AIOAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.96%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses, less a 0.10% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $7K in broker commissions, 0.0010% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 22%.
AIOAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AIOAX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.65% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.06% |
| Fee waiver | −0.10% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.96% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.75% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
AIOAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in AIOAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,179 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.02% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $574 | $475 | $475 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.96%) | $96 | $300 | $520 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $24 | $90 | $184 |
| Total costs | $694 | $865 | $1,179 |
| Value after costs | $9,806 | $10,712 | $11,584 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.94% | 2.68% | 2.02% |
AIOAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0010%
- Total broker commissions: $7K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $530.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 22%
- Securities lending: none during the year
AIOAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $7K | 100.00% |
AIOAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | $82.9M | 18.25% |
| Bank of America NA | $69.7M | 15.35% |
| Morgan Stanley | $67.1M | 14.78% |
| Goldman Sachs | $64.6M | 14.22% |
| Citi | $44.9M | 9.89% |
| Barclays | $35.6M | 7.83% |
| Wells Fargo | $33.1M | 7.28% |
| RBC Capital Markets | $25.5M | 5.62% |
| Jefferies LLC | $16.2M | 3.56% |
| UBS | $14.6M | 3.22% |
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIOYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.59% | none |
| CEPRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.64% | none |
| CIODX | Class S | 0.71% | none |
| CIOZX | Institutional Class | 0.71% | none |
| AIOAX | Class A | 0.96% | 4.75% |
| RIOCX | Class C | 1.71% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.