C000097527 Fees and Costs — Columbia Global Opportunities Fund, Class C
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.96% (1.97% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $114K in broker commissions, 0.0359% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 100%.
C000097527 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000097527. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.72% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.23% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.97% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.96% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000097527 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000097527, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,224 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.10% 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 |
| Sales charges | $103 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.96%) | $206 | $636 | $1,091 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $20 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $32 | $113 |
| Total costs | $312 | $679 | $1,224 |
| Value after costs | $10,188 | $10,897 | $11,539 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.12% | 2.10% | 2.10% |
C000097527 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0359%
- Total broker commissions: $114K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $291.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 100%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000097527 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS | $14K | 17.94% |
| Goldman Sachs | $11K | 14.46% |
| Barclays | $8K | 10.31% |
| JPMorgan | $8K | 10.10% |
| Citi | $8K | 10.04% |
| Jefferies LLC | $7K | 9.38% |
| Credit Agricole Securities USA Inc | $6K | 8.15% |
| Morgan Stanley International | $5K | 6.80% |
| JPMorgan Securities PLC | $5K | 6.66% |
| Goldman Sachs International | $5K | 6.16% |
C000097527 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo | $177.1M | 64.97% |
| Morgan Stanley | $47.8M | 17.55% |
| Barclays | $26.8M | 9.81% |
| Goldman Sachs International | $4.4M | 1.60% |
| HSBC | $4.2M | 1.53% |
| RBC Capital Markets | $4.1M | 1.50% |
| SG Americas Securities LLC | $2.4M | 0.88% |
| Standard Chartered | $2.1M | 0.78% |
| Santander Investment Securities Inc | $1.9M | 0.70% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $1.9M | 0.68% |
Columbia Global Opportunities Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSAZX | Institutional Class | 0.97% | none |
| IMRFX | Class A | 1.22% | 5.75% |
| C000097527 | Class C | 1.96% | none |
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.