C000029537 Performance — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund, Class 2

Data updated: 2026-08-28

C000029537 returned +30.40% year to date and +55.06% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +26.92% over 3 years and +7.35% over 5 years. The fund beat its US Small Growth category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $204, against $156 for the category, and to $155 over one year, against $132. Volatility over the past three years was 22.25% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $44.3M, and assets reached $262.23M.

C000029537 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Small Growth category average over the same months.

PeriodC000029537Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$155$132
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$204$156
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$143$127
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$275$203

C000029537 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+30.40%
1 year+55.06%
3 years (annualised)+26.92%
5 years (annualised)+7.35%

C000029537 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+30.40%
2025+21.30%
2024+23.84%
2023+26.33%
2022−35.97%
2021−3.12%
2020+70.66%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+4.92%

C000029537 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+5.6%−0.1%−8.6%+17.5%+8.8%+5.9%——————
2025+4.1%−7.6%−9.0%−1.3%+8.4%+8.9%+3.5%+6.8%+3.3%+4.8%+2.2%−2.7%
2024−1.8%+11.2%+3.8%−6.5%+5.0%−1.2%+5.5%+0.6%+2.2%+0.4%+11.3%−7.0%
2023+11.1%−2.2%+2.0%−0.3%+0.4%+9.1%+3.0%−0.2%−7.8%−6.2%+6.2%+10.5%
2022−16.2%+0.2%−1.4%−14.7%−5.1%−8.9%+13.7%−1.6%−9.3%+6.0%+4.2%−6.3%
2021+5.1%+3.9%−6.8%+3.8%−3.7%+5.8%−1.3%+2.7%−4.5%+3.4%−10.1%−0.1%
2020+2.1%−4.0%−16.9%+21.1%+14.1%+6.8%+6.0%+4.2%+0.4%+1.1%+17.3%+8.2%
2019——————+2.0%−1.8%−4.7%+1.6%+7.8%+0.2%

C000029537 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 22.25%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 1.01 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +17.47% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −9.04% (Mar 2025)

C000029537 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$44.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $48.8M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.52×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$4.2M$15.1M−$10.9M
May 2026$2.0M$12.5M−$10.5M
Apr 2026$316K$5.6M−$5.2M
Mar 2026$527K$599K−$72K
Feb 2026$549K$701K−$153K
Jan 2026$535K$10.5M−$10.0M
Dec 2025$339K$6.4M−$6.1M
Nov 2025$501K$4.0M−$3.5M
Oct 2025$291K$9.7M−$9.4M
Sep 2025$611K$11.2M−$10.6M
Aug 2025$128K$11.1M−$11.0M
Jul 2025$38.8M$5.7M$33.1M

C000029537 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$262.23M
2026-03-31$215.02M
2025-12-31$232.48M
2025-09-30$241.21M
2025-06-30$228.87M
2025-03-31$205.76M
2024-12-31$241.56M
2024-09-30$283.17M
2024-06-30$295.69M
2024-03-31$343.60M
2023-12-31$313.16M
2023-09-30$285.32M

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.