C000144049 Fees and Costs — Columbia Acorn European Fund, Advisor Class
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.20%: a 1.19% management fee plus 0.48% other expenses, less a 0.47% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $34K in broker commissions, 0.0863% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 82%.
C000144049 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000144049. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 1.19% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.48% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.67% |
| Fee waiver | −0.47% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.20% |
| 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 |
C000144049 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000144049, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $800 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.35% 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 1.20%) | $126 | $392 | $678 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $9 | $28 | $49 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $21 | $74 |
| Total costs | $135 | $441 | $800 |
| Value after costs | $10,365 | $11,135 | $11,963 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.35% | 1.35% | 1.35% |
C000144049 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): 0.0863%
- Total broker commissions: $34K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $596K
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 82%
- Securities on loan, average value: $134K
- Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000144049 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Securities LLC | $4K | 18.17% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $3K | 11.53% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $3K | 11.40% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2K | 10.42% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 9.98% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 9.93% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $2K | 8.36% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 8.12% |
| Carnegie, Inc. | $1K | 6.28% |
| Nordea Bank Finland Abp | $1K | 5.81% |
C000144049 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $461K | 77.46% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $134K | 22.54% |
Columbia Acorn European Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAEZX | Institutional Class | 0.98% | none |
| C000144049 | Advisor Class | 1.20% | none |
| CAEAX | Class A | 1.23% | 5.75% |
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.