0001193125-23-284039.txt : 20231128 0001193125-23-284039.hdr.sgml : 20231128 20231128121357 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-23-284039 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231128 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231128 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20231128 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000002110 IRS NUMBER: 362692100 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-34223 FILM NUMBER: 231443542 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3126349200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY ACORN TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010424 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACORN INVESTMENT TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940204 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACORN FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000002110 S000009184 Columbia Acorn Fund C000024954 Columbia Acorn Fund Class A LACAX C000024956 Columbia Acorn Fund Class C LIACX C000024957 Columbia Acorn Fund Institutional Class ACRNX C000122735 Columbia Acorn Fund Advisor Class CEARX C000122736 Columbia Acorn Fund Institutional 2 Class CRBRX C000122737 Columbia Acorn Fund Institutional 3 Class CRBYX 0000002110 S000009185 Columbia Acorn International C000024958 Columbia Acorn International Class A LAIAX C000024960 Columbia Acorn International Class C LAICX C000024961 Columbia Acorn International Institutional Class ACINX C000097732 Columbia Acorn International Class R CACRX C000097733 Columbia Acorn International Institutional 2 Class CAIRX C000122738 Columbia Acorn International Advisor Class CCIRX C000122739 Columbia Acorn International Institutional 3 Class CCYIX 0000002110 S000009188 Columbia Acorn International Select C000024970 Columbia Acorn International Select Class A LAFAX C000024972 Columbia Acorn International Select Class C LFFCX C000024973 Columbia Acorn International Select Institutional Class ACFFX C000122746 Columbia Acorn International Select Institutional 2 Class CRIRX C000122747 Columbia Acorn International Select Institutional 3 Class CSIRX C000122748 Columbia Acorn International Select Advisor Class CILRX 0000002110 S000009189 Columbia Thermostat Fund C000024974 Columbia Thermostat Fund Class A CTFAX C000024976 Columbia Thermostat Fund Class C CTFDX C000024977 Columbia Thermostat Fund Institutional Class COTZX C000122749 Columbia Thermostat Fund Advisor Class CTORX C000122750 Columbia Thermostat Fund Institutional 2 Class CQTRX C000122751 Columbia Thermostat Fund Institutional 3 Class CYYYX 0000002110 S000033621 Columbia Acorn European Fund C000103324 Columbia Acorn European Fund Class A CAEAX C000103325 Columbia Acorn European Fund Class C CAECX C000103327 Columbia Acorn European Fund Institutional Class CAEZX C000122752 Columbia Acorn European Fund Institutional 2 Class CAEEX C000144049 Columbia Acorn European Fund Advisor Class CLOFX C000171393 Columbia Acorn European Fund Institutional 3 Class CAEYX 497 1 d590445d497.htm CAT CAT
Supplement dated November 28, 2023
to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) of the following funds (the "Funds"):
Fund SAI Dated
Columbia Acorn Trust  
 Columbia Acorn European FundSM 5/1/2023
 Columbia Acorn® Fund 5/1/2023
 Columbia Acorn International® 5/1/2023
 Columbia Acorn International SelectSM 5/1/2023
 Columbia Thermostat FundSM 5/1/2023
Effective immediately, the following changes are hereby made to the Funds' SAI:
The fifth paragraph under the heading "Investment Advisory and Other Services" section is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
Specifically, pursuant to such arrangements, certain Fund portfolio managers are employees of Columbia Management or Threadneedle and certain investment personnel of the Investment Manager may serve as portfolio managers of other Columbia Funds advised by Columbia Management. The Funds pay no additional fees or expenses as in connection with such arrangements.
The information in the table under the heading "Investment Advisory and Other Services - Portfolio Managers" is hereby replaced for Columbia Acorn European Fund, Columbia Acorn International, and Columbia Acorn International Select with the following:
Portfolio Manager Fund
Simon Haines Columbia Acorn International
Charlotte Friedrichs Columbia Acorn International
Philip Dicken Columbia Acorn European Fund
Simon Haines Columbia Acorn International Select
Mine Tezgul Columbia Acorn European Fund
Nitisha Bosamia Columbia Acorn International
Nitisha Bosamia Columbia Acorn International Select
The rest of the section remains the same.
The information under the heading "Investment Advisory and Other Services - Performance Benchmarks" is hereby revised for Columbia Acorn European Fund, Columbia Acorn International, and Columbia Acorn International Select with the following:
Portfolio Manager Performance Benchmarks
Simon Haines (Columbia Acorn International) MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Growth Index (Net) (primary benchmark) and MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Index (Net) (secondary benchmark)
Charlotte Friedrichs (Columbia Acorn International) MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Growth Index (Net) (primary benchmark) and MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Index (Net) (secondary benchmark)
Philip Dicken (Columbia Acorn European Fund) MSCI AC Europe Small Cap Index (Net) (primary benchmark)
Simon Haines (Columbia Acorn International Select) MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index (Net) (primary benchmark) and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (secondary benchmark)
Mine Tezgul (Columbia Acorn European Fund) MSCI AC Europe Small Cap Index (Net) (primary benchmark)
Nitisha Bosamia (Columbia Acorn International) MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Growth Index (Net) (primary benchmark) and MSCI ACWI ex USA SMID Cap Index (Net) (secondary benchmark)
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Portfolio Manager Performance Benchmarks
Nitisha Bosamia (Columbia Acorn International Select) MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index (Net) (primary benchmark) and MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (Net) (secondary benchmark)
The information in the table under "Investment Advisory and Other Services - Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers as of December 31, 2022 (unless otherwise noted)" is replaced for Columbia Acorn European Fund, Columbia Acorn International, and Columbia Acorn International Select with the following:
    Other Accounts Managed (excluding the Fund)  
Fund Portfolio Manager Number and type
of account*
Approximate
Total Net Assets
(excluding the fund)
Performance
Based
Accounts
Ownership of Fund Shares
Information is as of December 31, 2022, unless otherwise noted
Columbia Acorn European Fund Philip Dicken# 3 PIVs
12 Other Accounts
$2.24 billion
$1.94 billion
1 PIV
($1.24 billion)
None ##
Mine Tezgul# 3 PIVs
9 Other Accounts
$2.24 billion
$1.94 billion
1 PIV
($1.24 billion)
None ##
Columbia Acorn International Simon Haines# 4 Other Accounts $149.58 million 1 Other ($56.72 million) None ##
Nitisha Bosamia# 1 PIV
4 Other Accounts
$79.49 million
$168.78 million
None None ##
Charlotte Friedrichs# 1 PIV
5 Other Accounts
$1.66 billion
$514.21 million
1 Other ($271.78 million) None ##
Columbia Acorn International Select Simon Haines# 4 Other Accounts $149.58 million 1 Other ($56.72 million) None ##
Nitisha Bosamia# 1 PIV
4 Other Accounts
$79.49 million
$168.78 million
None None ##
* RIC refers to a Registered Investment Company; PIV refers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle.
# The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of October 31, 2023.
## The Fund is available for sale only in the U.S. The portfolio manager does not reside in the U.S. and therefore does not hold any shares of the Fund.
The rest of the section remains the same.
The paragraph under the heading "Other Roles and Relationships of Ameriprise Financial and its Affiliates — Certain Conflicts of Interest - Soft Dollars Benefits" is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:
Soft Dollar Benefits
Certain products and services, commonly referred to as “soft dollar services” (including, to the extent permitted by law, research reports, economic and financial data, financial publications, proxy analysis, computer databases and other research-oriented materials), that the Investment Manager may receive in connection with brokerage services provided to a Fund may have the inadvertent effect of disproportionately benefiting other advised/managed funds or accounts. This could happen because of the relative amount of brokerage services provided to a Fund as compared to other advised/managed funds or accounts, as well as the relative compensation paid by a Fund. It is possible that the Investment Manager or an investment subadviser subject to the recent revisions to the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) will cause a Fund to pay for research services with soft dollars in circumstances where it may not use soft dollars with respect to other advised/managed funds or accounts, although those other advised/managed funds or accounts might nonetheless benefit from those research services.
The rest of the section remains the same.
The following is hereby added as the fifth paragraph under the heading "Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices":
Investment managers subject to MiFID II may not receive investment research from brokers unless the investment manager pays for such research directly from its own resources, or from a separate, dedicated account paid for with client funds with client permission (or a combination of these methods). MiFID II limits the use of soft dollars by investment subadvisers located in the European Union and in certain circumstances may result in the Investment Manager reducing the use of soft dollars with respect to certain groups of clients, which may or may not include the Funds.
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The nineteenth through twenty-first paragraphs under the heading "Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices" are hereby superseded and replaced by the following:
As the Investment Manager seeks to enhance its investment capabilities and services to its clients, including the Funds, the Investment Manager may engage certain of its investment advisory affiliates (Participating Affiliates) around the world to provide a variety of services. For example, the Investment Manager may engage Participating Affiliates and their personnel to provide (jointly or in coordination with the Investment Manager) services relating to client relations, investment monitoring, account administration, trading and discretionary investment management (including portfolio management and risk management) to certain accounts the Investment Manager manages, including the Funds, other pooled vehicles and separately managed accounts. In some circumstances, a Participating Affiliate may delegate responsibility for providing those services to another Participating Affiliate. In addition, the Investment Manager may provide certain similar services to its Participating Affiliates for accounts they manage.
The Investment Manager believes that harnessing the collective expertise of the firm and its Participating Affiliates will benefit its clients. In this regard, the Investment Manager has certain portfolio management and client servicing teams at both the firm and at Participating Affiliates (through other intercompany arrangements) operating jointly to provide a better client experience. These joint teams use expanded and shared capabilities, including the sharing of research and other information by investment personnel (e.g., portfolio managers and analysts) relating to economic perspectives, market analysis and equity securities analysis.
Participating Affiliates may provide certain advisory and trading-related services to certain of the Investment Manager’s accounts, including the Funds. The Investment Manager may also provide similar services to certain accounts of Participating Affiliates. The Investment Manager believes that local trading in certain local markets will benefit its clients, including the Funds. However, such services may result in potential conflicts of interest to such accounts.
The rest of the section remains the same.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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