C000034146 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Cap Value Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.16%: a 0.87% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.13% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $968K in broker commissions, 0.2303% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 79%.
C000034146 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000034146. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.87% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.13% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.25% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.16% |
| 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 |
C000034146 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000034146, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $863 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.46% 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 1.16%) | $122 | $378 | $654 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $24 | $75 | $130 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $79 |
| Total costs | $146 | $476 | $863 |
| Value after costs | $10,354 | $11,100 | $11,900 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.46% | 1.46% | 1.46% |
C000034146 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): 0.2303%
- Total broker commissions: $968K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $845K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 79%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000034146 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $310K | 38.23% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $111K | 13.74% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $82K | 10.13% |
| Jefferies LLC | $62K | 7.65% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $53K | 6.56% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $53K | 6.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $50K | 6.11% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $43K | 5.27% |
| Canaccord Genuity LLC | $25K | 3.08% |
| Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. | $22K | 2.68% |
C000034146 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $560K | 66.28% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $224K | 26.44% |
| Roth Capital Partners, LLC | $62K | 7.28% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Cap Value Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000034145 | Class 1 | 0.91% | — |
| C000034146 | Class 2 | 1.16% | — |
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.