Fund |
Prospectus Dated |
Columbia Acorn Trust |
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Columbia Acorn European Fund |
5/1/2024 |
Columbia Acorn Fund |
5/1/2024 |
Columbia Acorn International |
5/1/2024 |
Columbia Acorn International Select |
5/1/2024 |
Columbia Thermostat Fund |
5/1/2024 |
Fund Name |
Class Advisor |
Class Inst at certain financial intermediaries
that have received written notification from
the Distributor |
Columbia Acorn European Fund |
Convert to Class Inst |
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Columbia Acorn Fund |
Convert to Class Inst |
Exchange for Class S |
Columbia Acorn International |
Convert to Class Inst |
Exchange for Class S |
Columbia Acorn International Select |
Convert to Class Inst |
Exchange for Class S |
Columbia Thermostat Fund |
Convert to Class Inst |
Exchange for Class S |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors; Minimum Initial Investments; Conversion
Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
Class A |
Eligibility: Available to the general public for investment Minimum Initial Investment: $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for monthly Systematic Investment Plan accounts (as described below)) |
5.75% maximum,
declining to 0.00%
on investments of
$1 million or more |
CDSC on certain
investments of
between $1 million
and $50 million
redeemed within
18 months after
purchase charged
as follows: • 1.00% CDSC if
redeemed within
12 months after
purchase and • 0.50% CDSC if
redeemed more
than 12, but less
than 18, months
after purchase |
Reductions: yes, see Choosing
a Share Class —
Reductions/Waivers of Sales
Charges – Class A Shares
Front-End Sales Charge
Reductions Waivers: yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class — Reductions/Waivers of Sales Charges – Class A Shares Front-End Sales Charge Waivers, as well as Choosing a Share Class — CDSC Waivers – Class A and Class C
Financial
intermediary-specific waivers are also available, see
Appendix A |
Service Fee: 0.25% |
Class Adv
(Prior to November 22, 2024) |
Eligibility: Available only to (i)
omnibus retirement plans, including
self-directed brokerage accounts
within omnibus retirement plans that
clear through institutional no
transaction fee (NTF) platforms; (ii)
trust companies or similar
institutions; (iii) broker-dealers,
banks, trust companies and similar
institutions that clear Fund share
transactions for their client or
customer investment advisory or
similar accounts through designated
financial intermediaries and their
mutual fund trading platforms that
have been granted specific written
authorization from the Transfer Agent
with respect to Class Adv eligibility
apart from selling, servicing or
similar agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3)
charitable organizations; (v) 529
plans; (vi) health savings accounts;
(vii) investors participating in a fee-
based advisory program sponsored
by a financial intermediary or other
entity that is not compensated by the
Fund for those services, other than
payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors;
Minimum Initial Investments;
Conversion Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
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of the Transfer Agent; and (viii)
commissionable brokerage platforms
where the financial intermediary,
acting as broker on behalf of its
customer, charges the customer a
commission for effecting
transactions in Fund shares,
provided that the financial
intermediary has an agreement with
the Distributor that specifically
authorizes offering Class Adv shares
within such platform. Minimum
Initial Investment: None, except in the case of (viii) above, which is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for monthly Systematic Investment Plan accounts) |
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Class C |
Eligibility: Available to the general public for investment Minimum Initial Investment: $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for monthly Systematic Investment Plan accounts) Conversion Feature: Yes. Effective
April 1, 2021, Class C shares
generally automatically convert to
Class A shares of the same Fund in
the month of or the month following
the 8-year anniversary of the Class C
shares purchase date. Prior to April
1, 2021, Class C shares generally
automatically converted to Class A
shares of the same Fund in the
month of or the month following the
10-year anniversary of the Class C
shares purchase date.(a) |
None |
1.00% on certain
investments
redeemed within
one year of
purchase |
Waivers: yes, on Fund distribution reinvestments. For additional waivers, see Choosing a Share Class — CDSC Waivers – Class A and Class C Financial intermediary-specific
CDSC waivers are also
available, see Appendix A |
Distribution Fee: 0.75% Service Fee:
0.25% |
Class Inst
(Prior to November 1, 2024) |
Eligibility: Available only to certain
eligible investors, which are subject
to different minimum investment
requirements, ranging from $0 to
$2,000, including investors who
purchase Fund shares through
commissionable brokerage platforms
where the financial intermediary
holds the shares in an omnibus
account and, acting as broker on
behalf of its customer, charges the
customer a commission for effecting
transactions in Fund shares,
provided that the financial
intermediary has an agreement with
the Distributor that specifically
authorizes offering Class Inst shares
within such platform; closed to (i)
accounts of financial intermediaries
that clear Fund share transactions for
their client or customer accounts
through designated financial
intermediaries and their mutual fund |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors;
Minimum Initial Investments;
Conversion Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
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trading platforms that have been
given specific written notice from the
Transfer Agent of the termination of
their eligibility for new purchases of
Class Inst shares and (ii) omnibus
group retirement plans, subject to
certain exceptions(d) Minimum Initial Investment: See Eligibility above |
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Class Inst (Effective November 1, 2024) |
Eligibility: Available only to (i)
omnibus retirement plans, including
self-directed brokerage accounts
within omnibus retirement plans that
clear through institutional no
transaction fee (NTF) and transaction
fee (TF) platforms; (ii) trust
companies or similar institutions; (iii)
broker-dealers, banks, trust
companies and similar institutions
that clear Fund share transactions for
their client or customer investment
advisory or similar accounts through
designated financial intermediaries
and their mutual fund trading
platforms that have been granted
specific written authorization from
the Distributor with respect to
Class Inst eligibility apart from
selling, servicing or similar
agreements; (iv) 501(c)(3) charitable
organizations; (v) 529 plans; (vi)
health savings accounts; (vii)
investors participating in a fee-based
advisory program sponsored by a
financial intermediary or other entity
that is not compensated by the Fund
for those services, other than
payments for shareholder servicing
or sub-accounting performed in place
of the Transfer Agent, (viii)
commissionable brokerage platforms
where the financial intermediary,
acting as broker on behalf of its
customer, charges the customer a
commission for effecting
transactions in Fund shares,
provided that the financial
intermediary has an agreement with
the Distributor that specifically
authorizes offering Class Inst shares
within such platform, (ix) any current
employee of Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC, the
Distributor or Transfer Agent and
immediate family members of the
foregoing who share the same
address and (x) financial
intermediaries that have entered into
a written agreement with the
Distributor to offer Class Inst shares
through a no-load or investment |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors;
Minimum Initial Investments;
Conversion Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
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program(e)(h) Minimum Initial Investment: None, except in the case of (viii) and (ix) above, which is $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for monthly Systematic Investment Plan accounts) |
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Class Inst2 |
Eligibility: Available only to (i) certain registered investment advisers and family offices that clear Fund share transactions for their client or customer accounts through designated financial intermediaries and their mutual fund trading platforms that have been granted specific written authorization from the Transfer Agent with respect to Class Inst2 eligibility apart from selling, servicing or similar agreements; (ii) omnibus retirement plans(d); (iii) health savings accounts, provided that the financial intermediary has an agreement with the Distributor that specifically authorizes offering Class Inst2 shares within such platform and that Fund shares are held in an omnibus account; and (iv) institutional investors that are clients of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Institutional Distribution Team that invest in Class Inst2 shares for their own account through platforms approved by the Distributor or an affiliate thereof to offer and/or service Class Inst2 shares within such platform. Minimum Initial Investment: None |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Class Inst3 |
Eligibility: Available to: (i) group
retirement plans that maintain plan-
level or omnibus accounts with the
Fund(d); (ii) institutional investors that
are clients of the Columbia
Threadneedle Global Institutional
Distribution Team that invest in
Class Inst3 shares for their own
account through platforms approved
by the Distributor or an affiliate
thereof to offer and/or service
Class Inst3 shares within such
platform; (iii) collective trust funds;
(iv) affiliated or unaffiliated mutual
funds (e.g., funds operating as funds-
of-funds); (v) fee-based platforms of financial intermediaries (or the clearing intermediary they trade through) that have an agreement with the Distributor or an affiliate thereof that specifically authorizes the financial intermediary to offer and/or service |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors;
Minimum Initial Investments;
Conversion Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
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Class Inst3 shares within such
platform, provided also that Fund
shares are held in an omnibus
account; (vi) commissionable
brokerage platforms where the
financial intermediary, acting as
broker on behalf of its customer,
charges the customer a commission
for effecting transactions in Fund
shares, provided that the financial
intermediary has an agreement with
the Distributor that specifically
authorizes offering Class Inst3
shares within such platform and that
Fund shares are held in an omnibus
account; (vii) health savings
accounts, provided that the financial
intermediary has an agreement with
the Distributor that specifically
authorizes offering Class Inst3
shares within such platform and that
Fund shares are held in an omnibus
account; and (viii) bank trust
departments, subject to an
agreement with the Distributor that
specifically authorizes offering
Class Inst3 shares and provided that
Fund shares are held in an omnibus
account. In each case above where
noted that Fund shares are required
to be held in an omnibus account,
the Distributor, may, in its discretion,
determine to waive this requirement. Minimum
Initial Investment: No minimum for the eligible investors described in (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) above; $2,000 ($1,000 for IRAs; $100 for monthly Systematic Investment Plan accounts) for the eligible investors described in (vi) above; and $1 million for all other eligible investors, unless waived in the discretion of the Distributor |
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Class S |
Effective on or about October 2, 2024, Class S shares are available (i) to be held, but not purchased, by accounts of financial intermediaries that, with specific written permission from the Distributor, have instructed the Fund to exchange Class Inst shares for Class S shares; and (ii) to be held and purchased by omnibus group retirement plans that (A) opened and, subject to exceptions, funded a Class Inst share account as of the close of business on March 28, 2013 and have continuously held Class Inst shares in such account through at least September 30, 2024 and (B) received specific written permission from the |
None |
None |
N/A |
None |
Share
Class |
Eligible Investors;
Minimum Initial Investments;
Conversion Features(a) |
Front-End
Sales Charges(b) |
Contingent
Deferred
Sales Charges
(CDSCs)(b) |
Sales Charge
Reductions/Waivers |
Maximum
Distribution
and/or Service
(12b-1) Fees(c) |
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Distributor to exchange Class Inst shares for Class S shares. Only omnibus retirement plans referenced in (ii) above may purchase Class S shares, open new Class S accounts, or add new plan participants to a Class S shares omnibus retirement plan account. Otherwise, Class S shares are not available for purchase (other than through the reinvestment of distributions on Class S shares).(d)
Minimum Initial Investment: See
Eligibility above |
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Class A Shares — Front-End Sales Charge — Breakpoint
Schedule | ||||
Breakpoint Schedule For: |
Dollar amount of
shares bought(a) |
Sales
charge
as a
% of the
offering
price(b) |
Sales
charge
as a
% of the
net
amount
invested(b) |
Amount
retained by or paid to
financial intermediaries as a % of the
offering price |
Class A Shares |
$0–$49,999 |
5.75% |
6.10% |
5.00% |
$50,000–$99,999 |
4.50% |
4.71% |
3.75% | |
$100,000–$249,999
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3.50% |
3.63% |
3.00% | |
$250,000–$499,999
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2.50% |
2.56% |
2.15% | |
$500,000–$999,999
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2.00% |
2.04% |
1.75% | |
$1,000,000 or more |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00%(c) | |
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Class A Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by
the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission Level*
(as a % of net asset
value per share) |
$1 million – $2,999,999 |
1.00% |
Class A Shares — Commission Schedule (Paid by
the Distributor to Financial Intermediaries) | |
Purchase Amount |
Commission Level*
(as a % of net asset
value per share) |
$3 million – $49,999,999 |
0.50% |
$50 million or more |
0.25% |
Repurchases (Reinstatements) | |
Redeemed Share Class |
Corresponding Repurchase Class |
Class A |
Class A |
Class C |
Class C |
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Distribution
Fee |
Service
Fee |
Combined
Total |
Class A |
None |
0.25% |
0.25% |
Class Adv |
None |
None |
None |
Class C |
0.75% |
0.25% |
1.00% |
Class Inst |
None |
None |
None |
Class Inst2 |
None |
None |
None |
Class Inst3 |
None |
None |
None |
Class S |
None |
None |
None |
Financial Intermediary Distribution Channel |
Fee Rate |
Retirement |
up to 0.18% of Fund assets held by intermediaries or platforms charging an
asset-based fee, or $18 per account held by intermediaries or
platforms charging a per account fee |
Fund supermarket
transaction fee (TF) |
up to 0.12% of Fund assets held by intermediaries or platforms charging an
asset-based fee, or $16 per account held for intermediaries or
platforms charging a per account fee |
Fund supermarket
no-transaction fee
(NTF) |
up to 0.18% of Fund assets held by intermediaries or platforms charging an
asset-based fee, or $18 per account held by intermediaries or
platforms charging a per account fee |
Bank |
up to 0.10% of Fund assets held by intermediaries or platforms charging an
asset-based fee, or $20 per account held by intermediaries or
platforms charging a per account fee |
Broker-dealer
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up to 0.13% of Fund assets held by intermediaries or platforms charging an asset-based fee, or $16 per account held
by intermediaries or platforms charging a per account fee |
Minimum Account Balance |
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Minimum
Account
Balance |
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$250 (None for accounts with
Systematic Investment Plans) |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below |
None |
Class Adv, Class Inst2 and Class Inst3 |
None |
Minimum Initial Investments | ||
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Minimum
Initial
Investment(a) |
Minimum
Initial Investment
for Accounts
with Systematic
Investment Plans |
For all classes and account types except those listed below |
$2,000 |
$100 |
Individual Retirement Accounts for all classes except those listed below
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$1,000 |
$100 |
Group retirement plans |
None |
N/A |
Class Adv and Class Inst |
$0, $1,000 or $2,000(b) |
$100(b) |
Class Inst2 |
None |
N/A |
Class Inst3 |
$0, $1,000, $2,000 or $1 million(c)
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$100(c)
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