WSCAX Fees and Costs — Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-28
The net expense ratio is 1.01%: a 0.92% management fee plus 0.18% other expenses, less a 0.09% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $108K in broker commissions, 0.0387% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 29%.
WSCAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of WSCAX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.92% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.10% |
| Fee waiver | −0.09% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.01% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
WSCAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in WSCAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $655 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.10% 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 1.01%) | $106 | $331 | $573 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $13 | $22 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $17 | $60 |
| Total costs | $110 | $360 | $655 |
| Value after costs | $10,390 | $11,216 | $12,107 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.10% |
WSCAX 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): 0.0387%
- Total broker commissions: $108K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 29%
- Securities on loan, average value: $1.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $14K (0.005% of average net assets)
WSCAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $11K | 14.74% |
| Jefferies LLC | $9K | 12.04% |
| Cong Ty Co Phan Chung Khoan Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh | $9K | 11.68% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 10.57% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 9.20% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $7K | 8.96% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $6K | 8.35% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $6K | 8.32% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $6K | 8.32% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6K | 7.82% |
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.