C000034144 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.95%: a 0.60% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.24% other expenses, less a 0.14% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $2K in broker commissions, 0.0010% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 224%.
C000034144 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000034144. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.60% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.09% |
| Fee waiver | −0.14% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000034144 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000034144, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $595 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.00% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.95%) | $100 | $311 | $540 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $1 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $55 |
| Total costs | $100 | $327 | $595 |
| Value after costs | $10,400 | $11,249 | $12,167 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
C000034144 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0010%
- Total broker commissions: $2K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $947.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 224%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000034144 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $2K | 100.00% |
C000034144 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $242.2M | 26.89% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $217.5M | 24.15% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $155.1M | 17.22% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $151.4M | 16.81% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $44.3M | 4.91% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $36.8M | 4.09% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $29.3M | 3.25% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10.3M | 1.15% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $7.3M | 0.81% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $6.6M | 0.73% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Strategic Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000034143 | Class 1 | 0.70% | — |
| C000034144 | Class 2 | 0.95% | — |
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.