C000121791 Fees and Costs — Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund, Advisor Class
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 0.99%: a 0.82% management fee plus 0.21% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2024 the fund paid $3.2M in broker commissions, 0.1731% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 118%.
C000121791 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000121791. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2023.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.82% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.21% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.03% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000121791 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000121791, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $725 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.22% 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 0.99%) | $104 | $324 | $561 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $18 | $57 | $98 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $19 | $67 |
| Total costs | $122 | $399 | $725 |
| Value after costs | $10,378 | $11,177 | $12,038 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.22% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
C000121791 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1731%
- Total broker commissions: $3.2M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $44.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 118%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000121791 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | $610K | 23.96% |
| Morgan Stanley | $527K | 20.70% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $288K | 11.32% |
| JPMorgan | $254K | 9.99% |
| Jefferies LLC | $196K | 7.70% |
| UBS | $196K | 7.70% |
| Barclays | $156K | 6.14% |
| Wells Fargo | $129K | 5.08% |
| RBC Capital Markets | $104K | 4.09% |
| Raymond James & Associates Inc | $84K | 3.31% |
C000121791 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | $31.9M | 71.14% |
| Citi | $6.3M | 14.09% |
| JPMorgan | $4.0M | 8.99% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2.6M | 5.79% |
Columbia Small 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSGYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.83% | none |
| CSCRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.88% | none |
| CMSCX | Institutional Class | 0.97% | none |
| CMSHX | C000253716 | 0.97% | none |
| C000121791 | Advisor Class | 0.99% | none |
| CGOAX | Class A | 1.22% | 5.75% |
| CCRIX | Class R | 1.47% | none |
| CGOCX | Class C | 1.97% | 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.