CTCAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Global Technology Growth Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-07-29
The net expense ratio is 1.16%: a 0.79% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. 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 2024 the fund paid $118K in broker commissions, 0.0040% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 7%.
CTCAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CTCAX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.79% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.16% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.16% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CTCAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CTCAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,418 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.44% 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 1.16%) | $115 | $358 | $619 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $108 | $222 |
| Total costs | $817 | $1,042 | $1,418 |
| Value after costs | $9,683 | $10,534 | $11,345 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.17% | 3.25% | 2.44% |
CTCAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0040%
- Total broker commissions: $118K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $20.1M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 7%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CTCAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virtu Americas LLC | $83K | 72.17% |
| BTIG LLC | $10K | 9.02% |
| UBS | $9K | 7.61% |
| Morgan Stanley International | $3K | 2.61% |
| Goldman Sachs | $3K | 2.45% |
| Citi | $2K | 1.57% |
| Wells Fargo | $2K | 1.36% |
| Carnegie Investment Bank AB | $1K | 1.24% |
| Robert W Baird & Co Incorporated | $1K | 1.17% |
| Liberum Capital Limited | $908 | 0.79% |
CTCAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan | $5.0M | 24.77% |
| Morgan Stanley | $4.5M | 22.52% |
| Goldman Sachs | $4.3M | 21.16% |
| JPMorgan Securities PLC | $4.2M | 20.92% |
| Barclays | $1.8M | 8.90% |
| Jefferies LLC | $350K | 1.74% |
Columbia Global Technology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CGTUX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.81% | none |
| CTHRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.86% | none |
| CGTDX | C000253718 | 0.91% | none |
| CMTFX | Institutional Class | 0.91% | none |
| CTCAX | Class A | 1.16% | 5.75% |
| CTHCX | Class C | 1.91% | 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.