C000055695 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund, Class 3
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.22%: a 1.10% management fee, a 0.13% 12b-1 fee plus 0.10% other expenses, less a 0.11% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $522K in broker commissions, 0.1130% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 56%.
C000055695 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000055695. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.10% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.13% |
| Other expenses | 0.10% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.33% |
| Fee waiver | −0.11% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.22% |
| 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 |
C000055695 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000055695, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $828 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.40% 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 1.22%) | $128 | $398 | $688 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $12 | $37 | $64 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $22 | $76 |
| Total costs | $140 | $457 | $828 |
| Value after costs | $10,360 | $11,119 | $11,935 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.40% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
C000055695 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): 0.1130%
- Total broker commissions: $522K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 56%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000055695 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $71K | 15.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $71K | 15.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $61K | 13.17% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $49K | 10.64% |
| Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. | $45K | 9.75% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $44K | 9.47% |
| Jefferies LLC | $43K | 9.28% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $35K | 7.56% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $33K | 7.02% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $12K | 2.54% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Emerging Markets Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000088787 | Class 1 | 1.09% | — |
| C000055695 | Class 3 | 1.22% | — |
| C000088788 | Class 2 | 1.34% | — |
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.