0001413032 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 0001413032 cfvst11:S000028697Member 2011-05-02 2012-05-01 2012-05-01 Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II 0001413032 2013-01-18 2013-01-18 Other false 2011-12-31 <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" align="center" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-collapse: collapse;"><tr bgcolor="#000000"><td valign="bottom" colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="#000000">Prospectus Supplement January 18, 2013to the Prospectus listed below, as supplemented</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Variable Portfolio  Partners Small Cap Growth Fund</td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="top">Prospectus DatedMay 1, 2012</td></tr></table>The "Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund" in the Summary of the Fund is superseded and replaced as follows:Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are defined as those companies with a market capitalization of up to $2.5 billion, or that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the Index). The market capitalization range of the companies included in the Index was $27 million to $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2012. The market capitalization range and composition of the Index is subject to change. Up to 25% of the Fund's net assets may be invested in foreign investments. <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0" align="center" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-collapse: collapse;"><tr bgcolor="#000000"><td valign="bottom" colspan="5" align="center" bgcolor="#000000">Prospectus Supplement January 18, 2013to the Prospectus listed below, as supplemented</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Variable Portfolio  Partners Small Cap Growth Fund</td><td valign="bottom"> </td><td valign="top">Prospectus DatedMay 1, 2012</td></tr></table>The "Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund" in the Summary of the Fund is superseded and replaced as follows:Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are defined as those companies with a market capitalization of up to $2.5 billion, or that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the Index). The market capitalization range of the companies included in the Index was $27 million to $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2012. The market capitalization range and composition of the Index is subject to change. Up to 25% of the Fund's net assets may be invested in foreign investments. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Funds net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) are invested in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies. Small-capitalization companies are defined as those companies with a market capitalization of up to $2.5 billion, or that fall within the range of the Russell 2000® Growth Index (the Index). The market capitalization range of the companies included in the Index was $27 million to $4.6 billion as of December 31, 2012. The market capitalization range and composition of the Index is subject to change. Up to 25% of the Funds net assets may be invested in foreign investments.