CREAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.19%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.30% other expenses, less a 0.11% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $83K in broker commissions, 0.0539% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 43%.
CREAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CREAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.30% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.30% |
| Fee waiver | −0.11% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.19% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CREAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CREAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,464 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.53% 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 |
| Sales charges | $673 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.19%) | $118 | $367 | $634 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $5 | $17 | $29 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $110 | $226 |
| Total costs | $825 | $1,068 | $1,464 |
| Value after costs | $9,675 | $10,509 | $11,299 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.25% | 3.33% | 2.53% |
CREAX 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): 0.0539%
- Total broker commissions: $83K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 43%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CREAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $78K | 93.51% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $3K | 3.73% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2K | 2.67% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $74 | 0.09% |
Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CREYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.79% | none |
| CRRVX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.85% | none |
| CREEX | Institutional Class | 0.94% | none |
| CREHX | Class S | 0.94% | none |
| CREAX | Class A | 1.19% | 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.