N-CSR 1 a13-24333_22ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

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

811-04367

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Christopher O. Petersen, Esq.
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(800) 345-6611

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

October 31, 2013

 

 

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

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

Annual Report 2013




Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

18

   

Statement of Operations

   

20

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

21

   

Financial Highlights

   

23

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

28

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

34

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

35

   

Trustees and Officers

   

36

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

39

   

Important Information About This Report

   

45

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -1.80% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.54% during the same time frame.

>  During the 12-month period, the Barclays California Municipal Bond Index returned -0.78% and the broader Barclays Municipal Bond Index returned -1.72%.

>  Effective sector allocation overall was more than offset by duration and yield curve positioning, which detracted.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

06/16/86

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.80

     

7.22

     

4.57

   

Including sales charges

           

-6.48

     

6.20

     

4.07

   

Class B

 

08/04/92

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-2.53

     

6.42

     

3.79

   

Including sales charges

           

-7.25

     

6.11

     

3.79

   

Class C

 

08/01/97

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-2.24

     

6.74

     

4.10

   

Including sales charges

           

-3.18

     

6.74

     

4.10

   

Class R4*

 

03/19/13

   

-1.53

     

7.28

     

4.60

   

Class Z*

 

09/19/05

   

-1.54

     

7.50

     

4.78

   

Barclays California Municipal Bond Index

           

-0.78

     

6.87

     

4.84

   

Barclays Municipal Bond Index

           

-1.72

     

6.37

     

4.53

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays California Municipal Bond Index is a subset of the Barclays Municipal Bond Index consisting solely of bonds issued by obligors located in the state of California.

The Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -1.80% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.54% for the same time frame. By comparison, the Fund's benchmarks, the Barclays California Municipal Bond Index (Barclays CA Index) and the broad Barclays Municipal Bond Index returned -0.78% and -1.72%, respectively, for the same period. Effective sector allocation overall was more than offset by duration and yield curve positioning, which detracted.

Tax-Exempt Bond Market Faced Multiple Headwinds

The tax-exempt fixed income market struggled during the period, with municipal bond yields rising across the yield curve. (Remember, there is usually an inverse relationship between bond prices and yield movements, so that bond prices fall when yields rise and vice versa.) Yields on longer-term maturities rose more than on shorter-term maturities, which resulted in a steeper municipal bond yield curve.

When the period began in November 2012, the municipal bond market was strong. Municipal bond yields were generally falling and demand was high, as the potential for higher taxes and a limit on deductions following the U.S. elections drove investors to the tax-exempt asset class. However, in December 2012, there was a sharp correction, as U.S. Treasury yields rose with expectations that Congress would negotiate a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, increased amounts of debt came to market and investors started assessing the tax benefits of taking gains ahead of suspected tax increases in 2013. Following a rebound in January 2013, fund outflows picked up in February and remained elevated through most of the period, as market tone softened, despite modest municipal supply. By April, typical bond selling that occurs to pay tax bills appeared to be compounded by strong stock market performance and increasing talk of a rotation out of bonds into riskier assets. In June 2013, following mid-May comments by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Bernanke, the markets began anticipating the tapering of monetary policy stimulus. A stronger belief in brightening economic growth prospects perpetuated heavy municipal bond fund outflows, causing significant selling pressure and, in turn, higher yields.

July and August 2013 saw negative returns in the Barclays Municipal Bond Index due to sharply higher interest rates that resulted from confusion over Fed policy and heightened concerns about the fiscal health of Detroit and Puerto Rico. Municipal bond mutual fund redemptions hit record levels, further pressuring bond prices. September 2013 reversed course, with the municipal bond market posting gains as market fears faded with the Fed's unanticipated decision to delay any tapering of its quantitative easing program along with continued slow issuance. The broad fixed income market rally continued into October. The U.S. government shutdown and Puerto Rico's debt were notable concerns, but neither seemed to materially impact the municipal bond market in October. Both concerns were more than offset by the positive impact of mid-month actions on both fronts along with low net new supply and seemingly stabilizing mutual fund outflows. Municipal bond yields fell through the last two months of the period.

From a fundamental perspective, states posted better revenue results on the back of increasing sales, income and property taxes. While negative credit stories made headlines — including the state of Illinois' inability to balance its budget, Puerto Rico's two-notch downgrade by Moody's and Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing — it is well worth noting that such issues are not representative of the broad municipal bond market. Overall default rates trended down and were

Portfolio Management

Catherine Stienstra

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

2.3

   

AA rating

   

16.6

   

A rating

   

52.2

   

BBB rating

   

20.2

   

Non-investment grade

   

2.4

   

Not rated

   

6.3

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a municipal bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, and geographic concentration risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in municipal securities issued by a single state and its municipalities, specific events or factors affecting a particular state can cause more volatility in the Fund than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal and/or state alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Federal and state income tax rules will apply to any capital gain distributions and any gains or losses on sales. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

at their lowest level since at least 2009. The fundamentals of California in particular improved with increased revenues, allowing it to balance its budget on time. Two independent ratings agencies upgraded California by one notch during the period.

Duration and Yield Curve Positioning Hampered Returns

Detracting most from Fund results was the combined effect of duration and yield curve positioning. The Fund had a longer duration than the Barclays CA Index, which hurt as tax-exempt bond rates rose. (Duration is a measure of the Fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates.) Also, an overweight relative to the Barclays CA Index to bonds with maturities of 15 to 30 years and an underweight to bonds with maturities of one to 15 years detracted, as longer-dated maturities underperformed shorter-term maturities given the steepening of the municipal bond yield curve. Security selection among bonds rated Baa2 and hospital and leasing bonds also hurt the Fund's results.

Effective Sector Allocation Boosted Fund Performance

The Fund benefited from its significant allocation to the special tax sector, which outpaced the Barclays CA Index, and from its underweighted exposure to the water and sewer sector, which lagged the Barclays CA Index. From a credit quality perspective, the Fund's results were boosted by its lesser exposure relative to the Barclays CA Index to securities rated AA and by its significant allocation to bonds rated BBB, for lower-rated credits outperformed higher quality tax-exempt bonds within the Barclays CA Index.

Fundamental Analysis Drove Portfolio Changes

During the period, we decreased the Fund's exposure to state general obligation bonds and to the health care sector. We further reduced an already underweighted exposure to Puerto Rico debt to less than 1% of the Fund's total net assets. We increased the Fund's exposure to the sales tax revenue and education sectors and to single A rated securities. In anticipation of an eventual rise in interest rates, we decreased the Fund's positions in bonds with what we considered to be less defensive coupon structures in favor of bonds with more defensive (higher) coupon structures.

Looking Ahead

In our current view, supply/demand factors should be supportive of the municipal bond market over the near term, although we believe such factors remain sensitive to news flow regarding fiscal policy negotiations, Detroit's and Puerto Rico's credit, and Fed decisions. As such, we intend to monitor supply/demand factors closely in the months ahead.

Given what we believe is the potential for interest rates to continue to rise until further developments out of Washington, D.C. and/or the sustainability of economic growth become clearer, we intend to seek to bring the Fund's duration closer to that of the Barclays CA Index. To help sustain a competitive yield, we currently expect to implement this strategy by selling longer-term, higher quality securities in favor of shorter maturity, lower investment grade securities. As always, the Fund's emphasis remains on generating both a high level of income generally exempt from federal income tax and California state and local taxes as well as capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

  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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

957.20

     

1,021.27

     

3.85

     

3.97

     

0.78

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

953.60

     

1,017.49

     

7.53

     

7.78

     

1.53

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

953.90

     

1,019.00

     

6.06

     

6.26

     

1.23

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

959.70

     

1,022.53

     

2.62

     

2.70

     

0.53

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

958.50

     

1,022.53

     

2.62

     

2.70

     

0.53

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 97.6%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Airport 3.3%

 
City of Fresno Airport(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013B AMT
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

501,485

   

07/01/30

   

5.125

%

   

1,050,000

     

1,043,532

   
County of Orange Airport
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
07/01/39
   

5.250

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,614,325

   
County of Sacramento Airport System
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2009B
07/01/39
   

5.750

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,325,620

   
County of Sacramento Airport System(a)
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2008B (AGM) AMT
07/01/39
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,028,220

   
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
2nd Series 2008-34E (AGM) AMT
05/01/25
   

5.750

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,695,285

   
2nd Series 2011F AMT
05/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

5,210,000

     

5,421,370

   

Total

           

15,629,837

   

Disposal 0.4%

 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Waste Management
Series 2002A AMT(a)
01/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,082,820

   

Higher Education 6.5%

 
California Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
California College of the Arts
Series 2005
06/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,005,240

   

06/01/35

   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,433,205

   
California Lutheran University
Series 2008
10/01/21
   

5.250

%

   

665,000

     

716,424

   

10/01/38

   

5.750

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,039,480

   
Chapman University
Series 2011
04/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

4,375,000

     

4,567,544

   
Loyola Marymount University
Series 2010A
10/01/40
   

5.125

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,278,413

   
Woodbury University
Series 2006
01/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,830,000

     

1,823,686

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
California Municipal Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Biola University
Series 2008
10/01/28
   

5.800

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,090,140

   
Series 2013
10/01/38
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

981,790

   

10/01/42

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

954,400

   
Emerson College
Series 2011
01/01/42
   

6.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,367,038

   
California State University
Revenue Bonds
Systemwide
Series 2009A
11/01/40
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,239,000

   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Lancer Plaza Project
Series 2013
11/01/33
   

5.625

%

   

1,400,000

     

1,249,626

   

11/01/43

   

5.875

%

   

1,875,000

     

1,632,862

   
University of California
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013AK(b)
05/15/48
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,896,650

   

Total

           

30,275,498

   

Hospital 12.7%

 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Series 2005
11/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

4,025,000

     

4,062,151

   
Revenue Bonds
Adventist Health System West
Series 2009A
09/01/39
   

5.750

%

   

7,000,000

     

7,564,200

   
Catholic Healthcare
Series 2011A
03/01/41
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,045,360

   
Catholic Healthcare West
Series 2009A
07/01/39
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,089,870

   
Series 2009E
07/01/25
   

5.625

%

   

1,125,000

     

1,228,725

   
Kaiser Permanente
Series 2006A
04/01/39
   

5.250

%

   

3,350,000

     

3,379,312

   
Providence Health & Services
Series 2008C
10/01/28
   

6.250

%

   

500,000

     

576,470

   
St. Joseph Health System
Series 2009A
07/01/29
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,661,880

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
7



Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
St. Joseph Health Systems
Series 2013A
07/01/37
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,022,800

   
Sutter Health
Series 2008A
08/15/30
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,557,475

   
Series 2011B
08/15/31
   

5.875

%

   

1,815,000

     

2,065,288

   
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Providence Health
Series 2008
10/01/38
   

6.500

%

   

1,470,000

     

1,685,605

   
California Municipal Finance Authority
Certificate of Participation
Community Hospital of Central California
Series 2007
02/01/37
   

5.250

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,386,800

   
Revenue Bonds
Community Hospitals of Central California
Series 2009
02/01/39
   

5.500

%

   

4,000,000

     

3,994,200

   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Catholic Healthcare West
Series 2008B
07/01/30
   

5.500

%

   

1,935,000

     

2,097,521

   
John Muir Health
Series 2006A
08/15/32
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,022,290

   
Series 2009
07/01/39
   

5.125

%

   

500,000

     

515,950

   
Kaiser Permanente
Series 2006B
03/01/45
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,007,340

   
Sutter Health
Series 2011A
08/15/42
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,283,200

   
Various Kaiser
Series 2001C
08/01/31
   

5.250

%

   

1,100,000

     

1,120,471

   
City of Marysville
Revenue Bonds
Fremont-Rideout Health
Series 2011
01/01/42
   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,032,960

   
City of Torrance
Revenue Bonds
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Series 2010A
09/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,117,630

   
Sierra View Local Health Care District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007
07/01/37
   

5.250

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,434,655

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
University of California
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008D
05/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,619,610

   

Total

           

59,571,763

   

Investor Owned 1.0%

 
City of Chula Vista
Revenue Bonds
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
Series 2004D
01/01/34
   

5.875

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,114,600

   
City of Chula Vista(a)
Revenue Bonds
San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
Series 2005D AMT
12/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,669,750

   

Total

           

4,784,350

   

Joint Power Authority 0.5%

 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Prerefunded 02/01/15 Revenue Bonds
California Independent System Operator
Series 2009A
02/01/39
   

6.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,149,180

   

Local Appropriation 4.5%

 
Anaheim Public Financing Authority
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Public Improvements Project
Series 1997C (AGM)
09/01/14
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,093,820

   
City of Modesto
Certificate of Participation
Community Center Refinancing Project
Series 1993A (AMBAC)
11/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

2,235,000

     

2,203,911

   
County of San Joaquin
Certificate of Participation
Capital Facilities Project
Series 1993 (NPFGC)
11/15/13
   

5.500

%

   

620,000

     

621,099

   
Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Capital Equipment
Series 2008A
09/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,072,850

   
Series 2008B
09/01/38
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,027,990

   
Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009
09/01/31
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,600,665

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
8



Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
San Jose Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Civic Center Project
Series 2013A
06/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,276,350

   
San Mateo County Board of Education
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Series 2009
06/01/35
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,081,260

   
Victor Elementary School District
Certificate of Participation
School Construction Refinancing
Series 1996 (NPFGC)
05/01/18
   

6.450

%

   

2,670,000

     

2,846,541

   

Total

           

20,824,486

   

Local General Obligation 5.6%

 
Central Valley Schools Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
School District General Obligation Bond Program
Series 1998A (NPFGC)
02/01/18
   

6.450

%

   

710,000

     

765,565

   
Culver City School Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Culver City United School District
Series 2005 (AGM)
08/01/26
   

5.500

%

   

1,750,000

     

2,148,318

   
East Side Union High School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003B (NPFGC)
08/01/26
   

5.250

%

   

2,010,000

     

2,273,069

   
Grossmont Healthcare District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
2006 Election
Series 2011B
07/15/34
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,278,500

   
Los Angeles Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2009D
01/01/34
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

779,063

   
Manteca Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 2004
Series 2006 (NPFGC)(c)
08/01/32
   

0.000

%

   

5,440,000

     

1,680,579

   
Menifee Union School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2008
Series 2008A
08/01/33
   

5.500

%

   

3,125,000

     

3,427,156

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New Haven Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2002 (AGM)
08/01/17
   

12.000

%

   

1,565,000

     

2,184,317

   
Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2006
Series 2012A
08/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

804,015

   

08/01/32

   

5.500

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,541,425

   
Series 2013
08/01/30
   

6.250

%

   

1,095,000

     

1,175,406

   
Rocklin Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1995C (NPFGC)(c)
07/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

3,460,000

     

2,728,867

   
San Bernardino City Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2013A (AGM)
08/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,328,225

   
San Marino Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 1998B
06/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,182,710

   
Simi Valley Unified School District
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Capital Improvement Projects
Series 1998 (AMBAC)
08/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

925,000

     

984,986

   

Total

           

26,282,201

   

Multi-Family 2.1%

 
California Housing Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Multifamily Housing III
Series 1999A AMT(a)
02/01/36
   

5.375

%

   

2,280,000

     

2,280,023

   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
University of California Irvine East Campus Apartments
Series 2006
05/15/38
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,374,625

   
Series 2012
05/15/31
   

5.125

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,013,000

   
Revenue Bonds
CHF-Irvine LLC-UCI East Campus
Series 2008
05/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,600,000

     

1,771,872

   
University of California Irvine East Campus Apartments
Series 2008
05/15/32
   

5.750

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,539,030

   

Total

           

9,978,550

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
9



Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Municipal Power 3.5%

 
Anaheim Public Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Anaheim Electric Systems Distribution
Series 2009
10/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,094,270

   
City of Redding
Certificate of Participation
Series 2008A (AGM)
06/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

865,000

     

934,183

   
City of Riverside Electric
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008D (AGM)
10/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,325,000

     

1,407,256

   
City of Vernon Electric System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
08/01/21
   

5.125

%

   

2,730,000

     

2,956,262

   
Series 2012A
08/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,005,560

   
Imperial Irrigation District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
System
Series 2011A
11/01/31
   

6.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,125,160

   
Modesto Irrigation District
Certificate of Participation
Series 2004B
07/01/35
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,105,560

   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013A(d)
07/01/36
   

6.750

%

   

3,000,000

     

2,554,890

   
Southern California Public Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Milford Wind Corridor Project
Series 2010-1
07/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

540,070

   
Walnut Energy Center Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004A (AMBAC)
01/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,513,900

   

Total

           

16,237,111

   

Other Bond Issue 1.3%

 
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008
02/01/33
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,118,230

   

02/01/38

   

5.250

%

   

3,050,000

     

3,121,583

   

Total

           

6,239,813

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Ports 1.1%

 
Port Commission of the City & County of San Francisco
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
03/01/40
   

5.125

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,114,900

   

Prep School 0.3%

 
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Aspire Public Schools
Series 2010
07/01/30
   

6.000

%

   

1,420,000

     

1,393,489

   

Prepaid Gas 0.3%

 
M-S-R Energy Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
11/01/34
   

7.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,258,330

   

Refunded/Escrowed 4.6%

 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Prerefunded 02/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Insured Episcopal Home
Series 2010B
02/01/32
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,491,640

   
Prerefunded 10/01/18 Revenue Bonds
Providence Health
Series 2008
10/01/38
   

6.500

%

   

30,000

     

37,794

   
City of Newport Beach
Prerefunded 12/01/21 Revenue Bonds
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian Hospital
Series 2011
12/01/40
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,295,990

   
City of Pomona
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1990B Escrowed to Maturity (GNMA/FHLMC)
08/01/23
   

7.500

%

   

845,000

     

1,089,281

   
City of Redding
Revenue Bonds
Series 1992 Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)(b)
07/01/22
   

12.203

%

   

400,000

     

576,640

   
County of Riverside
Revenue Bonds
Series 1989A Escrowed to Maturity (GNMA) AMT(a)
05/01/21
   

7.800

%

   

2,500,000

     

3,432,325

   
Los Angeles Harbor Department
Revenue Bonds
Series 1988 Escrowed to Maturity
10/01/18
   

7.600

%

   

455,000

     

539,503

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
10



Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Manteca Financing Authority
Prerefunded 02/01/13 Revenue Bonds
Series 2003B (NPFGC)
12/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

345,000

     

346,397

   
San Bernardino Community College District
Prerefunded 08/01/18 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2002
Series 2008A
08/01/33
   

6.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,243,250

   
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 1993 Escrowed to Maturity(c)
01/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

12,000,000

     

10,588,200

   

Total

           

21,641,020

   

Resource Recovery 0.6%

 
California Municipal Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
UTS Renewable Energy - Waste Water
Series 2011 AMT(a)(e)(f)
12/01/32
   

7.500

%

   

2,885,000

     

2,832,031

   

Retirement Communities 2.8%

 
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Episcopal Senior Communities
Series 2011
07/01/31
   

6.000

%

   

2,200,000

     

2,339,942

   
Series 2012
07/01/47
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

3,513,800

   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Episcopal Communities and Services
Series 2012
05/15/42
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

2,697,810

   
Revenue Bonds
American Baptist Homes West
Series 2010
10/01/39
   

6.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,548,450

   
Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.
Series 2013
12/01/36
   

5.625

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,938,360

   
Eskaton Properties, Inc.
Series 2012
11/15/34
   

5.250

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,193,312

   

Total

           

13,231,674

   

Single Family 0.7%

 
California Housing Finance Agency(a)
Revenue Bonds
Home Mortgage
Series 2006H (FGIC) AMT
08/01/30
   

5.750

%

   

530,000

     

554,364

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Series 2006K AMT
08/01/26
   

4.625

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,388,000

   

02/01/42

   

5.500

%

   

250,000

     

256,933

   

Total

           

3,199,297

   

Special Non Property Tax 1.1%

 
Riverside County Transportation Commission
Revenue Bonds
Limited Tax
Series 2010A
06/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,319,450

   

Special Property Tax 20.4%

 
Anaheim Community Facilities District No. 06-2
Special Tax Bonds
Stadium Lofts
Series 2007
09/01/37
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

882,040

   
Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Old Town Kern Pioneer
Series 2009A
08/01/29
   

7.500

%

   

1,785,000

     

1,839,532

   
Southeast Bakersfield
Series 2009B
08/01/29
   

7.250

%

   

835,000

     

870,713

   
Carson Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Housing
Series 2010A
10/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,072,750

   
Cerritos Public Financing Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Los Coyotes Redevelopment Project Loan
Series 1993A (AMBAC)
11/01/23
   

6.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,351,020

   
Chino Public Financing Authority
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Series 2012
09/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,480,175

   

09/01/38

   

5.000

%

   

625,000

     

586,119

   
City of Carson
Special Assessment Bonds
District No. 92-1
Series 1992
09/02/22
   

7.375

%

   

100,000

     

100,489

   
City of Palo Alto
Refunding & Improvement Special Assessment Bonds
Limited Obligation-University Ave.
Series 2012
09/02/29
   

5.000

%

   

800,000

     

812,704

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
11



Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
City of Yucaipa
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 98-1
Series 2011
09/01/30
   

5.375

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,529,160

   
Corona-Norca Unified School District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District #98-1
Series 2013
09/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,300,000

     

1,301,911

   
Corona-Norco Unified School District Public Financing
Authority
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2013-A
09/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

483,385

   
Eastern Municipal Water District
Special Tax Bonds
District No. 2004-27 Cottonwood
Series 2006
09/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

190,000

     

186,639

   

09/01/36

   

5.000

%

   

480,000

     

442,526

   
Elk Grove Unified School District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 1
Series 1995 (AMBAC)
12/01/24
   

6.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,544,890

   
Elk Grove Unified School District(c)
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Community Facilities No. 1
Series 1995 (AMBAC)
12/01/18
   

0.000

%

   

2,720,000

     

2,115,344

   
Folsom Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Central Folsom Redevelopment Project
Series 2009
08/01/29
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,015,580

   

08/01/36

   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,010,210

   
Inglewood Redevelopment Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Merged Redevelopment Project
Series 1998A (AMBAC)
05/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

2,100,000

     

2,120,328

   
Lammersville School District Community Facilities
District No. 2002
Special Tax Bonds
Mountain House
Series 2006
09/01/35
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

906,610

   
Lancaster Financing Authority
Subordinated Tax Allocation Bonds
No. 5 & 6 Redevelopment Projects
Series 2003 (NPFGC)
02/01/17
   

5.125

%

   

1,270,000

     

1,327,645

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Long Beach Bond Finance Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2006C (AMBAC)
08/01/31
   

5.500

%

   

3,250,000

     

3,016,747

   
Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Hollywood Redevelopment Project
Series 1998C (NPFGC)
07/01/18
   

5.375

%

   

1,665,000

     

1,811,720

   
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 1996A (AGM)
10/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

1,520,000

     

1,693,250

   
Mountain View Shoreline Regional Park Community
Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2011A
08/01/35
   

5.625

%

   

1,300,000

     

1,341,444

   

08/01/40

   

5.750

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,073,120

   
Oakdale Public Financing Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Central City Redevelopment Project
Series 2004
06/01/33
   

5.375

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,398,615

   
Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Refunding Senior Tax Allocation Bonds
Central District Redevelopment
Series 1992 (AMBAC)
02/01/14
   

5.500

%

   

1,565,000

     

1,576,221

   
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Subordinated Series 2013
09/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,423,840

   

09/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,277,140

   
Oceanside Community Facilities District
Special Tax Bonds
Ocean Ranch Corp.
Series 2004
09/01/34
   

5.875

%

   

1,000,000

     

964,440

   
Orange County Community Facilities District
Special Tax Bonds
Ladera Ranch
Series 2004A
08/15/34
   

5.625

%

   

850,000

     

850,485

   
Orange Unified School District Community Facilities
District No. 2005-2
Special Tax Bonds
Del Rio School Facilities
Series 2007
09/01/37
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

882,040

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Palmdale Civic Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Redevelopment Project No. 1
Series 2009A
07/01/27
   

6.000

%

   

4,780,000

     

5,209,579

   
Pittsburg Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Los Medanos Community Development Project
Series 1999 (AMBAC)(c)
08/01/24
   

0.000

%

   

2,100,000

     

1,227,429

   
Poway Unified School District
Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 6-4S Ranch
Series 2012
09/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

1,370,000

     

1,395,372

   
Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Housing Set Aside
Series 2007A (NPFGC)
09/01/34
   

5.000

%

   

3,200,000

     

3,095,232

   
Riverside Public Financing Authority
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Multiple Loans
Series 1991A
02/01/18
   

8.000

%

   

15,000

     

15,131

   
San Diego Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 2001 (AGM)(c)
09/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

3,630,000

     

2,905,053

   
San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Mission Bay North Redevelopment
Series 2009C
08/01/29
   

6.000

%

   

1,035,000

     

1,134,194

   

08/01/39

   

6.500

%

   

2,625,000

     

2,889,547

   
Mission Bay South Redevelopment
Series 2009D
08/01/29
   

6.375

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,094,510

   
San Francisco Redevelopment Projects
Series 2009B
08/01/28
   

6.125

%

   

1,010,000

     

1,105,496

   

08/01/32

   

6.500

%

   

500,000

     

545,895

   
Series 2011B
08/01/26
   

6.125

%

   

500,000

     

562,550

   

08/01/31

   

6.250

%

   

2,600,000

     

2,825,004

   

08/01/41

   

6.625

%

   

1,600,000

     

1,743,136

   
Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment
Series 2011
07/01/36
   

5.875

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,379,912

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Santee Community Development Commission
Tax Allocation Bonds
Santee Community Redevelopment Project
Series 2011A
08/01/31
   

7.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,161,830

   
Sulphur Springs Union School District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 2002-1-SE
Series 2012
09/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

1,270,000

     

1,273,518

   

09/01/31

   

5.000

%

   

1,365,000

     

1,358,530

   

09/01/33

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

983,870

   
Temecula Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Housing Redevelopment Project No. 1
Series 2011A
08/01/31
   

6.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,154,950

   

08/01/39

   

7.000

%

   

2,100,000

     

2,425,248

   
Union City Community Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Subordinated Lien-Community Redevelopment Project
Series 2011
12/01/33
   

6.875

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,742,415

   
West Covina Community Development Commission
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Fashion Plaza
Series 1996
09/01/17
   

6.000

%

   

2,435,000

     

2,643,753

   
Yorba Linda Redevelopment Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Subordinated Lien-Redevelopment Project
Series 2011A
09/01/26
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,111,500

   

09/01/32

   

6.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,261,460

   

Total

           

95,533,946

   

State Appropriated 6.8%

 
California State Public Works Board
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Department of Corrections State Prisons
Series 1993A (AMBAC)
12/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

6,000,000

     

6,680,880

   
Various Capital Projects
Series 2012G
11/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,658,250

   
Revenue Bonds
Judicial Council Projects
Series 2011D
12/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

5,100,000

     

5,299,053

   
Series 2013A
03/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,560,030

   
State University Projects
Series 2011B
10/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

1,200,000

     

1,239,540

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Various Capital Projects
Series 2011A
10/01/31
   

5.125

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,233,150

   
Subordinated Series 2009I-1
11/01/29
   

6.125

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,805,950

   
Subordinated Series 2010A-1
03/01/35
   

6.000

%

   

2,750,000

     

3,123,642

   

Total

           

31,600,495

   

State General Obligation 12.4%

 
State of California
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2003 (AMBAC)
02/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,140,000

     

1,294,048

   
Series 2008
08/01/34
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,140,340

   
Series 2010
11/01/29
   

5.200

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,099,010

   
Various Purpose
Series 2005
03/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,028,530

   
Series 2007
12/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,669,855

   

12/01/32

   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,230,600

   
Series 2009
04/01/25
   

5.625

%

   

500,000

     

573,500

   

10/01/29

   

5.000

%

   

4,500,000

     

4,744,575

   

04/01/31

   

5.750

%

   

2,750,000

     

3,072,933

   

04/01/35

   

6.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,584,960

   

04/01/38

   

6.000

%

   

10,500,000

     

11,956,770

   

11/01/39

   

5.500

%

   

4,965,000

     

5,361,555

   
Series 2010
03/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,144,490

   

03/01/30

   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,090,880

   

03/01/33

   

6.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,677,240

   

03/01/40

   

5.500

%

   

4,800,000

     

5,201,808

   
Unrefunded Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2000
05/01/26
   

5.625

%

   

95,000

     

95,393

   
Series 2004
04/01/29
   

5.300

%

   

2,000

     

2,031

   

Total

           

57,968,518

   

Turnpike/Bridge/Toll Road 2.4%

 
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1999
01/15/26
   

5.875

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,510,455

   
Series 1999
01/15/40
   

5.750

%

   

5,500,000

     

5,354,360

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 1995A (NPFGC)
01/01/35
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,817,560

   
Riverside County Transportation Commission
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2013A
06/01/48
   

5.750

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,488,315

   
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 1993
01/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

1,100,000

     

977,911

   

Total

           

11,148,601

   

Water & Sewer 2.7%

 
City of Big Bear Lake Water
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1996 (NPFGC)
04/01/15
   

6.000

%

   

715,000

     

738,552

   
City of Lodi
Certificate of Participation
Series 2007A (AGM)
10/01/37
   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,274,412

   
Eastern Municipal Water District
Certificate of Participation
Series 2008H
07/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,044,730

   
Rowland Water District
Certificate of Participation
Recycled Water Project
Series 2008
12/01/39
   

6.250

%

   

2,235,000

     

2,532,680

   
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2009A
05/15/34
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,607,895

   

05/15/39

   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,170,040

   
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
08/01/34
   

5.375

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,188,720

   

Total

           

12,557,029

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $432,299,758)
           

456,854,389

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Floating Rate Notes 0.4%

Issue
Description
  Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
VRDN Series 1996C (JP Morgan Chase Bank)(g)(h)
11/01/26
   

0.060

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,000,000

   
State of California
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
VRDN Subordinated Series 2005B-7 (JPMorgan Chase
Bank)(g)(h)
05/01/40
   

0.070

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,000,000

   
Total Floating Rate Notes
(Cost: $2,000,000)
           

2,000,000

   

Money Market Funds 0.9%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus General California
Municipal Money Market Fund,
0.000%(i)
   

2,311,912

     

2,311,912

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
0.010%(i)
   

2,071,583

     

2,071,583

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $4,383,495)
       

4,383,495

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $438,683,253)
       

463,237,884

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

5,192,446

   

Net Assets

       

468,430,330

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Income from this security may be subject to alternative minimum tax.

(b)  Variable rate security.

(c)  Zero coupon bond.

(d)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $2,554,890 or 0.55% of net assets.

(e)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $2,832,031 or 0.60% of net assets.

(f)  Identifies issues considered to be illiquid as to their marketability. The aggregate value of such securities at October 31, 2013 was $2,832,031, representing 0.60% of net assets. Information concerning such security holdings at October 31, 2013 is as follows:

Security Description

 

Acquisition Dates

 

Cost ($)

 
California Municipal Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
UTS Renewable Energy - Waste Water
Series 2011 AMT
12/01/32 7.500%
 

12/22/11

   

2,885,000

   

(g)  Interest rate varies to reflect current market conditions; rate shown is the effective rate on October 31, 2013.

(h)  The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest from the guarantor after a day or a week's notice or upon maturity. The maturity date disclosed represents the final maturity.

(i)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

AMT  Alternative Minimum Tax

FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHLMC  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

GNMA  Government National Mortgage Association

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

VRDN  Variable Rate Demand Note

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
 
Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
 
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 


Total ($)
 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

456,854,389

     

     

456,854,389

   

Total Bonds

   

     

456,854,389

     

     

456,854,389

   

Short-Term Securities

 

Floating Rate Notes

   

     

2,000,000

     

     

2,000,000

   

Total Short-Term Securities

   

     

2,000,000

     

     

2,000,000

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

4,383,495

     

     

     

4,383,495

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

4,383,495

     

     

     

4,383,495

   

Total

   

4,383,495

     

458,854,389

     

     

463,237,884

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

(identified cost $438,683,253)

 

$

463,237,884

   

Receivable for:

 

Capital shares sold

   

1,310,049

   

Interest

   

6,285,472

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

875

   

Prepaid expenses

   

4,863

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

53,838

   

Other assets

   

1,000

   

Total assets

   

470,893,981

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

569,652

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

1,674,709

   

Investment management fees

   

5,122

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

3,218

   

Transfer agent fees

   

58,829

   

Administration fees

   

867

   

Compensation of board members

   

24,103

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

36

   

Other expenses

   

73,277

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

53,838

   

Total liabilities

   

2,463,651

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

468,430,330

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

440,711,676

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

89,825

   

Accumulated net realized gain

   

3,074,198

   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

24,554,631

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

468,430,330

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

357,344,214

   

Shares outstanding

   

47,373,193

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.54

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

7.92

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

768,930

   

Shares outstanding

   

101,928

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.54

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

39,464,944

   

Shares outstanding

   

5,230,845

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.54

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

2,376

   

Shares outstanding

   

315

   

Net asset value per share(b)

 

$

7.55

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

70,849,866

   

Shares outstanding

   

9,389,763

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.55

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

379

   

Interest

   

24,723,241

   

Total income

   

24,723,620

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

2,089,802

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

1,003,711

   

Class B

   

11,359

   

Class C

   

436,560

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

491,297

   

Class B

   

1,386

   

Class C

   

53,424

   

Class R4(a)

   

2

   

Class Z

   

98,455

   

Administration fees

   

354,853

   

Compensation of board members

   

34,461

   

Custodian fees

   

5,688

   

Printing and postage fees

   

34,103

   

Registration fees

   

40,241

   

Professional fees

   

39,244

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

343

   

Other

   

25,137

   

Total expenses

   

4,720,066

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(455,738

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(131,079

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(700

)

 

Total net expenses

   

4,132,549

   

Net investment income

   

20,591,071

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

 

$

3,635,525

   

Net realized gain

   

3,635,525

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(34,163,023

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(34,163,023

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(30,527,498

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(9,936,427

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

20,591,071

   

$

21,807,326

   

Net realized gain

   

3,635,525

     

2,296,555

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(34,163,023

)

   

41,126,087

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(9,936,427

)

   

65,229,968

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

         

Class A

   

(15,699,029

)

   

(16,846,780

)

 

Class B

   

(35,598

)

   

(59,769

)

 

Class C

   

(1,511,619

)

   

(1,480,827

)

 

Class R4

   

(63

)

   

   

Class Z

   

(3,345,308

)

   

(3,417,858

)

 

Net realized gains

         

Class A

   

(276,495

)

   

   

Class B

   

(932

)

   

   

Class C

   

(29,562

)

   

   

Class Z

   

(54,442

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(20,953,048

)

   

(21,805,234

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(62,827,380

)

   

(6,354,597

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(93,716,855

)

   

37,070,137

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

562,147,185

     

525,077,048

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

468,430,330

   

$

562,147,185

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

89,825

   

$

90,371

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013(a)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(b)

   

2,100,772

     

16,607,171

     

3,499,638

     

27,061,115

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1,531,575

     

11,942,961

     

1,535,440

     

11,955,391

   

Redemptions

   

(10,137,669

)

   

(78,339,999

)

   

(6,376,320

)

   

(49,402,686

)

 

Net decrease

   

(6,505,322

)

   

(49,789,867

)

   

(1,341,242

)

   

(10,386,180

)

 

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

2,410

     

19,341

     

3,011

     

23,390

   

Distributions reinvested

   

4,146

     

32,508

     

6,146

     

47,801

   

Redemptions(b)

   

(86,763

)

   

(675,142

)

   

(96,661

)

   

(756,737

)

 

Net decrease

   

(80,207

)

   

(623,293

)

   

(87,504

)

   

(685,546

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

804,466

     

6,360,219

     

1,162,896

     

9,019,211

   

Distributions reinvested

   

96,897

     

754,731

     

81,998

     

639,123

   

Redemptions

   

(1,384,378

)

   

(10,756,621

)

   

(820,922

)

   

(6,316,408

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(483,015

)

   

(3,641,671

)

   

423,972

     

3,341,926

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

314

     

2,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1

     

9

     

     

   

Net increase

   

315

     

2,509

     

     

   

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,445,948

     

11,366,678

     

1,687,077

     

13,109,221

   

Distributions reinvested

   

51,005

     

397,710

     

33,737

     

263,937

   

Redemptions

   

(2,657,247

)

   

(20,539,446

)

   

(1,543,794

)

   

(11,997,955

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,160,294

)

   

(8,775,058

)

   

177,020

     

1,375,203

   

Total net decrease

   

(8,228,523

)

   

(62,827,380

)

   

(827,754

)

   

(6,354,597

)

 

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

$

6.71

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.31

     

0.31

     

0.31

     

0.32

     

0.31

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.61

     

(0.12

)

   

0.36

     

0.59

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.14

)

   

0.92

     

0.19

     

0.68

     

0.90

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.45

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.54

   

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

Total return

   

(1.80

%)

   

12.63

%

   

2.84

%

   

9.52

%

   

13.76

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.87

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.86

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.78

%(d)

   

0.78

%(d)

   

0.81

%(d)

   

0.84

%(d)

   

0.84

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.91

%

   

3.97

%

   

4.30

%

   

4.25

%

   

4.38

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

357,344

   

$

430,657

   

$

407,479

   

$

259,552

   

$

265,594

   

Portfolio turnover

   

14

%

   

14

%

   

28

%

   

12

%

   

14

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

$

6.71

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.25

     

0.25

     

0.25

     

0.26

     

0.26

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.61

     

(0.12

)

   

0.36

     

0.59

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.20

)

   

0.86

     

0.13

     

0.62

     

0.85

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.26

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.54

   

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

Total return

   

(2.53

%)

   

11.78

%

   

2.06

%

   

8.71

%

   

12.92

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.62

%

   

1.61

%

   

1.68

%

   

1.62

%

   

1.61

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.53

%(d)

   

1.53

%(d)

   

1.58

%(d)

   

1.59

%(d)

   

1.59

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.13

%

   

3.22

%

   

3.53

%

   

3.52

%

   

3.65

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

769

   

$

1,456

   

$

1,989

   

$

2,095

   

$

5,377

   

Portfolio turnover

   

14

%

   

14

%

   

28

%

   

12

%

   

14

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

$

6.71

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.27

     

0.28

     

0.28

     

0.28

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.61

     

(0.13

)

   

0.37

     

0.59

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.17

)

   

0.88

     

0.15

     

0.65

     

0.87

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.28

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.54

   

$

7.99

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

Total return

   

(2.24

%)

   

12.12

%

   

2.37

%

   

9.03

%

   

13.25

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.62

%

   

1.61

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.62

%

   

1.61

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.23

%(d)

   

1.23

%(d)

   

1.27

%(d)

   

1.29

%(d)

   

1.29

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.46

%

   

3.52

%

   

3.86

%

   

3.79

%

   

3.91

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

39,465

   

$

45,680

   

$

39,040

   

$

32,080

   

$

28,928

   

Portfolio turnover

   

14

%

   

14

%

   

28

%

   

12

%

   

14

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.97

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.42

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.22

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.20

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.20

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.55

   

Total return

   

(2.75

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.60

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.53

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

4.32

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

2

   

Portfolio turnover

   

14

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

8.00

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

$

6.71

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.33

     

0.33

     

0.33

     

0.33

     

0.32

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.62

     

(0.13

)

   

0.37

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.12

)

   

0.95

     

0.20

     

0.70

     

0.92

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.32

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.14

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.46

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.33

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.55

   

$

8.00

   

$

7.38

   

$

7.64

   

$

7.30

   

Total return

   

(1.54

%)

   

13.05

%

   

3.05

%

   

9.78

%

   

14.03

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.62

%

   

0.61

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.63

%

   

0.62

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.53

%(d)

   

0.53

%(d)

   

0.59

%(d)

   

0.60

%(d)

   

0.60

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

4.16

%

   

4.22

%

   

4.57

%

   

4.49

%

   

4.61

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

70,850

   

$

84,354

   

$

76,568

   

$

94,541

   

$

107,246

   

Portfolio turnover

   

14

%

   

14

%

   

28

%

   

12

%

   

14

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4 and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par upon reaching 60 days to maturity. Short-term securities maturing in more than 60 days from the valuation date are valued at the market price or approximate market value based on current interest rates.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified

against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.40% to 0.27% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.12

%

 

Class B

   

0.12

   

Class C

   

0.12

   

Class R4

   

0.14

*

 

Class Z

   

0.12

   

*Annualized.

The Fund 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, including the payment of rent by SDC (the Guaranty). The lease and the Guaranty expire in January 2019. At October 31, 2013, the Fund's total potential future obligation over the life of the Guaranty is $66,506. The liability remaining at October 31, 2013 for non-recurring charges associated with the lease amounted to $32,919 and is recorded as a part of the payable for other expenses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $700.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $175,307 for Class A, $200 for Class B and $6,031 for Class C shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    March 1, 2013
through
February 28, 2014
  Prior to
March 1, 2013
 

Class A

   

0.78

%

   

0.79

%

 

Class B

   

1.53

     

1.54

   

Class C

   

1.53

     

1.54

   

Class R4

   

0.53

*

   

   

Class Z

   

0.53

     

0.54

   

*Annual rate is contractual from March 19, 2013 (the commencement of operations of Class R4 shares) through February 28, 2014.

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for Trustees' deferred compensation, distributions, principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, and tax straddles. To the extent these differences are

permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.

The Fund did not have any permanent differences; therefore, no reclassifications were made to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Tax-exempt income

 

$

20,549,016

   

$

21,740,939

   

Ordinary income

   

42,601

     

64,295

   

Long-term capital gains

   

361,431

     

   

Total

 

$

20,953,048

   

$

21,805,234

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

1,831,426

   

Undistributed accumulated long-term capital gains

   

3,545,529

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

24,161,247

   

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $439,076,637 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

30,272,552

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(6,111,305

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

24,161,247

   

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $70,923,054 and $115,829,397, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 23.8% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 8. Significant Risks

Geographic Concentration Risk

Because state-specific tax-exempt funds invest primarily in the municipal securities issued by the state and political sub-divisions of the state, the Fund will be particularly affected by political and economic conditions and developments in the state in which it invests. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a municipal bond fund which is more geographically diversified. The value of the municipal securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified

fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

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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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations:

Capital Gain Dividend  

$

3,754,072

   
Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.79

%

 

Capital Gain Dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period. The Fund also designates as capital gain dividends, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income distributions paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the thirty-sixth, thirtieth and twenty-first percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are ranked in the first and third quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

Visit columbiamanagement.com for:

>  The Columbia Management Perspectives blog, offering insights on current market events and investment opportunities

>  Detailed up-to-date fund performance and portfolio information

>  Quarterly fund commentaries

>  Columbia Management Investor, our award-winning quarterly newsletter for shareholders

Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

Investing involves risk including the risk of loss of principal.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

13

   

Statement of Operations

   

15

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

16

   

Financial Highlights

   

18

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

24

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

30

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

31

   

Trustees and Officers

   

32

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

35

   

Important Information About This Report

   

41

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -1.34% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.10% for the same time period.

>  By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned -0.53% for the same 12-month period.

>  Heavier exposure to bonds with 4% coupons and maturities longer than 10 years generally accounted for the Fund's shortfall relative to the benchmark. When these bonds fell below par, the rate of decline was greater than that of the overall market.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

   

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

11/18/02

             

Excluding sales charges

       

-1.34

     

4.69

     

3.15

   

Including sales charges

       

-4.54

     

4.00

     

2.65

   

Class B

 

11/18/02

             

Excluding sales charges

       

-2.08

     

3.91

     

2.38

   

Including sales charges

       

-4.95

     

3.91

     

2.38

   

Class C

 

11/18/02

             

Excluding sales charges

       

-1.74

     

4.28

     

2.74

   

Including sales charges

       

-2.70

     

4.28

     

2.74

   

Class R4 *

 

03/19/13

   

-1.12

     

4.95

     

3.41

   

Class T

 

06/26/00

             

Excluding sales charges

       

-1.25

     

4.80

     

3.26

   

Including sales charges

       

-5.97

     

3.79

     

2.75

   

Class Z

 

08/01/94

   

-1.10

     

4.95

     

3.41

   

Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

       

-0.53

     

5.88

     

4.47

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% (for the one-year and five-year periods) and 4.75% (for the 10-year period). (Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.) Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. Returns for Class T are shown with and without the maximum sales charge of 4.75%. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.

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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -1.34% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.10% for the same time frame. By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is national in scope, returned -0.53% for the same 12 months. Heavier exposure to bonds with 4% coupons and maturities longer than 10 years generally accounted for the Fund's shortfall relative to the benchmark. When these bonds fell below par, the rate of decline was greater than that of the overall market. The Fund sold its only Puerto Rico holding early in the period, which contributed positively to performance. Selling pressure sent Puerto Rico bonds down more than 17% for the 12-month period.

Second Half Rate Rise Pressures Municipal Market

The first half of the Fund's fiscal year was relatively uneventful, with interest rates range bound from November 2012 through April 2013. However, the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) May announcement that it might begin to taper its monthly securities purchase program, known popularly as QE3 (the QE for "quantitative easing"), drove a sharp sell-off in the municipal market from May through mid-September. During this period, 10-year AAA municipal yields rose to close to 3.00%, matching the yield on the 10-year Treasury. New issue supply was down versus 2012, as higher rates made refinancing less viable. In addition, two major credit events clouded the outlook for municipal bonds: the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy and Puerto Rico bonds fell sharply on negative economic news. Puerto Rico bonds are widely held in many mutual funds because they are triple tax-free.

Contributors and Detractors

We did well to eliminate exposure to Puerto Rico early in the period. At higher yields near the end of the period, we added a small position of Puerto Rico electric utilities, which we believe is one of the better names on the island. During the period, we decreased duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) to bring it generally in line with the benchmark by selling longer maturity bonds and decreasing exposure to 4% coupons, which helped decrease Fund volatility. We also decreased exposure to very short maturities, using the proceeds to cover redemptions from the Fund.

The Fund's exposure to bonds with 4% coupons and maturities longer than ten years detracted from performance relative to the benchmark. When these bonds fell below par, the rate of decline was greater than the decline of the overall market. The Fund's duration was also slightly longer than that of the benchmark, which hampered results as rates rose. In addition, the Fund held one large state general obligation holding, which was in the 15-year maturity range, the worst performing maturity segment for the period. Local general obligation bonds marginally lagged the benchmark overall. Despite accounting for the Fund's biggest allocation, the Fund's holdings in this area matched the performance of the benchmark's general obligation bonds.

A Slow Recovery for Connecticut Economy

Helped by continued growth in health care, education and recovery in the construction sector, Connecticut recorded slow but solid growth over the past 12-month period ended October 31, 2013. However, the long-term outlook for the

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Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

11.5

   

AA rating

   

32.2

   

A rating

   

48.2

   

BBB rating

   

3.9

   

Not rated

   

4.2

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a municipal bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, and geographic concentration risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in municipal securities issued by a single state and its municipalities, specific events or factors affecting a particular state can cause more volatility in the Fund than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal and/or state alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Federal and state income tax rules will apply to any capital gain distributions and any gains or losses on sales. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

state currently remains mixed. At present, local government payrolls are trending downward, reflecting a reduced property tax base. Large firms that depend on federal defense spending are subject to serious downside risks, with federal budget pressures intact. In addition, higher energy bills will push up the cost of living across the state. Yet, the presence of civilian aerospace, health care and prestigious educational institutions will drive output, and household income growth is likely to be higher than the U.S. average.

Looking Ahead

A drop in new issue supply is currently projected for 2014, as issuers remain cautious about taking on new debt. In this environment, we will look to our credit research team to help us seek to identify opportunities in the higher yielding A and BBB rated segments of the market that we believe are attractively valued and offer sound fundamentals. We believe the eight- to 12-year maturity range offers value because the vast majority of yield available in the intermediate space can be captured in this maturity range. We also currently plan to continue to maintain a neutral duration relative to the benchmark until there is more clarity around the Fed's intentions and the arrival of a new Fed chairman at the beginning of 2014.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 — October 31, 2013

    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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.30

     

1,021.12

     

4.03

     

4.13

     

0.81

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

970.60

     

1,017.34

     

7.75

     

7.93

     

1.56

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.30

     

1,019.11

     

6.02

     

6.16

     

1.21

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

975.40

     

1,022.38

     

2.79

     

2.85

     

0.56

   

Class T

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.80

     

1,021.63

     

3.53

     

3.62

     

0.71

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

975.50

     

1,022.38

     

2.79

     

2.85

     

0.56

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 97.4%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Disposal 0.9%

 
New Haven Solid Waste Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008
06/01/23
   

5.125

%

   

1,520,000

     

1,694,800

   

Higher Education 10.9%

 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Sacred Heart University
Series 2012H (AGM)
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,350,000

     

2,744,471

   
Revenue Bonds
Fairfield University
Series 2008N
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

2,120,000

     

2,430,559

   

07/01/22

   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,796,750

   
Quinnipiac University
Series 2007I (NPFGC)
07/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,196,680

   
Quinnipiac University Health & Education
Series 2007 (NPFGC)
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,148,760

   
Sacred Heart University
Series 2011G
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,190,000

     

1,307,524

   
Trinity College
Series 1998F (NPFGC)
07/01/21
   

5.500

%

   

500,000

     

584,100

   
Series 2004H (NPFGC)
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

540,000

     

554,548

   
Yale University
Series 1997T-1
07/01/29
   

4.700

%

   

4,800,000

     

5,008,032

   

Total

           

19,771,424

   

Hospital 12.8%

 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Bridgeport Hospital
Series 2012D
07/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,400,000

     

1,553,020

   
Health System Catholic East
Series 2010
11/15/29
   

4.750

%

   

3,420,000

     

3,493,804

   
Hospital for Special Care
Series 2007C (RAD)
07/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

553,245

   

07/01/20

   

5.250

%

   

1,235,000

     

1,319,239

   

07/01/27

   

5.250

%

   

750,000

     

762,180

   
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
Series 2011S
07/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

850,000

     

912,807

   
Middlesex Hospital
Series 2006M (AGM)
07/01/27
   

4.875

%

   

500,000

     

519,405

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Series 2011N
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,175,000

     

1,323,872

   

07/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

1,365,000

     

1,534,069

   

07/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,113,940

   
Stamford Hospital
Series 2012J
07/01/19
   

4.000

%

   

1,435,000

     

1,545,696

   

07/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

1,525,000

     

1,715,854

   
Western Connecticut Health Network
Series 2011
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,760,000

     

1,993,094

   

07/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

1,630,000

     

1,837,140

   
William W Backus Hospital
Series 2005G (AGM)
07/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

2,060,000

     

2,159,560

   
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Series 2013N
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

300,000

     

333,501

   

07/01/26

   

5.000

%

   

570,000

     

624,395

   

Total

           

23,294,821

   

Human Service Provider 0.1%

 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Village Families & Children
Series 2002A (AMBAC)
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

260,000

     

260,000

   

Investor Owned 2.8%

 
Connecticut State Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Connecticut Light & Power Co. Project
Series 2011
09/01/28
   

4.375

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,104,550

   

Joint Power Authority 0.6%

 
Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A
01/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,096,030

   

Local General Obligation 27.9%

 
City of Bridgeport
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2004C (NPFGC)
08/15/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,707,420

   

08/15/21

   

5.500

%

   

1,125,000

     

1,312,909

   
Series 2012B
08/15/19
   

4.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,263,970

   
City of Danbury
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
08/01/16
   

4.750

%

   

1,270,000

     

1,322,946

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
City of Hartford
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2011A
04/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

1,325,000

     

1,544,182

   

04/01/23

   

5.250

%

   

1,325,000

     

1,523,101

   

04/01/24

   

5.250

%

   

1,325,000

     

1,507,254

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005C (NPFGC)
09/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,085,000

     

2,406,590

   
Series 2013A
04/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,810,000

     

1,993,371

   
City of New Britain
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2006 (AMBAC)
04/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,165,000

     

1,318,396

   
City of New Haven
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2011 (AGM)
08/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

820,000

     

937,227

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2008 (AGM)
11/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

4,410,000

     

5,060,210

   
City of Stamford
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003B
08/15/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,125,000

     

1,312,301

   
City of West Haven
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2012 (AGM)
08/01/17
   

4.000

%

   

2,215,000

     

2,356,627

   
Regional School District No. 15
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003 (NPFGC)
02/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

1,105,000

     

1,167,974

   

02/01/16

   

5.000

%

   

1,025,000

     

1,124,733

   
Town of East Haven
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003 (NPFGC)
09/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

640,000

     

687,795

   
Town of Fairfield
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2008
01/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,195,630

   

01/01/22

   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

602,870

   
Town of Guilford
Refunding Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2012-A
08/15/26
   

3.000

%

   

960,000

     

903,264

   
Town of Hamden
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2013 (AGM)
08/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,129,550

   

08/15/21

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,122,600

   
Town of New Milford
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2004 (AMBAC)
01/15/16
   

5.000

%

   

1,025,000

     

1,129,437

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Town of Newtown
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2010
07/01/20
   

4.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,749,765

   
Town of North Haven
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2007
07/15/24
   

4.750

%

   

1,150,000

     

1,336,162

   

07/15/25

   

4.750

%

   

1,150,000

     

1,328,572

   
Town of Ridgefield
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2009
09/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

2,130,000

     

2,579,217

   
Town of Trumbull
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2009
09/15/20
   

4.000

%

   

575,000

     

639,469

   

09/15/21

   

4.000

%

   

600,000

     

655,674

   
Town of Watertown
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
08/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,060,000

     

1,222,795

   
Series 2009B
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,303,740

   
Town of Weston
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2004
07/15/15
   

5.250

%

   

1,300,000

     

1,409,954

   
Town of Windham
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
06/15/15
   

5.000

%

   

785,000

     

844,338

   

Total

           

50,700,043

   

Multi-Family 1.2%

 
Bridgeport Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Custodial Receipts Energy Performance
Series 2009
06/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,035,000

     

1,087,402

   

06/01/23

   

5.000

%

   

1,085,000

     

1,134,129

   

Total

           

2,221,531

   

Municipal Power 0.7%

 
Guam Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A (AGM)(a)
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

315,000

     

351,549

   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2010ZZ(a)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

888,690

   

Total

           

1,240,239

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Nursing Home 0.7%

 
Connecticut State Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Alzheimer's Resource Center Project
Series 2007
08/15/21
   

5.400

%

   

500,000

     

516,570

   
Alzheimers Residence Center, Inc. Project
Series 2007
08/15/17
   

5.200

%

   

785,000

     

823,732

   

Total

           

1,340,302

   

Pool/Bond Bank 1.3%

 
State of Connecticut
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Revolving Fund
Series 2003B
10/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,089,650

   
Series 2009C
10/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,184,830

   

Total

           

2,274,480

   

Prep School 3.2%

 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Greenwich Academy
Series 2007E (AGM)
03/01/26
   

5.250

%

   

2,770,000

     

3,214,668

   
Loomis Chaffe School
Series 2005F (AMBAC)
07/01/27
   

5.250

%

   

1,670,000

     

1,997,320

   
Miss Porters School Issue
Series 2006B (AMBAC)
07/01/29
   

4.500

%

   

600,000

     

603,714

   

Total

           

5,815,702

   

Refunded/Escrowed 4.1%

 
City of Hartford
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2006 (AMBAC)
07/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

600,000

     

671,682

   
Series 2009A (AGM)
08/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

695,000

     

804,873

   
Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative
Revenue Bonds
Series 2006A (AMBAC)
01/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,272,900

   
Series 2009A (AGM)
01/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,525,000

     

1,733,086

   
Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005BB (AGM) Escrowed to Maturity(a)
07/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

895,000

     

1,102,577

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
State of Connecticut
Special Tax Bonds
Transportation Infrastructure
Series 2003B (NPFGC)
01/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

800,000

     

806,488

   

Total

           

7,391,606

   

Single Family 4.0%

 
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2008B-1
11/15/23
   

4.750

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,135,330

   
Subordinated Series 2009B-1
11/15/24
   

4.550

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,150,280

   

Total

           

7,285,610

   

Special Non Property Tax 8.3%

 
State of Connecticut Special Tax
Revenue Bonds
Transportation Infrastructure
Series 2009A
12/01/19
   

4.500

%

   

3,765,000

     

4,388,296

   
State of Connecticut
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
2nd Lien Transportation Infrastructure
Series 2009-1
02/01/17
   

4.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,229,640

   

02/01/19

   

5.000

%

   

3,450,000

     

4,070,655

   
Transportation Infrastructure
Series 2004B (AMBAC)
07/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,782,450

   
Territory of Guam
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011A(a)
01/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

550,000

     

565,933

   
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note
Series 2010A(a)
10/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

2,020,000

     

2,122,879

   

Total

           

15,159,853

   

Special Property Tax 1.7%

 
Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District
Tax Allocation Bonds
Harbor Point Project
Series 2010A
04/01/22
   

7.000

%

   

2,803,000

     

3,037,022

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

State Appropriated 3.1%

 
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Connecticut State University System
Series 2007I (AGM)
11/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,168,290

   
University of Connecticut
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007A
04/01/24
   

4.000

%

   

2,100,000

     

2,180,493

   
Series 2009A
02/15/23
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,284,360

   

Total

           

5,633,143

   

State General Obligation 9.7%

 
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
State Supported Special Obligation
Series 2009-10
06/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,755,000

     

2,024,217

   

06/15/19

   

5.000

%

   

1,840,000

     

2,133,296

   
State of Connecticut
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2005D (NPFGC)
11/15/23
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,355,160

   
Series 2008B
04/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

5,415,000

     

6,130,592

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005B (AMBAC)
06/01/20
   

5.250

%

   

600,000

     

720,396

   
Series 2006E
12/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,249,320

   

Total

           

17,612,981

   

Water & Sewer 3.4%

 
South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
20th Series 2007A (NPFGC)
08/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

1,370,000

     

1,646,014

   

08/01/23

   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

601,310

   
Series 2012-27
08/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

2,945,000

     

3,183,044

   
South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
18th Series 2003B (NPFGC)
08/01/29
   

5.250

%

   

750,000

     

815,588

   

Total

           

6,245,956

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $167,557,123)
           

177,180,093

   

Money Market Funds 1.7%

Issue
Description
 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund,
0.000%(c)
   

1,600,007

     

1,600,007

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
0.010%(c)
   

1,497,262

     

1,497,262

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $3,097,269)
       

3,097,269

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $170,654,392)
       

180,277,362

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

1,690,774

   

Net Assets

       

181,968,136

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $5,031,628 or 2.77% of net assets.

(b)  Variable rate security.

(c)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

RAD  Radian Asset Assurance, Inc.

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

177,180,093

     

     

177,180,093

   

Total Bonds

   

     

177,180,093

     

     

177,180,093

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

3,097,269

     

     

     

3,097,269

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

3,097,269

     

     

     

3,097,269

   

Total

   

3,097,269

     

177,180,093

     

     

180,277,362

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 
Investments, at value
(identified cost $170,654,392)
 

$

180,277,362

   

Receivable for:

 

Capital shares sold

   

79,128

   

Interest

   

2,237,125

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

146

   

Prepaid expenses

   

1,858

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

31,159

   

Other assets

   

2,980

   

Total assets

   

182,629,758

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

102,024

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

462,401

   

Investment management fees

   

1,996

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

244

   

Transfer agent fees

   

32,148

   

Administration fees

   

349

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

13

   

Other expenses

   

31,288

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

31,159

   

Total liabilities

   

661,622

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

181,968,136

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

172,723,632

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

141,748

   

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(520,214

)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

9,622,970

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

181,968,136

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

9,015,829

   

Shares outstanding

   

830,692

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.85

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.21

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

142,898

   

Shares outstanding

   

13,167

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.85

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

6,977,022

   

Shares outstanding

   

642,906

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.85

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

2,428

   

Shares outstanding

   

224

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.84

   

Class T

 

Net assets

 

$

13,287,239

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,224,351

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.85

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.39

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

152,542,720

   

Shares outstanding

   

14,056,388

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.85

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 3.25% for Class A and 4.75% for Class T.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

183

   

Interest

   

6,987,300

   

Total income

   

6,987,483

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

807,504

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

22,583

   

Class B

   

1,563

   

Class C

   

74,454

   

Class T

   

20,972

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

17,412

   

Class B

   

300

   

Class C

   

14,331

   

Class R4(a)

   

2

   

Class T

   

26,927

   

Class Z

   

329,730

   

Administration fees

   

141,313

   

Compensation of board members

   

20,777

   

Custodian fees

   

2,581

   

Printing and postage fees

   

17,911

   

Registration fees

   

36,939

   

Professional fees

   

29,784

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

130

   

Other

   

9,920

   

Total expenses

   

1,575,133

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(338,425

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(26,076

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(60

)

 

Total net expenses

   

1,210,572

   

Net investment income

   

5,776,911

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(511,379

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(511,379

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(7,683,067

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(7,683,067

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(8,194,446

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(2,417,535

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

5,776,911

   

$

6,479,838

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(511,379

)

   

905,873

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(7,683,067

)

   

6,420,027

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(2,417,535

)

   

13,805,738

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(240,467

)

   

(229,355

)

 

Class B

   

(2,976

)

   

(4,861

)

 

Class C

   

(167,685

)

   

(171,721

)

 

Class R4(a)

   

(44

)

   

   

Class T

   

(385,443

)

   

(438,059

)

 

Class Z

   

(4,973,046

)

   

(5,624,284

)

 

Net realized gains

 

Class A

   

(36,990

)

   

(5,890

)

 

Class B

   

(807

)

   

(198

)

 

Class C

   

(30,336

)

   

(5,430

)

 

Class T

   

(59,534

)

   

(11,410

)

 

Class Z

   

(746,436

)

   

(138,191

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(6,643,764

)

   

(6,629,399

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(23,061,437

)

   

(7,140,775

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(32,122,736

)

   

35,564

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

214,090,872

     

214,055,308

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

181,968,136

   

$

214,090,872

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

141,748

   

$

159,453

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year ended October 31, 2013(a)

 

Year ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(b)

   

271,318

     

3,047,855

     

228,505

     

2,573,955

   

Distributions reinvested

   

20,678

     

229,031

     

16,061

     

180,719

   

Redemptions

   

(249,512

)

   

(2,763,143

)

   

(286,767

)

   

(3,201,169

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

42,484

     

513,743

     

(42,201

)

   

(446,495

)

 

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

87

     

974

     

146

     

1,642

   

Distributions reinvested

   

242

     

2,684

     

292

     

3,279

   

Redemptions(b)

   

(4,580

)

   

(51,593

)

   

(7,204

)

   

(81,242

)

 

Net decrease

   

(4,251

)

   

(47,935

)

   

(6,766

)

   

(76,321

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

161,593

     

1,783,135

     

125,172

     

1,404,628

   

Distributions reinvested

   

11,462

     

127,275

     

9,899

     

111,347

   

Redemptions

   

(193,430

)

   

(2,125,797

)

   

(125,712

)

   

(1,409,142

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(20,375

)

   

(215,387

)

   

9,359

     

106,833

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

223

     

2,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1

     

6

     

     

   

Net increase

   

224

     

2,506

     

     

   

Class T shares

 

Subscriptions

   

8,291

     

91,194

     

4,949

     

55,653

   

Distributions reinvested

   

22,804

     

253,463

     

22,302

     

250,774

   

Redemptions

   

(121,242

)

   

(1,347,078

)

   

(90,480

)

   

(1,017,917

)

 

Net decrease

   

(90,147

)

   

(1,002,421

)

   

(63,229

)

   

(711,490

)

 

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,263,206

     

14,097,975

     

1,836,040

     

20,639,272

   

Distributions reinvested

   

26,613

     

295,542

     

19,839

     

223,272

   

Redemptions

   

(3,334,224

)

   

(36,705,460

)

   

(2,386,699

)

   

(26,875,846

)

 

Net decrease

   

(2,044,405

)

   

(22,311,943

)

   

(530,820

)

   

(6,013,302

)

 

Total net decrease

   

(2,116,470

)

   

(23,061,437

)

   

(633,657

)

   

(7,140,775

)

 

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

$

10.06

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.29

     

0.31

     

0.33

     

0.33

     

0.35

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.38

     

(0.03

)

   

0.31

     

0.63

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

   

0.69

     

0.30

     

0.64

     

0.98

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.85

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

Total return

   

(1.34

%)

   

6.36

%

   

2.83

%

   

6.10

%

   

9.87

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.97

%

   

1.00

%

   

1.03

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.94

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.80

%(c)

   

0.79

%(c)

   

0.79

%(c)

   

0.80

%(c)

   

0.78

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.67

%

   

2.79

%

   

3.09

%

   

3.08

%

   

3.35

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

9,016

   

$

8,937

   

$

9,108

   

$

11,458

   

$

10,863

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

19

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

$

10.06

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.21

     

0.23

     

0.25

     

0.25

     

0.28

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.38

     

(0.03

)

   

0.31

     

0.62

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.23

)

   

0.61

     

0.22

     

0.56

     

0.90

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.85

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

Total return

   

(2.08

%)

   

5.56

%

   

2.05

%

   

5.31

%

   

9.05

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.72

%

   

1.84

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.69

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

1.55

%(c)

   

1.54

%(c)

   

1.55

%(c)

   

1.55

%(c)

   

1.53

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

1.91

%

   

2.06

%

   

2.35

%

   

2.34

%

   

2.62

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

143

   

$

197

   

$

265

   

$

1,467

   

$

1,995

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

19

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

$

10.06

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.25

     

0.27

     

0.29

     

0.29

     

0.31

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.38

     

(0.03

)

   

0.31

     

0.63

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.19

)

   

0.65

     

0.26

     

0.60

     

0.94

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.85

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

Total return

   

(1.74

%)

   

5.94

%

   

2.41

%

   

5.68

%

   

9.43

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.72

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.79

%

   

1.69

%

   

1.69

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

1.20

%(c)

   

1.19

%(c)

   

1.19

%(c)

   

1.20

%(c)

   

1.18

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.26

%

   

2.39

%

   

2.68

%

   

2.68

%

   

2.94

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

6,977

   

$

7,520

   

$

7,172

   

$

7,897

   

$

8,047

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

19

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31, 2013
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.19

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.20

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.35

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.20

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.20

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

Total return

   

(1.36

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.62

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.56

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

2.92

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

2

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Class T

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

$

10.06

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.31

     

0.32

     

0.34

     

0.35

     

0.36

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.45

)

   

0.38

     

(0.03

)

   

0.30

     

0.63

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.14

)

   

0.70

     

0.31

     

0.65

     

0.99

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.85

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

Total return

   

(1.25

%)

   

6.47

%

   

2.93

%

   

6.21

%

   

9.98

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.87

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.94

%

   

0.84

%

   

0.84

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.70

%(c)

   

0.69

%(c)

   

0.69

%(c)

   

0.70

%(c)

   

0.68

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.76

%

   

2.89

%

   

3.18

%

   

3.18

%

   

3.46

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

13,287

   

$

14,903

   

$

15,110

   

$

16,603

   

$

16,889

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

19

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

$

10.06

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.32

     

0.34

     

0.36

     

0.36

     

0.38

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.44

)

   

0.38

     

(0.03

)

   

0.31

     

0.63

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.12

)

   

0.72

     

0.33

     

0.67

     

1.01

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.38

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.05

)

   

(0.01

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.38

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.85

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.97

   

$

11.00

   

$

10.69

   

Total return

   

(1.10

%)

   

6.63

%

   

3.08

%

   

6.37

%

   

10.14

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.72

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.79

%

   

0.69

%

   

0.69

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.55

%(c)

   

0.54

%(c)

   

0.54

%(c)

   

0.55

%(c)

   

0.53

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.91

%

   

3.04

%

   

3.33

%

   

3.33

%

   

3.60

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

152,543

   

$

182,533

   

$

182,400

   

$

209,384

   

$

200,830

   

Portfolio turnover

   

9

%

   

19

%

   

6

%

   

10

%

   

12

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class T and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the investment amount. Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase

are subject to a CDSC if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Class T shares are available only to investors who received (and who have continuously held) Class T shares in connection with the merger of certain Galaxy Funds into various Columbia Funds (formerly named Liberty Funds).

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are

distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.40% to 0.27% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.19

%

 

Class B

   

0.19

   

Class C

   

0.19

   

Class R4

   

0.14

*

 

Class T

   

0.19

   

Class Z

   

0.19

   

*Annualized.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $60.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.40% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Shareholder Services Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their selling and/or servicing agents. The Fund may pay

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

shareholder servicing fees up to an aggregate annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.20% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.20% for administrative support services). These fees are currently limited to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares. In addition, the servicing fee for Class T shares will be waived by selling and/or servicing agents to the extent necessary to prevent the net investment income for the Class T shares from falling below 0.00% on a daily basis. The effective shareholder services fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $12,459 for Class A, $1,078 for Class C and $1,047 for Class T shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    March 1, 2013
through
February 28, 2014
  Prior to
March 1, 2013
 

Class A

   

0.81

%

   

0.79

%

 

Class B

   

1.56

     

1.54

   

Class C

   

1.56

     

1.54

   

Class R4

   

0.56

*

   

   

Class T

   

0.71

     

0.69

   

Class Z

   

0.56

     

0.54

   

*Annual rate is contractual from March 19, 2013 (the commencement of operations of Class R4 shares) through February 28, 2014.

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds

and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for capital loss carryforwards, principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

(24,955

)

 

Accumulated net realized loss

   

24,954

   

Paid-in capital

   

1

   

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Ordinary income

 

$

26,528

   

$

6,468,280

   

Long-term capital gains

   

849,148

     

161,119

   

Tax-exempt income

   

5,768,088

     

   

Total

 

$

6,643,764

   

$

6,629,399

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

616,988

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

9,641,291

   

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $170,636,071 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

10,256,977

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(615,686

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

9,641,291

   

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at October 31, 2013, 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

 

Amount ($)

 

Unlimited short-term

   

520,214

   

Total

   

520,214

   

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $17,488,013 and $37,315,756, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 82.4% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to

$500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 8. Significant Risks

Geographic Concentration Risk

Because state-specific tax-exempt funds invest primarily in the municipal securities issued by the state and political sub-divisions of the state, the Fund will be particularly affected by political and economic conditions and developments in the state in which it invests. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a municipal bond fund which is more geographically diversified. The value of the municipal securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations

Capital Gain Dividend

 

$

5,768,088

   
Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.54

%

 

Capital Gain Dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period. The Fund also designates as capital gain dividends, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  First Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
  President and
Principal Executive
Officer (2009)
 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
  Treasurer (2011) and
Chief Financial Officer
(2009)
 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  First Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
  Senior Vice President
(2006), Chief Legal
Officer (2006) and
Assistant Secretary
(2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
  Chief Compliance
Officer (2012)
 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
  Senior Vice President
(2010)
 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
  Vice President (2011)
and Assistant
Secretary (2010)
 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
  Vice President (2011)
and Chief Accounting
Officer (2008)
 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
  Vice President (2011)
and Assistant
Secretary (2008)
 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
  Vice President (2011)
and Assistant
Treasurer (1999)
 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
  Vice President and
Secretary (2010)
 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of
Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

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Board Consideration and Approval of
Advisory Agreement
(continued)

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund's performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the forty-ninth, sixtieth and eighty-second percentiles (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Board Consideration and Approval of
Advisory Agreement
(continued)

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are both ranked in the second quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions,

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Board Consideration and Approval of
Advisory Agreement
(continued)

that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

27

   

Statement of Operations

   

29

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

30

   

Financial Highlights

   

32

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

39

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

45

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

46

   

Trustees and Officers

   

47

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

50

   

Important Information About This Report

   

57

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -1.39% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.28% for the same time period.

>  By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned -0.53% for the 12-month period.

>  The Fund modestly lagged the benchmark because of its slightly longer duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) and also because of its coupon structure in the 15- to 20-year maturity range.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.39

     

5.37

     

3.60

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.59

     

4.68

     

3.10

   

Class B

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-2.02

     

4.69

     

2.93

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.89

     

4.69

     

2.93

   

Class C

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.58

     

5.16

     

3.39

   

Including sales charges

           

-2.54

     

5.16

     

3.39

   

Class R4*

 

03/19/13

   

-1.30

     

5.56

     

3.79

   

Class R5*

 

11/08/12

   

-1.21

     

5.58

     

3.80

   

Class T

 

06/26/00

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.34

     

5.42

     

3.65

   

Including sales charges

           

-6.02

     

4.40

     

3.15

   

Class Z

 

06/14/93

   

-1.28

     

5.57

     

3.79

   

Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

           

-0.53

     

5.88

     

4.47

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% (for the one-year and five-year periods) and 4.75% (for the 10-year period). (Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.) Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. Returns for Class T are shown with and without the maximum sales charge of 4.75%. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -1.39% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.28% for the same time frame. By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned -0.53% for the 12-month period. The Fund modestly lagged the benchmark because of its slightly longer duration (a measure of interest rate sensitivity) and also because of its coupon structure in the 15- to 20-year maturity range. Exposure to BBB rated credits aided performance, as the Fund did better than the benchmark in this quality segment. Lower A rated names also aided results.

Second Half Rate Rise Spurs Municipal Fund Outflows

The first half of the Fund's fiscal year was relatively uneventful, with interest rates range bound from November 2012 through April 2013. However, the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) May announcement that it might begin to taper its monthly securities purchase program, known popularly as QE3 (QE refers to "quantitative easing"), drove a sharp and prolonged sell-off in the municipal market from May through mid-September. During this period 10-year AAA municipal yields rose to close to 3.00%, matching the yield on the 10-year Treasury. New issue supply was down versus 2012, as higher rates made refinancing less viable. In addition, two major credit events clouded the outlook for municipal bonds: the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy and Puerto Rico bonds fell sharply on negative economic news. Puerto Rico bonds are widely held in many mutual funds because they are triple tax-free.

Within the benchmark, returns were slightly positive on one, three and five-year municipals. The worst returns were generated by bonds in the 12-17 year range. A rated bonds posted slightly better returns than higher quality AA and AAA rated bonds, due to the additional yield they generated. BBB rated bonds were the worst performers, dragged down by Puerto Rico exposure.

Market Environment Pressured Fund Results

Early in the period, we decreased Fund exposure to bonds with very short maturities. However, as interest rates rose, we decreased duration exposure overall and sold more longer maturity issues, particularly those with 4% coupons, which underperformed as rates rose and added volatility to the Fund. As a result of these actions, we realized losses that offset gains that had been made from previous activity.

Contributors and Detractors

Overweights in hospital bonds and industrial development revenue/pollution control revenue bonds helped performance because both generated positive returns in a period of generally negative performance for the municipal market. The Fund's BBB rated holdings aided relative performance, even though BBB bonds were generally poor performers for the period. That's because the Fund had very little exposure to Puerto Rico bonds. Lower A rated names also aided results. The Fund's Massachusetts and Florida holdings outperformed the benchmark and California bonds generally did well, even though the Fund's longer duration exposure within California holdings offset some of these gains. An underweight in longer maturity (12-17 year) bonds was also positive for the

Portfolio Management

Brian McGreevy

Paul Fuchs, CFA

Top Ten States (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

California

   

14.6

   

New York

   

13.0

   

Texas

   

8.9

   

Florida

   

7.1

   

Illinois

   

6.0

   

New Jersey

   

5.3

   

Massachusetts

   

5.2

   

Pennsylvania

   

3.8

   

Colorado

   

2.7

   

Rhode Island

   

2.5

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds).

For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled "Portfolio of Investments."

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.

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

5.8

   

AA rating

   

34.7

   

A rating

   

42.8

   

BBB rating

   

12.0

   

Non-investment grade

   

1.1

   

Not rated

   

3.6

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

Fund. However, all of these positive factors were not enough to offset the impact of the Fund's long duration and its 4% coupon holdings.

Looking Ahead

A drop in new issue supply is currently projected for 2014, as issuers remain cautious about taking on new debt. In this environment, we will look to our credit research team to help us seek to identify opportunities in the higher yielding A and BBB rated segment of the market with issues that we believe are attractively valued and offer sound fundamentals. We believe the eight- to 12-year maturity range offers value because the vast majority of yield available in the intermediate space can be captured in this maturity range. We also currently plan to continue to maintain a neutral duration relative to the benchmark until there is more clarity around the Fed's intentions and the arrival of a new Fed chairman at the beginning of 2014.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, and prepayment and extension risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

  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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.20

     

1,021.48

     

3.68

     

3.77

     

0.74

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

969.00

     

1,018.20

     

6.90

     

7.07

     

1.39

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

970.40

     

1,020.47

     

4.67

     

4.79

     

0.94

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.20

     

1,022.48

     

2.68

     

2.75

     

0.54

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.70

     

1,022.94

     

2.24

     

2.29

     

0.45

   

Class T

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.50

     

1,021.73

     

3.43

     

3.52

     

0.69

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.30

     

1,022.48

     

2.68

     

2.75

     

0.54

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

Annual Report 2013
6




Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 97.9%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Alabama 0.6%

 
Alabama 21st Century Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A
06/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,991,342

   
Alabama Public School & College Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
05/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,864,900

   

Total

           

13,856,242

   

Alaska 1.0%

 
City of Valdez
Refunding Revenue Bonds
BP Pipelines Project
Series 2003B
01/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

19,460,000

     

22,426,482

   

Arizona 1.6%

 
Arizona School Facilities Board
Certificate of Participation
Series 2008
09/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

7,500,000

     

8,163,675

   
City of Tucson
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 1998
07/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

4,760,000

     

5,667,208

   
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Catholic Healthcare West
Series 2007A
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,923,500

   
Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Arizona Public Service Co.
Series 2009D(a)
05/01/29
   

6.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,261,200

   
Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power
District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
01/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,143,900

   
State of Arizona
Certificate of Participation
Department of Administration
Series 2010A (AGM)
10/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,732,450

   

Total

           

34,891,933

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Arkansas 0.2%

 
County of Independence
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Entergy Mississippi, Inc. Project
Series 1999 (AMBAC)
07/01/22
   

4.900

%

   

4,600,000

     

4,708,974

   

California 14.3%

 
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
St. Joseph Health System
Series 2009B
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

10,445,000

     

12,120,169

   
California Municipal Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Biola University
Series 2008
10/01/23
   

5.625

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,230,070

   
California State Department of Water Resources
Revenue Bonds
Power Supply
Series 2008H
05/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,824,850

   
California State Public Works Board
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Department of Corrections and Rehab
Series 2006F (NPFGC)
11/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,747,720

   
Various Capital Projects
Series 2012G
11/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

5,510,000

     

5,910,136

   
Revenue Bonds
Various Capital Projects
Series 2011A
10/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

3,395,000

     

3,961,524

   
Series 2012A
04/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,686,200

   
California State University
Revenue Bonds
Systemwide
Series 2008A (AGM)
11/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,651,400

   
City of Fresno Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Series 1993A-1 (AMBAC)
09/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,587,450

   
City of Vernon Electric System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
08/01/21
   

5.125

%

   

15,435,000

     

16,714,253

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
7



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
County of Sacramento Airport System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
07/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,104,390

   
Los Angeles Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2005
Series 2007E (AGM)
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

6,230,000

     

7,094,973

   
Manteca Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 2004
Series 2006 (NPFGC)(b)
08/01/24
   

0.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

2,880,400

   
Monrovia Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
08/01/21
   

5.250

%

   

5,600,000

     

6,560,344

   
Oakland Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2006
Series 2009A
08/01/29
   

6.125

%

   

14,500,000

     

15,574,595

   
Orange County Public Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
07/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,124,200

   
Oxnard Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Redwood Trunk Sewer & Headworks
Series 2004A (NPFGC)
06/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

3,795,000

     

3,802,400

   
Pico Rivera Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
Water System Project
Series 1999A (NPFGC)
05/01/29
   

5.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,093,630

   
Rancho Santiago Community College District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 2002
Series 2006C (AGM)(b)
09/01/31
   

0.000

%

   

28,000,000

     

11,040,400

   
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Revenue Bonds
Cosumnes Project
Series 2006 (NPFGC)
07/01/29
   

5.125

%

   

7,035,000

     

7,284,320

   
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
05/01/29
   

4.900

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,245,450

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 1993 Escrowed to Maturity(b)
01/01/25
   

0.000

%

   

22,405,000

     

15,717,556

   
San Jose Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Civic Center Project
Series 2013A
06/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

14,925,000

     

16,053,629

   
San Mateo County Community College District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation Election of 2005
Series 2006A (NPFGC)(b)
09/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

9,310,000

     

7,863,226

   
Southern California Public Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Project No. 1
Series 2007A
11/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,774,200

   
Windy Point/Flats Project 1
Series 2010
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,868,800

   
Windy Point/Windy Flats Project
Series 2010-1
07/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

15,875,000

     

17,147,222

   
State of California
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2002 (AMBAC)
02/01/18
   

6.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

6,036,700

   
Various Purpose
Series 2009
04/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,128,230

   

10/01/22

   

5.250

%

   

25,000,000

     

28,420,000

   
Series 2010
03/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,116,740

   
Series 2011
10/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

12,000,000

     

14,227,320

   

09/01/31

   

5.000

%

   

15,000,000

     

15,957,900

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2009A
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

12,500,000

     

14,729,000

   

07/01/21

   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,191,780

   
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)(b)
08/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

7,285,000

     

5,934,434

   

Total

           

308,405,611

   

Colorado 2.7%

 
Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007
12/01/17
   

4.800

%

   

340,000

     

329,096

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
8



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Covenant Retirement Communities
Series 2012A
12/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,006,080

   
Revenue Bonds
Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.
Series 2005
12/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,042,560

   
Evangelical Lutheran
Series 2005
06/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

521,765

   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Catholic Health Initiatives
Series 2008D-3
10/01/38
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,498,100

   
Colorado State Board of Governors
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013A
03/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

4,560,000

     

4,999,812

   
County of Adams
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Public Service Co. of Colorado Project
Series 2005A (NPFGC)
09/01/17
   

4.375

%

   

11,550,000

     

12,207,888

   
Denver Urban Renewal Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Stapleton
Senior Series 2013A-1
12/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

2,700,000

     

3,074,814

   

12/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

3,645,000

     

4,126,942

   
E-470 Public Highway Authority
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Senior Series 2000B (NPFGC)(b)
09/01/18
   

0.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,298,505

   
North Range Metropolitan District No. 1
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2007 (ACA)
12/15/15
   

5.000

%

   

365,000

     

369,077

   

12/15/17

   

5.000

%

   

350,000

     

356,661

   
North Range Metropolitan District No. 2
Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds
Series 2007
12/15/14
   

5.500

%

   

555,000

     

554,900

   
Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority
Prerefunded 06/15/16 Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 2001C (AMBAC)
06/15/21
   

5.700

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,539,720

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Regional Transportation District
Certificate of Participation
Series 2010A
06/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,831,200

   
University of Colorado Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012-A
11/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

3,750,000

     

3,991,800

   

Total

           

57,748,920

   

Connecticut 1.2%

 
City of Bridgeport
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012B
08/15/18
   

4.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,473,450

   

08/15/19

   

4.000

%

   

5,680,000

     

6,179,783

   
City of West Haven
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2012 (AGM)
08/01/19
   

4.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,119,780

   
Connecticut State Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Connecticut Light & Power Co. Project
Series 2011
09/01/28
   

4.375

%

   

3,615,000

     

3,690,590

   
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Trinity College
Series 1998F (NPFGC)
07/01/21
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,168,200

   
Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District
Tax Allocation Bonds
Harbor Point Project
Series 2010A
04/01/22
   

7.000

%

   

6,941,000

     

7,520,504

   

Total

           

26,152,307

   

District of Columbia 1.4%

 
District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,850

   
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009C
10/01/25
   

5.250

%

   

8,920,000

     

10,177,096

   
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-2nd Senior Lien
Series 2009B (AGM)
10/01/24
   

0.000

%

   

20,980,000

     

12,756,259

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
9



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

10/01/25

   

0.000

%

   

7,500,000

     

4,250,550

   

10/01/26

   

0.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

2,657,050

   

Total

           

30,980,805

   

Florida 7.0%

 
Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
Atlantic Housing Foundation
Subordinated Series 2008B(c)
07/15/32
   

7.000

%

   

1,835,000

     

825,053

   
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Senior Secured
Series 2012A-1
06/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,375,300

   

06/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

16,965,000

     

19,070,526

   
City of Cocoa Water & Sewer
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2003 (AMBAC)
10/01/19
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,196,370

   
City of Lakeland
Refunding Revenue Bonds
1st Mortgage-Carpenters Accident Investor
Series 2008
01/01/19
   

5.875

%

   

1,785,000

     

1,872,162

   
City of Tallahassee
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2001 (NPFGC)
10/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

1,900,000

     

2,221,594

   

10/01/18

   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,194,400

   
County of Broward
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Civic Arena Project
Series 2006A (AMBAC)
09/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,724,350

   
County of Miami-Dade Aviation
Revenue Bonds
Miami International Airport
Series 2010A
10/01/25
   

5.500

%

   

6,000,000

     

6,690,360

   
County of Miami-Dade Water & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
System
Series 2008B (AGM)
10/01/21
   

5.250

%

   

20,000,000

     

23,562,200

   
County of Miami-Dade
Prerefunded 04/01/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
04/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

2,445,000

     

2,607,152

   
Revenue Bonds
Transit System Sales Surtax
Series 2006 (XLCA)
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

5,040,000

     

5,580,187

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Tampa Electric
Series 2007(a)
05/15/18
   

5.650

%

   

3,425,000

     

3,987,899

   
Lake County School Board
Certificate of Participation
Series 2006C (AMBAC)
06/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,736,475

   
Lee County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Shell Point/Alliance Community Project
Series 2007
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

7,650,000

     

7,701,561

   
Orange County Health Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Health Care-Orlando Lutheran
Series 2005
07/01/20
   

5.375

%

   

4,150,000

     

4,152,033

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 1996A Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)
10/01/16
   

6.250

%

   

4,705,000

     

5,232,242

   
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Series 1996A (NPFGC)
10/01/16
   

6.250

%

   

1,700,000

     

1,825,834

   
Orange County School Board
Certificate of Participation
Series 2005A (NPFGC)
08/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,076,700

   
Series 2012B
08/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

6,500,000

     

7,122,180

   
Orlando Utilities Commission
Prerefunded 10/01/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 2005B
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,265,920

   
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 1989D Escrowed to Maturity
10/01/17
   

6.750

%

   

1,130,000

     

1,280,527

   
Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Village on the Isle Project
Series 2007
01/01/27
   

5.500

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,096,720

   
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007A(d)
10/01/22
   

5.750

%

   

9,530,000

     

10,100,370

   
State Board of Administration Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
07/01/14
   

5.000

%

   

15,000,000

     

15,481,500

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
10



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Sterling Hill Community Development District
Special Assessment Bonds
Series 2003B(c)(e)
11/01/10
   

5.500

%

   

150,000

     

96,641

   
Tampa Bay Water
Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
10/01/19
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,827,075

   
Tampa Sports Authority
Sales Tax Revenue Bonds
Tampa Bay Arena Project
Series 1995 (NPFGC)
10/01/15
   

5.750

%

   

1,085,000

     

1,116,932

   

10/01/20

   

5.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,087,400

   
Village Center Community Development District
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2003B
01/01/18
   

6.350

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,000,620

   

Total

           

151,108,283

   

Georgia 1.6%

 
City of Atlanta Department of Aviation
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012-A
01/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

2,270,000

     

2,389,516

   
City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater
Revenue Bonds
Series 1999A (NPFGC)
11/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

15,305,000

     

18,270,191

   
DeKalb County Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
DeKalb Medical Center, Inc. Project
Series 2010
09/01/30
   

6.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,172,000

   
Gwinnett County Water & Sewerage Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008
08/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,165,870

   
State of Georgia
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2007G
12/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

584,225

   
Series 2012A
07/01/31
   

4.000

%

   

7,550,000

     

7,733,238

   

Total

           

35,315,040

   

Hawaii 0.7%

 
Hawaii State Department of Budget & Finance
Revenue Bonds
Hawaii Pacific University
Series 2013A
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

870,000

     

874,350

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

07/01/23

   

5.750

%

   

1,015,000

     

1,014,909

   

07/01/27

   

6.250

%

   

1,400,000

     

1,392,230

   
State of Hawaii
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2008DK
05/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

10,750,000

     

12,210,065

   

Total

           

15,491,554

   

Illinois 5.9%

 
Chicago Board of Education
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Dedicated Revenues
Series 2005B (AMBAC)
12/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

5,825,000

     

5,910,511

   
Chicago Transit Authority
Revenue Bonds
Federal Transit Administration Section 5309
Series 2008A
06/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,736,275

   
Series 2011
12/01/29
   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,226,240

   
City of Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Airport 3rd Lien
Series 2005B (NPFGC)
01/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,271,200

   
General Senior Lien
Series 2013B
01/01/28
   

5.250

%

   

11,180,000

     

11,855,160

   
Passenger Facility Charge
Series 2012A
01/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

2,590,000

     

2,688,291

   

01/01/29

   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,567,275

   

01/01/30

   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,058,230

   
City of Chicago
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Emergency Telephone System
Series 1999 (NPFGC)
01/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

7,540,000

     

8,320,767

   
Revenue Bonds
Asphalt Operating Services - Recovery Zone Facility
Series 2010
12/01/18
   

6.125

%

   

3,270,000

     

3,501,058

   
County of Cook
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2010A
11/15/22
   

5.250

%

   

12,000,000

     

13,094,760

   
Illinois Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
DePaul University
Series 2004A
10/01/17
   

5.375

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,155,830

   

10/01/18

   

5.375

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,354,040

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
11



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Revenue Bonds
OSF Healthcare System
Series 2012A
05/15/24
   

4.500

%

   

7,350,000

     

7,671,783

   
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Priority
Series 2006A-1 (AGM)
01/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,208,860

   
Kendall & Kane Counties Community Unit School
District No. 115(b)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 2002 Escrowed to Maturity (FGIC)
01/01/17
   

0.000

%

   

600,000

     

580,980

   
Unrefunded Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 2002 (NPFGC)
01/01/17
   

0.000

%

   

3,050,000

     

2,850,286

   
Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010
06/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,680,250

   

06/01/21

   

5.250

%

   

12,000,000

     

13,602,240

   
State of Illinois
Revenue Bonds
2nd Series 2002 (NPFGC)
06/15/15
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,081,240

   
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2013
07/01/26
   

5.500

%

   

8,550,000

     

9,120,541

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012
08/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

6,000,000

     

6,300,240

   
State of Illinois(b)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Civic Center
Series 1990B (AMBAC)
12/15/17
   

0.000

%

   

5,540,000

     

4,957,968

   

Total

           

126,794,025

   

Indiana 1.6%

 
Indiana Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Clarian Health Obligation Group
Series 2006B
02/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,072,340

   
Indiana Power & Light Co.
Series 2009B
01/01/16
   

4.900

%

   

11,000,000

     

11,808,830

   
Revenue Bonds
1st Lien-CWA Authority
Series 2011A
10/01/25
   

5.250

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,993,180

   
2nd Lien-CWA Authority
Series 2011B
10/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

7,035,000

     

8,045,578

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Baptist Homes of Indiana
Series 2005
11/15/25
   

5.250

%

   

10,640,000

     

10,833,541

   
Indiana Toll Road Commission
Revenue Bonds
Series 1980 Escrowed to Maturity
01/01/15
   

9.000

%

   

1,035,000

     

1,096,479

   

Total

           

34,849,948

   

Iowa 0.2%

 
City of Coralville
Tax Allocation Bonds
Tax Increment
Series 2007C
06/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

730,000

     

706,961

   
Iowa Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Development-Care Initiatives Project
Series 2006A
07/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

2,695,000

     

2,757,794

   
Revenue Bonds
Iowa State Revolving Fund
Series 2008
08/01/20
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

588,965

   

Total

           

4,053,720

   

Kansas 1.0%

 
City of Manhattan
Revenue Bonds
Meadowlark Hills Retirement
Series 2007A
05/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

6,000,000

     

5,794,860

   
Kansas State Department of Transportation
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004A
03/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

11,775,000

     

14,065,002

   
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2002 (AGM)
09/01/16
   

5.250

%

   

1,230,000

     

1,392,520

   

Total

           

21,252,382

   

Kentucky 0.8%

 
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
05/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

7,445,000

     

8,583,638

   

05/15/22

   

5.000

%

   

7,825,000

     

8,913,927

   

Total

           

17,497,565

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Louisiana 1.0%

 
Louisiana Office Facilities Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
State Capital
Series 2010A
05/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

4,290,000

     

4,978,245

   
Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2013-A
07/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,245,920

   
Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2006B (AMBAC)
06/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

545,685

   
New Orleans Aviation Board
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated Rental Car
Series 2009A
01/01/25
   

6.000

%

   

4,250,000

     

4,769,307

   
Parish of St. Charles
Revenue Bonds
Valero Energy Corp.
Series 2010(a)
12/01/40
   

4.000

%

   

9,245,000

     

9,225,493

   

Total

           

21,764,650

   

Maryland 0.9%

 
Howard County Housing Commission
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012-A(a)
07/01/34
   

1.330

%

   

15,000,000

     

15,111,000

   
Maryland State Department of Transportation
Revenue Bonds
Series 2002
02/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

3,750,000

     

3,998,212

   

Total

           

19,109,212

   

Massachusetts 5.1%

 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Loan
Series 2002D (AMBAC/TCRS/BNY)
08/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

6,500,000

     

7,863,635

   
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003D
10/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,899,550

   
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated Loan
Series 2005A (AGM)
06/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

13,615,000

     

15,347,509

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Loan
Series 1998C
08/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,775,000

     

2,065,922

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2004C (AGM)
12/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,489,600

   
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
General Transportation
Series 1991 (NPFGC)
03/01/21
   

7.000

%

   

2,395,000

     

3,024,885

   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
1st Mortgage-Orchard Cove
Series 2007
10/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

570,000

     

577,655

   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Boston College
Series 2008M-1
06/01/24
   

5.500

%

   

2,670,000

     

3,227,336

   
Caregroup
Series 2008E-2
07/01/20
   

5.375

%

   

9,720,000

     

10,956,092

   

07/01/22

   

5.375

%

   

13,345,000

     

15,042,084

   
Harvard University
Series 2009A
11/15/19
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,191,950

   
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Series 2009O
07/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

575,600

   
Massachusetts Port Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Passenger Facility Charge
Series 2007D (AGM)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

8,500,000

     

9,639,000

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,694,745

   
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (The)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Pool Program
Series 2004A
08/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

2,920,000

     

3,407,144

   
Revenue Bonds
MWRA Program
Subordinated Series 1999A
08/01/19
   

6.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

3,115,950

   
State Revolving Fund
Series 2009-14
08/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

12,530,000

     

14,448,343

   

Total

           

109,567,000

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Michigan 1.3%

 
City of Detroit Sewage Disposal System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2012A
07/01/26
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,905,560

   

07/01/27

   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,418,685

   
Detroit City School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
School Building & Site Improvement
Series 2002A (FGIC) (Qualified School Bond Loan Fund)
05/01/19
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,330,880

   
Saginaw Hospital Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Covenant Medical Center
Series 2004G
07/01/22
   

5.125

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,205,700

   
State of Michigan Trunk Line
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1998A
11/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,274,340

   
Series 2005 (AGM)
11/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

5,050,000

     

5,867,494

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011
11/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,092,760

   

11/15/28

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,084,600

   

11/15/29

   

5.000

%

   

1,205,000

     

1,297,423

   
State of Michigan
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2001
12/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,378,850

   

Total

           

28,856,292

   

Minnesota 0.1%

 
City of Minneapolis
Revenue Bonds
Fairview Health Services
Series 2008A
11/15/18
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,114,700

   
City of St. Louis Park
Revenue Bonds
Park Nicollet Health Services
Series 2008C
07/01/23
   

5.500

%

   

750,000

     

805,838

   
State of Minnesota
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2008C
08/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

598,495

   

Total

           

2,519,033

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Missouri 1.3%

 
City of St. Louis
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Lambert International Airport
Series 2007A (AGM)
07/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,538,150

   
Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
Revenue Bonds
2nd Lien
Series 2007
05/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,147,450

   
Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission
Revenue Bonds
IATAN 2 Project
Series 2009A
01/01/17
   

4.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,106,170

   
Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy
Resources Authority
Revenue Bonds
State Revolving Funds Program
Series 2004B
01/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

7,470,000

     

8,805,935

   
Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
St. Louis University
Series 1998
10/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,570

   
Washington University
Series 2008A
03/15/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,185,030

   
Poplar Bluff Regional Transportation Development
District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
12/01/26
   

3.250

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,157,812

   
St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
St. Andrews Residence for Seniors
Series 2007A
12/01/26
   

6.250

%

   

7,000,000

     

7,002,030

   

Total

           

27,082,147

   

Nebraska 0.1%

 
Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A (BHAC)
04/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

852,998

   
Nebraska Public Power District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008B
01/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

570,000

     

648,050

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
14



Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
University of Nebraska
Revenue Bonds
Lincoln Student Fees & Facilities
Series 2009A
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

700,000

     

789,733

   

Total

           

2,290,781

   

Nevada 1.3%

 
Carson City
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
Series 2012
09/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

3,250,000

     

3,304,730

   
City of Sparks
Revenue Bonds
Senior Sales Tax Anticipation
Series 2008A(d)
06/15/20
   

6.500

%

   

5,005,000

     

5,173,468

   
County of Clark Airport System
Revenue Bonds
System Subordinated Lien
Series 2009C (AGM)
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

8,190,000

     

8,999,418

   
County of Clark
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Transportation
Series 2009A
12/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

10,740,000

     

11,439,818

   

Total

           

28,917,434

   

New Hampshire 0.8%

 
New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act
Revenue Bonds
Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
Series 2007A
10/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

7,000,000

     

7,422,800

   
University System
Series 2009A
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

8,370,000

     

9,261,489

   

Total

           

16,684,289

   

New Jersey 5.2%

 
Atlantic City
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2008A
02/15/18
   

5.500

%

   

500,000

     

566,730

   
Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2002A (AGM)
01/01/16
   

5.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,113,680

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
City of Newark
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
General Improvement
Series 2010A
10/01/18
   

4.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,093,930

   
County of Passaic
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003 (AGM)
09/01/16
   

5.200

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,687,050

   
East Orange Board of Education
Certificate of Participation
Capital Appreciation
Series 1998 (AGM)(b)
02/01/18
   

0.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

893,630

   
Essex County Improvement Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
County Guaranteed Project Consolidation
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
10/01/26
   

5.500

%

   

750,000

     

894,855

   
Freehold Regional High School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2001 (NPFGC)
03/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,205,000

     

1,424,153

   
Hudson County Improvement Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Hudson County Lease Project
Series 2010 (AGM)
10/01/24
   

5.375

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,340,720

   
Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2007 (NPFGC)
01/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,129,370

   
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Board Of Education
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
12/01/20
   

5.750

%

   

1,325,000

     

1,659,297

   
Middlesex County Improvement Authority
Revenue Bonds
Heldrich Center Hotel
Senior Series 2005A
01/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

815,000

     

586,393

   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
New Jersey American Water Co.
Series 2010A
06/01/23
   

4.450

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,074,170

   
School Facilities-Construction
Series 2005K (AMBAC)
12/15/20
   

5.250

%

   

16,710,000

     

19,784,807

   
Series 2009AA
12/15/20
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,160,370

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Revenue Bonds
Cigarette Tax
Series 2004
06/15/15
   

5.375

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,328,680

   

06/15/16

   

5.500

%

   

5,500,000

     

6,215,165

   
Liberty State Park Project
Series 2005C (AGM)
03/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,112,420

   
MSU Student Housing Project
Series 2010
06/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,103,640

   
Newark Downtown District Management Corp.
Series 2007
06/15/27
   

5.125

%

   

400,000

     

405,048

   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Motor Vehicle Surcharges
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
07/01/21
   

0.000

%

   

1,255,000

     

949,307

   
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Rowan University
Series 2008B (AGM)
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

830,212

   
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Children's Specialized Hospital
Series 2005A
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

575,000

     

601,922

   
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2010-1A
12/01/18
   

4.300

%

   

680,000

     

735,706

   

12/01/25

   

5.000

%

   

935,000

     

986,472

   
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008AA
10/01/28
   

6.375

%

   

250,000

     

262,375

   
New Jersey State Turnpike Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 1989 Escrowed to Maturity
01/01/19
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,213,120

   
New Jersey Transit Corp.
Certificate of Participation
Federal Transit Administration Grants
Series 2002A (AMBAC)
09/15/15
   

5.500

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,341,880

   
Subordinated Series 2005A (NPFGC)
09/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,125,000

   
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Revenue Bonds
Transportation System
Series 2001C (AGM)
12/15/18
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,392,040

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Series 2003A (AMBAC)
12/15/15
   

5.500

%

   

4,360,000

     

4,823,294

   
Series 2006A
12/15/20
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,179,710

   

12/15/21

   

5.500

%

   

680,000

     

811,872

   
Series 2006A (AGM)
12/15/21
   

5.500

%

   

4,700,000

     

5,626,746

   

12/15/22

   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,732,680

   
Series 2010D
12/15/23
   

5.250

%

   

25,000,000

     

29,317,500

   
Robbinsville Board of Education
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (AGM)
01/01/28
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

592,740

   
State of New Jersey
Certificate of Participation
Equipment Lease Purchase
Series 2008A
06/15/23
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,086,800

   
Series 2009A
06/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,135,720

   

Total

           

112,319,204

   

New Mexico 0.2%

 
County of Bernalillo
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1998
04/01/27
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,519,720

   

New York 12.7%

 
Albany Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
St. Peters Hospital Project
Series 2008A
11/15/16
   

5.250

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,972,355

   

11/15/17

   

5.250

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,439,663

   
City of New York
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2007D-1
12/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

5,900,000

     

6,737,505

   
Subordinated Series 2008B-1
09/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

7,200,000

     

8,271,432

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005G
08/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,931,300

   
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Commuter Facilities
Series 1993O Escrowed to Maturity
07/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,464,910

   
Series 2004A (NPFGC)
11/15/16
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,408,150

   

11/15/17

   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,679,760

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Series 2007A (AGM)
11/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,645,550

   

11/15/21

   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,374,850

   
Series 2009A
11/15/26
   

5.300

%

   

710,000

     

793,283

   
Series 2012E
11/15/28
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,307,120

   
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Catholic Health Services
Series 2011
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

6,125,000

     

7,033,950

   

07/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

9,390,000

     

10,773,429

   
New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Series 2009A-1
05/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

10,430,000

     

11,693,907

   
Subordinated Series 2007C-1
11/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

10,300,000

     

11,828,005

   
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Series 2004
02/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

5,000

     

5,060

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Consolidated Service Contract
Series 2009A
07/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,950,555

   
Revenue Bonds
City University System
Series 1995A (AMBAC/TCRS)
07/01/16
   

5.625

%

   

1,235,000

     

1,320,129

   
Series 1995A (FGIC)
07/01/16
   

5.625

%

   

4,930,000

     

5,269,825

   
Court Facilities Lease
Series 2005A (AMBAC)
05/15/18
   

5.250

%

   

6,000,000

     

7,018,320

   
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Series 2009
07/01/26
   

5.500

%

   

14,635,000

     

15,962,248

   

07/01/27

   

5.500

%

   

10,675,000

     

11,535,298

   
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligation Group
Series 2009A
05/01/30
   

5.250

%

   

4,750,000

     

4,947,695

   
St. Johns University
Series 2007C (NPFGC)
07/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

3,245,000

     

3,807,553

   
State University Educational Facilities
3rd General Series 2005A (NPFGC)
05/15/17
   

5.500

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,600,700

   

05/15/22

   

5.500

%

   

6,730,000

     

8,158,106

   
Series 1993A
05/15/15
   

5.250

%

   

5,850,000

     

6,089,090

   
Upstate Community-State Supported
Series 2005B (NPFGC)
07/01/21
   

5.500

%

   

6,345,000

     

7,619,013

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New York State Thruway Authority
Revenue Bonds
2nd General Series 2005B (AMBAC)
04/01/20
   

5.500

%

   

10,840,000

     

13,172,226

   
2nd General Series 2007B
04/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,726,450

   
General Revenue
Series 2012I
01/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

8,500,000

     

9,716,265

   
Series 2007H (NPFGC)
01/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,684,755

   
New York State Urban Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Service Contract
Series 2008B
01/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,620,800

   

01/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

10,460,000

     

11,970,633

   
Revenue Bonds
State Personal Income Tax-State Facilities
Series 2004A-2 (NPFGC)
03/15/20
   

5.500

%

   

29,450,000

     

35,901,317

   
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated 154th
Series 2009
09/01/26
   

4.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,078,450

   
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Prerefunded 11/15/18 Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2008D
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

6,165,000

     

7,343,008

   

Total

           

274,852,665

   

North Carolina 1.9%

 
Albemarle Hospital Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2007
10/01/21
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,007,230

   

10/01/27

   

5.250

%

   

3,700,000

     

3,480,331

   
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008
08/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

800,000

     

920,040

   
City of Charlotte Water & Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Water & Sewer
Series 2008
07/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,430,525

   
County of Iredell
Certificate of Participation
Iredell County School Project
Series 2008 (AGM)
06/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,710,000

     

1,951,674

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A (AGM)
01/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

5,415,000

     

6,227,358

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
01/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

21,105,000

     

22,764,275

   
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Revenue Bonds
Health Care Housing-Arc Projects
Series 2004A
10/01/24
   

5.500

%

   

1,575,000

     

1,618,817

   

Total

           

41,400,250

   

Ohio 1.7%

 
American Municipal Power, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
AMP Fremont Energy Center Project
Series 2012
02/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,242,820

   
Prairie State Energy Campus Project
Series 2008A
02/15/20
   

5.250

%

   

4,060,000

     

4,589,871

   

02/15/22

   

5.250

%

   

9,810,000

     

10,983,963

   
City of Cleveland
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (AMBAC)
10/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

7,710,000

     

8,723,788

   
Mason City School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
12/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

2,250,000

     

2,716,942

   
Ohio State Turnpike Commission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1998A (NPFGC)
02/15/21
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,416,200

   
State of Ohio
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Series 2011
01/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

3,750,000

     

4,156,275

   

Total

           

35,829,859

   

Oklahoma 0.1%

 
Chickasaw Nation
Revenue Bonds
Health System
Series 2007(d)
12/01/17
   

5.375

%

   

2,455,000

     

2,619,878

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Oregon 0.2%

 
Oregon State Lottery
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
04/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,163,630

   
Yamhill Clackamas & Washington Counties School
District No. 29J Newberg
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
06/15/17
   

5.500

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,913,975

   

Total

           

4,077,605

   

Pennsylvania 3.7%

 
City of Philadelphia
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2011
08/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

3,795,000

     

4,393,737

   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2002
02/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,197,400

   
Series 2004 (AGM)
07/01/18
   

5.375

%

   

12,000,000

     

14,363,880

   
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
07/01/16
   

5.375

%

   

10,000,000

     

11,298,300

   
County of Westmoreland
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1997 Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)(b)
12/01/18
   

0.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

863,550

   
Delaware River Port Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Port District Project
Series 2012
01/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,835,000

     

1,836,211

   
Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 1997B (AMBAC)
07/01/17
   

5.600

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,242,020

   
Series 2002
07/01/17
   

5.750

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,256,700

   
Elizabeth Forward School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1994B Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)(b)
09/01/21
   

0.000

%

   

2,210,000

     

1,818,675

   
Northampton County General Purpose Authority
Revenue Bonds
Saint Luke's Hospital Project
Series 2008A
08/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

3,480,000

     

3,786,205

   

08/15/21

   

5.125

%

   

3,715,000

     

4,025,166

   

08/15/22

   

5.250

%

   

1,965,000

     

2,122,180

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2011A
12/01/31
   

5.625

%

   

8,150,000

     

8,736,230

   
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission(a)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Subordinated Series 2010B-2
12/01/24
   

0.000

%

   

20,000,000

     

19,694,400

   

Total

           

80,634,654

   

Puerto Rico 0.5%

 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Unlimited General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds
Series 2006B(f)
07/01/16
   

5.250

%

   

5,000,000

     

4,669,000

   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2010ZZ(f)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

3,554,760

   
Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005L (CIFG/TCRS/AGM)(f)
07/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,980,000

   

Total

           

10,203,760

   

Rhode Island 2.4%

 
City of Cranston
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2008 (AGM)
07/01/26
   

4.750

%

   

900,000

     

937,404

   

07/01/27

   

4.750

%

   

945,000

     

981,609

   
Providence Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Capital Fund
Series 2008
09/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

565,000

     

615,709

   

09/01/26

   

5.000

%

   

310,000

     

332,921

   

09/01/27

   

5.000

%

   

690,000

     

733,905

   
Rhode Island Convention Center Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005A (AGM)
05/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

3,525,000

     

3,714,997

   

05/15/23

   

5.000

%

   

5,905,000

     

6,212,178

   
Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 1993A Escrowed to Maturity (AGM)
08/01/21
   

5.750

%

   

2,165,000

     

2,699,928

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Rhode Island Economic Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
East Greenwich Free Library Association
Series 2004
06/15/14
   

4.500

%

   

100,000

     

100,282

   

06/15/24

   

5.750

%

   

415,000

     

409,240

   
Grant Anticipation-Department of Transportation
Series 2009A (AGM)
06/15/21
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,261,400

   
Providence Place Mall
Series 2000
07/01/20
   

6.125

%

   

1,375,000

     

1,336,404

   
Series 2008C (AGM)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

2,245,000

     

2,511,526

   
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.
Prerefunded 08/15/14 Revenue Bonds
Higher Education Facility
Series 2004D (XLCA)
08/15/17
   

5.500

%

   

1,345,000

     

1,401,329

   
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Hospital Financing-Lifespan Obligation
Series 2006A (AGM)
05/15/26
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,064,900

   
University of Rhode Island
Series 2008A
09/15/28
   

6.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,460,770

   
Revenue Bonds
Bond Financing Program
Series 2009
05/15/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,515,000

     

1,690,922

   
Brown University
Series 2007
09/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,146,650

   
Higher Education-Johnson & Wales
Series 1999 (NPFGC)
04/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,130,790

   

04/01/18

   

5.500

%

   

1,420,000

     

1,633,327

   
Hospital Financing-Lifespan Obligation
Series 2009A (AGM)
05/15/27
   

6.125

%

   

400,000

     

445,184

   

05/15/30

   

6.250

%

   

500,000

     

548,365

   
New England Institute of Technology
Series 2010
03/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,145,000

     

1,250,832

   
Providence Public Schools Financing Program
Series 2006A (AGM)
05/15/23
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,070,260

   
Series 2007A (AGM)
05/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,137,780

   
Series 2007C (AGM)
05/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,629,405

   
Public Schools Financing Program
Series 2007B (AMBAC)
05/15/19
   

4.250

%

   

250,000

     

237,883

   
University of Rhode Island
Series 2009A (AGM)
09/15/24
   

4.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,083,420

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority
Revenue Bonds
Program
Senior Series 2010A
12/01/20
   

4.600

%

   

885,000

     

936,799

   
State of Rhode Island
Certificate of Participation
Lease-Training School Project
Series 2005A (NPFGC)
10/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,200,000

     

1,305,768

   
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Capital Development Loan
Series 2006C (NPFGC)
11/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,119,980

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Consolidated Capital Development Loan
Series 2005A (AGM)
08/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,156,980

   
Series 2006A (AGM)
08/01/20
   

4.500

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,905,470

   

Total

           

52,204,317

   

South Carolina 0.8%

 
Berkeley County School District
Revenue Bonds
Securing Assets for Education
Series 2003
12/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

190,000

     

190,762

   
County of Greenwood
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Self Regional Healthcare
Series 2012B
10/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,191,100

   
Greenville County School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Building Equity Sooner
Series 2005
12/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,997,350

   
Newberry Investing in Children's Education
Revenue Bonds
Newberry County School District Project
Series 2005
12/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,602,855

   
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Lutheran Homes of South Carolina
Series 2013
05/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,221,505

   

Total

           

16,203,572

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

South Dakota 0.2%

 
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Regional Health
Series 2011
09/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,437,875

   

09/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,436,087

   

09/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,123,790

   

Total

           

3,997,752

   

Tennessee 0.3%

 
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County
Health & Educational Facilities Board
Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds
Meharry Medical College
Series 1996 (AMBAC)
12/01/16
   

6.000

%

   

5,300,000

     

5,569,876

   

Texas 8.8%

 
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2010
01/01/19
   

5.750

%

   

750,000

     

826,110

   

01/01/20

   

5.750

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,369,850

   
Series 2011
01/01/31
   

5.750

%

   

15,230,000

     

15,835,392

   
City Public Service Board of San Antonio
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005
02/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

10,000,000

     

10,569,000

   
City of Austin
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Lien
Series 1998 (NPFGC)
05/15/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,100,000

     

1,280,565

   
City of Corpus Christi Utility System
Prerefunded 07/15/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 2005A (AMBAC)
07/15/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,158,880

   
City of Houston Airport System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinate Lien
Series 2012B
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

7,000,000

     

7,545,300

   
City of Houston Utility System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
1st Lien
Series 2004A (NPFGC)
05/15/24
   

5.250

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,128,150

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
City of Houston
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Convention
Series 2001B (AMBAC)(b)
09/01/17
   

0.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,850,040

   
City of Irving
Prerefunded 11/15/15 Limited General Obligation Bonds
Improvement
Series 2005A
11/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,075,000

     

1,176,813

   
City of Laredo
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (AMBAC)
08/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,065,000

     

1,149,572

   
Conroe Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
School Building
Series 2009A
02/15/25
   

5.250

%

   

1,135,000

     

1,294,240

   
Dallas County Community College District
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2009
02/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

878,145

   
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Joint
Series 2012B
11/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

21,380,000

     

22,355,356

   
Dickinson Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2006 (Permanent School Fund Guarantee)
02/15/20
   

5.000

%

   

2,405,000

     

2,638,213

   
Dripping Springs Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
School Building
Series 2008 (Permanent School Fund Guarantee)
02/15/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,115,020

   
Duncanville Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 2005 (Permanent School Fund Guarantee)(b)
02/15/22
   

0.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,595,480

   
Harris County Industrial Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Deer Park Refining Project
Series 2008
05/01/18
   

4.700

%

   

12,000,000

     

13,112,160

   
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Cosmos Foundation, Inc.
Series 2011A
05/15/31
   

6.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,096,190

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Lewisville Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
School Building
Series 2009
08/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,170,550

   
Lower Colorado River Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
LCRA Transmission Services Corp. Project
Series 2011
05/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

11,195,000

     

12,017,161

   
North Central Texas Health Facility Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Hospital-Presbyterian Healthcare
Series 1996B Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)
06/01/16
   

5.500

%

   

9,450,000

     

10,143,157

   
North Harris County Regional Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2008
12/15/20
   

5.250

%

   

4,415,000

     

5,058,928

   
North Texas Tollway Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
System-1st Tier
Series 2008A
01/01/22
   

6.000

%

   

14,000,000

     

16,100,560

   
North Texas Tollway Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
System-1st Tier
Series 2008E-3
01/01/38
   

5.750

%

   

9,350,000

     

10,261,251

   
SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Gas Supply
Series 2007
08/01/16
   

5.250

%

   

4,450,000

     

4,835,325

   
Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
10/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

2,300,000

     

2,601,622

   
San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Idea Public Schools
Series 2010A
08/15/20
   

5.125

%

   

1,825,000

     

1,944,775

   

08/15/24

   

5.750

%

   

1,590,000

     

1,691,649

   
Southwest Higher Education Authority, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
Southern Methodist University Project
Series 2009
10/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,135,260

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Spring Independent School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Schoolhouse
Series 2009 (Permanent School Fund Guarantee)
08/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

870,278

   
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Air Force Obligation Group
Series 2007
05/15/27
   

5.125

%

   

4,500,000

     

4,376,340

   
Texas City Industrial Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Arco Pipe Line Co. Project
Series 1990
10/01/20
   

7.375

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,905,790

   
Texas Public Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Stephen F. Austin State University Financing
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
10/15/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,151,360

   
Trinity River Authority LLC
Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds
Tarrant County Water Project
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
02/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,072,520

   
University of Houston
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009
02/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,142,010

   
University of Texas System (The)
Prerefunded 02/15/17 Revenue Bonds
Financing System
Series 2006D
08/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

8,455,000

     

9,658,823

   
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Financing System
Series 2004A
08/15/17
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,337,900

   
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Financing System
Series 2006D
08/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,545,000

     

1,742,389

   
Uptown Development Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Infrastructure Improvement Facilities
Series 2009
09/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

799,485

   
West Harris County Regional Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009
12/15/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,098,410

   

Total

           

189,090,019

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Utah 1.0%

 
Intermountain Power Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2007A (AMBAC)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

15,000,000

     

17,222,250

   
Utah State Building Ownership Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
State Facilities Master Lease Program
Series 1998C Escrowed to Maturity (AGM)
05/15/14
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,142,250

   

Total

           

22,364,500

   

Virgin Islands 0.5%

 
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013B(f)
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

9,565,000

     

10,211,881

   
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A(f)
07/01/21
   

4.000

%

   

625,000

     

619,900

   

Total

           

10,831,781

   

Virginia 1.3%

 
Augusta County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Augusta Health Care, Inc.
Series 2003
09/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,719,255

   
Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Dulles Town Center Project
Series 2012
03/01/26
   

4.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

895,690

   
Virginia College Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Public Higher Education Financing Program
Series 2009A
09/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,142,300

   
Virginia Gateway Community Development Authority
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Series 2012
03/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,425,780

   
Virginia Public School Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
School Financing 1997 Resolution
Series 2005B
08/01/16
   

5.250

%

   

13,995,000

     

15,797,136

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Virginia Resources Authority
Revenue Bonds
State Revolving Fund
Series 2009
10/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

586,630

   
Subordinated Series 2008
10/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,169,420

   
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Series 2007
10/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

3,760,000

     

4,375,625

   

Total

           

27,111,836

   

Washington 1.1%

 
Clark County School District No. 37 Vancouver
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2001C (NPFGC)(b)
12/01/16
   

0.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

967,420

   
Energy Northwest
Revenue Bonds
Columbia Generating Station
Series 2007D
07/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,131,130

   
State of Washington
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Motor Vehicle Fuel
Series 2010B
08/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

18,270,000

     

21,123,409

   
Series 2008D
01/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,530

   

Total

           

24,361,489

   

West Virginia 0.2%

 
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc.
Series 1993A Escrowed to Maturity
09/01/23
   

6.500

%

   

3,980,000

     

5,081,624

   

Wisconsin 1.4%

 
State of Wisconsin
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
05/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,159,050

   

05/01/23

   

5.125

%

   

14,000,000

     

16,261,980

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Wheaton Healthcare
Series 2006B
08/15/23
   

5.125

%

   

13,065,000

     

13,430,167

   

Total

           

30,851,197

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $1,972,831,749)
           

2,115,450,187

   

Municipal Short Term 0.1%

 

Issuer

  Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Michigan 0.1%

 
Michigan Finance Authority
Revenue Notes
State Aid Notes
Series 2013C
08/20/14
   

3.610

%

   

2,125,000

     

2,137,346

   
Total Municipal Short Term
(Cost: $2,125,000)
           

2,137,346

   

Money Market Funds 1.2%

 
       

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund,
0.000%(g)
       

9,919,047

     

9,919,047

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
0.010%(g)
       

15,590,408

     

15,590,408

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $25,509,455)
           

25,509,455

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $2,000,466,204)
           

2,143,096,988

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

           

17,599,122

   

Net Assets

           

2,160,696,110

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Variable rate security.

(b)  Zero coupon bond.

(c)  Identifies issues considered to be illiquid as to their marketability. The aggregate value of such securities at October 31, 2013 was $921,694, representing 0.04% of net assets. Information concerning such security holdings at October 31, 2013 is as follows:

Security Description

 

Acquisition Dates

 

Cost ($)

 
Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
Atlantic Housing Foundation
Subordianated Series 2008B
7.000% 07/15/32
 

07/23/08

   

1,835,000

   
Sterling Hill Community Development District
Special Assessment Bonds
Series 2003B
5.500% 11/01/10
 

10/23/03

   

149,141

   

(d)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $17,893,716 or 0.83% of net assets.

(e)  Represents securities that have defaulted on payment of interest. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on these securities. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $96,641, which represents less than 0.01% of net assets.

(f)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $21,035,541 or 0.97% of net assets.

(g)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

ACA  ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

BHAC  Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

BNY  Bank of New York

CIFG  IXIS Financial Guaranty

FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

TCRS  Transferable Custodial Receipts

XLCA  XL Capital Assurance

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

2,115,450,187

     

     

2,115,450,187

   

Total Bonds

   

     

2,115,450,187

     

     

2,115,450,187

   

Short-Term Securities

 

Municipal Short Term

   

     

2,137,346

     

     

2,137,346

   

Total Short-Term Securities

   

     

2,137,346

     

     

2,137,346

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

25,509,455

     

     

     

25,509,455

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

25,509,455

     

     

     

25,509,455

   

Total

   

25,509,455

     

2,117,587,533

     

     

2,143,096,988

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

(identified cost $2,000,466,204)

 

$

2,143,096,988

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

5,753,267

   

Capital shares sold

   

2,664,353

   

Interest

   

29,225,319

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

5,637

   

Prepaid expenses

   

23,354

   

Other assets

   

5,521

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

190,463

   

Total assets

   

2,180,964,902

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

   

9,246,089

   

Capital shares purchased

   

3,631,676

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

6,481,253

   

Investment management fees

   

23,383

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

1,757

   

Transfer agent fees

   

364,964

   

Administration fees

   

3,760

   

Compensation of board members

   

260,846

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

180

   

Other expenses

   

64,421

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

190,463

   

Total liabilities

   

20,268,792

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

2,160,696,110

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

2,041,888,109

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

1,843,224

   

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(25,666,007

)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

142,630,784

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

2,160,696,110

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

201,053,491

   

Shares outstanding

   

19,078,972

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.54

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

10.89

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

875,875

   

Shares outstanding

   

83,133

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.54

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

51,705,676

   

Shares outstanding

   

4,906,016

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.54

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

305,966

   

Shares outstanding

   

29,048

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.53

   

Class R5

 

Net assets

 

$

61,935

   

Shares outstanding

   

5,886

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.52

   

Class T

 

Net assets

 

$

16,759,274

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,590,442

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.54

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.07

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

1,889,933,893

   

Shares outstanding

   

179,259,120

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.54

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 3.25% for Class A and 4.75% for Class T.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

1,696

   

Interest

   

98,966,024

   

Total income

   

98,967,720

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

9,938,231

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

423,189

   

Class B

   

11,904

   

Class C

   

474,230

   

Class T

   

27,880

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

397,583

   

Class B

   

2,633

   

Class C

   

104,857

   

Class R4(a)

   

48

   

Class R5(b)

   

9

   

Class T

   

34,924

   

Class Z

   

4,257,187

   

Administration fees

   

1,606,395

   

Compensation of board members

   

128,124

   

Custodian fees

   

19,058

   

Printing and postage fees

   

54,514

   

Registration fees

   

106,297

   

Professional fees

   

88,671

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

1,682

   

Other

   

62,661

   

Total expenses

   

17,740,077

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(3,012,105

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(251,117

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(740

)

 

Total net expenses

   

14,476,115

   

Net investment income

   

84,491,605

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(4,452,191

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(4,452,191

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(115,450,512

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(115,450,512

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(119,902,703

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(35,411,098

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) For the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)(b)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

84,491,605

   

$

90,061,128

   

Net realized loss

   

(4,452,191

)

   

(19,837,666

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(115,450,512

)

   

132,396,839

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(35,411,098

)

   

202,620,301

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(6,652,613

)

   

(6,493,716

)

 

Class B

   

(34,607

)

   

(58,722

)

 

Class C

   

(1,642,196

)

   

(1,329,944

)

 

Class R4

   

(1,016

)

   

   

Class R5

   

(616

)

   

   

Class T

   

(593,209

)

   

(656,047

)

 

Class Z

   

(75,543,282

)

   

(81,612,772

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(84,467,539

)

   

(90,151,201

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(482,843,549

)

   

179,725,667

   

Proceeds from regulatory settlements (Note 6)

   

     

4,227

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(602,722,186

)

   

292,198,994

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

2,763,418,296

     

2,471,219,302

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

2,160,696,110

   

$

2,763,418,296

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

1,843,224

   

$

1,480,423

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class R5 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013(a)(b)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(c)

   

4,873,576

     

52,497,246

     

3,755,163

     

40,921,751

   

Distributions reinvested

   

466,757

     

5,024,560

     

410,721

     

4,482,131

   

Redemptions

   

(5,493,862

)

   

(58,735,063

)

   

(2,670,991

)

   

(29,076,371

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(153,529

)

   

(1,213,257

)

   

1,494,893

     

16,327,511

   

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

6,230

     

68,751

     

33,433

     

361,732

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1,913

     

20,665

     

3,143

     

34,222

   

Redemptions(c)

   

(91,998

)

   

(993,231

)

   

(105,809

)

   

(1,153,859

)

 

Net decrease

   

(83,855

)

   

(903,815

)

   

(69,233

)

   

(757,905

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,413,617

     

15,439,047

     

1,902,465

     

20,750,735

   

Distributions reinvested

   

113,194

     

1,218,453

     

81,625

     

891,224

   

Redemptions

   

(1,490,734

)

   

(15,988,496

)

   

(478,499

)

   

(5,218,100

)

 

Net increase

   

36,077

     

669,004

     

1,505,591

     

16,423,859

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

28,956

     

302,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

92

     

972

     

     

   

Net increase

   

29,048

     

303,472

     

     

   

Class R5 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

5,885

     

62,491

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

52

     

541

     

     

   

Redemptions

   

(51

)

   

(534

)

   

     

   

Net increase

   

5,886

     

62,498

     

     

   

Class T shares

 

Subscriptions

   

10,509

     

113,164

     

8,780

     

95,622

   

Distributions reinvested

   

38,670

     

416,574

     

41,479

     

452,314

   

Redemptions

   

(281,318

)

   

(3,013,712

)

   

(100,424

)

   

(1,086,501

)

 

Net decrease

   

(232,139

)

   

(2,483,974

)

   

(50,165

)

   

(538,565

)

 

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

29,873,064

     

325,676,539

     

43,078,479

     

469,076,802

   

Distributions reinvested

   

518,290

     

5,587,311

     

469,549

     

5,127,586

   

Redemptions

   

(75,431,524

)

   

(810,541,327

)

   

(29,912,911

)

   

(325,933,621

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(45,040,170

)

   

(479,277,477

)

   

13,635,117

     

148,270,767

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(45,438,682

)

   

(482,843,549

)

   

16,516,203

     

179,725,667

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class R5 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(c) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

$

9.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.34

     

0.35

     

0.37

     

0.36

     

0.37

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.49

)

   

0.47

     

(0.02

)

   

0.36

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

   

0.82

     

0.35

     

0.72

     

0.97

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.54

   

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

Total return

   

(1.39

%)

   

7.88

%

   

3.43

%

   

7.13

%

   

10.19

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.86

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.86

%

   

0.75

%

   

0.74

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.74

%(d)

   

0.74

%(d)

   

0.73

%(d)

   

0.75

%(d)

   

0.73

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.14

%

   

3.22

%

   

3.52

%

   

3.43

%

   

3.66

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

201,053

   

$

212,161

   

$

187,355

   

$

98,208

   

$

85,642

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

13

%

   

23

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

$

9.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.28

     

0.30

     

0.29

     

0.30

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.49

)

   

0.47

     

(0.02

)

   

0.36

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.22

)

   

0.75

     

0.28

     

0.65

     

0.90

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.54

   

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

Total return

   

(2.02

%)

   

7.17

%

   

2.76

%

   

6.44

%

   

9.48

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.51

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.39

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.39

%(d)

   

1.39

%(d)

   

1.40

%(d)

   

1.40

%(d)

   

1.38

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.47

%

   

2.58

%

   

2.85

%

   

2.80

%

   

3.03

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

876

   

$

1,842

   

$

2,494

   

$

3,285

   

$

5,294

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

13

%

   

23

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

$

9.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.32

     

0.33

     

0.35

     

0.34

     

0.35

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.49

)

   

0.47

     

(0.02

)

   

0.36

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.17

)

   

0.80

     

0.33

     

0.70

     

0.95

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.54

   

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

Total return

   

(1.58

%)

   

7.66

%

   

3.22

%

   

6.92

%

   

9.97

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.51

%

   

1.51

%

   

1.52

%

   

1.40

%

   

1.39

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.94

%(d)

   

0.94

%(d)

   

0.93

%(d)

   

0.95

%(d)

   

0.93

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.94

%

   

3.01

%

   

3.33

%

   

3.23

%

   

3.45

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

51,706

   

$

53,729

   

$

35,541

   

$

21,903

   

$

17,304

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

13

%

   

23

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

10.93

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.23

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.41

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.18

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.22

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.22

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.53

   

Total return

   

(1.61

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.65

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.54

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.66

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

306

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R5

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.07

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.37

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.56

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.19

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.36

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.36

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.52

   

Total return

   

(1.73

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.52

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.45

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

3.62

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

62

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class T

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

$

9.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.35

     

0.36

     

0.37

     

0.36

     

0.37

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.50

)

   

0.47

     

(0.01

)

   

0.36

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

   

0.83

     

0.36

     

0.72

     

0.97

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.54

   

$

11.03

   

$

10.56

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

Total return

   

(1.34

%)

   

7.93

%

   

3.48

%

   

7.19

%

   

10.25

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.70

%

   

0.69

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.69

%(d)

   

0.69

%(d)

   

0.68

%(d)

   

0.70

%(d)

   

0.68

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.19

%

   

3.28

%

   

3.56

%

   

3.49

%

   

3.72

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

16,759

   

$

20,105

   

$

19,780

   

$

10,243

   

$

10,462

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

13

%

   

23

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.04

   

$

10.57

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

$

9.62

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.36

     

0.37

     

0.39

     

0.38

     

0.39

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.50

)

   

0.47

     

(0.01

)

   

0.36

     

0.60

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.14

)

   

0.84

     

0.38

     

0.74

     

0.99

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Proceeds from regulatory settlements

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.00

(a)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.54

   

$

11.04

   

$

10.57

   

$

10.58

   

$

10.22

   

Total return

   

(1.28

%)

   

8.07

%

   

3.69

%

   

7.35

%

   

10.41

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.66

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.55

%

   

0.54

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.54

%(d)

   

0.54

%(d)

   

0.54

%(d)

   

0.55

%(d)

   

0.53

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.33

%

   

3.42

%

   

3.74

%

   

3.64

%

   

3.87

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,889,934

   

$

2,475,582

   

$

2,226,049

   

$

2,365,718

   

$

2,384,815

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

13

%

   

23

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class R5, Class T and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans. Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012.

Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the investment amount. Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts

aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a CDSC if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Class T shares are available only to investors who received (and who have continuously held) Class T shares in connection with the merger of certain Galaxy Funds into various Columbia Funds (formerly named Liberty Funds).

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par upon reaching 60 days to maturity. Short-term securities maturing in more than 60 days from the valuation date are valued at the market price or approximate market value based on current interest rates.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other

amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.41% to 0.25% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.39% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.06% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

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

out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agent 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.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.19

%

 

Class B

   

0.19

   

Class C

   

0.19

   

Class R4

   

0.17

*

 

Class R5

   

0.05

*

 

Class T

   

0.19

   

Class Z

   

0.19

   

*Annualized.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $740.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.20% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.65% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.20% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Shareholder Services Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their selling and/or servicing agents. The Fund may pay shareholder servicing fees up to an aggregate annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.20% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.20% for administrative support services). These fees are currently limited to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares. In addition, the servicing fee for Class T shares will be waived by selling and/or servicing agents to the extent necessary to prevent the net investment income for the Class T shares from falling below 0.00% on a daily basis. The shareholder services fee for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $154,031 for Class A, $376 for Class B, $7,887 for Class C and $2,577 for Class T shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below), for the period disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

  March 1, 2013
through
February 28, 2014
  Prior to
March 1, 2013
 

Class A

   

0.74

%

   

0.74

%

 

Class B

   

1.39

     

1.39

   

Class C

   

1.39

     

1.39

   

Class R4

   

0.54

*

   

   

Class R5

   

0.45

     

0.46

   

Class T

   

0.69

     

0.69

   

Class Z

   

0.54

     

0.54

   

* Annual rate is contractual from March 19, 2013 (the commencement of operations of Class R4 shares) through February 28, 2014.

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement

commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for capital loss carryforwards, principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation, distribution reclassifications and tax straddles. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

338,735

   

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(43,023

)

 

Paid-in capital

   

(295,712

)

 

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Ordinary income

 

$

312,241

   

$

62,042

   

Tax-exempt income

   

84,155,298

     

90,089,159

   

Total

 

$

84,467,539

   

$

90,151,201

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

8,363,128

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

143,036,237

   

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $2,000,060,751 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

154,933,823

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(11,897,586

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

143,036,237

   

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at October 31, 2013, 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

 

Amount ($)

 

2017

   

832,773

   

2018

   

62,558

   

Unlimited short-term

   

17,008,274

   

Unlimited long-term

   

7,615,523

   

Total

   

25,519,128

   

Unlimited capital loss carryforwards are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $365,277,586 and $768,410,329, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Regulatory Settlements

During the year ended October 31, 2012, the Fund received $4,227 as a result of a regulatory settlement proceeding brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission against an unaffiliated third party relating to market timing and/or late trading of mutual funds. This amount represented the Fund's portion of the proceeds from the settlement (the Fund was not a party to the proceeding). The payments have been included in "Proceeds from regulatory settlements" in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 7. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 81.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account.

Note 8. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations:

Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.63

%

 

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund's performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the thirty-ninth, thirty-sixth and sixtieth percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are ranked in the first and second quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value




President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

Investing involves risk including the risk of loss of principal.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

15

   

Statement of Operations

   

17

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

18

   

Financial Highlights

   

20

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

26

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

32

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

33

   

Trustees and Officers

   

34

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

37

   

Important Information About This Report

   

41

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -3.20% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -2.96% for the same time period.

>  By comparison, the Fund's benchmarks, the Barclays New York Municipal Bond Index and the broader Barclays Municipal Bond Index, returned -1.40% and -1.72%, respectively, for the same 12-month period.

>  Effective sector allocation overall was more than offset by duration and yield curve positioning and security selection as a whole, which detracted.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

   

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

09/26/86

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-3.20

     

7.21

     

4.25

   

Including sales charges

           

-7.84

     

6.17

     

3.75

   

Class B

 

08/04/92

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-3.93

     

6.42

     

3.47

   

Including sales charges

           

-8.57

     

6.10

     

3.47

   

Class C

 

08/01/97

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-3.64

     

6.74

     

3.78

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.57

     

6.74

     

3.78

   

Class R4*

 

03/19/13

   

-3.07

     

7.24

     

4.26

   

Class R5*

 

11/08/12

   

-2.83

     

7.30

     

4.29

   

Class Z*

 

09/01/11

   

-2.96

     

7.33

     

4.30

   

Barclays New York Municipal Bond Index

           

-1.40

     

6.10

     

4.47

   

Barclays Municipal Bond Index

           

-1.72

     

6.37

     

4.53

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays New York Municipal Bond Index is a market-capitalization-weighted index of New York investment grade bonds with maturity of one year or more.

The Barclays Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -3.20% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -2.96% for the same time period. By comparison, the Fund's benchmarks, the Barclays New York Municipal Bond Index (Barclays NY Index) and the broad Barclays Municipal Bond Index, returned -1.40% and -1.72%, respectively, for the same period. Effective sector allocation was more than offset by duration and yield curve positioning and security selection, which detracted.

Tax-Exempt Bond Market Faced Multiple Headwinds

The tax-exempt fixed income market struggled during the period, with municipal bond yields rising across the yield curve. (Remember, there is usually an inverse relationship between bond prices and yield movements, so that bond prices fall when yields rise and vice versa.) Yields on longer-term maturities rose more than on shorter-term maturities, resulting in a steeper municipal bond yield curve.

When the period began in November 2012, the municipal bond market was strong. Municipal bond yields were generally falling and demand was high, as the potential for higher taxes and a limit on deductions following the U.S. elections drove investors to the tax-exempt asset class. However, in December 2012, there was a sharp correction, as U.S. Treasury yields rose with expectations that Congress would negotiate a deal to avert the fiscal cliff, increased amounts of debt came to market and investors started assessing the tax benefits of taking gains ahead of suspected tax increases in 2013. Following a rebound in January 2013, fund outflows picked up in February and were elevated through most of the period, as market tone softened, despite modest municipal supply. By April, typical bond selling that occurs to pay tax bills appeared to be compounded by strong stock market performance and increasing talk of a rotation out of bonds into riskier assets. In June 2013, following mid-May comments by Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Bernanke, the markets began anticipating the tapering of monetary policy stimulus. A stronger belief in brightening economic growth prospects perpetuated heavy municipal bond fund outflows, causing significant selling pressure and, in turn, higher yields.

July and August 2013 saw negative returns in the Barclays Municipal Bond Index due to sharply higher interest rates that resulted from confusion over Fed policy and heightened concerns about the fiscal health of Detroit and Puerto Rico. Municipal bond mutual fund redemptions hit record levels, further pressuring bond prices. September 2013 reversed course, with the municipal bond market posting gains as market fears faded with the Fed's unanticipated decision to delay tapering of its quantitative easing program along with continued slow issuance. The broad fixed income market rally continued into October. The U.S. government shutdown and Puerto Rico's debt were notable concerns, but neither seemed to materially impact the municipal bond market in October. Both concerns were more than offset by the positive impact of mid-month actions on both fronts along with low net new supply and seemingly stabilizing mutual fund outflows. Municipal bond yields fell through the last two months of the period.

From a fundamental perspective, states posted better revenue results on the back of increasing sales, income and property taxes. While negative credit stories made headlines — including the state of Illinois' inability to balance its budget, Puerto Rico's two-notch downgrade by Moody's and Detroit's Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing — it is well worth noting that such issues are not representative of the broad municipal bond market. Overall default rates trended down and were at their lowest level since at least 2009. The credit trends of New York were particularly positive, driven by improving economic conditions, solid financials

Portfolio Management

Catherine Stienstra

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

3.2

   

AA rating

   

30.9

   

A rating

   

43.2

   

BBB rating

   

16.5

   

Non-investment grade

   

2.1

   

Not rated

   

4.1

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a municipal bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, and geographic concentration risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in municipal securities issued by a single state and its municipalities, specific events or factors affecting a particular state can cause more volatility in the Fund than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal and/or state alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Federal and state income tax rules will apply to any capital gain distributions and any gains or losses on sales. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

results and improved governance. The state passed on-time budgets for the past three years and the 2014 enacted budget holds spending to a modest 1.9% growth rate. New York's budget performance and liquidity improved during fiscal 2012 and 2013, with an emphasis on ongoing budget cuts and restraints on automatic growth in school and health care funding.

Duration and Yield Curve Positioning Hampered Returns

Detracting most from Fund results was the combined effect of duration and yield curve positioning. The Fund had a longer duration than the Barclays NY Index, which hurt as tax-exempt bond rates rose. (Duration is a measure of the Fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates.) Also, an overweight relative to the Barclays NY Index to bonds with maturities of 15 to 25 years and an underweight to bonds with maturities of one to 10 years detracted, as longer-dated maturities underperformed shorter-term maturities given the steepening of the municipal bond yield curve. Having an underweighted allocation to local general obligation bonds, which outperformed the Barclays NY Index, also hurt the Fund's results, as did having an underweighted allocation to securities rated AAA and AA, which was the best performing quality segment of the Barclays NY Index. Security selection among bonds rated AAA and AA and bonds in the education, transportation and leasing sectors detracted as well.

Effective Sector Allocation Boosted Fund Performance

The Fund benefited from its significant allocation to the hospital sector, which outpaced the Barclays NY Index, and from its underweighted exposure to the water and sewer sector, which lagged the Barclays NY Index. The Fund's exposure to high yield municipal bonds also boosted the Fund's results, as the total return generated from these securities was positive.

Fundamental Analysis Drove Portfolio Changes

During the period, we decreased the Fund's exposure to the health care, education and sales tax revenue sectors and to securities rated AA. We further reduced an already underweighted exposure to Puerto Rico debt to less than 1% of the Fund's total net assets. We increased the Fund's exposure to the transportation and local general obligation sectors and to securities rated BBB. In anticipation of an eventual rise in interest rates, we shifted to a more defensive portfolio stance by increasing the average coupon of the Fund.

Looking Ahead

In our current view, supply/demand factors should be supportive of the municipal bond market over the near term, although we believe such factors remain sensitive to news flow regarding fiscal policy negotiations, Detroit's and Puerto Rico's credit, and Fed decisions. As such, we intend to monitor supply/demand factors closely in the months ahead.

Given what we believe is the potential for interest rates to continue to rise until further developments out of Washington, D.C. and/or the sustainability of economic growth become clearer, we currently intend to seek to bring the Fund's duration closer to that of the Barclays NY Index. To help sustain a competitive yield, we expect to implement this strategy by selling longer term, higher quality securities in favor of shorter maturity, lower investment grade securities. As always, the Fund's emphasis remains on generating both a high level of income generally exempt from federal income tax and New York state and local taxes as well as capital appreciation, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.

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Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 — October 31, 2013

    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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

952.70

     

1,021.27

     

3.84

     

3.97

     

0.78

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

949.10

     

1,017.49

     

7.52

     

7.78

     

1.53

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

950.50

     

1,019.00

     

6.05

     

6.26

     

1.23

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

953.80

     

1,022.53

     

2.61

     

2.70

     

0.53

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

955.20

     

1,022.74

     

2.41

     

2.50

     

0.49

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

953.90

     

1,022.53

     

2.61

     

2.70

     

0.53

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 96.7%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Air Transportation 4.6%

 
New York City Industrial Development Agency(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Trips Obligated Group
Senior Series 2012A AMT
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

1,900,080

   
Revenue Bonds
Terminal One Group Association Project
Series 2005 AMT
01/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,576,815

   
New York City Industrial Development Agency(a)(b)
Revenue Bonds
Terminal One Group Association Project
Series 2005 AMT
01/01/24
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,149,860

   
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Revenue Bonds
JFK International Air Terminal
Series 2010
12/01/42
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,145,060

   

Total

           

7,771,815

   

Assisted Living 1.3%

 
Huntington Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Gurwin Jewish Senior Residences
Series 1999A
05/01/19
   

5.875

%

   

1,005,000

     

1,007,000

   
Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc. — Meadowview
Series 1999
06/01/19
   

6.150

%

   

590,000

     

590,301

   

06/01/29

   

6.200

%

   

615,000

     

608,610

   

Total

           

2,205,911

   

Higher Education 12.2%

 
Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Marist College Project
Series 2012A
07/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

675,000

     

783,641

   
Geneva Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Hobart & William Smith College
Series 2012
09/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

295,000

     

326,547

   
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
New York Institute of Technology Project
Series 2000A
03/01/26
   

4.750

%

   

1,210,000

     

1,243,481

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated City University System 5th General Resolution
Series 2008B
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,094,500

   
Cornell University
Series 2006A
07/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,080,360

   
Series 2009A
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,112,260

   
Culinary Institute of America
Series 2012
07/01/34
   

5.000

%

   

350,000

     

342,909

   
Manhattan Marymount College
Series 2009
07/01/29
   

5.250

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,519,680

   
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Series 2009
07/01/39
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,018,870

   
NYSARC, Inc.
Series 2012A
07/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

890,000

     

1,020,563

   
Pratt Institute
Series 2009C (AGM)
07/01/39
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,028,380

   
St. John's University
Series 2007A (NPFGC)
07/01/32
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,023,670

   
Series 2007C (NPFGC)
07/01/26
   

5.250

%

   

1,205,000

     

1,387,220

   
Series 2012A
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

240,000

     

258,331

   
State University Dormitory Facilities
Series 2011A
07/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,061,340

   
Teacher's College
Series 2009
03/01/39
   

5.500

%

   

500,000

     

523,925

   
The New School
Series 2010
07/01/40
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,574,895

   
Niagara Area Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Niagra University Project
Series 2012A
05/01/35
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

498,695

   
Seneca County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
New York Chiropractic College
Series 2007
10/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

760,073

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
7



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Clarkson University Project
Series 2007
07/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,021,070

   
Town of Hempstead Local Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Molloy College Project
Series 2009
07/01/39
   

5.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,030,570

   
Yonkers Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Sarah Lawrence College Project
Series 2001A
06/01/29
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,082,510

   

Total

           

20,793,490

   

Hospital 17.9%

 
Albany Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
St. Peters Hospital Project
Series 2008A
11/15/27
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,097,860

   
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Rochester General Hospital
Series 2013A
12/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,350,000

     

1,366,659

   
Revenue Bonds
Unity Hospital-Rochester Project
Series 2010 (FHA)
08/15/35
   

5.750

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,194,080

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Kaleida Health
Series 2006 (FHA)
02/15/35
   

4.700

%

   

1,000,000

     

978,850

   
Mount Sinai Hospital
Series 2010A
07/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

2,275,000

     

2,442,667

   
Series 2011A
07/01/41
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,021,440

   
NYU Hospital Center
Series 2007B
07/01/37
   

5.625

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,022,640

   
New York Hospital Medical Center
Series 2007 (FHA)
02/15/37
   

4.750

%

   

975,000

     

977,584

   
New York University Hospital Center
Series 2006A
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

542,265

   
Series 2007B
07/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

640,000

     

681,146

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Series 2011A
07/01/31
   

5.750

%

   

800,000

     

858,416

   
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligation Group
Series 2007A
05/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,009,900

   
Series 2009A
05/01/37
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,085,620

   
Orange Regional Medical Center
Series 2008
12/01/29
   

6.125

%

   

1,900,000

     

1,911,799

   
University of Rochester
Series 2007B
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,078,160

   
Series 2009A
07/01/39
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,059,830

   
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Saratoga Hospital Project
Series 2007B
12/01/32
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

506,570

   
Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Catholic Health Services
Series 2011
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,589,355

   
Westchester County Healthcare Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2010C-2
11/01/37
   

6.125

%

   

1,850,000

     

1,999,998

   
Series 2011A
11/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,047,660

   

Total

           

30,472,499

   

Human Service Provider 0.6%

 
Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Anderson Center Services, Inc. Project
Series 2010
10/01/30
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

994,690

   

Independent Power 0.5%

 
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Nissequogue Cogen Partners Facility
Series 1998 AMT(a)
01/01/23
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

936,900

   

Investor Owned 0.9%

 
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 1993(b)
04/01/20
   

12.336

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,502,310

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
8



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Local Appropriation 0.6%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Court Facilities
Series 1998(c)
08/01/19
   

0.000

%

   

1,200,000

     

1,082,988

   

Local General Obligation 7.5%

 
City of New York
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2010B
08/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

584,170

   
Series 2013J
08/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,163,880

   
Subordinated Series 2009I-1
04/01/27
   

5.125

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,673,850

   
City of Syracuse
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Airport Terminal Security Access Improvement
Series 2011 AMT(a)
11/01/36
   

5.000

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,752,292

   
County of Monroe
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding & Public Improvement Bonds
Series 1996 (NPFGC)
03/01/15
   

6.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,329,488

   
County of Rockland
General Obligation Limited Notes
RAN Series 2013B
06/27/14
   

1.750

%

   

1,220,000

     

1,220,183

   
County of Suffolk
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2013A (AGM)
06/15/18
   

3.250

%

   

500,000

     

534,605

   
Mount Sinai Union Free School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 1992 (AMBAC)
02/15/19
   

6.200

%

   

1,005,000

     

1,237,034

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
School Districts Bond Financing
Series 2013F
10/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,174,410

   
Sullivan West Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012
04/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

580,180

   
Town of Ramapo
Refunding General Obligation Limited Notes
BAN Series 2013
05/28/14
   

4.700

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,509,570

   

Total

           

12,759,662

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Multi-Family 2.3%

 
Housing Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Gateway Apartments
Series 2009A
09/15/25
   

4.500

%

   

165,000

     

171,519

   
Series 2009C-1
11/01/34
   

5.500

%

   

500,000

     

518,700

   
Series 2009M
11/01/45
   

5.150

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,266,113

   
Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Upstate Properties Development, Inc.
Series 2011
12/01/41
   

5.250

%

   

1,945,000

     

1,983,394

   

Total

           

3,939,726

   

Municipal Power 3.1%

 
Long Island Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
05/01/33
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,240

   
Series 2009A
04/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

809,730

   
Series 2012A
09/01/37
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,037,040

   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013A(d)
07/01/36
   

6.750

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,277,445

   

Total

           

5,263,455

   

Nursing Home 0.3%

 
Amherst Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Beechwood Health Care Center, Inc.
Series 2007
01/01/40
   

5.200

%

   

720,000

     

593,359

   

Other Bond Issue 0.3%

 
Westchester County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Series 2004
08/01/24
   

5.375

%

   

520,000

     

534,196

   

Other Industrial Development Bond 3.2%

 
New York Liberty Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Goldman Sachs Headquarters
Series 2007
10/01/37
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,092,870

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
9



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Brooklyn Union Gas Co. Project
Series 1996 (NPFGC)
01/01/21
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,007,860

   
Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. Project
Series 1994 AMT(a)
03/01/24
   

5.750

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,363,200

   

Total

           

5,463,930

   

Pool/Bond Bank 2.6%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
School Districts Financing Program
Series 2009C (AGM)
10/01/36
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,048,510

   
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Revolving Funds-Pooled Financing
Series 2005B
04/15/35
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,157,810

   
Series 2009A
06/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,138,940

   

Total

           

4,345,260

   

Ports 3.8%

 
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated 85th
Series 1993
03/01/28
   

5.375

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,337,920

   
Consolidated 93rd
Series 1994
06/01/94
   

6.125

%

   

2,250,000

     

2,500,943

   
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey(a)
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated 143rd
Series 2006 (AGM) AMT
10/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,080,000

   
Consolidated 147th
Series 2007 (NPFGC) AMT
10/15/26
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

530,100

   

Total

           

6,448,963

   

Prep School 1.8%

 
Build NYC Resource Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Bronx Charter School for Excellence
Series 2013A
04/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

928,360

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
International Leadership Charter School
Series 2013
07/01/33
   

5.750

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,340,835

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Convent-Sacred Heart
Series 2011 (AGM)
11/01/35
   

5.625

%

   

750,000

     

805,673

   

Total

           

3,074,868

   

Recreation 1.8%

 
Build NYC Resource Corp.
Revenue Bonds
YMCA of Greater NY Project
Series 2012
08/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

510,625

   
New York City Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Queens Baseball Stadium Pilot
Series 2006 (AMBAC)
01/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

487,905

   
Yankee Stadium Pilot
Series 2009 (AGM)
03/01/49
   

7.000

%

   

250,000

     

286,353

   
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Museum of Modern Art
Series 2008-1A
04/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

821,618

   
Revenue Bonds
Lincoln Center
Series 2008C
12/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

750,000

     

875,992

   

Total

           

2,982,493

   

Refunded/Escrowed 2.4%

 
Greece Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 1992 (FGIC)
06/15/16
   

6.000

%

   

500,000

     

572,085

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Prerefunded 07/01/18 Revenue Bonds
Rochester Institute of Technology
Series 2008A
07/01/33
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,223,850

   
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Prerefunded 01/01/22 Revenue Bonds
General Purpose
Series 1999B
01/01/30
   

5.500

%

   

1,800,000

     

2,240,226

   

Total

           

4,036,161

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
10



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Retirement Communities 2.9%

 
Broome County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Good Shepard Village
Series 2008A
07/01/28
   

6.750

%

   

500,000

     

506,405

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association
Series 2012
07/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,026,720

   
Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Peconic Landing Southold
Series 2010
12/01/40
   

6.000

%

   

1,225,000

     

1,277,969

   
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Jeffersons Ferry Project
Series 2006
11/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,335,000

     

1,361,793

   
Ulster County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007A
09/15/42
   

6.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

695,820

   

Total

           

4,868,707

   

Single Family 0.3%

 
New York Mortgage Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007-140 AMT(a)
10/01/21
   

4.600

%

   

500,000

     

511,225

   

Special Non Property Tax 7.0%

 
Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority
Revenue Bonds
Sales Tax and State Aid
Secured Series 2013A
03/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

598,195

   
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
11/15/26
   

5.300

%

   

700,000

     

782,110

   
Series 2009B
11/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,043,890

   
Nassau County Interim Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Secured Sales Tax
Series 2009A
11/15/24
   

5.000

%

   

250,000

     

286,535

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid
Revenue Bonds
Fiscal 2009
Series 2009S-3
01/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,150,430

   
Series 2009S-5
01/15/32
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,065,380

   
New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Refunded Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Subordinated Series 2012B
11/01/30
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

544,975

   
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Series 2007B
11/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,035,000

     

1,165,027

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Education
Series 2008B
03/15/36
   

5.750

%

   

500,000

     

560,355

   
Series 2009A
03/15/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,545,000

     

1,709,002

   
Series 2009A
02/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

1,400,000

     

1,472,870

   
New York State Thruway Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005A (NPFGC)
04/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

531,005

   
Series 2009A-1
04/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,073,910

   

Total

           

11,983,684

   

State Appropriated 4.0%

 
Erie County Industrial Development Agency (The)
Revenue Bonds
School District Buffalo Project
Series 2011A
05/01/32
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,063,650

   
Series 2013A
05/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,114,100

   
New York Local Government Assistance Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2007A
04/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,132,410

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated City University System 2nd Generation
Series 1993A
07/01/20
   

6.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,396,940

   
State University Educational Facilities
Series 2000C (AGM)
05/15/17
   

5.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,166,850

   

Total

           

6,873,950

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Student Loan — %

 
New York Mortgage Agency
Revenue Bonds
New York State Higher Education Finance
Series 2009
11/01/26
   

4.750

%

   

75,000

     

77,194

   

Transportation 6.2%

 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005B (AMBAC)
11/15/23
   

5.250

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,465,462

   
Series 2005F
11/15/35
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

506,170

   
Series 2006A
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

750,000

     

835,200

   
Series 2010D
11/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

1,350,000

     

1,391,958

   
Series 2011D
11/15/36
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,022,560

   
Series 2012E
11/15/31
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,103,900

   
Transportation System
Series 2013-A
11/15/32
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,084,700

   
Series 2013B
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,156,780

   

Total

           

10,566,730

   

Turnpike/Bridge/Toll Road 3.8%

 
New York State Thruway Authority
Revenue Bonds
General Revenue
Series 2012I
01/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,103,880

   
Series 2005F (AMBAC)
01/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,091,820

   
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2013-A
11/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,210,720

   

Total

           

6,406,420

   

Water & Sewer 4.8%

 
Great Neck North Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008
01/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

690,000

     

715,033

   
New York City Water & Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Fiscal 2009
Series 2008A
06/15/40
   

5.750

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,112,230

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
New York Water & Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008CC
06/15/34
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,668,805

   
Series 2009EE
06/15/40
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

527,050

   
Niagara Falls Public Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013A
07/15/29
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,050,140

   
Rensselaer County Water Service & Sewer Authority
Revenue Bonds
Water Service
Series 2008
09/01/38
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,030,880

   

Total

           

8,104,138

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $157,885,366)
           

164,594,724

   

Floating Rate Notes 0.5%

Issue
Description
  Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Revenue Bonds
General
VRDN Series 2005B-2C (U.S. Bank)(e)(f)
01/01/32
   

0.070

%

   

900,000

     

900,000

   
Total Floating Rate Notes
(Cost: $900,000)
           

900,000

   

Money Market Funds 1.4%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free
Municipal Money Market Fund,
0.000%(g)
   

1,154,868

     

1,154,868

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money
Market Fund, 0.010%(g)
   

1,206,017

     

1,206,017

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $2,360,885)
       

2,360,885

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $161,146,251)
       

167,855,609

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

2,355,937

   

Net Assets

       

170,211,546

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
12



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Income from this security may be subject to alternative minimum tax.

(b)  Variable rate security.

(c)  Zero coupon bond.

(d)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $1,277,445 or 0.75% of net assets.

(e)  Interest rate varies to reflect current market conditions; rate shown is the effective rate on October 31, 2013.

(f)  The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest from the guarantor after a day or a week's notice or upon maturity. The maturity date disclosed represents the final maturity.

(g)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

AMT  Alternative Minimum Tax

BAN  Bond Anticipation Note

FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHA  Federal Housing Authority

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

RAN  Revenue Anticipation Note

VRDN  Variable Rate Demand Note

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
13



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific  or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 


Total ($)
 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

164,594,724

     

     

164,594,724

   

Total Bonds

   

     

164,594,724

     

     

164,594,724

   

Short-Term Securities

 

Floating Rate Notes

   

     

900,000

     

     

900,000

   

Total Short-Term Securities

   

     

900,000

     

     

900,000

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

2,360,885

     

     

     

2,360,885

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

2,360,885

     

     

     

2,360,885

   

Total

   

2,360,885

     

165,494,724

     

     

167,855,609

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
14




Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

(identified cost $161,146,251)

 

$

167,855,609

   

Receivable for:

 

Capital shares sold

   

470,957

   

Interest

   

2,670,776

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

221

   

Prepaid expenses

   

1,768

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

29,703

   

Other assets

   

2,325

   

Total assets

   

171,031,359

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

160,268

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

537,119

   

Investment management fees

   

1,860

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

1,325

   

Transfer agent fees

   

20,697

   

Administration fees

   

325

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

14

   

Other expenses

   

68,502

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

29,703

   

Total liabilities

   

819,813

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

170,211,546

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

162,379,375

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

353,652

   

Accumulated net realized gain

   

769,161

   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

6,709,358

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

170,211,546

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
15



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

145,383,974

   

Shares outstanding

   

20,156,837

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.21

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

7.57

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

777,602

   

Shares outstanding

   

107,847

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.21

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

16,254,371

   

Shares outstanding

   

2,254,338

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.21

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

2,367

   

Shares outstanding

   

329

   

Net asset value per share(b)

 

$

7.20

   

Class R5

 

Net assets

 

$

2,317

   

Shares outstanding

   

322

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.20

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

7,790,915

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,081,069

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

7.21

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
16



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

195

   

Interest

   

8,291,715

   

Total income

   

8,291,910

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

761,105

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

412,793

   

Class B

   

10,631

   

Class C

   

192,275

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

184,985

   

Class B

   

1,185

   

Class C

   

21,525

   

Class R4(a)

   

2

   

Class R5(b)

   

1

   

Class Z

   

5,550

   

Administration fees

   

133,193

   

Compensation of board members

   

21,568

   

Custodian fees

   

3,185

   

Printing and postage fees

   

32,909

   

Registration fees

   

47,648

   

Professional fees

   

31,462

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

125

   

Other

   

13,461

   

Total expenses

   

1,873,603

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(241,744

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(57,732

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(260

)

 

Total net expenses

   

1,573,867

   

Net investment income

   

6,718,043

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

1,216,313

   

Net realized gain

   

1,216,313

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(14,263,344

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(14,263,344

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(13,047,031

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(6,328,988

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) For the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
17



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)(b)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

6,718,043

   

$

7,003,149

   

Net realized gain

   

1,216,313

     

1,469,883

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(14,263,344

)

   

11,251,561

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(6,328,988

)

   

19,724,593

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(5,865,166

)

   

(6,306,480

)

 

Class B

   

(29,594

)

   

(55,711

)

 

Class C

   

(596,393

)

   

(585,801

)

 

Class R4

   

(57

)

   

   

Class R5

   

(90

)

   

   

Class Z

   

(188,432

)

   

(17,711

)

 

Net realized gains

 

Class A

   

(964,902

)

   

(267,207

)

 

Class B

   

(7,428

)

   

(3,562

)

 

Class C

   

(110,755

)

   

(27,350

)

 

Class R5

   

(13

)

   

   

Class Z

   

(5,533

)

   

(8

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(7,768,363

)

   

(7,263,830

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(16,261,740

)

   

6,333,234

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(30,359,091

)

   

18,793,997

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

200,570,637

     

181,776,640

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

170,211,546

   

$

200,570,637

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

353,652

   

$

315,040

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class R5 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
18



Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013(a)(b)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(c)

   

1,676,945

     

12,757,758

     

2,154,954

     

16,316,878

   

Distributions reinvested

   

720,949

     

5,430,735

     

656,913

     

4,974,218

   

Redemptions

   

(5,173,906

)

   

(38,510,384

)

   

(2,362,750

)

   

(17,887,399

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(2,776,012

)

   

(20,321,891

)

   

449,117

     

3,403,697

   

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,016

     

7,677

     

7,319

     

55,458

   

Distributions reinvested

   

2,861

     

21,689

     

4,754

     

35,836

   

Redemptions(c)

   

(75,268

)

   

(569,116

)

   

(135,943

)

   

(1,032,617

)

 

Net decrease

   

(71,391

)

   

(539,750

)

   

(123,870

)

   

(941,323

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

345,250

     

2,621,770

     

725,014

     

5,461,336

   

Distributions reinvested

   

63,230

     

476,946

     

52,599

     

398,568

   

Redemptions

   

(763,342

)

   

(5,661,238

)

   

(393,145

)

   

(2,960,844

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(354,862

)

   

(2,562,522

)

   

384,468

     

2,899,060

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

328

     

2,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1

     

8

     

     

   

Net increase

   

329

     

2,508

     

     

   

Class R5 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

321

     

2,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1

     

8

     

     

   

Net increase

   

322

     

2,508

     

     

   

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,140,510

     

8,538,104

     

128,984

     

982,563

   

Distributions reinvested

   

6,288

     

47,273

     

2,286

     

17,613

   

Redemptions

   

(193,980

)

   

(1,427,970

)

   

(3,713

)

   

(28,376

)

 

Net increase

   

952,818

     

7,157,407

     

127,557

     

971,800

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(2,248,796

)

   

(16,261,740

)

   

837,272

     

6,333,234

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class R5 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(c) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights

The following 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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

$

6.55

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.28

     

0.29

     

0.30

     

0.31

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.50

     

(0.06

)(a)

   

0.31

     

0.78

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.24

)

   

0.78

     

0.23

     

0.61

     

1.09

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.30

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.52

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.21

   

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

Total return

   

(3.20

%)

   

10.90

%

   

3.40

%

   

8.86

%

   

17.24

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.91

%

   

0.93

%

   

1.02

%

   

1.12

%

   

1.09

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.78

%(d)

   

0.79

%(d)

   

0.82

%(d)

   

0.84

%(d)

   

0.84

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.57

%

   

3.70

%

   

4.04

%

   

4.11

%

   

4.47

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

145,384

   

$

177,945

   

$

163,405

   

$

54,888

   

$

50,469

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

24

%

   

22

%

   

9

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

$

6.55

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.21

     

0.22

     

0.24

     

0.24

     

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.50

     

(0.06

)(a)

   

0.32

     

0.78

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.30

)

   

0.72

     

0.18

     

0.56

     

1.03

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.24

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.33

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.21

   

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

Total return

   

(3.93

%)

   

10.08

%

   

2.62

%

   

8.05

%

   

16.38

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.66

%

   

1.70

%

   

1.87

%

   

1.87

%

   

1.84

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.53

%(d)

   

1.54

%(d)

   

1.60

%(d)

   

1.59

%(d)

   

1.59

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.80

%

   

2.95

%

   

3.38

%

   

3.38

%

   

3.73

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

778

   

$

1,390

   

$

2,202

   

$

4,540

   

$

8,217

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

24

%

   

22

%

   

9

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

$

6.55

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.23

     

0.25

     

0.26

     

0.26

     

0.28

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.50

     

(0.06

)(a)

   

0.32

     

0.78

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.28

)

   

0.75

     

0.20

     

0.58

     

1.06

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.09

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.49

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.21

   

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.34

   

$

7.25

   

Total return

   

(3.64

%)

   

10.41

%

   

2.95

%

   

8.37

%

   

16.72

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.66

%

   

1.68

%

   

1.82

%

   

1.87

%

   

1.84

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.23

%(d)

   

1.24

%(d)

   

1.28

%(d)

   

1.29

%(d)

   

1.29

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.12

%

   

3.24

%

   

3.64

%

   

3.66

%

   

4.02

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

16,254

   

$

20,240

   

$

16,164

   

$

9,401

   

$

9,031

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

24

%

   

22

%

   

9

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.63

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.18

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.43

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.25

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.18

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.18

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.20

   

Total return

   

(3.35

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.69

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.53

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.88

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

2

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R5

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.79

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.28

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.55

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.27

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.28

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.32

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.20

   

Total return

   

(3.52

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.62

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.50

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

3.85

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

2

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011(a)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

$

7.25

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.29

     

0.30

     

0.05

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.51

)

   

0.50

     

0.02

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.22

)

   

0.80

     

0.07

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.01

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

7.21

   

$

7.76

   

$

7.27

   

Total return

   

(2.96

%)

   

11.19

%

   

0.96

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.65

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.61

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.53

%(e)

   

0.54

%(e)

   

0.52

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

3.86

%

   

3.90

%

   

4.19

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

7,791

   

$

995

   

$

5

   

Portfolio turnover

   

15

%

   

24

%

   

22

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from September 1, 2011 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2011.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class R5 and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement

plans. Class R5 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012.

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par upon reaching 60 days to maturity. Short-term securities maturing in more than 60 days from the valuation date are valued at the market price or approximate market value based on current interest rates.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.40% to 0.27% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

October 31, 2013 was 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agent 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.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.11

%

 

Class B

   

0.11

   

Class C

   

0.11

   

Class R4

   

0.15

*

 

Class R5

   

0.05

*

 

Class Z

   

0.11

   

*Annualized.

The Fund 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, including the payment of rent by SDC (the Guaranty). The lease and the Guaranty expire in January 2019. At October 31, 2013, the Fund's total potential future obligation over the life of the Guaranty is $70,738. The liability remaining at October 31, 2013 for non-recurring charges associated with the lease amounted to $33,858 and is recorded as a part of the payable for other expenses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $260.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.45% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $94,683 for Class A, $28 for Class B and $2,011 for Class C shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    March 1, 2013
through
February 28, 2014
  Prior to
March 1, 2013
 

Class A

   

0.78

%

   

0.79

%

 

Class B

   

1.53

     

1.54

   

Class C

   

1.53

     

1.54

   

Class R4

   

0.53

*

   

   

Class R5

   

0.49

     

0.52

**

 

Class Z

   

0.53

     

0.54

   

*Annual rate is contractual from March 19, 2013 (the commencement of operations of Class R4 shares) through February 28, 2014.

**Annual rate is contractual from November 8, 2012 (the commencement of operations of Class R5 shares) through February 28, 2013.

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage

commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation, distribution reclassifications and tax straddles. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

301

   

Accumulated net realized gain

   

(301

)

 

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Tax-exempt income

 

$

6,679,732

   

$

6,960,213

   

Ordinary income

   

356,857

     

5,490

   

Long-term capital gains

   

731,774

     

298,127

   

Total

 

$

7,768,363

   

$

7,263,830

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

645,527

   

Undistributed accumulated long-term gain

   

1,062,198

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

6,763,841

   

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $161,091,768 and the aggregate

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

9,261,023

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(2,497,182

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   

6,763,841

   

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $26,761,125 and $39,741,386, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 12.2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Affiliated shareholder accounts owned 10.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 8. Significant Risks

Geographic Concentration Risk

Because state-specific tax-exempt funds invest primarily in the municipal securities issued by the state and political sub-divisions of the state, the Fund will be particularly affected by political and economic conditions and developments in the state in which it invests. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a municipal bond fund which is more geographically diversified. The value of the municipal securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations

Capital Gain Dividend

 

$

1,161,130

   
Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.98

%

 

Capital Gain Dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period. The Fund also designates as capital gain dividends, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any
Fund in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name, Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any
Fund in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the twenty-fifth, twenty-fifth and eight percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are ranked in the first and third quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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October 31, 2013

Columbia International Bond Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

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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 a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

14

   

Statement of Operations

   

16

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

17

   

Financial Highlights

   

19

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

24

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

32

   

Trustees and Officers

   

33

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

36

   

Important Information About This Report

   

41

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia International Bond Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -3.22% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013.

>  The Fund underperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned -0.06% for the 12-month period.

>  The Fund outperformed the Citigroup Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond (All Maturities) Index — Unhedged, which returned -3.75% for the same period.

>  Exposure to emerging markets debt and an underweighted position in the Japanese yen contributed positively to the Fund's relative results, while country positioning, exposure to U.S. rates and underweighted positions in the euro and Swiss franc detracted.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

Life

 

Class A

 

12/01/08

                 

Excluding sales charges

           

-3.22

     

4.34

   

Including sales charges

           

-7.82

     

3.31

   

Class C

 

12/01/08

                 

Excluding sales charges

           

-4.01

     

3.54

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.96

     

3.54

   

Class I*

 

09/27/10

   

-2.94

     

4.53

   

Class W*

 

06/18/12

   

-3.22

     

3.93

   

Class Z

 

12/01/08

   

-3.01

     

4.60

   

Blended Benchmark

           

-0.06

     

6.71

   

Citigroup Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond (All Maturities) Index — Unhedged

           

-3.75

     

4.40

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% for the first year only. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class A shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Blended Benchmark, a weighted custom composite, established by the Investment Manager, consists of a 60% weighting in the Citigroup World Government Bond (excluding the U.S. and Japan) Index (the Citigroup WGBI — ex U.S./Japan), a 20% weighting in the Citigroup Japan Government Bond Index (the Citigroup Japan GBI) and a 20% weighting in the JPMorgan Government Bond Index — Emerging Markets Global Diversified Composite (the JPM GBI EM — Global Diversified). The Citigroup WGBI — ex U.S./Japan has the same calculation and inclusion criteria as the Fund's primary benchmark, the Citigroup Non.U.S. WGBI — Unhedged, while excluding issues from the United States and also Japan. The Citigroup Japan GBI is a market-weighted index based on Yen-denominated debt instruments issued by the government of Japan. The JPM GBI — EM Global Diversified tracks total returns for emerging markets local-currency denominated fixed income instruments.

The Citigroup Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond (All Maturities) Index — Unhedged (Citigroup Non-U.S. WGBI — Unhedged) is calculated on a market-weighted basis and includes investment-grade, fixed-rate bonds, issued by governments outside of the United States (currently, 21 countries), with a remaining maturity of one year or longer and with amounts outstanding of at least the equivalent of U.S. $25 million.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (December 1, 2008 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia International Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

At October 31, 2013, approximately 74% of the Fund's shares were owned in the aggregate by affiliated funds-of-funds managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager). As a result of asset allocation decisions by the Investment Manager, it is possible that the Fund may experience relatively large purchases or redemptions from affiliated funds-of-funds. The Investment Manager seeks to minimize the impact of these transactions by structuring them over a reasonable period of time. The Fund may experience increased expenses as it buys and sells securities as a result of purchases or redemptions by affiliated funds-of-funds.

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -3.22% excluding sales charge. The Fund underperformed the Blended Benchmark, which returned -0.06% for the reporting period. The Blended Benchmark consists 60% of the Citigroup World Government Bond (excluding the U.S. and Japan) Index, 20% of the Citigroup Japan Government Bond Index and 20% of the JPMorgan Government Bond Index — Emerging Markets Global Diversified Composite. The Fund outperformed the Citigroup Non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond (All Maturities) Index — Unhedged (Citigroup Index), which returned -3.75% for the same period. Exposure to emerging markets debt and an underweighted position in the Japanese yen contributed positively to the Fund's relative results, while country positioning, exposure to U.S. rates and underweighted positions in the euro and Swiss franc detracted.

Global Expansion Broadening Slowly

The global economy appears to have risen out of its 2012 doldrums, driven principally by central bank policy actions and as the deleveraging headwinds created by the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 faded further into the background. Still, signs of a broad-based reacceleration in global activity remained limited. For example, measures of excess capacity remained well above normal in the developed economies. Excess capacity was especially obvious in the eurozone, which only just escaped recession and which has historically high unemployment rates in many member countries.

Higher Yielding Bonds Drove Returns

The 12-month period was characterized by improving global economic growth prospects, despite the partial U.S. government shutdown. The European Central Bank's (the ECB's) Outright Monetary Transactions, the U.S. Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) open-ended quantitative easing program, and Japanese "Abenomics" collectively sent a powerful message that the period of easy money would be ongoing for an extended time, thereby significantly reducing tail risks. In turn, risk assets, such as equities and high yield corporate bonds, generally performed strongly during the period. However, emerging market debt posted negative returns, and international government bonds generated only modestly positive returns. Amongst international government bonds broadly, higher-yielding government bonds tended to outperform lower-yielding government bonds in the low nominal interest rate environment that dominated.

Contributors and Detractors

The Fund's country positioning and exposure to rising U.S. interest rates through U.S. dollar-denominated emerging market bonds detracted from its results during the period. Given our concern about the eurozone's unresolved fundamental

Portfolio Management

Nicholas Pifer, CFA

C. Michael Ng, CFA

Jim Cielinski*

Matthew Cobon*

*Effective October 18, 2013, Mr. Cielinski and Mr. Cobon, were named Portfolio Managers of the Fund.

Country Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

Argentina

   

0.5

   

Australia

   

4.3

   

Austria

   

0.4

   

Belgium

   

0.2

   

Brazil

   

0.6

   

Bulgaria

   

0.1

   

Canada

   

6.4

   

Colombia

   

0.8

   

Denmark

   

0.2

   

Dominican Republic

   

0.4

   

Finland

   

0.3

   

France

   

13.1

   

Germany

   

12.3

   

Guatemala

   

0.5

   

Hungary

   

0.1

   

Indonesia

   

3.0

   

Japan

   

8.4

   

Kazakhstan

   

0.4

   

Lithuania

   

0.2

   

Mexico

   

6.6

   

Netherlands

   

4.7

   

New Zealand

   

0.9

   

Norway

   

5.5

   

Panama

   

0.1

   

Peru

   

0.6

   

Philippines

   

1.0

   

Poland

   

4.6

   

Romania

   

0.6

   

Russian Federation

   

3.6

   

South Africa

   

2.0

   

Supra-National

   

1.2

   

Sweden

   

2.2

   

Turkey

   

1.4

   

Ukraine

   

0.3

   

United Kingdom

   

6.5

   

United States(a)

   

5.0

   

Uruguay

   

0.1

   

Venezuela

   

0.9

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

(a) Includes investments in Money Market Funds.

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Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

problems, such as high debt burden and low potential growth resulting from aging populations and low productivity, the Fund was rather conservatively structured with an underweight in the euro and the Swiss franc and with no exposure at all to the government bond markets of Italy, Spain and Ireland. As a result, the Fund did not participate in the strong rallies the euro, Swiss franc and peripheral European government bond markets enjoyed during the period. Such detractors were partially offset by the positive contributions made by exposure to emerging market debt and by an underweighted position in the Japanese yen, which depreciated significantly during the period.

The Fund utilized currency forward contracts to manage the currency weights in the Fund for hedging and investment purposes and futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund versus its benchmark during the period. Since we thought the euro would depreciate against the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc would depreciate against the euro, we sold the Swiss franc against the U.S. dollar. This Swiss franc currency hedge resulted in a loss.

Looking Ahead

In the eurozone, we believe economic growth is likely to occur at a sub-par pace in the year ahead, thereby providing a strong case for the ECB to become even easier on the monetary policy front. Record high unemployment, weak credit growth, inflation readings back in the deflation warning zone, and a euro exchange rate that remains stubbornly high are all signs, in our view, that monetary conditions in the eurozone remain too tight on average.

We expect global bond yields to move higher in the year ahead. However, we expect this move to be more measured than the spike seen from early May to early September 2013, which saw the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rise 135 basis points from trough to peak. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.)

At present, we remain constructive on the outlook for the U.S. dollar over the medium term. The U.S. economy is currently farther along in the structural healing process than either Europe or Japan, and we believe monetary policy is likely to normalize sooner in the U.S. as a result, even with the Fed's unexpected mid-September delay of its tapering process. We believe the rapid increase in U.S. oil and gas production is another medium-term positive for the U.S. currency, since a secular decline in the demand for imported oil should allow the U.S. economy to grow more quickly with less negative impact on the country's external accounts than in the past. But the Fed's reversal on tapering mutes our enthusiasm for the U.S. currency in the near term.

As always, we continue to monitor the international government bond markets for changing conditions and to adjust the Fund's country, currency, duration and yield curve positioning in an effort to seek an attractive balance between risk and potential return.

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

34.9

   

AA rating

   

33.6

   

A rating

   

11.1

   

BBB rating

   

15.2

   

Non-investment grade

   

4.7

   

Not rated

   

0.5

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

Risks include prepayments, foreign, political and economic developments and bond market fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop and vice versa. Lower quality debt securities involve greater risk of default or price volatility from changes in credit quality of individual issuers. Funds which concentrate their investments in a geographic region may expose an investor to greater volatility: for example, currency fluctuations, differences in security regulation, accounting standards, foreign taxation regulations and political risks. These risks may be enhanced in emerging markets. Derivative instruments are financial instruments that have a value dependent on the value of something else, such as one or more underlying securities. Gains or losses may be substantial, because a relatively small price movement in an underlying security may result in a substantial gain or loss. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

  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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

958.80

     

1,019.71

     

5.38

     

5.55

     

1.09

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

955.30

     

1,015.93

     

9.07

     

9.35

     

1.84

   

Class I

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

960.00

     

1,021.48

     

3.66

     

3.77

     

0.74

   

Class W

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

958.80

     

1,019.71

     

5.38

     

5.55

     

1.09

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

959.70

     

1,020.97

     

4.15

     

4.28

     

0.84

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) 1.4%

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Supra-National 1.2%

 
Asian Development Bank
Senior Unsecured
06/21/27
   

2.350

%

 

JPY

       

50,000,000

     

607,840

   
Eurofima
Senior Unsecured
10/21/19
   

4.375

%

 

EUR

       

100,000

     

157,342

   

Total

               

765,182

   

Ukraine 0.2%

 
MHP SA(b)
04/02/20
   

8.250

%

           

200,000

     

171,589

   
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost: $884,125)
               

936,771

   

Inflation-Indexed Bonds(a) 0.1%

Japan 0.1%

 
Uruguay Government International Bond
04/05/27
   

4.250

%

 

UYU

       

1,311,618

     

65,212

   
Total Inflation-Indexed Bonds
(Cost: $72,682)
               

65,212

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) 89.5%

Argentina 0.5%

 
Argentina Boden Bonds
10/03/15
   

7.000

%

           

100,000

     

94,650

   
Argentina Bonar Bonds
04/17/17
   

7.000

%

           

262,000

     

227,940

   

Total

               

322,590

   

Australia 4.1%

 
Australia Government Bond
Senior Unsecured
04/21/23
   

5.500

%

 

AUD

       

160,000

     

169,658

   
Treasury Corp. of Victoria
11/15/18
   

5.500

%

 

AUD

       

1,500,000

     

1,530,515

   
Local Government Guaranteed
11/15/16
   

5.750

%

 

AUD

       

220,000

     

223,099

   

06/15/20

   

6.000

%

 

AUD

       

720,000

     

755,985

   

Total

               

2,679,257

   

Austria 0.4%

 
Austria Government Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
09/15/17
   

4.300

%

 

EUR

       

170,000

     

262,873

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Belgium 0.2%

 
Belgium Government Bond(b)
03/28/15
   

3.500

%

 

EUR

       

75,000

     

106,448

   

Brazil 0.5%

 
Brazilian Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
02/03/15
   

7.375

%

 

EUR

       

30,000

     

44,003

   

03/07/15

   

7.875

%

           

50,000

     

54,400

   

01/20/34

   

8.250

%

           

70,000

     

93,450

   
Petrobras International Finance Co.
01/27/21
   

5.375

%

           

150,000

     

152,369

   

Total

               

344,222

   

Bulgaria 0.1%

 
Bulgaria Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/15/15
   

8.250

%

           

60,000

     

65,208

   

Canada 6.1%

 
Canadian Government Bond
09/01/18
   

1.250

%

 

CAD

       

2,100,000

     

1,970,393

   
Province of Ontario
06/02/19
   

4.400

%

 

CAD

       

1,100,000

     

1,164,281

   
Province of Quebec
12/01/17
   

4.500

%

 

CAD

       

700,000

     

738,711

   
Senior Unsecured
04/29/19
   

5.000

%

 

EUR

       

50,000

     

81,065

   

Total

               

3,954,450

   

Colombia 0.8%

 
Colombia Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/12/21
   

4.375

%

           

200,000

     

211,800

   

05/21/24

   

8.125

%

           

50,000

     

66,250

   
Ecopetrol SA
Senior Unsecured
07/23/19
   

7.625

%

           

45,000

     

54,225

   
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
Senior Unsecured(b)
02/01/21
   

8.375

%

 

COP

       

340,000,000

     

187,127

   

Total

               

519,402

   

Denmark 0.2%

 
Denmark Government Bond
11/15/13
   

5.000

%

 

DKK

       

695,000

     

126,743

   

Dominican Republic 0.4%

 
Dominican Republic International Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
05/06/21
   

7.500

%

           

250,000

     

277,782

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Finland 0.3%

 
Finland Government Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/04/15
   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

145,000

     

210,286

   

France 12.6%

 
France Government Bond OAT
04/25/17
   

3.750

%

 

EUR

       

350,000

     

526,678

   

10/25/18

   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

770,000

     

1,211,650

   

11/25/18

   

1.000

%

 

EUR

       

500,000

     

677,525

   

04/25/19

   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

228,000

     

361,050

   

10/25/20

   

2.500

%

 

EUR

       

1,810,000

     

2,618,494

   

04/25/29

   

5.500

%

 

EUR

       

420,000

     

759,328

   
French Treasury Note BTAN
02/25/16
   

2.250

%

 

EUR

       

1,400,000

     

1,984,479

   

Total

               

8,139,204

   

Germany 11.8%

 
Bundesobligation
04/08/16
   

2.750

%

 

EUR

       

700,000

     

1,009,997

   
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
07/04/17
   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

555,000

     

860,932

   

01/04/19

   

3.750

%

 

EUR

       

1,010,000

     

1,586,817

   

07/04/21

   

3.250

%

 

EUR

       

1,600,000

     

2,497,824

   

07/04/28

   

4.750

%

 

EUR

       

700,000

     

1,247,907

   

07/04/42

   

3.250

%

 

EUR

       

300,000

     

461,931

   

Total

               

7,665,408

   

Guatemala 0.5%

 
Guatemala Government Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
06/06/22
   

5.750

%

           

300,000

     

318,300

   

Hungary 0.1%

 
Hungary Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/18/16
   

3.500

%

 

EUR

       

40,000

     

55,206

   

Indonesia 2.9%

 
Indonesia Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
04/20/15
   

7.250

%

           

38,000

     

40,945

   
Indonesia Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
04/20/15
   

7.250

%

           

80,000

     

86,200

   
Indonesia Treasury Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/15/17
   

10.000

%

 

IDR

       

3,800,000,000

     

368,117

   

09/15/25

   

11.000

%

 

IDR

       

5,830,000,000

     

642,606

   
Majapahit Holding BV(b)
08/07/19
   

8.000

%

           

450,000

     

521,437

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/22/21
   

5.500

%

           

200,000

     

201,578

   

Total

               

1,860,883

   

Japan 7.9%

 
Japan Government 20-Year Bond
Senior Unsecured
06/20/25
   

1.900

%

 

JPY

       

50,000,000

     

575,563

   

09/20/29

   

2.100

%

 

JPY

       

80,000,000

     

923,697

   
Japan Government 30-Year Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/20/33
   

1.100

%

 

JPY

       

360,000,000

     

3,427,751

   

09/20/40

   

2.000

%

 

JPY

       

20,000,000

     

220,097

   

Total

               

5,147,108

   

Kazakhstan 0.4%

 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
Senior Unsecured(b)
05/05/20
   

7.000

%

           

200,000

     

228,775

   

Lithuania 0.2%

 
Lithuania Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
03/09/21
   

6.125

%

           

120,000

     

137,759

   

Mexico 6.4%

 
Comision Federal de Electricidad
Senior Unsecured(b)
05/26/21
   

4.875

%

           

200,000

     

208,500

   
Mexican Bonos
12/13/18
   

8.500

%

 

MXN

       

11,205,000

     

987,520

   

06/11/20

   

8.000

%

 

MXN

       

8,300,000

     

725,303

   

05/31/29

   

8.500

%

 

MXN

       

19,000,000

     

1,688,517

   
Mexico Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/15/17
   

5.625

%

           

90,000

     

100,980

   

01/11/40

   

6.050

%

           

40,000

     

45,300

   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
01/21/21
   

5.500

%

           

300,000

     

327,000

   

02/24/25

   

5.500

%

 

EUR

       

20,000

     

31,128

   

Total

               

4,114,248

   

Netherlands 4.6%

 
Netherlands Government Bond(b)
07/15/18
   

4.000

%

 

EUR

       

1,300,000

     

2,019,086

   

07/15/20

   

3.500

%

 

EUR

       

600,000

     

925,849

   

Total

               

2,944,935

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

New Zealand 0.9%

 
New Zealand Government Bond
Senior Unsecured
12/15/17
   

6.000

%

 

NZD

       

500,000

     

446,370

   

05/15/21

   

6.000

%

 

NZD

       

150,000

     

136,544

   

Total

               

582,914

   

Norway 5.3%

 
Eksportfinans ASA
03/20/14
   

1.600

%

 

JPY

       

65,000,000

     

657,824

   
Norway Government Bond
05/19/17
   

4.250

%

 

NOK

       

5,240,000

     

948,871

   

05/22/19

   

4.500

%

 

NOK

       

8,000,000

     

1,494,452

   

05/24/23

   

2.000

%

 

NOK

       

2,150,000

     

336,745

   

Total

               

3,437,892

   

Panama 0.1%

 
Panama Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/26/36
   

6.700

%

           

65,000

     

76,862

   

Peru 0.5%

 
Peruvian Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/21/25
   

7.350

%

           

200,000

     

257,800

   

11/21/33

   

8.750

%

           

27,000

     

39,366

   

03/14/37

   

6.550

%

           

45,000

     

53,617

   

Total

               

350,783

   

Philippines 1.0%

 
Philippine Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/17/15
   

8.875

%

           

105,000

     

115,763

   

01/15/21

   

4.950

%

 

PHP

       

20,000,000

     

506,827

   

Total

               

622,590

   

Poland 4.4%

 
Poland Government Bond
10/25/19
   

5.500

%

 

PLN

       

7,900,000

     

2,808,003

   
Poland Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
10/19/15
   

5.000

%

           

50,000

     

53,750

   

Total

               

2,861,753

   

Romania 0.5%

 
Romanian Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
02/07/22
   

6.750

%

           

300,000

     

347,377

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Russian Federation 3.4%

 
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA(b)
Senior Unsecured
04/11/18
   

8.146

%

           

200,000

     

235,500

   

03/07/22

   

6.510

%

           

400,000

     

439,000

   
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond
Senior Unsecured
03/10/18
   

7.850

%

 

RUB

       

20,000,000

     

648,566

   

03/31/30

   

7.500

%

           

101,530

     

120,826

   
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond(b)
Senior Unsecured
03/10/18
   

7.850

%

 

RUB

       

15,000,000

     

486,425

   

04/29/20

   

5.000

%

           

100,000

     

108,750

   

03/31/30

   

7.500

%

           

143,000

     

170,177

   

Total

               

2,209,244

   

South Africa 1.9%

 
South Africa Government Bond
01/15/20
   

7.250

%

 

ZAR

       

11,000,000

     

1,099,984

   
South Africa Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/08/41
   

6.250

%

           

120,000

     

128,400

   

Total

               

1,228,384

   

Sweden 2.1%

 
Sweden Government Bond
08/12/17
   

3.750

%

 

SEK

       

8,000,000

     

1,338,674

   

Turkey 1.3%

 
Export Credit Bank of Turkey
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/24/19
   

5.875

%

           

200,000

     

209,298

   
Turkey Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/30/21
   

5.625

%

           

450,000

     

480,375

   

02/05/25

   

7.375

%

           

140,000

     

163,800

   

Total

               

853,473

   

United Kingdom 6.2%

 
Network Rail Infrastructure Finance PLC
Government Guaranteed
12/09/30
   

4.375

%

 

GBP

       

60,000

     

106,505

   
United Kingdom Gilt
03/07/19
   

4.500

%

 

GBP

       

700,000

     

1,288,335

   

09/07/20

   

3.750

%

 

GBP

       

450,000

     

802,579

   

09/07/21

   

3.750

%

 

GBP

       

430,000

     

764,951

   

03/07/25

   

5.000

%

 

GBP

       

253,000

     

495,209

   

03/07/36

   

4.250

%

 

GBP

       

300,000

     

548,391

   

Total

               

4,005,970

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(e) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Uruguay 0.1%

 
Uruguay Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured PIK
01/15/33
   

7.875

%

           

40,000

     

52,340

   

Venezuela 0.8%

 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA
11/02/17
   

8.500

%

           

500,000

     

448,750

   
Venezuela Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
08/23/22
   

12.750

%

           

84,000

     

84,630

   

Total

               

533,380

   
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost: $57,450,669)
               

57,982,723

   

Money Market Funds 4.8%

    Shares  

Value ($)

 
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund,
0.093%(c)(d)
       

3,085,789

     

3,085,789

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $3,085,789)
           

3,085,789

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $61,493,265)
           

62,070,495

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

           

2,753,738

   

Net Assets

           

64,824,233

   

Investments in Derivatives

Futures Contracts Outstanding at October 31, 2013

At October 31, 2013, cash totaling $73,425 was pledged as collateral to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts.

Contract Description

  Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
  Trading
Currency
  Notional
Market
Value ($)
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
  Unrealized
Depreciation ($)
 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-year

   

(5

)

 

USD

       

(1,102,109

)

 

December 2013

   

     

(3,836

)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-year

   

(72

)

 

USD

       

(8,761,500

)

 

December 2013

   

     

(154,232

)

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-year

   

(5

)

 

USD

       

(636,797

)

 

December 2013

   

     

(16,029

)

 

Total

                   

     

(174,097

)

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Open at October 31, 2013

Counterparty

 

Exchange Date

  Currency to
be Delivered
  Currency to
be Received
  Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
  Unrealized
Depreciation ($)
 
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
  November 7, 2013
  685,000
SGD
  548,197
USD
 
  (3,244

)

 
Credit Suisse
  November 8, 2013
  5,000,000
CHF
  5,548,774
USD
  38,043
 
 
Standard Chartered Bank
  November 8, 2013
  1,260,693
USD
  2,800,000
BRL
 
  (12,009

)

 
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
  November 8, 2013
  637,750
USD
  20,695,000
RUB
  7,012
 
 
Deutsche Bank
  November 21, 2013
  1,939,207
USD
  6,150,000
MYR
 
  (1,672

)

 
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
  December 4, 2013
  2,560,000
CAD
  2,449,151
USD
 
  (4,225

)

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Open at October 31, 2013 (continued)

Counterparty

 

Exchange Date

  Currency to
be Delivered
  Currency to
be Received
  Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
  Unrealized
Depreciation ($)
 
Standard Chartered Bank
  December 4, 2013
  500,000
GBP
  806,730
USD
  5,210
 
 
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
  December 4, 2013
  2,000,000
PLN
  658,117
USD
  10,068
 
 
J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
  December 4, 2013
  4,073,465
USD
  400,000,000
JPY
 
  (4,935

)

 

Total

               

60,333

     

(26,085

)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Principal amounts are denominated in United States Dollars unless otherwise noted.

(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $7,860,116 or 12.13% of net assets.

(c)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

(d)  As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of its outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended October 31, 2013, are as follows:

Issuer

  Beginning
Cost ($)
  Purchase
Cost ($)
  Proceeds
From Sales ($)
  Ending
Cost ($)
  Dividends —
Affiliated
Issuers ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund

   

198,636

     

11,126,253

     

(8,239,100

)

   

3,085,789

     

2,103

     

3,085,789

   

(e)  Principal and interest may not be guaranteed by the government.

Abbreviation Legend

PIK    Payment-in-Kind

Currency Legend

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL  Brazilian Real

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

COP  Colombian Peso

DKK  Danish Krone

EUR   Euro

GBP  British Pound

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

JPY  Japanese Yen

MXN  Mexican Peso

MYR  Malaysia Ringgits

NOK  Norwegian Krone

NZD  New Zealand Dollar

PHP  Philippine Peso

PLN  Polish Zloty

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Currency Legend (continued)

RUB  Russian Rouble

SEK  Swedish Krona

SGD  Singapore Dollar

USD  US Dollar

UYU  Uruguay Pesos

ZAR  South African Rand

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

936,771

     

     

936,771

   

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

   

     

65,212

     

     

65,212

   

Foreign Government Obligations

   

     

57,982,723

     

     

57,982,723

   

Total Bonds

   

     

58,984,706

     

     

58,984,706

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

3,085,789

     

     

     

3,085,789

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

3,085,789

     

     

     

3,085,789

   

Investments in Securities

   

3,085,789

     

58,984,706

     

     

62,070,495

   

Derivatives

 

Assets

 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts
   

     

60,333

     

     

60,333

   

Liabilities

 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts
   

     

(26,085

)

   

     

(26,085

)

 

Futures Contracts

   

(174,097

)

   

     

     

(174,097

)

 

Total

   

2,911,692

     

59,018,954

     

     

61,930,646

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia International Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $58,407,476)

 

$

58,984,706

   

Affiliated issuers (identified cost $3,085,789)

   

3,085,789

   

Total investments (identified cost $61,493,265)

   

62,070,495

   

Foreign currency (identified cost $2,047,551)

   

2,009,527

   

Margin deposits

   

73,425

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

60,333

   

Receivable for:

 

Capital shares sold

   

2,047

   

Dividends

   

253

   

Interest

   

700,154

   

Reclaims

   

4,753

   

Variation margin

   

781

   

Prepaid expenses

   

627

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

10,385

   

Other assets

   

877

   

Total assets

   

64,933,657

   

Liabilities

 

Disbursements in excess of cash

   

1

   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

26,085

   

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

29,810

   

Variation margin

   

719

   

Investment management fees

   

1,018

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

42

   

Transfer agent fees

   

3,394

   

Administration fees

   

143

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

4

   

Expense reimbursement due to Investment Manager

   

251

   

Other expenses

   

37,572

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

10,385

   

Total liabilities

   

109,424

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

64,824,233

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

64,593,790

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

8,133

   

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(182,607

)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

577,230

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(32,464

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

34,248

   

Futures contracts

   

(174,097

)

 

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

64,824,233

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia International Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

1,673,275

   

Shares outstanding

   

150,911

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.09

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.64

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

138,763

   

Shares outstanding

   

12,554

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.05

   

Class I

 

Net assets

 

$

50,831,654

   

Shares outstanding

   

4,582,301

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.09

   

Class W

 

Net assets

 

$

3,872,455

   

Shares outstanding

   

349,200

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.09

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

8,308,086

   

Shares outstanding

   

749,326

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.09

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends — affiliated issuers

 

$

2,103

   

Interest

   

2,174,908

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(12,013

)

 

Total income

   

2,164,998

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

378,515

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

4,771

   

Class C

   

1,977

   

Class W

   

10,896

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

4,262

   

Class C

   

427

   

Class W

   

9,677

   

Class Z

   

27,191

   

Administration fees

   

53,125

   

Compensation of board members

   

18,206

   

Custodian fees

   

16,215

   

Printing and postage fees

   

30,745

   

Registration fees

   

49,720

   

Professional fees

   

35,073

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

44

   

Other

   

5,304

   

Total expenses

   

646,148

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(117,641

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(20

)

 

Total net expenses

   

528,487

   

Net investment income

   

1,636,511

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(193,276

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

26,913

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

(504,824

)

 

Futures contracts

   

91,971

   

Net realized loss

   

(579,216

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(2,909,805

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

(45,554

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

66,039

   

Futures contracts

   

(172,635

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(3,061,955

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(3,641,171

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(2,004,660

)

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia International Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012(a)(b)
  Year Ended
May 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

1,636,511

   

$

624,072

   

$

1,514,138

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(579,216

)

   

2,793

     

(436,744

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(3,061,955

)

   

3,061,256

     

(1,895,473

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(2,004,660

)

   

3,688,121

     

(818,079

)

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(28,349

)

   

(10,978

)

   

(51,907

)

 

Class C

   

(1,901

)

   

(657

)

   

(6,446

)

 

Class I

   

(779,855

)

   

(327,828

)

   

(1,107,171

)

 

Class W

   

(63,316

)

   

(17,188

)

   

   

Class Z

   

(235,445

)

   

(116,180

)

   

(435,429

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(1,108,866

)

   

(472,831

)

   

(1,600,953

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(669,850

)

   

3,627,509

     

16,897,307

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(3,783,376

)

   

6,842,799

     

14,478,275

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

68,607,609

     

61,764,810

     

47,286,535

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

64,824,233

   

$

68,607,609

   

$

61,764,810

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

8,133

   

$

239,434

   

$

103,482

   

(a) For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b) Class W shares are for the period from June 18, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

    Year Ended October 31,
2013
  Year Ended October 31,
2012(a)(b)
  Year Ended May 31,
2012
 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions

   

82,970

     

942,084

     

45,328

     

520,168

     

142,437

     

1,631,986

   

Distributions reinvested

   

2,353

     

26,994

     

902

     

10,366

     

4,271

     

47,730

   

Redemptions

   

(112,934

)

   

(1,277,338

)

   

(39,733

)

   

(444,736

)

   

(83,747

)

   

(948,460

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(27,611

)

   

(308,260

)

   

6,497

     

85,798

     

62,961

     

731,256

   

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

3,966

     

45,469

     

4

     

39

     

4,948

     

56,340

   

Distributions reinvested

   

138

     

1,594

     

51

     

588

     

488

     

5,442

   

Redemptions

   

(11,363

)

   

(126,077

)

   

(1,982

)

   

(22,043

)

   

(20,105

)

   

(225,327

)

 

Net decrease

   

(7,259

)

   

(79,014

)

   

(1,927

)

   

(21,416

)

   

(14,669

)

   

(163,545

)

 

Class I shares

 

Subscriptions

   

756,398

     

8,441,218

     

79,775

     

910,924

     

1,943,469

     

22,284,538

   

Distributions reinvested

   

68,323

     

779,812

     

28,563

     

327,809

     

98,887

     

1,107,102

   

Redemptions

   

(204,106

)

   

(2,331,847

)

   

(154,195

)

   

(1,756,417

)

   

(635,599

)

   

(7,329,871

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

620,615

     

6,889,183

     

(45,857

)

   

(517,684

)

   

1,406,757

     

16,061,769

   

Class W shares

 

Subscriptions

   

128,934

     

1,454,318

     

393,364

     

4,507,037

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

5,518

     

63,280

     

1,483

     

17,173

     

     

   

Redemptions

   

(165,754

)

   

(1,851,195

)

   

(14,345

)

   

(166,490

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

(31,302

)

   

(333,597

)

   

380,502

     

4,357,720

     

     

   

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

43,084

     

492,663

     

132,311

     

1,476,140

     

322,962

     

3,720,761

   

Distributions reinvested

   

456

     

5,230

     

593

     

6,817

     

1,351

     

15,120

   

Redemptions

   

(659,599

)

   

(7,336,055

)

   

(152,222

)

   

(1,759,866

)

   

(309,422

)

   

(3,468,054

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(616,059

)

   

(6,838,162

)

   

(19,318

)

   

(276,909

)

   

14,891

     

267,827

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(61,616

)

   

(669,850

)

   

319,897

     

3,627,509

     

1,469,940

     

16,897,307

   

(a) For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b) Class W shares are for the period from June 18, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.50

   

$

10.28

   

$

10.39

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.24

     

0.10

     

0.26

     

0.21

     

0.19

     

0.07

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.61

)

   

0.53

     

(0.42

)

   

1.39

     

(0.07

)

   

0.36

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.37

)

   

0.63

     

(0.16

)

   

1.60

     

0.12

     

0.43

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Net realized gains

   

     

     

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.04

)

 

Redemption fees:

 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(c)

   

0.00

(c)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.09

   

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.50

   

$

10.28

   

$

10.39

   

Total return

   

(3.22

%)

   

5.70

%

   

(1.40

%)

   

15.86

%

   

1.07

%

   

4.35

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(d)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.36

%

   

1.57

%(e)

   

1.36

%

   

2.09

%

   

2.12

%

   

4.87

%(e)

 

Total net expenses(f)

   

1.09

%(g)

   

1.10

%(e)

   

1.10

%

   

1.07

%(g)

   

1.05

%(g)

   

1.05

%(e)(g)

 

Net investment income

   

2.17

%

   

1.99

%(e)

   

2.29

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.78

%

   

1.41

%(e)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,673

   

$

2,074

   

$

1,903

   

$

1,254

   

$

990

   

$

131

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

5

%

   

20

%

   

31

%

   

30

%

   

4

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from December 1, 2008 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2009.

(c)  Rounds to zero.

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

(e)  Annualized.

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.61

   

$

11.05

   

$

11.49

   

$

10.27

   

$

10.39

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.16

     

0.06

     

0.18

     

0.12

     

0.11

     

0.03

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.62

)

   

0.53

     

(0.42

)

   

1.40

     

(0.08

)

   

0.37

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.46

)

   

0.59

     

(0.24

)

   

1.52

     

0.03

     

0.40

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.14

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Net realized gains

   

     

     

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.01

)

 

Redemption fees:

 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(c)

   

0.00

(c)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.05

   

$

11.61

   

$

11.05

   

$

11.49

   

$

10.27

   

$

10.39

   

Total return

   

(4.01

%)

   

5.37

%

   

(2.10

%)

   

15.01

%

   

0.21

%

   

3.97

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(d)

 

Total gross expenses

   

2.11

%

   

2.30

%(e)

   

2.10

%

   

2.85

%

   

2.87

%

   

5.62

%(e)

 

Total net expenses(f)

   

1.84

%(g)

   

1.85

%(e)

   

1.85

%

   

1.83

%(g)

   

1.80

%(g)

   

1.80

%(e)(g)

 

Net investment income

   

1.41

%

   

1.23

%(e)

   

1.58

%

   

1.10

%

   

1.06

%

   

0.59

%(e)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

139

   

$

230

   

$

240

   

$

418

   

$

355

   

$

32

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

5

%

   

20

%

   

31

%

   

30

%

   

4

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from December 1, 2008 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2009.

(c)  Rounds to zero.

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

(e)  Annualized.

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class I

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.48

   

$

11.34

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.28

     

0.11

     

0.29

     

0.23

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.62

)

   

0.53

     

(0.40

)

   

0.25

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.34

)

   

0.64

     

(0.11

)

   

0.48

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.32

)

 

Net realized gains

   

     

     

     

(0.02

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.34

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.09

   

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.48

   

Total return

   

(2.94

%)

   

5.82

%

   

(0.95

%)

   

4.44

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(c)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.88

%

   

1.13

%(d)

   

0.97

%

   

1.33

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(e)

   

0.74

%

   

0.79

%(d)

   

0.81

%

   

0.84

%(d)(f)

 

Net investment income

   

2.52

%

   

2.29

%(d)

   

2.59

%

   

2.96

%(d)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

50,832

   

$

46,022

   

$

44,311

   

$

29,870

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

5

%

   

20

%

   

31

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from September 27, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class W

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.62

   

$

11.21

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.24

     

0.09

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.61

)

   

0.39

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.37

)

   

0.48

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.16

)

   

(0.07

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.09

   

$

11.62

   

Total return

   

(3.22

%)

   

4.27

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.36

%

   

1.63

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

1.09

%(e)

   

1.10

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.17

%

   

2.04

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

3,872

   

$

4,421

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

5

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 18, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2012.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.49

   

$

10.28

   

$

10.39

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.11

     

0.29

     

0.23

     

0.21

     

0.07

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.62

)

   

0.53

     

(0.41

)

   

1.39

     

(0.06

)

   

0.38

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.35

)

   

0.64

     

(0.12

)

   

1.62

     

0.15

     

0.45

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.06

)

 

Net realized gains

   

     

     

     

(0.02

)

   

(0.01

)

   

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.18

)

   

(0.08

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.06

)

 

Redemption fees:

 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

   

     

     

     

     

0.00

(c)

   

0.00

(c)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.09

   

$

11.62

   

$

11.06

   

$

11.49

   

$

10.28

   

$

10.39

   

Total return

   

(3.01

%)

   

5.81

%

   

(1.06

%)

   

16.05

%

   

1.31

%

   

4.48

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(d)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.12

%

   

1.30

%(e)

   

1.10

%

   

1.85

%

   

1.87

%

   

4.62

%(e)

 

Total net expenses(f)

   

0.84

%(g)

   

0.85

%(e)

   

0.85

%

   

0.83

%(g)

   

0.80

%(g)

   

0.80

%(e)(g)

 

Net investment income

   

2.40

%

   

2.23

%(e)

   

2.56

%

   

2.11

%

   

1.98

%

   

1.50

%(e)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

8,308

   

$

15,860

   

$

15,311

   

$

15,745

   

$

14,562

   

$

8,790

   

Portfolio turnover

   

16

%

   

5

%

   

20

%

   

31

%

   

30

%

   

4

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from December 1, 2008 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2009.

(c)  Rounds to zero.

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

(e)  Annualized.

(f)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia International Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class W and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class I shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class W shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment programs managed by investment professionals, including discretionary managed account programs.

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

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

Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations

The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and

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Columbia International Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Fund does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets, to offset anticipated declines in values of investments, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.

A derivative instrument may suffer a mark to market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. A Fund's risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any initial margin held by the counterparty. With exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the counterparty credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. However, credit risk still exists in exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker's customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker

becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker's customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instrument's payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the exchange or clearinghouse for exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter derivatives. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $500,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

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Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund's net assets decline by a stated percentage over a specified time period or the Fund fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In addition to considering counterparty credit risk, the Fund would consider terminating the derivative contracts based on whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are over-the-counter agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. These contracts are typically intended to be used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between the trade and settlement dates of the contract. The Fund utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund's securities, to shift foreign currency exposure back to U.S. dollars, to shift investment exposure from one currency to another, and to shift U.S. dollar exposure to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies in its benchmark, and/or to recover an underweight country exposure in its portfolio. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods.

The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts fluctuate with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Fund will record a realized gain or loss when the forward foreign currency exchange contract expires or is closed.

The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio securities. The risks of forward foreign currency exchange contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (or other foreign currencies) and the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are exchange traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a

specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund versus the benchmark and manage exposure to movements in interest rates. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Effects of Derivative Transactions in the Financial Statements

The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations including realized gains or losses and unrealized gains or losses. The derivative schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.

The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments at October 31, 2013:

Asset Derivatives

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Fair Value ($)

 
Foreign exchange
risk
 
  Unrealized appreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  60,333

 

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Liability Derivatives

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Fair Value ($)

 
Foreign exchange
risk
 
  Unrealized depreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  26,085

 
Interest rate risk
 
 
  Net assets — unrealized
depreciation on futures
contracts
  174,097

*

 

Total

       

200,182

   

*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Futures Contracts Outstanding table following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2013:

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

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts ($)
  Futures
Contracts ($)
  Total ($)  
Foreign exchange
risk
   

(504,824

)

   

     

(504,824

)

 

Interest rate risk

   

     

91,971

     

91,971

   

Total

   

(504,824

)

   

91,971

     

(412,853

)

 
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on
Derivatives Recognized in Income
 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts ($)
  Futures
Contracts ($)
  Total ($)  
Foreign exchange
risk
   

66,039

     

     

66,039

   

Interest rate risk

   

     

(172,635

)

   

(172,635

)

 

Total

   

66,039

     

(172,635

)

   

(106,596

)

 

The following table is a summary of the volume of derivative instruments for the year ended October 31, 2013:

Derivative Instrument

 

Contracts Opened

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

102

   

Futures contracts

   

191

   

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

The Fund may invest in treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically and is increased for inflation or decreased for deflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid. These adjustments are recorded as interest income in the Statement of Operations.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Foreign Taxes

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.57% to 0.47% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.57% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.08% to 0.05% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.08% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for

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October 31, 2013

services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Class I shares do not pay transfer agent fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.22

%

 

Class C

   

0.22

   

Class W

   

0.22

   

Class Z

   

0.21

   

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class's initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $20.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class W shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class W shares, respectively.

The Fund may pay a distribution fee up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares and a service fee of up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares, provided, however, that the aggregate fee shall not exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $4,725 for Class A shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below), for the period disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    Fee Rates Contractual
through
February 28, 2014
 

Class A

   

1.09

%

 

Class C

   

1.84

   

Class I

   

0.74

   

Class W

   

1.09

   

Class Z

   

0.84

   

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for capital loss carryforwards, principal

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October 31, 2013

and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions, distributions in excess and derivative investments. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

(758,946

)

 

Accumulated net realized loss

   

871,935

   

Paid-in capital

   

(112,989

)

 

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Ordinary income

 

$

1,108,866

   

$

472,830

   

Total

 

$

1,108,866

   

$

472,830

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

634,916

   

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $61,435,579 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,135,266

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(1,500,350

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

634,916

   

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at October 31, 2013, 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

 

Amount

 

Unlimited short-term

 

$

298,587

   

Unlimited long-term

   

58,115

   

Total

 

$

356,702

   

For the year ended October 31, 2013, $120,086 of capital loss carryforward was utilized.

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and

adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $10,186,222 and $14,133,488, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Affiliated Money Market Fund

The Fund invests its daily cash balances in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds. The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends — affiliated issuers" in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund.

Note 7. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 12.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Affiliated shareholder accounts owned 81.7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 8. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 9. Significant Risks

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Foreign Securities Risk

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.

Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk. The risk of foreign investments is typically increased in less developed countries. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.

Note 10. 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.

Note 11. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the

Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia International Bond Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia International Bond Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

  Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.  
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

  Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.  

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

  Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.  
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

  Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.  
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

  Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.  
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

  Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.  
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

  Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.  
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

  Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.  
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

  Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.  
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

  Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.  
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

  Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.  
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

  President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.  

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia International Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund's performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the 38th and 58th percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one- and three-year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a

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percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are ranked in the first and third quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia International Bond Fund

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

Visit columbiamanagement.com for:

>  The Columbia Management Perspectives blog, offering insights on current market events and investment opportunities

>  Detailed up-to-date fund performance and portfolio information

>  Quarterly fund commentaries

>  Columbia Management Investor, our award-winning quarterly newsletter for shareholders

Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

Investing involves risk including the risk of loss of principal.

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 a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

15

   

Statement of Operations

   

17

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

18

   

Financial Highlights

   

20

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

26

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

32

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

33

   

Trustees and Officers

   

34

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

37

   

Important Information About This Report

   

41

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -1.49% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.32% for the same time period.

>  By comparison, the Barclays New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index and the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index returned -0.41% and -0.53%, respectively, for the 12-month period.

>  The Fund's exposure to issues backed by special non-property taxes and toll facilities-related credits detracted from performance relative to its benchmarks.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.49

     

4.97

     

3.42

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.68

     

4.28

     

2.92

   

Class B

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-2.23

     

4.19

     

2.65

   

Including sales charges

           

-5.09

     

4.19

     

2.65

   

Class C

 

11/25/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.88

     

4.55

     

3.01

   

Including sales charges

           

-2.84

     

4.55

     

3.01

   

Class R4*

 

03/19/13

   

-1.25

     

5.23

     

3.68

   

Class T

 

12/31/91

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.47

     

5.06

     

3.52

   

Including sales charges

           

-6.18

     

4.04

     

3.02

   

Class Z

 

12/31/91

   

-1.32

     

5.21

     

3.68

   

Barclays New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

           

-0.41

     

5.72

     

4.42

   

Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

           

-0.53

     

5.88

     

4.47

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% (for the one-year and five-year periods) and 4.75% (for the 10-year period). (Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.) Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. Returns for Class T are shown with and without the maximum sales charge of 4.75%. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. Since the Fund launched more than one share class at its inception, Class Z shares were used. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks investment grade bonds from the state of New York and its municipalities.

The Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -1.49% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.32% for the same time period. By comparison, the Barclays New York 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index (Barclays NY Index) returned -0.41% and the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is national in scope, returned -0.53% for the 12-month period. The Fund's exposure to issues backed by special non-property taxes and toll facilities-related credits detracted from performance relative to its benchmarks, while exposure to shorter-maturity state appropriated and pre-refunded bonds aided results.

Second Half Rate Rise Pressures Municipal Market

The first half of the Fund's fiscal year was relatively uneventful, with interest rates range bound from November 2012 through April 2013. However, the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) May announcement that it might begin to taper its monthly securities purchase program, known popularly as QE3 (the QE for "quantitative easing"), drove a sharp sell-off in the municipal market from May through mid-September. During this period, 10-year AAA municipal yields rose to close to 3.00%, matching the yield on the 10-year Treasury. New issue supply was down versus 2012, as higher rates made refinancing less viable. In addition, two major credit events clouded the outlook for municipal bonds: the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy and Puerto Rico fell sharply on negative economic news. Puerto Rico bonds are widely held in many mutual funds because they are triple tax-free.

Within the Barclays NY Index, returns were slightly positive on one, three and five-year municipal bonds. The worst returns were generated by bonds in the 12-17 year range. A rated bonds posted slightly better returns than higher quality AA and AAA rated bonds, due to the additional yield they generated. BBB rated bonds were the worst performers, dragged down by Puerto Rico exposure.

Duration Positioning Hampers Fund Results

Early in the period, we kept the Fund's duration (sensitivity to interest rates) moderately long relative to the Barclays NY Index, because we did not expect interest rates to rise significantly. However, after the Fed's announced plan to wind down its monthly asset purchases, which sent interest rates sharply higher and spurred outflows from municipal bond funds, we sold bonds purchased at lower yields and sub-5% coupon bonds, which we expected to remain out of favor. We also reduced the portfolio's duration to protect against a protracted rise in interest rates. As a result of these actions, we realized losses to offset gains from previous activity. This allowed us to manage the gain/loss position of the Fund and not distribute taxable capital gains. Selling bonds purchased in lower interest rate environments also improved the distribution yield of the Fund. The Fund currently has a yield above that of the Barclays NY Index, which was achieved by overweighting higher yielding A and BBB rated issues.

Contributors and Detractors

The Fund had more exposure than the Barclays NY Index to shorter maturity state-appropriated and pre-refunded bonds, which made positive contributions to performance in a period in which most areas of the market generated negative results. Pre-refunding bonds are issued to fund another callable bond, taking the proceeds from the lower yielding bond and investing it in Treasuries until the

Portfolio Management

Brian McGreevy

Paul Fuchs, CFA

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

4.6

   

AA rating

   

37.7

   

A rating

   

41.5

   

BBB rating

   

14.2

   

Non-investment grade

   

0.9

   

Not rated

   

1.1

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a municipal bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, and geographic concentration risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in municipal securities issued by a single state and its municipalities, specific events or factors affecting a particular state can cause more volatility in the Fund than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal and/or state alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Federal and state income tax rules will apply to any capital gain distributions and any gains or losses on sales. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

scheduled call date of the original bond occurs. Pre-refunding typically occurs when the issuer can issue a new bond at a lower rate. The Fund's exposure to special non-property and local general obligations-related credits detracted from performance, driven mainly by the timing of purchases and sales and were not driven by credit deterioration.

Slow Recovery for New York in Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

Deep manufacturing cuts and a slower pace of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy have resulted in a slower pace of growth for New York's economy since the first quarter of 2013. Employment is currently expanding at a pace that is slower than the national average — and has probably hit a peak. However, New York's unemployment rate is currently only slightly higher than the national rate, because the state rebounded from recession before its neighboring states. At present, we believe wage and output growth will likely be higher than the national average because the state has a highly educated and productive workforce. Yet, job growth may continue to lag the national average over the longer term, held back by the slow pace of population growth, even if the economy gets a boost from an expanding housing market.

Looking Ahead

We currently intend to continue seeking opportunities to add higher-yielding A and BBB rated issues when we can do so with issues that are attractively valued and offer sound fundamentals. We plan to maintain the Fund's neutral duration relative to the Barclays NY Index until there is more clarity around the Fed's intentions and the arrival of a new Fed chairman at the beginning of 2014. Purchases are currently targeted in the eight- to 12-year maturity range, where we see value because we believe the vast majority of yield available in the intermediate space can be captured in this maturity range.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

  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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

973.40

     

1,021.42

     

3.73

     

3.82

     

0.75

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

969.80

     

1,017.64

     

7.45

     

7.63

     

1.50

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

972.30

     

1,019.41

     

5.72

     

5.85

     

1.15

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

975.40

     

1,022.68

     

2.49

     

2.55

     

0.50

   

Class T

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

973.90

     

1,021.93

     

3.23

     

3.31

     

0.65

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.60

     

1,022.68

     

2.49

     

2.55

     

0.50

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 97.7%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Disposal 2.3%

 
Babylon Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Covanta Babylon, Inc.
Series 2009A
01/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,955,105

   
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011
04/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

830,000

     

945,345

   

04/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

870,000

     

988,251

   

Total

           

5,888,701

   

Higher Education 10.9%

 
Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Marist College Project
Series 2012A
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,055,000

     

1,230,109

   
Geneva Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Hobart & William Smith College
Series 2012
09/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

600,000

     

674,310

   

09/01/25

   

5.000

%

   

300,000

     

332,082

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Barnard College
Series 2007A (NPFGC)
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,745,000

     

1,972,792

   
Cornell University
Series 2006A
07/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

2,350,000

     

2,604,505

   
Series 2009A
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,154,910

   
Culinary Institute of America
Series 2012
07/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

516,295

   
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Series 2009
07/01/27
   

5.500

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,322,360

   
Series 2010A
07/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,139,790

   
New York University
Series 1998A (NPFGC)
07/01/17
   

6.000

%

   

2,475,000

     

2,943,121

   

07/01/20

   

5.750

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,457,480

   
Series 2001-1 (AMBAC)
07/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

1,205,000

     

1,303,810

   
Rochester Institute of Technology
Series 2010
07/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,142,410

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
St. John's University
Series 2012A
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

470,000

     

505,899

   
Teachers College
Series 2009
03/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,089,800

   
Oneida County Industrial Development Agency(a)
Revenue Bonds
Hamilton College Project
Series 2007A (NPFGC)
07/01/18
   

0.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

911,520

   

07/01/20

   

0.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

813,730

   
St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
St. Lawrence University
Series 2009A
10/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,329,640

   

Total

           

28,444,563

   

Hospital 11.7%

 
Albany Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
St. Peters Hospital Project
Series 2008A
11/15/22
   

5.750

%

   

500,000

     

556,965

   

11/15/27

   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,048,930

   
Series 2008E
11/15/22
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

543,060

   
County of Saratoga
Revenue Bonds
Saratoga Hospital Project
Series 2013-A
12/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,085,000

     

1,211,001

   

12/01/25

   

5.000

%

   

1,115,000

     

1,229,288

   

12/01/27

   

5.000

%

   

1,225,000

     

1,314,388

   
Monroe County Industrial Development Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Highland Hospital of Rochester
Series 2005
08/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

700,000

     

735,329

   
Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Catholic Health Services
Series 2011
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,840,000

     

2,113,056

   

07/01/20

   

5.000

%

   

2,815,000

     

3,229,734

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Long Island Jewish Obligated Group
Series 2006A
11/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,081,660

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Series 2012
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

548,755

   
Mount Sinai Hospital
Series 2010A
07/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,725,000

     

1,852,132

   
Series 2011A
07/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,038,120

   
New York Methodist Hospital
Series 2004
07/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,011,450

   
New York University Hospital Center
Series 2006A
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,253,590

   
Series 2011A
07/01/23
   

5.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,103,650

   
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Obligation Group
Series 2009A
05/01/30
   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,166,480

   
Orange Regional Medical Center
Series 2008
12/01/29
   

6.125

%

   

1,350,000

     

1,358,384

   
United Health Services Hospitals
Series 2009 (FHA)
08/01/18
   

4.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,082,040

   
Saratoga County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Saratoga Hospital Project
Series 2007B
12/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

526,845

   

12/01/27

   

5.125

%

   

500,000

     

512,860

   

Total

           

30,517,717

   

Investor Owned 1.1%

 
New York State Energy Research & Development
Authority
Revenue Bonds
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
Series 2004A (NPFGC)(b)
05/15/32
   

4.750

%

   

2,650,000

     

2,857,654

   

Local Appropriation 1.1%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Municipal Health Facilities
Subordinated Series 2001-2
01/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,809,900

   

Local General Obligation 13.7%

 
City of New York
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2005G
08/01/16
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

564,805

   
Series 2007C
01/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,221,680

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Series 2007D-1
12/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,283,900

   
Subordinated Series 2008I-1
02/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,249,680

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2007D
02/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,232,020

   
City of Utica
Refunding Limited General Obligation Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2013
04/01/18
   

4.000

%

   

1,515,000

     

1,626,216

   

04/01/19

   

4.000

%

   

1,575,000

     

1,683,911

   
City of Yonkers
Refunding Limited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2012-A
07/01/18
   

4.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,178,320

   
Unrefunded Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2005B (NPFGC)
08/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,825,000

     

1,885,864

   

08/01/22

   

5.000

%

   

1,920,000

     

1,978,099

   
County of Albany
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2006 (XLCA)
09/15/20
   

4.125

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,069,360

   
County of Erie
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2012A
04/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

640,000

     

721,133

   

04/01/25

   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

557,060

   
County of Monroe
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding & Public
Improvement Bonds
Series 1996 (NPFGC)
03/01/16
   

6.000

%

   

1,210,000

     

1,335,308

   
County of Nassau
Unlimited General Obligation Improvement Bonds
Series 2010A
04/01/18
   

4.000

%

   

1,340,000

     

1,487,226

   
County of Suffolk
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012A
04/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

1,680,000

     

1,907,925

   
Newark Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012
06/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

2,100,000

     

2,419,095

   
Ramapo Local Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Guaranteed
Series 2013
03/15/28
   

5.000

%

   

2,180,000

     

2,306,941

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Sachem Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2006 (NPFGC)
10/15/24
   

4.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,034,380

   
Sullivan West Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012
04/15/23
   

5.000

%

   

565,000

     

657,711

   
Three Village Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
06/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,174,440

   

Total

           

35,575,074

   

Multi-Family 1.5%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Residential Institution for Children
Series 2008-A1
06/01/33
   

5.000

%

   

1,700,000

     

1,762,560

   
Tompkins County Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Series 2013
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,005,000

     

1,095,450

   

07/01/18

   

5.000

%

   

1,045,000

     

1,149,719

   

Total

           

4,007,729

   

Municipal Power 2.6%

 
Long Island Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2011A
05/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,124,200

   
Series 2009A
04/01/21
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,113,640

   

04/01/22

   

5.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,371,820

   
Series 2012B
09/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,075,020

   

Total

           

6,684,680

   

Nursing Home 1.6%

 
Rensselaer Municipal Leasing Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Rensselaer County Nursing Home
Series 2009A
06/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,063,040

   

Other Bond Issue 1.4%

 
New York City Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
United Jewish Appeal Federal Project
Series 2004A
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

625,000

     

638,812

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
New York Liberty Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
4 World Trade Center Project
Series 2011
11/15/31
   

5.000

%

   

2,350,000

     

2,430,088

   
Westchester County Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Series 2004
08/01/24
   

5.375

%

   

465,000

     

477,695

   

Total

           

3,546,595

   

Pool/Bond Bank 6.6%

 
New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2009C-1
02/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,444,990

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
School Districts Financing Program
Series 2008A (AGM)
10/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,412,020

   
Series 2009C (AGM)
10/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,391,980

   
Series 2012B
10/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,314,220

   
New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Revolving Funds-Municipal Water
Series 2008B
06/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,460,770

   

Total

           

17,023,980

   

Ports 2.0%

 
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Revenue Bonds
Consolidated 135th
Series 2004 (XLCA)
09/15/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,533,090

   
Consolidated 161st
Series 2009
10/15/31
   

5.000

%

   

3,390,000

     

3,689,168

   

Total

           

5,222,258

   

Prep School 0.4%

 
Build NYC Resource Corp.
Revenue Bonds
International Leadership Charter School
Series 2013
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

948,450

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Recreation 3.5%

 
Build NYC Resource Corp.
Revenue Bonds
YMCA of Greater NY Project
Series 2012
08/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

510,625

   
New York City Industrial Development Agency
Revenue Bonds
Pilot-Queens Baseball Stadium
Series 2006 (AMBAC)
01/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

850,000

     

873,469

   
Pilot-Yankee Stadium
Series 2006 (NPFGC)
03/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

1,150,000

     

1,207,960

   
YMCA of Greater New York Project
Series 2006
08/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,026,480

   
New York City Trust for Cultural Resources
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Museum of Modern Art
Series 2008-1A
04/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

4,850,000

     

5,434,473

   

Total

           

9,053,007

   

Refunded/Escrowed 8.9%

 
City of New York
Prerefunded 12/01/14 Unlimited General Obligation
Bonds
Series 2004-G
12/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,145,000

     

1,204,551

   
City of Yonkers
Prerefunded Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2005B (NPFGC)
08/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

600,000

     

649,068

   

08/01/22

   

5.000

%

   

625,000

     

676,113

   
Elizabeth Forward School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1994B Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)(a)
09/01/20
   

0.000

%

   

2,210,000

     

1,904,755

   
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Prerefunded 10/01/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 1998A (FGIC)
04/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,178,700

   
Nassau County Interim Finance Authority
Prerefunded 11/15/14 Revenue Bonds
Sales Tax Secured
Series 2004H (AMBAC)
11/15/15
   

5.250

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,631,300

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Prerefunded 08/15/14 Revenue Bonds
Presbyterian Hospital
Series 2007 (AGM)
08/15/23
   

5.250

%

   

250,000

     

259,998

   
New York State Dormitory Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Series 2003-1 Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)
07/01/25
   

0.000

%

   

3,750,000

     

2,614,725

   
Onondaga County Water Authority
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2005A (AMBAC)
09/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

895,000

     

972,605

   

09/15/23

   

5.000

%

   

940,000

     

1,021,507

   
Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005BB (AGM) Escrowed to Maturity(c)
07/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

355,000

     

437,335

   
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Prerefunded 01/01/22 Revenue Bonds
General Purpose
Series 1999B
01/01/30
   

5.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,489,140

   
Revenue Bonds
General Purpose
Series 1992Y Escrowed to Maturity
01/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

1,450,000

     

1,569,799

   
Series 2006A
11/15/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,267,040

   
Series 2008A
11/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,355,980

   

Total

           

23,232,616

   

Retirement Communities 0.7%

 
New York State Dormitory Authority
Revenue Bonds
Miriam Osborn Memorial Home Association
Series 2012
07/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

740,000

     

774,861

   

07/01/27

   

5.000

%

   

700,000

     

723,660

   
Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Jeffersons Ferry Project
Series 2006
11/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

335,000

     

341,724

   

Total

           

1,840,245

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Special Non Property Tax 9.0%

 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004A (NPFGC)
11/15/18
   

5.250

%

   

800,000

     

952,472

   
New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007S-2 (NPFGC)
01/15/21
   

5.000

%

   

4,300,000

     

4,786,545

   
New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Series 2009A-1
05/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,605,900

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Education
Series 2005B (AMBAC)
03/15/26
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,233,420

   
New York State Housing Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
09/15/19
   

5.000

%

   

1,400,000

     

1,594,712

   
New York State Thruway Authority
Prerefunded 04/01/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 2005A (NPFGC)
04/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

500,000

     

533,345

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
04/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,145,530

   
Transportation
Series 2007A
03/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,140,830

   
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005C (FGIC)(c)
07/01/22
   

5.500

%

   

2,250,000

     

1,737,270

   
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority(c)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013B
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

1,740,000

     

1,857,676

   
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note
Series 2010A
10/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

2,755,000

     

2,895,312

   

Total

           

23,483,012

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

State Appropriated 8.4%

 
Erie County Industrial Development Agency (The)
Revenue Bonds
School District of Buffalo Project
Series 2008A (AGM)
05/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,162,370

   
Series 2011A
05/01/30
   

5.250

%

   

1,440,000

     

1,545,034

   
New York State Dormitory Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Consolidated Service Contract
Series 2009A
07/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,386,190

   
Revenue Bonds
Schools Program
Series 2000
07/01/20
   

6.250

%

   

1,385,000

     

1,391,939

   
Series 2009
02/15/18
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,180,950

   
State University Educational Facilities
3rd General Series 2005A (NPFGC)
05/15/21
   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,209,550

   
Series 1993A
05/15/15
   

5.250

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,081,740

   

05/15/19

   

5.500

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,898,225

   
Series 2000C (AGM)
05/15/17
   

5.750

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,458,562

   
New York State Urban Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Service Contract
Series 2008B
01/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

3,125,000

     

3,404,656

   
Series 2008C
01/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,243,980

   

Total

           

21,963,196

   

Transportation 5.9%

 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005B (AMBAC)
11/15/24
   

5.250

%

   

750,000

     

877,755

   
Series 2006 (CIFG/TCRS)
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,280,000

     

2,539,008

   
Series 2006B
11/15/16
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,691,850

   
Series 2007B
11/15/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,687,425

   
Series 2008C
11/15/23
   

6.250

%

   

3,570,000

     

4,223,881

   
Series 2010D
11/15/28
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,247,140

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Metropolitan Transportation Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
Mandatory Tender
Series 2008B
11/15/30
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,046,890

   

Total

           

15,313,949

   

Turnpike/Bridge/Toll Road 3.5%

 
New York State Thruway Authority
Revenue Bonds
General Revenue
Series 2012I
01/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,492,990

   
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
Revenue Bonds
Bridge System
Series 1993A (AGM)
10/01/19
   

4.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,165,080

   
Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Purpose
Series 2011A
01/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,422,280

   

Total

           

9,080,350

   

Water & Sewer 0.9%

 
Rensselaer County Water Service & Sewer Authority
Revenue Bonds
Sewer Service
Series 2008
09/01/28
   

5.100

%

   

1,155,000

     

1,223,168

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Water Service
Series 2008
09/01/28
   

5.100

%

   

1,060,000

     

1,109,301

   

Total

           

2,332,469

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $238,377,261)
           

253,889,185

   

Money Market Funds 1.3%

 
       

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus New York AMT-Free
Municipal Money Market Fund,
0.000%(d)
       

1,533,838

     

1,533,838

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
0.010%(d)
       

1,933,404

     

1,933,404

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $3,467,242)
           

3,467,242

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $241,844,503)
           

257,356,427

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

           

2,730,902

   

Net Assets

           

260,087,329

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Zero coupon bond.

(b)  Variable rate security.

(c)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $6,927,593 or 2.66% of net assets.

(d)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

AMT  Alternative Minimum Tax

CIFG  IXIS Financial Guaranty

FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

FHA  Federal Housing Authority

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

TCRS  Transferable Custodial Receipts

XLCA  XL Capital Assurance

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

253,889,185

     

     

253,889,185

   

Total Bonds

   

     

253,889,185

     

     

253,889,185

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

3,467,242

     

     

     

3,467,242

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

3,467,242

     

     

     

3,467,242

   

Total

   

3,467,242

     

253,889,185

     

     

257,356,427

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

(identified cost $241,844,503)

 

$

257,356,427

   

Receivable for:

 

Capital shares sold

   

307,443

   

Interest

   

3,419,151

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

1,068

   

Prepaid expenses

   

2,821

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

31,837

   

Other assets

   

3,298

   

Total assets

   

261,122,045

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

169,382

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

747,867

   

Investment management fees

   

2,850

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

490

   

Transfer agent fees

   

48,227

   

Administration fees

   

497

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

22

   

Other expenses

   

33,544

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

31,837

   

Total liabilities

   

1,034,716

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

260,087,329

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

246,202,929

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

200,086

   

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(1,827,610

)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

15,511,924

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

260,087,329

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

18,083,573

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,507,363

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

12.00

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

12.40

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

119,090

   

Shares outstanding

   

9,927

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

12.00

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

18,497,927

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,542,050

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

12.00

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

44,290

   

Shares outstanding

   

3,695

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.99

   

Class T

 

Net assets

 

$

8,318,581

   

Shares outstanding

   

693,538

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.99

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

12.59

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

215,023,868

   

Shares outstanding

   

17,927,082

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

11.99

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 3.25% for Class A and 4.75% for Class T.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

209

   

Interest

   

11,485,498

   

Total income

   

11,485,707

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

1,233,273

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

56,141

   

Class B

   

1,488

   

Class C

   

215,466

   

Class T

   

13,346

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

42,321

   

Class B

   

280

   

Class C

   

40,580

   

Class R4(a)

   

28

   

Class T

   

16,756

   

Class Z

   

480,720

   

Administration fees

   

212,901

   

Compensation of board members

   

24,438

   

Custodian fees

   

3,683

   

Printing and postage fees

   

18,059

   

Registration fees

   

38,040

   

Professional fees

   

32,476

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

205

   

Other

   

10,445

   

Total expenses

   

2,440,646

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(611,524

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(75,465

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(220

)

 

Total net expenses

   

1,753,437

   

Net investment income

   

9,732,270

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(880,694

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(880,694

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(13,472,817

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(13,472,817

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(14,353,511

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(4,621,241

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

9,732,270

   

$

10,268,269

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(880,694

)

   

70,301

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(13,472,817

)

   

11,283,666

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(4,621,241

)

   

21,622,236

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(667,992

)

   

(585,150

)

 

Class B

   

(3,285

)

   

(7,898

)

 

Class C

   

(554,310

)

   

(497,459

)

 

Class R4

   

(516

)

   

   

Class T

   

(273,862

)

   

(293,105

)

 

Class Z

   

(8,216,843

)

   

(8,868,243

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(9,716,808

)

   

(10,251,855

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(63,809,691

)

   

28,432,895

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(78,147,740

)

   

39,803,276

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

338,235,069

     

298,431,793

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

260,087,329

   

$

338,235,069

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

200,086

   

$

184,624

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013(a)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(b)

   

692,122

     

8,554,836

     

819,600

     

10,165,989

   

Distributions reinvested

   

50,672

     

621,116

     

41,739

     

519,633

   

Redemptions

   

(969,546

)

   

(11,777,896

)

   

(402,168

)

   

(4,999,941

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(226,752

)

   

(2,601,944

)

   

459,171

     

5,685,681

   

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

64

     

779

     

6,839

     

83,458

   

Distributions reinvested

   

197

     

2,426

     

399

     

4,955

   

Redemptions(b)

   

(9,526

)

   

(119,165

)

   

(26,003

)

   

(321,964

)

 

Net decrease

   

(9,265

)

   

(115,960

)

   

(18,765

)

   

(233,551

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

357,122

     

4,399,629

     

831,018

     

10,306,930

   

Distributions reinvested

   

23,476

     

287,866

     

21,313

     

265,287

   

Redemptions

   

(671,942

)

   

(8,177,831

)

   

(205,083

)

   

(2,545,613

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(291,344

)

   

(3,490,336

)

   

647,248

     

8,026,604

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

4,311

     

51,883

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

38

     

458

     

     

   

Redemptions

   

(654

)

   

(7,787

)

   

     

   

Net increase

   

3,695

     

44,554

     

     

   

Class T shares

 

Subscriptions

   

4,793

     

59,442

     

11,199

     

139,650

   

Distributions reinvested

   

14,120

     

172,955

     

14,628

     

181,968

   

Redemptions

   

(87,992

)

   

(1,080,988

)

   

(41,612

)

   

(517,853

)

 

Net decrease

   

(69,079

)

   

(848,591

)

   

(15,785

)

   

(196,235

)

 

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

2,524,419

     

31,200,266

     

4,241,040

     

52,669,245

   

Distributions reinvested

   

99,309

     

1,218,622

     

95,680

     

1,190,800

   

Redemptions

   

(7,301,211

)

   

(89,216,302

)

   

(3,114,369

)

   

(38,709,649

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(4,677,483

)

   

(56,797,414

)

   

1,222,351

     

15,150,396

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(5,270,228

)

   

(63,809,691

)

   

2,294,220

     

28,432,895

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

$

11.03

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.37

     

0.37

     

0.39

     

0.38

     

0.39

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.55

)

   

0.45

     

(0.04

)

   

0.38

     

0.73

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.18

)

   

0.82

     

0.35

     

0.76

     

1.12

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.00

   

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

Total return

   

(1.49

%)

   

6.84

%

   

2.99

%

   

6.59

%

   

10.30

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.95

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.93

%

   

0.91

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.75

%(c)

   

0.75

%(c)

   

0.76

%(c)

   

0.80

%(c)

   

0.78

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.98

%

   

2.97

%

   

3.30

%

   

3.20

%

   

3.39

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

18,084

   

$

21,764

   

$

15,431

   

$

12,110

   

$

8,452

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

   

7

%

   

8

%

   

10

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

$

11.03

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.28

     

0.30

     

0.30

     

0.31

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.55

)

   

0.44

     

(0.04

)

   

0.37

     

0.73

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.28

)

   

0.72

     

0.26

     

0.67

     

1.04

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.00

   

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

Total return

   

(2.23

%)

   

6.02

%

   

2.23

%

   

5.80

%

   

9.49

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.70

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.75

%

   

1.68

%

   

1.66

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

1.50

%(c)

   

1.50

%(c)

   

1.52

%(c)

   

1.55

%(c)

   

1.53

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.21

%

   

2.25

%

   

2.55

%

   

2.47

%

   

2.67

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

119

   

$

241

   

$

459

   

$

1,016

   

$

1,453

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

   

7

%

   

8

%

   

10

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

$

11.03

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.32

     

0.32

     

0.34

     

0.33

     

0.34

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.55

)

   

0.45

     

(0.04

)

   

0.39

     

0.74

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.23

)

   

0.77

     

0.30

     

0.72

     

1.08

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

12.00

   

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

Total return

   

(1.88

%)

   

6.41

%

   

2.57

%

   

6.16

%

   

9.87

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.70

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.67

%

   

1.66

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

1.15

%(c)

   

1.15

%(c)

   

1.16

%(c)

   

1.20

%(c)

   

1.18

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

2.58

%

   

2.57

%

   

2.89

%

   

2.77

%

   

2.96

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

18,498

   

$

23,008

   

$

14,355

   

$

12,224

   

$

5,861

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

   

7

%

   

8

%

   

10

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.42

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.43

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.18

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.25

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.99

   

Total return

   

(1.48

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.67

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.50

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.43

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

44

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class T

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

$

11.03

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.38

     

0.38

     

0.40

     

0.40

     

0.41

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.56

)

   

0.45

     

(0.04

)

   

0.38

     

0.72

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.18

)

   

0.83

     

0.36

     

0.78

     

1.13

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.99

   

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

Total return

   

(1.47

%)

   

6.95

%

   

3.09

%

   

6.69

%

   

10.42

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.85

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.83

%

   

0.81

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.65

%(c)

   

0.65

%(c)

   

0.67

%(c)

   

0.70

%(c)

   

0.68

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

3.08

%

   

3.08

%

   

3.40

%

   

3.31

%

   

3.52

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

8,319

   

$

9,570

   

$

9,420

   

$

10,969

   

$

11,667

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

   

7

%

   

8

%

   

10

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

$

11.03

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.40

     

0.40

     

0.42

     

0.41

     

0.42

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.56

)

   

0.45

     

(0.04

)

   

0.38

     

0.73

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.16

)

   

0.85

     

0.38

     

0.79

     

1.15

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.42

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.40

)

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.42

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

11.99

   

$

12.55

   

$

12.10

   

$

12.14

   

$

11.76

   

Total return

   

(1.32

%)

   

7.11

%

   

3.24

%

   

6.85

%

   

10.58

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(a)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.70

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.68

%

   

0.66

%

 

Total net expenses(b)

   

0.50

%(c)

   

0.50

%(c)

   

0.52

%(c)

   

0.55

%(c)

   

0.53

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

3.22

%

   

3.23

%

   

3.55

%

   

3.46

%

   

3.66

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

215,024

   

$

283,653

   

$

258,766

   

$

292,941

   

$

293,160

   

Portfolio turnover

   

13

%

   

7

%

   

8

%

   

10

%

   

20

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

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

(b)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class T and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the investment amount. Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase

are subject to a CDSC if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Class T shares are available only to investors who received (and who have continuously held) Class T shares in connection with the merger of certain Galaxy Funds into various Columbia Funds (formerly named Liberty Funds).

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are

distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.40% to 0.27% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.19

%

 

Class B

   

0.19

   

Class C

   

0.19

   

Class R4

   

0.19

*

 

Class T

   

0.19

   

Class Z

   

0.19

   

*Annualized.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $220.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.40% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Shareholder Services Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their selling and/or servicing agents. The Fund may pay shareholder servicing fees up to an aggregate annual rate of

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.20% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.20% for administrative support services). These fees are currently limited to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares. In addition, the servicing fee for Class T shares will be waived by selling and/or servicing agents to the extent necessary to prevent the net investment income for the Class T shares from falling below 0.00% on a daily basis. The shareholder services fee for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $28,979 for Class A, $3,750 for Class C and $28 for Class T shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below), for the period disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    Fee Rates Contractual
through
February 28, 2014
 

Class A

   

0.75

%

 

Class B

   

1.50

   

Class C

   

1.50

   

Class R4

   

0.50

   

Class T

   

0.65

   

Class Z

   

0.50

   

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest,

extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for capital loss carryforwards, principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation and distributions. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications.

The Fund did not have any permanent differences; therefore, no reclassifications were made to the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Tax-exempt income

 

$

9,710,345

   

$

10,251,838

   

Ordinary income

   

6,463

     

17

   

Total

 

$

9,716,808

   

$

10,251,855

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

880,363

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

15,608,444

   

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $241,747,983 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

16,768,702

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(1,160,258

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

15,608,444

   

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at October 31, 2013, may be available to reduce taxable income

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

Year of Expiration

 

Amount

 

2017

 

$

946,916

   

Unlimited short-term

   

880,694

   

Total

 

$

1,827,610

   

Unlimited capital loss carryforwards are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $39,243,244 and $93,488,239, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 71.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of

borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 8. Significant Risks

Geographic Concentration Risk

Because state-specific tax-exempt funds invest primarily in the municipal securities issued by the state and political sub-divisions of the state, the Fund will be particularly affected by political and economic conditions and developments in the state in which it invests. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a municipal bond fund which is more geographically diversified. The value of the municipal securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations:

Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.93

%

 

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the forty-sixth, thirty-seventh and thirty-seventh percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are ranked in the first and second quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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Annual Report

October 31, 2013

Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

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Annual Report 2013




Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

14

   

Statement of Operations

   

16

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

17

   

Financial Highlights

   

19

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

25

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

31

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

32

   

Trustees and Officers

   

33

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

36

   

Important Information About This Report

   

41

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned -1.58% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.33% for the same time period.

>  By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, returned -0.53% for the 12-month period.

>  The Fund's exposure to issues backed by special non-property taxes and local general obligations-related credits detracted from performance.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

12/09/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.58

     

5.05

     

3.45

   

Including sales charges

           

-4.77

     

4.36

     

2.95

   

Class B

 

12/09/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-2.37

     

4.25

     

2.68

   

Including sales charges

           

-5.24

     

4.25

     

2.68

   

Class C

 

12/09/02

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.97

     

4.63

     

3.04

   

Including sales charges

           

-2.92

     

4.63

     

3.04

   

Class R4*

 

03/19/13

   

-1.33

     

5.31

     

3.71

   

Class T

 

06/26/00

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

-1.48

     

5.15

     

3.56

   

Including sales charges

           

-6.19

     

4.14

     

3.06

   

Class Z

 

06/14/93

   

-1.33

     

5.31

     

3.71

   

Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index

           

-0.53

     

5.88

     

4.47

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% (for the one-year and five-year periods) and 4.75% (for the 10-year period). (Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchases of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%.) Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. Returns for Class T are shown with and without the maximum sales charge of 4.75%. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

The Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. The performance of a $10,000 with sales charge for Class A shares is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%, which was the effective sales charge prior to August 22, 2005.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned -1.58% excluding sales charges. The Fund's Class Z shares returned -1.33% for the same time period. By comparison, the Fund's benchmark, the Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index, which is a national mix of municipal securities, returned -0.53% for the 12-month period. The Fund's exposure to issues backed by special non-property taxes and local general obligations-related credits detracted from performance, while shorter-maturity hospital and pre-refunded bonds aided performance during the period.

Second Half Rate Rise Pressures Municipal Market

The first half of the Fund's fiscal year was relatively uneventful, with interest rates range bound from November 2012 through April 2013. However, the Federal Reserve's (the Fed's) May announcement that it might begin to taper its monthly securities purchase program, known popularly as QE3 (the QE for "quantitative easing"), drove a sharp sell-off in the municipal market from May through mid-September. During this period 10-year AAA municipal yields rose to close to 3.00%, matching the yield on the 10-year Treasury. New issue supply was down versus 2012, as higher rates made refinancing less viable. In addition, two major credit events clouded the outlook for municipal bonds: the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy and Puerto Rico bonds fell sharply on negative economic news. Puerto Rico bonds are widely held in many mutual funds because they are triple tax-free.

Within the benchmark, returns were slightly positive on one, three and five-year municipal bonds. The worst returns were generated by bonds in the 12-17 year range. A rated bonds posted slightly better returns than higher quality AA and AAA rated bonds, due to the additional yield they generated. BBB rated bonds were the worst performers, dragged down by Puerto Rico exposure.

Fund's Duration Positioning Hampered Results

Early in the period, we kept the Fund's duration (sensitivity to interest rates) moderately long relative to its benchmark, because we did not expect interest rates to rise significantly. However, after the Fed's announced plan to wind down its monthly asset purchases, which sent interest rates sharply higher and spurred outflows from municipal bond funds, we sold bonds purchased at lower yields and sub-5% coupon bonds, which we expected to remain out of favor. We also reduced the portfolio's duration to protect against a protracted rise in interest rates. As a result of these actions, we realized losses that offset gains from previous activity. This allowed us to manage the gain/loss position of the Fund and not distribute taxable capital gains. Selling bonds purchased in lower interest rate environments also improved the distribution yield of the Fund. However, the Fund's yield is lower than the benchmark's yield, generally because the Massachusetts municipal market is of higher quality (and lower yielding) than the national market. Even so, we seek opportunities to add incremental yield to the portfolio whenever possible.

Contributors and Detractors

The Fund had more exposure than the benchmark to shorter-maturity hospital bonds and pre-refunded bonds, which made positive contributions to performance in a period in which most areas of the market generated negative results. Pre-refunding bonds are issued to fund another callable bond, taking the

Portfolio Management

Brian McGreevy

Paul Fuchs, CFA

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

6.6

   

AA rating

   

53.2

   

A rating

   

26.7

   

BBB rating

   

13.5

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in a municipal bond fund, including credit risk, interest rate risk, prepayment and extension risk, and geographic concentration risk. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fall and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Because the Fund concentrates its investments in municipal securities issued by a single state and its municipalities, specific events or factors affecting a particular state can cause more volatility in the Fund than a fund that is more geographically diversified. Non-investment grade securities, commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities. Income from tax-exempt funds may be subject to state and local taxes and a portion of income may be subject to the federal and/or state alternative minimum tax for certain investors. Federal and state income tax rules will apply to any capital gain distributions and any gains or losses on sales. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

proceeds from the lower-yielding bond and investing it in U.S. Treasury bonds until the scheduled call date of the original bond occurs. Pre-refunding typically occurs when the issuer can issue a new bond at a lower rate. The Fund's exposure to special non-property and local general obligations-related credits detracted from performance, driven mainly by the timing of purchases and sales and not by credit deterioration.

Moderate Growth for Massachusetts

Employment is rising at a moderate pace, driven primarily by growth in the housing, technology and health care sectors. Within the public sector, state payrolls are expected to trend higher as the Commonwealth's fiscal situation improves. Early 2013 calendar year tax collections were sharply higher than one year earlier. Over the longer term, the Commonwealth stands to benefit from its research universities and highly skilled workforce. However, federal government payrolls fell more than the national average over the past year. Little population growth, high business costs and federal government austerity will likely weigh on the pace of growth going forward.

Looking Ahead

We currently intend to continue seeking opportunities to add higher yielding A and BBB rated issues when we can do so with issues that we believe are attractively valued and offer sound fundamentals. At present, we plan to maintain the Fund's neutral duration relative to the benchmark until there is more clarity around the Fed's intentions and the arrival of a new Fed chairman at the beginning of 2014. Purchases are currently targeted in the eight- to 12-year maturity range, where we see value because we believe the vast majority of yield available in the intermediate space can be captured in this maturity range

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

  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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

973.60

     

1,021.12

     

4.03

     

4.13

     

0.81

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

969.30

     

1,017.34

     

7.74

     

7.93

     

1.56

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

971.60

     

1,019.11

     

6.01

     

6.16

     

1.21

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.80

     

1,022.38

     

2.79

     

2.85

     

0.56

   

Class T

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.10

     

1,021.63

     

3.53

     

3.62

     

0.71

   

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

974.80

     

1,022.38

     

2.79

     

2.85

     

0.56

   

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Municipal Bonds 98.5%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Airport 2.7%

 
Massachusetts Port Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Passenger Facility Charge
Series 2007D (AGM)
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,402,000

   
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005C (AMBAC)
07/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,616,070

   

07/01/22

   

5.000

%

   

3,500,000

     

3,742,585

   

Total

           

8,760,655

   

Assisted Living 0.6%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
1st Mortgage VOA Concord
Series 2007
11/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

435,000

     

437,662

   

11/01/27

   

5.125

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,348,605

   

Total

           

1,786,267

   

Higher Education 19.8%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Boston College
Series 2007P
07/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

3,260,000

     

3,687,484

   
Boston University
Series 2009V-2
10/01/14
   

2.875

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,074,580

   
Brandeis University
Series 2010O-2
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,605,500

   
Emerson College
Series 2006A
01/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

870,000

     

934,693

   

01/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

2,500,000

     

2,662,350

   

01/01/23

   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,053,450

   
Hampshire College
Series 2004
10/01/14
   

5.150

%

   

45,000

     

45,927

   
Massachusetts College-Pharmacy & Allied Health
Series 2013
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

675,000

     

769,898

   
Merrimack College
Series 2012A
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

1,075,000

     

1,064,433

   
Mount Holyoke College
Series 2008
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

1,285,000

     

1,455,777

   
Simmons College
Series 2013J
10/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

500,000

     

557,885

   

10/01/25

   

5.500

%

   

450,000

     

507,348

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Wheelock College
Series 2007C
10/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

960,000

     

1,060,704

   
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Series 2007 (NPFGC)
09/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

1,710,000

     

1,909,557

   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Berklee College of Music
Series 2007A
10/01/32
   

5.000

%

   

2,440,000

     

2,575,005

   
Boston College
Series 2008M-1
06/01/24
   

5.500

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,626,220

   
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Series 2002K
07/01/17
   

5.375

%

   

2,275,000

     

2,660,294

   

07/01/22

   

5.500

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,261,350

   
Series 2004M
07/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

610,000

     

739,003

   
Northeastern University
Series 2008T-1
10/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

1,750,000

     

1,874,687

   
Series 2008T-2
10/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

4,045,000

     

4,271,156

   
Simmons College
Series 2009I
10/01/18
   

6.750

%

   

1,365,000

     

1,638,437

   
Suffolk University
Series 2009A
07/01/24
   

6.000

%

   

2,100,000

     

2,371,089

   
Tufts University
Series 2002J
08/15/16
   

5.500

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,699,620

   
Series 2008
08/15/14
   

5.000

%

   

1,250,000

     

1,296,763

   

08/15/17

   

5.000

%

   

1,145,000

     

1,319,864

   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Northeastern University
Series 2008T-3
10/01/37
   

2.700

%

   

2,495,000

     

2,511,816

   
Massachusetts State College Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A
05/01/29
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,279,930

   
University of Massachusetts Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2008-2 (AGM)
05/01/21
   

5.000

%

   

1,510,000

     

1,706,028

   
Senior Series 2009-1
05/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,705,500

   

Total

           

62,926,348

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Hospital 9.8%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Berkshire Health System
Series 2012G
10/01/26
   

5.000

%

   

1,200,000

     

1,266,528

   
Boston Medical Center
Series 2012C
07/01/27
   

5.250

%

   

3,695,000

     

3,816,824

   
Southcoast Health System Obligation Group
Series 2013
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

765,000

     

825,795

   
UMASS Memorial Issue
Series 2011H
07/01/26
   

5.125

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,103,360

   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Caregroup
Series 1998B-2 (NPFGC)
02/01/27
   

5.375

%

   

1,585,000

     

1,718,869

   
Series 2004D (NPFGC)
07/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,121,690

   
Series 2008E-2
07/01/19
   

5.375

%

   

4,675,000

     

5,313,698

   
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Series 2010 C
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,425,000

     

1,572,202

   
Milford Regional Medical
Series 2007E
07/15/17
   

5.000

%

   

1,050,000

     

1,118,744

   

07/15/22

   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,540,815

   
Partners Healthcare
Series 2010J-2
07/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,561,500

   
Partners Healthcare System
Series 2005F
07/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,135,160

   
Series 2007G
07/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

2,575,000

     

2,916,574

   

Total

           

31,011,759

   

Human Service Provider 0.4%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Evergreen Center, Inc.
Series 2005
01/01/20
   

5.500

%

   

1,355,000

     

1,374,607

   

Joint Power Authority 4.6%

 
Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010-1
07/01/24
   

5.250

%

   

3,785,000

     

4,103,508

   

07/01/25

   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,125,680

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Massachusetts Clean Energy Cooperative Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Municipal Lighting Plan Cooperative
Series 2013
07/01/27
   

5.000

%

   

2,720,000

     

3,016,725

   
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.
Revenue Bonds
Project 6
Series 2012A
07/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,221,460

   
Project No. 6
Series 2011
07/01/19
   

5.000

%

   

2,760,000

     

3,199,916

   

Total

           

14,667,289

   

Local General Obligation 2.9%

 
City of Boston
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2012A
04/01/24
   

4.000

%

   

2,150,000

     

2,358,292

   
City of Fall River
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
State Qualified
Series 2012
03/01/21
   

4.000

%

   

335,000

     

364,701

   
City of Lawrence
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
State Qualified
Series 2006 (AGM)
02/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,693,320

   
City of Springfield
Limited General Obligation Bonds
State Qualified Municipal Purpose Loan
Series 2003 (AGM)
08/01/21
   

4.500

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,180,360

   
Dudley Charlton Regional School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 1999A (NPFGC)
06/15/14
   

5.125

%

   

2,305,000

     

2,373,481

   
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Series 1997A (AGM)(b)
07/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

185,000

     

185,004

   

Total

           

9,155,158

   

Municipal Power 1.0%

 
Guam Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A (AGM)(b)
10/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

630,000

     

703,099

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2002LL (NPFGC)(b)
07/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

2,400,000

     

2,355,096

   

Total

           

3,058,195

   

Other Bond Issue 2.8%

 
Boston Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008 (AGM)
04/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

2,135,000

     

2,348,393

   

04/01/23

   

5.000

%

   

1,865,000

     

1,999,243

   

04/01/24

   

5.000

%

   

3,260,000

     

3,462,544

   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Broad Institute
Series 2011 A
04/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,137,390

   

Total

           

8,947,570

   

Pool/Bond Bank 5.0%

 
Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (The)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Pool Program
Series 2004A
08/01/15
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,259,440

   
Series 2006
08/01/20
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,654,450

   
Revenue Bonds
Pool Program
Series 2005-11
08/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

4,465,000

     

5,400,507

   
State Revolving Fund
Series 2009-14
08/01/24
   

5.000

%

   

3,100,000

     

3,574,610

   

Total

           

15,889,007

   

Prep School 1.7%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Foxborough Regional Charter School
Series 2010A
07/01/30
   

6.375

%

   

3,055,000

     

3,230,143

   
Noble & Greenough School
Series 2011
04/01/21
   

4.000

%

   

1,500,000

     

1,666,515

   
Park School
Series 2012
09/01/20
   

5.000

%

   

150,000

     

170,987

   

09/01/21

   

5.000

%

   

330,000

     

373,537

   

Total

           

5,441,182

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Refunded/Escrowed 8.8%

 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Prerefunded 08/01/14 Limited General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Loan
Series 2004B (AMBAC)
08/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,072,500

   
Commonwealth of Massachusetts(c)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Federal Highway
Series 1998A Escrowed to Maturity
06/15/15
   

0.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

3,972,960

   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency(a)
Prerefunded 05/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Dominion Energy Brayton 1
Series 2009
12/01/42
   

5.750

%

   

3,460,000

     

4,246,008

   
Prerefunded 09/01/16 Revenue Bonds
Dominion Energy Brayton
Series 2010A
12/01/41
   

2.250

%

   

2,260,000

     

2,365,994

   
Massachusetts School Building Authority
Prerefunded 08/15/15 Revenue Bonds
Series 2005A (AGM)
08/15/26
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,418,700

   
Massachusetts State College Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Senior Series 1999A Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)(c)
05/01/28
   

0.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

2,347,320

   
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General
Series 1998B Escrowed to Maturity (AGM/TCRS)
08/01/15
   

5.500

%

   

1,095,000

     

1,194,338

   
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2002J Escrowed to Maturity (AGM/TCRS)
08/01/15
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,259,080

   
Puerto Rico Highways & Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005BB (AGM) Escrowed to Maturity(b)
07/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

1,075,000

     

1,324,325

   
Town of Sandwich
Prerefunded 07/15/15 Unlimited General Obligation
Bonds
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
07/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

1,575,000

     

1,716,388

   

Total

           

27,917,613

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Retirement Communities 0.4%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
1st Mortgage-Orchard Cove
Series 2007
10/01/17
   

5.000

%

   

845,000

     

856,348

   

10/01/18

   

5.000

%

   

515,000

     

518,801

   

Total

           

1,375,149

   

Special Non Property Tax 9.2%

 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004 (NPFGC)
01/01/19
   

5.250

%

   

750,000

     

876,285

   
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2003A
07/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,165,630

   

07/01/19

   

5.250

%

   

625,000

     

754,525

   
Senior Series 2004C
07/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,194,840

   
Senior Series 2005B (NPFGC)
07/01/23
   

5.500

%

   

2,890,000

     

3,623,366

   
Senior Series 2006A
07/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

3,500,000

     

4,285,540

   
Senior Series 2008B
07/01/23
   

5.000

%

   

910,000

     

1,099,507

   
Massachusetts School Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007A (AMBAC)
08/15/18
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,721,350

   
Senior Revenue Bonds
Series 2011B
10/15/27
   

5.000

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,474,200

   
Territory of Guam
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011A(b)
01/01/31
   

5.000

%

   

950,000

     

977,522

   
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority(b)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Gross Receipts Taxes
Series 2012A
10/01/22
   

4.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,060,000

   
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien-Matching Fund Loan Note
Series 2010A
10/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

2,755,000

     

2,895,312

   

Total

           

29,128,077

   

Special Property Tax 1.4%

 
Metropolitan Boston Transit Parking Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011
07/01/25
   

5.000

%

   

3,210,000

     

3,565,411

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

07/01/27

   

5.000

%

   

775,000

     

838,992

   

Total

           

4,404,403

   

State Appropriated 0.8%

 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Visual & Performing Arts Project
Series 2000
08/01/17
   

6.000

%

   

540,000

     

635,758

   

08/01/21

   

6.000

%

   

1,750,000

     

2,085,195

   

Total

           

2,720,953

   

State General Obligation 15.3%

 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Consolidated Loan
Series 2002D (AMBAC/TCRS/BNY)
08/01/18
   

5.500

%

   

3,500,000

     

4,234,265

   
Series 2008A
08/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

2,000,000

     

2,242,260

   
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003D
10/01/17
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,899,550

   
Series 2003D (AMBAC)
10/01/19
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

6,122,700

   
Series 2003D (NPFGC)
10/01/20
   

5.500

%

   

2,500,000

     

3,085,250

   
Series 2004B
08/01/20
   

5.250

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,646,830

   
Series 2006B (AGM)
09/01/22
   

5.250

%

   

4,000,000

     

4,914,320

   
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2003D (AGM)
10/01/19
   

5.500

%

   

3,500,000

     

4,285,890

   
Series 2004C (AMBAC)
12/01/24
   

5.500

%

   

5,000,000

     

6,260,450

   
Series 2004C (NPFGC)
12/01/19
   

5.500

%

   

3,795,000

     

4,657,983

   
Series 2008A
09/01/15
   

5.000

%

   

3,000,000

     

3,258,720

   

Total

           

48,608,218

   

Student Loan 2.6%

 
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Issue I
Series 2010A
01/01/22
   

5.500

%

   

4,625,000

     

5,202,061

   
Series 2009I
01/01/18
   

5.125

%

   

2,905,000

     

3,140,944

   

Total

           

8,343,005

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 

Transportation 0.3%

 
Woods Hole Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship
Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004B
03/01/18
   

5.000

%

   

975,000

     

1,032,086

   

Turnpike/Bridge/Toll Road 1.6%

 
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Revenue Bonds
Senior Series 2010B
01/01/22
   

5.000

%

   

2,180,000

     

2,464,316

   

01/01/32

   

5.000

%

   

2,400,000

     

2,487,384

   

Total

           

4,951,700

   

Water & Sewer 6.8%

 
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2005A (NPFGC/TCRS)
08/01/17
   

5.250

%

   

6,000,000

     

6,988,860

   
Series 2007B (AGM/TCRS)
08/01/23
   

5.250

%

   

5,500,000

     

6,745,750

   
Series 2012B
08/01/28
   

5.000

%

   

5,000,000

     

5,588,800

   

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 
Value ($)
 
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2002J (AGM/TCRS)
08/01/18
   

5.250

%

   

1,000,000

     

1,191,970

   
Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2008A (AGM)(b)
07/01/16
   

5.000

%

   

1,000,000

     

988,770

   

Total

           

21,504,150

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $291,591,230)
           

313,003,391

   

Money Market Funds 0.6%

 
       

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund,
0.000%(d)
       

1,327,254

     

1,327,254

   
JPMorgan Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
0.010%(d)
       

546,595

     

546,595

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $1,873,849)
           

1,873,849

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $293,465,079)
           

314,877,240

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

           

2,882,684

   

Net Assets

           

317,759,924

   

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Variable rate security.

(b)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $11,489,128 or 3.62% of net assets.

(c)  Zero coupon bond.

(d)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

Abbreviation Legend

AGM  Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation

AMBAC  Ambac Assurance Corporation

BNY  Bank of New York

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

TCRS  Transferable Custodial Receipts

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Municipal Bonds

   

     

313,003,391

     

     

313,003,391

   

Total Bonds

   

     

313,003,391

     

     

313,003,391

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

1,873,849

     

     

     

1,873,849

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

1,873,849

     

     

     

1,873,849

   

Total

   

1,873,849

     

313,003,391

     

     

314,877,240

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

(identified cost $293,465,079)

 

$

314,877,240

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

107,625

   

Capital shares sold

   

174,363

   

Interest

   

3,642,135

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

752

   

Prepaid expenses

   

3,275

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

39,754

   

Other assets

   

3,805

   

Total assets

   

318,848,949

   

Liabilities

 

Payable for:

 

Capital shares purchased

   

100,738

   

Dividend distributions to shareholders

   

856,721

   

Investment management fees

   

3,480

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

471

   

Transfer agent fees

   

53,823

   

Administration fees

   

600

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

23

   

Other expenses

   

33,415

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

39,754

   

Total liabilities

   

1,089,025

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

317,759,924

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

297,301,518

   

Excess of distributions over net investment income

   

(32,902

)

 

Accumulated net realized loss

   

(920,853

)

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

21,412,161

   

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

317,759,924

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

25,699,219

   

Shares outstanding

   

2,370,808

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.84

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.20

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

1,462

   

Shares outstanding

   

135

   

Net asset value per share(b)

 

$

10.84

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

11,243,961

   

Shares outstanding

   

1,037,362

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.84

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

60,397

   

Shares outstanding

   

5,576

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.83

   

Class T

 

Net assets

 

$

23,130,949

   

Shares outstanding

   

2,133,715

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.84

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

11.38

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

257,623,936

   

Shares outstanding

   

23,764,821

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

10.84

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 3.25% for Class A and 4.75% for Class T.

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

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends

 

$

248

   

Interest

   

12,890,987

   

Total income

   

12,891,235

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

1,414,463

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

75,422

   

Class B

   

428

   

Class C

   

122,841

   

Class T

   

39,220

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

57,817

   

Class B

   

82

   

Class C

   

23,539

   

Class R4(a)

   

58

   

Class T

   

50,088

   

Class Z

   

545,936

   

Administration fees

   

242,345

   

Compensation of board members

   

25,425

   

Custodian fees

   

4,047

   

Printing and postage fees

   

25,526

   

Registration fees

   

24,125

   

Professional fees

   

33,206

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

226

   

Other

   

14,824

   

Total expenses

   

2,699,618

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(553,959

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(43,021

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(140

)

 

Total net expenses

   

2,102,498

   

Net investment income

   

10,788,737

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(920,854

)

 

Net realized loss

   

(920,854

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(15,498,721

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(15,498,721

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(16,419,575

)

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

 

$

(5,630,838

)

 

(a) For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

10,788,737

   

$

11,621,768

   

Net realized gain (loss)

   

(920,854

)

   

235,614

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(15,498,721

)

   

12,977,036

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(5,630,838

)

   

24,834,418

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(861,094

)

   

(971,229

)

 

Class B

   

(885

)

   

(2,701

)

 

Class C

   

(301,560

)

   

(277,975

)

 

Class R4

   

(971

)

   

   

Class T

   

(772,676

)

   

(1,001,276

)

 

Class Z

   

(8,844,907

)

   

(9,362,111

)

 

Net realized gains

 

Class A

   

(20,015

)

   

(33,104

)

 

Class B

   

(52

)

   

(154

)

 

Class C

   

(7,543

)

   

(10,855

)

 

Class T

   

(18,418

)

   

(37,440

)

 

Class Z

   

(189,557

)

   

(303,309

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(11,017,678

)

   

(12,000,154

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(45,286,824

)

   

7,854,448

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(61,935,340

)

   

20,688,712

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

379,695,264

     

359,006,552

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

317,759,924

   

$

379,695,264

   

Excess of distributions over net investment income

 

$

(32,902

)

 

$

(9,434

)

 

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31, 2013(a)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2012

 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(b)

   

740,966

     

8,279,822

     

1,496,976

     

16,795,784

   

Distributions reinvested

   

58,311

     

644,552

     

47,187

     

531,355

   

Redemptions

   

(1,285,182

)

   

(14,119,884

)

   

(1,412,576

)

   

(15,869,515

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(485,905

)

   

(5,195,510

)

   

131,587

     

1,457,624

   

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

44

     

493

     

2,956

     

33,415

   

Distributions reinvested

   

34

     

378

     

63

     

704

   

Redemptions(b)

   

(8,698

)

   

(96,556

)

   

(7,547

)

   

(85,026

)

 

Net decrease

   

(8,620

)

   

(95,685

)

   

(4,528

)

   

(50,907

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

259,514

     

2,907,720

     

251,681

     

2,819,614

   

Distributions reinvested

   

18,720

     

206,855

     

16,149

     

181,711

   

Redemptions

   

(296,366

)

   

(3,250,413

)

   

(119,050

)

   

(1,336,435

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(18,132

)

   

(135,838

)

   

148,780

     

1,664,890

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

5,490

     

61,500

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

86

     

930

     

     

   

Net increase

   

5,576

     

62,430

     

     

   

Class T shares

 

Subscriptions

   

23,869

     

262,719

     

33,047

     

371,567

   

Distributions reinvested

   

31,104

     

344,145

     

36,159

     

406,757

   

Redemptions

   

(567,006

)

   

(6,285,793

)

   

(614,463

)

   

(6,929,522

)

 

Net decrease

   

(512,033

)

   

(5,678,929

)

   

(545,257

)

   

(6,151,198

)

 

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

2,503,155

     

28,010,518

     

3,611,918

     

40,597,578

   

Distributions reinvested

   

29,416

     

325,449

     

23,928

     

269,674

   

Redemptions

   

(5,678,660

)

   

(62,579,259

)

   

(2,664,685

)

   

(29,933,213

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(3,146,089

)

   

(34,243,292

)

   

971,161

     

10,934,039

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(4,165,203

)

   

(45,286,824

)

   

701,743

     

7,854,448

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

$

9.90

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.32

     

0.32

     

0.34

     

0.34

     

0.35

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.50

)

   

0.41

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.34

     

0.71

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.18

)

   

0.73

     

0.34

     

0.68

     

1.06

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.00

)(a)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

Total return

   

(1.58

%)

   

6.69

%

   

3.24

%

   

6.51

%

   

10.78

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.95

%

   

0.98

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.90

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.79

%(d)

   

0.75

%(d)

   

0.77

%(d)

   

0.80

%(d)

   

0.78

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.86

%

   

2.88

%

   

3.16

%

   

3.12

%

   

3.30

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

25,699

   

$

32,398

   

$

29,849

   

$

30,998

   

$

16,049

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

11

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

8

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

$

9.90

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.23

     

0.24

     

0.26

     

0.26

     

0.27

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.50

)

   

0.40

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.34

     

0.71

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.27

)

   

0.64

     

0.26

     

0.60

     

0.98

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.00

)(a)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.27

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

Total return

   

(2.37

%)

   

5.89

%

   

2.48

%

   

5.72

%

   

9.96

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.70

%

   

1.83

%

   

1.79

%

   

1.66

%

   

1.65

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.53

%(d)

   

1.50

%(d)

   

1.53

%(d)

   

1.55

%(d)

   

1.53

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.07

%

   

2.13

%

   

2.44

%

   

2.42

%

   

2.59

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1

   

$

99

   

$

145

   

$

1,008

   

$

1,222

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

11

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

8

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

$

9.90

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.28

     

0.30

     

0.30

     

0.30

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.49

)

   

0.40

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.34

     

0.72

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.22

)

   

0.68

     

0.30

     

0.64

     

1.02

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.00

)(a)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.31

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

Total return

   

(1.97

%)

   

6.27

%

   

2.83

%

   

6.09

%

   

10.34

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.70

%

   

1.73

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.66

%

   

1.65

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

1.19

%(d)

   

1.15

%(d)

   

1.17

%(d)

   

1.20

%(d)

   

1.18

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.46

%

   

2.48

%

   

2.75

%

   

2.75

%

   

2.88

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

11,244

   

$

11,970

   

$

9,931

   

$

10,452

   

$

8,859

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

11

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

8

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.19

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.21

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.36

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.21

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.21

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.83

   

Total return

   

(1.32

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.68

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.56

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.19

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

60

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from March 19, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class T

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

$

9.90

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.33

     

0.34

     

0.35

     

0.35

     

0.36

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.50

)

   

0.40

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.34

     

0.71

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.17

)

   

0.74

     

0.35

     

0.69

     

1.07

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.00

)(a)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.36

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

Total return

   

(1.48

%)

   

6.80

%

   

3.34

%

   

6.62

%

   

10.89

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.85

%

   

0.88

%

   

0.89

%

   

0.81

%

   

0.80

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.69

%(d)

   

0.65

%(d)

   

0.67

%(d)

   

0.70

%(d)

   

0.68

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

2.96

%

   

2.98

%

   

3.25

%

   

3.26

%

   

3.43

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

23,131

   

$

30,008

   

$

34,952

   

$

39,300

   

$

39,221

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

11

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

8

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

$

9.90

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.34

     

0.35

     

0.37

     

0.37

     

0.37

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.49

)

   

0.40

     

0.00

(a)

   

0.34

     

0.71

   

Total from investment operations

   

(0.15

)

   

0.75

     

0.37

     

0.71

     

1.08

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.00

)(a)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.35

)

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

   

(0.37

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

10.84

   

$

11.34

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.95

   

$

10.61

   

Total return

   

(1.33

%)

   

6.96

%

   

3.49

%

   

6.77

%

   

11.06

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.70

%

   

0.73

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.66

%

   

0.65

%

 

Total net expenses(c)

   

0.54

%(d)

   

0.50

%(d)

   

0.52

%(d)

   

0.55

%(d)

   

0.53

%(d)

 

Net investment income

   

3.10

%

   

3.13

%

   

3.40

%

   

3.41

%

   

3.58

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

257,624

   

$

305,220

   

$

284,128

   

$

286,196

   

$

282,469

   

Portfolio turnover

   

7

%

   

11

%

   

10

%

   

9

%

   

8

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  Rounds to zero.

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

(c)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(d)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

October 31, 2013

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R4, Class T and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are only available to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals. Class R4 shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013.

Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the investment amount. Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase

are subject to a CDSC if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase. Class T shares are available only to investors who received (and who have continuously held) Class T shares in connection with the merger of certain Galaxy Funds into various Columbia Funds (formerly named Liberty Funds).

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its tax exempt and taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are

distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.40% to 0.27% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.07% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.19

%

 

Class B

   

0.19

   

Class C

   

0.19

   

Class R4

   

0.19

*

 

Class T

   

0.19

   

Class Z

   

0.19

   

*Annualized.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $140.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares, only.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.40% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Shareholder Services Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their selling and/or servicing agents. The Fund may pay

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

shareholder servicing fees up to an aggregate annual rate of 0.40% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.20% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.20% for administrative support services). These fees are currently limited to an aggregate annual rate of not more than 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares. In addition, the servicing fee for Class T shares will be waived by selling and/or servicing agents to the extent necessary to prevent the net investment income for the Class T shares from falling below 0.00% on a daily basis. The shareholder services fee for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.15% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $15,982 for Class A, $426 for Class C, and $237 for Class T shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the periods disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    March 1, 2013
through
February 28, 2014
  Prior to
March 1, 2013
 

Class A

   

0.81

%

   

0.75

%

 

Class B

   

1.56

     

1.50

   

Class C

   

1.56

     

1.50

   

Class R4

   

0.56

*

   

   

Class T

   

0.71

     

0.65

   

Class Z

   

0.56

     

0.50

   

*Annual rate is contractual from March 19, 2013 (the commencement of operations of Class R4 shares) through February 28, 2014.

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual

funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for capital loss carryforwards, principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, Trustees' deferred compensation, distributions and distribution reclassifications. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Excess of distributions over
net investment income
 

$

(30,112
 

)

 

Accumulated net realized loss

   

30,112

   

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years indicated was as follows:

Year Ended October 31,

 

2013

 

2012

 

Ordinary income

 

$

4,241

   

$

11,615,292

   

Long-term capital gains

   

205,474

     

384,862

   

Tax-exempt income

   

10,807,963

     

   

Total

 

$

11,017,678

   

$

12,000,154

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed tax-exempt income

 

$

835,608

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

21,440,128

   

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $293,437,112 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

23,208,110

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(1,767,982

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

21,440,128

   

The following capital loss carryforward, determined at October 31, 2013, 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

 

Amount

 

Unlimited short-term

 

$

920,854

   

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $23,822,069 and $61,651,936, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 6. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned 83.3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such account. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. (JPMorgan) whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month

LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund extended its revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. The credit facility agreement, as amended, continues to permit collective borrowings up to $500 million under the same terms and interest rates as described above. Effective December 10, 2013, the Fund pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of its credit facility at a rate of 0.075% per annum.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 8. Significant Risks

Geographic Concentration Risk

Because state-specific tax-exempt funds invest primarily in the municipal securities issued by the state and political sub-divisions of the state, the Fund will be particularly affected by political and economic conditions and developments in the state in which it invests. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a municipal bond fund which is more geographically diversified. The value of the municipal securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.

Non-Diversification Risk

A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.

Note 9. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.

Note 10. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations:

Capital Gain Dividend

 

$

10,807,963

   
Exempt-Interest Dividends    

99.96

%

 

Capital Gain Dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period. The Fund also designates as capital gain dividends, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

Exempt-Interest Dividends. The percentage of net investment income dividends paid during the fiscal year that qualifies as exempt-interest dividends for federal income tax purposes.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Trustees and Officers (continued)

Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund's performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Fund's Advisory Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund's investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the sixtieth, thirty-third and twenty-eighth percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and net expense ratio are both ranked in the second quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement (continued)

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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Boston, MA 02266-8081

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This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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October 31, 2013

Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Not FDIC insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value



President's Message

Dear Shareholders,

A market rally led by equities

Despite threats of military action in Syria, rumblings from Iran and an impending showdown over the debt ceiling here at home, the U.S. financial markets delivered positive results in the third quarter of 2013. Stocks outperformed bonds by a substantial margin. Still, robust growth continued to elude the U.S. economy, which merely plodded along. New job growth was solid but not spectacular. Consumer spending remained steady, but the only obvious beneficiary was the auto industry. Gains in the housing market met some headwinds, as mortgage rates rose and sales slipped somewhat. Nevertheless, the recovery in housing remained intact.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) unsettled investors with a hint that it was ready to taper its purchase of U.S. Treasury and mortgage securities. However, its failure to take any action in a September meeting rallied stocks to new highs and brought bonds back into positive territory for the quarter. Small-cap stocks were the U.S. market leaders. Growth outperformed value in a quarter dominated by the materials, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Developed markets led the global rally, driven by strengthening economic conditions in the eurozone. Certain emerging stock markets, including China's, bounced back with returns in line with those of the United States. India and Indonesia were exceptions to that trend, as fears of the Fed's tapering efforts rattled investors in both countries.

Improved risk appetites boosted fixed income

Following a weak second quarter, the fixed-income markets made up some ground in the third quarter of 2013. As yields fell, bond prices rallied enough to push returns on non-Treasury sectors into positive territory. Risk appetites improved in response to continued liquidity from the Fed. Against this backdrop, U.S. high-yield and foreign bonds led the fixed-income markets, along with mortgage-backed securities and emerging market bonds. The U.S. municipal bond market was the exception, as it slipped into negative territory in the final week of the period, pressured by heightened concerns over Puerto Rico, potential municipal bankruptcies and continued fund redemptions.

Stay on track with Columbia Management

Backed by more than 100 years of experience, Columbia Management is one of the nation's largest asset managers. At the heart of our success and, most importantly, that of our investors, are highly talented industry professionals, brought together by a unique way of working. At Columbia Management, reaching our performance goals matters, and how we reach them matters just as much.

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Thank you for your continued support of the Columbia Funds. We look forward to serving your investment needs for many years to come.

Best Regards,

J. Kevin Connaughton
President, Columbia Funds

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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 a fund, visit columbiamanagement.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Table of Contents

Performance Overview

   

2

   

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

   

4

   

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

   

6

   

Portfolio of Investments

   

7

   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

   

38

   

Statement of Operations

   

40

   

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

   

41

   

Financial Highlights

   

44

   

Notes to Financial Statements

   

54

   
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
   

67

   

Federal Income Tax Information

   

68

   

Trustees and Officers

   

69

   

Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

   

72

   

Important Information About This Report

   

77

   

Fund Investment Manager

Columbia Management Investment
Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Distributor

Columbia Management Investment
Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110

Fund Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Investment
Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

For more information about any of the funds, please visit columbiamanagement.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. 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 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 Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Performance Overview

Performance Summary

>  Columbia Strategic Income Fund (the Fund) Class A shares returned 2.01% excluding sales charges for the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013.

>  The Fund outperformed its Blended Benchmark, which returned 1.66% for the same 12 months.

>  The Fund also outperformed the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.45% for the same 12-month period.

>  Sector allocation overall contributed positively to the Fund's outperformance as did effective duration and yield curve positioning.

Average Annual Total Returns (%) (for period ended October 31, 2013)

 

Inception

 

1 Year

 

5 Years

 

10 Years

 

Class A

 

04/21/77

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

2.01

     

10.09

     

6.69

   

Including sales charges

           

-2.84

     

9.04

     

6.18

   

Class B

 

05/15/92

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

1.09

     

9.28

     

5.88

   

Including sales charges

           

-3.79

     

9.00

     

5.88

   

Class C

 

07/01/97

                         

Excluding sales charges

           

1.40

     

9.43

     

6.05

   

Including sales charges

           

0.42

     

9.43

     

6.05

   

Class K *

 

03/07/11

   

1.99

     

10.12

     

6.70

   

Class R *

 

09/27/10

   

1.74

     

9.91

     

6.47

   

Class R4 *

 

11/08/12

   

2.13

     

10.11

     

6.70

   

Class R5 *

 

03/07/11

   

2.39

     

10.30

     

6.79

   

Class W *

 

09/27/10

   

1.91

     

10.08

     

6.68

   

Class Y *

 

06/13/13

   

2.05

     

10.09

     

6.69

   

Class Z

 

01/29/99

   

2.13

     

10.33

     

6.95

   

Blended Benchmark

           

1.66

     

11.32

     

6.94

   

Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index

           

-1.45

     

6.43

     

4.74

   

Returns for Class A are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. Returns for Class B are shown with and without the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter. Returns for Class C are shown with and without the 1.00% CDSC for the first year only. The Fund's other classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Please see the Fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiamanagement.com or calling 800.345.6611.

*The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund's oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiamanagement.com/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Performance Overview (continued)

The Blended Benchmark consists of a 35% weighting of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, a 35% weighting of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index, a 15% weighting of the Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond (All Maturities) Index — Unhedged (Citigroup Non U.S. WGBI — Unhedged) and a 15% weighting of the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI) — Global. The 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. The BofAML US High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated below investment grade corporate debt, currently in a coupon paying period, that is publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market. The Citigroup Non-U.S. WGBI — Unhedged is calculated on a market-weighted basis and includes all fixed-rate bonds with a remaining maturity of one year or longer and with amounts outstanding of at least the equivalent of U.S. $25 million, while excluding floating or variable rate bonds. The JPMorgan EMBI — Global is based on U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities, such as Brady bonds, Eurobonds and loans, and reflects reinvestment of all distributions and changes in market prices.

The Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of U.S. government and corporate bonds rated investment grade or better, with maturities of at least one year.

Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.

Performance of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (November 1, 2003 – October 31, 2013)

The chart above shows the change in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Strategic Income Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance

For the 12-month period that ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's Class A shares returned 2.01% excluding sales charges. The Fund outperformed the Blended Benchmark, which returned 1.66%, as well as the Barclays U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index, which returned -1.45% for the same period. Sector allocation overall contributed positively to the Fund's outperformance as did effective duration and yield curve positioning.

Bond Markets Lackluster Amidst Anticipated Fed Tapering

Global bond markets posted lackluster performance during the period overall. Interest rates remained low through the first half of the period, as investors remained concerned about the impact of U.S. fiscal drag, including higher taxes and federal spending cuts, on already sluggish economic growth. However, the economy showed signs of resilience as the months progressed, with improving trends seen in the housing and labor markets. Interest rates began to move significantly higher when the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) indicated in mid-May 2013 some inclination to start scaling back its large-scale asset purchases via its quantitative easing program in the near future. For the period overall, the yield on the bellwether 10-year U.S. Treasury note increased 86 basis points to end October 2013 at 2.56%. (A basis point is 1/100th of a percentage point.) The U.S. Treasury yield curve steepened, meaning yields on longer-term U.S. Treasuries rose more than those on shorter-term maturities. The yield on the two-year U.S. Treasury bill increased by only two basis points to end the period at 0.31%, as the Fed maintained overnight interest rates near zero, keeping the short-term end of the yield curve anchored at low levels.

U.S. investment grade bonds posted losses, with the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index returning -1.08% for the period. High yield corporate bonds were the best performing sector of the market, gaining 8.75%, as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Cash Pay Constrained Index. Internationally, developed market government bonds returned -3.75%, as measured by the Citigroup Non-U.S. World Government Bond Index — Unhedged, as international interest rates rose and the U.S. dollar strengthened relative to foreign currencies. Emerging market bonds, as measured by the JPMorgan EMBI Global Bond Index, returned -2.58%, driven by rising interest rates and outflows from the asset class.

Sector Allocation Overall Boosted Fund Results

Sector allocation overall contributed positively to the Fund's results during the period, driven by an overweighted position in high yield bank loans and an underweighted allocation to international developed market bonds. Security selection in the mortgage-backed securities sector helped as well.

Also contributing positively to the Fund's relative results was its duration and yield curve positioning. The Fund generally maintained a shorter duration than its Blended Benchmark, which helped performance as interest rates rose. Duration is a measure of the Fund's sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Yield curve positioning also boosted the Fund's results. We utilized U.S. Treasury futures and options to manage duration and yield curve exposure during the period. We favored shorter maturity instruments in the Fund, which proved beneficial as the yield curve steepened.

Portfolio Management

Colin Lundgren, CFA

Brian Lavin, CFA

Zach Pandl

Gene Tannuzzo, CFA

Portfolio Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 
Asset-Backed Securities —
Non-Agency
   

0.2

   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-Agency
   

0.6

   

Common Stocks

   

0.0

(a)

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

0.0

(a)

 

Information Technology

   

0.0

(a)

 

Materials

   

0.0

(a)

 

Telecommunication Services

   

0.0

(a)

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

49.1

   

Foreign Government Obligations

   

22.4

   

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

   

1.8

   

Money Market Funds

   

3.5

   

Municipal Bonds

   

0.1

   

Options Purchased Puts

   

0.0

(a)

 

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency

   

7.9

   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

   

5.2

   

Senior Loans

   

6.8

   

Treasury Bills

   

0.4

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

2.0

   

Warrants

   

0.0

(a)

 

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund's portfolio composition is subject to change.

(a) Rounds to zero.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Manager Discussion of Fund Performance (continued)

Overweight to Emerging Market Bonds Hampered Performance

The Fund's overweighted position in emerging market bonds was a drag on its relative performance, as the sector was weak during the period. Security selection within both the international developed market bond and emerging market bond sectors also detracted.

Shifting Market Conditions Drove Portfolio Changes

During the period, we reduced the Fund's duration in an effort to protect against rising interest rates. We increased the Fund's exposure to emerging market bonds, purchasing on weakness as yields rose throughout the sector. We also increased the Fund's allocation to high yield bank loans, which offered what we considered to be compelling value relative to fixed rate corporate bonds. We used mortgage TBAs to add exposure to agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). TBAs, which stands for "to be announced," are mortgage securities bought and sold for future settlement with an agreed upon price, coupon and face value, but without reference to the characteristics of the underlying pool of mortgages until 48 hours before delivery is taken. This feature gives TBA participants immediate exposure to agency MBS without having to value each individual security.

Looking Ahead

Investors may take clues about the fixed income market scenario ahead from the various approaches to monetary policy around the world. In the U.S., we believe monetary policy is at an inflection point. Although the Fed unexpectedly delayed beginning its asset purchase tapering process in September 2013, we believe the Fed is still likely to taper its asset purchases sooner than later, with short-term rate increases in the distant but visible future. With yields now higher across sectors, we think value exists in sectors most impacted by tapering fears this summer, specifically corporate bonds, both investment grade and high yield, and municipal bonds. In Europe and the U.K., central bankers have been using forward guidance to keep short-term rates low, as green shoots of economic rebound are beginning to come through. Japan is deploying the most aggressive policy stance amongst the major developed nations, leaving little yield for investors in its bond market. Broadly speaking, international developed market interest rates were much lower at the end of the period than in the U.S. and offered, we believe, little benefit for a diversified bond portfolio. Emerging market policies differ immensely, with some countries raising rates to defend their currencies, while others are cutting rates in response to slower economic growth. At the end of the period, emerging market bonds were generally attractive, in our view, but investors should be picky and focus on countries with stable balance of payments that are likely to benefit from improving economic growth in the U.S. and Europe in the year ahead.

All told, then, the monetary policy environment both here in the U.S. and globally remained highly accommodative at the end of the period. We expect rates on what are widely considered safe haven assets to remain low for the next several years, and thus we believe the global search for yield is not over. Importantly, the rise in yields over the last half of the period was driven more by technical (supply and demand) factors rather than economic fundamentals. In our current view, such a scenario creates un-tapered opportunities for fixed income investors in the months ahead.

Quality Breakdown (%)
(at October 31, 2013)
 

AAA rating

   

13.7

   

AA rating

   

2.2

   

A rating

   

4.9

   

BBB rating

   

22.9

   

BB rating

   

15.8

   

B rating

   

27.0

   

CCC rating

   

7.9

   

CC rating

   

0.1

   

D rating

   

0.0

(a)

 

Not rated

   

5.5

   

Total

   

100.0

   

Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income securities (excluding Money Market Funds).

Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from AAA (highest) to D (lowest), and are subject to change. The ratings shown are determined by using the middle rating of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When a rating from only two agencies is available, the lower rating is used. When a rating from only one agency is available, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by one of these agencies, it is designated as Not rated. Credit ratings are subjective opinions and not statements of fact.

(a) Rounds to zero.

Investment Risks

There are risks associated with an investment in this Fund, including credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, and prepayment and extension risk. See the Fund's prospectus for information on these and other risks associated with the Fund. In general, bond prices rise when interest rates fail and vice versa. This effect is more pronounced for longer-term securities. Noninvestment grade securities, commonly called "high yield" or "junk" bonds, have more volatile prices and carry more risk to principal and income than investment grade securities.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Understanding Your Fund's Expenses

(Unaudited)

As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and 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 each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using the Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the Actual column. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund's actual return) and then applies the Fund's actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See "Compare With Other Funds" below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.

Compare With Other Funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.

May 1, 2013 – October 31, 2013

    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

 

Class A

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

983.90

     

1,019.96

     

5.20

     

5.30

     

1.04

   

Class B

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

980.20

     

1,016.18

     

8.93

     

9.10

     

1.79

   

Class C

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

981.00

     

1,016.94

     

8.19

     

8.34

     

1.64

   

Class K

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

984.30

     

1,020.57

     

4.60

     

4.69

     

0.92

   

Class R

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

982.70

     

1,018.70

     

6.45

     

6.56

     

1.29

   

Class R4

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

984.90

     

1,021.22

     

3.95

     

4.02

     

0.79

   

Class R5

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

985.40

     

1,021.73

     

3.45

     

3.52

     

0.69

   

Class W

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

984.20

     

1,020.27

     

4.90

     

4.99

     

0.98

   

Class Y

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

1,015.70

*

   

1,021.98

     

2.46

*

   

3.26

     

0.64

*

 

Class Z

   

1,000.00

     

1,000.00

     

984.90

     

1,021.22

     

3.95

     

4.02

     

0.79

   

*For the period June 13, 2013 through October 31, 2013. Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013.

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

Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from the underlying funds in which the Fund may invest (also referred to as "acquired funds"), including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds).

Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

October 31, 2013

(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) 50.0%

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Aerospace & Defense 1.3%

 
ADS Tactical, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)
04/01/18
   

11.000

%

           

6,354,000

     

5,702,715

   
Bombardier, Inc.
Senior Notes(b)
01/15/23
   

6.125

%

           

3,399,000

     

3,509,467

   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Senior Secured
06/01/17
   

10.000

%

           

7,967,000

     

8,684,030

   
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Senior Unsecured
03/15/21
   

3.500

%

           

8,765,000

     

8,911,042

   
TransDigm, Inc.
10/15/20
   

5.500

%

           

2,367,000

     

2,384,753

   

07/15/21

   

7.500

%

           

546,000

     

595,140

   

Total

               

29,787,147

   

Automotive 0.8%

 
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
03/15/21
   

6.250

%

           

1,620,000

     

1,705,050

   
Chrysler Group LLC/Co-Issuer, Inc.
Secured
06/15/21
   

8.250

%

           

3,221,000

     

3,643,756

   
General Motors Co.
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/02/23
   

4.875

%

           

2,000,000

     

2,025,000

   
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC(b)
02/01/23
   

5.625

%

           

2,309,000

     

2,291,683

   
Titan International, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)
10/01/20
   

6.875

%

           

1,276,000

     

1,314,280

   
Visteon Corp.
04/15/19
   

6.750

%

           

6,043,000

     

6,450,902

   

Total

               

17,430,671

   

Banking 1.2%

 
Ally Financial, Inc.
03/15/20
   

8.000

%

           

9,126,000

     

10,837,125

   

09/15/20

   

7.500

%

           

7,069,000

     

8,270,730

   
BES Investimento do Brasil SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
03/25/15
   

5.625

%

           

1,000,000

     

1,000,000

   
BanColombia SA
Senior Unsecured
06/03/21
   

5.950

%

           

1,600,000

     

1,689,600

   
Banco de Credito del Peru
Subordinated Notes(b)(c)(f)
10/15/22
   

7.170

%

 

PEN

       

2,000,000

     

730,617

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Citigroup, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
01/15/15
   

6.010

%

           

15,000

     

15,902

   
Grupo Aval Ltd.(b)
09/26/22
   

4.750

%

           

1,000,000

     

938,750

   
Industrial Senior Trust(b)
11/01/22
   

5.500

%

           

1,000,000

     

925,000

   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC(b)(c)
12/31/49
   

6.657

%

           

230,000

     

218,500

   
Synovus Financial Corp.
Senior Unsecured
02/15/19
   

7.875

%

           

3,705,000

     

4,177,387

   

Total

               

28,803,611

   

Brokerage 0.3%

 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.
Senior Unsecured
11/15/19
   

6.375

%

           

2,708,000

     

2,897,560

   
Nuveen Investments, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/15/20
   

9.500

%

           

3,618,000

     

3,446,145

   

Total

               

6,343,705

   

Building Materials 0.8%

 
Allegion US Holding Co., Inc.(b)
10/01/21
   

5.750

%

           

1,646,000

     

1,707,725

   
American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/15/21
   

5.625

%

           

2,031,000

     

2,061,465

   
Building Materials Corp. of America(b)
Senior Notes
05/01/21
   

6.750

%

           

2,517,000

     

2,737,237

   
Senior Secured
02/15/20
   

7.000

%

           

945,000

     

1,015,875

   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.
02/01/21
   

6.250

%

           

723,000

     

748,305

   
HD Supply, Inc.
07/15/20
   

11.500

%

           

1,340,000

     

1,616,375

   
HD Supply, Inc.(b)
07/15/20
   

7.500

%

           

2,000,000

     

2,110,000

   
Interface, Inc.
12/01/18
   

7.625

%

           

901,000

     

979,838

   
Norcraft Companies LP/Finance Corp.
Secured
12/15/15
   

10.500

%

           

2,492,000

     

2,572,990

   
Nortek, Inc.
04/15/21
   

8.500

%

           

1,307,000

     

1,432,799

   
Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS(b)
05/09/20
   

4.250

%

           

2,000,000

     

1,795,616

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
7



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
USG Corp.(b)
11/01/21
   

5.875

%

           

652,000

     

663,410

   

Total

               

19,441,635

   

Chemicals 1.6%

 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC
06/15/21
   

5.875

%

           

814,000

     

870,980

   

11/15/22

   

4.625

%

           

1,837,000

     

1,804,852

   
Chemtura Corp.
07/15/21
   

5.750

%

           

538,000

     

544,725

   
Huntsman International LLC
11/15/20
   

4.875

%

           

2,071,000

     

2,060,645

   
JM Huber Corp.
Senior Notes(b)
11/01/19
   

9.875

%

           

2,430,000

     

2,770,200

   
LYB International Finance BV
07/15/23
   

4.000

%

           

1,360,000

     

1,369,376

   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
Senior Secured
10/15/20
   

8.875

%

           

4,458,000

     

4,714,335

   

10/15/20

   

10.000

%

           

491,000

     

515,550

   
NOVA Chemicals Corp.
Senior Unsecured(b)
08/01/23
   

5.250

%

           

1,337,000

     

1,363,740

   
PQ Corp.
Secured(b)
05/01/18
   

8.750

%

           

11,024,000

     

11,926,590

   
Polypore International, Inc.
11/15/17
   

7.500

%

           

2,710,000

     

2,865,825

   
Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.
10/15/20
   

4.625

%

           

1,027,000

     

1,055,243

   
SPCM SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
01/15/22
   

6.000

%

           

426,000

     

441,975

   
Sibur Securities Ltd.(b)
01/31/18
   

3.914

%

           

2,000,000

     

1,956,551

   
U.S. Coatings Acquisition, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems
Dutch Holding B BV(b)
05/01/21
   

7.375

%

           

2,338,000

     

2,489,970

   

Total

               

36,750,557

   

Construction Machinery 0.9%

 
Ashtead Capital, Inc.
Secured(b)
07/15/22
   

6.500

%

           

681,000

     

732,075

   
Case New Holland, Inc.
12/01/17
   

7.875

%

           

6,862,000

     

8,122,892

   
Columbus McKinnon Corp.
02/01/19
   

7.875

%

           

950,000

     

1,020,063

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
09/01/22
   

7.000

%

           

2,665,000

     

2,904,850

   
Neff Rental LLC/Finance Corp.
Secured(b)
05/15/16
   

9.625

%

           

4,296,000

     

4,585,980

   
United Rentals North America, Inc.
05/15/20
   

7.375

%

           

1,015,000

     

1,131,725

   

04/15/22

   

7.625

%

           

1,765,000

     

1,976,800

   

Total

               

20,474,385

   

Consumer Cyclical Services 0.8%

 
APX Group, Inc.
12/01/20
   

8.750

%

           

4,063,000

     

4,164,575

   
Senior Secured
12/01/19
   

6.375

%

           

5,023,000

     

5,004,164

   
Corrections Corp. of America
05/01/23
   

4.625

%

           

2,423,000

     

2,320,022

   
Goodman Networks, Inc.(b)
Senior Secured
07/01/18
   

12.125

%

           

1,241,000

     

1,313,909

   

07/01/18

   

13.125

%

           

2,593,000

     

2,742,097

   
Monitronics International, Inc.
04/01/20
   

9.125

%

           

1,380,000

     

1,462,800

   
Monitronics International, Inc.(b)
04/01/20
   

9.125

%

           

860,000

     

911,600

   

Total

               

17,919,167

   

Consumer Products 0.6%

 
Libbey Glass, Inc.
Senior Secured
05/15/20
   

6.875

%

           

876,000

     

941,700

   
Serta Simmons Holdings LLC
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/01/20
   

8.125

%

           

4,275,000

     

4,531,500

   
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp.(b)
11/15/20
   

6.375

%

           

2,086,000

     

2,216,375

   

11/15/22

   

6.625

%

           

725,000

     

773,937

   
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
03/15/20
   

6.750

%

           

667,000

     

717,025

   
Springs Window Fashions LLC
Senior Secured(b)
06/01/21
   

6.250

%

           

3,414,000

     

3,431,070

   
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
12/15/20
   

6.875

%

           

488,000

     

520,940

   

Total

               

13,132,547

   

Diversified Manufacturing 0.4%

 
Actuant Corp.
06/15/22
   

5.625

%

           

1,319,000

     

1,322,298

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
8



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
Senior Notes(b)
03/15/18
   

8.125

%

           

2,182,000

     

2,312,920

   
Apex Tool Group LLC(b)
02/01/21
   

7.000

%

           

698,000

     

706,725

   
Gardner Denver, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
08/15/21
   

6.875

%

           

2,897,000

     

2,947,697

   
Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/15/20
   

7.750

%

           

2,286,000

     

2,394,585

   

Total

               

9,684,225

   

Electric 2.8%

 
AES Corp. (The)
Senior Unsecured
07/01/21
   

7.375

%

           

2,496,000

     

2,826,720

   
Appalachian Power Co.
Senior Unsecured
03/30/21
   

4.600

%

           

9,330,000

     

10,156,853

   
CMS Energy Corp.
Senior Unsecured
03/31/43
   

4.700

%

           

1,835,000

     

1,746,186

   
Calpine Corp.(b)
Senior Secured
02/15/21
   

7.500

%

           

2,210,000

     

2,392,325

   

01/15/22

   

6.000

%

           

727,000

     

754,262

   
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. (The)
1st Mortgage
11/15/18
   

8.875

%

           

500,000

     

641,773

   
Companhia de Eletricidade do Estad
04/27/16
   

11.750

%

 

BRL

       

2,313,000

     

975,710

   
Dominion Resources, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
11/30/17
   

6.000

%

           

1,080,000

     

1,250,718

   

08/15/19

   

5.200

%

           

3,904,000

     

4,440,421

   

09/15/42

   

4.050

%

           

1,100,000

     

961,503

   
Duke Energy Corp.
Senior Unsecured
09/15/19
   

5.050

%

           

2,715,000

     

3,056,919

   

09/15/21

   

3.550

%

           

415,000

     

423,758

   

08/15/22

   

3.050

%

           

5,280,000

     

5,092,549

   
GenOn Energy, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
10/15/20
   

9.875

%

           

1,640,000

     

1,836,800

   
Nevada Power Co.
01/15/15
   

5.875

%

           

1,815,000

     

1,925,445

   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc.
06/01/23
   

3.400

%

           

12,315,000

     

11,625,422

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Progress Energy, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
12/01/19
   

4.875

%

           

3,862,000

     

4,297,216

   

04/01/22

   

3.150

%

           

5,994,000

     

5,857,936

   
Southern California Edison Co.
1st Refunding Mortgage
06/01/21
   

3.875

%

           

3,520,000

     

3,758,358

   

Total

               

64,020,874

   

Entertainment 0.6%

 
AMC Entertainment, Inc.
06/01/19
   

8.750

%

           

3,177,000

     

3,419,246

   

12/01/20

   

9.750

%

           

1,965,000

     

2,245,012

   
Activision Blizzard, Inc.(b)
09/15/21
   

5.625

%

           

5,679,000

     

5,877,765

   
Six Flags, Inc.(b)(d)(e)(f)
06/01/14
   

9.625

%

           

1,557,000

     

   
Time Warner, Inc.
03/29/41
   

6.250

%

           

2,800,000

     

3,148,522

   

Total

               

14,690,545

   

Environmental 0.3%

 
Waste Management, Inc.
06/30/20
   

4.750

%

           

6,163,000

     

6,733,694

   

Food and Beverage 1.1%

 
ARAMARK Corp.(b)
03/15/20
   

5.750

%

           

2,800,000

     

2,933,000

   
B&G Foods, Inc.
06/01/21
   

4.625

%

           

4,077,000

     

3,980,171

   
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
09/15/22
   

3.250

%

           

5,750,000

     

5,524,974

   
Cosan Luxembourg SA(b)
03/14/23
   

5.000

%

           

491,000

     

446,561

   
Heineken NV
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/01/22
   

3.400

%

           

4,300,000

     

4,261,618

   
MHP SA(b)
04/02/20
   

8.250

%

           

5,000,000

     

4,289,727

   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc.(b)
01/15/22
   

3.750

%

           

4,880,000

     

5,003,435

   

Total

               

26,439,486

   

Gaming 1.8%

 
Boyd Gaming Corp.
07/01/20
   

9.000

%

           

434,000

     

468,720

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
9



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.
Senior Secured
02/15/20
   

8.500

%

           

2,915,000

     

2,692,731

   

02/15/20

   

9.000

%

           

5,249,000

     

4,920,937

   
MGM Resorts International
03/01/18
   

11.375

%

           

1,925,000

     

2,468,813

   

10/01/20

   

6.750

%

           

444,000

     

483,960

   

12/15/21

   

6.625

%

           

4,363,000

     

4,662,956

   
PNK Finance Corp.(b)
08/01/21
   

6.375

%

           

3,647,000

     

3,829,350

   
Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/01/21
   

5.875

%

           

1,153,000

     

1,155,883

   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
04/01/22
   

7.750

%

           

93,000

     

101,719

   
ROC Finance LLC/Corp.
Secured(b)
09/01/18
   

12.125

%

           

2,198,000

     

2,373,840

   
Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.(b)
Senior Secured
10/01/20
   

6.535

%

           

1,510,000

     

1,623,250

   
Senior Unsecured
10/01/20
   

7.804

%

           

2,225,000

     

2,381,818

   
Seneca Gaming Corp.(b)
12/01/18
   

8.250

%

           

2,909,000

     

3,130,811

   
Studio City Finance Ltd.(b)
12/01/20
   

8.500

%

           

4,397,000

     

4,880,670

   
SugarHouse HSP Gaming LP/Finance Corp.
Senior Secured(b)
06/01/21
   

6.375

%

           

3,303,000

     

3,162,622

   
Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/15/15
   

9.000

%

           

2,397,000

     

2,175,278

   

Total

               

40,513,358

   

Gas Pipelines 3.5%

 
Access Midstream Partners LP/Finance Corp.
04/15/21
   

5.875

%

           

1,574,000

     

1,688,115

   

05/15/23

   

4.875

%

           

3,724,000

     

3,705,380

   
Colorado Interstate Gas Co. LLC
Senior Unsecured
11/15/15
   

6.800

%

           

3,219,000

     

3,589,581

   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP/Corp.(b)(g)
03/01/22
   

6.125

%

           

987,000

     

1,009,208

   
El Paso LLC
Senior Secured
09/15/20
   

6.500

%

           

6,549,000

     

6,986,563

   

01/15/32

   

7.750

%

           

6,853,000

     

7,113,140

   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
03/15/23
   

3.350

%

           

1,830,000

     

1,766,521

   

03/15/44

   

4.850

%

           

1,405,000

     

1,347,572

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Hiland Partners LP/Finance Corp.(b)
10/01/20
   

7.250

%

           

6,335,000

     

6,746,775

   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
Senior Unsecured
09/01/22
   

3.950

%

           

9,000,000

     

8,924,616

   

02/15/23

   

3.450

%

           

1,623,000

     

1,539,388

   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp.
06/15/22
   

6.250

%

           

2,942,000

     

3,199,425

   

02/15/23

   

5.500

%

           

2,894,000

     

2,995,290

   

07/15/23

   

4.500

%

           

2,658,000

     

2,578,260

   
NiSource Finance Corp.
09/15/17
   

5.250

%

           

6,860,000

     

7,659,217

   

02/15/23

   

3.850

%

           

2,195,000

     

2,145,720

   
Northwest Pipeline LLC
Senior Unsecured
04/15/17
   

5.950

%

           

500,000

     

568,050

   
Regency Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp.
09/01/20
   

5.750

%

           

1,682,000

     

1,740,870

   

07/15/21

   

6.500

%

           

3,807,000

     

4,083,007

   
Regency Energy Partners LP/Finance Corp.(b)
11/01/23
   

4.500

%

           

1,451,000

     

1,342,175

   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC(b)
Senior Secured
02/01/21
   

5.625

%

           

2,593,000

     

2,618,930

   

04/15/23

   

5.625

%

           

1,484,000

     

1,454,320

   
Southern Natural Gas Co. LLC
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/01/17
   

5.900

%

           

2,315,000

     

2,627,865

   
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
Senior Unsecured
10/16/43
   

5.000

%

           

720,000

     

725,974

   
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC
Senior Unsecured
08/01/42
   

4.450

%

           

2,275,000

     

2,079,876

   

Total

               

80,235,838

   

Health Care 2.8%

 
Amsurg Corp.
11/30/20
   

5.625

%

           

1,096,000

     

1,101,480

   
Biomet, Inc.
08/01/20
   

6.500

%

           

3,807,000

     

4,044,937

   

10/01/20

   

6.500

%

           

1,385,000

     

1,440,400

   
ConvaTec Finance International SA
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)
01/15/19
   

8.250

%

           

2,304,000

     

2,376,000

   
ConvaTec Healthcare E SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/15/18
   

10.500

%

           

5,272,000

     

5,970,540

   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
08/15/22
   

5.750

%

           

3,428,000

     

3,517,985

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
10



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Emdeon, Inc.
12/31/19
   

11.000

%

           

2,635,000

     

3,030,250

   
Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance II, Inc.(b)
07/31/19
   

5.625

%

           

813,000

     

869,910

   

01/31/22

   

5.875

%

           

1,960,000

     

2,077,600

   
Fresenius Medical Care U.S. Finance, Inc.(b)
09/15/18
   

6.500

%

           

332,000

     

372,670

   
HCA Holdings, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
02/15/21
   

6.250

%

           

408,000

     

428,400

   
HCA, Inc.
02/15/22
   

7.500

%

           

5,736,000

     

6,445,830

   
Senior Secured
02/15/20
   

6.500

%

           

3,788,000

     

4,214,150

   

05/01/23

   

4.750

%

           

1,719,000

     

1,656,686

   
Healthcare Technology Intermediate, Inc.
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)
09/01/18
   

7.375

%

           

298,000

     

309,920

   
Hologic, Inc.
08/01/20
   

6.250

%

           

510,000

     

541,875

   
IMS Health, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/01/20
   

6.000

%

           

1,511,000

     

1,571,440

   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc./KCI U.S.A., Inc.
Secured
11/01/18
   

10.500

%

           

1,262,000

     

1,419,750

   
MPH Intermediate Holding Co. 2
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)
08/01/18
   

8.375

%

           

1,718,000

     

1,784,573

   
Multiplan, Inc.(b)
09/01/18
   

9.875

%

           

5,520,000

     

6,092,700

   
Physio-Control International, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)
01/15/19
   

9.875

%

           

2,011,000

     

2,242,265

   
STHI Holding Corp.
Secured(b)
03/15/18
   

8.000

%

           

891,000

     

960,053

   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Senior Secured
04/01/21
   

4.500

%

           

2,605,000

     

2,526,850

   
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(b)
Senior Secured
10/01/20
   

6.000

%

           

1,506,000

     

1,596,360

   
Senior Unsecured
04/01/22
   

8.125

%

           

4,599,000

     

5,047,402

   
Truven Health Analytics, Inc.
06/01/20
   

10.625

%

           

1,268,000

     

1,437,595

   
United Surgical Partners International, Inc.
04/01/20
   

9.000

%

           

1,472,000

     

1,648,640

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.
Secured
08/15/20
   

7.625

%

           

122,000

     

128,100

   

Total

               

64,854,361

   

Home Construction 0.5%

 
Ashton Woods U.S.A. LLC/Finance Co.(b)
02/15/21
   

6.875

%

           

296,000

     

293,040

   
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
02/01/23
   

7.250

%

           

592,000

     

571,280

   
Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc. /U.S. Corp.(b)
07/01/22
   

6.125

%

           

894,000

     

887,295

   
KB Home
03/15/20
   

8.000

%

           

332,000

     

365,200

   

09/15/22

   

7.500

%

           

845,000

     

887,250

   
Meritage Homes Corp.
03/01/18
   

4.500

%

           

1,527,000

     

1,515,548

   

04/01/22

   

7.000

%

           

1,000,000

     

1,060,000

   
Shea Homes LP/Funding Corp.
Senior Secured
05/15/19
   

8.625

%

           

1,535,000

     

1,700,012

   
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Monarch, Inc.(b)
04/15/20
   

7.750

%

           

1,529,000

     

1,689,545

   

04/15/20

   

7.750

%

           

474,000

     

523,770

   

04/15/21

   

5.250

%

           

1,107,000

     

1,079,325

   
Woodside Homes Co. LLC/Finance, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/15/21
   

6.750

%

           

1,047,000

     

1,036,530

   

Total

               

11,608,795

   

Independent Energy 5.7%

 
Antero Resources Finance Corp.(b)(g)
11/01/21
   

5.375

%

           

1,300,000

     

1,321,125

   
Athlon Holdings LP/Finance Corp.(b)
04/15/21
   

7.375

%

           

1,766,000

     

1,845,470

   
Aurora U.S.A. Oil & Gas, Inc.(b)
04/01/20
   

7.500

%

           

4,646,000

     

4,796,995

   
Canadian Oil Sands Ltd.
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/01/22
   

4.500

%

           

3,810,000

     

3,875,707

   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.
10/15/18
   

8.625

%

           

1,747,000

     

1,912,965

   
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
08/15/20
   

6.625

%

           

5,020,000

     

5,660,050

   

02/15/21

   

6.125

%

           

5,751,000

     

6,282,967

   

03/15/23

   

5.750

%

           

3,754,000

     

3,979,240

   
Comstock Resources, Inc.
06/15/20
   

9.500

%

           

5,358,000

     

5,947,380

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
11



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Concho Resources, Inc.
01/15/21
   

7.000

%

           

3,680,000

     

4,103,200

   

01/15/22

   

6.500

%

           

1,059,000

     

1,156,958

   

04/01/23

   

5.500

%

           

3,842,000

     

3,986,075

   
Continental Resources, Inc.
04/01/21
   

7.125

%

           

3,095,000

     

3,466,400

   

09/15/22

   

5.000

%

           

8,978,000

     

9,348,342

   

04/15/23

   

4.500

%

           

6,809,000

     

6,868,579

   
EP Energy LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
09/01/22
   

7.750

%

           

425,000

     

478,125

   
EP Energy LLC/Finance, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
05/01/20
   

9.375

%

           

2,382,000

     

2,751,210

   
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.
12/01/19
   

8.125

%

           

3,798,000

     

4,215,780

   
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.(b)
01/15/21
   

5.500

%

           

5,078,000

     

5,204,950

   

02/01/22

   

5.500

%

           

5,445,000

     

5,553,900

   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.
02/15/19
   

9.500

%

           

6,085,000

     

6,799,987

   

05/01/22

   

7.375

%

           

2,869,000

     

3,105,692

   
MEG Energy Corp.(b)
01/30/23
   

6.375

%

           

1,195,000

     

1,202,469

   

03/31/24

   

7.000

%

           

1,891,000

     

1,933,548

   
Novatek Finance Ltd.(b)
Senior Unsecured
02/21/17
   

7.750

%

 

RUB

       

61,400,000

     

1,910,075

   

02/03/21

   

6.604

%

           

300,000

     

333,859

   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.
02/01/19
   

7.250

%

           

3,349,000

     

3,600,175

   

11/01/21

   

6.500

%

           

3,320,000

     

3,593,900

   

01/15/23

   

6.875

%

           

2,463,000

     

2,672,355

   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.(b)
03/15/22
   

6.875

%

           

1,759,000

     

1,899,720

   
QEP Resources, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
03/01/21
   

6.875

%

           

4,244,000

     

4,541,080

   

10/01/22

   

5.375

%

           

5,098,000

     

4,983,295

   

05/01/23

   

5.250

%

           

1,190,000

     

1,145,375

   
SM Energy Co.
Senior Unsecured
11/15/21
   

6.500

%

           

1,297,000

     

1,407,245

   

01/01/23

   

6.500

%

           

1,067,000

     

1,141,690

   
SM Energy Co.(b)
Senior Unsecured
01/15/24
   

5.000

%

           

2,115,000

     

2,067,413

   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
10/01/18
   

6.500

%

           

156,000

     

166,140

   
Whiting Petroleum Corp.(b)
03/15/21
   

5.750

%

           

2,546,000

     

2,679,665

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Zhaikmunai LLP
11/13/19
   

7.125

%

           

3,025,000

     

3,221,625

   

Total

               

131,160,726

   

Integrated Energy 0.1%

 
Lukoil International Finance BV(b)
11/09/20
   

6.125

%

           

2,300,000

     

2,531,114

   
Rosneft Finance SA(b)
03/13/18
   

7.875

%

           

425,000

     

495,177

   

Total

               

3,026,291

   

Lodging 0.3%

 
Choice Hotels International, Inc.
07/01/22
   

5.750

%

           

1,055,000

     

1,110,388

   
Hilton Worldwide Finance/Corp.(b)
10/15/21
   

5.625

%

           

2,472,000

     

2,539,980

   
Playa Resorts Holding BV
Senior Unsecured(b)
08/15/20
   

8.000

%

           

2,855,000

     

3,037,315

   

Total

               

6,687,683

   

Media Cable 1.2%

 
CCO Holdings LLC/Capital Corp.
04/30/20
   

8.125

%

           

1,615,000

     

1,768,425

   
CSC Holdings, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
11/15/21
   

6.750

%

           

5,826,000

     

6,364,905

   
Cablevision Systems Corp.
Senior Unsecured
04/15/20
   

8.000

%

           

1,175,000

     

1,333,625

   

09/15/22

   

5.875

%

           

1,330,000

     

1,331,663

   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Capital Corp.
Senior Unsecured(b)
09/15/20
   

6.375

%

           

2,149,000

     

2,229,588

   
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/Financing Co., Inc.
03/15/42
   

5.150

%

           

2,525,000

     

2,266,733

   
DISH DBS Corp.
06/01/21
   

6.750

%

           

6,343,000

     

6,866,297

   

07/15/22

   

5.875

%

           

3,042,000

     

3,114,247

   
Quebecor Media, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
01/15/23
   

5.750

%

           

2,727,000

     

2,638,372

   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
09/15/42
   

4.500

%

           

425,000

     

318,552

   
Videotron Ltd.
07/15/22
   

5.000

%

           

58,000

     

56,985

   
WaveDivision Escrow LLC/Corp.
Senior Unsecured(b)
09/01/20
   

8.125

%

           

70,000

     

73,500

   

Total

               

28,362,892

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
12



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Media Non-Cable 4.3%

 
AMC Networks, Inc.
07/15/21
   

7.750

%

           

5,832,000

     

6,561,000

   

12/15/22

   

4.750

%

           

3,947,000

     

3,818,723

   
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC(b)
11/26/22
   

3.125

%

           

7,345,000

     

6,987,835

   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Senior Secured
03/01/21
   

9.000

%

           

3,722,000

     

3,749,915

   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
03/15/20
   

7.625

%

           

5,303,000

     

5,660,952

   

11/15/22

   

6.500

%

           

4,779,000

     

5,017,950

   
DigitalGlobe, Inc.(b)
02/01/21
   

5.250

%

           

746,000

     

721,755

   
Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
06/15/21
   

7.625

%

           

585,000

     

640,575

   
Senior Secured
06/15/19
   

6.500

%

           

4,440,000

     

4,761,900

   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
04/01/19
   

7.250

%

           

395,000

     

425,613

   

10/15/20

   

7.250

%

           

1,620,000

     

1,757,700

   
Senior Unsecured
04/01/21
   

7.500

%

           

2,660,000

     

2,899,400

   
Intelsat Luxembourg SA(b)
06/01/21
   

7.750

%

           

1,134,000

     

1,196,370

   

06/01/23

   

8.125

%

           

3,210,000

     

3,402,600

   
Lamar Media Corp.
05/01/23
   

5.000

%

           

3,588,000

     

3,417,570

   
MDC Partners, Inc.(b)
04/01/20
   

6.750

%

           

2,824,000

     

2,936,960

   
NBCUniversal Media LLC
04/01/21
   

4.375

%

           

2,660,000

     

2,898,748

   

01/15/43

   

4.450

%

           

3,775,000

     

3,570,554

   
News America, Inc.
09/15/22
   

3.000

%

           

6,840,000

     

6,529,156

   

12/15/35

   

6.400

%

           

150,000

     

171,409

   
Nielsen Finance Co. SARL (The)(b)
10/01/21
   

5.500

%

           

2,784,000

     

2,867,520

   
Nielsen Finance LLC/Co.
10/01/20
   

4.500

%

           

5,697,000

     

5,583,060

   
Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc.
10/15/22
   

3.125

%

           

2,455,000

     

2,303,006

   
Starz LLC/Finance Corp.
09/15/19
   

5.000

%

           

597,000

     

602,970

   
TCM Sub LLC(b)
01/15/15
   

3.550

%

           

5,510,000

     

5,676,409

   
Univision Communications, Inc.(b)
05/15/21
   

8.500

%

           

2,106,000

     

2,332,395

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Senior Secured
11/01/20
   

7.875

%

           

5,533,000

     

6,155,462

   

09/15/22

   

6.750

%

           

962,000

     

1,048,580

   

05/15/23

   

5.125

%

           

4,852,000

     

4,803,480

   

Total

               

98,499,567

   

Metals 1.4%

 
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
04/15/18
   

9.750

%

           

1,366,000

     

1,406,980

   

06/01/19

   

6.000

%

           

178,000

     

152,635

   

06/01/21

   

6.250

%

           

178,000

     

150,855

   
ArcelorMittal
Senior Unsecured
02/25/22
   

6.750

%

           

4,364,000

     

4,746,591

   
Arch Coal, Inc.
06/15/19
   

9.875

%

           

3,003,000

     

2,552,550

   

06/15/21

   

7.250

%

           

151,000

     

115,137

   
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
03/01/21
   

6.375

%

           

140,000

     

146,650

   
Calcipar SA
Senior Secured(b)
05/01/18
   

6.875

%

           

3,797,000

     

3,986,850

   
FMG Resources August 2006 Proprietary Ltd.(b)
11/01/19
   

8.250

%

           

5,542,000

     

6,144,692

   
FQM Akubra, Inc.(b)
06/01/20
   

8.750

%

           

4,985,000

     

5,508,425

   

06/01/21

   

7.500

%

           

1,464,000

     

1,551,840

   
JMC Steel Group, Inc.
Senior Notes(b)
03/15/18
   

8.250

%

           

2,108,000

     

2,094,825

   
Peabody Energy Corp.
11/15/18
   

6.000

%

           

930,000

     

981,150

   
Samarco Mineracao SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/24/23
   

5.750

%

           

500,000

     

500,000

   
Vale Overseas Ltd.
01/11/22
   

4.375

%

           

2,600,000

     

2,544,147

   

Total

               

32,583,327

   

Non-Captive Consumer 0.4%

 
Provident Funding Associates LP/PFG Finance Corp.(b)
06/15/21
   

6.750

%

           

3,196,000

     

3,267,910

   
Springleaf Finance Corp.
Senior Unsecured
12/15/17
   

6.900

%

           

2,264,000

     

2,450,780

   
Springleaf Finance Corp.(b)
Senior Unsecured
10/01/21
   

7.750

%

           

1,220,000

     

1,311,500

   

10/01/23

   

8.250

%

           

1,220,000

     

1,326,750

   

Total

               

8,356,940

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
13



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Non-Captive Diversified 1.4%

 
Air Lease Corp.
03/01/20
   

4.750

%

           

3,093,000

     

3,131,663

   
CIT Group, Inc.(b)
Senior Secured
04/01/18
   

6.625

%

           

3,125,000

     

3,546,875

   
Senior Unsecured
02/15/19
   

5.500

%

           

6,682,000

     

7,216,560

   
General Electric Capital Corp.
Senior Unsecured
01/09/23
   

3.100

%

           

9,605,000

     

9,258,941

   
International Lease Finance Corp.
Senior Unsecured
04/01/19
   

5.875

%

           

853,000

     

917,959

   

05/15/19

   

6.250

%

           

1,589,000

     

1,732,010

   

12/15/20

   

8.250

%

           

4,098,000

     

4,840,763

   

01/15/22

   

8.625

%

           

2,266,000

     

2,741,860

   

Total

               

33,386,631

   

Oil Field Services 0.8%

 
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
02/01/20
   

6.500

%

           

7,458,000

     

7,980,060

   
Green Field Energy Services, Inc.(b)(c)(e)(h)
Secured
11/15/16
   

13.000

%

           

93,000

     

46,500

   

11/15/16

   

13.000

%

           

3,895,000

     

1,947,500

   
Oil States International, Inc.
06/01/19
   

6.500

%

           

2,681,000

     

2,855,265

   
Oil States International, Inc.(b)
01/15/23
   

5.125

%

           

1,771,000

     

1,970,238

   
Pacific Drilling SA
Senior Secured(b)
06/01/20
   

5.375

%

           

4,183,000

     

4,214,372

   

Total

               

19,013,935

   

Other Financial Institutions 0.1%

 
FTI Consulting, Inc.
11/15/22
   

6.000

%

           

859,000

     

876,180

   
Patriot Merger Corp.
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/15/21
   

9.000

%

           

980,000

     

1,019,200

   

Total

               

1,895,380

   

Other Industry 0.2%

 
Interline Brands, Inc.
11/15/18
   

7.500

%

           

3,498,000

     

3,703,507

   
Unifrax I LLC/Holding Co.(b)
02/15/19
   

7.500

%

           

1,487,000

     

1,505,588

   

Total

               

5,209,095

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Packaging 0.4%

 
Plastipak Holdings, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/01/21
   

6.500

%

           

3,191,000

     

3,318,640

   
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./LLC
08/15/19
   

9.875

%

           

4,344,000

     

4,805,550

   
Senior Secured
08/15/19
   

7.875

%

           

2,069,000

     

2,286,245

   

Total

               

10,410,435

   

Pharmaceuticals 0.5%

 
Capsugel SA
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)(g)
05/15/19
   

7.000

%

           

788,000

     

788,000

   
Jaguar Holding Co. II/Merger Sub, Inc.
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/01/19
   

9.500

%

           

912,000

     

1,023,720

   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International(b)
10/15/20
   

6.375

%

           

4,197,000

     

4,469,805

   
Senior Unsecured
08/15/18
   

6.750

%

           

1,757,000

     

1,923,915

   

07/15/21

   

7.500

%

           

3,913,000

     

4,343,430

   

Total

               

12,548,870

   

Property & Casualty 1.2%

 
Alleghany Corp.
Senior Unsecured
06/27/22
   

4.950

%

           

2,000,000

     

2,146,180

   
CNA Financial Corp.
Senior Unsecured
08/15/20
   

5.875

%

           

2,000,000

     

2,320,476

   
HUB International Ltd.
Senior Unsecured(b)
10/01/21
   

7.875

%

           

4,819,000

     

4,975,618

   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.(b)
05/01/22
   

4.950

%

           

8,205,000

     

8,674,605

   

06/15/23

   

4.250

%

           

5,935,000

     

5,937,890

   
Loews Corp.
Senior Unsecured
05/15/23
   

2.625

%

           

3,910,000

     

3,618,771

   

Total

               

27,673,540

   

Railroads 0.4%

 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
Senior Unsecured
03/15/43
   

4.450

%

           

3,005,000

     

2,788,325

   

09/01/43

   

5.150

%

           

1,035,000

     

1,065,737

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
14



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
CSX Corp.
Senior Unsecured
04/15/41
   

5.500

%

           

3,205,000

     

3,434,625

   

03/15/44

   

4.100

%

           

1,100,000

     

955,995

   

Total

               

8,244,682

   

REITs 0.1%

 
CyrusOne LP/Finance Corp.
11/15/22
   

6.375

%

           

2,451,000

     

2,469,383

   
Duke Realty LP
08/15/19
   

8.250

%

           

200

     

251

   

Total

               

2,469,634

   

Restaurants 0.4%

 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
11/01/20
   

3.875

%

           

1,800,000

     

1,859,204

   

11/01/21

   

3.750

%

           

3,050,000

     

3,096,564

   

11/01/23

   

3.875

%

           

4,440,000

     

4,426,032

   

Total

               

9,381,800

   

Retailers 0.6%

 
AutoNation, Inc.
02/01/20
   

5.500

%

           

186,000

     

198,090

   
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.
02/15/19
   

10.000

%

           

2,466,000

     

2,761,920

   
Claire's Stores, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)
03/15/20
   

6.125

%

           

1,662,000

     

1,674,465

   
J. Crew Group, Inc.
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)(g)
05/01/19
   

7.750

%

           

1,375,000

     

1,383,594

   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The) PIK(b)
10/15/21
   

8.750

%

           

711,000

     

730,553

   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)(b)
10/15/21
   

8.000

%

           

854,000

     

874,282

   
Rite Aid Corp.
06/15/21
   

6.750

%

           

4,225,000

     

4,467,937

   
Senior Unsecured
02/15/27
   

7.700

%

           

919,000

     

941,975

   

Total

               

13,032,816

   

Technology 2.2%

 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b)
12/01/17
   

5.250

%

           

2,329,000

     

2,401,781

   

04/01/20

   

6.375

%

           

1,321,000

     

1,387,050

   
Ancestry.com, Inc.
Senior Unsecured PIK(b)
10/15/18
   

9.625

%

           

1,495,000

     

1,521,163

   
Anixter, Inc.
05/01/19
   

5.625

%

           

650,000

     

682,500

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Audatex North America, Inc.(b)(g)
06/15/21
   

6.000

%

           

956,000

     

987,070

   

11/01/23

   

6.125

%

           

956,000

     

970,340

   
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Senior Secured
01/15/20
   

6.875

%

           

1,817,000

     

1,957,817

   
CDW LLC/Finance Corp.
04/01/19
   

8.500

%

           

2,830,000

     

3,134,225

   
Cardtronics, Inc.
09/01/18
   

8.250

%

           

2,916,000

     

3,163,860

   
DuPont Fabros Technology LP
Senior Unsecured(b)
09/15/21
   

5.875

%

           

1,028,000

     

1,053,700

   
Equinix, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
04/01/20
   

4.875

%

           

1,054,000

     

1,057,953

   

07/15/21

   

7.000

%

           

1,055,000

     

1,152,588

   

04/01/23

   

5.375

%

           

4,580,000

     

4,545,650

   
First Data Corp.
01/15/21
   

12.625

%

           

4,884,000

     

5,634,915

   
First Data Corp.(b)
08/15/21
   

11.750

%

           

980,000

     

997,150

   
Secured
01/15/21
   

8.250

%

           

2,681,000

     

2,855,265

   
Senior Secured
08/15/20
   

8.875

%

           

5,745,000

     

6,405,675

   
First Data Corp.(b)(g)
08/15/21
   

11.750

%

           

1,205,000

     

1,226,088

   
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)(g)
01/15/22
   

6.000

%

           

3,310,000

     

3,347,237

   
NCR Corp.
07/15/22
   

5.000

%

           

1,045,000

     

1,029,325

   
Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)
08/15/20
   

5.375

%

           

4,623,000

     

4,588,327

   
VeriSign, Inc.
05/01/23
   

4.625

%

           

1,734,000

     

1,688,482

   

Total

               

51,788,161

   

Textile —%

 
Quiksilver Inc./QS Wholesale Inc.(b)
08/01/20
   

10.000

%

           

457,000

     

498,130

   
Senior Secured
08/01/18
   

7.875

%

           

331,000

     

354,170

   

Total

               

852,300

   

Transportation Services 0.6%

 
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Finance, Inc.
01/15/19
   

8.250

%

           

1,775,000

     

1,934,750

   

03/15/20

   

9.750

%

           

1,330,000

     

1,556,100

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
15



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
ERAC U.S.A. Finance LLC(b)
10/01/20
   

5.250

%

           

1,150,000

     

1,280,428

   

03/15/42

   

5.625

%

           

415,000

     

427,451

   
Hertz Corp. (The)
04/15/19
   

6.750

%

           

1,200,000

     

1,294,500

   

10/15/20

   

5.875

%

           

1,295,000

     

1,362,988

   

01/15/21

   

7.375

%

           

2,028,000

     

2,251,080

   
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV(b)
05/15/23
   

6.875

%

           

3,462,000

     

3,626,445

   

Total

               

13,733,742

   

Wireless 2.9%

 
Crown Castle International Corp.
Senior Unsecured
01/15/23
   

5.250

%

           

4,178,000

     

4,136,220

   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.(b)
04/01/23
   

6.625

%

           

1,804,000

     

1,885,180

   
NII Capital Corp.
04/01/21
   

7.625

%

           

2,145,000

     

1,244,100

   
NII International Telecom SCA(b)
08/15/19
   

7.875

%

           

996,000

     

866,520

   

08/15/19

   

11.375

%

           

10,848,000

     

10,305,600

   
SBA Communications Corp.
Senior Unsecured
10/01/19
   

5.625

%

           

378,000

     

388,395

   
SBA Telecommunications, Inc.
07/15/20
   

5.750

%

           

4,581,000

     

4,764,240

   
Sprint Communications, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
08/15/20
   

7.000

%

           

290,000

     

311,025

   

11/15/22

   

6.000

%

           

320,000

     

315,200

   
Sprint Communications, Inc.(b)
11/15/18
   

9.000

%

           

6,868,000

     

8,327,450

   

03/01/20

   

7.000

%

           

4,701,000

     

5,218,110

   
Sprint Corp.(b)
09/15/21
   

7.250

%

           

4,464,000

     

4,809,960

   

09/15/23

   

7.875

%

           

4,464,000

     

4,843,440

   
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
04/28/20
   

6.542

%

           

783,000

     

829,980

   

04/28/21

   

6.633

%

           

1,819,000

     

1,923,593

   

04/28/22

   

6.731

%

           

2,148,000

     

2,268,825

   

04/28/23

   

6.836

%

           

457,000

     

483,278

   
United States Cellular Corp.
Senior Unsecured
12/15/33
   

6.700

%

           

2,005,000

     

1,937,008

   
VimpelCom Holdings BV(b)
02/13/18 9.000RUB  71,400,000 2,256,089
03/01/22
   

7.504

%

           

1,000,000

     

1,072,500

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes(a) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Wind Acquisition Finance SA
Senior Secured(b)
04/30/20
   

6.500

%

           

7,994,000

     

8,233,820

   

Total

               

66,420,533

   

Wirelines 2.7%

 
AT&T, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
06/15/45
   

4.350

%

           

8,210,000

     

6,784,596

   
CenturyLink, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
06/15/21
   

6.450

%

           

6,715,000

     

6,983,600

   
EarthLink, Inc.
Senior Secured
06/01/20
   

7.375

%

           

1,832,000

     

1,818,260

   
Frontier Communications Corp.
Senior Unsecured
10/01/18
   

8.125

%

           

935,000

     

1,077,588

   

04/15/20

   

8.500

%

           

2,050,000

     

2,342,125

   

07/01/21

   

9.250

%

           

2,622,000

     

3,090,682

   

04/15/22

   

8.750

%

           

953,000

     

1,088,803

   

04/15/24

   

7.625

%

           

978,000

     

1,031,790

   
Level 3 Communications, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
02/01/19
   

11.875

%

           

2,857,000

     

3,314,120

   

06/01/19

   

8.875

%

           

756,000

     

824,985

   
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
04/01/19
   

9.375

%

           

2,778,000

     

3,104,415

   

07/01/19

   

8.125

%

           

1,656,000

     

1,825,740

   

06/01/20

   

7.000

%

           

1,828,000

     

1,951,390

   

07/15/20

   

8.625

%

           

1,865,000

     

2,112,112

   
Level 3 Financing, Inc.(b)(g)
01/15/21
   

6.125

%

           

1,312,000

     

1,334,960

   
Qtel International Finance Ltd.(b)
06/10/19
   

7.875

%

           

600,000

     

746,414

   

10/19/25

   

5.000

%

           

1,900,000

     

1,944,074

   
Verizon Communications, Inc.
Senior Unsecured
09/15/23
   

5.150

%

           

1,210,000

     

1,312,835

   

11/01/42

   

3.850

%

           

8,595,000

     

7,026,659

   

09/15/43

   

6.550

%

           

6,145,000

     

7,129,497

   
Windstream Corp.
09/01/18
   

8.125

%

           

1,485,000

     

1,607,513

   

10/15/20

   

7.750

%

           

2,188,000

     

2,346,630

   
Zayo Group LLC/Capital, Inc.
07/01/20
   

10.125

%

           

1,927,000

     

2,225,685

   

Total

               

63,024,473

   
Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(Cost: $1,124,342,888)
               

1,156,628,054

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
16



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency 8.0%

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(c)(i)(j)
CMO IO STRIPS Series 277 Class S6
09/15/42
   

5.876

%

           

9,397,874

     

2,016,879

   
CMO IO STRIPS Series 281 Class S1
10/15/42
   

5.826

%

           

17,088,651

     

3,842,663

   
CMO IO Series 2957 Class SW
04/15/35
   

5.826

%

           

7,505,258

     

1,322,043

   
CMO IO Series 3122 Class IS
03/15/36
   

6.526

%

           

6,661,848

     

941,711

   
CMO IO Series 3550 Class EI
07/15/39
   

6.226

%

           

9,296,583

     

1,372,080

   
CMO IO Series 3761 Class KS
06/15/40
   

5.826

%

           

9,435,875

     

1,258,815

   
CMO IO Series 4091 Class SH
08/15/42
   

6.376

%

           

13,695,974

     

3,492,135

   
CMO IO Series 4093 Class SD
01/15/38
   

6.526

%

           

28,088,682

     

6,496,511

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(i)
05/01/21
   

5.000

%

           

2,640,659

     

2,808,369

   

01/01/20

   

10.500

%

           

3,283

     

3,302

   
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.(i)(j)
CMO IO Series 304 Class C69
12/15/42
   

4.000

%

           

19,360,648

     

4,351,598

   
CMO IO Series 4120 Class AI
11/15/39
   

3.500

%

           

17,503,835

     

3,140,577

   
CMO IO Series 4121 Class IA
01/15/41
   

3.500

%

           

15,503,700

     

3,363,861

   
Federal National Mortgage Association(c)(i)(j)
CMO IO Series 2006-5 Class N1
08/25/34
   

2.111

%

           

26,214,555

     

1,460,237

   
CMO IO Series 2006-5 Class N2
02/25/35
   

2.159

%

           

36,467,527

     

2,535,036

   
CMO IO Series 2010-135 Class MS
12/25/40
   

5.780

%

           

6,123,159

     

1,281,591

   
CMO IO Series 2012-80 Class AS
02/25/39
   

5.880

%

           

16,394,358

     

3,113,807

   
CMO IO Series 2012-87 Class SQ
08/25/42
   

6.130

%

           

10,705,199

     

2,646,843

   
Federal National Mortgage Association(g)(i)
11/01/28
   

3.000

%

           

19,000,000

     

19,733,282

   
11/01/28-
11/01/43
   

3.500

%

           

38,000,000

     

39,774,961

   
Federal National Mortgage Association(i)
05/01/41-
06/01/42
   

4.000

%

           

20,476,661

     

21,534,004

   

12/01/20

   

4.500

%

           

121,541

     

129,190

   
05/01/33-
06/01/34
   

5.000

%

           

3,940,297

     

4,283,350

   

02/01/35

   

5.500

%

           

192,222

     

209,930

   
04/01/34-
02/01/37
   

6.000

%

           

2,340,596

     

2,565,715

   
12/01/31-
11/01/36
   

6.500

%

           

4,315,387

     

4,818,213

   
10/01/37-
07/01/38
   

7.000

%

           

423,166

     

483,683

   

04/01/14

   

10.000

%

           

1,507

     

1,511

   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Agency (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Federal National Mortgage Association(i)(j)
CMO IO Series 2012-118 Class BI
12/25/39
   

3.500

%

           

27,654,102

     

4,870,540

   
CMO IO Series 2012-133 Class EI
07/25/31
   

3.500

%

           

10,323,013

     

1,949,093

   
CMO IO Series 2012-139 Class IL
04/25/40
   

3.500

%

           

13,989,213

     

2,680,281

   
CMO IO Series 2012-96 Class CI
04/25/39
   

3.500

%

           

23,047,740

     

3,947,718

   
CMO IO Series 2013-1 Class AI
02/25/43
   

3.500

%

           

8,858,125

     

2,039,480

   
Federal National Mortgage Association(i)(k)
07/01/40
   

4.500

%

           

9,102,517

     

9,803,049

   
Government National Mortgage Association(c)(i)(j)
CMO IO Series 2012-41 Class SA
03/20/42
   

6.428

%

           

20,542,390

     

4,980,494

   
CMO IO Series 2012-48 Class SA
04/16/42
   

6.475

%

           

4,050,067

     

873,912

   
Government National Mortgage Association(g)(i)
11/01/43
   

3.000

%

           

11,000,000

     

10,963,907

   
Government National Mortgage Association(i)(j)
CMO IO Series 2012-94 Class BI
05/20/37
   

4.000

%

           

25,881,378

     

4,700,793

   
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Agency
(Cost: $182,892,677)
               

185,791,164

   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities —
Non-Agency 5.3%
 
Apollo Residential Mortgage Securitization Trust
CMO Series 2013-1 Class A(b)(i)
05/25/47
   

4.000

%

           

8,625,889

     

8,809,189

   
BCAP LLC Trust(b)(c)(i)
CMO Series 2010-RR7 Class 17A7
03/26/36
   

5.023

%

           

1,769,159

     

1,530,827

   
CMO Series 2013-RR3 Class 6A5
03/26/36
   

2.856

%

           

5,625,863

     

5,523,540

   
CMO Series 2013-RR5 Class 4A1
09/26/36
   

3.000

%

           

6,095,893

     

6,076,872

   
Series 2013-RR1 Class 10A1
10/26/36
   

3.000

%

           

4,554,494

     

4,471,766

   
BCAP LLC Trust(b)(i)
CMO Series 2010-RR7 Class 8A6
05/26/35
   

5.500

%

           

2,640,000

     

2,608,111

   
Banc of America Funding Corp.
CMO Series 2012-R5 Class A(b)(c)(i)
10/03/39
   

0.439

%

           

6,484,180

     

6,322,841

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
17



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities —
Non-Agency
(continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund Trust IIB LP(b)(c)(i)
CMO Series 2012-6NPL Class A
01/28/33
   

2.981

%

           

6,154,118

     

6,123,348

   
Series 2012-4NPL Class A
07/28/32
   

3.475

%

           

3,223,058

     

3,235,087

   
Series 2012-5NPL Class A
10/28/32
   

2.981

%

           

7,002,215

     

7,039,469

   
Castle Peak Loan Trust
CMO Series 2012-1A Class A1(b)(i)
05/25/52
   

5.000

%

           

4,996,678

     

4,996,678

   
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.(b)(c)(i)
CMO Series 2009-3 Class 4A3
10/25/33
   

2.428

%

           

6,105,977

     

5,489,976

   
CMO Series 2009-4 Class 9A2
03/25/36
   

2.618

%

           

3,040,248

     

2,533,253

   
CMO Series 2010-6 Class 2A2
09/25/35
   

2.670

%

           

1,143,314

     

1,040,590

   
CMO Series 2010-6 Class 3A2
07/25/36
   

2.614

%

           

4,920,000

     

4,654,328

   
CMO Series 2010-7 Class 3A4
12/25/35
   

6.382

%

           

2,185,000

     

2,208,531

   
CMO Series 2013-2 Class 1A1
11/25/37
   

5.934

%

           

5,200,897

     

5,389,954

   
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.(b)(i)
CMO Series 2012-A Class A
06/25/51
   

2.500

%

           

6,170,884

     

6,016,612

   
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates(b)(c)(i)
CMO Series 2011-4R Class 4A7
08/27/37
   

4.000

%

           

8,522,738

     

8,466,600

   
CMO Series 2011-7R Class A1
08/28/47
   

1.429

%

           

1,999,202

     

1,993,671

   
Series 2012-11 Class 3A2
06/29/47
   

1.179

%

           

8,599,883

     

7,973,708

   
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates(b)(i)
CMO Series 2010-9R Class 10A5
04/27/37
   

4.000

%

           

3,000,000

     

2,941,455

   
CMO Series 2010-9R Class 7A5
05/27/37
   

4.000

%

           

4,000,000

     

3,970,704

   
Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc.
CMO Series 2003-1 Class 1A7(i)
04/25/33
   

5.500

%

           

1,815,944

     

1,844,269

   
JPMorgan Resecuritization Trust
CMO Series 2010-5 Class 1A6(b)(c)(i)
04/26/37
   

4.500

%

           

1,312,000

     

1,323,409

   
PennyMac Loan Trust
Series 2012-NPL1 Class A(b)(c)(i)
05/28/52
   

3.422

%

           

4,381,674

     

4,360,607

   
RBSSP Resecuritization Trust
CMO Series 2010-12 Class 3A4(b)(c)(i)
06/27/32
   

4.000

%

           

424,553

     

425,067

   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities —
Non-Agency
(continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Residential Mortgage Asset Trust
Series 2012-1A Class A1(b)(c)(i)
08/26/52
   

2.734

%

           

5,292,314

     

5,328,633

   
Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust
CMO Series 2005-18 Class 2A6(i)
01/25/36
   

5.500

%

           

171,176

     

170,253

   
Total Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-Agency
(Cost: $121,522,446)
               

122,869,348

   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities —
Non-Agency 0.6%
 
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities
Series 2005-T18 Class A4(c)(i)
02/13/42
   

4.933

%

           

1,636,239

     

1,700,985

   
ORES NPL LLC
Series 2013-LV2 Class A(b)(i)
09/25/25
   

3.081

%

           

5,718,693

     

5,719,499

   
Rialto Real Estate Fund
Series 2013-LT2 Class A(b)(i)
05/22/28
   

2.833

%

           

5,592,756

     

5,597,924

   
S2 Hospitality LLC
Series 2012-LV1 Class A(b)(i)
04/15/25
   

4.500

%

           

300,130

     

300,130

   
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-C4 Class A3(c)(i)
08/15/39
   

5.560

%

           

26,175

     

27,152

   
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-Agency
(Cost: $13,232,735)
               

13,345,690

   

Asset-Backed Securities — Non-Agency 0.2%

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2012-3 Class A(b)
11/15/16
   

1.640

%

           

2,462,032

     

2,462,058

   
GMAC Mortgage Corp Loan Trust
Series 2004-HE5 Class A5 (FGIC)(c)
09/25/34
   

5.865

%

           

1,640,400

     

1,687,167

   
Total Asset-Backed Securities — Non-Agency
(Cost: $4,102,342)
               

4,149,225

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
18



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Inflation-Indexed Bonds(a) 1.8%

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

United States 1.1%

 
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Bond
01/15/23
   

0.125

%

           

19,829,107

     

19,379,858

   

02/15/43

   

0.625

%

           

7,822,652

     

6,479,965

   

Total

               

25,859,823

   

Uruguay 0.7%

 
Uruguay Government International Bond
04/05/27
   

4.250

%

 

UYU

       

111,917,002

     

5,564,425

   
Senior Unsecured
12/15/28
   

4.375

%

 

UYU

       

213,969,197

     

10,809,130

   

Total

               

16,373,555

   
Total Inflation-Indexed Bonds
(Cost: $44,725,658)
               

42,233,378

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations 2.1%

 
U.S. Treasury
02/28/15
   

0.250

%

           

14,417,000

     

14,425,449

   

07/31/16

   

1.500

%

           

14,000,000

     

14,376,250

   

05/15/23

   

1.750

%

           

1,040,000

     

971,343

   

02/15/43

   

3.125

%

           

4,565,000

     

4,134,178

   

05/15/43

   

2.875

%

           

16,070,000

     

13,787,558

   
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost: $47,180,593)
               

47,694,778

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) 22.8%

Argentina 0.5%

 
Argentina Boden Bonds
10/03/15
   

7.000

%

           

2,275,000

     

2,153,288

   
Argentina Bonar Bonds
04/17/17
   

7.000

%

           

4,637,000

     

4,034,190

   
Provincia de Buenos Aires
Senior Unsecured(b)
01/26/21
   

10.875

%

           

2,490,000

     

2,290,800

   
Provincia de Cordoba
Senior Unsecured(b)
08/17/17
   

12.375

%

           

2,570,000

     

2,390,100

   

Total

               

10,868,378

   

Australia 0.9%

 
Treasury Corp. of Victoria
Local Government Guaranteed
11/15/16
   

5.750

%

 

AUD

       

12,750,000

     

12,929,603

   

06/15/20

   

6.000

%

 

AUD

       

8,300,000

     

8,714,822

   

Total

               

21,644,425

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Brazil 1.1%

 
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional
Senior Notes
01/01/17
   

10.000

%

 

BRL

       

7,339,000

     

3,268,409

   
Brazilian Government International Bond
08/17/40
   

11.000

%

           

2,700,000

     

3,149,550

   
Senior Unsecured
01/05/24
   

8.500

%

 

BRL

       

6,700,000

     

2,729,109

   

01/20/34

   

8.250

%

           

6,260,000

     

8,357,100

   
Morgan Stanley
Senior Unsecured
10/22/20
   

11.500

%

 

BRL

       

6,285,000

     

2,763,065

   
Morgan Stanley(b)
Senior Unsecured
05/03/17
   

10.090

%

 

BRL

       

1,855,000

     

801,139

   
Petrobras Global Finance BV
05/20/23
   

4.375

%

           

1,000,000

     

924,094

   
Petrobras International Finance Co.
01/27/21
   

5.375

%

           

2,900,000

     

2,945,795

   

01/20/40

   

6.875

%

           

1,400,000

     

1,401,284

   

Total

               

26,339,545

   

Chile —%

 
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/08/19
   

6.250

%

           

600,000

     

658,663

   

Colombia 1.0%

 
Bogota Distrito Capital
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/26/28
   

9.750

%

 

COP

       

200,000,000

     

133,961

   
Colombia Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
05/21/24
   

8.125

%

           

790,000

     

1,046,750

   

06/28/27

   

9.850

%

 

COP

       

300,000,000

     

211,562

   

01/18/41

   

6.125

%

           

4,200,000

     

4,714,368

   
Corporación Andina de Fomento
06/15/22
   

4.375

%

           

1,150,000

     

1,165,759

   
Ecopetrol SA
Senior Unsecured
07/23/19
   

7.625

%

           

3,855,000

     

4,645,275

   
Empresa de Energia de Bogota SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/10/21
   

6.125

%

           

1,524,000

     

1,596,999

   
Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP(b)
Senior Unsecured
07/29/19
   

7.625

%

           

100,000

     

119,000

   

02/01/21

   

8.375

%

 

COP

       

13,266,000,000

     

7,301,260

   
Transportadora de Gas Internacional SA ESP
Senior Unsecured(b)
03/20/22
   

5.700

%

           

2,800,000

     

2,929,859

   

Total

               

23,864,793

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
19



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Dominican Republic 0.5%

 
Banco de Reservas de La Republica Dominicana
Subordinated Notes(b)
02/01/23
   

7.000

%

           

2,750,000

     

2,619,375

   
Dominican Republic International Bond(b)
07/05/19
   

15.000

%

 

DOP

       

73,000,000

     

1,831,434

   
Senior Unsecured
05/06/21
   

7.500

%

           

2,625,000

     

2,916,711

   

04/18/24

   

5.875

%

           

1,800,000

     

1,737,455

   

04/20/27

   

8.625

%

           

2,900,000

     

3,252,350

   

Total

               

12,357,325

   

El Salvador 0.1%

 
El Salvador Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
04/10/32
   

8.250

%

           

400,000

     

456,000

   

06/15/35

   

7.650

%

           

490,000

     

518,175

   

02/01/41

   

7.625

%

           

1,500,000

     

1,576,500

   

Total

               

2,550,675

   

Finland 0.1%

 
Finland Government Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/04/15
   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

1,920,000

     

2,784,472

   

France 0.9%

 
France Government Bond OAT
04/25/17
   

3.750

%

 

EUR

       

2,900,000

     

4,363,901

   

10/25/18

   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

1,900,000

     

2,989,786

   

04/25/22

   

3.000

%

 

EUR

       

1,600,000

     

2,357,487

   

04/25/29

   

5.500

%

 

EUR

       

4,320,000

     

7,810,235

   
French Treasury Note
07/12/15
   

2.000

%

 

EUR

       

1,970,000

     

2,754,100

   

Total

               

20,275,509

   

Georgia 0.2%

 
Georgian Railway JSC
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/11/22
   

7.750

%

           

3,639,000

     

3,839,623

   

Germany 0.3%

 
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
07/04/17
   

4.250

%

 

EUR

       

1,350,000

     

2,094,158

   

01/04/18

   

4.000

%

 

EUR

       

880,000

     

1,371,665

   

01/04/19

   

3.750

%

 

EUR

       

1,300,000

     

2,042,438

   

07/04/21

   

3.250

%

 

EUR

       

680,000

     

1,061,575

   

Total

               

6,569,836

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Guatemala 0.5%

 
Guatemala Government Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
06/06/22
   

5.750

%

           

4,500,000

     

4,774,500

   

02/13/28

   

4.875

%

           

6,478,000

     

6,089,320

   

Total

               

10,863,820

   

Hungary 0.3%

 
Hungary Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
02/19/18
   

4.125

%

           

2,000,000

     

2,007,306

   
Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt(b)
02/12/18
   

5.500

%

           

5,000,000

     

5,138,005

   

Total

               

7,145,311

   

Indonesia 1.9%

 
Indonesia Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
05/04/14
   

10.375

%

           

6,180,000

     

6,442,650

   

04/20/15

   

7.250

%

           

1,300,000

     

1,400,750

   

03/13/20

   

5.875

%

           

11,125,000

     

12,265,312

   
Indonesia Treasury Bond
Senior Unsecured
06/15/15
   

9.500

%

 

IDR

       

11,920,000,000

     

1,109,255

   

07/15/17

   

10.000

%

 

IDR

       

15,043,000,000

     

1,457,259

   

09/15/19

   

11.500

%

 

IDR

       

36,600,000,000

     

3,896,208

   

11/15/20

   

11.000

%

 

IDR

       

2,000,000,000

     

212,734

   

06/15/21

   

12.800

%

 

IDR

       

17,200,000,000

     

1,991,218

   

09/15/25

   

11.000

%

 

IDR

       

16,500,000,000

     

1,818,696

   

05/15/27

   

7.000

%

 

IDR

       

11,380,000,000

     

938,707

   
Majapahit Holding BV(b)
06/28/17
   

7.250

%

           

562,000

     

633,681

   

01/20/20

   

7.750

%

           

1,100,000

     

1,265,369

   

06/29/37

   

7.875

%

           

2,780,000

     

3,099,700

   
PT Pertamina Persero(b)
Senior Unsecured
05/03/22
   

4.875

%

           

1,600,000

     

1,540,000

   

05/20/23

   

4.300

%

           

4,788,000

     

4,369,050

   
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/22/21
   

5.500

%

           

1,678,000

     

1,691,237

   
Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/23/14
   

8.800

%

           

700,000

     

721,875

   

Total

               

44,853,701

   

Italy 0.1%

 
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
09/01/22
   

5.500

%

 

EUR

       

1,000,000

     

1,523,259

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
20



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Kazakhstan 0.5%

 
KazMunayGas National Co. JSC(b)
Senior Unsecured
07/02/18
   

9.125

%

           

3,980,000

     

4,875,898

   

05/05/20

   

7.000

%

           

400,000

     

457,550

   

04/09/21

   

6.375

%

           

2,500,000

     

2,782,413

   

04/30/23

   

4.400

%

           

4,287,000

     

4,074,631

   

Total

               

12,190,492

   

Latvia 0.1%

 
Republic of Latvia
Senior Unsecured(b)
06/16/21
   

5.250

%

           

1,250,000

     

1,363,075

   

Lithuania 0.3%

 
Lithuania Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
09/14/17
   

5.125

%

           

2,150,000

     

2,359,767

   

03/09/21

   

6.125

%

           

1,550,000

     

1,779,388

   

02/01/22

   

6.625

%

           

2,550,000

     

3,031,234

   

Total

               

7,170,389

   

Mexico 2.3%

 
Mexican Bonos
12/17/15
   

8.000

%

 

MXN

       

14,850,000

     

1,230,472

   

06/16/16

   

6.250

%

 

MXN

       

29,600,000

     

2,379,927

   

12/15/16

   

7.250

%

 

MXN

       

6,590,000

     

545,773

   

12/14/17

   

7.750

%

 

MXN

       

9,500,000

     

805,731

   

12/13/18

   

8.500

%

 

MXN

       

36,260,000

     

3,195,671

   

06/11/20

   

8.000

%

 

MXN

       

86,530,000

     

7,561,504

   

06/10/21

   

6.500

%

 

MXN

       

46,850,000

     

3,761,042

   

06/09/22

   

6.500

%

 

MXN

       

102,300,000

     

8,146,277

   

06/03/27

   

7.500

%

 

MXN

       

44,450,000

     

3,720,380

   
Mexico Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/11/40
   

6.050

%

           

2,350,000

     

2,661,375

   
Pemex Finance Ltd.
Senior Unsecured
11/15/18
   

9.150

%

           

2,485,000

     

2,961,057

   
Senior Unsecured (NPFGC)
08/15/17
   

10.610

%

           

1,650,000

     

1,912,998

   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust
03/01/18
   

5.750

%

           

2,870,000

     

3,200,050

   

01/21/21

   

5.500

%

           

3,750,000

     

4,087,500

   

06/15/35

   

6.625

%

           

870,000

     

943,950

   

06/15/38

   

6.625

%

           

450,000

     

486,000

   
Petroleos Mexicanos
05/03/19
   

8.000

%

           

600,000

     

733,200

   

11/24/21

   

7.650

%

 

MXN

       

26,200,000

     

2,122,663

   

06/02/41

   

6.500

%

           

2,500,000

     

2,662,500

   

Total

               

53,118,070

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Morocco 0.1%

 
Morocco Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/11/22
   

4.250

%

           

2,317,000

     

2,196,049

   

Netherlands 0.2%

 
Netherlands Government Bond(b)
07/15/16
   

4.000

%

 

EUR

       

3,735,000

     

5,563,779

   

New Zealand 0.4%

 
New Zealand Government Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/15/19
   

5.000

%

 

NZD

       

5,000,000

     

4,306,391

   

05/15/21

   

6.000

%

 

NZD

       

6,100,000

     

5,552,788

   

Total

               

9,859,179

   

Norway 0.6%

 
Norway Government Bond
05/24/23
   

2.000

%

 

NOK

       

81,000,000

     

12,686,673

   

Panama 0.1%

 
Ena Norte Trust
Pass-Through Certificates(b)
04/25/23
   

4.950

%

           

1,236,346

     

1,224,334

   

Peru 0.5%

 
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
02/08/22
   

4.750

%

           

2,900,000

     

2,934,472

   
Peru Enhanced Pass-Through Finance Ltd.
Pass-Through Certificates(b)(l)
05/31/18
   

0.000

%

           

1,859,602

     

1,723,760

   
Peruvian Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
11/21/33
   

8.750

%

           

4,508,000

     

6,572,664

   
Peruvian Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
08/12/20
   

7.840

%

 

PEN

       

3,100,000

     

1,300,569

   

Total

               

12,531,465

   

Philippines 0.3%

 
Philippine Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/15/19
   

9.875

%

           

70,000

     

94,063

   

03/30/26

   

5.500

%

           

3,825,000

     

4,379,625

   

01/14/31

   

7.750

%

           

200,000

     

269,000

   
Power Sector Assets & Liabilities Management Corp.
Government Guaranteed(b)
12/02/24
   

7.390

%

           

1,390,000

     

1,738,021

   

Total

               

6,480,709

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
21



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Poland 0.6%

 
Poland Government Bond
10/25/19
   

5.500

%

 

PLN

       

23,100,000

     

8,210,742

   
Poland Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
07/15/19
   

6.375

%

           

1,470,000

     

1,733,130

   

04/21/21

   

5.125

%

           

1,000,000

     

1,102,500

   

03/23/22

   

5.000

%

           

2,950,000

     

3,226,562

   

Total

               

14,272,934

   

Qatar 0.2%

 
Nakilat, Inc.
Senior Secured(b)
12/31/33
   

6.067

%

           

3,260,000

     

3,504,500

   

Republic of Namibia 0.2%

 
Namibia International Bonds
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/03/21
   

5.500

%

           

4,100,000

     

4,315,250

   

Republic of the Congo —%

 
Republic of Congo
Senior Unsecured(c)
06/30/29
   

3.500

%

           

465,500

     

400,330

   

Romania 0.5%

 
Romanian Government International Bond(b)
Senior Unsecured
02/07/22
   

6.750

%

           

4,800,000

     

5,558,027

   

08/22/23

   

4.375

%

           

5,312,000

     

5,193,935

   

Total

               

10,751,962

   

Russian Federation 2.6%

 
Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
09/19/22
   

4.375

%

           

4,800,000

     

4,507,054

   
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA(b)
Senior Unsecured
11/22/16
   

6.212

%

           

400,000

     

439,560

   

04/11/18

   

8.146

%

           

4,535,000

     

5,339,962

   

01/23/21

   

5.999

%

           

4,000,000

     

4,270,000

   

03/07/22

   

6.510

%

           

4,535,000

     

4,977,162

   

08/16/37

   

7.288

%

           

300,000

     

333,000

   
Rosneft International Finance Ltd.
Senior Unsecured(b)
03/06/22
   

4.199

%

           

900,000

     

843,750

   
Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
12/27/17
   

5.298

%

           

1,700,000

     

1,764,242

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond(b)(c)
Senior Unsecured
03/31/30
   

7.500

%

           

1,347,775

     

1,603,920

   
Russian Foreign Bond — Eurobond(c)
Senior Unsecured
03/31/30
   

7.500

%

           

13,735,150

     

16,345,515

   
Russian Railways via RZD Capital PLC
Senior Unsecured
04/02/19
   

8.300

%

 

RUB

       

153,700,000

     

4,845,247

   
Sberbank of Russia Via SB Capital SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
02/07/22
   

6.125

%

           

6,900,000

     

7,480,626

   
VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/12/17
   

6.000

%

           

1,400,000

     

1,491,000

   
Vnesheconombank Via VEB Finance PLC
Senior Unsecured(b)
11/22/25
   

6.800

%

           

5,810,000

     

6,332,900

   

Total

               

60,573,938

   

Slovenia 0.1%

 
Slovenia Government Bond(b)
05/10/23
   

5.850

%

           

3,400,000

     

3,315,852

   

South Africa 0.1%

 
South Africa Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
01/17/24
   

4.665

%

           

1,800,000

     

1,777,500

   
Transnet SOC Ltd.
Senior Unsecured(b)
07/26/22
   

4.000

%

           

1,100,000

     

980,002

   

Total

               

2,757,502

   

South Korea 0.2%

 
Export-Import Bank of Korea
Senior Unsecured
04/11/22
   

5.000

%

           

3,900,000

     

4,350,072

   
Export-Import Bank of Korea(b)
02/15/15
   

5.000

%

 

IDR

       

8,000,000,000

     

671,443

   

Total

               

5,021,515

   

Supra-National 0.2%

 
Eurasian Development Bank
Senior Unsecured
10/05/17
   

8.000

%

 

RUB

       

176,500,000

     

5,460,475

   

Trinidad and Tobago 0.3%

 
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd.
Senior Unsecured(b)
08/14/19
   

9.750

%

           

5,033,000

     

6,404,493

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
22



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Turkey 1.2%

 
Export Credit Bank of Turkey
Senior Unsecured(b)
04/24/19
   

5.875

%

           

1,250,000

     

1,308,111

   
Turkey Government International Bond
01/14/41
   

6.000

%

           

2,200,000

     

2,211,000

   
Senior Unsecured
09/26/16
   

7.000

%

           

1,235,000

     

1,376,037

   

06/05/20

   

7.000

%

           

850,000

     

981,750

   

03/30/21

   

5.625

%

           

7,250,000

     

7,739,375

   

09/26/22

   

6.250

%

           

550,000

     

606,375

   

03/23/23

   

3.250

%

           

2,800,000

     

2,471,000

   

02/05/25

   

7.375

%

           

8,680,000

     

10,155,600

   

03/17/36

   

6.875

%

           

230,000

     

254,150

   

05/30/40

   

6.750

%

           

1,500,000

     

1,638,750

   

Total

               

28,742,148

   

Ukraine —%

 
National JSC Naftogaz of Ukraine
Government Guaranteed
09/30/14
   

9.500

%

           

625,000

     

590,625

   

United Arab Emirates 0.3%

 
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.(b)
Senior Unsecured
12/13/21
   

5.875

%

           

1,300,000

     

1,459,810

   

01/12/23

   

3.625

%

           

2,200,000

     

2,068,000

   
Dolphin Energy Ltd.
Senior Secured(b)
12/15/21
   

5.500

%

           

3,050,000

     

3,370,043

   

Total

               

6,897,853

   

United Kingdom 0.4%

 
United Kingdom Gilt
09/07/21
   

3.750

%

 

GBP

       

1,200,000

     

2,134,747

   

03/07/25

   

5.000

%

 

GBP

       

3,510,000

     

6,870,297

   

Total

               

9,005,044

   

Uruguay 0.2%

 
Uruguay Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
03/21/36
   

7.625

%

           

725,000

     

929,813

   
Senior Unsecured PIK
01/15/33
   

7.875

%

           

1,940,000

     

2,538,490

   

Total

               

3,468,303

   

Venezuela 1.9%

 
Petroleos de Venezuela SA
04/12/17
   

5.250

%

           

11,540,000

     

9,260,850

   

11/02/17

   

8.500

%

           

7,012,800

     

6,293,988

   

11/17/21

   

9.000

%

           

6,078,521

     

4,984,387

   
Senior Unsecured
10/28/15
   

5.000

%

           

4,526,329

     

3,926,590

   

10/28/16

   

5.125

%

           

1,799,000

     

1,452,693

   

Foreign Government Obligations(a)(r) (continued)

Issuer

  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Venezuela Government International Bond
Senior Unsecured
02/26/16
   

5.750

%

           

2,050,000

     

1,824,500

   

08/23/22

   

12.750

%

           

3,006,000

     

3,028,545

   

05/07/23

   

9.000

%

           

14,874,000

     

12,085,125

   

Total

               

42,856,678

   
Total Foreign Government Obligations
(Cost: $514,600,013)
               

528,862,951

   

Municipal Bonds 0.1%

Issue
Description
  Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

California 0.1%

 
Cabazon Band Mission Indians
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004(b)(e)(h)(m)
10/01/11
   

13.000

%

           

2,820,000

     

1,296,833

   
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost: $2,820,000)
               

1,296,833

   

Senior Loans 6.9%

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Aerospace & Defense 0.1%

 
Doncasters U.S. Finance LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
04/09/20
   

5.500

%

           

1,019,875

     

1,027,524

   
TransDigm, Inc.
Tranche C Term Loan(c)(n)
02/28/20
   

3.750

%

           

742,503

     

742,659

   

Total

               

1,770,183

   

Airlines 0.1%

 
Continental Airlines, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
04/01/19
   

4.000

%

           

1,815,875

     

1,824,500

   

Automotive 0.2%

 
Chrysler Group LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
05/24/17
   

4.250

%

           

809,392

     

816,272

   
Federal-Mogul Corp.(c)(n)
Tranche B Term Loan
12/29/14
   

2.127

%

           

365,814

     

362,090

   
Tranche C Term Loan
12/28/15
   

2.127

%

           

215,851

     

213,654

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
23



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
04/30/19
   

4.750

%

           

625,000

     

631,769

   
Ina Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung
Tranche C Term Loan(c)(n)
01/27/17
   

4.250

%

           

675,000

     

677,808

   
Navistar, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
08/17/17
   

5.750

%

           

348,750

     

355,289

   
ThermaSys Corp.
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/03/19
   

5.250

%

           

894,375

     

888,785

   

Total

               

3,945,667

   

Brokerage 0.1%

 
Nuveen Investments, Inc.(c)(n)
1st Lien Tranche B Term Loan
05/13/17
   

4.182

%

           

1,375,000

     

1,366,406

   
Tranche B 2nd Lien Term Loan
02/28/19
   

6.500

%

           

425,000

     

416,500

   

Total

               

1,782,906

   

Building Materials 0.1%

 
Contech Engineered Solutions LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/29/19
   

6.250

%

           

374,062

     

375,701

   
Roofing Supply Group LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/31/19
   

5.000

%

           

592,020

     

594,980

   
Wilsonart LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/31/19
   

4.000

%

           

570,688

     

564,387

   

Total

               

1,535,068

   

Chemicals 0.6%

 
AZ Chem U.S., Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/22/17
   

5.250

%

           

258,618

     

260,622

   
Allnex & Cy SCA
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
10/04/19
   

4.500

%

           

344,792

     

346,302

   
Allnex U.S.A, Inc.
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
10/04/19
   

4.500

%

           

178,896

     

179,679

   
Allnex U.S.A., Inc.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
04/03/20
   

8.250

%

           

250,000

     

256,875

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
04/10/18
   

6.750

%

           

791,960

     

750,382

   
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding BBV/U.S. Holdings, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
02/01/20
   

4.750

%

           

2,014,875

     

2,034,822

   
HII Holding Corp.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
12/21/20
   

9.500

%

           

1,350,000

     

1,350,000

   
INEOS U.S. Finance LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/04/18
   

4.000

%

           

1,711,962

     

1,716,892

   
MacDermid, Inc.
1st Lien Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/07/20
   

4.000

%

           

174,563

     

175,109

   
Nexeo Solutions LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
09/08/17
   

5.000

%

           

916,189

     

903,024

   
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
05/31/18
   

4.250

%

           

633,709

     

636,485

   
Oxea Finance & Cy S.C.A
1st Lien Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
01/15/20
   

4.250

%

           

150,000

     

150,187

   
Oxea Finance & Cy SCA
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
07/15/20
   

8.250

%

           

425,000

     

430,049

   
PQ Corp.
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/07/17
   

4.500

%

           

1,463,937

     

1,474,302

   
Tronox Pigments BV
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/19/20
   

4.500

%

           

433,449

     

437,047

   
Univar, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/30/17
   

5.000

%

           

1,963,412

     

1,930,290

   

Total

               

13,032,067

   

Construction Machinery —%

 
Douglas Dynamics LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/18/18
   

5.750

%

           

649,890

     

649,890

   
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
11/13/17
   

4.250

%

           

107,928

     

107,793

   

Total

               

757,683

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
24



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Consumer Cyclical Services 0.2%

 
Acosta, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
03/02/18
   

5.000

%

           

610,043

     

611,758

   
IG Investments Holdings LLC
1st Lien Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
10/31/19
   

6.000

%

           

545,875

     

545,875

   
Monitronics International, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
03/23/18
   

4.250

%

           

992,484

     

999,511

   
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/01/19
   

6.250

%

           

413,710

     

412,030

   
Sabre, Inc.(c)(n)
Tranche B Term Loan
02/19/19
   

4.500

%

           

100,000

     

100,000

   
Tranche B Term Loan
02/19/19
   

5.250

%

           

631,720

     

635,036

   
Tranche C Term Loan
02/19/18
   

4.000

%

           

266,250

     

266,583

   
Weight Watchers International, Inc.
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
04/02/20
   

3.750

%

           

1,393,000

     

1,278,955

   

Total

               

4,849,748

   

Consumer Products 0.1%

 
Affinion Group, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
10/09/16
   

6.500

%

           

1,671,176

     

1,651,255

   
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/03/19
   

5.750

%

           

408,000

     

408,339

   

Total

               

2,059,594

   

Diversified Manufacturing 0.3%

 
Accudyne Industries LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/13/19
   

4.000

%

           

1,439,125

     

1,437,585

   
Air Distribution Technologies, Inc.(c)(n)
1st Lien Term Loan
11/09/18
   

5.000

%

           

940,257

     

940,548

   
2nd Lien Term Loan
05/11/20
   

9.250

%

           

850,000

     

861,687

   
Allflex Holdings IiII, Inc.
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
07/17/20
   

4.250

%

           

1,050,000

     

1,055,691

   
Apex Tool Group LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
01/31/20
   

4.500

%

           

1,393,000

     

1,398,725

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
IMG Worldwide, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/16/16
   

5.500

%

           

733,125

     

733,125

   
Ranpak Corp.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
04/23/20
   

8.500

%

           

225,000

     

230,063

   

Total

               

6,657,424

   

Electric 0.4%

 
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP
Tranche B-1 Term Loan(c)(n)
05/03/20
   

3.000

%

           

548,625

     

541,180

   
Calpine Corp.(c)(n)
Term Loan
04/01/18
   

4.000

%

           

634,911

     

637,450

   

04/01/18

   

4.000

%

           

244,375

     

245,353

   
Equipower Resources Holdings LLC(c)(n)
1st Lien Tranche B Term Loan
12/21/18
   

4.250

%

           

293,930

     

295,217

   
1st Lien Tranche C Term Loan
12/31/19
   

4.250

%

           

822,937

     

826,542

   
Essential Power LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/08/19
   

4.250

%

           

453,466

     

451,199

   
FREIF North American Power I LLC(c)(n)
Tranche B-1 Term Loan
03/29/19
   

4.750

%

           

857,118

     

864,618

   
Tranche C-1 Term Loan
03/29/19
   

4.750

%

           

134,613

     

135,791

   
LSP Madison Funding LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
06/28/19
   

5.500

%

           

118,667

     

119,445

   
NRG Energy, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/01/18
   

2.750

%

           

635,432

     

634,847

   
Star West Generation LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
03/13/20
   

4.250

%

           

1,044,750

     

1,052,586

   
TPF Generation Holdings LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/31/17
   

4.750

%

           

900,000

     

905,067

   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/10/14
   

3.712

%

           

1,345,944

     

905,430

   
Topaz Power Holdings LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
02/26/20
   

5.250

%

           

645,125

     

646,467

   
Windsor Financing LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
12/05/17
   

6.250

%

           

333,182

     

340,262

   

Total

               

8,601,454

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
25



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Entertainment 0.2%

 
24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
04/22/16
   

5.250

%

           

1,000,000

     

1,007,140

   
Alpha Topco Ltd.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
04/30/19
   

4.500

%

           

985,075

     

994,926

   
Cinemark USA, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/18/19
   

3.190

%

           

843,625

     

847,666

   
Merlin Entertainment Group Lux 2 Sarl
Term Loan(c)(n)
06/28/19
   

4.000

%

           

374,063

     

374,623

   
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
12/20/18
   

4.001

%

           

184,768

     

185,785

   
Zuffa LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
02/25/20
   

4.500

%

           

1,761,687

     

1,764,999

   

Total

               

5,175,139

   

Environmental 0.1%

 
ADS Waste Holdings, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
10/09/19
   

4.250

%

           

942,875

     

947,759

   
EnviroSolutions Real Property Holdings, Inc.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
07/29/14
   

8.000

%

           

1,332,530

     

1,329,199

   
Waste Industries U.S.A., Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
03/17/17
   

4.000

%

           

645,125

     

645,931

   

Total

               

2,922,889

   

Food and Beverage 0.4%

 
AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
07/10/17
   

5.750

%

           

1,985,000

     

1,998,657

   
Aramark Corp.(c)(n)
Tranche C Term Loan
07/26/16
   

3.776

%

           

1,250,000

     

1,253,737

   
Tranche D Term Loan
09/09/19
   

4.000

%

           

500,000

     

501,095

   
Arysta LifeScience SPC LLC(c)(n)
1st Lien Term Loan
05/29/20
   

4.500

%

           

174,563

     

175,109

   
2nd Lien Term Loan
11/30/20
   

8.250

%

           

425,000

     

426,772

   
CSM Bakery Supplies LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/03/20
   

4.750

%

           

997,500

     

998,328

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Del Monte Foods Co.
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/08/18
   

4.000

%

           

2,028,810

     

2,028,810

   
Performance Food Group, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
11/14/19
   

6.250

%

           

1,122,187

     

1,118,451

   

Total

               

8,500,959

   

Gaming 0.3%

 
Affinity Gaming LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
11/09/17
   

5.500

%

           

215,699

     

218,216

   
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc.(c)(n)
Tranche B4 Term Loan
10/31/16
   

9.500

%

           

769,008

     

767,724

   
Tranche B6 Term Loan
01/28/18
   

5.434

%

           

558,872

     

523,780

   
Cannery Casino Resorts LLC(c)(n)
1st Lien Term Loan
10/02/18
   

6.000

%

           

267,975

     

267,723

   
2nd Lien Term Loan
10/02/19
   

10.000

%

           

250,000

     

231,875

   
Golden Nugget, Inc.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
11/03/14
   

3.440

%

           

50,000

     

49,375

   
Peppermill Casinos, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
11/09/18
   

7.250

%

           

1,017,312

     

1,033,844

   
ROC Finance LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/20/19
   

5.000

%

           

1,050,000

     

1,026,375

   
Scientific Games International, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/18/20
   

4.250

%

           

925,000

     

925,000

   
Stockbridge/SBE Holdings
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
05/02/17
   

13.000

%

           

250,000

     

272,500

   
Twin River Management Group, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
11/10/18
   

5.250

%

           

572,125

     

577,274

   

Total

               

5,893,686

   

Gas Pipelines —%

 
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/04/18
   

6.250

%

           

621,875

     

556,578

   

Health Care 0.4%

 
Alere, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/30/17
   

4.250

%

           

1,309,636

     

1,317,821

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
26



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
06/03/19
   

4.250

%

           

548,625

     

543,139

   
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/06/20
   

6.750

%

           

473,813

     

479,925

   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
01/25/17
   

3.761

%

           

2,224,790

     

2,230,352

   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
10/20/16
   

4.500

%

           

656,437

     

659,720

   
HCA, Inc.
Tranche B-5 Term Loan(c)(n)
03/31/17
   

3.026

%

           

725,000

     

725,906

   
IASIS Healthcare LLC
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
05/03/18
   

4.500

%

           

839,240

     

844,485

   
Onex Carestream Finance LP
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
06/07/19
   

5.000

%

           

642,495

     

649,241

   
Quintiles Transnational Corp.
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
06/08/18
   

4.000

%

           

945,236

     

948,780

   
inVentiv Health, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/04/16
   

7.500

%

           

292,210

     

287,535

   

Total

               

8,686,904

   

Independent Energy 0.1%

 
Samson Investment Co.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
09/25/18
   

6.000

%

           

1,425,000

     

1,435,246

   

Lodging —%

 
Seven Seas Cruises
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
12/21/18
   

4.750

%

           

500,000

     

504,375

   

Media Cable 0.2%

 
Encompass Digital Media, Inc.
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
08/10/17
   

6.750

%

           

985,056

     

986,908

   
MCC Iowa LLC
Tranche G Term Loan(c)(n)
01/20/20
   

4.000

%

           

1,064,250

     

1,064,921

   
Mediacom Illinois LLC
Tranche E Term Loan(c)(n)
10/23/17
   

4.500

%

           

899,435

     

900,181

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Revolution Studios Distribution Co. LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(e)(n)
12/21/14
   

3.940

%

           

192,985

     

169,184

   
TWCC Holding Corp.
2nd Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
06/26/20
   

7.000

%

           

625,000

     

640,238

   

Total

               

3,761,432

   

Media Non-Cable 0.5%

 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/03/14
   

4.750

%

           

530,440

     

388,219

   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.(c)(n)
Tranche B Term Loan
01/29/16
   

3.832

%

           

382,567

     

370,818

   
Tranche D Term Loan
01/30/19
   

6.932

%

           

1,128,407

     

1,072,133

   
Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.(c)(n)
1st Lien Term Loan
09/17/18
   

4.500

%

           

1,019,439

     

1,025,301

   
2nd Lien Term Loan
09/16/19
   

7.500

%

           

702,109

     

717,029

   
FoxCo Acquisition Sub LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/14/17
   

5.500

%

           

714,440

     

715,633

   
Getty Images, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/18/19
   

4.750

%

           

1,985,000

     

1,742,671

   
Granite Broadcasting
1st Lien Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
05/23/18
   

6.750

%

           

630,193

     

631,769

   
Radio One, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/31/16
   

7.500

%

           

727,423

     

743,339

   
RentPath, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
05/29/20
   

6.250

%

           

1,047,375

     

1,027,297

   
Salem Communications Corp.
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/13/20
   

4.500

%

           

1,143,667

     

1,147,006

   
Tribune Co.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
12/31/19
   

4.000

%

           

620,313

     

619,928

   
Univision Communications, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/01/20
   

4.000

%

           

1,094,500

     

1,094,675

   
Van Wagner Communications LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/03/18
   

6.250

%

           

394,020

     

399,765

   

Total

               

11,695,583

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
27



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Metals 0.1%

 
Essar Steel Algoma, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
09/19/14
   

8.750

%

           

321,750

     

325,450

   
FMG Resources August 2006 Proprietary Ltd.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/18/17
   

5.250

%

           

2,068,152

     

2,071,131

   
Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corp.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
02/28/19
   

5.750

%

           

298,485

     

275,725

   

Total

               

2,672,306

   

Non-Captive Consumer —%

 
Springleaf Financial Funding Co.
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/10/17
   

4.750

%

           

575,000

     

580,509

   

Non-Captive Diversified —%

 
iStar Financial, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/15/17
   

4.500

%

           

628,557

     

631,228

   

Oil Field Services —%

 
FTS International, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/06/16
   

8.500

%

           

680,076

     

673,132

   

Other Financial Institutions 0.1%

 
AlixPartners LLP
1st Lien Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
07/10/20
   

5.000

%

           

1,712,888

     

1,721,453

   
Moneygram International, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
03/27/20
   

4.250

%

           

870,625

     

873,019

   

Total

               

2,594,472

   

Other Industry 0.1%

 
ATI Acquisition Co.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(d)(e)(h)(n)
12/30/14
   

0.000

%

           

102,433

     

   
Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.
Tranche B3 Term Loan(c)(n)
05/22/18
   

7.000

%

           

447,188

     

448,641

   
Sensus U.S.A., Inc.(c)(g)(n)
2nd Lien Term Loan
05/09/18
   

4.750

%

           

1,000,000

     

996,250

   
Sensus U.S.A., Inc.(c)(n)
2nd Lien Term Loan
05/09/18
   

8.500

%

           

725,000

     

716,394

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
TPF II LC LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/21/19
   

6.500

%

           

648,375

     

656,480

   
WireCo WorldGroup, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
02/15/17
   

6.000

%

           

569,250

     

569,250

   

Total

               

3,387,015

   

Packaging 0.2%

 
BWAY Holding Co.
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/06/17
   

4.500

%

           

1,563,187

     

1,571,488

   
Consolidated Container Co. LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/03/19
   

5.000

%

           

1,089,000

     

1,094,902

   
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
09/28/18
   

4.750

%

           

1,633,369

     

1,646,126

   

Total

               

4,312,516

   

Paper —%

 
Caraustar Industries, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/01/19
   

7.500

%

           

884,925

     

899,305

   

Pharmaceuticals 0.3%

 
Aptalis Pharma, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
10/07/20
   

6.000

%

           

575,000

     

577,518

   
Grifols, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
06/01/17
   

4.250

%

           

610,479

     

614,233

   
Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
09/30/19
   

4.250

%

           

1,336,525

     

1,340,268

   
Patheon, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/14/18
   

7.250

%

           

1,313,549

     

1,333,252

   
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/05/18
   

4.250

%

           

967,688

     

975,748

   
RPI Finance Trust
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/09/18
   

3.500

%

           

878,786

     

886,476

   
Valeant Pharmaceutical International, Inc.(c)(n)
Tranche C-2 Term Loan
12/11/19
   

3.750

%

           

715,938

     

722,202

   
Tranche D-2 Term Loan
02/13/19
   

3.750

%

           

368,831

     

371,712

   

Total

               

6,821,409

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
28



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Property & Casualty 0.2%

 
Alliant Holdings I, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/20/19
   

5.000

%

           

1,513,562

     

1,518,103

   
Asurion LLC
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
05/24/19
   

4.500

%

           

1,166,187

     

1,165,861

   
Hub International Ltd.
Term Loan(c)(n)
06/13/17
   

4.750

%

           

775,000

     

780,952

   
USI, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/27/19
   

5.000

%

           

818,813

     

823,251

   

Total

               

4,288,167

   

Retailers 0.6%

 
Academy Ltd.
Term Loan(c)(n)
08/03/18
   

4.500

%

           

1,772,867

     

1,783,663

   
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
09/26/19
   

4.250

%

           

1,188,022

     

1,188,177

   
Bass Pro Group LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
11/20/19
   

4.000

%

           

560,393

     

563,307

   
Blue Buffalo Co., Ltd.
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
08/08/19
   

4.750

%

           

717,764

     

724,941

   
David's Bridal, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/11/19
   

5.000

%

           

1,265,437

     

1,267,399

   
J. Crew Group, Inc.
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(n)
03/07/18
   

4.000

%

           

1,495,784

     

1,501,767

   
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
03/16/18
   

4.000

%

           

978,554

     

979,171

   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. (The)
Term Loan(c)(n)
05/16/18
   

5.000

%

           

450,000

     

452,871

   
Orchard Supply Hardware LLC
Tranche B1 Term Loan(c)(h)(n)
12/21/13
   

5.000

%

           

232,163

     

188,052

   
Party City Holdings, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/27/19
   

4.250

%

           

1,435,527

     

1,439,116

   
PetCo Animal Supplies, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
11/24/17
   

4.000

%

           

1,367,967

     

1,375,094

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
08/07/19
   

4.250

%

           

1,110,938

     

1,115,104

   
Rite Aid Corp.(c)(n)
Tranche 1 2nd Lien Term Loan
08/21/20
   

5.750

%

           

750,000

     

767,145

   
Tranche 2 Term Loan
06/21/21
   

4.875

%

           

200,000

     

201,438

   
Tranche 6 Term Loan
02/21/20
   

4.000

%

           

422,875

     

424,858

   

Total

               

13,972,103

   

Supermarkets —%

 
Albertson's LLC(c)(n)
Tranche B-1 Term Loan
03/21/16
   

4.250

%

           

155,739

     

156,258

   
Tranche B-2 Term Loan
03/21/19
   

4.750

%

           

242,261

     

242,861

   
Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/23/20
   

4.000

%

           

575,759

     

576,237

   

Total

               

975,356

   

Technology 0.7%

 
Aeroflex, Inc.
Tranche B-1 Term Loan(c)(n)
11/09/19
   

4.500

%

           

2,333,871

     

2,349,928

   
Alcatel-Lucent U.S.A., Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
01/30/19
   

5.750

%

           

1,488,750

     

1,509,533

   
Blue Coat Systems, Inc.(c)(n)
2nd Lien Term Loan
06/28/20
   

9.500

%

           

2,008,000

     

2,023,060

   
Term Loan
05/31/19
   

4.500

%

           

872,812

     

874,995

   
Edwards Ltd.
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
03/26/20
   

4.750

%

           

770,434

     

770,819

   
First Data Corp.(c)(n)
Term Loan
03/24/17 4.184  375,000 375,311
03/23/18
   

4.184

%

           

848,315

     

848,621

   
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Tranche B4 Term Loan(c)(n)
02/28/20
   

5.000

%

           

917,587

     

925,441

   
Greeneden U.S. Holdings II LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
02/10/20
   

4.000

%

           

312,714

     

310,760

   
Infogroup, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
05/26/18
   

8.000

%

           

675,000

     

563,625

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
RP Crown Parent LLC
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
12/21/18
   

6.750

%

           

794,000

     

801,344

   
Riverbed Technology, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
12/18/19
   

4.000

%

           

433,683

     

435,851

   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
04/23/19
   

5.000

%

           

767,861

     

769,397

   
Triple Point Group Holdings, Inc.(c)(n)
1st Lien Term Loan
07/10/20
   

5.250

%

           

2,082,000

     

1,983,105

   
2nd Lien Term Loan
07/10/21
   

9.250

%

           

1,997,000

     

1,863,860

   
Verint Systems, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
09/06/19
   

4.000

%

           

191,040

     

191,613

   

Total

               

16,597,263

   

Transportation Services —%

 
Commercial Barge Line Co.
1st Lien Term Loan(c)(n)
09/22/19
   

7.500

%

           

472,625

     

465,536

   
Hertz Corp. (The)
Letter of Credit(c)(n)
03/11/18
   

3.750

%

           

500,000

     

495,000

   

Total

               

960,536

   

Wireless 0.1%

 
Cricket Communications, Inc.(c)(n)
Term Loan
10/10/19
   

4.750

%

           

173,688

     

174,339

   
Tranche C Term Loan
03/08/20
   

4.750

%

           

548,625

     

550,979

   
Instant Web, Inc.(c)(n)
Delayed Draw Term Loan
08/07/14
   

3.558

%

           

25,223

     

23,079

   
Term Loan
08/07/14
   

3.558

%

           

241,961

     

221,395

   
Telesat Canada
Tranche B2 Term Loan(c)(n)
03/28/19
   

3.500

%

           

567,834

     

570,321

   

Total

               

1,540,113

   

Wirelines 0.1%

 
Alaska Communications Systems Holdings, Inc.
Term Loan(c)(n)
10/21/16
   

6.250

%

           

715,436

     

708,060

   
Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan(c)(n)
02/22/19
   

5.250

%

           

646,750

     

653,754

   

Senior Loans (continued)

Borrower

  Weighted
Average
Coupon
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Windstream Corp.
Tranche B3 Term Loan(c)(n)
08/08/19
   

4.000

%

           

617,188

     

618,730

   
Zayo Group LLC
Term Loan(c)(n)
07/02/19
   

4.500

%

           

818,781

     

822,368

   

Total

               

2,802,912

   
Total Senior Loans
(Cost: $160,038,258)
               

159,657,427

   

Common Stocks —%

Issuer

     

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Consumer Discretionary —%

 

Auto Components —%

 

Delphi Automotive PLC

           

1,315

     

75,218

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure —%

 

BLB Management Services, Inc.(o)

           

5,526

     

132,624

   

Media —%

 

Media News Group(o)

           

2,495

     

41,168

   

Tribune Co.(o)

           

1,338

     

89,579

   

Total

               

130,747

   

Total Consumer Discretionary

           

338,589

   

Information Technology —%

 

IT Services —%

 

Advanstar Communications, Inc.(o)

           

705

     

8,812

   

Total Information Technology

           

8,812

   

Materials —%

 

Chemicals —%

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

       

3,806

     

283,928

   

Metals & Mining —%

 

Aleris International, Inc.(o)

           

3,767

     

173,282

   

Total Materials

           

457,210

   

Telecommunication Services —%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services —%

 

Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(o)

       

478

     

12,705

   
Total Common Stocks
(Cost: $575,123)
           

817,316

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
30



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Warrants —%

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

Energy —%

 

Energy Equipment & Services —%

 

Green Field Energy Services, Inc.(b)(e)(o)

   

3,895

     

3,934

   
Total Warrants
(Cost: $157,632)
       

3,934

   

Options Purchased Puts —%

Issuer

 

Contracts

  Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Date
 

Value ($)

 
U.S. Treasury Bond
Futures
   

2,950

     

126.00

   

11/22/13

   

599,219

   
Total Options Purchased Puts
(Cost: $652,245)
               

599,219

   

Treasury Bills(a) 0.4%

Issuer

  Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
 

Value ($)

 
Norway Treasury Bills
03/19/14
   

1.580

%

 

NOK

       

8,527,288

     

8,348,863

   
Total Treasury Bills
(Cost: $8,527,288)
               

8,348,863

   

Money Market Funds 3.6%

   

Shares

 

Value ($)

 
Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund,
0.093%(p)(q)
   

82,995,116

     

82,995,116

   
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost: $82,995,116)
       

82,995,116

   
Total Investments
(Cost: $2,308,365,014)
       

2,355,293,296

   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

       

(41,518,462

)

 

Net Assets

       

2,313,774,834

   

Investments in Derivatives

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts Open at October 31, 2013

Counterparty

 
Exchange Date
  Currency to
be Delivered
  Currency to
be Received
  Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
  Unrealized
Depreciation ($)
 
Credit Suisse
 
  November 8, 2013
 
  30,000,000
(CHF)
  33,292,642
(USD)
  228,257
 
 
Credit Suisse
 
  November 8, 2013
 
  1,905,000,000
(JPY)
  19,577,013
(USD)
  203,097
 
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
  November 12, 2013
 
  74,474,000
(RUB)
  2,285,951
(USD)
 
  (32,413

)

 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  25,972,000
(CHF)
  29,054,802
(USD)
  423,845
 
 
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  12,636,000
(EUR)
  17,420,242
(USD)
  262,581
 
 
State Street Bank & Trust
Company
  December 4, 2013
 
  37,000,000
(EUR)
  50,547,920
(USD)
  307,854
 
 
Barclays Bank PLC
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  7,185,000
(GBP)
  11,586,639
(USD)
  68,801
 
 
Standard Chartered Bank
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  5,600,000
(GBP)
  9,035,376
(USD)
  58,356
 
 
HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  11,602,189
(USD)
  12,128,000
(CAD)
  20,680
 
 
Morgan Stanley
 
  December 4, 2013
 
  29,004,954
(USD)
  171,267,000
(NOK)
 
  (266,806

)

 
State Street Bank & Trust
Company
  December 4, 2013
 
  17,379,055
(USD)
  21,025,000
(NZD)
 
  (47,940

)

 
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  December 6, 2013
 
  15,008,968,000
(COP)
  7,939,573
(USD)
  31,377
 
 

Total

               

1,604,848

     

(347,159

)

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
31



Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Futures Contracts Outstanding at October 31, 2013

At October 31, 2013, securities totaling $2,668,286 were pledged as collateral to cover initial margin requirements on open futures contracts.

Contract Description

  Number of
Contracts
Long (Short)
  Trading
Currency
  Notional
Market
Value ($)
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation ($)
  Unrealized
Depreciation ($)
 

U.S. Treasury Note, 2-year

   

414

   

USD

       

91,254,658

   

December 2013

   

301,693

     

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 5-year

   

(445

)

 

USD

       

(54,150,938

)

 

December 2013

   

21,098

     

   

U.S. Treasury Note, 10-year

   

(3,433

)

 

USD

       

(437,224,752

)

 

December 2013

   

     

(9,837,177

)

 

U.S. Treasury Long Bond, 20-year

   

1,554

   

USD

       

209,498,625

   

December 2013

   

5,375,946

     

   

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond, 30-year

   

114

   

USD

       

16,426,688

   

December 2013

   

409,610

     

   

Total

                   

6,108,347

     

(9,837,177

)

 

Notes to Portfolio of Investments

(a)  Principal amounts are denominated in United States Dollars unless otherwise noted.

(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $782,279,711 or 33.81% of net assets.

(c)  Variable rate security.

(d)  Negligible market value.

(e)  Identifies issues considered to be illiquid as to their marketability. The aggregate value of such securities at October 31, 2013 was $3,463,951, representing 0.15% of net assets. Information concerning such security holdings at October 31, 2013 is as follows:

Security Description

 

Acquisition Dates

 

Cost ($)

 
ATI Acquisition Co.
Tranche B Term Loan
12/30/14 0.000%
 

12/23/09 - 10/31/13

   

77,506

   
Cabazon Band Mission Indians
Revenue Bonds
Series 2004
10/01/11 13.000%
 

10/04/04

   

2,820,000

   
Green Field Energy Services Inc.
Secured
11/15/16 13.000%
 

11/09/11 - 12/14/11

   

3,773,637

   
Green Field Energy Services Inc.
Secured 
11/15/16 13.000%
 

10/24/12

   

94,860

   
Green Field Energy Services Inc.
Warrants
 

11/09/11 - 12/14/11

   

157,632

   
Revolution Studios Distribution Co. LLC
Tranche B Term Loan
12/21/14 3.940%
 

10/15/08

   

182,986

   
Six Flags, Inc.
06/01/2014 9.625%
 

05/07/10

   

   

(f)  Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $730,617, which represents 0.03% of net assets.

(g)  Represents a security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Notes to Portfolio of Investments (continued)

(h)  Represents securities that have defaulted on payment of interest. The Fund has stopped accruing interest on these securities. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $3,478,885, which represents 0.15% of net assets.

(i)  The maturity dates shown represent the original maturity of the underlying obligation. Actual maturity may vary based upon prepayment activity on these obligations. Unless otherwise noted, the coupon rates presented are fixed rates.

(j)  Interest Only (IO) security. The actual effective yield of this security is different than the stated coupon rate.

(k)  This security, or a portion of this security, has been pledged as collateral in connection with open futures contracts. These values are denoted within the Investments in Derivatives section of the Portfolio of Investments.

(l)  Zero coupon bond.

(m)  Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2013, the value of these securities amounted to $1,296,833 or 0.06% of net assets.

(n)  Senior loans have rates of interest that float periodically based primarily on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and other short-term rates. The interest rate shown reflects the weighted average coupon as of October 31, 2013. The interest rate shown for senior loans purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, if any, reflects an estimated average coupon. Remaining maturities of senior loans may be less than the stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty.

(o)  Non-income producing.

(p)  The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2013.

(q)  As defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of its outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended October 31, 2013, are as follows:

Issuer

  Beginning
Cost ($)
  Purchase
Cost ($)
  Proceeds
From Sales ($)
  Ending
Cost ($)
  Dividends or
Interest
Income ($)
 

Value ($)

 

Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund

   

140,193,065

     

869,143,782

     

(926,341,731

)

   

82,995,116

     

123,673

     

82,995,116

   

(r)  Principal and interest may not be guaranteed by the government.

Abbreviation Legend

CMO  Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

FGIC  Financial Guaranty Insurance Company

NPFGC  National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation

PIK    Payment-in-Kind

STRIPS  Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities

Currency Legend

AUD  Australian Dollar

BRL  Brazilian Real

CAD  Canadian Dollar

CHF  Swiss Franc

COP  Colombian Peso

DOP  Dominican Republic Peso

EUR  Euro

GBP  British Pound

IDR  Indonesian Rupiah

JPY  Japanese Yen

MXN  Mexican Peso

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Currency Legend (continued)

NOK  Norwegian Krone

NZD  New Zealand Dollar

PEN  Peru Nuevos Soles

PLN  Polish Zloty

RUB  Russian Rouble

USD  US Dollar

UYU  Uruguay Pesos

Fair Value Measurements

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category.

The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund's assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset or liability's fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.

Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

>  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.

>  Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

>  Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment's fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

Under the direction of the Fund's Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager's Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for carrying out the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager's organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.

The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third-party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.

The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at October 31, 2013:

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Bonds

 

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

1,155,897,438

     

730,616

     

1,156,628,054

   
Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Agency
   

     

185,791,164

     

     

185,791,164

   
Residential Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-Agency
   

     

88,949,813

     

33,919,535

     

122,869,348

   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities — Non-Agency
   

     

13,345,690

     

     

13,345,690

   

Asset-Backed Securities — Non-Agency

   

     

4,149,225

     

     

4,149,225

   

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

   

     

42,233,378

     

     

42,233,378

   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

   

47,694,778

     

     

     

47,694,778

   

Foreign Government Obligations

   

     

527,031,517

     

1,831,434

     

528,862,951

   

Municipal Bonds

   

     

1,296,833

     

     

1,296,833

   

Total Bonds

   

47,694,778

     

2,018,695,058

     

36,481,585

     

2,102,871,421

   

Senior Loans

 

Building Materials

   

     

1,535,068

     

     

1,535,068

   

Chemicals

   

     

12,775,192

     

256,875

     

13,032,067

   

Construction Machinery

   

     

107,793

     

649,890

     

757,683

   

Diversified Manufacturing

   

     

6,427,362

     

230,062

     

6,657,424

   

Electric

   

     

8,150,256

     

451,198

     

8,601,454

   

Gaming

   

     

5,621,186

     

272,500

     

5,893,686

   

Gas Pipelines

   

     

     

556,578

     

556,578

   

Lodging

   

     

     

504,375

     

504,375

   

Other Industry

   

     

2,817,765

     

569,250

     

3,387,015

   

Pharmaceuticals

   

     

5,488,157

     

1,333,252

     

6,821,409

   

Retailers

   

     

13,784,051

     

188,052

     

13,972,103

   

Transportation Services

   

     

     

960,536

     

960,536

   

Wireless

   

     

1,295,639

     

244,474

     

1,540,113

   

All Other Industries

   

     

95,437,916

     

     

95,437,916

   

Total Senior Loans

   

     

153,440,385

     

6,217,042

     

159,657,427

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

Description

  Level 1
Quoted Prices in Active
Markets for Identical
Assets ($)
  Level 2
Other Significant
Observable Inputs ($)
  Level 3
Significant
Unobservable Inputs ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Equity Securities

 

Common Stocks

 

Consumer Discretionary

   

164,797

     

41,168

     

132,624

     

338,589

   

Information Technology

   

     

     

8,812

     

8,812

   

Materials

   

283,928

     

     

173,282

     

457,210

   

Telecommunication Services

   

12,705

     

     

     

12,705

   

Warrants

 

Energy

   

     

3,934

     

     

3,934

   

Total Equity Securities

   

461,430

     

45,102

     

314,718

     

821,250

   

Short-Term Securities

 

Treasury Bills

   

     

8,348,863

     

     

8,348,863

   

Total Short-Term Securities

   

     

8,348,863

     

     

8,348,863

   

Other

 

Options Purchased Puts

   

599,219

     

     

     

599,219

   

Total Other

   

599,219

     

     

     

599,219

   

Mutual Funds

 

Money Market Funds

   

82,995,116

     

     

     

82,995,116

   

Total Mutual Funds

   

82,995,116

     

     

     

82,995,116

   

Investments in Securities

   

131,750,543

     

2,180,529,408

     

43,013,345

     

2,355,293,296

   

Derivatives

 

Assets

 
Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
   

     

1,604,848

     

     

1,604,848

   

Futures Contracts

   

6,108,347

     

     

     

6,108,347

   

Liabilities

 
Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
   

     

(347,159

)

   

     

(347,159

)

 

Futures Contracts

   

(9,837,177

)

   

     

     

(9,837,177

)

 

Total

   

128,021,713

     

2,181,787,097

     

43,013,345

     

2,352,822,155

   

See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security's value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.

The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 category are valued utilizing the valuation technique deemed the most appropriate in the circumstances. Residential mortgage backed securities, corporate bonds, senior loans, foreign government obligations and common stock classified as Level 3 are valued using the market approach and utilize single market quotations from broker dealers which may have included, but not limited to, the distressed nature of the security and observable transactions for similar assets in the market. Significant increases (decreases) to any of these inputs would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

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

Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments (continued)

October 31, 2013

Fair Value Measurements (continued)

The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant observable and/or unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

    Corporate
Bonds &
Notes ($)
  Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities —
Agency ($)
  Residential
Mortgage-
Backed
Securities —
Non-Agency ($)
 
Foreign
Government
Obligations ($)
  Senior
Loans ($)
  Common
Stocks ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Balance as of October 31, 2012

   

883,710

     

4,815,000

     

55,445,069

     

2,008,370

     

6,728,744

     

176,965

     

70,057,858

   

Accrued discounts/premiums

   

745

     

     

(1,612

)

   

(703

)

   

33,509

     

     

31,939

   

Realized gain (loss)

   

     

     

94,639

     

     

78,492

     

     

173,131

   
Change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)(a)
   

(150,700

)

   

     

93,320

     

1,301

     

86,772

     

54,678

     

85,371

   

Sales

   

     

     

(11,911,727

)

   

     

(3,787,254

)

   

     

(15,698,981

)

 

Purchases

   

     

     

31,700,591

     

1,830,836

     

3,920,570

     

4,673

     

37,456,670

   

Transfers into Level 3

   

     

     

     

     

3,062,693

     

78,402

     

3,141,095

   

Transfers out of Level 3

   

(3,139

)

   

(4,815,000

)

   

(41,500,745

)

   

(2,008,370

)

   

(3,906,484

)

   

     

(52,233,738

)

 

Balance as of October 31, 2013

   

730,616

     

     

33,919,535

     

1,831,434

     

6,217,042

     

314,718

     

43,013,345

   

(a) Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) relating to securities held at October 31, 2013 was $131,894, which is comprised of Corporate Bonds & Notes of $(150,700), Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities — Non-Agency of $96,426, Foreign Government Obligations of $1,301, Senior Loans of $130,189 and Common Stock of $54,678.

The Fund does not hold any significant investments with unobservable inputs which are categorized as Level 3.

Financial Assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 due to utilizing a single market quotation from a broker dealer. 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.

Financial assets were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 as observable market inputs were utilized and management's determination that there was sufficient, reliable and observable market data to value these assets as of period end.

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.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2013

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Assets

 

Investments, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (identified cost $2,225,369,898)

 

$

2,272,298,180

   

Affiliated issuers (identified cost $82,995,116)

   

82,995,116

   

Total investments (identified cost $2,308,365,014)

   

2,355,293,296

   

Cash

   

582,374

   

Foreign currency (identified cost $2,243,272)

   

2,109,158

   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

1,604,848

   

Receivable for:

 

Investments sold

   

19,932,617

   

Capital shares sold

   

2,534,761

   

Dividends

   

7,270

   

Interest

   

30,253,757

   

Reclaims

   

172,969

   

Variation margin

   

560,031

   

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager

   

2

   

Prepaid expenses

   

25,345

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

176,545

   

Other assets

   

8,933

   

Total assets

   

2,413,261,906

   

Liabilities

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

347,159

   

Payable for:

 

Investments purchased

   

9,192,508

   

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

   

83,408,499

   

Capital shares purchased

   

5,469,079

   

Variation margin

   

246,288

   

Investment management fees

   

32,887

   

Distribution and/or service fees

   

14,859

   

Transfer agent fees

   

379,113

   

Administration fees

   

4,017

   

Plan administration fees

   

1

   

Compensation of board members

   

46,216

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

185

   

Other expenses

   

169,716

   

Trustees' deferred compensation plan

   

176,545

   

Total liabilities

   

99,487,072

   

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

2,313,774,834

   

Represented by

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

2,198,892,971

   

Undistributed net investment income

   

3,818,285

   

Accumulated net realized gain

   

66,727,493

   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

46,928,282

   

Foreign currency translations

   

(121,056

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

1,257,689

   

Futures contracts

   

(3,728,830

)

 

Total — representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

2,313,774,834

   

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)

October 31, 2013

Class A

 

Net assets

 

$

1,303,811,641

   

Shares outstanding

   

208,110,137

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.27

   

Maximum offering price per share(a)

 

$

6.58

   

Class B

 

Net assets

 

$

26,614,208

   

Shares outstanding

   

4,250,548

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.26

   

Class C

 

Net assets

 

$

221,063,115

   

Shares outstanding

   

35,270,114

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.27

   

Class K

 

Net assets

 

$

171,522

   

Shares outstanding

   

27,744

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.18

   

Class R

 

Net assets

 

$

1,220,376

   

Shares outstanding

   

193,769

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.30

   

Class R4

 

Net assets

 

$

3,389,268

   

Shares outstanding

   

548,624

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.18

   

Class R5

 

Net assets

 

$

1,563,171

   

Shares outstanding

   

252,644

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.19

   

Class W

 

Net assets

 

$

2,541

   

Shares outstanding

   

406

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.26

   

Class Y

 

Net assets

 

$

19,170

   

Shares outstanding

   

3,106

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.17

   

Class Z

 

Net assets

 

$

755,919,822

   

Shares outstanding

   

122,281,640

   

Net asset value per share

 

$

6.18

   

(a) The maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 4.75%.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2013

Net investment income

 

Income:

 

Dividends — unaffiliated issuers

 

$

23,821

   

Dividends — affiliated issuers

   

123,673

   

Interest

   

136,614,834

   

Income from securities lending — net

   

30,351

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(124,821

)

 

Total income

   

136,667,858

   

Expenses:

 

Investment management fees

   

13,715,882

   

Distribution and/or service fees

 

Class A

   

3,632,845

   

Class B

   

381,530

   

Class C

   

2,553,328

   

Class R

   

4,262

   

Class W

   

6

   

Transfer agent fees

 

Class A

   

2,457,131

   

Class B

   

64,291

   

Class C

   

431,438

   

Class K

   

87

   

Class R

   

1,454

   

Class R4(a)

   

3,541

   

Class R5

   

143

   

Class W

   

4

   

Class Z

   

1,545,566

   

Administration fees

   

1,673,890

   

Plan administration fees

 

Class K

   

436

   

Compensation of board members

   

89,418

   

Custodian fees

   

144,572

   

Printing and postage fees

   

394,122

   

Registration fees

   

142,821

   

Professional fees

   

119,329

   

Chief compliance officer expenses

   

1,784

   

Other

   

74,557

   

Total expenses

   

27,432,437

   

Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates

   

(159

)

 

Fees waived by Distributor — Class C

   

(383,776

)

 

Expense reductions

   

(7,807

)

 

Total net expenses

   

27,040,695

   

Net investment income

   

109,627,163

   

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

62,541,452

   

Foreign currency translations

   

138,468

   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

(12,882,242

)

 

Futures contracts

   

12,750,838

   

Swap contracts

   

(227,466

)

 

Net realized gain

   

62,321,050

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 

Investments

   

(125,686,658

)

 

Foreign currency translations

   

(169,215

)

 

Forward sale commitments

   

(32,812

)

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

1,502,158

   

Futures contracts

   

(2,916,514

)

 

Swap contracts

   

195,078

   

Foreign capital gains tax

   

183,022

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(126,924,941

)

 

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(64,603,891

)

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

45,023,272

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

    Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)(b)
  Year Ended
October 31,
2012(c)
  Year Ended
May 31,
2012
 

Operations

 

Net investment income

 

$

109,627,163

   

$

45,566,824

   

$

111,742,862

   

Net realized gain

   

62,321,050

     

36,668,469

     

24,165,239

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

(126,924,941

)

   

86,592,961

     

(37,148,124

)

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   

45,023,272

     

168,828,254

     

98,759,977

   

Distributions to shareholders

 

Net investment income

 

Class A

   

(56,573,902

)

   

(24,628,452

)

   

(66,539,026

)

 

Class B

   

(1,206,614

)

   

(727,074

)

   

(2,824,433

)

 

Class C

   

(8,408,652

)

   

(3,678,258

)

   

(9,849,005

)

 

Class K

   

(7,074

)

   

(3,520

)

   

(11,357

)

 

Class R

   

(30,212

)

   

(2,410

)

   

(1,222

)

 

Class R4

   

(79,956

)

   

     

   

Class R5

   

(12,980

)

   

(3,333

)

   

(15,349

)

 

Class W

   

(102

)

   

(44

)

   

(129

)

 

Class Y

   

(102

)

   

     

   

Class Z

   

(38,379,276

)

   

(16,713,389

)

   

(38,835,078

)

 

Net realized gains

 

Class A

   

(4,588,950

)

   

     

   

Class B

   

(142,982

)

   

     

   

Class C

   

(816,591

)

   

     

   

Class K

   

(567

)

   

     

   

Class R

   

(833

)

   

     

   

Class R4

   

(8

)

   

     

   

Class R5

   

(25

)

   

     

   

Class W

   

(8

)

   

     

   

Class Z

   

(3,024,482

)

   

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(113,273,316

)

   

(45,756,480

)

   

(118,075,599

)

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity

   

(409,893,339

)

   

199,890,800

     

623,615,952

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(478,143,383

)

   

322,962,574

     

604,300,330

   

Net assets at beginning of year

   

2,791,918,217

     

2,468,955,643

     

1,864,655,313

   

Net assets at end of year

 

$

2,313,774,834

   

$

2,791,918,217

   

$

2,468,955,643

   

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

3,818,285

   

$

5,510,922

   

$

2,649,575

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class Y shares are for the period from June 13, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(c) For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

    Year Ended October 31,
2013(a)(b)
  Year Ended October 31,
2012(c)
  Year Ended May 31,
2012
 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity

 

Class A shares

 

Subscriptions(d)

   

44,564,433

     

283,968,679

     

21,601,647

     

136,516,417

     

52,489,779

     

320,916,293

   

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

50,379,122

     

310,385,658

   

Distributions reinvested

   

8,634,390

     

54,699,854

     

3,438,283

     

21,696,932

     

8,155,920

     

49,568,948

   

Redemptions

   

(77,906,720

)

   

(491,242,604

)

   

(15,660,207

)

   

(98,920,906

)

   

(42,689,073

)

   

(260,445,140

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(24,707,897

)

   

(152,574,071

)

   

9,379,723

     

59,292,443

     

68,335,748

     

420,425,759

   

Class B shares

 

Subscriptions

   

490,739

     

3,134,223

     

273,212

     

1,721,309

     

976,504

     

5,951,250

   

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

3,427,244

     

21,120,603

   

Distributions reinvested

   

166,727

     

1,058,427

     

89,638

     

565,140

     

327,055

     

1,984,880

   

Redemptions(d)

   

(4,189,937

)

   

(26,566,953

)

   

(1,680,285

)

   

(10,576,032

)

   

(5,644,122

)

   

(34,428,362

)

 

Net decrease

   

(3,532,471

)

   

(22,374,303

)

   

(1,317,435

)

   

(8,289,583

)

   

(913,319

)

   

(5,371,629

)

 

Class C shares

 

Subscriptions

   

7,260,562

     

46,357,308

     

5,053,632

     

31,881,610

     

10,704,507

     

65,378,318

   

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

3,538,608

     

21,808,409

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1,111,400

     

7,049,760

     

431,277

     

2,724,318

     

1,040,533

     

6,326,289

   

Redemptions

   

(14,222,016

)

   

(89,600,590

)

   

(2,692,272

)

   

(16,999,819

)

   

(7,096,976

)

   

(43,274,133

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(5,850,054

)

   

(36,193,522

)

   

2,792,637

     

17,606,109

     

8,186,672

     

50,238,883

   

Class K shares

 

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

36,339

     

221,227

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1,165

     

7,288

     

543

     

3,378

     

1,778

     

10,674

   

Redemptions

   

(2,237

)

   

(14,162

)

   

(8,074

)

   

(50,302

)

   

(2,186

)

   

(13,236

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(1,072

)

   

(6,874

)

   

(7,531

)

   

(46,924

)

   

35,931

     

218,665

   

Class R shares

 

Subscriptions

   

230,616

     

1,477,279

     

28,755

     

182,539

     

10,170

     

62,779

   

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

859

     

5,322

   

Distributions reinvested

   

3,875

     

24,446

     

343

     

2,181

     

111

     

686

   

Redemptions

   

(74,642

)

   

(462,038

)

   

(6,719

)

   

(42,801

)

   

(5

)

   

(31

)

 

Net increase

   

159,849

     

1,039,687

     

22,379

     

141,919

     

11,135

     

68,756

   

Class R4 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

1,087,673

     

6,742,914

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

9,136

     

56,085

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions

   

(548,185

)

   

(3,359,793

)

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase

   

548,624

     

3,439,206

     

     

     

     

   

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

    Year Ended October 31,
2013(a)(b)
  Year Ended October 31,
2012(c)
  Year Ended May 31,
2012
 
   

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Shares

 

Dollars ($)

 

Capital stock activity (continued)

 

Class R5 shares

 

Subscriptions

   

256,331

     

1,582,354

     

     

     

     

   

Fund merger

   

     

     

     

     

45,399

     

276,592

   

Distributions reinvested

   

2,052

     

12,633

     

     

     

     

   

Redemptions

   

(7,029

)

   

(43,284

)

   

(44,525

)

   

(279,263

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease)

   

251,354

     

1,551,703

     

(44,525

)

   

(279,263

)

   

45,399

     

276,592

   

Class Y shares

 

Subscriptions

   

3,096

     

18,936

     

     

     

     

   

Distributions reinvested

   

10

     

60

     

     

     

     

   

Net increase

   

3,106

     

18,996

     

     

     

     

   

Class Z shares

 

Subscriptions

   

33,293,071

     

209,276,647

     

31,757,630

     

198,575,251

     

56,110,241

     

339,467,116

   

Distributions reinvested

   

1,427,227

     

8,931,096

     

534,916

     

3,334,648

     

1,329,496

     

7,983,778

   

Redemptions

   

(68,101,604

)

   

(423,001,904

)

   

(11,302,670

)

   

(70,443,800

)

   

(31,284,926

)

   

(189,691,968

)

 

Net increase (decrease)

   

(33,381,306

)

   

(204,794,161

)

   

20,989,876

     

131,466,099

     

26,154,811

     

157,758,926

   

Total net increase (decrease)

   

(66,509,867

)

   

(409,893,339

)

   

31,815,124

     

199,890,800

     

101,856,377

     

623,615,952

   

(a) Class R4 shares are for the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(b) Class Y shares are for the period from June 13, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

(c) For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(d) Includes conversions of Class B shares to Class A shares, if any.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

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, and is not annualized for periods of less than one year.

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class A

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.16

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.40

   

$

5.91

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.26

     

0.11

     

0.30

     

0.32

     

0.29

     

0.29

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.13

)

   

0.30

     

(0.04

)

   

0.43

     

0.41

     

(0.41

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.13

     

0.41

     

0.26

     

0.75

     

0.70

     

(0.12

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.43

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.38

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Tax return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.43

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.27

   

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.16

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.40

   

Total return

   

2.01

%

   

6.72

%

   

4.44

%

   

13.21

%

   

13.14

%

   

(1.79

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.03

%

   

1.02

%(c)

   

1.03

%

   

1.01

%

   

0.99

%

   

0.98

%

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

1.03

%(e)

   

1.02

%(c)(e)

   

1.02

%(e)

   

1.00

%(e)

   

0.99

%(e)

   

0.98

%(e)

 

Net investment income

   

4.10

%

   

4.11

%(c)

   

4.89

%

   

5.22

%

   

5.09

%

   

5.46

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,303,812

   

$

1,492,620

   

$

1,365,605

   

$

956,132

   

$

1,013,941

   

$

913,087

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(f)

   

48

%(f)

   

83

%(f)

   

128

%

   

50

%

   

43

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class B

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.16

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.40

   

$

5.91

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.21

     

0.09

     

0.25

     

0.27

     

0.25

     

0.25

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.14

)

   

0.30

     

(0.03

)

   

0.43

     

0.41

     

(0.41

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.07

     

0.39

     

0.22

     

0.70

     

0.66

     

(0.16

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.34

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Tax return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.38

)

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.26

   

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.16

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.40

   

Total return

   

1.09

%

   

6.39

%

   

3.65

%

   

12.37

%

   

12.30

%

   

(2.52

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.78

%

   

1.77

%(c)

   

1.78

%

   

1.76

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.73

%

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

1.78

%(e)

   

1.77

%(c)(e)

   

1.77

%(e)

   

1.75

%(e)

   

1.74

%(e)

   

1.73

%(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.32

%

   

3.37

%(c)

   

4.15

%

   

4.47

%

   

4.43

%

   

4.71

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

26,614

   

$

49,873

   

$

55,594

   

$

61,684

   

$

91,784

   

$

122,915

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(f)

   

48

%(f)

   

83

%(f)

   

128

%

   

50

%

   

43

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class C

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.17

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.41

   

$

5.91

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.22

     

0.09

     

0.26

     

0.28

     

0.26

     

0.26

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.13

)

   

0.30

     

(0.04

)

   

0.44

     

0.40

     

(0.41

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.09

     

0.39

     

0.22

     

0.72

     

0.66

     

(0.15

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.34

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Tax return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.39

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.35

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.27

   

$

6.41

   

$

6.11

   

$

6.17

   

$

5.84

   

$

5.41

   

Total return

   

1.40

%

   

6.45

%

   

3.64

%

   

12.72

%

   

12.26

%

   

(2.21

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.78

%

   

1.77

%(c)

   

1.78

%

   

1.76

%

   

1.74

%

   

1.73

%

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

1.63

%(e)

   

1.62

%(c)(e)

   

1.62

%(e)

   

1.60

%(e)

   

1.59

%(e)

   

1.58

%(e)

 

Net investment income

   

3.50

%

   

3.51

%(c)

   

4.28

%

   

4.62

%

   

4.47

%

   

4.85

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

221,063

   

$

263,736

   

$

234,351

   

$

185,859

   

$

196,319

   

$

157,492

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(f)

   

48

%(f)

   

83

%(f)

   

128

%

   

50

%

   

43

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class K

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

$

6.01

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.26

     

0.11

     

0.30

     

0.07

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.14

)

   

0.29

     

(0.03

)

   

0.09

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.12

     

0.40

     

0.27

     

0.16

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.18

   

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

Total return

   

1.99

%

   

6.68

%

   

4.59

%

   

2.62

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(c)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.91

%

   

0.91

%(d)

   

0.90

%

   

0.89

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(e)

   

0.91

%

   

0.91

%(d)(f)

   

0.90

%(f)

   

0.89

%(d)(f)

 

Net investment income

   

4.22

%

   

4.22

%(d)

   

5.00

%

   

5.19

%(d)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

172

   

$

182

   

$

219

   

$

3

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(g)

   

48

%(g)

   

83

%(g)

   

128

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from March 7, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class R

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.44

   

$

6.14

   

$

6.19

   

$

6.16

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.25

     

0.10

     

0.27

     

0.22

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.14

)

   

0.30

     

(0.02

)

   

0.13

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.11

     

0.40

     

0.25

     

0.35

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.32

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.30

)

   

(0.32

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.30

   

$

6.44

   

$

6.14

   

$

6.19

   

Total return

   

1.74

%

   

6.58

%

   

4.20

%

   

5.86

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(c)

 

Total gross expenses

   

1.29

%

   

1.27

%(d)

   

1.29

%

   

1.36

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(e)

   

1.29

%(f)

   

1.27

%(d)(f)

   

1.27

%(f)

   

1.25

%(d)(f)

 

Net investment income

   

3.92

%

   

3.82

%(d)

   

4.44

%

   

5.31

%(d)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,220

   

$

218

   

$

71

   

$

3

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(g)

   

48

%(g)

   

83

%(g)

   

128

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from September 27, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class R4

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.34

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.15

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.12

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.26

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.28

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.18

   

Total return

   

1.97

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.80

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.79

%(c)(e)

 

Net investment income

   

4.54

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

3,389

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(f)

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from November 8, 2012 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71% for the year ended October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class R5

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

$

6.01

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.29

     

0.12

     

0.32

     

0.08

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.14

)

   

0.29

     

(0.03

)

   

0.08

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.15

     

0.41

     

0.29

     

0.16

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.34

)

   

(0.08

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.19

   

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

Total return

   

2.39

%

   

6.79

%

   

4.86

%

   

2.68

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(c)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.69

%

   

0.66

%(d)

   

0.65

%

   

0.63

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(e)

   

0.69

%

   

0.66

%(d)(f)

   

0.65

%(f)

   

0.63

%(d)(f)

 

Net investment income

   

4.73

%

   

4.50

%(d)

   

5.26

%

   

5.45

%(d)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

1,563

   

$

8

   

$

277

   

$

3

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(g)

   

48

%(g)

   

83

%(g)

   

128

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from March 7, 2011 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class W

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011(b)

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.41

   

$

6.10

   

$

6.16

   

$

6.16

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.11

     

0.30

     

0.21

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.15

)

   

0.31

     

(0.04

)

   

0.12

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.12

     

0.42

     

0.26

     

0.33

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.25

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

   

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.32

)

   

(0.33

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.26

   

$

6.41

   

$

6.10

   

$

6.16

   

Total return

   

1.91

%

   

6.90

%

   

4.34

%

   

5.53

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(c)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.97

%

   

1.00

%(d)

   

1.03

%

   

0.89

%(d)

 

Total net expenses(e)

   

0.97

%(f)

   

1.00

%(d)(f)

   

1.02

%(f)

   

0.89

%(d)(f)

 

Net investment income

   

4.21

%

   

4.19

%(d)

   

4.89

%

   

5.10

%(d)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

3

   

$

3

   

$

2

   

$

3

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(g)

   

48

%(g)

   

83

%(g)

   

128

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

(b)  For the period from September 27, 2010 (commencement of operations) to May 31, 2011.

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

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

Class Y

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013(a)
 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.18

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.11

   

Net realized and unrealized loss

   

(0.02

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.09

   

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.10

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.10

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.17

   

Total return

   

1.57

%

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.64

%(c)

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.64

%(c)

 

Net investment income

   

4.94

%(c)

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

19

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(e)

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 13, 2013 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2013.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71% for the year ended October 31, 2013.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Annual Report 2013
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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Financial Highlights (continued)

   

Year Ended October 31,

 

Year Ended May 31,

 

Class Z

 

2013

 

2012(a)

 

2012

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Per share data

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

 

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

$

5.78

   

$

5.35

   

$

5.85

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

   

0.27

     

0.11

     

0.31

     

0.33

     

0.31

     

0.30

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

   

(0.14

)

   

0.29

     

(0.03

)

   

0.42

     

0.39

     

(0.40

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.13

     

0.40

     

0.28

     

0.75

     

0.70

     

(0.10

)

 

Less distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

   

(0.26

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.39

)

 

Net realized gains

   

(0.02

)

   

     

     

     

     

   

Tax return of capital

   

     

     

     

     

     

(0.01

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.33

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.40

)

 

Net asset value, end of period

 

$

6.18

   

$

6.33

   

$

6.04

   

$

6.09

   

$

5.78

   

$

5.35

   

Total return

   

2.13

%

   

6.74

%

   

4.75

%

   

13.46

%

   

13.36

%

   

(1.38

%)

 

Ratios to average net assets(b)

 

Total gross expenses

   

0.78

%

   

0.77

%(c)

   

0.78

%

   

0.76

%

   

0.74

%

   

0.73

%

 

Total net expenses(d)

   

0.78

%(e)

   

0.77

%(c)(e)

   

0.77

%(e)

   

0.75

%(e)

   

0.74

%(e)

   

0.73

%(e)

 

Net investment income

   

4.34

%

   

4.37

%(c)

   

5.13

%

   

5.47

%

   

5.35

%

   

5.71

%

 

Supplemental data

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

 

$

755,920

   

$

985,278

   

$

812,836

   

$

660,970

   

$

714,358

   

$

704,118

   

Portfolio turnover

   

113

%(f)

   

48

%(f)

   

83

%(f)

   

128

%

   

50

%

   

43

%

 

Notes to Financial Highlights

(a)  For the period from June 1, 2012 to October 31, 2012. During the period, the Fund's fiscal year end was changed from May 31 to October 31.

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

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  Total net expenses include the impact of certain waivers/reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Includes mortgage dollar rolls. If mortgage dollar roll transactions were excluded, the portfolio turnover would have been 71%, 25% and 63% for the years ended October 31, 2013 and 2012, and year ended May 31, 2012, respectively.

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

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Note 1. Organization

Columbia Strategic Income Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). The Fund offers Class A, Class B, Class C, Class K, Class R, Class R4, Class R5, Class W, Class Y and Class Z shares. Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months of purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months of purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after purchase.

Class B shares may be subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. The Fund no longer accepts investments by new or existing investors in the Fund's Class B shares, except in connection with the reinvestment of any dividend and/or capital gain distributions in Class B shares of the Fund and exchanges by existing Class B shareholders of certain other funds within the Columbia Family of Funds.

Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within one year of purchase.

Class K shares are not subject to sales charges, however this share class is closed to new investors.

Class R shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans and other eligible investors.

Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain other eligible investors. Class R4 shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012.

Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges. Effective November 8, 2012, Class R5 shares are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans. Prior to November 8, 2012, Class R5 shares were closed to new investors.

Class W shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment programs managed by investment professionals, including discretionary managed account programs.

Class Y shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans. Class Y shares commenced operations on June 13, 2013.

Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are available only to certain eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees (the Board) based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

All equity securities are valued at the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for

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which there were no sales during the day are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.

Asset and mortgage-backed securities are generally valued by pricing services, which utilize pricing models that incorporate the securities' cash flow and loan performance data. These models also take into account available market data, including trades, market quotations, and benchmark yield curves for identical or similar securities. Factors used to identify similar securities may include, but are not limited to, issuer, collateral type, vintage, prepayment speeds, collateral performance, credit ratings, credit enhancement and expected life. Asset-backed securities for which quotations are readily available may also be valued based upon an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Foreign equity securities are valued based on quotations from the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. However, many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the NYSE; therefore, the closing prices for securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the NYSE. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to the policy adopted by the Board, including utilizing a third party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S. securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current market conditions as of the close of the NYSE. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.

Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at net asset value.

Short-term securities purchased within 60 days to maturity are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The value of short-term securities originally purchased with maturities greater than 60 days is determined based on an amortized value to par upon reaching 60 days to maturity. Short-term securities maturing in more than 60 days from the valuation date are valued at the market price or approximate market value based on current interest rates.

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

Futures and options on futures contracts are valued based upon the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Option contracts are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and asked prices on their primary exchanges. Option contracts, including over-the-counter option contracts, with no readily available market value are valued using quotations obtained from independent brokers as of the close of the NYSE.

Swap transactions are valued through an independent pricing service or broker, or if neither is available, through an internal model based upon observable inputs.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations

The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Fund does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Derivative Instruments

The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as detailed below, to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in

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whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets, to offset anticipated declines in values of investments, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.

A derivative instrument may suffer a mark to market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. A Fund's risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any initial margin held by the counterparty. With exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, the counterparty credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. However, credit risk still exists in exchange traded or centrally cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker's customer accounts. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker's customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.

In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between a Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and forward foreign currency exchange contracts and typically

contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instrument's payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting) including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.

Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are established by the exchange or clearinghouse for exchange traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter derivatives. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g. $500,000) before a transfer has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund's net assets decline by a stated percentage over a specified time period or the Fund fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet the terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In addition to considering counterparty credit risk, the Fund would consider terminating the derivative contracts based on whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are over-the-counter agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. These contracts are typically intended to be used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between the trade and settlement dates of the contract. The Fund utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund's securities, to shift foreign currency exposure back to U.S. dollars and to shift investment exposure from one currency to another. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods.

The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts fluctuate with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Fund will record a realized gain or loss when the forward foreign currency exchange contract expires or is closed.

The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio securities. The risks of forward foreign currency exchange contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (or other foreign currencies) and the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Futures Contracts

Futures contracts are exchange traded and represent commitments for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. The Fund bought and sold futures contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the Fund versus the benchmark. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears risks that it may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. Additional risks include counterparty credit risk, the possibility of an illiquid market, and that a change in the value of the contract or option may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying asset.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund 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 Statement of Assets and Liabilities as margin deposits. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated in the Portfolio of Investments. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund each day. The

variation margin payments are equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and are offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Options Contracts

Options are contracts which entitle the holder to purchase or sell securities or other identified assets at a specified price, or in the case of index option contracts, to receive or pay the difference between the index value and the strike price of the index option contract. Option contracts can be either exchange traded or over-the-counter. The Fund purchased and wrote option contracts to manage the duration and yield curve exposure of the fund. These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods. Completion of transactions for option contracts traded in the over-the-counter market depends upon the performance of the other party. Cash collateral may be collected or posted by the Fund to secure certain over-the-counter option contract trades. Cash collateral held or posted by the Fund for such option contract trades must be returned to the counterparty or the Fund upon closure, exercise or expiration of the contract.

Options contracts purchased are recorded as investments. When the Fund writes an options contract, the premium received is recorded as an asset and an amount equivalent to the premium is recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the current fair value of the option written. The Fund will realize a gain or loss when the option contract is closed or expires. When option contracts are exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call or purchased put option contract, or the purchase cost for a written put or purchased call option contract, is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

For over-the-counter options purchased, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Fund should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The risk in writing a call option contract is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases above the strike price. The risk in writing a put option contract is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases below the strike price and the option contract is exercised. The Fund's maximum payout in the case of written put option

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contracts represents the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Fund could be required to make under the contract. For over-the-counter options contracts, the transaction is also subject to counterparty credit risk. Option contracts written by the Fund do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Fund and not the counterparty to perform. The maximum payout amount may be offset by the subsequent sale, if any, of assets obtained upon the exercise of the put option contracts by holders of the option contracts or proceeds received upon entering into the contracts.

Credit Default Swap Contracts

The Fund entered into credit default swap contracts to increase or decrease its credit exposure to a single issuer of debt securities. Credit default swap contracts are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a specified credit event(s) take place. Although specified events are contract specific, credit events are generally defined as bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium.

As the purchaser of a credit default swap contract, the Fund purchases protection by paying a periodic interest rate on the notional amount to the counterparty. The interest amount is accrued daily as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and is recorded as a realized loss upon payment. If a credit event as specified in the contract occurs, the Fund may have the option either to deliver the reference obligation to the seller in exchange for a cash payment of its par amount, or to receive a net cash settlement equal to the par amount less an agreed-upon value of the reference obligation as of the date of the credit event. Credit events are contact specific but may include bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring and obligation acceleration. The difference between the value of the obligation or cash delivered and the notional amount received will be recorded as a realized gain (loss).

Effects of Derivative Transactions in the Financial Statements

The following tables are intended to provide additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; the impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations including realized gains or losses and unrealized gains or losses. The derivative schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.

The following table is a summary of the fair value of derivative instruments at October 31, 2013:

Asset Derivatives

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
 

Fair Value ($)

 
Foreign exchange
risk
  Unrealized appreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  1,604,848

 
Interest rate
risk
  Net assets — unrealized
appreciation on futures
contracts
  6,108,347

*

 
Interest rate
risk
  Investments at value —
unaffiliated issuers
(for purchased options)
  599,219

 

Total

       

8,312,414

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Risk Exposure
Category
  Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
 
Fair Value ($)
 
Foreign exchange
risk
  Unrealized depreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  347,159

 
Interest rate
risk
  Net assets — unrealized
depreciation on futures
contracts
  9,837,177

*

 

Total

       

10,184,336

   

*Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported in the Futures Contracts Outstanding table following the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day's variation margin is reported in receivables or payables in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments in the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2013:

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

 
Risk Exposure Category   Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts ($)
  Futures
Contracts ($)
  Options Contracts
Written and
Purchased ($)
  Swap
Contracts ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Credit risk

   

     

     

     

(227,466

)

   

(227,466

)

 

Foreign exchange risk

   

(12,882,242

)

   

     

     

     

(12,882,242

)

 

Interest rate risk

   

     

12,750,838

     

(1,132,135

)

   

     

11,618,703

   

Total

   

(12,882,242

)

   

12,750,838

     

(1,132,135

)

   

(227,466

)

   

(1,491,005

)

 

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

 
Risk Exposure Category   Forward Foreign
Currency Exchange
Contracts ($)
  Futures
Contracts ($)
  Options Contracts
Written and
Purchased ($)
  Swap
Contracts ($)
 

Total ($)

 

Credit risk

   

     

     

     

195,078

     

195,078

   

Foreign exchange risk

   

1,502,158

     

     

     

     

1,502,158

   

Interest rate risk

   

     

(2,916,514

)

   

(53,026

)

   

     

(2,969,540

)

 

Total

   

1,502,158

     

(2,916,514

)

   

(53,026

)

   

195,078

     

(1,272,304

)

 

The following table is a summary of the volume of derivative instruments for the year ended October 31, 2013:

Derivative Instrument

 

Contracts Opened

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   

568

   

Futures contracts

   

45,118

   

Options contracts

   

6,250

   

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase risk since the other party to the transaction may fail to deliver which could cause the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund designates cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions

The Fund may enter into mortgage "dollar rolls" in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar but not identical securities (same type, coupon and maturity) on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal and interest paid on the securities sold. However, the Fund will benefit because it receives negotiated amounts in the form of reductions of the purchase price for the future purchase plus the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the securities sold until the settlement date of the forward purchase. The Fund records the incremental difference between the forward purchase and sale of each forward roll as a realized gain or loss. Unless any realized gains exceed the income, capital appreciation, and gain or loss due to mortgage prepayments that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the mortgage dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Fund compared to what the performance would have been without the use of mortgage dollar rolls. All cash proceeds will be invested in instruments that are permissible investments for the Fund. The Fund identifies cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the forward purchase price.

For financial reporting and tax purposes, the Fund treats "to be announced" mortgage dollar rolls as two separate transactions, one involving the purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving a sale. These transactions may increase the Fund's portfolio turnover rate. The Fund does not currently enter into mortgage dollar rolls that are accounted for as financing transactions.

Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase may decline below the repurchase price, or that the counterparty may default on its obligations.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

The Fund may invest in treasury inflation protected securities (TIPS). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically and is increased for inflation or decreased for deflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid. These adjustments are recorded as interest income in the Statement of Operations.

Investments in Loans

The Fund may invest in loan participations and assignments of all or a portion of a loan. When the Fund purchases loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participations (Selling Participant), but not the borrower, and assumes the credit risk of the borrower, Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. In addition, the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the loan that it has purchased from the Selling Participant. In contrast, when the Fund purchases an assignment of a loan, the Fund typically has direct rights against the borrower; provided, however, that the Fund's rights may be more limited than the lender from which it acquired the assignment and the Fund may be able to enforce their rights only through an administrative agent. Although certain loan participations or assignments are secured by collateral, the Fund could experience delays or limitations in realizing such collateral or have their interest subordinated to other indebtedness of the obligor. In the event that the administrator or collateral agent of a loan becomes insolvent, enters into

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receivership or bankruptcy, the Fund may incur costs and delays in realizing payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. The risk of loss is greater for unsecured or subordinated loans. In addition, loan participations and assignments are vulnerable to market conditions such that economic conditions or other events may reduce the demand for loan participations and assignments and certain loan participations and assignments which were liquid, when purchased, may become illiquid.

Stripped Securities

The Fund may invest in Interest Only (IO) and Principal Only (PO) stripped mortgage-backed securities. These securities are derivative multi-class mortgage securities structured so that one class receives most, if not all, of the principal from the underlying mortgage assets, while the other class receives most, if not all, of the interest and the remainder of the principal. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an IO security, therefore the daily interest accrual factor is adjusted each month to reflect the paydown of principal. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. Credit risk reflects the risk that the Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its obligation.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted. The Fund classifies gains and losses realized on prepayments received on mortgage-backed securities as adjustments to interest income.

Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.

The value of additional securities received as an income payment is recorded as income and increases the cost basis of such securities.

Expenses

General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income (including net short-term capital gains), if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Foreign Taxes

The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

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October 31, 2013

Guarantees and Indemnifications

Under the Trust's organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund's contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.

Recent Accounting Pronouncement

Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities and in January 2013, ASU No. 2013-1, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (collectively, the ASUs). Specifically, the ASUs require an entity to disclose both gross and net information for derivatives and other financial instruments that are subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The ASUs require disclosure of collateral received in connection with the master netting agreements or similar agreements. The disclosure requirements are effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. 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.

Note 3. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Management Fees

Under an Investment Management Services Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), determines which securities will be purchased, held or sold. The investment management fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.530% to 0.353% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective investment management fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.51% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Investment Manager has entered into a personnel-sharing arrangement with its affiliate, Threadneedle Investments (Threadneedle). Threadneedle, like the Investment Manager, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial and is an

SEC-registered investment adviser. Pursuant to this arrangement, certain employees of Threadneedle serve as "associated persons" of the Investment Manager and, in this capacity, subject to the oversight and supervision of the Investment Manager and consistent with the investment objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund's prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), may provide research and related services, and discretionary investment management services (including acting as portfolio managers) to the Fund on behalf of the Investment Manager.

Administration Fees

Under an Administrative Services Agreement, the Investment Manager also serves as the Fund Administrator. The Fund pays the Fund Administrator an annual fee for administration and accounting services equal to a percentage of the Fund's average daily net assets that declines from 0.07% to 0.04% as the Fund's net assets increase. The effective administration fee rate for the year ended October 31, 2013 was 0.06% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Compensation of Board Members

Board members are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer

The Board has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

Transfer Agent Fees

Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent.

The Transfer Agent receives monthly account-based service fees based on the number of open accounts and also receives sub-transfer agency fees based on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund's shares maintained in omnibus accounts (other than omnibus accounts for which American Enterprise Investment Services Inc. is the broker of record or accounts where the beneficial shareholder is a customer of

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Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., which are paid a per account fee). The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).

The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from fees for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agent fees for Class K and Class R5 shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Beginning June 13, 2013, Class Y shares are not subject to transfer agent fees until April 30, 2014.

For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective transfer agent fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:

Class A

   

0.17

%

 

Class B

   

0.17

   

Class C

   

0.17

   

Class K

   

0.05

   

Class R

   

0.17

   

Class R4

   

0.17

*

 

Class R5

   

0.05

   

Class W

   

0.14

   

Class Z

   

0.17

   

*Annualized.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2013, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $7,807.

Plan Administration Fees

Under a Plan Administration Services Agreement with the Transfer Agent, the Fund pays an annual fee at a rate of 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares for the provision of various administrative, recordkeeping, communication and educational services.

Distribution and Service Fees

The Fund has an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. Pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, the

Board has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.

Effective July 1, 2011, under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor equal to 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C and Class W shares of the Fund. Prior to July 1, 2011, the Fund paid a monthly service fee which was equal to 0.15% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to outstanding Class A and Class B shares of the Fund issued prior to January 1, 1993 and 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to outstanding Class A, Class B, Class C and Class W shares issued thereafter. The arrangement resulted in an annual rate of service fee for shares that was a blend between the 0.15% and 0.25% rates. For the year ended October 31, 2013, the Fund's effective service fee rate was 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class W shares.

Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rates of 0.75%, 0.75%, 0.50% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B, Class C, Class R and Class W shares, respectively.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution fee for Class C shares so that the distribution fee does not exceed 0.60% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

The Fund may pay a distribution fee up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares and a service fee of up to 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares, provided, however, that the aggregate fee shall not exceed 0.25% of the Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class W shares.

Sales Charges

Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares were $1,265,554 for Class A, $50,889 for Class B and $31,082 for Class C shares for the year ended October 31, 2013.

Expenses Waived/Reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its Affiliates

The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below), for the

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period disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board, so that the Fund's net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund's custodian, do not exceed the following annual rates as a percentage of the class' average daily net assets:

    Fee Rates Contractual
through
February 28, 2014
 

Class A

   

1.04

%

 

Class B

   

1.79

   

Class C

   

1.79

   

Class K

   

0.97

   

Class R

   

1.29

   

Class R4

   

0.79

   

Class R5

   

0.72

   

Class W

   

1.04

   

Class Y

   

0.67

   

Class Z

   

0.79

   

Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, extraordinary expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from all parties. Class C distribution fees waived by the Distributor, as discussed above, are in addition to the waiver/reimbursement commitment under the agreement.

Note 4. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.

At October 31, 2013, these differences are primarily due to differing treatment for principal and/or interest of fixed income securities, deferral/reversal of wash sales losses, Trustees' deferred compensation, foreign currency transactions, derivative investments and tax straddles. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made among the components of the Fund's net assets in the

Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Temporary differences do not require reclassifications. In the Statement of Assets and Liabilities the following reclassifications were made:

Undistributed net investment income

 

$

(6,620,930

)

 

Accumulated net realized gain

   

6,614,363

   

Paid-in capital

   

6,567

   

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the periods indicated was as follows:

  Year Ended
October 31,
2013
  Period Ended
October 31,
2012
  Year Ended
May 31,
2012
 

Ordinary income

 

$

104,698,869

   

$

45,756,480

   

$

118,075,599

   
Long-term
capital gains
   

8,574,446

     

     

   

Total

   

113,273,315

     

45,756,480

     

118,075,599

   

Short-term capital gain distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions for tax purposes.

At October 31, 2013, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

8,518,686

   

Undistributed accumulated long-term gain

   

60,530,981

   

Unrealized appreciation

   

46,892,644

   

At October 31, 2013, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $2,308,400,652 and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:

Unrealized appreciation

 

$

85,666,730

   

Unrealized depreciation

   

(38,774,086

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   

46,892,644

   

Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management's conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund's federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, aggregated to $2,955,434,677 and $3,324,074,417, respectively, for the year ended

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October 31, 2013, of which $1,399,982,724 and $1,854,401,929, respectively, were U.S. government securities.

Note 6. Lending of Portfolio Securities

Effective December 19, 2012, the Fund no longer participates in securities lending activity. Prior to that date, the Fund participated, or was eligible to participate, in securities lending activity pursuant to a Master Securities Lending Agreement (the Agreement) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMorgan). The Agreement authorized JPMorgan as lending agent to lend securities to authorized borrowers in order to generate additional income on behalf of the Fund. Pursuant to the Agreement, the securities loaned were secured by cash or securities that either were issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, its agencies, authorities or instrumentalities with value equal to at least 100% of the market value of the loaned securities. Any additional collateral required to maintain those levels due to market fluctuations of the loaned securities was requested to be delivered the following business day. Cash collateral received was invested by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund into authorized investments pursuant to the Agreement.

Pursuant to the Agreement, the Fund received income for lending its securities either in the form of fees or by earning interest on invested cash collateral, net of negotiated rebates paid to borrowers and fees paid to the lending agent for services provided and any other securities lending expenses. Net income earned from securities lending for the year ended October 31, 2013 is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The Fund continued to earn and accrue interest and dividends on the securities loaned.

Note 7. Affiliated Money Market Fund

The Fund invests its daily cash balances in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds. The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends — affiliated issuers" in the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund.

Note 8. Shareholder Concentration

At October 31, 2013, one unaffiliated shareholder account owned an aggregate of 32.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially by such accounts. Affiliated shareholder accounts owned 21.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 9. Line of Credit

The Fund has entered into a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility agreement, as amended, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $500 million. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.08% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund had no borrowings during the year ended October 31, 2013.

Note 10. Fund Merger

At the close of business on June 3, 2011, the Fund acquired the assets and assumed the identified liabilities of RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund, a series of RiverSource Strategic Allocation Series, Inc. The reorganization was completed after shareholders of RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund approved the plan on February 15, 2011. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds managed by the Investment Manager with comparable investment objectives and strategies.

The aggregate net assets of the Fund immediately before the acquisition were $1,863,662,877 and the combined net assets immediately after the acquisition were $2,217,480,688.

The merger was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 35,698,301 shares of RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund valued at $353,817,811 (including $21,440,497 of unrealized appreciation).

In exchange for RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund shares, the Fund issued the following number of shares:

   

Shares

 

Class A

   

50,379,122

   

Class B

   

3,427,244

   

Class C

   

3,538,608

   

Class R

   

859

   

Class R4

   

36,339

   

Class R5

   

45,399

   

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

October 31, 2013

For financial reporting purposes, net assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund's cost of investments was carried forward

The financial statements reflect the operations of the Fund for the period prior to the merger and the combined fund for the period subsequent to the merger. Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the merger was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of RiverSource Strategic Income Allocation Fund that have been included in the combined Fund's Statement of Operations since the merger was completed.

Assuming the merger had been completed on June 1, 2011, the Fund 's pro-forma net investment income, net gain on investments, net change in unrealized depreciation and net increase in net assets from operations for the year ended May 31, 2012 would have been approximately $111.5 million, $24.3 million, $(37.4 million and $98.3 million, respectively.

Note 11. Significant Risks

Derivatives Risk

Losses involving derivative instruments may be substantial, because a relatively small price movement in the underlying security(ies) instrument, commodity, currency or index may result in a substantial loss for the Fund. In addition to the potential for increased losses, the use of derivative instruments may lead to increased volatility within the Fund. Derivatives will typically increase the Fund's exposure to principal risks to which it is otherwise exposed, and may expose the Fund to additional risks, including correlation risk, counterparty risk, hedging risk, leverage risk and liquidity risk.

Foreign Securities Risk

Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition, certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks.

Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk. The risk of foreign investments is typically increased in less developed countries. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.

Low and Below Investment Grade (High-Yield) Securities Risk

Securities with the lowest investment grade rating, securities rated below investment grade (commonly called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds) and unrated securities of comparable quality expose the Fund to a greater risk of loss of principal and income than a fund that invests solely or primarily in investment grade securities. In addition, these investments have greater price fluctuations, are less liquid and are more likely to experience a default than higher-rated securities. High-yield securities are considered to be predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

Note 12. 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.

Note 13. Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)) entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the funds' Boards of Trustees.

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

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October 31, 2013

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 10-Q, 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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Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of
Columbia Strategic Income Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund", a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at October 31, 2013, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Fund's management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, agent banks and transfer agent, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where securities purchased and investment portfolio position confirmations had not been received, provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed above.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 19, 2013

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Federal Income Tax Information

(Unaudited)

The Fund hereby designates the following tax attributes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. Shareholders will be notified in early 2014 of the amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax returns.

Tax Designations:

Capital Gain Dividend

 

$

64,627,246

   

Capital Gain Dividend. The Fund designates as a capital gain dividend the amount reflected above, or if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such fiscal period. The Fund also designates as capital gain dividends, to the extent necessary to fully distribute such capital gains, earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on the redemption of shares.

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Trustees and Officers

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and birth years of the Trustees and Officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of Funds overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in Columbia Funds Series Trust I.

Independent Trustees

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Rodman L. Drake (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994) and
Chairman of the Board (since 2009)
 

Independent consultant since 2010; Co-Founder of Baringo Capital LLC (private equity) from 1997 to 2008; Chairman (from 2003 to 2010) and CEO (from 2008 to 2010) of Crystal River Capital, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Oversees 52; Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (tax preparation services) from 2004 to 2011; Student Loan Corporation (student loan provider) from 2005 to 2010; Celgene Corporation (global biotechnology company); The Helios Funds and Brookfield Funds (closed-end funds); Chimerix, Inc. (biopharmaceutical company) since August 1, 2013; Crystal River Capital, Inc. from 2005 to 2010; Parsons Brinckerhoff from 1995 to 2008; and Apex Silver Mines Ltd. from 2007 to 2009

 
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Independent business executive since May 2006; Executive Vice President — Strategy of United Airlines from December 2002 to May 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September 2001 to December 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July 1999 to September 2001. Oversees 52; Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing); and SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. (container leasing)

 
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1996)
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips (integrated energy company) since September 2007; Deputy General Counsel — Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips from August 2006 to August 2007; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March 2005 to July 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University from September 2004 to June 2006; Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February 2006 to July 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods) from September 2003 to March 2004. Oversees 52; None

 
Nancy T. Lukitsh (Born 1956)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Senior Vice President, Partner and Director of Marketing, Wellington Management Company, LLP (investment adviser) from 1997 to 2010; Chair, Wellington Management Investment Portfolios (commingled non-U.S. investment pools) from 2007 to 2010; Director, Wellington Trust Company, NA and other Wellington affiliates from 1997 to 2010. Oversees 52; None

 
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1994)
 

Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business and Management, University of Maryland from 1992 to 1996. Oversees 52; DynaVox Inc. (speech creation); Lee Enterprises (print media); WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider) from 2000 to 2012; BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (investment company)

 
David M. Moffett (Born 1952)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2011)
 

Retired. Chief Executive Officer, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, from 2008 to 2009; Senior Adviser, Global Financial Services Group, Carlyle Group, Inc., from 2007 to 2008; Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Bancorp, from 1993 to 2007. Oversees 52; CIT Group Inc. (commercial and consumer finance); eBay Inc. (online trading community); MBIA Inc. (financial service provider); E.W. Scripps Co. (print and television media), Building Materials Holding Corp. (building materials and construction services); Genworth Financial, Inc. (financial and insurance products and services); and University of Oklahoma Foundation

 
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1942)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1981)
 

Retired. Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, since 2011; Professor of Economics, University of Washington from 1976 to 2011; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington from 1993 to 2011; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington from 1980 to 2011; Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking from September 1993 to 2008; consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 52; None

 
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1943)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1984)
 

President, Saint Michael's College, since August 2007; Director or Trustee of several non-profit organizations, including Fletcher Allen Health Care, Inc.; University Professor, Boston College from November 2005 to August 2007; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August 1999 to October 2005. Oversees 52; Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (closed-end funds)

 

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Independent Trustees (continued)

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 2000)
 

Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 52; None

 
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)
c/o Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Trustee (since 1998)
 

Retired. General Manager — Global Education Industry from 1994 to 1997, President — Application Systems Division from 1991 to 1994, Chief Financial Officer — US Marketing & Services from 1988 to 1991, and Chief Information Officer from 1987 to 1988, IBM Corporation (computer and technology). Oversees 52; Enesco Group, Inc. (producer of giftware and home and garden decor products) from 2001 to 2006

 

Interested Trustee

Name, Address and Year of Birth,
Position with Funds, Year First
Elected or Appointed to Office
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years, Number of Funds in Columbia
Funds Complex Overseen by Trustee, Other Directorships Held
 
William F. Truscott (born 1960)
53600 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Senior Vice President (since 2012)
 

Chairman of the Board and President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010 and February 2012 (previously President and Chief Investment Officer, from 2001 to April 2010); Chief Executive Officer, Global Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. since September 2012 (previously, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Asset Management & President, Annuities, from May 2010 to September 2012 and President — U.S. Asset Management and Chief Investment Officer from 2005 to April 2010); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. since May 2010 and February 2012, respectively (previously Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 2006 to April 2010); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. since 2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006 to August 2012; Oversees 184; Director, Ameriprise Certificate Company, 2006-January 2013

 

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Funds and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800.345.6611.

The Board has appointed officers who are responsible for day-to-day business decisions based on policies it has established. The officers serve at the pleasure of the Board. In addition to Mr. Truscott, who is Senior Vice President, the Funds' other officers are:

Officers

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
J. Kevin Connaughton
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1964
 

President and Principal Executive Officer (2009)

 

Senior Vice President and General Manager — Mutual Fund Products, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; and President, Columbia Funds since 2009; previously, Managing Director, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from December 2004 to April 2010; Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Columbia Funds, from June 2008 to January 2009; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2003.

 
Michael G. Clarke
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1969
 

Treasurer (2011) and Chief Financial Officer (2009)

 

Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.

 

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Officers (continued)

Name,
Address and
Year of Birth
  Position and Year
First Appointed to
Position for any Fund
in the Columbia
Funds Complex or a
Predecessor Thereof
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years  
Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1959
 

Senior Vice President (2006), Chief Legal Officer (2006) and Assistant Secretary (2011)

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since June 2005; Senior Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel — Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010 (previously, Vice President and Chief Counsel — Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc., since 2006; and senior officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2006.

 
Thomas P. McGuire
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1972
 

Chief Compliance Officer (2012)

 

Vice President — Asset Management Compliance, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Chief Compliance Officer, Ameriprise Certificate Company, since September 2010; Compliance Executive, Bank of America, from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Colin Moore
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1958
 

Senior Vice President (2010)

 

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since July 2013; Director and Global Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Manager, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2007 to April 2010.

 
Michael E. DeFao
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since May 2010; Associate General Counsel, Bank of America from 2005 to April 2010.

 
Joseph F. DiMaria
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Chief Accounting Officer (2008)

 

Vice President — Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from 2006 to April 2010.

 
Paul B. Goucher
100 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Born 1968
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Secretary (2008)

 

Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since November 2008 and January 2013, respectively (previously, Chief Counsel, from January 2010 to January 2013, and Group Counsel from November 2008 to January 2010); previously, Director, Managing Director and General Counsel, J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated, from July 2008 to November 2008.

 
Amy Johnson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1965
 

Vice President (2006)

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Chief Administrative Officer, from 2009 to April 2010, and Vice President — Asset Management and Trust Company Services, from 2006 to 2009.

 
Paul D. Pearson
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN
Born 1956
 

Vice President (2011) and Assistant Treasurer (1999)

 

Vice President — Investment Accounting, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; previously, Vice President — Managed Assets, Investment Accounting, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. from 1998 to April 2010.

 
Christopher O. Petersen
5228 Ameriprise
Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
Born 1970
 

Vice President and Secretary (2010)

 

Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., since January 2010 (previously, Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from 2004 to January 2010); officer of Columbia Funds and affiliated funds since 2007.

 
Stephen T. Welsh
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Born 1957
 

Vice President (2006)

 

President and Director, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., since May 2010; previously, President and Director, Columbia Management Services, Inc., from 2004 to April 2010; and Managing Director, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., from 2007 to April 2010.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreement

On June 14, 2013, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of the Trust (the "Independent Trustees") unanimously approved the continuation of the Investment Management Services Agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the "Investment Manager") with respect to Columbia Strategic Income Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the "Committee") and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager before determining to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Advisory Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 5, 2013, April 24, 2013 and June 13, 2013, and at the Board meeting held on June 14, 2013. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Advisory Agreement at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and the Investment Manager. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected Fund portfolio managers and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with Fund counsel and with the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee's and the Board's considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2013, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. On June 14, 2013, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund.

The Committee and the Board considered all information that they, their legal counsel, or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. The information and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Advisory Agreement for the Fund included the following:

•  Information on the investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks;

•  Information on the Fund's advisory fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund's expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider;

•  The Investment Manager's agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) would not exceed the median expenses of a group of comparable funds (as determined from time to time, generally annually, by the independent third-party data provider);

•  The terms and conditions of the Advisory Agreement;

•  The terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including the Administrative Services Agreement, the Distribution Agreement and the Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement;

•  Descriptions of various functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices;

•  Information regarding the management fees and investment performance of comparable portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts;

•  Information regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel;

•  Information regarding the capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager's compliance system by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer; and

•  The profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.

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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided under the Advisory Agreement

The Committee and the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Advisory Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager's ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager's investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.

The Committee and the Board also considered the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager's experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager's ability to provide administrative services to the Fund pursuant to a separate Administrative Services Agreement, including the Investment Manager's ability to coordinate the activities of the Fund's other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance

The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information based on reports of the independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying the Fund's peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons.

The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31, 2012, the Fund's performance was in the forty-fourth, thirtieth and forty-ninth percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five- year periods, respectively.

The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment Manager's performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager's historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Advisory Fee Rates and Other Expenses

The Committee and the Board considered the advisory fees charged to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Advisory Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the Fund's advisory fee and its total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board noted that the Fund's actual management fee and total expense ratio are both ranked in the third quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund's expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.

The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment Manager's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk

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profile of such business for the Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating the Fund's advisory fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the advisory fee rates and expenses of the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and relative basis) and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. In evaluating these considerations, the Committee and the Board took note of the advisory fees charged by the Investment Manager to other clients, including fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate account clients with similar investment strategies to those of the Fund.

The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager's affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability of the Investment Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2012 to profitability levels realized in 2011. When reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the Fund, the expense ratio of the Fund, and the implementation of expense limitations with respect to the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding its financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are, or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies.

After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Economies of Scale

The Committee and the Board considered the potential existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager's investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Committee and the Board noted that the investment advisory fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.

In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

Other Benefits to the Investment Manager

The Committee and the Board received and considered information regarding "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager to provide administrative services to the Fund and the engagement of the Investment Manager's affiliates to provide distribution and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Committee and the Board considered that the Fund's distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the Fund's securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager's practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board considered the possible conflicts of interest associated with certain fall-out or other ancillary benefits and the reporting, disclosure and other processes that are in place to address such possible conflicts of interest. The Committee and the Board recognized that the Investment Manager's profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.

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Conclusion

The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement.

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Important Information About This Report

Each fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.

The policy of the Board is to vote the proxies of the companies in which each fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31 for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30 of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiamanagement.com; or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. Each fund's complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.

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P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

columbiamanagement.com

This information is for use with concurrent or prior delivery of a fund prospectus. Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and, if available, a summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund go to columbiamanagement.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.

© 2013 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that  Douglas A. Hacker, David M. Moffett and Anne-Lee Verville, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert.  Mr. Hacker, Mr. Moffett and Ms. Verville are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Fee information below is disclosed for the eight series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing.  In addition, two series merged away on April 26, 2013 and the fees incurred by those series through its merger date are included in the response to this Item.

 

(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 

2013

 

2012

 

$

196,900

 

$

211,200

 

 



 

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. Fiscal years 2013 also includes audit fees for the review and provision of consent in connection with filing Form N-14 for fund mergers.

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 

2013

 

2012

 

$

3,200

 

$

3,200

 

 

Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above.  In fiscal years 2013 and 2012, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 

2013

 

2012

 

$

52,700

 

$

31,700

 

 

Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. Fiscal year 2013 also includes Tax Fees for agreed-upon procedures for fund mergers and the review of final tax returns.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, there were no Tax Fees  billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services

 



 

to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 

2013

 

2012

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

 

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

 

Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 

2013

 

2012

 

$

275,400

 

$

455,800

 

 

In fiscal years 2013 and 2012, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment adviser.  Fiscal year 2013 also includes fees billed for the review and provision of consent in connection with filing Form N-14 for fund mergers.

 

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

 

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

 

The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Auditors for Audit and Non-Audit Services (the “Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (“Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s Adviser and any Control Affiliates, that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of a Fund (“Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii) certain other audit and non-audit

 



 

services to the registrant’s Adviser and its Control Affiliates. A service will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditor; provided, however, that pre-approval of non-audit services to the Fund, the Adviser or Control Affiliates may be waived if certain de minimis requirements set forth in the SEC’s rules are met.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

*****

 

(e)(2) 100% of the services performed for items (b) through (d) above during 2013 and 2012 were pre-approved by the registrant’s Audit Committee.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are approximately as follows:

 



 

2013

 

2012

 

$

331,300

 

$

490,700

 

 

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

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

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 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

 

(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 Funds Series Trust I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

December 19, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

 

/s/ Michael G. Clarke

 

 

 

Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

 

December 19, 2013