CAEAX — Columbia Acorn European Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
CAEAX — Columbia Acorn European Fund. Europe Growth Equity · $33.97M AUM · 1.23% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
CAEAX Fund Overview
CAEAX — 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: 6.1%
- Ticker: CAEAX
- SEC CIK: 0000002110
- SEC series ID: S000033621
- Share class ID: C000103324
CAEAX 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% |
CAEAX 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% |
CAEAX Performance
Total returns for CAEAX (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 4.0% |
| 1 year | 6.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 9.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 0.7% |
CAEAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for CAEAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 17.6%
CAEAX Costs and Fees
CAEAX costs about $123 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.23%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.71%
- Portfolio turnover: 82%
- Brokerage commissions: 8.63 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
CAEAX 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 |
CAEAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Columbia Acorn European Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
CAEAX 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.