CLWFX Fees and Costs — Columbia Cornerstone Growth Fund, Institutional 2 Class
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.70%: a 0.64% management fee plus 0.06% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $1.0M in broker commissions, 0.0172% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 45%.
CLWFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CLWFX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.64% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.06% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.70% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.70% |
| 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 |
CLWFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CLWFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $451 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.75% 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 0.70%) | $74 | $230 | $400 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $6 | $10 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $12 | $41 |
| Total costs | $75 | $247 | $451 |
| Value after costs | $10,425 | $11,329 | $12,312 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.75% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
CLWFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0172%
- Total broker commissions: $1.0M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 45%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CLWFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | $627K | 64.11% |
| UBS | $85K | 8.68% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $67K | 6.85% |
| Barclays | $63K | 6.45% |
| Citi | $57K | 5.84% |
| JPMorgan | $28K | 2.83% |
| Jefferies LLC | $16K | 1.63% |
| Morgan Stanley | $14K | 1.41% |
| Canaccord Genuity Inc | $13K | 1.34% |
| Cowen | $8K | 0.84% |
Columbia Cornerstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGFYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.65% | none |
| CLWFX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.70% | none |
| GEGDX | Class S | 0.72% | none |
| GEGTX | Institutional Class | 0.72% | none |
| LEGAX | Class A | 0.97% | 5.75% |
| CGWRX | Class R | 1.22% | none |
| CLGEX | Class E | 1.24% | 4.50% |
| LEGCX | Class C | 1.72% | 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.