CUSOX Fees and Costs — Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.44%: a 0.21% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.08% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. Portfolio turnover was 81%.
CUSOX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of CUSOX. Prospectus, as of July 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.21% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.08% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.44% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.44% |
| 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 | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
CUSOX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in CUSOX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $278 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.46% 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 0.44%) | $46 | $145 | $253 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $7 | $25 |
| Total costs | $46 | $152 | $278 |
| Value after costs | $10,454 | $11,424 | $12,484 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
CUSOX 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): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.3B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 81%
- Securities lending: none during the year
CUSOX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs | $161.6M | 18.30% |
| Wells Fargo | $152.7M | 17.30% |
| Barclays | $98.7M | 11.18% |
| Morgan Stanley | $78.9M | 8.94% |
| RBC Capital Markets | $75.6M | 8.57% |
| JPMorgan | $72.5M | 8.22% |
| MUFG Securities Americas Inc | $70.8M | 8.02% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $66.2M | 7.50% |
| BNP Paribas | $54.5M | 6.18% |
| Mizuho | $51.0M | 5.78% |
Columbia Ultra Short Term Bond Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMGUX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.24% | none |
| CUSBX | Institutional Class | 0.29% | none |
| CUSOX | Class A | 0.44% | 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.