the market value of this security amounted to $12,336,362, which represented 0.16% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:

Security

  Acquisition
Dates
 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

   

1,306,818

   

$

15,000,000

   

$

12,336,362

   

(f)  On June 30, 2015, the Fund's total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Japanese Yen

 

$

1,688,623,204

     

21.4

   

Euro

   

882,591,381

     

11.2

   

British Pound

   

794,050,364

     

10.0

   

Hong Kong Dollar

   

490,761,422

     

6.2

   

Taiwan Dollar

   

434,012,492

     

5.5

   
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
   

3,219,223,031

     

40.7

   

Total Equities

 

$

7,509,261,894

     

95.0

   

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $6,642,954,501 and net unrealized appreciation was $1,387,494,995 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,807,290,071 and gross unrealized depreciation of $419,795,076.

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Asia

 

$

95,372,308

   

$

3,705,688,177

   

$

40,813,582

   

$

3,841,874,067

   

Europe

   

13,045,606

     

2,354,370,500

     

-

     

2,367,416,106

   

Other Countries

   

495,282,079

     

590,203,693

     

-

     

1,085,485,772

   

Latin America

   

202,149,587

     

-

     

12,336,362

     

214,485,949

   

Total Equities

   

805,849,580

     

6,650,262,370

     

53,149,944

     

7,509,261,894

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

334,794,388

     

-

     

-

     

334,794,388

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

186,393,214

     

-

     

-

     

186,393,214

   

Total Investments

 

$

1,327,037,182

   

$

6,650,262,370

   

$

53,149,944

   

$

8,030,449,496

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

  There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The Fund does not hold any significant investments (greater than one percent of net assets) categorized as Level 3.

  Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading halted during the period. As a result, as of period end, the Committee determined to value the security(s) under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

  The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 
Level 2  

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 
$

-

   

$

55,274,689

   

$

55,274,689

   

$

-

   

  Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are determined based on the fair value at the beginning of the period for security positions held throughout the period.

  Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company's capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


48



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL®

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At June 30, 2015, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  

Machinery

 

$

495,014,931

     

6.2

   
Industrial Materials & Specialty
Chemicals
   

457,184,821

     

5.8

   

Other Industrial Services

   

402,120,164

     

5.1

   

Electrical Components

   

226,939,703

     

2.9

   

Conglomerates

   

210,820,970

     

2.7

   

Outsourcing Services

   

199,092,875

     

2.5

   

Construction

   

70,535,524

     

0.9

   

Waste Management

   

53,103,100

     

0.7

   

Water

   

44,640,927

     

0.5

   

Industrial Distribution

   

15,478,331

     

0.2

   
     

2,174,931,346

     

27.5

   
> Consumer Goods & Services  

Retail

   

609,456,518

     

7.7

   

Food & Beverage

   

273,424,269

     

3.5

   

Casinos & Gaming

   

187,863,479

     

2.4

   

Nondurables

   

142,865,342

     

1.8

   

Consumer Goods Distribution

   

110,950,873

     

1.4

   

Other Durable Goods

   

94,460,809

     

1.2

   

Travel

   

92,030,814

     

1.2

   

Restaurants

   

90,795,220

     

1.1

   

Furniture & Textiles

   

54,215,140

     

0.7

   

Leisure Products

   

41,430,891

     

0.5

   

Apparel

   

30,365,821

     

0.4

   

Consumer Electronics

   

29,588,201

     

0.4

   

Educational Services

   

24,748,518

     

0.3

   

Other Consumer Services

   

15,025,487

     

0.2

   
     

1,797,221,382

     

22.8

   
> Information  

Business Software

   

270,139,222

     

3.4

   
Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment
   

133,865,659

     

1.7

   

Mobile Communications

   

127,138,632

     

1.6

   
Semiconductors & Related
Equipment
   

119,341,741

     

1.5

   

Financial Processors

   

115,598,998

     

1.5

   

Internet Related

   

115,283,213

     

1.4

   

Entertainment Programming

   

77,791,018

     

1.0

   

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

   

68,084,046

     

0.9

   

Instrumentation

   

65,266,878

     

0.8

   

Advertising

   

55,744,752

     

0.7

   

Computer Services

   

53,301,671

     

0.7

   

Cable TV

   

52,402,255

     

0.7

   

Telephone & Data Services

   

47,090,360

     

0.6

   

Telecommunications Equipment

   

45,546,177

     

0.6

   

TV Broadcasting

   

43,835,330

     

0.5

   
Business Information & Marketing
Services
   

30,613,337

     

0.4

   
     

1,421,043,289

     

18.0

   
   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Finance  

Banks

 

$

254,382,516

     

3.2

   

Insurance

   

219,557,185

     

2.8

   

Brokerage & Money Management

   

156,514,943

     

2.0

   

Finance Companies

   

38,572,230

     

0.5

   

Financial Processors

   

21,639,007

     

0.2

   
     

690,665,881

     

8.7

   
> Other Industries  

Real Estate

   

393,040,028

     

5.0

   

Transportation

   

181,625,633

     

2.3

   

Regulated Utilities

   

35,485,633

     

0.4

   
     

610,151,294

     

7.7

   
> Health Care  

Pharmaceuticals

   

183,360,658

     

2.3

   

Medical Equipment & Devices

   

105,137,062

     

1.3

   

Medical Supplies

   

93,411,326

     

1.2

   

Health Care Services

   

44,210,736

     

0.6

   

Hospital Management

   

22,795,729

     

0.3

   
     

448,915,511

     

5.7

   
> Energy & Minerals  

Oil & Gas Producers

   

140,816,282

     

1.8

   
Oil Refining, Marketing &
Distribution
   

82,866,131

     

1.0

   

Mining

   

61,437,909

     

0.8

   

Oil Services

   

44,305,901

     

0.6

   

Non-Ferrous Metals

   

24,570,606

     

0.3

   

Agricultural Commodities

   

12,336,362

     

0.1

   
     

366,333,191

     

4.6

   

Total Equities:

   

7,509,261,894

     

95.0

   

Short-Term Investments:

   

334,794,388

     

4.2

   

Securities Lending Collateral:

   

186,393,214

     

2.4

   

Total Investments:

   

8,030,449,496

     

101.6

   
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
   

(186,393,214

)

   

(2.4

)

 
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
   

58,285,708

     

0.8

   

Net Assets:

 

$

7,902,341,990

     

100.0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


49



COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Information

 

Audience

   

0

     

722,320

   

Bankrate

   

218,000

     

719,487

   

DemandWare

   

145,000

     

197,360

   

Liquidity Services

   

153,000

     

294,000

   

Lumos Networks

   

0

     

304,372

   

Navigant Consulting

   

0

     

366,739

   

Sanmina

   

0

     

350,804

   

Textura

   

373,934

     

482,473

   

Industrial Goods & Services

 

Donaldson

   

855,000

     

948,000

   

Dorman Products

   

149,293

     

182,079

   

Generac

   

276,000

     

299,171

   

Lumber Liquidators

   

0

     

96,000

   

Oshkosh Corporation

   

0

     

166,548

   

Consumer Goods & Services

 

Arctic Cat

   

0

     

111,261

   

Blue Nile

   

0

     

87,000

   

Casey's General Stores

   

73,931

     

86,242

   

Fiesta Restaurant Group

   

68,000

     

130,773

   

Fossil

   

0

     

33,310

   

Gaiam

   

0

     

193,577

   

Gentex

   

296,000

     

399,477

   

Hertz

   

345,000

     

506,306

   

Knoll

   

357,000

     

383,060

   

Papa John's International

   

79,000

     

138,235

   

Select Comfort

   

297,000

     

377,438

   

The Fresh Market

   

234,000

     

494,833

   

Zulily

   

0

     

252,955

   

Finance

 

Hancock Holding

   

228,000

     

268,466

   

Lakeland Financial

   

392,597

     

421,366

   

LegacyTexas

   

373,487

     

422,366

   

Leucadia National

   

0

     

243,993

   

SEI Investments

   

139,000

     

343,089

   

Health Care

 

Agios Pharmaceuticals

   

26,000

     

46,972

   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions

   

343,600

     

506,139

   

Sarepta Therapeutics

   

338,500

     

429,694

   

Sirona Dental Systems

   

0

     

63,289

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

154,000

     

193,081

   

VWR

   

86,300

     

229,638

   

Wright Medical Group

   

200,300

     

258,854

   

Energy & Minerals

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)

   

39,000

     

49,965

   

Gulfport Energy

   

51,000

     

93,267

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Information

 

Atmel

   

970,000

     

249,822

   

Envestnet

   

82,000

     

0

   

Fleetmatics

   

97,000

     

0

   

inContact

   

394,187

     

315,276

   

Informatica

   

214,000

     

0

   

Mettler-Toledo International

   

141,000

     

117,400

   
RPX    

211,000

     

0

   

Rubicon Technology

   

600,000

     

499,644

   

SBA Communications

   

23,000

     

0

   

Trimble Navigation

   

274,000

     

0

   

Industrial Goods & Services

 

Acuity Brands

   

64,000

     

0

   

Drew Industries

   

539,000

     

389,722

   

Kennametal

   

239,000

     

143,520

   

Consumer Goods & Services

 

Burlington Stores

   

207,500

     

0

   

Caesarstone (Israel)

   

189,814

     

150,828

   

Choice Hotels

   

89,666

     

71,306

   

Michaels Stores

   

203,784

     

0

   

Shutterfly

   

147,845

     

0

   

The Chefs' Warehouse

   

268,276

     

129,908

   

United Natural Foods

   

134,000

     

101,595

   

Finance

 

First Busey

   

1,484,641

     

1,109,542

   

Marlin Business Services

   

418,543

     

334,361

   

MB Financial

   

733,000

     

529,623

   

Patriot National

   

515,590

     

497,176

   

World Acceptance

   

135,125

     

108,257

   

Heath Care

 

Akorn

   

442,117

     

358,549

   

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

   

40,100

     

0

   

Bio-Techne

   

135,200

     

114,086

   

Celldex Therapeutics

   

280,300

     

260,148

   

Seattle Genetics

   

286,800

     

183,203

   

Synageva BioPharma

   

271,469

     

0

   

Other Industries

 

EdR

   

328,933

     

228,671

   

Extra Space Storage

   

611,000

     

587,914

   

Post Properties

   

91,000

     

0

   

Energy & Minerals

 

Rosetta Resources

   

159,000

     

0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


50



COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 93.9%

 

Information 23.4%

     
    > Business Software 7.1%  
 

230,000

   

Ansys (a)

 

$

20,985,200

   
        Simulation Software for
Engineers & Designers
         
 

245,682

   

SPS Commerce

   

16,165,876

   
        Supply Chain Management Software
Delivered via the Web
         
 

197,360

   

DemandWare (a)

   

14,028,349

   
        E-Commerce Website Platform for
Retailers & Apparel Manufacturers
         
 

482,473

   

Textura (b)

   

13,427,223

   
       

Construction Vendor Management Software

         
 

111,053

   

NetSuite

   

10,189,113

   
       

Enterprise Software Delivered via the Web

         
 

196,527

   

Solera Holdings

   

8,757,243

   
        Software for Automotive Insurance
Claims Processing
         
 

816,768

   

Amber Road (a)

   

5,733,711

   
        Global Trade Management Software
Delivered via the Web
         
 

315,276

   

inContact

   

3,111,774

   
        Call Center Systems Delivered via the
Web & Telco Services
         
 

30,092

   

Cvent (a)

   

775,772

   
        Software for Corporate Event Planners &
Marketing Platform for Hotels
         
     

93,174,261

   
    > Instrumentation 5.6%  
 

117,400

   

Mettler-Toledo International

   

40,087,404

   
       

Laboratory Equipment

         
 

383,000

   

IPG Photonics

   

32,622,025

   
       

Fiber Lasers

         
     

72,709,429

   
    > Computer Services 3.5%  
 

554,605

   

ExlService Holdings (a)

   

19,178,241

   
       

Business Process Outsourcing

         
 

231,502

   

Virtusa

   

11,899,203

   
       

Offshore IT Outsourcing

         
 

291,459

   

WNS - ADR

   

7,796,528

   
        Offshore Business Process
Outsourcing Services
         
 

432,000

   

Hackett Group

   

5,801,760

   
       

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

         
 

302,000

   

RCM Technologies

   

1,709,320

   
       

Technology & Engineering Services

         
     

46,385,052

   
    > Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment 1.0%
 
 

113,253

   

Rogers

   

7,490,553

   
        Printed Circuit Materials & High
Performance Foams
         
 

73,282

   

Belden

   

5,952,697

   
       

Specialty Cable

         
     

13,443,250

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 1.0%
 
 

719,487

   

Bankrate (a)

 

$

7,547,418

   
        Internet Advertising for the Insurance,
Credit Card & Banking Markets
         
 

366,739

   

Navigant Consulting

   

5,453,409

   
       

Financial Consulting Firm

         
     

13,000,827

   
    > Mobile Communications 0.9%  
 

401,486

   

Gogo (b)

   

8,603,845

   
       

Provider of Wi-Fi on Airplanes

         
 

722,320

   

Audience (a)(b)

   

3,532,145

   
       

Improving Voice Quality for Mobile Devices

         
     

12,135,990

   
    > Financial Processors 0.8%  
 

77,000

   

Global Payments

   

7,965,650

   
       

Credit Card Processor

         
 

294,000

   

Liquidity Services

   

2,831,220

   
       

E-Auctions for Surplus & Salvage Goods

         
     

10,796,870

   
    > Semiconductors & Related
Equipment 0.8%
 
 

138,235

   

Monolithic Power Systems

   

7,009,897

   
        High Performance Analog & Mixed
Signal Integrated Circuits
         
 

249,822

   

Atmel

   

2,461,996

   
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
         
 

499,644

   

Rubicon Technology (b)

   

1,214,135

   
        Producer of Sapphire for the Lighting,
Electronics & Automotive Industries
         
     

10,686,028

   
    > Telephone & Data Services 0.7%  
 

621,000

   

Boingo Wireless (a)

   

5,129,460

   
       

Wi-Fi & Cellular Communications Networks

         
 

304,372

   

Lumos Networks

   

4,501,662

   
       

Telephone & Fiber Optic Data Services

         
     

9,631,122

   
    > Telecommunications Equipment 0.7%  
 

444,683

   

Infinera

   

9,329,449

   
       

Optical Networking Equipment

         
    > Internet Related 0.7%  
 

249,567

   

RetailMeNot

   

4,449,780

   
       

Digital Coupon Marketplace

         
 

826,078

   

Vonage

   

4,056,043

   
       

Business & Consumer Internet Telephony

         
     

8,505,823

   
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.6%  
 

350,804

   

Sanmina

   

7,072,209

   
       

Electronic Manufacturing Services

         

Information: Total

   

306,870,310

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


51



COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

Industrial Goods & Services 21.5%

     
    > Machinery 18.3%  
 

793,000

   

Ametek

 

$

43,440,540

   
       

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

         
 

515,000

   

Nordson

   

40,113,350

   
        Dispensing Systems for
Adhesives & Coatings
         
 

725,500

   

HEICO

   

36,833,635

   
       

FAA-approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

         
 

948,000

   

Donaldson

   

33,938,400

   
       

Industrial Air Filtration

         
 

238,000

   

Moog

   

16,821,840

   
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
         
 

222,000

   

Toro

   

15,047,160

   
       

Turf Maintenance Equipment

         
 

299,171

   

Generac (a)(b)

   

11,892,047

   
       

Standby Power Generators

         
 

278,135

   

ESCO Technologies

   

10,405,030

   
        Industrial Filtration & Advanced
Measurement Equipment
         
 

79,943

   

Middleby

   

8,972,003

   
       

Manufacturer of Cooking Equipment

         
 

182,079

   

Dorman Products (a)(b)

   

8,677,885

   
       

Aftermarket Auto Parts Distributor

         
 

166,548

   

Oshkosh

   

7,058,304

   
       

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

         
 

143,520

   

Kennametal

   

4,896,903

   
       

Consumable Cutting Tools

         
 

76,612

   

Graham

   

1,569,780

   
        Designer & Builder of Vacuum &
Heat Transfer Equipment for
Process Industries
         
     

239,666,877

   
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 1.7%
 
 

389,722

   

Drew Industries

   

22,611,671

   
       

RV & Manufactured Home Components

         
    > Construction 0.6%  
 

389,722

   

PGT

   

5,654,866

   
       

Wind Resistant Windows & Doors

         
 

96,000

   

Lumber Liquidators (b)

   

1,988,160

   
       

Hardwood Flooring Retailer

         
     

7,643,026

   
    > Industrial Distribution 0.5%  
 

90,000

   

WESCO International

   

6,177,600

   
       

Industrial Distributor

         
    > Electrical Components 0.4%  
 

235,103

   

Thermon

   

5,658,929

   
       

Global Engineered Thermal Solutions

         

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

   

281,758,103

   

Consumer Goods & Services 14.8%

     
    > Travel 3.3%  
 

425,950

   

Avis Budget Group (a)

   

18,775,876

   
       

Car Rental Company

         
 

506,306

   

Hertz

   

9,174,265

   
       

U.S. Rental Car Operator

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

246,491

   

HomeAway

 

$

7,670,800

   
       

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

         
 

71,306

   

Choice Hotels

   

3,868,350

   
       

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

         
 

28,314

   

Vail Resorts

   

3,091,889

   
       

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

         
     

42,581,180

   
    > Retail 2.6%  
 

494,833

   

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

   

15,903,933

   
       

Specialty Food Retailer

         
 

86,242

   

Casey's General Stores

   

8,256,809

   
       

Owner/Operator of Convenience Stores

         
 

252,955

   

Zulily (b)

   

3,298,533

   
        E-Commerce Retailer Offering
Flash Sale Events
         
 

87,000

   

Blue Nile (a)

   

2,643,930

   
       

Online Jewelry Retailer

         
 

33,310

   

Fossil (a)

   

2,310,382

   
       

Watch Designer & Retailer

         
 

193,577

   

Gaiam (a)

   

1,265,993

   
        Promoter of Healthy Living through
Catalogs, E-Commerce & Gaiam TV
         
     

33,679,580

   
    > Other Durable Goods 2.4%  
 

187,000

   

Cavco Industries (a)

   

14,107,280

   
       

Manufactured Homes

         
 

377,438

   

Select Comfort

   

11,349,561

   
       

Specialty Mattresses

         
 

399,477

   

Gentex

   

6,559,412

   
       

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

         
     

32,016,253

   
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 2.0%  
 

249,822

   

Pool

   

17,532,508

   
        Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment Distributor
         
 

101,595

   

United Natural Foods

   

6,469,569

   
        Distributor of Natural/Organic
Foods to Grocery Stores
         
 

129,908

   

The Chefs' Warehouse (a)(b)

   

2,759,246

   
        Distributor of Specialty Foods to
Fine Dining Restaurants
         
     

26,761,323

   
    > Furniture & Textiles 1.5%  
 

150,828

   

Caesarstone (Israel)

   

10,337,751

   
       

Quartz Countertops

         
 

383,060

   

Knoll

   

9,587,992

   
       

Office Furniture

         
     

19,925,743

   
    > Restaurants 1.3%  
 

138,235

   

Papa John's International

   

10,451,948

   
       

Franchisor of Pizza Restaurants

         
 

130,773

   

Fiesta Restaurant Group (a)

   

6,538,650

   
        Owner/Operator of Two Restaurant
Chains: Pollo Tropical & Taco Cabana
         
     

16,990,598

   
    > Other Consumer Services 0.9%  
 

298,954

   

Blackhawk Network (a)

   

12,316,905

   
        Third-party Distributor of Prepaid
Content, Mostly Gift Cards
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Leisure Products 0.8%  
 

363,764

   

Performance Sports Group

 

$

6,547,752

   
       

Sporting Goods Manufacturer

         
 

111,261

   

Arctic Cat

   

3,694,978

   
       

Manufacturer of ATVs & Snowmobiles

         
     

10,242,730

   

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

   

194,514,312

   

Finance 13.9%

     
    > Banks 8.0%  
 

131,573

    SVB Financial Group    

18,943,881

   
       

Bank to Venture Capitalists

         
 

421,366

   

Lakeland Financial

   

18,274,643

   
       

Indiana Bank

         
 

529,623

   

MB Financial

   

18,240,216

   
       

Chicago Bank

         
 

881,038

   

Associated Banc-Corp

   

17,858,640

   
       

Midwest Bank

         
 

268,466

   

Hancock Holding

   

8,566,750

   
       

Gulf Coast Bank

         
 

1,109,542

   

First Busey

   

7,289,691

   
       

Illinois Bank

         
 

695,000

   

TrustCo Bank

   

4,885,850

   
       

New York State Bank

         
 

162,981

   

Sandy Spring Bancorp

   

4,560,208

   
       

Baltimore & Washington, D.C. Bank

         
 

311,445

   

First Commonwealth

   

2,986,758

   
       

Western Pennsylvania Bank

         
 

168,031

   

Guaranty Bancorp

   

2,774,192

   
       

Colorado Bank

         
     

104,380,829

   
    > Finance Companies 2.2%  
 

490,177

   

CAI International (a)

   

10,092,744

   
       

International Container Leasing

         
 

108,257

   

World Acceptance (b)

   

6,658,888

   
       

Personal Loans

         
 

214,681

   

McGrath Rentcorp

   

6,532,743

   
       

Mini-rental Conglomerate

         
 

334,361

   

Marlin Business Services

   

5,644,014

   
       

Small Equipment Leasing

         
     

28,928,389

   
    > Brokerage & Money
Management 1.3%
 
 

343,089

   

SEI Investments

   

16,821,654

   
        Mutual Fund Administration &
Investment Management
         
    > Insurance 1.0%  
 

497,176

   

Patriot National

   

7,954,816

   
        Underwriting, Claims
Administration & Case
Management Outsourcing for
Workers Comp Insurers
         
 

134,904

    Allied World Assurance
Company Holdings
   

5,830,551

   
       

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

         
     

13,785,367

   
    > Savings & Loans 1.0%  
 

422,366

   

LegacyTexas

   

12,755,453

   
       

Texas Thrift

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Diversified Financial Companies 0.4%  
 

243,993

   

Leucadia National

 

$

5,924,150

   
       

Holding Company

         

Finance: Total

   

182,595,842

   

Health Care 12.5%

     
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.4%  
 

193,081

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

19,769,564

   
       

Biotech Focused on "Ultra-Orphan" Drugs

         
 

429,694

   

Sarepta Therapeutics (b)

   

13,075,588

   
       

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

         
 

183,203

   

Seattle Genetics (b)

   

8,867,025

   
       

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

         
 

260,148

   

Celldex Therapeutics (a)

   

6,560,933

   
       

Biotech Developing Drugs for Cancer

         
 

46,972

   

Agios Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)

   

5,220,468

   
        Biotech Focused on Cancer &
Orphan Diseases
         
 

16,655

   

Intercept Pharmaceuticals

   

4,020,184

   
        Biotech Developing Drugs for
Several Diseases
         
     

57,513,762

   
    > Medical Supplies 3.4%  
 

449,680

   

Cepheid (a)

   

27,497,932

   
       

Molecular Diagnostics

         
 

114,086

   

Bio-Techne

   

11,234,048

   
        Maker of Consumables & Systems
for the Life Science Market
         
 

229,638

   

VWR

   

6,138,224

   
       

Distributor of Lab Supplies

         
     

44,870,204

   
    > Health Care Services 2.2%  
 

183,886

   

Medidata Solutions

   

9,988,687

   
       

Cloud-based Software for Drug Studies

         
 

506,139

    Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions (a)
   

6,923,982

   
       

Health Care IT

         
 

144,897

   

HealthSouth

   

6,673,956

   
        Inpatient Rehabilitation
Facilities & Home Health Care
         
 

116,584

    Envision Healthcare
Holdings (a)
   

4,602,736

   
        Provider of Health Care
Outsourcing Services
         
     

28,189,361

   
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 1.3%  
 

258,854

   

Wright Medical Group

   

6,797,506

   
       

Foot & Ankle Replacement

         
 

63,289

   

Sirona Dental Systems

   

6,355,482

   
       

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

         
 

77,961

   

Abaxis

   

4,013,432

   
        Instruments & Tests for Vet &
Medical Markets
         
     

17,166,420

   
    > Pharmaceuticals 1.2%  
 

358,549

   

Akorn (a)

   

15,654,249

   
        Developer, Manufacturer &
Distributor of Specialty
Generic Drugs
         

Health Care: Total

   

163,393,996

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN USA®

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

Other Industries 5.3%

     
    > Real Estate 3.5%  
 

587,914

   

Extra Space Storage

 

$

38,343,751

   
       

Self Storage Facilities

         
 

228,671

   

EdR

   

7,171,123

   
       

Student Housing

         
     

45,514,874

   
    > Transportation 1.8%  
 

468,091

   

Rush Enterprises, Class A

   

12,268,665

   
  105,000    

Rush Enterprises, Class B

   

2,520,000

   
 

   

Truck Sales & Service

         
 

416,370

   

Heartland Express

   

8,423,165

   
       

Regional Trucker

         
     

23,211,830

   

Other Industries: Total

   

68,726,704

   

Energy & Minerals 2.5%

     
    > Oil & Gas Producers 1.6%  
 

138,235

   

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

   

6,806,691

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

97,943

   

PDC Energy

   

5,253,663

   
        Oil & Gas Producer in the
United States
         
 

66,620

   

Clayton Williams (b)

   

4,380,265

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

101,595

   

SM Energy

   

4,685,561

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
     

21,126,180

   
    > Oil Services 0.5%  
 

93,267

   

Gulfport Energy

   

3,753,997

   
        Oil & Gas Producer Focused on
Utica Shale in Ohio
         
 

133,239

   

Hornbeck Offshore

   

2,735,396

   
        Supply Vessel Operator in
Gulf of Mexico
         
     

6,489,393

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Mining 0.4%  
 

49,965

   

Core Labs (Netherlands) (b)

 

$

5,698,009

   
       

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

         

Energy & Minerals: Total

   

33,313,582

   
Total Equities: 93.9%
(Cost: $697,779,609)
   

1,231,172,849

(c)

 

Short-Term Investments 6.3%

     
 

82,842,913

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, Agency
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

82,842,913

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 6.3%
(Cost: $82,842,913)
   

82,842,913

   

Securities Lending Collateral 4.1%

     
 

53,302,525

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (d)
   

53,302,525

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 4.1%
(Cost: $53,302,525)
   

53,302,525

   
Total Investments: 104.3%
(Cost: $833,925,047)(e)
   

1,367,318,287

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (4.1)%
   

(53,302,525

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: (0.2)%
   

(2,439,622

)

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,311,576,140

   

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $53,095,035.

(c)  On June 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 1.22% of total net assets. The Fund's foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

Country

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Israel

 

$

10,337,751

     

0.79

   

Netherlands

   

5,698,009

     

0.43

   

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

16,035,760

     

1.22

   

(d)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $833,925,047 and net unrealized appreciation was $533,393,240 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $562,908,526 and gross unrealized depreciation of $29,515,286.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Information

 

$

306,870,310

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

306,870,310

   

Industrial Goods & Services

   

281,758,103

     

-

     

-

     

281,758,103

   

Consumer Goods & Services

   

194,514,312

     

-

     

-

     

194,514,312

   

Finance

   

182,595,842

     

-

     

-

     

182,595,842

   

Health Care

   

163,393,996

     

-

     

-

     

163,393,996

   

Other Industries

   

68,726,704

     

-

     

-

     

68,726,704

   

Energy & Minerals

   

33,313,582

     

-

     

-

     

33,313,582

   

Total Equities

   

1,231,172,849

     

-

     

-

     

1,231,172,849

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

82,842,913

     

-

     

-

     

82,842,913

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

53,302,525

     

-

     

-

     

53,302,525

   

Total Investments

 

$

1,367,318,287

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

1,367,318,287

   

  There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


55




COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Asia

 
> Hong Kong  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

   

0

     

121,517

   
> Taiwan  

Largan Precision

   

0

     

22,000

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

WH Smith

   

126,000

     

232,000

   
> Germany  

MTU Aero Engines

   

56,000

     

62,300

   
> France  

Vivendi

   

0

     

111,000

   
> Denmark  

Novozymes

   

65,500

     

71,500

   

Other Countries

 
> Canada  

Vermilion Energy

   

56,000

     

85,000

   
> South Africa  

Naspers

   

33,000

     

61,000

   
> United States  

Anadarko Petroleum

   

0

     

27,000

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Asia

 
> Japan  

Japan Tobacco

   

190,000

     

160,000

   

KDDI

   

399,000

     

359,000

   

NGK Spark Plug

   

206,300

     

190,600

   

Park24

   

181,000

     

128,000

   

Recruit Holdings

   

297,400

     

262,000

   

Secom

   

132,000

     

120,000

   

Seven Bank

   

777,000

     

0

   
> Korea  

CJ Corp

   

37,194

     

26,294

   
> Singapore  

Ascendas REIT

   

2,650,000

     

0

   

CapitaLand Mall Trust

   

6,491,000

     

5,824,000

   

Singapore Exchange

   

2,036,000

     

1,564,000

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Babcock International

   

330,000

     

162,000

   

Whitbread

   

47,689

     

32,000

   
> Germany  

Telefonica Deutschland

   

1,305,500

     

976,500

   
> Spain  

Viscofan

   

44,000

     

39,000

   
> Norway  

Orkla

   

511,000

     

453,000

   

Other Countries

 
> Canada  

CCL Industries

   

67,000

     

51,000

   
> Australia  

Amcor

   

350,000

     

320,000

   

Challenger Financial

   

2,062,000

     

670,000

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


56



COLUMBIA ACORN INTERNATIONAL SELECTSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 97.0%

 

Asia 42.6%

     
    > Japan 23.0%  
 

359,000

   

KDDI

 

$

8,663,371

   
        Mobile & Fixed Line Communication
Service Provider in Japan
         
 

262,000

   

Recruit Holdings

   

7,989,497

   
       

Recruitment & Media Services

         
 

120,000

   

Secom

   

7,795,868

   
       

Security Services

         
 

160,000

   

Japan Tobacco

   

5,687,885

   
       

Cigarettes

         
 

190,600

   

NGK Spark Plug

   

5,278,511

   
       

Automobile Parts

         
 

2,400

   

Orix JREIT

   

3,456,764

   
       

Diversified REIT

         
 

1,530

   

Nippon Prologis REIT

   

2,815,417

   
       

Logistics REIT in Japan

         
 

1,300

   

Japan Retail Fund

   

2,599,596

   
       

Retail REIT in Japan

         
 

133,000

   

Aeon Mall

   

2,490,528

   
        Suburban Shopping Mall Developer,
Owner & Operator
         
 

30,700

   

Rinnai

   

2,417,475

   
        Gas Appliances for Home &
Commercial Use
         
 

128,000

   

Park24

   

2,191,293

   
       

Parking Lot Operator

         
     

51,386,205

   
    > Korea 8.4%  
 

26,294

   

CJ Corp

   

6,966,175

   
        Holding Company of Korean
Consumer Conglomerate
         
 

23,200

   

Samsung Fire and Marine

   

6,113,229

   
       

Non-life Insurance

         
 

66,800

   

KT&G

   

5,683,195

   
       

Tobacco & Ginseng Products

         
     

18,762,599

   
    > Singapore 8.2%  
 

5,824,000

   

CapitaLand Mall Trust

   

9,289,774

   
        Singapore Commercial Property
Real Estate Investment Trust
         
 

1,564,000

   

Singapore Exchange

   

9,085,509

   
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives
Market Operator
         
     

18,375,283

   
    > Hong Kong 1.9%  
 

121,517

    Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing
   

4,281,599

   
        Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives
Market Operator
         
    > Taiwan 1.1%  
 

22,000

   

Largan Precision

   

2,511,318

   
        Mobile Device Camera
Lenses & Modules
         

Asia: Total

   

95,317,004

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

Europe 32.0%

     
    > United Kingdom 7.9%  
 

232,000

   

WH Smith

 

$

5,570,018

   
        Newsprint, Books & General
Stationery Retailer
         
 

162,000

   

Babcock International

   

2,749,059

   
       

Public Sector Outsourcer

         
 

32,000

   

Whitbread

   

2,486,849

   
       

UK Hotelier & Coffee Shop

         
 

147,000

   

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

   

2,411,366

   
       

International Business Insurance Broker

         
 

100,000

   

Aggreko

   

2,261,028

   
        Temporary Power & Temperature
Control Services
         
 

130,000

   

Smith & Nephew

   

2,193,779

   
       

Medical Equipment & Supplies

         
     

17,672,099

   
    > Germany 7.0%  
 

62,300

   

MTU Aero Engines

   

5,859,929

   
        Airplane Engine Components &
Services
         
 

976,500

   

Telefonica Deutschland

   

5,628,324

   
        Mobile & Fixed-line Communications
in Germany
         
 

107,400

   

Wirecard (a)

   

4,112,892

   
        Online Payment Processing &
Risk Management
         
     

15,601,145

   
    > Switzerland 3.8%  
 

21,040

   

Partners Group

   

6,289,834

   
       

Private Markets Asset Management

         
 

6,600

   

Geberit

   

2,200,353

   
       

Plumbing Systems

         
     

8,490,187

   
    > France 3.4%  
 

146,000

   

Eutelsat

   

4,712,135

   
       

Fixed Satellite Services

         
 

111,000

   

Vivendi (a)

   

2,799,805

   
       

Global Media Conglomerate

         
     

7,511,940

   
    > Spain 3.3%  
 

655,000

    Distribuidora Internacional
de Alimentación
   

5,002,051

   
        Discount Retailer in Spain &
Latin America
         
 

39,000

   

Viscofan

   

2,358,743

   
       

Sausage Casings Maker

         
     

7,360,794

   
    > Sweden 2.5%  
 

120,000

   

Swedish Match

   

3,413,331

   
       

Swedish Snus

         
 

62,900

   

Hexagon

   

2,279,313

   
        Design, Measurement & Visualization
Software & Equipment
         
     

5,692,644

   
    > Norway 1.6%  
 

453,000

   

Orkla

   

3,564,859

   
        Food & Brands, Aluminum,
Chemicals Conglomerate
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Denmark 1.5%  
 

71,500

   

Novozymes

 

$

3,398,758

   
       

Industrial Enzymes

         
    > Netherlands 1.0%  
 

44,000

   

Vopak

   

2,220,401

   
        Operator of Petroleum & Chemical
Storage Terminals
         

Europe: Total

   

71,512,827

   

Other Countries 17.6%

     
    > Canada 6.3%  
 

51,000

   

CCL Industries

   

6,255,565

   
       

Global Label Converter

         
 

258,000

   

Goldcorp

   

4,179,600

   
       

Gold Mining

         
 

85,000

   

Vermilion Energy (a)

   

3,671,537

   
        Canadian Exploration &
Production Company
         
     

14,106,702

   
    > South Africa 6.3%  
 

61,000

   

Naspers

   

9,501,479

   
        Media in Africa, China, Russia &
other Emerging Markets
         
 

663,000

   

Coronation Fund Managers

   

4,491,027

   
       

South African Fund Manager

         
     

13,992,506

   
    > Australia 4.1%  
 

670,000

   

Challenger Financial

   

3,473,008

   
       

Annuity Provider in Australia

         
 

320,000

   

Amcor

   

3,381,601

   
        Global Leader in Flexible &
Rigid Packaging
         
 

514,000

   

IAG

   

2,209,879

   
       

General Insurance Provider

         
     

9,064,488

   
    > United States 0.9%  
 

27,000

   

Anadarko Petroleum

   

2,107,620

   
       

Worldwide Production of Oil & Gas

         

Other Countries: Total

   

39,271,316

   

Latin America 4.8%

     
    > Guatemala 3.2%  
 

588,000

   

Tahoe Resources

   

7,127,558

   
        Silver & Gold Projects in
Guatemala & Peru
         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Uruguay 0.8%  
 

191,666

   

Union Agriculture Group (b)(c)(d)

 

$

1,809,327

   
       

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

         
    > Brazil 0.8%  
 

12,057,582

   

Beadell Resources

   

1,735,415

   
       

Gold Mining in Brazil

         

Latin America: Total

   

10,672,300

   
Total Equities: 97.0%
(Cost: $194,334,492)
   

216,773,447

(e)

 

Short-Term Investments 3.1%

     
 

7,097,178

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, IM
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

7,097,178

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 3.1%
(Cost: $7,097,178)
   

7,097,178

   

Securities Lending Collateral 3.8%

     
 

8,381,123

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (f)
   

8,381,123

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 3.8%
(Cost: $8,381,123)
   

8,381,123

   
Total Investments: 103.9%
(Cost: $209,812,793)(g)
   

232,251,748

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (3.8)%
   

(8,381,123

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: (0.1)%
   

(439,042

)

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

223,431,583

   

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $7,925,539.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. This security is valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2015, the market value of this security amounted to $1,809,327, which represented 0.81% of total net assets. Additional information on this security is as follows:

Security

  Acquisition
Dates
 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

   

191,666

   

$

2,200,000

   

$

1,809,327

   

(d)  Illiquid security.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(e)  On June 30, 2015, the Fund's total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Japanese Yen

 

$

51,386,205

     

23.0

   

Euro

   

32,694,280

     

14.6

   

South Korean Won

   

18,762,599

     

8.4

   

Singapore Dollar

   

18,375,283

     

8.2

   

British Pound

   

17,672,099

     

7.9

   

Canadian Dollar

   

17,054,660

     

7.6

   

South African Rand

   

13,992,506

     

6.3

   
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
   

46,835,815

     

21.0

   

Total Equities

 

$

216,773,447

     

97.0

   

(f)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $209,812,793 and net unrealized appreciation was $22,438,955 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $39,310,920 and gross unrealized depreciation of $16,871,965.

  At June 30, 2015, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Buy
  Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts to Sell
  Principal Amount
in Foreign Currency
  Principal Amount
in U.S. Dollar
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     

ZAR

       

112,653,000

   

$

9,000,000

   

7/15/15

 

$

(237,682

)

 

  The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is Morgan Stanley.

USD - U.S. Dollar

ZAR - South African Rand

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

those securities and changes in fair value. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Asia

 

$

   

$

95,317,004

   

$

   

$

95,317,004

   

Europe

   

     

71,512,827

     

     

71,512,827

   

Other Countries

   

16,214,322

     

23,056,994

     

     

39,271,316

   

Latin America

   

7,127,558

     

1,735,415

     

1,809,327

     

10,672,300

   

Total Equities

   

23,341,880

     

191,622,240

     

1,809,327

     

216,773,447

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

7,097,178

     

     

     

7,097,178

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

8,381,123

     

     

     

8,381,123

   

Total Investments

 

$

38,820,181

   

$

191,622,240

   

$

1,809,327

   

$

232,251,748

   

Derivatives

 

Liabilities

                 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

   

     

(237,682

)

   

     

(237,682

)

 

Total

 

$

38,820,181

   

$

191,384,558

   

$

1,809,327

   

$

232,014,066

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

  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.

  Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company's capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At June 30, 2015, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Information  

Financial Processors

 

$

17,480,000

     

7.8

   

Internet Related

   

9,501,479

     

4.3

   

Mobile Communications

   

8,663,371

     

3.9

   

Advertising

   

7,989,497

     

3.6

   

Telephone & Data Services

   

5,628,324

     

2.5

   

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

   

4,712,135

     

2.1

   

Telecommunications Equipment

   

2,511,318

     

1.1

   

Business Software

   

2,279,313

     

1.0

   
     

58,765,437

     

26.3

   
> Consumer Goods & Services  

Nondurables

   

17,626,644

     

7.9

   

Retail

   

10,572,069

     

4.7

   

Other Durable Goods

   

7,695,987

     

3.4

   

Food & Beverage

   

5,772,074

     

2.6

   

Other Consumer Services

   

2,799,805

     

1.3

   

Restaurants

   

2,486,849

     

1.1

   
     

46,953,428

     

21.0

   
> Industrial Goods & Services  

Other Industrial Services

   

18,108,119

     

8.1

   

Conglomerates

   

10,531,034

     

4.7

   
Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals
   

6,780,359

     

3.1

   

Outsourcing Services

   

2,749,059

     

1.2

   

Construction

   

2,200,353

     

1.0

   
     

40,368,924

     

18.1

   
> Finance  

Insurance

   

14,207,481

     

6.4

   

Brokerage & Money Management

   

10,780,861

     

4.8

   
     

24,988,342

     

11.2

   
> Energy & Minerals  

Mining

   

13,042,573

     

5.8

   

Oil & Gas Producers

   

5,779,157

     

2.6

   
Oil Refining, Marketing &
Distribution
   

2,220,402

     

1.0

   

Agricultural Commodities

   

1,809,327

     

0.8

   
     

22,851,459

     

10.2

   
> Other Industries  

Real Estate

   

20,652,078

     

9.2

   
     

20,652,078

     

9.2

   
   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Health Care  

Medical Equipment & Devices

 

$

2,193,779

     

1.0

   
     

2,193,779

     

1.0

   

Total Equities:

   

216,773,447

     

97.0

   

Short-Term Investments:

   

7,097,178

     

3.1

   

Securities Lending Collateral:

   

8,381,123

     

3.8

   

Total Investments:

   

232,251,748

     

103.9

   
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
   

(8,381,123

)

   

(3.8

)

 
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
   

(439,042

)

   

(0.1

)

 

Net Assets:

 

$

223,431,583

     

100.0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

Donaldson

   

764,000

     

850,000

   

Expeditors International of Washington

   

0

     

269,000

   

Generac

   

0

     

268,000

   

Robert Half International

   

0

     

200,000

   

Information

 

Bankrate

   

595,000

     

871,000

   

Crown Castle International

   

0

     

162,000

   

Ultimate Software

   

0

     

78,000

   

Consumer Goods & Services

 

Fossil

   

120,000

     

174,000

   

Gentex

   

0

     

1,035,000

   

GLG Life Tech (Canada)

   

1,315,000

     

2,539,770

   

The Fresh Market

   

444,578

     

669,000

   

Vail Resorts

   

157,080

     

175,000

   

Health Care

 

VWR

   

325,000

     

376,300

   

Energy & Minerals

 

Core Labs (Netherlands)

   

47,000

     

60,000

   

Gulfport Energy

   

109,000

     

134,000

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

Ametek

   

754,000

     

703,000

   

Kennametal

   

260,000

     

0

   

LKQ

   

1,050,000

     

996,000

   

Nordson

   

264,000

     

230,000

   

Pall

   

163,000

     

0

   

Quanta Services

   

500,000

     

374,000

   

Information

 

Amphenol

   

495,000

     

287,000

   

F5 Networks

   

181,000

     

125,000

   

Informatica

   

147,000

     

0

   

Mettler-Toledo International

   

59,500

     

44,800

   

SBA Communications

   

60,000

     

0

   

Solera Holdings

   

390,000

     

350,000

   

Trimble Navigation

   

525,000

     

459,000

   

WNS - ADR

   

875,000

     

455,000

   

Finance

 

CNO Financial Group

   

960,000

     

787,000

   

Heath Care

 

Henry Schein

   

41,000

     

31,000

   

Seattle Genetics

   

148,000

     

0

   

Synageva BioPharma

   

121,769

     

0

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

   

91,000

     

80,000

   

Energy & Minerals

 

Cimarex Energy

   

45,000

     

0

   

Other Industries

 

EdR

   

275,000

     

256,000

   

Extra Space Storage

   

166,000

     

122,000

   

Post Properties

   

197,000

     

176,000

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 97.4%

 

Industrial Goods & Services 29.6%

     
    > Machinery 16.1%  
 

703,000

   

Ametek

 

$

38,510,340

   
       

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

         
 

850,000

   

Donaldson

   

30,430,000

   
       

Industrial Air Filtration

         
 

230,000

   

Nordson

   

17,914,700

   
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives &
Coatings
         
 

268,000

   

Generac (a)(b)

   

10,653,000

   
       

Standby Power Generators

         
     

97,508,040

   
    > Other Industrial Services 8.8%  
 

996,000

   

LKQ (a)

   

30,124,020

   
       

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

         
 

269,000

    Expeditors International of
Washington
   

12,402,245

   
       

International Freight Forwarder

         
 

200,000

   

Robert Half International

   

11,100,000

   
        Temporary & Permanent Staffing in
Finance, Accounting & other Professions
         
     

53,626,265

   
    > Industrial Distribution 2.9%  
 

165,000

   

Airgas

   

17,453,700

   
       

Industrial Gas Distributor

         
    > Outsourcing Services 1.8%  
 

374,000

   

Quanta Services (a)

   

10,778,680

   
        Electrical Transmission & Pipeline
Contracting Services
         

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

   

179,366,685

   

Information 24.2%

     
    > Business Software 6.9%  
 

350,000

   

Solera Holdings

   

15,596,000

   
        Software for Automotive Insurance
Claims Processing
         
 

149,000

   

Ansys (a)

   

13,594,760

   
        Simulation Software for Engineers &
Designers
         
 

78,000

   

Ultimate Software (a)

   

12,818,520

   
       

Human Capital Management Systems

         
     

42,009,280

   
    > Instrumentation 4.3%  
 

44,800

   

Mettler-Toledo International (a)

   

15,297,408

   
       

Laboratory Equipment

         
 

459,000

   

Trimble Navigation (a)

   

10,768,140

   
       

GPS-based Instruments

         
     

26,065,548

   
    > Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment 2.8%
 
 

287,000

   

Amphenol

   

16,637,390

   
       

Electronic Connectors

         
    > Telecommunications Equipment 2.5%  
 

125,000

   

F5 Networks (a)

   

15,043,750

   
       

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Mobile Communications 2.2%  
 

162,000

   

Crown Castle International

 

$

13,008,600

   
       

Communications Towers

         
    > Computer Services 2.0%  
 

455,000

   

WNS - ADR (a)

   

12,171,250

   
        Offshore Business Process
Outsourcing Services
         
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 1.5%
 
 

871,000

   

Bankrate (a)

   

9,136,790

   
        Internet Advertising for the
Insurance, Credit Card &
Banking Markets
         
    > Internet Related 1.3%  
 

1,635,000

   

Vonage (a)

   

8,027,850

   
        Business & Consumer Internet
Telephony
         
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 0.7%
 
 

423,000

   

Atmel

   

4,168,665

   
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
         

Information: Total

   

146,269,123

   

Consumer Goods & Services 14.9%

     
    > Retail 5.6%  
 

669,000

   

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

   

21,501,660

   
       

Specialty Food Retailer

         
 

174,000

   

Fossil (a)

   

12,068,640

   
       

Watch Designer & Retailer

         
     

33,570,300

   
    > Travel 3.2%  
 

175,000

   

Vail Resorts

   

19,110,000

   
       

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

         
    > Other Durable Goods 2.8%  
 

1,035,000

   

Gentex

   

16,994,700

   
       

Manufacturer of Auto Parts

         
    > Other Consumer Services 1.8%  
 

268,000

   

Blackhawk Network (a)

   

11,041,600

   
        Third-party Distributor of Prepaid
Content, Mostly Gift Cards
         
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 1.4%  
 

134,000

   

United Natural Foods (a)

   

8,533,120

   
        Distributor of Natural/Organic
Foods to Grocery Stores
         
    > Food & Beverage 0.1%  
 

2,539,770

   

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)(b)(c)

   

650,702

   
        Producer of an All-natural Sweetener
Extracted from the Stevia Plant
         

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

   

89,900,422

   

Finance 12.3%

     
    > Brokerage & Money
Management 6.8%
 
 

562,000

   

SEI Investments

   

27,554,860

   
        Mutual Fund Administration &
Investment Management
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Brokerage & Money
Management—continued
 
 

348,000

   

Eaton Vance

 

$

13,617,240

   
       

Specialty Mutual Funds

         
     

41,172,100

   
    > Banks 3.1%  
 

915,000

   

Associated Banc-Corp

   

18,547,050

   
       

Midwest Bank

         
    > Insurance 2.4%  
 

787,000

   

CNO Financial Group

   

14,441,450

   
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical
Supplement Insurance
         

Finance: Total

   

74,160,600

   

Health Care 6.2%

     
    > Medical Supplies 4.8%  
 

243,000

   

Cepheid (a)

   

14,859,450

   
       

Molecular Diagnostics

         
 

376,300

   

VWR (a)

   

10,058,499

   
       

Distributor of Lab Supplies

         
 

31,000

   

Henry Schein (a)

   

4,405,720

   
        Distributor of Dental, Vet &
Medical Products
         
     

29,323,669

   
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 1.4%  
 

80,000

   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (a)

   

8,191,200

   
        Biotech Focused on "Ultra-Orphan"
Drugs
         

Health Care: Total

   

37,514,869

   

Energy & Minerals 6.0%

     
    > Agricultural Commodities 2.7%  
 

1,742,424

    Union Agriculture Group
(Uruguay) (a)(d)(e)
   

16,448,482

   
       

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

         
    > Oil & Gas Producers 1.2%  
 

118,000

   

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

   

5,810,320

   
       

Oil & Gas Producer

         
 

22,500,000

    Canadian Overseas
Petroleum (Canada) (a)(c)(d)
   

1,369,095

   
        Oil & Gas Exploration Offshore
West Africa
         
 

4,250,000

   

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)

   

187,150

   
       

Exploring for Oil in Albania

         
     

7,366,565

   
    > Mining 1.2%  
 

60,000

   

Core Labs (Netherlands) (b)

   

6,842,400

   
       

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Oil Services 0.9%  
 

134,000

   

Gulfport Energy (a)

 

$

5,393,500

   
        Oil & Gas Producer Focused on
Utica Shale in Ohio
         

Energy & Minerals: Total

   

36,050,947

   

Other Industries 4.2%

     
    > Real Estate 4.2%  
 

176,000

   

Post Properties

   

9,569,120

   
       

Multifamily Properties

         
 

256,000

   

EdR

   

8,028,160

   
       

Student Housing

         
 

122,000

   

Extra Space Storage

   

7,956,840

   
       

Self Storage Facilities

         
     

25,554,120

   

Other Industries: Total

   

25,554,120

   
Total Equities: 97.4%
(Cost: $452,506,157)
   

588,816,766

(f)

 

Short-Term Investments 1.4%

     
 

8,467,201

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, Agency
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

8,467,201

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 1.4%
(Cost: $8,467,201)
   

8,467,201

   

Securities Lending Collateral 2.3%

     
 

14,060,046

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (g)
   

14,060,046

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 2.3%
(Cost: $14,060,046)
   

14,060,046

   
Total Investments: 101.1%
(Cost: $475,033,404)(h)
   

611,344,013

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (2.3)%
   

(14,060,046

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: 1.2%
   

7,464,877

   

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

604,748,844

   

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $13,779,499.


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(c)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended June 30, 2015, are as follows:

Security

  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
6/30/15
 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

   

22,500,000

     

-

     

-

     

22,500,000

   

$

1,369,095

   

$

-

   

GLG Life Tech

   

1,500,000

     

1,224,770

     

185,000

     

2,539,770

     

650,702

       

Petrodorado Energy (1)

   

3,370,000

     

-

     

3,370,000

     

-

     

-

     

-

   

Total of Affiliated Transactions

   

27,370,000

     

1,224,770

     

3,555,000

     

25,039,770

   

$

2,019,797

   

$

-

   

(1) At June 30, 2015, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of these companies at June 30, 2015, was $17,688,954 and $2,019,797, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 0.33% of the Fund's total net assets at June 30, 2015.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At June 30, 2015, the market value of these securities amounted to $17,817,577, which represented 2.95% of total net assets. Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security

  Acquisition
Dates
 

Shares/Units

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10-6/27/12

   

1,742,424

   

$

20,000,000

   

$

16,448,482

   

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

   

22,500,000

     

9,596,330

     

1,369,095

   
           

$

29,596,330

   

$

17,817,577

   

(e)  Illiquid security.

(f)  On June 30, 2015, the market value of foreign securities represented 4.22% of total net assets. The Fund's foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

Country

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Uruguay

 

$

16,448,483

     

2.72

   

Netherlands

   

6,842,400

     

1.13

   

Canada

   

2,206,947

     

0.37

   

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

25,497,830

     

4.22

   

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $475,033,404 and net unrealized appreciation was $136,310,609 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $168,433,250 and gross unrealized depreciation of $32,122,641.

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

$

179,366,685

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

179,366,685

   

Information

   

146,269,123

     

-

     

-

     

146,269,123

   

Consumer Goods & Services

   

89,900,422

     

-

     

-

     

89,900,422

   

Finance

   

74,160,600

     

-

     

-

     

74,160,600

   

Health Care

   

37,514,869

     

-

     

-

     

37,514,869

   

Energy & Minerals

   

18,233,370

     

1,369,095

     

16,448,482

     

36,050,947

   

Other Industries

   

25,554,120

     

-

     

-

     

25,554,120

   

Total Equities

   

570,999,189

     

1,369,095

     

16,448,482

     

588,816,766

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

8,467,201

     

-

     

-

     

8,467,201

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

14,060,046

     

-

     

-

     

14,060,046

   

Total Investments

 

$

593,526,436

   

$

1,369,095

   

$

16,448,482

   

$

611,344,013

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the investment manager's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

  There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending June 30, 2015, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments in Securities

  Balance as
of December 31,
2014
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance as
of June 30,
2015
 

Equities

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

15,908,331

   

$

-

   

$

540,151

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

16,448,482

   

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at June 30, 2015, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $540,151.

  Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

  Fair Value at
June 30, 2015
 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unabservable Input(s)

  Range (Weighted
Average)
 
Equities
Energy & Minerals
 

$

16,448,482

    Market comparable
companies
  Discount for lack
of marketability
   

7

%—23%

 

  Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company's capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities and market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Affiliated Bond Funds 75.1%  
 

35,516,291

    Columbia Short Term Bond
Fund, Class I Shares (a)
 

$

353,387,100

   
 

17,854,552

    Columbia Income Opportunities
Fund, Class I Shares (a)
   

177,474,246

   
 

32,127,882

    Columbia U.S. Government
Mortgage Fund, Class I
Shares (a)
   

177,024,633

   
 

19,415,464

    Columbia Intermediate Bond
Fund, Class I Shares (a)
   

176,874,874

   
Total Affiliated Bond Funds:
(Cost: $879,787,703)
   

884,760,853

   
    > Affiliated Stock Funds 25.0%  
 

1,355,680

    Columbia Acorn International,
Class I Shares (a)
   

59,066,971

   
 

2,645,290

    Columbia Contrarian Core
Fund, Class I Shares (a)
   

58,989,967

   
 

3,184,853

    Columbia Dividend Income
Fund, Class I Shares (a)
   

58,919,778

   
 

1,606,465

    Columbia Select Large Cap
Growth Fund, Class I
Shares (a)(b)
   

29,623,205

   
 

909,100

    Columbia Acorn Fund,
Class I Shares (a)(b)
   

29,573,038

   
 

1,341,246

    Columbia Acorn Select,
Class I Shares (a)(b)
   

29,507,415

   
 

1,383,097

    Columbia Large Cap Enhanced
Core Fund, Class I Shares (a)
   

29,487,629

   
Total Affiliated Stock Funds:
(Cost: $266,299,011)
   

295,168,003

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Short-Term Investments 0.5%  
 

5,691,503

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, Agency
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
 

$

5,691,503

   
Total Short-Term Investments:
(Cost: $5,691,503)
   

5,691,503

   
Total Investments: 100.6%
(Cost: $1,151,778,217)(c)
   

1,185,620,359

   
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: (0.6)%
   

(7,318,809

)

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,178,301,550

   

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  An affiliated person of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended June 30, 2015, are as follows:

Security

  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/14
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
6/30/15
 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Class I Shares

   

42,849,246

     

2,763,972

     

10,096,927

     

35,516,291

   

$

353,387,100

   

$

2,222,711

   

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I Shares

   

21,780,174

     

1,600,546

     

5,526,168

     

17,854,552

     

177,474,246

     

5,023,196

   

Columbia U.S. Government Mortgage Fund, Class I Shares

   

28,883,507

     

7,407,947

     

4,163,572

     

32,127,882

     

177,024,633

     

2,621,759

   

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I Shares

   

28,994,280

     

1,854,895

     

11,433,711

     

19,415,464

     

176,874,874

     

3,236,595

   

Columbia Acorn International, Class I Shares

   

898,450

     

848,428

     

391,198

     

1,355,680

     

59,066,971

     

-

   

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I Shares

   

1,291,662

     

1,933,262

     

579,634

     

2,645,290

     

58,989,967

     

-

   

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I Shares

   

1,962,468

     

1,978,105

     

755,720

     

3,184,853

     

58,919,778

     

489,414

   

Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund, Class I Shares

   

1,023,561

     

1,065,033

     

482,129

     

1,606,465

     

29,623,205

     

-

   

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I Shares

   

879,308

     

420,682

     

390,890

     

909,100

     

29,573,038

     

-

   

Columbia Acorn Select, Class I Shares

   

836,113

     

888,927

     

383,794

     

1,341,246

     

29,507,415

     

-

   

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I Shares

   

870,296

     

861,625

     

348,824

     

1,383,097

     

29,487,629

     

207,636

   

Total of Affiliated Transactions

   

130,269,065

     

21,623,422

     

34,552,567

     

117,339,920

   

$

1,179,928,856

   

$

13,801,311

   

  The aggregate cost and value of these companies at June 30, 2015, was $1,146,086,714 and $1,179,928,856, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 100.14% of the Fund's total net assets at June 30, 2015.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $1,151,778,217 and net unrealized appreciation was $33,842,142 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $34,822,062 and gross unrealized depreciation of $979,920.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day.

  CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee), is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Total Affiliated Bond Funds

 

$

884,760,853

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

884,760,853

   

Total Affiliated Stock Funds

   

295,168,003

     

-

     

-

     

295,168,003

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

5,691,503

     

-

     

-

     

5,691,503

   

Total Investments

 

$

1,185,620,359

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

1,185,620,359

   

  There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Asia

 
> China  
51job - ADR    

0

     

66,000

   

Canvest Environment Protection

   

0

     

9,263,000

   

CapitaLand Retail China Trust

   

0

     

3,757,000

   

CAR Inc

   

0

     

3,668,000

   
Chongqing Rural
Commercial Bank
   

0

     

5,600,000

   

Jiangnan Group

   

0

     

15,338,000

   

NewOcean Energy

   

11,330,000

     

13,784,000

   

Phoenix Healthcare Group

   

0

     

2,265,000

   

Phoenix New Media - ADR

   

257,000

     

464,000

   

Shanghai Industrial

   

0

     

1,207,000

   

TravelSky Technology

   

0

     

2,459,000

   

Xinhua Winshare Publishing

   

2,146,000

     

3,303,000

   
> Taiwan  

Far EasTone Telecom

   

0

     

1,900,000

   

Largan Precision

   

55,000

     

59,000

   

Novatek Microelectronics

   

0

     

881,000

   

Silergy

   

0

     

160,000

   
Vanguard International
Semiconductor
   

2,814,000

     

4,177,000

   

Voltronic Power

   

404,000

     

424,000

   
> India  

Amara Raja

   

0

     

110,352

   

Container Corporation of India

   

140,070

     

160,788

   
> Indonesia  

Surya Citra Media

   

0

     

18,149,000

   
> Thailand  

Mega Lifesciences

   

0

     

6,899,100

   
> Singapore  

China Everbright Water

   

0

     

5,345,200

   

SIIC Environment

   

0

     

42,467,800

   
> Malaysia  

Astro Malaysia Holdings

   

114,500

     

5,300,000

   

Latin America

 
> Mexico  
Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
   

40,525

     

48,525

   

Qualitas

   

2,500,000

     

3,748,000

   

Other Countries

 
> Egypt  
Commercial International
Bank of Egypt
   

593,000

     

975,991

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

PureCircle

   

580,790

     

736,860

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Asia

 
> China  

AMVIG Holdings

   

31,000,000

     

25,200,000

   

China Everbright International

   

3,128,000

     

2,340,000

   

Sino Biopharmaceutical

   

4,925,000

     

0

   

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR

   

121,000

     

117,000

   
> Taiwan  

Advantech

   

598,988

     

575,988

   

Chroma Ate

   

2,050,990

     

775,990

   

Ginko International

   

360,000

     

340,000

   

PChome Online

   

570,000

     

440,000

   

President Chain Store

   

1,240,000

     

940,000

   
> India  

Bosch

   

17,632

     

0

   

United Breweries

   

353,739

     

318,483

   
> Indonesia  

Ace Indonesia

   

82,889,190

     

0

   

Link Net

   

11,800,000

     

10,600,000

   

Matahari Department Store

   

4,248,600

     

4,068,700

   

Mayora Indah

   

2,300,000

     

0

   

MNC Sky Vision

   

61,839,700

     

59,276,600

   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

   

6,744,300

     

6,406,300

   
> Philippines  
Melco Crown (Philippines)
Resorts
   

41,313,300

     

34,926,300

   

Puregold Price Club

   

5,613,200

     

5,087,200

   

Robinsons Retail Holdings

   

2,636,090

     

2,451,090

   
> Thailand  

Robinson Department Store

   

3,737,700

     

3,271,700

   

Samui Airport Property Fund

   

10,016,800

     

8,732,800

   
> Singapore  

Petra Foods

   

1,829,000

     

1,397,400

   
> Hong Kong  

Melco International

   

5,817,000

     

2,616,000

   

Sa Sa International

   

5,583,799

     

0

   
> Korea  

Grand Korea Leisure

   

98,149

     

0

   

Koh Young Technology

   

256,088

     

241,088

   

The Basic House

   

421,000

     

0

   
> Malaysia  

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

   

12,777,900

     

10,000,000

   

Aeon

   

4,006,700

     

0

   
> Japan  

Kansai Paint

   

310,760

     

0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales (continued)

 

Latin America

 
> Brazil  

Beadell Resources

   

335,646

     

0

   

Localiza Rent A Car

   

677,970

     

595,970

   
> Chile  

Forus

   

1,943,078

     

1,586,000

   

Other Countries

 
> South Africa  

Coronation Fund Managers

   

1,955,513

     

1,795,460

   

Mr. Price

   

288,041

     

0

   

Rand Merchant Insurance

   

2,599,148

     

2,262,148

   
> United States  

Bladex

   

171,094

     

140,000

   

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Cable and Wireless

   

10,175,965

     

7,207,000

   
> France  

Eutelsat

   

200,000

     

0

   
> Italy  

Pirelli

   

270,882

     

0

   
> Spain  

Prosegur

   

1,148,390

     

0

   
> Sweden  

Hexagon

   

207,455

     

0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 97.0%

 

Asia 71.8%

     
    > China 21.3%  
 

25,200,000

   

AMVIG Holdings

 

$

13,003,851

   
        Chinese Tobacco Packaging
Material Supplier
         
 

3,668,000

   

CAR Inc (a)

   

7,795,304

   
        Consolidator of Chinese Auto
Rental Sector
         
 

126,613

   

BitAuto - ADR (a)

   

6,463,594

   
        Automotive Information Website for
Buyers & Dealers
         
 

13,784,000

   

NewOcean Energy

   

6,397,958

   
        Southern China Liquefied Petroleum
Gas Distributor
         
 

11,951,000

   

Sihuan Pharmaceuticals (b)

   

5,397,998

   
       

Chinese Generic Drug Manufacturer

         
 

117,000

   

WuXi PharmaTech - ADR (a)

   

4,944,420

   
       

Contract Research Organization in China

         
 

9,263,000

    Canvest Environment
Protection (a)
   

4,900,661

   
       

Guangdong Waste-to-energy Operator

         
 

3,757,000

   

CapitaLand Retail China Trust

   

4,853,681

   
        China Commercial Property Real
Estate Investment Trust
         
 

5,600,000

    Chongqing Rural Commercial
Bank
   

4,479,274

   
       

Rural Commercial Bank

         
 

15,338,000

   

Jiangnan Group

   

4,406,955

   
       

Cable & Wire Manufacturer

         
 

2,265,000

   

Phoenix Healthcare Group

   

4,308,438

   
       

Private Hospital Management Group

         
 

2,340,000

   

China Everbright International

   

4,190,936

   
       

Municipal Waste Operator

         
 

1,207,000

   

Shanghai Industrial

   

4,086,673

   
       

Shanghai State Owned Enterprise

         
 

3,303,000

   

Xinhua Winshare Publishing

   

3,957,433

   
        Sichuan Publisher, Distributor &
Retailer
         
 

464,000

   

Phoenix New Media - ADR (a)

   

3,674,880

   
       

Internet Advertising

         
 

2,459,000

   

TravelSky Technology

   

3,617,232

   
        Chinese Air Travel Transaction
Processor
         
 

66,000

    51job - ADR (a)(c)    

2,193,840

   
       

Integrated Human Resource Services

         
     

88,673,128

   
    > Taiwan 14.3%  
 

440,000

   

PChome Online

   

7,263,149

   
       

Taiwanese Internet Retail Company

         
 

59,000

   

Largan Precision

   

6,734,898

   
        Mobile Device Camera Lenses &
Modules
         
 

420,000

   

St. Shine Optical

   

6,676,176

   
        Disposable Contact Lens Original
Equipment Manufacturer
         
 

4,177,000

    Vanguard International
Semiconductor
   

6,665,766

   
       

Semiconductor Foundry

         
 

940,000

   

President Chain Store

   

6,608,620

   
        Convenience Chain Store Operator
in Taiwan
         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

424,000

   

Voltronic Power

 

$

5,343,782

   
       

Uninterruptible Power Supply Products

         
 

1,900,000

   

Far EasTone Telecom

   

4,592,732

   
       

Mobile Operator in Taiwan

         
 

340,000

   

Ginko International

   

4,273,398

   
       

Contact Lens Maker in China

         
 

881,000

   

Novatek Microelectronics

   

4,249,397

   
        Display Related Integrated Circuit
Designer
         
 

575,988

   

Advantech

   

3,954,931

   
       

Industrial PC & Components

         
 

775,990

   

Chroma Ate

   

1,714,991

   
        Automatic Test Systems, Testing &
Measurement Instruments
         
 

160,000

   

Silergy

   

1,648,034

   
        Chinese Provider of Analog & Mixed
Digital Integrated Circuits
         
     

59,725,874

   
    > India 10.6%  
 

2,422,982

   

Zee Entertainment Enterprises

   

13,984,733

   
        Indian Programmer of Pay
Television Content
         
 

1,737,269

    Adani Ports & Special
Economic Zone
   

8,384,721

   
       

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

         
 

190,350

   

Colgate Palmolive India

   

6,092,000

   
       

Consumer Products in Oral Care

         
 

730,342

   

Bharti Infratel

   

5,126,616

   
       

Communications Towers

         
 

318,483

   

United Breweries

   

4,663,142

   
       

Indian Brewer

         
 

160,788

   

Container Corporation of India

   

4,229,011

   
       

Railway Cargo Services

         
 

110,352

   

Amara Raja

   

1,527,917

   
        Indian Maker of Auto & Industrial
Batteries, Mostly for the Replacement
Market
         
     

44,008,140

   
    > Indonesia 6.4%  
 

59,276,600

   

MNC Sky Vision (a)

   

6,446,733

   
       

Satellite Pay TV Operator in Indonesia

         
 

4,068,700

   

Matahari Department Store

   

5,042,738

   
       

Department Store Chain in Indonesia

         
 

6,406,300

   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure

   

4,432,636

   
       

Communications Towers

         
 

10,600,000

   

Link Net (a)

   

4,034,877

   
        Fixed Broadband & Cable TV
Service Provider
         
 

18,149,000

   

Surya Citra Media

   

3,905,914

   
       

Free to Air TV Station in Indonesia

         
 

66,827,701

   

Arwana Citramulia

   

2,656,567

   
       

Ceramic Tiles for Home Decoration

         
     

26,519,465

   
    > Philippines 4.2%  
 

56,400,000

   

RFM

   

5,186,260

   
        Flour, Bread, Pasta & Ice Cream
Manufacturer/Distributor in the
Philippines
         
 

5,087,200

   

Puregold Price Club

   

4,172,337

   
        Supermarket Operator in the
Philippines
         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Philippines—continued  
 

2,451,090

   

Robinsons Retail Holdings

 

$

4,047,098

   
        Multi-format Retailer in the
Philippines
         
 

34,926,300

    Melco Crown (Philippines)
Resorts (a)
   

3,964,174

   
       

Integrated Resort Operator in Manila

         
     

17,369,869

   
    > Thailand 4.1%  
 

8,732,800

   

Samui Airport Property Fund

   

4,679,832

   
       

Thai Airport Operator

         
 

22,534,651

   

Home Product Center

   

4,495,459

   
       

Home Improvement Retailer

         
 

3,271,700

   

Robinson Department Store

   

4,328,379

   
       

Department Store Operator in Thailand

         
 

6,899,100

   

Mega Lifesciences

   

3,796,406

   
        Manufacturer of Health
Supplements & Pharmaceutical
Products
         
     

17,300,076

   
    > Singapore 3.3%  
 

42,467,800

   

SIIC Environment (a)

   

6,143,886

   
       

Waste Water Treatment Operator

         
 

5,345,200

   

China Everbright Water (a)

   

3,911,003

   
       

Waste Water Treatment Operator

         
 

1,397,400

   

Petra Foods

   

3,631,362

   
        Chocolate Manufacturer in
Southeast Asia
         
     

13,686,251

   
    > Hong Kong 2.4%  
 

3,698,000

   

Vitasoy International

   

6,297,269

   
       

Hong Kong Soy Food Brand

         
 

2,616,000

   

Melco International

   

3,693,347

   
       

Macau Casino Operator

         
     

9,990,616

   
    > Korea 2.1%  
 

241,088

   

Koh Young Technology

   

8,873,171

   
        Inspection Systems for Printed
Circuit Boards
         
    > Malaysia 2.0%  
 

5,300,000

   

Astro Malaysia Holdings

   

4,325,150

   
       

Pay TV Operator in Malaysia

         
 

10,000,000

   

7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings

   

4,240,657

   
        Exclusive 7-Eleven Franchisor for
Malaysia
         
     

8,565,807

   
    > Cambodia 1.1%  
 

6,300,000

   

Nagacorp

   

4,638,174

   
        Casino & Entertainment Complex
in Cambodia
         

Asia: Total

   

299,350,571

   

Latin America 10.7%

     
    > Mexico 4.1%  
 

48,525

    Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
   

6,884,242

   
       

Mexican Airport Operator

         

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
 

3,748,000

   

Qualitas (a)

 

$

6,202,353

   
        Auto Insurer in Mexico &
Central America
         
 

2,747,000

   

Hoteles City Express (a)

   

4,005,805

   
       

Budget Hotel Operator in Mexico

         
     

17,092,400

   
    > Brazil 3.7%  
 

595,970

   

Localiza Rent A Car

   

5,900,086

   
       

Car Rental

         
 

1,430,100

   

Odontoprev

   

4,981,500

   
       

Dental Insurance

         
 

280,000

   

Linx

   

4,336,303

   
       

Retail Management Software in Brazil

         
     

15,217,889

   
    > Colombia 1.5%  
 

6,047,782

   

Isagen

   

6,453,530

   
       

Colombian Electricity Provider

         
    > Chile 1.4%  
 

1,586,000

   

Forus

   

5,678,365

   
        Multi-brand Latin American
Wholesaler & Retailer
         

Latin America: Total

   

44,442,184

   

Other Countries 7.6%

     
    > South Africa 4.8%  
 

1,795,460

   

Coronation Fund Managers (c)

   

12,162,079

   
       

South African Fund Manager

         
 

2,262,148

   

Rand Merchant Insurance

   

7,896,879

   
        Directly Sold Property & Casualty
Insurance; Holdings in other Insurers
         
     

20,058,958

   
    > Egypt 1.7%  
 

975,991

    Commercial International
Bank of Egypt
   

7,160,567

   
       

Private Universal Bank in Egypt

         
    > United States 1.1%  
 

140,000

   

Bladex

   

4,505,200

   
        Latin American Trade
Financing House
         

Other Countries: Total

   

31,724,725

   

Europe 6.9%

     
    > United Kingdom 2.9%  
 

7,207,000

   

Cable and Wireless

   

7,541,783

   
        Telecommunications Service
Provider in the Caribbean
         
 

736,860

   

PureCircle (a)(c)

   

4,689,054

   
       

Natural Sweeteners

         
     

12,230,837

   
    > Kazakhstan 2.6%  
 

1,268,483

    Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan - GDR
   

10,782,106

   
       

Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan

         

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Finland 1.4%  
 

290,000

   

Tikkurila

 

$

5,764,553

   
    Decorative & Industrial Paint in
Scandinavia, Central & Eastern
Europe
         

Europe: Total

   

28,777,496

   
Total Equities: 97.0%
(Cost: $404,387,769)
   

404,294,976

(d)

 

Short-Term Investments 3.4%

 
 

13,916,492

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, IM
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

13,916,492

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 3.4%
(Cost: $13,916,492)
   

13,916,492

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.6%

 
 

2,703,540

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)
 

$

2,703,540

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 0.6%
(Cost: $2,703,540)
   

2,703,540

   
Total Investments: 101.0%
(Cost: $421,007,801)(f)
   

420,915,008

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (0.6)%
   

(2,703,540

)

 
Cash and Other Assets Less
Liabilities: (0.4)%
   

(1,339,423

)

 

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

416,872,045

   

ADR - American Depositary Receipts

GDR - Global Depositary Receipts

> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Illiquid security.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $2,610,061.

(d)  On June 30, 2015, the Fund's total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency

 

Value

  Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

$

81,171,504

     

19.5

   

Taiwan Dollar

   

59,725,874

     

14.3

   

Indian Rupee

   

44,008,140

     

10.5

   

U.S. Dollar

   

39,448,281

     

9.5

   

Indonesian Rupiah

   

26,519,464

     

6.4

   
Other currencies less than
5% of total net assets
   

153,421,713

     

36.8

   

Total Equities

 

$

404,294,976

     

97.0

   

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $421,007,801 and net unrealized depreciation was $92,793 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $47,147,719 and gross unrealized depreciation of $47,240,512.

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 


Total
 

Equities

 

Asia

 

$

17,276,734

   

$

276,675,839

   

$

5,397,998

   

$

299,350,571

   

Latin America

   

44,442,184

     

-

     

-

     

44,442,184

   

Other Countries

   

4,505,200

     

27,219,525

     

-

     

31,724,725

   

Europe

   

-

     

28,777,496

     

-

     

28,777,496

   

Total Equities

   

66,224,118

     

332,672,860

     

5,397,998

     

404,294,976

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

13,916,492

     

-

     

-

     

13,916,492

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

2,703,540

     

-

     

-

     

2,703,540

   

Total Investments

 

$

82,844,150

   

$

332,672,860

   

$

5,397,998

   

$

420,915,008

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

  There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the period ending June 30, 2015, in which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments in Securities

  Balance as
of December 31,
2014
  Realized
Gain (Loss)
  Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchases

 

Sales

  Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance as
of June 30,
2015
 

Equities

 

Asia

 

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

(2,551,314

)

 

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

7,949,312

   

$

-

   

$

5,397,998

   

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at June 30, 2015, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), amounted to $2,551,314.

  Quantitative information pertaining to Level 3 unobservable fair value measurements

    Fair Value at
June 30, 2015
 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unabservable Input(s)

  Range (Weighted
Average)
 
Equities
Asia
 

$

5,397,998

    Float price
with market index
  Discount for lack
of liquidity
   

10

%

 

  Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 as trading halted during the period. As a result, as of period end, management determined to value the security(s) under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

  The following table shows transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 
Level 2  

Level 3

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 
$

-

   

$

7,949,312

   

$

7,949,312

   

$

-

   

  Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 are determined based on the fair value at the beginning of the period for security positions held throughout the period.

  Certain securities classified as Level 3 are valued by the Committee at fair value, using a market approach, as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. To determine fair value for these securities, for which no market exists, the Committee utilizes the valuation technique it deems most appropriate in the circumstances, using some unobservable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to estimated earnings of the company and the position of the security within the company's capital structure. The Committee also may use some observable inputs, which may include, but are not limited to, trades of similar securities or indicies. Significant increases or decreases to any of these inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At June 30, 2015, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Consumer Goods & Services  

Retail

 

$

49,834,234

     

12.0

   

Food & Beverage

   

24,467,088

     

5.9

   

Travel

   

17,701,194

     

4.2

   

Casinos & Gaming

   

12,295,695

     

2.9

   

Consumer Goods Distribution

   

9,888,407

     

2.4

   

Other Durable Goods

   

1,527,916

     

0.4

   
     

115,714,534

     

27.8

   
> Information  

Mobile Communications

   

14,151,983

     

3.4

   

Entertainment Programming

   

13,984,733

     

3.4

   
Semiconductors & Related
Equipment
   

12,563,198

     

3.0

   

Internet Related

   

12,332,314

     

3.0

   

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

   

10,771,883

     

2.6

   

Instrumentation

   

10,588,162

     

2.5

   
Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment
   

9,298,713

     

2.2

   

Business Software

   

7,953,536

     

1.9

   

Telephone & Data Services

   

7,541,783

     

1.8

   

Telecommunications Equipment

   

6,734,898

     

1.6

   

Cable TV

   

4,034,877

     

1.0

   

TV Broadcasting

   

3,905,913

     

0.9

   
     

113,861,993

     

27.3

   
> Finance  

Banks

   

26,927,146

     

6.5

   

Insurance

   

19,080,732

     

4.6

   

Brokerage & Money Management

   

12,162,080

     

2.9

   
     

58,169,958

     

14.0

   
> Industrial Goods & Services  
Industrial Materials & Specialty
Chemicals
   

21,424,971

     

5.1

   

Water

   

10,054,889

     

2.4

   

Waste Management

   

9,091,597

     

2.2

   

Other Industrial Services

   

8,384,721

     

2.0

   

Electrical Components

   

4,406,955

     

1.1

   

Conglomerates

   

4,086,674

     

1.0

   
     

57,449,807

     

13.8

   
   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Other Industries  

Transportation

 

$

15,793,086

     

3.8

   

Regulated Utilities

   

6,453,530

     

1.5

   

Real Estate

   

4,853,681

     

1.2

   
     

27,100,297

     

6.5

   
> Health Care  

Medical Supplies

   

10,949,574

     

2.6

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

10,342,418

     

2.5

   

Hospital Management

   

4,308,438

     

1.0

   
     

25,600,430

     

6.1

   
> Energy & Minerals  

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

   

6,397,957

     

1.5

   
     

6,397,957

     

1.5

   

Total Equities:

   

404,294,976

     

97.0

   

Short-Term Investments:

   

13,916,492

     

3.4

   

Securities Lending Collateral:

   

2,703,540

     

0.6

   

Total Investments:

   

420,915,008

     

101.0

   
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
   

(2,703,540

)

   

(0.6

)

 
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
   

(1,339,423

)

   

(0.4

)

 

Net Assets:

 

$

416,872,045

     

100.0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED)

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Purchases

 

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Abcam

   

63,970

     

66,010

   

Aggreko

   

26,960

     

33,220

   

Assura

   

1,667,855

     

1,811,485

   

AVEVA

   

18,550

     

20,150

   

Cable and Wireless

   

950,000

     

1,043,540

   

Cambian

   

199,280

     

204,460

   

Charles Taylor

   

241,240

     

384,788

   

Dialight

   

55,260

     

70,640

   

Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland

   

37,830

     

44,010

   

Elementis

   

95,860

     

114,720

   

Fidessa Group

   

18,470

     

23,460

   

Halfords

   

76,159

     

81,000

   

Halma

   

39,570

     

46,890

   

Ocado

   

92,240

     

95,010

   

Polypipe

   

101,620

     

125,110

   

PureCircle

   

53,548

     

97,930

   

Regus

   

0

     

137,120

   

Rightmove

   

9,670

     

10,760

   

WH Smith

   

32,710

     

35,360

   
> France  

AKKA Technologies

   

13,874

     

17,288

   

Bonduelle

   

15,690

     

19,310

   

Cegedim

   

14,480

     

15,360

   

Eurofins Scientific

   

1,540

     

1,830

   

Eutelsat

   

18,960

     

32,020

   

Neopost

   

16,720

     

27,860

   

Saft

   

12,681

     

13,821

   
> Germany  

Aurelius

   

23,640

     

27,900

   

Elringklinger

   

13,410

     

18,950

   

MTU Aero Engines

   

7,000

     

9,730

   

NORMA Group

   

16,360

     

19,770

   

Rational

   

1,200

     

1,430

   

Telefonica Deutschland

   

70,780

     

94,780

   

Wirecard

   

14,360

     

18,900

   
> Sweden  

Hexagon

   

21,733

     

24,633

   

Mekonomen

   

18,960

     

25,800

   

Modern Times Group

   

16,160

     

21,470

   

Recipharm

   

29,580

     

44,030

   

Sweco

   

41,270

     

63,050

   

Swedish Match

   

17,970

     

25,662

   

Unibet

   

11,851

     

14,591

   
   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 
> Finland  

Konecranes

   

15,240

     

25,836

   

Munksjo

   

68,380

     

185,880

   

Sponda

   

123,070

     

160,990

   

Tikkurila

   

28,801

     

33,751

   
> Netherlands  

Aalberts Industries

   

26,330

     

32,560

   

Arcadis

   

12,819

     

20,005

   

Brunel

   

27,271

     

35,741

   

Core Labs

   

3,920

     

4,400

   

Gemalto

   

5,490

     

6,060

   

Vopak

   

0

     

11,490

   
> Spain  

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

   

10,370

     

12,520

   
Distribuidora Internacional
de Alimentación
   

169,200

     

202,320

   

Prosegur

   

109,950

     

142,750

   
> Switzerland  

INFICON

   

1,150

     

1,530

   

Partners Group

   

3,250

     

4,480

   
> Denmark  

SimCorp

   

15,490

     

25,640

   

William Demant Holding

   

0

     

14,000

   
> Norway  

Atea

   

36,180

     

62,050

   

Orkla

   

70,370

     

87,370

   
> Italy  

Hera

   

0

     

105,433

   
> Belgium  

EVS Broadcast Equipment

   

11,070

     

19,420

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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MAJOR PORTFOLIO CHANGES IN THE SECOND QUARTER (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

   

Number of Shares

 
   

3/31/15

 

6/30/15

 

Sales

 

Europe

 
> United Kingdom  

Babcock International

   

56,990

     

49,910

   

Charles Taylor

   

96,338

     

0

   

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

   

38,560

     

35,000

   
RPS Group    

120,090

     

0

   

Whitbread

   

7,954

     

0

   
> France  

Norbert Dentressangle

   

2,690

     

0

   
> Spain  

Viscofan

   

10,430

     

8,720

   
> Switzerland  

Geberit

   

2,740

     

2,530

   
> Italy  

Pirelli

   

24,990

     

0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), JUNE 30, 2015

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
           

Equities: 93.1%

 

Europe 93.1%

     
    > United Kingdom 30.9%  
 

1,811,485

   

Assura

 

$

1,558,347

   
        UK Primary Health Care
Property Developer
         
 

384,788

   

Charles Taylor

   

1,330,116

   
       

Insurance Services

         
 

24,357

   

Spirax Sarco

   

1,298,533

   
        Steam Systems for Manufacturing &
Process Industries
         
 

1,043,540

   

Cable and Wireless

   

1,092,015

   
        Telecommunications Service Provider
in the Caribbean
         
 

204,460

   

Cambian

   

962,970

   
       

Mental Health Facilities & Programs

         
 

35,360

   

WH Smith

   

848,947

   
        Newsprint, Books & General
Stationery Retailer
         
 

49,910

   

Babcock International

   

846,948

   
       

Public Sector Outsourcer

         
 

23,460

   

Fidessa Group

   

838,600

   
       

Software for Financial Trading Systems

         
 

33,220

   

Aggreko

   

751,114

   
        Temporary Power & Temperature
Control Services
         
 

81,000

   

Halfords

   

671,992

   
       

UK Retailer of Leisure Goods & Auto Parts

         
 

95,010

   

Ocado (a)

   

665,659

   
       

Online Grocery Retailer

         
 

97,930

   

PureCircle (a)(b)

   

623,184

   
       

Natural Sweeteners

         
 

35,000

   

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group

   

574,135

   
       

International Business Insurance Broker

         
 

20,150

   

AVEVA

   

572,425

   
       

Engineering Software

         
 

70,640

   

Dialight

   

567,175

   
        LED Products for Hazardous &
Industrial Environments
         
 

137,120

   

Regus

   

562,755

   
        Rental of Office Space in Full
Service Business Centers
         
 

46,890

   

Halma

   

561,410

   
       

Health & Safety Sensor Technology

         
 

10,760

   

Rightmove

   

554,031

   
       

Internet Real Estate Listings

         
 

44,010

   

Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland

   

537,301

   
        Pizza Delivery in the UK,
Ireland & Germany
         
 

66,010

   

Abcam

   

537,260

   
       

Online Sales of Antibodies

         
 

125,110

   

Polypipe

   

533,712

   
       

Manufacturer of Plastic Piping & Fittings

         
 

225,231

   

Connect Group

   

501,645

   
       

Newspaper & Magazine Distributor

         
 

114,720

   

Elementis

   

462,531

   
       

Specialty Chemicals

         
     

17,452,805

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > France 10.2%  
 

27,860

   

Neopost

 

$

1,198,749

   
       

Postage Meter Machines

         
 

32,020

   

Eutelsat

   

1,033,442

   
       

Fixed Satellite Services

         
 

15,360

   

Cegedim (a)

   

648,318

   
       

Medical Market Research/IT Services

         
 

17,288

   

AKKA Technologies

   

614,825

   
       

Engineering Consultancy

         
 

1,830

   

Eurofins Scientific

   

557,172

   
        Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials
Screening & Testing
         
 

13,821

   

Saft

   

539,292

   
       

Niche Battery Manufacturer

         
 

19,310

   

Bonduelle

   

490,833

   
        Producer of Canned, Deep-frozen &
Fresh Vegetables
         
 

263,340

   

HiPay Group (a)

   

349,366

   
       

Online Payment Processor in Europe

         
 

263,340

   

Hi-Media (a)(b)

   

320,007

   
       

Online Advertiser in Europe

         
     

5,752,004

   
    > Germany 9.6%  
 

27,900

   

Aurelius

   

1,192,695

   
       

European Turnaround Investor

         
 

19,770

   

NORMA Group

   

999,430

   
        Clamps for Automotive & Industrial
Applications
         
 

9,730

   

MTU Aero Engines

   

915,202

   
       

Airplane Engine Components & Services

         
 

18,900

   

Wirecard (b)

   

723,777

   
        Online Payment Processing & Risk
Management
         
 

94,780

   

Telefonica Deutschland

   

546,290

   
        Mobile & Fixed-line Communications
in Germany
         
 

1,430

   

Rational

   

525,221

   
       

Commercial Ovens

         
 

18,950

   

Elringklinger

   

509,463

   
       

Automobile Components

         
     

5,412,078

   
    > Sweden 9.5%  
 

24,633

   

Hexagon

   

892,628

   
        Design, Measurement & Visualization
Software & Equipment
         
 

14,591

   

Unibet

   

888,853

   
       

European Online Gaming Operator

         
 

63,050

   

Sweco

   

827,118

   
       

Engineering Consultants

         
 

44,030

   

Recipharm

   

823,254

   
        Contract Development Manufacturing
Organization
         
 

25,662

   

Swedish Match

   

729,941

   
       

Swedish Snus

         
 

25,800

   

Mekonomen

   

630,228

   
        Nordic Integrated Wholesaler/Retailer of
Automotive Parts & Service
         
 

21,470

   

Modern Times Group (b)

   

575,997

   
       

Nordic TV Broadcaster

         
     

5,368,019

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Finland 7.1%  
 

92,850

   

Munksjo (c)

 

$

1,010,840

   
 

93,030

   

Munksjo

   

995,659

   
       

Specialty Paper Maker

         
 

25,836

   

Konecranes

   

752,629

   
        Manufacture & Service of Industrial
Cranes & Port Handling Equipment
         
 

33,751

   

Tikkurila

   

670,894

   
        Decorative & Industrial Paint in
Scandinavia, Central & Eastern Europe
         
 

160,990

   

Sponda

   

594,078

   
       

Office, Retail & Logistics Properties

         
     

4,024,100

   
    > Netherlands 6.8%  
 

32,560

   

Aalberts Industries

   

967,019

   
       

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

         
 

35,741

   

Brunel

   

709,057

   
       

Temporary Specialist & Energy Staffing

         
 

11,490

   

Vopak

   

579,828

   
        Operator of Petroleum & Chemical
Storage Terminals
         
 

20,005

   

Arcadis

   

550,204

   
       

Engineering Consultants

         
 

6,060

   

Gemalto

   

539,668

   
       

Digital Security Solutions

         
 

4,400

   

Core Labs (b)

   

501,776

   
       

Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting

         
     

3,847,552

   
    > Spain 6.0%  
 

202,320

    Distribuidora Internacional de
Alimentación
   

1,545,061

   
        Discount Retailer in Spain &
Latin America
         
 

142,750

   

Prosegur

   

782,992

   
       

Security Guards

         
 

8,720

   

Viscofan

   

527,391

   
       

Sausage Casings Maker

         
 

12,520

   

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles

   

506,393

   
       

Spanish Stock Markets

         
     

3,361,837

   
    > Switzerland 4.8%  
 

4,480

   

Partners Group

   

1,339,280

   
       

Private Markets Asset Management

         
 

2,530

   

Geberit

   

843,469

   
       

Plumbing Systems

         
 

1,530

   

INFICON

   

522,846

   
       

Gas Detection Instruments

         
     

2,705,595

   
    > Denmark 3.7%  
 

14,000

   

William Demant Holding (a)

   

1,068,008

   
        Manufacture & Distribution of
Hearing Aids & Diagnostic Equipment
         
 

25,640

   

SimCorp

   

1,021,094

   
       

Software for Investment Managers

         
     

2,089,102

   

Number of Shares

     

Value

 
    > Norway 2.2%  
 

87,370

   

Orkla

 

$

687,553

   
        Food & Brands, Aluminum,
Chemicals Conglomerate
         
 

62,050

   

Atea

   

553,986

   
        Nordic IT Hardware/Software
Reseller & Integrator
         
     

1,241,539

   
    > Italy 1.3%  
 

10,540

   

Industria Macchine Automatiche

   

491,172

   
       

Food & Drugs Packaging & Machinery

         
 

105,433

   

Hera

   

263,764

   
       

Northern Italian Utility

         
     

754,936

   
    > Belgium 1.0%  
 

19,420

   

EVS Broadcast Equipment

   

562,910

   
        Digital Live Mobile Production
Software & Systems
         

Europe: Total

   

52,572,477

   
Total Equities: 93.1%
(Cost: $50,576,150)
   

52,572,477

(d)

 

Short-Term Investments 6.4%

     
 

3,621,171

    JPMorgan U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, IM
Shares (7 day yield of 0.01%)
   

3,621,171

   
Total Short-Term Investments: 6.4%
(Cost: $3,621,171)
   

3,621,171

   

Securities Lending Collateral 3.2%

     
 

1,790,781

    Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund,
Institutional Shares
(7 day yield of 0.01%) (e)
   

1,790,781

   
Total Securities Lending Collateral: 3.2%
(Cost: $1,790,781)
   

1,790,781

   
Total Investments: 102.7%
(Cost: $55,988,102)(f)
   

57,984,429

   
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (3.2)%
   

(1,790,781

)

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%

   

290,425

   

Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

56,484,073

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at June 30, 2015. The total market value of securities on loan at June 30, 2015 was $1,540,884.

(c)  Security is traded on a Swedish exchange.

(d)  On June 30, 2015, the Fund's total equity investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency

 

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Euro

 

$

22,202,800

     

39.3

   

British Pound

   

17,452,806

     

30.9

   

Swedish Krona

   

6,378,859

     

11.3

   
Other currencies less than
5% of total net assets
   

6,538,012

     

11.6

   

Total Equities

 

$

52,572,477

     

93.1

   

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  At June 30, 2015, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was approximately $55,988,102 and net unrealized appreciation was $1,996,327 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $4,973,486 and gross unrealized depreciation of $2,977,159.

Fair Value Measurements

  Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

    Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

    Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

    Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

  The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

  Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by CWAM's Valuation Committee (the Committee) that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

  The Committee is responsible for applying the Trust's Portfolio Pricing Policy and the CWAM pricing procedures (the Policies), which are approved by and subject to the oversight of the Board.

  The Committee meets as necessary, and no less frequently than quarterly, to determine fair values for securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which CWAM believes that available market quotations are unreliable. The Committee also reviews the continuing appropriateness of the Policies. In circumstances where a security has been fair valued, the Committee will also review the continuing appropriateness of the current value of the security. The Policies address, among other things: circumstances under which market quotations will be deemed readily available; selection of third party pricing vendors; appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require fair valuation and fair value techniques; circumstances under which securities will be deemed to pose a potential for stale pricing, including when securities are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and certain delegations of authority to determine fair values to the Fund's investment manager. The Committee may also meet to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include review of back-testing results, review of time-sensitive information or approval of other valuation related actions, and to review the appropriateness of the Policies.

  For investments categorized as Level 3, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund's securities 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. Significant changes in any of these factors could result in lower or higher fair value measurements. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring (which may occur as often as daily), however the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required with the same frequency.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

> Notes to Statement of Investments

  The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of June 30, 2015, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type

  Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Total

 

Equities

 

Europe

 

$

501,776

   

$

52,070,701

   

$

-

   

$

52,572,477

   

Total Equities

   

501,776

     

52,070,701

     

-

     

52,572,477

   

Total Short-Term Investments

   

3,621,171

     

-

     

-

     

3,621,171

   

Total Securities Lending Collateral

   

1,790,781

     

-

     

-

     

1,790,781

   

Total Investments

 

$

5,913,728

   

$

52,070,701

   

$

-

   

$

57,984,429

   

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a statistical fair valuation model, in accordance with the policy adopted by the Board, provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

  There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN EUROPEAN FUNDSM

PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION (UNAUDITED)

At June 30, 2015, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  

Machinery

 

$

5,788,579

     

10.2

   
Industrial Materials & Specialty
Chemicals
   

3,649,388

     

6.5

   

Other Industrial Services

   

3,600,811

     

6.4

   

Outsourcing Services

   

3,516,577

     

6.2

   

Conglomerates

   

2,847,267

     

5.0

   

Construction

   

1,377,181

     

2.5

   

Electrical Components

   

1,106,466

     

2.0

   
     

21,886,269

     

38.8

   
> Information  

Business Software

   

3,324,747

     

5.9

   

Telephone & Data Services

   

1,638,305

     

2.9

   

Computer Services

   

1,202,304

     

2.1

   
Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment
   

1,102,578

     

2.0

   

Satellite Broadcasting & Services

   

1,033,442

     

1.8

   

Financial Processors

   

723,777

     

1.3

   

Advertising

   

669,373

     

1.2

   

TV Broadcasting

   

575,997

     

1.0

   

Instrumentation

   

561,411

     

1.0

   

Internet Related

   

554,031

     

1.0

   
     

11,385,965

     

20.2

   
> Consumer Goods & Services  

Retail

   

4,361,889

     

7.7

   

Food & Beverage

   

2,371,348

     

4.2

   

Casinos & Gaming

   

888,852

     

1.5

   

Restaurants

   

537,301

     

1.0

   

Consumer Goods Distribution

   

501,645

     

0.9

   
     

8,661,035

     

15.3

   
> Finance  

Insurance

   

1,904,251

     

3.4

   

Brokerage & Money Management

   

1,339,280

     

2.3

   

Financial Processors

   

506,393

     

0.9

   
     

3,749,924

     

6.6

   
> Health Care  

Medical Equipment & Devices

   

1,068,008

     

1.9

   

Health Care Services

   

962,970

     

1.7

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

823,254

     

1.4

   

Medical Supplies

   

537,260

     

1.0

   
     

3,391,492

     

6.0

   
> Other Industries  

Real Estate

   

2,152,424

     

3.8

   

Regulated Utilities

   

263,764

     

0.5

   
     

2,416,188

     

4.3

   
   

Value

  Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Energy & Minerals  

Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution

 

$

579,828

     

1.0

   

Mining

   

501,776

     

0.9

   
     

1,081,604

     

1.9

   

Total Equities:

   

52,572,477

     

93.1

   

Short-Term Investments:

   

3,621,171

     

6.4

   

Securities Lending Collateral:

   

1,790,781

     

3.2

   

Total Investments:

   

57,984,429

     

102.7

   
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
   

(1,790,781

)

   

(3.2

)

 
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
   

290,425

     

0.5

   

Net Assets:

 

$

56,484,073

     

100.0

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2015

  Columbia
Acorn®
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn
USA®
  Columbia
Acorn
International
SelectSM
 

Assets:

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

 

$

5,884,502,588

   

$

6,529,514,535

   

$

833,925,047

   

$

209,812,793

   

Affiliated investments, at cost

   

1,156,736,525

     

113,439,966

     

     

   
Unaffiliated investments, at value (including securities on loan: Columbia Acorn Fund $205,238,253;
Columbia Acorn International $178,244,535; Columbia Acorn USA $53,095,035; Columbia Acorn
International Select $7,925,539; Columbia Acorn Select $13,779,499; Columbia Thermostat
Fund $—; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund $2,610,061; Columbia Acorn European
Fund $1,540,884)
 

$

10,161,532,903

   

$

7,924,906,545

   

$

1,367,318,287

   

$

232,251,748

   

Affiliated investments, at value

   

1,926,769,533

     

105,542,951

     

     

   

Cash

   

     

22,910

     

     

   
Foreign currency (cost: Columbia Acorn Fund $—; Columbia Acorn International $1,962,772;
Columbia Acorn USA $—; Columbia Acorn International Select $109; Columbia Acorn
Select $—; Columbia Thermostat Fund $—; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets
Fund $133,903; Columbia Acorn European Fund $—)
   

     

1,963,010

     

     

109

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

22,561,608

     

74,143,778

     

2,685,183

     

   

Fund shares sold

   

13,527,673

     

22,195,532

     

1,644,367

     

47,983

   

Dividends

   

5,422,840

     

11,796,885

     

448,579

     

142,284

   

Securities lending income

   

163,252

     

111,073

     

42,863

     

9,658

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

58,756

     

6,327,061

     

     

245,012

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

     

1,115

     

     

1

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

3,732,536

     

1,231,519

     

321,717

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

235,962

     

212,075

     

26,965

     

9,701

   

Other assets

   

103,205

     

9,030

     

12,324

     

6,107

   

Total Assets

   

12,134,108,268

     

8,148,463,484

     

1,372,500,285

     

232,712,603

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable to custodian bank

   

     

     

     

   

Collateral on securities loaned

   

205,638,386

     

186,393,214

     

53,302,525

     

8,381,123

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

237,682

   

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

   

23,067,085

     

33,282,970

     

5,356,578

     

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

60,749,497

     

23,014,517

     

1,470,847

     

501,728

   

Investment advisory fee

   

209,364

     

163,116

     

30,940

     

5,766

   

Administration fee

   

13,026

     

8,680

     

1,436

     

247

   

12b-1 Service and Distribution fees

   

34,562

     

9,583

     

1,907

     

507

   

Reports to shareholders

   

644,720

     

413,610

     

69,025

     

25,541

   

Transfer agent fees

   

2,166,867

     

930,150

     

330,219

     

22,034

   

Trustees' fees

   

31,863

     

16,478

     

2,600

     

58,523

   

Custody fees

   

75,687

     

556,460

     

5,788

     

18,269

   

Professional fee

   

128,228

     

94,243

     

27,857

     

24,716

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

17,885

     

4,396

     

1,205

     

275

   

Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable

   

     

     

     

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

3,732,536

     

1,231,519

     

321,717

     

   

Other liabilities

   

     

2,558

     

1,501

     

4,609

   

Total Liabilities

   

296,509,706

     

246,121,494

     

60,924,145

     

9,281,020

   

Net Assets

 

$

11,837,598,562

   

$

7,902,341,990

   

$

1,311,576,140

   

$

223,431,583

   

Composition of Net Assets:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

3,870,452,801

   

$

6,126,660,558

   

$

564,952,456

   

$

209,031,074

   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income (loss)

   

(14,257,690

)

   

(32,804,029

)

   

(2,316,494

)

   

(5,561,522

)

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

   

2,934,350,221

     

421,421,418

     

215,546,938

     

(2,232,353

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

4,277,030,315

     

1,395,392,010

     

533,393,240

     

22,438,955

   

Affiliated investments

   

770,033,008

     

(7,897,015

)

   

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(10,093

)

   

(430,952

)

   

     

(6,889

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

(237,682

)

 

Foreign capital gains tax

   

     

     

     

   

Net Assets

 

$

11,837,598,562

   

$

7,902,341,990

   

$

1,311,576,140

   

$

223,431,583

   

Net asset value per share – Class A (a)

 

$

30.63

   

$

43.41

   

$

30.38

   

$

22.76

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

2,201,584,812/
71,874,546)
 

($

964,828,350/
22,226,587)
 

($

136,711,178/
4,500,769)
 

($

43,965,056/
1,931,638)
 

Maximum offering price per share – Class A (b)

 

$

32.50

   

$

46.06

   

$

32.23

   

$

24.15

   

(Net asset value per share/front-end sales charge)

 

($

30.63/ 0.9425

)

 

($

43.41/ 0.9425

)

 

($

30.38/ 0.9425

)

 

($

22.76/ 0.9425

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class B (a)

 

$

26.51

   

$

41.87

   

$

26.07

   

$

21.37

   

(Net assets/shares)

 

($

3,569,962/ 134,688

)

 

($

3,915,301/ 93,518

)

 

($

129,868/ 4,981

)

 

($

136,004/ 6,363

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class C (a)

 

$

25.87

   

$

41.69

   

$

25.84

   

$

21.23

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

712,925,650/
27,553,005)
 

($

104,159,630/
2,498,144)
 

($

35,239,436/
1,363,848)
 

($

7,250,111/
341,543)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class I (c)

 

$

32.53

   

$

43.57

   

$

32.65

(d)

 

$

23.06

(d)

 
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

29,576,462/
909,167)
 

($

59,073,900/
1,355,734)
 

($

2,292/ 70

)

 

($

2,125/ 92

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R (c)

 

$

   

$

43.32

   

$

   

$

   

(Net assets/shares)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

4,989,417/ 115,180

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R4 (c)

 

$

33.02

   

$

43.80

   

$

33.17

   

$

23.22

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

200,539,115/
6,073,263)
 

($

500,423,263/
11,423,910)
 

($

12,550,745/
378,329)
 

($

1,080,091/
46,510)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R5 (c)

 

$

33.07

   

$

43.50

   

$

33.20

   

$

23.21

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

198,784,398/
6,010,226)
 

($

410,552,304/
9,437,135)
 

($

35,962,075/
1,083,095)
 

($

3,484,879/
150,154)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class Y (c)

 

$

33.15

   

$

43.85

   

$

33.30

   

$

23.20

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

204,378,360/
6,165,101)
 

($

300,536,288/
6,853,996)
 

($

36,734,493/
1,103,115)
 

($

10,763,082/
463,850)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class Z (c)

 

$

32.44

   

$

43.52

   

$

32.45

   

$

23.07

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

8,286,239,803/
255,433,395)
 

($

5,553,863,537/
127,618,393)
 

($

1,054,246,053/
32,485,476)
 

($

156,750,235/
6,795,995)
 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

(c)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value.

(d)  Net asset value per share rounds to this amount due to fractional shares outstanding.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


84



June 30, 2015

  Columbia
Acorn
SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
Emerging Markets
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
European
FundSM
 

Assets:

 

Unaffiliated investments, at cost

 

$

457,344,450

   

$

5,691,503

   

$

421,007,801

   

$

55,988,102

   

Affiliated investments, at cost

   

17,688,954

     

1,146,086,714

     

     

   
Unaffiliated investments, at value (including securities on loan: Columbia Acorn Fund $205,238,253;
Columbia Acorn International $178,244,535; Columbia Acorn USA $53,095,035; Columbia Acorn
International Select $7,925,539; Columbia Acorn Select $13,779,499; Columbia Thermostat
Fund $—; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund $2,610,061; Columbia Acorn European
Fund $1,540,884)
 

$

609,324,216

   

$

5,691,503

   

$

420,915,008

   

$

57,984,429

   

Affiliated investments, at value

   

2,019,797

     

1,179,928,856

     

     

   

Cash

   

     

     

     

   
Foreign currency (cost: Columbia Acorn Fund $—; Columbia Acorn International $1,962,772;
Columbia Acorn USA $—; Columbia Acorn International Select $109; Columbia Acorn
Select $—; Columbia Thermostat Fund $—; Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets
Fund $133,903; Columbia Acorn European Fund $—)
   

     

     

133,903

     

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

4,358,956

     

63,059,408

     

13,335

     

   

Fund shares sold

   

6,195,956

     

1,531,557

     

555,580

     

408,776

   

Dividends

   

355,508

     

1,906,627

     

989,327

     

88,822

   

Securities lending income

   

4,380

     

     

2,560

     

2,456

   

Foreign tax reclaims

   

     

     

11,676

     

50,979

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

4

     

733

     

     

299

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

332,407

     

     

     

   

Prepaid expenses

   

22,069

     

32,920

     

21,272

     

1,943

   

Other assets

   

8,211

     

21,385

     

11,756

     

19,629

   

Total Assets

   

622,621,504

     

1,252,172,989

     

422,654,417

     

58,557,333

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable to custodian bank

   

     

     

     

10

   

Collateral on securities loaned

   

14,060,046

     

     

2,703,540

     

1,790,781

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

   

2,388,210

     

64,732,398

     

2,034,748

     

139,818

   

Fund shares redeemed

   

910,250

     

8,872,800

     

610,917

     

92,473

   

Investment advisory fee

   

10,639

     

3,248

     

11,970

     

1,874

   

Administration fee

   

658

     

1,306

     

454

     

63

   

12b-1 Service and Distribution fees

   

2,882

     

13,434

     

1,881

     

422

   

Reports to shareholders

   

59,465

     

68,675

     

46,603

     

12,072

   

Transfer agent fees

   

70,191

     

76,766

     

46,950

     

3,447

   

Trustees' fees

   

1,177

     

76,395

     

18,624

     

2,233

   

Custody fees

   

4,411

     

634

     

87,583

     

6,570

   

Professional fee

   

26,266

     

25,009

     

16,531

     

23,465

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

77

     

774

     

386

     

29

   

Deferred foreign capital gains tax payable

   

     

     

200,892

     

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

332,407

     

     

     

   

Other liabilities

   

5,981

     

     

1,293

     

3

   

Total Liabilities

   

17,872,660

     

73,871,439

     

5,782,372

     

2,073,260

   

Net Assets

 

$

604,748,844

   

$

1,178,301,550

   

$

416,872,045

   

$

56,484,073

   

Composition of Net Assets:

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

361,957,932

   

$

1,133,261,458

   

$

430,309,656

   

$

56,641,648

   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income (loss)

   

(1,364,620

)

   

9,640,304

     

186,119

     

438,439

   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss)

   

107,844,886

     

1,557,646

     

(13,334,597

)

   

(2,590,825

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

151,979,766

     

     

(92,793

)

   

1,996,327

   

Affiliated investments

   

(15,669,157

)

   

33,842,142

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

37

     

     

4,552

     

(1,516

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Foreign capital gains tax

   

     

     

(200,892

)

   

   

Net Assets

 

$

604,748,844

   

$

1,178,301,550

   

$

416,872,045

   

$

56,484,073

   

Net asset value per share – Class A (a)

 

$

20.52

   

$

14.72

   

$

12.34

   

$

15.23

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

244,592,468/
11,920,327)
 

($

427,618,435/
29,051,227)
 

($

138,930,231/
11,260,046)
 

($

34,321,233/
2,253,306)
 

Maximum offering price per share – Class A (b)

 

$

21.77

   

$

15.62

   

$

13.09

   

$

16.16

   

(Net asset value per share/front-end sales charge)

 

($

20.52/ 0.9425

)

 

($

14.72/ 0.9425

)

 

($

12.34/ 0.9425

)

 

($

15.23/ 0.9425

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class B (a)

 

$

17.26

   

$

14.79

   

$

   

$

   

(Net assets/shares)

 

($

533,043/ 30,882

)

 

($

936,608/ 63,321

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class C (a)

 

$

16.91

   

$

14.77

   

$

12.23

   

$

15.05

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

43,848,238/
2,592,709)
 

($

380,771,475/
25,786,150)
 

($

34,754,361/
2,842,556)
 

($

6,711,435/
445,849)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class I (c)

 

$

22.00

   

$

   

$

12.39

(d)

 

$

15.24

(d)

 
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

29,504,706/
1,341,340)
 

($

—/—

)

 

($

2,464/ 199

)

 

($

2,570/ 169

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R (c)

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

(Net assets/shares)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

($

—/ —

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R4 (c)

 

$

22.37

   

$

14.62

   

$

12.46

   

$

15.31

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

1,282,018/
57,321)
 

($

21,958,860/
1,502,364)
 

($

13,811,663/
1,108,467)
 

($

596,718/
38,966)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class R5 (c)

 

$

22.41

   

$

14.63

   

$

12.45

   

$

15.39

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

2,301,531/
102,717)
 

($

4,748,730/
324,569)
 

($

18,725,068/
1,503,468)
 

($

1,857,724/
120,724)
 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class Y (c)

 

$

22.50

   

$

14.62

   

$

12.35

(d)

 

$

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

4,134,662/
183,748)
 

(

$341,764/
23,380)
 

($

2,341/ 190

)

 

($

—/—

)

 

Net asset value and offering price per share – Class Z (c)

 

$

21.87

   

$

14.55

   

$

12.38

   

$

15.25

   
(Net assets/shares)
 
 

($

278,552,178/
12,734,723)
 

($

341,925,678/
23,504,812)
 

($

210,645,917/
17,019,818)
 

($

12,994,393/
852,156)
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


85



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2015

    Columbia
Acorn®
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn
USA®
  Columbia
Acorn
International
SelectSM
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

37,435,400

   

$

103,560,690

   

$

5,368,854

   

$

3,256,827

   

Dividends from affiliates

   

12,817,213

     

4,360,275

     

     

   

Dividends from affiliated investment company shares

   

     

     

     

   

Interest

   

1,816

     

1,103,748

     

     

414,370

   

Income from securities lending – net

   

2,162,958

     

1,056,847

     

256,375

     

52,206

   

   

52,417,387

     

110,081,560

     

5,625,229

     

3,723,403

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(345,122

)

   

(10,747,369

)

   

(7,755

)

   

(260,399

)

 

Total Investment Income

   

52,072,265

     

99,334,191

     

5,617,474

     

3,463,004

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

44,604,960

     

29,994,326

     

5,819,239

     

1,146,008

   

Administration fee

   

2,717,589

     

1,559,011

     

263,888

     

47,860

   

12b-1 Service and Distribution fees:

 

Class A

   

3,045,470

     

1,213,818

     

174,773

     

62,187

   

Class B

   

19,548

     

19,736

     

708

     

930

   

Class C

   

3,704,961

     

527,236

     

179,834

     

38,798

   

Class R

   

     

12,333

     

     

   

Transfer agency fees:

 

Class A

   

1,431,185

     

797,171

     

94,207

     

35,303

   

Class B

   

11,104

     

13,155

     

775

     

528

   

Class C

   

267,824

     

72,767

     

10,851

     

6,247

   

Class R

   

     

5,933

     

     

   

Class R4

   

168,432

     

441,668

     

6,968

     

615

   

Class R5

   

62,633

     

104,276

     

9,713

     

833

   

Class Z

   

4,115,768

     

2,557,255

     

738,242

     

74,979

   

Trustees' fees

   

462,467

     

245,332

     

42,232

     

11,662

   

Custody fees

   

91,961

     

769,454

     

11,891

     

24,813

   

Registration and blue sky fees

   

78,070

     

104,115

     

49,165

     

46,731

   

Reports to shareholders

   

825,027

     

770,972

     

97,035

     

46,060

   

Audit fees

   

47,976

     

51,477

     

21,344

     

24,908

   

Legal fees

   

518,023

     

307,210

     

44,910

     

8,877

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

258,240

     

141,370

     

24,303

     

4,414

   

Other expenses

   

282,953

     

259,067

     

31,775

     

13,186

   

Total Expenses

   

62,714,191

     

39,967,682

     

7,621,853

     

1,594,939

   

Less reimbursement of expenses by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

     

(205,545

)

   

     

(116

)

 

Less advisory fee waiver

   

     

     

     

   

Net Expenses

   

62,714,191

     

39,762,137

     

7,621,853

     

1,594,823

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

(10,641,926

)

   

59,572,054

     

(2,004,379

)

   

1,868,181

   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

2,536,315,696

     

468,170,226

     

216,222,274

     

6,347,553

   

Affiliated investments

   

406,561,058

     

(175,391

)

   

     

   

Distributions from affiliated investment company shares

   

     

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(197,976

)

   

(2,345,642

)

   

     

(86,725

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

291,763

   

Futures contracts

   

2,900,917

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain

   

2,945,579,695

     

465,649,193

     

216,222,274

     

6,552,591

   

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

(1,568,742,526

)

   

(129,136,187

)

   

(117,673,779

)

   

1,640,686

   

Affiliated investments

   

(474,699,646

)

   

(1,045,560

)

   

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

1,107

     

192,366

     

     

17,920

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

(140,501

)

 

Foreign capital gains tax

   

1,217,682

     

771,879

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(2,042,223,383

)

   

(129,217,502

)

   

(117,673,779

)

   

1,518,105

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

903,356,312

     

336,431,691

     

98,548,495

     

8,070,696

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

892,714,386

   

$

396,003,745

   

$

96,544,116

   

$

9,938,877

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


86



    Columbia
Acorn
SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
Emerging Markets
FundSM
  Columbia
Acorn
European
FundSM
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

2,635,490

   

$

279

   

$

6,449,859

   

$

955,274

   

Dividends from affiliates

   

     

     

     

   

Dividends from affiliated investment company shares

   

     

13,801,311

     

     

   

Interest

   

     

     

55,264

     

   

Income from securities lending – net

   

20,213

     

     

16,465

     

12,745

   

   

2,655,703

     

13,801,590

     

6,521,588

     

968,019

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(7,178

)

   

     

(355,763

)

   

(115,455

)

 

Total Investment Income

   

2,648,525

     

13,801,590

     

6,165,825

     

852,564

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fee

   

2,659,877

     

612,624

     

2,396,766

     

266,531

   

Administration fee

   

122,858

     

240,525

     

89,223

     

8,811

   

12b-1 Service and Distribution fees:

 

Class A

   

316,212

     

551,831

     

189,178

     

32,738

   

Class B

   

2,810

     

4,114

     

     

   

Class C

   

228,674

     

1,969,943

     

195,080

     

28,956

   

Class R

   

     

     

     

   

Transfer agency fees:

 

Class A

   

151,533

     

165,948

     

91,432

     

13,999

   

Class B

   

2,665

     

1,318

     

     

   

Class C

   

22,690

     

142,447

     

24,351

     

3,483

   

Class R

   

     

     

     

   

Class R4

   

886

     

8,027

     

5,715

     

538

   

Class R5

   

2,256

     

1,101

     

4,924

     

428

   

Class Z

   

140,524

     

108,791

     

132,189

     

4,474

   

Trustees' fees

   

20,240

     

37,903

     

17,520

     

1,788

   

Custody fees

   

7,347

     

1,520

     

121,680

     

9,541

   

Registration and blue sky fees

   

49,470

     

63,637

     

49,755

     

37,717

   

Reports to shareholders

   

95,274

     

125,003

     

72,758

     

17,590

   

Audit fees

   

21,344

     

11,686

     

34,598

     

20,832

   

Legal fees

   

21,220

     

49,279

     

15,906

     

1,259

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

10,855

     

22,512

     

8,279

     

668

   

Other expenses

   

19,325

     

26,901

     

44,195

     

9,181

   

Total Expenses

   

3,896,060

     

4,145,110

     

3,493,549

     

458,534

   

Less reimbursement of expenses by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(1,016

)

   

(100,577

)

   

     

(60,916

)

 

Less advisory fee waiver

   

(207,859

)

   

     

     

   

Net Expenses

   

3,687,185

     

4,044,533

     

3,493,549

     

397,618

   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   

(1,038,660

)

   

9,757,057

     

2,672,276

     

454,946

   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

122,757,395

     

     

2,178,549

     

130,811

   

Affiliated investments

   

(14,793,039

)

   

746,952

     

     

   

Distributions from affiliated investment company shares

   

     

4,641,797

     

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(3,634

)

   

     

(292,856

)

   

(958

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Futures contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain

   

107,960,722

     

5,388,749

     

1,885,693

     

129,853

   

Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Unaffiliated investments

   

(75,415,098

)

   

     

(17,639,889

)

   

1,568,374

   

Affiliated investments

   

5,306,853

     

(2,463,415

)

   

     

   

Foreign currency translations

   

37

     

     

14,903

     

1,705

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Foreign capital gains tax

   

     

     

469,883

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(70,108,208

)

   

(2,463,415

)

   

(17,155,103

)

   

1,570,079

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

37,852,514

     

2,925,334

     

(15,269,410

)

   

1,699,932

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

36,813,854

   

$

12,682,391

   

$

(12,597,134

)

 

$

2,154,878

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


87



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Columbia
Acorn® Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn USA®
  Columbia Acorn
International SelectSM
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(10,641,926

)

 

$

(4,904,097

)

 

$

59,572,054

   

$

95,286,191

   

$

(2,004,379

)

 

$

(6,182,121

)

 

$

1,868,181

   

$

4,277,133

   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency
translations, forward foreign currency exchange contracts,
futures contracts and foreign capital gains tax
   

2,539,018,637

     

2,436,637,992

     

465,824,584

     

480,895,123

     

216,222,274

     

257,777,850

     

6,552,591

     

26,265,551

   
Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated investments and
distributions from affiliated investment company shares
   

406,561,058

     

821,706,250

     

(175,391

)

   

(17,504,372

)

   

     

     

     

   
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward
foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts,
options and foreign capital gains tax
   

(1,567,523,737

)

   

(2,178,954,324

)

   

(128,171,942

)

   

(908,876,254

)

   

(117,673,779

)

   

(207,204,706

)

   

1,518,105

     

(51,145,788

)

 
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on affiliated investments, affiliated options and affiliated
investment company shares
   

(474,699,646

)

   

(983,776,070

)

   

(1,045,560

)

   

(10,747,516

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   

892,714,386

     

90,709,751

     

396,003,745

     

(360,946,828

)

   

96,544,116

     

44,391,023

     

9,938,877

     

(20,603,104

)

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

 

Net investment income – Class A

   

     

     

     

(11,982,984

)

   

     

     

(195,302

)

   

(224,613

)

 

Net realized gain – Class A

   

(116,633,259

)

   

(486,737,575

)

   

(8,544,526

)

   

(51,297,757

)

   

(3,745,127

)

   

(28,022,455

)

   

     

(6,609,718

)

 

Net investment income – Class B

   

     

     

     

(33,111

)

   

     

     

(116

)

   

   

Net realized gain – Class B

   

(230,292

)

   

(1,499,818

)

   

(39,614

)

   

(404,076

)

   

(4,529

)

   

(50,293

)

   

     

(51,627

)

 

Net investment income – Class C

   

     

     

     

(500,190

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain – Class C

   

(43,650,093

)

   

(148,638,681

)

   

(961,655

)

   

(5,765,804

)

   

(1,139,915

)

   

(7,386,824

)

   

     

(1,052,637

)

 

Net investment income – Class I

   

     

     

     

(432,624

)

   

     

     

(9

)

   

(19

)

 

Net realized gain – Class I

   

(1,148,694

)

   

(3,521,541

)

   

(403,320

)

   

(1,776,863

)

   

(59

)

   

(424

)

   

     

(267

)

 

Net investment income – Class R

   

     

     

     

(45,702

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain – Class R

   

     

     

(42,993

)

   

(308,877

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net investment income – Class R4

   

     

     

     

(5,947,002

)

   

     

     

(4,558

)

   

(7,289

)

 

Net realized gain – Class R4

   

(9,648,616

)

   

(21,919,022

)

   

(4,288,552

)

   

(21,064,501

)

   

(308,779

)

   

(1,294,173

)

   

     

(123,308

)

 

Net investment income – Class R5

   

     

     

     

(6,469,747

)

   

     

     

(14,655

)

   

(19,269

)

 

Net realized gain – Class R5

   

(9,334,102

)

   

(83,114,711

)

   

(3,698,560

)

   

(20,627,952

)

   

(1,044,575

)

   

(5,923,118

)

   

     

(294,842

)

 

Net investment income – Class Y

   

     

     

     

(3,631,416

)

   

     

     

(45,324

)

   

(94,386

)

 

Net realized gain – Class Y

   

(9,941,189

)

   

(70,995,899

)

   

(2,167,824

)

   

(11,216,211

)

   

(900,699

)

   

(5,748,134

)

   

     

(1,353,410

)

 

Net investment income – Class Z

   

     

     

     

(88,209,132

)

   

     

     

(677,019

)

   

(1,436,806

)

 

Net realized gain – Class Z

   

(417,947,664

)

   

(1,866,279,508

)

   

(49,616,630

)

   

(300,186,783

)

   

(26,752,653

)

   

(197,817,289

)

   

     

(23,156,256

)

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   

(608,533,909

)

   

(2,682,706,755

)

   

(69,763,674

)

   

(529,900,732

)

   

(33,896,336

)

   

(246,242,710

)

   

(936,983

)

   

(34,424,447

)

 

Share Transactions:

 

Subscriptions – Class A

   

93,074,864

     

387,297,277

     

88,084,398

     

235,302,578

     

6,628,133

     

25,880,527

     

4,747,419

     

17,687,288

   

Distributions reinvested – Class A

   

108,977,754

     

458,120,888

     

8,303,010

     

61,324,199

     

3,534,801

     

25,490,248

     

189,769

     

6,671,741

   

Redemptions – Class A

   

(732,743,039

)

   

(1,539,008,962

)

   

(116,920,214

)

   

(328,383,569

)

   

(27,438,727

)

   

(81,566,768

)

   

(16,257,050

)

   

(33,811,493

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class A

   

(530,690,421

)

   

(693,590,797

)

   

(20,532,806

)

   

(31,756,792

)

   

(17,275,793

)

   

(30,195,993

)

   

(11,319,862

)

   

(9,452,464

)

 

Distributions reinvested – Class B

   

219,826

     

1,459,028

     

38,735

     

428,823

     

4,509

     

50,412

     

115

     

51,402

   

Redemptions – Class B

   

(3,939,069

)

   

(11,842,669

)

   

(2,900,267

)

   

(6,307,820

)

   

(117,003

)

   

(333,713

)

   

(231,008

)

   

(493,902

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class B

   

(3,719,243

)

   

(10,383,641

)

   

(2,861,532

)

   

(5,878,997

)

   

(112,494

)

   

(283,301

)

   

(230,893

)

   

(442,500

)

 

Subscriptions – Class C

   

19,260,660

     

69,519,166

     

6,306,990

     

20,327,395

     

876,651

     

2,990,564

     

414,983

     

1,124,408

   

Distributions reinvested – Class C

   

36,898,128

     

124,358,458

     

861,856

     

5,543,900

     

1,076,963

     

7,016,021

     

     

965,830

   

Redemptions – Class C

   

(120,261,072

)

   

(204,072,123

)

   

(10,534,195

)

   

(20,718,133

)

   

(4,445,839

)

   

(7,454,664

)

   

(1,493,115

)

   

(2,579,871

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class C

   

(64,102,284

)

   

(10,194,499

)

   

(3,365,349

)

   

5,153,162

     

(2,492,225

)

   

2,551,921

     

(1,078,132

)

   

(489,633

)

 

Subscriptions – Class I

   

12,665,465

     

82,894,450

     

37,365,938

     

106,632,159

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested – Class I

   

1,148,584

     

3,521,166

     

403,299

     

2,209,323

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions – Class I

   

(12,470,677

)

   

(79,941,110

)

   

(18,043,810

)

   

(98,916,651

)

   

     

(1,200

)

   

     

(100

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class I

   

1,343,372

     

6,474,506

     

19,725,427

     

9,924,831

     

     

(1,200

)

   

     

(100

)

 

Subscriptions – Class R

   

     

     

733,516

     

3,552,904

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R

   

     

     

39,018

     

324,934

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions – Class R

   

     

     

(1,525,848

)

   

(3,574,734

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R

   

     

     

(753,314

)

   

303,104

     

     

     

     

   

(a)  Class R4 shares reflect activity for the period from June 25, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


88



    Columbia
Acorn SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
Emerging Markets FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
European FundSM
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014 (a)

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(1,038,660

)

 

$

(3,672,062

)

 

$

9,757,057

   

$

22,277,306

   

$

2,672,276

   

$

2,430,118

   

$

454,946

   

$

404,894

   
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency
translations, forward foreign currency exchange contracts,
futures contracts and foreign capital gains tax
   

122,753,761

     

158,802,272

     

     

35

     

1,885,693

     

(9,229,406

)

   

129,853

     

(2,712,928

)

 
Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated investments and
distributions from affiliated investment company shares
   

(14,793,039

)

   

(5,568,755

)

   

5,388,749

     

38,178,162

     

     

     

     

   
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward
foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts,
options and foreign capital gains tax
   

(75,415,061

)

   

(133,989,051

)

   

     

     

(17,155,103

)

   

(14,640,892

)

   

1,570,079

     

(3,116,709

)

 
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on affiliated investments, affiliated options and affiliated
investment company shares
   

5,306,853

     

854,842

     

(2,463,415

)

   

4,982,086

     

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   

36,813,854

     

16,427,246

     

12,682,391

     

65,437,589

     

(12,597,134

)

   

(21,440,180

)

   

2,154,878

     

(5,424,743

)

 

Distributions to Shareholders From:

 

Net investment income – Class A

   

     

     

(651,664

)

   

(8,397,874

)

   

     

(1,094,797

)

   

(144,797

)

   

(84,996

)

 

Net realized gain – Class A

   

(19,933,244

)

   

(56,636,824

)

   

(8,171,921

)

   

(6,398,591

)

   

     

     

     

(169,484

)

 

Net investment income – Class B

   

     

     

(1,472

)

   

(17,083

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain – Class B

   

(54,843

)

   

(297,506

)

   

(18,462

)

   

(18,454

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net investment income – Class C

   

     

     

(571,885

)

   

(4,546,957

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain – Class C

   

(4,321,966

)

   

(12,212,259

)

   

(7,171,478

)

   

(5,614,280

)

   

     

     

     

(21,837

)

 

Net investment income – Class I

   

     

     

     

     

     

(25

)

   

(12

)

   

(17

)

 

Net realized gain – Class I

   

(1,777,897

)

   

(3,400,475

)

   

     

     

     

     

     

(13

)

 

Net investment income – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net investment income – Class R4

   

     

     

(33,548

)

   

(496,795

)

   

     

(139,747

)

   

(5,491

)

   

(1,628

)

 

Net realized gain – Class R4

   

(97,950

)

   

(246,466

)

   

(420,695

)

   

(305,871

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net investment income – Class R5

   

     

     

(6,981

)

   

(65,599

)

   

     

(184,675

)

   

(8,163

)

   

(11,230

)

 

Net realized gain – Class R5

   

(168,761

)

   

(2,042,106

)

   

(87,538

)

   

(42,379

)

   

     

     

     

(14,316

)

 

Net investment income – Class Y

   

     

     

(510

)

   

(8,730

)

   

     

(23

)

   

     

   

Net realized gain – Class Y

   

(308,593

)

   

(715,032

)

   

(6,396

)

   

(5,549

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net investment income – Class Z

   

     

     

(525,890

)

   

(8,020,198

)

   

     

(2,086,821

)

   

(57,214

)

   

(58,745

)

 

Net realized gain – Class Z

   

(21,865,469

)

   

(67,822,345

)

   

(6,594,711

)

   

(5,142,454

)

   

     

     

     

(81,656

)

 

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   

(48,528,723

)

   

(143,373,013

)

   

(24,263,151

)

   

(39,080,814

)

   

     

(3,506,088

)

   

(215,677

)

   

(443,922

)

 

Share Transactions:

 

Subscriptions – Class A

   

8,193,734

     

23,903,410

     

45,853,873

     

109,228,793

     

6,883,085

     

111,765,309

     

15,911,293

     

30,709,434

   

Distributions reinvested – Class A

   

18,677,112

     

52,931,442

     

7,892,484

     

13,288,881

     

     

1,088,373

     

142,046

     

251,848

   

Redemptions – Class A

   

(41,337,076

)

   

(94,474,957

)

   

(72,357,439

)

   

(196,252,756

)

   

(24,763,642

)

   

(122,334,919

)

   

(3,926,616

)

   

(25,970,474

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class A

   

(14,466,230

)

   

(17,640,105

)

   

(18,611,082

)

   

(73,735,082

)

   

(17,880,557

)

   

(9,481,237

)

   

12,126,723

     

4,990,808

   

Distributions reinvested – Class B

   

58,413

     

295,790

     

19,596

     

35,043

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions – Class B

   

(525,387

)

   

(1,910,917

)

   

(304,881

)

   

(1,111,595

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class B

   

(466,974

)

   

(1,615,127

)

   

(285,285

)

   

(1,076,552

)

   

     

     

     

   

Subscriptions – Class C

   

1,010,251

     

3,943,141

     

26,702,268

     

71,129,998

     

977,118

     

16,317,984

     

1,920,560

     

5,134,061

   

Distributions reinvested – Class C

   

3,593,300

     

10,065,907

     

5,964,048

     

7,780,938

     

     

     

     

21,837

   

Redemptions – Class C

   

(7,507,276

)

   

(15,355,912

)

   

(51,531,364

)

   

(113,101,789

)

   

(6,234,688

)

   

(5,604,206

)

   

(604,204

)

   

(974,284

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class C

   

(2,903,725

)

   

(1,346,864

)

   

(18,865,048

)

   

(34,190,853

)

   

(5,257,570

)

   

10,713,778

     

1,316,356

     

4,181,614

   

Subscriptions – Class I

   

18,384,816

     

54,126,443

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested – Class I

   

1,777,731

     

3,400,003

     

     

     

     

24

     

12

     

29

   

Redemptions – Class I

   

(8,606,952

)

   

(52,140,680

)

   

     

     

     

(4,200

)

   

     

(5,500

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class I

   

11,555,595

     

5,385,766

     

     

     

     

(4,176

)

   

12

     

(5,471

)

 

Subscriptions – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


89



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, CONTINUED

    Columbia
Acorn® Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn USA®
  Columbia Acorn
International SelectSM
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Subscriptions – Class R4

   

26,909,090

     

207,170,623

     

88,752,391

     

175,589,777

     

5,867,334

     

2,470,102

     

206,979

     

1,034,431

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R4

   

9,466,765

     

21,432,710

     

4,274,668

     

26,888,828

     

308,779

     

1,284,629

     

4,548

     

130,285

   

Redemptions – Class R4

   

(91,625,255

)

   

(32,595,900

)

   

(35,154,540

)

   

(86,239,207

)

   

(2,023,855

)

   

(1,252,295

)

   

(138,931

)

   

(342,802

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R4

   

(55,249,400

)

   

196,007,433

     

57,872,519

     

116,239,398

     

4,152,258

     

2,502,436

     

72,596

     

821,914

   

Subscriptions – Class R5

   

33,894,346

     

195,425,964

     

59,817,513

     

247,362,038

     

4,751,339

     

37,680,269

     

1,365,563

     

3,308,092

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R5

   

9,316,968

     

82,145,922

     

3,667,913

     

27,089,438

     

1,044,517

     

5,922,697

     

14,647

     

313,832

   

Redemptions – Class R5

   

(305,121,170

)

   

(237,599,243

)

   

(67,481,458

)

   

(105,520,799

)

   

(8,301,534

)

   

(8,503,850

)

   

(594,870

)

   

(1,308,702

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R5

   

(261,909,856

)

   

39,972,643

     

(3,996,032

)

   

168,930,677

     

(2,505,678

)

   

35,099,116

     

785,340

     

2,313,222

   

Subscriptions – Class Y

   

16,187,530

     

199,351,710

     

78,821,805

     

103,024,265

     

1,359,915

     

36,144,225

     

4,567,512

     

2,689,199

   

Distributions reinvested – Class Y

   

9,941,189

     

70,995,899

     

2,167,824

     

14,847,627

     

900,640

     

5,747,713

     

45,315

     

1,447,516

   

Redemptions – Class Y

   

(206,239,197

)

   

(1,053,713,427

)

   

(14,205,570

)

   

(21,611,148

)

   

(2,723,131

)

   

(48,745,200

)

   

(6,110,931

)

   

(3,306,180

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Y

   

(180,110,478

)

   

(783,365,818

)

   

66,784,059

     

96,260,744

     

(462,576

)

   

(6,853,262

)

   

(1,498,104

)

   

830,535

   

Subscriptions – Class Z

   

259,804,464

     

982,362,041

     

319,142,620

     

856,537,476

     

66,614,074

     

102,940,940

     

7,097,551

     

43,516,847

   

Distributions reinvested – Class Z

   

353,829,315

     

1,619,840,849

     

37,832,464

     

294,475,850

     

23,540,112

     

173,222,058

     

424,872

     

14,556,758

   

Redemptions – Class Z

   

(3,900,353,409

)

   

(4,171,520,886

)

   

(627,224,272

)

   

(1,213,184,358

)

   

(219,745,605

)

   

(480,201,144

)

   

(32,743,379

)

   

(99,596,462

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Z

   

(3,286,719,630

)

   

(1,569,317,996

)

   

(270,249,188

)

   

(62,171,032

)

   

(129,591,419

)

   

(204,038,146

)

   

(25,220,956

)

   

(41,522,857

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) from Share Transactions

   

(4,381,157,940

)

   

(2,824,398,169

)

   

(157,376,216

)

   

297,005,095

     

(148,287,927

)

   

(201,218,429

)

   

(38,490,011

)

   

(47,941,883

)

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(4,096,977,463

)

   

(5,416,395,173

)

   

168,863,855

     

(593,842,465

)

   

(85,640,147

)

   

(403,070,116

)

   

(29,488,117

)

   

(102,969,434

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

15,934,576,025

     

21,350,971,198

     

7,733,478,135

     

8,327,320,600

     

1,397,216,287

     

1,800,286,403

     

252,919,700

     

355,889,134

   

End of period

 

$

11,837,598,562

   

$

15,934,576,025

   

$

7,902,341,990

   

$

7,733,478,135

   

$

1,311,576,140

   

$

1,397,216,287

   

$

223,431,583

   

$

252,919,700

   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income (loss)

 

$

(14,257,690

)

 

$

(3,615,764

)

 

$

(32,804,029

)

 

$

(92,376,083

)

 

$

(2,316,494

)

 

$

(312,115

)

 

$

(5,561,522

)

 

$

(6,492,720

)

 

(a)  Class R4 shares reflect activity for the period from June 25, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


90



  Columbia
Acorn SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
Emerging Markets FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
European FundSM
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014 (a)

 

Subscriptions – Class R4

   

226,027

     

533,691

     

5,863,575

     

12,515,863

     

842,219

     

6,532,869

     

998,747

     

325,474

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R4

   

97,950

     

246,466

     

454,185

     

802,565

     

     

139,724

     

5,481

     

1,614

   

Redemptions – Class R4

   

(213,594

)

   

(753,003

)

   

(7,597,882

)

   

(4,731,799

)

   

(2,063,377

)

   

(3,899,691

)

   

(742,929

)

   

(93

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R4

   

110,383

     

27,154

     

(1,280,122

)

   

8,586,629

     

(1,221,158

)

   

2,772,902

     

261,299

     

326,995

   

Subscriptions – Class R5

   

1,109,136

     

2,302,873

     

1,791,379

     

3,265,267

     

1,928,259

     

13,884,224

     

232,837

     

3,323,523

   

Distributions reinvested – Class R5

   

168,596

     

2,041,638

     

94,518

     

106,949

     

     

184,675

     

8,152

     

25,520

   

Redemptions – Class R5

   

(10,118,449

)

   

(3,845,123

)

   

(626,682

)

   

(815,418

)

   

(2,288,862

)

   

(7,252,982

)

   

(109,065

)

   

(3,409,088

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R5

   

(8,840,717

)

   

499,388

     

1,259,215

     

2,556,798

     

(360,603

)

   

6,815,917

     

131,924

     

(60,045

)

 

Subscriptions – Class Y

   

1,049,300

     

538,245

     

17,030

     

435,256

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested – Class Y

   

308,428

     

714,565

     

6,853

     

14,183

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions – Class Y

   

(787,637

)

   

(1,818,170

)

   

(81,317

)

   

(53,320

)

   

     

(200

)

   

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Y

   

570,091

     

(565,360

)

   

(57,434

)

   

396,119

     

     

(200

)

   

     

   

Subscriptions – Class Z

   

7,799,032

     

41,269,615

     

43,253,933

     

158,234,941

     

20,668,240

     

181,236,447

     

6,255,614

     

21,621,093

   

Distributions reinvested – Class Z

   

17,593,307

     

52,107,171

     

4,862,392

     

8,772,626

     

     

2,002,496

     

56,774

     

139,509

   

Redemptions – Class Z

   

(61,063,835

)

   

(146,142,628

)

   

(80,807,320

)

   

(172,293,477

)

   

(48,814,280

)

   

(101,479,206

)

   

(2,236,638

)

   

(15,477,555

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Z

   

(35,671,496

)

   

(52,765,842

)

   

(32,690,995

)

   

(5,285,910

)

   

(28,146,040

)

   

81,759,737

     

4,075,750

     

6,283,047

   

Net Increase (Decrease) from Share Transactions

   

(50,113,073

)

   

(68,020,990

)

   

(70,530,751

)

   

(102,748,851

)

   

(52,865,928

)

   

92,576,721

     

17,912,064

     

15,716,948

   

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   

(61,827,942

)

   

(194,966,757

)

   

(82,111,511

)

   

(76,392,076

)

   

(65,463,062

)

   

67,630,453

     

19,851,265

     

9,848,283

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

666,576,786

     

861,543,543

     

1,260,413,061

     

1,336,805,137

     

482,335,107

     

414,704,654

     

36,632,808

     

26,784,525

   

End of period

 

$

604,748,844

   

$

666,576,786

   

$

1,178,301,550

   

$

1,260,413,061

   

$

416,872,045

   

$

482,335,107

   

$

56,484,073

   

$

36,632,808

   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income (loss)

 

$

(1,364,620

)

 

$

(325,960

)

 

$

9,640,304

   

$

1,675,197

   

$

186,119

   

$

(2,486,157

)

 

$

438,439

   

$

199,170

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


91



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS, CONTINUED

    Columbia
Acorn® Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International®
  Columbia
Acorn USA®
  Columbia Acorn
International SelectSM
 

Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Subscriptions – Class A

   

3,001,408

     

11,177,523

     

2,019,396

     

5,069,057

     

218,678

     

786,132

     

207,243

     

638,165

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class A

   

3,518,818

     

14,955,024

     

186,041

     

1,433,668

     

114,990

     

878,620

     

8,141

     

298,993

   

Less shares redeemed – Class A

   

(23,581,767

)

   

(45,358,767

)

   

(2,688,008

)

   

(7,155,380

)

   

(916,961

)

   

(2,482,524

)

   

(707,956

)

   

(1,259,425

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class A

   

(17,061,541

)

   

(19,226,220

)

   

(482,571

)

   

(652,655

)

   

(583,293

)

   

(817,772

)

   

(492,572

)

   

(322,267

)

 

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class B

   

8,196

     

53,837

     

899

     

10,251

     

171

     

1,994

     

5

     

2,445

   

Less shares redeemed – Class B

   

(144,946

)

   

(380,244

)

   

(68,720

)

   

(141,082

)

   

(4,445

)

   

(11,206

)

   

(10,810

)

   

(19,481

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class B

   

(136,750

)

   

(326,407

)

   

(67,821

)

   

(130,831

)

   

(4,274

)

   

(9,212

)

   

(10,805

)

   

(17,036

)

 

Subscriptions – Class C

   

730,815

     

2,380,665

     

149,874

     

455,251

     

34,670

     

106,036

     

19,698

     

43,902

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class C

   

1,409,940

     

4,736,715

     

20,095

     

134,128

     

41,168

     

281,787

     

     

46,423

   

Less shares redeemed – Class C

   

(4,540,215

)

   

(6,832,781

)

   

(251,372

)

   

(471,635

)

   

(172,409

)

   

(259,303

)

   

(70,361

)

   

(104,212

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class C

   

(2,399,460

)

   

284,599

     

(81,403

)

   

117,744

     

(96,571

)

   

128,520

     

(50,663

)

   

(13,887

)

 

Subscriptions – Class I

   

385,749

     

2,381,215

     

839,510

     

2,360,586

     

     

     

     

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class I

   

34,933

     

107,212

     

9,004

     

50,640

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed – Class I

   

(390,890

)

   

(2,154,531

)

   

(421,989

)

   

(2,111,846

)

   

     

(33

)

   

     

(4

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class I

   

29,792

     

333,896

     

426,525

     

299,380

     

     

(33

)

   

     

(4

)

 

Subscriptions – Class R

   

     

     

16,869

     

77,000

     

     

     

     

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R

   

     

     

876

     

7,564

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R

   

     

     

(35,993

)

   

(76,075

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R

   

     

     

(18,248

)

   

8,489

     

     

     

     

   

Subscriptions – Class R4

   

809,837

     

5,988,744

     

2,024,389

     

3,770,182

     

180,371

     

69,547

     

8,955

     

36,025

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R4

   

283,521

     

658,166

     

94,930

     

626,322

     

9,198

     

40,840

     

191

     

5,756

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R4

   

(2,724,716

)

   

(900,585

)

   

(796,214

)

   

(1,864,318

)

   

(62,062

)

   

(35,802

)

   

(6,018

)

   

(13,656

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R4

   

(1,631,358

)

   

5,746,325

     

1,323,105

     

2,532,186

     

127,507

     

74,585

     

3,128

     

28,125

   

Subscriptions – Class R5

   

1,017,113

     

5,371,622

     

1,367,792

     

5,374,903

     

143,679

     

1,039,918

     

59,649

     

113,565

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R5

   

278,701

     

2,508,272

     

82,020

     

636,802

     

31,087

     

188,407

     

616

     

13,893

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R5

   

(9,365,032

)

   

(6,914,002

)

   

(1,553,029

)

   

(2,352,664

)

   

(248,523

)

   

(237,562

)

   

(25,705

)

   

(46,841

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R5

   

(8,069,218

)

   

965,892

     

(103,217

)

   

3,659,041

     

(73,757

)

   

990,763

     

34,560

     

80,617

   

Subscriptions – Class Y

   

484,810

     

5,405,607

     

1,777,478

     

2,180,767

     

41,219

     

989,024

     

200,381

     

95,911

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class Y

   

296,663

     

2,114,206

     

48,099

     

346,391

     

26,733

     

182,296

     

1,908

     

63,827

   

Less shares redeemed – Class Y

   

(6,233,037

)

   

(28,273,237

)

   

(326,129

)

   

(474,107

)

   

(82,849

)

   

(1,378,135

)

   

(262,844

)

   

(122,660

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Y

   

(5,451,564

)

   

(20,753,424

)

   

1,499,448

     

2,053,051

     

(14,897

)

   

(206,815

)

   

(60,555

)

   

37,078

   

Subscriptions – Class Z

   

7,992,106

     

27,275,542

     

7,316,293

     

18,575,064

     

2,094,137

     

2,943,870

     

308,447

     

1,572,550

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class Z

   

10,790,770

     

50,258,476

     

845,796

     

6,885,453

     

716,812

     

5,614,121

     

17,995

     

645,241

   

Less shares redeemed – Class Z

   

(118,273,039

)

   

(116,645,260

)

   

(14,388,129

)

   

(26,436,650

)

   

(6,814,650

)

   

(13,762,562

)

   

(1,413,766

)

   

(3,750,710

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Z

   

(99,490,163

)

   

(39,111,242

)

   

(6,226,040

)

   

(976,133

)

   

(4,003,701

)

   

(5,204,571

)

   

(1,087,324

)

   

(1,532,919

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest

   

(134,210,262

)

   

(72,086,581

)

   

(3,730,222

)

   

6,910,272

     

(4,648,986

)

   

(5,044,535

)

   

(1,664,231

)

   

(1,740,293

)

 

(a)  Class R4 shares reflect activity for the period from June 25, 2014 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2014.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


92



    Columbia
Acorn SelectSM
  Columbia
Thermostat FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
Emerging Markets FundSM
  Columbia Acorn
European FundSM
 

Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:

  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
  (Unaudited)
Six months
ended
June 30,
  Year ended
December 31,
 
   

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014 (a)

 

Subscriptions – Class A

   

385,509

     

999,673

     

3,052,476

     

7,304,585

     

537,683

     

8,480,721

     

1,036,044

     

1,976,901

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class A

   

902,276

     

2,437,585

     

533,276

     

893,241

     

     

85,241

     

8,895

     

16,205

   

Less shares redeemed – Class A

   

(1,931,637

)

   

(3,902,541

)

   

(4,831,255

)

   

(13,113,073

)

   

(1,931,087

)

   

(9,160,435

)

   

(263,175

)

   

(1,738,341

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class A

   

(643,852

)

   

(465,283

)

   

(1,245,503

)

   

(4,915,247

)

   

(1,393,404

)

   

(594,473

)

   

781,764

     

254,765

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class B

   

3,340

     

15,514

     

1,317

     

2,338

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed – Class B

   

(28,681

)

   

(88,114

)

   

(20,211

)

   

(74,245

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class B

   

(25,341

)

   

(72,600

)

   

(18,894

)

   

(71,907

)

   

     

     

     

   

Subscriptions – Class C

   

58,108

     

200,609

     

1,773,144

     

4,743,432

     

76,643

     

1,237,012

     

126,614

     

335,241

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class C

   

210,504

     

546,759

     

401,349

     

519,687

     

     

     

     

1,380

   

Less shares redeemed – Class C

   

(422,778

)

   

(740,621

)

   

(3,417,847

)

   

(7,542,466

)

   

(490,751

)

   

(430,442

)

   

(40,534

)

   

(66,938

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class C

   

(154,166

)

   

6,747

     

(1,243,354

)

   

(2,279,347

)

   

(414,108

)

   

806,570

     

86,080

     

269,683

   

Subscriptions – Class I

   

808,777

     

2,177,235

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class I

   

80,150

     

143,898

     

     

     

     

2

     

1

     

2

   

Less shares redeemed – Class I

   

(383,794

)

   

(1,994,457

)

   

     

     

     

(313

)

   

     

(346

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class I

   

505,133

     

326,676

     

     

     

     

(311

)

   

1

     

(344

)

 

Subscriptions – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R

   

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

   

Subscriptions – Class R4

   

9,802

     

20,220

     

392,890

     

838,999

     

64,182

     

479,110

     

65,859

     

20,884

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R4

   

4,342

     

10,486

     

30,918

     

54,396

     

     

10,917

     

341

     

111

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R4

   

(9,260

)

   

(29,113

)

   

(509,605

)

   

(318,210

)

   

(161,433

)

   

(291,550

)

   

(48,223

)

   

(6

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R4

   

4,884

     

1,593

     

(85,797

)

   

575,185

     

(97,251

)

   

198,477

     

17,977

     

20,989

   

Subscriptions – Class R5

   

47,798

     

87,557

     

120,660

     

219,576

     

149,120

     

1,041,821

     

14,668

     

208,383

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class R5

   

7,460

     

87,341

     

6,425

     

7,242

     

     

14,425

     

505

     

1,646

   

Less shares redeemed – Class R5

   

(422,172

)

   

(146,321

)

   

(42,152

)

   

(54,794

)

   

(176,947

)

   

(536,066

)

   

(7,307

)

   

(216,692

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class R5

   

(366,914

)

   

28,577

     

84,933

     

172,024

     

(27,827

)

   

520,180

     

7,866

     

(6,663

)

 

Subscriptions – Class Y

   

44,436

     

20,305

     

1,139

     

29,656

     

     

     

     

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class Y

   

13,593

     

30,390

     

466

     

962

     

     

     

     

   

Less shares redeemed – Class Y

   

(33,664

)

   

(69,067

)

   

(5,450

)

   

(3,571

)

   

     

(15

)

   

     

   

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Y

   

24,365

     

(18,372

)

   

(3,845

)

   

27,047

     

     

(15

)

   

     

   

Subscriptions – Class Z

   

345,373

     

1,616,671

     

2,923,035

     

10,700,096

     

1,608,739

     

13,528,786

     

407,744

     

1,375,486

   

Shares issued in reinvestment and capital gains – Class Z

   

797,521

     

2,273,717

     

332,585

     

597,366

     

     

157,433

     

3,551

     

9,056

   

Less shares redeemed – Class Z

   

(2,703,400

)

   

(5,760,728

)

   

(5,453,493

)

   

(11,671,258

)

   

(3,816,904

)

   

(7,722,797

)

   

(151,860

)

   

(1,072,883

)

 

Net Increase (Decrease) – Class Z

   

(1,560,506

)

   

(1,870,340

)

   

(2,197,873

)

   

(373,796

)

   

(2,208,165

)

   

5,963,422

     

259,435

     

311,659

   

Net Increase (Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest

   

(2,216,397

)

   

(2,063,002

)

   

(4,710,333

)

   

(6,866,041

)

   

(4,140,755

)

   

6,893,850

     

1,153,123

     

850,089

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


93




COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following tables are 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.

Columbia Acorn® Fund

       

Income from Investment Operations

     

Less Distributions to Shareholders

         
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
  Increase from
regulatory
settlements
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

30.30

     

(0.05

)

   

2.02

     

1.97

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

35.78

     

(0.08

)

   

0.21

     

0.13

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.36

     

(0.06

)

   

8.84

     

8.78

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.36

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

26.63

     

0.08

     

4.53

     

4.61

     

(0.06

)

   

(1.82

)

   

(1.88

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

29.24

     

(0.10

)

   

(1.30

)

   

(1.40

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(1.21

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

23.98

     

(0.06

)

   

6.18

     

6.12

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.86

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

26.53

     

(0.16

)

   

1.78

     

1.62

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

32.25

     

(0.29

)

   

0.18

     

(0.11

)

   

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

26.80

     

(0.25

)

   

8.02

     

7.77

     

     

(2.32

)

   

(2.32

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.53

     

(0.11

)

   

4.20

     

4.09

     

     

(1.82

)

   

(1.82

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.14

     

(0.27

)

   

(1.15

)

   

(1.42

)

   

     

(1.19

)

   

(1.19

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.43

     

(0.21

)

   

5.76

     

5.55

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

25.92

     

(0.14

)

   

1.73

     

1.59

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.64

     

(0.28

)

   

0.17

     

(0.11

)

   

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

26.34

     

(0.26

)

   

7.88

     

7.62

     

     

(2.32

)

   

(2.32

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.18

     

(0.12

)

   

4.10

     

3.98

     

     

(1.82

)

   

(1.82

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.85

     

(0.29

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(1.48

)

   

     

(1.19

)

   

(1.19

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.23

     

(0.24

)

   

5.70

     

5.46

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.03

     

0.01

     

2.13

     

2.14

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

37.37

     

0.05

     

0.22

     

0.27

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.47

     

0.06

     

9.20

     

9.26

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.36

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

27.57

     

0.26

     

4.62

     

4.88

     

(0.16

)

   

(1.82

)

   

(1.98

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

30.19

     

0.01

     

(1.35

)

   

(1.34

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(1.28

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(e)

 

$

26.80

     

(0.01

)

   

4.26

     

4.25

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.86

)

   

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.51

     

(0.02

)

   

2.17

     

2.15

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

37.88

     

0.02

     

0.22

     

0.24

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.90

     

0.06

     

9.29

     

9.35

     

(0.05

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.37

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(f)

 

$

30.59

     

0.05

     

1.84

     

1.89

     

(0.12

)

   

(1.46

)

   

(1.58

)

   

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.55

     

(0.01

)

   

2.17

     

2.16

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

37.89

     

0.04

     

0.23

     

0.27

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.88

     

0.07

     

9.30

     

9.37

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.36

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

30.59

     

0.06

     

1.83

     

1.89

     

(0.14

)

   

(1.46

)

   

(1.60

)

   

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.61

     

0.00

(d)

   

2.18

     

2.18

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

37.93

     

0.05

     

0.24

     

0.29

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.90

     

0.09

     

9.31

     

9.40

     

(0.05

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.37

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

30.62

     

0.09

     

1.80

     

1.89

     

(0.15

)

   

(1.46

)

   

(1.61

)

   

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.95

     

(0.01

)

   

2.14

     

2.13

     

     

(1.64

)

   

(1.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

37.32

     

0.02

     

0.22

     

0.24

     

     

(5.61

)

   

(5.61

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.45

     

0.04

     

9.19

     

9.23

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.36

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

27.56

     

0.17

     

4.69

     

4.86

     

(0.15

)

   

(1.82

)

   

(1.97

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

30.19

     

(0.01

)

   

(1.34

)

   

(1.35

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(1.19

)

   

(1.28

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

24.68

     

0.02

     

6.37

     

6.39

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.84

)

   

(0.88

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

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, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  Annualized.

(c)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(d)  Rounds to zero.

(e)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(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 November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


94



           

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
(a)
  Total net
expenses
(a)
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

30.63

     

6.45

%

   

1.09

%(b)

   

1.09

%(b)

   

(0.33

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

2,201,585

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

30.30

     

0.55

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.08

%

   

(0.22

)%

   

17

%

 

$

2,694,610

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

35.78

     

30.53

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

(0.17

)%

   

18

%

 

$

3,869,734

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

29.36

     

17.62

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.06

%(c)

   

0.27

%

   

16

%

 

$

3,233,494

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.63

     

(4.91

)%

   

1.06

%

   

1.06

%(c)

   

(0.33

)%

   

18

%

 

$

3,246,833

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

29.24

     

25.61

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.07

%(c)

   

(0.22

)%

   

28

%

 

$

3,639,788

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

26.51

     

6.04

%

   

1.89

%(b)

   

1.89

%(b)

   

(1.16

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

3,570

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

26.53

     

(0.16

)%

   

1.75

%

   

1.75

%

   

(0.91

)%

   

17

%

 

$

7,201

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

32.25

     

29.63

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.73

%

   

(0.84

)%

   

18

%

 

$

19,278

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

26.80

     

16.98

%

   

1.65

%

   

1.64

%(c)

   

(0.42

)%

   

16

%

 

$

33,623

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

24.53

     

(5.34

)%

   

1.67

%

   

1.67

%(c)

   

(0.98

)%

   

18

%

 

$

67,153

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

27.14

     

24.81

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.69

%(c)

   

(0.88

)%

   

28

%

 

$

287,650

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

25.87

     

6.07

%

   

1.79

%(b)

   

1.79

%(b)

   

(1.03

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

712,926

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

25.92

     

(0.16

)%

   

1.77

%

   

1.77

%

   

(0.92

)%

   

17

%

 

$

776,370

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

31.64

     

29.58

%

   

1.78

%

   

1.78

%

   

(0.88

)%

   

18

%

 

$

938,644

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

26.34

     

16.77

%

   

1.80

%

   

1.80

%(c)

   

(0.46

)%

   

16

%

 

$

756,709

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

24.18

     

(5.63

)%

   

1.82

%

   

1.82

%(c)

   

(1.10

)%

   

18

%

 

$

721,446

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

26.85

     

24.63

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.85

%(c)

   

(1.00

)%

   

28

%

 

$

829,181

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.53

     

6.63

%

   

0.72

%(b)

   

0.72

%(b)

   

0.03

%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

29,576

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

32.03

     

0.91

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.14

%

   

17

%

 

$

28,164

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

37.37

     

30.99

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.16

%

   

18

%

 

$

20,383

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

30.47

     

18.02

%

   

0.72

%

   

0.72

%(c)

   

0.86

%

   

16

%

 

$

58,652

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.57

     

(4.57

)%

   

0.72

%

   

0.72

%(c)

   

0.02

%

   

18

%

 

$

16,397

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(e)

 

$

30.19

     

15.94

%

   

0.71

%(b)

   

0.71

%(b)(c)

   

(0.13

)%(b)

   

28

%

 

$

11,627

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.02

     

6.56

%

   

0.87

%(b)

   

0.87

%(b)

   

(0.11

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

200,539

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

32.51

     

0.81

%

   

0.84

%

   

0.84

%

   

0.05

%

   

17

%

 

$

250,457

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

37.88

     

30.85

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.80

%

   

0.16

%

   

18

%

 

$

74,188

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(f)

 

$

30.90

     

6.31

%

   

0.87

%(b)

   

0.86

%(b)(c)

   

1.24

%(b)

   

16

%

 

$

17

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.07

     

6.58

%

   

0.77

%(b)

   

0.77

%(b)

   

(0.04

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

198,784

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

32.55

     

0.89

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.10

%

   

17

%

 

$

458,223

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

37.89

     

30.94

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.20

%

   

18

%

 

$

496,906

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

30.88

     

6.33

%

   

0.82

%(b)

   

0.81

%(b)(c)

   

1.29

%(b)

   

16

%

 

$

3

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.15

     

6.63

%

   

0.72

%(b)

   

0.72

%(b)

   

0.00

%(b)(d)

   

10

%

 

$

204,378

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

32.61

     

0.94

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.13

%

   

17

%

 

$

378,780

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

37.93

     

30.99

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.26

%

   

18

%

 

$

1,227,891

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

30.90

     

6.34

%

   

0.75

%(b)

   

0.75

%(b)(c)

   

2.21

%(b)

   

16

%

 

$

67,012

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.44

     

6.61

%

   

0.80

%(b)

   

0.80

%(b)

   

(0.05

)%(b)

   

10

%

 

$

8,286,240

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.95

     

0.82

%

   

0.79

%

   

0.79

%

   

0.07

%

   

17

%

 

$

11,340,770

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

37.32

     

30.90

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.12

%

   

18

%

 

$

14,703,948

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

30.45

     

17.93

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%(c)

   

0.57

%

   

16

%

 

$

13,374,355

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.56

     

(4.61

)%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%(c)

   

(0.03

)%

   

18

%

 

$

12,284,748

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

30.19

     

26.00

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%(c)

   

0.09

%

   

28

%

 

$

13,330,466

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


95



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn International®

       

Income from Investment Operations

     

Less Distributions to Shareholders

         
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Reimbursement
from
affiliate
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
  Redemption
fees added
to paid in
capital
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

41.68

     

0.27

     

1.84

     

     

2.11

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.63

     

0.42

     

(2.51

)

   

     

(2.09

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.86

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

40.79

     

0.45

     

8.37

     

     

8.82

     

(1.05

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(2.98

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

34.15

     

0.47

     

6.75

     

     

7.22

     

(0.58

)

   

     

(0.58

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

40.87

     

0.32

     

(6.02

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.70

)

   

(1.02

)

   

     

(1.02

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

34.13

     

0.22

     

7.21

     

     

7.43

     

(0.69

)

   

     

(0.69

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

40.38

     

0.06

     

1.81

     

     

1.87

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

45.24

     

0.07

     

(2.42

)

   

     

(2.35

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.51

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

39.67

     

0.12

     

8.10

     

     

8.22

     

(0.72

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(2.65

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

33.17

     

0.19

     

6.55

     

     

6.74

     

(0.24

)

   

     

(0.24

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

39.96

     

0.06

     

(5.85

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.79

)

   

(1.00

)

   

     

(1.00

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

33.22

     

0.03

     

7.02

     

     

7.05

     

(0.31

)

   

     

(0.31

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

40.20

     

0.11

     

1.76

     

     

1.87

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

45.04

     

0.07

     

(2.40

)

   

     

(2.33

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.51

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

39.50

     

0.10

     

8.08

     

     

8.18

     

(0.71

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(2.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

33.03

     

0.18

     

6.52

     

     

6.70

     

(0.23

)

   

     

(0.23

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

39.79

     

0.04

     

(5.86

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.82

)

   

(0.94

)

   

     

(0.94

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

33.08

     

(0.05

)

   

7.03

     

     

6.98

     

(0.27

)

   

     

(0.27

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

41.76

     

0.35

     

1.84

     

     

2.19

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.71

     

0.59

     

(2.51

)

   

     

(1.92

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(3.03

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

40.86

     

0.66

     

8.34

     

     

9.00

     

(1.22

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(3.15

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

34.33

     

0.57

     

6.83

     

     

7.40

     

(0.87

)

   

     

(0.87

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

40.92

     

0.37

     

(5.94

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.57

)

   

(1.02

)

   

     

(1.02

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(g)

 

$

37.69

     

0.08

     

3.49

     

     

3.57

     

(0.34

)

   

     

(0.34

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

Class R

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

41.67

     

0.19

     

1.84

     

     

2.03

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.60

     

0.24

     

(2.50

)

   

     

(2.26

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.67

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

40.79

     

0.26

     

8.36

     

     

8.62

     

(0.88

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(2.81

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

34.11

     

0.21

     

6.89

     

     

7.10

     

(0.42

)

   

     

(0.42

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

 

$

40.11

     

(0.00

)(d)

   

(6.00

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(6.00

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

42.02

     

0.33

     

1.83

     

     

2.16

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.99

     

0.50

     

(2.52

)

   

     

(2.02

)

   

(0.64

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(2.95

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

41.08

     

0.34

     

8.67

     

     

9.01

     

(1.17

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(3.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

39.86

     

(0.00

)(d)

   

1.81

     

     

1.81

     

(0.59

)

   

     

(0.59

)

   

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

41.71

     

0.35

     

1.82

     

     

2.17

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.66

     

0.57

     

(2.51

)

   

     

(1.94

)

   

(0.70

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(3.01

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

40.81

     

0.63

     

8.34

     

     

8.97

     

(1.19

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(3.12

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

34.31

     

0.75

     

6.62

     

     

7.37

     

(0.87

)

   

     

(0.87

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(j)

 

$

40.24

     

0.09

     

(6.02

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.93

)

   

     

     

     

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

42.02

     

0.36

     

1.85

     

     

2.21

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.99

     

0.58

     

(2.52

)

   

     

(1.94

)

   

(0.72

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(3.03

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

41.08

     

0.57

     

8.48

     

     

9.05

     

(1.21

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(3.14

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

 

$

39.90

     

0.04

     

1.78

     

     

1.82

     

(0.64

)

   

     

(0.64

)

   

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

41.73

     

0.34

     

1.83

     

     

2.17

     

     

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

46.68

     

0.56

     

(2.51

)

   

     

(1.95

)

   

(0.69

)

   

(2.31

)

   

(3.00

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

40.84

     

0.58

     

8.38

     

     

8.96

     

(1.19

)

   

(1.93

)

   

(3.12

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

34.31

     

0.59

     

6.78

     

     

7.37

     

(0.84

)

   

     

(0.84

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

40.92

     

0.48

     

(6.07

)

   

0.00

(d)

   

(5.59

)

   

(1.02

)

   

     

(1.02

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

34.26

     

0.35

     

7.23

     

     

7.58

     

(0.92

)

   

     

(0.92

)

   

0.00

(d)

 

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, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Rounds to zero.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of 0.01%.

(f)  During the year ended December 31, 2011, Columbia Management reimbursed the Fund for a loss on a trading error. Had the Fund not received this reimbursement, total return would have been lower by less than 0.01%.

(g)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(h)  Class R shares commenced operations on August 2, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(j)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on August 2, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(k)  Class Y shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


96



               

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Increase from
regulatory
settlements
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
(a)
  Total net
expenses
(a)
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.41

     

5.05

%(b)

   

1.28

%(c)

   

1.24

%(c)

   

1.27

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

964,828

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

41.68

     

(4.58

)%(b)

   

1.26

%

   

1.22

%

   

0.91

%

   

28

%

 

$

946,553

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.63

     

22.00

%(b)

   

1.27

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.02

%

   

45

%

 

$

1,089,263

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.79

     

21.21

%(b)

   

1.28

%

   

1.24

%(e)

   

1.22

%

   

33

%

 

$

1,007,236

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

34.15

     

(14.37

)%(b)(f)

   

1.32

%

   

1.30

%(e)

   

0.84

%

   

32

%

 

$

918,112

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.87

     

22.23

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.35

%(e)

   

0.62

%

   

25

%

 

$

810,603

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

41.87

     

4.61

%(b)

   

2.11

%(c)

   

2.08

%(c)

   

0.28

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

3,915

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

40.38

     

(5.29

)%(b)

   

2.00

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.16

%

   

28

%

 

$

6,516

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

45.24

     

21.08

%(b)

   

2.00

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.27

%

   

45

%

 

$

13,218

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

39.67

     

20.33

%(b)

   

2.00

%

   

1.97

%(e)

   

0.51

%

   

33

%

 

$

17,910

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

33.17

     

(14.92

)%(b)(f)

   

1.98

%

   

1.96

%(e)

   

0.15

%

   

32

%

 

$

24,510

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

39.96

     

21.49

%

   

1.96

%

   

1.96

%(e)

   

0.08

%

   

25

%

 

$

29,368

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

41.69

     

4.63

%(b)

   

2.00

%(c)

   

1.98

%(c)

   

0.52

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

104,160

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

40.20

     

(5.27

)%(b)

   

1.99

%

   

1.97

%

   

0.16

%

   

28

%

 

$

103,691

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

45.04

     

21.07

%(b)

   

2.01

%

   

1.99

%

   

0.23

%

   

45

%

 

$

110,875

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

39.50

     

20.31

%(b)

   

2.02

%

   

2.00

%(e)

   

0.48

%

   

33

%

 

$

92,748

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

33.03

     

(15.02

)%(b)(f)

   

2.07

%

   

2.06

%(e)

   

0.10

%

   

32

%

 

$

97,328

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

39.79

     

21.34

%

   

2.11

%

   

2.11

%(e)

   

(0.13

)%

   

25

%

 

$

110,931

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.57

     

5.23

%

   

0.87

%(c)

   

0.87

%(c)

   

1.64

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

59,074

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

41.76

     

(4.20

)%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.26

%

   

28

%

 

$

38,804

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.71

     

22.43

%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.49

%

   

45

%

 

$

29,418

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.86

     

21.69

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.88

%(e)

   

1.48

%

   

33

%

 

$

97,484

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

34.33

     

(14.02

)%(f)

   

0.91

%

   

0.91

%(e)

   

0.99

%

   

32

%

 

$

50,335

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(g)

   

   

$

40.92

     

9.50

%

   

0.94

%(c)

   

0.94

%(c)(e)

   

0.77

%(c)

   

25

%

 

$

66,581

   

Class R

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.32

     

4.86

%

   

1.60

%(c)

   

1.60

%(c)

   

0.89

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

4,989

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

41.67

     

(4.95

)%

   

1.63

%

   

1.63

%

   

0.52

%

   

28

%

 

$

5,560

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.60

     

21.50

%

   

1.63

%

   

1.63

%

   

0.58

%

   

45

%

 

$

5,822

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.79

     

20.83

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.51

%(e)

   

0.54

%

   

33

%

 

$

2,799

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

34.11

     

(14.96

)%

   

1.59

%(c)

   

1.59

%(c)(e)

   

(0.02

)%(c)

   

32

%

 

$

2,130

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.80

     

5.12

%

   

1.05

%(c)

   

1.05

%(c)

   

1.49

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

500,423

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

42.02

     

(4.39

)%

   

1.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.07

%

   

28

%

 

$

424,425

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.99

     

22.32

%

   

1.03

%

   

1.03

%

   

0.73

%

   

45

%

 

$

355,616

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

   

   

$

41.08

     

4.57

%

   

1.03

%(c)

   

1.02

%(c)(e)

   

(0.02

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

15

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.50

     

5.19

%

   

0.91

%(c)

   

0.91

%(c)

   

1.60

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

410,552

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

41.71

     

(4.25

)%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

1.23

%

   

28

%

 

$

397,882

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.66

     

22.38

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.91

%

   

1.40

%

   

45

%

 

$

274,415

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.81

     

21.61

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.89

%(e)

   

1.99

%

   

33

%

 

$

242

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(j)

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

34.31

     

(14.74

)%

   

0.91

%(c)

   

0.91

%(c)(e)

   

0.65

%(c)

   

32

%

 

$

2,038

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.85

     

5.24

%

   

0.87

%(c)

   

0.87

%(c)

   

1.66

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

300,536

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

42.02

     

(4.21

)%

   

0.85

%

   

0.85

%

   

1.25

%

   

28

%

 

$

225,012

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.99

     

22.44

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.86

%

   

1.26

%

   

45

%

 

$

155,140

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

   

   

$

41.08

     

4.59

%

   

0.91

%(c)

   

0.90

%(c)(e)

   

0.75

%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

30,856

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

43.52

     

5.18

%

   

0.95

%(c)

   

0.95

%(c)

   

1.55

%(c)

   

23

%

 

$

5,553,864

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

41.73

     

(4.28

)%

   

0.93

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.20

%

   

28

%

 

$

5,585,035

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

46.68

     

22.33

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.30

%

   

45

%

 

$

6,293,552

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.84

     

21.60

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.93

%(e)

   

1.53

%

   

33

%

 

$

5,494,506

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

34.31

     

(14.06

)%(f)

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%(e)

   

1.24

%

   

32

%

 

$

4,322,500

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(d)

 

$

40.92

     

22.70

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.97

%(e)

   

0.99

%

   

25

%

 

$

5,107,580

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


97



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn USA®

       

Income from Investment Operations

     

Less Distributions to Shareholders

     
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

29.13

     

(0.07

)

   

2.16

     

2.09

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

34.15

     

(0.20

)

   

1.22

     

1.02

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

28.21

     

(0.15

)

   

9.09

     

8.94

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

25.94

     

0.02

     

4.73

     

4.75

     

(0.11

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(2.48

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.54

     

(0.22

)

   

(1.21

)

   

(1.43

)

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.43

     

(0.15

)

   

5.26

     

5.11

     

     

     

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

25.27

     

(0.22

)

   

1.86

     

1.64

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

30.70

     

(0.46

)

   

1.07

     

0.61

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.81

     

(0.39

)

   

8.28

     

7.89

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.98

     

(0.19

)

   

4.39

     

4.20

     

     

(2.37

)

   

(2.37

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

25.60

     

(0.37

)

   

(1.08

)

   

(1.45

)

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

20.99

     

(0.30

)

   

4.91

     

4.61

     

     

     

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

24.98

     

(0.15

)

   

1.85

     

1.70

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

30.33

     

(0.37

)

   

1.06

     

0.69

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.49

     

(0.33

)

   

8.17

     

7.84

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.72

     

(0.16

)

   

4.30

     

4.14

     

     

(2.37

)

   

(2.37

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

25.39

     

(0.39

)

   

(1.11

)

   

(1.50

)

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

20.84

     

(0.31

)

   

4.86

     

4.55

     

     

     

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.19

     

(0.02

)

   

2.32

     

2.30

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

35.99

     

(0.06

)

   

1.30

     

1.24

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.47

     

(0.02

)

   

9.54

     

9.52

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

27.00

     

(0.10

)

   

5.16

     

5.06

     

(0.22

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(2.59

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.56

     

(0.14

)

   

(1.25

)

   

(1.39

)

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010(e)

 

$

24.24

     

(0.03

)

   

4.35

     

4.32

     

     

     

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.70

     

(0.04

)

   

2.35

     

2.31

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

36.55

     

(0.11

)

   

1.30

     

1.19

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.92

     

0.00

(f)

   

9.63

     

9.63

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

30.06

     

0.06

     

2.28

     

2.34

     

(0.16

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.48

)

 

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.71

     

(0.03

)

   

2.36

     

2.33

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

36.53

     

(0.06

)

   

1.28

     

1.22

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.90

     

0.02

     

9.61

     

9.63

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

30.06

     

0.07

     

2.27

     

2.34

     

(0.18

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.50

)

 

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.80

     

(0.02

)

   

2.36

     

2.34

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

36.59

     

(0.07

)

   

1.32

     

1.25

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.93

     

0.02

     

9.64

     

9.66

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

30.10

     

0.07

     

2.27

     

2.34

     

(0.19

)

   

(2.32

)

   

(2.51

)

 

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

31.03

     

(0.04

)

   

2.30

     

2.26

     

     

(0.84

)

   

(0.84

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

35.90

     

(0.12

)

   

1.29

     

1.17

     

     

(6.04

)

   

(6.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

29.45

     

(0.07

)

   

9.52

     

9.45

     

     

(3.00

)

   

(3.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

26.98

     

0.11

     

4.92

     

5.03

     

(0.19

)

   

(2.37

)

   

(2.56

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.56

     

(0.14

)

   

(1.27

)

   

(1.41

)

   

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

23.19

     

(0.08

)

   

5.45

     

5.37

     

     

     

   

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, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  Annualized.

(c)  Ratios include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%.

(d)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(e)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(f)  Rounds to zero.

(g)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(h)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class Y shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


98



           

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
(a)
  Total net
expenses
(a)
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

30.38

     

7.14

%

   

1.34

%(b)

   

1.34

%(b)

   

(0.50

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

136,711

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

29.13

     

3.35

%

   

1.33

%

   

1.33

%

   

(0.60

)%

   

12

%

 

$

148,089

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

34.15

     

32.34

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.32

%

   

(0.46

)%

   

17

%

 

$

201,559

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

28.21

     

18.67

%

   

1.32

%(c)

   

1.32

%(c)(d)

   

0.08

%

   

14

%

 

$

152,164

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

25.94

     

(5.21

)%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%(d)

   

(0.78

)%

   

20

%

 

$

167,038

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

27.54

     

22.78

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.30

%(d)

   

(0.64

)%

   

32

%

 

$

214,097

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

26.07

     

6.45

%

   

2.52

%(b)

   

2.52

%(b)

   

(1.70

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

130

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

25.27

     

2.37

%

   

2.26

%

   

2.26

%

   

(1.55

)%

   

12

%

 

$

234

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.70

     

31.28

%

   

2.15

%

   

2.15

%

   

(1.33

)%

   

17

%

 

$

567

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

25.81

     

17.87

%

   

1.99

%(c)

   

1.99

%(c)(d)

   

(0.71

)%

   

14

%

 

$

1,056

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

23.98

     

(5.68

)%

   

1.92

%

   

1.92

%(d)

   

(1.42

)%

   

20

%

 

$

2,253

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

25.60

     

21.96

%

   

1.98

%

   

1.98

%(d)

   

(1.37

)%

   

32

%

 

$

9,222

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

25.84

     

6.76

%

   

2.01

%(b)

   

2.01

%(b)

   

(1.17

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

35,239

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

24.98

     

2.67

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.00

%

   

(1.26

)%

   

12

%

 

$

36,476

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

30.33

     

31.47

%

   

2.00

%

   

2.00

%

   

(1.14

)%

   

17

%

 

$

40,395

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

25.49

     

17.82

%

   

2.05

%(c)

   

2.05

%(c)(d)

   

(0.61

)%

   

14

%

 

$

31,410

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

23.72

     

(5.92

)%

   

2.05

%

   

2.05

%(d)

   

(1.53

)%

   

20

%

 

$

30,584

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

25.39

     

21.83

%

   

2.08

%

   

2.08

%(d)

   

(1.41

)%

   

32

%

 

$

36,101

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.65

     

7.34

%

   

0.93

%(b)

   

0.93

%(b)

   

(0.10

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.19

     

3.80

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.88

%

   

(0.17

)%

   

12

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

35.99

     

32.93

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.90

%

   

(0.04

)%

   

17

%

 

$

4

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

29.47

     

19.10

%

   

0.96

%

   

0.96

%(d)

   

(0.33

)%

   

14

%

 

$

3

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.00

     

(4.88

)%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%(d)

   

(0.47

)%

   

20

%

 

$

2,635

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(e)

 

$

28.56

     

17.82

%

   

0.94

%(b)

   

0.94

%(b)(d)

   

(0.35

)%(b)

   

32

%

 

$

28,993

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.17

     

7.26

%

   

1.09

%(b)

   

1.09

%(b)

   

(0.22

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

12,551

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.70

     

3.60

%

   

1.07

%

   

1.07

%

   

(0.32

)%

   

12

%

 

$

7,952

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

36.55

     

32.80

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.01

%

   

17

%

 

$

6,441

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

29.92

     

8.06

%

   

1.14

%(b)(c)

   

1.14

%(b)(c)(d)

   

1.51

%(b)

   

14

%

 

$

15

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.20

     

7.32

%

   

1.00

%(b)

   

1.00

%(b)

   

(0.16

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

35,962

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.71

     

3.68

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.99

%

   

(0.17

)%

   

12

%

 

$

36,689

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

36.53

     

32.83

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.06

%

   

17

%

 

$

6,068

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

29.90

     

8.06

%

   

1.12

%(b)

   

1.12

%(b)(d)

   

1.53

%(b)

   

14

%

 

$

2

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

33.30

     

7.33

%

   

0.95

%(b)

   

0.95

%(b)

   

(0.11

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

36,734

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.80

     

3.76

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.93

%

   

(0.19

)%

   

12

%

 

$

35,551

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

36.59

     

32.89

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.07

%

   

17

%

 

$

48,479

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

29.93

     

8.07

%

   

1.04

%(b)

   

1.04

%(b)(d)

   

1.62

%(b)

   

14

%

 

$

2

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

32.45

     

7.25

%

   

1.09

%(b)

   

1.09

%(b)

   

(0.26

)%(b)

   

18

%

 

$

1,054,246

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

31.03

     

3.61

%

   

1.08

%

   

1.08

%

   

(0.34

)%

   

12

%

 

$

1,132,223

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

35.90

     

32.72

%

   

1.06

%

   

1.06

%

   

(0.20

)%

   

17

%

 

$

1,496,775

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

29.45

     

18.98

%

   

1.07

%(c)

   

1.07

%(c)(d)

   

0.36

%

   

14

%

 

$

1,415,442

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.98

     

(4.95

)%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%(d)

   

(0.48

)%

   

20

%

 

$

1,355,934

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

28.56

     

23.16

%

   

1.01

%

   

1.01

%(d)

   

(0.34

)%

   

32

%

 

$

1,410,133

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


99



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

       

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders

         
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
  Redemption
fees added
to paid in
capital
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.04

     

0.15

     

0.67

     

0.82

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

26.91

     

0.29

     

(2.17

)

   

(1.88

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(2.99

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.61

     

0.29

     

3.29

     

3.58

     

(0.37

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.28

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.26

     

0.39

     

4.92

     

5.31

     

(1.75

)

   

(2.21

)

   

(3.96

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.01

     

0.18

     

(2.95

)

   

(2.77

)

   

(0.59

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.98

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

23.39

     

0.08

     

4.84

     

4.92

     

(0.30

)

   

     

(0.30

)

   

0.00

(f)

 

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

20.69

     

0.04

     

0.65

     

0.69

     

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.01

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

25.53

     

0.10

     

(2.05

)

   

(1.95

)

   

     

(2.89

)

   

(2.89

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

24.40

     

0.11

     

3.12

     

3.23

     

(0.19

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.27

     

0.23

     

4.69

     

4.92

     

(1.58

)

   

(2.21

)

   

(3.79

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.72

     

0.01

     

(2.82

)

   

(2.81

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.64

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.34

     

(0.06

)

   

4.62

     

4.56

     

(0.18

)

   

     

(0.18

)

   

0.00

(f)

 

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

20.54

     

0.06

     

0.63

     

0.69

     

     

     

     

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

25.39

     

0.07

     

(2.03

)

   

(1.96

)

   

     

(2.89

)

   

(2.89

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

24.28

     

0.08

     

3.10

     

3.18

     

(0.16

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.07

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.17

     

0.18

     

4.67

     

4.85

     

(1.53

)

   

(2.21

)

   

(3.74

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.58

     

(0.04

)

   

(2.81

)

   

(2.85

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.56

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.21

     

(0.10

)

   

4.60

     

4.50

     

(0.13

)

   

     

(0.13

)

   

0.00

(f)

 

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.29

     

0.19

     

0.68

     

0.87

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.19

     

0.39

     

(2.20

)

   

(1.81

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(3.09

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.85

     

0.39

     

3.32

     

3.71

     

(0.46

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.37

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.45

     

0.51

     

4.94

     

5.45

     

(1.84

)

   

(2.21

)

   

(4.05

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.33

     

0.31

     

(2.97

)

   

(2.66

)

   

(0.83

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(1.22

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(h)

 

$

26.11

     

0.03

     

2.19

     

2.22

     

     

     

     

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.45

     

0.19

     

0.68

     

0.87

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.36

     

0.37

     

(2.22

)

   

(1.85

)

   

(0.17

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(3.06

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.99

     

0.29

     

3.42

     

3.71

     

(0.43

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.34

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

29.98

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.09

)(j)

   

(0.11

)

   

(1.79

)

   

(2.09

)

   

(3.88

)

   

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.43

     

0.21

     

0.67

     

0.88

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.34

     

0.36

     

(2.19

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(0.19

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(3.08

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.98

     

0.38

     

3.35

     

3.73

     

(0.46

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.37

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

 

$

29.98

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.09

)(j)

   

(0.11

)

   

(1.80

)

   

(2.09

)

   

(3.89

)

   

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.42

     

0.20

     

0.68

     

0.88

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.33

     

0.40

     

(2.21

)

   

(1.81

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(3.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.98

     

0.11

     

3.62

     

3.73

     

(0.47

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.38

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(l)

 

$

29.99

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.09

)(j)

   

(0.11

)

   

(1.81

)

   

(2.09

)

   

(3.90

)

   

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.30

     

0.19

     

0.68

     

0.87

     

(0.10

)

   

     

(0.10

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.20

     

0.38

     

(2.21

)

   

(1.83

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(2.89

)

   

(3.07

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.86

     

0.37

     

3.33

     

3.70

     

(0.45

)

   

(1.91

)

   

(2.36

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.46

     

0.49

     

4.95

     

5.44

     

(1.83

)

   

(2.21

)

   

(4.04

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.33

     

0.29

     

(2.98

)

   

(2.69

)

   

(0.79

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(1.18

)

   

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

23.64

     

0.18

     

4.89

     

5.07

     

(0.38

)

   

     

(0.38

)

   

0.00

(f)

 

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, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  Annualized.

(c)  Ratios include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%.

(d)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of 0.01%.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to zero.

(g)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(j)  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 Statements of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.

(k)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(l)  Class Y shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


100



               

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Increase from
regulatory
settlements
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
(a)
  Total net
expenses
(a)
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

22.76

     

3.70

%

   

1.52

%(b)

   

1.52

%(b)

   

1.32

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

43,965

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.04

     

(7.06

)%

   

1.47

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.05

%

   

58

%

 

$

53,419

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

26.91

     

14.42

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.08

%

   

72

%

 

$

73,911

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

   

$

25.61

     

22.05

%

   

1.49

%(c)

   

1.49

%(c)(d)

   

1.43

%

   

63

%

 

$

74,167

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

   

$

24.26

     

(10.11

)%

   

1.51

%

   

1.51

%(e)

   

0.66

%

   

44

%

 

$

56,350

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(f)

 

$

28.01

     

21.41

%

   

1.56

%

   

1.56

%(e)

   

0.33

%

   

42

%

 

$

71,668

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

21.37

     

3.36

%(g)

   

2.29

%(b)

   

2.20

%(b)

   

0.38

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

136

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

20.69

     

(7.71

)%

   

2.11

%

   

2.11

%

   

0.39

%

   

58

%

 

$

355

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

25.53

     

13.67

%

   

2.14

%

   

2.14

%

   

0.43

%

   

72

%

 

$

873

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

   

$

24.40

     

21.29

%

   

2.11

%(c)

   

2.10

%(c)(d)

   

0.87

%

   

63

%

 

$

1,250

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

   

$

23.27

     

(10.64

)%

   

2.14

%

   

2.14

%(e)

   

0.04

%

   

44

%

 

$

1,774

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(f)

 

$

26.72

     

20.63

%(g)

   

2.24

%

   

2.20

%(e)

   

(0.27

)%

   

42

%

 

$

3,030

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

21.23

     

3.36

%

   

2.29

%(b)

   

2.29

%(b)

   

0.53

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

7,250

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

20.54

     

(7.80

)%

   

2.23

%

   

2.23

%

   

0.29

%

   

58

%

 

$

8,057

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

25.39

     

13.52

%

   

2.26

%

   

2.26

%

   

0.32

%

   

72

%

 

$

10,311

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

   

$

24.28

     

21.10

%

   

2.28

%(c)

   

2.27

%(c)(d)

   

0.67

%

   

63

%

 

$

9,786

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

   

$

23.17

     

(10.81

)%

   

2.31

%

   

2.31

%(e)

   

(0.14

)%

   

44

%

 

$

8,704

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(f)

 

$

26.58

     

20.45

%

   

2.36

%

   

2.36

%(e)

   

(0.45

)%

   

42

%

 

$

11,885

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

23.06

     

3.88

%

   

1.19

%(b)

   

1.19

%(b)

   

1.68

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.29

     

(6.72

)%

   

1.11

%

   

1.11

%

   

1.41

%

   

58

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

27.19

     

14.82

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.13

%

   

1.43

%

   

72

%

 

$

3

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

   

$

25.85

     

22.48

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.14

%(d)

   

1.84

%

   

63

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

   

$

24.45

     

(9.68

)%

   

1.04

%

   

1.04

%(e)

   

1.12

%

   

44

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(h)

   

   

$

28.33

     

8.50

%

   

1.14

%(b)

   

1.14

%(b)(e)

   

0.44

%(b)

   

42

%

 

$

3

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

23.22

     

3.86

%

   

1.25

%(b)

   

1.25

%(b)

   

1.66

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

1,080

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.45

     

(6.83

)%

   

1.21

%

   

1.21

%

   

1.33

%

   

58

%

 

$

974

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

27.36

     

14.72

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.24

%

   

1.06

%

   

72

%

 

$

417

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

   

   

$

25.99

     

(0.27

)%

   

1.30

%(b)(c)

   

1.30

%(b)(c)(d)

   

(0.55

)%(b)

   

63

%

 

$

13

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

23.21

     

3.90

%

   

1.18

%(b)

   

1.18

%(b)

   

1.78

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

3,485

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.43

     

(6.77

)%

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.30

%

   

58

%

 

$

2,593

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

27.34

     

14.80

%(g)

   

1.15

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.40

%

   

72

%

 

$

956

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

   

   

$

25.98

     

(0.27

)%

   

1.29

%(b)

   

1.28

%(b)(d)

   

(0.55

)%(b)

   

63

%

 

$

2

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

23.20

     

3.91

%

   

1.12

%(b)

   

1.12

%(b)

   

1.73

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

10,763

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.42

     

(6.71

)%

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.43

%

   

58

%

 

$

11,755

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

27.33

     

14.82

%

   

1.09

%

   

1.09

%

   

0.40

%

   

72

%

 

$

13,318

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(l)

   

   

$

25.98

     

(0.25

)%

   

1.21

%(b)

   

1.20

%(b)(d)

   

(0.48

)%(b)

   

63

%

 

$

2

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

   

$

23.07

     

3.88

%

   

1.22

%(b)

   

1.22

%(b)

   

1.62

%(b)

   

29

%

 

$

156,750

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

   

$

22.30

     

(6.79

)%

   

1.17

%

   

1.17

%

   

1.36

%

   

58

%

 

$

175,764

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

   

$

27.20

     

14.75

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.19

%

   

1.37

%

   

72

%

 

$

256,100

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

   

$

25.86

     

22.42

%

   

1.20

%(c)

   

1.19

%(c)(d)

   

1.77

%

   

63

%

 

$

295,231

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

   

   

$

24.46

     

(9.76

)%

   

1.14

%

   

1.14

%(e)

   

1.03

%

   

44

%

 

$

259,553

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

   

0.00

(f)

 

$

28.33

     

21.89

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.16

%(e)

   

0.75

%

   

42

%

 

$

366,081

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


101



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

       

Income from Investment Operations

     

Less Distributions to Shareholders

 

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Reimbursement
from
affiliate
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

21.03

     

(0.04

)

   

1.31

     

     

1.27

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

25.57

     

(0.14

)

   

0.64

     

     

0.50

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

24.72

     

(0.15

)

   

7.92

     

     

7.77

     

(0.07

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(6.92

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

22.95

     

0.03

     

3.78

     

     

3.81

     

     

(2.04

)

   

(2.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

27.94

     

(0.15

)

   

(4.46

)

   

     

(4.61

)

   

(0.38

)

   

     

(0.38

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

22.81

     

(0.18

)

   

5.31

     

     

5.13

     

     

     

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

18.03

     

(0.12

)

   

1.13

     

     

1.01

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.81

     

(0.31

)

   

0.57

     

     

0.26

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

22.75

     

(0.33

)

   

7.24

     

     

6.91

     

     

(6.85

)

   

(6.85

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

21.40

     

(0.15

)

   

3.54

     

     

3.39

     

     

(2.04

)

   

(2.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

26.06

     

(0.30

)

   

(4.13

)

   

     

(4.43

)

   

(0.23

)

   

     

(0.23

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

21.41

     

(0.31

)

   

4.96

     

     

4.65

     

     

     

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

17.69

     

(0.10

)

   

1.10

     

     

1.00

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.46

     

(0.28

)

   

0.55

     

     

0.27

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

22.48

     

(0.32

)

   

7.15

     

     

6.83

     

     

(6.85

)

   

(6.85

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

21.20

     

(0.14

)

   

3.46

     

     

3.32

     

     

(2.04

)

   

(2.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

25.83

     

(0.32

)

   

(4.12

)

   

     

(4.44

)

   

(0.19

)

   

     

(0.19

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

21.25

     

(0.34

)

   

4.92

     

     

4.58

     

     

     

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.38

     

0.00

(f)

   

1.40

     

     

1.40

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

26.81

     

(0.05

)

   

0.66

     

     

0.61

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.63

     

(0.06

)

   

8.25

     

     

8.19

     

(0.16

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(7.01

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.65

     

0.23

     

3.79

     

     

4.02

     

     

(2.04

)

   

(2.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.74

     

(0.03

)

   

(4.59

)

   

     

(4.62

)

   

(0.47

)

   

     

(0.47

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010(g)

 

$

24.74

     

0.01

     

3.99

     

     

4.00

     

     

     

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.75

     

(0.02

)

   

1.42

     

     

1.40

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.20

     

(0.10

)

   

0.69

     

     

0.59

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.92

     

(0.06

)

   

8.32

     

     

8.26

     

(0.13

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(6.98

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

25.91

     

0.00

(f)

   

1.52

     

     

1.52

     

     

(1.51

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.78

     

(0.03

)

   

1.44

     

     

1.41

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.20

     

(0.07

)

   

0.69

     

     

0.62

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.93

     

(0.04

)

   

8.31

     

     

8.27

     

(0.15

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(7.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

25.91

     

0.00

(f)

   

1.53

     

     

1.53

     

     

(1.51

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.86

     

(0.00

)(f)

   

1.42

     

     

1.42

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

27.27

     

(0.06

)

   

0.69

     

     

0.63

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.98

     

(0.03

)

   

8.34

     

     

8.31

     

(0.17

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(7.02

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(j)

 

$

25.96

     

0.01

     

1.52

     

     

1.53

     

     

(1.51

)

   

(1.51

)

 

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.28

     

(0.02

)

   

1.39

     

     

1.37

     

     

(1.78

)

   

(1.78

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

26.72

     

(0.08

)

   

0.68

     

     

0.60

     

     

(5.04

)

   

(5.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.57

     

(0.07

)

   

8.21

     

     

8.14

     

(0.14

)

   

(6.85

)

   

(6.99

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

23.62

     

0.11

     

3.88

     

     

3.99

     

     

(2.04

)

   

(2.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

28.73

     

(0.07

)

   

(4.58

)

   

0.00

(f)

   

(4.65

)

   

(0.46

)

   

     

(0.46

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

23.38

     

(0.10

)

   

5.45

     

     

5.35

     

     

     

   

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(b)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Ratios include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to zero.

(g)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(h)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(j)  Class Y shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(k)  During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Fund received a reimbursement from an affiliate. Had the Fund not received this payment, the total return would have been lower by 0.01%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


102



           

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
(a)
  Total net
expenses
(a)
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

20.52

     

5.96

%(b)

   

1.34

%(c)

   

1.27

%(c)

   

(0.42

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

244,592

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

21.03

     

2.17

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.32

%

   

(0.58

)%

   

17

%

 

$

264,234

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

25.57

     

33.77

%

   

1.31

%(d)

   

1.31

%(d)

   

(0.54

)%

   

20

%

 

$

333,193

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

24.72

     

16.87

%

   

1.31

%(d)

   

1.31

%(d)(e)

   

0.13

%

   

15

%

 

$

271,628

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

22.95

     

(16.65

)%

   

1.28

%

   

1.28

%(e)

   

(0.57

)%

   

21

%

 

$

340,325

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

27.94

     

22.49

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.28

%(e)

   

(0.73

)%

   

28

%

 

$

555,263

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

17.26

     

5.50

%(b)

   

2.42

%(c)

   

2.10

%(c)

   

(1.30

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

533

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

18.03

     

1.35

%(b)

   

2.14

%

   

2.10

%

   

(1.40

)%

   

17

%

 

$

1,014

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

22.81

     

32.81

%(b)

   

2.05

%(d)

   

2.03

%(d)

   

(1.32

)%

   

20

%

 

$

2,938

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

22.75

     

16.11

%

   

1.91

%(d)

   

1.90

%(d)(e)

   

(0.62

)%

   

15

%

 

$

9,938

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

21.40

     

(17.11

)%

   

1.88

%

   

1.88

%(e)

   

(1.21

)%

   

21

%

 

$

26,126

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

26.06

     

21.72

%

   

1.92

%

   

1.92

%(e)

   

(1.39

)%

   

28

%

 

$

72,203

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

16.91

     

5.55

%(b)

   

2.07

%(c)

   

2.00

%(c)

   

(1.15

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

43,848

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

17.69

     

1.42

%

   

2.04

%

   

2.04

%

   

(1.30

)%

   

17

%

 

$

48,591

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

22.46

     

32.85

%

   

2.04

%(d)

   

2.04

%(d)

   

(1.28

)%

   

20

%

 

$

61,537

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

22.48

     

15.93

%

   

2.07

%(d)

   

2.06

%(d)(e)

   

(0.59

)%

   

15

%

 

$

57,309

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

21.20

     

(17.27

)%

   

2.05

%

   

2.05

%(e)

   

(1.34

)%

   

21

%

 

$

62,887

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

25.83

     

21.55

%

   

2.07

%

   

2.07

%(e)

   

(1.52

)%

   

28

%

 

$

98,445

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.00

     

6.19

%(b)

   

0.98

%(c)

   

0.88

%(c)

   

0.02

%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

29,505

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.38

     

2.49

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

   

(0.20

)%

   

17

%

 

$

18,718

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

26.81

     

34.31

%

   

0.94

%(d)

   

0.94

%(d)

   

(0.21

)%

   

20

%

 

$

13,660

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

25.63

     

17.26

%

   

0.96

%(d)

   

0.95

%(d)(e)

   

0.89

%

   

15

%

 

$

39,054

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

23.65

     

(16.25

)%

   

0.92

%

   

0.92

%(e)

   

(0.12

)%

   

21

%

 

$

10,944

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010(g)

 

$

28.74

     

16.17

%

   

0.91

%(c)

   

0.91

%(c)(e)

   

0.18

%(c)

   

28

%

 

$

7,832

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.37

     

6.08

%(b)

   

1.11

%(c)

   

1.04

%(c)

   

(0.18

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

1,282

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.75

     

2.39

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.12

%

   

(0.37

)%

   

17

%

 

$

1,193

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

27.20

     

34.16

%

   

1.02

%(d)

   

1.02

%(d)

   

(0.20

)%

   

20

%

 

$

1,383

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(h)

 

$

25.92

     

5.92

%

   

1.07

%(c)

   

1.06

%(c)(e)

   

0.02

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

15

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.41

     

6.12

%(b)

   

1.01

%(c)

   

0.97

%(c)

   

(0.28

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

2,302

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.78

     

2.50

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.00

%

   

(0.26

)%

   

17

%

 

$

10,697

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

27.20

     

34.21

%

   

0.97

%(d)

   

0.97

%(d)

   

(0.13

)%

   

20

%

 

$

11,996

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(i)

 

$

25.93

     

5.96

%

   

0.99

%(c)

   

0.99

%(c)(e)

   

0.08

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

3

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

22.50

     

6.14

%(b)

   

0.97

%(c)

   

0.90

%(c)

   

(0.02

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

4,135

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.86

     

2.53

%

   

0.95

%

   

0.95

%

   

(0.22

)%

   

17

%

 

$

3,644

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

27.27

     

34.30

%

   

0.93

%(d)

   

0.93

%(d)

   

(0.09

)%

   

20

%

 

$

4,847

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(j)

 

$

25.98

     

5.94

%

   

0.92

%(c)

   

0.92

%(c)(e)

   

0.15

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

3

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

21.87

     

6.07

%(b)

   

1.06

%(c)

   

1.00

%(c)

   

(0.15

)%(c)

   

33

%

 

$

278,552

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

22.28

     

2.47

%

   

1.04

%

   

1.04

%

   

(0.30

)%

   

17

%

 

$

318,487

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

26.72

     

34.16

%

   

1.02

%(d)

   

1.02

%(d)

   

(0.26

)%

   

20

%

 

$

431,990

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

25.57

     

17.15

%

   

1.03

%(d)

   

1.03

%(d)(e)

   

0.40

%

   

15

%

 

$

587,678

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

23.62

     

(16.37

)%(k)

   

0.97

%

   

0.97

%(e)

   

(0.28

)%

   

21

%

 

$

850,338

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

28.73

     

22.88

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.97

%(e)

   

(0.41

)%

   

28

%

 

$

1,549,112

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


103



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

       

Income from Investment Operations

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders

     
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.86

     

0.13

     

0.03

     

0.16

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.58

     

0.28

     

0.49

     

0.77

     

(0.28

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.49

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.29

     

0.29

     

1.00

     

1.29

     

(0.25

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.00

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

12.82

     

0.32

     

1.39

     

1.71

     

(0.24

)

   

     

(0.24

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.58

     

0.28

     

0.30

     

0.58

     

(0.34

)

   

     

(0.34

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

10.90

     

0.19

     

1.67

     

1.86

     

(0.18

)

   

     

(0.18

)

 

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.97

     

0.09

     

0.03

     

0.12

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.68

     

0.21

     

0.50

     

0.71

     

(0.21

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.42

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.39

     

0.19

     

1.03

     

1.22

     

(0.18

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(0.93

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

12.91

     

0.20

     

1.45

     

1.65

     

(0.17

)

   

     

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.64

     

0.15

     

0.38

     

0.53

     

(0.26

)

   

     

(0.26

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

10.93

     

0.13

     

1.67

     

1.80

     

(0.09

)

   

     

(0.09

)

 

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.96

     

0.08

     

0.03

     

0.11

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.68

     

0.17

     

0.49

     

0.66

     

(0.17

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.38

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.39

     

0.18

     

1.00

     

1.18

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(0.89

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

12.91

     

0.22

     

1.39

     

1.61

     

(0.13

)

   

     

(0.13

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.62

     

0.18

     

0.31

     

0.49

     

(0.20

)

   

     

(0.20

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

10.91

     

0.10

     

1.68

     

1.78

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.74

     

0.15

     

0.03

     

0.18

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.46

     

0.32

     

0.49

     

0.81

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.53

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.19

     

0.36

     

0.95

     

1.31

     

(0.29

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(e)

 

$

14.08

     

0.09

     

0.28

     

0.37

     

(0.26

)

   

     

(0.26

)

 

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.75

     

0.15

     

0.03

     

0.18

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.47

     

0.31

     

0.50

     

0.81

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.53

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.19

     

0.37

     

0.96

     

1.33

     

(0.30

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.05

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(f)

 

$

14.08

     

0.09

     

0.27

     

0.36

     

(0.25

)

   

     

(0.25

)

 

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.74

     

0.15

     

0.03

     

0.18

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.46

     

0.32

     

0.50

     

0.82

     

(0.33

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.54

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.18

     

0.33

     

1.01

     

1.34

     

(0.31

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.06

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

14.08

     

0.09

     

0.27

     

0.36

     

(0.26

)

   

     

(0.26

)

 

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.67

     

0.15

     

0.03

     

0.18

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.40

     

0.32

     

0.48

     

0.80

     

(0.32

)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.53

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.13

     

0.32

     

0.99

     

1.31

     

(0.29

)

   

(0.75

)

   

(1.04

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

12.67

     

0.34

     

1.39

     

1.73

     

(0.27

)

   

     

(0.27

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.44

     

0.31

     

0.29

     

0.60

     

(0.37

)

   

     

(0.37

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

10.80

     

0.21

     

1.66

     

1.87

     

(0.23

)

   

     

(0.23

)

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(b)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(e)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(f)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(g)  Class Y shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


104



           

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
  Total Return
(a)
  Total gross
expenses
(b)
  Total net
expenses
(b)
  Net
investment
income
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.72

     

1.08

%

   

0.52

%(c)

   

0.50

%(c)

   

1.75

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

427,618

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.86

     

5.30

%

   

0.51

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.88

%

   

95

%

 

$

450,258

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.58

     

9.07

%

   

0.52

%

   

0.50

%

   

1.91

%

   

92

%

 

$

513,293

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

14.29

     

13.34

%

   

0.58

%

   

0.50

%(d)

   

2.28

%

   

109

%

 

$

323,750

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.82

     

4.62

%

   

0.67

%

   

0.50

%(d)

   

2.17

%

   

130

%

 

$

79,744

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

12.58

     

17.28

%

   

0.72

%

   

0.50

%(d)

   

1.64

%

   

118

%

 

$

44,527

   

Class B

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.79

     

0.81

%

   

1.18

%(c)

   

1.00

%(c)

   

1.25

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

937

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.97

     

4.83

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.39

%

   

95

%

 

$

1,231

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.68

     

8.49

%

   

1.15

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.29

%

   

92

%

 

$

2,263

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

14.39

     

12.78

%

   

1.16

%

   

1.00

%(d)

   

1.47

%

   

109

%

 

$

4,480

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.91

     

4.19

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.00

%(d)

   

1.18

%

   

130

%

 

$

11,318

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

12.64

     

16.64

%

   

1.28

%

   

1.00

%(d)

   

1.10

%

   

118

%

 

$

28,752

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.77

     

0.74

%

   

1.27

%(c)

   

1.25

%(c)

   

1.00

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

380,771

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.96

     

4.50

%

   

1.26

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.14

%

   

95

%

 

$

404,456

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.68

     

8.23

%

   

1.27

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.16

%

   

92

%

 

$

430,173

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

14.39

     

12.52

%

   

1.32

%

   

1.25

%(d)

   

1.56

%

   

109

%

 

$

253,641

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.91

     

3.87

%

   

1.43

%

   

1.25

%(d)

   

1.40

%

   

130

%

 

$

33,378

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

12.62

     

16.43

%

   

1.49

%

   

1.25

%(d)

   

0.88

%

   

118

%

 

$

21,866

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.62

     

1.23

%

   

0.27

%(c)

   

0.25

%(c)

   

2.00

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

21,959

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.74

     

5.61

%

   

0.26

%

   

0.25

%

   

2.14

%

   

95

%

 

$

23,412

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.46

     

9.26

%

   

0.28

%

   

0.25

%

   

2.39

%

   

92

%

 

$

14,651

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(e)

 

$

14.19

     

2.60

%

   

0.42

%(c)

   

0.25

%(c)(d)

   

4.59

%(c)

   

109

%

 

$

15

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.63

     

1.23

%

   

0.25

%(c)

   

0.23

%(c)

   

2.02

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

4,749

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.75

     

5.62

%

   

0.24

%

   

0.23

%

   

2.11

%

   

95

%

 

$

3,536

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.47

     

9.35

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.23

%

   

2.44

%

   

92

%

 

$

979

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(f)

 

$

14.19

     

2.58

%

   

0.35

%(c)

   

0.27

%(c)(d)

   

4.60

%(c)

   

109

%

 

$

3

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.62

     

1.23

%

   

0.19

%(c)

   

0.18

%(c)

   

2.08

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

342

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.74

     

5.68

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.18

%

   

2.19

%

   

95

%

 

$

401

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.46

     

9.46

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.14

%

   

2.23

%

   

92

%

 

$

3

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(g)

 

$

14.18

     

2.55

%

   

0.30

%(c)

   

0.22

%(c)(d)

   

4.63

%(c)

   

109

%

 

$

3

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.55

     

1.23

%

   

0.25

%(c)

   

0.24

%(c)

   

2.01

%(c)

   

24

%

 

$

341,926

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.67

     

5.57

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.24

%

   

2.16

%

   

95

%

 

$

377,119

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

14.40

     

9.30

%

   

0.26

%

   

0.25

%

   

2.14

%

   

92

%

 

$

375,444

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

14.13

     

13.69

%

   

0.30

%

   

0.25

%(d)

   

2.48

%

   

109

%

 

$

292,732

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

 

$

12.67

     

4.85

%

   

0.34

%

   

0.25

%(d)

   

2.43

%

   

130

%

 

$

65,167

   

Year Ended December 31, 2010

 

$

12.44

     

17.58

%

   

0.37

%

   

0.25

%(d)

   

1.87

%

   

118

%

 

$

36,130

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


105



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM

     

Income from Investment Operations

      Less Distributions to
Shareholders
         
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.72

     

0.07

     

(0.45

)

   

(0.38

)

   

     

   

$

12.34

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.37

     

0.06

     

(0.63

)

   

(0.57

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.08

)

 

$

12.72

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.04

     

0.07

     

1.34

     

1.41

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.08

)

 

$

13.37

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.26

     

0.08

     

2.78

     

2.86

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.08

)

 

$

12.04

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(e)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.00

)(f)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.74

)

   

     

   

$

9.26

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.65

     

0.02

     

(0.44

)

   

(0.42

)

   

     

   

$

12.23

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.32

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.62

)

   

(0.67

)

   

     

   

$

12.65

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.01

     

(0.03

)

   

1.34

     

1.31

     

     

   

$

13.32

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.24

     

(0.02

)

   

2.79

     

2.77

     

     

   

$

12.01

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.74

)

   

(0.76

)

   

     

   

$

9.24

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.75

     

0.09

     

(0.45

)

   

(0.36

)

   

     

   

$

12.39

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.41

     

0.06

     

(0.60

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.75

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.08

     

0.08

     

1.37

     

1.45

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

13.41

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.29

     

0.11

     

2.80

     

2.91

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.08

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(i)

 

$

10.00

     

0.01

     

(0.72

)

   

(0.71

)

   

     

   

$

9.29

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.83

     

0.09

     

(0.46

)

   

(0.37

)

   

     

   

$

12.46

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.49

     

0.09

     

(0.63

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.83

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.14

     

0.12

     

1.35

     

1.47

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

13.49

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(j)

 

$

11.44

     

(0.01

)

   

0.81

     

0.80

     

(0.10

)

   

(0.10

)

 

$

12.14

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.82

     

0.09

     

(0.46

)

   

(0.37

)

   

     

   

$

12.45

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.48

     

0.10

     

(0.64

)

   

(0.54

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.82

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.14

     

0.12

     

1.34

     

1.46

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

13.48

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

 

$

11.44

     

(0.00

)(f)

   

0.81

     

0.81

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.11

)

 

$

12.14

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.71

     

0.10

     

(0.46

)

   

(0.36

)

   

     

   

$

12.35

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.36

     

0.09

     

(0.62

)

   

(0.53

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.71

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013(l)

 

$

12.22

     

0.07

     

1.20

     

1.27

     

(0.13

)

   

(0.13

)

 

$

13.36

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

12.74

     

0.09

     

(0.45

)

   

(0.36

)

   

     

   

$

12.38

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

13.40

     

0.08

     

(0.63

)

   

(0.55

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.11

)

 

$

12.74

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

12.07

     

0.11

     

1.33

     

1.44

     

(0.11

)

   

(0.11

)

 

$

13.40

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.28

     

0.12

     

2.79

     

2.91

     

(0.12

)

   

(0.12

)

 

$

12.07

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(m)

 

$

10.00

     

0.01

     

(0.73

)

   

(0.72

)

   

     

   

$

9.28

   

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Annualized.

(b)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(c)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(d)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of 0.01%.

(e)  Class A shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(f)  Rounds to zero.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Class C shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class I shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(j)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(k)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(l)  Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(m)  Class Z shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


106



     

Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
 

Total Return

  Total gross
expenses
  Total net
expenses
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.99

)%

   

1.62

%(a)(b)

   

1.62

%(a)(b)

   

1.08

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

138,930

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(4.28

)%

   

1.56

%(b)

   

1.56

%(b)

   

0.42

%

   

45

%

 

$

160,969

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

11.73

%(c)

   

1.80

%(b)

   

1.76

%(b)

   

0.52

%

   

36

%

 

$

177,158

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

30.86

%(c)

   

6.42

%(b)

   

1.77

%(b)(d)

   

0.77

%

   

30

%

 

$

3,103

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(e)

   

(7.40

)%(c)

   

20.13

%(a)

   

1.85

%(a)(g)

   

(0.01

)%(a)

   

9

%

 

$

332

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(3.32

)%

   

2.38

%(a)(b)

   

2.38

%(a)(b)

   

0.33

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

34,754

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(5.03

)%

   

2.33

%(b)

   

2.33

%(b)

   

(0.36

)%

   

45

%

 

$

41,208

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

10.91

%(c)

   

2.55

%(b)

   

2.51

%(b)

   

(0.23

)%

   

36

%

 

$

32,636

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

29.98

%(c)

   

7.18

%(b)

   

2.56

%(b)(d)

   

(0.15

)%

   

30

%

 

$

615

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

   

(7.60

)%(c)

   

25.06

%(a)

   

2.60

%(a)(g)

   

(0.68

)%(a)

   

9

%

 

$

127

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.82

)%

   

1.29

%(a)(b)

   

1.29

%(a)(b)

   

1.46

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(4.01

)%

   

1.22

%(b)

   

1.22

%(b)

   

0.44

%

   

45

%

 

$

3

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

12.06

%(c)

   

1.73

%(b)

   

1.39

%(b)

   

0.65

%

   

36

%

 

$

7

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

31.39

%(c)

   

6.18

%(b)

   

1.41

%(b)(d)

   

1.05

%

   

30

%

 

$

6

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(i)

   

(7.10

)%(c)

   

19.31

%(a)

   

1.41

%(a)(g)

   

0.17

%(a)

   

9

%

 

$

5

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.88

)%

   

1.33

%(a)(b)

   

1.33

%(a)(b)

   

1.41

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

13,812

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(4.03

)%

   

1.28

%(b)

   

1.28

%(b)

   

0.66

%

   

45

%

 

$

15,467

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

12.13

%(c)

   

1.44

%(b)

   

1.44

%(b)

   

0.92

%

   

36

%

 

$

13,583

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(j)

   

7.04

%(c)

   

5.86

%(a)(b)

   

1.54

%(a)(b)(d)

   

(0.31

)%(a)

   

30

%

 

$

16

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.89

)%

   

1.31

%(a)(b)

   

1.31

%(a)(b)

   

1.43

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

18,725

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(4.02

)%

   

1.26

%(b)

   

1.26

%(b)

   

0.72

%

   

45

%

 

$

19,632

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

12.07

%(c)

   

1.42

%(b)

   

1.42

%(b)

   

0.94

%

   

36

%

 

$

13,625

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

   

7.11

%(c)

   

5.81

%(a)(b)

   

1.46

%(a)(b)(d)

   

(0.22

)%(a)

   

30

%

 

$

3

   

Class Y

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.83

)%

   

1.23

%(a)(b)

   

1.23

%(a)(b)

   

1.52

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(3.95

)%

   

1.22

%(b)

   

1.22

%(b)

   

0.68

%

   

45

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013(l)

   

10.43

%(c)

   

1.36

%(a)(b)

   

1.36

%(a)(b)

   

0.97

%(a)

   

36

%

 

$

3

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
   

(2.83

)%

   

1.37

%(a)(b)

   

1.37

%(a)(b)

   

1.35

%(a)

   

33

%

 

$

210,646

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

   

(4.12

)%

   

1.33

%(b)

   

1.33

%(b)

   

0.62

%

   

45

%

 

$

245,053

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

   

11.92

%(c)

   

1.58

%(b)

   

1.54

%(b)

   

0.89

%

   

36

%

 

$

177,693

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

   

31.35

%(c)

   

6.15

%(b)

   

1.46

%(b)(d)

   

1.07

%

   

30

%

 

$

6,846

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(m)

   

(7.20

)%(c)

   

19.52

%(a)

   

1.46

%(a)(g)

   

0.15

%(a)

   

9

%

 

$

2,765

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


107



COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, CONTINUED

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

       

Income from Investment Operations

     

Less Distributions to Shareholders

     
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value,
Beginning of
Period
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Net realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
Investment
Operations
  Net
investment
income
  Net
realized gains
  Total
Distributions to
Shareholders
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.34

     

0.15

     

0.81

     

0.96

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

15.68

     

0.13

     

(1.34

)

   

(1.21

)

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

11.76

     

(0.02

)

   

3.97

     

3.95

     

(0.01

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.03

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.43

     

0.03

     

2.37

     

2.40

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.00

)(d)

   

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011(f)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.16

     

0.09

     

0.80

     

0.89

     

     

     

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

15.54

     

(0.01

)

   

(1.29

)

   

(1.30

)

   

     

(0.08

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

11.73

     

(0.15

)

   

3.98

     

3.83

     

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.02

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.44

     

(0.15

)

   

2.46

     

2.31

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.00

)(d)

   

(0.02

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.51

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.33

     

0.16

     

0.82

     

0.98

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

15.67

     

0.11

     

(1.27

)

   

(1.16

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.18

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

11.75

     

0.12

     

3.88

     

4.00

     

(0.06

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.43

     

0.10

     

2.32

     

2.42

     

(0.10

)

   

(0.00

)(d)

   

(0.10

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011(i)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.40

     

0.20

     

0.78

     

0.98

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014(j)

 

$

15.85

     

(0.02

)

   

(1.34

)

   

(1.36

)

   

(0.09

)

   

     

(0.09

)

 

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.47

     

0.16

     

0.83

     

0.99

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

15.82

     

0.14

     

(1.32

)

   

(1.18

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

11.86

     

(0.04

)

   

4.06

     

4.02

     

(0.04

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.06

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

 

$

11.19

     

(0.02

)

   

0.77

     

0.75

     

(0.08

)

   

     

(0.08

)

 

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

14.34

     

0.18

     

0.80

     

0.98

     

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

15.68

     

0.15

     

(1.32

)

   

(1.17

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.17

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

11.76

     

0.11

     

3.88

     

3.99

     

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

9.44

     

0.08

     

2.34

     

2.42

     

(0.10

)

   

(0.00

)(d)

   

(0.10

)

 

Year Ended December 31, 2011(l)

 

$

10.00

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Had the Investment Manager and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(b)  In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests, if any. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund's reported expense ratios.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Rounds to zero.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of 0.01%.

(f)  Class A shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of 0.02%.

(h)  Class C shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(i)  Class I shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(j)  Class R4 shares commenced operations on June 25, 2014. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(k)  Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

(l)  Class Z shares commenced operations on August 19, 2011. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Ratio to Average Net Assets

 

Supplemental Data

 
(Selected data for a share outstanding
throughout each period)
  Net Asset
Value, End of
Period
  Total Return
(a)
  Total gross
expenses
  Total net
expenses
  Net
investment
income (loss)
  Portfolio
turnover rate
  Net assets,
end of period
(000s)
 

Class A

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.23

     

6.66

%

   

2.03

%(b)(c)

   

1.75

%(b)(c)

   

2.06

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

34,321

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.34

     

(7.77

)%

   

2.05

%(b)

   

1.75

%(b)

   

0.86

%

   

74

%

 

$

21,101

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

15.68

     

33.64

%

   

3.33

%(b)

   

1.74

%(b)

   

(0.11

)%

   

42

%

 

$

19,078

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

11.76

     

25.46

%

   

12.35

%(b)

   

1.61

%(b)(e)

   

0.23

%

   

37

%

 

$

453

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(f)

 

$

9.43

     

(4.97

)%

   

33.59

%(c)

   

1.75

%(c)(g)

   

(0.84

)%(c)

   

17

%

 

$

154

   

Class C

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.05

     

6.29

%

   

2.80

%(b)(c)

   

2.50

%(b)(c)

   

1.18

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

6,711

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.16

     

(8.44

)%

   

2.84

%(b)

   

2.50

%(b)

   

(0.10

)%

   

74

%

 

$

5,096

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

15.54

     

32.63

%

   

4.19

%(b)

   

2.50

%(b)

   

(1.10

)%

   

42

%

 

$

1,400

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

11.73

     

24.46

%

   

12.83

%(b)

   

2.32

%(b)(e)

   

(1.33

)%

   

37

%

 

$

89

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(h)

 

$

9.44

     

(5.14

)%

   

35.79

%(c)

   

2.50

%(c)(g)

   

(1.66

)%(c)

   

17

%

 

$

5

   

Class I

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.24

     

6.80

%

   

1.71

%(b)(c)

   

1.45

%(b)(c)

   

2.13

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

3

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.33

     

(7.49

)%

   

1.71

%(b)

   

1.46

%(b)

   

0.74

%

   

74

%

 

$

2

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

15.67

     

34.06

%

   

3.99

%(b)

   

1.41

%(b)

   

0.88

%

   

42

%

 

$

8

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

11.75

     

25.71

%

   

12.05

%(b)

   

1.31

%(b)(e)

   

0.94

%

   

37

%

 

$

6

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(i)

 

$

9.43

     

(4.81

)%

   

30.00

%(c)

   

1.31

%(c)(g)

   

(0.47

)%(c)

   

17

%

 

$

5

   

Class R4

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.31

     

6.77

%

   

1.77

%(b)(c)

   

1.50

%(b)(c)

   

2.61

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

597

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014(j)

 

$

14.40

     

(8.60

)%

   

1.87

%(b)(c)

   

1.50

%(b)(c)

   

(0.30

)%(c)

   

74

%

 

$

302

   

Class R5

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.39

     

6.81

%

   

1.73

%(b)(c)

   

1.50

%(b)(c)

   

2.10

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

1,858

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.47

     

(7.54

)%

   

1.75

%(b)

   

1.52

%(b)

   

0.92

%

   

74

%

 

$

1,633

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

15.82

     

33.97

%

   

2.76

%(b)

   

1.51

%(b)

   

(0.29

)%

   

42

%

 

$

1,891

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012(k)

 

$

11.86

     

6.70

%

   

14.07

%(b)(c)

   

1.36

%(b)(c)(e)

   

(1.07

)%(c)

   

37

%

 

$

3

   

Class Z

 
Six Months Ended June 30,
2015 (Unaudited)
 

$

15.25

     

6.80

%

   

1.75

%(b)(c)

   

1.50

%(b)(c)

   

2.37

%(c)

   

15

%

 

$

12,994

   

Year Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

14.34

     

(7.52

)%

   

1.79

%(b)

   

1.50

%(b)

   

0.97

%

   

74

%

 

$

8,499

   

Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

15.68

     

33.98

%

   

3.98

%(b)

   

1.45

%(b)

   

0.83

%

   

42

%

 

$

4,407

   

Year Ended December 31, 2012

 

$

11.76

     

25.66

%

   

12.07

%(b)

   

1.33

%(b)(e)

   

0.76

%

   

37

%

 

$

2,727

   

Year Ended December 31, 2011(l)

 

$

9.44

     

(4.78

)%

   

30.26

%(c)

   

1.37

%(c)(g)

   

(0.52

)%(c)

   

17

%

 

$

1,516

   

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.  Nature of Operations

Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia Thermostat Fund, Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund (each a Fund and collectively, the Funds) are each a series of Columbia Acorn Trust (the Trust). The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The investment objective of each Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Columbia Thermostat Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in shares of other mutual funds. As a "fund of funds", under normal circumstances, the Fund allocates at least 95% of its net assets among a selected group of affiliated stock and bond mutual funds (underlying funds) according to the current level of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index in relation to predetermined ranges set by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (the Investment Manager or CWAM). The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets plus any cash received that day in cash, repurchase agreements, high quality short-term paper and government securities.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares. Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select each currently offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares. Columbia Acorn International currently offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I, Class R, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares. Columbia Thermostat Fund currently offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares. Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund currently offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares. Columbia Acorn European Fund currently offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R4, Class R5 and Class Z shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Funds generally no longer accept investments by new or existing investors in the Funds' Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Funds and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds.

Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge. Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund is closed to most new investors and new accounts with certain exceptions. Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase

are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and a 0.50% CDSC if the shares are redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase, with certain limited exceptions.

Class B shares are subject to CDSC if redeemed within six years of purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares automatically eight years after purchase.

Class C shares are offered at net asset value but are subject to a CDSC on redemptions made within one year after purchase.

Class I, Class R, Class R4, Class R5 and Class Y shares are offered at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on who may purchase these share classes.

Class Z shares are offered at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on who may purchase Class Z shares. Generally, Class Z shares of a Fund may be exchanged for shares of another fund distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (CMID) at no additional charge.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated pro rata on the basis of the relative net assets of all classes, except that each class bears certain expenses specific to that class such as distribution services, transfer agent fees, and certain other class specific expenses. Differences in class expenses may result in payment of different dividend distributions for each class. All of the Funds' share classes have equal rights with respect to voting, subject to Fund or class-specific matters.

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.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.


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>Security valuation

Securities of the Funds are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees (the Board). With respect to Columbia Thermostat Fund, investments in underlying funds are valued at their net asset values as reported by the underlying funds. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Exchange traded funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported on the applicable exchange.

Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by a pricing service.

The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systematic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the mean of the latest bid and ask quotations.

>Foreign currency translations

Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the New York spot market rate of exchange at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are translated into U.S. dollars using the spot market rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The gain or loss resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates is included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate.

>Restricted securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in

transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board.

>Derivative instruments

Columbia Acorn Fund invested in futures contracts and Columbia Acorn International Select invested in forward foreign currency exchange contracts on a limited basis during the six months ended June 30, 2015, as detailed below. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligation under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell, 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

>Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. Columbia Acorn International Select utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund's securities. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. The Fund's use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts was not material to the net assets of the Fund.

The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts fluctuate 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


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

>Futures contracts

Futures contracts are exchange traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Columbia Acorn Fund bought and sold futures contracts to maintain appropriate equity market exposure while keeping sufficient cash to accommodate daily redemptions. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset. The Fund's use of futures contracts was not material to the net assets of the Fund.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund pledges cash or securities with the broker 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Statement 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

>Effects of derivative transactions in the financial statements

The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of Columbia Acorn Fund and Columbia Acorn International Select 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 Statement of Investments

present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.

Columbia Acorn Fund

At June 30, 2015, the Fund had no outstanding derivatives.

The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015:

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income

Risk Exposure Category

 

Futures Contracts

 

Equity risk

 

$

2,900,917

   

The following table provides a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the six months ended June 30, 2015:

Derivative Instrument

 

Average notional amounts*

 

Futures contracts – Short

 

$

   

* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2015. While there was no notional amount of futures contracts outstanding at any quarter end, the Fund did enter into futures contracts during the six months; the gain (loss) associated with this activity is presented in the Statements of Operations.

Columbia Acorn International Select

The following table provides a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at June 30, 2015:

 

Liability Derivatives

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Statements of Assets
and Liabilities Location
  Fair
Value ($)
 
Foreign exchange risk
 
 
  Unrealized depreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
 

$

237,682

   

The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015:

Amount of Realized Gain (Loss) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income

Risk Exposure Category   Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts ($)
 

Foreign exchange risk

   

291,763

   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized in Income

Risk Exposure Category   Forward
Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts ($)
 

Foreign exchange risk

   

(140,501

)

 


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The following table provides a summary of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the six months ended June 30, 2015:

Derivative Instrument   Average unrealized
appreciation($)*
  Average
unrealized
depreciation($)*
 
Forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
   

     

(165,158

)

 

* Based on the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

>Security transactions and investment income

Security transactions, investment income and shareholder fund transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income and realized gain distributions from other funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Funds. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts on debt obligations when required for federal income tax purposes. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Awards, if any, from class action litigation related to securities owned may be recorded as a reduction of cost of those securities. If the applicable securities are no longer owned, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

The Funds may receive distributions from holdings in equity securities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), 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 Funds no longer own 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 may be made by the Funds' 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.

>Fund share valuation

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value, subject to any applicable sales charge. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. Generally, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gain/(losses) of a Fund are allocated to each class proportionately on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. The distribution and service fees and transfer agent fees are charged to each specific class as expenses are incurred. Redemption fees are accounted for as an addition to paid in capital for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

>Securities lending

Each Fund, except Columbia Thermostat Fund, may lend securities up to one-third of the value of its total assets to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. The Funds retain the benefits of owning the securities, including the economic equivalent of dividends or interest generated by the security. The Funds also receive a fee for the loan. The Funds have the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of a Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The Funds have elected to invest the cash collateral in the Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund. The income earned from the securities lending program is paid to each Fund, net of any fees remitted to Goldman Sachs Agency Lending, the Funds' lending agent, and net of any borrower rebates. The Investment Manager does not retain any fees earned by the lending program. Generally, in the event of borrower default, a Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event a Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. The net securities lending income earned as of June 30, 2015 by each Fund is included in the Statements of Operations.


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>Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents each Fund's gross and net amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting agreements and under a securities lending agreement as well as the related collateral received by each Fund as of June 30, 2015:

    Columbia
Acorn
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn
USA
  Columbia Acorn
International Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Emerging
Markets
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
European
Fund
 
    Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Morgan
Stanley
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
  Goldman
Sachs & Co.
 

Liabilities:

 
Forward foreign
currency exchange
contracts
 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

237,682

   

$

   

$

   

$

   

Securities loaned

   

205,638,386

     

186,393,214

     

53,302,525

     

8,381,123

     

     

14,060,046

     

2,703,540

     

1,790,781

   

Total Liabilities

   

205,638,386

     

186,393,214

     

53,302,525

     

8,381,123

     

237,682

     

14,060,046

     

2,703,540

     

1,790,781

   
Total Financial
and Derivative
Net Assets
   

(205,638,386

)

   

(186,393,214

)

   

(53,302,525

)

   

(8,381,123

)

   

(237,682

)

   

(14,060,046

)

   

(2,703,540

)

   

(1,790,781

)

 

Financial Instruments

   

205,238,253

     

178,244,535

     

53,095,035

     

7,925,539

     

     

13,779,499

     

2,610,061

     

1,540,884

   

Net Amount(a)

 

$

(400,133

)

 

$

(8,148,679

)

 

$

(207,490

)

 

$

(455,584

)

 

$

(237,682

)

 

$

(280,547

)

 

$

(93,479

)

 

$

(249,897

)

 

(a) Represents the net amount due from/ (to) counterparties in the event of default.

>Federal income taxes

It is each Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to regulated investment companies and, in the manner provided therein, distribute substantially all their taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of investments and foreign currency transactions reportable for federal income tax purposes. Columbia Thermostat Fund distributes all of its taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of portfolio fund shares and any distributions of net realized gains received by the Fund from its portfolio funds, reportable for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Funds paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

>Foreign capital gains taxes

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the fund level. The Funds accrue for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

>Distributions to shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

>Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Trust on behalf of the Funds enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and that provide general indemnities. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Fund.

Also, under the Trust's organizational documents, the trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

>Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860), Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860), Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures. ASU No. 2014-11 changes the accounting for transactions accounted for as secured borrowings and expands disclosure requirements related to securities lending and similar transactions. The disclosure requirements are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and for interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.

3.  Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Funds' capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.


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The following capital loss carryforward, determined as of December 31, 2014, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

   

Year of Expiration

     
   

2015

 

2016

  No Expiration
Short-Term
 

Total

 

Columbia Acorn International

 

$

2,521,892

   

$

30,456,700

   

$

   

$

32,978,592

   

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

     

     

14,671,234

     

14,671,234

   

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

     

     

2,338,404

     

2,338,404

   

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. The Funds have elected to treat the following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses at December 31, 2014, as arising on January 1, 2015:

Fund

  Late-Year
Ordinary
Losses
  Post-October
Capital
Losses
 
Columbia Acorn
International Select
 

$

   

$

8,767,586

   
Columbia Acorn Emerging
Markets Fund
   

533,398

     

   

Management of the Funds has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in any 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 Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

4.  Transactions With Affiliates

CWAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). CWAM furnishes continuing investment supervision to the Funds and is responsible for the overall management of the Funds' business affairs.

CWAM receives a monthly advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Fund

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $700 million

   

0.74

%

 

$700 million to $2 billion

   

0.69

%

 

$2 billion to $6 billion

   

0.64

%

 
$6 billion and over    

0.63

%

 

Columbia Acorn International

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $100 million

   

1.19

%

 

$100 million to $500 million

   

0.94

%

 
$500 million and over    

0.74

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $200 million

   

0.94

%

 

$200 million to $500 million

   

0.89

%

 

$500 million to $2 billion

   

0.84

%

 

$2 billion to $3 billion

   

0.80

%

 
$3 billion and over    

0.70

%

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $500 million

   

0.94

%

 
$500 million and over    

0.90

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $700 million

   

0.85

%

 

$700 million to $2 billion

   

0.80

%

 

$2 billion to $3 billion

   

0.75

%

 
$3 billion and over    

0.70

%

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund


  Annual
Fee Rate
 

All Average Daily Net Assets

   

0.10

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $100 million

   

1.25

%

 

$100 million to $500 million

   

1.00

%

 
$500 million and over    

0.80

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

Average Daily Net Assets

  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $100 million

   

1.19

%

 

$100 million to $500 million

   

0.94

%

 
$500 million and over    

0.74

%

 


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

Effective May 1, 2015, CWAM has contractually agreed to waive 0.20% of the advisory fee otherwise payable to it by Columbia Acorn Select through April 30, 2016. When determining whether the Fund's total expenses exceed the voluntary expense cap described below, the Fund's net advisory fee, reflecting application of the 0.20% waiver, will be used to calculate the Fund's total expenses. This arrangement may only be modified or amended with approval from all parties to the arrangement, including the Fund and CWAM.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rates (net of the advisory fee waiver for Columbia Acorn Select) were as follows:

Fund

 

Columbia Acorn Fund

   

0.64

%

 

Columbia Acorn International

   

0.76

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA

   

0.87

%

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

0.94

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

0.78

%

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

0.10

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

1.05

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

1.19

%

 

>Expense limits

Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (CMIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the total annual Fund operating expenses attributable to transfer agency fees incurred by Class A, Class B and Class C shares of Columbia Acorn International such that the Fund's total annual Fund operating expenses will be reduced by 0.04%, 0.03% and 0.02% for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund, respectively.

Effective May 1, 2015, CWAM has voluntarily agreed to reimburse expenses so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with each Fund's investments in other investment companies, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits or overdraft charges from the Funds' custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

1.70

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.45

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

1.60

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.35

%

 

These arrangements may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM on 30 days notice.

Through April 30, 2015, CWAM voluntarily agreed to reimburse expenses so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with each Fund's investments in other investment companies, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits or overdraft charges from the Funds' custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

1.70

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.45

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

1.60

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.27

%

   

1.22

%

   

1.35

%

 

Effective May 1, 2015, CWAM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses through April 30, 2016, so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with each Fund's investments in other investment companies, if any, and in the case of Columbia Thermostat Fund its underlying portfolio funds), do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

0.50

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.25

%

   

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.24

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.25

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

1.85

%

   

%

   

2.60

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.53

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.60

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

1.75

%

   

%

   

2.50

%

   

1.41

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.46

%

   

%

   

1.50

%

 

There is no guarantee that these agreements will continue thereafter.


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Through April 30, 2015, CWAM contractually waived fees and/or reimburse expenses so that the Funds' ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with each Fund's investments in other investment companies, if any, and in the case of Columbia Thermostat Fund its underlying portfolio funds), did not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

0.50

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.25

%

   

%

   

0.25

%

   

0.23

%

   

0.18

%

   

0.25

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

1.85

%

   

%

   

2.60

%

   

1.46

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.46

%

   

1.60

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

1.75

%

   

%

   

2.50

%

   

1.47

%

   

1.50

%*

   

1.52

%

   

%

   

1.50

%

 

* Effective June 25, 2014 (the commencement of operations of Columbia Acorn European Fund Class R4 shares) through April 30, 2015.

Expenses waived and/or reimbursed by CWAM and its affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were as follows:

Fund

  Expenses
Reimbursed
 

Columbia Acorn International

 

$

205,545

   

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

116

   

Columbia Acorn Select

   

208,875

   

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

100,577

   

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

60,916

   

CWAM is contractually entitled to recoup from each of Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed with respect to any share class offered by Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund for a one year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement, if such recovery does not cause the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investment in other investment companies, if any) to exceed the annual rates set forth above, or to exceed such annual rate as may be in place at the time of the recoupment, whichever is less. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, there was no recoupment of fees.

CWAM provides administrative services and receives an administration fee from the Funds at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Trust

Aggregate Average Daily
Net Assets of the Trust
  Annual
Fee Rate
 

Up to $8 billion

   

0.050

%

 

$8 billion to $16 billion

   

0.040

%

 

$16 billion to $35 billion

   

0.030

%

 

$35 billion to $45 billion

   

0.025

%

 
$45 billion and over    

0.015

%

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the annualized effective administration fee rate was 0.04% of each Fund's average daily net assets. CWAM has delegated to Columbia Management responsibility to provide certain sub-administrative services to the Funds.

CMID, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is the distributor of the Funds.

Sales charges, including front-end and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing each Fund's shares for the six months ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

    Underwriting
Discounts
 

CDSCs

 

(Unaudited)

 

Class A

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Columbia Acorn Fund

 

$

338,769

   

$

4,549

   

$

288

   

$

14,428

   
Columbia Acorn
International
   

250,175

     

160

     

421

     

3,933

   

Columbia Acorn USA

   

25,606

     

7

     

     

302

   
Columbia Acorn
International Select
   

17,130

     

     

     

270

   

Columbia Acorn Select

   

19,682

     

7

     

72

     

470

   
Columbia
Thermostat Fund
   

428,213

     

477

     

     

15,940

   
Columbia Acorn
Emerging Markets Fund
   

28,505

     

2,520

     

     

4,369

   
Columbia Acorn
European Fund
   

122,786

     

     

     

1,038

   

Each Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan which requires it to pay CMID a monthly service fee equal to 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares and a monthly distribution fee equal to 0.50%, 0.75% and 0.50%, annually, of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. CMID receives no compensation with respect to Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares.

CMIS is the transfer agent of the Funds. CMIS receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open Fund accounts. Each Fund pays CMIS a monthly fee at the annual rate of $20.00 per open account. Subject to certain limitations, the Funds reimburse payments made by CMIS to financial intermediaries for the shareholder services that the intermediaries provide, in amounts that vary by share class and with the type of intermediary and type of shareholder services provided.

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED), CONTINUED

certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Class R5 shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to

Class R5 shares. Class I shares and Class Y shares do not pay transfer agency fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Funds' annualized 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 R

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Acorn Fund

   

0.12

%

   

0.43

%

   

0.07

%

   

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.08

%

 

Columbia Acorn International

   

0.16

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.24

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.09

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA

   

0.13

%

   

0.82

%

   

0.06

%

   

%

   

0.13

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.14

%

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

0.14

%

   

0.43

%

   

0.16

%

   

%

   

0.12

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.09

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

0.12

%

   

0.71

%

   

0.10

%

   

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.10

%

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

0.08

%

   

0.24

%

   

0.07

%

   

%

   

0.07

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.06

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

0.12

%

   

%

   

0.12

%

   

%

   

0.08

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.12

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

0.11

%

   

%

   

0.12

%

   

%

   

0.12

%

   

0.05

%

   

0.09

%

 

Columbia Acorn International and certain other associated investment companies, have severally, but not jointly, guaranteed the performance and observance of all the terms and conditions of a lease entered into by Seligman Data Corp. (SDC), the former transfer agent to certain associated investment companies, including the payment of rent by SDC (the Guaranty). The lease and the Guaranty expire in January 2019. At June 30, 2015, Columbia Acorn International's total potential future obligation over the life of the Guaranty is $73,154. The liability remaining at June 30, 2015 for non-recurring charges associated with the lease amounted to $48,491 and is included within the "Payable for Other liabilities" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of CWAM. The Trust makes no direct payments to its officers and trustees who are affiliated with CWAM.

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, are allocated a portion of the expenses associated with the office of the Chief Compliance Officer based on relative net assets of each Fund.

The Trust offers a deferred compensation plan for its independent trustees. Under that plan, a trustee may elect to defer all or a portion of his or her compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Trust and may represent an unfunded obligation of the Trust. The value of amounts deferred is determined by reference to the change in value of Class Z shares of one or more series of the Trust or a money market fund as specified by the trustee. Benefits under the deferred compensation plan are payable in accordance with the plan.

An affiliated person of a Fund may include any company in which a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares during the year. On June 30, 2015, Columbia

Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund each held five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of one or more companies or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Funds. Details of investments in those affiliated companies are presented in the Notes to Statement of Investments of each Fund listed above.

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Funds engaged in purchase and sales transactions with funds that have a common investment manager (or affiliated investment managers), common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. Those transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and totaled as follows:

   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Columbia Acorn Fund

 

$

2,123,910

   

$

80,683,340

   

Columbia Acorn International

   

5,184,017

     

4,390,120

   

Columbia Acorn USA

   

27,330,576

     

   
Columbia Acorn
International Select
   

4,390,120

     

   

Columbia Acorn Select

   

477,660

     

1,646,145

   

5.  Borrowing Arrangements

During the period January 1, 2015 through April 29, 2015, the Trust participated in a credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., along with Wanger Advisors Trust, another trust managed by CWAM, in the amount of $150 million. Effective April 30, 2015, the Trust entered into a revolving credit facility in the amount of $400 million with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to facilitate portfolio liquidity. Under each facility, interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.00%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum of the unutilized line of credit is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their relative net assets. The commitment fee is


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disclosed as a part of "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations. The Trust expects to renew this line of credit for one year durations each April at then current market rates and terms. No amounts were borrowed for the benefit of a Fund under the line of credit during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

6.  Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, were:

   

Purchases

  Proceeds from
Sales
 

Columbia Acorn Fund

 

$

1,365,431,754

   

$

6,751,400,816

   
Columbia
Acorn International
   

1,770,682,787

     

1,881,417,841

   

Columbia Acorn USA

   

233,724,259

     

484,621,285

   
Columbia Acorn
International Select
   

67,375,025

     

84,896,595

   

Columbia Acorn Select

   

200,103,679

     

309,545,960

   
Columbia
Thermostat Fund
   

293,214,020

     

365,608,303

   
Columbia Acorn
Emerging Markets Fund
   

143,663,333

     

170,523,998

   
Columbia Acorn
European Fund
   

22,009,509

     

6,225,185

   

The amount of purchase and sales activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.

7.  Shareholder Concentration

At June 30, 2015, the table below details the affiliated and significant unaffiliated shareholder account ownership of outstanding shares of each Fund. The Funds have no knowledge about whether any portion of these unaffiliated shares were owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds.

Fund

  Number of
unaffiliated
accounts
  Percentage of
shares
outstanding
held –
unaffiliated
  Percentage of
shares
outstanding
held –
affiliated
 

Columbia Acorn Fund

   

1

     

13.8

%

   

%

 

Columbia Acorn International

   

1

     

16.9

%

   

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA

   

3

     

56.9

%

   

%

 
Columbia Acorn
International Select
   

2

     

38.2

%

   

11.5

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

2

     

33.4

%

   

14.1

%

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

   

1

     

20.0

%

   

24.5

%

 
Columbia Acorn Emerging
Markets Fund
   

3

     

45.0

%

   

23.5

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

1

     

12.2

%

   

54.8

%

 

8.  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.

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 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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BOARD APPROVAL OF THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Columbia Acorn Trust (the "Trust") has an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC ("CWAM") under which CWAM manages the Columbia Acorn Funds (each, a "Fund," and together, the "Funds"). More than 75% of the trustees of the Trust (the "Trustees") are persons who have no direct or indirect interest in the Advisory Agreement and are not "interested persons" (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees"). The Trustees oversee the management of each Fund and, as required by law, determine at least annually whether to continue the Advisory Agreement for each Fund.

The Contract Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Trustees (the "Board"), which is comprised solely of Independent Trustees, makes recommendations to the Board regarding any proposed continuation of the Advisory Agreement. After the Committee has made its recommendations, the full Board determines whether to approve continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at its various meetings throughout the year, meets at least quarterly with CWAM's portfolio managers (as does the Board's Investment Performance Analysis Committee), and receives monthly reports from CWAM on the performance of the Funds.

In connection with their most recent consideration of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund, the Committee and all Trustees received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by CWAM, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC ("Columbia Management") and Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") in response to written requests from the Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the Management Fee Evaluation dated June 2015 (the "Fee Evaluation") prepared by the Trust's chief compliance officer, senior vice president and general counsel, at the request of the Board. Throughout the process, the Trustees had numerous opportunities to ask questions of and request additional materials from CWAM, Columbia Management and Ameriprise.

During each meeting at which the Committee or the Independent Trustees considered the Advisory Agreement, they met in executive session with their independent legal counsel. The Committee also met with representatives of

CWAM, Columbia Management and Ameriprise on several occasions. In all, the Committee convened formally on six separate occasions to consider the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The Board and/or some or all of the Independent Trustees met on other occasions to receive the Committee's status reports, receive presentations from CWAM, Columbia Management and Ameriprise representatives, and to discuss outstanding issues. In addition, the Investment Performance Analysis Committee of the Board, also comprised exclusively of Independent Trustees, reviewed the performance of the Funds, met in two joint meetings with the Contract Committee, and presented its findings to the Board and the Committee throughout the year. The Compliance Committee of the Board also provided information to the Committee with respect to relevant matters.

The materials reviewed by the Committee and the Trustees included, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of each Fund and of independently selected peer groups of funds and of the Funds' performance benchmarks over various time periods, (ii) information on each Fund's advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the Fund's fees and expenses to those of peer groups of funds and information about any applicable expense limitations and fee breakpoints, (iii) data on sales and redemptions of Fund shares, and (iv) information on the profitability to CWAM and Ameriprise, as well as potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits that CWAM and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the Funds. The Trustees also considered other information such as (i) CWAM's financial condition, (ii) each Fund's investment objective and strategy, (iii) the size, education and experience of CWAM's investment staff and its use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (iv) the portfolio manager compensation framework, (v) the allocation of the Funds' brokerage, and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research products and services, (vi) CWAM's risk management program, (vii) the resources devoted to, and the record of compliance with, the Funds' investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, and (viii) capacity restraints as a result of increasing size of certain of the Funds.

At a meeting held on June 2, 2015 ("Contract Meeting"), the Board considered and unanimously approved


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the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In considering the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees reviewed and analyzed various factors that they determined were relevant, none of which by itself was considered dispositive. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Trustees' determination to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement are discussed below.

Nature, quality and extent of services. The Trustees reviewed the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by CWAM and its affiliates to the Funds under the Advisory Agreement, taking into account the investment objective and strategy of each Fund and knowledge gained from meetings with management, which were held on at least a quarterly basis. In addition, the Trustees reviewed the available resources and key personnel of CWAM and its affiliates, especially those providing investment management services to the Funds. The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Funds by CWAM and its affiliates, including: managing the execution of portfolio transactions and selecting broker-dealers for those transactions; monitoring adherence to the Funds' investment restrictions; producing shareholder reports; providing support services for the Board and committees of the Board; managing the Funds' securities lending program; communicating with shareholders; serving as the Funds' administrator; and overseeing the activities of the Funds' other service providers, including monitoring for compliance with various policies and procedures as well as applicable securities laws and regulations.

The Trustees concluded that the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by CWAM and its affiliates to each Fund under the Advisory Agreement were appropriate for the Funds and that the Funds were likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services by CWAM. They also concluded that CWAM currently had sufficient personnel, with appropriate education and experience, to serve the Funds effectively, and that the firm had demonstrated its continuing ability to attract and retain well-qualified personnel. The Trustees also considered that Ameriprise had committed to the Board that CWAM would have sufficient investment management resources to improve performance, including funds to hire additional analysts and other investment and operational personnel. Based on these

assurances, the Trustees believed that CWAM would have sufficient resources to attract new personnel to improve performance. In addition, they considered the quality of CWAM's compliance record.

Performance of the Funds. The Trustees received and considered detailed performance information at various meetings of the Board, the Committee and the Investment Performance Analysis Committee of the Board throughout the year. They reviewed information comparing each Fund's performance with that of its benchmark(s) and with the performance of comparable funds and peer groups as identified by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper") and Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar"). The Trustees evaluated the performance of the Funds over various time periods, including over the one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2014 as well as longer periods in some cases. The Trustees also considered peer performance rankings for the same time periods. The Trustees generally focus on the three-year period in reaching their assessments. In the case of underperforming Funds, however, the Trustees focused on more recent performance in order to evaluate CWAM's remediation efforts.

The Trustees noted that Columbia Acorn International had outperformed its benchmark over the past three- and five-year periods, and had done so while exposing investors to less risk than competing funds, according to Morningstar, but had underperformed against its peers over the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Trustees noted that the decline in performance was being monitored closely by the Board and the Investment Performance Analysis Committee and that CWAM had discussed with the Performance Committee a number of steps designed to enhance the Funds' performance.

The Trustees considered that Columbia Acorn International Select's performance was well below the median in the Lipper and Morningstar rankings, respectively, for the one-, three- and five-year periods. The Trustees noted that the Fund had outperformed its benchmark during the five-year period, but not in the more recent periods. The Trustees considered CWAM's explanation for the underperformance, which focused on risk aversion. The Trustees had received a plan for the improved performance for the Fund from CWAM, which they continued to monitor.


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The Trustees reviewed the performance for Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund and noted that both Funds ranked in the top third of Morningstar peers for the three-year period while exposing shareholders to less risk. While Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund had outperformed its benchmark for the three-year period, the Trustees considered that Columbia Acorn European Fund had underperformed its benchmark.

The Trustees considered that the domestic Funds generally had produced unsatisfactory results but that CWAM had put in place a number of intensive remediation plans to improve performance. Columbia Acorn Fund underperformed its peers over the one-, three- and five-year periods, ending December 31, 2014, and the Fund underperformed its benchmark during the same periods. The Trustees also evaluated the Fund's Morningstar risk ratings. They considered CWAM's explanation for the Fund's underperformance, which related to poor security selection and portfolio construction techniques. The Trustees requested and received in 2013 a performance remediation plan from CWAM that included portfolio manager changes, analyst process improvements, incentive compensation changes designed to reward outperformance, and other changes. The Trustees received updated plans in 2014 and early 2015 that emphasized a more disciplined stock selection and portfolio construction process, among other changes. As noted above, the Trustees also sought and received from Ameriprise additional resources for CWAM to enable it to hire additional personnel or other resources for the specific purpose of improving performance. The Trustees understood that the remediation plan may take some time to bear fruit but believed it to be reasonably designed to improve Fund performance.

The Trustees considered that Columbia Acorn Select underperformed its peers and benchmark over the one-, three- and five-year periods ending December 31, 2014 and exposed investors to more risk and volatility versus its peers. The Trustees considered that CWAM had taken steps to reduce risk and volatility in the Fund's portfolio and added additional resources to the management of the Fund in the past year in order to improve performance. The Trustees believed that CWAM was devoting appropriate resources to Columbia Acorn Select's underperformance.

The Trustees considered that Columbia Acorn USA had outperformed its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ending December 31, 2014 but was still lagging in the longer term, although it performed at the median of Morningstar peers for the three-year period while underperforming in other periods. The Trustees noted that the Fund had also underperformed its benchmark in all periods. The Trustees also considered Columbia Acorn USA's risk ratings versus peers. The Trustees considered CWAM's explanation for the Fund's underperformance and concluded that the performance remediation plans implemented by CWAM were reasonably designed to improve the Fund's performance.

The Trustees considered that Columbia Thermostat Fund outperformed its stated benchmark, a 50/50 blend of the Fund's primary equity and debt benchmarks, over the five-year period ending December 31, 2014. It also enjoyed strong rankings from Morningstar versus its peer groups over the five year period, but less so over three years. The Trustees noted that Lipper could not construct an appropriate peer group for the Fund because of its unique strategy and that Morningstar's constantly changing peer group made its ratings somewhat less than reliable. The Trustees noted that more recent performance had declined versus both the benchmark and peers, although the Fund's risk rankings were satisfactory versus peers.

The Trustees concluded that CWAM had taken and continued to take a number of corrective steps to improve performance of the underperforming Funds, that CWAM had reported that these steps were being successfully implemented although still in process; and that the Investment Performance Analysis Committee of the Board was monitoring the underperforming Funds' performance closely. In addition the Trustees considered that the current and former Chief Investment Officer (the "CIO") of CWAM had reported to them at numerous Committee and Board meetings on the corrective steps being taken to improve performance, and Committee representatives met separately with the CIO on multiple occasions to discuss the underperforming Funds.

Costs of Services and Profits Realized by CWAM. At various Committee and Board meetings, the Trustees examined detailed information on the fees and expenses of each Fund in comparison to information for comparable funds provided by Lipper and Morningstar. The Trustees reviewed data from


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Lipper and Morningstar and believed that in general the Funds' total net operating expenses were competitive with peers for Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia International Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund and that the Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Emerging Markets Fund had total net operating expenses that were lower than the median in one service but higher than the median in the other service. They considered Columbia Acorn European Fund had total net expenses that were less competitive with its peer groups in both services.

The Trustees also took into account that: the actual advisory fees paid by Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select were lower than both their Morningstar and Lipper peer groups or at the median; the actual advisory fees paid by Columbia Acorn Select, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund were higher than the median advisory fee of the Funds' Lipper and Morningstar peer groups; and the actual advisory fee paid by Columbia Acorn Fund and Columbia Thermostat Fund were below the Funds' Morningstar peer groups, but above the Lipper peer groups. In light of the sustained underperformance of Columbia Acorn Select, the Trustees requested and received at the Contract Meeting a contractual fee waiver from CWAM in the amount of 20 basis points for the advisory fee from CWAM for a one year period ending April 30, 2016.

The Trustees also reviewed the advisory fee rates charged by CWAM for managing other investment companies, sub-advised funds and other institutional separate accounts, as detailed in materials provided to the Committee by CWAM and in the Fee Evaluation. The Trustees noted that the Columbia Acorn Funds' advisory fees were generally comparable to the Columbia Wanger Funds' advisory fees at the same asset levels. The Trustees also examined CWAM's institutional separate account fees for various investment strategies and determined that institutional account advisory fees tended to be lower than the Funds with parallel investment strategies. The Trustees noted that CWAM performs significant additional services for the Funds that it does not provide to sub-advised funds or non-mutual fund clients, including administrative and fund accounting services, oversight of the Funds' other service providers, Trustee support, regulatory compliance and

numerous other services, and that, in servicing the Funds, CWAM assumes many legal and business risks that it does not assume in servicing many of its non-fund clients.

The Trustees reviewed the analysis of the historic profitability of CWAM in serving as each Fund's investment adviser and of CWAM and its affiliates in their relationships with each Fund. The Committee and Trustees met with representatives from Ameriprise to discuss its methodologies for calculating profitability and allocating costs. They considered that Ameriprise calculated profitability and allocated costs on a contract-by-contract and Fund-by-Fund basis. The Trustees also considered the methodology used by CWAM and Ameriprise in determining compensation payable to portfolio managers and the competitive market for investment management talent. The Trustees were also provided with profitability information from Lipper, which compared CWAM's profitability to other similar investment advisers in the mutual fund industry. The Trustees discussed, however, that profitability comparisons among fund managers may not always be meaningful due to the lack of consistency in data, small number of publicly-owned managers, and the fact that profitability of any investment manager is affected by numerous factors, including its particular organizational structure, the types of funds and other accounts managed, other lines of business, expense allocation methodology, capital structure and other factors.

Economies of Scale. At various Committee and Board meetings and other informal meetings, the Trustees considered information about the extent to which CWAM realizes economies of scale in connection with an increase in Fund assets. The Trustees noted that the advisory fee schedule for each Fund, other than Columbia Thermostat Fund, includes breakpoints in the rate of fees at various asset levels. The Trustees concluded that the fee structure of the Advisory Agreement for each Fund reflected a sharing of economies of scale between CWAM and the Funds.

Other Benefits to CWAM. The Trustees also reviewed benefits that accrue to CWAM and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, based upon information provided to them by Ameriprise and as outlined in the Fee Evaluation. They noted that the Funds' transfer agency services are performed by Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., an affiliate of Ameriprise, which receives compensation from the Funds for its services provided. They


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considered that an affiliate of Ameriprise, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. ("CMID"), serves as the Funds' distributor under a distribution agreement, and that it receives fees under the Columbia Acorn Trust's Rule 12b-1 Plan, most of which CMID pays to broker-dealers, but no fees for its services to the Columbia Wanger Funds. In addition, Columbia Management provides sub-administration services to the Funds. The Committee received information regarding the profitability of each Fund agreement with CWAM affiliates. The Committee and the Board also reviewed information about and discussed the capabilities of each affiliated entity in performing its duties.

The Trustees considered other ways that the Funds and CWAM may potentially benefit from their relationship with each other. For example, the Trustees considered CWAM's use of commissions paid by each Fund on its portfolio brokerage transactions to obtain research products and services benefiting the Funds and/or other clients of CWAM. The Compliance Committee of the Board reviewed CWAM's annual "soft dollar" report during the year and met with representatives from CWAM to review CWAM's soft dollar spending. The Trustees also considered that the Compliance Committee regularly reviewed third-party prepared reports that evaluated the quality of CWAM's execution of the Funds' portfolio transactions. The Trustees noted that these reports showed that CWAM's execution capabilities were generally better than industry peers. The Trustees determined that CWAM's use of the Funds' "soft" commission dollars to obtain research products and services was consistent with current regulatory requirements and guidance. They also concluded that CWAM benefits from the receipt of proprietary research products and services acquired through commissions paid on portfolio transactions of the Funds, and that the Funds benefitted from CWAM's receipt of those products and services as well as research products and services acquired through commissions paid by other clients of CWAM. Finally, the Trustees considered that CWAM's affiliates benefit from management fees received from Columbia Thermostat's investment in other Columbia mutual funds.

After full consideration of the above factors, as well as other factors that were instructive in evaluating the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees by separate vote, concluded that the advisory fees

were reasonable and that the continuation of the Advisory Agreement was in the best interest of each Fund. At the Contract Meeting, the Trustees approved continuation of the Advisory Agreement through July 31, 2016.


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PROXY VOTING RESULTS

RESULTS OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS (UNAUDITED)

A Special Meeting of Shareholders of Columbia Acorn Trust (the Trust), was held on February 27, 2015 to ask shareholders to vote in favor of the election of nine nominated trustees to the Board. A proxy statement that described the proposals was mailed to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2014.

Proposal: Each of the trustee nominees was elected to the Board as follows:

Trustee

 

For

 

Against/Withhold

  Abstain/Broker
Non-Votes
 

Laura M. Born

   

639,164,070.883

     

10,694,881.943

     

0

   

Maureen M. Culhane

   

638,800,970.381

     

11,057,982.445

     

0

   

Margaret M. Eisen

   

638,866,948.678

     

10,992,004.148

     

0

   

Thomas M. Goldstein

   

639,138,773.640

     

10,720,179.186

     

0

   

John C. Heaton

   

553,323,641.483

     

96,535,311.343

     

0

   

Steven N. Kaplan

   

638,876,388.150

     

10,982,564.676

     

0

   

Charles R. Phillips

   

639,256,774.865

     

10,602,177.961

     

0

   

David J. Rudis

   

553,224,405.014

     

96,634,547.812

     

0

   

P. Zachary Egan

   

639,498,208.627

     

10,360,744.199

     

0

   


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

DESCRIPTIONS OF INDEXES INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

•  50/50 Blended Benchmark, established by the Fund's investment manager, is an equally weighted custom composite of Columbia Thermostat Fund's primary equity and primary debt benchmarks, the S&P 500® Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. The percentage of the Fund's assets allocated to underlying stock and bond portfolio funds will vary, and accordingly the composition of the Fund's portfolio will not always reflect the composition of the 50/50 Blended Benchmark.

•  Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.

•  Euromoney Smaller European Companies (inc. UK) Index is an index of smaller companies in Europe including the UK market. The Euromoney Smaller European Companies Index covers companies of small- and mid-cap market capitalization in Europe's developed markets. The index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.

•  Lipper Indexes are composed of the 10 or 30 largest funds in the Lipper investment objective grouping. Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest mid-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn Fund; Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index, 10 largest non-U.S. small/mid growth funds, including Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select; Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest small-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn USA; Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index, 30 largest mid-cap core funds; Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index, an equal-weighted index of the 30 largest mutual funds within the Flexible Portfolio fund classification, as defined by Lipper; Lipper Emerging Markets Index, 30 largest emerging markets funds; Lipper European Region Index, 10 largest European funds.

•  MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) Index (Net) is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 21 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The returns of the MSCI EAFE Index (Net) are presented net of the withholding tax rate applicable to foreign non-resident institutional investors in the foreign companies included in the index who do not benefit from double taxation treaties.

•  MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (Net), a widely recognized international benchmark, is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure small-cap emerging market equity performance in 23 emerging market countries, as determined by MSCI. The MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index (Net) currently consists of the following emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

•  Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

•  Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 17% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

•  Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.

•  S&P MidCap 400® Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the performance of 400 mid-cap U.S. companies.

•  S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B® Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor that represents the mid-cap developed market, excluding the United States.

•  S&P Emerging Markets Between $500M and $5B® Index represents the institutionally investable capital of 23 emerging market countries, as determined by S&P, with market caps ranging between $500 million to $5 billion. The index currently consists of the following emerging market country indexes: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

•  S&P Europe Between $500M and $5B® Index represents the institutionally investable capital of 16 European countries, as determined by S&P, with market caps ranging between $500 million to $5 billion. The index consists of the following European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

•  S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap® Index consists of the bottom 20% of institutionally investable capital of developed and emerging countries, excluding the United States.

•  S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B® Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor that represents the mid- and small-cap developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Unlike mutual funds, indexes are not managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS EXPENSE INFORMATION

as of 6/30/15

Columbia Acorn® Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B(a)

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Management Fees

   

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

           

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

   

0.64

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.20

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.08

%

           

0.23

%

   

0.13

%

   

0.08

%

   

0.16

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.09

%

   

1.89

%

   

1.79

%

   

0.72

%

       

0.87

%

   

0.77

%

   

0.72

%

   

0.80

%

 

Columbia Acorn International®

 

Management Fees

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.76

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.50

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.23

%

   

0.57

%

   

0.22

%

   

0.11

%

   

0.34

%

   

0.29

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.11

%

   

0.19

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.24

%

   

2.08

%

   

1.98

%

   

0.87

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.05

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.95

%

 

Columbia Acorn USA®

 

Management Fees

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

           

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.87

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.22

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.14

%

   

0.06

%

           

0.22

%

   

0.13

%

   

0.08

%

   

0.22

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.34

%

   

2.52

%

   

2.01

%

   

0.93

%

       

1.09

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.95

%

   

1.09

%

 

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

 

Management Fees

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

           

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.33

%

   

0.51

%

   

0.35

%

   

0.25

%

           

0.31

%

   

0.24

%

   

0.18

%

   

0.28

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.52

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.29

%

   

1.19

%

       

1.25

%

   

1.18

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.22

%

 

Columbia Acorn SelectSM

 

Management Fees

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

           

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

   

0.78

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.24

%

   

0.57

%

   

0.22

%

   

0.10

%

           

0.26

%

   

0.19

%

   

0.12

%

   

0.22

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.27

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.00

%

   

0.88

%

       

1.04

%

   

0.97

%

   

0.90

%

   

1.00

%

 

Columbia Thermostat FundSM

 

Management Fees

   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

                   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

   

0.10

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

   

0.75

%

   

1.00

%

                   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%

   

0.15

%

                   

0.15

%

   

0.13

%

   

0.08

%

   

0.14

%

 

Net Expense Ratio(b)

   

0.50

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.25

%

           

0.25

%

   

0.23

%

   

0.18

%

   

0.24

%

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets FundSM(c)

 

Management Fees

   

1.05

%

           

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

           

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

   

1.05

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

           

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.32

%

           

0.33

%

   

0.24

%

           

0.28

%

   

0.26

%

   

0.18

%

   

0.32

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.62

%

       

2.38

%

   

1.29

%

       

1.33

%

   

1.31

%

   

1.23

%

   

1.37

%

 

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

 

Management Fees

   

1.19

%

           

1.19

%

   

1.19

%

           

1.19

%

   

1.19

%

           

1.19

%

 

Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees

   

0.25

%

           

1.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

           

0.00

%

 

Other Expenses

   

0.31

%

           

0.31

%

   

0.26

%

           

0.31

%

   

0.31

%

           

0.31

%

 

Net Expense Ratio

   

1.75

%

       

2.50

%

   

1.45

%

       

1.50

%

   

1.50

%

       

1.50

%

 

    See the Funds' prospectuses for information on minimum initial investment amounts and other details of buying, selling and exchanging shares of the Funds.

    Fees and expenses are for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The fees and expenses of Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Acorn Select include the effect of the voluntary undertaking by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM) to reimburse each Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investment in other investment companies, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class B

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

   

1.70

%

   

2.20

%

   

2.45

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

   

1.42

%

   

1.37

%

   

1.45

%

 

Columbia Acorn Select

   

1.60

%

   

2.10

%

   

2.35

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.35

%

   

1.30

%

   

1.25

%

   

1.35

%

 

    These arrangements may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM on 30 days' notice.

    Effective May 1, 2015, CWAM has contractually agreed to waive 0.20% of the advisory fee otherwise payable to it by Columbia Acorn Select through April 30, 2016. When determining whether the Fund's total expenses exceed the voluntary expense cap described above, the Fund's net advisory fee, reflecting application of the 0.20% waiver, will be used to calculate the Fund's total expenses. This arrangement may only be modified or amended with approval from all parties to the arrangement, including the Fund and CWAM.

    The fees and expenses of Columbia Thermostat Fund include the effect of CWAM's contractual undertaking to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investment in underlying portfolio funds), do not exceed annually the rates of 0.50%, 1.00%, 1.25%, 0.25%, 0.24%, 0.19% and 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares, respectively, through April 30, 2016. There is no guarantee that this agreement will continue thereafter.

    The fees and expenses of Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund and Columbia Acorn European Fund include the effect of CWAM's contractual undertaking to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of each Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (excluding transaction costs and certain other investment-related expenses, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investment in other investment companies, if any), of each Fund's Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y (if offered) and Class Z shares through April 30, 2016, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of each class' average daily net assets:

Fund

 

Class A

 

Class C

 

Class I

 

Class R4

 

Class R5

 

Class Y

 

Class Z

 

Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

   

1.85

%

   

2.60

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.60

%

   

1.53

%

   

1.48

%

   

1.60

%

 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

   

1.75

%

   

2.50

%

   

1.41

%

   

1.50

%

   

1.46

%

   

     

1.50

%

 

    There is no guarantee that these arrangements will continue thereafter.

    The fees and expenses of Columbia Acorn International include the effect of the voluntary undertaking by CMIS to waive a portion of total annual Fund operating expenses attributable to transfer agency expenses incurred by Class A, Class B and Class C shares of Columbia Acorn International such that the Fund's total annual Fund operating expenses will be reduced by 0.04%, 0.03% and 0.02% for Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund, respectively.

(a)    The Funds generally no longer accept investments by new or existing investors in Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Funds and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds.

(b)    Does not include estimated fees and expenses of 0.51% incurred by the Fund from the underlying portfolio funds in which it invests.

(c)    Effective July 11, 2014, Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund is closed to most new investors and new accounts, except as described in the Fund's prospectus, dated May 1, 2015.


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COLUMBIA ACORN FAMILY OF FUNDS

Trustees

Laura M. Born

Chair of the Board

Steven N. Kaplan

Vice Chair of the Board

Maureen M. Culhane

P. Zachary Egan

Margaret M. Eisen

Thomas M. Goldstein

John C. Heaton

Charles R. Phillips

David J. Rudis

Ralph Wanger (Trustee Emeritus)

Officers

P. Zachary Egan

President

Alan G. Berkshire

Vice President

Robert A. Chalupnik

Vice President

Michael G. Clarke

Assistant Treasurer

Joseph F. DiMaria

Assistant Treasurer

William J. Doyle

Vice President

David L. Frank

Vice President

Paul B. Goucher

Assistant Secretary

Fritz Kaegi

Vice President

John M. Kunka

Treasurer and Principal Accounting and Financial Officer

Stephen Kusmierczak

Vice President

Joseph C. LaPalm

Vice President

Ryan C. Larrenaga

Assistant Secretary

Satoshi Matsunaga

Vice President

Charles P. McQuaid

Vice President

Louis J. Mendes

Vice President

Robert A. Mohn

Vice President

Christopher J. Olson

Vice President

Robert P. Scales

Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer,
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Matthew S. Szafranski

Vice President

Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg

Vice President

Linda K. Roth-Wiszowaty

Secretary

Investment Manager

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

1-800-922-6769

Distributor

Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent

Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P. O. Box 8081
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Legal Counsel to the Funds

Perkins Coie LLP
Washington, DC

Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois

This report, including the schedules of investments, is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Columbia Acorn Trust.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the Funds' voting record are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-922-6769 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available at columbiathreadneedle.com/us under "About Us." From there, click on "Disclosures."

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The Funds' complete portfolio holdings are disclosed at columbiathreadneedle.com/us approximately 30 to 40 days after each month-end.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit columbiathreadneedle.com/us. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA and managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.

Find out what's new – visit our website at:

columbiathreadneedle.com/us

Our e-mail address is:

serviceinquiries@columbiathreadneedle.com

Shareholders should not include personal information such as account numbers, Social Security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers in e-mail. We are unable to accept account transactions sent via e-mail.


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This document contains Global Industry Classification Standard data. The Global Industry Classification Standard ("GICS") was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. ("MSCI") and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P") and is licensed for use by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC. Neither MSCI, S&P, nor any other party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.




Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class A, B, C, I, R, R4, R5, Y and Z Shares

Semiannual Report, June 30, 2015
225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: columbiathreadneedle.com/us

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

© 2015 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

800.345.6611 columbiathreadneedle.com/us

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments

 

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

 

(b)         Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

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

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

 



 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable for semiannual reports.

 

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

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

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

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

August 19, 2015

 

 

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/ P. Zachary Egan

 

 

 

P. Zachary Egan, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

August 19, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ John M. Kunka

 

 

 

John M. Kunka, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

August 19, 2015