C000055683 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund, Class 3
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.96%: a 0.82% management fee, a 0.13% 12b-1 fee plus 0.08% other expenses, less a 0.07% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $414K in broker commissions, 0.0881% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 195%.
C000055683 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000055683. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.82% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.13% |
| Other expenses | 0.08% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.03% |
| Fee waiver | −0.07% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.96% |
| 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 |
C000055683 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000055683, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $655 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.10% 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 0.96%) | $101 | $314 | $545 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $29 | $50 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $110 | $360 | $655 |
| Value after costs | $10,390 | $11,216 | $12,108 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
C000055683 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): 0.0881%
- Total broker commissions: $414K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $4.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 195%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000055683 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $125K | 34.82% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $51K | 14.25% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $41K | 11.54% |
| Jefferies LLC | $31K | 8.76% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $28K | 7.68% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $26K | 7.14% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $21K | 5.86% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $18K | 4.90% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $10K | 2.82% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $8K | 2.22% |
C000055683 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.1M | 74.36% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $891K | 21.69% |
| Jefferies LLC | $98K | 2.39% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $64K | 1.55% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Select Mid Cap Growth Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000088769 | Class 1 | 0.83% | — |
| C000055683 | Class 3 | 0.96% | — |
| C000088770 | Class 2 | 1.08% | — |
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.