LACAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Acorn Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.08%: a 0.72% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses, less a 0.02% 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 $1.8M in broker commissions, 0.0711% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 64%.
LACAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LACAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.72% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.10% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.08% |
| 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 |
LACAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LACAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,410 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.43% 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 1.08%) | $107 | $333 | $576 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $7 | $22 | $38 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $108 | $221 |
| Total costs | $815 | $1,038 | $1,410 |
| Value after costs | $9,685 | $10,538 | $11,352 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.15% | 3.24% | 2.43% |
LACAX 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): 0.0711%
- Total broker commissions: $1.8M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $50.2M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 64%
- Securities on loan, average value: $39.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $383K (0.015% of average net assets)
LACAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $254K | 19.00% |
| Jefferies LLC | $168K | 12.61% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $143K | 10.74% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $142K | 10.66% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $136K | 10.20% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $136K | 10.19% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $113K | 8.45% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $93K | 6.95% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $80K | 5.97% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $70K | 5.22% |
LACAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $24.1M | 48.10% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7.6M | 15.16% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $6.8M | 13.52% |
| Piper Sandler & Co. | $6.1M | 12.21% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $4.8M | 9.56% |
| Jefferies LLC | $730K | 1.46% |
Columbia Acorn Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRBYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.75% | none |
| CRBRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.79% | none |
| ACRNX | Institutional Class | 0.83% | none |
| ACRSX | Class S | 0.83% | none |
| LACAX | Class A | 1.08% | 5.75% |
| LIACX | Class C | 1.83% | 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.