C000097669 Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Seligman Global Technology Fund, Class 2
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.18%: a 0.91% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.21% other expenses, less a 0.19% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $53K in broker commissions, 0.0210% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 28%.
C000097669 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000097669. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.91% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.21% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.37% |
| Fee waiver | −0.19% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.18% |
| 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 |
C000097669 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000097669, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $748 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.26% 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 1.18%) | $124 | $386 | $668 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $7 | $12 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $69 |
| Total costs | $126 | $412 | $748 |
| Value after costs | $10,374 | $11,164 | $12,015 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.26% | 1.26% | 1.26% |
C000097669 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): 0.0210%
- Total broker commissions: $53K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 28%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000097669 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $12K | 25.36% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $10K | 20.16% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $7K | 14.53% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $4K | 9.02% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $4K | 8.28% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3K | 6.76% |
| Jefferies LLC | $3K | 6.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 6.01% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $1K | 2.18% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $734 | 1.55% |
C000097669 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $714K | 35.55% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $448K | 22.34% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $447K | 22.24% |
| Roth Capital Partners, LLC | $254K | 12.65% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $92K | 4.60% |
| Jefferies LLC | $53K | 2.63% |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Seligman Global Technology Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000097668 | Class 1 | 0.93% | — |
| C000097669 | Class 2 | 1.18% | — |
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.