Columbia Acorn European Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
C000122752 — Columbia Acorn European Fund. Europe Growth Equity · $33.97M AUM · 1.14% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000122752 Fund Overview
Columbia Acorn European Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Columbia Acorn Trust, categorised as Europe Growth Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Columbia Acorn Trust
- Category: Europe Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $33.97M
- 1-year return: 0.5%
- SEC CIK: 0000002110
- SEC series ID: S000033621
- Share class ID: C000122752
C000122752 Investment Objective and Strategy
Columbia Acorn European Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Columbia Acorn Trust.
Investment objective
Columbia Acorn European Fund SM (the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in European companies. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 70% of its total assets in companies in Western European countries (for example, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy), but also may invest up to 30% of its total assets in companies in emerging Central and Eastern European countries (for example, Poland, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Cyprus). For purposes of the Fund's policies, the Fund may invest in a company if (i) it is domiciled in, or the principal trading market for its securities is in, a European country, (ii) it derives 50% or more of its economic value from goods produced, sales made or services performed or has at least 50% of its assets in a European country or countries or (iii) it is a holding company that predominantly holds shares in such companies.
The Fund may invest in a variety of countries, industries and sectors and does not attempt to invest a specific percentage of its assets in any given country, industry or sector. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests a majority of its net assets in the common stock of small- and mid-sized companies. These companies have market capitalizations in the range of companies in the MSCI AC Europe Small Cap Index (Net) (the Capitalization Index) , which ranged between $ 156.4 million and $ 14.1 billion as of March 31, 2026 . The market capitalization range and composition of companies in the Capitalization Index are subject to change. The Fund may at times emphasize one or more sectors in selecting its investments, including the financials and industrials sectors.
C000122752 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Columbia Acorn European Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Elis SA | 3.03% |
| Glanbia PLC | 2.59% |
| Quilter PLC | 2.51% |
| Spie SA | 2.31% |
| Nexans SA | 2.31% |
| flatexDEGIRO AG | 2.29% |
| Uniphar PLC | 2.28% |
| Lisi SA | 2.23% |
| Storebrand ASA | 2.05% |
| CVS Group PLC | 1.98% |
C000122752 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Columbia Acorn European Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.2% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
C000122752 Performance
Total returns for C000122752 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 0.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -6.5% |
C000122752 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000122752, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 26.3%
C000122752 Costs and Fees
C000122752 costs about $114 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.14%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.49%
- Portfolio turnover: 82%
- Brokerage commissions: 8.63 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000122752 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Columbia Acorn European Fund had net outflows of $2.75M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$334.56K |
| 2026-05 | −$1.61M |
| 2026-04 | −$561.36K |
| 2026-03 | −$651.55K |
| 2026-02 | −$430.11K |
| 2026-01 | −$76.37K |
C000122752 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Columbia Acorn European Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000122752 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Columbia Acorn European Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-23
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-03-03
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-26
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-10
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.