LIBAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Total Return Bond Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.74%: a 0.48% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.14% other expenses, less a 0.13% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.00% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $90 in broker commissions, and portfolio turnover was 261%.
LIBAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of LIBAX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.48% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.14% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.87% |
| Fee waiver | −0.13% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.74% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.00% |
| 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 |
LIBAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in LIBAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $834 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.41% 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 | $401 | $300 | $300 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.74%) | $75 | $236 | $410 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $15 | $59 | $124 |
| Total costs | $491 | $595 | $834 |
| Value after costs | $10,009 | $10,982 | $11,929 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.91% | 1.83% | 1.41% |
LIBAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: $90
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $11.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 261%
- Securities lending: none during the year
LIBAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $90 | 100.00% |
LIBAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $2.9B | 26.22% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $2.9B | 25.80% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $2.0B | 18.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1.2B | 11.04% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $951.0M | 8.49% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $319.8M | 2.86% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $292.6M | 2.61% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $247.9M | 2.21% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $154.1M | 1.38% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $136.4M | 1.22% |
Columbia Total Return 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTBYX | Institutional 3 Class | 0.39% | none |
| CTBRX | Institutional 2 Class | 0.41% | none |
| SRBAX | Class S | 0.49% | none |
| SRBFX | Institutional Class | 0.49% | none |
| LIBAX | Class A | 0.74% | 3.00% |
| CIBRX | Class R | 0.99% | none |
| LIBCX | Class C | 1.49% | 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.