LBSAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.89%: a 0.53% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.11% 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 2026 the fund paid $3.0M in broker commissions, 0.0066% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 14%.
LBSAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LBSAX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.53% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.11% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.89% |
| 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 |
LBSAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LBSAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,264 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.17% 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 0.89%) | $88 | $275 | $478 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $4 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $104 | $207 |
| Total costs | $791 | $956 | $1,264 |
| Value after costs | $9,709 | $10,620 | $11,499 |
| Impact on return, per year | 7.91% | 2.98% | 2.17% |
LBSAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0066%
- Total broker commissions: $3.0M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities lending: none during the year
LBSAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $699K | 24.40% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $672K | 23.46% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $417K | 14.57% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $413K | 14.41% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $273K | 9.53% |
| Jefferies LLC | $141K | 4.92% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $87K | 3.04% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $70K | 2.46% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $46K | 1.62% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $45K | 1.58% |
Columbia Dividend Income Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDDYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.53% | none |
| CDDRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.58% | none |
| GFSDX | Class S | 0.64% | none |
| GSFTX | Institutional Class | 0.64% | none |
| LBSAX | Class A | 0.89% | 5.75% |
| CDIRX | Class R | 1.14% | none |
| LBSCX | Class C | 1.64% | 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.