C000055693 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund, Class 3
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 0.66%: a 0.48% management fee, a 0.13% 12b-1 fee plus 0.05% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 214%.
C000055693 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000055693. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.48% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.13% |
| Other expenses | 0.05% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.66% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.66% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000055693 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000055693, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $416 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.69% 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 0.66%) | $69 | $217 | $378 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $38 |
| Total costs | $69 | $228 | $416 |
| Value after costs | $10,431 | $11,349 | $12,347 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.69% |
C000055693 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $10.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 214%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000055693 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2.8B | 27.57% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2.5B | 24.68% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.2B | 21.81% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $1.1B | 10.93% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $710.4M | 6.99% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $345.6M | 3.40% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $169.8M | 1.67% |
| Stonex Financial Inc. | $118.5M | 1.17% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $92.0M | 0.90% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $89.7M | 0.88% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Intermediate Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000088784 | Class 1 | 0.53% | — |
| C000055693 | Class 3 | 0.66% | — |
| C000088783 | Class 2 | 0.78% | — |
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.