Columbiasm Acorn® Fund: Class Z (ACRNX)

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The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Daily Pricing  - As of 9/2/2010

NAV$: 25.19
NAV$ Change: Up0.33
NAV% Change: Up1.33
Inception Date: 06/10/1970

Performance (Average Annual Total Returns %)

Month Ending 7/31/2010

1 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
NAV 20.62 2.71 8.43 14.62
Expense Ratios*: Gross 0.77% Net 0.77%

Mid-Cap Growth Category
Overall Morningstar Rating

4 stars As of
07/31/2010
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Description

Fund Type Growth
Investment Objective The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Morningstar Style Box
Equity
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Investment Risk

Including stock market fluctuations due to economic and business developments. Investments in small- and mid-cap companies may be subject to greater volatility and price fluctuations because they may be thinly traded and less liquid. The fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to greater volatility than domestic investments.

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For more information on investment risk, please see the prospectus.

Investment Minimums

Initial Investment - Non Retirement Accounts* $2,500.00
Initial Investment (Class Z) $2,500.00
Initial Investment - Retirement Accounts* $1,000.00
Subsequent Investments $50.00
Automatic/Systematic Investment Plan* $50.00

* The initial investment minimums are waived when automatic/systematic investment plans are established with $50 followed by regular contributions of $50 thereafter.

Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirement may vary. Only Eligible Investors may purchase Class Z shares of the fund, directly or by exchange. Please see the fund's prospectus for eligibility, and other details.

The fund reserves the right to change these investment minimums and the criteria for Eligible Investors. The fund also reserves the right to refuse a purchase order for any reason, including if it believes that doing so would be in the best interest of the fund and its shareholders.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Columbia Funds carefully before investing. Contact us or your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. Read it carefully before you invest.

The Morningstar® Style Box™ reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds line owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of quarter-end. Although the data are gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee completeness and accuracy.

 

* Expense ratios are as of the fund’s most recent prospectus. Performance may reflect waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the advisor or its affiliates. Absent these waivers, or reimbursement arrangements, performance results may be lower. View a list of funds for which the investment advisor or its affiliates has agreed to reimburse or waive a portion of the fund expenses. Unless a specific end date is provided, the waiver or reimbursement may be revised or discontinued at any time.

 

Equity Funds: Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC). If they were included, returns would have been lower. Class Z and Y shares are sold only at NAV with no 12b-1 fee. Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum 5.75% sales charge for class A, the appropriate class B contingent deferred sales charge for the holding period after purchase as follows: first year - 5%, second year - 4%, third year - 3%, fourth year - 3%, fifth year -2%, sixth year -1%, thereafter - 0% and the class C contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the first year only. Performance for different share classes varies based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

Fixed Income Funds: Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC). If they were included, returns would have been lower. Class Z and Y shares are sold only at NAV with no 12b-1 fee. POP returns include the maximum 4.75% sales charge for class A, the appropriate class B contingent deferred salescharge for the holding period after purchase as follows: first year -5 %, second year - 4%, third year - 3%, fourth year - 3%, fifth year - 2%, sixth year - 1%, thereafter - 0% and the class C contingent deferred sales charge of 1% for the first year only. Performance for different share classes varies based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

Short-Intermediate Fixed Income Funds: Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC). If they were included, returns would have been lower. Class Z and Y shares are sold at NAV with no 12b-1 fee. Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for class A shares,the applicable CDSC for class B shares (3%, 3%, 2%, 1%, 0% for the first through fifth years after purchase, respectively), and the maximum CDSC of 1.00% for class C shares during the first year after purchase. Performance for different share classes varies based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

Class Z shares, offered to Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and defined contributions plans, are sold without a 12b-1 fee at NAV.

For more information on investing in Z shares, please see our eligibility requirements in the prospectus.

 

Product News

Alert

Effective February 29, 2008 the Columbia Acorn Board of Trustees has closed Class B shares of this fund to purchase activity, with the exception of dividend reinvestments.

The Columbia Acorn Funds Shareholder Information Meeting will be held in Chicago on September 22, 2010

Fund Facts

Data as of 7/31/2010

Total Net Assets:

$14,813,000,000

Symbol:

ACRNX

CUSIP:

197199409

Inception Date:

06/10/1970

Morningstar Category:

Mid-Cap Growth

Distribution Schedule:

Semi-annually
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Fund Number:

492

Portfolio Management

Charles P. McQuaid, CFA
Chief Investment Officer, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.
Robert A. Mohn
Portfolio Manager, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, L.P.
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On April 30, 2010, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., the parent company of RiverSource Investments, LLC, acquired the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including certain of its affiliates, which were, prior to this acquisition, part of Bank of America. In connection with the acquisition of the long-term assets, certain clients of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (including the Columbia Funds) have a new investment adviser, RiverSource Investments, LLC, which is now known as Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. On the same date, Ameriprise Financial also acquired Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM). CWAM will continue as the investment adviser for Columbia Acorn and Wanger Funds and no changes are anticipated in the existing investment management team. For those clients that use the services of a subadviser, those arrangements are continuing unless notified otherwise. RiverSource Fund Distributors, Inc., now known as Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, will act as the principal distributor of the Columbia, Wanger, Columbia Acorn, RiverSource, Seligman and Threadneedle branded funds. RiverSource Service Corporation, now known as Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., is the transfer agent for the Funds.

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