N-CSRS 1 a07-27267_9ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-09645

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-617-426-3750

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

March 31, 2008

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2007

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Columbia Management®

Municipal Bond Funds

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

g  Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia California Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia Georgia Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia Maryland Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

g  Columbia Virginia Intermediate
    Municipal Bond Fund

NOT FDIC INSURED

NOT BANK ISSUED

May Lose Value

No Bank Guarantee



Table of Contents

Columbia Short Term Municipal
Bond Fund
    1    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    4    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    7    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    10    
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    13    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    16    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    19    
Financial Statements     22    
Investment Portfolios     23    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    60    
Statements of Operations     64    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    66    
Financial Highlights     70    
Notes to Financial Statements     98    
Important Information About
This Report
    109    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager's Report

The Portfolio Manager's Report is where you will find your portfolio manager's thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund's performance, along with a comparison of the fund's performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager's comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Report," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Fund ProfileColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.88% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Index, returned 2.16% for the six-month period.1 The average return of the fund's peer group, the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 1.50%.2 In a period dominated by investor concerns about credit quality and liquidity, high quality securities tended to perform the best. As a result, the fund's positioning helped it outperform the average return of its peer group.

g  Early in the period, we took advantage of rising yields by adding to the fund's holdings of longer maturity securities. This allowed us to lock in some very attractive yields and enjoy subsequent price appreciation when market yields came down later in the period. (Bond prices and yields tend to move in opposite directions.) We also restructured the fund's position in bonds exposed to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), taking advantage of the additional yield offered by bonds with two- and three-year maturities over one-year bonds. And, we increased the credit quality of the portfolio by selling a little over 1.0% of its BBB-rated holdings after receiving strong bids. However, the fund lost some ground as bonds in the portfolio that have credit ratings tied to a corporate guarantee performed more in line with the weakening corporate market and underperformed traditional municipal bonds.

g  We have positioned the portfolio for an investment scenario in which the Federal Reserve Board continues to reduce short-term interest rates. We believe that short-term municipal securities remain attractively valued versus taxable securities, and we intend to maintain slightly longer-than-average maturities as long as this situation persists. We expect to continue to have a bias toward higher quality instruments, barring unexpected opportunities in lower-rated securities.

Portfolio Management

James M. D'Arcy has managed the fund since June 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the AMT. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

1The Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Municipal Index tracks the performance of investment-grade US tax-exempt bonds with remaining terms to final maturities of at least one year and less than three years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds included in the Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of less than three years.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

    +1.88%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +2.16%  
      Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year
U.S. Municipal Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.76    
Class B     1.51    
Class C     1.51    
Class Z     0.51    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.65    
Class B     1.40    
Class C     1.40    
Class Z     0.40    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.20    
Class B     10.20    
Class C     10.20    
Class Z     10.19    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.16    
Class B     0.12    
Class C     0.12    
Class Z     0.17    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     13,794       13,658    
Class B     12,971     n/a  
Class C     12,901       12,901    
Class Z     14,116     n/a  

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   11/02/93   10/12/93   05/19/94   10/07/93  
Sales charge   without   with   without   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.88       0.89       1.50       1.50       0.50       1.91    
1-year     3.36       2.36       2.59       2.59       1.59       3.52    
5-year     2.09       1.90       1.33       1.33       1.33       2.33    
10-year     3.27       3.17       2.64       2.58       2.58       3.51    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 1.00% for Class A shares, and the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% for Class C shares in the first year after purchase. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,009.40       1,021.75       3.27       3.29       0.65    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.50       1,018.00       7.03       7.06       1.40    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.50       1,018.00       7.03       7.06       1.40    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,009.55       1,023.00       2.01       2.02       0.40    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

    +1.11%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
    +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers Municipal
Quality Intermediate Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.11% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index, returned 2.07% for the period.1 The average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 1.05%.2

g  The fund performed in line with its peer group in a period that was marked with considerable volatility. Early in the period, the markets reflected concern that economic growth could fan inflation and keep the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) from lowering short-term interest rates. However, midway through the period, accelerating weakness in housing and dislocations in the credit markets eventually led the Fed to do just that: In mid-September, it lowered the federal funds rate—a key short-term interest rate—from 5.25% to 4.75%. Intermediate-term rates, which rose early in the period, ended the period only slightly higher than where they began it. Little net change in market conditions provided few opportunities to make up for expense difference between the fund and the index, which incurs no expenses.

g  Rating agency Standard & Poor's raised its outlook on California from stable to positive, reflecting a number of financial achievements over the past year. Going forward, we believe the greatest risk to California's economy appears to come from the housing/mortgage credit sector. However, export trade, defense spending and technology continue to drive the state's economic growth.

In general, we believe the US economic growth will continue to slow as consumers spend less because their debt load has increased, as have energy prices, while housing has been weaker and job growth has slowed. Slower economic growth should help keep inflation in check and allow intermediate-term interest rates to trend irregularly lower over the coming quarters. We believe we have positioned the fund to potentially benefit from these anticipated developments.

Portfolio Management

Gary Swayze has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1997.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index of tax free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper California Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.


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Performance InformationColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 09/09/02 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     11,472       11,099    
Class B     11,145       11,145    
Class C     11,041       11,041    
Class Z     11,775       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   09/09/02   08/29/02   09/11/02   08/19/02  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.11       –2.15       0.73       –2.25       0.73       –0.27       1.23    
1-year     2.52       –0.77       1.76       –1.21       1.76       0.77       2.78    
5-year     2.59       1.92       1.80       1.80       1.80       1.80       2.83    
Life     2.75       2.08       2.15       2.15       1.98       1.98       3.24    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.96    
Class B     1.71    
Class C     1.71    
Class Z     0.71    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.76    
Class B     1.51    
Class C     1.51    
Class Z     0.51    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     9.57    
Class B     9.56    
Class C     9.57    
Class Z     9.55    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.16    
Class B     0.13    
Class C     0.13    
Class Z     0.18    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,011.10       1,021.25       3.77       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.30       1,017.50       7.53       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.30       1,017.50       7.53       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,012.30       1,022.50       2.52       2.53       0.50    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.33% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index, returned 2.07% for the period.1 The average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 1.14%.2

g  Security selection within the 10- to 15-year maturity range and the impact of two pre-refunded bonds—Cherokee County School Systems (1.2% of net assets) and Gainesville and Hall County Hospital Authority (0.9% of net assets)—aided fund performance. When a bond is "pre-refunded," its issuer floats a second bond to pay off the first bond at the first call date, then invests the proceeds of the sale of the second bond—typically in Treasury securities that are dated to mature at the first call date of the first bond issue. Bond issuers typically pre-refund their bonds when interest rates are low in order to lower their interest costs. In addition, the fund's income, which is an important component of its total return, got a boost from security selection, as we focused on securities with coupons that are 5.0% or higher. By contrast, the fund lost some ground against its peer group because it was slightly underweight in the zero to five-year maturity range. Yields on these shorter-maturity bonds fell more than yields on longer bonds after the Federal Reserve Board cut the federal funds rate midway through September. (Bond yields and prices tend to move in opposite directions.) In addition, some of the lower investment-grade bonds in the portfolio lost ground as contagion from the credit crunch in the taxable markets spilled over to the municipal markets.

g  Georgia is one of the strongest state credits, evidenced by well-preserved reserves and low debt levels, well-funded pensions and conservative fiscal management. The state posted strong financial performance in fiscal year 2006, and strong revenue growth continued into fiscal year 2007. However Georgia's households exhibit significantly weaker credit quality than the nation overall, raising the state's exposure to multiple risks from the current housing downturn. Like the rest of the country, Georgia's economy has been slowing—a trend that we expect to continue into the new year. In that environment, we plan to focus our purchases on high quality bonds with maturities of 10 years and longer. In addition, we plan to target bonds that are non-callable or we believe provide good call protection. We will also consider adding some higher-yielding bonds to potentially improve the fund's yield and securities that we believe offer the potential for good upside price appreciation.

Portfolio Management

Kimberly A. Campbell has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1995.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index of tax-free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/2007

  +1.33%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers Municipal
Quality Intermediate Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.96    
Class B     1.71    
Class C     1.71    
Class Z     0.71    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.75    
Class B     1.50    
Class C     1.50    
Class Z     0.50    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.48    
Class B     10.49    
Class C     10.48    
Class Z     10.48    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.20    
Class B     0.16    
Class C     0.16    
Class Z     0.21    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,657       14,175    
Class B     13,654       13,654    
Class C     13,624       13,624    
Class Z     15,016       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   05/04/92   06/07/93   06/17/92   03/01/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.33       –1.93       0.95       –2.03       0.85       –0.14       1.45    
1-year     2.68       –0.69       2.01       –0.95       1.92       0.93       2.94    
5-year     2.79       2.11       2.04       2.04       2.02       2.02       3.04    
10-year     3.90       3.55       3.16       3.16       3.14       3.14       4.15    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,013.30       1,021.25       3.77       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,009.50       1,017.50       7.54       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,008.50       1,017.50       7.53       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,014.50       1,022.50       2.52       2.53       0.50    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund Profile Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/2007

  +1.14%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers Municipal
Quality Intermediate Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.

Summary

g   For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.14% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index, returned 2.07% for the period.1 The average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 1.14%.2

g   The fund performed in line with its peer group in a period that was marked with considerable volatility. Early in the period, the markets reflected concern that economic growth could fan inflation and keep the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) from lowering short-term interest rates. However, midway through the period, accelerating weakness in housing and dislocations in the credit markets eventually led the Fed to do just that: In mid-September, it lowered the federal funds rate—a key short-term interest rate—from 5.25% to 4.75%. Intermediate-term rates, which rose early in the period, ended the period only slightly higher than where they began it. Little net change in market conditions provided few opportunities to make up for expense difference between the fund and the index, which incurs no expenses.

g   Strong financial management, a diverse economy with a large federal government presence and low unemployment have earned the State of Maryland a stable rating by all three major rating agencies, despite its above-average debt burden. Maryland's economy is currently enjoying positive momentum in the defense, medical research, security and distribution industries. However, weakness in the housing market, a declining manufacturing sector, slow population growth and a growing federal budget deficit are likely to restrain the pace of the state's economic growth as the pace of overall US economic growth is also expected to slow. However, slower economic growth should help keep inflation in check and allow intermediate-term interest rates to trend irregularly lower over the coming quarters. We believe we are positioning the fund to potentially benefit from these anticipated developments.

Portfolio Management

Gary Swayze has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1997.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index of tax-free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.


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Performance Information Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,370       13,901    
Class B     13,385       13,385    
Class C     13,357       13,357    
Class Z     14,732       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   09/01/90   06/08/93   06/17/92   09/01/90  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.14       –2.18       0.76       –2.22       0.76       –0.23       1.36    
1-year     2.56       –0.79       1.89       –1.07       1.80       0.81       2.91    
5-year     2.18       1.51       1.44       1.44       1.42       1.42       2.46    
10-year     3.69       3.35       2.96       2.96       2.94       2.94       3.95    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.92    
Class B     1.67    
Class C     1.67    
Class Z     0.67    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.75    
Class B     1.50    
Class C     1.50    
Class Z     0.50    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.55    
Class B     10.56    
Class C     10.55    
Class Z     10.56    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.20    
Class B     0.16    
Class C     0.16    
Class Z     0.21    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.


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Understanding Your Expenses Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,005.70       1,021.25       3.76       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,003.80       1,017.50       7.51       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,003.80       1,017.50       7.51       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,006.80       1,022.50       2.51       2.53       0.50    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.10% without sales charge. The fund's return was lower than the 2.07% return of its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index.1 However, it performed in line with its peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, which had an average return of 1.14%.2

g  Although lower rated bonds generally underperformed throughout the period, the sector staged a modest comeback in September—the last month of the period. As a result, some lower-quality bonds that we purchased in August, when the group was under pressure due to concerns that stress in the mortgage market could spill over to other market segments, subsequently outperformed as the credit markets started to recover during the period. One such purchase was BBB-rated Albemarle Hospital bonds (1.7% of net assets).

g  However, in general, lower quality bonds underperformed and several of the lower investment-grade bonds that had been in the portfolio for some time detracted from performance as the yield difference between higher and lower quality municipal bonds widened in August. Although the yield difference narrowed somewhat in September, the fund lost ground on bonds issued for International Paper (4.3% of net assets) and a bond issued for housing projects for the mentally and physically disabled. The fund also gave up some performance because it had less exposure than its peer group to bonds in the zero to five-year maturity range. These bonds were the best performers after the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee lowered the federal funds rate on September 18, 2007.

g  Employment growth and a weak dollar continue to support economic growth, although a slowdown in the housing sector should continue to put a damper on growth going forward. In this environment, we do not anticipate any further reduction in the federal funds rate in the near future because of inflation and the relative value of the dollar to other major currencies. As a result, we have focused on bonds in the five- to 10-year maturity range, which we believe have the potential to perform well in an environment of slower economic growth and relatively stable interest rates.

Portfolio Management

Maureen G. Newman has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1996.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index consisting of tax-free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/2007

  +1.10%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers Municipal
Quality Intermediate Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.93    
Class B     1.68    
Class C     1.68    
Class Z     0.68    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.75    
Class B     1.50    
Class C     1.50    
Class Z     0.50    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.30    
Class B     10.29    
Class C     10.30    
Class Z     10.29    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.19    
Class B     0.15    
Class C     0.15    
Class Z     0.20    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,724       14,242    
Class B     13,691       13,691    
Class C     13,683       13,683    
Class Z     15,067       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   12/14/92   06/07/93   12/16/92   12/11/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.10       –2.20       0.62       –2.35       0.72       –0.27       1.13    
1-year     2.51       –0.81       1.65       –1.30       1.75       0.76       2.66    
5-year     2.78       2.10       2.00       2.00       2.01       2.01       3.02    
10-year     3.94       3.60       3.19       3.19       3.19       3.19       4.18    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,005.50       1,021.25       3.76       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,003.10       1,017.50       7.51       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,003.60       1,017.50       7.51       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,005.65       1,022.50       2.51       2.53       0.50    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/2007

    +1.18%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
    +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers
Municipal Quality
Intermediate Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.18% without sales charge. The fund's return was lower than the 2.07% return of its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index.1 However, it was slightly higher than the 1.14% average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2

g  Although lower rated bonds generally underperformed throughout the period, the sector staged a modest comeback in September—the last month of the period. As a result, some lower-quality bonds that we purchased in August, when the group was under pressure due to concerns that stress in the mortgage market could spill over to other market segments, subsequently outperformed as the credit markets started to recover during the period. One such purchase was Wesley Commons (0.5% of net assets) retirement center bonds.

g  However, in general, lower quality bonds underperformed and several of the lower investment-grade bonds that had been in the portfolio for some time detracted from performance as the yield difference between higher and lower quality municipal bonds widened in August. BBB-rated bonds backed by payments due to the state of South Carolina from tobacco companies under a litigation settlement agreement, as well as A-rated bonds issued by local school districts for school building programs, underperformed. The fund also gave up a very small amount of performance because it had more exposure than its peer group to bonds in the five- to 10-year maturity range and less exposure than its peer group to bonds in the zero to five-year maturity range. The latter were the best performers after the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee lowered the federal funds rate on September 18, 2007.

g  Employment growth and a weak dollar continue to support economic growth, although a slowdown in the housing sector should continue to put a damper on growth going forward. In this environment, we do not anticipate the Fed to make any further reduction in the federal funds rate in the near future because of inflation and the relative value of the dollar to other major currencies. As a result, we have focused on bonds in the five- to 10-year maturity range, which we believe have the potential to perform well in an environment of slower economic growth and relatively stable interest rates.

Portfolio Management

Maureen G. Newman has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1996.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index of tax-free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.


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Performance InformationColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,948       14,462    
Class B     13,924       13,924    
Class C     13,905       13,905    
Class Z     15,324       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   05/05/92   06/08/93   06/17/92   01/06/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.18       –2.06       0.91       –2.07       0.81       –0.18       1.41    
1-year     2.62       –0.74       1.95       –1.00       1.86       0.87       2.97    
5-year     3.10       2.41       2.35       2.35       2.33       2.33       3.37    
10-year     4.10       3.76       3.37       3.37       3.35       3.35       4.36    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.92    
Class B     1.67    
Class C     1.67    
Class Z     0.67    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.75    
Class B     1.50    
Class C     1.50    
Class Z     0.50    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.18    
Class B     10.19    
Class C     10.19    
Class Z     10.19    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.21    
Class B     0.17    
Class C     0.17    
Class Z     0.22    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,011.80       1,021.25       3.77       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,009.10       1,017.50       7.53       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,008.10       1,017.50       7.53       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,014.10       1,022.50       2.52       2.53       0.50    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.50% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index, returned 2.07% for the period.1 The average return for the fund's peer group, the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification, was 1.14%.2

g  Last year's decision to restructure the fund reaped benefits as the fund's exposure to premium coupon, longer maturity non-callable bonds was rewarded when yields declined and their prices rose more than many similarly structured callable bonds. The fund's income, which is an important component of its total return, also got a boost from security selection, as we focused on securities with coupons that are 5.0% or higher. Finally, tobacco holdings also boosted returns as two of the fund's holdings were pre-refunded during the period. When a bond is "pre-refunded," its issuer floats a second bond to pay off the first bond at the first call date, then invests the proceeds of the sale of the second bond—typically in Treasury securities that are dated to mature at the first call date of the first bond issue. Bond issuers typically pre-refund their bonds when interest rates are low in order to lower their interest costs. The fund lost some ground against its peer group because it was underweight in the zero to five-year maturity range. Yields on these shorter-maturity bonds fell more than yields on longer bonds after the Federal Reserve Board cut the federal funds rate midway through September. (Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.)

g  Although Virginia's debt burden has risen over the past few years it remains manageable and we believe the outlook for its general obligation debt is stable based on the underlying strength of its economy, solid revenue growth, healthy reserve levels and conservative budgetary practices. Virginia's financial performance has been generally strong and unemployment remains low compared to the national average. However, economic growth has slowed in Virginia, as it has across the United States. A weakening manufacturing sector, slow housing markets and slower federal spending growth have figured into Virginia's slower pace of growth.

Portfolio Management

Kimberly A. Campbell has managed the fund since April 2007 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1995.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves certain risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa.

Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Single-state municipal bond funds pose additional risks due to limited geographical diversification.

1The Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index is an index of tax-free bonds with a minimum quality rating of A3 from Moody's Investor Service, Inc. and having a maturity range between two and eleven years. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Other States Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Classification invest in municipal debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years and are exempt from taxation on a specific state basis.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/2007

    +1.50%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
    +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers Municipal Quality Intermediate Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.88    
Class B     1.63    
Class C     1.63    
Class Z     0.63    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.75    
Class B     1.50    
Class C     1.50    
Class Z     0.50    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.70    
Class B     10.70    
Class C     10.70    
Class Z     10.70    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.19    
Class B     0.15    
Class C     0.15    
Class Z     0.20    

 

A portion of the fund's income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund's ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,844       14,367    
Class B     13,813       13,813    
Class C     13,799       13,799    
Class Z     15,203       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   12/05/89   06/07/93   06/17/92   09/20/89  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    1.50       –1.80       1.12       –1.87       1.12       0.12       1.62    
1-year     2.90       –0.42       2.14       –0.84       2.14       1.14       3.16    
5-year     2.81       2.14       2.05       2.05       2.05       2.05       3.07    
10-year     4.03       3.69       3.28       3.28       3.27       3.27       4.28    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,015.00       1,021.25       3.78       3.79       0.75    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,011.20       1,017.50       7.54       7.57       1.50    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,011.20       1,017.50       7.54       7.57       1.50    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,016.20       1,022.50       2.52       2.53       0.50    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Financial StatementsMunicipal Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

A guide to understanding your fund's financial statements

Investment Portfolio   The investment portfolio details all of the fund's holdings and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   This statement details the fund's assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the fund's liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the fund's investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.  
Statement of Operations   This statement details income earned by the fund and the expenses accrued by the fund during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the fund's net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   This statement demonstrates how the fund's net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.  
Financial Highlights   The financial highlights demonstrate how the fund's net asset value per share was affected by the fund's operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses performance for each class of shares and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).  
Notes to Financial Statements   These notes disclose the organizational background of the fund, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.  

 


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Investment PortfolioColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 98.8%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 15.4%  
Education – 14.1%  
FL Board of Education  
Series 2003 I,
5.000% 06/01/10
    9,420,000       9,770,047    
FL Palm Beach County School Board  
Series 2002 E,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 08/01/12
    7,625,000       8,147,617    
FL Pasco County School District Sales Tax Revenue  
Series 2007,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 10/01/10
    4,500,000       4,687,200    
FL St Lucie County School District Sales Tax Revenue  
Series 2006,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 10/01/09
    1,000,000       1,029,430    
FL University Athletic Association, Inc.  
Series 2006,
3.800% 10/01/31 (a)
    3,510,000       3,518,284    
MI Municipal Bond Authority  
Series 2002,
5.250% 06/01/09
    7,500,000       7,715,025    
MO St. Louis County Rockwood School
District Number R-6
 
Series 2001,
5.250% 02/01/11
    3,500,000       3,689,140    
NV Clark County School District  
Series 2003 D,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 06/15/10
    4,000,000       4,175,280    
PA University Pittsburgh Of The Commonwealth
Systems Of Higher Education
 
Panthers,
Series 2007,
5.000% 08/01/10
    3,500,000       3,633,315    
SC Educational Facilities Authority  
Wofford College,
Series 2007 B,
3.880% 04/01/27 (a)
    4,680,000       4,683,276    
TX University of Texas Permanent University Fund  
Series 2006,
5.000% 07/01/09
    5,795,000       5,944,685    
Education Total     56,993,299    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Prep School – 1.3%  
TX Red River Parish Day School  
Series 2001 A,
LOC: Allied Irish Bank PLC
3.100% 12/01/31 (a)
    5,000,000       4,988,850    
Prep School Total     4,988,850    
Education Total     61,982,149    
Health Care – 0.4%  
Nursing Homes – 0.4%  
CO Health Facilities Authority  
Evangelical Lutheran Foundation,
Series 2004 B,
3.750% 06/01/34 (a)
    1,500,000       1,491,330    
Nursing Homes Total     1,491,330    
Health Care Total     1,491,330    
Housing – 9.0%  
Assisted Living/Senior – 1.0%  
TN Memphis Health Educational & Housing Facility Board  
Uptown Senior Housing Development,
Series 2006, AMT,
GTY AGMT: Transamerica Life Insurance
4.370% 05/03/10 (a)
    4,000,000       4,000,000    
Assisted Living/Senior Total     4,000,000    
Multi-Family – 4.0%  
GA Clayton County Housing Authority  
GCC Ventures LLC,
Series 2001,
Guarantor: FNMA
4.350% 12/01/31 (a)
    3,190,000       3,261,839    
KS Development Finance Authority  
Series 2004 F,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 10/01/11
    2,250,000       2,392,605    
KY Housing Corp.  
Clarksdale Rental III Limited,
Series 2007, AMT,
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank
4.000% 09/01/09
    4,400,000       4,413,904    
LA Housing Finance Agency  
Series 2006, AMT,
GTY AGMT: Depfa Bank PLC:
4.445% 12/01/37 (a)
    5,300,000       5,300,000    
4.453% 12/01/41 (a)     1,000,000       1,000,000    
Multi-Family Total     16,368,348    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Single-Family – 4.0%  
ND Housing Finance Agency Revenue  
Home Mortgage Finance,
Series 2007 C, AMT,
4.250% 10/08/08
    10,000,000       10,055,900    
NY Mortgage Agency  
Series 2006 136,
3.980% 10/01/17 (a)
    3,000,000       3,005,760    
VT Housing Finance Agency  
Series 2006 B, AMT,
GTY AGMT: Trinity Plus Funding Co.
3.800% 11/01/07
    3,000,000       3,000,090    
Single-Family Total     16,061,750    
Housing Total     36,430,098    
Industrials – 2.5%  
Oil & Gas Services – 2.5%  
GA Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.  
Series 2007 B,
LOC: Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
5.000% 03/15/09
    5,000,000       5,075,300    
TX Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. Il
Gas Supply Revenue
 
Series 2007, AMT,
4.215% 09/15/10 (a)
    5,000,000       4,959,800    
Oil & Gas Services Total     10,035,100    
Industrials Total     10,035,100    
Other – 16.3%  
Pool/Bond Bank – 0.8%  
FL St. Petersburg Public Improvement Revenue  
Series 2001,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 02/01/10
    3,035,000       3,134,275    
Pool/Bond Bank Total     3,134,275    
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 14.4%  
AL Daphne Special Care Facilities Financing Authority  
Series 1988 A,
Pre-refunded 08/15/08,
(c) 08/15/28
    2,700,000       2,615,598    
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority  
Corp. Fund for Housing,
Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 12/01/09,
6.500% 12/01/29
    12,065,000       13,051,796    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GA Atlanta Airport Facilities  
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 01/01/10,
Insured: FGIC
5.600% 01/01/30
    6,955,000       7,328,762    
GA State  
Series 1994 B,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.250% 03/01/09
    100,000       102,493    
LA State  
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 11/15/10,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 11/15/17
    5,005,000       5,256,301    
MO State Board of Public Buildings  
Series 2001 B,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.000% 12/01/07
    180,000       180,409    
MS State  
Capital Improvements,
Series 2002,
Pre-refunded 11/01/12,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 11/01/13
    7,925,000       8,524,288    
OK Development Finance Authority  
Hillcrest Health Medical Center,
Series 1999,
Pre-refunded 08/15/09,
5.625% 08/15/29
    14,500,000       15,180,485    
SC Greenville County School District  
Series 2002,
Pre-refunded 12/01/12,
5.875% 12/01/16
    5,475,000       6,100,792    
TX North Texas Tollway Authority  
Series 2003 C,
Pre-refunded 07/01/08,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 01/01/18 (a)
    45,000       45,502    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     58,386,426    
Tobacco – 1.1%  
AL 21st Century Authority  
Series 2001,
5.250% 12/01/07
    2,000,000       2,002,760    
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.  
Series 2005,
4.000% 06/01/13
    2,471,000       2,473,768    
Tobacco Total     4,476,528    
Other Total     65,997,229    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Tax-Backed – 30.1%  
Local Appropriated – 11.3%  
DC Certificates of Participation  
Series 2006,
5.000% 01/01/08
    2,570,000       2,579,201    
FL Hurricane Catastrophe Fund  
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 07/01/10
    18,450,000       19,096,857    
MN City of Minneapolis  
Series 2007,
5.000% 12/01/08
    5,000,000       5,088,850    
OR Department of Administrative Services  
Series 2002 B:
Insured: FSA
5.250% 05/01/15
    6,020,000       6,413,106    
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 05/01/16
    6,085,000       6,482,351    
Series 2004 A,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 04/01/11
    5,010,000       5,252,684    
SC Town of Newberry  
Series 2005:
4.000% 12/01/08
    300,000       299,508    
5.000% 12/01/09     600,000       610,968    
Local Appropriated Total     45,823,525    
Local General Obligations – 1.3%  
MD County of Prince Georges  
Series 2006,
5.000% 09/15/10
    4,900,000       5,109,377    
Local General Obligations Total     5,109,377    
Special Non-Property Tax – 1.7%  
AR Fayetteville  
Series 2005 B,
Insured: MBIA
4.000% 12/01/11
    6,830,000       6,942,695    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     6,942,695    
State General Obligations – 15.8%  
GA State  
Series 1994 B,
5.250% 03/01/09
    4,900,000       5,022,843    
NJ State  
Series 2002,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 08/01/09
    8,415,000       8,685,711    
OR State  
Series 2003,
3.742% 06/01/08
    2,000,000       1,987,040    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
PA State  
Series 2002,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 05/01/10
    10,000,000       10,368,200    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 C,
5.250% 07/01/08
    6,470,000       6,548,287    
Series 2003 C,
5.000% 07/01/18 (a)
    14,875,000       15,015,271    
WA State  
Series 2007 C,
5.000% 01/01/10
    8,455,000       8,718,373    
Series 2007 D,
4.500% 01/01/10
    7,400,000       7,550,886    
State General Obligations Total     63,896,611    
Tax-Backed Total     121,772,208    
Transportation – 13.9%  
Air Transportation – 3.8%  
DC Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority  
Series 2007 B, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 10/01/11
    5,000,000       5,228,700    
OH Dayton Special Facilities  
Air Freight Corp.,
Series 1996 D, AMT,
6.200% 10/01/09
    2,575,000       2,697,879    
OH Dayton  
Emery Air Freight Corp.:
Series 1996 E,
6.050% 10/01/09
    2,000,000       2,093,160    
Series 1996 F,
6.050% 10/01/09
    3,000,000       3,139,740    
TN Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority  
FedEx Corp.,
Series 2001,
5.000% 09/01/09
    2,310,000       2,349,755    
Air Transportation Total     15,509,234    
Airports – 6.3%  
FL Broward County Airport Systems Revenue  
Series 1998 G, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
4.500% 10/01/11
    3,300,000       3,354,087    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
KY Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Corp.  
Series 1998 A, AMT,
Insured: MBIA,
LOC: Dexia Credit Local,
SPA: Cedit Local De France
3.580% 07/01/28 (a)
    2,400,000       2,400,000    
NV Clark County Airport  
Series 2006 A,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 07/01/10
    6,750,000       6,992,055    
PA Philadelphia Industrial Development Authority  
Series 1998 A, AMT,
Insured: FGIC:
5.250% 07/01/09
    3,410,000       3,482,906    
5.250% 07/01/12     5,000,000       5,096,300    
Series 2001 A, AMT,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 07/01/09
    4,085,000       4,196,520    
Airports Total     25,521,868    
Ports – 1.2%  
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey  
Series 2001, AMT,
5.000% 08/01/08
    4,875,000       4,930,868    
Ports Total     4,930,868    
Toll Facilities – 2.6%  
KY Turnpike Authority  
Series 2004 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 07/01/10
    5,000,000       5,192,650    
LA Transportation Authority  
Series 2005,
5.000% 09/01/09
    5,000,000       5,121,450    
Toll Facilities Total     10,314,100    
Transportation Total     56,276,070    
Utilities – 11.2%  
Investor Owned – 2.0%  
NH Business Finance Authority  
UIL Holdings Corp.,
Series 1999, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
3.250% 12/01/29 (a)
    3,000,000       2,995,290    
OH Hamilton County Local District  
Cinergy Corp.,
Series 1998, AMT,
4.600% 06/01/23 (a)
    5,000,000       4,983,150    
Investor Owned Total     7,978,440    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Municipal Electric – 8.6%  
FL City of Palm Bay  
Series 2002,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 10/01/09
    915,000       929,256    
FL Kissimmee Utility Authority  
Series 2001 B,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 10/01/14
    7,195,000       7,545,900    
IN Angola Economic Development Revenue  
Pine Manor, Inc.,
Series 2003, AMT,
LOC: National City Bank of Indiana
3.980% 08/01/23 (a)
    2,900,000       2,900,000    
OH American Municipal Power, Inc.  
Series 2007 A,
GTY AGMT: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
5.000% 02/01/10
    3,000,000       3,082,500    
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency  
Series 2002,
5.000% 10/01/07
    3,265,000       3,265,098    
WA Energy Northwest  
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 07/01/09
    16,690,000       17,115,261    
Municipal Electric Total     34,838,015    
Water & Sewer – 0.6%  
MS Business Finance Corp.  
Waste Management, Inc.,
Series 2002, AMT,
4.400% 03/01/27 (a)
    2,375,000       2,345,977    
Water & Sewer Total     2,345,977    
Utilities Total     45,162,432    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $397,665,614)
    399,146,616    
    Shares      
Investment Company – 0.0%  
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (d) (e)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    89,000       89,000    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $89,000)
    89,000    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Obligation – 0.2%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.2%  
FL Palm Beach County Florida Water & Sewer  
Series 1985,
Insured: AMBAC,
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A.
3.930% 10/01/11 (a)
    600,000       600,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $600,000)
    600,000    
Total Investments – 99.0%
(Cost of $398,354,614) (f)
    399,835,616    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.0%     4,153,996    
Net Assets – 100.0%     403,989,612    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(b)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(c)  Zero coupon bond.

(d)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(e)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     2,397,000    
Shares purchased:     62,991,426    
Shares sold:     (65,299,426 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     89,000    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 36,571    
Value at end of period:   $ 89,000    

 

(f)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $398,354,614.

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FNMA   Federal National Mortgage Association  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
GTY AGMT   Guaranty Agreement  
LOC   Letter of Credit  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
SPA   Stand-by Purchase Agreement  

 

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     30.1    
Other     16.3    
Education     15.4    
Transportation     13.9    
Utilities     11.2    
Housing     9.0    
Industrials     2.5    
Health Care     0.4    
      98.8    
Investment Company     *  
Short-Term Obligation     0.2    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     1.0    
      100.0    

 

*  Represents less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 90.1%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 3.6%  
Education – 3.6%  
CA Education Facilities Authority  
Pitzer College,
Series 2005 A:
5.000% 04/01/25
    1,270,000       1,286,650    
5.000% 10/01/25     1,250,000       1,267,287    
CA Public Works Board  
Series 2005 C,
5.000% 04/01/16
    1,000,000       1,077,610    
Series 2005 D,
5.000% 05/01/15
    1,000,000       1,083,470    
PR University of Puerto Rico  
Series 2006 Q,
5.000% 06/01/12
    1,000,000       1,048,810    
Education Total     5,763,827    
Education Total     5,763,827    
Health Care – 7.8%  
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.7%  
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.  
American Baptist Homes,
Series 1998 A,
5.500% 10/01/07
    145,000       145,013    
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority  
Nevada Methodist Homes,
Series 2006,
5.000% 07/01/26
    1,000,000       1,018,390    
Continuing Care Retirement Total     1,163,403    
Hospitals – 7.1%  
CA Loma Linda  
Loma Linda University Medical Center,
Series 2005:
5.000% 12/01/16
    2,000,000       2,055,520    
5.000% 12/01/18     2,000,000       2,037,480    
CA Municipal Finance Authority  
Community Hospitals of Central California,
Series 2013,
 
5.000% 02/01/13     1,150,000       1,181,913    
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority  
Adventist Health System/West,
Series 2005 A,
5.000% 03/01/17
    1,000,000       1,043,220    
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan,
Series 2004 E,
3.875% 04/01/32 (a)
    5,000,000       5,017,200    
Hospitals Total     11,335,333    
Health Care Total     12,498,736    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Housing – 1.9%  
Multi-Family – 1.3%  
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.  
Winterland San Francisco,
Series 2000 B,
6.250% 08/15/30 (a)
    2,000,000       2,034,760    
Multi-Family Total     2,034,760    
Single-Family – 0.6%  
CA Department of Veteran Affairs  
Series 2006 A,
4.500% 12/01/23
    1,000,000       992,000    
Single-Family Total     992,000    
Housing Total     3,026,760    
Industrials – 0.3%  
Oil & Gas – 0.3%  
CA Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority  
Series 2007,
5.000% 02/15/11
    500,000       516,280    
Industrials Total     516,280    
Other – 11.1%  
Other – 1.3%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B,
5.000% 12/01/16
    2,000,000       2,120,980    
Other Total     2,120,980    
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 7.4%  
CA Department of Water Resources  
Series 1998 T,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.500% 12/01/08
    20,000       20,479    
CA Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency  
Series 1995 A,
Pre-refunded 01/01/10,
7.150% 01/01/13
    1,750,000       1,920,502    
CA Health Facilities Finance Authority  
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 12/01/09,
6.125% 12/01/19
    1,000,000       1,064,910    
Kaiser Permanente,
Series 1998 A,
Escrowed to Maturity,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 06/01/12
    2,000,000       2,062,400    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
CA Indian Wells Redevelopment Agency  
Series 2003 A,
Pre-refunded 09/01/13,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 09/01/14
    1,005,000       1,083,893    
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank  
American Center for Wine Food Arts,
Series 1999,
Escrowed to Maturity,
Insured: ACA
5.250% 12/01/08
    1,040,000       1,061,206    
CA Los Altos School District  
Series 2001,
Pre-refunded 08/01/11,
5.000% 08/01/14
    1,290,000       1,361,311    
CA Lucia Mar Unified School District  
Series 2004 A,
Pre-refunded 08/01/14,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 08/01/20
    1,230,000       1,355,177    
CA San Mateo County Transit District  
Series 1997 A,
Escrowed to Maturity,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 06/01/13
    1,180,000       1,269,066    
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority  
Series 1999,
Escrowed to Maturity,
6.000% 07/01/09
    635,000       651,883    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     11,850,827    
Tobacco – 2.4%  
CA County Tobacco Securitization Agency  
Series 2006,
(c) 06/01/21
(5.250% 12/01/10)
    1,000,000       811,590    
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.  
Series 2005 A,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 06/01/14
    1,250,000       1,349,262    
Series 2007 A-1,
5.000% 06/01/33
    1,000,000       882,850    
CA Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California  
San Diego County Tobacco,
Series 2006 A1,
5.000% 06/01/37
    1,000,000       869,530    
Tobacco Total     3,913,232    
Other Total     17,885,039    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Tax-Backed – 48.8%  
Local Appropriated – 9.5%  
CA Anaheim Public Financing Authority  
Series 1997 C,
Insured: FSA
6.000% 09/01/11
    1,000,000       1,089,760    
CA County of Riverside Cerificates of Participation  
Series 2005 A,
Insured: FGIC
 
5.000% 11/01/17     1,465,000       1,569,865    
CA County of San Diego Certificates of Participation  
Series 2005,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 11/15/19     2,030,000       2,156,733    
CA Foothill-De Anza Community College District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FGIC:  
5.250% 08/01/18     1,000,000       1,109,040    
5.250% 08/01/21     1,000,000       1,111,540    
CA Kings River Conservative District  
Series 2004,  
5.000% 05/01/14     3,135,000       3,268,833    
CA Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency  
Series 2005,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 09/01/15     1,095,000       1,181,592    
CA Los Angeles County Capital Asset Leasing Corp.  
Series 2002 B,  
Insured: AMBAC  
6.000% 12/01/12     1,000,000       1,114,840    
CA Los Angeles Municipal Improvement Corp.  
Series 2002 G,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.250% 09/01/13     1,500,000       1,629,045    
CA Sacramento City Financing Authority  
Series 2006,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.250% 12/01/22     1,000,000       1,106,200    
Local Appropriated Total     15,337,448    
Local General Obligations – 22.8%  
CA Antelope Valley Community College District  
Serier 2007,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.250% 08/01/20     500,000       549,555    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
CA Center Community College District  
Series 2004 A,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.250% 08/01/22     965,000       1,043,773    
CA Compton Community College District  
Series 2004 A,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.250% 07/01/17     1,330,000       1,448,463    
CA Desert Sands Unified School District  
Series 2006,  
Insured:AMBAC  
(d) 06/01/16     1,000,000       705,980    
CA East Bay Municipal Utility District  
Series 2003 F,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 04/01/15     1,000,000       1,066,300    
CA East Side Union High School District California
Santa Clara County
 
Series 2006,  
Insured: FSA  
5.250% 09/01/20     1,280,000       1,414,310    
CA Los Angeles Community College District  
Series 2003 B,  
Insured: FSA  
5.000% 08/01/12     500,000       533,115    
CA Los Angeles Unified School District  
Series 2006 G,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 07/01/20     1,000,000       1,067,880    
CA Los Gatos Joint Union High School District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FSA  
5.000% 12/01/17     2,000,000       2,141,860    
CA Pajaro Valley Unified School District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FSA  
5.250% 08/01/18     1,535,000       1,677,018    
CA Pasadena Area Community College District  
Series 2006 C,  
Insured: AMBAC  
(d) 08/01/11     2,000,000       1,735,940    
CA Rancho Santiago Community College District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FSA  
5.250% 09/01/19     1,000,000       1,109,880    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
CA Rescue Unified School District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: MBIA  
(d) 09/01/26     1,100,000       457,479    
CA San Bernardino Community College District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: PSFG  
5.000% 08/01/17     3,000,000       3,247,080    
CA San Diego Community College District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FSA  
(d) 05/01/15     1,000,000       742,360    
CA San Mateo County Community College District  
Series 2006 A,  
Insured: MBIA  
(d) 09/01/15     1,000,000       732,490    
CA San Mateo Foster City School Facilities
Financing Authority
 
Series 2005,  
Insured: FSA  
5.500% 08/15/19     2,000,000       2,266,000    
CA San Ramon Valley Unified School District  
Series 2004,  
Insured: FSA  
5.250% 08/01/16     1,800,000       1,959,696    
CA Saugus Union School District  
Series 2006,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.250% 08/01/21     1,000,000       1,109,310    
CA Simi Valley School Financing Authority  
Series 2007:  
Insured: FSA  
5.000% 08/01/23     2,405,000       2,575,972    
5.000% 08/01/18     1,045,000       1,142,300    
CA South San Francisco School District  
Series 2006,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.250% 09/15/20     1,000,000       1,109,420    
CA Southwestern Community College District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.250% 08/01/17     1,230,000       1,363,935    
CA Ventura County Community College District  
Series 2005 B,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.000% 08/01/18     1,000,000       1,069,040    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
CA West Contra Costa Unified School District  
Series 2005,  
Insured: FGIC  
(d) 08/01/17     1,000,000       667,740    
CA William S. Hart Union High School District  
Series 2005 B,  
Insured: FSA  
(d) 09/01/22     2,000,000       1,026,380    
CA Yosemite Community College District  
Series 2005 A,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.000% 08/01/16     2,505,000       2,713,090    
Local General Obligations Total     36,676,366    
Special Non-Property Tax – 0.9%  
CA University  
Series 2003 A,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.000% 11/01/12     1,325,000       1,415,643    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     1,415,643    
Special Property Tax – 6.5%  
CA Culver City Redevelopment Finance Authority  
Series 1993,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.500% 11/01/14     2,025,000       2,169,929    
CA Indian Wells Redevelopment Agency  
Series 2003 A,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 09/01/14     450,000       482,517    
CA Long Beach Bond Finance Authority  
Series 2002 B,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.500% 11/01/19     1,070,000       1,202,081    
CA Oakland Redevelopment Agency  
Series 1992,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.500% 02/01/14     3,700,000       3,913,675    
Series 2003,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.500% 09/01/12     1,500,000       1,632,465    
CA Redwood City Redevelopment Agency  
Series 2003 A,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.250% 07/15/13     1,000,000       1,087,170    
Special Property Tax Total     10,487,837    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
State Appropriated – 4.7%  
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank  
California Science Center,
Series 2006 B,
 
Insured: FGIC:  
5.000% 05/01/22     1,360,000       1,431,727    
5.000% 05/01/23     1,240,000       1,302,657    
CA Public Works Board  
Series 2005 A,  
5.000% 06/01/15     1,200,000       1,289,400    
Series 2006 A:  
5.000% 04/01/28     1,000,000       1,023,650    
Insured: FGIC  
5.000% 10/01/16     1,000,000       1,091,770    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public
Buildings Authority
 
Series 2004 J,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 07/01/36     1,255,000       1,328,317    
State Appropriated Total     7,467,521    
State General Obligations – 4.4%  
CA State  
Series 2005,  
5.000% 06/01/11     2,000,000       2,096,180    
Series 2007:  
4.500% 08/01/26     1,000,000       978,060    
5.000% 08/01/18     1,750,000       1,871,678    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 A,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.500% 07/01/17     1,000,000       1,133,980    
Series 2004 A,  
5.250% 07/01/19     1,000,000       1,050,950    
State General Obligations Total     7,130,848    
Tax-Backed Total     78,515,663    
Transportation – 2.0%  
Airports – 2.0%  
CA San Francisco City & County Airports Commission  
Series 2003 B,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.250% 05/01/13     2,000,000       2,169,200    
CA San Jose Airport Revenue  
Series 2007  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 03/01/22     1,000,000       1,055,330    
Airports Total     3,224,530    
Transportation Total     3,224,530    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Utilities – 14.6%  
Independent Power Producers – 2.0%  
CA Sacramento Power Authority  
Series 2005,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.250% 07/01/15     3,000,000       3,310,950    
Independent Power Producers Total     3,310,950    
Joint Power Authority – 3.5%  
CA Southern California Public Power Authority  
Series 1989,  
6.750% 07/01/13     3,000,000       3,458,640    
Series 2005 A,  
Insured: FSA  
5.000% 01/01/18     2,000,000       2,132,120    
Joint Power Authority Total     5,590,760    
Municipal Electric – 7.3%  
CA Department of Water Resources  
Series 2002 A,  
6.000% 05/01/13     2,375,000       2,622,641    
CA Los Angeles Water & Power  
Series 2007,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 07/01/19 (e)     1,000,000       1,079,660    
CA Los Angeles Water & Power  
Series 2001 A,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.250% 07/01/15     1,300,000       1,375,166    
CA Modesto Irrigation District  
Series 2001 A,  
Insured: FSA  
5.250% 07/01/18     1,185,000       1,249,985    
CA Sacramento Municipal Utility District  
Series 2006,  
Insured: MBIA  
5.000% 07/01/15     1,000,000       1,089,030    
CA Walnut Energy Center Authority  
Series 2004 A,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 01/01/16     2,055,000       2,188,740    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority  
Series 1997 AA,  
Insured: MBIA  
6.250% 07/01/10     2,000,000       2,143,280    
Municipal Electric Total     11,748,502    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Water & Sewer – 1.8%  
CA Clovis Public Financing Authority  
Series 2007,  
Insured: AMBAC  
5.000% 08/01/21     1,000,000       1,064,720    
CA Orange County Water District  
Series 2003B  
Insured: MBIA  
5.375% 08/15/17     650,000       699,497    
CA Sacramento County Sanitation District  
Series 2006,  
Insured: FGIC  
5.000% 12/01/17     1,000,000       1,083,460    
Water & Sewer Total     2,847,677    
Utilities Total     23,497,889    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $143,347,931)
    144,928,724    

 

Investment Company – 10.2%

    Shares      
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (f)(g)
(7 day yield 3.660%)
    16,410,000       16,410,000    
Total Investment Companies
(Cost of $16,410,000)
    16,410,000    
Municipal Preferred Stock – 1.2%  
Housing – 1.2%  
Multi-Family – 1.2%  
Munimae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC  
Series 2004 A-2,  
4.900% 06/30/49 (h)     2,000,000       2,028,660    
Multi-Family Total     2,028,660    
Housing Total     2,028,660    
Total Municipal Preferred Stock
(Cost of $2,000,000)
    2,028,660    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Obligation – 0.2%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Variable Rate Demand Note – 0.2%  
CA Infrastructure & Economic Development
Bank Revenue
 
San Francisco Ballet Association,
Series 2006,
Insured: FGIC,
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank
3.860% 07/01/36 (a)
    300,000       300,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $300,000)
    300,000    
Total Investments – 101.7%
(Cost of $162,057,931) (i)
    163,667,384    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (1.7)%     (2,767,595 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     160,899,789    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(b)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(c)  Step bond. This security is currently not paying coupon. Shown parenthetically is the next interest rate to be paid and the date the Fund will begin accruing at this rate.

(d)  Zero coupon bond.

(e)  Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(f)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(g)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     2,483,871    
Shares purchased:     28,299,962    
Shares sold:     (14,373,833 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     16,410,000    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 140,233    
Value at end of period:   $ 16,410,000    

 

(h)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, the value of this security, which is not illiquid, represents 1.3% of net assets.

(i)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $162,057,931.

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     48.8    
Utilities     14.6    
Other     11.1    
Health Care     7.8    
Education     3.6    
Transportation     2.0    
Housing     1.9    
Industrials     0.3    
      90.1    
Investment Company     10.2    
Municipal Preferred Stock     1.2    
Short-Term Obligation     0.2    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     (1.7 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ACA   ACA Financial Guaranty Corp.  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
PSFG   Permanent School Fund Guarantee  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 96.8%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 7.2%  
Education – 7.0%  
GA Athens Housing Authority  
Ugaree East Campus Housing,
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 12/01/19
    1,150,000       1,209,996    
GA Cobb County Development Authority  
Kennesaw State University Foundation, Inc.,
Series 2004,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 07/15/19
    1,870,000       1,979,339    
GA Fulton County Development Authority  
Georgia Tech Foundation Facilities,
Series 1997 A,
5.000% 09/01/17
    1,735,000       1,761,719    
GA Private Colleges & Universities Authority  
Series 2003,
5.250% 06/01/19
    2,250,000       2,381,557    
PR University of Puerto Rico  
Series 2006 Q,
5.000% 06/01/12
    1,000,000       1,048,810    
Education Total     8,381,421    
Prep School – 0.2%  
GA Gainesville Redevelopment Authority  
Riverside Military Academy Project,
Series 2007,
5.125% 03/01/27
    250,000       242,512    
Prep School Total     242,512    
Education Total     8,623,933    
Health Care – 13.0%  
Hospitals – 13.0%  
GA Chatham County Hospital Authority  
Memorial Health University Medical Center,
Series 2004 A,
5.375% 01/01/26
    1,000,000       1,013,690    
Memorial Medical Center,
Series 2001 A,
6.125% 01/01/24
    3,000,000       3,142,650    
GA Clayton County Hospital Authority  
Good Samaritan Community,
Series 1998 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 08/01/09
    1,190,000       1,226,985    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GA Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority  
Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.,
Series 2001,
5.000% 05/15/15
    1,000,000       1,044,430    
GA Henry County Hospital Authority  
Henry Medical Center, Inc.,
Series 1999,
Insured: AMBAC
6.000% 07/01/29
    3,000,000       3,209,610    
GA Savannah Hospital Authority  
St. Joseph's Candler Health Systems:
Series 1998 A,
Insured: FSA:
5.250% 07/01/11
    1,225,000       1,261,297    
5.250% 07/01/12     1,310,000       1,345,540    
Series 1998 B,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 07/01/10
    1,000,000       1,030,130    
GA Tift County Hospital Authority  
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 12/01/18
    2,225,000       2,351,536    
Hospitals Total     15,625,868    
Health Care Total     15,625,868    
Housing – 9.9%  
Multi-Family – 9.7%  
GA Atlanta Urban Residential Finance Authority  
Series 1998, AMT,
Guarantor: FNMA
4.550% 12/01/28
    2,000,000       2,019,320    
GA Clayton County Housing Authority  
GCC Ventures LLC,
Series 2001,
Guarantor: FNMA
4.350% 12/01/31 (a)
    3,655,000       3,737,310    
GA Cobb County Development Authority  
Kennesaw State University Foundation,
Series 2004 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 07/15/19
    2,000,000       2,157,260    
KSU Village II Real Estate,
Series 2007 A,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 07/15/27 (b)
    3,000,000       3,191,160    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GA Lawrenceville Housing Authority  
Knollwood Park LP,
Series 1997, AMT,
Guarantor: FNMA
6.250% 12/01/29 (a)
    500,000       522,355    
Multi-Family Total     11,627,405    
Single-Family – 0.2%  
GA Housing & Finance Authority  
Series 1998 B-3,
Insured: FHA
4.400% 06/01/17
    190,000       190,783    
Single-Family Total     190,783    
Housing Total     11,818,188    
Industrials – 4.5%  
Forest Products & Paper – 2.6%  
GA Richmond County Development Authority  
International Paper Co.,
Series 2001 A,
5.150% 03/01/15
    3,000,000       3,098,100    
Forest Products & Paper Total     3,098,100    
Oil & Gas Services – 1.9%  
GA Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.  
Series 2007 A,
5.250% 09/15/18 (b)
    1,000,000       1,048,430    
5.250% 09/15/19 (b)     1,250,000       1,305,700    
Oil & Gas Services Total     2,354,130    
Industrials Total     5,452,230    
Other – 15.1%  
Other – 0.2%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B,
5.000% 12/01/15
    260,000       275,951    
Other Total     275,951    
Refunded/Escrowed (c) – 13.6%  
GA Atlanta Airport Facilities  
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 01/01/10,
Insured: FGIC
5.600% 01/01/30
    5,000,000       5,268,700    
GA Atlanta Water & Wastewater  
Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 05/01/09,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 11/01/38
    1,060,000       1,095,022    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GA Clayton County Water & Sewer Authority  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 05/01/10:
5.600% 05/01/18
    1,000,000       1,059,420    
6.250% 05/01/17     2,000,000       2,150,760    
GA Forsyth County School District  
Series 1999,
Pre-refunded 02/01/10,
6.000% 02/01/15
    2,000,000       2,143,560    
GA Fulton County Housing Authority  
Series 1996 A, AMT,
Pre-refunded 07/01/08,
6.375% 01/01/27
    2,900,000       2,957,507    
GA Macon Bibb County Industrial Authority  
Series 1982,
Escrowed to Maturity,
9.000% 10/01/07
    1,000,000       1,000,430    
GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority  
Series 1983 D,
Escrowed to Maturity,
7.000% 07/01/11
    540,000       605,173    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     16,280,572    
Tobacco – 1.3%  
SC Tobacco Settlement Management Authority  
San Diego County Tobacco,
Series 2001 B,
6.375% 05/15/28
    1,500,000       1,542,420    
Tobacco Total     1,542,420    
Other Total     18,098,943    
Tax-Backed – 20.2%  
Local Appropriated – 8.2%  
GA Atlanta Public Safety & Judicial Facilities Authority  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 12/01/17
    1,310,000       1,408,879    
GA College Park Business & Industrial
Development Authority
 
Series 2005,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 09/01/19
    3,230,000       3,508,458    
GA East Point Building Authority  
Series 2000,
Insured: FSA
(d) 02/01/18
    2,490,000       1,435,236    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GA Gwinnett County Development Authority  
Series 2004,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 01/01/15
    2,000,000       2,176,320    
GA Municipal Association, Inc., Certificates of Participation  
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 12/01/26
    1,250,000       1,314,938    
Local Appropriated Total     9,843,831    
Local General Obligations – 6.7%  
GA Barrow County School District  
Series 2006,
5.000% 02/01/14
    1,000,000       1,075,650    
GA Chatham County School District  
Series 2002,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 08/01/14
    1,000,000       1,095,290    
Series 2004,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 08/01/19
    2,000,000       2,218,700    
GA Cherokee County School Systems  
Series 1993,
Insured: AMBAC
5.875% 02/01/09
    420,000       427,585    
Series 2001,
5.250% 08/01/17
    1,000,000       1,069,240    
GA Paulding County  
Courthouse Government Complex Project,
Series 2007,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 02/01/21
    1,000,000       1,066,010    
MI Detroit  
Series 2001 B,
Insured: MBIA
5.375% 04/01/14
    1,000,000       1,063,010    
Local General Obligations Total     8,015,485    
Special Non-Property Tax – 3.9%  
GA Cobb-Marietta County Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority  
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 10/01/19
    2,430,000       2,669,185    
PR Commonwealth Infrastructure Financing Authority  
Series 2006 B,
5.000% 07/01/20
    2,000,000       2,067,200    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     4,736,385    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Special Property Tax – 1.4%  
GA Atlanta Tax Allocation  
Atlantic Station Project,
Series 2007,
Insured: ASG
5.250% 12/01/20
    1,545,000       1,668,801    
Special Property Tax Total     1,668,801    
Tax-Backed Total     24,264,502    
Transportation – 1.9%  
Transportation – 1.9%  
GA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority  
Series 1992 N,
Insured: MBIA
6.250% 07/01/18
    2,000,000       2,282,040    
Transportation Total     2,282,040    
Transportation Total     2,282,040    
Utilities – 25.0%  
Investor Owned – 1.8%  
GA Appling County Development Authority Pollution
Control Revenue
 
Georgia Power Company,
Series 2006,
Insured: AMBAC
4.400% 07/01/16
    1,000,000       1,019,020    
GA Monroe County Development Authority  
Oglethorpe Power Corp.,
Series 1992,
6.800% 01/01/12
    1,000,000       1,109,300    
Investor Owned Total     2,128,320    
Joint Power Authority – 2.6%  
GA Municipal Electric Authority  
Series 1998 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 01/01/13
    1,000,000       1,078,350    
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency  
Series 2002,
6.000% 10/01/16
    2,000,000       2,089,440    
Joint Power Authority Total     3,167,790    
Municipal Electric – 2.0%  
GA Municipal Electric Authority Power  
Series 1992 B,
Insured: MBIA
6.375% 01/01/16
    2,000,000       2,357,300    
Municipal Electric Total     2,357,300    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Water & Sewer – 18.6%  
GA Augusta Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2007,
Insured: FSA:
5.000% 10/01/21 (b)
    1,000,000       1,073,110    
5.000% 10/01/22 (b)     2,000,000       2,137,740    
GA Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority  
Series 1993,
Insured: MBIA
5.300% 08/01/09
    185,000       188,663    
GA Cobb & Marietta County Water Authority  
Series 2000,
5.125% 11/01/20
    1,195,000       1,286,214    
GA Columbus County Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2003,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 05/01/13
    1,220,000       1,322,383    
Series 2007,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 05/01/26
    1,000,000       1,046,870    
GA Coweta County Water & Sewage Authority  
Series 2005,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/01/25
    2,505,000       2,710,661    
GA Dekalb County Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2006 B:
5.250% 10/01/21
    2,000,000       2,222,920    
5.250% 10/01/24     2,000,000       2,227,540    
GA Gainesville Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 11/15/16
    1,000,000       1,089,630    
GA Griffin Combined Public Utility Improvement Revenue  
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.125% 01/01/19
    2,585,000       2,764,037    
GA Jackson County Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2006 A,
Insured: XLCA
5.000% 09/01/16
    1,030,000       1,120,918    
GA Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority  
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA:
5.000% 07/01/17
    1,140,000       1,240,901    
5.000% 07/01/22     1,855,000       1,946,006    
Water & Sewer Total     22,377,593    
Utilities Total     30,031,003    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $113,496,846)
    116,196,707    

 

Investment Company – 6.6%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (e)(f)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    7,878,790       7,878,790    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $7,878,790)
    7,878,790    
Total Investments – 103.4%
(Cost of $121,375,636) (g)
    124,075,497    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (3.4)%     (4,084,846 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     119,990,651    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(b)  Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(c)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(d)  Zero coupon bond.

(e)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(f)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     889,313    
Shares purchased:     19,178,977    
Shares sold:     (12,189,500 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     7,878,790    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 48,757    
Value at end of period:   $ 7,878,790    

 

(g)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $121,375,636.

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holding by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Utilities     25.0    
Tax-Backed     20.2    
Other     15.1    
Health Care     13.0    
Housing     9.9    
Education     7.2    
Industrials     4.5    
Transportation     1.9    
      96.8    
Investment Company     6.6    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     (3.4 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
ASG   Assured Guaranty Corp.  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FHA   Federal Housing Administration  
FNMA   Federal National Mortgage Association  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
XLCA   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 93.7%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 6.6%  
Education – 6.6%  
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority  
College of Notre Dame,
Series 1998,
Insured: MBIA
4.600% 10/01/14
    510,000       539,881    
Loyola College,
Series 2006 A,
5.125% 10/01/45
    5,000,000       5,027,700    
MD Industrial Development Financing Authority  
American Center for Physics,
Series 2001,
5.250% 12/15/15
    1,000,000       1,061,110    
MD University System of Maryland  
Series 2006,
5.000% 10/01/15
    3,545,000       3,855,471    
MD Westminster Educational Facilities  
McDaniel College, Inc.,
Series 2006,
5.000% 11/01/17
    500,000       524,555    
Education Total     11,008,717    
Education Total     11,008,717    
Health Care – 11.9%  
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.8%  
MD Baltimore County  
Oak Crest Village, Inc.,
Series 2007 A,
5.000% 01/01/27
    2,000,000       1,975,500    
MD Howard County Retirement Authority  
Series 2007 A,
5.250% 04/01/27
    1,000,000       962,230    
Continuing Care Retirement Total     2,937,730    
Hospitals – 10.1%  
MD Baltimore County  
Catholic Health Initiatives,
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 09/01/16
    1,000,000       1,060,300    
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority  
Carrol Hospital Center Foundation,
Series 2006,
4.500% 07/01/26
    1,000,000       918,950    
Howard County General Hospital,
Series 1998,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 07/01/29
    1,000,000       1,017,600    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Peninsula Regional Medical Center,
Series 2006:
5.000% 07/01/21
    1,000,000       1,027,050    
5.000% 07/01/26     4,000,000       4,056,360    
5.000% 07/01/36     2,000,000       1,999,840    
University of Maryland Medical System,
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 07/01/31
    1,000,000       997,170    
Western Maryland Health System,
Series 2006 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 07/01/13
    1,320,000       1,409,602    
MS Hospital Facilities & Equipment Authority  
Forrest County General Hospital,
Series 2000,
Insured: FSA:
5.500% 01/01/24
    3,100,000       3,308,940    
5.625% 01/01/20     1,000,000       1,071,210    
Hospitals Total     16,867,022    
Health Care Total     19,804,752    
Housing – 10.0%  
Multi-Family – 5.1%  
MD Economic Development Corp.  
Collegiate Housing Foundation,
Series 1999 A:
5.600% 06/01/10
    360,000       365,929    
6.000% 06/01/19     815,000       844,348    
6.000% 06/01/30     1,850,000       1,909,959    
Senior Towson University Project,
Series 2007 A,
5.250% 07/01/24
    1,185,000       1,195,712    
Series 1999 A,
5.700% 06/01/12
    1,000,000       1,035,770    
Series 2006:
Insured: CIFG
5.000% 06/01/17
    1,000,000       1,072,030    
Insured: XLCA
5.000% 07/01/20
    600,000       633,480    
MD Montgomery County Housing Opportunities
Commission Housing Revenue
 
Series 2000 A,
6.100% 07/01/30
    1,500,000       1,549,290    
Multi-Family Total     8,606,518    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Single-Family – 4.9%  
MD Community Development Administration Department
of Housing & Community Development Revenue
 
Series 1998 B, AMT,
Insured: FHA
4.950% 09/01/11
    500,000       509,230    
Series 1998-3, AMT:
4.500% 04/01/08
    3,440,000       3,453,898    
4.700% 04/01/10     1,685,000       1,717,638    
Series 1999 D, AMT,
5.375% 09/01/24
    2,410,000       2,439,836    
MD Prince Georges County Housing Authority  
Mortgage Revenue  
Series 2000 A, AMT,
Guarantor: GNMA
6.150% 08/01/19
    5,000       5,112    
Single-Family Total     8,125,714    
Housing Total     16,732,232    
Other – 11.5%  
Other – 2.2%  
MD Transportation Authority  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: AMBAC
4.500% 03/01/15
    3,000,000       3,104,760    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B,
5.000% 12/01/15
    520,000       551,902    
Other Total     3,656,662    
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 9.3%  
MD Baltimore  
Series 1997 A,
Pre-refunded 10/15/07,
Insured: FGIC
5.300% 10/15/16
    1,740,000       1,776,035    
MD Economic Development Corp.  
Collegiate Housing Foundation,
Series 1999 A:
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.300% 06/01/08
    495,000       500,767    
Pre-refunded 06/01/09,
5.600% 06/01/11
    575,000       604,940    
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities  
Authority Revenue  
Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Series 1979,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.750% 07/01/09
    1,000,000       1,039,200    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Johns Hopkins University,
Series 1999,
Pre-refunded 07/01/09,
6.000% 07/01/39
    4,000,000       4,210,000    
MD Howard County  
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 02/15/08:
5.250% 02/15/16
    280,000       284,662    
5.250% 02/15/17     1,900,000       1,931,635    
5.250% 02/15/18     2,000,000       2,033,301    
MD Queen Anne's County  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 01/15/10,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 01/15/14
    1,200,000       1,256,712    
MD Transportation Authority  
Series 1978,
Escrowed to Maturity,
6.800% 07/01/16
    590,000       671,414    
MD Washington Suburban Sanitation District  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 06/01/10,
5.250% 06/01/22
    1,000,000       1,044,530    
MO St. Louis County  
Series 1989 A, AMT,
Escrowed to Maturity,
Guarantor: GNMA
7.950% 08/01/09
    75,000       78,269    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     15,431,465    
Other Total     19,088,127    
Other Revenue – 3.6%  
Hotels – 3.6%  
MD Baltimore  
Baltimore Hotel Corp.,
Series 2006 A,
Insured: XLCA:
5.000% 09/01/32
    1,000,000       1,034,900    
5.250% 09/01/17     1,835,000       2,011,031    
5.250% 09/01/20     1,615,000       1,746,332    
5.250% 09/01/21     1,095,000       1,180,651    
Hotels Total     5,972,914    
Other Revenue Total     5,972,914    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Resource Recovery – 1.6%  
Resource Recovery – 1.6%  
MD Northeast Waste Disposal Authority  
Series 2003, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
5.500% 04/01/10
    2,500,000       2,605,625    
Resource Recovery Total     2,605,625    
Resource Recovery Total     2,605,625    
Tax-Backed – 42.8%  
Local General Obligations – 25.6%  
MD Anne Arundel County  
Series 1995,
5.300% 04/01/10
    500,000       500,690    
Series 2006:
5.000% 03/01/15
    2,000,000       2,171,060    
5.000% 03/01/18     3,300,000       3,557,961    
MD Baltimore County  
Series 2006,
5.000% 09/01/15
    1,120,000       1,222,166    
MD Baltimore  
Series 1989 B,
Insured: MBIA
7.050% 10/15/07
    1,000,000       1,001,650    
Series 1991 C,
Insured: FGIC
6.375% 10/15/07
    1,075,000       1,076,441    
Series 1998 B,
Insured: FGIC
6.500% 10/15/08
    1,000,000       1,020,200    
MD Frederick County  
Series 2005,
5.000% 08/01/14
    3,000,000       3,248,400    
Series 2006:
5.250% 11/01/18
    2,005,000       2,235,274    
5.250% 11/01/21     2,500,000       2,796,775    
MD Howard County  
Series 2002 A,
5.250% 08/15/15
    795,000       847,025    
MD Laurel  
Series 1996 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 10/01/11
    1,530,000       1,539,302    
MD Montgomery County  
Series 1997 A,
5.375% 05/01/08
    1,000,000       1,010,790    
Series 2001,
5.250% 10/01/14
    1,000,000       1,068,970    
Series 2005 A,
5.000% 07/01/16
    3,000,000       3,282,270    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
MD Prince Georges County  
Series 1999,
Insured: FSA:
5.000% 10/01/12
    65,000       67,417    
5.125% 10/01/16     3,300,000       3,437,181    
Series 2000,
5.125% 10/01/10
    1,000,000       1,046,890    
Series 2001,
Insured: FGIC:
5.250% 12/01/11
    4,825,000       5,148,179    
5.250% 12/01/12     2,000,000       2,144,800    
MD Wicomico County  
Series 1997,
Insured: MBIA:
4.800% 12/01/10
    1,290,000       1,305,454    
4.900% 12/01/11     1,355,000       1,371,314    
5.000% 12/01/12     1,425,000       1,442,456    
Local General Obligations Total     42,542,665    
Special Non-Property Tax – 8.0%  
MD Baltimore  
Series 1996 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.900% 07/01/10
    1,725,000       1,827,724    
MD Department of Transportation  
Series 2002:
5.500% 02/01/11
    1,265,000       1,344,897    
5.500% 02/01/14     5,000,000       5,530,500    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure
Financing Authority
 
Series 2005 C,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/22
    4,000,000       4,534,280    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     13,237,401    
State Appropriated – 0.6%  
MD Stadium Authority Lease Revenue  
Series 1995,
5.375% 12/15/13
    500,000       500,700    
NY Transportation Trust Fund Authority  
Series 2006 A,
5.250% 12/15/19
    500,000       549,730    
State Appropriated Total     1,050,430    
State General Obligations – 8.6%  
MD State  
Series 2002 A,
5.500% 03/01/13
    2,245,000       2,460,385    
Series 2003,
5.250% 03/01/17
    4,000,000       4,461,440    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public  
Buildings Authority  
Series 2003 H,
Insured: AMBAC
5.500% 07/01/18
    3,000,000       3,395,730    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/17
    2,520,000       2,857,630    
Series 2006 A,
5.250% 07/01/22
    1,150,000       1,202,463    
State General Obligations Total     14,377,648    
Tax-Backed Total     71,208,144    
Transportation – 1.4%  
Air Transportation – 1.2%  
TN Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority  
FedEx Corp.,
Series 2001,
5.000% 09/01/09
    2,000,000       2,034,420    
Air Transportation Total     2,034,420    
Transportation – 0.2%  
DC Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority  
Series 1993,
Insured: FGIC
6.000% 07/01/10
    350,000       372,319    
Transportation Total     372,319    
Transportation Total     2,406,739    
Utilities – 4.3%  
Investor Owned – 1.5%  
KS Burlington  
Kansas City Power & Light,
Series 1998 K,
4.750% 09/01/15 (b)
    1,000,000       1,000,030    
MD Prince Georges County  
Potomac Electric Power Co.,
Series 1995,
5.750% 03/15/10
    1,500,000       1,568,160    
Investor Owned Total     2,568,190    
Joint Power Authority – 1.3%  
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency  
Series 2002,
6.000% 10/01/16
    2,000,000       2,089,440    
Joint Power Authority Total     2,089,440    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Water & Sewer – 1.5%  
MD Baltimore  
Series 2006,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 07/01/18
    1,125,000       1,212,109    
Series 2007 DC,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 07/01/19
    1,250,000       1,343,300    
Water & Sewer Total     2,555,409    
Utilities Total     7,213,039    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $152,945,877)
    156,040,289    

 

Investment Company – 5.4%

    Shares      
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (c)(d)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    8,998,964       8,998,964    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $8,998,964)
    8,998,964    
Total Investments – 99.1%
(Cost of $161,944,841) (e)
    165,039,253    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.9%     1,470,086    
Net Assets – 100.0%     166,509,339    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(b)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(c)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(d)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     7,292,310    
Shares purchased:     18,603,354    
Shares sold:     (16,896,700 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     8,998,964    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 153,809    
Value at end of period:   $ 8,998,964    

 

(e)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $161,944,841.

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
CIFG   CIFG Assurance North America, Inc.  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FHA   Federal Housing Administration  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
GNMA   Government National Mortgage Association  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
XLCA   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     42.8    
Health Care     11.9    
Other     11.5    
Housing     10.0    
Education     6.6    
Utilities     4.3    
Other Revenue     3.6    
Resource Recovery     1.6    
Transportation     1.4    
      93.7    
Investment Company     5.4    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     0.9    
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 97.1%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 4.4%  
Education – 4.4%  
NC Appalachian State University  
Series 1998,
Insured: MBIA:
5.000% 05/15/12
    1,000,000       1,060,930    
5.000% 05/15/18     1,000,000       1,026,680    
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 07/15/21
    1,485,000       1,562,161    
NC Capital Facilities Finance Agency  
Brevard College Corp.,
Series 2007,
5.000% 10/01/26
    1,000,000       974,850    
Johnson & Wales University,
Series 2003 A,
Insured: XLCA
5.250% 04/01/21
    1,000,000       1,049,650    
PR University of Puerto Rico  
Series 2006,
5.000% 06/01/15
    2,000,000       2,117,660    
Education Total     7,791,931    
Education Total     7,791,931    
Health Care – 10.7%  
Continuing Care Retirement – 0.6%  
NC Medical Care Commission  
Givens Estate, Inc.,
Series 2007,
5.000% 07/01/16
    1,000,000       1,009,100    
Continuing Care Retirement Total     1,009,100    
Hospitals – 10.1%  
AZ University Medical Center Corp.  
Series 2004,
5.250% 07/01/13
    1,000,000       1,043,790    
NC Albemarle Hospital Authority  
Series 2007:
5.250% 10/01/21
    2,000,000       2,042,140    
5.250% 10/01/27     1,000,000       1,003,080    
NC Medical Care Commission  
Forsyth Memorial Hospital,
Series 2003 A:
5.000% 11/01/13
    3,000,000       3,171,780    
5.000% 11/01/17     3,500,000       3,629,955    
Novant Health, Inc.,
Series 1996,
5.125% 05/01/08
    1,715,000       1,716,852    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Wilson Medical Center,
Series 2007,
5.000% 11/01/19
    3,385,000       3,498,736    
NC University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill  
Series 1999,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 02/15/12
    1,690,000       1,742,779    
Hospitals Total     17,849,112    
Health Care Total     18,858,212    
Housing – 5.8%  
Multi-Family – 2.3%  
NC Medical Care Commission  
ARC Project,
Series 2004 A,
5.800% 10/01/34
    4,000,000       4,102,880    
Multi-Family Total     4,102,880    
Single-Family – 3.5%  
NC Housing Finance Agency  
Series 1994 Y,
6.300% 09/01/15
    225,000       227,201    
Series 1996 A-5, AMT,
5.550% 01/01/19
    1,920,000       1,964,006    
Series 1998 A-2, AMT,
5.200% 01/01/20
    875,000       880,329    
Series 1999 A-3, AMT,
5.150% 01/01/19
    970,000       978,555    
Series 1999 A-6, AMT,
6.000% 01/01/16
    540,000       550,390    
Series 2000 A-8, AMT:
5.950% 07/01/10
    315,000       322,903    
6.050% 07/01/12     235,000       240,600    
Series 2007-30A, AMT,
5.000% 07/01/23 (a)
    1,000,000       1,006,560    
Single-Family Total     6,170,544    
Housing Total     10,273,424    
Industrials – 4.9%  
Forest Products & Paper – 4.3%  
NC Haywood County Industrial Facilities & Pollution
Control Financing Authority
 
International Paper Co.
Series 1999, AMT,
6.400% 11/01/24
    4,000,000       4,136,880    
Series 2007 A,
4.150% 03/01/14
    3,600,000       3,464,100    
Forest Products & Paper Total     7,600,980    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Other Industrial Development Bonds – 0.6%  
NC Mecklenberg County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority  
Fluor Corp.,
Series 1993,
5.250% 12/01/09
    1,005,000       1,005,985    
Other Industrial Development Bonds Total     1,005,985    
Industrials Total     8,606,965    
Other – 21.9%  
Other – 1.4%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B:
5.000% 12/01/12
    2,000,000       2,106,120    
5.000% 12/01/15     260,000       275,951    
Other Total     2,382,071    
Refunded/Escrowed (b) – 19.4%  
NC Brunswick County  
Series 2000,
Insured: FSA,
Pre-refunded 06/01/10,
5.500% 06/01/20
    1,000,000       1,058,920    
NC Charlotte  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 06/01/10,
5.500% 06/01/12
    1,000,000       1,058,920    
Water & Sewer System,
Series 1999,
Pre-refunded 06/01/09,
5.375% 06/01/19
    2,545,000       2,647,665    
NC Durham Water & Sewer Utility System  
Series 2001,
Pre-refunded 06/01/11,
5.250% 06/01/16
    1,000,000       1,067,540    
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency  
Series 1986 A,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.000% 01/01/17
    2,165,000       2,323,478    
Series 1988 A,
Pre-refunded 01/01/22,
6.000% 01/01/26
    1,000,000       1,193,940    
NC Iredell County Public Facilities Corp.  
Series 2000,
Insured: AMBAC,
Pre-refunded 06/01/10,
5.125% 06/01/18
    2,180,000       2,287,757    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
NC Johnson County  
Series 2000,
Insured: FGIC,
Pre-refunded 03/01/10:
5.500% 03/01/12
    1,305,000       1,376,201    
5.500% 03/01/15     1,925,000       2,047,699    
5.500% 03/01/16     2,700,000       2,872,098    
NC Medical Care Commission  
Pitt County Memorial Hospital,
Series 1998 B,
Pre-refunded 12/01/08:
4.750% 12/01/28
    1,000,000       1,023,360    
5.000% 12/01/18     1,000,000       1,026,210    
NC Orange County  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 04/01/10:
5.300% 04/01/17
    1,000,000       1,059,950    
5.300% 04/01/18     3,445,000       3,651,528    
NC Pitt County  
Series 2000 B,
Insured: FSA,
Pre-refunded 04/01/10:
5.500% 04/01/25
    1,000,000       1,055,560    
5.750% 04/01/16     1,390,000       1,475,499    
NC Randolph County  
Series 2000,
Insured: FSA,
Pre-refunded 06/01/09:
5.500% 06/01/14
    1,115,000       1,162,231    
5.500% 06/01/15     1,000,000       1,042,360    
5.750% 06/01/22     1,350,000       1,412,627    
NC Wake County  
Series 1993,
Insured: MBIA,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.125% 10/01/26 (c)
    3,065,000       3,292,270    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     34,135,813    
Tobacco – 1.1%  
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.  
Series 2007 1A,
4.250% 06/01/12
    2,000,000       1,959,220    
Tobacco Total     1,959,220    
Other Total     38,477,104    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Tax-Backed – 37.9%  
Local Appropriated – 16.4%  
NC Burke County  
Series 2006 B,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 04/01/18
    1,425,000       1,518,223    
NC Cabarrus County  
Series 2001,
5.500% 04/01/13
    2,000,000       2,153,280    
Series 2007,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 02/01/13
    400,000       425,176    
NC Catawba County  
Series 2004,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 06/01/14
    1,500,000       1,630,035    
NC Chapel Hill  
Series 2005,
5.250% 06/01/21
    1,360,000       1,442,702    
NC Chatham County  
Series 2006,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 06/01/20
    1,065,000       1,128,730    
NC Concord  
Series 2001 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 06/01/17
    1,490,000       1,561,073    
NC Craven County  
Series 2007,
Insured: MBIA:
5.000% 06/01/18
    2,825,000       3,029,954    
5.000% 06/01/19     1,825,000       1,945,377    
NC Dare County  
Series 2005,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 06/01/20
    3,005,000       3,155,130    
NC Gaston County  
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 12/01/15
    1,350,000       1,457,149    
NC Greenville  
Series 2004,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 06/01/22
    2,180,000       2,301,513    
NC Henderson County  
Series 2006 A,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 06/01/16
    1,060,000       1,142,797    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
NC Nash County  
Series 2004,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 06/01/17
    1,900,000       2,036,895    
NC Randolph County  
Series 2004,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/01/14
    1,640,000       1,758,178    
NC Sampson County  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/01/16
    1,000,000       1,078,110    
NC Wilmington  
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 06/01/17
    1,005,000       1,077,390    
Local Appropriated Total     28,841,712    
Local General Obligations – 13.7%  
NC Cabarrus County  
Series 2006:
5.000% 03/01/15
    1,000,000       1,084,170    
5.000% 03/01/16     1,000,000       1,088,580    
NC Charlotte  
Series 2002 C:
5.000% 07/01/20
    1,570,000       1,649,819    
5.000% 07/01/22     1,265,000       1,318,130    
NC Craven County  
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 05/01/19
    1,000,000       1,055,270    
NC Cumberland County  
Series 1998,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 03/01/17
    1,000,000       1,025,550    
NC Forsyth County  
Series 2003 B,
4.750% 03/01/22
    1,945,000       1,994,461    
NC Gaston County  
Series 2002,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 06/01/20
    1,500,000       1,605,525    
NC High Point  
Series 2002,
Insured: MBIA
4.500% 06/01/14
    1,275,000       1,331,508    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
NC Iredell County  
Series 2006,
5.000% 02/01/19
    2,420,000       2,584,608    
NC Mecklenburg County  
Series 1993,
6.000% 04/01/11
    1,000,000       1,081,860    
Series 2001 A,
5.000% 04/01/16
    1,170,000       1,242,177    
NC New Hanover County  
Series 2001:
4.600% 06/01/14
    1,750,000       1,830,343    
5.000% 06/01/17     2,000,000       2,124,860    
NC Orange County  
Series 2005 A,
5.000% 04/01/22
    2,000,000       2,112,260    
NC Wilmington  
Series 1997 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 04/01/11
    1,000,000       1,021,070    
Local General Obligations Total     24,150,191    
Special Non-Property Tax – 4.2%  
NC Charlotte Storm Water Fee  
Series 2006,
5.000% 06/01/17
    1,120,000       1,211,762    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway &
Transportation Authority
 
Series 2003 AA,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 07/01/18
    3,500,000       3,961,685    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure
Financing Authority
 
Series 2005 C,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/22
    2,000,000       2,267,140    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     7,440,587    
State General Obligations – 3.6%  
NC State  
Series 2001 A,
4.750% 03/01/14
    5,000,000       5,249,450    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/17
    1,000,000       1,133,980    
State General Obligations Total     6,383,430    
Tax-Backed Total     66,815,920    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Transportation – 0.6%  
Airports – 0.6%  
NC Charlotte  
Series 1999 B, AMT,
Insured: MBIA
6.000% 07/01/24
    1,000,000       1,042,190    
Airports Total     1,042,190    
Transportation Total     1,042,190    
Utilities – 10.9%  
Joint Power Authority – 3.8%  
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency  
Series 1993 B,
Insured: FGIC
6.000% 01/01/22
    3,000,000       3,521,610    
Series 2005,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 01/01/20
    3,000,000       3,219,870    
Joint Power Authority Total     6,741,480    
Municipal Electric – 2.2%  
NC Greenville Utilities Commission  
Series 2000 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 09/01/19
    1,000,000       1,034,500    
PR Electric Power Authority  
Series 2007 TT,
5.000% 07/01/22
    1,000,000       1,035,070    
Series 2007 VV,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 07/01/25
    1,690,000       1,874,480    
Municipal Electric Total     3,944,050    
Water & Sewer – 4.9%  
NC Charlotte  
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 07/01/19
    1,385,000       1,487,989    
NC Greensboro City  
Series 2006,
5.250% 06/01/17
    2,000,000       2,219,500    
NC Raleigh  
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 03/01/16
    1,500,000       1,628,355    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
NC Winston Salem  
Series 2007 A,
5.000% 06/01/19
    3,000,000       3,230,070    
Water & Sewer Total     8,565,914    
Utilities Total     19,251,444    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $167,583,779)
    171,117,190    

 

Investment Company – 0.7%

    Shares      
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (d)(e)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    1,238,000       1,238,000    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $1,238,000)
    1,238,000    
Total Investments – 97.8%
(Cost of $168,821,779) (f)
    172,355,190    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 2.2%     3,837,634    
Net Assets – 100.0%     176,192,824    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(b)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(c)  A portion of this security with a market value of $322,245 is pledged as
collateral for open futures contracts.

(d)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(e)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     2,131,319    
Shares purchased:     34,054,642    
Shares sold:     (34,947,961 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     1,238,000    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 82,250    
Value at end of period:   $ 1,238,000    

 

(f)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $168,821,779.

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open short futures contract:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
10-Year
U.S.
Treasury
Notes
    122     $ 13,332,313     $ 13,360,510     Dec-07   $ 28,197    

 

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
XLCA   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.  

 

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     37.9    
Other     21.9    
Utilities     10.9    
Health Care     10.7    
Housing     5.8    
Industrials     4.9    
Education     4.4    
Transportation     0.6    
      97.1    
Investment Company     0.7    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     2.2    
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
47



Investment PortfolioColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 98.5%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 7.5%  
Education – 7.5%  
IL Educational Facilities Authority  
DePaul University,
Series 2003 C,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 09/01/18
    8,650,000       8,732,434    
SC Educational Facilities Authority  
Wofford College,
Series 2007 A,
5.000% 04/01/36
    1,000,000       992,480    
SC Florence Darlington Commissions for
Technical Education
 
Series 2005 A,
Insurer: MBIA:
5.000% 03/01/18
    1,725,000       1,834,814    
5.000% 03/01/20     1,905,000       2,006,251    
Education Total     13,565,979    
Education Total     13,565,979    
Health Care – 14.0%  
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.6%  
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority  
Episcopal Church Home,
Series 2007:
5.000% 04/01/15
    525,000       537,033    
5.000% 04/01/16     600,000       612,714    
Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc.,
Series 2007,
5.375% 05/01/21
    1,000,000       975,970    
Wesley Commons,
Series 2006,
5.125% 10/01/26
    1,000,000       929,420    
Continuing Care Retirement Total     3,055,137    
Hospitals – 12.4%  
SC Charleston County Hospital Facility  
Care Alliance Health Services,
Series 1999 A,
Insured: FSA:
5.000% 08/15/12
    1,000,000       1,032,150    
5.125% 08/15/15     6,370,000       6,893,869    
SC Horry County Hospital Facilities  
Conway Hospital,
Series 1998,
Insured: AMBAC:
4.750% 07/01/10
    1,100,000       1,120,614    
4.875% 07/01/11     1,200,000       1,223,136    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority  
Anderson Area Medical Center,
Series 1999,
Insured: FSA
5.300% 02/01/14
    4,375,000       4,501,394    
Georgetown Memorial Hospital,
Series 2001,
Insured: RAD
5.250% 02/01/21
    1,250,000       1,269,000    
SC Lexington County Health Services District  
Lexmed Inc.,
Series 2007,
5.000% 11/01/17
    2,230,000       2,327,473    
Lexmed, Inc.,
Series 1997,
Insured: FSA
5.125% 11/01/21
    3,000,000       3,090,960    
SC Spartanburg County Health Services District  
Series 1997 B,
Insured: MBIA
5.125% 04/15/17
    1,000,000       1,006,870    
Hospitals Total     22,465,466    
Health Care Total     25,520,603    
Industrials – 3.1%  
Forest Products & Paper – 3.1%  
SC Georgetown County Environmental Control  
International Paper Co.,
Series 1997 A, AMT,
5.700% 10/01/21
    500,000       504,330    
SC Georgetown County Pollution Control  
International Paper Co.,
Series 1999 A,
5.125% 02/01/12
    5,000,000       5,132,600    
Forest Products & Paper Total     5,636,930    
Industrials Total     5,636,930    
Other – 10.3%  
Other – 0.1%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B,
5.000% 12/01/15
    260,000       275,951    
Other Total     275,951    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
48



Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 8.2%  
SC Berkeley County Water & Sewer  
Series 2003,
Pre-refunded 01/03/13,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 06/01/19
    845,000       915,042    
SC Charleston County Hospital Facility  
Series 1992,
Escrowed to Maturity,
Insured: MBIA
6.000% 10/01/09
    770,000       771,463    
SC Georgetown County School District  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 03/01/11,
5.250% 03/01/19
    1,000,000       1,054,010    
SC Jobs-Economic Development Authority  
Palmetto Health Alliance,
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 12/12/10,
7.125% 12/15/15
    5,500,000       6,175,730    
SC Lexington County Health Services  
Series 2003,
Pre-refunded 11/01/13,
5.500% 11/01/23
    2,000,000       2,192,380    
SC Lexington Water & Sewer Authority  
Series 1997,
Pre-refunded 10/01/14,
Insured: RAD
5.450% 04/01/19
    2,000,000       2,076,780    
SC Medical University of South Carolina  
Series 1999,
Escrowed to Maturity,
5.500% 07/01/09
    1,575,000       1,627,621    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     14,813,026    
Tobacco – 2.0%  
SC Tobacco Settlement Management Authority  
Series 2001 B,
6.375% 05/15/28
    3,500,000       3,598,980    
Tobacco Total     3,598,980    
Other Total     18,687,957    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Resource Recovery – 2.3%  
Resource Recovery – 2.3%  
SC Charleston County Resources Recovery  
Foster Wheeler Charleston,
Series 1997, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
5.250% 01/01/10
    4,000,000       4,124,160    
Resource Recovery Total     4,124,160    
Resource Recovery Total     4,124,160    
Tax-Backed – 30.2%  
Local Appropriated – 17.0%  
SC Berkeley County School District  
Series 2006:
5.000% 12/01/21
    2,000,000       2,077,420    
5.000% 12/01/22     3,545,000       3,668,721    
SC Charleston County Certificates of Participation  
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA
5.125% 06/01/17
    2,470,000       2,648,902    
SC Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corp.  
Series 2005,
5.250% 12/01/26
    3,000,000       3,143,910    
Series 2006,
5.000% 12/01/19
    2,000,000       2,103,540    
SC Dorchester County School District No. 002  
Series 2004,
5.250% 12/01/29
    1,000,000       1,016,650    
Series 2006,
5.000% 12/01/30
    1,000,000       998,570    
SC Greenville County School District I  
Series 2003,
5.250% 12/01/16
    4,625,000       4,938,806    
Series 2006:
5.000% 12/01/15
    3,290,000       3,539,152    
Insured: FSA
5.000% 12/01/15
    500,000       537,505    
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp.  
Series 2006,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 08/01/14
    1,600,000       1,716,432    
SC Newberry Investing in Educational School District  
Series 2005,
5.250% 12/01/15
    1,265,000       1,336,295    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
49



Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
SC Scago Educational Facilities Corp. for
Colleton School District
 
Series 2006:
5.000% 12/01/14
    1,325,000       1,424,998    
Insured: FSA
5.000% 12/01/11
    1,500,000       1,578,285    
Local Appropriated Total     30,729,186    
Local General Obligations – 9.0%  
IL Chicago  
Series 2001 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 01/01/14
    655,000       697,064    
SC Anderson County School District No. 004  
Series 2005,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 03/01/19
    1,115,000       1,210,333    
SC Berkeley County School District  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 01/15/18
    3,000,000       3,261,570    
SC Dorchester County  
Series 2006 A,
Insurer: XLCA
5.000% 05/01/15
    1,000,000       1,082,780    
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp.  
Series 2005 A,
Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 12/01/17
    1,960,000       2,116,839    
SC Richland County School District No. 001  
Series 2001 A,
5.250% 03/01/19
    3,570,000       3,771,455    
SC Spartanburg County School District No. 007  
Series 2001:
5.000% 03/01/18
    2,000,000       2,161,900    
5.000% 03/01/21     1,940,000       2,065,925    
Local General Obligations Total     16,367,866    
Special Non-Property Tax – 3.6%  
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority  
Series 2002 B,
Insured: MBIA
5.750% 06/15/23
    2,000,000       2,168,160    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure
Financing Authority
 
Series 2005 C,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/22
    2,505,000       2,839,593    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
SC Hilton Head Island Public Facilities Corp.  
Series 2002,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 12/01/16
    1,440,000       1,544,875    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     6,552,628    
State General Obligations – 0.6%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/17
    1,000,000       1,133,980    
State General Obligations Total     1,133,980    
Tax-Backed Total     54,783,660    
Transportation – 4.8%  
Transportation – 4.8%  
SC Transportation Infrastructure Bank  
Series 2005 A,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 10/01/20 (b)
    7,880,000       8,752,946    
Transportation Total     8,752,946    
Transportation Total     8,752,946    
Utilities – 26.3%  
Investor Owned – 2.0%  
SC Jobs-Economic Development Authority  
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.,
Series 2002, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
4.200% 11/01/12
    3,615,000       3,666,694    
Investor Owned Total     3,666,694    
Joint Power Authority – 8.3%  
SC Public Service Authority  
Series 1999 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.625% 01/01/13
    2,000,000       2,103,640    
Series 2001 A,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 01/01/18
    1,615,000       1,715,291    
Series 2002 A,
Insured: FSA
5.500% 01/01/17
    1,480,000       1,602,204    
Series 2002 D,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 01/01/18
    2,000,000       2,104,540    
Series 2006 C,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 01/01/15
    1,000,000       1,077,410    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
50



Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency  
Series 2002,
6.000% 10/01/16
    3,000,000       3,134,160    
WA Energy Northwest  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 07/01/17
    3,000,000       3,222,600    
Joint Power Authority Total     14,959,845    
Municipal Electric – 2.9%  
SC Rock Hill Utility System  
Series 2003 A,
Insured: FSA:
5.250% 01/01/13
    2,350,000       2,534,122    
5.375% 01/01/19     1,500,000       1,605,645    
SC Winnsboro Utility  
Series 1999,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 08/15/13
    1,020,000       1,108,322    
Municipal Electric Total     5,248,089    
Water & Sewer – 13.1%  
SC Berkeley County Water & Sewer  
Series 2003,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 06/01/19
    155,000       165,470    
SC Camden Public Utility  
Series 1997,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 03/01/17
    50,000       51,073    
SC Columbia Water & Sewer Systems  
Series 1993,
5.500% 02/01/09
    7,000,000       7,187,180    
SC Greenville Waterworks  
Series 2002,
5.250% 02/01/14
    1,555,000       1,653,338    
SC Mount Pleasant Water & Sewer  
Series 2002,
Insured: FGIC:
5.250% 12/01/16
    1,980,000       2,124,203    
5.250% 12/01/18     1,270,000       1,352,639    
SC North Charleston Water & Sewer District  
Series 2002,
Insured: FSA
5.500% 07/01/17
    3,040,000       3,291,013    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
SC Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority  
Series 2005 B,
Insured: FSA:
5.250% 03/01/16
    6,250,000       6,882,313    
5.250% 03/01/19     1,000,000       1,102,890    
Water & Sewer Total     23,810,119    
Utilities Total     47,684,747    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $174,844,215)
    178,756,982    

 

Investment Company – 0.7%

    Shares      
Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (c)(d)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    1,247,220       1,247,220    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $1,247,220)
    1,247,220    
Total Investments – 99.2%
(Cost of $176,091,435) (e)
    180,004,202    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.8%     1,482,944    
Net Assets – 100.0%     181,487,146    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(b)  A portion of this security with a market value of $333,234 is pledged as
collateral for open futures contracts.

(c)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(d)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     3,867,089    
Shares purchased:     13,651,693    
Shares sold:     (16,271,562 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     1,247,220    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 53,953    
Value at end of period:   $ 1,247,220    

 

(e)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $176,091,435.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open short futures contract:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
10-Year
U.S.
Treasury
Notes
    120     $ 13,113,750     $ 13,141,485     Dec-07   $ 27,735    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
51



Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  
RAD   Radian Asset Assurance, Inc.  
XLCA   XL Capital Assurance, Inc.  

 

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     30.2    
Utilities     26.3    
Health Care     15.2    
Other     9.1    
Education     7.5    
Transportation     4.8    
Industrials     3.1    
Resource Recovery     2.3    
      98.5    
Investment Company     0.7    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     0.8    
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
52



Investment PortfolioColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds – 98.3%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Education – 2.0%  
Education – 2.0%  
VA Amherst Industrial Development Authority  
Sweet Briar Institute,
Series 2006,
5.000% 09/01/26
    1,000,000       992,710    
VA College Building Authority  
Regent University,
Series 2006,
5.000% 06/01/21
    1,100,000       1,114,300    
Roanoke College,
Series 2007,
5.000% 04/01/23
    1,000,000       1,025,100    
University of Richmond,
Series 2002 A,
5.000% 03/01/32
    1,500,000       1,528,395    
Washington & Lee University,
Series 2006,
5.000% 01/01/15
    610,000       658,830    
VA Roanoke County Industrial Development Authority  
Hollins College,
Series 1998,
5.200% 03/15/17
    1,115,000       1,142,273    
Education Total     6,461,608    
Education Total     6,461,608    
Health Care – 8.7%  
Continuing Care Retirement – 1.7%  
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority  
Goodwin House, Inc.,
Series 2007,
5.000% 10/01/22
    2,500,000       2,517,600    
Greenspring Village, Inc.,
Series 2006 A,
4.750% 10/01/26
    2,000,000       1,878,360    
VA Henrico County Economic Development Authority  
Westminster-Canterbury,
Series 2006,
5.000% 10/01/22
    1,000,000       990,630    
Continuing Care Retirement Total     5,386,590    
Hospitals – 7.0%  
AZ University Medical Center Corp. Hospital Revenue  
Series 2004,
5.250% 07/01/14
    1,000,000       1,043,810    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
MS Hospital Facilities & Equipment Authority  
Forrest County General Hospital,
Series 2000,
Insured: FSA
5.625% 01/01/20
    1,285,000       1,376,505    
VA Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority  
Inova Health Systems,
Series 1993,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 08/15/19
    1,000,000       1,088,000    
VA Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority  
Medicorp Health Systems
Series 2007:
5.250% 06/15/18
    3,000,000       3,189,390    
5.250% 06/15/20     6,495,000       6,891,065    
VA Medical College of Virginia Hospital Authority  
University Health Services,
Series 1998,
Insured: MBIA
4.800% 07/01/11
    1,000,000       1,028,850    
VA Roanoke Industrial Development Authority  
Carilion Health Center,
Series 2002 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 07/01/12
    4,000,000       4,280,600    
VA Small Business Financing Authority Hospital Revenue  
Wellmont Health Systems Project
Series A
5.125% 09/01/22
    710,000       715,190    
VA Stafford County Economic Development Authority
Hospital Facilities
 
Series 2006,
5.250% 06/15/24
    1,000,000       1,029,510    
VA Winchester Industrial Development Authority
Hospital Revenue,
 
Series 2007,
5.000% 01/01/26
    1,250,000       1,274,975    
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority  
Agnesian Healthcare, Inc.,
Series 2001,
6.000% 07/01/21
    1,000,000       1,043,530    
Hospitals Total     22,961,425    
Health Care Total     28,348,015    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
53



Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Housing – 2.7%  
Multi-Family – 2.7%  
VA Housing Development Authority  
Series 2000 B, AMT,
5.875% 08/01/15
    2,655,000       2,744,394    
VA Suffolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority  
Windsor Fieldstone LP,
Series 2001,
4.850% 07/01/31
    5,800,000       6,028,636    
Multi-Family Total     8,773,030    
Housing Total     8,773,030    
Industrials – 1.5%  
Chemicals – 0.2%  
VA Giles County Industrial Development Authority  
Hoechst Celanese Corp.,
Series 1995, AMT,
5.950% 12/01/25
    550,000       550,099    
Chemicals Total     550,099    
Forest Products & Paper – 1.3%  
AL Mobile Industrial Development Board Pollution
Control Revenue
 
International Paper Co.,
Series 1998 B,
4.750% 04/01/10
    2,250,000       2,271,690    
GA Richmond County Development Authority  
International Paper Co.,
Series 2001 A,
5.150% 03/01/15
    1,450,000       1,497,415    
MS Warren County Environmental Improvement  
International Paper Co.,
Series 2000 A, AMT,
6.700% 08/01/18
    500,000       524,310    
Forest Products & Paper Total     4,293,415    
Industrials Total     4,843,514    
Other – 22.1%  
Other – 4.2%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government
Development Bank
 
Series 2006 B:
5.000% 12/01/12
    3,000,000       3,159,180    
5.000% 12/01/14     560,000       594,311    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
VA Norfolk Parking Systems Revenue  
Series 2005 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 02/01/21
    5,170,000       5,426,897    
VA Virginia Beach Development Authority  
Series 2005 A,
5.000% 05/01/21
    4,465,000       4,692,001    
Other Total     13,872,389    
Pool/Bond Bank – 6.6%  
VA Resources Authority Airports Revenue  
Series 2001 A,
5.250% 08/01/18
    1,205,000       1,256,598    
VA Resources Authority Clean Water Revenue  
Series 2005:
5.500% 10/01/19
    5,180,000       5,906,132    
5.500% 10/01/21     6,475,000       7,441,200    
VA Resources Authority Infrastructure Revenue  
Pooled Financing Program:
Series 2002 B,
5.000% 11/01/13
    1,175,000       1,263,760    
Series 2003:
5.000% 11/01/18
    1,075,000       1,136,146    
5.000% 11/01/19     1,125,000       1,188,990    
5.000% 11/01/21     1,185,000       1,250,092    
5.000% 11/01/22     1,100,000       1,151,117    
Series 2005 B,
5.000% 11/01/18
    1,030,000       1,100,565    
Pool/Bond Bank Total     21,694,600    
Refunded/Escrowed (a) – 11.3%  
AZ School Facilities Board  
Series 2002,
Pre-refunded 07/01/12,
5.250% 07/01/14
    2,030,000       2,176,992    
FL Miami-Dade County Health Authority  
Series 2001 A,
Escrow to Maturity
Insured: AMBAC
4.375% 08/15/10
    1,195,000       1,221,398    
TX Trinity River Authority Water Revenue  
Series 2003,
Pre-refunded 02/01/13,
Insured: MBIA
5.500% 02/01/14
    2,795,000       3,048,003    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
VA Arlington County Industrial Development Authority  
Virginia Hospital Center,
Series 2001,
Pre-refunded 07/01/11,
5.500% 07/01/13
    1,000,000       1,075,280    
VA Fairfax County Water & Sewer Authority  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 04/01/10,
5.625% 04/01/25
    3,000,000       3,177,810    
VA Loudoun County  
Series 2001 C,
Pre-refunded 11/01/11,
5.000% 11/01/14
    510,000       542,732    
VA Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority  
Series 2000 B,
Pre-refunded 01/15/11,
Insured: AMBAC
5.500% 01/15/22
    2,000,000       2,136,740    
VA Resources Authority Infrastructure Revenue  
Pooled Financing Program,
Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 05/01/11,
Insured: MBIA:
5.500% 05/01/21
    1,070,000       1,149,169    
5.500% 05/01/22     1,120,000       1,202,869    
VA Richmond  
Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 01/15/10,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 01/15/19
    2,855,000       2,973,654    
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.  
Series 2005:
Refunded to various dates/prices,
5.250% 06/01/19
    4,000,000       4,174,360    
5.500% 06/01/26     4,250,000       4,652,348    
VA Virginia Beach Water & Sewer Revenue  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 08/01/10:
5.250% 08/01/17
    1,790,000       1,872,967    
5.250% 08/01/18     1,935,000       2,024,687    
5.250% 08/01/19     2,035,000       2,129,322    
VA Virginia Beach  
Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 03/01/10,
5.500% 03/01/17
    3,060,000       3,227,688    
Refunded/Escrowed Total     36,786,019    
Other Total     72,353,008    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Resource Recovery – 2.2%  
Disposal – 1.2%  
VA Arlington County Industrial Development Authority  
Ogden Martin Systems of Union,
Series 1998 B, AMT,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 01/01/10
    1,855,000       1,892,694    
VA Southeastern Public Service Authority  
Series 1993 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.100% 07/01/08
    2,000,000       2,024,680    
Disposal Total     3,917,374    
Resource Recovery – 1.0%  
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority  
Series 1998 A, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
6.050% 02/01/09
    3,385,000       3,490,950    
Resource Recovery Total     3,490,950    
Resource Recovery Total     7,408,324    
Tax-Backed – 51.4%  
Local Appropriated – 9.0%  
VA Arlington County Industrial Development Authority  
Series 2004:
5.000% 08/01/17
    1,205,000       1,293,893    
5.000% 08/01/18     1,205,000       1,280,144    
VA Bedford County Economic Development Authority  
Series 2006,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 05/01/15
    1,230,000       1,329,286    
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority  
Series 2003,
5.000% 05/15/15
    6,260,000       6,767,498    
Series 2005 I-A,
5.000% 04/01/19
    1,380,000       1,460,482    
Series 2005,
5.000% 01/15/24
    2,315,000       2,412,485    
VA Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority  
Series 2004,
Insured: MBIA:
5.000% 07/01/14
    1,750,000       1,877,260    
5.000% 07/01/15     1,685,000       1,799,243    
5.000% 07/01/16     1,930,000       2,051,416    
VA James City County Economic Development Authority  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/15/23
    2,000,000       2,114,980    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
VA New Kent County Economic Development Authority  
Series 2006,
Insured: FSA:
5.000% 02/01/15
    1,000,000       1,073,420    
5.000% 02/01/21     2,075,000       2,188,938    
VA Prince William County Industrial Development Authority  
Series 2005,
5.250% 02/01/17
    1,115,000       1,219,776    
Series 2006 A,
Insured: AMBAC:
5.000% 09/01/17
    800,000       858,720    
5.000% 09/01/21     1,625,000       1,710,979    
Local Appropriated Total     29,438,520    
Local General Obligations – 18.7%  
VA Arlington County  
Series 1993,
6.000% 06/01/12
    3,285,000       3,632,881    
Series 2006,
5.000% 08/01/17
    4,000,000       4,353,640    
VA Chesapeake  
Series 1998,
4.650% 08/01/11
    1,000,000       1,028,670    
VA Hampton  
Series 2004,
5.000% 02/01/15
    1,275,000       1,365,487    
Series 2005 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 04/01/18
    1,500,000       1,602,480    
VA Leesburg  
Series 2006 B,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 09/15/17
    1,145,000       1,253,695    
VA Loudoun County  
Series 1998 B,
5.250% 12/01/15
    1,000,000       1,110,070    
Series 2005 A,
5.000% 07/01/14
    4,000,000       4,333,080    
VA Newport News  
Series 2006 B:
5.250% 02/01/18
    3,030,000       3,348,059    
5.250% 02/01/19     2,365,000       2,618,410    
Series 2007 B,
5.250% 07/01/20
    2,000,000       2,224,500    
VA Norfolk  
Series 1998,
Insured: FGIC:
5.000% 07/01/11
    2,450,000       2,499,514    
5.000% 07/01/13     525,000       535,610    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Series 2002 B,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 07/01/11
    2,000,000       2,122,140    
Series 2005,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 03/01/15
    5,070,000       5,489,897    
VA Portsmouth  
Series 2001 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 06/01/17
    1,030,000       1,043,019    
Series 2003,
Insured: FSA:
5.000% 07/01/17
    4,385,000       4,724,224    
5.000% 07/01/19     2,060,000       2,191,861    
Series 2006 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 07/01/16
    1,000,000       1,090,970    
VA Richmond  
Series 2002,
Insured: FSA
5.250% 07/15/11
    2,150,000       2,284,160    
Series 2005 A,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 07/15/15
    8,840,000       9,611,113    
VA Virginia Beach  
Series 2004 B:
5.000% 05/01/13
    1,305,000       1,398,112    
5.000% 05/01/17     1,000,000       1,089,210    
Local General Obligations Total     60,950,802    
Special Non-Property Tax – 9.2%  
IL Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority  
Series 2002 B,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 06/15/11
    4,500,000       4,760,505    
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure
Financing Authority
 
Series 2005 C,
Insured: FGIC:
5.500% 07/01/19
    5,000,000       5,645,050    
5.500% 07/01/22     5,000,000       5,667,850    
VA Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority  
Series 2005:
Insured: MBIA:
5.000% 06/15/15
    2,480,000       2,668,802    
5.000% 06/15/18     3,800,000       4,043,390    
5.000% 06/15/25     3,000,000       3,122,430    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
VA Peninsula Town Center Community
Development Authority
 
Series 2007,
6.250% 09/01/24
    2,000,000       2,048,820    
VA Reynolds Crossing Community Development Authority  
Series 2007,
5.100% 03/01/21
    2,150,000       2,063,162    
Special Non-Property Tax Total     30,020,009    
Special Property Tax – 0.9%  
VA Fairfax County Economic Development Authority  
Series 2004,
Insured: MBIA
5.000% 04/01/24
    2,865,000       2,981,090    
Special Property Tax Total     2,981,090    
State Appropriated – 12.7%  
VA Biotechnology Research Park Authority  
Series 2001,
5.125% 09/01/16
    1,100,000       1,155,517    
VA College Building Authority  
Series 2002 A,
5.000% 02/01/15
    1,270,000       1,336,116    
Series 2004 A,
5.000% 02/01/17
    3,650,000       3,902,872    
Series 2006 A:
5.000% 09/01/13
    2,000,000       2,150,020    
5.000% 09/01/14     2,925,000       3,162,217    
VA Port Authority  
Series 2003, AMT,
Insured: MBIA:
5.125% 07/01/14
    1,360,000       1,452,358    
5.125% 07/01/15     1,430,000       1,519,518    
5.250% 07/01/17     1,585,000       1,681,289    
VA Public Building Authority  
Series 2002 A,
5.000% 08/01/14
    2,790,000       2,954,359    
Series 2005 C,
5.000% 08/01/14
    3,900,000       4,208,178    
Series 2006 A,
5.000% 08/01/15
    6,775,000       7,349,249    
VA Public School Financing Authority  
Series 1998 A,
4.875% 08/01/14
    1,445,000       1,473,972    
Series 2004 C,
5.000% 08/01/16
    8,425,000       9,169,854    
State Appropriated Total     41,515,519    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
State General Obligations – 0.9%  
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 07/01/17
    2,000,000       2,267,960    
VA State  
Series 2004 B,
5.000% 06/01/15
    725,000       781,681    
State General Obligations Total     3,049,641    
Tax-Backed Total     167,955,581    
Transportation – 1.3%  
Air Transportation – 0.6%  
TN Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority  
FedEx Corp.,
Series 2001,
5.000% 09/01/09
    2,000,000       2,034,420    
Air Transportation Total     2,034,420    
Airports – 0.3%  
DC Metropolitan Airport Authority  
Series 1998 B, AMT,
Insured: MBIA
5.250% 10/01/10
    1,000,000       1,024,490    
Airports Total     1,024,490    
Toll Facilities – 0.4%  
VA Richmond Metropolitan Authority  
Series 1998,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 07/15/17
    1,000,000       1,086,650    
Toll Facilities Total     1,086,650    
Transportation Total     4,145,560    
Utilities– 6.4%  
Joint Power Authority – 1.0%  
TX Sam Rayburn Municipal Power Agency  
Series 2002,
6.000% 10/01/16
    2,000,000       2,089,440    
WA Energy Northwest Electric  
Series 2002 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.750% 07/01/18
    1,000,000       1,083,180    
Joint Power Authority Total     3,172,620    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Municipal Electric – 0.3%  
PR Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Power Revenue  
Series V,
Insured: FGIC
5.250% 07/01/24
    1,000,000       1,108,760    
Municipal Electric Total     1,108,760    
Water & Sewer – 5.1%  
VA Fairfax County Water Authority  
Series 2005 B,
5.250% 04/01/19
    1,835,000       2,040,960    
VA Newport News Water Revenue  
Series 2007,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/01/19
    1,035,000       1,111,797    
VA Norfolk  
Series 1995,
Insured: MBIA
5.700% 11/01/10
    2,000,000       2,003,660    
VA Resources Authority  
Series 1998:
5.000% 05/01/18
    2,970,000       3,018,678    
5.000% 05/01/22     2,000,000       2,032,300    
VA Richmond Public Utility Revenue  
Series 2007,
Insured: FSA
4.500% 01/15/21
    1,000,000       1,019,750    
VA Spotsylvania County Systems Revenue  
Insured: FSA
5.000% 06/01/19
    1,030,000       1,106,426    
VA Upper Occoquan Sewage Authority  
Series 1995 A,
Insured: MBIA
5.150% 07/01/20
    1,295,000       1,420,848    
Series 2005,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 07/01/21
    2,640,000       2,776,647    
Water & Sewer Total     16,531,066    
Utilities Total     20,812,446    
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost of $317,282,755)
    321,101,086    

 

Investment Company – 0.8%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Tax Exempt Reserves,
Capital Class (b)(c)
(7 day yield of 3.660%)
    2,539,171       2,539,171    
Total Investment Company
(Cost of $2,539,171)
    2,539,171    
Total Investments – 99.1%
(Cost of $319,821,926) (d)
    323,640,257    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.9%     2,943,810    
Net Assets – 100.0%     326,584,067    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

(b)  Money market mutual fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(c)  Investments in affiliates during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, Capital Class (7 day net yield of 3.660%)

Shares as of 03/31/07:     8,941,227    
Shares purchased:     36,023,944    
Shares sold:     (42,426,000 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:     2,539,171    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $ 95,012    
Value at end of period:   $ 2,539,171    

 

(d)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $319,821,926.

At September 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

Holdings by Revenue Source   % of
Net Assets
 
Tax-Backed     51.4    
Other     22.1    
Health Care     8.7    
Utilities     6.4    
Housing     2.7    
Resource Recovery     2.2    
Education     2.0    
Industrials     1.5    
Transportation     1.3    
      98.3    
Investment Company     0.8    
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     0.9    
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corp.  
AMT   Alternative Minimum Tax  
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.  
FSA   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.  
MBIA   MBIA Insurance Corp.  

 

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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesMunicipal Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Short Term
Municipal
Bond Fund Fund
  California
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Georgia
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  Maryland
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
 
Assets:  
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost     398,265,614       145,647,931       113,496,846       152,945,877    
Affiliated investments, at identified cost     89,000       16,410,000       7,878,790       8,998,964    
Total investments, at identified cost     398,354,614       162,057,931       121,375,636       161,944,841    
Unaffiliated investments, at value     399,746,616       147,257,384       116,196,707       156,040,289    
Affiliated investments, at value     89,000       16,410,000       7,878,790       8,998,964    
Total investments, at value     399,835,616       163,667,384       124,075,497       165,039,253    
Cash     103       548       959       500    
Receivable for:  
Investments sold                          
Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis                 3,574,142          
Fund shares sold     845,531       76,169       2,762       2,149    
Interest     5,268,980       1,824,226       1,547,819       2,217,977    
Dividends from affiliates     1,406       48,003       16,769       27,627    
Futures variation margin                          
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor     44,568       49,804       37,827       25,120    
Other assets                          
Total assets     405,996,204       165,666,134       129,255,775       167,312,626    
Liabilities:  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased           2,579,755                
Investments purchased on delayed deleivery basis           1,087,071       8,668,925          
Fund shares redeemed     600,920       440,288       19,105       46,230    
Distributions     1,024,012       453,277       352,693       474,795    
Investment advisory fee     101,651       51,567       39,495       54,802    
Administration fee     41,959       13,349       9,348       14,485    
Transfer agent fee     12,690       2,126       2,652       4,939    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     14,401       7,622       6,697       7,764    
Trustees' fees     74,582       48,855       89,492       99,870    
Distribution and service fees     19,375       3,687       6,131       9,256    
Custody fee     7,389       2,413       2,120       4,628    
Legal fee     59,863       44,723       39,454       46,091    
Chief compliance officer expenses     173       163       163       150    
Other liabilities     49,577       31,449       28,849       40,277    
Total liabilities     2,006,592       4,766,345       9,265,124       803,287    
Net Assets     403,989,612       160,899,789       119,990,651       166,509,339    
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     410,915,921       159,405,616       118,358,269       165,796,531    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income     86,333       (13,627 )     229,335       200,427    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (8,493,644 )     (101,653 )     (1,296,814 )     (2,582,031 )  
Net unrealized appreciation on:  
Investments     1,481,002       1,609,453       2,699,861       3,094,412    
Futures contracts                          
Net Assets     403,989,612       160,899,789       119,990,651       166,509,339    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    ($)   ($)   ($)  
    North Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  South Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Virginia
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
 
Assets:  
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost     167,583,779       174,844,215       317,282,755    
Affiliated investments, at identified cost     1,238,000       1,247,220       2,539,171    
Total investments, at identified cost     168,821,779       176,091,435       319,821,926    
Unaffiliated investments, at value     171,117,190       178,756,982       321,101,086    
Affiliated investments, at value     1,238,000       1,247,220       2,539,171    
Total investments, at value     172,355,190       180,004,202       323,640,257    
Cash     544       805       590    
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     3,043,625                
Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis                    
Fund shares sold     47,035       31,154       252,439    
Interest     2,532,279       2,348,429       4,117,849    
Dividends from affiliates     5,506       5,906       11,924    
Futures variation margin     11,437       11,250          
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor     24,565       23,884       33,545    
Other assets                 568    
Total assets     178,020,181       182,425,630       328,057,172    
Liabilities:  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased                    
Investments purchased on delayed deleivery basis     1,000,000                
Fund shares redeemed     26,860       103,932       213,432    
Distributions     536,986       557,155       903,617    
Investment advisory fee     58,851       60,205       107,057    
Administration fee     16,064       16,292       32,104    
Transfer agent fee     2,452       7,132       5,128    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     7,887       8,131       10,573    
Trustees' fees     95,832       92,324       96,821    
Distribution and service fees     8,976       10,646       13,042    
Custody fee     2,696       3,021       900    
Legal fee     40,949       45,149       46,177    
Chief compliance officer expenses     152       61       12    
Other liabilities     29,652       34,436       44,242    
Total liabilities     1,827,357       938,484       1,473,105    
Net Assets     176,192,824       181,487,146       326,584,067    
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     171,891,175       176,670,348       321,684,523    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income     779,268       1,152,134       827,358    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (39,227 )     (275,838 )     253,855    
Net unrealized appreciation on:  
Investments     3,533,411       3,912,767       3,818,331    
Futures contracts     28,197       27,735          
Net Assets     176,192,824       181,487,146       326,584,067    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesMunicipal Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

    Short Term
Municipal
Bond Fund Fund
  California
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Georgia
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  Maryland
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
 
Class A  
Net assets   $ 29,215,713     $ 10,046,038     $ 14,748,626     $ 23,685,586    
Shares outstanding     2,865,487       1,049,757       1,407,105       2,244,023    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 10.20     $ 9.57     $ 10.48     $ 10.55    
Maximum sales charge     1.00 %     3.25 %     3.25 %     3.25 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 10.30     $ 9.89     $ 10.83     $ 10.90    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 677,989     $ 765,128     $ 1,640,814     $ 3,068,142    
Shares outstanding     66,498       80,041       156,461       290,534    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 10.20     $ 9.56     $ 10.49     $ 10.56    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 13,962,455     $ 1,172,239     $ 1,851,774     $ 1,659,452    
Shares outstanding     1,369,447       122,480       176,651       157,229    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 10.20     $ 9.57     $ 10.48     $ 10.55    
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 360,133,455     $ 148,916,384     $ 101,749,437     $ 138,096,159    
Shares outstanding     35,325,369       15,590,075       9,707,326       13,082,034    
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 10.19     $ 9.55     $ 10.48     $ 10.56    

 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

(b)  On sales of $100,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    North Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  South Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Virginia
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
 
Class A  
Net assets   $ 17,407,232     $ 16,885,198     $ 47,761,515    
Shares outstanding     1,690,804       1,657,932       4,464,475    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 10.30     $ 10.18     $ 10.70    
Maximum sales charge     3.25 %     3.25 %     3.25 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 10.65     $ 10.52     $ 11.06    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 3,087,459     $ 2,431,781     $ 2,705,490    
Shares outstanding     299,942       238,719       252,848    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 10.29     $ 10.19     $ 10.70    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 3,228,416     $ 5,762,014     $ 1,140,001    
Shares outstanding     313,581       565,468       106,577    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 10.30     $ 10.19     $ 10.70    
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 152,469,717     $ 156,408,153     $ 274,977,061    
Shares outstanding     14,816,241       15,353,819       25,706,363    
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 10.29     $ 10.19     $ 10.70    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of OperationsMunicipal Bond Funds
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    $   $   $   $  
    Short Term
Municipal
Bond Fund
  California
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  Georgia
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Maryland
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
 
Investment Income  
Interest     7,769,428       2,985,732       2,665,301       3,647,767    
Dividends from affiliates     36,571       140,233       48,757       153,809    
Total Investment Income     7,805,999       3,125,965       2,714,058       3,801,576    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee     617,594       296,858       239,193       335,772    
Administration fee     251,518       73,760       54,310       86,909    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     2,581       3,147       6,566       12,675    
Class C     58,253       4,496       7,375       6,335    
Service fee:  
Class A     39,782       10,702       18,591       30,885    
Class B     860       1,049       2,189       4,225    
Class C     19,418       1,499       2,458       2,112    
Transfer agent fee     19,416       3,674       6,450       9,027    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     64,401       43,059       39,182       44,304    
Trustees' fee     8,732       5,026       9,527       11,531    
Custody fee     12,061       6,301       5,589       7,696    
Legal fees     35,468       29,646       24,177       31,916    
Chief compliance officer expenses     346       460       456       301    
Other expenses     81,600       39,338       37,278       43,330    
Total Expenses     1,212,030       519,015       453,341       627,018    
Expenses waived/reimbursed by Investment
Advisor/Administrator
    (267,204 )     (126,859 )     (117,033 )     (151,022 )  
Expense reductions     (473 )     (189 )     (137 )     (49 )  
Net Expenses     944,353       391,967       336,171       475,947    
Net Investment Income     6,861,646       2,733,998       2,377,887       3,325,629    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
and Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (296,245 )     1,058       (115,572 )     101,936    
Futures contracts                 (11,038 )        
Net realized gain (loss)     (296,245 )     1,058       (126,610 )     101,936    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     1,125,019       (700,010 )     (594,418 )     (1,352,690 )  
Futures contracts                          
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     1,125,019       (700,010 )     (594,418 )     (1,352,690 )  
Net Gain (Loss)     828,774       (698,952 )     (721,028 )     (1,250,754 )  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     7,690,420       2,035,046       1,656,859       2,074,875    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    $   $   $  
    North Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
  South Carolina
Intermediate
Municipal
Bond Fund
  Virginia
Intermediate
Municipal
Fund
 
Investment Income  
Interest     4,076,209       4,091,068       6,847,314    
Dividends from affiliates     82,250       53,953       95,012    
Total Investment Income     4,158,459       4,145,021       6,942,326    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee     370,377       365,657       647,313    
Administration fee     98,590       96,993       192,050    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     12,457       9,659       10,885    
Class C     12,836       22,799       4,823    
Service fee:  
Class A     22,224       21,195       59,805    
Class B     4,152       3,219       3,628    
Class C     4,279       7,600       1,608    
Transfer agent fee     7,201       10,131       13,669    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     46,206       44,671       58,543    
Trustees' fee     9,398       10,130       10,128    
Custody fee     8,437       6,869       6,214    
Legal fees     30,303       30,448       31,004    
Chief compliance officer expenses     304       365       343    
Other expenses     41,580       38,014       57,053    
Total Expenses     668,344       667,750       1,097,066    
Expenses waived/reimbursed by Investment
Advisor/Administrator
    (147,951 )     (145,961 )     (204,397 )  
Expense reductions     (1,474 )     (94 )     (257 )  
Net Expenses     518,919       521,695       892,412    
Net Investment Income     3,639,540       3,623,326       6,049,914    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
and Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     289,567       40,038       151,555    
Futures contracts     (302,377 )     (297,420 )     286,780    
Net realized gain (loss)     (12,810 )     (257,382 )     438,335    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (1,654,478 )     (1,037,094 )     (1,533,381 )  
Futures contracts     28,197       27,735          
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (1,626,281 )     (1,009,359 )     (1,533,381 )  
Net Gain (Loss)     (1,639,091 )     (1,266,741 )     (1,095,046 )  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     2,000,449       2,356,585       4,954,868    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsMunicipal Bond Funds

    Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
  California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     6,861,646       15,350,173       2,733,998       5,022,168       2,377,887       4,929,421       3,325,629       7,010,564    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
and futures contracts
    (296,245 )     (2,595,153 )     1,058       (75,389 )     (126,610 )     394,628       101,936       (198,230 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments and
futures contracts
    1,125,019       4,045,123       (700,010 )     2,040,903       (594,418 )     3,101       (1,352,690 )     1,304,132    
Net increase resulting from operations     7,690,420       16,800,143       2,035,046       6,987,682       1,656,859       5,327,150       2,074,875       8,116,466    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (500,470 )     (1,218,652 )     (148,102 )     (265,166 )     (281,792 )     (634,308 )     (467,239 )     (957,155 )  
Class B     (8,247 )     (17,711 )     (11,374 )     (27,429 )     (26,604 )     (70,349 )     (51,179 )     (174,008 )  
Class C     (186,225 )     (444,318 )     (16,240 )     (34,638 )     (29,911 )     (61,968 )     (25,597 )     (56,726 )  
Class Z     (6,167,672 )     (13,669,413 )     (2,558,282 )     (4,694,935 )     (2,039,580 )     (4,162,796 )     (2,781,614 )     (5,822,675 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A                                                  
Class B                                                  
Class C                                                  
Class Z                                                  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (6,862,614 )     (15,350,094 )     (2,733,998 )     (5,022,168 )     (2,377,887 )     (4,929,421 )     (3,325,629 )     (7,010,564 )  
Share Transactions  
Class A  
Subscriptions     2,423,050       4,110,072       2,286,803       4,701,281       733,654       1,490,712       1,254,191       3,044,033    
Distributions reinvested     336,632       875,604       112,342       168,276       190,945       429,768       378,687       773,796    
Redemptions     (6,463,620 )     (24,263,686 )     (1,437,298 )     (3,004,380 )     (1,659,314 )     (4,300,382 )     (2,495,680 )     (8,108,533 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (3,703,938 )     (19,278,010 )     961,847       1,865,177       (734,715 )     (2,379,902 )     (862,802 )     (4,290,704 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions                 20,000       129,595       50,785       141,561             49,329    
Distributions reinvested     7,015       15,459       7,053       12,554       21,904       59,735       33,203       119,576    
Redemptions     (69,864 )     (182,879 )     (129,007 )     (541,230 )     (378,595 )     (829,744 )     (1,093,055 )     (3,861,009 )  
Net Decrease     (62,849 )     (167,420 )     (101,954 )     (399,081 )     (305,906 )     (628,448 )     (1,059,852 )     (3,692,104 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     236,209       615,012             117       192,968       238,000       10,810       6,371    
Distributions reinvested     109,038       258,426       6,123       12,073       14,333       29,539       22,527       46,151    
Redemptions     (2,956,151 )     (7,237,515 )     (99,233 )     (95,947 )     (220,136 )     (584,524 )     (127,556 )     (275,996 )  
Net Decrease     (2,610,904 )     (6,364,077 )     (93,110 )     (83,757 )     (12,835 )     (316,985 )     (94,219 )     (223,474 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     3,639,540       6,884,338       3,623,326       7,410,435       6,049,914       12,092,644    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
and futures contracts
    (12,810 )     454,190       (257,382 )     914,243       438,335       297,842    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments and
futures contracts
    (1,626,281 )     278,717       (1,009,359 )     383,575       (1,533,381 )     3,031,065    
Net increase resulting from operations     2,000,449       7,617,245       2,356,585       8,708,253       4,954,868       15,421,551    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (332,876 )     (699,129 )     (320,824 )     (661,285 )     (846,829 )     (1,809,970 )  
Class B     (49,722 )     (122,608 )     (39,051 )     (105,982 )     (40,449 )     (105,356 )  
Class C     (51,319 )     (140,808 )     (92,371 )     (202,019 )     (17,961 )     (40,227 )  
Class Z     (3,205,623 )     (5,921,793 )     (3,171,080 )     (6,441,149 )     (5,144,676 )     (10,137,092 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A           (99,850 )     (28,635 )     (78,293 )           (218,595 )  
Class B           (21,355 )     (4,321 )     (15,062 )           (16,617 )  
Class C           (26,005 )     (10,307 )     (30,412 )           (6,015 )  
Class Z           (791,581 )     (266,009 )     (723,990 )           (1,133,712 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (3,639,540 )     (7,823,129 )     (3,932,598 )     (8,258,192 )     (6,049,915 )     (13,467,584 )  
Share Transactions  
Class A  
Subscriptions     953,215       2,212,162       857,348       1,400,639       1,636,942       2,154,951    
Distributions reinvested     228,363       568,331       222,143       471,264       588,415       1,421,892    
Redemptions     (2,321,235 )     (3,203,773 )     (1,493,945 )     (3,308,273 )     (3,219,301 )     (8,009,387 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (1,139,657 )     (423,280 )     (414,454 )     (1,436,370 )     (993,944 )     (4,432,544 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     172,467       10,099       48,000       234,183       22,367       48,757    
Distributions reinvested     33,090       93,674       29,383       77,933       20,834       74,076    
Redemptions     (862,480 )     (800,670 )     (485,937 )     (1,589,049 )     (441,484 )     (1,387,982 )  
Net Decrease     (656,923 )     (696,897 )     (408,554 )     (1,276,933 )     (398,283 )     (1,265,149 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     101,149       460,455       380,338       633,778       28,193       153,069    
Distributions reinvested     10,870       25,349       50,915       109,190       14,085       33,051    
Redemptions     (610,818 )     (1,374,325 )     (941,846 )     (1,489,569 )     (235,017 )     (306,978 )  
Net Decrease     (498,799 )     (888,521 )     (510,593 )     (746,601 )     (192,739 )     (120,858 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsMunicipal Bond Funds (continued)

    Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
  California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Class Z  
Subscriptions     32,661,315       65,182,894       28,812,161       32,654,376       10,314,447       18,409,945       9,464,106       15,922,883    
Distributions reinvested     143,167       288,143       45,461       67,514       41,837       39,415       44,800       103,557    
Redemptions     (53,939,726 )     (215,962,151 )     (12,202,887 )     (23,921,634 )     (8,542,738 )     (20,511,445 )     (11,481,590 )     (24,409,370 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (21,135,244 )     (150,491,114 )     16,654,735       8,800,256       1,813,546       (2,062,085 )     (1,972,684 )     (8,382,930 )  
Net Increase (Decrease) from
Share Transactions
    (27,512,935 )     (176,300,621 )     17,421,518       10,182,595       760,090       (5,387,420 )     (3,989,557 )     (16,589,212 )  
Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets
    (26,685,129 )     (174,850,572 )     16,722,566       12,148,109       39,062       (4,989,691 )     (5,240,311 )     (15,483,310 )  
Net Assets  
Beginning of year     430,674,741       605,525,313       144,177,223       132,029,114       119,951,589       124,941,280       171,749,650       187,232,960    
End of year     403,989,612       430,674,741       160,899,789       144,177,223       119,990,651       119,951,589       166,509,339       171,749,650    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net
investment income at the end of period
    86,333       87,301       (13,627 )     (13,627 )     229,335       229,335       200,427       200,427    
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     238,720       405,014       241,716       489,572       70,277       141,080       118,908       287,072    
Issued for distributions reinvested     33,157       86,217       11,792       17,546       18,275       40,786       35,971       72,891    
Redemptions     (635,915 )     (2,389,424 )     (149,799 )     (314,352 )     (158,462 )     (409,338 )     (236,989 )     (766,752 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (364,038 )     (1,898,193 )     103,709       192,766       (69,910 )     (227,472 )     (82,110 )     (406,789 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions                 2,116       13,619       4,896       13,423             4,639    
Issued for distributions reinvested     691       1,522       742       1,311       2,095       5,667       3,151       11,272    
Redemptions     (6,876 )     (18,003 )     (13,712 )     (56,798 )     (36,282 )     (78,740 )     (103,632 )     (365,143 )  
Net Decrease     (6,185 )     (16,481 )     (10,854 )     (41,868 )     (29,291 )     (59,650 )     (100,481 )     (349,232 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     23,292       60,568             12       18,381       22,540       1,018       599    
Issued for distributions reinvested     10,740       25,443       642       1,260       1,372       2,804       2,140       4,348    
Redemptions     (291,273 )     (712,311 )     (10,498 )     (10,132 )     (21,059 )     (55,650 )     (12,122 )     (26,073 )  
Net Decrease     (257,241 )     (626,300 )     (9,856 )     (8,860 )     (1,306 )     (30,306 )     (8,964 )     (21,126 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     3,217,961       6,414,748       3,036,727       3,415,279       988,521       1,745,169       900,060       1,500,846    
Issued for distributions reinvested     14,105       28,369       4,777       7,036       4,005       3,739       4,255       9,755    
Redemptions     (5,315,735 )     (21,278,738 )     (1,284,151 )     (2,506,068 )     (819,905 )     (1,944,310 )     (1,092,095 )     (2,298,255 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (2,083,669 )     (14,835,621 )     1,757,353       916,247       172,621       (195,402 )     (187,780 )     (787,654 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
  Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Class Z  
Subscriptions     24,095,866       37,527,961       9,923,927       24,105,098       26,172,155       48,530,283    
Distributions reinvested     79,588       517,470       106,475       240,407       62,634       175,285    
Redemptions     (25,722,039 )     (21,294,036 )     (9,665,416 )     (27,374,508 )     (24,080,423 )     (42,886,356 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (1,546,585 )     16,751,395       364,986       (3,029,003 )     2,154,366       5,819,212    
Net Increase (Decrease) from
Share Transactions
    (3,841,964 )     14,742,697       (968,615 )     (6,488,907 )     569,400       661    
Total Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets
    (5,481,055 )     14,536,813       (2,544,628 )     (6,038,846 )     (525,647 )     1,954,628    
Net Assets  
Beginning of year     181,673,879       167,137,066       184,031,774       190,070,620       327,109,714       325,155,086    
End of year     176,192,824       181,673,879       181,487,146       184,031,774       326,584,067       327,109,714    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net
investment income at the end of period
    779,268       779,268       1,152,134       1,152,134       827,358       827,359    
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     92,811       212,865       85,009       136,299       154,507       201,409    
Issued for distributions reinvested     22,225       54,690       21,874       45,870       55,321       132,786    
Redemptions     (225,531 )     (308,620 )     (147,105 )     (323,573 )     (303,654 )     (749,123 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (110,495 )     (41,065 )     (40,222 )     (141,404 )     (93,826 )     (414,928 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     16,953       969       4,786       22,725       2,095       4,581    
Issued for distributions reinvested     3,221       9,016       2,893       7,587       1,959       6,924    
Redemptions     (83,967 )     (77,080 )     (47,932 )     (154,627 )     (41,763 )     (129,569 )  
Net Decrease     (63,793 )     (67,095 )     (40,253 )     (124,315 )     (37,709 )     (118,064 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     9,876       44,395       37,224       61,724       2,647       14,290    
Issued for distributions reinvested     1,058       2,439       5,013       10,617       1,324       3,087    
Redemptions     (59,441 )     (132,014 )     (92,081 )     (145,459 )     (22,227 )     (28,462 )  
Net Decrease     (48,507 )     (85,180 )     (49,844 )     (73,118 )     (18,256 )     (11,085 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     2,343,763       3,611,328       976,673       2,347,476       2,462,942       4,535,153    
Issued for distributions reinvested     7,751       49,899       10,489       23,387       5,889       16,395    
Redemptions     (2,509,754 )     (2,048,095 )     (953,578 )     (2,659,338 )     (2,269,138 )     (4,009,896 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (158,240 )     1,613,132       33,584       (288,475 )     199,693       541,652    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
69




Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40     $ 10.13    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.30       0.22       0.22       0.20       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     0.03       0.03       (0.04 )     (0.21 )     0.02       0.27    
Total from Investment Operations     0.19       0.33       0.18       0.01       0.22       0.50    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.30 )     (0.25 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.23 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.20     $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40    
Total return (c)(d)     1.88 %(e)     3.30 %     1.80 %     0.07 %     2.09 %     5.00 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.65 %(f)(g)     0.65 %(g)     0.65 %(g)     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %  
Interest expense           %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     0.65 %(f)(g)     0.65 %(g)     0.65 %(g)     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(f)     0.11 %     0.08 %     0.15 %     0.18 %     0.19 %  
Net investment income     3.15 %(f)(g)     2.95 %(g)     2.47 %(g)     2.10 %     1.87 %     2.21 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     46 %(e)     98 %     13 %     17 %     20 %     11 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 29,216     $ 32,855     $ 52,003     $ 88,601     $ 181,802     $ 210,556    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
70



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40     $ 10.13    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.12       0.22       0.16       0.14       0.12       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     0.03       0.03       (0.05 )     (0.21 )     0.02       0.27    
Total from Investment Operations     0.15       0.25       0.11       (0.07 )     0.14       0.43    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.16 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.20     $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40    
Total return (c)(d)     1.50 %(e)     2.54 %     1.04 %     (0.68 )%     1.33 %     4.22 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.40 %(f)(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %     1.40 %     1.40 %  
Interest expense           %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     1.40 %(f)(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %     1.40 %     1.40 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(f)     0.11 %     0.08 %     0.15 %     0.18 %     0.19 %  
Net investment income     2.40 %(f)(g)     2.20 %(g)     1.72 %(g)     1.35 %     1.12 %     1.46 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     46 %(e)     98 %     13 %     17 %     20 %     11 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 678     $ 739     $ 904     $ 1,186     $ 1,356     $ 1,771    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
71



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40     $ 10.13    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.12       0.22       0.16       0.14       0.12       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     0.03       0.03       (0.05 )     (0.21 )     0.02       0.28    
Total from Investment Operations     0.15       0.25       0.11       (0.07 )     0.14       0.43    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.12 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.16 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.20     $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40    
Total return (c)(d)     1.50 %(e)     2.53 %     1.04 %     (0.68 )%     1.33 %     4.21 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.40 %(f)(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %     1.40 %     1.40 %  
Interest expense           %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     1.40 %(f)(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %(g)     1.40 %     1.40 %     1.40 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(f)     0.11 %     0.08 %     0.15 %     0.18 %     0.19 %  
Net investment income     2.40 %(f)(g)     2.20 %(g)     1.72 %(g)     1.34 %     1.12 %     1.46 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     46 %(e)     98 %     13 %     17 %     20 %     11 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 13,962     $ 16,549     $ 22,848     $ 32,123     $ 56,551     $ 82,563    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
72



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40     $ 10.13    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.17       0.32       0.25       0.24       0.22       0.26    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.02       0.04       (0.04 )     (0.21 )     0.02       0.27    
Total from Investment Operations     0.19       0.36       0.21       0.03       0.24       0.53    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.17 )     (0.33 )     (0.28 )     (0.24 )     (0.22 )     (0.26 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.19     $ 10.17     $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 10.42     $ 10.40    
Total return (c)(d)     1.91 %(e)     3.56 %     2.05 %     0.31 %     2.34 %     5.27 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.40 %(f)(g)     0.40 %(g)     0.40 %(g)     0.40 %     0.40 %     0.40 %  
Interest expense           %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     0.40 %(f)(g)     0.40 %(g)     0.40 %(g)     0.40 %     0.40 %     0.40 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(f)     0.11 %     0.08 %     0.15 %     0.18 %     0.19 %  
Net investment income     3.39 %(f)(g)     3.20 %(g)     2.72 %(g)     2.35 %     2.12 %     2.46 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     46 %(e)     98 %     13 %     17 %     20 %     11 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 360,133     $ 380,532     $ 529,770     $ 840,910     $ 1,009,036     $ 773,148    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
73



Financial HighlightsColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.63     $ 9.49     $ 9.63     $ 10.01     $ 10.02     $ 10.00    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.17       0.33       0.31       0.30       0.32       0.18    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.07 )     0.14       (0.08 )     (0.27 )     0.05       0.09    
Total from Investment Operations     0.10       0.47       0.23       0.03       0.37       0.27    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.33 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.32 )     (0.18 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.05 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.16 )     (0.33 )     (0.37 )     (0.41 )     (0.38 )     (0.25 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.57     $ 9.63     $ 9.49     $ 9.63     $ 10.01     $ 10.02    
Total return (d)(e)     1.11 %(f)     5.00 %     2.37 %     0.34 %     3.72 %     1.42 %(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(h)  
Interest expense                 %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.17 %(h)     0.20 %     0.18 %     0.28 %     0.24 %     0.27 %(h)  
Net investment income     3.46 %(g)(h)     3.41 %(g)     3.30 %(g)     3.10 %     3.15 %     3.36 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     13 %     35 %     26 %     12 %     19 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 10,046     $ 9,108     $ 7,145     $ 5,427     $ 10,151     $ 7,884    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  The Fund's Class A shares commenced operations on September 9, 2002.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
74



Financial HighlightsColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.62     $ 9.48     $ 9.62     $ 10.00     $ 10.01     $ 10.00    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.13       0.26       0.24       0.23       0.24       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.06 )     0.14       (0.08 )     (0.27 )     0.05       0.08    
Total from Investment Operations     0.07       0.40       0.16       (0.04 )     0.29       0.23    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.15 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.05 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.30 )     (0.34 )     (0.30 )     (0.22 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.56     $ 9.62     $ 9.48     $ 9.62     $ 10.00     $ 10.01    
Total return (d)(e)     0.73 %(f)     4.22 %     1.61 %     (0.41 )%     2.95 %     1.91 %(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %(h)  
Interest expense                 %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.17 %(h)     0.20 %     0.18 %     0.28 %     0.24 %     0.27 %(h)  
Net investment income     2.71 %(g)(h)     2.67 %(g)     2.55 %(g)     2.33 %     2.40 %     2.61 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     13 %     35 %     26 %     12 %     19 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 765     $ 874     $ 1,258     $ 1,163     $ 1,281     $ 945    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  The Fund's Class B shares commenced operations on August 29, 2002.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
75



Financial HighlightsColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.63     $ 9.49     $ 9.63     $ 10.01     $ 10.02     $ 10.00    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.13       0.26       0.25       0.23       0.24       0.14    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.06 )     0.14       (0.09 )     (0.27 )     0.05       0.09    
Total from Investment Operations     0.07       0.40       0.16       (0.04 )     0.29       0.23    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.25 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.05 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.30 )     (0.34 )     (0.30 )     (0.21 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.57     $ 9.63     $ 9.49     $ 9.63     $ 10.01     $ 10.02    
Total return (d)(e)     0.73 %(f)     4.22 %     1.61 %     (0.40 )%     2.95 %     0.96 %(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %(h)  
Interest expense                 %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.17 %(h)     0.20 %     0.18 %     0.28 %     0.24 %     0.27 %(h)  
Net investment income     2.71 %(g)(h)     2.67 %(g)     2.55 %(g)     2.33 %     2.40 %     2.61 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     13 %     35 %     26 %     12 %     19 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,172     $ 1,274     $ 1,339     $ 2,797     $ 4,075     $ 3,017    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  The Fund's Class C Shares commenced operations on September 11, 2002.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
76



Financial HighlightsColumbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.61     $ 9.47     $ 9.61     $ 9.99     $ 10.00     $ 10.00    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.18       0.35       0.34       0.33       0.34       0.22    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.06 )     0.14       (0.09 )     (0.27 )     0.05       0.07    
Total from Investment Operations     0.12       0.49       0.25       0.06       0.39       0.29    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.35 )     (0.34 )     (0.33 )     (0.34 )     (0.22 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.05 )     (0.11 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.18 )     (0.35 )     (0.39 )     (0.44 )     (0.40 )     (0.29 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.55     $ 9.61     $ 9.47     $ 9.61     $ 9.99     $ 10.00    
Total return (d)(e)     1.23 %(f)     5.27 %     2.63 %     0.59 %     3.99 %     2.94 %(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %(h)  
Interest expense                 %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.17 %(h)     0.20 %     0.18 %     0.28 %     0.24 %     0.27 %(h)  
Net investment income     3.71 %(g)(h)     3.67 %(g)     3.55 %(g)     3.32 %     3.40 %     3.61 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     13 %     35 %     26 %     12 %     19 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 148,916     $ 132,921     $ 122,286     $ 116,533     $ 128,957     $ 124,009    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  The Fund's Class Z shares commenced operations on August 19, 2002.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
77




Financial HighlightsColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.54     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92     $ 10.69    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.20       0.40       0.40       0.41       0.42       0.46    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.06 )     0.03       (0.15 )     (0.32 )     0.06       0.23    
Total from Investment Operations     0.14       0.43       0.25       0.09       0.48       0.69    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.40 )     (0.40 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (0.46 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.48     $ 10.54     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92    
Total return (c)(d)     1.33 %(e)     4.20 %     2.38 %     0.80 %     4.47 %     6.54 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(f)(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Interest expense                 %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     0.75 %(f)(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.19 %(f)     0.21 %     0.19 %     0.25 %     0.23 %     0.23 %  
Net investment income     3.79 %(f)(g)     3.84 %(g)     3.79 %(g)     3.76 %     3.83 %     4.22 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %(e)     26 %     12 %     8 %     11 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 14,749     $ 15,574     $ 17,913     $ 21,415     $ 21,887     $ 18,979    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
78



Financial HighlightsColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.55     $ 10.52     $ 10.67     $ 10.99     $ 10.92     $ 10.69    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.33       0.32       0.32       0.34       0.39    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and futures contracts
    (0.06 )     0.03       (0.15 )     (0.32 )     0.07       0.22    
Total from Investment Operations     0.10       0.36       0.17             0.41       0.61    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.33 )     (0.32 )     (0.32 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.49     $ 10.55     $ 10.52     $ 10.67     $ 10.99     $ 10.92    
Total return (c)(d)     0.95 %(e)     3.43 %     1.62 %     0.05 %     3.79 %     5.76 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense                 %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.19 %(f)     0.21 %     0.19 %     0.25 %     0.23 %     0.23 %  
Net investment income     3.04 %(f)(g)     3.09 %(g)     3.04 %(g)     3.01 %     3.08 %     3.47 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %(e)     26 %     12 %     8 %     11 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,641     $ 1,960     $ 2,581     $ 6,662     $ 7,462     $ 9,135    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
79



Financial HighlightsColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.55     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92     $ 10.69    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.33       0.32       0.33       0.34       0.37    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and futures contracts
    (0.07 )     0.04       (0.15 )     (0.33 )     0.06       0.24    
Total from Investment Operations     0.09       0.37       0.17             0.40       0.61    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.33 )     (0.32 )     (0.32 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.48     $ 10.55     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92    
Total return (c)(d)     0.85 %(e)     3.52 %     1.62 %     0.05 %     3.69 %     5.74 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense                 %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.19 %(f)     0.21 %     0.19 %     0.25 %     0.23 %     0.23 %  
Net investment income     3.04 %(f)(g)     3.09 %(g)     3.04 %(g)     3.01 %     3.08 %     3.47 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %(e)     26 %     12 %     8 %     11 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,852     $ 1,877     $ 2,189     $ 3,254     $ 4,769     $ 5,190    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
80



Financial HighlightsColumbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.54     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92     $ 10.69    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.21       0.43       0.43       0.43       0.45       0.49    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.06 )     0.03       (0.15 )     (0.32 )     0.06       0.23    
Total from Investment Operations     0.15       0.46       0.28       0.11       0.51       0.72    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.43 )     (0.43 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.49 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.48     $ 10.54     $ 10.51     $ 10.66     $ 10.98     $ 10.92    
Total return (c)(d)     1.45 %(e)     4.46 %     2.63 %     1.05 %     4.73 %     6.81 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(f)(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Interest expense                 %(h)     %(h)     %(h)     %(h)  
Net expenses     0.50 %(f)(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.19 %(f)     0.21 %     0.19 %     0.25 %     0.23 %     0.23 %  
Net investment income     4.04 %(f)(g)     4.09 %(g)     4.04 %(g)     4.01 %     4.08 %     4.47 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %(e)     26 %     12 %     8 %     11 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 101,749     $ 100,541     $ 102,259     $ 114,652     $ 133,207     $ 150,797    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
81



Financial HighlightsColumbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.22     $ 11.22     $ 10.84    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.20       0.40       0.39       0.39       0.41       0.44    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.08 )     0.06       (0.22 )     (0.44 )     (c)     0.38    
Total from Investment Operations     0.12       0.46       0.17       (0.05 )     0.41       0.82    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.40 )     (0.38 )     (0.39 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.55     $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.22     $ 11.22    
Total return (d)(e)     1.14 %(f)     4.46 %     1.59 %     (0.43 )%     3.70 %     7.69 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.18 %(g)     0.17 %     0.16 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.78 %(g)(h)     3.81 %(h)     3.59 %(h)     3.54 %     3.64 %     3.97 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     20 %     24 %     2 %     19 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 23,686     $ 24,730     $ 28,877     $ 30,400     $ 34,458     $ 32,174    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
82



Financial HighlightsColumbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.64     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22     $ 10.84    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.33       0.30       0.31       0.33       0.37    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.08 )     0.06       (0.21 )     (0.45 )     (c)     0.37    
Total from Investment Operations     0.08       0.39       0.09       (0.14 )     0.33       0.74    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.36 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.56     $ 10.64     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22    
Total return (d)(e)     0.76 %(f)     3.78 %     0.83 %     (1.26 )%     3.02 %     6.89 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.18 %(g)     0.17 %     0.16 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.03 %(g)(h)     3.07 %(h)     2.84 %(h)     2.79 %     2.89 %     3.22 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     20 %     24 %     2 %     19 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,068     $ 4,159     $ 7,825     $ 13,119     $ 17,955     $ 20,565    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
83



Financial HighlightsColumbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22     $ 10.84    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.32       0.30       0.31       0.33       0.36    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.08 )     0.06       (0.21 )     (0.45 )     (c)     0.38    
Total from Investment Operations     0.08       0.38       0.09       (0.14 )     0.33       0.74    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.16 )     (0.32 )     (0.30 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.36 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.55     $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22    
Total return (d)(e)     0.76 %(f)     3.68 %     0.83 %     (1.26 )%     3.02 %     6.88 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.18 %(g)     0.17 %     0.16 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.03 %(g)(h)     3.06 %(h)     2.84 %(h)     2.79 %     2.89 %     3.22 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     20 %     24 %     2 %     19 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,659     $ 1,767     $ 1,979     $ 2,628     $ 2,825     $ 2,776    

 

(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f) Not annualized.

(g) Annualized.

(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
84



Financial HighlightsColumbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22     $ 10.84    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.21       0.43       0.41       0.41       0.45       0.47    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.07 )     0.06       (0.21 )     (0.44 )     (c)     0.38    
Total from Investment Operations     0.14       0.49       0.20       (0.03 )     0.45       0.85    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.43 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (0.44 )     (0.47 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.56     $ 10.63     $ 10.57     $ 10.78     $ 11.23     $ 11.22    
Total return (d)(e)     1.36 %(f)     4.72 %     1.84 %     (0.27 )%     4.05 %     7.95 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.18 %(g)     0.17 %     0.16 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     4.03 %(g)(h)     4.06 %(h)     3.84 %(h)     3.79 %     3.89 %     4.22 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(f)     20 %     24 %     2 %     19 %     15 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 138,096     $ 141,094     $ 148,553     $ 153,653     $ 188,400     $ 192,668    

 

(a) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f) Not annualized.

(g) Annualized.

(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
85




Financial HighlightsColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.38     $ 10.40     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85     $ 10.44    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.40       0.41       0.41       0.41       0.44    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.08 )     0.03       (0.16 )     (0.31 )     0.02       0.41    
Total from Investment Operations     0.11       0.43       0.25       0.10       0.43       0.85    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.39 )     (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )                          
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.19 )     (0.45 )     (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.41 )     (0.44 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.30     $ 10.38     $ 10.40     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85    
Total return (c)(d)     1.10 %(e)     4.23 %     2.37 %     0.93 %     4.03 %     8.21 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(f)(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Interest expense                       %(h)     %(h)        
Net expenses     0.75 %(f)(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(f)     0.18 %     0.17 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.75 %(f)(g)     3.80 %(g)     3.89 %(g)     3.83 %     3.77 %     4.05 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     12 %(e)     17 %     16 %     6 %     20 %     9 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 17,407     $ 18,705     $ 19,155     $ 19,082     $ 25,608     $ 23,677    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
86



Financial HighlightsColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.38     $ 10.39     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85     $ 10.43    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.32       0.33       0.33       0.33       0.36    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.09 )     0.04       (0.17 )     (0.31 )     0.02       0.42    
Total from Investment Operations     0.06       0.36       0.16       0.02       0.35       0.78    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.31 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )                          
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.15 )     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.29     $ 10.38     $ 10.39     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85    
Total return (c)(d)     0.62 %(e)     3.55 %     1.51 %     0.18 %     3.25 %     7.51 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense                       %(h)     %(h)        
Net expenses     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(f)     0.18 %     0.17 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.00 %(f)(g)     3.05 %(g)     3.14 %(g)     3.08 %     3.02 %     3.30 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     12 %(e)     17 %     16 %     6 %     20 %     9 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,087     $ 3,776     $ 4,478     $ 13,403     $ 16,228     $ 18,414    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
87



Financial HighlightsColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.38     $ 10.40     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85     $ 10.44    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.32       0.33       0.33       0.33       0.36    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.08 )     0.03       (0.16 )     (0.31 )     0.02       0.41    
Total from Investment Operations     0.07       0.35       0.17       0.02       0.35       0.77    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.31 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )                          
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.15 )     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.33 )     (0.36 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.30     $ 10.38     $ 10.40     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85    
Total return (c)(d)     0.72 %(e)     3.45 %     1.60 %     0.17 %     3.25 %     7.40 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense                       %(h)     %(h)        
Net expenses     1.50 %(f)(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(f)     0.18 %     0.17 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.00 %(f)(g)     3.05 %(g)     3.14 %(g)     3.08 %     3.02 %     3.30 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     12 %(e)     17 %     16 %     6 %     20 %     9 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,228     $ 3,760     $ 4,650     $ 4,037     $ 1,942     $ 1,585    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
88



Financial HighlightsColumbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.38     $ 10.39     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85     $ 10.43    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.20       0.42       0.43       0.43       0.44       0.46    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.09 )     0.05       (0.16 )     (0.30 )     0.02       0.42    
Total from Investment Operations     0.11       0.47       0.27       0.13       0.46       0.88    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.42 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.46 )  
From net realized gains           (0.06 )                          
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.20 )     (0.48 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.44 )     (0.46 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.29     $ 10.38     $ 10.39     $ 10.56     $ 10.87     $ 10.85    
Total return (c)(d)     1.13 %(e)     4.59 %     2.53 %     1.19 %     4.29 %     8.59 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(f)(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Interest expense                       %(h)     %(h)        
Net expenses     0.50 %(f)(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(f)     0.18 %     0.17 %     0.23 %     0.22 %     0.22 %  
Net investment income     3.99 %(f)(g)     4.05 %(g)     4.14 %(g)     4.08 %     4.02 %     4.30 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     12 %(e)     17 %     16 %     6 %     20 %     9 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 152,470     $ 155,432     $ 138,854     $ 150,588     $ 192,537     $ 203,170    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
89



Financial HighlightsColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.73     $ 10.50    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.39       0.43       0.41       0.42       0.46    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.07 )     0.06       (0.17 )     (0.29 )     0.14       0.24    
Total from Investment Operations     0.12       0.45       0.26       0.12       0.56       0.70    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.38 )     (0.40 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (0.47 )  
From net realized gains     (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (c)  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.21 )     (0.43 )     (0.47 )     (0.45 )     (0.50 )     (0.47 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.18     $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.73    
Total return (d)(e)     1.18 %(f)     4.50 %     2.46 %     1.11 %     5.41 %     6.79 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(g)     0.17 %     0.14 %     0.21 %     0.21 %     0.21 %  
Net investment income     3.79 %(g)(h)     3.77 %(h)     3.78 %(h)     3.80 %     3.94 %     4.39 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     6 %(f)     15 %     11 %     9 %     15 %     24 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 16,885     $ 17,443     $ 18,855     $ 23,303     $ 27,956     $ 29,186    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
90



Financial HighlightsColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.73     $ 10.50    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.31       0.34       0.33       0.34       0.40    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.06 )     0.07       (0.16 )     (0.29 )     0.14       0.22    
Total from Investment Operations     0.09       0.38       0.18       0.04       0.48       0.62    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.33 )     (0.34 )     (0.39 )  
From net realized gains     (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (c)  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.17 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.37 )     (0.42 )     (0.39 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.19     $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.73    
Total return (d)(e)     0.91 %(f)     3.72 %     1.70 %     0.35 %     4.62 %     6.00 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(g)     0.17 %     0.14 %     0.22 %     0.21 %     0.21 %  
Net investment income     3.04 %(g)(h)     3.02 %(h)     3.03 %(h)     3.06 %     3.19 %     3.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     6 %(f)     15 %     11 %     9 %     15 %     24 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,432     $ 2,866     $ 4,135     $ 8,170     $ 10,524     $ 11,892    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
91



Financial HighlightsColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.28     $ 10.26     $ 10.47     $ 10.80     $ 10.74     $ 10.51    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.31       0.34       0.33       0.34       0.38    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)  
on investments and futures contracts     (0.07 )     0.07       (0.16 )     (0.29 )     0.14       0.24    
Total from Investment Operations     0.08       0.38       0.18       0.04       0.48       0.62    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.33 )     (0.34 )     (0.39 )  
From net realized gains     (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (c)  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.17 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.37 )     (0.42 )     (0.39 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.19     $ 10.28     $ 10.26     $ 10.47     $ 10.80     $ 10.74    
Total return (d)(e)     0.81 %(f)     3.72 %     1.70 %     0.36 %     4.62 %     5.98 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %(h)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(g)     0.17 %     0.14 %     0.22 %     0.21 %     0.21 %  
Net investment income     3.04 %(g)(h)     3.02 %(h)     3.03 %(h)     3.06 %     3.19 %     3.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     6 %(f)     15 %     11 %     9 %     15 %     24 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 5,762     $ 6,324     $ 7,060     $ 7,944     $ 9,103     $ 9,997    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
92



Financial HighlightsColumbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.74     $ 10.50    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.20       0.41       0.46       0.43       0.45       0.50    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.06 )     0.07       (0.18 )     (0.29 )     0.13       0.24    
Total from Investment Operations     0.14       0.48       0.28       0.14       0.58       0.74    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.50 )  
From net realized gains     (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (c)  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.22 )     (0.46 )     (0.49 )     (0.47 )     (0.53 )     (0.50 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.19     $ 10.27     $ 10.25     $ 10.46     $ 10.79     $ 10.74    
Total return (d)(e)     1.41 %(f)     4.76 %     2.71 %     1.36 %     5.57 %     7.16 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.16 %(g)     0.17 %     0.14 %     0.22 %     0.21 %     0.21 %  
Net investment income     4.03 %(g)(h)     4.01 %(h)     4.03 %(h)     4.05 %     4.19 %     4.64 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     6 %(f)     15 %     11 %     9 %     15 %     24 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 156,408     $ 157,399     $ 160,021     $ 178,468     $ 220,249     $ 212,300    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
93



Financial HighlightsColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18     $ 10.79    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.38       0.38       0.40       0.43       0.46    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.03 )     0.11       (0.18 )     (0.33 )     0.03       0.38    
Total from Investment Operations     0.16       0.49       0.20       0.07       0.46       0.84    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.38 )     (0.38 )     (0.40 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )  
From net realized gains           (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (c)        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.19 )     (0.43 )     (0.39 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )     (0.45 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.70     $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18    
Total return (d)(e)     1.50 %(f)     4.64 %     1.88 %     0.69 %     4.21 %     7.95 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %(g)     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(h)     0.13 %     0.12 %     0.19 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Net investment income     3.54 %(g)(h)     3.55 %(g)     3.54 %(g)     3.70 %     3.85 %     4.11 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %(f)     22 %     30 %     14 %     17 %     7 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 47,762     $ 48,924     $ 53,054     $ 48,476     $ 57,288     $ 57,088    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)    Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no intitial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
94



Financial HighlightsColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.22     $ 11.18     $ 10.79    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.30       0.30       0.32       0.35       0.37    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.03 )     0.11       (0.18 )     (0.34 )     0.04       0.39    
Total from Investment Operations     0.12       0.41       0.12       (0.02 )     0.39       0.76    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.30 )     (0.30 )     (0.32 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )  
From net realized gains           (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (c)        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.15 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )     (0.34 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.70     $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.22     $ 11.18    
Total return (d)(e)     1.12 %(f)     3.86 %     1.12 %     (0.15 )%     3.52 %     7.14 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(h)     0.13 %     0.12 %     0.19 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Net investment income     2.79 %(g)(h)     2.80 %(g)     2.79 %(g)     2.95 %     3.10 %     3.36 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %(f)     22 %     30 %     14 %     17 %     7 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,705     $ 3,119     $ 4,360     $ 13,563     $ 15,907     $ 17,337    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
95



Financial HighlightsColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18     $ 10.79    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.15       0.30       0.30       0.32       0.35       0.37    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.03 )     0.11       (0.18 )     (0.33 )     0.03       0.39    
Total from Investment Operations     0.12       0.41       0.12       (0.01 )     0.38       0.76    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.30 )     (0.30 )     (0.32 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )  
From net realized gains           (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (c)        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.15 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )     (0.34 )     (0.35 )     (0.37 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.70     $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18    
Total return (d)(e)     1.12 %(f)     3.86 %     1.12 %     (0.06 )%     3.43 %     7.14 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     1.50 %(g)(h)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %(g)     1.50 %     1.50 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(h)     0.13 %     0.12 %     0.19 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Net investment income     2.79 %(g)(h)     2.80 %(g)     2.79 %(g)     2.95 %     3.10 %     3.36 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %(f)     22 %     30 %     14 %     17 %     7 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,140     $ 1,340     $ 1,450     $ 1,860     $ 2,303     $ 1,680    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
96



Financial HighlightsColumbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18     $ 10.79    
Income From Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.20       0.41       0.44       0.43       0.46       0.48    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.03 )     0.10       (0.21 )     (0.33 )     0.03       0.39    
Total from Investment Operations     0.17       0.51       0.23       0.10       0.49       0.87    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.40 )     (0.41 )     (0.43 )     (0.46 )     (0.48 )  
From net realized gains           (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.02 )     (c)        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.20 )     (0.45 )     (0.42 )     (0.45 )     (0.46 )     (0.48 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.70     $ 10.73     $ 10.67     $ 10.86     $ 11.21     $ 11.18    
Total return (d)(e)     1.62 %(f)     4.90 %     2.13 %     0.94 %     4.47 %     8.21 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)     %(i)  
Net expenses     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %(g)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.13 %(h)     0.13 %     0.12 %     0.19 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Net investment income     3.79 %(g)(h)     3.80 %(g)     3.79 %(g)     3.94 %     4.10 %     4.36 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     7 %(f)     22 %     30 %     14 %     17 %     7 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 274,977     $ 273,728     $ 266,292     $ 282,024     $ 280,515     $ 287,348    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
97




Notes to Financial StatementsMunicipal Bond Funds, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund is a diversified fund. Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund is a non-diversified fund. Each of the remaining Funds operates as a diversified fund.

Investment Objectives

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with minimal fluctuation of principal. Each of the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds seeks current income exempt from federal income tax and the respective state individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00% for Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund and 3.25% for the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds, based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares of the Intermediate Municipal Bond Funds are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Funds' prospectuses.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a "fair value", such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

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November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Futures Contracts

The Funds may invest in futures contracts to hedge against the effects of changes in the value of portfolio securities due to anticipated changes in interest rates and/or market conditions, for duration management, or when the transactions are economically appropriate to the reduction of risk inherent in the management of the Fund and for nonhedging purposes. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency.

The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, or (3) an inaccurate prediction by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Funds' investment advisor, of the future direction of interest rates. Any of these risks may involve amounts exceeding the variation margin recorded in the Funds' Statements of Assets and Liabilities at any given time.

Upon entering into a futures contract, each Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Funds may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Funds to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Fund holds until the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statements of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.


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Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

    Tax-Exempt
Income
  Ordinary Income*   Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund   $ 15,263,904     $ 86,190     $    
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     5,007,701       14,467          
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     4,925,653       3,769          
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     6,920,280       90,284          
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     6,872,224       47,714       903,191    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     7,388,442       21,993       847,757    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     12,181,703       30,086       1,255,795    

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund   $ 1,747,925     $ (266,923 )   $ 1,481,002    
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     2,132,639       (523,186 )     1,609,453    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     2,951,956       (252,095 )     2,699,861    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     3,826,227       (731,815 )     3,094,412    
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     4,277,210       (743,799 )     3,533,411    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     4,171,095       (258,328 )     3,912,767    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     5,036,606       (1,218,275 )     3,818,331    

 

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 2007, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Expiring in  
    2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015  
Columbia Short Term  
Municipal Bond Fund   $ 360,272     $ 14,892     $ 336,127     $ 110,010     $ 1,652,421     $ 1,817,431     $ 3,027,001    
Columbia California Intermediate  
Municipal Bond Fund                                         115,857    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    156,651       57,952       955,601                            
Columbia Maryland Intermediate  
Municipal Bond Fund     202,401             480,249             828,332       901,428       271,557    

 

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net


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assets for each Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Funds' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:

    Fees on Average Net Assets  
    First
$500
Million
  $500 Million
to $1
Billion
  $1 Billion
to $1.5
Billion
  $1.5 Billion
to $3
Billion
  $3 Billion
to $6
Billion
  Over $6
Billion
 
All Funds (except Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund)
    0.40 %     0.35 %     0.32 %     0.29 %     0.28 %     0.27 %  
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund     0.30 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rates for the Funds, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Effective
Fee Rate
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund     0.30 %  
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    0.40 %  
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    0.40 %  
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    0.40 %  
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.40 %  
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.40 %  
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    0.40 %  

 

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee from each Fund, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.15% of each Fund's average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Funds. The Funds have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Funds. Under the State Street Agreements, each Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly, plus a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee for each Fund will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Funds also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Funds have entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Funds reimburse Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Fund expenses and the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


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For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Funds by affiliates included in the Statements of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" were as follows:

    Amounts
Charged
by Affiliates
  Amounts
Unpaid
to Affiliates
 
Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
    $7,442       $1,313    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    
Columbia North Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    
Columbia South Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    7,442       1,313    

 

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Funds and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Funds and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective transfer agent fee rates for the Funds, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers if applicable, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Annualized
Effective
Rates
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund     0.01 %  
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.00 %*  
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.01 %  
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.01 %  
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.01 %  
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.01 %  
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.01 %  

 

*  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Funds' initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses as follows:

    Account
Balance Fee
Reductions
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund   $ 60    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    40    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    20    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    40    
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    80    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    67    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    160    

 


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Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Funds' shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts on the sale of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:

    Front End Sales Charge   Contingent Deferred Sales Charge  
    Class A   Class A   Class B   Class C  
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund   $ 4     $     $     $ 55    
Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     107             364          
Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     566             1,809          
Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     431                      
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     193             217       148    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     158             1,048       1,210    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund     616                      

 

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of each Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.

The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

    Current
Rate
  Plan
Limit
 
Class A Combined Distribution
and Shareholder Servicing Plan
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Shareholder Servicing Plans
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Distribution Plans
    0.75 %     0.75 %  

 

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia and/or some of the Funds' other service providers have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses through July 31, 2008, so that the expenses incurred by the Funds (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, will not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:

    Annual
Rate
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund     0.40 %  
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    0.50 %  

 

Columbia and/or the Distributor are entitled to recover from the Funds any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or


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reimbursement if such recovery does not cause Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitations in effect at the time of recovery. There is no guarantee that these expense limitations will continue after July 31, 2008.

At September 30, 2007, the amounts potentially recoverable pursuant to this agreement are as follows:

   

Amount of potential recovery
expiring March 31,
 

Total
potential
  Amount
recovered
during
six months
ended
 
    2011   2010   2009   2008   recovery   9/30/07  
Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
    $267,204       $554,470       $622,982       $1,654,068       $3,098,724       $    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    126,859       269,630       223,600       355,379       975,468          
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    117,033       251,480       260,729       385,979       1,015,221          
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    151,022       292,639       308,526       491,226       1,243,413          
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    147,951       305,301       295,622       473,009       1,221,883          
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    145,961       316,287       290,174       492,127       1,244,549          
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    204,397       429,520       390,700       650,980       1,675,597          

 

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Funds are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds' assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Other

Certain Funds have made investments of cash balances in Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust, pursuant to an exemptive order received from, and pursuant to a rule adopted by, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The income earned by each Fund from such investments is included as "Dividends from affiliates" on the Statements of Operations. Columbia earned advisory and administration fees on the investments made in the Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves in addition to the advisory and administration fees earned by Columbia from the Funds. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, Columbia earned the following fees related to investments in affiliated funds:

    Advisory
Fees (earned
by Columbia)
  Administration
Fees (earned
by Columbia)
 
Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
  $ 1,474     $ 329    
Columbia California
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    5,865       1,553    
Columbia Georgia
Intermediate Municipal
 
Bond Fund     2,041       502    

 


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    Advisory
Fees (earned
by Columbia)
  Administration
Fees (earned
by Columbia)
 
Columbia Maryland
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
  $ 6,484     $ 1,606    
Columbia North Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    3,470       840    
Columbia South Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    2,283       537    
Columbia Virginia
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    3,996       925    

 

Custody Credits

Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses as follows:

    Custody
Credit
 
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund   $ 413    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    149    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    117    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    9    
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    1,394    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    27    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    97    

 

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
    $188,941,922       $213,603,431    
Columbia California
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    9,840,718       4,115,433    
Columbia Georgia
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    18,473,567       17,869,015    
Columbia Maryland
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    4,621,224       11,045,180    
Columbia North Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    22,176,023       29,229,028    
Columbia South Carolina
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    11,626,210       11,187,371    
Columbia Virginia
Intermediate Municipal
Bond Fund
    27,764,880       22,019,139    

 

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of September 30, 2007, the Funds had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Short Term
Municipal Bond Fund
    86.6    
Columbia California Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    90.8    
Columbia Georgia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    82.1    
Columbia Maryland Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    81.7    

 


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    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia North Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    82.9    
Columbia South Carolina Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    84.9    
Columbia Virginia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Fund
    82.3    

 

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Funds did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Concentration of Credit Risk

Each of the Funds holds investments that are insured by private insurers who guarantee the payment of principal and interest in the event of default or that are supported by a letter of credit. Each of the Funds' insurers is rated Aaa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's) or rated AAA by Standard & Poor's, except for Radian Asset Assurance, Inc. which is rated Aa3 and AA by Moody's and Standard & Poor's, respectively. At September 30, 2007, private insurers who insured greater than 5% of the total investments of the Funds were as follows:

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     10.9    
Ambac Assurance Corp.     9.3    
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     9.3    
MBIA Insurance Corp.     5.8    

 

Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
Ambac Assurance Corp.     19.2    
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     14.8    
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     14.1    
MBIA Insurance Corp.     7.9    

 

Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
MBIA Insurance Corp.     16.6    
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     15.6    
Ambac Assurance Corp.     15.5    
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     6.1    
Federal National Mortgage Association     5.1    

 

Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     13.4    
Ambac Assurance Corp.     7.2    

 

Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
MBIA Insurance Corp.     15.2    
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     10.8    
Ambac Assurance Corp.     9.7    
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     7.1    

 


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Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     29.7    
MBIA Insurance Corp.     12.2    
Ambac Assurance Corp.     11.8    

 

Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Insurer   % of Total
Investments
 
MBIA Insurance Corp.     19.1    
Financial Security Assurance, Inc.     11.9    
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.     6.6    

 

Geographic Concentration

A Fund's municipal holdings may include obligations of issuers that rely in whole or in part for payment of interest and principal on state specific revenues, real property taxes, revenues from particular institutions, such as healthcare institutions, or obligations secured by mortgages on real property. Consequently, the impact of changes in state law or regulations or the economic conditions in a particular state should be considered. The ability of issuers of debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations may be affected by economic developments in a specific industry or region.

Tax Development Risk

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a state-court decision that might significantly affect how states tax in-state and out-of-state municipal bonds. If the Supreme Court determines that the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from treating the interest income on in-state municipal bonds differently from the income on out-of-state municipal bonds for state income tax purposes, most states likely will revisit the way in which they treat the interest on municipal bonds. This has the potential to increase significantly the amount of state tax paid by shareholders on exempt-interest dividends. You should consult your tax advisor to discuss the tax consequences of your investment in the Fund.

Each Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that the issuers does not comply with relevant tax requirements, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. As a shareholder of the Fund, you may be required to file an amended tax return as a result.

Sector Focus

Certain Funds may focus their investments in certain sectors, subjecting them to greater risk than a fund that is unconcentrated.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75%


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independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., etal.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Important Information About This ReportMunicipal Bond Funds

The funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Municipal Bond Funds.

A description of the policies and procedures that each fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the funds' website.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Transfer Agent  
Columbia Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
1-800-345-6611
 
Distributor  
Columbia Management
Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
 
Investment Advisor  
Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
 

 

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for each fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about each fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.


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Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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Stock Funds

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

g  Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II

g  Columbia Marsico Growth Fund

g  Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

g  Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

g  Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

NOT FDIC INSURED

NOT BANK ISSUED

May Lose Value

No Bank Guarantee



Table of Contents

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II     1    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     5    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     9    
Columbia Marsico
Focused Equities Fund
    13    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     17    
Investment Portfolios     21    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    34    
Statements of Operations     36    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    38    
Financial Highlights     45    
Notes to Financial Statements     66    
Columbia Funds Master
Investment Trust, LLC
    77    
Investment Portfolios     78    
Financial Statements     92    
Financial Highlights     96    
Notes to Financial Statements     100    
Board Consideration and Approval
of New Investment Sub-Advisory
Agreements with Marsico Capital
Management, LLC
    108    
Important Information About
This Report
    113    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager's Report

The Portfolio Manager's Report is where you will find your portfolio manager's thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund's performance, along with a comparison of the fund's performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager's comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Report," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Fund ProfileColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 3.87% without sales charge. The fund's benchmarks, the Russell 1000 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 7.99% and 2.31%, respectively, for the period.1 The average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Moderate Allocation Category, was 5.80%.2 Stock selection within the fund's equity portfolio hampered returns during the six-month period. Within the fixed-income portion of the fund, an emphasis on commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and corporate bonds also detracted from returns as these areas underperformed Treasury securities for the period.

g  Disappointing performance in the energy and consumer discretionary sectors contributed to the fund's shortfall relative to its benchmark. In the energy sector, a number of holdings underperformed. Within consumer discretionary, poor performance from department store companies Macy's, Inc. and Kohl's Corp., as well as from homebuilder NVR, Inc., hurt performance (0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4% of net assets, respectively). In addition, printer manufacturer Lexmark International, Inc., drug-maker Forest Laboratories, Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. were disappointments (0.1%, 0.6%, 0.8% and 0.8% of net assets, respectively). By contrast, strong performance from Lyondell Chemical Co. (no longer in the portfolio), engine-maker Cummins, Inc., Exxon Mobil Corp., WellCare Health Plans, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. aided performance in their respective sectors (0.2%, 2.6%, 0.3% and 1.2% of net assets, respectively). On the fixed-income side of the portfolio, CMBS and corporate bonds underperformed. We had emphasized these bonds because of their yield advantage over Treasury securities and continue to maintain an overweight in CMBS that are backed by very high-quality loans.

g  We believe that moderate economic growth and contained inflation should allow the Federal Reserve Board to continue to reduce short-term interest rates. While the current level of volatility and uncertainty in the marketplace may remain for awhile, we view them as temporary headwinds brought about by credit concerns in the sub-prime loan market, the subsequent liquidity crisis and an investor migration away from value-oriented stocks and towards growth issues. Therefore, we plan to stay with our strategy of buying higher quality companies at reasonable prices. On the fixed-income side, experience has taught us that when markets stabilize, positive excess returns are available from asset classes outside the Treasury market and we have maintained our exposure to those sectors.

1The Russell 1000 Index tracks the performance of 1,000 of the largest US companies based on market capitalization. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +3.87%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +7.99%  
      Russell 1000 Index  
  +2.31%  
      Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 

 


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth.) For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has co-managed the equity portion of the fund since February 2005 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Leonard Aplet has co-managed the fixed-income and money market portions of the fund since February 2005 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1987.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Stocks of mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.


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Performance InformationColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     17,211       16,220    
Class B     16,049       16,049    
Class C     15,962       15,962    
Class Z     17,743       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   01/18/94   07/15/98   11/11/96   05/21/99  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    3.87       –2.09       3.43       –1.57       3.43       2.43       3.97    
1-year     10.09       3.78       9.22       4.22       9.23       8.23       10.34    
5-year     10.05       8.76       9.20       8.92       9.19       9.19       10.27    
10-year/Life     5.58       4.96       4.84       4.84       4.79       4.79       5.90    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Class Z shares commenced operations on May 21, 1999 and have no performance prior to that date. Performance prior to May 21, 1999 is that of Class A shares at NAV, which reflect Rule 12b-1 fees of 0.25%. These Rule 12b-1 fees are not applicable to Class Z shares. The inception date for Class A shares is January 18, 1994.

Class B shares commenced operations on July 15, 1998 and have no performance prior to that date. Performance prior to July 15, 1998 is that of Class A shares at NAV, which reflect Rule 12b-1 fees of 0.25%. If Class B shares Rule 12b-1 fees had been reflected, total returns would have been lower.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.30    
Class B     2.05    
Class C     2.05    
Class Z     1.05    

 

* The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     24.68    
Class B     24.47    
Class C     24.45    
Class Z     24.62    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/0709/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.25    
Class B     0.15    
Class C     0.15    
Class Z     0.28    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,038.70       1,018.95       6.17       6.11       1.21    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,034.30       1,015.20       9.97       9.87       1.96    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,034.30       1,015.20       9.97       9.87       1.96    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,039.70       1,020.20       4.90       4.85       0.96    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 13.85% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 8.44%.1 The fund's return was greater than the 12.56% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Large Growth Category.2 Strong stock selection in consumer services, telecommunications, information technology and materials aided the fund's performance. By contrast, certain sector allocations detracted from performance and some of the fund's health care positions struggled during the reporting period.

g  Within consumer services, hotel/casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. (3.4% and 3.7% of net assets, respectively) were among the fund's best performers for the period. Both companies benefited from strong growth in the Macau casino market. In the telecommunications sector, wireless providers China Mobile Ltd. and America Movil SA de CV (2.8% and 1.5% of net assets, respectively) appreciated by 84% and 35%, respectively. Energy equipment and service company Schlumberger Ltd. (4.9% of net assets) appreciated sharply as demand for oil service continued to soar. It was among the fund's top-performing individual positions. In technology, the fund's performance was generally positive, with standout performances from Apple, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., MasterCard, Inc. and Intel Corp. (3.2%, 2.9%, 2.1% and 2.2% of net assets, respectively). In addition, agricultural chemicals company Monsanto Co. and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. were strong (2.7% and 2.2% of net assets, respectively). A decision to underweight financials further aided performance as the sector was weak throughout the period.

g  An emphasis on consumer discretionary stocks, which underperformed, and an underweight in the energy and technology sectors, which outperformed, detracted from performance, representing an "opportunity cost" for the fund. Health care holdings were another area of disappointment. Health care services company UnitedHealth Group, Inc. and biotechnology company Genentech, Inc. (4.8% and 2.8% of net assets, respectively) both posted negative returns. The fund's industrial holdings posted strong absolute returns, but lagged index industrials performance by a significant margin.

g  At the end of the period, the fund emphasized investments in the consumer discretionary, information technology, financials and industrials sectors. It had little or no exposure to utilities and consumer staples.

1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +13.85%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +8.44%  
      S&P 500 Index  

 

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Marsico Growth Fund

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Thomas F. Marsico has managed the master portfolio since December 1997 and is Chief Executive Officer of Marsico Capital Management, LLC, investment sub-advisor to the portfolio.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") has retained Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("MCM") to serve as investment sub-advisor to the fund. As the investment sub-advisor, MCM makes the investment decisions and manages all of the fund. MCM is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MCM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and is under common control with CMA, but is not part of Columbia Management Group, LLC.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information reference in this section is that of the master portfolio.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

Source for all stock-specific commentary—Marsico Capital Management, LLC.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the master portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

The master portfolio normally invests in a core portfolio of 35-50 stocks. By maintaining a relatively concentrated portfolio, the master portfolio may be subject to greater risk than a master portfolio that is more fully diversified. The master portfolio can invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign securities.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.


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Performance InformationColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 12/31/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     23,300       21,961    
Class B     21,725       21,725    
Class C     21,745       21,745    
Class R     23,169       n/a    
Class Z     23,746       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Marsico Growth Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   R   Z  
Inception   12/31/97   12/31/97   12/31/97   01/23/06   12/31/97  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    13.85       7.32       13.42       8.42       13.41       12.41       13.65       13.99    
1-year     23.30       16.20       22.42       17.42       22.39       21.39       23.00       23.60    
5-year     13.82       12.47       12.98       12.73       12.98       12.98       13.69       14.10    
Life     9.07       8.40       8.28       8.28       8.29       8.29       9.00       9.28    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R shares are sold at NAV with Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

The returns for Class R shares include the returns of Class A shares prior to January 23, 2006, the date on which Class R shares were initially offered by the fund. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between Class A shares and Class R shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class R shares would have been lower, since Class R shares are subject to higher Rule 12b-1 fees.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.24    
Class B     1.99    
Class C     1.99    
Class R     1.49    
Class Z     0.99    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     23.02    
Class B     21.46    
Class C     21.48    
Class R     22.89    
Class Z     23.46    

 


7



Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,138.50       1,019.00       6.42       6.06       1.20    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,134.20       1,015.25       10.40       9.82       1.95    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,134.10       1,015.25       10.40       9.82       1.95    
Class R     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,136.50       1,017.75       7.74       7.31       1.45    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,139.90       1,020.25       5.08       4.80       0.95    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


8



Fund Profile Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 10.14% without sales charge. The fund outpaced its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, which returned 8.44%.1 The fund's return also surpassed the 8.00% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Large Blend Category.2 The fund's focus on high-quality, multi-national large-cap stocks with sustainable cash flows helped returns as investors sought to reward companies with these characteristics in light of growing credit concerns and a slowing US economy. The fund's focus on technology companies with global business models and on higher quality financial stocks with less exposure to credit-constrained areas, such as real estate, also aided the fund's return.

g  Stocks in the technology sector were top performers, including graphics-chip maker NVIDIA Corp. (0.6% of net assets), which benefited when another company purchased its key competitor. Apple, Inc. (0.9% of net assets) experienced success from its iMac desktop and iPhone products while simultaneously enjoying the bottom-line benefits of a faster-than-anticipated component price decline. Cellphone manufacturer Nokia Oyj (0.7% of net assets) gained market share by expanding in emerging markets and benefited from the marketing woes of its main competitor. Key contributors among financial stocks included Fannie Mae (1.4% of net assets), which benefited from an improved regulatory environment and rising value of its guarantee for low-risk, conservative mortgage loans in a credit-focused environment. Despite an increasingly risk-filled environment, marked with escalating catastrophic events, such as hurricanes, Bermuda-based insurer ACE Ltd. (1.1% of net assets) maintained high growth rates and returns as it expanded its conservative and well-diversified business model into global markets. A top contributor outside of these areas was Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) (0.8% of net assets), the world's largest producer of iron ore. CVRD benefited from its near monopoly on the supply of iron ore amidst rising demand for this supply-constrained commodity.

g  Several holdings in the retail sector, including department stores Macy's, Inc. and Kohl's Corp. (0.3% and 0.6% of net assets, respectively), detracted slightly from returns during the period as spending by their target market of middle-income consumers was disproportionately affected by economic slowdown. The ramifications of competitive pressures facing Internet content delivery provider Akamai Technologies, Inc. (0.3% of net assets) also hurt returns during the period.

1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +10.14%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +8.44%  
      S&P 500 Index  

 

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.


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Fund Profile (continued) Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth.) For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

g  As a result of slowing economic growth and considerable uncertainty about consumer spending, investors have sought exposure to larger, growth-oriented companies with exposure to foreign markets as well as the potential to increase or maintain growth rates regardless of macro-economic headwinds. These types of companies remain a focus for the fund. The fund also remains positioned to take advantage of the opportunities arising from the price disruptions that typically accompany market volatility. To identify such opportunities, the fund has the potential to benefit from drawing on three independent research sources: fundamental research, quantitative models and the input of its portfolio management teams.

Portfolio Management

Craig Leopold has co-managed the master portfolio since July 2004 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2003.

George Maris has co-managed the master portfolio since December 2004 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2004.

Colin Moore has co-managed the master portfolio since July 2004 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2002.

Peter Santoro has co-managed the master portfolio since July 2004 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2003.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information reference in this section is that of the master portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the master portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.


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Performance Information Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/02/98 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     17,128       16,143    
Class B     16,094       16,094    
Class C     16,090       16,090    
Class Z     17,410       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Large Cap Core Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   08/02/99   08/02/99   08/02/99   10/02/98  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month (cumulative)     10.14       3.78       9.74       4.74       9.67       8.67       10.23    
1-year     18.87       12.07       17.93       12.93       17.95       16.95       19.16    
5-year     14.06       12.72       13.17       12.93       13.15       13.15       14.29    
Life     6.17       5.47       5.43       5.43       5.43       5.43       6.36    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Class A, Class B and Class C shares commenced operations on August 2, 1999 and have no performance prior to that date. Performance prior to August 2, 1999 is that of Class Z shares, which does not have any Rule 12b-1 fees or shareholder servicing fees. If Class A, Class B and Class C shares Rule 12b-1 fees or shareholder servicing fees had been reflected, total returns would have been lower.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.08    
Class B     1.83    
Class C     1.83    
Class Z     0.83    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     16.11    
Class B     15.58    
Class C     15.57    
Class Z     16.11    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.25    
Class B     0.21    
Class C     0.21    
Class Z     0.29    

 


11



Understanding Your Expenses Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,101.40       1,019.65       5.62       5.40       1.07    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,097.40       1,015.90       9.54       9.17       1.82    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,096.70       1,015.90       9.54       9.17       1.82    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,102.30       1,020.90       4.31       4.14       0.82    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


12



Fund ProfileColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 13.53% without sales charge. Its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 8.44%.1 The fund's return was greater than the 12.56% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Large Growth Category.2 Strong stock selection in consumer services, information technology and materials aided the fund's performance. By contrast, some of the fund's sector allocations detracted from performance, and health care positions struggled during the reporting period.

g  Within consumer services, hotel/casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. (5.5% and 4.6% of net assets, respectively) were among the fund's best performers for the period. Both companies benefited from strong growth in the Macau casino market. In the energy sector, energy equipment and service company Schlumberger Ltd. (6.4% of net assets) appreciated sharply as the demand for oil service continued to soar. It was among the fund's top-performing individual positions. In technology, the fund's performance was generally positive, with standout performances from Apple, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., and Intel Corp. (4.7%, 4.7% and 3.0% of net assets, respectively) In addition, agricultural chemicals company Monsanto Co., and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. were strong (3.6% and 4.2% of net assets, respectively). A decision to underweight financials further aided performance as the sector was weak throughout the period.

An emphasis on consumer discretionary stocks, which underperformed, and an underweight in the energy and technology sectors, which outperformed, detracted from performance, representing an "opportunity cost" for the fund. Health care holdings were another area of disappointment. Health care services company UnitedHealth Group, Inc. and biotechnology company Genentech, Inc. (5.3% and 4.1% of net assets, respectively) both posted negative returns. Certain consumer-related positions also struggled, including Toyota Motor Corp., Comcast Corp. (2.8% and 3.0% of net assets, respectively), Starbucks Corp. and Procter & Gamble Co. Starbucks and Procter & Gamble were sold during the period. The fund's industrial holdings posted strong absolute returns, but lagged the index sector by a significant margin.

g  At the end of the period, the fund emphasized investments in the consumer discretionary, information technology, financials and energy sectors. It had little or no exposure to utilities.

1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +13.53%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +8.44%  
      S&P 500 Index  

 

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth.) For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Thomas F. Marsico has managed the master portfolio since December 1997 and is Chief Executive Officer of Marsico Capital Management, LLC, investment sub-advisor to the master portfolio.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") has retained Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("MCM") to serve as investment sub-advisor to the fund. As the investment sub-advisor, MCM makes the investment decisions and manages all of the fund. MCM is an investment advisor registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. MCM is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and is under common control with CMA, but is not part of Columbia Management Group, LLC.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information reference in this section is that of the master portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the master portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

Source for all stock-specific commentary—Marsico Capital Management, LLC.

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

The master portfolio normally invests in a core portfolio of 20-30 common stocks. By maintaining a relatively concentrated portfolio, the master portfolio may be subject to greater risk than a master portfolio that is more fully diversified. The master portfolio may invest up to 25% of its assets in foreign securities.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Some of the countries in which the master portfolio invests are considered emerging economies. Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.


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Performance InformationColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 12/31/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     25,219       23,769    
Class B     23,532       23,532    
Class C     23,602       23,602    
Class Z     25,728       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   12/31/97   12/31/97   12/31/97   12/31/97  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    13.53       7.00       13.12       8.12       13.08       12.08       13.68    
1-year     22.94       15.86       22.03       17.03       22.08       21.08       23.28    
5-year     13.68       12.34       12.83       12.59       12.83       12.83       13.96    
Life     9.95       9.29       9.18       9.18       9.21       9.21       10.18    

 

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.29    
Class B     2.04    
Class C     2.04    
Class Z     1.04    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     24.76    
Class B     23.10    
Class C     23.17    
Class Z     25.26    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,135.30       1,018.90       6.51       6.16       1.22    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,131.20       1,015.15       10.50       9.92       1.97    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,130.80       1,015.15       10.49       9.92       1.97    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,136.80       1,020.15       5.18       4.90       0.97    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 11.59% without sales charge. That was significantly higher than the 6.70% return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.1 The fund's return was also greater than the 8.26% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Small-Growth Category.2

g  Stock selection within the consumer discretionary and health care sectors drove the fund's strong results for the period. Capella Education Co. (1.0% of net assets) and Strayer Education, Inc. (0.8% of net assets), operators of for-profit colleges, benefited from economic uncertainty as unemployed workers and others sought additional professional training or new career directions. Illumina, Inc. (1.9% of net assets), a leading developer of gene-sequencing technology, rose sharply. Falling prices for individual genome analyses have raised hopes for new therapies and expanded the market for Illumina's products and services.

g  Stock selection in the consumer staples sector had a negative impact on the fund's return. We sold Physicians Formula Holdings, Inc., makers of a wide range of skincare and beauty products, when revenues and earnings shrank amid slackening cosmetics sales. Poor timing of a merchandise changeover and reduced promotional efforts also hampered results. In technology, communications equipment makers came under pressure. Finisar Corp. (0.3% of net assets), a specialist in fiber optic and network systems, declined on fears that tightening credit conditions might cause financial stress for the company.

g  Several factors suggest a continued strong environment for small cap growth companies. The Federal Reserve Board has cut short-term interest rates, hoping to stimulate the economy. We believe that a trend toward acquisition of smaller growth companies is likely to continue. Several fund holdings were acquired over the period, often at substantial premiums to their market prices. And, there are other positive indicators, including increased share buybacks, stepped-up purchases of company shares by insiders and a generally favorable global economic outlook. However, a weak US dollar gives an edge to larger companies because of their international reach and diverse business models. Stricter credit standards are also a concern because smaller companies typically seek funding from banks rather than in the capital markets. The possible impact on small companies of rising energy and materials costs also bears watching.

1The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

    +11.59%  
      Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +6.70%  
      Russell 2000 Growth Index  

 

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Daniel Cole has co-managed the master portfolio since September 2001 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2001.

Daniele Donahoe has co-managed the master portfolio since December 2005 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2002.

Jon Michael Morgan has co-managed the master portfolio since December 2005 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Christian Pineno has co-managed the master portfolio from January 1997 to December 2005 and from October 2006 to present. He has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1995.

Clifford Siverd has co-managed the master portfolio since December 2005 and has been with the advisor, or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2001.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this sector is that of the master portfolio.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the master portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small-cap stocks may be subject to greater volatility and price fluctuations because they may be thinly traded and less liquid than investments in larger companies.


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Performance InformationColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     18,504       17,444    
Class B     17,194       17,194    
Class C     17,270       17,270    
Class Z     18,978       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   12/12/95   12/12/95   09/22/97   12/12/95  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month (cumulative)     11.59       5.19       11.07       6.07       11.17       10.17       11.66    
1-year     24.14       17.01       23.15       18.15       23.21       22.21       24.38    
5-year     16.54       15.18       15.67       15.45       15.68       15.68       16.84    
10-year     6.35       5.72       5.57       5.57       5.62       5.62       6.62    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.27    
Class B     2.02    
Class C     2.02    
Class Z     1.02    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     14.73    
Class B     13.33    
Class C     13.62    
Class Z     15.27    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.63    
Class B     0.52    
Class C     0.52    
Class Z     0.67    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other fund companies, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,115.90       1,019.00       6.35       6.06       1.20    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,110.70       1,015.25       10.29       9.82       1.95    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,111.70       1,015.25       10.29       9.82       1.95    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,116.60       1,020.25       5.03       4.80       0.95    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Investment PortfolioColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 64.7%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 6.6%  
Automobiles – 0.1%  
General Motors Corp.     800       29,360    
Harley-Davidson, Inc.     1,800       83,178    
Automobiles Total     112,538    
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%  
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a)     3,500       210,525    
H&R Block, Inc.     9,700       205,446    
ITT Educational Services, Inc. (a)     200       24,338    
Weight Watchers International, Inc.     2,900       166,924    
Diversified Consumer Services Total     607,233    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%  
Brinker International, Inc.     27,500       754,600    
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     9,500       242,155    
Darden Restaurants, Inc.     9,300       389,298    
McDonald's Corp.     19,300       1,051,271    
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.     3,400       111,384    
Yum! Brands, Inc.     9,800       331,534    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     2,880,242    
Household Durables – 0.4%  
NVR, Inc. (a)     1,300       611,325    
Household Durables Total     611,325    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
Liberty Media Holding Corp.,
Interactive Series A (a)
    7,400       142,154    
NutriSystem, Inc. (a)     1,400       65,646    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     207,800    
Media – 1.9%  
CBS Corp., Class B     10,700       337,050    
Comcast Corp., Class A (a)     800       19,344    
DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)     26,800       650,704    
Idearc, Inc.     14,400       453,168    
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.     4,400       224,004    
Omnicom Group, Inc.     7,500       360,675    
Time Warner, Inc.     16,600       304,776    
Viacom, Inc., Class B (a)     4,800       187,056    
Walt Disney Co.     11,100       381,729    
Media Total     2,918,506    
Multiline Retail – 0.7%  
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (a)     900       36,486    
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.     4,300       272,491    
Kohl's Corp. (a)     6,800       389,844    
Macy's, Inc.     9,000       290,880    
Multiline Retail Total     989,701    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Specialty Retail – 0.8%  
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.     2,800       73,668    
AutoNation, Inc. (a)     2,400       42,528    
Home Depot, Inc.     17,300       561,212    
Office Depot, Inc. (a)     1,200       24,744    
RadioShack Corp.     1,800       37,188    
Ross Stores, Inc.     2,200       56,408    
Sherwin-Williams Co.     700       45,997    
Staples, Inc.     11,900       255,731    
TJX Companies, Inc.     4,200       122,094    
Specialty Retail Total     1,219,570    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%  
Coach, Inc. (a)     5,000       236,350    
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     3,400       178,432    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     414,782    
Consumer Discretionary Total     9,961,697    
Consumer Staples – 5.6%  
Beverages – 1.2%  
Coca-Cola Co.     13,500       775,845    
Hansen Natural Corp. (a)     900       51,012    
PepsiCo, Inc.     13,300       974,358    
Beverages Total     1,801,215    
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     100       6,137    
CVS Caremark Corp.     11,700       463,671    
Kroger Co.     18,000       513,360    
Safeway, Inc.     5,400       178,794    
Sysco Corp.     3,200       113,888    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     14,900       650,385    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     1,926,235    
Food Products – 1.0%  
General Mills, Inc.     8,100       469,881    
H.J. Heinz Co.     1,600       73,920    
Sara Lee Corp.     46,900       782,761    
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A     7,500       133,875    
Food Products Total     1,460,437    
Household Products – 1.0%  
Clorox Co.     2,700       164,673    
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     4,100       292,412    
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     5,700       400,482    
Procter & Gamble Co.     10,600       745,604    
Household Products Total     1,603,171    
Personal Products – 0.3%  
Alberto-Culver Co.     14,600       361,934    
Bare Escentuals, Inc. (a)     900       22,383    
NBTY, Inc. (a)     1,600       64,960    
Personal Products Total     449,277    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Tobacco – 0.8%  
Altria Group, Inc.     13,000       903,890    
Reynolds American, Inc.     5,500       349,745    
Tobacco Total     1,253,635    
Consumer Staples Total     8,493,970    
Energy – 7.3%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 1.2%  
Global Industries Ltd (a)     500       12,880    
Global Santa Fe Corp.     1,600       121,632    
Halliburton Co.     12,400       476,160    
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     44,600       1,006,622    
Schlumberger Ltd.     1,300       136,500    
Transocean, Inc. (a)     600       67,830    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     1,821,624    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 6.1%  
Chevron Corp.     12,500       1,169,750    
ConocoPhillips     9,200       807,484    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     43,100       3,989,336    
Frontier Oil Corp.     1,800       74,952    
Hess Corp.     1,500       99,795    
Holly Corp.     5,900       352,997    
Marathon Oil Corp.     14,400       821,088    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     6,000       384,480    
Sunoco, Inc.     4,700       332,666    
Tesoro Corp.     7,700       354,354    
Valero Energy Corp.     10,200       685,236    
Western Refining, Inc.     400       16,232    
XTO Energy, Inc.     1,200       74,208    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     9,162,578    
Energy Total     10,984,202    
Financials – 12.5%  
Capital Markets – 3.1%  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)     900       114,759    
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     1,200       75,732    
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.     1,700       208,777    
Charles Schwab Corp.     2,900       62,640    
Franklin Resources, Inc.     300       38,250    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     5,600       1,213,744    
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     2,800       79,184    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.     12,400       765,452    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     16,100       1,147,608    
Morgan Stanley     14,600       919,800    
Northern Trust Corp.     700       46,389    
State Street Corp.     600       40,896    
Capital Markets Total     4,713,231    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Commercial Banks – 2.8%  
BB&T Corp.     5,800       234,262    
Comerica, Inc.     5,200       266,656    
Fifth Third Bancorp     8,300       281,204    
KeyCorp     1,300       42,029    
National City Corp.     5,700       143,013    
Popular, Inc.     6,800       83,504    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.     4,800       363,216    
U.S. Bancorp     21,200       689,636    
Wachovia Corp.     18,900       947,835    
Wells Fargo & Co.     32,200       1,146,964    
Commercial Banks Total     4,198,319    
Consumer Finance – 0.2%  
American Express Co.     3,500       207,795    
First Marblehead Corp.     1,400       53,102    
Consumer Finance Total     260,897    
Diversified Financial Services – 2.6%  
CIT Group, Inc.     3,600       144,720    
Citigroup, Inc.     42,000       1,960,140    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     33,000       1,512,060    
Leucadia National Corp.     4,000       192,880    
NYSE Euronext     700       55,419    
Diversified Financial Services Total     3,865,219    
Insurance – 2.7%  
Allstate Corp.     10,200       583,338    
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.     2,300       144,693    
American Financial Group, Inc.     3,600       102,672    
American International Group, Inc.     20,500       1,386,825    
Assurant, Inc.     1,100       58,850    
Chubb Corp.     700       37,548    
Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    1,400       129,570    
Loews Corp.     1,600       77,360    
MBIA, Inc.     1,400       85,470    
MetLife, Inc.     1,200       83,676    
Old Republic International Corp.     5,900       110,566    
Principal Financial Group, Inc.     500       31,545    
Progressive Corp.     2,500       48,525    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     7,100       692,818    
Reinsurance Group of
America, Inc.
    100       5,669    
SAFECO Corp.     3,300       202,026    
Travelers Companies, Inc.     6,400       322,176    
Insurance Total     4,103,327    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.2%  
Duke Realty Corp.     3,200       108,192    
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.     1,800       40,392    
ProLogis     1,800       119,430    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     268,014    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.1%  
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    3,500       97,440    
Real Estate Management & Development Total     97,440    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8%  
Countrywide Financial Corp.     2,700       51,327    
Fannie Mae     5,700       346,617    
Freddie Mac     7,500       442,575    
MGIC Investment Corp.     2,400       77,544    
PMI Group, Inc.     4,600       150,420    
Washington Mutual, Inc.     5,500       194,205    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     1,262,688    
Financials Total     18,769,135    
Health Care – 7.5%  
Biotechnology – 1.2%  
Amgen, Inc. (a)     9,900       560,043    
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)     11,300       749,529    
Cephalon, Inc. (a)     700       51,142    
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)     13,200       539,484    
Biotechnology Total     1,900,198    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.7%  
Baxter International, Inc.     2,800       157,584    
DENTSPLY International, Inc.     3,400       141,576    
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a)     3,000       168,840    
Medtronic, Inc.     6,800       383,588    
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     600       25,134    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,900       234,871    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     1,111,593    
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%  
Aetna, Inc.     11,600       629,532    
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     5,300       240,249    
Cardinal Health, Inc.     2,200       137,566    
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a)     4,200       261,282    
Health Net, Inc. (a)     3,600       194,580    
Humana, Inc. (a)     2,800       195,664    
McKesson Corp.     6,400       376,256    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     6,100       295,423    
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)     4,800       506,064    
WellPoint, Inc. (a)     7,800       615,576    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     3,452,192    
Health Care Technology – 0.3%  
HLTH Corp. (a)     2,000       28,340    
IMS Health, Inc.     12,500       383,000    
Health Care Technology Total     411,340    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Pharmaceuticals – 3.0%  
Endo Pharmaceuticals
Holdings, Inc. (a)
    7,400       229,474    
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)     25,800       962,082    
Johnson & Johnson     18,900       1,241,730    
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     1,500       17,580    
Merck & Co., Inc.     10,100       522,069    
Pfizer, Inc.     57,400       1,402,282    
Sepracor, Inc. (a)     2,500       68,750    
Warner Chilcott Ltd. (a)     2,300       40,871    
Pharmaceuticals Total     4,484,838    
Health Care Total     11,360,161    
Industrials – 7.7%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.3%  
Boeing Co.     3,800       398,962    
Honeywell International, Inc.     5,300       315,191    
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     400       40,856    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     10,500       1,139,145    
Northrop Grumman Corp.     6,500       507,000    
Precision Castparts Corp.     1,900       281,162    
Raytheon Co.     6,900       440,358    
United Technologies Corp.     4,100       329,968    
Aerospace & Defense Total     3,452,642    
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     2,600       141,154    
FedEx Corp.     2,000       209,500    
United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B
    11,900       893,690    
Air Freight & Logistics Total     1,244,344    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.9%  
Brink's Co.     2,400       134,112    
ChoicePoint, Inc. (a)     8,700       329,904    
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     1,300       128,193    
Equifax, Inc.     400       15,248    
Manpower, Inc.     4,100       263,835    
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.     1,600       58,496    
Republic Services, Inc.     4,100       134,111    
Robert Half International, Inc.     900       26,874    
Steelcase, Inc., Class A     4,900       88,102    
Waste Management, Inc.     3,000       113,220    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     1,292,095    
Construction & Engineering – 0.2%  
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (a)     1,200       157,536    
URS Corp. (a)     1,800       101,610    
Construction & Engineering Total     259,146    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
23



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Electrical Equipment – 0.2%  
Emerson Electric Co.     2,800       149,016    
Rockwell Automation, Inc.     3,100       215,481    
Thomas & Betts Corp. (a)     300       17,592    
Electrical Equipment Total     382,089    
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7%  
3M Co.     9,000       842,220    
General Electric Co.     35,300       1,461,420    
McDermott International, Inc. (a)     400       21,632    
Tyco International Ltd.     6,700       297,078    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     2,622,350    
Machinery – 1.4%  
Caterpillar, Inc.     4,700       368,621    
Cummins, Inc.     2,000       255,780    
Danaher Corp.     2,400       198,504    
Dover Corp.     3,800       193,610    
Gardner Denver, Inc. (a)     700       27,300    
Graco, Inc.     3,700       144,707    
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.     6,600       393,624    
Terex Corp. (a)     5,400       480,708    
Machinery Total     2,062,854    
Road & Rail – 0.2%  
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)     300       6,867    
Landstar System, Inc.     4,600       193,062    
Ryder System, Inc.     800       39,200    
Road & Rail Total     239,129    
Industrials Total     11,554,649    
Information Technology – 10.4%  
Communications Equipment – 1.3%  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)     52,300       1,731,653    
Harris Corp.     200       11,558    
Motorola, Inc.     2,200       40,766    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     5,500       232,430    
Communications Equipment Total     2,016,407    
Computers & Peripherals – 2.4%  
Apple, Inc. (a)     4,200       644,868    
Dell, Inc. (a)     20,300       560,280    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     18,500       921,115    
International Business Machines
Corp.
    10,700       1,260,460    
Lexmark International, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    4,000       166,120    
Computers & Peripherals Total     3,552,843    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Internet Software & Services – 0.3%  
eBay, Inc. (a)     3,500       136,570    
Google, Inc., Class A (a)     300       170,181    
VeriSign, Inc. (a)     5,300       178,822    
Internet Software & Services Total     485,573    
IT Services – 1.0%  
Accenture Ltd., Class A     16,300       656,075    
Computer Sciences Corp. (a)     6,100       340,990    
Fiserv, Inc. (a)     9,700       493,342    
IT Services Total     1,490,407    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     49,000       1,014,300    
Intel Corp.     18,000       465,480    
Lam Research Corp. (a)     10,700       569,882    
MEMC Electronic Materials,
Inc. (a)
    10,300       606,258    
National Semiconductor Corp.     2,100       56,952    
Texas Instruments, Inc.     21,800       797,662    
Varian Semiconductor Equipment
Associates, Inc. (a)
    1,500       80,280    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    3,590,814    
Software – 3.0%  
Autodesk, Inc. (a)     7,500       374,775    
BMC Software, Inc. (a)     3,500       109,305    
CA, Inc.     136       3,498    
Compuware Corp. (a)     5,900       47,318    
McAfee, Inc. (a)     5,800       202,246    
Microsoft Corp.     84,200       2,480,532    
Oracle Corp. (a)     42,300       915,795    
Symantec Corp. (a)     19,200       372,096    
Software Total     4,505,565    
Information Technology Total     15,641,609    
Materials – 2.3%  
Chemicals – 0.4%  
Dow Chemical Co.     8,000       344,480    
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     1,000       49,560    
PPG Industries, Inc.     3,800       287,090    
Chemicals Total     681,130    
Construction Materials – 0.2%  
Eagle Materials, Inc.     5,200       185,848    
Vulcan Materials Co.     1,000       89,150    
Construction Materials Total     274,998    
Containers & Packaging – 0.2%  
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)     3,300       75,108    
Pactiv Corp. (a)     6,100       174,826    
Temple-Inland, Inc.     600       31,578    
Containers & Packaging Total     281,512    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
24



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Metals & Mining – 1.1%  
Alcoa, Inc.     4,000       156,480    
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     2,800       307,860    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    100       10,489    
Nucor Corp.     10,300       612,541    
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     400       22,616    
Southern Copper Corp.     2,300       284,809    
United States Steel Corp.     2,500       264,850    
Metals & Mining Total     1,659,645    
Paper & Forest Products – 0.4%  
International Paper Co.     15,300       548,811    
Paper & Forest Products Total     548,811    
Materials Total     3,446,096    
Telecommunication Services – 2.4%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.5%  
AT&T, Inc.     24,600       1,040,826    
CenturyTel, Inc.     4,200       194,124    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     25,100       1,111,428    
Diversified Telecommunication Services Total     2,346,378    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
NII Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,700       221,805    
Sprint Nextel Corp.     50,600       961,400    
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     2,200       146,850    
Wireless Telecommunication Services Total     1,330,055    
Telecommunication Services Total     3,676,433    
Utilities – 2.4%  
Electric Utilities – 1.0%  
Edison International     1,400       77,630    
Exelon Corp.     3,400       256,224    
FirstEnergy Corp.     12,100       766,414    
FPL Group, Inc.     2,900       176,552    
Pepco Holdings, Inc.     5,500       148,940    
Electric Utilities Total     1,425,760    
Gas Utilities – 0.1%  
AGL Resources, Inc.     2,000       79,240    
ONEOK, Inc.     2,100       99,540    
Gas Utilities Total     178,780    
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.8%  
AES Corp. (a)     1,000       20,040    
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.     5,800       497,582    
Mirant Corp. (a)     15,100       614,268    
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)     2,500       105,725    
Independent Power Producers & Energy
Traders Total
    1,237,615    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Multi-Utilities – 0.5%  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.     10,000       160,300    
NSTAR     6,600       229,746    
OGE Energy Corp.     1,700       56,270    
PG&E Corp.     2,800       133,840    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     1,400       123,186    
Multi-Utilities Total     703,342    
Utilities Total     3,545,497    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $73,391,969)
    97,433,449    
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 12.3%  
    Par ($)      
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.00007/01/20     248,669       243,817    
5.00009/01/20     1,253,289       1,228,835    
5.00006/01/37     995,468       949,550    
5.50001/01/21     194,766       194,266    
5.50007/01/21     193,604       193,062    
6.50007/01/29     134,844       138,365    
6.50011/01/32     284,370       291,140    
6.50008/01/36     488,001       496,846    
8.00009/01/25     46,076       48,827    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.00010/01/20     366,487       359,331    
5.00005/01/37     2,058,511       1,964,166    
5.50004/01/36     174,261       170,719    
5.50011/01/36     1,586,834       1,554,573    
5.50005/01/37     917,910       899,091    
5.50006/01/37     2,604,877       2,551,472    
6.00002/01/36     763,529       764,800    
6.00004/01/36     204,772       205,113    
6.00006/01/36     397,474       398,136    
6.00010/01/36     1,560,448       1,563,047    
6.00011/01/36     523,620       524,492    
6.00003/01/37     695,637       696,677    
6.00007/01/37     1,014,603       1,016,120    
6.50009/01/34     14,640       14,953    
6.50010/01/36     330,721       336,789    
6.50011/01/36     632,502       644,108    
6.50001/01/37     11,393       11,602    
6.50002/01/37     765,764       779,737    
7.19908/01/36 (b)     35,981       36,124    
7.50010/01/11     27,586       28,464    
8.50008/01/11     34,382       35,676    
10.00009/01/18     52,357       58,666    
Government National Mortgage Association  
7.500% 12/15/23     25,244       26,495    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $18,438,876)
    18,425,059    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 8.4%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Basic Materials – 0.2%  
Forest Products & Paper – 0.1%  
Weyerhaeuser Co.  
7.375% 03/15/32     170,000       170,572    
Forest Products & Paper Total     170,572    
Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
Vale Overseas Ltd.  
6.875% 11/21/36     150,000       154,540    
Metals & Mining Total     154,540    
Basic Materials Total     325,112    
Communications – 1.2%  
Media – 0.4%  
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC  
9.875% 06/15/22     51,000       66,841    
Comcast Corp.  
7.050% 03/15/33     200,000       210,810    
News America, Inc.  
6.550% 03/15/33     200,000       197,181    
Time Warner Cable, Inc.  
6.550% 05/01/37(c)     200,000       196,196    
Media Total     671,028    
Telecommunication Services – 0.8%  
AT&T, Inc.  
5.100% 09/15/14     250,000       241,914    
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.  
8.750% 03/01/31     162,000       205,100    
Sprint Capital Corp.  
6.125% 11/15/08     24,000       24,177    
8.750% 03/15/32     116,000       133,022    
Telecom Italia Capital SA  
7.200% 07/18/36     175,000       185,193    
Telefonica Emisones SAU  
5.984% 06/20/11     200,000       203,480    
Vodafone Group PLC  
5.000% 12/16/13     200,000       192,360    
Telecommunication Services Total     1,185,246    
Communications Total     1,856,274    
Consumer Cyclical – 0.7%  
Home Builders – 0.1%  
D.R. Horton, Inc.  
5.625% 09/15/14     250,000       212,531    
Home Builders Total     212,531    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Lodging – 0.1%  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.  
5.625% 06/01/15     175,000       139,125    
Lodging Total     139,125    
Retail – 0.5%  
CVS Caremark Corp.  
5.750% 06/01/17     150,000       146,407    
Home Depot, Inc.  
5.875% 12/16/36     125,000       106,770    
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.  
5.900% 12/01/16     175,000       167,470    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
4.125% 07/01/10     250,000       244,940    
Retail Total     665,587    
Consumer Cyclical Total     1,017,243    
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.8%  
Beverages – 0.1%  
Diageo Capital PLC  
3.375% 03/20/08     190,000       188,183    
Beverages Total     188,183    
Food – 0.4%  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  
6.750% 09/15/11     145,000       151,567    
Kraft Foods, Inc.  
6.500% 08/11/17     150,000       154,943    
Kroger Co.  
6.200% 06/15/12     225,000       231,892    
Food Total     538,402    
Healthcare Services – 0.1%  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  
5.250% 03/15/11     165,000       165,766    
Healthcare Services Total     165,766    
Household Products/Wares – 0.1%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.  
5.375% 01/15/16     160,000       151,731    
Household Products/Wares Total     151,731    
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
Wyeth  
5.500% 02/01/14     165,000       164,077    
Pharmaceuticals Total     164,077    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     1,208,159    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
26



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Energy – 0.6%  
Oil & Gas – 0.4%  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  
5.700% 05/15/17     200,000       195,235    
Nexen, Inc.  
5.875% 03/10/35     150,000       137,385    
Talisman Energy, Inc.  
6.250% 02/01/38     185,000       174,283    
Valero Energy Corp.  
6.875% 04/15/12     175,000       184,405    
Oil & Gas Total     691,308    
Pipelines – 0.2%  
Energy Transfer Partners LP  
6.625% 10/15/36     125,000       117,882    
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.  
6.350% 05/15/67(b)     185,000       177,552    
Pipelines Total     295,434    
Energy Total     986,742    
Financials – 3.5%  
Banks – 1.2%  
Capital One Financial Corp.  
5.500% 06/01/15     250,000       238,193    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.  
4.375% 08/01/09     300,000       297,306    
National City Bank  
4.625% 05/01/13     186,000       178,328    
PNC Funding Corp.  
5.625% 02/01/17     185,000       180,810    
SunTrust Preferred Capital I  
5.853% 12/15/11(b)     165,000       161,902    
USB Capital IX  
6.189% 04/15/49(b)     285,000       285,189    
Wachovia Corp.  
4.875% 02/15/14     250,000       240,797    
Wells Fargo & Co.  
5.125% 09/01/12     250,000       249,408    
Banks Total     1,831,933    
Diversified Financial Services – 1.8%  
AGFC Capital Trust I  
6.000% 01/15/67(b)(c)     210,000       196,778    
American Express Co.  
4.750% 06/17/09     139,000       138,579    
CIT Group, Inc.  
6.100% 03/15/67(b)     90,000       74,271    
Citigroup, Inc.  
5.000% 09/15/14     165,000       159,046    
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc.  
4.875% 08/15/10     200,000       199,723    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
6.345% 02/15/34     275,000       256,235    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
HSBC Finance Corp.  
5.000% 06/30/15     300,000       283,297    
JPMorgan Chase Capital XVIII  
6.950% 08/17/36     275,000       270,331    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  
5.750% 07/18/11     200,000       200,630    
MassMutual Global Funding II  
2.550% 07/15/08(c)     70,000       68,577    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
6.050% 08/15/12     125,000       128,165    
Morgan Stanley  
4.750% 04/01/14     300,000       281,796    
Principal Life Global Funding I  
6.250% 02/15/12(c)     144,000       150,091    
Residential Capital LLC  
7.500% 04/17/13     145,000       117,088    
SLM Corp.  
5.375% 05/15/14     175,000       152,721    
Diversified Financial Services Total     2,677,328    
Insurance – 0.1%  
Metlife, Inc.  
6.400% 12/15/36     100,000       95,085    
Insurance Total     95,085    
Real Estate – 0.0%  
ERP Operating LP  
5.200% 04/01/13     16,000       15,466    
Real Estate Total     15,466    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.2%  
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.  
6.450% 06/25/12     58,000       59,582    
Simon Property Group LP  
5.750% 12/01/15     200,000       195,408    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     254,990    
Savings & Loans – 0.2%  
Washington Mutual, Inc.  
4.625% 04/01/14     395,000       359,767    
Savings & Loans Total     359,767    
Financials Total     5,234,569    
Industrials – 0.5%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%  
United Technologies Corp.  
7.125% 11/15/10     175,000       185,499    
Aerospace & Defense Total     185,499    
Machinery – 0.2%  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  
3.625% 11/15/07     225,000       224,542    
Machinery Total     224,542    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
27



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Transportation – 0.2%  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  
6.200% 08/15/36     140,000       135,963    
Union Pacific Corp.  
3.875% 02/15/09     225,000       220,372    
Transportation Total     356,335    
Industrials Total     766,376    
Utilities – 0.9%  
Electric – 0.7%  
Commonwealth Edison Co.  
5.950% 08/15/16     200,000       199,316    
Indiana Michigan Power Co.  
5.650% 12/01/15     200,000       195,152    
NY State Electric & Gas Corp.  
5.750% 05/01/23     18,000       16,961    
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  
5.800% 03/01/37     150,000       141,765    
Progress Energy, Inc.  
7.750% 03/01/31     175,000       201,622    
Public Service Electric & Gas Co.  
4.000% 11/01/08     57,000       56,343    
Southern California Edison Co.  
5.000% 01/15/14     175,000       170,127    
Electric Total     981,286    
Gas – 0.2%  
Atmos Energy Corp.  
6.350% 06/15/17     160,000       162,538    
Sempra Energy  
4.750% 05/15/09     150,000       148,821    
Gas Total     311,359    
Utilities Total     1,292,645    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(Cost of $12,978,052)
    12,687,120    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 5.6%  
Agency – 1.5%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.500% 03/15/21     1,500,000       1,466,555    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.500% 08/25/17     278,916       281,191    
6.000% 04/25/17     260,000       267,417    
7.000% 01/25/21     23,264       23,977    
Vendee Mortgage Trust  
I.O.:  
0.304% 03/15/29(b)     8,154,219       90,351    
0.440% 09/15/27(b)     5,775,012       80,638    
Agency Total     2,210,129    

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Non-Agency – 4.1%  
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust  
5.483% 02/25/47(b)     1,046,544       1,051,278    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust  
5.250% 03/25/35     907,332       897,572    
5.250% 08/25/35     155,686       155,501    
5.500% 10/25/35     1,393,253       1,388,141    
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.717% 02/25/37(b)     1,058,782       1,058,744    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.500% 10/25/35     1,273,092       1,273,292    
Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust  
5.500% 02/25/35     320,923       312,383    
Non-Agency Total     6,136,911    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost of $8,334,483)
    8,347,040    
Government & Agency Obligations – 5.3%  
Foreign Government Obligations – 0.4%  
Province of Quebec  
5.000% 07/17/09     325,000       328,097    
United Mexican States  
7.500% 04/08/33     191,000       226,717    
Foreign Government Obligations Total     554,814    
U.S. Government Agencies – 2.5%  
Federal Home Loan Bank  
5.500% 08/13/14     1,000,000       1,039,810    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
6.625% 09/15/09     1,380,000       1,437,052    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.250% 08/01/12     1,300,000       1,326,532    
U.S. Government Agencies Total     3,803,394    
U.S. Government Obligations – 2.4%  
U.S. Treasury Bonds  
5.375% 02/15/31     1,591,000       1,703,116    
7.250% 05/15/16     635,000       755,898    
U.S. Treasury Notes  
3.500% 02/15/10     1,200,000       1,186,313    
3.875% 02/15/13     10,000       9,834    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     3,655,161    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(Cost of $7,869,406)
    8,013,369    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 3.4%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities  
5.449% 12/11/40 (b)     1,430,000       1,406,165    
5.632% 04/12/38 (b)     400,000       395,515    
JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.525% 04/15/43 (b)     828,000       816,235    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.447% 06/12/47     287,000       283,799    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.084% 02/15/31     1,200,000       1,199,852    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.  
I.O.,  
0.833% 12/15/30 (b)     4,403,288       66,617    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust  
5.417% 11/12/37 (b)     790,000       771,874    
Morgan Stanley Capital I  
5.370% 12/15/43     226,000       218,849    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $5,280,468)
    5,158,906    
Asset-Backed Securities – 0.2%  
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.  
6.080% 06/25/37     290,000       292,123    
First Plus Home Loan Trust  
7.720% 05/10/24     10,338       10,223    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost of $300,613)
    302,346    
Total Investments – 99.9%
(Cost of $126,593,867)(d)
    150,367,289    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.1%     202,708    
Net Assets – 100.0%     150,569,997    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $611,642, which represents 0.4% of net assets.

(d)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $126,593,867.

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Common Stocks     64.7    
Mortgage-Backed Securities     12.3    
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     8.4    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     5.6    
Government & Agency Obligations     5.3    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     3.4    
Asset-Backed Securities     0.2    
      99.9    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     0.1    
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
I.O.   Interest Only  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
29



Investment PortfolioColumbia Marsico Growth Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Company – 100.1%

    Value ($)  
Investment in Columbia Funds Master
Investment Trust, LLC, Columbia Marsico
Growth Master Portfolio (a)
    6,826,895,619    
Total Investments – 100.1%     6,826,895,619    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (4,214,184 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     6,822,681,435    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The financial statements of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia Marsico Growth Fund's financial statements.

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund invests only in Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia Marsico Growth Fund owned 99.3% of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio. Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio was invested in the following sectors at September 30, 2007:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Consumer Discretionary     21.8    
Information Technology     14.4    
Financials     11.5    
Industrials     10.5    
Health Care     9.7    
Energy     8.1    
Telecommunication Services     7.2    
Materials     6.2    
Consumer Staples     2.9    
      92.3    
Short-Term Obligations     7.8    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
30



Investment Portfolio Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Company – 100.1%

        Value ($)  
Investment in Columbia Funds
Master Investment Trust, LLC,
Columbia Large Cap Core
Master Portfolio (a)
    1,747,506,051       1,747,506,051    
Total Investments – 100.1%     1,747,506,051    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (710,724 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     1,746,795,327    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The financial statements of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia Large Cap Core Fund's financial statements.

Columbia Large Cap Core Fund invests only in Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund owned 99.5% of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio. Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio was invested in the following sectors at September 30, 2007:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Financials     19.1    
Information Technology     16.5    
Health Care     11.7    
Industrials     11.6    
Energy     11.1    
Consumer Staples     9.6    
Consumer Discretionary     9.2    
Materials     3.7    
Telecommunication Services     3.5    
Utilities     3.5    
      99.5    
Securities Lending Collateral     3.9    
Short-Term Obligations     0.5    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (3.9 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Company – 99.5%

    Value ($)  
Investment in Columbia Funds Master
Investment Trust, LLC, Columbia Marsico
Focused Equities Master Portfolio (a)
    5,157,162,577    
Total Investments – 99.5%     5,157,162,577    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.5%     24,194,030    
Net Assets – 100.0%     5,181,356,607    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The financial statements of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund's financial statements.

Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund invests only in Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund owned 99.8% of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio. Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio was invested in the following sectors at September 30, 2007:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Consumer Discretionary     25.7    
Information Technology     17.6    
Financials     13.0    
Energy     11.5    
Health Care     9.4    
Industrials     7.3    
Materials     6.5    
Telecommunication Services     3.9    
Consumer Staples     3.2    
      98.1    
Short-Term Obligations     2.0    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
32



Investment PortfolioColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Company – 100.1%

        Value ($)  
Investment in Columbia Funds
Master Investment Trust, LLC,
Columbia Small Cap Growth
Master Portfolio (a)
    626,997,469       626,997,469    
Total Investments – 100.1%     626,997,469    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (899,310 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     626,098,159    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The financial statements of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio, including its portfolio of investments, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II's financial statements.

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II invests only in Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II owned 99.3% of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio. Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio was invested in the following sectors at September 30, 2007:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Information Technology     22.9    
Health Care     20.7    
Consumer Discretionary     17.2    
Industrials     16.2    
Financials     8.5    
Energy     6.3    
Materials     3.6    
Consumer Staples     2.5    
Telecommunication Services     1.6    
Utilities     0.4    
      99.9    
Short-Term Obligations     0.2    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
33




Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesStock Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund II
  Columbia
Marsico
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core Fund
  Columbia
Marsico Focused
Equities Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth Fund II
 
Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost     126,593,867                              
Investment in Master Portfolio,
at identified cost
          5,138,697,710       1,422,991,338       3,672,060,140       567,556,761    
Total investments, at identified cost     126,593,867       5,138,697,710       1,422,991,338       3,672,060,140       567,556,761    
Unaffiliated investments, at value     150,367,289                            
Investment in Master Portfolio, at value           6,826,895,619       1,747,506,051       5,157,162,577       626,997,469    
Total investments, at value     150,367,289       6,826,895,619       1,747,506,051       5,157,162,577       626,997,469    
Receivable for:  
Investment sold     812,027                            
Fund shares sold     13,532       11,990,491       1,170,607       35,253,079       292,996    
Interest     396,951                            
Dividends     94,603                            
Trustees' deferred compensation plan                             36,096    
Total Assets     151,684,402       6,838,886,110       1,748,676,658       5,192,415,656       627,326,561    
Liabilities  
Payable to custodian bank     206,885                            
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     315,808       12,016,321                      
Fund shares redeemed     245,442             1,249,154       7,469,553       626,936    
Investment advisory fee     74,145                            
Administration fee     8,997       637,315       163,718       478,759       29,979    
Transfer agent fee     23,804       1,451,209       243,329       1,185,526       82,498    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     10,042       3,445       3,445       3,445       3,445    
Merger costs                             227,760    
Trustees' fees     79,138       110,209       50,565       34,976       34,129    
Custody fee     2,220       640       494       418       551    
Reports to shareholders     27,767       410,314       57,204       551,790       59,600    
Distribution and service fees     32,896       1,520,644       60,052       1,267,691       57,846    
Chief compliance officer expenses     163       383       126       341       48    
Trustees' deferred compensation plan                             36,096    
Other liabilities     87,098       54,195       53,244       66,550       69,514    
Total Liabilities     1,114,405       16,204,675       1,881,331       11,059,049       1,228,402    
Net Assets     150,569,997       6,822,681,435       1,746,795,327       5,181,356,607       626,098,159    
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     129,503,044       5,206,455,483       1,353,308,342       3,700,467,080       488,316,322    
Undistributed net investment income     136,395       4,408,401       7,203,876                
Accumulated net investment loss                       (3,930,753 )     (2,126,886 )  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (2,842,864 )     (76,380,358 )     61,768,396       (282,157 )     80,468,015    
Unrealized appreciation
on investments
    23,773,422       1,688,197,909       324,514,713       1,485,102,437       59,440,708    
Net Assets     150,569,997       6,822,681,435       1,746,795,327       5,181,356,607       626,098,159    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
34



Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesStock Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund II
  Columbia
Marsico
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core Fund
  Columbia
Marsico Focused
Equities Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth Fund II
 
Class A  
Net assets   $ 108,802,623     $ 3,279,795,405     $ 200,801,486     $ 2,808,632,332     $ 219,771,650    
Shares outstanding     4,409,302       142,450,904       12,464,730       113,426,477       14,920,450    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 24.68     $ 23.02     $ 16.11     $ 24.76     $ 14.73    
Maximum sales charge     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 26.19     $ 24.42     $ 17.09     $ 26.27     $ 15.63    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 11,498,518     $ 151,438,782     $ 20,906,723     $ 298,535,746     $ 12,637,145    
Shares outstanding     469,860       7,058,414       1,341,962       12,922,313       947,669    
Net asset value and offering
price per share (a)
  $ 24.47     $ 21.46     $ 15.58     $ 23.10     $ 13.33    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 942,234     $ 970,514,872     $ 2,434,676     $ 604,547,117     $ 4,728,309    
Shares outstanding     38,543       45,172,083       156,321       26,090,320       347,253    
Net asset value and offering
price per share (a)
  $ 24.45     $ 21.48     $ 15.57     $ 23.17     $ 13.62    
Class R  
Net assets         $ 9,267,560                      
Shares outstanding           404,829                      
Net asset value, offering and redemption
price per share
        $ 22.89                      
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 29,326,622     $ 2,411,664,816     $ 1,522,652,442     $ 1,469,641,412     $ 388,961,055    
Shares outstanding     1,190,994       102,796,814       94,493,750       58,174,765       25,467,496    
Net asset value, offering and
redemption price per share
  $ 24.62     $ 23.46     $ 16.11     $ 25.26     $ 15.27    

 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
35



Statements of OperationsStock Funds
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation
Fund II
  Columbia
Marsico
Growth
Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core
Fund
  Columbia
Marsico Focused
Equities
Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth
Fund II
 
Investment Income  
Dividends     932,123                                
Interest     1,557,468                            
Foreign taxes withheld     (218 )                          
Allocated from Master Portfolio:  
Dividends           30,855,290       14,640,579       23,555,416       1,056,559    
Interest           14,104,280       109,455       5,060,998       199,544    
Securities lending                 75,484             6,384    
Foreign taxes withheld           (2,075,352 )     (78,144 )     (1,618,350 )        
Total Investment Income     2,489,373       42,884,218       14,747,374       26,998,064       1,262,487    
Expenses  
Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio           22,363,216       5,159,641       17,523,280       2,399,397    
Investment advisory fee     462,796                            
Administration fee     53,076       3,703,709       1,018,151       2,849,540       191,158    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     49,936       568,117       87,985       1,169,371       48,775    
Class C     3,727       3,345,318       11,686       2,174,798       18,848    
Class R           17,404                      
Service fee:  
Class A     139,554       3,694,567       247,670       3,229,698       268,273    
Class B     16,645       189,372       29,328       389,791       16,258    
Class C     1,242       1,115,106       3,896       724,933       6,283    
Transfer agent fee     107,950       3,102,198       754,565       2,934,421       387,316    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     48,421       20,783       20,783       20,783       20,783    
Trustees' fee     5,161       9,986       2,000       2,445       2,003    
Custody fee     11,029       2,389       2,023       1,987       2,036    
Reports to shareholders     34,916       486,222       61,843       610,932       78,630    
Chief compliance officer expenses     463       1,742       717       1,487       434    
Other expenses     80,349       136,854       65,209       119,638       61,665    
Expenses before interest expense     1,015,265       38,756,983       7,465,497       31,753,104       3,501,859    
Interest expense     326                            
Interest expense allocated from Master Portfolio                 6,909       3,220       1,919    
Total Expenses     1,015,591       38,756,983       7,472,406       31,756,324       3,503,778    
Fees waived by Transfer Agent     (57,137 )     (275,429 )           (817,689 )     (115,793 )  
Expense reductions     (3,023 )     (5,737 )     (2,394 )     (9,818 )     (19,637 )  
Net Expenses     955,431       38,475,817       7,470,012       30,928,817       3,368,348    
Net Investment Income (Loss)     1,533,942       4,408,401       7,277,362       (3,930,753 )     (2,105,861 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
36



Statements of OperationsStock Funds
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation
Fund II
  Columbia
Marsico
Growth
Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core
Fund
  Columbia
Marsico Focused
Equities
Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth
Fund II
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments, Foreign Currency
and Written Options:
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     5,938,872                            
Allocated from Master Portfolio:  
Investments           90,063,459       61,472,806       224,489,516       82,320,471    
Foreign currency transactions           (12,646 )     (166 )     (367 )        
Written options                 1,080,857             53,402    
Net realized gain     5,938,872       90,050,813       62,553,497       224,489,149       82,373,873    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on:
 
Investments     (1,617,619 )                          
Allocated from Master Portfolio:  
Investments           722,619,947       99,989,046       395,948,317       (11,100,145 )  
Foreign currency translations                 895                
Written options                 (85,708 )              
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
    (1,617,619 )     722,619,947       99,904,233       395,948,317       (11,100,145 )  
Net Gain     4,321,253       812,670,760       162,457,730       620,437,466       71,273,728    
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     5,855,195       817,079,161       169,735,092       616,506,713       69,167,867    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
37



Statements of Changes in Net AssetsStock Funds

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Columbia Asset
Allocation Fund II
  Columbia Marsico
Growth Fund
  Columbia Large Cap
Core Fund
 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)     1,533,942       2,964,550       4,408,401       (2,372,427 )     7,277,362       19,077,951    
Net realized gain on investments,
foreign currency transactions and  
written options
    5,938,872       8,445,824       90,050,813 (a)     14,262,414 (a)     62,553,497 (a)     99,693,173 (a)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments, 
foreign currency translations and  
written options
    (1,617,619 )     3,852,164       722,619,947 (a)     182,981,005 (a)     99,904,233 (a)     67,700,837 (a)  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     5,855,195       15,262,538       817,079,161       194,870,992       169,735,092       186,471,961    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (1,102,502 )     (2,171,018 )                 (545,029 )     (1,217,262 )  
Class B     (78,726 )     (204,040 )                          
Class C     (5,716 )     (27,546 )                          
Class Z     (329,140 )     (506,555 )                 (7,451,961 )     (14,355,861 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A                             (2,599,061 )        
Class B                             (317,884 )        
Class C                             (37,574 )        
Class Z                             (19,675,460 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (1,516,084 )     (2,909,159 )                 (30,626,969 )     (15,573,123 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     (11,172,750 )     (24,308,407 )     283,608,759       1,245,140,560       (90,104,349 )     (67,657,359 )  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (6,833,639 )     (11,955,028 )     1,100,687,920       1,440,011,552       49,003,774       103,241,479    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     157,403,636       169,358,664       5,721,993,515       4,281,981,963       1,697,791,553       1,594,550,074    
End of period     150,569,997       157,403,636       6,822,681,435       5,721,993,515       1,746,795,327       1,697,791,553    
Undistributed net investment income at
end of period
    136,395       118,537       4,408,401             7,203,876       7,923,504    
Accumulated net investment loss at the
end of the period
                                     

 

(a)  Allocated from Master Portfolio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
38



Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Fund
  Columbia Small Cap
Growth Fund II
 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)     (3,930,753 )     (12,083,552 )     (2,105,861 )     (3,524,413 )  
Net realized gain on investments,
foreign currency transactions and  
written options
    224,489,149       108,564,189 (a)     82,373,873 (a)     80,035,024 (a)  
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments, 
foreign currency translations and  
written options
    395,948,317 (a)     50,550,519 (a)     (11,100,145 )(a)     (56,894,366 )(a)  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     616,506,713       147,031,156       69,167,867       19,616,245    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A                          
Class B                          
Class C                          
Class Z                          
From net realized gains:  
Class A                 (9,261,698 )     (35,804,093 )  
Class B                 (519,474 )     (3,314,131 )  
Class C                 (200,816 )     (1,015,314 )  
Class Z                 (18,000,306 )     (67,841,701 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders                 (27,982,294 )     (107,975,239 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     (102,688,492 )     394,435,941       (18,525,031 )     211,423,714    
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     513,818,221       541,467,097       22,660,542       123,064,720    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     4,667,538,386       4,126,071,289       603,437,617       480,372,897    
End of period     5,181,356,607       4,667,538,386       626,098,159       603,437,617    
Undistributed net investment income at
end of period
                         
Accumulated net investment loss at the
end of the period
    (3,930,753 )           (2,126,886 )     (21,025 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
39



Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity

    Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     145,111       3,580,121       256,741       5,928,354    
Distributions reinvested     41,524       1,019,593       87,950       2,020,175    
Redemptions     (584,553 )     (14,409,548 )     (912,022 )     (20,962,566 )  
Net Decrease     (397,918 )     (9,809,834 )     (567,331 )     (13,014,037 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     8,121       195,121       10,934       248,417    
Distributions reinvested     2,928       71,287       8,096       183,502    
Redemptions     (180,706 )     (4,417,335 )     (388,919 )     (8,826,256 )  
Net Decrease     (169,657 )     (4,150,927 )     (369,889 )     (8,394,337 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     7,370       180,672       15,591       350,415    
Distributions reinvested     179       4,353       1,096       24,885    
Redemptions     (57,512 )     (1,385,482 )     (40,249 )     (926,873 )  
Net Decrease     (49,963 )     (1,200,457 )     (23,562 )     (551,573 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     165,911       4,120,011       43,703       1,012,355    
Distributions reinvested     12,151       297,648       9,483       217,764    
Redemptions     (17,353 )     (429,191 )     (161,123 )     (3,578,579 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     160,709       3,988,468       (107,937 )     (2,348,460 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity (continued)

    Columbia Marsico Growth Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     25,779,650       549,364,911       60,395,634       1,171,277,592    
Redemptions     (16,052,867 )     (342,919,091 )     (27,890,172 )     (541,450,685 )  
Net Increase     9,726,783       206,445,820       32,505,462       629,826,907    
Class B  
Subscriptions     294,059       5,837,180       1,079,970       19,644,631    
Redemptions     (1,531,279 )     (30,360,223 )     (3,586,506 )     (65,140,241 )  
Net Decrease     (1,237,220 )     (24,523,043 )     (2,506,536 )     (45,495,610 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     5,089,817       101,333,034       13,248,498       242,642,650    
Redemptions     (3,885,322 )     (77,380,632 )     (6,172,836 )     (112,412,407 )  
Net Increase     1,204,495       23,952,402       7,075,662       130,230,243    
Class R  
Subscriptions     299,345       6,327,433       218,904       4,295,458    
Redemptions     (76,703 )     (1,622,947 )     (37,235 )     (736,233 )  
Net Increase     222,642       4,704,486       181,669       3,559,225    
Class Z  
Subscriptions     13,908,397       301,966,252       38,387,022       763,389,561    
Redemptions     (10,443,650 )     (228,937,158 )     (12,037,095 )     (236,369,766 )  
Net Increase     3,464,747       73,029,094       26,349,927       527,019,795    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity (continued)

    Columbia Large Cap Core Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     359,902       5,627,573       590,121       8,241,999    
Distributions reinvested     189,034       2,977,289       80,749       1,156,423    
Redemptions     (1,151,439 )     (17,960,481 )     (2,687,393 )     (37,631,283 )  
Net Decrease     (602,503 )     (9,355,619 )     (2,016,523 )     (28,232,861 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     25,746       390,102       65,903       892,588    
Distributions reinvested     19,259       294,091                
Redemptions     (476,226 )     (7,220,570 )     (729,002 )     (9,921,962 )  
Net Decrease     (431,221 )     (6,536,377 )     (663,099 )     (9,029,374 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     5,961       89,029       109,510       1,482,121    
Distributions reinvested     2,257       34,449                
Redemptions     (644,904 )     (9,464,805 )     (400,084 )     (5,474,022 )  
Net Decrease     (636,686 )     (9,341,327 )     (290,574 )     (3,991,901 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     4,997,485       78,149,788       12,410,783       174,002,439    
Distributions reinvested     798,221       12,571,981       279,199       3,925,475    
Redemptions     (9,868,889 )     (155,592,795 )     (14,782,222 )     (204,331,137 )  
Net Decrease     (4,073,183 )     (64,871,026 )     (2,092,240 )     (26,403,223 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
42



Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity (continued)

    Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     19,375,423       438,674,539       44,224,369       927,566,929    
Redemptions     (20,038,707 )     (453,470,402 )     (27,805,936 )     (584,078,634 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (663,284 )     (14,795,863 )     16,418,433       343,488,295    
Class B  
Subscriptions     249,374       5,305,662       680,653       13,377,347    
Redemptions     (4,405,999 )     (93,067,590 )     (9,211,930 )     (182,050,208 )  
Net Decrease     (4,156,625 )     (87,761,928 )     (8,531,277 )     (168,672,861 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     2,037,651       43,218,125       7,103,099       140,691,307    
Redemptions     (4,396,544 )     (93,096,489 )     (5,305,846 )     (104,879,402 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (2,358,893 )     (49,878,364 )     1,797,253       35,811,905    
Class Z  
Subscriptions     7,787,244       182,116,206       16,645,474       358,425,223    
Redemptions     (5,752,120 )     (132,368,543 )     (8,191,907 )     (174,616,621 )  
Net Increase     2,035,124       49,747,663       8,453,567       183,808,602    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
43



Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity (continued)

    Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Changes in Shares  
Class A  
Subscriptions     300,116       4,312,800       846,115       12,194,803    
Proceeds received in connection with merger                 5,195,908       68,880,727    
Distributions reinvested     617,154       8,738,895       2,521,813       33,418,724    
Redemptions     (1,028,877 )     (14,798,584 )     (2,119,338 )     (30,091,164 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (111,607 )     (1,746,889 )     6,444,498       84,403,090    
Class B  
Subscriptions     10,379       135,475       45,625       643,544    
Proceeds received in connection with merger                 164,721       2,001,422    
Distributions reinvested     36,074       463,552       243,591       2,943,154    
Redemptions     (141,452 )     (1,837,902 )     (412,258 )     (5,316,334 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (94,999 )     (1,238,875 )     41,679       271,786    
Class C  
Subscriptions     32,957       442,566       99,293       1,297,619    
Proceeds received in connection with merger                 63,412       784,361    
Distributions reinvested     10,387       136,278       51,267       632,012    
Redemptions     (88,518 )     (1,165,065 )     (91,917 )     (1,195,372 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (45,174 )     (586,221 )     122,055       1,518,620    
Class Z  
Subscriptions     2,758,620       40,927,679       4,060,420       57,665,124    
Proceeds received in connection with merger                 8,210,911       112,435,820    
Distributions reinvested     459,949       6,752,054       1,389,406       19,020,642    
Redemptions     (4,205,302 )     (62,632,779 )     (4,310,537 )     (63,891,368 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (986,733 )     (14,953,046 )     9,350,200       125,230,218    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
44




Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 24.00     $ 22.22     $ 20.84     $ 20.20     $ 16.44     $ 19.92    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.25       0.43       0.32       0.31 (c)     0.25       0.29    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.68       1.78       1.37       0.65 (d)     3.80       (3.48 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.93       2.21       1.69       0.96       4.05       (3.19 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.43 )     (0.31 )     (0.32 )     (0.29 )     (0.29 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.68     $ 24.00     $ 22.22     $ 20.84     $ 20.20     $ 16.44    
Total return (e)     3.87 %(f)(g)     10.06 %(g)     8.17 %(g)     4.80 %(g)(h)     24.73 %(g)     (16.05 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     1.21 %(j)     1.22 %     1.13 %     1.25 %     1.29 %     1.29 %  
Interest expense (k)     %(j)     %     %     %     %     %  
Net expenses (i)     1.21 %(j)     1.22 %     1.13 %     1.25 %     1.29 %     1.29 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.08 %(j)     0.07 %     0.04 %     0.08 %     0.03 %        
Net investment income (i)     2.01 %(j)     1.89 %     1.49 %     1.50 %     1.33 %     1.58 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     37 %(f)     55 %     102 %     136 %     189 %     315 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 108,803     $ 115,393     $ 119,408     $ 109,409     $ 106,642     $ 88,011    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.03 per share.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was to increase net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments by $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expeses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Without the effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 4.73%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
45



Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.81     $ 22.04     $ 20.67     $ 20.04     $ 16.31     $ 19.81    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.16       0.26       0.14       0.15 (c)     0.11       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.65       1.77       1.38       0.64 (d)     3.76       (3.47 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.81       2.03       1.52       0.79       3.87       (3.32 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.26 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.14 )     (0.18 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.47     $ 23.81     $ 22.04     $ 20.67     $ 20.04     $ 16.31    
Total return (e)     3.43 %(f)(g)     9.27 %(g)     7.38 %(g)     3.97 %(g)(h)     23.79 %(g)     (16.80 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     1.96 %(j)     1.97 %     1.88 %     2.00 %     2.04 %     2.04 %  
Interest expense (k)     %(j)     %     %     %     %     %  
Net expenses (i)     1.96 %(j)     1.97 %     1.88 %     2.00 %     2.04 %     2.04 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.08 %(j)     0.07 %     0.04 %     0.07 %     0.03 %        
Net investment income (i)     1.28 %(j)     1.14 %     0.68 %     0.75 %     0.58 %     0.83 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     37 %(f)     55 %     102 %     136 %     189 %     315 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 11,499     $ 15,225     $ 22,247     $ 43,962     $ 64,122     $ 72,344    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.03 per share.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was to increase net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments by $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expeses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Without the effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 3.92%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
46



Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.79     $ 22.02     $ 20.65     $ 20.02     $ 16.31     $ 19.84    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.17       0.26       0.15       0.15 (c)     0.11       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.64       1.77       1.37       0.65 (d)     3.75       (3.48 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.81       2.03       1.52       0.80       3.86       (3.33 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.26 )     (0.15 )     (0.17 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.45     $ 23.79     $ 22.02     $ 20.65     $ 20.02     $ 16.31    
Total return (e)     3.43 %(f)(g)     9.28 %(f)     7.39 %(f)     4.02 %(f)(h)     23.73 %(f)     (16.80 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     1.96 %(j)     1.97 %     1.88 %     2.00 %     2.04 %     2.04 %  
Interest expense (k)     %(j)     %     %     %     %     %  
Net expenses (i)     1.96 %(j)     1.97 %     1.88 %     2.00 %     2.04 %     2.04 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.08 %(j)     0.07 %     0.04 %     0.07 %     0.03 %        
Net investment income (i)     1.40 %(j)     1.14 %     0.73 %     0.75 %     0.58 %     0.83 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     37 %(g)     55 %     102 %     136 %     189 %     315 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 942     $ 2,105     $ 2,468     $ 2,628     $ 2,372     $ 1,992    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.03 per share.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was to increase net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments by $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expeses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Without the effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 3.95%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
47



Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.95     $ 22.17     $ 20.81     $ 20.18     $ 16.42     $ 19.93    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.28       0.49       0.37       0.36 (c)     0.29       0.32    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.67       1.78       1.36       0.64 (d)     3.81       (3.49 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.95       2.27       1.73       1.00       4.10       (3.17 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.28 )     (0.49 )     (0.37 )     (0.37 )     (0.34 )     (0.34 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.62     $ 23.95     $ 22.17     $ 20.81     $ 20.18     $ 16.42    
Total return (e)     3.97 %(f)(g)     10.35 %(f)     8.35 %(f)     5.01 %(f)(h)     25.07 %(f)     (15.96 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     0.96 %(j)     0.97 %     0.88 %     1.00 %     1.04 %     1.04 %  
Interest expense (k)     %(j)     %     %     %     %     %  
Net expenses (i)     0.96 %(j)     0.97 %     0.88 %     1.00 %     1.04 %     1.04 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.08 %(j)     0.07 %     0.04 %     0.07 %     0.03 %        
Net investment income (i)     2.25 %(j)     2.15 %     1.72 %     1.75 %     1.58 %     1.83 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     37 %(g)     55 %     102 %     136 %     189 %     315 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 29,327     $ 24,680     $ 25,236     $ 26,425     $ 25,750     $ 35,514    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.03 per share.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was to increase net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments by $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expeses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Without the effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 4.94%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
48



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.22     $ 19.53     $ 17.04     $ 15.80     $ 11.86     $ 14.72    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     0.02       (d)     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.78       0.69       2.52       1.27       4.00       (2.78 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.80       0.69       2.49       1.24       3.94       (2.86 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 23.02     $ 20.22     $ 19.53     $ 17.04     $ 15.80     $ 11.86    
Total return (e)     13.85 %(f)(g)     3.53 %(g)     14.61 %(g)     7.85 %(g)     33.22 %(g)     (19.43 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses     1.20 %(h)(i)     1.22 %(i)     1.21 %     1.30 %     1.37 %     1.42 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.01 %(h)     0.01 %     0.06 %(j)     0.03 %(j)     0.02 %(j)        
Net investment income (loss)     0.18 %(h)(i)     0.01 %(i)     (0.15 )%     (0.21 )%     (0.42 )%     (0.62 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,279,795     $ 2,864,153     $ 1,956,822     $ 988,948     $ 546,537     $ 279,840    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
49



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 18.92     $ 18.40     $ 16.18     $ 15.12     $ 11.43     $ 14.29    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.05 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.17 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.59       0.65       2.37       1.21       3.85       (2.69 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.54       0.52       2.22       1.06       3.69       (2.86 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 21.46     $ 18.92     $ 18.40     $ 16.18     $ 15.12     $ 11.43    
Total return (d)     13.42 %(e)(f)     2.83 %(f)     13.72 %(f)     7.01 %(f)     32.28 %(f)     (20.01 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses     1.95 %(g)(h)     1.97 %(h)     1.96 %     2.05 %     2.12 %     2.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.01 %(g)     0.01 %     0.06 %(i)     0.03 %(i)     0.02 %(i)        
Net investment loss     (0.54 )%(g)(h)     (0.71 )%(h)     (0.85 )%     (0.96 )%     (1.17 )%     (1.37 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 151,439     $ 156,923     $ 198,749     $ 194,668     $ 200,270     $ 137,432    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Annualized

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
50



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 18.94     $ 18.43     $ 16.20     $ 15.14     $ 11.44     $ 14.31    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.06 )     (0.13 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.17 )     (0.17 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.60       0.64       2.38       1.21       3.87       (2.70 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.54       0.51       2.23       1.06       3.70       (2.87 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 21.48     $ 18.94     $ 18.43     $ 16.20     $ 15.14     $ 11.44    
Total return (d)     13.41 %(e)(f)     2.77 %(f)     13.77 %(f)     7.00 %(f)     32.34 %(f)     (20.06 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses     1.95 %(g)(h)     1.97 %(h)     1.96 %     2.05 %     2.12 %     2.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.01 %(g)     0.01 %     0.06 %(i)     0.03 %(i)     0.02 %(i)        
Net investment loss     (0.57 )%(g)(h)     (0.74 )%(h)     (0.89 )%     (0.96 )%     (1.17 )%     (1.37 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 970,515     $ 832,852     $ 679,735     $ 352,016     $ 177,599     $ 55,913    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Annualized

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i) Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
51



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

Class R Shares (a)   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
  Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (b)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.14     $ 19.49     $ 18.89    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.02 )     (0.08 )     (0.01 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
and foreign currency
    2.77       0.73       0.61    
Total from Investment Operations     2.75       0.65       0.60    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 22.89     $ 20.14     $ 19.49    
Total return (d)(e)     13.65 %(f)     3.34 %     3.18 %(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses     1.45 %(g)(h)     1.47 %(h)     1.54 %(g)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.01 %(g)     0.01 %     0.07 %(g)(i)  
Net investment loss     (0.15 )%(g)(h)     (0.42 )%(h)     (0.35 )%(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 9,268     $ 3,669     $ 10    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  Class R shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.01% for the year ended March 31, 2006.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
52



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.58     $ 19.82     $ 17.25     $ 15.96     $ 11.95     $ 14.79    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     0.05       0.05       0.02       0.01       (0.02 )     (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.83       0.71       2.55       1.28       4.03       (2.79 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.88       0.76       2.57       1.29       4.01       (2.84 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 23.46     $ 20.58     $ 19.82     $ 17.25     $ 15.96     $ 11.95    
Total return (d)     13.99 %(e)(f)     3.83 %(f)     14.90 %(f)     8.08 %(f)     33.56 %(f)     (19.20 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses     0.95 %(g)(h)     0.97 %(h)     0.96 %     1.05 %     1.12 %     1.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.01 %(g)     0.01 %     0.06 %(i)     0.03 %(i)     0.02 %(i)        
Net investment income (loss)     0.43 %(g)(h)     0.25 %(h)     0.11 %     0.04 %     (0.17 )%     (0.37 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,411,665     $ 2,044,397     $ 1,446,667     $ 774,996     $ 371,942     $ 106,436    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value.

(e)  Not Annualized

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
53



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Core Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 14.86     $ 13.35     $ 12.00     $ 11.55     $ 8.76     $ 12.31    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.05       0.14       0.11       0.10       0.03       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments, foreign
currency and written options
    1.45       1.46       1.35       0.45 (d)     2.79       (3.56 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.50       1.60       1.46       0.55       2.82       (3.52 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )                                
Total distributions to shareholders     (0.25 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 16.11     $ 14.86     $ 13.35     $ 12.00     $ 11.55     $ 8.76    
Total return (e)     10.14 %(f)     12.00 %     12.19 %(g)     4.71 %(g)(h)     32.21 %(g)     (28.61 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.07 %(i)(j)     1.05 %(i)     1.03 %     1.12 %(k)     1.18 %(k)     1.19 %  
Interest expense     %(j)(l)     %(l)           %(l)              
Net expenses     1.07 %(i)(j)     1.05 %(i)     1.03 %     1.12 %(k)     1.18 %(k)     1.19 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(m)     0.03 %(m)     0.03 %(m)        
Net investment income     0.63 %(i)(j)     0.98 %(i)     0.86 %     0.89 %     0.27 %     0.44 %  
Portfolio turnover rate                                   15 %(n)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 200,801     $ 194,203     $ 201,359     $ 213,513     $ 245,616     $ 213,691    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was less than $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Without the effect from the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 4.70%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(m)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.01% and -% for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(n)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on May 13, 2002.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
54



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Core Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.39     $ 12.95     $ 11.65     $ 11.21     $ 8.54     $ 12.07    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     (0.01 )     0.03       0.01       0.02       (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency
and written options
    1.41       1.41       1.31       0.42 (d)     2.72       (3.50 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.40       1.44       1.32       0.44       2.67       (3.53 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )           (0.02 )     (e)           (e)  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.58     $ 14.39     $ 12.95     $ 11.65     $ 11.21     $ 8.54    
Total return (f)     9.74 %(g)     11.12 %     11.33 %(h)     3.93 %(h)(i)     31.26 %(h)     (29.23 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.82 %(j)(k)     1.80 %(k)     1.78 %     1.87 %(l)     1.93 %(l)     1.94 %  
Interest expense     %(j)(m)     %(m)           %(m)              
Net expenses     1.82 %(j)(k)     1.80 %(k)     1.78 %     1.87 %(l)     1.93 %(l)     1.94 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(n)     0.03 %(n)     0.03 %(n)        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.12 )%(j)(k)     0.21 %(k)     0.11 %     0.14 %     (0.48 )%     (0.31 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                                   15 %(o)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 20,907     $ 25,523     $ 31,542     $ 37,140     $ 44,571     $ 38,972    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was less than $0.01.

(e)  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(f)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(i)  Without the effect from the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 3.92%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(l)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(m)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(n)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.01% and -% for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(o)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on May 13, 2002.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
55



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Core Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.39     $ 12.94     $ 11.64     $ 11.21     $ 8.54     $ 12.08    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     (0.01 )     0.03       0.01       0.02       (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency
and written options
    1.40       1.42       1.31       0.42 (d)     2.72       (3.51 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.39       1.45       1.32       0.44       2.67       (3.54 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income                 (0.02 )     (0.01 )              
From net realized gains     (0.21 )                                
Total distributions to shareholders     (0.21 )           (0.02 )     (0.01 )              
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.57     $ 14.39     $ 12.94     $ 11.64     $ 11.21     $ 8.54    
Total return (e)     9.67 %(f)     11.21 %     11.34 %(g)     3.91 %(g)(h)     31.26 %(g)     (29.30 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.82 %(i)(j)     1.80 %(i)     1.78 %     1.87 %(k)     1.93 %(k)     1.94 %  
Interest expense     %(j)(l)     %(l)           %(l)              
Net expenses     1.82 %(i)(j)     1.80 %(i)     1.78 %     1.87 %(k)     1.93 %(k)     1.94 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(m)     0.03 %(m)     0.03 %(m)        
Net investment income (loss)     (0.11 )%(i)(j)     0.21 %(i)     0.11 %     0.14 %     (0.48 )%     (0.31 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                                   15 %(n)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,435     $ 11,413     $ 14,026     $ 14,899     $ 16,702     $ 12,857    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was less than $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Without the effect from the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 3.92%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(m)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.01% and -% for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(n)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on May 13, 2002.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
56



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Core Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.88     $ 13.39     $ 12.03     $ 11.58     $ 8.78     $ 12.35    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.07       0.17       0.14       0.13       0.05       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency
and written options
    1.45       1.47       1.36       0.45 (d)     2.81       (3.59 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.52       1.64       1.50       0.58       2.86       (3.52 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.08 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )  
From net realized gains     (0.21 )                                
Total distributions to shareholders     (0.29 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 16.11     $ 14.88     $ 13.39     $ 12.03     $ 11.58     $ 8.78    
Total return (e)     10.23 %(f)     12.28 %     12.50 %(g)     4.98 %(g)(h)     32.58 %(g)     (28.55 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.82 %(i)(j)     0.80 %(i)     0.78 %     0.87 %(k)     0.93 %(k)     0.94 %  
Interest expense     %(j)(l)     %(l)                          
Net expenses     0.82 %(i)(j)     0.80 %(i)     0.78 %     0.87 %(k)     0.93 %(k)     0.94 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(m)     0.03 %(m)     0.03 %(m)        
Net investment income     0.88 %(i)(j)     1.23 %(i)     1.11 %     1.14 %     0.52 %     0.69 %  
Portfolio turnover rate                                   15 %(n)  
Net assets, end of period (000)   $ 1,522,652     $ 1,466,653     $ 1,347,623     $ 1,187,622     $ 1,517,644     $ 1,393,260    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The effect of the investment advisor's reimbursement for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions is included in the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments (per share). The effect of this reimbursement was less than $0.01.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  Without the effect from the investment advisor 's reimbursment for the Fund exceeding certain investment restrictions, total return would have been 4.70%.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(m)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.01% and -% for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(n)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on May 13, 2002.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
57




Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 21.81     $ 21.10     $ 17.67     $ 16.79     $ 12.70     $ 15.77    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.01 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.08 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.96       0.75       3.48       0.94       4.17       (2.99 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.95       0.71       3.43       0.88       4.09       (3.07 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.76     $ 21.81     $ 21.10     $ 17.67     $ 16.79     $ 12.70    
Total return (d)     13.53 %(e)(f)     3.36 %(f)     19.41 %(f)     5.24 %(f)     32.20 %(f)     (19.47 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (g)     1.22 %(h)     1.24 %     1.22 %     1.30 %     1.34 %     1.37 %  
Interest expense     %(h)(i)                                
Net expenses (g)     1.22 %(h)     1.24 %     1.22 %     1.30 %     1.34 %     1.37 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.03 %(h)     0.04 %     0.08 %(j)     0.03 %(j)     0.03 %(j)        
Net investment loss (g)     (0.09 )%(h)     (0.19 )%     (0.27 )%     (0.37 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.60 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,808,632     $ 2,488,288     $ 2,061,076     $ 1,256,948     $ 1,030,985     $ 537,958    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.42     $ 19.91     $ 16.80     $ 16.08     $ 12.25     $ 15.33    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.09 )     (0.17 )     (0.18 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.77       0.68       3.29       0.90       4.02       (2.90 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.68       0.51       3.11       0.72       3.83       (3.08 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 23.10     $ 20.42     $ 19.91     $ 16.80     $ 16.08     $ 12.25    
Total return (d)     13.12 %(e)(f)     2.56 %(f)     18.51 %(f)     4.48 %(f)     31.27 %(f)     (20.09 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (g)     1.97 %(h)     1.99 %     1.97 %     2.05 %     2.09 %     2.12 %  
Interest expense     %(h)(i)                                
Net expenses (g)     1.97 %(h)     1.99 %     1.97 %     2.05 %     2.09 %     2.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.03 %(h)     0.04 %     0.08 %(j)     0.03 %(j)     0.03 %(j)        
Net investment loss (g)     (0.82 )%(h)     (0.85 )%     (1.01 )%     (1.12 )%     (1.24 )%     (1.35 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 298,536     $ 348,836     $ 509,933     $ 517,489     $ 576,884     $ 462,082    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
59



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.49     $ 19.97     $ 16.85     $ 16.13     $ 12.29     $ 15.38    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.09 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    2.77       0.70       3.31       0.90       4.03       (2.91 )  
Total from Investment Operations     2.68       0.52       3.12       0.72       3.84       (3.09 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 23.17     $ 20.49     $ 19.97     $ 16.85     $ 16.13     $ 12.29    
Total return (d)     13.08 %(e)(f)     2.60 %(f)     18.52 %(f)     4.46 %(f)     31.24 %(f)     (20.09 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (g)     1.97 %(h)     1.99 %     1.97 %     2.05 %     2.09 %     2.12 %  
Interest expense     %(h)(i)                                
Net expenses (g)     1.97 %(h)     1.99 %     1.97 %     2.05 %     2.09 %     2.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.03 %(h)     0.04 %     0.08 %(j)     0.03 %(j)     0.03 %(j)        
Net investment loss (g)     (0.84 )%(h)     (0.92 )%     (1.01 )%     (1.12 )%     (1.24 )%     (1.35 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 604,547     $ 582,805     $ 532,250     $ 382,989     $ 342,885     $ 175,032    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
60



Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.22     $ 21.45     $ 17.92     $ 16.98     $ 12.81     $ 15.87    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     0.02       0.01       (d)     (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    3.02       0.76       3.53       0.96       4.21       (3.01 )  
Total from Investment Operations     3.04       0.77       3.53       0.94       4.17       (3.06 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.26     $ 22.22     $ 21.45     $ 17.92     $ 16.98     $ 12.81    
Total return (e)     13.68 %(f)(g)     3.59 %(g)     19.70 %(g)     5.54 %(g)     32.55 %(g)     (19.28 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (h)     0.97 %(i)     0.99 %     0.97 %     1.05 %     1.09 %     1.12 %  
Interest expense     %(i)(j)                                
Net expenses (h)     0.97 %(i)     0.99 %     0.97 %     1.05 %     1.09 %     1.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.03 %(i)     0.04 %     0.08 %(k)     0.03 %(k)     0.03 %(k)        
Net investment income (loss) (h)     0.15 %(i)     0.06 %     (0.01 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.24 )%     (0.35 )%  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,469,641     $ 1,247,610     $ 1,022,812     $ 751,124     $ 701,306     $ 384,706    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(k)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, -% and -% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
61



Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 13.79     $ 17.56     $ 15.06     $ 15.04     $ 9.96     $ 14.84    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     (0.06 )     (0.12 )     (0.13 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.10 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and written options
    1.63       (0.24 )(d)     4.51       0.16       5.21       (4.78 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.57       (0.36 )     4.38       0.02       5.08       (4.88 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (0.63 )     (3.41 )     (1.88 )                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.73     $ 13.79     $ 17.56     $ 15.06     $ 15.04     $ 9.96    
Total return (e)(f)     11.59 %(g)     (0.03 )%     30.90 %     0.13 %     51.00 %     (32.88 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.20 %(h)(i)     1.23 %(h)     1.24 %     1.32 %     1.38 %(j)     1.40 %  
Interest expense     %(i)(k)                       %(k)     %(k)  
Net expenses     1.20 %(h)(i)     1.23 %(h)     1.24 %     1.32 %     1.38 %(j)     1.40 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.04 %(i)     0.03 %     0.07 %(l)     0.08 %(l)     0.12 %(l)     0.08 %  
Net investment loss     (0.80 )%(h)(i)     (0.81 )%(h)     (0.84 )%     (0.96 )%     (1.00 )%     (0.86 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                             40 %(m)     44 %  
Net assets end of period (000's)   $ 219,772     $ 207,258     $ 150,761     $ 132,400     $ 212,854     $ 128,620    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain on investments for the year due to the timing of repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of 0.02%.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(l)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.01%, 0.05% and 0.09% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(m)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on November 1, 2003.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
62



Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.49     $ 16.21     $ 14.13     $ 14.22     $ 9.49     $ 14.25    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     (0.10 )     (0.21 )     (0.24 )     (0.24 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and written options
    1.46       (0.22 )(d)     4.20       0.15       4.95       (4.58 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.36       (0.43 )     3.96       (0.09 )     4.73       (4.76 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (0.52 )     (3.29 )     (1.88 )                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 13.33     $ 12.49     $ 16.21     $ 14.13     $ 14.22     $ 9.49    
Total return (e)(f)     11.07 %(g)     (0.69 )%     29.92 %     (0.63 )%     49.84 %     (33.40 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interst expense     1.95 %(h)(i)     1.98 %(h)     1.99 %     2.07 %     2.13 %(j)     2.15 %  
Interest expense     %(i)(k)                       %(k)     %(k)  
Net expenses     1.95 %(h)(i)     1.98 %(h)     1.99 %     2.07 %     2.13 %(j)     2.15 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.04 %(i)     0.03 %     0.07 %(l)     0.08 %(l)     0.12 %(l)     0.08 %  
Net investment loss     (1.55 )%(h)(i)     (1.58 )%(h)     (1.59 )%     (1.73 )%     (1.75 )%     (1.61 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                             40 %(m)     44 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 12,637     $ 13,018     $ 16,229     $ 16,131     $ 19,367     $ 12,567    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain on investments for the year due to the timing of repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of 0.02%.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(l)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.01%, 0.05% and 0.09% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(m)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on November 1, 2003.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
63



Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.74     $ 16.47     $ 14.33     $ 14.42     $ 9.62     $ 14.45    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     (0.10 )     (0.21 )     (0.24 )     (0.24 )     (0.22 )     (0.18 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and written options
    1.30       (0.23 )(d)     4.26       0.15       5.02       (4.65 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.40       (0.44 )     4.02       (0.09 )     4.80       (4.83 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (0.52 )     (3.29 )     (1.88 )                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 13.62     $ 12.74     $ 16.47     $ 14.33     $ 14.42     $ 9.62    
Total return (e)(f)     11.17 %(g)     (0.74 )%     29.93 %     (0.62 )%     49.90 %     (33.43 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.95 %(h)(i)     1.98 %(h)     1.99 %     2.07 %     2.13 %(j)     2.15 %  
Interest expense     %(i)(k)                       %(k)     %(k)  
Net expenses     1.95 %(h)(i)     1.98 %(h)     1.99 %     2.07 %     2.13 % (j)     2.15 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.04 %(i)     0.03 %     0.07 %(l)     0.08 %(l)     0.12 %(l)     0.08 %  
Net investment loss     (1.56 )%(h)(i)     (1.57 )%(h)     (1.59 )%     (1.73 )%     (1.75 )%     (1.61 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                             40 %(m)     44 %  
Net assets end of period (000's)   $ 4,728     $ 4,998     $ 4,452     $ 3,651     $ 5,454     $ 3,644    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain on investments for the year due to the timing of repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of 0.02%.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(l)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.01%, 0.05% and 0.09% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(m)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on November 1, 2003.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
64



Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.30     $ 18.06     $ 15.40     $ 15.35     $ 10.14     $ 15.07    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (c)     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.10 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.07 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and written options
    1.68       (0.23 )(d)     4.64       0.16       5.31       (4.86 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.64       (0.31 )     4.54       0.05       5.21       (4.93 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (0.67 )     (3.45 )     (1.88 )                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.27     $ 14.30     $ 18.06     $ 15.40     $ 15.35     $ 10.14    
Total return (e)(f)     11.66 %(g)     0.33 %     31.26 %     0.33 %     51.38 %     (32.71 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     0.95 %(h)(i)     0.98 %(h)     0.99 %     1.07 %     1.13 %(j)     1.15 %  
Interest expense     %(i)(k)                       %(k)     %(k)  
Net expenses     0.95 %(h)(i)     0.98 %(h)     0.99 %     1.07 %     1.13 %(j)     1.15 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.04 %(i)     0.03 %     0.07 %(l)     0.08 %(l)     0.12 %(l)     0.08 %  
Net investment loss     (0.55 )%(h)(i)     (0.56 )%(h)     (0.59 )%     (0.73 )%     (0.75 )%     (0.61 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate                             40 %(m)     44 %  
Net assets end of period (000's)   $ 388,961     $ 378,164     $ 308,930     $ 360,975     $ 509,419     $ 410,198    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  The amount shown for a share outstanding does not correspond with the aggregate net gain on investments for the year due to the timing of repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

(j)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of 0.02%.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(l)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.01%, 0.05% and 0.09% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

(m)  Amount represents results prior to conversion to a master-feeder structure on November 1, 2003.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund

Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Investment Objectives

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income. Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II each seek long-term growth of capital. Columbia Large Cap Core Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II (the "Feeder Funds") seek to achieve their investment objectives by investing all or substantially all of their assets in Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio, Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio and Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio, respectively (the "Master Portfolios"). The Master Portfolios are each a series of Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust"). Each Master Portfolio has the same investment objective as its corresponding Feeder Fund. The values of the Feeder Funds' investments in their respective Master Portfolios that are included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, reflect the Feeder Funds' proportionate amount of beneficial interest in the net assets of the respective Master Portfolios (99.3% for Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio, 99.5% for Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, 99.8% for Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio and 99.3% for Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio at September 30, 2007). The financial statements of the Master Portfolios, including their investment portfolios, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Funds' financial statements. Other funds that are managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), that are not registered under the 1940 Act and whose financial statements are not presented here, also invest in the Master Portfolios.

At a Board meeting held in June 2007, the Board of Trustees voted to take various actions to convert Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II into stand-alone funds, investing directly in individual portfolio securities rather than in their respective Master Portfolios. Among other actions, the Board adopted an advisory agreement with Columbia and a sub-advisory agreement with Marsico Capital Management, LLC for Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund on the same terms as are currently in place at the Master Portfolio level. These actions will not result in any changes in the investment objective or principal investment strategies of, or total fees charged to, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II. Nor will they result in a change in the principal risks of investing in these Funds, except that the risks of investing in a master-feeder structure will no longer apply. There will be no transaction or other costs charged to Fund shareholders and no federal income tax consequences as a result of these actions. Fund shareholder approval is not required to implement these actions and, therefore, will not be requested. The conversion is expected to take place in late February 2008.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares. Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II each offer four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Columbia Marsico Growth Fund offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Funds' prospectuses.


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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets. Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Similar policies are followed by the Master Portfolios in which the Feeder Funds invest. See the Notes to Financial Statements for the Master Portfolios included elsewhere in this report for the Master Portfolios' valuation policies.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Delayed Delivery Securities

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund holds until the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II may invest in treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS"). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically for inflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia, the Funds' investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon each Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights.


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Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date.

The Funds estimate components of distributions from real estate investment trust (REITs). Distributions received from REITs in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments and/or realized gain as applicable. If the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II no longer own the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statements of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

The Feeder Funds record their proportionate share of investment income, realized and unrealized gains (losses) and expenses reported by the Master Portfolios on a daily basis. The investment income, realized and unrealized gains (losses) and expenses are allocated daily to investors of the Master Portfolios based upon the relative value of their investment in the Master Portfolios.

Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the remaining Funds. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually for all Funds.

Federal Income Tax Status

Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

    Ordinary
Income *
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia Asset
Allocation Fund II
  $ 2,909,159     $    
Columbia Marsico                  
Growth Fund              
Columbia Large Cap                  
Core Fund     15,573,123          
Columbia Marsico                  
Focused Equities Fund              
Columbia Small Cap                  
Growth Fund II     9,984,992       97,990,247    

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.


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Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II   $ 26,696,196     $ (2,922,774 )   $ 23,773,422    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     *     *     *  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     *     *     *  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     *     *     *  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     *     *     *  

 

*  See corresponding Master Portfolio's notes to financial statements for tax basis information.

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 2007, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Expiring in:  
    2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   Total  
Columbia Asset
Allocation Fund II
  $   $   $   $   $8,566,692   $   $8,566,692  
Columbia Marsico
Growth Fund
  1,479,676   1,479,676   66,806,078   61,903,630     30,480,049   162,149,109  
Columbia Marsico
Focused Equities Fund
      61,296,471   145,695,377     732,294   207,724,142  

 

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Funds' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), is the investment advisor to Asset Allocation Fund II and the Master Portfolios. Columbia receives an investment advisory fee from Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II, calculated daily and payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.60% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

The Feeder Funds indirectly pay for investment advisory and sub-advisory services through their investments in their corresponding Master Portfolios. (See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements of the Master Portfolios.)


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Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the Funds' average daily net assets at the annual rates listed below less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:

    Administration
Fee Rate
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II     0.12 %  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     0.12 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     0.12 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     0.12 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     0.07 %  

 

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Funds. The Funds have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Funds. Under the State Street Agreements, each Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly. In addition, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II pays State Street a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee for Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Funds also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Funds entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Fund expenses. In addition, the Funds reimburse Columbia for services related to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Funds by affiliates included in the Statements of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" were as follows:

    Amounts
Charged by
Affiliates
  Amounts
Unpaid to
Affiliates
 
Columbia Asset Allocation
Fund II
  $ 7,442     $ 1,313    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     1,783       834    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     1,783       834    
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Fund
    1,783       834    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     1,783       834    

 

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Funds and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Funds and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

The Transfer Agent has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its fees, for accounts other than omnibus accounts, so that transfer agent fees (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees) will not exceed 0.02% annually for


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each Fund. Columbia, at its discretion, may revise or discontinue this arrangement at any time.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses as follows:

    Account Balance
Fee Reductions
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II   $ 2,938    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     5,733    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     2,383    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     9,813    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     19,622    

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective transfer agent fee rates for the Funds, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, if applicable, as a percentage of the Funds' average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Annualized
Effective
Fee Rates
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II     0.06 %  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     0.09 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     0.09 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     0.09 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     0.08 %  

 

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Funds' shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts and net CDSC fees as follows:

    Front End
Sales Charge
  CDSC  
    Class A   Class A   Class B   Class C  
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II   $ 3,831     $     $ 3,276     $ 114    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     92,303       5,518       74,166       55,809    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     3,955             4,470       1,730    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     53,564       13,771       127,931       34,483    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     5,751       3,115       5,611       1,259    

 

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of each Fund. The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan for Class R shares of Columbia Marsico Growth Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.


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The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

    Current
Rate
  Plan
Limit
 
Class A Combined Distribution
and Shareholder Servicing Plan
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class
C Shareholder Servicing Plans
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Distribution Plans
    0.75%       0.75 %  
Class R Distribution Plan     0.50 %     0.50 %  

 

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

For Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II, Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse certain expenses through July 31, 2008, so that the expenses incurred by the Fund (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed 1.15% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after July 31, 2008.

Columbia and/or the Distributor are entitled to recover from Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver or reimbursement, if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitations in effect at the time of recovery.

At September 30, 2007, the amounts potentially recoverable by Columbia from Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II pursuant to this arrangement is $335,159, expiring March 31, 2008.

Custody Credits

Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement.

For the six month period ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses as follows:

    Custody
Credits
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II   $ 85    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     4    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     11    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     5    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     15    

 

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Funds are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds' assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

As a result of fund mergers, certain Funds assumed the assets and liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of an acquired fund. The deferred compensation plan of the acquired fund may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.


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Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    U.S Government Securities   Other Investment Securities  
    Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales  
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II   $ 23,319,632     $ 25,360,200     $ 33,653,493     $ 43,056,614    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     *     *     *     *  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     *     *     *     *  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     *     *     *     *  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     *     *     *     *  

 

*  See corresponding Master Trust notes to financial statements for tax basis information.

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.

Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares as follows:

Class B shares
purchased:
  Will convert
to Class A
shares after:
 
– after November 15, 1998   Eight years  
– between August 1, 1997   and November 15, 1998  
$0 - $249,999   Nine years  
$250,000 - $499,999   Six years  
$500,000 - $999,999   Five years  
– before August 1, 1997   Nine years  

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Funds had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II     16.0    
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     19.7    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     58.0    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     8.3    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     40.8    

 

As of September 30, 2007, several of the Funds had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The number of such accounts and the percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    Number of
Shareholders
  % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Marsico
Growth Fund
  2   29.9  
Columbia Large Cap
Core Fund
  1   13.6  
Columbia Marsico
Focused Equities Fund
  2   20.4  

 


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Note 7. Line of Credit

The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II borrowed under these arrangements with an average daily loan balance outstanding of $2,000,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.88%.

Note 8. Securities Lending

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend their securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Funds. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II did not lend any securities.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Asset-Backed Securities

Investing in asset-backed securities is subject to certain risks. For example, the value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in: interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, information concerning the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America


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Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act.


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That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.

Note 10. Business Combinations and Mergers

As of the close of business on September 22, 2006, Columbia Small Company Equity Fund merged into Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II. Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II received a tax-free transfer of assets from Columbia Small Company Equity Fund as follows:

Shares
Issued
  Net Assets
Received
  Unrealized
Depreciation*
 
  13,634,952     $ 184,102,330     $ (11,128,807 )  

 

Net Assets
of Columbia
Small Cap
Growth Fund II
Prior to
Combination
  Net Assets
of Columbia
Small Company
Equity Fund
Immediately
Prior to Combination
  Net Assets
of Columbia
Small Cap
Growth Fund II
Immediately
After Combination
 
$ 386,854,349     $ 184,102,330     $ 570,956,679    

 

*  Unrealized depreciation is included in the respective Net Assets Received.


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Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio, Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio and Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio Semiannual Reports (Unaudited)

September 30, 2007

The following pages should be read in conjunction with Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II Semiannual Reports.


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Investment PortfolioColumbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 92.3%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 21.8%  
Automobiles – 2.2%  
Toyota Motor Corp., ADR     1,258,014       147,011,516    
Automobiles Total     147,011,516    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 15.1%  
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)     1,756,409       234,340,089    
McDonald's Corp.     4,317,111       235,153,036    
MGM Mirage (a)     1,845,254       165,039,518    
Station Casinos, Inc.     333,615       29,184,640    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     1,633,070       257,306,509    
Yum! Brands, Inc.     3,501,212       118,446,002    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     1,039,469,794    
Media – 2.6%  
Comcast Corp., Class A (a)     7,401,821       178,976,032    
Media Total     178,976,032    
Specialty Retail – 1.9%  
Lowe's Companies, Inc.     4,602,822       128,971,072    
Specialty Retail Total     128,971,072    
Consumer Discretionary Total     1,494,428,414    
Consumer Staples – 2.9%  
Beverages – 1.5%  
Heineken NV, ADR     3,077,534       100,708,299    
Beverages Total     100,708,299    
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.4%  
CVS Caremark Corp.     2,417,290       95,797,203    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     95,797,203    
Consumer Staples Total     196,505,502    
Energy – 8.1%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 7.0%  
Cameron International Corp. (a)     458,686       42,332,131    
Schlumberger Ltd.     3,187,478       334,685,190    
Transocean, Inc. (a)     902,613       102,040,399    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     479,057,720    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.1%  
Devon Energy Corp.     385,034       32,034,829    
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR     639,904       48,312,752    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     80,347,581    
Energy Total     559,405,301    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Financials – 11.5%  
Capital Markets – 6.4%  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     1,358,567       294,455,812    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.     2,069,935       127,777,087    
Morgan Stanley     280,462       17,669,106    
Capital Markets Total     439,902,005    
Commercial Banks – 4.3%  
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.,
Class H
    5,091,500       22,221,793    
Industrial & Commercial Bank
of China, Class H
    217,584,000       151,710,475    
Wells Fargo & Co.     3,379,340       120,372,091    
Commercial Banks Total     294,304,359    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.8%  
Federal National Mortgage
Association
    901,435       54,816,262    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     54,816,262    
Financials Total     789,022,626    
Health Care – 9.7%  
Biotechnology – 4.0%  
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     1,597,073       79,853,650    
Genentech, Inc. (a)     2,489,184       194,206,136    
Biotechnology Total     274,059,786    
Health Care Providers & Services – 4.7%  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     6,762,944       327,529,378    
Health Care Providers &
Services Total
    327,529,378    
Pharmaceuticals – 1.0%  
Schering-Plough Corp.     2,134,560       67,516,133    
Pharmaceuticals Total     67,516,133    
Health Care Total     669,105,297    
Industrials – 10.5%  
Aerospace & Defense – 7.2%  
Boeing Co.     1,128,075       118,436,595    
General Dynamics Corp.     2,056,851       173,742,204    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,826,037       198,106,754    
Aerospace & Defense Total     490,285,553    
Air Freight & Logistics – 1.2%  
FedEx Corp.     803,592       84,176,262    
Air Freight & Logistics Total     84,176,262    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Road & Rail – 2.1%  
Union Pacific Corp.     1,275,372       144,193,558    
Road & Rail Total     144,193,558    
Industrials Total     718,655,373    
Information Technology – 14.4%  
Communications Equipment – 3.8%  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)     5,961,580       197,387,914    
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)     1,790,311       65,543,286    
Communications Equipment Total     262,931,200    
Computers & Peripherals – 4.5%  
Apple, Inc. (a)     1,420,483       218,100,960    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     1,871,751       93,194,482    
Computers & Peripherals Total     311,295,442    
Internet Software & Services – 1.8%  
Google, Inc., Class A (a)     213,279       120,986,778    
Internet Software & Services Total     120,986,778    
IT Services – 2.1%  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     992,603       146,875,466    
IT Services Total     146,875,466    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.2%  
Intel Corp.     5,721,526       147,958,662    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    147,958,662    
Information Technology Total     990,047,548    
Materials – 6.2%  
Chemicals – 5.0%  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     380,364       37,184,385    
Monsanto Co.     2,155,969       184,852,782    
Praxair, Inc.     1,474,861       123,534,357    
Chemicals Total     345,571,524    
Metals & Mining – 1.2%  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    775,235       81,314,399    
Metals & Mining Total     81,314,399    
Materials Total     426,885,923    
Telecommunication Services – 7.2%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.9%  
AT&T, Inc.     4,686,687       198,293,727    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    198,293,727    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 4.3%  
America Movil SA de CV, ADR,
Series L
    1,652,816       105,780,224    
China Mobile Ltd.     11,742,925       192,211,818    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    297,992,042    
Telecommunication Services Total     496,285,769    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $4,619,180,802)
    6,340,341,753    
Short-Term Obligations – 7.8%  
    Par ($)      
U.S. Government Obligations – 2.7%  
U. S. Treasury Bill  
3.250% 11/01/07     5,071,000       5,056,806    
3.658% 01/03/08     44,587,000       44,173,703    
3.765% 01/10/08     75,923,000       75,145,527    
3.878% 01/31/08     31,180,000       30,783,754    
3.934% 02/07/08     29,621,000       29,217,662    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     184,377,452    
Repurchase Agreement – 5.1%  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07
at 4.810%, collateralized by
various U.S. Government
Agency Obligations with
maturities to 08/22/16, market
value of $362,948,525
(repurchase proceeds
$355,966,626)
    355,824,000       355,824,000    
Repurchase Agreement Total     355,824,000    
Total Short-Term Obligations
(Cost of $540,201,452)
    540,201,452    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $5,159,382,254) (b)
    6,880,543,205    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (7,959,383 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     6,872,583,822    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $5,159,382,254.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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At September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Consumer Discretionary     21.8    
Information Technology     14.4    
Financials     11.5    
Industrials     10.5    
Health Care     9.7    
Energy     8.1    
Telecommunication Services     7.2    
Materials     6.2    
Consumer Staples     2.9    
      92.3    
Short-Term Obligations     7.8    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 99.5%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 9.2%  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%  
McDonald's Corp. (a)     308,830       16,821,970    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc. (b)
    229,995       13,972,196    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     30,794,166    
Media – 3.3%  
CBS Corp., Class B     356,877       11,241,625    
EchoStar Communications
Corp., Class A (b)
    116,800       5,467,408    
Time Warner, Inc.     1,112,000       20,416,320    
Viacom, Inc., Class B (b)     301,314       11,742,207    
Walt Disney Co.     252,730       8,691,385    
Media Total     57,558,945    
Multiline Retail – 1.3%  
Kohl's Corp. (b)     170,755       9,789,384    
Macy's, Inc.     146,388       4,731,260    
Nordstrom, Inc. (c)     191,486       8,978,779    
Multiline Retail Total     23,499,423    
Specialty Retail – 0.9%  
GameStop Corp., Class A (b)     166,770       9,397,490    
Sherwin-Williams Co.     88,365       5,806,464    
Specialty Retail Total     15,203,954    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.0%  
Coach, Inc. (b)     180,270       8,521,363    
NIKE, Inc., Class B     179,830       10,548,828    
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     109,405       8,506,238    
V.F. Corp.     91,100       7,356,325    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     34,932,754    
Consumer Discretionary Total     161,989,242    
Consumer Staples – 9.6%  
Beverages – 3.7%  
Coca-Cola Co.     424,632       24,403,601    
Diageo PLC, ADR     155,040       13,601,659    
PepsiCo, Inc.     364,974       26,737,995    
Beverages Total     64,743,255    
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.1%  
CVS Caremark Corp.     291,567       11,554,800    
Kroger Co.     252,470       7,200,445    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     18,755,245    
Household Products – 3.3%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     325,091       23,185,490    
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     221,792       15,583,106    
Procter & Gamble Co.     267,177       18,793,230    
Household Products Total     57,561,826    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Personal Products – 1.1%  
Avon Products, Inc.     518,595       19,462,870    
Personal Products Total     19,462,870    
Tobacco – 0.4%  
Altria Group, Inc.     116,437       8,095,865    
Tobacco Total     8,095,865    
Consumer Staples Total     168,619,061    
Energy – 11.1%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.5%  
Halliburton Co.     253,929       9,750,874    
Noble Corp.     267,430       13,117,441    
Tidewater, Inc. (c)     133,125       8,365,575    
Weatherford International Ltd. (b)     185,500       12,461,890    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     43,695,780    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.6%  
Chevron Corp.     642,815       60,154,628    
ConocoPhillips     333,960       29,311,669    
Devon Energy Corp.     97,168       8,084,378    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     316,070       29,255,439    
Valero Energy Corp.     182,232       12,242,346    
XTO Energy, Inc.     184,538       11,411,830    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     150,460,290    
Energy Total     194,156,070    
Financials – 19.1%  
Capital Markets – 2.8%  
Affiliated Managers Group,
Inc. (b)(c)
    39,060       4,980,541    
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     103,480       6,530,623    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     60,980       13,216,805    
Lazard Ltd., Class A (c)     226,121       9,587,530    
State Street Corp.     209,640       14,289,062    
Capital Markets Total     48,604,561    
Commercial Banks – 3.1%  
BB&T Corp.     215,450       8,702,026    
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.     190,865       12,997,907    
TCF Financial Corp. (c)     320,290       8,385,192    
U.S. Bancorp     730,759       23,771,590    
Commercial Banks Total     53,856,715    
Consumer Finance – 1.0%  
American Express Co.     264,252       15,688,641    
Discover Financial Services (b)     124,756       2,594,925    
Consumer Finance Total     18,283,566    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Diversified Financial Services – 5.1%  
Citigroup, Inc.     561,954       26,226,393    
CME Group, Inc.     22,460       13,191,881    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     944,975       43,298,754    
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (b)     183,854       6,927,619    
Diversified Financial Services Total     89,644,647    
Insurance – 5.1%  
ACE Ltd.     326,689       19,787,553    
American International Group, Inc.     145,486       9,842,128    
Aon Corp.     170,803       7,653,682    
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     291,241       8,128,536    
Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    122,138       11,303,872    
MBIA, Inc. (c)     101,770       6,213,059    
MetLife, Inc.     127,566       8,895,177    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     87,025       8,491,900    
Unum Group     405,228       9,915,929    
Insurance Total     90,231,836    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 2.0%  
Fannie Mae     417,725       25,401,857    
Washington Mutual, Inc.     250,410       8,841,977    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     34,243,834    
Financials Total     334,865,159    
Health Care – 11.7%  
Biotechnology – 0.8%  
Genentech, Inc. (b)     52,342       4,083,723    
Genzyme Corp. (b)     92,515       5,732,229    
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)(c)     140,587       5,399,947    
Biotechnology Total     15,215,899    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.7%  
Cytyc Corp. (b)     167,465       7,979,707    
Medtronic, Inc.     203,610       11,485,640    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (b)     127,335       10,312,862    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     29,778,209    
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.6%  
CIGNA Corp.     244,235       13,015,283    
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (b)(c)     177,660       11,052,228    
Express Scripts, Inc. (b)     196,880       10,989,842    
Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings (b)
    100,981       7,899,744    
Manor Care, Inc. (c)     118,945       7,660,058    
McKesson Corp.     217,051       12,760,428    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     63,377,583    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%  
Waters Corp. (b)     203,992       13,651,145    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     13,651,145    
Pharmaceuticals – 4.8%  
Abbott Laboratories     304,680       16,336,942    
Johnson & Johnson     421,125       27,667,912    
Merck & Co., Inc.     461,765       23,868,633    
Pfizer, Inc.     490,920       11,993,176    
Schering-Plough Corp.     139,480       4,411,752    
Pharmaceuticals Total     84,278,415    
Health Care Total     206,301,251    
Industrials – 11.6%  
Aerospace & Defense – 4.6%  
General Dynamics Corp.     130,205       10,998,416    
Goodrich Corp.     147,925       10,092,923    
Honeywell International, Inc.     296,900       17,656,643    
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.     55,820       5,701,455    
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     139,035       10,155,116    
United Technologies Corp.     315,755       25,411,963    
Aerospace & Defense Total     80,016,516    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.6%  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     145,275       14,325,567    
Equifax, Inc.     202,815       7,731,308    
Republic Services, Inc.     282,642       9,245,220    
Waste Management, Inc. (c)     392,889       14,827,631    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     46,129,726    
Construction & Engineering – 0.5%  
KBR, Inc. (b)     217,967       8,450,580    
Construction & Engineering Total     8,450,580    
Electrical Equipment – 0.5%  
Emerson Electric Co.     172,580       9,184,708    
Electrical Equipment Total     9,184,708    
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.6%  
General Electric Co.     694,945       28,770,723    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     28,770,723    
Machinery – 1.8%  
Dover Corp.     83,760       4,267,572    
Eaton Corp.     91,365       9,048,790    
ITT Corp.     125,885       8,551,368    
Parker Hannifin Corp.     89,926       10,056,424    
Machinery Total     31,924,154    
Industrials Total     204,476,407    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Information Technology – 16.5%  
Communications Equipment – 3.3%  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)(b)     1,107,469       36,668,299    
Nokia Oyj, ADR (a)     312,490       11,852,746    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     217,640       9,197,466    
Communications Equipment Total     57,718,511    
Computers & Peripherals – 5.1%  
Apple, Inc. (b)     106,433       16,341,723    
EMC Corp.     801,373       16,668,558    
Hewlett-Packard Co. (a)     640,290       31,880,039    
International Business
Machines Corp. (a)
    216,067       25,452,693    
Computers & Peripherals Total     90,343,013    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.6%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (b)     280,608       10,348,823    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total     10,348,823    
Internet Software & Services – 1.2%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)(c)     187,227       5,379,032    
Google, Inc., Class A (b)     26,364       14,955,506    
Internet Software & Services Total     20,334,538    
IT Services – 0.4%  
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A (b)
    81,480       6,499,660    
IT Services Total     6,499,660    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.3%  
ASML Holding N.V., N.Y.
Registered Shares (b)(c)
    355,525       11,682,552    
Intel Corp.     448,740       11,604,416    
Intersil Corp., Class A     200,100       6,689,343    
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (b)     102,627       6,040,625    
National Semiconductor Corp.     414,320       11,236,358    
NVIDIA Corp. (b)     300,162       10,877,871    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    58,131,165    
Software – 2.6%  
Adobe Systems, Inc. (b)     336,454       14,689,582    
Autodesk, Inc. (b)     176,694       8,829,399    
Microsoft Corp.     726,807       21,411,734    
VMware, Inc., Class A (b)(c)     7,945       675,325    
Software Total     45,606,040    
Information Technology Total     288,981,750    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Materials – 3.7%  
Chemicals – 1.7%  
Dow Chemical Co.     214,130       9,220,438    
Praxair, Inc.     246,561       20,651,949    
Chemicals Total     29,872,387    
Construction Materials – 0.2%  
Vulcan Materials Co.     37,570       3,349,366    
Construction Materials Total     3,349,366    
Containers & Packaging – 0.6%  
Packaging Corp. of America     349,380       10,156,477    
Containers & Packaging Total     10,156,477    
Metals & Mining – 0.8%  
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR     403,538       13,692,044    
Metals & Mining Total     13,692,044    
Paper & Forest Products – 0.4%  
Domtar Corp. (b)     953,120       7,815,584    
Paper & Forest Products Total     7,815,584    
Materials Total     64,885,858    
Telecommunication Services – 3.5%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.8%  
AT&T, Inc.     320,830       13,574,317    
Citizens Communications Co. (c)     441,489       6,322,123    
Qwest Communications
International, Inc. (b)(c)
    1,424,070       13,044,481    
Time Warner Telecom, Inc.,
Class A (b)(c)
    197,404       4,336,966    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     254,510       11,269,703    
Diversified Telecommunication Services Total     48,547,590    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.7%  
ALLTEL Corp.     54,425       3,792,334    
Rogers Communications, Inc.,
Class B
    205,540       9,358,236    
Wireless Telecommunication Services Total     13,150,570    
Telecommunication Services Total     61,698,160    
Utilities – 3.5%  
Electric Utilities – 2.4%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     272,803       12,570,762    
Entergy Corp.     129,754       14,051,061    
FPL Group, Inc.     265,230       16,147,202    
Electric Utilities Total     42,769,025    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
83



Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.4%  
Mirant Corp. (b)     176,320       7,172,698    
Independent Power Producers & Energy
Traders Total
    7,172,698    
Multi-Utilities – 0.7%  
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
    130,158       11,452,602    
Multi-Utilities Total     11,452,602    
Utilities Total     61,394,325    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $1,419,674,239)
    1,747,367,283    
Securities Lending Collateral – 3.9%  
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Prime
Portfolio (d)
(7 day yield of 5.320%)
    68,578,979       68,578,979    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost of $68,578,979)
    68,578,979    
Short-Term Obligation – 0.5%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with Fixed
Income Clearing Corp., dated
09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.810%,
collateralized by U.S. Government
Agency Obligation maturing
on 09/13/10, market value of
$9,939,788 (repurchase proceeds
$9,743,904)
    9,740,000       9,740,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $9,740,000)
    9,740,000    
Total Investments – 103.9%
(Cost of $1,497,993,218)(e)
    1,825,686,262    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (3.9)%     (69,041,809 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     1,756,644,453    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for written option contracts.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 was $66,951,045.

(d)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,497,993,218.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, transactions in written options contracts were as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Premium
received
 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2007     10,560     $ 1,181,875    
Options written     30,288       972,723    
Options terminated in closing
   purchase transactions
    (2,182 )     (360,420 )  
Options exercised     (7,340 )     (641,936 )  
Options expired     (29,481 )     (1,086,288 )  
Options outstanding at September 30, 2007     1,845     $ 65,954    

 

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following written call options:

Name of Issuer   Strike
Price
  Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Premium   Value  
Cisco Systems, Inc.   $ 35.0       540     10/20/07   $ 10,260     $ 7,560    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     55.0       350     10/20/07     4,025       3,500    
International
Business
Machines Corp.
    125.0       150     10/20/07     6,225       8,250    
McDonald's Corp.     57.5       325     10/20/07     15,925       6,500    
Nokia Oyj, ADR.     40.0       480     10/20/07     29,519       33,600    

 

Total written call options (proceeds $65,954)   $ 59,410    

 

At September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Financials     19.1    
Information Technology     16.5    
Health Care     11.7    
Industrials     11.6    
Energy     11.1    
Consumer Staples     9.6    
Consumer Discretionary     9.2    
Materials     3.7    
Telecommunication Services     3.5    
Utilities     3.5    
      99.5    
Securities Lending Collateral     3.9    
Short-Term Obligation     0.5    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (3.9 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 98.1%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 25.7%  
Automobiles – 2.8%  
Toyota Motor Corp., ADR     1,252,315       146,345,531    
Automobiles Total     146,345,531    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 17.4%  
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (a)     2,122,038       283,122,310    
McDonald's Corp.     4,660,575       253,861,520    
MGM Mirage (a)     1,394,758       124,747,155    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     1,497,003       235,867,793    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     897,598,778    
Media – 3.0%  
Comcast Corp., Class A (a)     6,419,431       155,221,842    
Media Total     155,221,842    
Specialty Retail – 2.5%  
Lowe's Companies, Inc.     4,519,762       126,643,731    
Specialty Retail Total     126,643,731    
Consumer Discretionary Total     1,325,809,882    
Consumer Staples – 3.2%  
Food & Staples Retailing – 3.2%  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     97,758       5,999,408    
CVS Caremark Corp.     3,974,581       157,512,645    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     163,512,053    
Consumer Staples Total     163,512,053    
Energy – 11.5%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 9.4%  
Schlumberger Ltd.     3,144,001       330,120,105    
Transocean, Inc. (a)     1,343,349       151,865,604    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     481,985,709    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.1%  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR     1,455,475       109,888,363    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     109,888,363    
Energy Total     591,874,072    
Financials – 13.0%  
Capital Markets – 5.4%  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     1,290,036       279,602,403    
Capital Markets Total     279,602,403    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Commercial Banks – 6.0%  
Industrial & Commercial
Bank of China, Class H
    312,492,900       217,885,718    
Wells Fargo & Co.     2,599,591       92,597,432    
Commercial Banks Total     310,483,150    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.6%  
ProLogis     1,267,876       84,123,572    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     84,123,572    
Financials Total     674,209,125    
Health Care – 9.4%  
Biotechnology – 4.1%  
Genentech, Inc. (a)     2,713,366       211,696,815    
Biotechnology Total     211,696,815    
Health Care Providers & Services – 5.3%  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     5,670,648       274,629,483    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     274,629,483    
Health Care Total     486,326,298    
Industrials – 7.3%  
Aerospace & Defense – 5.1%  
General Dynamics Corp.     1,231,472       104,022,440    
Lockheed Martin Corp.     1,482,928       160,882,858    
Aerospace & Defense Total     264,905,298    
Road & Rail – 2.2%  
Union Pacific Corp.     987,828       111,683,834    
Road & Rail Total     111,683,834    
Industrials Total     376,589,132    
Information Technology – 17.6%  
Communications Equipment – 4.7%  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)     7,392,894       244,778,720    
Communications Equipment Total     244,778,720    
Computers & Peripherals – 6.8%  
Apple, Inc. (a)     1,590,419       244,192,933    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     2,090,165       104,069,316    
Computers & Peripherals Total     348,262,249    
Internet Software & Services – 3.1%  
Google, Inc., Class A (a)     283,947       161,074,615    
Internet Software & Services Total     161,074,615    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
85



Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.0%  
Intel Corp.     6,059,520       156,699,187    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    156,699,187    
Information Technology Total     910,814,771    
Materials – 6.5%  
Chemicals – 4.3%  
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     409,942       40,075,930    
Monsanto Co.     2,149,062       184,260,576    
Chemicals Total     224,336,506    
Metals & Mining – 2.2%  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    1,075,330       112,791,364    
Metals & Mining Total     112,791,364    
Materials Total     337,127,870    
Telecommunication Services – 3.9%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.9%  
AT&T, Inc.     4,809,871       203,505,642    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    203,505,642    
Telecommunication Services Total     203,505,642    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $3,574,563,842)
    5,069,768,845    
Short-Term Obligations – 2.0%  
    Par ($)      
U.S. Government Obligations – 0.7%  
United States Treasury Bill  
3.658% 01/03/08 (b)     8,651,000       8,570,810    
3.765% 01/10/08 (b)     14,730,000       14,579,161    
3.878% 01/31/08 (b)     6,050,000       5,973,114    
3.934% 02/07/08 (b)     5,747,000       5,668,745    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     34,791,830    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Repurchase Agreement – 1.3%  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due on 10/01/07,
at 4.810%, collateralized by
various U.S. Government Agency
Obligations with maturities
through 09/04/12, market value
$70,510,900 (repurchase
proceeds $69,153,708)
    69,126,000       69,126,000    
Repurchase Agreement Total     69,126,000    
Total Short-Term Obligations
(Cost of $103,917,830)
    103,917,830    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $3,678,481,672) (c)
    5,173,686,675    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (7,343,640 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     5,166,343,035    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  The rate shown represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.

(c)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,678,481,672.

At September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Consumer Discretionary     25.7    
Information Technology     17.6    
Financials     13.0    
Energy     11.5    
Health Care     9.4    
Industrials     7.3    
Materials     6.5    
Telecommunication Services     3.9    
Consumer Staples     3.2    
      98.1    
Short-Term Obligations     2.0    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
86



Investment PortfolioColumbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 99.9%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 17.2%  
Diversified Consumer Services – 3.4%  
Capella Education Co. (a)     114,577       6,406,000    
DeVry, Inc.     145,200       5,373,852    
Sotheby's     95,871       4,581,675    
Strayer Education, Inc.     30,818       5,196,839    
Diversified Consumer Services Total     21,558,366    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 5.5%  
Ambassadors Group, Inc.     103,980       3,961,638    
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)     88,800       3,349,536    
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (a)     172,686       3,034,093    
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    46,925       5,543,250    
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. (a)     88,930       2,632,328    
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a)     81,233       5,060,004    
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)     330,130       10,927,303    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     34,508,152    
Household Durables – 1.1%  
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.     189,835       6,786,601    
Household Durables Total     6,786,601    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.3%  
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)     49,555       4,398,006    
Shutterfly, Inc. (a)     117,870       3,761,232    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     8,159,238    
Media – 1.7%  
Knology, Inc. (a)     238,631       3,992,297    
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a)     146,430       3,432,319    
National CineMedia, Inc.     158,710       3,555,104    
Media Total     10,979,720    
Specialty Retail – 2.5%  
Aeropostale, Inc. (a)     157,460       3,001,188    
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)     189,440       4,698,112    
J Crew Group, Inc. (a)     55,270       2,293,705    
Men's Wearhouse, Inc.     118,930       6,008,343    
Specialty Retail Total     16,001,348    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.7%  
Volcom, Inc. (a)     91,230       3,879,100    
Warnaco Group, Inc. (a)     165,831       6,479,017    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     10,358,117    
Consumer Discretionary Total     108,351,542    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Staples – 2.5%  
Beverages – 0.2%  
Central European
Distribution Corp. (a)
    29,510       1,413,824    
Beverages Total     1,413,824    
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.2%  
Longs Drug Stores Corp.     30,280       1,504,008    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     1,504,008    
Food Products – 0.4%  
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.     81,996       2,162,235    
Food Products Total     2,162,235    
Personal Products – 1.7%  
Chattem, Inc. (a)     149,089       10,513,756    
Personal Products Total     10,513,756    
Consumer Staples Total     15,593,823    
Energy – 6.3%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.8%  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a)     76,677       5,870,391    
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     93,610       4,619,654    
W-H Energy Services, Inc. (a)     96,810       7,139,737    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     17,629,782    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.5%  
Atlas America, Inc.     72,040       3,719,425    
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (a)     107,524       5,056,854    
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A     100,660       3,985,129    
Bill Barrett Corp. (a)     129,340       5,097,290    
Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.     115,790       4,538,968    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     22,397,666    
Energy Total     40,027,448    
Financials – 8.5%  
Capital Markets – 2.5%  
Calamos Asset Management, Inc.,
Class A
    227,330       6,417,526    
GFI Group, Inc. (a)     111,373       9,591,443    
Capital Markets Total     16,008,969    
Consumer Finance – 2.0%  
Advanta Corp., Class B     187,507       5,141,442    
First Cash Financial
Services, Inc. (a)
    320,210       7,499,318    
Consumer Finance Total     12,640,760    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
87



Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Diversified Financial Services – 0.6%  
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.     72,320       3,838,022    
Diversified Financial Services Total     3,838,022    
Insurance – 1.3%  
ProAssurance Corp. (a)     88,252       4,754,135    
Security Capital Assurance Ltd.     158,960       3,630,646    
Insurance Total     8,384,781    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.5%  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     130,020       5,121,488    
Home Properties, Inc.     28,972       1,511,759    
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.     87,130       2,625,227    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     9,258,474    
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.6%  
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     33,700       3,463,012    
Real Estate Management & Development Total     3,463,012    
Financials Total     53,594,018    
Health Care – 20.7%  
Biotechnology – 7.0%  
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     102,832       1,547,622    
Alkermes, Inc. (a)     216,017       3,974,713    
ArQule, Inc. (a)     280,390       1,999,181    
Array Biopharma, Inc. (a)     282,719       3,174,934    
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     231,478       5,763,802    
Cepheid, Inc. (a)     193,090       4,402,452    
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     74,150       1,566,789    
CV Therapeutics, Inc. (a)     146,767       1,317,968    
Myriad Genetics, Inc. (a)     40,687       2,121,827    
Omrix Biopharmaceuticals,
Inc. (a)
    111,554       3,938,972    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     123,585       5,378,419    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     82,146       1,462,199    
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)     255,371       2,870,370    
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)     74,437       4,953,038    
Biotechnology Total     44,472,286    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 6.5%  
Align Technology, Inc. (a)     79,870       2,023,107    
China Medical Technologies, Inc.     71,680       3,067,187    
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)     48,045       3,198,836    
Hologic, Inc. (a)     113,029       6,894,769    
Immucor, Inc. (a)     108,199       3,868,114    
Kyphon, Inc. (a)     22,500       1,575,000    
Mentor Corp.     104,335       4,804,627    
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)     232,270       2,334,314    
Palomar Medical Technologies,
Inc. (a)
    137,380       3,913,956    
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)     342,380       9,182,632    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     40,862,542    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%  
Chemed Corp.     42,550       2,644,908    
Healthways, Inc. (a)     65,560       3,538,273    
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a) 86,888 3,280,022 Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a)     104,103       4,089,166    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     13,552,369    
Health Care Technology – 0.2%  
Allscripts Healthcare
Solutions, Inc. (a)
    45,760       1,236,893    
Health Care Technology Total     1,236,893    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.9%  
eResearchTechnology, Inc. (a)     287,981       3,280,104    
Illumina, Inc. (a)     236,389       12,263,861    
PharmaNet Development
Group, Inc. (a)
    101,910       2,958,447    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     18,502,412    
Pharmaceuticals – 2.0%  
Adams Respiratory
Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    54,060       2,083,472    
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (a)     155,998       1,851,696    
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.,
Class A
    195,541       5,965,956    
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (a)     197,290       2,450,342    
Pharmaceuticals Total     12,351,466    
Health Care Total     130,977,968    
Industrials – 16.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 1.8%  
Ceradyne, Inc. (a)     57,900       4,385,346    
Curtiss-Wright Corp.     94,520       4,489,700    
Hexcel Corp. (a)     113,497       2,577,517    
Aerospace & Defense Total     11,452,563    
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.5%  
HUB Group, Inc., Class A (a)     103,061       3,094,922    
Air Freight & Logistics Total     3,094,922    
Airlines – 0.8%  
Allegiant Travel Co. (a)     172,483       5,229,684    
Airlines Total     5,229,684    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 5.0%  
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)     103,180       5,190,986    
Geo Group, Inc. (a)     190,910       5,652,845    
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)     61,240       4,447,249    
IHS, Inc., Class A (a)     206,904       11,688,007    
Kenexa Corp. (a)     105,679       3,252,800    
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a)     66,560       1,591,449    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     31,823,336    

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Electrical Equipment – 2.0%  
Belden CDT, Inc.     66,610       3,124,675    
II-VI, Inc. (a)     123,140       4,252,024    
Woodward Governor Co.     81,210       5,067,504    
Electrical Equipment Total     12,444,203    
Machinery – 4.0%  
Actuant Corp., Class A     86,092       5,593,397    
Astec Industries, Inc. (a)     81,046       4,656,093    
Bucyrus International, Inc., Class A     71,170       5,190,428    
Tennant Co.     65,980       3,213,226    
Valmont Industries, Inc.     17,099       1,450,850    
Wabtec Corp.     133,001       4,982,218    
Machinery Total     25,086,212    
Marine – 1.1%  
Kirby Corp. (a)     159,300       7,031,502    
Marine Total     7,031,502    
Road & Rail – 1.0%  
Celadon Group, Inc. (a)     249,841       2,940,629    
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    114,778       3,310,197    
Road & Rail Total     6,250,826    
Industrials Total     102,413,248    
Information Technology – 22.9%  
Communications Equipment – 3.2%  
Anaren, Inc. (a)     123,698       1,744,142    
Finisar Corp. (a)     641,412       1,795,954    
Foundry Networks, Inc. (a)     163,862       2,911,828    
Ixia (a)     254,859       2,222,370    
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)     100,448       3,055,628    
Polycom, Inc. (a)     317,960       8,540,405    
Communications Equipment Total     20,270,327    
Computers & Peripherals – 0.4%  
Synaptics, Inc. (a)     47,430       2,265,257    
Computers & Peripherals Total     2,265,257    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 3.0%  
Anixter International, Inc. (a)     47,860       3,946,057    
Daktronics, Inc.     201,530       5,485,646    
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)     57,798       3,201,431    
Itron, Inc. (a)     26,128       2,431,733    
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a)     27,208       1,910,274    
Tech Data Corp. (a)     58,440       2,344,613    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total     19,319,754    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Internet Software & Services – 3.4%  
Digital River, Inc. (a)     76,050       3,403,237    
Equinix, Inc. (a)     74,672       6,622,660    
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a)     136,367       4,463,292    
SAVVIS, Inc. (a)     112,833       4,375,664    
SINA Corp. (a)     55,130       2,637,970    
Internet Software & Services Total     21,502,823    
IT Services – 1.2%  
Gartner, Inc. (a)     136,040       3,327,539    
SRA International, Inc., Class A (a)     146,800       4,122,144    
IT Services Total     7,449,683    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.0%  
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a)     337,525       10,115,624    
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a)     179,830       4,567,682    
Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (a)     178,048       6,429,313    
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)     412,692       5,183,412    
Power Integrations, Inc. (a)     154,770       4,598,217    
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (a)     44,859       1,682,212    
Verigy Ltd. (a)     212,373       5,247,737    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    37,824,197    
Software – 5.7%  
Advent Software, Inc. (a)     33,853       1,590,075    
ANSYS, Inc. (a)     153,721       5,252,647    
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)     123,420       1,767,374    
CDC Corp., Class A (a)     579,960       4,251,107    
Macrovision Corp. (a)     194,996       4,802,752    
Micros Systems, Inc. (a)     29,270       1,904,599    
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)     149,362       2,884,180    
Progress Software Corp. (a)     159,323       4,827,487    
The9 Ltd., ADR (a)     125,240       4,319,528    
THQ, Inc. (a)     177,045       4,422,584    
Software Total     36,022,333    
Information Technology Total     144,654,374    
Materials – 3.6%  
Chemicals – 1.6%  
Flotek Industries, Inc. (a)     35,566       1,570,239    
Hercules, Inc.     178,530       3,752,701    
Koppers Holdings, Inc.     50,220       1,938,994    
Terra Industries, Inc. (a)     84,520       2,642,095    
Chemicals Total     9,904,029    
Containers & Packaging – 0.4%  
Greif, Inc., Class A     42,110       2,555,235    
Containers & Packaging Total     2,555,235    

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Metals & Mining – 1.6%  
Brush Engineered Materials,
Inc. (a)
    53,603       2,781,459    
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     37,540       2,649,198    
Metal Management, Inc.     27,410       1,485,622    
RTI International Metals, Inc. (a)     43,820       3,473,173    
Metals & Mining Total     10,389,452    
Materials Total     22,848,716    
Telecommunication Services – 1.6%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.6%  
Cbeyond, Inc. (a)     244,880       9,988,655    
Diversified Telecommunication Services Total     9,988,655    
Telecommunication Services Total     9,988,655    
Utilities – 0.4%  
Electric Utilities – 0.4%  
ITC Holdings Corp.     50,760       2,515,158    
Electric Utilities Total     2,515,158    
Utilities Total     2,515,158    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $569,405,831)
    630,964,950    
Short-Term Obligation – 0.2%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at
3.910%, collateralized by a U.S.
Government Obligation maturing
05/15/20, market value of
$1,626,530 (repurchase proceeds
$1,663,444)
    1,626,000       1,626,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $1,626,000)
    1,626,000    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $571,031,831)(b)
    632,590,950    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (895,473 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     631,695,477    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $571,031,831.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, transactions in written options contracts were as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Premium
received
 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2007         $    
Options written     766       53,778    
Options expired     (766 )     (53,778 )  
Options outstanding at September 30, 2007         $    

 

At September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Information Technology     22.9    
Health Care     20.7    
Consumer Discretionary     17.2    
Industrials     16.2    
Financials     8.5    
Energy     6.3    
Materials     3.6    
Consumer Staples     2.5    
Telecommunication Services     1.6    
Utilities     0.4    
      99.9    
Short-Term Obligation     0.2    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Marsico
Growth
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Marsico
Focused
Equities
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth
Master
Portfolio
 
Assets  
Investments, at identified cost     5,159,382,254       1,497,993,218       3,678,481,672       571,031,831    
Investments, at value (including securities on loan
of $—, $66,951,045, $— and $—, respectively)
    6,880,543,205       1,825,686,262       5,173,686,675       632,590,950    
Cash     551       3,667       361       969    
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     6,920,833       27,057,756       18,664,474       14,758,305    
Interest     142,626       3,904       27,708       530    
Dividends     2,051,496       2,028,785       2,292,709       157,515    
Foreign tax reclaim           38,486                
Securities lending           18,060                
Total Assets     6,889,658,711       1,854,836,920       5,194,671,927       647,508,269    
Liabilities  
Collateral on securities loaned           68,578,979                
Written options at value (premium of $—, $65,954,
$— and $—, respectively)
          59,410                
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     13,120,130       28,623,717       25,292,916       15,342,386    
Investment advisory fee     3,278,212       753,420       2,507,943       350,922    
Administration fee     525,218       57,990       390,695       14,100    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     13,175       12,288       12,163       11,533    
Trustees' fees     54,054       54,764       54,295       42,483    
Custody fee     9,639       2,332       848       17,165    
Other liabilities     74,461       49,567       70,032       34,203    
Total Liabilities     17,074,889       98,192,467       28,328,892       15,812,792    
Net Assets     6,872,583,822       1,756,644,453       5,166,343,035       631,695,477    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of OperationsColumbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
   
Columbia
Marsico
Growth
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Large Cap
Core
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Marsico
Focused
Equities
Master
Portfolio
  Columbia
Small Cap
Growth
Master
Portfolio
 
Investment Income  
Dividends     31,130,484       14,726,160       23,609,442       1,066,271    
Interest     14,218,671       110,090       5,072,304       201,519    
Securities lending           75,923             6,446    
Foreign taxes withheld     (2,094,839 )     (78,615 )     (1,622,438 )        
Total Investment Income     43,254,316       14,833,558       27,059,308       1,274,236    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee     19,170,957       4,671,151       14,964,256       2,205,058    
Administration fee     3,054,539       361,273       2,324,599       88,454    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     79,763       75,205       74,607       72,322    
Trustees' fees     9,301       9,299       9,299       9,301    
Custody fee     148,396       26,265       116,824       31,963    
Other expenses     78,081       47,089       71,967       32,263    
Expenses before interest expense     22,541,037       5,190,282       17,561,552       2,439,361    
Interest expense           6,955       3,227       1,938    
Total Expenses     22,541,037       5,197,237       17,564,779       2,441,299    
Expense reductions     (875 )     (236 )     (406 )     (17,397 )  
Net Expenses     22,540,162       5,197,001       17,564,373       2,423,902    
Net Investment Income (Loss)     20,714,154       9,636,557       9,494,935       (1,149,666 )  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments,
Foreign Currency and Written Options:
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     90,836,115       61,862,012       225,005,872       83,119,722    
Foreign currency transactions     (10,903 )     (167 )     (367 )        
Written options           1,086,288             53,778    
Net realized gain     90,825,212       62,948,133       225,005,505       83,173,500    
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     728,205,156       100,636,852       396,665,124       (11,198,468 )  
Foreign currency translations           899                
Written options           (86,139 )              
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     728,205,156       100,551,612       396,665,124       (11,198,468 )  
Net Gain     819,030,368       163,499,745       621,670,629       71,975,032    
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     839,744,522       173,136,302       631,165,564       70,825,366    

 

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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC

    Columbia Marsico Growth   Columbia Large Cap Core  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Master Portfolio   Master Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Month Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Month Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)     20,714,154       24,426,397       9,636,557       23,329,462    
Net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and written options     90,825,212       14,471,691       62,948,133       100,527,675    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments,
foreign currency translations and written options
    728,205,156       185,265,873       100,551,612       68,270,849    
Net increase resulting from operations     839,744,522       224,163,961       173,136,302       192,127,986    
Contributions     995,175,532       2,188,083,613       85,058,753       185,946,065    
Withdrawals     (725,602,296 )     (1,011,668,981 )     (212,955,297 )     (278,518,354 )  
Net contributions/withdrawals     269,573,236       1,176,414,632       (127,896,544 )     (92,572,289 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     1,109,317,758       1,400,578,593       45,239,758       99,555,697    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     5,763,266,064       4,362,687,471       1,711,404,695       1,611,848,998    
End of period     6,872,583,822       5,763,266,064       1,756,644,453       1,711,404,695    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Columbia Marsico Focused Equities   Columbia Small Cap Growth  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Master Portfolio   Master Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Month Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Month Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income (loss)     9,494,935       14,104,201       (1,149,666 )     (1,835,908 )  
Net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions and written options     225,005,505       108,959,130       83,173,500       81,359,817    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments,
foreign currency translations and written options
    396,665,124       50,464,854       (11,198,468 )     (58,455,198 )  
Net increase resulting from operations     631,165,564       173,528,185       70,825,366       21,068,711    
Contributions     646,367,829       1,443,092,198       46,379,548       261,206,484    
Withdrawals     (787,837,140 )     (1,088,798,390 )     (96,045,576 )     (163,705,076 )  
Net contributions/withdrawals     (141,469,311 )     354,293,808       (49,666,028 )     97,501,408    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     489,696,253       527,821,993       21,159,338       118,570,119    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     4,676,646,782       4,148,824,789       610,536,139       491,966,020    
End of period     5,166,343,035       4,676,646,782       631,695,477       610,536,139    

 

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Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Total return     14.22 %(a)     4.07 %     15.11 %     8.30 %     33.81 %     (18.90 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense (b)     0.72 %(c)     0.73 %     0.75 %     0.83 %     0.87 %     0.87 %  
Interest expense                       %(d)     %(d)     %(d)  
Net expenses (b)     0.72 %(c)     0.73 %     0.75 %     0.83 %     0.87 %     0.87 %  
Net investment income (loss) (b)     0.66 %(c)     0.50 %     0.31 %     0.25 %     0.07 %     (0.05 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     30 %(a)     42 %     62 %     62 %     94 %     107 %  

 

(a)  Not annualized.

(b  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(c)  Annualized

(d)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Month
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003 (a)  
Total return     10.45 %(b)     12.48 %     12.68 %     5.18 %     32.80 %     (22.08 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense     0.60 %(c)(d)     0.60 %(c)     0.61 %(c)     0.67 %     0.71 %(c)(e)     0.71 %(c)(d)(f)  
Interest expense     %(d)(g)     %(g)     %(g)           %(g)     %(d)(f)(g)  
Net expenses     0.60 %(c)(d)     0.60 %(c)     0.61 %(c)     0.67 %     0.71 %(c)(e)     0.71 %(c)(d)(f)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     %(g)        
Net investment income     1.11 %(c)(d)     1.43 %(c)     1.28 %(c)     1.34 %     0.74 %(c)     0.96 %(c)(d)  
Portfolio turnover rate     41 %(b)     148 %     106 %     122 %     47 %     77 %(b)  

 

(a)  Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio commenced operations on May 13, 2002.

(b)  Not annualized.

(c)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  The reimbursement from the investment advisor had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Allocated from Blue Chip Master Portfolio.

(g)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Total return     13.92 %(a)     3.84 %     19.81 %     5.76 %     32.78 %     (19.02 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense (b)     0.73 %(c)     0.74 %     0.75 %     0.83 %     0.86 %     0.86 %  
Interest expense     %(c)(d)                 %(d)     %(d)     %(d)  
Net expenses (b)     0.73 %(c)     0.74 %     0.75 %     0.83 %     0.86 %     0.86 %  
Net investment income (loss) (b)     0.40 %(c)     0.33 %     0.21 %     0.11 %     (0.01 )%     (0.08 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     48 %(a)     52 %     71 %     89 %     96 %     115 %  

 

(a)  Not annualized.

(b)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(c)  Annualized

(d)  Rounds to less than 0.01%

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Month
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)  
Total return     11.85 %(b)     0.54 %     31.47 %     0.50 %     51.50 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense     0.76 %(c)(d)     0.77 %(e)     0.78 %(e)     0.90 %(e)     0.98 %(d)  
Interest expense     %(d)(f)                          
Net expenses     0.76 %(c)(d)     0.77 %(e)     0.78 %(e)     0.90 %(e)     0.98 %(d)  
Net investment income (loss)     (0.36 )%(c)(d)     (0.35 )%(e)     (0.39 )%(e)     0.56 %(e)     (0.66 )%(d)  
Portfolio turnover rate     137 %(b)     188 %     117 %     59 %     26 %(b)  

 

(a)  Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio commenced operations on November 1, 2003.

(b)  Not annualized.

(c)  The benefit derived from expense reductions had an impact of 0.01%.

(d)  Annualized.

(e)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsStock Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Master Trust (each a "Master Portfolio" and collectively, the "Master Portfolios"):

Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio

Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio

Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio

Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio

The series of the Master Trust serve as master portfolios for the Columbia Funds that operate as feeder funds in a master/feeder structure.

The following investors (each a "Feeder Fund" and collectively, the "Feeder Funds") were invested in the Master Portfolios at September 30, 2007:

Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio:  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund     99.3 %  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund (Offshore)     0.3 %  
Banc of America Capital Management Funds I,
LLC – Growth Fund
    0.4%    
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio:  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund     99.5 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund (Offshore)     0.5 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio:  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund     99.8 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund (Offshore)     0.2 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio:  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II     99.3 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II (Offshore)     0.7 %  

 

Each of the Master Portfolios is a diversified fund except for Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio which is a non-diversified fund.

At a Board meeting held in June 2007, the Board of Trustees voted to take various actions to convert Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II into stand-alone funds, investing directly in individual portfolio securities rather than in their respective Master Portfolios. Among other actions, the Board adopted an advisory agreement with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and a sub-advisory agreement with Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico") for Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund on the same terms as are currently in place at the Master Portfolio level. These actions will not result in any changes in the investment objective or principal investment strategies of, or total fees charged to, Columbia Large Cap Core Fund, Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund and Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II. Nor will they result in a change in the principal risks of investing in these Funds, except that the risks of investing in a master-feeder structure will no longer apply. There will be no transaction or other costs charged to Fund shareholders and no federal income tax consequences as a result of these actions. Fund shareholder approval is not required to implement these actions and, therefore, will not be requested. The conversion is expected to take place in late February 2008.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Master Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets. Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Master Portfolios' Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.


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Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

Options are valued at the last reported sale price, or in the absence of a sale, the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a "fair value", such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Master Portfolios' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Options

Each Master Portfolio may write call and put options on futures they own or in which they may invest. Writing put options tends to increase the Master Portfolios' exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease the Master Portfolios' exposure to the underlying instrument. When the Master Portfolios write a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amounts paid on the underlying future transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Each Master Portfolio as a writer of an option has no control over whether the underlying future may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future underlying the written option. There is the risk the Master Portfolios may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Master Portfolios' custodian will set aside cash or liquid portfolio securities equal to the amount of the written options contract commitment in a separate account.

Certain Master Portfolios may also write call options on a security the Master Portfolios own. Writing call options tends to decrease a Master Portfolio's exposure to the underlying security. When a Master Portfolio writes a call option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability. Premiums received from writing call options which have expired are treated as realized gains.

Each Master Portfolio may also purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase the Master Portfolio's exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. The Master Portfolios may pay a premium, which is included in the Master Portfolios' Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying future transaction to determine the realized gain or loss.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Master Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions determined to be credit worthy by Columbia, the Master Portfolios' investment advisor. Each Master Portfolio, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon each Master Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a


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possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Master Portfolios seek to assert their rights.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Master Portfolios do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.

The Master Portfolios estimate components of distributions from real estate investment trust (REITs). Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (REITs) in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments and/or realized gain as applicable. If the Master Portfolios no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

Each investor in the Master Portfolios is treated as an owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolios.

Expenses

General expenses of the Master Trust are allocated to the Master Portfolios based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to a Master Portfolio are charged directly to that Master Portfolio.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Master Portfolios are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to federal income tax. Each investor in the Master Portfolios will be subject to taxation on its allocated share of that Master Portfolio's ordinary income and capital gains.

Each Master Portfolio's assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that a Feeder Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a registered investment company by investing its assets through its Master Portfolio.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Master Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Master Portfolio. Also, under the Master Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Master Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Master Trust. However, based on experience, the Master Portfolios expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio   $ 6,880,543,205     $ (5,159,382,254 )   $ 1,721,160,951    
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     337,262,958       (9,569,914 )     327,693,044    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio     1,497,644,664       (2,439,661 )     1,495,205,003    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio     84,396,322       (22,837,203 )     61,559,119    

 


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The Master Portfolios' adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Master Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Master Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Master Portfolios' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Master Portfolio at the following annual rates:

    Fees on Average Net Assets  
    First
$500
Million
  $500 Million
to $1
Billion
  $1 Billion
to $1.5
Billion
  $1.5 Billion
to $3
Billion
  $3 Billion
to $6
Billion
  Over
$6 Billion
 
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio     0.75 %     0.70 %     0.65 %     0.60 %     0.58 %     0.56 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     0.60 %     0.55 %     0.50 %     0.45 %     0.43 %     0.41 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities
Master Portfolio
    0.75%       0.70%       0.65%       0.60%       0.58%       0.56%    
Columbia Small Cap Growth  
Master Portfolio     0.70 %     0.65 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %  

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rates for the Master Portfolios, as a percentage of the Master Portfolios' average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Annualized
Effective
Fee Rate
 
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio     0.61 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     0.54 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities  
Master Portfolio     0.62 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio     0.69 %  

 

Sub-Advisory Fee

Marsico, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, has been retained by Columbia as the investment sub-advisor to Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio. As the sub-advisor, Marsico is responsible for daily investment operations, including placing all orders for the purchase and sale of the portfolio securities for the Master Portfolios. Columbia, from the investment advisory fee it receives, pays Marsico a monthly sub-advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.45% of each respective Master Portfolio's average daily net assets.

On June 14, 2007, Thomas F. Marsico, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Marsico, announced that he and a company he controls had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Marsico from Bank of America. The transaction is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2007, and is subject to customary client consents and other mutual fund shareholder approvals.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Master Portfolios. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the Master Portfolios' average daily net assets at the annual rates listed


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below less the fees payable by the Master Portfolios as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:

    Annual
Rate
 
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio     0.10 %  
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     0.05 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities
Master Portfolio
    0.10%    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio     0.05 %  

 

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Master Portfolios have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Master Portfolios. The Master Portfolios have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Master Portfolios. Under the State Street Agreements, each Master Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of each Master Portfolio for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Master Portfolios also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Master Portfolios entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Master Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Master Portfolios reimburse Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Master Portfolio expenses. Fees related to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are paid by the Feeder Funds and are included in "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" on the Feeder Funds' Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Master Portfolios by affiliates included in the Statements of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" were as follows:

    Amounts
Charged
by Affiliates
  Amounts
Unpaid
to Affiliates
 
Columbia Marsico Growth
Master Portfolio
  $ 4,429     $ 419    
Columbia Large Cap Core
Master Portfolio
    4,429       419    
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Master Portfolio
    4,429       419    
Columbia Small Cap Growth
Master Portfolio
    4,429       419    

 

Custody Credits

Each Master Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses in the Statements of Operations. The Master Portfolios could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement.

For the six month period ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses as follows:

    Custody
Credits
 
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio   $ 875    
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     236    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities
Master Portfolio
    406    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio     17,397    

 

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Master Portfolios are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Master Portfolios' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Master Portfolios. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Master Portfolios in accordance with federal securities regulations.

The Master Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Master Portfolios' assets. Income earned


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on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, a portfolio of Columbia Funds Series Trust, another registered investment company advised by Columbia. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Investment Securities  
    Purchases   Sales  
Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio   $ 1,971,716,041     $ 1,695,766,686    
Columbia Large Cap Core Master Portfolio     712,506,554       829,086,968    
Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio     2,331,290,591       2,203,112,552    
Columbia Small Cap Growth Master Portfolio     855,262,980       890,471,220    

 

Note 6. Line of Credit

The Master Portfolios and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned among each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund or Master Portfolio. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowing existed, and the weighted average interest rate of each Portfolio were as follows:

    Average
Borrowings
  Weighted
Average
Interest
Rates
 
Columbia Large Cap Core
Master Portfolio
  $ 3,307,692       5.81 %  
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Master Portfolio
    4,000,000       5.80 %  
Columbia Small Cap Growth
Master Portfolio
    3,000,000       5.81 %  

 

Note 7. Securities Lending

Each Master Portfolio commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Master Portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Master Portfolio on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the


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investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Master Portfolio. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Master Portfolio has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event a Master Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

Certain Master Portfolios invest in securities of foreign issuers. There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on


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behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Board Consideration and Approval of New Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements with Marsico Capital Management, LLC

Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio

Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") contemplates that the Board of Trustees of Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust") (the "Board"), including a majority of the Trustees who have no direct or indirect interest in the investment advisory and sub-advisory agreements of the Master Trust and are not "interested persons" of the Master Trust, as defined in the 1940 Act (the "Independent Trustees"), will approve any new investment advisory or sub-advisory agreements of the Master Trust and annually consider renewal of such agreements. The 1940 Act also requires that an advisory agreement (including a sub-advisory agreement) of an investment company provide for automatic termination in the event of its "assignment."

At Board meetings held on August 9-10, 2007, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously approved new investment sub-advisory agreements with Marsico Capital Management, LLC ("Marsico") in connection with the anticipated change of control of Marsico (the "Transaction") and automatic termination of the Master Trust's existing investment sub-advisory agreements with Marsico. Specifically, the Board approved new investment sub-advisory agreements with Marsico on behalf of Columbia Marsico Growth Master Portfolio and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Master Portfolio (the "Master Portfolios"). The existing investment sub-advisory agreement with Marsico is referred to as the "Current Sub-Advisory Agreement" and the Master Portfolios' new investment sub-advisory agreements with Marsico are referred to as the "New Sub-Advisory Agreements."

The Board, including the Independent Trustees advised by their independent legal counsel and the independent fee consultant appointed pursuant to the NYAG Settlement, considered the factors and reached the conclusions described below relating to the approval of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements. The Board's review and conclusions are based on comprehensive consideration of all information presented to them and not the result of any single controlling factor.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board received and considered information that it believed necessary to evaluate the on-going nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Marsico as well as the ability of Marsico to continue to provide those services to the Master Portfolios following the closing of the Transaction. Among other information, the Board received and considered Marsico's responses to a detailed series of requests submitted by the Independent Trustees' independent legal counsel on behalf of such Trustees. The Board reviewed and analyzed those materials, which included, among other things, information about how Marsico's ownership, management, operations and finances would be structured following the Transaction, including that certain debt obligations of the parent companies of Marsico would be collateralized by security interests in Marsico's rights under the advisory and sub-advisory agreements with its clients and in equity interests that the parent companies of Marsico hold in Marsico.

The Board members noted that the Transaction is not expected to result in any significant change to the personnel who manage the Master Portfolios or in the manner in which the Master Portfolios are managed. In this regard, the Board considered that Marsico's portfolio management team and the research analysts supporting them are generally expected to remain the same after the closing of the Transaction. The Board also evaluated the ability of Marsico to continue to attract and retain qualified investment professionals, including research, advisory and supervisory personnel, following the Transaction. The Board noted Marsico's representations that its new ownership structure would allow it additional flexibility to attract and retain qualified personnel by providing employees the opportunity to obtain equity interests in an indirect parent company of Marsico.

The Board considered the effectiveness of Marsico's policies in achieving the best execution of portfolio transactions, whether and to what extent soft dollar credits are sought and how any such credits are utilized, any benefits that may be realized by using an affiliated broker, the extent to which efforts are made to recapture transaction costs, and the controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. The Board also reviewed Marsico's methods for allocating portfolio investment opportunities among the Master Portfolios and other clients.

Investment Performance. The Board received and considered the Master Portfolios' short-term and long-term investment performance over various periods of time as compared to both relevant indices and peer groups. The Board took note that over the short-term the Master Portfolios had underperformed


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their primary benchmarks and peer groups and received an explanation of the factors contributing to such short-term underperformance, as well as a summary of steps being taken as part of Marsico's strategy to improve relative performance. The Board also noted that overall Marsico was delivering satisfactory performance results consistent with the long-term investment strategies being pursued by the Master Portfolios.

Sub-Advisory Fee Rates for the Funds and Other Clients. The Board considered the sub-advisory fee rates payable by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") to Marsico under the New Sub-Advisory Agreements, which the Board noted are the same as the sub-advisory fee rates payable under the Current Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Board also noted Marsico's undertaking not to seek to increase its sub-advisory fee rates for a two-year period following the closing of the Transaction. In addition, the Board received and reviewed information about the services and fee rates payable to Marsico by its other clients, including other registered investment companies sub-advised by Marsico. In this regard, the Board noted that, while there is a range of fee rates charged by Marsico to other sub-advised funds, Marsico's fees are paid by CMA out of CMA's advisory fees, and are not paid directly by the Master Portfolios. The Board indicated its intention to continue to monitor the range of fee rates and to take those into account from time to time in connection with its periodic review of contracts, including but not limited to its forthcoming review in October 2007.

Profitability. The Board received and considered information relating to Marsico's current and projected profitability following consummation of the Transaction. The Board noted, among other things, Marsico's statement that it anticipated that key aspects of its financial condition, such as its revenue generation and operating expenses, are not expected to change significantly in the initial years after the completion of the Transaction. The Board also noted Marsico's statement that terms relating to the debt financing for the Transaction allow Marsico to continue to operate its business soundly by using the same percentage of its revenues that it currently does to fund operating expenses and using a percentage of its remaining revenues to pay debt service.

Economies of Scale. The Board did not review specific information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to management of the Master Portfolios because it regards that information as less relevant at the sub-adviser level. Rather, it reviews extensive information regarding economies of scale in the context of annually considering the Master Portfolios' investment advisory agreements with CMA for re-approval.

Other Benefits to Marsico. The Board received and considered information regarding any "fall-out" or ancillary benefits received by Marsico as a result of its relationship with the Master Portfolios. Such benefits could include, among others, benefits attributable to Marsico's relationships with the Master Portfolios (such as soft-dollar credits) and benefits potentially derived from an increase in Marsico's business as a result of the relationship with the Master Portfolios (such as the ability to market to shareholders other financial products offered by Marsico). The Board concluded that the benefits were not unreasonable.

Conclusion. No single factor was cited as determinative to the decision of the Board. Rather, after considering all of the above-described factors, including information about all material aspects of the Transaction, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that the terms of the New Sub-Advisory Agreements are fair and equitable. Accordingly, the Board unanimously approved the New Sub-Advisory Agreements on behalf of the Master Portfolios.


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Important Information About This ReportStock Funds

The funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Stock Funds.

A description of the policies and procedures that each fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the funds' website.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for a fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

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Columbia LifeGoalTM Portfolios

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

g  Columbia LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio

g  Columbia LifeGoalTM Balanced Growth Portfolio

g  Columbia LifeGoalTM Income and Growth Portfolio

g  Columbia LifeGoalTM Income Portfolio

NOT FDIC INSURED

NOT BANK ISSUED

May Lose Value

No Bank Guarantee



Table of Contents

LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio     1    
LifeGoalTM Balanced
Growth Portfolio
    5    
LifeGoalTM Income and
Growth Portfolio
    9    
LifeGoalTM Income Portfolio     13    
Investment Portfolios     17    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    21    
Statements of Operations     23    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    24    
Financial Highlights     30    
Notes to Financial Statements     49    
Important Information About
This Report
    61    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager's Report

The Portfolio Manager's Report is where you will find your portfolio manager's thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund's performance, along with a comparison of the fund's performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager's comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Report," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Portfolio ProfileColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Summary

g   For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 9.54% without sales charge. That was higher than the 8.44% return of the portfolio's benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, during the period.1 The portfolio's return was also higher than the 8.00% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Large Blend Category.2

g   A decision to overweight large cap stock funds helped performance as large caps generally did better than mid- and small-cap stocks during the period. Likewise, the portfolio's tilt toward growth aided performance. Several underlying funds also bolstered the portfolio's relative returns, including Columbia Large Cap Core Fund and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund. By contrast, the portfolio's exposure to international markets through Columbia International Value Fund detracted from performance as the fund's return fell significantly short of the return of the MSCI EAFE Index, a broad measure of stock market performance in industrialized countries.3 However, the impact of this weak performance was contained because the fund represented only 5.12% of the portfolio's net assets.

g   Despite weakness in the US credit markets and lackluster job growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector, we believe that the US economy will grow at a modest, albeit slower, pace into 2008. The housing sector remains mired in a steep downturn. Yet, vehicle sales have been solid, shoring up consumer spending. And, a weak dollar is likely to help improve both the trade balance and the manufacturing sector. We have positioned the portfolio to take advantage of this environment, and while diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss, we believe that the portfolio's broad diversification among stock and bond funds offers investors a potential cushion against disappointments.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has co-managed the portfolio since August 2004 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for non-commercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

3The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +9.54 %  
Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +8.44 %  
S&P 500 Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.


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Portfolio Profile (continued)Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small- and mid-cap stocks may present certain risks. They tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than the stocks of larger companies. Small-cap stocks often have narrower markets, limited financial resources and tend to be more thinly traded than stocks of larger companies.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Some of the countries in which the portfolio invests are considered emerging economies, which means there may be greater risks associated with investing there than in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.

Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove funds at any time.


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Performance InformationColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     20,900       19,697    
Class B     19,404       19,404    
Class C     19,343       19,343    
Class R     20,822       n/a    
Class Z     21,305       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   R   Z  
Inception   10/15/96   08/12/97   10/15/96   01/23/06   10/15/96  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    9.54       3.22       9.20       4.20       9.11       8.11       9.42       9.67    
1-year     21.16       14.22       20.38       15.38       20.35       19.35       20.96       21.53    
5-year     18.00       16.61       17.13       16.92       17.12       17.12       17.92       18.30    
10-year     7.65       7.01       6.85       6.85       6.82       6.82       7.61       7.86    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R shares are sold at NAV with Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

The returns for Class R shares include the returns of Class A shares prior to January 23, 2006, the date on which Class R shares were initially offered by the fund. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between Class A shares and the newer class of shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class R shares would have been lower, since the newer class of shares is subject to a higher Rule 12b-1 fee.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.42    
Class B     2.17    
Class C     2.17    
Class R     1.67    
Class Z     1.17    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     15.66    
Class B     14.81    
Class C     14.71    
Class R     15.63    
Class Z     15.79    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.42    
Class B     0.39    
Class C     0.39    
Class R     0.41    
Class Z     0.43    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio's annualized
expense ratio (%)*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,047.70       1,022.50       2.56       2.53       0.50    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,046.00       1,018.75       6.39       6.31       1.25    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,045.55       1,018.75       6.39       6.31       1.25    
Class R     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,047.10       1,021.25       3.84       3.79       0.75    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,048.35       1,023.75       1.28       1.26       0.25    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

*Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio's expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.


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Portfolio ProfileColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Summary

g   For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 6.49% without sales charge. That compares favorably with the 5.80% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Moderate Allocation Category.1 The portfolio's return was also higher than the 60/40 blended return of its two benchmarks, which was 6.02%. The portfolio's equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 8.44% while its fixed-income benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 2.31%.2

g   The portfolio's bias for equities versus bonds represented a good tactical decision as equities generally outperformed bonds for the period. A decision to overweight large-cap stock funds also helped performance as large caps generally did better than mid- and small-cap stocks during the period. Likewise, the portfolio's tilt toward growth aided performance. Several underlying funds also bolstered the portfolio's relative returns, including Columbia Large Cap Core Fund and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund. By contrast, the portfolio's exposure to international markets through Columbia International Value Fund detracted from performance as the fund's return fell significantly short of the return of the MSCI EAFE Index, a broad measure of stock market performance in industrialized countries.3 Positions in Columbia High Income Fund and Columbia Total Return Bond Fund also hampered the portfolio's returns as they fell short of their benchmarks.

g   Despite weakness in the US credit markets and lackluster job growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector, we believe that the US economy will grow at a modest, albeit slower, pace into 2008. The housing sector remains mired in a steep downturn. Yet, vehicle sales have been solid, shoring up consumer spending. And, a weak dollar is likely to help improve both the trade balance and the manufacturing sector. We have positioned the portfolio to take advantage of this environment, and while diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss, we believe that the portfolio's broad diversification among stock and bond funds offers investors a potential cushion against disappointments.

1©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for non-commercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

2The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.

3The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +6.49 %  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
   
  +2.31 %  
  Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
   
  +8.44 %  
  S&P 500 Index    

 


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Portfolio Profile (continued)Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has co-managed the portfolio since August 2004 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

The portfolio is a "fund of funds."

A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small- and mid-cap stocks may present certain risks. They tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than the stocks of larger companies. Small-cap stocks often have narrower markets, limited financial resources and tend to be more thinly traded than stocks of larger companies.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Bond investing poses special risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

Investing in high-yield securities (commonly known as "junk" bonds) offers the potential for high current income and attractive total return but involves certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a junk bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. Rising interest rates tend to lower the value of all bonds.

Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove funds at any time.


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Performance InformationColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     20,815       19,611    
Class B     19,373       19,373    
Class C     19,427       19,427    
Class R     20,726       n/a    
Class Z     21,301       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   R   Z  
Inception   10/15/96   08/13/97   10/15/96   01/23/06   10/15/96  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    6.49       0.33       6.21       1.21       6.15       5.15       6.45       6.72    
1-year     15.17       8.53       14.40       9.40       14.34       13.34       14.89       15.49    
5-year     12.81       11.49       12.00       11.75       11.99       11.99       12.72       13.11    
10-year     7.61       6.97       6.84       6.84       6.87       6.87       7.56       7.85    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R shares are sold at NAV wih Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

The returns for Class R shares include the returns of Class A shares prior to January 23, 2006, the date on which Class R shares were initially offered by the fund. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between Class A shares and the newer class of shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for the periods prior to the inception of Class R shares would have been lower, since the newer class of shares is subject to a higher Rule 12b-1 fee.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.28    
Class B     2.03    
Class C     2.03    
Class R     1.53    
Class Z     1.03    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     12.77    
Class B     12.71    
Class C     12.84    
Class R     12.77    
Class Z     12.75    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.40    
Class B     0.36    
Class C     0.36    
Class R     0.39    
Class Z     0.42    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio's annualized
expense ratio (%)*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,032.45       1,022.50       2.54       2.53       0.50    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,031.05       1,018.75       6.35       6.31       1.25    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,030.75       1,018.75       6.35       6.31       1.25    
Class R     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,032.25       1,021.25       3.81       3.79       0.75    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,033.60       1,023.75       1.27       1.26       0.25    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

*Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio's expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.


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Portfolio Profile Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Summary

g   For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 4.28% without sales charge. The portfolio's return was higher than the 3.48% average return for its peer group, the Morningstar Conservative Allocation Category.1 The portfolio's equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned 8.44%. The portfolio's fixed income benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 2.31%.2

g  The portfolio's bias for equities versus bonds represented a good tactical decision as equities generally outperformed bonds for the period. A decision to overweight large-cap stock funds also helped performance as large caps generally did better than mid- and small-cap stocks during the period. Likewise, the portfolio's tilt toward growth aided performance. Several underlying funds also bolstered the portfolio's relative returns, including Columbia Large Cap Core Fund and Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund. By contrast, the portfolio's exposure to international markets through Columbia International Value Fund detracted from performance as the fund's return fell significantly short of the return of the MSCI EAFE Index, a broad measure of stock market performance in industrialized countries.3 Positions in Columbia High Income Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund also hampered the portfolio's return, as they fell short of their respective benchmarks.

g   Despite weakness in the US credit markets and lackluster job growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector, we believe that the US economy will grow at a modest, albeit slower, pace into 2008. The housing sector remains mired in a steep downturn. Yet, vehicle sales have been solid, shoring up consumer spending. And, a weak dollar is likely to help improve both the trade balance and the manufacturing sector. We have positioned the portfolio to take advantage of this environment, and while diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss, we believe that the portfolio's broad diversification among stock and bond funds offers investors a potential cushion against disappointments.

1©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for non-commercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

2The Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large capitalization US stocks. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.

3The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +4.28 %  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
   
  +2.31 %  
  Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
   
  +8.44 %  
  S&P 500 Index    

 


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Portfolio Profile (continued) Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed the portfolio since August 2004 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

The portfolio is a "fund of funds."

A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small- and mid-cap stocks may present certain risks. They tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than the stocks of larger companies. Small-cap stocks often have narrower markets, limited financial resources and tend to be more thinly traded than stocks of larger companies.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Bond investing poses special risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

Investing in high-yield securities (commonly known as "junk" bonds) offers the potential for high current income and attractive total return but involves certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a junk bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. Rising interest rates tend to lower the value of all bonds.

Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove funds at any time.


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Performance Information Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     17,925       16,894    
Class B     16,662       16,662    
Class C     16,585       16,585    
Class R     17,847       n/a    
Class Z     18,279       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   R   Z  
Inception   10/15/96   08/07/97   10/15/96   01/23/06   10/15/96  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    4.28       -1.69       3.91       -1.09       3.93       2.93       4.15       4.44    
1-year     10.39       4.07       9.51       4.51       9.56       8.56       10.11       10.64    
5-year     8.62       7.33       7.80       7.50       7.81       7.81       8.52       8.89    
10-year     6.01       5.38       5.24       5.24       5.19       5.19       5.96       6.22    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R shares are sold at NAV with Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R and Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

The returns for Class R shares include the returns of Class A shares prior to January 23, 2006, the date on which Class R shares were initially offered by the fund. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between Class A shares and the newer class of shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for the periods prior to the inception of Casss R shares would have been lower, since the newer class of shares is subject to a higher Rule 12b-1 fee.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.18    
Class B     1.93    
Class C     1.93    
Class R     1.43    
Class Z     0.93    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     11.15    
Class B     11.11    
Class C     11.05    
Class R     11.15    
Class Z     11.07    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.36    
Class B     0.31    
Class C     0.31    
Class R     0.34    
Class Z     0.37    

 


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Understanding Your Expenses Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio's annualized
expense ratio (%)*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,021.40       1,022.50       2.53       2.53       0.50    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,019.55       1,018.75       6.31       6.31       1.25    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,019.65       1,018.75       6.31       6.31       1.25    
Class R     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,020.75       1,021.25       3.79       3.79       0.75    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,022.20       1,023.75       1.26       1.26       0.25    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

*Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio's expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.


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Portfolio ProfileColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Summary

g   For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio's Class A shares returned 1.76% without sales charge. The portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index, which returned 3.02%. The portfolio's return was lower than the 2.55% return for the blended 80% Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index/20% Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, a customized benchmark created by Columbia Management Advisors.1 However, the portfolio's return was higher than the 1.40% average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Intermediate-Term Bond Category.2

g   We decided to overweight cash over other fixed-income asset classes, which was a good decision for the period. Holding convertible securities also aided performance, as convertibles performed well during the reporting period. However, some of the underlying fixed-income funds in the portfolio underperformed their benchmarks during the period, namely Columbia High Income Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund. These positions detracted from performance.

g   Despite weakness in the US credit markets and lackluster job growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector, we believe that the US economy will grow at a modest, albeit slower, pace into 2008. The housing sector remains mired in a steep downturn. Yet, vehicle sales have been solid, shoring up consumer spending. And, a weak dollar is likely to help improve both the trade balance and the manufacturing sector. We have positioned the portfolio to take advantage of this environment, and while diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss, we believe that the portfolio's broad diversification offers investors a potential cushion against disappointment.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed the portfolio since August 2004 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

The portfolio is a "fund of funds."

1Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index is an index of publicly-issued investment-grade corporate, US Treasury and government agency securities with remaining maturities of one to three years. This blend is 80% Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index and 20% Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index. Lehman Brothers High Yield Index is an index of fixed-rate, non-investment-grade bonds with at least one year remaining to maturity. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for non-commercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an "expert" under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  +1.76 %  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
   
  +3.02 %  
  Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years Index
   
  +2.55 %  
  Blended 80% Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Years
Index/20% Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index
   

 


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Portfolio Profile (continued) Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources. Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

A fund of funds bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic developments.

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small- and mid-cap stocks may present certain risks. They tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than the stocks of larger companies. Small-cap stocks often have narrower markets, limited financial resources and tend to be more thinly traded than stocks of larger companies.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Bond investing poses special risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

Investing in high-yield securities (commonly known as "junk" bonds) offers the potential for high current income and attractive total return but involves certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a junk bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. Rising interest rates tend to lower the value of all bonds.

Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios reserve the right to add or remove funds at any time.


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Performance InformationColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Performance of a $10,000 investment 09/04/03 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     12,062       11,665    
Class B     11,685       11,685    
Class C     11,675       11,675    
Class Z     12,170       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   09/04/03   09/04/03   09/05/03   09/04/03  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month (cumulative)     1.76       -1.51       1.28       -1.70       1.39       0.39       1.79    
1-year     5.67       2.22       4.79       1.79       4.90       3.90       5.83    
Life     4.71       3.85       3.90       3.90       3.88       3.88       4.94    

 

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.73    
Class B     2.48    
Class C     2.48    
Class Z     1.48    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     1.19    
Class B     1.94    
Class C     1.94    
Class Z     0.94    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are stated in the portfolio's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/08. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     10.16    
Class B     10.14    
Class C     10.13    
Class Z     10.15    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.24    
Class B     0.20    
Class C     0.20    
Class Z     0.25    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the portfolio's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 9/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio's annualized
expense ratio (%)*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,008.80       1,021.65       3.36       3.39       0.67    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,006.40       1,017.90       7.12       7.16       1.42    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,006.95       1,017.90       7.12       7.16       1.42    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,008.95       1,022.90       2.11       2.12       0.42    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different portfolios. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

*Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.


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Investment PortfolioColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Companies (a) – 100.1%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Acorn International,
Class Z
    1,216,486       58,221,008    
Columbia Acorn USA,
Class Z
    675,764       20,529,721    
Columbia Convertible
Securities Fund, Class Z
    1,114,424       19,056,650    
Columbia International
Value Fund, Class Z
    1,678,224       43,080,013    
Columbia Large Cap
Core Fund, Class Z
    8,614,709       138,782,959    
Columbia Large Cap
Value Fund, Class Z
    8,508,616       130,947,601    
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Fund, Class Z
    6,062,789       153,146,054    
Columbia Marsico International
Opportunities Fund, Class Z
    2,786,959       49,189,822    
Columbia Mid Cap
Growth Fund, Class Z
    3,137,956       93,197,289    
Columbia Mid Cap
Value Fund, Class Z
    5,371,915       82,781,218    
Columbia Small Cap
Growth Fund II, Class Z
    1,095,279       16,724,906    
Columbia Small Cap
Value Fund II, Class Z
    2,550,405       37,108,395    
Total Investment Companies
(Cost of $674,643,560)
    842,765,636    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $674,643,560)(b)
    842,765,636    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (993,548 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     841,772,088    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $674,643,560.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Companies (a) – 100.1%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Acorn International,
Class Z
    1,685,404       80,663,446    
Columbia Acorn USA,
Class Z
    614,390       18,665,160    
Columbia Cash Reserves, Capital
Class Shares
    32,239,308       32,239,308    
Columbia Convertible
Securities Fund, Class Z
    1,331,838       22,774,430    
Columbia High Income Fund,
Class Z
    7,936,501       70,238,031    
Columbia International
Value Fund, Class Z
    1,581,636       40,600,595    
Columbia Large Cap
Core Fund, Class Z
    6,138,386       98,889,392    
Columbia Large Cap
Value Fund, Class Z
    5,748,539       88,470,012    
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Fund, Class Z
    4,586,887       115,864,766    
Columbia Marsico International
Opportunities Fund, Class Z
    3,845,827       67,878,845    
Columbia Mid Cap
Growth Fund, Class Z
    1,912,092       56,789,119    
Columbia Mid Cap
Value Fund, Class Z
    2,850,797       43,930,781    
Columbia Small Cap
Growth Fund II, Class Z
    1,115,250       17,029,873    
Columbia Small Cap
Value Fund II, Class Z
    2,430,783       35,367,896    
Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund, Class Z
    31,963,162       307,485,618    
Total Investment Companies
(Cost of $952,248,978)
    1,096,887,272    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $952,248,978)(b)
    1,096,887,272    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (688,025 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     1,096,199,247    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $952,248,978.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Companies (a) – 100.1%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Acorn International,
Class Z
    185,051       8,856,554    
Columbia Acorn USA,
Class Z
    45,722       1,389,035    
Columbia Cash Reserves,
Capital Class Shares
    15,098,036       15,098,036    
Columbia Convertible
Securities Fund, Class Z
    557,515       9,533,506    
Columbia High Income Fund,
Class Z
    2,730,903       24,168,495    
Columbia International
Value Fund, Class Z
    225,918       5,799,319    
Columbia Large Cap Core Fund,
Class Z
    749,678       12,077,318    
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund,
Class Z
    644,733       9,922,439    
Columbia Marsico Focused
Equities Fund, Class Z
    596,247       15,061,209    
Columbia Marsico International
Opportunities Fund, Class Z
    355,920       6,281,996    
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund,
Class Z
    200,947       5,968,128    
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund,
Class Z
    227,213       3,501,345    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund,
Class Z
    6,295,475       61,821,564    
Columbia Small Cap
Growth Fund II, Class Z
    61,667       941,655    
Columbia Small Cap
Value Fund II, Class Z
    159,351       2,318,556    
Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund, Class Z
    5,120,661       49,260,761    
Total Investment Companies
(Cost of $219,544,425)
    231,999,916    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(Cost of $219,544,425)(b)
    231,999,916    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (168,526 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     231,831,390    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $219,544,425.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Companies (a) – 100.5%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Columbia Cash Reserves,
Capital Class Shares
    3,204,592       3,204,592    
Columbia Convertible
Securities Fund, Class Z
    105,068       1,796,663    
Columbia High Income Fund,
Class Z
    627,461       5,553,033    
Columbia Large Cap Value Fund,
Class Z
    94,558       1,455,247    
Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund,
Class Z
    30,538       470,596    
Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed Portfolio
    393,814       3,843,628    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund,
Class Z
    1,268,720       12,458,835    
Columbia Small Cap
Value Fund II, Class Z
    17,393       253,062    
Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund, Class Z
    689,288       6,630,946    
Total Investment Companies
(Cost of $35,571,913)
    35,666,602    
Total Investments – 100.5%
(Cost of $35,571,913)(b)
    35,666,602    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.5)%     (163,817 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     35,502,785    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

(b)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $35,571,913.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
LifeGoal
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Balanced
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income and
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income
Portfolio
 
Assets  
Affiliated investments, at identified cost     674,643,560       952,248,978       219,544,425       35,571,913    
Affiliated investments, at value     842,765,636       1,096,887,272       231,999,916       35,666,602    
Cash                 120          
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold     2,087,703       1,790,323       615,677       57,873    
Expense reimbursement due from
Investment Advisor
                      24,007    
Total Assets     844,853,339       1,098,677,595       232,615,713       35,748,482    
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     1,315,273       937,929       469,663       46,171    
Portfolio shares redeemed     1,324,981       901,187       176,085       55,921    
Distributions           215       467          
Investment advisory fee     165,040       217,891       46,450       1,074    
Administration fee                       1,969    
Transfer agent fee                       2,371    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees                       3,302    
Trustees' fees                       47,438    
Audit fee                       14,501    
Custody fee                       417    
Distribution and service fees     275,957       421,126       91,658       15,269    
Chief compliance officer expenses                       138    
Other liabilities                       57,126    
Total Liabilities     3,081,251       2,478,348       784,323       245,697    
Net Assets     841,772,088       1,096,199,247       231,831,390       35,502,785    
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     662,467,748       940,071,662       217,719,661       35,918,855    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income     (550,651 )     107,560       50,032       8,264    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     11,732,915       11,381,731       1,606,206       (519,023 )  
Unrealized appreciation on investments     168,122,076       144,638,294       12,455,491       94,689    
Net Assets     841,772,088       1,096,199,247       231,831,390       35,502,785    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    Columbia
LifeGoal
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Balanced
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income and
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income
Portfolio
 
Class A  
Net assets   $ 236,032,162     $ 295,891,039     $ 52,370,487     $ 14,754,049    
Shares outstanding     15,068,181       23,167,063       4,697,079       1,452,673    
Net asset value and redemption price per share (a)   $ 15.66     $ 12.77     $ 11.15     $ 10.16    
Maximum sales charge     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     3.25 %  
Maximum offering price per share   $ 16.62 (b)   $ 13.55 (b)   $ 11.83 (b)   $ 10.50 (c)  
Class B  
Net assets   $ 181,075,628     $ 329,411,380     $ 72,988,518     $ 9,344,814    
Shares outstanding     12,230,483       25,925,988       6,567,014       921,140    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 14.81     $ 12.71     $ 11.11     $ 10.14    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 111,425,984     $ 124,809,912     $ 25,709,913     $ 5,371,936    
Shares outstanding     7,574,915       9,719,703       2,326,226       530,253    
Net asset value and offering price per share (a)   $ 14.71     $ 12.84     $ 11.05     $ 10.13    
Class R  
Net assets   $ 1,106,061     $ 1,661,098     $ 790,649     $    
Shares outstanding     70,778       130,124       70,903          
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share (a)   $ 15.63     $ 12.77     $ 11.15     $    
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 312,132,253     $ 344,425,818     $ 79,971,823     $ 6,031,986    
Shares outstanding     19,767,503       27,019,190       7,225,693       593,994    
Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share (a)   $ 15.79     $ 12.75     $ 11.07     $ 10.15    

 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

(c)  On sales of $100,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of OperationsColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
LifeGoal
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Balanced
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income and
Growth
Portfolio
  Columbia
LifeGoal
Income
Portfolio
 
Investment Income  
Dividends from affiliates     5,129,385       15,131,295       4,529,570       897,927    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee     981,324       1,307,112       280,790       9,146    
Administration fee                       17,714    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     663,608       1,228,319       277,455       35,312    
Class C     387,615       453,054       90,308       19,100    
Class R     3,002       4,523       2,199          
Service fee:  
Class A     277,990       349,337       65,326       18,333    
Class B     221,203       409,440       92,485       11,770    
Class C     129,205       151,018       30,103       6,367    
Transfer agent fee                       12,191    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees                       18,646    
Trustees' fees                       8,641    
Custody fee                       2,500    
Audit fee                       13,901    
Registration fees                       35,607    
Legal fees                       30,605    
Chief compliance officer expenses                       276    
Other expenses                       15,179    
Total Expenses     2,663,947       3,902,803       838,666       255,288    
Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Investment Advisor                       (93,444 )  
Expense reductions     (2,701 )     (1,776 )     (167 )     (20 )  
Net Expenses     2,661,246       3,901,027       838,499       161,824    
Net Investment Income     2,468,139       11,230,268       3,691,071       736,103    
Net realized gain (loss) on affiliated investments     3,330,259       5,954,814       1,106,157       (20,151 )  
Capital gains distributions received     13,446,211       10,739,114       1,268,512       88,497    
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments     50,948,836       36,991,907       3,150,423       (264,961 )  
Net Gain (Loss)     67,725,306       53,685,835       5,525,092       (196,615 )  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     70,193,445       64,916,103       9,216,163       539,488    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios

    Columbia   Columbia   Columbia   Columbia  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   LifeGoal Growth Portfolio   LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio   LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio   LifeGoal Income Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     2,468,139       4,363,987       11,230,268       20,667,040       3,691,071       6,541,799       736,103       1,249,535    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and capital gains distributions received     16,776,470       38,046,695       16,693,928       38,521,101       2,374,669       5,228,695       68,346       (88,795 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     50,948,836       22,510,269       36,991,907       27,177,504       3,150,423       3,608,939       (264,961 )     807,164    
Net increase resulting from operations     70,193,445       64,920,951       64,916,103       86,365,645       9,216,163       15,379,433       539,488       1,967,904    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (975,970 )     (1,304,661 )     (3,400,167 )     (5,937,532 )     (923,901 )     (1,652,740 )     (341,159 )     (653,785 )  
Class B     (473,580 )     (654,919 )     (2,724,087 )     (5,527,710 )     (1,016,906 )     (1,981,162 )     (184,163 )     (375,559 )  
Class C     (278,690 )     (326,851 )     (1,001,614 )     (1,879,419 )     (343,597 )     (596,635 )     (100,834 )     (189,751 )  
Class R     (4,729 )     (3,931 )     (18,907 )     (22,908 )     (13,813 )     (14,849 )              
Class Z     (1,367,291 )     (1,988,478 )     (4,240,064 )     (7,286,459 )     (1,421,851 )     (2,242,841 )     (117,208 )     (58,817 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A     (5,063,653 )     (7,072,179 )     (5,480,314 )     (6,376,653 )     (762,870 )     (1,101,298 )              
Class B     (4,235,332 )     (6,783,411 )     (6,486,975 )     (8,595,236 )     (1,063,797 )     (1,726,859 )              
Class C     (2,492,755 )     (3,485,123 )     (2,366,059 )     (2,895,863 )     (347,693 )     (507,562 )              
Class R     (28,495 )     (36,294 )     (35,811 )     (32,042 )     (12,857 )     (10,675 )              
Class Z     (6,211,561 )     (8,489,097 )     (6,065,761 )     (7,138,915 )     (1,042,356 )     (1,433,581 )              
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (21,132,056 )     (30,144,944 )     (31,819,759 )     (45,692,737 )     (6,949,641 )     (11,268,202 )     (743,364 )     (1,277,912 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     64,760,985       141,884,045       57,804,388       76,609,553       9,603,871       (2,280,480 )     2,411,233       (512,541 )  
Net Increase in Net Assets     113,822,374       176,660,052       90,900,732       117,282,461       11,870,393       1,830,751       2,207,357       177,451    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     727,949,714       551,289,662       1,005,298,515       888,016,054       219,960,997       218,130,246       33,295,428       33,117,977    
End of period     841,772,088       727,949,714       1,096,199,247       1,005,298,515       231,831,390       219,960,997       35,502,785       33,295,428    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period     (550,651 )     81,470       107,560       262,131       50,032       79,029       8,264       15,525    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Capital Stock Activity

    Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio   Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2007
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     2,320,579       35,311,399       5,243,346       73,695,039       3,337,840       41,993,541       6,174,510       74,063,850    
Distributions reinvested     370,775       5,602,413       558,898       7,839,002       665,170       8,301,706       963,113       11,463,641    
Redemptions     (1,691,125 )     (25,759,677 )     (2,001,882 )     (28,097,881 )     (2,370,178 )     (29,845,007 )     (4,092,671 )     (48,944,087 )  
Net increase     1,000,229       15,154,135       3,800,362       53,436,160       1,632,832       20,450,240       3,044,952       36,583,404    
Class B  
Subscriptions     661,250       9,518,251       1,887,633       25,184,731       967,766       12,127,306       2,540,368       30,208,820    
Distributions reinvested     309,942       4,435,285       524,578       6,986,738       702,793       8,715,169       1,128,860       13,343,770    
Redemptions     (1,010,230 )     (14,518,370 )     (1,729,250 )     (22,971,676 )     (2,152,639 )     (26,888,341 )     (4,246,632 )     (50,417,798 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (39,038 )     (564,834 )     682,961       9,199,793       (482,080 )     (6,045,866 )     (577,404 )     (6,865,208 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     1,270,486       18,199,455       2,895,735       38,339,089       1,168,532       14,780,357       2,907,996       34,864,529    
Distributions reinvested     148,476       2,111,325       211,291       2,802,153       200,895       2,517,769       285,162       3,408,793    
Redemptions     (817,359 )     (11,596,934 )     (1,151,701 )     (15,258,383 )     (1,194,260 )     (15,105,673 )     (1,882,369 )     (22,595,345 )  
Net increase     601,603       8,713,846       1,955,325       25,882,859       175,167       2,192,453       1,310,789       15,677,977    
Class R  
Subscriptions     4,649       72,668       108,499       1,561,445       1,498       19,072       180,327       2,200,480    
Distributions reinvested     2,202       33,224       2,795       40,225       4,392       54,718       4,498       54,951    
Redemptions     (15,782 )     (233,151 )     (32,332 )     (470,539 )     (30,636 )     (380,350 )     (30,814 )     (379,470 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (8,931 )     (127,259 )     78,962       1,131,131       (24,746 )     (306,560 )     154,011       1,875,961    
Class Z  
Subscriptions     3,078,674       47,360,164       4,412,039       63,115,546       3,759,056       47,250,219       3,914,199       47,158,340    
Distributions reinvested     459,418       6,996,941       709,097       10,005,919       812,822       10,126,090       1,202,559       14,282,260    
Redemptions     (834,356 )     (12,772,008 )     (1,486,400 )     (20,887,363 )     (1,266,989 )     (15,862,188 )     (2,685,216 )     (32,103,181 )  
Net increase     2,703,736       41,585,097       3,634,736       52,234,102       3,304,889       41,514,121       2,431,542       29,337,419    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Capital Stock Activity

    Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio   Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 
Year Ended
March 31,2007
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
 
Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     830,107       9,207,904       1,394,520       15,079,731       178,107       1,811,467       420,176       4,249,685    
Distributions reinvested     135,084       1,486,584       219,970       2,365,242       26,919       273,406       53,811       541,548    
Redemptions     (873,726 )     (9,649,831 )     (1,463,196 )     (15,864,229 )     (243,582 )     (2,483,792 )     (552,697 )     (5,578,977 )  
Net increase (decrease)     91,465       1,044,657       151,294       1,580,744       (38,556 )     (398,919 )     (78,710 )     (787,744 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     197,860       2,188,709       523,786       5,642,583       64,249       653,840       120,347       1,210,393    
Distributions reinvested     172,850       1,895,872       314,924       3,372,495       15,059       152,772       31,233       313,762    
Redemptions     (630,717 )     (6,973,381 )     (1,633,864 )     (17,625,783 )     (97,649 )     (994,645 )     (308,625 )     (3,109,586 )  
Net decrease     (260,007 )     (2,888,800 )     (795,154 )     (8,610,705 )     (18,341 )     (188,033 )     (157,045 )     (1,585,431 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     421,136       4,632,488       784,819       8,424,263       88,030       894,356       77,844       784,070    
Distributions reinvested     48,273       526,717       81,151       865,174       7,892       79,934       14,127       141,664    
Redemptions     (369,957 )     (4,060,684 )     (608,850 )     (6,547,102 )     (29,991 )     (304,438 )     (237,738 )     (2,383,504 )  
Net increase (decrease)     99,452       1,098,521       257,120       2,742,335       65,931       669,852       (145,767 )     (1,457,770 )  
Class R  
Subscriptions     129       1,429       116,219       1,276,095                            
Distributions reinvested     2,423       26,670       2,329       25,523                            
Redemptions     (12,853 )     (140,080 )     (38,281 )     (422,668 )                          
Net increase (decrease)     (10,301 )     (111,981 )     80,267       878,950                            
Class Z  
Subscriptions     1,162,444       12,808,837       2,025,013       21,965,165       253,280       2,576,900       343,830       3,508,777    
Distributions reinvested     220,150       2,406,336       338,798       3,616,462       8,564       86,830       3,608       36,720    
Redemptions     (430,799 )     (4,753,699 )     (2,316,464 )     (24,453,431 )     (32,919 )     (335,397 )     (22,639 )     (227,093 )  
Net increase     951,795       10,461,474       47,347       1,128,196       228,925       2,328,333       324,799       3,318,404    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.69     $ 13.92     $ 12.19     $ 11.28     $ 7.82     $ 10.68    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.06       0.13       0.05       0.04       0.02       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    1.33       1.32       2.34       0.95       3.46       (2.87 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.39       1.45       2.39       0.99       3.48       (2.85 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains     (0.35 )     (0.57 )     (0.57 )                    
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.42 )     (0.68 )     (0.66 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.66     $ 14.69     $ 13.92     $ 12.19     $ 11.28     $ 7.82    
Total return (d)     9.54 %(e)     10.74 %     20.01 %     8.76 %     44.51 %     (26.68 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Net investment income (c)     0.81 %(g)(h)     0.91 %     0.37 %     0.37 %     0.20 %     0.20 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     2 %(e)     8 %     30 %     13 %     6 %     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 236,032     $ 206,715     $ 142,967     $ 93,070     $ 64,267     $ 21,559    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 13.93     $ 13.28     $ 11.72     $ 10.91     $ 7.61     $ 10.46    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)     0.00 (d)     0.02       (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    1.27       1.26       2.25       0.91       3.35       (2.81 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.27       1.28       2.20       0.87       3.30       (2.85 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (d)        
From net realized gains     (0.35 )     (0.57 )     (0.57 )                    
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.39 )     (0.63 )     (0.64 )     (0.06 )     (d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.81     $ 13.93     $ 13.28     $ 11.72     $ 10.91     $ 7.61    
Total return (e)     9.20 %(f)     9.90 %     19.13 %     7.95 %     43.39 %     (27.25 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (g)     1.25 %(h)(i)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     0.06 %(h)(i)     0.15 %     (0.38 )%     (0.38 )%     (0.55 )%     (0.55 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     2 %(f)     8 %     30 %     13 %     6 %     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 181,076     $ 170,971     $ 153,920     $ 119,995     $ 88,969     $ 35,069    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 13.85     $ 13.20     $ 11.66     $ 10.85     $ 7.57     $ 10.40    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)     0.00 (d)     0.02       (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    1.25       1.26       2.23       0.91       3.32       (2.79 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.25       1.28       2.18       0.87       3.28       (2.83 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (d)        
From net realized gains     (0.35 )     (0.57 )     (0.57 )                    
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.39 )     (0.63 )     (0.64 )     (0.06 )     (d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.71     $ 13.85     $ 13.20     $ 11.66     $ 10.85     $ 7.57    
Total return (e)     9.11 %(f)     9.97 %     19.06 %     8.00 %     43.38 %     (27.21 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (g)     1.25 %(h)(i)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (loss) (c)     0.06 %(h)(i)     0.17 %     (0.38 )%     (0.38 )%     (0.55 )%     (0.55 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     2 %(f)     8 %     30 %     13 %     6 %     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 111,426     $ 96,558     $ 66,261     $ 36,008     $ 19,340     $ 4,559    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(h)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(i)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

Class R Shares   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007
  Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.67     $ 13.92     $ 13.19    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)     0.04       0.20       (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     1.33       1.21       0.76    
Total from Investment Operations     1.37       1.41       0.73    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.06 )     (0.09 )        
From net realized gains     (0.35 )     (0.57 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.41 )     (0.66 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.63     $ 14.67     $ 13.92    
Total return (d)     9.42 %(e)     10.45 %     5.53 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (f)     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %(h)  
Net investment income (c)     0.58 %(g)(h)     1.36 %     (1.15 )%(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     2 %(e)     8 %     30 %(e)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,106     $ 1,169     $ 10    

 

(a)  The Portfolio's Class R Shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.80     $ 14.01     $ 12.24     $ 11.30     $ 7.82     $ 10.68    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.08       0.16       0.08       0.07       0.05       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    1.34       1.34       2.36       0.96       3.46       (2.87 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.42       1.50       2.44       1.03       3.51       (2.83 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.08 )     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains     (0.35 )     (0.57 )     (0.57 )                    
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.43 )     (0.71 )     (0.67 )     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 15.79     $ 14.80     $ 14.01     $ 12.24     $ 11.30     $ 7.82    
Total return (d)     9.67 %(e)     11.01 %     20.33 %     9.07 %     44.84 %     (26.53 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.25 %(g)(h)     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     1.05 %(g)(h)     1.15 %     0.62 %     0.62 %     0.45 %     0.45 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     2 %(e)     8 %     30 %     13 %     6 %     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 312,132     $ 252,536     $ 188,132     $ 132,748     $ 110,400     $ 61,985    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.38     $ 11.86     $ 11.50     $ 11.20     $ 8.79     $ 10.41    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.15       0.30       0.22       0.16       0.15       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.64       0.84       1.08       0.47       2.44       (1.59 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.79       1.14       1.30       0.63       2.59       (1.43 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.30 )     (0.27 )     (0.22 )     (0.17 )     (0.19 )  
From net realized gains     (0.25 )     (0.32 )     (0.67 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.40 )     (0.62 )     (0.94 )     (0.33 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.77     $ 12.38     $ 11.86     $ 11.50     $ 11.20     $ 8.79    
Total return (d)     6.49 %(e)     9.95 %     11.75 %     5.75 %     29.60 %     (13.77 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Net investment income (c)     2.40 %(g)(h)     2.50 %     1.89 %     1.45 %     1.38 %     1.72 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(e)     18 %     46 %     17 %     24 %     26 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 295,891     $ 266,506     $ 219,302     $ 156,938     $ 111,325     $ 37,750    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.31     $ 11.81     $ 11.45     $ 11.16     $ 8.77     $ 10.39    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.10       0.21       0.13       0.08       0.07       0.09    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.66       0.82       1.08       0.46       2.43       (1.57 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.76       1.03       1.21       0.54       2.50       (1.48 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.21 )     (0.18 )     (0.14 )     (0.10 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains     (0.25 )     (0.32 )     (0.67 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.36 )     (0.53 )     (0.85 )     (0.25 )     (0.11 )     (0.14 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.71     $ 12.31     $ 11.81     $ 11.45     $ 11.16     $ 8.77    
Total return (d)     6.21 %(e)     9.00 %     10.99 %     4.94 %     28.63 %     (14.33 )%  
Total Return  
Expenses (f)     1.25 %(g)(h)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     1.64 %(g)(h)     1.75 %     1.14 %     0.70 %     0.63 %     0.97 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(e)     18 %     46 %     17 %     24 %     26 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 329,411     $ 325,190     $ 318,564     $ 271,691     $ 208,372     $ 87,911    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.44     $ 11.92     $ 11.56     $ 11.26     $ 8.85     $ 10.49    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.10       0.21       0.14       0.08       0.08       0.09    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.66       0.84       1.07       0.47       2.45       (1.60 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.76       1.05       1.21       0.55       2.53       (1.51 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.21 )     (0.18 )     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     (0.13 )  
From net realized gains     (0.25 )     (0.32 )     (0.67 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.36 )     (0.53 )     (0.85 )     (0.25 )     (0.12 )     (0.13 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.84     $ 12.44     $ 11.92     $ 11.56     $ 11.26     $ 8.85    
Total return (d)     6.15 %(e)     9.09 %     10.88 %     4.99 %     28.67 %     (14.41 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     1.25 %(g)(h)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     1.64 %(g)(h)     1.75 %     1.14 %     0.70 %     0.63 %     0.97 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(e)     18 %     46 %     17 %     24 %     26 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 124,810     $ 118,747     $ 98,160     $ 62,615     $ 39,204     $ 7,620    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
37



Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

Class R Shares   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
  Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.37     $ 11.86     $ 11.59    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.13       0.33       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     0.66       0.77       0.28    
Total from Investment Operations     0.79       1.10       0.31    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.14 )     (0.27 )     (0.04 )  
From net realized gains     (0.25 )     (0.32 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.39 )     (0.59 )     (0.04 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.77     $ 12.37     $ 11.86    
Total return (d)     6.45 %(e)     9.59 %     2.68 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (f)     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %(h)  
Net investment income (c)     2.13 %(g)(h)     2.67 %     1.13 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(e)     18 %     46 %(e)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,661     $ 1,916     $ 10    

 

(a)  The Portfolio's Class R Shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 12.35     $ 11.84     $ 11.48     $ 11.18     $ 8.77     $ 10.38    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.17       0.33       0.25       0.19       0.17       0.18    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.65       0.83       1.08       0.47       2.44       (1.58 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.82       1.16       1.33       0.66       2.61       (1.40 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.17 )     (0.33 )     (0.30 )     (0.25 )     (0.19 )     (0.21 )  
From net realized gains     (0.25 )     (0.32 )     (0.67 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.42 )     (0.65 )     (0.97 )     (0.36 )     (0.20 )     (0.21 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.75     $ 12.35     $ 11.84     $ 11.48     $ 11.18     $ 8.77    
Total return (d)     6.72 %(e)     10.15 %     12.05 %     6.02 %     29.95 %     (13.51 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.25 %(g)(h)     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     2.64 %(g)(h)     2.75 %     2.14 %     1.70 %     1.63 %     1.97 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     3 %(e)     18 %     46 %     17 %     24 %     26 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 344,426     $ 292,939     $ 251,980     $ 220,296     $ 216,997     $ 158,377    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
39




Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 11.04     $ 10.80     $ 11.04     $ 11.11     $ 9.67     $ 10.41    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.20       0.36       0.28       0.23       0.22       0.24    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.27       0.48       0.54       0.10       1.50       (0.71 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.47       0.84       0.82       0.33       1.72       (0.47 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.36 )     (0.32 )     (0.28 )     (0.22 )     (0.24 )  
From net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.74 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.36 )     (0.60 )     (1.06 )     (0.40 )     (0.28 )     (0.27 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.15     $ 11.04     $ 10.80     $ 11.04     $ 11.11     $ 9.67    
Total return (d)     4.28 %(e)     8.07 %     7.91 %     3.05 %     17.93 %     (4.49 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.50 %(g)(h)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Net investment income (c)     3.54 %(g)(h)     3.37 %     2.61 %     2.03 %     1.95 %     2.47 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %(e)     25 %     30 %     34 %     14 %     34 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 52,370     $ 50,829     $ 48,112     $ 42,816     $ 33,141     $ 11,027    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 11.00     $ 10.77     $ 11.01     $ 11.08     $ 9.66     $ 10.41    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.15       0.28       0.20       0.14       0.13       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.27       0.47       0.54       0.11       1.50       (0.71 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.42       0.75       0.74       0.25       1.63       (0.54 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.28 )     (0.24 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.18 )  
From net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.74 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.31 )     (0.52 )     (0.98 )     (0.32 )     (0.21 )     (0.21 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.11     $ 11.00     $ 10.77     $ 11.01     $ 11.08     $ 9.66    
Total return (d)     3.91 %(e)     7.20 %     7.12 %     2.30 %     16.94 %     (5.20 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     1.25 %(g)(h)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     2.77 %(g)(h)     2.60 %     1.86 %     1.28 %     1.20 %     1.72 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %(e)     25 %     30 %     34 %     14 %     34 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 72,989     $ 75,119     $ 82,098     $ 85,762     $ 80,486     $ 43,905    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.94     $ 10.71     $ 10.96     $ 11.03     $ 9.62     $ 10.37    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.15       0.28       0.20       0.14       0.13       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.27       0.47       0.53       0.11       1.49       (0.71 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.42       0.75       0.73       0.25       1.62       (0.54 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.15 )     (0.28 )     (0.24 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.18 )  
From net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.74 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.31 )     (0.52 )     (0.98 )     (0.32 )     (0.21 )     (0.21 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.05     $ 10.94     $ 10.71     $ 10.96     $ 11.03     $ 9.62    
Total return (d)     3.93 %(e)     7.24 %     7.06 %     2.32 %     16.95 %     (5.23 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     1.25 %(g)(h)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     2.78 %(g)(h)     2.62 %     1.86 %     1.28 %     1.20 %     1.72 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %(e)     25 %     30 %     34 %     14 %     34 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 25,710     $ 24,367     $ 21,104     $ 17,708     $ 17,469     $ 5,066    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

Class R Shares   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
  Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 11.04     $ 10.80     $ 10.69    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.18       0.38       0.05    
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     0.27       0.44       0.12    
Total from Investment Operations     0.45       0.82       0.17    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.34 )     (0.06 )  
From net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.24 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.34 )     (0.58 )     (0.06 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.15     $ 11.04     $ 10.80    
Total return (d)     4.15 %(e)     7.80 %     1.62 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.75 %(g)(h)     0.75 %     0.75 %(h)  
Net investment income (c)     3.26 %(g)(h)     3.46 %     2.61 %(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %(e)     25 %     30 %(e)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 791     $ 896     $ 10    

 

(a)  The Portfolio's Class R shares commenced operations on January 23, 2006.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.96     $ 10.73     $ 10.97     $ 11.04     $ 9.62     $ 10.35    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)(c)     0.21       0.39       0.31       0.25       0.23       0.27    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    0.27       0.47       0.54       0.11       1.49       (0.71 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.48       0.86       0.85       0.36       1.72       (0.44 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.39 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )     (0.24 )     (0.26 )  
From net realized gains     (0.16 )     (0.24 )     (0.74 )     (0.12 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.37 )     (0.63 )     (1.09 )     (0.43 )     (0.30 )     (0.29 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.07     $ 10.96     $ 10.73     $ 10.97     $ 11.04     $ 9.62    
Total return (d)     4.44 %(e)     8.30 %     8.22 %     3.32 %     18.08 %     (4.22 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Expenses (f)     0.25 %(g)(h)     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Net investment income (c)     3.78 %(g)(h)     3.63 %     2.86 %     2.28 %     2.20 %     2.72 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     5 %(e)     25 %     30 %     34 %     14 %     34 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 79,972     $ 68,749     $ 66,806     $ 56,897     $ 59,040     $ 33,316    

 

(a) On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e) Not annualized.

(f) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(g) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h) Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.22     $ 9.99     $ 10.07     $ 10.31     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)(d)     0.24       0.43       0.38       0.31       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.06 )     0.24       (0.06 )     (0.09 )     0.30    
Total from Investment Operations     0.18       0.67       0.32       0.22       0.51    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.24 )     (0.44 )     (0.38 )     (0.42 )     (0.20 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.02 )     (0.04 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.24 )     (0.44 )     (0.40 )     (0.46 )     (0.20 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.16     $ 10.22     $ 9.99     $ 10.07     $ 10.31    
Total return (e)(f)     1.76 %(g)     6.91 %     3.22 %     2.12 %     5.18 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (h)     0.67 %(i)(j)     0.67 %     0.67 %     0.67 %     0.67 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.55 %(j)     0.54 %     0.37 %     0.45 %     0.50 %(j)  
Net investment income (d)     4.63 %(i)(j)     4.31 %     3.60 %     3.01 %     3.14 %(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     9 %(g)     42 %     19 %     48 %     5 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 14,754     $ 15,240     $ 15,687     $ 25,211     $ 35,964    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  The Portfolio's Investor A shares commenced operations on September 4, 2003.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.21     $ 9.98     $ 10.06     $ 10.30     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)(d)     0.20       0.36       0.29       0.24       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.07 )     0.24       (0.05 )     (0.10 )     0.31    
Total from Investment Operations     0.13       0.60       0.24       0.14       0.47    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.37 )     (0.30 )     (0.34 )     (0.17 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.02 )     (0.04 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.20 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )     (0.38 )     (0.17 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.14     $ 10.21     $ 9.98     $ 10.06     $ 10.30    
Total return (e)(f)     1.28 %(g)     6.13 %     2.44 %     1.35 %     4.70 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (h)     1.42 %(i)(j)     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.42 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.55 %(j)     0.54 %     0.37 %     0.45 %     0.50 %(j)  
Net investment income (d)     3.89 %(i)(j)     3.55 %     2.85 %     2.36 %     2.39 %(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     9 %(g)     42 %     19 %     48 %     5 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 9,345     $ 9,591     $ 10,946     $ 12,740     $ 9,269    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  The Portfolio's Investor B shares commenced operations on September 4, 2003.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.19     $ 9.97     $ 10.05     $ 10.28     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)(d)     0.20       0.36       0.30       0.24       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.06 )     0.23       (0.06 )     (0.09 )     0.29    
Total from Investment Operations     0.14       0.59       0.24       0.15       0.45    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.20 )     (0.37 )     (0.30 )     (0.34 )     (0.17 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.02 )     (0.04 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.20 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )     (0.38 )     (0.17 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.13     $ 10.19     $ 9.97     $ 10.05     $ 10.28    
Total return (e)(f)     1.39 %(g)     6.03 %     2.45 %     1.46 %     4.49 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (h)     1.42 %(i)(j)     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.42 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.55 %(j)     0.54 %     0.37 %     0.45 %     0.50 %(j)  
Net investment income (d)     3.91 %(i)(j)     3.56 %     2.85 %     2.36 %     2.39 %(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     9 %(g)     42 %     19 %     48 %     5 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 5,372     $ 4,734     $ 6,082     $ 9,881     $ 8,340    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  The Portfolio's Investor C shares commenced operations on September 5, 2003.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004 (b)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.22     $ 10.00     $ 10.08     $ 10.31     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)(d)     0.25       0.47       0.38       0.32       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments     (0.07 )     0.22       (0.04 )     (0.07 )     0.30    
Total from Investment Operations     0.18       0.69       0.34       0.25       0.53    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.25 )     (0.47 )     (0.40 )     (0.44 )     (0.22 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.02 )     (0.04 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.25 )     (0.47 )     (0.42 )     (0.48 )     (0.22 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 10.15     $ 10.22     $ 10.00     $ 10.08     $ 10.31    
Total return (e)(f)     1.79 %(g)     7.07 %     3.47 %     2.47 %     5.31 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Expenses (h)     0.42 %(i)(j)     0.42 %     0.42 %     0.42 %     0.42 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.55 %(j)     0.54 %     0.37 %     0.45 %     0.50 %(j)  
Net investment income (d)     4.93 %(i)(j)     4.62 %     3.85 %     3.26 %     3.39 %(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     9 %(g)     42 %     19 %     48 %     5 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 6,032     $ 3,731     $ 403     $ 667     $ 2,060    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Portfolio's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  The Portfolio's Primary A shares commenced operations on September 4, 2003.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(f)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(g)  Not annualized.

(h)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

(i)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(j)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each a "Portfolio" and collectively, the "Portfolios"):

Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio

Investment Objectives

Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio seeks total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio seeks total return, consisting of current income and modest capital appreciation. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio seeks current income, consistent with relative stability of principal.

The Portfolios normally invest in the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio of Columbia Funds Series Trust and Class Z shares and Capital Class shares of other Columbia Funds (the "Underlying Funds") advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia") and its affiliates.

The financial statements of the underlying funds in which the Portfolios invest should be read in conjunction with the Portfolios' financial statements and are available at www.columbiafunds.com.

Portfolio Shares

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares without par value. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio each offer five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% for each Portfolio with the exception of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio is subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.25% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% for each Portfolio with the exception of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio and 3.00% for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Portfolios' prospectuses.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of each class of the respective Underlying Fund determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Portfolios' financial statement disclosures.


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Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Each Portfolio's investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among its share classes based upon the relative net assets of each class of shares.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statements of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of a Portfolio on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for each of the Portfolios. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Federal Income Tax Status

Each Portfolio intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Portfolio intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Portfolio should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Portfolios expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

    Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia LifeGoal
Growth Portfolio
  $ 5,727,715     $ 24,417,229    
Columbia LifeGoal                  
Balanced Growth Portfolio     21,442,736       24,250,001    
Columbia LifeGoal Income                  
and Growth Portfolio     6,973,312       4,294,890    
Columbia LifeGoal
Income Portfolio
    1,277,912          

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio   $ 168,968,152     $ (846,076 )   $ 168,122,076    
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio     150,907,656       (6,269,362 )     144,638,294    
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio     15,257,143       (2,801,652 )     12,455,491    
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio     381,139       (286,450 )     94,689    

 


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The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 2007 may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Year of
Expiration
  Capital Loss
Carryforward
 
LifeGoal Income Portfolio     2014     $ 83,390    
      2015       52,711    
Total       $ 136,101    

 

The Portfolios adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Portfolios' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio at the following annual rates:

    Annual
Fee Rate
 
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio     0.25 %  
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio     0.25 %  
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio     0.25 %  
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio     0.50 %*  

 

*  Columbia is entitled to receive an investment advisory fee based on Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's assets that are invested in individual securities, the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio of the Columbia Funds Series Trust. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio is not charged an advisory fee on its assets that are invested in other Columbia Funds (excluding the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio. Actual management fees will be charged to Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio based on a weighted average of applicable underlying assets of the Portfolio.)

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of advisory fees payable by the Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio on its assets that are invested in individual securities, the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio until July 31, 2008.

Under its investment advisory agreement, Columbia has agreed to bear all fees and expenses of the Portfolios excluding Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio (exclusive of investment advisory fees, distribution fees and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, if any).

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolios. Under the administration agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation for its services from the Portfolios, excluding Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio.

With respect to Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.23% of its average daily net assets, less the fees payable by the Portfolio as described under Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees below.

Effective August 1, 2007, Columbia has contractually agreed to waive 0.10% of administration fees on Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's assets that are invested in Underlying Funds (excluding the Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio and the Corporate Bond Portfolio) until July 31, 2008.


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Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Portfolios have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolios. The Portfolios have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Portfolios. Under the State Street Agreements, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Portfolios entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Portfolio expenses. In addition, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio reimburses Columbia for services related to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The fees for these services are included in "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" on the Statement of Operations of Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" aggregated $5,658, of which $1,598 is unpaid.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Portfolios and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account for Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Portfolios. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Portfolios and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolios. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses as follows:

    Account Balance
Fee Reductions
 
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio   $ 2,701    
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio     1,776    
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio     167    
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio     20    

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio's annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, if applicable, was 0.07% of the Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

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shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts on the sales of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:

    Front End
Sales Charge
  Contingent Deferred
Sales Charge
 
    Class A   Class A   Class B   Class C  
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio   $ 136,127     $ 147     $ 163,095     $ 12,823    
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio     161,001       34       274,670       12,729    
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio     31,557             64,358       2,167    
Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio     1,574             6,840          

 

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of each Portfolio. The Trust has also adopted a distribution plan for Class R shares of Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio, Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio and Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolios to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolios to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Portfolio directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.

The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

    Current
Rate
  Plan
Limit
 
Class A Combined Distribution
and Shareholder Servicing Plan
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Shareholder Servicing Plans
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Distribution Plans
    0.75 %     0.75 %  
Class R Distribution Plan     0.50 %     0.50 %  

 

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

For Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio, Columbia and/or some of the Portfolio's other service providers have contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses through July 31, 2008, so that the expenses incurred by the Portfolio (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, expenses associated with the Portfolio's investments in other investment companies and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any.) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Portfolio's custodian, will not exceed 0.42% annually of the Portfolio's average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after July 31, 2008.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Portfolios are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolios' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolios. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolios in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Portfolios, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Portfolio's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Portfolios' assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves,


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another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
Columbia LifeGoal
Growth Portfolio
  $ 72,480,945     $ 12,063,784    
Columbia LifeGoal
Balanced Growth
Portfolio
    76,688,962       28,784,100    
Columbia LifeGoal Income
and Growth Portfolio
    18,175,812       10,631,339    
Columbia LifeGoal
Income Portfolio
    5,693,399       3,165,667    

 

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.

Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares as follows:

Class B shares
purchased:
  Will convert
to Class A
shares after:
 
— after November 15, 1998   Eight years  
— between August 1, 1997
and November 15, 1998
     
$0 - $249,999   Nine years  
$250,000 - $499,999   Six years  
$500,000 - $999,999   Five years  
— before August 1, 1997   Nine years  

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Portfolios had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolios. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia LifeGoal Growth Portfolio     27.3    
Columbia LifeGoal Balanced Growth Portfolio     26.0    
Columbia LifeGoal Income and Growth Portfolio     29.0    

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Columbia LifeGoal Income Portfolio had one shareholder that held 10.9% of the Portfolio's shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolio.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Portfolios and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

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Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Risk Factors of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds

Investing in the Underlying Funds through the Portfolios involves certain additional expenses and possible risks that would not be present in a direct investment in the Underlying Funds. Under certain circumstances, an Underlying Fund may pay a redemption request by a Portfolio wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, instead of cash, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In such cases, the Portfolios may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund and incur custody and other costs until Columbia determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.

The officers and certain Trustees of the Trust also serve as officers and Trustees of the Underlying Funds. Conflicts may arise as these companies seek to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

From time to time, one or more of the Underlying Funds in which a Portfolio invests may experience relatively large investments or redemptions due to reallocations or rebalancing by the Portfolios as recommended by Columbia. In such event, the Underlying Funds that experience redemptions as a result of the reallocations or rebalancing may have to sell portfolio securities, and the Underlying Funds that receive additional cash will have to invest such cash. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on portfolio management to the extent that the Underlying Funds may be required to sell securities or invest cash at times when they would not otherwise have to do so.

These transactions could have tax consequences if sales of securities resulted in gains and could also increase transaction costs. Columbia, representing the interests of the Underlying Funds, is committed to minimizing the impact of Portfolio transactions on the Underlying Funds to the extent it is consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the Portfolios. Columbia may, nevertheless, face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to both the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds.

Investing in the Underlying Funds also presents certain risks. Each of the Underlying Funds may invest in certain specified derivative securities, including but not limited to: interest rate and equity swaps, caps and floors for hedging purposes; exchange-traded options; over-the-counter options executed with primary dealers, including long calls and puts and covered calls and financial futures and options. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in restricted securities; instruments issued by trusts, partnerships or other issuers, including pass-through certificates representing participations in, or debt instruments backed by, the securities owned by such issuers. These Underlying Funds also may engage in securities lending, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions. In addition, certain Underlying Funds may invest in below-investment grade debt, debt obligations of foreign issuers and stocks of foreign corporations, securities in foreign investment funds or trusts and various other investment vehicles, each with inherent risks.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds,


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respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action — Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company — involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action


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on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Important Information About This ReportColumbia LifeGoal Portfolios

The portfolios mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of the Columbia LifeGoal Portfolios.

A description of the policies and procedures that each portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each portfolio's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolios' website.

Each portfolio files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each portfolio's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, changes and expenses for each portfolio carefully before investing. Contact your financial adviser for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about each portfolio. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

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Columbia International Value Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

NOT FDIC INSURED

NOT BANK ISSUED

May Lose Value

No Bank Guarantee



Table of Contents

Fund Profile     1    
Performance Information     3    
Understanding Your Expenses     4    
Financial Statements     5    
Investment Portfolio     6    
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
    7    
Statement of Operations     8    
Statement of Changes in
Net Assets
    9    
Financial Highlights     11    
Notes to Financial Statements     15    
Columbia International Value
Master Portfolio
    22    
Financial Statements     23    
Important Information About
This Report
    37    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager's Report

The Portfolio Manager's Report is where you will find your portfolio manager's thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund's performance, along with a comparison of the fund's performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager's comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Report," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Fund ProfileColumbia International Value Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 4.39% without sales charge. The MSCI EAFE Index1 returned 8.72% during the same period.

g  Declines for holdings based in Japan, such as Takefuji and Aiful, in the consumer finance industry, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in the commercial banking industry, detracted from performance. Weak performance from Canadian communications equipment company Nortel Networks also weighed on returns.

g  Gains for the fund's positions in the diversified telecommunication services, electric utilities, and food products industries contributed to positive performance. Top performers from these industries included Telefonica SA (Spain—diversified telecommunication services), Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA (Brazil—electric utilities), and Nestle SA (Switzerland—food products). The fund's holdings in the household durables and food & staples retailing industries also tended to advance. Fund holdings in South Korea, the Netherlands, and Brazil provided positive returns, including LG Electronics (South Korea—household durables), Koninklijke Ahold NV (Netherlands—food & staples retailing), and Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA (Brazil—diversified telecommunication services).

g  Although we monitor short-term developments in international equity markets, our investment philosophy focuses on company-by-company analysis. We take a long-term perspective and believe that very little short-term "market news" provides useful information to investors. In all market environments, we search for and hold companies that we believe to be fundamentally sound, whose shares are trading at discounts to our estimates of their fair values. We believe this strategy has the potential to provide patient investors with favorable results.

1The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; 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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

  4.39 %  
Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  8.72 %  
MSCI EAFE Index  

 

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     25.48    
Class B     24.77    
Class C     24.74    
Class Z     25.67    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/0709/30/07 ($)

Class A     1.69    
Class B     1.69    
Class C     1.69    
Class Z     1.69    

 

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.


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Fund ProfileColumbia International Value Fund (continued)

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/07.

Holdings discussed in this report

as of 09/30/07 (%)

Takefuji     0.9    
Aiful     0.9    
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group     1.7    
Nortel Networks     1.6    
Telefonica SA     2.6    
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras SA     2.8    
Nestle SA     2.2    
LG Electronics     2.3    
Koninklijke Ahold NV     2.6    
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes     1.7    

 

Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.

Portfolio Management

Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. is the investment sub-advisor to Columbia International Value Fund. The following are the six voting members of Brandes' Large Cap Investment Committee who are jointly responsible for making day-to-day investment decisions for the fund and the master portfolio: Glenn Carlson, Brent Woods, Amelia Morris, Keith Colestock, W. James Brown and Brent Fredberg. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Glenn Carlson has been with Brandes since 1996, serving as Managing Partner from 1996-2002, co-CEO from 2002-2004, and CEO since 2004. Brent Woods has been Managing Director of Investments since 2002, and served as Managing Partner from 1998-2002. Amelia Morris has served as Director of Investments since 2004, and served as a Senior Research Analyst from 1998-2004. Keith Colestock has served as Director of Investments since 2004, and served as a Senior Research Analyst from 2001-2004. W. James Brown has served as Director of Investments since 2004, and served as a Senior Research Analyst from 1996-2004. Brent Fredberg has served as a Senior Research Analyst since 2003, and served as an Analyst from 1999-2003.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests all or substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.

The foregoing reflects the thoughts and opinions of Brandes Investment Partners® exclusively and is subject to change without notice.

Brandes Investment Partners® is a registered trademark of Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. in the United States and Canada.

Source for all statistical data—Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the master portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Some of the countries in which the fund invests are considered emerging economies, which means there may be greater risks associated with investing there than in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.


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Performance InformationColumbia International Value Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     35,057       33,034    
Class B     32,654       32,654    
Class C*     32,350       32,350    
Class Z     35,700       n/a    

 

*06/15/98 (inception)–09/30/07

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia International Value Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   12/27/95   05/22/98   06/15/98   12/27/95  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    4.39       –1.62       4.00       –0.87       4.01       3.04       4.52    
1-year     19.55       12.69       18.63       13.63       18.60       17.60       19.82    
5-year     25.27       23.79       24.33       24.16       24.33       24.33       25.58    
10-year/Life     13.36       12.69       12.56       12.56       13.47       13.47       13.57    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value ("NAV") with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Class B shares commenced operations on May 22, 1998 and have no performance prior to that date. Performance prior to May 22, 1998 is that of Class A shares at NAV, which reflect Rule 12b-1 fees of 0.25%. If Class B shares Rule 12b-1 fees had been reflected, total returns would have been lower.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.32    
Class B     2.07    
Class C     2.07    
Class Z     1.07    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia International Value Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

  If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,043.90       1,018.45       6.69       6.61       1.31    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,040.00       1,014.70       10.51       10.38       2.06    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,040.10       1,014.70       10.51       10.38       2.06    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,045.20       1,019.70       5.42       5.35       1.06    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Financial StatementsColumbia International Value Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

A guide to understanding your fund's financial statements

Investment Portfolio   The investment portfolio details all of the fund's holdings and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   This statement details the fund's assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the fund's liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the fund's investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.  
Statement of Operations   This statement details income earned by the fund and the expenses accrued by the fund during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the fund's net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   This statement demonstrates how the fund's net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.  
Financial Highlights   The financial highlights demonstrate how the fund's net asset value per share was affected by the fund's operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses performance for each class of shares and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).  
Notes to Financial Statements   These notes disclose the organizational background of the fund, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.  

 


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Investment PortfolioColumbia International Value Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Investment Company – 100.1%  
    Value ($)  
Investment in Columbia Funds
Master Investment Trust, LLC,
Columbia International Value
Master Portfolio (a)
    3,807,205,132    
Total Investments – 100.1%     3,807,205,132    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (4,283,464 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     3,802,921,668    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The financial statements of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia International Value Fund's financial statements.

  Columbia International Value Fund invests only in Columbia International Value Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia International Value Fund owned 88.0% of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio. Columbia International Value Master Portfolio was invested in the following countries at September 30, 2007.

Summary of Securities
By Country
  Value ($)   % of Total
Investments
 
Japan     1,018,229,370       20.3    
United States*     788,661,269       15.7    
United Kingdom     608,620,854       12.1    
Netherlands     512,255,713       10.2    
France     424,219,755       8.4    
South Korea     378,242,774       7.5    
Germany     224,707,794       4.5    
Brazil     211,964,754       4.2    
Switzerland     171,165,428       3.4    
Italy     139,214,119       2.8    
Spain     99,738,498       2.0    
Bermuda     83,145,833       1.7    
Portugal     78,406,043       1.6    
Mexico     78,159,601       1.6    
Taiwan     61,933,973       1.2    
Canada     59,610,497       1.2    
Singapore     49,846,940       0.9    
New Zealand     36,779,526       0.7    
      5,024,902,741       100.0    

 

* Includes short-term obligation and securities lending collateral.

Certain securities are listed by country of underlying exposure but may trade predominantly on other exchanges.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia International Value Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Assets   Investment in Master Portfolio, at identified cost     2,974,876,451    
    Investment in Master Portfolio, at value     3,807,205,132    
    Cash     74    
    Receivable for Fund shares sold     153,725    
    Total Assets     3,807,358,931    
Liabilities   Payable for:        
    Fund shares redeemed     2,570,200    
    Administration fee     512,712    
    Transfer agent fee     707,122    
    Trustees' fees     34,135    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     3,445    
    Service and distribution fees     417,733    
    Custody fee     492    
    Chief compliance officer expenses     290    
    Other liabilities     191,134    
    Total Liabilities     4,437,263    
    Net Assets     3,802,921,668    
Net Assets Consist of   Paid-in capital     2,549,060,115    
    Undistributed net investment income     50,910,071    
    Accumulated net realized gain     370,622,801    
    Unrealized appreciation on investments     832,328,681    
    Net Assets     3,802,921,668    
Class A   Net assets     1,062,845,162    
    Shares outstanding     41,719,151    
    Net asset value per share (a)(b)     25.48    
    Maximum sales charge     5.75 %  
    Maximum offering price per share ($25.48/0.9425)(c)     27.03    
Class B   Net assets     96,594,126    
    Shares outstanding     3,899,245    
    Net asset value and offering price per share (a)(b)     24.77    
Class C   Net assets     159,662,720    
    Shares outstanding     6,452,831    
    Net asset value and offering price per share (a)(b)     24.74    
Class Z   Net assets     2,483,819,660    
    Shares outstanding     96,760,519    
    Net asset value, redemption and offering price per share (b)     25.67    

 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charges.

(b)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable redemption fees.

(c)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of OperationsColumbia International Value Fund
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Investment Income   Allocated from Master Portfolio:        
    Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $14,576,847)     67,725,041    
    Interest     2,184,019    
    Securities lending     5,623,649    
    Total Income     75,532,709    
Expenses  
    Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio     15,938,336    
    Administration fee     3,346,915    
    Distribution fee:        
    Class B     396,840    
    Class C     616,645    
    Service fee:        
    Class A     1,356,573    
    Class B     132,280    
    Class C     205,548    
    Transfer agent fee     1,524,675    
    Trustees' fees     3,409    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     20,783    
    Custody fee     2,012    
    Chief compliance officer expenses     1,306    
    Other expenses     210,029    
    Total Expenses     23,755,351    
    Expense reductions     (1,285 )  
    Net Expenses     23,754,066    
    Net Investment Income     51,778,643    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   Net realized gain (loss) allocated from Master Portfolio on:        
    Investments     372,074,683    
    Foreign currency transactions     (847,164 )  
    Net realized gain     371,227,519    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments allocated
from Master Portfolio
    (248,254,536 )  
    Net Gain     122,972,983    
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     174,751,626    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia International Value Fund

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets       (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
 
Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   Net investment income     51,778,643       49,800,001    
    Net realized gain on investments and
foreign currency transactions
    371,227,519 (a)     527,564,282 (a)  
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments
    (248,254,536 )(a)     153,551,812 (a)  
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     174,751,626       730,916,095    
Distributions to Shareholders   From net investment income:              
    Class A           (14,062,577 )  
    Class B           (831,862 )  
    Class C           (1,277,433 )  
    Class Z           (38,271,216 )  
    From net realized gains:              
    Class A     (68,863,774 )     (133,186,314 )  
    Class B     (6,845,003 )     (14,213,607 )  
    Class C     (10,615,267 )     (21,458,685 )  
    Class Z     (165,656,390 )     (327,372,752 )  
    Total Distributions to Shareholders     (251,980,434 )     (550,674,446 )  
    Net Capital Share Transactions     (126,805,544 )     (52,838,946 )  
    Redemption fees     28,471       23,212    
    Net Increase in Net Assets     (204,005,881 )     127,425,915    
Net Assets   Beginning of period     4,006,927,549       3,879,501,634    
    End of period     3,802,921,668       4,006,927,549    
    Undistributed net investment
income at end of period
    50,910,071       (868,572 )  

 

(a)  Allocated from Columbia International Value Master Portfolio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)Capital Stock Activity

--   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30, 2007
 

Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     3,330,895       86,340,130       8,880,356       221,294,787    
Distributions reinvested     2,276,325       58,114,579       5,124,801       122,140,018    
Redemptions     (5,156,388 )     (132,859,215 )     (13,194,201 )     (330,986,223 )  
Net Increase     450,832       11,595,494       810,956       12,448,582    
Class B  
Subscriptions     33,136       825,499       78,369       1,825,379    
Distributions reinvested     224,892       5,593,058       527,817       12,265,228    
Redemptions     (712,238 )     (17,902,920 )     (935,890 )     (22,742,025 )  
Net Decrease     (454,210 )     (11,484,363 )     (329,704 )     (8,651,418 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     125,833       3,125,831       309,929       7,245,205    
Distributions reinvested     281,089       6,982,247       659,733       15,324,874    
Redemptions     (674,518 )     (17,166,413 )     (1,135,070 )     (27,767,999 )  
Net Decrease     (267,596 )     (7,058,335 )     (165,408 )     (5,197,920 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     1,883,554       49,374,155       1,879,407       46,956,866    
Distributions reinvested     3,534,113       90,826,707       7,900,734       189,194,368    
Redemptions     (9,989,966 )     (260,059,202 )     (11,511,055 )     (287,589,424 )  
Net Decrease     (4,572,299 )     (119,858,340 )     (1,730,914 )     (51,438,190 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia International Value Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 26.02     $ 24.97     $ 22.34     $ 20.64     $ 11.62     $ 16.61    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.32       0.29       0.31       0.23       0.15       0.15    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.83       4.34       4.73       2.51       9.04       (4.92 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.15       4.63       5.04       2.74       9.19       (4.77 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.34 )     (0.35 )     (0.25 )     (0.17 )     (0.13 )  
From net realized gains     (1.69 )     (3.24 )     (2.06 )     (0.79 )           (0.09 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (1.69 )     (3.58 )     (2.41 )     (1.04 )     (0.17 )     (0.22 )  
Redemption fees:  
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.48     $ 26.02     $ 24.97     $ 22.34     $ 20.64     $ 11.62    
Total return (e)     4.39 %(f)     20.46 %     24.28 %     13.38 %     79.17 %     (28.97 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.31 %(g)(h)     1.30 %(g)     1.27 %     1.33 %     1.36 %     1.42 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)                    
Net expenses     1.31 %(g)(h)     1.30 %(g)     1.27 %     1.33 %     1.36 %     1.42 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(j)     0.07 %(j)     0.09 %(j)     0.06 %  
Net investment income     2.49 %(h)     1.15 %     1.38 %     1.10 %     0.89 %     0.91 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,062,845     $ 1,073,616     $ 1,010,361     $ 906,848     $ 792,857     $ 482,196    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the wavier/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.04% and 0.06% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia International Value Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 25.43     $ 24.54     $ 22.00     $ 20.35     $ 11.47     $ 16.39    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.22       0.11       0.15       0.08       0.02       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.81       4.22       4.63       2.45       8.91       (4.84 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.03       4.33       4.78       2.53       8.93       (4.81 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains     (1.69 )     (3.24 )     (2.06 )     (0.79 )           (0.09 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (1.69 )     (3.44 )     (2.24 )     (0.88 )     (0.05 )     (0.11 )  
Redemption fees:  
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.77     $ 25.43     $ 24.54     $ 22.00     $ 20.35     $ 11.47    
Total return (e)     4.00 %(f)     19.51 %     23.36 %     12.54 %     77.89 %     (29.54 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     2.06 %(g)(h)     2.05 %(g)     2.02 %     2.08 %     2.11 %     2.17 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)                    
Net expenses     2.06 %(g)(h)     2.05 %(g)     2.02 %     2.08 %     2.11 %     2.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(j)     0.07 %(j)     0.09 %(j)     0.06 %  
Net investment income     1.75 %(h)     0.45 %     0.67 %     0.35 %     0.14 %     0.16 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 96,594     $ 110,726     $ 114,932     $ 111,402     $ 112,798     $ 73,283    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the wavier/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.04% and 0.06% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia International Value Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 25.40     $ 24.52     $ 21.98     $ 20.33     $ 11.46     $ 16.39    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.22       0.10       0.15       0.08       0.02       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.81       4.22       4.63       2.45       8.90       (4.82 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.03       4.32       4.78       2.53       8.92       (4.80 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.20 )     (0.18 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )  
From net realized gains     (1.69 )     (3.24 )     (2.06 )     (0.79 )           (0.09 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (1.69 )     (3.44 )     (2.24 )     (0.88 )     (0.05 )     (0.13 )  
Redemption fees:  
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 24.74     $ 25.40     $ 24.52     $ 21.98     $ 20.33     $ 11.46    
Total return (e)     4.01 %(f)     19.48 %     23.38 %     12.54 %     77.85 %     (29.52 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     2.06 %(g)(h)     2.05 %(g)     2.02 %     2.08 %     2.11 %     2.17 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)                    
Net expenses     2.06 %(g)(h)     2.05 %(g)     2.02 %     2.08 %     2.11 %     2.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(j)     0.07 %(j)     0.09 %(j)     0.06 %  
Net investment income     1.75 %(h)     0.42 %     0.67 %     0.35 %     0.14 %     0.16 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 159,663     $ 170,731     $ 168,819     $ 162,797     $ 170,702     $ 113,594    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the wavier/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.04% and 0.06% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia International Value Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended August 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 26.17     $ 25.09     $ 22.42     $ 20.71     $ 11.65     $ 16.67    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.36       0.36       0.38       0.29       0.19       0.16    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    0.83       4.35       4.75       2.51       9.07       (4.92 )  
Total from Investment Operations     1.19       4.71       5.13       2.80       9.26       (4.76 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.39 )     (0.40 )     (0.30 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )  
From net realized gains     (1.69 )     (3.24 )     (2.06 )     (0.79 )           (0.09 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (1.69 )     (3.63 )     (2.46 )     (1.09 )     (0.20 )     (0.26 )  
Redemption fees:  
Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)     (c)(d)        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.67     $ 26.17     $ 25.09     $ 22.42     $ 20.71     $ 11.65    
Total return (e)     4.52 %(f)     20.70 %     24.66 %     13.63 %     79.67 %     (28.81 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense     1.06 %(g)(h)     1.05 %(g)     1.02 %     1.08 %     1.11 %     1.17 %  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(i)                    
Net expenses     1.06 %(g)(h)     1.05 %(g)     1.02 %     1.08 %     1.11 %     1.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(j)     0.07 %(j)     0.09 %(j)     0.06 %  
Net investment income     2.76 %(h)     1.43 %     1.69 %     1.35 %     1.14 %     1.16 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,483,820     $ 2,651,855     $ 2,585,390     $ 2,577,677     $ 2,488,701     $ 1,614,750    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of Columbia International Value Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

(e)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(f)  Not annualized.

(g)   The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

(j)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the wavier/reimbursement ratio would have been -%, 0.04% and 0.06% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsColumbia International Value Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Columbia International Value Fund (the "Fund").

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all or substantially all of its assets in Columbia International Value Master Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio"). The Master Portfolio is a series of Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust"). The Master Portfolio has the same investment objective as the Fund. The value of the Fund's investment in the Master Portfolio, included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, reflects the Fund's proportionate amount of beneficial interests in the net assets of the Master Portfolio and is equal to 88.0% at September 30, 2007. The financial statements of the Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund's financial statements. Other funds that are managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, that are not registered under the 1940 Act and whose financial statements are not presented here, also invest in the Master Portfolio.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Subject to certain limited exceptions, the Fund is no longer accepting new investments from current or prospective investors. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares generally will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund's prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Portfolio. See the Notes to Financial Statements for the Master Portfolio included elsewhere in this report for the Master Portfolio's valuation policies.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund's financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses)


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Columbia International Value Fund, September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Fund does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

The Fund records its proportionate share of investment income, realized and unrealized gains (losses) and expenses reported by the Master Portfolio on a daily basis. The investment income, realized and unrealized gains (losses) and expenses are allocated daily to investors of the Master Portfolio based upon the relative value of their investment in the Master Portfolio.

Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income, if any, are distributed at least annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Fund's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia International
Value Fund
  $ 111,210,985     $ 439,463,461    

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
N/A*   N/A*   N/A*  

 

*  See the Master Portfolio notes to financial statements for tax basis information.

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has


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evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Fund's financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), is the investment advisor to the Master Portfolio. The Fund indirectly pays for investment advisory and sub-advisory services through its investment in the Master Portfolio. (See Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements of the Master Portfolio.)

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.17% based on the Fund's average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Fund as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Fund. Under the State Street Agreements, the Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly. The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Fund by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" aggregated $1,783, of which $834 is unpaid.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective transfer agent fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fee, and waivers if applicable, was 0.08% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

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minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $1,285.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Fund's shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $245 on sales of the Fund's Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $17, $12,647 and $219 on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans ("Servicing Plans") and distribution plans ("Distribution Plans") for the Class B and Class C shares of the Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of the Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Fund to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of the Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.

The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

    Current Rate   Plan Limit  
Class A Combined Distribution and
Shareholder Servicing Plan
  0.25%   0.25%  
Class B and Class C Shareholder
Servicing Plans
  0.25%   0.25%  
Class B and Class C Distribution
Plans
  0.75%   0.75%  

 

Custody Credits

The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees fees" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Shares of Beneficial Interest

An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.


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Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares as follows:

Class B shares
purchased:
  Will convert
to Class A
shares after:
 
  – after November 15, 1998     Eight years  
  – between August 1, 1997
and November 15, 1998
       
$ 0 - $249,999     Nine years  
$ 250,000 - $499,999     Six years  
$ 500,000 - $999,999     Five years  
  – before August 1, 1997     Nine years  

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had one shareholder that held 38.7% of the Fund's shares outstanding, which were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had three shareholders that held 24.4% of the shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 6. Redemption Fees

The Fund may impose a 2.00% redemption fee on shares that are redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is designed to offset brokerage commissions and other costs associated with short term trading of the Fund. The redemption fees, which are retained by the Fund, are accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are allocated to each class of the Fund based on the relative net assets at the time of the redemption. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund assessed redemption fees of $7,825, $758, $1,183 and $18,705 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares, respectively, of the Fund.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow under this arrangement.

Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk. The risk of foreign investments is typically increased in less developed countries. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.


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Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual


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funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC

Columbia International Value Master Portfolio (Unaudited)

  September 30, 2007

The following pages should be read in conjunction with Columbia International Value Fund's Semiannual Report.


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Investment PortfolioColumbia International Value Master Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 97.9%

    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 6.9%  
Household Durables – 3.0%  
LG Electronics, Inc.     945,128       88,054,892    
Sony Corp. (a)     897,900       43,176,573    
Household Durables Total     131,231,465    
Media – 2.2%  
British Sky Broadcasting
Group PLC
    1,083,100       15,395,397    
ITV PLC     37,586,400       79,004,428    
Media Total     94,399,825    
Multiline Retail – 1.4%  
Marks & Spencer
Group PLC, ADR (a)
    828,580       62,342,276    
Multiline Retail Total     62,342,276    
Specialty Retail – 0.3%  
Kingfisher PLC     3,390,900       12,406,268    
Specialty Retail Total     12,406,268    
Consumer Discretionary Total     300,379,834    
Consumer Staples – 12.4%  
Food & Staples Retailing – 8.1%  
Carrefour SA (a)     1,200,660       84,102,081    
Carrefour SA (b)     252,730       17,702,862    
Koninklijke Ahold NV (c)     6,433,147       97,221,697    
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd.     962,100       24,764,183    
Wm. Morrison
Supermarkets PLC
    22,134,765       127,720,564    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     351,511,387    
Food Products – 4.3%  
Nestle SA, Registered Shares     187,700       84,309,539    
Unilever NV (a)     3,314,404       102,231,102    
Food Products Total     186,540,641    
Consumer Staples Total     538,052,028    
Financials – 18.4%  
Commercial Banks – 9.7%  
ABN AMRO Holding
NV, ADR (a)
    1,349,243       70,835,257    
HSBC Holdings PLC     2,508,132       46,395,061    
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA     8,435,186       65,095,512    
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group, Inc. (a)
    7,039,000       63,914,120    
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
Group, Inc., ADR (a)
    4,344,631       39,449,249    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Chuo Mitsui Trust
Holdings, Inc.
    1,436,000       11,148,334    
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (a)     12,349       69,983,934    
Natixis     1,026,000       22,745,025    
San-In Godo Bank Ltd.     233,000       1,843,113    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc. (a)
    2,501       19,383,178    
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.     754,000       7,850,307    
Commercial Banks Total     418,643,090    
Consumer Finance – 1.5%  
Aiful Corp. (a)     2,149,600       33,594,270    
Takefuji Corp. (a)     1,689,230       33,465,302    
Consumer Finance Total     67,059,572    
Diversified Financial Services – 1.2%  
Jardine Matheson Holdings
Ltd., ADR (a)
    1,742,900       49,846,940    
Diversified Financial Services Total     49,846,940    
Insurance – 5.7%  
Aegon NV     4,971,404       95,112,739    
Millea Holdings, Inc., Tokyo     1,658,800       66,567,891    
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Co., Ltd. (a)
    7,087,000       82,908,610    
Insurance Total     244,589,240    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%  
Hypo Real Estate Holding
AG, ADR (a)
    253,261       14,407,031    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     14,407,031    
Financials Total     794,545,873    
Health Care – 13.8%  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.6%  
Covidien Ltd. (a)(c)     591,912       24,564,348    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     24,564,348    
Pharmaceuticals – 13.2%  
AstraZeneca PLC     2,677,185       133,935,897    
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)     2,252,000       67,512,038    
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     4,954,900       131,420,962    
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     1,486,700       79,560,695    
Sanofi-Aventis (a)     1,587,086       134,545,769    
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     382,000       7,509,926    
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)     274,000       19,236,655    
Pharmaceuticals Total     573,721,942    
Health Care Total     598,286,290    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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Columbia International Value Master Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares   Value ($)  
Industrials – 1.4%  
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.4%  
Contax Participacoes SA, ADR     2,827,200       4,179,450    
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)     3,974,000       56,653,182    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     60,832,632    
Industrials Total     60,832,632    
Information Technology – 14.7%  
Communications Equipment – 3.5%  
Alcatel-Lucent (a)     5,236,100       53,811,142    
Alcatel-Lucent, ADR (a)     3,835,200       39,042,336    
Nortel Networks Corp. (a)(c)     3,510,630       59,610,497    
Communications Equipment Total     152,463,975    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 4.9%  
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. (a)     1,054,805       48,485,286    
Hitachi Ltd. (a)     3,889,000       25,811,456    
Hitachi Ltd., ADR (a)     1,199,825       79,356,426    
Tyco Electronics Ltd. (a)     1,653,443       58,581,485    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total     212,234,653    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.3%  
Infineon Technologies AG (c)     1,882,209       32,379,500    
Infineon Technologies AG (b)     349,505       6,012,510    
Qimonda AG, ADR (c)     861,840       9,738,792    
Rohm Co., Ltd.     622,300       54,874,804    
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     57,300       35,955,615    
STMicroelectronics NV (a)     4,215,100       70,801,890    
United Microelectronics Corp. (d)     86,155,806       61,933,973    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    271,697,084    
Information Technology Total     636,395,712    
Materials – 1.8%  
Chemicals – 1.8%  
Akzo Nobel NV     923,400       76,053,028    
Chemicals Total     76,053,028    
Materials Total     76,053,028    
Telecommunication Services – 23.5%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 21.7%  
Brasil Telecom Participacoes
SA, ADR (a)
    241,760       18,040,131    
Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR (a)     6,010,800       117,992,004    
Deutsche Telekom AG,
Registered Shares
    2,249,000       44,177,958    
France Telecom SA (a)     2,157,812       72,270,540    
KT Corp., ADR     2,914,300       73,003,215    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
Corp.
    4,575       21,348,480    
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
Corp., ADR (a)
    2,571,180       59,831,359    
Portugal Telecom SGPS
SA, ADR
    5,584,476       78,406,043    
Swisscom AG, ADR (a)     2,291,700       86,855,888    
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes
SA, ADR
    2,827,200       63,498,912    
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand
Ltd., ADR
    2,168,604       36,779,526    
Telecom Italia SpA, ADR     1,649,181       49,920,709    
Telecom Italia SpA, Savings
Shares (a)
    10,039,010       24,197,898    
Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras
SA, ADR
    663,200       15,870,376    
Telefonica SA, ADR     1,190,481       99,738,498    
Telefonos de Mexico SA de
CV, ADR, Class L
    2,377,840       78,159,601    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    940,091,138    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.8%  
SK Telecom Co. Ltd., ADR (a)     1,987,439       59,026,938    
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.     57,077       13,083,431    
Tim Participacoes SA, ADR (a)     61,418       2,491,114    
Vivo Participacoes SA (a)     426,216       2,114,032    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    76,715,515    
Telecommunication Services Total     1,016,806,653    
Utilities – 5.0%  
Electric Utilities – 5.0%  
Centrais Electricas Brasileiras
SA, ADR
    7,275,467       105,770,739    
Korea Electric Power
Corp., ADR
    4,713,550       109,118,683    
Electric Utilities Total     214,889,422    
Utilities Total     214,889,422    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $3,282,806,407)
    4,236,241,472    
Securities Lending Collateral – 17.2%  
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Prime
Portfolio (e)
(7 day yield of 5.320%)
    744,423,269       744,423,269    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost of $744,423,269)
    744,423,269    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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Columbia International Value Master Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Obligation – 1.0%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07, at
3.910%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
Obligation maturing
10/09/09, market value
$45,124,500 (repurchase
proceeds $44,252,414)
    44,238,000       44,238,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $44,238,000)
    44,238,000    
Total Investments – 116.1%
(Cost of $4,071,467,676) (f)
    5,024,902,741    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (16.1)%     (697,145,261 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     4,327,757,480    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 is $700,913,528.

(b)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, the value of these securities, which is not illiquid, amounted to $23,715,372 which represents 0.6% of net assets.

(c)  Non-income producing security.

(d)  Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,071,467,676.

  Investments in affiliate during the period ended September 30, 2007: Security name: Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela, ADR

Shares as of 03/31/07:     2,878,864    
Shares purchased:        
Shares sold:     (2,878,864 )  
Shares as of 09/30/07:        
Net realized gain/loss:   $ (1,677,992 )  
Dividend income earned:   $ 7,937,794    
Value at end of period:   $    

 

The Master Portfolio was invested in the following countries at September 30, 2007:

Summary of Securities
By Country
  Value ($)   % of Total
Investments
 
Japan     1,018,229,370       20.3    
United States *     788,661,269       15.7    
United Kingdom     608,620,854       12.1    
Netherlands     512,255,713       10.2    
France     424,219,755       8.4    
South Korea     378,242,774       7.5    
Germany     224,707,794       4.5    
Brazil     211,964,754       4.2    
Switzerland     171,165,428       3.4    
Italy     139,214,119       2.8    
Spain     99,738,498       2.0    
Bermuda     83,145,833       1.7    
Portugal     78,406,043       1.6    
Mexico     78,159,601       1.6    
Taiwan     61,933,973       1.2    
Canada     59,610,497       1.2    
Singapore     49,846,940       0.9    
New Zealand     36,779,526       0.7    
      5,024,902,741       100.0    

 

*  Includes short-term obligation and securities lending collateral.

  Certain securities are listed by country of underlying exposure but may trade predominantly on other exchanges.

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia International Value Master Portfolio
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Assets   Investments, at identified cost     4,071,467,676    
    Investments, at value (including securities
on loan of $700,913,528)
    5,024,902,741    
    Cash     1,188,437    
    Foreign currency (cost of $18,581)     18,778    
    Receivable for:          
    Investments sold     37,167,808    
    Interest     14,805    
    Dividends     23,597,833    
    Securities lending income     177,726    
    Total assets     5,087,068,128    
Liabilities   Collateral on securities loaned     744,423,269    
    Payable for:          
    Investments purchased     11,934,332    
    Investment advisory fee     2,524,699    
    Administration fee     160,919    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     13,456    
    Trustees' fees     53,641    
    Custody fee     121,050    
    Other liabilities     79,282    
    Total liabilities     759,310,648    
    Net Assets     4,327,757,480    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of OperationsColumbia International Value Master Portfolio
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Investment Income   Dividends (Net of foreign taxes withheld of $16,656,128)     74,274,814    
    Dividends from affiliates     7,937,794    
    Interest     2,494,933    
    Securities lending     6,428,212    
    Total income     91,135,753    
Expenses   Investment advisory fee     16,451,726    
    Administration fee     1,058,069    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     80,085    
    Trustees' fees     9,299    
    Custody fee     542,634    
    Other expenses     81,002    
    Total Expenses     18,222,815    
    Expense reductions     (17,631 )  
    Net Expenses     18,205,184    
    Net Investment Income     72,930,569    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   Net realized gain (loss) on:          
    Investments     426,329,958    
    Affiliated investments     (1,677,992 )  
    Foreign currency transactions     (965,079 )  
    Net realized gain     423,686,887    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:          
    Investments     (289,006,125 )  
    Foreign currency translations     191    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation     (289,005,934 )  
    Net Gain     134,680,953    
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     207,611,522    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia International Value Master Portfolio

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets       (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
 
Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   Net investment income     72,930,569       74,024,116    
    Net realized gain on investments and
foreign currency transactions
    423,686,887       604,868,524    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments
    (289,005,934 )     175,449,991    
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     207,611,522       854,342,631    
    Contributions     145,296,862       279,432,207    
    Withdrawals     (643,540,617 )     (974,514,599 )  
    Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (290,632,233 )     159,260,239    
Net Assets   Beginning of period     4,618,389,713       4,459,129,474    
    End of period     4,327,757,480       4,618,389,713    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia International Value Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
Total return     4.78 %(a)     20.95 %     24.88 %     13.85 %     79.88 %     (28.54 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (b)     0.80 %(c)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.86 %     0.90 %     0.90 %  
Interest expense           %(d)     %(d)     %(d)     %(d)     %(d)  
Net expenses (b)     0.80 %(c)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.86 %     0.90 %     0.90 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.05 %     0.06 %     0.06 %  
Net investment income     3.22 %(c)     1.66 %     1.88 %     1.57 %     1.34 %     1.45 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     15 %(a)     19 %     20 %     21 %     15 %     25 %  

 

(a)   Not annualized.

(b)   The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(c)   Annualized.

(d)   Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsColumbia International Value Master Portfolio
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to Columbia International Value Master Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio").

The following investors were invested in the Master Portfolio at September 30, 2007:

Columbia International Value Master Portfolio:

Columbia International Value Fund
(the "Feeder Fund")  88.0%

Columbia International Value Fund (Offshore)  0.3%

Banc of America Capital Management Funds VII,
LLC – International Value Fund  11.7%

The series of the Master Trust serve as master portfolios for the Columbia Funds that operate as feeder funds in a master/feeder structure.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Master Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Master Portfolio's interests are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Master Portfolio's net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their "fair value" using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Master Portfolio may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Master Portfolio's financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.


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Repurchase Agreements

The Master Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Master Portfolio's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Master Portfolio, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon the Master Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Master Portfolio seeks to assert its rights.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Master Portfolio or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees. The Master Portfolio will not incur any registration costs upon such resale.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Master Portfolio does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date, except for certain foreign securities which are recorded as soon after ex-date as the fund becomes aware of such, net of non-reclaimable tax withholdings.

Each investor in the Master Portfolio is treated as an owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolio.

Expenses

General expenses of the Master Trust are allocated to the Master Portfolio based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologics determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Master Portfolio are charged directly to the Master Portfolio.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Master Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and therefore is not subject to federal income tax. Each investor in the Master Portfolio will be subject to taxation on its allocated share of the Master Portfolio's ordinary income and capital gains.

The Master Portfolio's assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that the Feeder Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a registered investment company by investing its assets through its Master Portfolio.

The Master Portfolio may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Master Portfolio accrues such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.


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Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Master Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Master Portfolio. Also, under the Master Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Master Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Master Trust. However, based on experience, the Master Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 
$ 1,204,246,098     $ (250,811,033 )   $ 953,435,065    

 

The Master Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Master Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Master Portfolio's financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio at the following annual rates:

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  
First $500 million     0.85 %  
$500 million to $1 billion     0.80 %  
$1 billion to $1.5 billion     0.75 %  
$1.5 billion to $3 billion     0.70 %  
$3 billion to $6 billion     0.68 %  
Over $6 billion     0.66 %  

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rate for the Master Portfolio was 0.73% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Sub-Advisory Fee

Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. ("Brandes") has been retained by Columbia as the investment sub-advisor to the Master Portfolio. As the sub-advisor, Brandes is responsible for daily investment operations, including placing all orders for the purchase and sale of the portfolio securities for the Master Portfolio. Columbia, from the investment advisory fee it receives, pays Brandes a monthly sub-advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets.


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Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Master Portfolio. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.05% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Master Portfolio as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Master Portfolio has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Master Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Master Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly, plus a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio for the month. The Master Portfolio's aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Master Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Master Portfolio has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Master Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Master Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Master Portfolio expenses. Fees related to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are paid by the Feeder Fund and are included in "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" on the Feeder Fund's Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Master Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" aggregated to $4,429, of which $419 is unpaid.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia and/or some of the Master Portfolio's other service providers have voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Master Portfolio for certain expenses so that total expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed the annual rate of 0.90% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued by Columbia at any time.

Custody Credits

The Master Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Master Portfolio could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007 these credits reduced total expenses by $17,631.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Master Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Master Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Master Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations.

The Master Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Master Portfolio's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, a portfolio of Columbia Funds Series Trust, another registered investment company advised


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by Columbia. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities excluding short-term obligations were $651,854,176 and $974,026,679, respectively.

Note 6. Line of Credit

The Master Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund or Master Portfolio. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio did not borrow under this arrangement.

Note 7. Securities Lending

The Master Portfolio commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Master Portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Master Portfolio on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Master Portfolio. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Master Portfolio has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Master Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk. The risk of foreign investments is typically increased in less developed countries. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America


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Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.


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Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Important Information About This ReportColumbia International Value Fund

The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of the Columbia International Value Fund.

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Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

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Columbia International Value Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

g  Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

g  Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

g  Columbia High Income Fund

NOT FDIC INSURED

NOT BANK ISSUED

May Lose Value

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Table of Contents

Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund
    1    
Columbia Short Term
Bond Fund
    4    
Columbia High Income Fund     7    
Financial Statements     10    
Investment Portfolios     11    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    33    
Statements of Operations     35    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    37    
Financial Highlights     40    
Notes to Financial Statements     52    
Columbia High Income Master
Portfolio
    64    
Important Information About
This Report
    89    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific company securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors, the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Fund," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an auditor's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserving precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Fund ProfileColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

Summary

g   For the six-month period that ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 1.04% without sales charge. The fund trailed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index,1 and the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification,2 which gained 2.31% and 1.39%, respectively. As investors became more risk averse and US Treasuries beat other domestic fixed-income sectors, the fund's focus on bonds outside the Treasury market caused it to lag its benchmark.

g   A minimal stake in Treasuries and above-average exposure to bonds with a yield advantage over Treasuries, including investment-grade and a few high-yield issues, hurt returns. Within the investment-grade sector, higher quality commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) with longer durations (or greater sensitivity to interest rate changes), home equity loan asset-backed securities (ABS) and corporate bonds were all disappointments. CMBS are bonds backed by the interest and principal payments from mortgages on large commercial properties, such as apartments, office buildings or shopping malls. ABS are bonds secured by pools of assets from receivables, including the payments on home equity loans. On the upside were non-dollar securities, which benefited as foreign currencies appreciated versus the dollar.

g   We sought to minimize losses by cutting the fund's stake in home equity loan floaters, which are ABS securities whose payments float at a margin above LIBOR (the London Interbank Offered Rate)—the interest rate international banks with good credit ratings charge each other for large loans. The floaters performed poorly, as prepayment rates slowed and delinquency rates rose.

g   We believe moderate economic growth and contained inflation may allow the Federal Reserve Board to continue lowering short-term interest rates. Although market volatility and investor uncertainty may continue, we expect to maintain the fund's exposure to asset classes outside the Treasury market because we believe they have the potential to produce strong gains once fixed-income markets stabilize.

Portfolio Management

Leonard Aplet has co-managed Columbia Total Return Bond Fund since October 2004. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Kevin Cronk has co-managed the fund since November 2004. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Thomas LaPointe has co-managed the fund since March 2005. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Laura Ostrander has co-managed the fund since November 2004. She is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Carl Pappo has co-managed the fund since November 2006. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

1The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification invest at least 65% of the assets in investment grade debt issues with dollar-weighted average maturities of five to ten years.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

  +1.04 %  
Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  +2.31 %  
Lehman Brothers
U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.84    
Class B     1.59    
Class C     1.59    
Class Z     0.59    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     9.61    
Class B     9.62    
Class C     9.61    
Class Z     9.62    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.23    
Class B     0.19    
Class C     0.19    
Class Z     0.24    

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     16,274       15,753    
Class B     15,159       15,159    
Class C     15,135       15,135    
Class Z     16,684       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Total Return Bond Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   11/19/92   06/07/93   11/16/92   10/30/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month                                                          
(cumulative)     1.04       –2.27       0.77       –2.20       0.66       –0.32       1.17    
1-year     4.13       0.80       3.47       0.49       3.36       2.37       4.40    
5-year     3.89       3.20       3.11       3.11       3.11       3.11       4.14    
10-year     4.99       4.65       4.25       4.25       4.23       4.23       5.25    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year, and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,010.40       1,020.75       4.27       4.29       0.85    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.70       1,017.00       8.03       8.07       1.60    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,006.60       1,017.00       8.03       8.07       1.60    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,011.70       1,022.00       3.02       3.03       0.60    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund Profile Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

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 more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

  +2.32 %  
Class A shares
(without sales charges)
 
  +3.39 %  
Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year
U.S. Treasury Index
 

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.

Summary

g   For the six-month period that ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 2.32% without sales charge. That was less than the 3.39% return of its benchmark, the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index.1 However, the fund's return exceeded the 1.76% average return of its peer group, the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification.2 In a risk-averse market, the fund's exposure to bond sectors outside the Treasury market caused it to underperform its benchmark, but other allocation decisions created a performance advantage versus competing funds.

g   A slowdown in the housing market and the well-publicized difficulties experienced by subprime mortgages caused a flight to quality that made Treasury securities the best-performing asset class during the period. These factors also affected the mortgage-backed securities market. As a result, the fund was hurt by its overweight position in commercial mortgage-backed securities, which underperformed even though their high quality underlying loans performed well during the period. Our heavy exposure to financial bonds also hurt results, as financials underperformed both industrials and utilities. However, the fund benefited from its decision to reduce the overall size of its corporate bond position, especially within the home equity sector. Capital goods, technology, and communications bond holdings enhanced performance as these sectors outpaced the rest of the corporate bond market. The fund also benefited by having a slightly longer duration than the benchmark late in the period, when the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) cut the federal funds rate from 5.25% to 4.75%. Duration is a measure of interest rate sensitivity. We lengthen duration when we expect interest rates to decline and shorten it when we expect rates to rise. If we are right, as we were during this period, our decision can aid performance.

g   We believe moderate economic growth and contained inflation may lead the Fed to continue to reduce short-term interest rates. The current level of volatility and uncertainty in the marketplace may remain for a while. However, experience has taught us that when markets stabilize, positive excess returns are potentially available from asset classes outside the Treasury market and we have maintained our exposure to those sectors.

Portfolio Management

Leonard Aplet has co-managed the Columbia Short Term Bond Fund since October 2004. Mr. Aplet is affiliated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Ronald Stahl has co-managed the fund since November 2006. Mr. Stahl is affiliated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the fund.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

1The Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index tracks the performance of soverign debt publicly issued in the US domestic market with maturities of 1-3 years and a minimum amount outstanding of $1 billion. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.


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Performance Information Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     15,284       15,130    
Class B     14,360       14,360    
Class C     14,416       14,416    
Class Z     15,630       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Short Term Bond Fund during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   10/02/92   06/07/93   10/02/92   09/30/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month                                                          
(cumulative)     2.32       1.29       1.83       –1.16       2.16       1.16       2.45    
1-year     4.85       3.79       4.07       1.07       4.52       3.52       5.11    
5-year     2.71       2.51       1.95       1.95       2.11       2.11       2.95    
10-year     4.33       4.23       3.68       3.68       3.73       3.73       4.57    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 1.00% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     0.73    
Class B     1.48    
Class C     1.48    
Class Z     0.48    

 

Annual operating expense ratio

after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A     0.71    
Class B     1.46    
Class C     1.46    
Class Z     0.46    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 07/31/2008. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     9.84    
Class B     9.83    
Class C     9.83    
Class Z     9.82    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.23    
Class B     0.19    
Class C     0.21    
Class Z     0.24    

 


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Understanding Your Expenses Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,023.20       1,021.35       3.69       3.69       0.73    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,018.30       1,017.60       7.47       7.47       1.48    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,021.60       1,019.80       5.26       5.25       1.04    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,024.50       1,022.60       2.43       2.43       0.48    

 

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


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Fund ProfileColumbia High Income Fund

Summary

g   For the six-month period that ended September 30, 2007, the fund's Class A shares returned 0.13% without sales charge. The fund's benchmark, the Credit Suisse High Yield Index,1 returned 0.69%. The fund's return was slightly less than the 0.25% average return of its peer group, the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Classification.2 An emphasis on the airline sector and a small position in subprime mortgage lenders detracted from performance. Above-benchmark exposure to utilities and energy helped offset weak results from underperformers.

g   In the airline sector, Northwest Airlines, Inc. (Northwest) and Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) were disappointments (1.1% and 0.6% of net assets, respectively). Although US airlines, in general, have experienced their highest profits since 2000, and both Northwest and Delta have received high marks from Wall Street, negative investor sentiment and record high oil prices continued to drag the sector down. We remain positive on the business prospects of both Northwest and Delta and continue to own the stocks and certain fixed income securities. Although the fund had no direct exposure to subprime loans, our positions in companies that make those loans, including Fremont General Corp. (sold from the fund) and General Motors Acceptance Corp. (GMAC) (1.8% of net assets), hampered performance as the subprime mortgage debacle continued to rock the financial sector. Elsewhere in the fund, Bowater, Inc. and Alcatel-Lucent detracted from relative performance (0.5% and 1.4% of net assets, respectively).

g   A decision to overweight both utilities and energy aided performance. Within utilities, Calpine Corp. (3.0% of net assets) was a top performer as the company made progress toward emerging from bankruptcy. AES Corp. (1.9% of net assets), another strong performer, reported record revenues and net cash from operating activities. InterGen (0.7% of net assets), a global power generation firm, reaped the benefits of refinancing debt and also performed well. Within energy, Pogo Producing Company (0.7% of net assets) was one of the fund's top performers after announcing that it would be acquired at a modest premium. Star Gas Partners, L.P. (0.8% of net assets) also traded higher as the result of strong earnings results and expectations for the remainder of the year.

g   After an early summer sell off, followed by a late summer Treasury rally, the yield difference between Treasuries and the high-yield market widened to approximately 420 basis points—making the high yield sector more attractively valued than it was earlier this year. (A basis point is one-hundredth of one percent.) Meanwhile, the overall prospects for the high-yield sector remain positive. Default rates are low, the world economy is growing and corporate earnings have generally matched expectations. As a result, we have taken the opportunity to put some of the fund's cash to work in selected lower-rated credits that were available at what we believe are attractive prices. Nevertheless, the fund maintains its conservative positioning and we plan to move cautiously in raising the fund's risk exposure in the current environment.

Portfolio Management

The master portfolio is managed by the High Yield Portfolio Management Team of MacKay Shields LLC, investment sub-advisor to the master portfolio. J. Matthew Philo is the lead portfolio manager responsible for making the day-to-day investment decisions for the master portfolio, and has been a portfolio manager for the master portfolio since its inception.

The fund is a feeder fund that invests substantially all of its assets in a master portfolio. Holdings information referenced in this section is that of the master portfolio.

Portfolio holdings and characteristics are subject to change and may not be representative of current holdings and characteristics. The outlook for the fund may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Investing in high-yield bonds (sometimes referred to as "junk bonds") offers the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involves certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a junk bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. Rising interest rates tend to lower the value of all bonds.

Source for all security-specific commentary—MacKay Shields LLC.

Source for all statistical data—Columbia Management Advisors, LLC.

1The Credit Suisse High Yield Index is a broad-based index that tracks the performance of high yield bonds. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads. Funds in the Lipper High Current Yield Funds Category aim at high (relative) current yield from fixed income securities and have no quality or maturity restrictions.

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

  + 0.13 %  
Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  + 0.69 %  
Credit Suisse High Yield Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style BoxTM 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 a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds 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 month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.


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Performance InformationColumbia High Income Fund

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.16    
Class B     1.91    
Class C     1.91    
Class Z     0.91    

 

*The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund's prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     8.78    
Class B     8.76    
Class C     8.72    
Class Z     8.85    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 09/30/07 ($)

Class A     0.34    
Class B     0.31    
Class C     0.31    
Class Z     0.35    

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/14/00 – 09/30/07 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     18,422       17,545    
Class B     17,424       17,424    
Class C     17,354       17,354    
Class Z     18,836       n/a    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia High Income Fund during the stated time period and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   Z  
Inception   02/14/00   02/17/00   03/08/00   02/14/00  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month                                                          
(cumulative)     0.13       –4.59       –0.25       –5.07       –0.25       –1.22       0.14    
1-year     7.59       2.45       6.80       1.80       6.83       5.83       7.80    
5-year     13.21       12.11       12.36       12.10       12.35       12.35       13.43    
Life     8.34       7.65       7.56       7.56       7.56       7.56       8.66    

 

        

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of fund expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the fund's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia High Income Fund

As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other fund expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

g  For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

2.  In the section of the table below titled "Expenses paid during the period," locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled "actual." Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,001.30       1,019.20       5.80       5.86       1.16    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       997.50       1,015.45       9.54       9.62       1.91    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       997.50       1,015.45       9.54       9.62       1.91    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,001.40       1,020.45       4.55       4.60       0.91    

 

        

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the fund's most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided may not help you determine the relative total costs of owning shares of different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


9



Financial StatementsGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

A guide to understanding your fund's financial statements

Investment Portfolio   The investment portfolio details all of the fund's holdings and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.  
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   This statement details the fund's assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the fund's liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the fund's investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.  
Statement of Operations   This statement details income earned by the fund and the expenses accrued by the fund during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the fund's net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.  
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   This statement demonstrates how the fund's net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.  
Financial Highlights   The financial highlights demonstrate how the fund's net asset value per share was affected by the fund's operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses performance for each class of shares and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).  
Notes to Financial Statements   These notes disclose the organizational background of the fund, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.  

 


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Investment PortfolioColumbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Mortgage-Backed Securities – 34.3%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.000% 03/01/37     24,884,339       23,736,493    
5.000% 04/01/37     34,766,109       33,162,444    
5.000% 05/01/37     19,972,522       19,051,245    
5.000% 06/01/37     14,892,203       14,205,267    
5.500% 12/01/17     218,246       218,287    
5.500% 12/01/18     1,498,944       1,497,755    
5.500% 07/01/19     1,138,670       1,136,552    
5.500% 04/01/22     25,931,478       25,855,073    
5.500% 05/01/22     1,048,711       1,045,622    
5.500% 04/01/37     59,021       57,793    
5.500% 05/01/37     69,269,489       67,827,663    
5.954% 04/01/37 (a)     5,074,771       5,141,544    
6.000% 05/01/17     97,611       99,060    
6.000% 07/01/17     2,029,916       2,060,048    
6.000% 02/01/20     3,226,481       3,272,614    
6.000% 05/01/21     13,124,586       13,312,246    
8.000% 11/01/09     9,192       9,451    
8.000% 04/01/10     7,573       7,803    
8.500% 11/01/26     168,940       181,219    
TBA:  
5.000% 10/11/37 (b)     31,000,000       29,566,250    
5.500% 10/11/37 (b)     6,330,000       6,197,462    
6.000% 10/11/37 (b)     80,000,000       80,075,040    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.000% 05/01/37     8,694,993       8,296,488    
5.500% 11/01/36     6,975,026       6,833,222    
5.500% 12/01/36     9,956,239       9,753,826    
5.500% 01/01/37     3,574,037       3,501,376    
5.500% 03/01/37     19,507,567       19,107,619    
5.500% 04/01/37     36,728,026       35,975,020    
5.500% 05/01/37     48,883,378       47,881,160    
5.991% 06/01/32 (a)     33,005       33,492    
6.080% 07/01/32 (a)     286,787       290,748    
6.500% 08/01/36     28,340,822       28,860,877    
6.500% 10/01/36     21,665,152       22,062,709    
6.500% 11/01/36     16,578,309       16,882,522    
6.500% 01/01/37     12,746,850       12,980,755    
7.000% 10/01/11     157,399       162,184    
7.199% 08/01/36 (a)     49,553       49,749    
8.000% 12/01/09     52,555       52,587    
10.000% 09/01/18     66,355       74,351    
TBA:  
5.500% 10/10/37 (b)     13,344,000       13,068,780    
6.000% 10/10/37 (b)     69,966,000       70,053,458    
6.500% 10/10/37 (b)     26,111,000       26,584,262    
Government National Mortgage Association  
7.000% 01/15/30     1,001,820       1,049,899    
7.500% 12/15/23     994,484       1,043,761    
7.500% 07/20/28     394,514       412,701    
8.000% 05/15/17     12,521       13,229    
8.500% 02/15/25     111,812       120,833    

 

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
9.500% 09/15/09     1,044       1,081    
13.000% 01/15/11     3,361       3,767    
13.000% 02/15/11     1,763       1,976    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $656,822,326)
    652,869,363    
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 30.3%  
Basic Materials – 0.6%  
Chemicals – 0.1%  
Chemtura Corp.  
6.875% 06/01/16     270,000       256,500    
EquiStar Chemicals LP  
10.625% 05/01/11     120,000       125,400    
Huntsman International LLC  
6.875% 11/15/13 (c)   EUR 155,000       226,548    
7.875% 11/15/14     285,000       303,525    
Ineos Group Holdings PLC  
8.500% 02/15/16 (c)     295,000       282,463    
Lyondell Chemical Co.  
6.875% 06/15/17     250,000       271,250    
8.000% 09/15/14     195,000       214,500    
8.250% 09/15/16     265,000       298,787    
MacDermid, Inc.  
9.500% 04/15/17 (c)     200,000       193,000    
Mosaic Co.  
7.625% 12/01/16 (c)     335,000       357,194    
Chemicals Total     2,529,167    
Forest Products & Paper – 0.4%  
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.  
8.375% 04/01/15     310,000       225,525    
Domtar, Inc.  
7.125% 08/15/15     260,000       249,600    
Georgia-Pacific Corp.  
8.000% 01/15/24     355,000       346,125    
NewPage Corp.  
10.000% 05/01/12     145,000       152,612    
12.000% 05/01/13     70,000       75,075    
Norske Skog  
8.625% 06/15/11     245,000       191,100    
Weyerhaeuser Co.  
7.375% 03/15/32     5,700,000       5,719,192    
Forest Products & Paper Total     6,959,229    
Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
FMG Finance Ltd.  
10.625% 09/01/16 (c)     440,000       518,100    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.  
8.375% 04/01/17     425,000       464,313    
Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp.  
PIK,  
11.146% 11/15/14 (c)     260,000       241,800    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Vale Overseas Ltd.  
6.875% 11/21/36     1,450,000       1,493,887    
Metals & Mining Total     2,718,100    
Basic Materials Total     12,206,496    
Communications – 4.0%  
Media – 2.6%  
Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC  
9.375% 01/15/14     250,000       242,500    
Cablevision Systems Corp.  
8.000% 04/15/12     235,000       227,950    
CanWest MediaWorks LP  
9.250% 08/01/15 (c)(d)     355,000       358,550    
Charter Communications Holdings I LLC  
9.920% 04/01/14     575,000       494,500    
11.000% 10/01/15     170,000       172,125    
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.  
5.500% 12/15/16     375,000       285,628    
CMP Susquehanna Corp.  
9.875% 05/15/14     340,000       316,200    
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC  
9.875% 06/15/22     2,159,000       2,829,611    
Comcast Corp.  
6.300% 11/15/17     4,890,000       4,970,362    
6.950% 08/15/37     5,220,000       5,478,964    
CSC Holdings, Inc.  
7.625% 04/01/11     460,000       461,150    
7.625% 07/15/18     200,000       191,000    
Dex Media, Inc.  
(f) 11/15/13
(9.000% 11/15/08)
    600,000       564,000    
DirecTV Holdings LLC  
6.375% 06/15/15     320,000       303,600    
EchoStar DBS Corp.  
6.625% 10/01/14     445,000       447,225    
Idearc, Inc.  
8.000% 11/15/16     305,000       304,237    
Insight Midwest LP  
9.750% 10/01/09     182,000       182,228    
Local TV Finance LLC  
PIK,  
9.250% 06/15/15 (c)     270,000       253,800    
Quebecor Media, Inc.  
7.750% 03/15/16     230,000       219,363    
7.750% 03/15/16 (b)(c)     115,000       109,681    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.  
8.875% 01/15/16     265,000       269,969    
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.  
9.000% 02/15/17 (c)     270,000       243,000    
Time Warner, Inc.  
5.875% 11/15/16     7,265,000       7,107,277    
6.500% 11/15/36 (d)     1,800,000       1,736,599    
9.125% 01/15/13 (d)     2,472,000       2,833,943    

 

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
Univision Communications, Inc.  
PIK,  
9.750% 03/15/15 (c)     475,000       463,125    
Viacom, Inc.  
5.750% 04/30/11     13,180,000       13,307,503    
6.875% 04/30/36     4,965,000       4,944,316    
Media Total     49,318,406    
Telecommunication Services – 1.4%  
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.  
7.000% 02/15/15     280,000       270,200    
Citizens Communications Co.  
7.875% 01/15/27     445,000       433,875    
Cricket Communications, Inc.  
9.375% 11/01/14     485,000       492,275    
Digicel Group Ltd.  
PIK,  
9.125% 01/15/15 (a)(c)(d)     487,000       452,403    
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.  
8.375% 11/01/11     540,000       573,075    
9.875% 11/01/12     255,000       275,400    
Embarq Corp.  
7.082% 06/01/16     150,000       155,504    
Hellas Telecommunications Luxembourg II  
11.110% 01/15/15 (a)(c)     145,000       140,288    
Inmarsat Finance II PLC  
(f) 11/15/12
(10.375% 11/15/08)
    315,000       301,613    
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.  
11.250% 06/15/16     345,000       369,581    
Intelsat Intermediate Holdings Co., Ltd.  
(f) 02/01/15
(9.250% 02/01/10)
    230,000       189,175    
Lucent Technologies, Inc.  
6.450% 03/15/29     385,000       319,550    
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.  
9.250% 11/01/14 (c)     465,000       474,300    
Nextel Communications, Inc.  
6.875% 10/31/13     995,000       998,979    
7.375% 08/01/15     2,920,000       2,967,611    
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings  
8.250% 05/01/16 (c)   EUR 245,000       365,952    
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA  
7.875% 02/08/14 (c)     170,000       160,863    
PanAmSat Corp.  
9.000% 08/15/14     185,000       190,550    
Qwest Communications International, Inc.  
7.500% 02/15/14     225,000       227,813    
Qwest Corp.  
7.500% 10/01/14     110,000       114,400    
7.500% 06/15/23     505,000       497,425    
Rogers Wireless, Inc.  
8.000% 12/15/12     140,000       146,506    
Rural Cellular Corp.  
8.621% 06/01/13 (a)(c)     260,000       266,500    
11.106% 11/01/12 (a)     345,000       351,900    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
Sprint Capital Corp.  
6.125% 11/15/08     1,009,000       1,016,425    
6.875% 11/15/28     950,000       916,843    
8.750% 03/15/32     4,532,000       5,197,021    
Syniverse Technologies, Inc.  
7.750% 08/15/13     180,000       171,900    
Telefonica Emisiones SAU  
6.221% 07/03/17 (d)     1,075,000       1,085,981    
7.045% 06/20/36     3,700,000       3,941,170    
Telenet Group Holding NV  
(f) 06/15/14 (c)
(11.500% 12/15/08)
    278,000       275,220    
Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc.  
9.250% 02/15/14     290,000       300,875    
Verizon Communications, Inc.  
6.250% 04/01/37     2,810,000       2,825,862    
Virgin Media Finance PLC  
8.750% 04/15/14   EUR 165,000       238,517    
West Corp.  
11.000% 10/15/16 (d)     220,000       231,000    
Wind Acquisition Financial SA  
PIK,  
12.610% 12/21/11 (g)     463,014       450,852    
Windstream Corp.  
8.625% 08/01/16     310,000       330,537    
Telecommunication Services Total     27,717,941    
Communications Total     77,036,347    
Consumer Cyclical – 3.4%  
Airlines – 0.1%  
Continental Airlines, Inc.  
7.461% 04/01/15     2,742,847       2,713,704    
Airlines Total     2,713,704    
Apparel – 0.0%  
Broder Brothers Co.  
11.250% 10/15/10     215,000       187,050    
Levi Strauss & Co.  
9.750% 01/15/15     280,000       294,000    
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.  
8.125% 05/01/13     175,000       179,813    
Apparel Total     660,863    
Auto Manufacturers – 0.1%  
Ford Motor Co.  
7.450% 07/16/31     360,000       282,600    
General Motors Corp.  
8.375% 07/15/33     645,000       565,181    
Auto Manufacturers Total     847,781    
Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.1%  
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.  
8.000% 07/01/13     265,000       250,425    

 

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  
8.625% 12/01/11 (c)     81,000       84,645    
9.000% 07/01/15     222,000       236,985    
Hayes Lemmerz Finance Luxembourg SA  
8.250% 06/15/15 (c)   EUR 260,000       333,672    
TRW Automotive, Inc.  
7.000% 03/15/14 (c)     240,000       232,800    
Auto Parts & Equipment Total     1,138,527    
Distribution/Wholesale – 0.0%  
Buhrmann U.S., Inc.  
7.875% 03/01/15     300,000       280,500    
Distribution/Wholesale Total     280,500    
Entertainment – 0.1%  
Global Cash Access LLC  
8.750% 03/15/12     255,000       263,925    
Six Flags, Inc.  
9.625% 06/01/14     280,000       231,350    
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.  
7.000% 03/01/14 (c)     270,000       256,500    
WMG Acquisition Corp.  
7.375% 04/15/14     255,000       221,850    
WMG Holdings Corp.  
(f) 12/15/14
(9.500% 12/15/09)
    280,000       196,000    
Entertainment Total     1,169,625    
Home Builders – 0.4%  
D.R. Horton, Inc.  
5.625% 09/15/14     3,140,000       2,669,393    
5.625% 01/15/16     325,000       273,097    
6.500% 04/15/16 (d)     4,160,000       3,643,748    
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.  
6.375% 12/15/14     355,000       275,125    
KB Home  
5.875% 01/15/15     235,000       199,750    
Lennar Corp.  
6.500% 04/15/16 (d)     685,000       619,200    
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.  
5.150% 05/15/15     1,370,000       1,173,356    
Home Builders Total     8,853,669    
Home Furnishings – 0.0%  
Sealy Mattress Co.  
8.250% 06/15/14     220,000       221,650    
Home Furnishings Total     221,650    
Leisure Time – 0.0%  
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.  
7.000% 06/15/13     400,000       397,779    
Town Sports International, Inc.  
(f) 02/01/14
(11.000% 02/01/09)
    309,000       288,143    
Leisure Time Total     685,922    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Lodging – 0.3%  
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority  
9.375% 12/15/14 (c)     165,000       155,100    
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd.  
9.875% 12/15/12 (c)     450,000       463,500    
Greektown Holdings LLC  
10.750% 12/01/13 (c)     405,000       400,950    
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.  
5.625% 06/01/15     2,280,000       1,812,600    
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.  
9.750% 06/15/14     265,000       263,675    
Majestic Star LLC  
9.750% 01/15/11     220,000       184,800    
MGM Mirage  
7.500% 06/01/16     415,000       412,406    
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority  
6.875% 02/15/15     210,000       206,587    
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.  
7.500% 06/15/15 (c)     440,000       416,350    
8.250% 03/15/12     75,000       75,938    
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority  
9.063% 02/01/14 (a)(c)     55,000       53,488    
9.125% 02/01/15 (c)     55,000       54,175    
Station Casinos, Inc.  
6.625% 03/15/18     645,000       540,187    
Lodging Total     5,039,756    
Retail – 2.3%  
AmeriGas Partners LP  
7.125% 05/20/16     195,000       189,638    
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.  
8.000% 03/15/14     185,000       178,525    
AutoNation, Inc.  
7.000% 04/15/14     130,000       124,150    
7.360% 04/15/13 (a)     90,000       85,950    
Buffets, Inc.  
12.500% 11/01/14     220,000       154,000    
CVS Caremark Corp.  
5.298% 01/11/27 (c)     2,311,496       2,216,956    
CVS Lease Pass-Through  
6.036% 12/10/28 (c)     3,826,351       3,716,649    
Dave & Buster's, Inc.  
11.250% 03/15/14     170,000       171,700    
Federated Department Stores, Inc.  
6.900% 04/01/29     2,101,000       1,975,940    
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.  
5.350% 03/15/12     580,000       568,761    
Home Depot, Inc.  
5.875% 12/16/36     2,340,000       1,998,732    
JC Penney Corp., Inc.  
7.400% 04/01/37 (d)     5,660,000       5,970,213    
KAR Holdings, Inc.  
10.000% 05/01/15 (c)     225,000       210,938    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.  
7.500% 12/15/14     130,000       129,350    
Limited Brands, Inc.  
6.900% 07/15/17     5,355,000       5,380,709    
6.950% 03/01/33     1,805,000       1,685,126    
7.600% 07/15/37     4,270,000       4,299,531    
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.  
5.900% 12/01/16     2,600,000       2,488,122    
Michaels Stores, Inc.  
11.375% 11/01/16     215,000       219,838    
Rite Aid Corp.  
9.375% 12/15/15 (c)     410,000       381,300    
Starbucks Corp.  
6.250% 08/15/17     3,345,000       3,374,185    
United Auto Group, Inc.  
7.750% 12/15/16     275,000       263,313    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
4.125% 02/15/11     7,135,000       6,931,367    
5.250% 09/01/35     1,685,000       1,477,713    
Retail Total     44,192,706    
Textiles – 0.0%  
INVISTA  
9.250% 05/01/12 (c)     205,000       215,250    
Textiles Total     215,250    
Consumer Cyclical Total     66,019,953    
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 2.3%  
Agriculture – 0.0%  
Reynolds American, Inc.  
7.625% 06/01/16     255,000       271,499    
Agriculture Total     271,499    
Beverages – 0.2%  
Constellation Brands, Inc.  
8.125% 01/15/12     185,000       188,237    
Cott Beverages, Inc.  
8.000% 12/15/11     195,000       192,075    
SABMiller PLC  
6.200% 07/01/11 (c)     3,720,000       3,843,199    
Beverages Total     4,223,511    
Biotechnology – 0.0%  
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.  
7.500% 08/15/13     240,000       243,600    
Biotechnology Total     243,600    
Commercial Services – 0.2%  
ACE Cash Express, Inc.  
10.250% 10/01/14 (c)     190,000       190,475    
Ashtead Capital, Inc.  
9.000% 08/15/16 (c)     15,000       14,794    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Ashtead Holdings PLC  
8.625% 08/01/15 (c)     335,000       325,787    
Corrections Corp. of America  
6.250% 03/15/13     240,000       236,400    
GEO Group, Inc.  
8.250% 07/15/13     355,000       358,550    
Hertz Corp.  
8.875% 01/01/14     205,000       211,150    
Quebecor World Capital Corp.  
8.750% 03/15/16 (c)     210,000       190,575    
Quebecor World, Inc.  
9.750% 01/15/15 (c)     145,000       138,837    
Rental Service Corp.  
9.500% 12/01/14 (d)     420,000       401,100    
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida  
7.804% 10/01/20 (c)     130,000       132,113    
Service Corp. International  
6.750% 04/01/16     190,000       184,062    
7.375% 10/01/14     35,000       35,963    
United Rentals North America, Inc.  
6.500% 02/15/12     135,000       136,688    
Commercial Services Total     2,556,494    
Cosmetics/Personal Care – 0.0%  
DEL Laboratories, Inc.  
8.000% 02/01/12 (d)     240,000       220,800    
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.  
7.750% 01/15/14     260,000       256,100    
Cosmetics/Personal Care Total     476,900    
Food – 1.2%  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  
7.000% 10/01/28     8,650,000       9,080,493    
Dean Foods Co.  
7.000% 06/01/16     185,000       175,750    
Dole Food Co., Inc.  
8.625% 05/01/09     228,000       228,570    
Fred Meyer, Inc.  
7.450% 03/01/08     1,630,000       1,643,017    
Kraft Foods, Inc.  
6.500% 08/11/17     7,940,000       8,201,631    
Kroger Co.  
7.500% 04/01/31 (d)     1,750,000       1,927,795    
8.000% 09/15/29     970,000       1,076,739    
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC  
9.250% 04/01/15 (c)     270,000       257,175    
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.  
(f) 11/01/12
(10.500% 11/01/08)
    355,000       333,700    
Food Total     22,924,870    
Healthcare Services – 0.1%  
DaVita, Inc.  
7.250% 03/15/15     440,000       441,100    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
HCA, Inc.  
9.250% 11/15/16 (c)     320,000       340,000    
PIK,  
9.625% 11/15/16 (c)     290,000       309,575    
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
9.875% 07/01/14     405,000       370,575    
U.S. Oncology Holdings, Inc.  
PIK,  
10.009% 03/15/12 (c)     195,000       173,550    
Healthcare Services Total     1,634,800    
Household Products/Wares – 0.2%  
American Greetings Corp.  
7.375% 06/01/16     260,000       252,200    
Amscan Holdings, Inc.  
8.750% 05/01/14     395,000       365,375    
Fortune Brands, Inc.  
5.125% 01/15/11 (d)     1,565,000       1,551,532    
Jarden Corp.  
7.500% 05/01/17     325,000       314,437    
Jostens IH Corp.  
7.625% 10/01/12     265,000       269,638    
Household Products/Wares Total     2,753,182    
Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%  
Elan Finance PLC  
8.875% 12/01/13     505,000       496,163    
Mylan Laboratories, Inc.  
6.375% 08/15/15     275,000       295,281    
NBTY, Inc.  
7.125% 10/01/15     270,000       270,000    
Omnicare, Inc.  
6.750% 12/15/13     250,000       233,125    
Wyeth  
5.500% 02/01/14     4,475,000       4,449,958    
5.500% 02/15/16     2,150,000       2,106,161    
Pharmaceuticals Total     7,850,688    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     42,935,544    
Energy – 3.4%  
Coal – 0.0%  
Arch Western Finance LLC  
6.750% 07/01/13     295,000       289,100    
Massey Energy Co.  
6.875% 12/15/13     290,000       270,425    
Coal Total     559,525    
Energy-Alternate Sources – 0.0%  
VeraSun Energy Corp.  
9.375% 06/01/17 (c)     255,000       219,300    
Energy-Alternate Sources Total     219,300    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Oil & Gas – 2.0%  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  
6.250% 03/15/38     4,745,000       4,577,359    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  
7.500% 06/15/14     470,000       481,750    
Cimarex Energy Co.  
7.125% 05/01/17     205,000       203,462    
Compton Petroleum Corp.  
7.625% 12/01/13     265,000       255,725    
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.  
10.000% 06/15/13 (c)     260,000       245,700    
Forest Oil Corp.  
8.000% 12/15/11     225,000       233,437    
Gazprom International SA  
7.201% 02/01/20 (c)     3,136,158       3,214,562    
Hess Corp.  
7.300% 08/15/31 (d)     5,280,000       5,788,052    
KCS Energy, Inc.  
7.125% 04/01/12     215,000       208,550    
Marathon Oil Corp.  
6.000% 07/01/12     2,415,000       2,477,744    
6.000% 10/01/17     3,000,000       3,004,350    
Newfield Exploration Co.  
6.625% 04/15/16     45,000       43,988    
Nexen, Inc.  
5.875% 03/10/35     2,745,000       2,514,143    
OPTI Canada, Inc.  
8.250% 12/15/14 (c)     280,000       282,100    
PetroHawk Energy Corp.  
9.125% 07/15/13     165,000       174,075    
Petroplus Finance Ltd.  
6.750% 05/01/14 (c)     75,000       72,000    
7.000% 05/01/17 (c)     75,000       71,250    
Qatar Petroleum  
5.579% 05/30/11 (c)     2,208,917       2,215,625    
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.  
7.125% 04/01/16     245,000       241,325    
Talisman Energy, Inc.  
5.850% 02/01/37     2,210,000       1,970,487    
Tesoro Corp.  
6.625% 11/01/15     265,000       265,000    
United Refining Co.  
10.500% 08/15/12 (c)     155,000       159,650    
Valero Energy Corp.  
6.625% 06/15/37     5,960,000       6,048,721    
6.875% 04/15/12 (d)     2,035,000       2,144,367    
Oil & Gas Total     36,893,422    
Oil & Gas Services – 0.0%  
Seitel, Inc.  
9.750% 02/15/14     165,000       155,925    
Oil & Gas Services Total     155,925    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Pipelines – 1.4%  
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP  
8.125% 12/15/15     185,000       182,225    
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.  
6.800% 11/15/15     100,000       103,521    
Duke Capital LLC  
4.370% 03/01/09     4,046,000       3,997,812    
El Paso Corp.  
6.875% 06/15/14     155,000       156,432    
Energy Transfer Partners LP  
6.125% 02/15/17     3,835,000       3,701,086    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP  
6.950% 01/15/38     2,220,000       2,250,532    
ONEOK Partners LP  
6.850% 10/15/37     2,470,000       2,489,434    
Plains All American Pipeline LP  
6.650% 01/15/37     2,835,000       2,820,136    
TEPPCO Partners LP  
7.625% 02/15/12     3,991,000       4,280,723    
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.  
6.350% 05/15/67 (a)     6,315,000       6,060,783    
Pipelines Total     26,042,684    
Energy Total     63,870,856    
Financials – 12.4%  
Banks – 4.4%  
Capital One Financial Corp.  
5.700% 09/15/11     6,635,000       6,646,014    
Chinatrust Commercial Bank  
5.625% 12/29/49 (a)(c)     1,220,000       1,131,862    
First Union National Bank  
5.800% 12/01/08     7,489,000       7,557,966    
HSBC Bank USA  
3.875% 09/15/09     6,645,000       6,515,814    
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA  
6.000% 10/01/17     6,385,000       6,446,896    
Lloyds TSB Group PLC  
6.267% 12/31/49 (a)(c)     3,500,000       3,201,373    
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank  
5.300% 09/08/11     5,535,000       5,566,040    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.  
4.375% 08/01/09     1,330,000       1,318,057    
PNC Funding Corp.  
5.125% 12/14/10     5,941,000       5,946,341    
5.625% 02/01/17     1,880,000       1,837,424    
Regions Financing Trust II  
6.625% 05/15/47 (a)     1,520,000       1,438,256    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC  
6.990% 10/29/49 (a)(b)(c)     2,200,000       2,241,162    
7.640% 03/31/49 (a)(b)     400,000       418,384    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
16



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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Union Planters Corp.  
4.375% 12/01/10     3,820,000       3,692,569    
USB Capital IX  
6.189% 04/15/42 (a)     8,650,000       8,655,744    
Wachovia Capital Trust III  
5.800% 03/15/42 (a)     11,120,000       11,045,396    
Wells Fargo & Co.  
5.300% 08/26/11     3,515,000       3,534,427    
5.764% 03/10/08 (a)     1,400,000       1,400,734    
5.794% 09/15/09 (a)     5,000,000       4,995,470    
Banks Total     83,589,929    
Diversified Financial Services – 5.3%  
AmeriCredit Corp.  
8.500% 07/01/15 (c)     15,000       13,275    
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.  
5.550% 01/22/17 (d)     835,000       788,213    
6.400% 10/02/17     1,795,000       1,787,025    
Capital One Capital IV  
6.745% 02/17/37 (a)     4,565,000       4,070,862    
CIT Group, Inc.  
5.850% 09/15/16 (d)     5,045,000       4,752,067    
Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust  
8.040% 12/15/19 (c)     6,000,000       6,918,162    
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.  
6.500% 02/15/08     2,557,000       2,567,727    
Countrywide Home Loan, Inc.  
3.250% 05/21/08     2,465,000       2,375,646    
Eaton Vance Corp.  
6.500% 10/02/17     4,865,000       4,847,340    
Ford Motor Credit Co.  
7.375% 10/28/09     1,755,000       1,720,878    
7.375% 02/01/11     1,600,000       1,533,157    
7.800% 06/01/12 (d)     165,000       156,965    
8.000% 12/15/16     265,000       247,909    
Fund American Companies, Inc.  
5.875% 05/15/13     3,225,000       3,179,721    
General Electric Capital Corp.  
6.750% 03/15/32     3,280,000       3,611,191    
GMAC LLC  
6.875% 09/15/11     1,931,000       1,837,663    
8.000% 11/01/31     640,000       627,892    
Goldman Sachs Capital II  
5.793% 12/29/49 (a)     1,000,000       946,249    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
6.250% 09/01/17     10,065,000       10,285,323    
International Lease Finance Corp.  
4.875% 09/01/10     6,000,000       5,959,074    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
5.375% 10/01/12     1,650,000       1,651,765    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
LaBranche & Co., Inc.  
11.000% 05/15/12     215,000       215,537    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  
6.200% 09/26/14     10,000,000       10,039,610    
LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.  
PIK,  
10.375% 10/15/17 (c)     435,000       420,319    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
5.700% 05/02/17 (d)     2,125,000       2,065,997    
6.050% 08/15/12     2,035,000       2,086,524    
6.050% 05/16/16     2,875,000       2,870,949    
Morgan Stanley  
5.750% 10/18/16     5,990,000       5,908,967    
Prudential Funding LLC  
6.600% 05/15/08 (c)     6,773,000       6,811,769    
Residential Capital Corp.  
6.375% 06/30/10     4,130,000       3,427,900    
6.500% 06/01/12     1,150,000       931,500    
Residential Capital LLC  
6.500% 04/17/13     1,160,000       936,700    
SLM Corp.  
5.000% 10/01/13     190,000       165,907    
5.375% 05/15/14     3,110,000       2,714,066    
Wimar Opco LLC  
9.625% 12/15/14 (c)     305,000       236,375    
Windsor Financing LLC  
5.881% 07/15/17 (c)     1,559,592       1,585,372    
Diversified Financial Services Total     100,295,596    
Insurance – 0.6%  
Asurion Corp.  
12.165% 07/02/15     210,000       204,663    
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.  
7.750% 05/01/17     315,000       299,250    
HUB International Holdings, Inc.  
10.250% 06/15/15 (c)     260,000       241,800    
ING Groep NV  
5.775% 12/29/49 (a)     2,855,000       2,697,515    
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.  
7.500% 08/15/36 (c)     5,775,000       5,919,548    
Metlife, Inc.  
6.400% 12/15/36     1,450,000       1,378,734    
USI Holdings Corp.  
9.750% 05/15/15 (c)     180,000       161,550    
Insurance Total     10,903,060    
Real Estate – 0.2%  
ERP Operating LP  
5.750% 06/15/17     4,310,000       4,118,459    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Realogy Corp.  
10.500% 04/15/14 (c)     190,000       161,975    
12.375% 04/15/15 (c)(d)     165,000       124,575    
Real Estate Total     4,405,009    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.3%  
Archstone-Smith Trust  
5.750% 03/15/16 (d)     1,245,000       1,228,773    
Camden Property Trust  
5.375% 12/15/13     5,483,000       5,293,453    
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.  
6.300% 09/15/16     6,285,000       6,167,653    
Highwoods Properties, Inc.  
5.850% 03/15/17     1,040,000       985,538    
Hospitality Properties Trust  
5.625% 03/15/17     2,730,000       2,530,025    
iStar Financial, Inc.  
5.800% 03/15/11     5,500,000       5,299,673    
Liberty Property LP  
5.500% 12/15/16     3,310,000       3,097,716    
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc.,  
6.750% 05/01/13 (c)     270,000       264,852    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     24,867,683    
Savings & Loans – 0.6%  
Washington Mutual Bank  
5.125% 01/15/15     4,000,000       3,725,592    
Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Delaware  
6.534% 03/29/49 (a)(c)     8,400,000       7,687,764    
Savings & Loans Total     11,413,356    
Financials Total     235,474,633    
Industrials – 1.5%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%  
DRS Technologies, Inc.  
6.875% 11/01/13     75,000       75,000    
L-3 Communications Corp.  
6.375% 10/15/15     260,000       255,450    
Raytheon Co.  
5.375% 04/01/13     2,200,000       2,191,688    
7.200% 08/15/27     830,000       930,354    
Sequa Corp.  
9.000% 08/01/09     230,000       239,200    
Aerospace & Defense Total     3,691,692    
Building Materials – 0.0%  
NTK Holdings, Inc.  
(f) 03/01/14
(10.750% 09/01/09)
    215,000       132,225    
Building Materials Total     132,225    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.0%  
Belden CDT, Inc.  
7.000% 03/15/17 (c)     305,000       301,950    
General Cable Corp.  
7.125% 04/01/17 (d)     125,000       122,500    
7.735% 04/01/15 (a)     125,000       121,250    
Electrical Components & Equipment Total     545,700    
Electronics – 0.0%  
Flextronics International Ltd.  
6.250% 11/15/14     370,000       345,950    
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC  
9.500% 10/15/15 (d)     225,000       209,813    
Electronics Total     555,763    
Engineering & Construction – 0.0%  
Esco Corp.  
8.625% 12/15/13 (c)     160,000       157,600    
Engineering & Construction Total     157,600    
Environmental Control – 0.1%  
Aleris International, Inc.  
10.000% 12/15/16     145,000       128,325    
PIK,  
9.000% 12/15/14     220,000       203,500    
Allied Waste North America, Inc.  
7.875% 04/15/13     350,000       361,375    
Environmental Control Total     693,200    
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.0%  
Baldor Electric Co.  
8.625% 02/15/17     180,000       188,100    
Hand/Machine Tools Total     188,100    
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.0%  
Terex Corp.  
7.375% 01/15/14     280,000       284,200    
Machinery-Construction & Mining Total     284,200    
Machinery-Diversified – 0.0%  
Columbus McKinnon Corp.  
8.875% 11/01/13     225,000       231,750    
Manitowoc Co., Inc.  
7.125% 11/01/13     295,000       293,525    
Machinery-Diversified Total     525,275    
Metal Fabricate/Hardware – 0.0%  
TriMas Corp.  
9.875% 06/15/12     4,000       4,080    
Metal Fabricate/Hardware Total     4,080    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.4%  
American Railcar Industries, Inc.  
7.500% 03/01/14     220,000       218,900    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Bombardier, Inc.  
6.300% 05/01/14 (c)     250,000       245,000    
General Electric Co.  
5.000% 02/01/13     5,783,000       5,732,491    
J.B. Poindexter & Co.  
8.750% 03/15/14     195,000       175,500    
Koppers Holdings, Inc.  
(f) 11/15/14
(9.875% 11/15/09)
    260,000       222,300    
Trinity Industries, Inc.  
6.500% 03/15/14     295,000       283,200    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total     6,877,391    
Packaging & Containers – 0.1%  
Berry Plastics Holding Corp.  
10.250% 03/01/16     245,000       240,100    
Jefferson Smurfit Corp.  
8.250% 10/01/12     300,000       300,750    
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.  
8.250% 05/15/13     400,000       414,000    
Owens-Illinois, Inc.  
7.500% 05/15/10     335,000       337,513    
Solo Cup Co.  
8.500% 02/15/14     195,000       172,575    
Packaging & Containers Total     1,464,938    
Transportation – 0.7%  
BNSF Funding Trust I  
6.613% 12/15/55 (a)     2,450,000       2,210,172    
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  
6.200% 08/15/36 (d)     900,000       874,049    
6.750% 07/15/11     4,184,000       4,410,413    
CHC Helicopter Corp.  
7.375% 05/01/14     315,000       299,250    
Navios Maritime Hldgs, Inc.  
9.500% 12/15/14     280,000       288,750    
PHI, Inc.  
7.125% 04/15/13     205,000       196,800    
QDI LLC  
9.000% 11/15/10     290,000       276,225    
Ship Finance International Ltd.  
8.500% 12/15/13     255,000       262,012    
TFM SA de CV  
9.375% 05/01/12     320,000       335,200    
Union Pacific Corp.  
6.650% 01/15/11     3,635,000       3,749,343    
Transportation Total     12,902,214    
Industrials Total     28,022,378    
Technology – 0.1%  
Computers – 0.0%  
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.  
9.125% 08/15/13     410,000       426,400    
Computers Total     426,400    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Semiconductors – 0.1%  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.  
7.750% 11/01/12     160,000       147,200    
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.  
10.125% 12/15/16 (d)     525,000       488,250    
PIK,  
9.125% 12/15/14     235,000       217,375    
Semiconductors Total     852,825    
Software – 0.0%  
Open Solutions, Inc.  
9.750% 02/01/15 (c)     290,000       279,125    
Software Total     279,125    
Technology Total     1,558,350    
Utilities – 2.6%  
Electric – 2.4%  
AEP Texas Central Co.  
6.650% 02/15/33     5,830,000       5,909,731    
AES Corp.  
7.750% 03/01/14     400,000       406,000    
Appalachian Power Co.  
3.600% 05/15/08     1,804,000       1,781,704    
CMS Energy Corp.  
6.875% 12/15/15     260,000       261,661    
Commonwealth Edison Co.  
4.700% 04/15/15     1,125,000       1,041,942    
5.900% 03/15/36     815,000       763,111    
5.950% 08/15/16     3,430,000       3,418,276    
6.950% 07/15/18     1,630,000       1,676,862    
Duke Energy Corp.  
5.300% 10/01/15     6,000,000       5,874,288    
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.  
7.125% 05/15/18     415,000       378,688    
7.750% 06/01/19 (c)     200,000       191,250    
Edison Mission Energy  
7.000% 05/15/17 (c)     495,000       487,575    
Exelon Generation Co. LLC  
6.200% 10/01/17     3,000,000       3,002,418    
6.950% 06/15/11     800,000       837,808    
FPL Energy National Wind LLC  
5.608% 03/10/24 (c)     552,315       543,771    
Hydro Quebec  
8.500% 12/01/29     2,000,000       2,725,196    
Intergen NV  
9.000% 06/30/17 (c)     495,000       519,750    
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.  
5.000% 02/15/14     3,300,000       3,181,447    
Mirant North America LLC  
7.375% 12/31/13     405,000       411,075    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
NRG Energy, Inc.  
7.250% 02/01/14     65,000       65,163    
7.375% 02/01/16     315,000       315,788    
7.375% 01/15/17     160,000       160,000    
NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc.  
7.750% 12/15/25 (c)     240,000       237,600    
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  
4.200% 03/01/11     3,476,000       3,361,431    
6.050% 03/01/34     2,462,000       2,417,908    
Progress Energy, Inc.  
7.750% 03/01/31 (d)     3,000,000       3,456,375    
Reliant Energy, Inc.  
7.875% 06/15/17 (d)     185,000       186,156    
Sierra Pacific Resources  
6.750% 08/15/17     290,000       285,288    
Southern Power Co.  
6.375% 11/15/36     965,000       908,792    
Electric Total     44,807,054    
Gas – 0.2%  
Atmos Energy Corp.  
6.350% 06/15/17     2,065,000       2,097,765    
Nakilat, Inc.  
6.067% 12/31/33 (c)     2,140,000       2,064,822    
Gas Total     4,162,587    
Utilities Total     48,969,641    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(Cost of $585,203,042)
    576,094,198    
Government & Agency Obligations – 12.6%  
Foreign Government Obligations – 5.4%  
African Development Bank  

 

1.950% 03/23/10   JPY 497,000,000       4,406,908    
Aries Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH  
7.750% 10/25/09   EUR 750,000       1,131,117    
Asian Development Bank/Pasig  
1.150% 10/06/08   JPY 300,000,000       2,613,914    
Belgium Government Bond  
3.750% 09/28/15   EUR 1,305,000       1,781,108    
Canada Housing Trust No. 1  
3.950% 12/15/11   CAD 760,000       750,617    
Corp. Andina de Fomento  
6.375% 06/18/09   EUR 870,000       1,269,986    
Eksportfinans A/S  
1.800% 06/21/10   JPY 310,000,000       2,746,031    
European Investment Bank  
0.781% 09/21/11 (a)   JPY 175,000,000       1,523,151    
1.250% 09/20/12   JPY 50,000,000       435,511    
3.625% 10/15/13   EUR 1,130,000       1,547,054    
5.125% 05/30/17 (d)     6,110,000       6,126,191    
5.500% 12/07/11   GBP 190,000       389,114    

 

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
Export-Import Bank of Korea  
4.625% 03/16/10     2,425,000       2,414,679    
Federal Republic of Germany  
4.250% 07/04/14   EUR 4,300,000       6,129,928    
5.000% 07/04/12   EUR 3,780,000       5,581,222    
Government of Canada  
4.500% 06/01/15   CAD 650,000       661,018    
Inter-American Development Bank  
1.900% 07/08/09   JPY 330,000,000       2,916,983    
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development  
2.000% 02/18/08   JPY 315,000,000       2,751,377    
Kingdom of Norway  
6.000% 05/16/11   NOK 4,155,000       802,414    
Kingdom of Spain  
5.000% 07/30/12   EUR 3,015,000       4,438,018    
5.500% 07/30/17   EUR 500,000       771,760    
Kingdom of Sweden  
4.000% 12/01/09   SEK 1,405,000       217,571    
5.500% 10/08/12   SEK 3,920,000       642,009    
Kreditanst Fur Wie  
0.456% 08/08/11 (a)   JPY 100,000,000       870,583    
Netherlands Government Bond  
3.250% 07/15/15   EUR 1,820,000       2,409,566    
Province of Manitoba  
5.000% 02/15/12     1,640,000       1,654,811    
Province of New Brunswick  
5.200% 02/21/17 (d)     390,000       392,597    
Province of Nova Scotia  
5.125% 01/26/17     3,000,000       3,005,502    
Province of Ontario  
1.875% 01/25/10   JPY 415,000,000       3,684,636    
4.950% 06/01/12     4,360,000       4,410,881    
5.000% 10/18/11     4,250,000       4,296,814    
Province of Quebec  
5.000% 03/01/16     4,800,000       4,767,605    
6.000% 10/01/12   CAD 650,000       696,058    
Republic of Finland  
5.375% 07/04/13   EUR 725,000       1,090,859    
Republic of France  
3.000% 10/25/15   EUR 1,865,000       2,420,024    
4.000% 04/25/14   EUR 2,825,000       3,963,331    
4.750% 10/25/12   EUR 2,755,000       4,018,022    
Republic of Ireland  
5.000% 04/18/13   EUR 1,000,000       1,474,960    
Republic of Italy  
4.250% 11/01/09   EUR 1,300,000       1,859,092    
4.250% 02/01/15   EUR 1,500,000       2,120,209    
Republic of Poland  
5.750% 03/24/10   PLN 1,155,000       441,007    
Swedish Export Credit  
5.125% 03/01/17 (d)     310,000       306,480    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Government & Agency Obligations (continued)

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
Swedish Government Bond  
4.500% 08/12/15   SEK 1,500,000       235,867    
United Kingdom Treasury  
4.750% 06/07/10   GBP 571,000       1,161,758    
5.000% 09/07/14   GBP 1,810,000       3,690,851    
8.000% 09/27/13   GBP 450,000       1,058,703    
Western Australia Treasury Corp.  
8.000% 06/15/13   AUD 280,000       262,415    
Foreign Government Obligations Total     102,340,312    
U.S. Government Agencies – 2.3%  
Federal Home Loan Bank  
3.875% 06/14/13 (d)     2,500,000       2,396,575    
4.375% 09/11/09     3,455,000       3,453,618    
5.375% 07/17/09 (d)     2,300,000       2,337,577    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.125% 01/15/12   EUR 1,620,000       2,368,342    
5.250% 07/18/11 (d)     9,935,000       10,182,461    
6.750% 03/15/31 (d)     2,000,000       2,395,794    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
2.125% 10/09/07   JPY 560,000,000       4,876,122    
5.000% 02/13/17 (d)     13,150,000       13,177,102    
7.250% 05/15/30     2,417,000       3,044,939    
U.S. Government Agencies Total     44,232,530    
U.S. Government Obligations – 4.9%  
U.S. Treasury Bonds  
4.500% 05/15/17 (d)     875,000       870,078    
4.500% 02/15/36 (d)     1,859,000       1,762,419    
4.750% 02/15/37 (d)     4,765,000       4,699,110    
6.250% 08/15/23 (d)     17,824,000       20,476,710    
7.250% 05/15/16 (d)     8,800,000       10,475,441    
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Securities  
1.625% 01/15/15 (d)     6,545,460       6,262,166    
3.875% 01/15/09 (d)     12,803,112       13,065,179    
U.S. Treasury Notes  
3.625% 01/15/10 (d)(h)     15,000,000       14,885,160    
4.625% 02/29/12     1,480,000       1,506,246    
4.625% 02/15/17 (d)     10,920,000       10,970,330    
U.S. Treasury STRIPS  
P.O.,  
(i) 11/15/13 (d)     10,000,000       7,697,700    
U.S. Government Obligations Total             92,670,539    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(Cost of $235,600,146)
            239,243,381    

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 10.5%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Agency – 2.9%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.000% 09/15/15     3,620,000       3,569,644    
4.000% 11/15/16     10,000,000       9,738,919    
4.500% 10/15/18     2,216,530       2,196,759    
4.500% 08/15/28     2,960,000       2,893,132    
5.500% 06/15/34     15,000,000       14,676,660    
6.000% 06/15/31     1,487,684       1,498,243    
6.500% 10/15/23     510,000       528,200    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.500% 08/25/17     8,781,320       8,852,956    
6.000% 04/25/17     8,178,200       8,411,493    
Government National Mortgage Association  
4.500% 04/16/28     2,090,000       2,073,368    
Agency Total     54,439,374    
Non - Agency – 7.6%  
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust  
5.484% 02/25/47 (a)     17,552,449       17,631,847    
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust  
5.411% 01/25/35 (a)     3,505,433       3,490,090    
5.481% 10/25/33 (a)     2,443,450       2,442,437    
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc.  
5.000% 01/25/34     2,434,876       2,415,806    
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust  
5.291% 10/25/36 (a)     6,962,926       6,098,709    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust  
5.221% 03/25/36 (a)     800,763       798,504    
5.250% 08/25/35     5,189,537       5,183,362    
5.531% 03/25/34 (a)     1,536,868       1,532,042    
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust  
4.591% 12/19/33 (a)     2,979,122       2,910,055    
5.000% 02/25/33     9,198,000       9,161,794    
IMPAC CMB Trust  
5.391% 04/25/35 (a)     3,497,454       3,438,873    
5.621% 10/25/34 (a)     1,296,638       1,283,430    
JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust  
5.231% 06/25/37 (a)     16,515,039       16,388,106    
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust  
5.000% 09/25/20     11,557,063       11,442,222    
6.050% 10/25/36 (a)     6,840,612       6,859,619    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.351% 02/25/47 (a)     8,815,576       8,802,150    
New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.191% 07/25/36 (a)     6,534,289       6,525,938    
Sequoia Mortgage Trust  
6.376% 07/20/34 (a)     2,717,497       2,716,213    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.  
5.500% 07/25/33     2,446,698       2,353,703    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.658% 11/25/36 (a)     8,764,829       8,717,235    
5.717% 02/25/37 (a)     18,361,844       18,361,178    
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.500% 07/25/35     6,281,133       6,252,093    
Non-Agency Total             144,805,406    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost of $201,634,279)
            199,244,780    
Asset-Backed Securities – 9.5%  
ACE Securities Corp.  
5.271% 02/25/36 (a)     5,451,947       5,267,940    
5.291% 09/25/35 (a)     912,972       876,815    
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust  
4.050% 02/06/10     5,016,547       4,994,295    
5.640% 09/06/13     5,000,000       5,046,211    
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Security, Inc.  
5.481% 03/25/35 (a)     559,411       558,209    
Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp.  
6.230% 04/15/28     129,522       130,729    
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust  
3.580% 01/15/09     6,426,698       6,404,065    
Chase Issuance Trust  
4.960% 09/17/12 (b)     10,000,000       10,000,000    
Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust  
2.780% 06/15/10     301,837       301,537    
Contimortgage Home Equity Trust  
6.880% 01/15/28     165,581       168,414    
8.180% 12/25/29     395,236       393,929    
Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC  
5.281% 07/25/36 (a)(c)     7,347,112       7,290,821    
First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust  
7.625% 07/25/25     866,164       863,262    
First Plus Home Loan Trust  
7.720% 05/10/24     149,321       147,666    
GSAA Trust  
5.231% 03/25/47 (a)     16,849,152       16,808,580    
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust  
1.890% 02/15/11     125,031       124,157    
2.960% 02/15/12     846,927       831,209    
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust  
7.310% 11/20/28     2,823,937       2,815,641    
7.500% 04/25/26     301,546       299,686    
7.520% 08/20/28     1,456,969       1,453,148    
Indymac Seconds Asset Backed Trust  
5.231% 05/25/36 (a)     3,110,786       3,093,741    
Keycorp Sudent Loan Trust  
5.670% 07/25/29 (a)     10,095,725       10,140,907    
Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.261% 07/25/34 (a)(c)     8,863,565       8,827,557    
Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust  
4.250% 04/15/12     5,000,000       4,941,786    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Master Asset Backed Securities Trust  
5.271% 02/25/36 (a)     3,271,487       3,255,404    
5.281% 11/25/35 (a)     1,990,955       1,984,115    
Master Second Lien Trust  
5.291% 03/25/36 (a)     3,804,246       3,499,911    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.  
5.281% 05/25/37 (a)     1,144,416       960,270    
Money Store Home Equity Trust  
6.053% 08/15/29 (a)     4,617,214       4,494,717    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.251% 10/25/36 (a)     2,658,437       2,658,627    
5.251% 10/25/46 (a)     5,364,215       5,354,740    
5.261% 08/25/36 (a)     4,747,444       4,398,855    
5.381% 11/25/35 (a)     3,926,609       3,906,198    
Park Place Securities, Inc.  
6.331% 10/25/34 (a)     1,000,000       906,046    
SACO I, Inc.  
5.281% 04/25/36 (a)     6,464,183       5,466,356    
5.281% 05/25/36 (a)     7,478,888       6,269,785    
5.301% 03/25/36 (a)     4,859,276       4,565,759    
5.331% 04/25/35 (a)(c)     1,333,577       1,313,641    
5.331% 07/25/36 (a)     6,495,692       5,969,294    
SLM Student Loan Trust  
5.470% 04/25/17 (a)     4,082,205       4,091,513    
5.754% 03/15/17 (a)     7,887,969       7,901,644    
5.774% 12/15/20 (a)     9,792,000       9,791,706    
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust  
5.831% 08/25/33 (a)     6,800,000       6,181,975    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.  
5.241% 02/25/36 (a)(c)     6,524,257       4,442,028    
WFS Financial Owner Trust  
2.340% 08/22/11     685,752       681,471    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost of $186,929,458)
            179,874,360    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 8.4%  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities  
5.624% 03/11/39 (a)     9,165,000       9,048,147    
5.870% 09/11/38 (a)     482,000       488,132    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.648% 10/15/48     8,000,000       7,923,718    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.  
4.577% 04/15/37     2,319,000       2,290,997    
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates  
5.268% 02/15/40     6,000,000       5,989,545    
5.509% 09/15/39     5,000,000       4,897,396    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  
1.367% 07/15/29 (a)     11,976,199       605,732    
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.  
4.533% 01/05/36     1,666,000       1,641,034    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II  
5.778% 08/10/45 (a)     20,000,000       20,326,734    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

    Par ($) (e)   Value ($)  
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.464% 01/15/49 (a)     10,000,000       9,715,834    
5.525% 04/15/43 (a)     15,592,000       15,370,460    
5.992% 06/15/49 (a)     25,000,000       25,488,317    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.084% 02/15/31     10,080,000       10,078,755    
5.103% 11/15/30     10,000,000       10,017,595    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.  
I.O.,  
0.833% 12/15/30 (a)     62,335,249       943,064    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust  
5.417% 11/12/37 (a)     6,320,000       6,174,994    
Morgan Stanley Capital I  
5.370% 12/15/43 (a)     13,400,000       12,975,968    
5.773% 07/12/44     15,000,000       14,984,604    
Nationslink Funding Corp.  
6.888% 11/10/30     491,456       491,366    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $161,498,811)
            159,452,392    
Municipal Bonds – 0.1%  
Arizona – 0.1%  
AZ Educational Loan Marketing Corp.  
Series 2004 A-1,  
5.721% 12/01/13 (a)     1,466,667       1,466,667    
Arizona Total             1,466,667    
Virginia – 0.0%  
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.  
Series 2007 A1,  
6.706% 06/01/46     310,000       287,794    
Virginia Total             287,794    
Total Municipal Bonds
(cost of $1,777,803)
            1,754,461    
Securities Lending Collateral – 7.5%  
    Shares      
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio
(7 day yield of 5.320%) (j)
    143,089,374       143,089,374    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost of $143,089,374)
            143,089,374    

 

Short-Term Obligation – 6.5%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07
at 4.810%, collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency
Obligations with various
maturity dates to 10/09/09,
market value of $126,921,619
(repurchase proceeds
$124,478,875)
    124,429,000       124,429,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $124,429,000)
        124,429,000    
Total Investments – 119.7%
(Cost of $2,296,984,239)(k)
        2,276,051,309    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (19.7)%         (375,465,762 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%   $1,900,585,547  

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(b)  Security, or a portion thereof, purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $90,996,057, which represents 4.8% of net assets.

(d)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 is $140,350,178.

(e)  Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

(f)  Step bond. Shown parenthetically is the next interest rate to be paid and the date the Fund will begin accruing at this rate.

(g)  Loan participation agreement.

(h)  The security or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At September 30, 2007, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $550,751.

(i)  Zero coupon bond.

(j)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(k)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $2,297,084,352.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund had entered into the following forward currency exchange contracts:

Forward
Currency
Contracts to
Sell
 
Value
  Aggregate
Face Value
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
CAD     $ 402,201     $ 380,185     10/11/07   $ (22,016 )  
CAD       452,530       439,668     10/22/07     (12,862 )  
EUR       593,032       577,020     10/22/07     (16,012 )  
EUR       585,077       580,355     10/29/07     (4,722 )  
GBP       1,022,520       998,000     10/22/07     (24,520 )  
SEK       232,900       225,659     10/17/07     (7,241 )  
                            $ (87,373 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Total Return Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:  
Type   Number
of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     256     $ 27,976,000     $ 27,765,168     Dec-2007   $ (210,832 )  
U.S. Treasury Bonds     460       51,218,125       51,146,980     Dec-2007     (71,145 )  
                    $ (281,977 )  

 

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open long futures contracts:

Type   Number
of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
2-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     590     $ 122,157,657     $ 121,575,309     Dec-2007   $ 582,348    
5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes     551       58,974,219       58,601,502     Dec-2007     372,717    
                    $ 955,065    

 

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities     34.3    
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     30.3    
Government & Agency Obligations     12.6    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     10.5    
Asset-Backed Securities     9.5    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     8.4    
Municipal Bonds     0.1    
      105.7    
Securities Lending Collateral     7.5    
Short-Term Obligation     6.5    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (19.7 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
AUD   Australian Dollar  
CAD   Canadian Dollar  
EUR   Euro  
GBP   Great Britain Pound  
I.O.   Interest Only  
JPY   Japanese Yen  
NOK   Norwegian Krone  
NZD   New Zealand Dollar  
PIK   Payment-In-Kind  
PLN   Polish Zloty  
P.O.   Principal Only  
SEK   Swedish Krona  
STRIPS   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal
of Securities
 
TBA   To Be Announced  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia Short Term Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 30.4%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Communications – 3.9%  
Media – 0.9%  
Comcast Corp.  
5.850% 01/15/10     2,500,000       2,539,818    
Jones Intercable, Inc.  
7.625% 04/15/08(a)     1,875,000       1,897,719    
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP  
7.250% 09/01/08     3,785,000       3,827,358    
Media Total     8,264,895    
Telecommunication Services – 3.0%  
AT&T, Inc.  
4.125% 09/15/09     6,000,000       5,902,374    
Deutsche Telekom International  
Finance BV  
3.875% 07/22/08(a)     5,250,000       5,191,232    
Sprint Capital Corp.  
6.375% 05/01/09     3,750,000       3,808,350    
Telecom Italia Capital SA  
4.000% 01/15/10     3,660,000       3,563,438    
Verizon Global Funding Corp.  
4.000% 01/15/08     5,175,000       5,155,413    
Vodafone Group PLC  
7.750% 02/15/10     4,475,000       4,724,803    
Telecommunication Services Total     28,345,610    
Communications Total     36,610,505    
Consumer Cyclical – 1.9%  
Auto Manufacturers – 0.4%  
DaimlerChrysler NA Holding Corp.  
4.750% 01/15/08     3,950,000       3,938,991    
Auto Manufacturers Total     3,938,991    
Home Builders – 0.5%  
DR Horton, Inc.  
4.875% 01/15/10     4,775,000       4,426,731    
Home Builders Total     4,426,731    
Retail – 1.0%  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
6.875% 08/10/09     8,750,000       9,044,796    
Retail Total     9,044,796    
Consumer Cyclical Total     17,410,518    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.5%  
Beverages – 0.7%  
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.  
5.750% 11/01/08     1,275,000       1,281,228    
Diageo Capital PLC  
3.500% 11/19/07     5,000,000       4,986,885    
Beverages Total     6,268,113    
Food – 0.4%  
Fred Meyer, Inc.  
7.450% 03/01/08     1,000,000       1,007,986    
Kraft Foods, Inc.  
5.625% 08/11/10     3,100,000       3,149,687    
Food Total     4,157,673    
Healthcare Services – 0.4%  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.  
4.125% 08/15/09     3,515,000       3,448,271    
Healthcare Services Total     3,448,271    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     13,874,057    
Energy – 0.9%  
Oil & Gas – 0.6%  
USX Corp.  
6.850% 03/01/08     5,550,000       5,584,382    
Oil & Gas Total     5,584,382    
Pipelines – 0.3%  
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.  
6.125% 02/19/10     2,500,000       2,576,950    
Pipelines Total     2,576,950    
Energy Total     8,161,332    
Financials – 16.7%  
Banks – 3.7%  
Fifth Third Bank  
4.200% 02/23/10     6,275,000       6,170,252    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.  
4.375% 08/01/09     6,489,000       6,430,729    
Mellon Funding Corp.  
6.375% 02/15/10     3,360,000       3,451,217    
PNC Funding Corp.  
4.500% 03/10/10(a)     2,000,000       1,977,550    
Regions Financial Corp.  
4.500% 08/08/08     2,385,000       2,365,052    
SunTrust Banks, Inc.  
4.250% 10/15/09     4,225,000       4,161,908    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Columbia Short Term Bond Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
U.S. Bancorp  
3.125% 03/15/08     5,000,000       4,945,730    
Wells Fargo & Co.  
3.120% 08/15/08     5,200,000       5,098,865    
Banks Total     34,601,303    
Diversified Financial Services – 9.4%  
American Express Centurion Bank  
4.375% 07/30/09     1,000,000       988,477    
American Express Credit Corp.  
3.000% 05/16/08(a)     6,500,000       6,421,902    
Bear Stearns Co., Inc.  
4.550% 06/23/10     4,425,000       4,310,246    
Capital One Bank  
5.750% 09/15/10     4,650,000       4,697,109    
CIT Group, Inc.  
5.500% 11/30/07     4,000,000       3,990,640    
Citigroup, Inc.  
4.250% 07/29/09     10,000,000       9,875,970    
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.  
4.125% 09/15/09     4,625,000       4,250,764    
Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc.  
4.625% 01/15/08(a)     6,000,000       5,992,590    
General Electric Capital Corp.  
4.250% 01/15/08     6,225,000       6,205,615    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
4.500% 06/15/10     5,135,000       5,061,154    
HSBC Finance Corp.  
6.400% 06/17/08     5,725,000       5,761,526    
JPMorgan & Co.  
6.000% 01/15/09     8,250,000       8,326,972    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
3.800% 10/02/09     2,500,000       2,448,288    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  
3.950% 11/10/09     4,865,000       4,751,105    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
4.125% 01/15/09     4,500,000       4,417,439    
Morgan Stanley  
3.875% 01/15/09     5,400,000       5,318,422    
SLM Corp.  
4.000% 01/15/09     4,000,000       3,855,256    
Diversified Financial Services Total     86,673,475    
Insurance – 1.6%  
Allstate Corp.  
7.200% 12/01/09     4,000,000       4,184,496    
American International Group, Inc.  
2.875% 05/15/08     8,885,000       8,742,067    
Genworth Financial, Inc.  
4.750% 06/15/09(a)     2,010,000       1,996,376    
Insurance Total     14,922,939    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.5%  
Simon Property Group LP  
4.875% 03/18/10     4,350,000       4,306,013    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     4,306,013    
Savings & Loans – 1.5%  
Washington Mutual, Inc.  
4.000% 01/15/09     4,600,000       4,518,028    
Western Financial Bank  
9.625% 05/15/12     9,050,000       9,715,039    
Savings & Loans Total     14,233,067    
Financials Total     154,736,797    
Industrials – 2.1%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%  
Boeing Capital Corp., Ltd.  
7.375% 09/27/10(a)     3,526,000       3,763,462    
United Technologies Corp.  
6.500% 06/01/09     1,000,000       1,021,038    
Aerospace & Defense Total     4,784,500    
Machinery – 1.1%  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  
4.300% 06/01/10(a)     5,455,000       5,367,491    
John Deere Capital Corp.  
4.875% 03/16/09     4,650,000       4,642,193    
Machinery Total     10,009,684    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.2%  
3M Co.  
5.125% 11/06/09(a)     1,850,000       1,871,782    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total     1,871,782    
Transportation – 0.3%  
Union Pacific Corp.  
3.875% 02/15/09     2,825,000       2,766,895    
Transportation Total     2,766,895    
Industrials Total     19,432,861    
Technology – 1.0%  
Computers – 0.8%  
International Business Machines Corp.  
3.800% 02/01/08     7,815,000       7,778,230    
Computers Total     7,778,230    
Office/Business Equipment – 0.2%  
Pitney Bowes Credit Corp.  
5.750% 08/15/08     1,525,000       1,527,268    
Office/Business Equipment Total     1,527,268    
Technology Total     9,305,498    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Utilities – 2.4%  
Electric – 2.0%  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.  
5.375% 03/15/10(a)     4,740,000       4,760,003    
Commonwealth Edison Co.  
3.700% 02/01/08     4,325,000       4,295,828    
Dominion Resources, Inc.  
5.687% 05/15/08(b)     4,140,000       4,141,817    
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.  
5.750% 08/28/09     4,850,000       4,905,484    
Electric Total     18,103,132    
Gas – 0.4%  
Sempra Energy  
4.750% 05/15/09     3,810,000       3,780,050    
Gas Total     3,780,050    
Utilities Total     21,883,182    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(cost of $282,002,440)
    281,414,750    

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 28.1%

Agency – 5.8%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.000% 09/15/15     3,059,308       3,022,778    
5.500% 11/15/21     10,576,687       10,678,276    
5.500% 12/15/26     11,431,117       11,484,090    
5.500% 10/15/27     4,507,125       4,535,323    
6.000% 06/15/25     4,798,428       4,858,588    
6.000% 06/15/31     377,867       380,549    
7.000% 06/15/22     122,809       122,643    
I.O.:  
5.500% 01/15/23     149,895       1,035    
5.500% 05/15/27     596,993       33,263    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
(c) 05/25/23     1,295,000       1,043,729    
5.000% 04/25/31     3,017,634       3,001,033    
5.500% 02/25/28     4,082,787       4,080,592    
Government National Mortgage Association  
4.500% 08/20/35     670,000       663,036    
5.000% 05/16/27     372,062       365,302    
5.000% 06/20/28     9,620,000       9,576,883    
Agency Total     53,847,120    
Non-Agency – 22.3%  
Bank of America Mortgage Securities  
5.250% 02/25/18(d)     778,261       778,494    
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust  
3.520% 06/25/34(b)     4,153,400       4,099,901    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.  
6.024% 03/25/37(b)     918,809       925,401    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust  
5.250% 08/25/35     7,644,304       7,635,208    
5.531% 03/25/34(b)     624,686       622,724    
Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust  
5.500% 09/25/35     25,998,456       26,015,219    
5.631% 03/25/34(b)     3,471,156       3,452,312    
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates  
5.750% 02/25/36     10,392,804       10,425,890    
GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust  
5.631% 05/25/18(b)     2,637,169       2,626,035    
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust  
5.717% 04/25/37(b)     13,194,615       13,194,830    
5.754% 04/25/36(b)     16,672,628       16,699,868    
6.050% 10/25/36(b)     17,641,579       17,690,596    
MASTR Asset Securitization Trust  
5.750% 05/25/36     15,182,485       15,234,678    
PNC Mortgage Securities Corp.  
(c) 04/28/27     4,703       4,703    
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.  
5.731% 07/25/32(b)     40,373       40,258    
SACO I, Inc.  
7.000% 08/25/36(e)     177,888       177,833    
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.812% 07/25/36(b)     5,572,855       5,595,736    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.  
5.500% 05/25/33     320,937       318,970    
5.500% 07/25/33     213,856       205,728    
5.750% 04/25/33     2,085,251       2,082,561    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.650% 11/25/36(b)     16,563,456       16,473,515    
5.901% 07/25/37(b)     13,063,106       13,186,369    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.500% 10/25/35     3,691,966       3,692,547    
Washington Mutual, Inc.  
5.546% 01/25/37(b)     21,932,565       21,625,509    
6.074% 10/25/36(b)     10,860,946       10,846,079    
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust  
4.500% 08/25/18     2,093,650       2,066,256    
5.240% 04/25/36(b)     7,621,411       7,568,726    
5.250% 08/25/33     2,887,963       2,862,354    
Non-Agency Total     206,148,300    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost of $260,631,564)
    259,995,420    
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 12.1%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.000% 05/01/11     4,027,700       3,929,028    
4.000% 06/01/11     12,370,828       12,067,514    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
4.500% 10/01/14     12,534,713       12,370,705    
4.500% 11/01/20     2,942,920       2,833,180    
4.500% 03/01/21     6,797,643       6,543,930    
5.500% 05/01/17     153,278       153,306    
5.500% 09/01/17     549,621       549,723    
5.500% 12/01/17     2,711,422       2,711,922    
5.500% 01/01/19     13,149       13,125    
5.500% 07/01/19     513,201       512,246    
5.500% 02/01/21     13,974,824       13,935,737    
5.500% 08/01/21     36,953,372       36,850,016    
6.000% 03/01/17     72,772       73,853    
6.000% 04/01/17     79,526       80,706    
6.000% 06/01/17     5,197       5,275    
6.000% 08/01/17     218,434       221,676    
6.000% 09/01/21     830,444       840,939    
7.500% 09/01/15     127,898       133,000    
8.500% 07/01/30     62,817       67,263    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
4.500% 11/01/14     2,827,029       2,786,278    
5.500% 11/01/21     11,374,169       11,349,502    
6.000% 03/01/09     143,768       145,389    
6.000% 05/01/09     32,509       32,875    
6.500% 03/01/12     31,031       31,759    
7.500% 08/01/15     62,699       64,862    
8.000% 05/01/15     108,600       114,009    
8.000% 08/01/30     26,640       28,078    
8.000% 05/01/31     54,658       57,608    
8.000% 07/01/31     42,051       44,314    
9.000% 04/01/16     163,205       168,735    
Government National Mortgage Association  
6.375% 04/20/22(b)     2,156,254       2,174,040    
6.375% 06/20/29(b)     459,023       463,175    
6.500% 09/15/13     52,518       53,971    
6.500% 03/15/32     3,531       3,618    
6.500% 11/15/33     408,920       418,732    
7.000% 11/15/13     68,332       70,775    
7.000% 04/15/29     61,957       64,925    
7.000% 08/15/29     3,869       4,055    
Small Business Administration  
5.875% 06/25/22(b)     238,490       240,182    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $112,567,650)
    112,210,026    
Asset-Backed Securities – 10.4%  
ABFS Mortgage Loan Trust  
4.428% 12/15/33     6,205       6,127    
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust  
4.050% 02/06/10     4,013,572       3,995,769    
5.610% 03/08/10     657,046       657,477    
Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.611% 07/25/28(b)     18,370       17,647    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Cityscape Home Equity Loan Trust  
7.380% 07/25/28     169,728       169,162    
7.410% 05/25/28     38,744       38,607    
CNH Equipment Trust  
4.990% 10/15/10     14,021,000       13,995,587    
Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC  
5.721% 01/25/37     500,000       496,824    
Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust  
2.580% 04/08/09     1,477,899       1,476,971    
First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust  
6.680% 06/25/25     112,308       111,923    
8.225% 09/20/27     299,597       298,829    
First Plus Home Loan Trust  
7.720% 05/10/24(b)     42,499       42,028    
GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust  
3.970% 09/25/34(b)     475,697       472,577    
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust  
5.100% 05/15/12     4,500,000       4,502,290    
IMC Home Equity Loan Trust  
7.080% 08/20/28     45,705       45,583    
7.310% 11/20/28     79,243       79,010    
7.500% 04/25/26     204,381       203,120    
7.520% 08/20/28     523,764       522,391    
Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust  
2.841% 07/15/10     3,646,962       3,592,111    
4.972% 10/15/11     5,000,000       4,989,216    
Navistar Financial Corp. Owner Trust  
3.250% 10/15/10     2,691,377       2,675,865    
Nissan Auto Lease Trust  
5.200% 05/17/10     1,100,000       1,108,508    
Novastar Home Equity Loan  
5.521% 05/25/33(b)     3,266,556       3,212,200    
Onyx Acceptance Grantor Trust  
3.890% 02/15/11     236,106       234,060    
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.  
3.981% 04/25/29     29,131       29,131    
5.471% 03/25/33(b)     474,675       466,719    
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.  
4.760% 07/25/28     2,180,000       2,072,773    
5.421% 08/25/33(b)     36,413       35,710    
SLM Student Loan Trust  
5.754% 03/15/17(b)     2,933,335       2,938,420    
5.774% 12/15/20(b)     9,415,000       9,414,718    
Terwin Mortgage Trust  
5.581% 07/25/34(b)     964,392       940,073    
UPFC Auto Receivables Trust  
5.010% 08/15/12     5,200,000       5,195,121    
USAA Auto Owner Trust  
4.130% 11/15/11     3,245,000       3,213,110    
4.170% 02/15/11     10,000,000       9,885,254    
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust  
5.080% 04/20/12(e)     9,500,000       9,491,783    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
WFS Financial Owner Trust  
2.810% 08/22/11     9,297,674       9,248,798    
3.540% 11/21/11     1,045,725       1,037,358    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost of $96,745,963)
    96,912,850    
Government & Agency Obligations – 9.0%  
Foreign Government Obligations – 2.0%  
Morocco Government AID Bond  
5.094% 05/01/23(b)     1,040,000       1,045,148    
Province of Quebec  
5.000% 07/17/09(a)     6,655,000       6,718,429    
Svensk Exportkredit AB  
5.000% 05/22/09(a)     4,915,000       4,960,026    
United Mexican States  
4.625% 10/08/08     6,000,000       5,973,000    
Foreign Government Obligations Total     18,696,603    
U.S. Government Agencies – 4.8%  
Federal Home Loan Bank  
5.125% 08/08/08(a)(f)     1,000,000       1,003,679    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
6.625% 09/15/09(a)     14,500,000       15,099,459    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
4.000% 09/02/08     26,350,000       26,201,492    
5.000% 04/20/09(b)     1,835,000       1,850,133    
U.S. Government Agencies Total     44,154,763    
U.S. Government Obligations – 2.2%  
U.S. Treasury Notes  
3.500% 02/15/10(a)     5,000,000       4,942,970    
4.875% 08/31/08(a)     15,500,000       15,600,502 (f)  
U.S. Government Obligations Total     20,543,472    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $82,847,144)
    83,394,838    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 7.3%  
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.  
6.480% 05/17/40     18,152,103       18,246,834    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
4.914% 07/12/37     8,863,135       8,850,215    
5.538% 02/12/49     15,143,782       15,273,775    
5.651% 06/15/49     2,930,567       2,960,234    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.642% 12/15/25     6,592,434       6,658,780    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.  
I.O.,  
0.833% 12/15/30(b)     12,264,410       185,547    
Morgan Stanley Capital I  
5.257% 12/15/43     5,085,383       5,099,503    
Nationslink Funding Corp.  
6.888% 11/10/30     445,775       445,694    
Nomura Asset Securities Corp.  
6.590% 03/15/30     5,769,343       5,790,609    
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp.  
5.910% 03/12/34     1,362,643       1,372,461    
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp.  
6.480% 11/01/31     2,484,133       2,504,818    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $68,492,954)
    67,388,470    
    Shares      
Securities Lending Collateral – 5.6%  
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio
(7 day yield 5.320%)(g)
    51,698,445       51,698,445    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $51,698,445)
    51,698,445    
    Par ($)      
Short-Term Obligation – 2.4%  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07
at 4.810%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
Obligation maturing
10/09/09, market value
$23,029,575 (repurchase
proceeds $22,585,049)
    22,576,000       22,576,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(cost of $22,576,000)
    22,576,000    
Total Investments – 105.3%
(cost of $977,562,160)(h)
    975,590,799    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (5.3)%     (49,001,690 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 926,589,109    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 is $50,762,984.

(b)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(c)  Zero coupon bond.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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(d)  Investments in a security issued by an affiliate during the period ended September 30, 2007:
Security name: Bank of America Mortgage Securities, 5.250% 02/25/18

Par as of 03/31/07:   $ 941,027    
Par sold:   $ 162,766    
Par as of 09/30/07:   $ 778,261    
Net realized loss:   $ (2,445 )  
Interest income earned:   $ 22,102    
Value at end of period:   $ 778,494    

 

(e)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $9,669,616, which represents 1.0% of net assets.

(f)  The security or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At September 30, 2007, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $200,736.

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $977,562,160

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
2 Year U.S. Treasury Note     66     $ 13,665,094     $ 13,600,129     Dec-2007   $ (64,965 )  
5 Year U.S. Treasury Note     55     $ 5,886,719     $ 5,848,728     Dec-2007   $ (37,991 )  
Total                   $ (102,956 )  

 

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     30.4    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     28.1    
Mortgage-Backed Securities     12.1    
Asset-Backed Securities     10.4    
Government & Agency Obligations     9.0    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     7.3    
      97.3    
Securities Lending Collateral     5.6    
Short-Term Obligation     2.4    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (5.3 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
I.O.   Interest Only  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Investment PortfolioColumbia High Income Fund
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    Value ($)  
Investment Company – 100.0%  
Investment in Columbia Funds Master
Investment Trust, LLC, Columbia High
Income Master Portfolio*
    907,361,641    
Total Investments – 100.0%
(cost of $902,568,826)
    907,361,641    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0%     32,142    
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 907,393,783    

 

*  The financial statements of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with Columbia High Income Fund's financial statements.

  Columbia High Income Fund invests only in Columbia High Income Master Portfolio. At September 30, 2007, Columbia High Income Fund owned 98.8% of Columbia High Income Master Portfolio. Columbia High Income Master Portfolio was invested in the following asset allocation at September 30, 2007:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     84.1    
Common Stocks     3.3    
Convertible Bonds     1.4    
Preferred Stocks     1.3    
Convertible Preferred Stocks     0.7    
Warrants     0.0 *  
      90.8    
Short-Term Obligation     7.4    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.8    
      100.0    

 

*  Represents less than 0.1%.

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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Total Return
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
Short Term
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
High Income
Fund
 
Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at cost     2,296,984,239       976,772,334          
Affiliated investments, at cost           789,826          
Total investments, at identified cost     2,296,984,239       977,562,160          
Investment in master portfolio, at cost                 902,568,826    
Unaffiliated investments, at value (including securities on
loan of $140,350,178, $50,762,984 and $—, respectively)
    2,276,051,309       974,812,305          
Affiliated investments, at value           778,494          
Total investments, at value     2,276,051,309       975,590,799          
Investment in master portfolio, at value                 907,361,641    
Cash     265,697       428,158          
Foreign currency (cost of $125,652, $ — and $—, respectively)     125,658                
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     12,955,394                
Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis     1,974,622                
Fund shares sold     3,052,273       631,751       1,727,674    
Interest     15,233,856       5,631,718          
Futures variation margin           3,094          
Foreign tax reclaims     17,559                
Securities lending income     58,847       9,651          
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor           356          
Trustees' deferred compensation plan     8,586       22,393          
Other assets     2,857       3,548          
Total assets     2,309,746,658       982,321,468       909,089,315    
Liabilities  
Unrealized depreciation on foreign forward currency contracts     87,373                
Collateral on securities loaned     143,089,374       51,698,445          
Payable for:  
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis     250,734,997                
Investments purchased     7,272,437                
Fund shares repurchased     1,358,900       1,055,563       1,127,574    
Futures variation margin     3,657                
Distributions     5,422,133       2,250,398       209    
Investment advisory fee     509,248       235,406          
Administration fee     220,291       81,629       129,276    
Transfer agent fee     228,069       46,662       194,525    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     17,479       19,530       3,445    
Trustees' fees     96,792       131,546       24,858    
Distribution and service fees     13,382       37,053       116,571    
Custody fee           7,777       559    
Chief compliance officer expenses     200             84    
Trustees' deferred compensation plan     8,586       22,393          
Other liabilities     98,193       145,957       98,431    
Total liabilities     409,161,111       55,732,359       1,695,532    
Net Assets     1,900,585,547       926,589,109       907,393,783    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds (Continued)
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Total Return
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
Short Term
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
High Income
Fund
 
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     1,932,371,004       957,524,523       896,705,895    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income     (36,793 )     (1,042,841 )     2,445,517    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (11,448,514 )     (27,818,256 )     3,449,556    
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (20,932,930 )     (1,971,361 )     4,792,815    
Foreign currency translations     47,065                
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (87,373 )              
Futures contracts     673,088       (102,956 )        
Net Assets     1,900,585,547       926,589,109       907,393,783    
Class A  
Net assets   $ 23,869,647     $ 69,695,529     $ 107,291,945    
Shares outstanding     2,483,415       7,082,743       12,218,821    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 9.61     $ 9.84     $ 8.78    
Maximum sales charge     3.25 %     1.00 %     4.75 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 9.93     $ 9.94     $ 9.22    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 7,594,452     $ 16,579,659     $ 80,454,031    
Shares outstanding     789,852       1,686,038       9,186,210    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 9.62     $ 9.83     $ 8.76    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 2,442,129     $ 16,128,687     $ 33,145,271    
Shares outstanding     254,087       1,640,754       3,801,545    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 9.61     $ 9.83     $ 8.72    
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 1,866,679,319     $ 824,185,234     $ 686,502,536    
Shares outstanding     194,035,191       83,921,628       77,535,508    
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 9.62     $ 9.82     $ 8.85    

 

(a)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of OperationsGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Total
Return Bond
Fund
  Columbia
Short Term
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
High Income
Fund
 
Investment Income  
Interest     52,976,702       25,185,728          
Interest from affiliates           22,102          
Securities lending     244,863       34,755          
Foreign taxes withheld     (419 )              
Allocated from master portfolio:  
Interest                 39,157,897    
Dividends                 292,563    
Foreign taxes withheld                 (641 )  
Total Income     53,221,146       25,242,585       39,449,819    
Expenses  
Expenses allocated from Master Portfolio                 2,856,898    
Investment advisory fee     3,245,082       1,424,766          
Administration fee     1,342,454       587,475       837,210    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     29,990       68,487       327,906    
Class C     8,381       62,149       129,581    
Service fee:  
Class A     30,132       98,100       145,749    
Class B     9,996       22,829       109,302    
Class C     2,794       20,716       43,194    
Transfer agent fee     794,564       111,321       506,055    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     108,356       91,095       20,783    
Trustees' fees     10,010       10,010       2,098    
Custody fee     39,870       20,930       2,024    
Chief compliance officer expenses     823       350       539    
Other expenses     162,318       150,652       121,850    
Total Expenses     5,784,770       2,668,880       5,103,189    
Expenses waived/reimbursed by Administrator           (94,984 )        
Fees waived by Distributor—Class C           (36,461 )        
Fees waived by Investment Advisor           (356 )        
Expense reductions     (19,883 )     (14,269 )     (748 )  
Net Expenses     5,764,887       2,522,810       5,102,441    
Net Investment Income     47,456,259       22,719,775       34,347,378    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of OperationsGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds (Continued)
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Total
Return Bond
Fund
  Columbia
Short Term
Bond
Fund
  Columbia
High Income
Fund
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments,
Foreign Currency and Futures Contracts
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Unaffiliated investments     (8,679,657 )     (1,449,546 )        
Affiliated investments           (2,445 )        
Foreign currency transactions     (41,099 )              
Futures contracts     572,137       (345,403 )        
Allocated from master portfolio:  
Investments                 3,861,781    
Foreign currency transactions                 12,730    
Net realized gain (loss)     (8,148,619 )     (1,797,394 )     3,874,511    
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (17,173,669 )     1,507,186          
Foreign currency translations     6,840                
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts     (39,363 )              
Futures contracts     105       (102,956 )        
Allocated from master portfolio investments                 (37,127,521 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (17,206,087 )     1,404,230       (37,127,521 )  
Net Loss     (25,354,706 )     (393,164 )     (33,253,010 )  
Net Increase Resulting From Operations     22,101,553       22,326,611       1,094,368    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets
  Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund
  Columbia Short Term
Bond Fund
  Columbia High Income
Fund
 
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     47,456,259       94,026,633       22,719,775       46,323,079       34,347,378       66,763,443    
Net realized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign
currency transactions and
futures contracts
    (8,148,619 )     5,048,561       (1,797,394 )     (8,439,264 )     3,874,511 (a)     3,876,280 (a)  
Net change in unrealized
appreciation (depreciation)
on investments, foreign
currency translations and
futures contracts
    (17,206,087 )     28,477,335       1,404,230       18,992,758       (37,127,521 )(a)     32,123,686 (a)  
Net Increase Resulting
from Operations
    22,101,553       127,552,529       22,326,611       56,876,573       1,094,368       102,763,409    
Distributions
to Shareholders
 
From net investment income:  
Class A     (574,912 )     (1,263,627 )     (1,805,739 )     (3,132,885 )     (3,999,450 )     (8,253,345 )  
Class B     (160,604 )     (360,687 )     (351,809 )     (796,833 )     (2,686,121 )     (6,033,569 )  
Class C     (44,933 )     (96,960 )     (355,713 )     (741,078 )     (1,072,392 )     (2,335,708 )  
Class Z     (46,609,692 )     (92,094,934 )     (20,264,084 )     (42,075,851 )     (25,395,707 )     (50,545,707 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A                             (387,965 )     (1,327,383 )  
Class B                             (284,535 )     (1,286,366 )  
Class C                             (113,011 )     (497,755 )  
Class Z                             (2,236,349 )     (8,389,949 )  
Total Distributions
to Shareholders
    (47,390,141 )     (93,816,208 )     (22,777,345 )     (46,746,647 )     (36,175,530 )     (78,669,782 )  
Net Capital
Share Transactions
    24,871,110       (178,692,296 )     (54,150,871 )     (293,369,962 )     (49,569,370 )     35,537,596    
Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets
    (417,478 )     (144,955,975 )     (54,601,605 )     (283,240,036 )     (84,650,532 )     59,631,223    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     1,901,003,025       2,045,959,000       981,190,714       1,264,430,750       992,044,315       932,413,092    
End of period     1,900,585,547       1,901,003,025       926,589,109       981,190,714       907,393,783       992,044,315    
Undistributed (overdistributed)
net investment income,
at end of period
    (36,793 )     (102,911 )     (1,042,841 )     (985,271 )     2,445,517       1,251,809    

 

(a) Allocated from the Master Portfolio.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity

    Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   Columbia Short Term Bond Fund   Columbia High Income Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     215,124       2,067,395       255,305       2,467,116       411,861       4,040,470       2,627,369       25,821,932       2,594,782       23,246,280       7,870,258       70,057,781    
Distributions reinvested     45,367       435,920       95,437       919,577       128,788       1,263,765       257,515       2,519,244       349,314       3,105,161       751,340       6,661,410    
Redemptions     (313,565 )     (3,005,921 )     (1,562,500 )     (14,960,178 )     (2,158,285 )     (21,176,406 )     (2,770,716 )     (27,098,930 )     (4,229,486 )     (37,741,788 )     (7,350,929 )     (65,881,079 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     (53,074 )     (502,606 )     (1,211,758 )     (11,573,485 )     (1,617,636 )     (15,872,171 )     114,168       1,242,246       (1,285,390 )     (11,390,347 )     1,270,669       10,838,112    
Class B  
Subscriptions     48,569       465,645       81,681       785,426       4,440       43,595       94,937       924,823       216,904       1,945,883       783,967       6,981,437    
Distributions reinvested     13,646       131,158       30,078       289,991       29,522       289,451       65,930       644,551       199,360       1,767,313       488,482       4,308,318    
Redemptions     (168,909 )     (1,623,557 )     (271,693 )     (2,617,564 )     (412,000 )     (4,038,136 )     (978,125 )     (9,550,393 )     (1,505,745 )     (13,374,574 )     (2,477,227 )     (22,098,251 )  
Net Decrease     (106,694 )     (1,026,754 )     (159,934 )     (1,542,147 )     (378,038 )     (3,705,090 )     (817,258 )     (7,981,019 )     (1,089,481 )     (9,661,378 )     (1,204,778 )     (10,808,496 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     49,633       474,630       44,184       425,636       179,333       1,758,963       366,916       3,587,181       485,948       4,332,274       813,442       7,232,776    
Distributions reinvested     2,189       21,038       4,816       46,390       25,859       253,480       54,980       537,260       80,905       713,858       186,990       1,643,169    
Redemptions     (31,295 )     (300,662 )     (124,509 )     (1,196,377 )     (354,218 )     (3,472,972 )     (901,305 )     (8,802,688 )     (702,677 )     (6,235,641 )     (1,528,454 )     (13,588,309 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     20,527       195,006       (75,509 )     (724,351 )     (149,026 )     (1,460,529 )     (479,409 )     (4,678,247 )     (135,824 )     (1,189,509 )     (528,022 )     (4,712,364 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     16,544,313       159,190,830       23,789,701       229,371,108       8,421,691       82,470,896       13,308,563       129,877,080       12,246,616       110,740,053       26,158,720       234,374,389    
Distributions reinvested     1,402,725       13,485,974       2,746,363       26,486,882       660,268       6,467,025       1,067,956       10,429,840       819,402       7,331,331       1,468,999       13,137,713    
Redemptions     (15,255,719 )     (146,471,340 )     (43,816,690 )     (420,710,303 )     (12,466,013 )     (122,051,002 )     (43,312,809 )     (422,259,862 )     (16,070,906 )     (145,399,520 )     (23,012,445 )     (207,291,758 )  
Net Increase (Decrease)     2,691,319       26,205,464       (17,280,626 )     (164,852,313 )     (3,384,054 )     (33,113,081 )     (28,936,290 )     (281,952,942 )     (3,004,888 )     (27,328,136 )     4,615,274       40,220,344    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


39




Financial HighlightsColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
     
    September 30,   Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.74     $ 9.56     $ 9.80     $ 10.17     $ 9.99     $ 9.65    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.23       0.44       0.35       0.31       0.34       0.33    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency and
futures contracts
    (0.13 )     0.18       (0.17 )     (0.19 )     0.24       0.53    
Total from Investment Operations     0.10       0.62       0.18       0.12       0.58       0.86    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.44 )     (0.39 )     (0.34 )     (0.34 )     (0.35 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.03 )     (0.15 )     (0.06 )     (0.17 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.23 )     (0.44 )     (0.42 )     (0.49 )     (0.40 )     (0.52 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.61     $ 9.74     $ 9.56     $ 9.80     $ 10.17     $ 9.99    
Total return (c)     1.04 %(d)     6.65 %     1.84 %(e)     1.21 %(e)     5.92 %(e)     9.05 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     0.85 %(g)     0.79 %     0.79 %     0.83 %     0.90 %     0.92 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(h)     0.08 %(h)     0.03 %(h)        
Net investment income (f)     4.78 %(g)     4.60 %     3.91 %     3.08 %     3.36 %     3.25 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     129 %(d)     320 %     199 %     402 %     398 %     488 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 23,870     $ 24,704     $ 35,849     $ 30,409     $ 38,114     $ 43,828    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —%, 0.06% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.74     $ 9.57     $ 9.81     $ 10.17     $ 9.99     $ 9.66    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.37       0.28       0.23       0.26       0.25    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency and
futures contracts
    (0.12 )     0.17       (0.17 )     (0.18 )     0.24       0.52    
Total from Investment Operations     0.07       0.54       0.11       0.05       0.50       0.77    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.03 )     (0.15 )     (0.06 )     (0.17 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.19 )     (0.37 )     (0.35 )     (0.41 )     (0.32 )     (0.44 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.62     $ 9.74     $ 9.57     $ 9.81     $ 10.17     $ 9.99    
Total return (c)     0.77 %(d)     5.75 %     1.09 %(e)     0.55 %(e)     5.13 %(e)     8.13 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.60 %(g)     1.54 %     1.54 %     1.58 %     1.65 %     1.67 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(h)     0.08 %(h)     0.03 %(h)        
Net investment income (f)     4.03 %(g)     3.85 %     3.14 %     2.32 %     2.61 %     2.50 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     129 %(d)     320 %     199 %     402 %     398 %     488 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 7,594     $ 8,735     $ 10,108     $ 9,707     $ 13,518     $ 18,783    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —%, 0.06% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
41



Financial HighlightsColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.74     $ 9.56     $ 9.80     $ 10.17     $ 9.99     $ 9.65    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.37       0.28       0.23       0.26       0.25    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency and
futures contracts
    (0.13 )     0.18       (0.17 )     (0.19 )     0.24       0.53    
Total from Investment Operations     0.06       0.55       0.11       0.04       0.50       0.78    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.37 )     (0.32 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.03 )     (0.15 )     (0.06 )     (0.17 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.19 )     (0.37 )     (0.35 )     (0.41 )     (0.32 )     (0.44 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.61     $ 9.74     $ 9.56     $ 9.80     $ 10.17     $ 9.99    
Total return (c)     0.66 %(d)     5.86 %     1.08 %(e)     0.45 %(e)     5.13 %(e)     8.24 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.60 %(g)     1.54 %     1.54 %     1.58 %     1.65 %     1.67 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(h)     0.08 %(h)     0.03 %(h)        
Net investment income (f)     4.02 %(g)     3.84 %     3.20 %     2.32 %     2.61 %     2.50 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     129 %(d)     320 %     199 %     402 %     398 %     488 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 2,442     $ 2,275     $ 2,956     $ 1,470     $ 1,823     $ 2,823    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —%, 0.06% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
42



Financial HighlightsColumbia Total Return Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.75     $ 9.57     $ 9.81     $ 10.17     $ 10.00     $ 9.66    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.24       0.47       0.37       0.33       0.36       0.35    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency and
futures contracts
    (0.13 )     0.18       (0.16 )     (0.18 )     0.23       0.53    
Total from Investment Operations     0.11       0.65       0.21       0.15       0.59       0.88    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.24 )     (0.47 )     (0.42 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )     (0.37 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.03 )     (0.15 )     (0.06 )     (0.17 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.24 )     (0.47 )     (0.45 )     (0.51 )     (0.42 )     (0.54 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.62     $ 9.75     $ 9.57     $ 9.81     $ 10.17     $ 10.00    
Total return (c)     1.17 %(d)     6.91 %     2.10 %(e)     1.56 %(e)     6.07 %(e)     9.32 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     0.60 %(g)     0.54 %     0.54 %     0.58 %     0.65 %     0.67 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.06 %(h)     0.08 %(h)     0.03 %(h)        
Net investment income (f)     5.02 %(g)     4.85 %     4.13 %     3.30 %     3.61 %     3.50 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     129 %(d)     320 %     199 %     402 %     398 %     488 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,866,679     $ 1,865,289     $ 1,997,046     $ 1,861,448     $ 2,260,519     $ 2,482,229    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been —%, 0.06% and 0.01% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
43



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Ended
September 30,
  Six Months
Year Ended March 31,
 
Class A Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.84     $ 9.75     $ 9.82     $ 10.07     $ 10.10     $ 9.83    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.23       0.40       0.31       0.21       0.20       0.28    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
          0.09       (0.07 )     (0.23 )     0.02       0.30    
Total from Investment Operations     0.23       0.49       0.24       (0.02 )     0.22       0.58    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.40 )     (0.31 )     (0.21 )     (0.20 )     (0.28 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.23 )     (0.40 )     (0.31 )     (0.23 )     (0.25 )     (0.31 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.84     $ 9.84     $ 9.75     $ 9.82     $ 10.07     $ 10.10    
Total return (c)(d)     2.32 %(e)     5.12 %     2.47 %     (0.19 )%     2.23 %     6.01 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     0.73 %(g)     0.73 %     0.72 %     0.73 %     0.72 %     0.75 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.02 %(g)     0.02 %     0.08 %(h)     0.10 %(h)     0.13 %(h)     0.10 %  
Net investment income (f)     4.60 %(g)     4.05 %     3.27 %     2.10 %     1.99 %     2.74 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     30 %(e)     72 %     80 %     128 %     164 %     54 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 69,696     $ 85,635     $ 83,675     $ 38,130     $ 122,202     $ 130,036    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, 0.08% and 0.10% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
44



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Ended
September 30,
  Six Months
Year Ended March 31,
 
Class B Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.84     $ 9.74     $ 9.81     $ 10.07     $ 10.09     $ 9.83    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.19       0.32       0.25       0.14       0.13       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.01 )     0.11       (0.08 )     (0.24 )     0.03       0.29    
Total from Investment Operations     0.18       0.43       0.17       (0.10 )     0.16       0.50    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.33 )     (0.24 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.21 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.19 )     (0.33 )     (0.24 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.83     $ 9.84     $ 9.74     $ 9.81     $ 10.07     $ 10.09    
Total return (c)(d)     1.83 %(e)     4.45 %     1.71 %     (1.03 )%     1.58 %     5.12 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.48 %(g)     1.48 %     1.47 %     1.48 %     1.47 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.02 %(g)     0.02 %     0.08 %(h)     0.10 %(h)     0.13 %(h)     0.10 %  
Net investment income (f)     3.85 %(g)     3.30 %     2.69 %     1.37 %     1.24 %     1.99 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     30 %(e)     72 %     80 %     128 %     164 %     54 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 16,580     $ 20,303     $ 28,061     $ 1,477     $ 1,775     $ 2,170    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, 0.08% and 0.10% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
45



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Ended
September 30,
  Six Months
Year Ended March 31,
 
Class C Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.83     $ 9.74     $ 9.81     $ 10.07     $ 10.09     $ 9.83    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.21       0.37       0.26       0.13       0.13       0.21    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
          0.09       (0.07 )     (0.23 )     0.03       0.29    
Total from Investment Operations     0.21       0.46       0.19       (0.10 )     0.16       0.50    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.37 )     (0.26 )     (0.14 )     (0.13 )     (0.21 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.21 )     (0.37 )     (0.26 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.24 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.83     $ 9.83     $ 9.74     $ 9.81     $ 10.07     $ 10.09    
Total return (c)(d)     2.16 %(e)     4.80 %     1.94 %     (1.03 )%     1.58 %     5.12 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.04 %(g)     1.04 %     1.20 %     1.48 %     1.47 %     1.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.46 %(g)     0.46 %     0.35 %(h)     0.10 %(h)     0.13 %(h)     0.10 %  
Net investment income (f)     4.28 %(g)     3.75 %     2.69 %     1.36 %     1.24 %     1.99 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     30 %(e)     72 %     80 %     128 %     164 %     54 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 16,129     $ 17,598     $ 22,091     $ 17,980     $ 32,267     $ 54,350    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, 0.08% and 0.10% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
46



Financial HighlightsColumbia Short Term Bond Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Ended
September 30,
  Six Months
Year Ended March 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2007   2007   2006 (a)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.82     $ 9.73     $ 9.80     $ 10.06     $ 10.08     $ 9.82    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.24       0.42       0.33       0.24       0.22       0.31    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
          0.09       (0.07 )     (0.25 )     0.04       0.29    
Total from Investment Operations     0.24       0.51       0.26       (0.01 )     0.26       0.60    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.24 )     (0.42 )     (0.33 )     (0.23 )     (0.23 )     (0.31 )  
From net realized gains                       (0.02 )     (0.05 )     (0.03 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.24 )     (0.42 )     (0.33 )     (0.25 )     (0.28 )     (0.34 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.82     $ 9.82     $ 9.73     $ 9.80     $ 10.06     $ 10.08    
Total return (c)(d)     2.45 %(e)     5.39 %     2.73 %     (0.04 )%     2.60 %     6.18 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     0.48 %(g)     0.48 %     0.47 %     0.48 %     0.47 %     0.50 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.02 %(g)     0.02 %     0.08 %(h)     0.10 %(h)     0.13 %(h)     0.10 %  
Net investment income (f)     4.83 %(g)     4.29 %     3.40 %     2.37 %     2.24 %     2.99 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     30 %(e)     72 %     80 %     128 %     164 %     54 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 824,185     $ 857,655     $ 1,130,604     $ 926,514     $ 1,099,131     $ 791,981    

 

(a)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

(h)  Bank of America Corporation assumed certain non-recurring costs. Absent these non-recurring costs, the waiver/reimbursement ratio would have been 0.02%, 0.08% and 0.10% for the years ended March 31, 2006, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2004, respectively.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
47



Financial HighlightsColumbia High Income Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class A Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.11     $ 8.91     $ 9.31     $ 9.79     $ 8.52     $ 8.80    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.32       0.62       0.63       0.66       0.70       0.75    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    (0.31 )     0.32       (0.10 )     0.03       1.36       (0.28 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.01       0.94       0.53       0.69       2.06       0.47    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.31 )     (0.62 )     (0.66 )     (0.65 )     (0.70 )     (0.75 )  
From net realized gains     (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.27 )     (0.52 )     (0.09 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.34 )     (0.74 )     (0.93 )     (1.17 )     (0.79 )     (0.75 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 8.78     $ 9.11     $ 8.91     $ 9.31     $ 9.79     $ 8.52    
Total return (d)     0.13 %(e)     11.10 %     6.03 %     7.64 %     24.88 %     6.07 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.16 %(g)     1.13 %     1.08 %     1.09 %     1.09 %     1.15 %  
Net investment income (f)     7.10 %(g)     6.88 %     6.90 %     6.90 %     7.37 %     9.22 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 107,292     $ 123,071     $ 109,029     $ 134,980     $ 163,916     $ 97,154    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor A shares were renamed Class A shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
48



Financial HighlightsColumbia High Income Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class B Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.09     $ 8.89     $ 9.29     $ 9.77     $ 8.51     $ 8.80    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.28       0.55       0.56       0.58       0.64       0.69    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    (0.30 )     0.32       (0.10 )     0.04       1.35       (0.29 )  
Total from Investment Operations     (0.02 )     0.87       0.46       0.62       1.99       0.40    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.28 )     (0.55 )     (0.59 )     (0.58 )     (0.64 )     (0.69 )  
From net realized gains     (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.27 )     (0.52 )     (0.09 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.31 )     (0.67 )     (0.86 )     (1.10 )     (0.73 )     (0.69 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 8.76     $ 9.09     $ 8.89     $ 9.29     $ 9.77     $ 8.51    
Total return (d)     (0.25 )%(e)     10.29 %     5.25 %     6.89 %     23.91 %     5.20 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.91 %(g)     1.88 %     1.83 %     1.84 %     1.84 %     1.90 %  
Net investment income (f)     6.37 %(g)     6.16 %     6.22 %     6.17 %     6.62 %     8.47 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 80,454     $ 93,413     $ 102,085     $ 130,088     $ 144,762     $ 95,110    

 

(a) The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.

(b) On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor B shares were renamed Class B shares.

(c) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e) Not annualized.

(f) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g) Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
49



Financial HighlightsColumbia High Income Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class C Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.05     $ 8.86     $ 9.25     $ 9.74     $ 8.47     $ 8.77    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.28       0.55       0.56       0.58       0.64       0.69    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    (0.30 )     0.31       (0.09 )     0.03       1.36       (0.30 )  
Total from Investment Operations     (0.02 )     0.86       0.47       0.61       2.00       0.39    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.28 )     (0.55 )     (0.59 )     (0.58 )     (0.64 )     (0.69 )  
From net realized gains     (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.27 )     (0.52 )     (0.09 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.31 )     (0.67 )     (0.86 )     (1.10 )     (0.73 )     (0.69 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 8.72     $ 9.05     $ 8.86     $ 9.25     $ 9.74     $ 8.47    
Total return (d)     (0.25 )%(e)     10.21 %     5.39 %     6.80 %     24.15 %     5.09 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     1.91 %(g)     1.88 %     1.83 %     1.84 %     1.84 %     1.90 %  
Net investment income (f)     6.37 %(g)     6.16 %     6.23 %     6.21 %     6.62 %     8.47 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 33,145     $ 35,639     $ 39,547     $ 49,066     $ 63,005     $ 32,453    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Investor C shares were renamed Class C shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia High Income Fund

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
Class Z Shares (a)   2007   2007   2006 (b)   2005   2004   2003  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 9.19     $ 8.98     $ 9.37     $ 9.86     $ 8.57     $ 8.86    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (c)     0.33       0.64       0.66       0.67       0.73       0.77    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency
    (0.32 )     0.33       (0.10 )     0.04       1.38       (0.29 )  
Total from Investment Operations     0.01       0.97       0.56       0.71       2.11       0.48    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.32 )     (0.64 )     (0.68 )     (0.68 )     (0.73 )     (0.77 )  
From net realized gains     (0.03 )     (0.12 )     (0.27 )     (0.52 )     (0.09 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.35 )     (0.76 )     (0.95 )     (1.20 )     (0.82 )     (0.77 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 8.85     $ 9.19     $ 8.98     $ 9.37     $ 9.86     $ 8.57    
Total return (d)     0.14 %(e)     11.41 %     6.37 %     7.76 %     25.30 %     6.19 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (f)     0.91 %(g)     0.88 %     0.83 %     0.84 %     0.84 %     0.90 %  
Net investment income (f)     7.37 %(g)     7.14 %     7.19 %     7.09 %     7.62 %     9.47 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 686,503     $ 739,921     $ 681,752     $ 707,834     $ 798,398     $ 460,639    

 

(a)  The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of income and expense of the Columbia High Income Master Portfolio.

(b)  On August 22, 2005, the Fund's Primary A shares were renamed Class Z shares.

(c)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(d)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsGovernment & Corporate Bond Funds
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to the following series of the Trust (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"):

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

Columbia High Income Fund

Investment Objectives

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation. Columbia Short Term Bond Fund seeks current income, consistent with minimal fluctuation of principal. Columbia High Income Fund seeks total return, consisting of a high level of income and capital appreciation.

Columbia High Income Fund (the "Feeder Fund") seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing all or substantially all of its assets in Columbia High Income Master Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio"). The Master Portfolio is a series of Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust"). The Master Portfolio has the same investment objective as the Feeder Fund. The value of the Feeder Fund's investment in the Master Portfolio included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, reflects the Feeder Fund's proportionate amount of beneficial interest in the net assets of the Master Portfolio and is equal to 98.8% at September 30, 2007. The financial statements of the Master Portfolio, including its investment portfolio, are included elsewhere within this report and should be read in conjunction with the Feeder Fund's financial statements. Other funds that are managed by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, ("Columbia"), that are not registered under the 1940 Act and whose financial statements are not presented here, also invest in the Master Portfolio.

At a Board of Trustees (the "Board") meeting held in June 2007, the Board voted to take various actions to convert the Feeder Fund into a stand-alone fund, investing directly in individual portfolio securities rather than the Master Portfolio. Among other actions, the Board adopted an advisory agreement with Columbia and a sub-advisory agreement with MacKay Shields LLC for the Feeder Fund on the same terms as are currently in place at the Master Portfolio level. These actions will not result in any changes in the investment objective or principal investment strategies of, or total fees charged to, the Feeder Fund. Nor will they result in a change in the principal risks of investing in the Feeder Fund, except that the risks of investing in a master-feeder structure will no longer apply. There will be no transaction or other costs charged to Fund shareholders and no federal income tax consequences as a result of these actions. Fund shareholder approval is not required to implement these actions and, therefore, will not be requested. The conversion is expected to take place in late February 2008.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00%, 3.25% and 4.75% for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund, respectively, based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 3.00%, 3.00% and 5.00% for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund, respectively, based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Funds' prospectuses.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets


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and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Equity securities and securities of certain investment company shares are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation. Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Forward currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Funds' shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Funds' net asset values. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their "fair value" using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Certain Funds may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Similar policies are followed by the Master Portfolio in which the Feeder Fund invests. See the Notes to Financial Statements for the Master Portfolio included elsewhere in this report for more information on the valuation policies of the Master Portfolio.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures


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about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Futures Contracts

With the exception of the Feeder Fund, each Fund may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Funds may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Funds' sensitivity to changes in interest rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Funds typically use futures contracts in an effort to achieve more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which they could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.

The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, or (3) an inaccurate prediction by Columbia, the Funds' investment advisor, of the future direction of interest rates. Any of these risks may involve amounts exceeding the variation margin recorded in the Funds' Statement of Assets and Liabilities at any given time.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund deposits cash or securities with the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Fund equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. A Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between trade and settlement date of the contract. The Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of securities. The Funds may also enter into these contracts to hedge certain other foreign currency denominated assets. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are used to hedge the Funds' investments against currency fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which become realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Funds' portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Funds are also exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

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changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Funds to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Funds hold until the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Stripped Securities

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are derivative multi-class mortgage securities structured so that one class receives most, if not all, of the principal from the underlying mortgage assets, while the other class receives most, if not all, of the interest and the remainder of the principal. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an interest-only security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. Credit risk reflects the risk that a Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its obligation.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia has determined are creditworthy. Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon each Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

The Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, may invest in treasury inflation protected securities ("TIPS"). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically for inflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid.

Loan Participations and Commitments

The Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, may invest in loan participations. When a Fund purchases a loan participation, the Fund typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participation ("Selling Participant"), but not the borrower. However, the Fund assumes the credit risk of the borrower, Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Fund and the borrower. The Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the senior loan which it has purchased from the Selling Participant.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on ex-dividend date.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statements of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of a Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.

The Feeder Fund records its share of investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses reported by the Master Portfolio on a daily basis. The investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses and expenses are allocated daily to investors of the Master Portfolio based upon the relative value of their investment in the Master Portfolio.


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Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly for each Fund, except the Feeder Fund. The Feeder Fund declares and pays dividends monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Federal Income Tax Status

Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Fund should not be

subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Fund. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

   
Ordinary Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 93,816,208     $    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     46,746,647          
Columbia High Income Fund     67,432,980       11,236,802    

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 12,585,885     $ (33,618,928 )   $ (21,033,043 )  
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     3,235,987       (5,207,348 )     (1,971,361 )  
Columbia High Income Fund   *   *   *  

 

*  See corresponding Master Portfolio's notes to financial statements for tax basis information.

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 2007, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Expiring in
2012
  Expiring in
2013
  Expiring in
2014
  Expiring in
2015
  Total  
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $     $ 325,588     $ 72,823     $ 1,644,323     $ 2,042,734    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     1,127,032       4,476,378       7,426,061       12,691,619       25,721,090    

 


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During the year ended March 31, 2007, Columbia Short-Term Bond Fund had expired capital loss carryforwards of $1,103,186.

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Funds' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), is the investment advisor to the Funds and Columbia High Income Master Portfolio. Columbia receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:

Fees on Average Net Assets   Columbia
Total Return
Bond Fund
  Columbia
Short Term
Bond Fund
 
First $500 Million     0.40 %     0.30 %  
$500 Million to $1 Billion     0.35 %     0.30 %  
$1 Billion to $1.5 Billion     0.32 %     0.30 %  
$1.5 Billion to $3 Billion     0.29 %     0.30 %  
$3 Billion to $6 Billion     0.28 %     0.30 %  
Over $6 Billion     0.27 %     0.30 %  

 

The Feeder Fund indirectly pays for investment advisory and sub-advisory services through its investment in the Master Portfolio (see Note 4 of Notes to Financial Statements of the Master Portfolio).

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rates for Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were 0.34% and 0.30%, respectively.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, based on the Funds' average daily net assets at the annual rates listed below less the fees payable by the Funds as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below:

    Annual Fee Rate  
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund     0.15 %  
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     0.14 %  
Columbia High Income Fund     0.18 %  

 

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its administration fee for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund at an annual rate of 0.02% of Columbia Short Term Bond Fund's average daily net assets. Columbia, at its discretion, may revise or discontinue this arrangement at any time.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Funds have entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Funds. The Funds have also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Funds. Under the State Street Agreements, each Fund pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly. In addition, each of the Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, pays State Street a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of


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average daily net assets of each Fund for the month. The aggregate fee for each Fund will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Funds also reimburse State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Funds have entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Each of the Funds, with the exception of the Feeder Fund, reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Fund expenses and to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Funds by affiliates included in the Statements of Operations under "Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees" were as follows:

    Amounts
Charged
by Affiliates
  Amounts
Unpaid
to Affiliates
 
Columbia Total Return
Bond Fund
  $7,442   $1,313  
Columbia Short Term
Bond Fund
  7,442   1,313  
Columbia High
Income Fund
  1,783   834  

 

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Funds and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

The Transfer Agent has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its fees, for accounts other than omnibus accounts, so that transfer agent fees (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees) will not exceed 0.02% annually for Columbia High Income Fund. Columbia, at its discretion, may revise or discontinue this arrangement at any time.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Funds' initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses as follows:

    Account
Balance Fee
Reductions
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 6,171    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     5,426    
Columbia High Income Fund     739    

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective transfer agent fee rates for the Funds, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers if applicable, as a percentage of the Funds' average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Annualized
Effective
Fee Rates
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund     0.08 %  
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     0.02 %  
Columbia High Income Fund     0.11 %  

 


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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Funds' shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts on the sales of Class A shares and received net CDSC fees on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions as follows:

   
Front End Sales Charge
  Contingent Deferred Sales Charge  
    Class A   Class A   Class B   Class C  
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 284     $ 1     $ 3,908     $ 49    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     995       20       2,486       1,239    
Columbia High Income Fund     13,074             88,540       2,540    

 

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of each Fund and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of each Fund. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Funds to compensate or reimburse the Distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes' shares. Payments are made at an annual rate and paid monthly, as a percentage of average daily net assets, set from time to time by the Board of Trustees, and are charged as expenses of each Fund directly to the applicable share class. A substantial portion of the expenses incurred pursuant to these plans is paid to affiliates of BOA and the Distributor.

The annual rates in effect and plan limits, as a percentage of average daily net assets are as follows:

    Current
Rate
  Plan
Limit
 
Class A Combined Distribution
and Shareholder Servicing Plan
    0.25 %*     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Shareholder Servicing Plans
    0.25 %     0.25 %  
Class B and Class C
Distribution Plans
    0.75 %     0.75 %  

 

*  Columbia Short Term Bond Fund pays its shareholder servicing fees, at the rates shown above, under a separate shareholder servicing plan.

The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive 0.44% of the distribution fees on Class C shares for Columbia Short Term Bond Fund. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses through July 31, 2008, for Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia High Income Fund and voluntarily agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses for Columbia Short-Term Bond Fund, so that the expenses incurred by the Funds (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed the following annual rates, based on each Fund's average daily net assets:

    Annual rate  
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund     0.60 %  
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     0.48 %  
Columbia High Income Fund     0.93 %  

 

There is no guarantee that contractual expense limitations will continue after July 31, 2008. Columbia, at its discretion, may discontinue the voluntary expense limitations agreement at any time. Columbia and/or the Distributor are entitled to recover from Columbia Total Return Bond Fund any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed for a three year period following the date of such fee waiver and/or reimbursement if such recovery does not cause the Fund's total operating expenses to exceed the expense limitations in effect at the time of recovery.


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At September 30, 2007, the amount potentially recoverable by Columbia from Columbia Total Return Bond Fund pursuant to this arrangement is $1,044,185, expiring March 31, 2008.

Custody Credits

Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses as follows:

    Custody
Credit
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 13,712    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     8,843    
Columbia High Income Fund     9    

 

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Funds are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. All benefits provided under this plan are unfunded and any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Funds' assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participants or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, another portfolio of the Trust. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    U.S. Government Securities   Other Investment Securities  
    Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales  
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund   $ 2,114,914,951     $ 2,187,358,074     $ 549,782,116     $ 663,827,954    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     115,134,449       189,366,140       160,935,815       161,508,181    
Columbia High Income Fund*   *   *   *   *  

 

*  See corresponding Master Portfolio for portfolio turnover information.

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.


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Class B shares generally convert to Class A shares as follows:

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

Class B shares
purchased:
  Will convert
to Class A
shares after:
 
  – after November 15, 1998     Eight years  
  – between August 1, 1998
and November 15, 1998
       
$ 0 - $249,999     Six years  
$ 250,000 - $499,999     Six years  
$ 500,000 - $999,999     Five years  

 

Columbia High Income Fund

Class B shares
purchased:
  Will convert
to Class A
shares after:
 
  – after November 15, 1998     Eight years  
  – between August 1, 1997
and November 15, 1998
       
$ 0 - $249,999     Nine years  
$ 250,000 - $499,999     Six years  
$ 500,000 - $999,999     Five years  
  – before August 1, 1997     Eight Years  

 

See Schedules of capital stock activity.

As of September 30, 2007, the Funds had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund     68.4    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     59.6    
Columbia High Income Fund     54.5    

 

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had other shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund     16.2    
Columbia Short Term Bond Fund     6.7    
Columbia High Income Fund     7.7    

 

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Funds and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unutilized committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Funds did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 8. Securities Lending

With the exception of the Feeder Fund, each Fund may lend their securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral.


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The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Funds. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

During the six months ended September 30, 2007, Columbia Total Return Bond Fund and Columbia Short Term Bond Fund participated in the program.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Asset-Backed Securities

Investing in asset-backed securities is subject to certain risks. For example, the value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in: interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, information concerning the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website. Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.


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Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against several other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action. On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval. Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Columbia High Income Master Portfolio
Semiannual Report
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

The following pages should be read in conjunction with Columbia High Income Fund's Semiannual Report.


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Investment PortfolioColumbia High Income Master Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 84.1%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Basic Materials – 6.9%  
Chemicals – 2.2%  
Agricultural Chemicals – 0.4%  
Mosaic Co.  
7.375% 12/01/14 (a)     1,370,000       1,438,500    
7.625% 12/01/16 (a)     1,640,000       1,748,650    
      3,187,150    
Chemical-Plastics – 0.1%  
CPG International I, Inc.  
10.500% 07/01/13     1,230,000       1,230,000    
      1,230,000    
Chemicals-Diversified – 0.9%  
EquiStar Chemicals LP  
10.125% 09/01/08     437,000       451,202    
10.625% 05/01/11     2,649,000       2,768,205    
NOVA Chemicals Corp.  
8.484% 11/15/13 (b)     2,040,000       1,999,200    
Phibro Animal Health Corp.  
10.000% 08/01/13 (a)     3,285,000       3,334,275    
      8,552,882    
Chemicals-Specialty – 0.8%  
EquiStar Chemicals LP  
7.550% 02/15/26     2,925,000       2,603,250    
Millennium America, Inc.  
7.625% 11/15/26     3,525,000       3,049,125    
Tronox Worldwide LLC/Tronox Finance Corp.  
9.500% 12/01/12     1,930,000       1,925,175    
      7,577,550    
Chemicals Total     20,547,582    
Forest Products & Paper – 3.2%  
Paper & Related Products – 3.2%  
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.  
8.850% 08/01/30     1,645,000       1,135,050    
Bowater Canada Finance  
7.950% 11/15/11     935,000       769,038    
Bowater, Inc.  
9.375% 12/15/21     5,215,000       3,924,287    
9.500% 10/15/12     105,000       87,413    
Georgia-Pacific Corp.  
7.000% 01/15/15 (a)     6,065,000       5,913,375    
7.750% 11/15/29     2,930,000       2,783,500    
8.000% 01/15/24     921,000       897,975    
8.875% 05/15/31     6,745,000       6,761,862    
Glatfelter  
7.125% 05/01/16     3,190,000       3,174,050    

 

    Par ($) (c)   Value ($)  
Smurfit Capital Funding PLC  
7.500% 11/20/25     4,100,000       3,936,000    
      29,382,550    
Forest Products & Paper Total     29,382,550    
Iron/Steel – 0.8%  
Steel-Specialty – 0.8%  
Allegheny Ludlum Corp.  
6.950% 12/15/25     3,850,000       3,696,000    
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.  
8.375% 12/15/11     2,320,000       2,447,600    
UCAR Finance, Inc.  
10.250% 02/15/12     1,385,000       1,443,862    
      7,587,462    
Iron/Steel Total     7,587,462    
Metals & Mining – 0.7%  
Metal-Diversified – 0.7%  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.  
8.250% 04/01/15     1,580,000       1,706,400    
8.375% 04/01/17     3,855,000       4,211,588    
      5,917,988    
Metals & Mining Total     5,917,988    
Basic Materials Total     63,435,582    
Communications – 15.3%  
Advertising – 0.2%  
Advertising Services – 0.2%  
RH Donnelley Corp.  
8.875% 10/15/17 (a)     1,815,000       1,842,225    
      1,842,225    
Advertising Total     1,842,225    
Media – 7.0%  
Cable TV – 0.7%  
Shaw Communications, Inc.  
7.500% 11/20/13   CAD 6,060,000       6,470,580    
      6,470,580    
Multimedia – 1.6%  
CanWest MediaWorks LP  
9.250% 08/01/15 (a)     3,280,000       3,312,800    
Cenveo Bridge Loan  
10.008% 08/31/15     2,775,000       2,775,000    
LBI Media, Inc.  
8.500% 08/01/17 (a)     2,320,000       2,308,400    
Quebecor Media, Inc.  
7.750% 03/15/16     6,885,000       6,566,569    
      14,962,769    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Publishing-Books – 1.0%  
Houghton Mifflin Co.  
7.200% 03/15/11     4,490,000       4,445,100    
Morris Publishing Group LLC  
7.000% 08/01/13     5,605,000       4,385,912    
      8,831,012    
Publishing-Newspapers – 0.6%  
Medianews Group, Inc.  
6.875% 10/01/13     1,780,000       1,352,800    
Sun Media Corp.  
7.625% 02/15/13     3,800,000       3,733,500    
      5,086,300    
Publishing-Periodicals – 1.4%  
CanWest Media, Inc.  
8.000% 09/15/12     3,180,833       3,117,216    
Dex Media East LLC  
12.125% 11/15/12     516,000       550,830    
Nielsen Finance LLC  
7.360% 08/04/13 (b)(d)     6,340,959       6,153,705    
Ziff Davis Media, Inc.  
11.356% 05/01/12 (b)     3,090,000       2,881,425    
      12,703,176    
Television – 1.7%  
ION Media Networks, Inc.  
8.610% 01/15/12 (a)(b)     5,235,000       5,208,825    
11.610% 01/15/13 (a)(b)     4,715,000       4,809,300    
Videotron Ltee  
6.375% 12/15/15     665,000       625,100    
6.875% 01/15/14     5,500,000       5,403,750    
      16,046,975    
Media Total     64,100,812    
Telecommunication Services – 8.1%  
Cellular Telecommunications – 2.3%  
Centennial Cellular Operating Co./Centennial Communications Corp.  
10.125% 06/15/13     1,935,000       2,051,100    
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.  
8.375% 11/01/11     2,950,000       3,130,688    
9.875% 11/01/12     1,725,000       1,863,000    
Millicom International Cellular SA  
10.000% 12/01/13     5,115,000       5,434,687    
Rogers Wireless, Inc.  
8.000% 12/15/12     5,025,000       5,258,517    
9.625% 05/01/11     1,755,000       1,976,967    
Rural Cellular Corp.  
9.875% 02/01/10     725,000       757,625    
      20,472,584    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Satellite Telecommunications – 1.5%  
Inmarsat Finance II PLC  
(e) 11/15/12
(10.375% 11/15/08)
    5,755,000       5,510,412    
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.  
8.250% 01/15/13     4,615,000       4,684,225    
Loral Cyberstar, Inc.  
10.000% 07/15/06 (f)(g)     1,164,000          
PanAmSat Corp.  
9.000% 08/15/14     1,298,000       1,336,940    
9.000% 06/15/16     2,380,000       2,451,400    
      13,982,977    
Telecommunication Equipment – 1.8%  
Lucent Technologies, Inc.  
5.500% 11/15/08     4,350,000       4,263,000    
6.450% 03/15/29     9,580,000       7,951,400    
6.500% 01/15/28     920,000       763,600    
Nortel Networks Ltd.  
10.750% 07/15/16 (a)     3,515,000       3,673,175    
      16,651,175    
Telecommunication Services – 0.3%  
Colo.Com, Inc.  
13.875% 03/15/10 (a)(f)(g)(h)     944,357          
GCI, Inc.  
7.250% 02/15/14     3,225,000       2,983,125    
      2,983,125    
Telephone-Integrated – 2.2%  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.  
7.250% 02/15/11     5,545,000       5,607,381    
Qwest Corp.  
6.950% 06/30/10 (b)(d)     6,500,000       6,548,750    
7.125% 11/15/43     2,950,000       2,758,250    
7.250% 09/15/25     1,410,000       1,385,325    
7.500% 10/01/14     2,595,000       2,698,800    
8.875% 03/15/12     1,130,000       1,233,113    
      20,231,619    
Telecommunication Services Total     74,321,480    
Communications Total     140,264,517    
Consumer Cyclical – 13.0%  
Airlines – 0.6%  
DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc.  
11.250% 08/01/15 (a)     3,310,000       3,458,950    
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  
2.875% 02/06/24 (m)(n)     1,555,000       77,750    
2.875% 02/18/49 (m)(n)     905,000       45,250    
8.000% 06/03/23 (m)(n)     2,885,000       144,250    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
8.300% 12/15/29 (m)(n)     1,023,000       58,823    
9.250% 03/15/49 (m)(n)     715,000       39,325    
9.750% 05/15/49 (m)(n)     2,335,000       134,263    
10.000% 08/15/08 (m)(n)     1,945,000       106,975    
10.375% 12/15/22 (m)(n)     2,990,000       164,450    
10.375% 02/01/49 (m)(n)     4,295,000       236,225    
Northwest Airlines, Inc.  
7.625% 11/15/23 (m)(n)     2,552,500       242,487    
7.875% 03/15/08 (m)(n)     2,390,800       239,080    
8.700% 03/15/49 (m)(n)     260,000       26,000    
8.875% 06/01/49 (m)(n)     971,900       94,760    
9.875% 03/15/37 (m)(n)     4,278,500       427,850    
10.000% 02/01/09 (m)(n)     2,426,300       236,564    
      5,733,002    
Airlines Total     5,733,002    
Apparel – 0.7%  
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.2%  
Quiksilver, Inc.  
6.875% 04/15/15     2,125,000       2,034,688    
      2,034,688    
Textile-Apparel – 0.5%  
Unifi, Inc.  
11.500% 05/15/14     4,560,000       4,149,600    
      4,149,600    
Apparel Total     6,184,288    
Auto Parts & Equipment – 2.4%  
Auto/Truck Parts & Equipment-Original – 1.1%  
Collins & Aikman Products Co.  
12.875% 08/15/12 (a)(h)     6,910,000       6,910    
Lear Corp.  
8.500% 12/01/13     1,895,000       1,814,463    
8.750% 12/01/16     1,700,000       1,598,000    
Tenneco Automotive, Inc.  
8.625% 11/15/14     3,145,000       3,168,587    
10.250% 07/15/13     2,895,000       3,104,888    
      9,692,848    
Rubber-Tires – 1.3%  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.  
6.375% 03/15/08     982,000       972,180    
11.250% 03/01/11     10,570,000       11,323,112    
      12,295,292    
Auto Parts & Equipment Total     21,988,140    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Distribution/Wholesale – 0.5%  
Varietal Distribution Merger Sub, Inc.  
PIK,  
10.250% 07/15/15 (a)     4,340,000       4,188,100    
      4,188,100    
Distribution/Wholesale Total     4,188,100    
Entertainment – 0.4%  
Motion Pictures & Services – 0.0%  
United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.  
9.300% 07/01/15 (f)     244,361       219,925    
      219,925    
Racetracks – 0.4%  
Penn National Gaming, Inc.  
6.750% 03/01/15     3,215,000       3,279,300    
      3,279,300    
Entertainment Total     3,499,225    
Leisure Time – 0.6%  
Recreational Centers – 0.6%  
Town Sports International, Inc.  
(e) 02/01/14
(11.000% 02/01/09)
    4,200,000       3,916,500    
7.375% 02/27/14 (b)(d)     2,069,813       1,961,147    
      5,877,647    
Leisure Time Total     5,877,647    
Lodging – 4.0%  
Casino Hotels – 3.4%  
Boyd Gaming Corp.  
7.750% 12/15/12     7,382,000       7,585,005    
Caesars Entertainment, Inc.  
7.000% 04/15/13     1,270,000       1,323,975    
8.875% 09/15/08     335,000       342,119    
Chukchansi Economic Development Authority  
8.000% 11/15/13 (a)     1,475,000       1,489,750    
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd.  
9.875% 12/15/12 (a)     1,885,000       1,941,550    
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.  
9.750% 06/15/14     3,955,000       3,935,225    
Mandalay Resort Group  
9.500% 08/01/08     2,825,000       2,888,562    
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority  
6.375% 07/15/09     3,250,000       3,233,750    
7.125% 08/15/14     815,000       817,038    
MTR Gaming Group, Inc.  
9.000% 06/01/12     2,550,000       2,524,500    
Penn National Gaming, Inc.  
6.875% 12/01/11     1,025,000       1,037,813    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment, Inc.  
8.194% 03/15/14 (a)(b)     2,045,000       1,996,431    
Wynn Las Vegas LLC  
6.625% 12/01/14     2,630,000       2,577,400    
      31,693,118    
Hotels & Motels – 0.6%  
Gaylord Entertainment Co.  
6.750% 11/15/14     2,155,000       2,068,800    
8.000% 11/15/13     3,135,000       3,178,106    
      5,246,906    
Lodging Total     36,940,024    
Retail – 3.1%  
Retail-Drug Stores – 1.5%  
Rite Aid Corp.  
7.500% 01/15/15     4,020,000       3,798,900    
7.500% 03/01/17     3,185,000       2,997,881    
8.625% 03/01/15     6,200,000       5,611,000    
9.375% 12/15/15 (a)     605,000       562,650    
9.500% 06/15/17 (a)     1,105,000       1,033,175    
      14,003,606    
Retail-Miscellaneous/Diversified – 0.2%  
Harry & David Holdings, Inc.  
9.000% 03/01/13     1,835,000       1,752,425    
      1,752,425    
Retail-Propane Distributors – 0.6%  
Star Gas Partners LP/Star Gas Finance Co.  
10.250% 02/15/13     5,640,000       5,879,700    
      5,879,700    
Retail-Restaurants – 0.3%  
Sbarro, Inc.  
10.375% 02/01/15     2,560,000       2,329,600    
      2,329,600    
Retail-Toy Store – 0.5%  
Toys R Us, Inc.  
7.625% 08/01/11     5,325,000       4,872,375    
      4,872,375    
Retail Total     28,837,706    
Textiles – 0.7%  
Textile-Products – 0.7%  
INVISTA  
9.250% 05/01/12 (a)     5,740,000       6,027,000    
      6,027,000    
Textiles Total     6,027,000    
Consumer Cyclical Total     119,275,132    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 10.2%  
Agriculture – 0.5%  
Tobacco – 0.5%  
Reynolds American, Inc.  
7.625% 06/01/16     2,645,000       2,816,139    
7.750% 06/01/18     2,185,000       2,326,822    
      5,142,961    
Agriculture Total     5,142,961    
Beverages – 0.3%  
Beverages-Wine/Spirits – 0.3%  
Constellation Brands, Inc.  
7.250% 05/15/17 (a)     2,575,000       2,575,000    
      2,575,000    
Beverages Total     2,575,000    
Commercial Services – 2.8%  
Commercial Services – 0.5%  
Language Line Holdings, Inc.  
11.125% 06/15/12     3,895,000       4,177,388    
      4,177,388    
Commercial Services-Finance – 0.1%  
Cardtronics, Inc.  
9.250% 08/15/13 (a)     375,000       359,062    
9.250% 08/15/13     305,000       292,038    
      651,100    
Marine Services – 0.2%  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.  
7.750% 12/15/13     2,250,000       2,160,000    
      2,160,000    
Printing-Commercial – 0.8%  
Phoenix Color Corp.  
13.000% 02/01/09     3,391,000       3,374,045    
Quebecor World, Inc.  
9.750% 01/15/15 (a)     1,885,000       1,804,887    
Vertis, Inc.  
9.750% 04/01/09     2,605,000       2,644,075    
      7,823,007    
Protection-Safety – 0.7%  
Protection One Alarm Monitoring  
8.125% 01/15/09     4,690,000       4,830,700    
Rural/Metro Corp.  
9.875% 03/15/15     1,860,000       1,767,000    
      6,597,700    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Schools – 0.5%  
Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc.  
7.750% 02/01/15 (a)     4,450,000       4,316,500    
      4,316,500    
Commercial Services Total     25,725,695    
Food – 1.0%  
Food-Meat Products – 0.3%  
Smithfield Foods, Inc.  
7.750% 07/01/17     2,885,000       2,957,125    
      2,957,125    
Food-Miscellaneous/Diversified – 0.2%  
Chiquita Brands International, Inc.  
7.500% 11/01/14     1,740,000       1,496,400    
      1,496,400    
Food-Retail – 0.3%  
Stater Brothers Holdings  
7.750% 04/15/15     2,465,000       2,440,350    
8.125% 06/15/12     520,000       529,750    
      2,970,100    
Poultry – 0.2%  
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.  
7.625% 05/01/15     610,000       619,150    
8.375% 05/01/17     925,000       943,500    
      1,562,650    
Food Total     8,986,275    
Healthcare Products – 1.6%  
Medical Products – 1.6%  
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.  
10.250% 06/01/14     3,560,000       3,649,000    
Invacare Corp.  
9.750% 02/15/15     2,110,000       2,110,000    
PTS Acquisition Corp.  
PIK,  
9.500% 04/15/15 (a)     3,895,000       3,680,775    
ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC/ReAble
Therapeutics Finance Corp.
 
11.750% 11/15/14     2,580,000       2,451,000    
Universal Hospital Services, Inc.  
8.759% 06/01/15 (a)(b)     1,240,000       1,233,800    
PIK,  
8.500% 06/01/15 (a)     1,240,000       1,227,600    
      14,352,175    
Healthcare Products Total     14,352,175    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Healthcare Services – 3.0%  
Medical Products – 1.0%  
BHM Technology  
10.860% 07/21/13 (b)(d)     4,571,808       3,870,799    
11.070% 07/21/13 (b)(d)     121,915       103,221    
Talecris Biotherapeutics  
9.080% 12/06/13 (b)(d)     1,657,475       1,646,425    
12.080% 12/06/14 (b)(d)     3,340,000       3,335,825    
      8,956,270    
Medical-HMO – 0.3%  
Centene Corp.  
7.250% 04/01/14     2,700,000       2,646,000    
      2,646,000    
Medical-Hospitals – 1.6%  
Community Health Systems, Inc.  
8.875% 07/15/15 (a)     3,985,000       4,094,588    
7.755% 07/05/14 (i)     6,230,000       6,111,630    
HCA, Inc.  
9.250% 11/15/16 (a)     4,045,000       4,297,812    
      14,504,030    
Medical-Nursing Homes – 0.1%  
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.  
11.000% 01/15/14     1,329,000       1,451,933    
      1,451,933    
Physical Therapy/Rehab Centers – 0.0%  
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.  
7.750% 07/15/15     170,000       172,125    
      172,125    
Healthcare Services Total     27,730,358    
Household Products/Wares – 0.6%  
Consumer Products-Miscellaneous – 0.3%  
Jarden Corp.  
7.500% 05/01/17     2,200,000       2,128,500    
      2,128,500    
Office Supplies & Forms – 0.3%  
ACCO Brands Corp.  
7.625% 08/15/15     3,175,000       3,032,125    
      3,032,125    
Household Products/Wares Total     5,160,625    
Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%  
Medical-Drugs – 0.4%  
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
7.750% 04/01/14     470,000       430,050    
9.371% 12/01/13 (b)     2,137,000       2,190,425    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Warner Chilcott Corp.  
7.360% 01/18/12 (b)(d)     269,018       261,621    
Series B,  
7.360% 01/18/12 (b)(d)     807,074       784,880    
Series C,  
7.360% 01/18/11 (b)(d)     322,058       313,201    
      3,980,177    
Vitamins & Nutrition Products – 0.0%  
NBTY, Inc.  
7.125% 10/01/15     175,000       175,000    
      175,000    
Pharmaceuticals Total     4,155,177    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     93,828,266    
Diversified – 0.2%  
Holding Companies-Diversified – 0.2%  
Special Purpose Acquisitions – 0.2%  
ESI Tractebel Acquisition Corp.  
7.990% 12/30/11     1,687,000       1,739,866    
      1,739,866    
Holding Companies-Diversified Total     1,739,866    
Diversified Total     1,739,866    
Energy – 10.8%  
Coal – 0.4%  
Peabody Energy Corp.  
7.375% 11/01/16     2,900,000       3,059,500    
7.875% 11/01/26     980,000       1,036,350    
      4,095,850    
Coal Total     4,095,850    
Energy-Alternate Sources – 0.3%  
Salton SEA Funding  
8.300% 05/30/11     2,525       2,751    
VeraSun Energy Corp.  
9.375% 06/01/17 (a)     2,725,000       2,343,500    
      2,346,251    
Energy-Alternate Sources Total     2,346,251    
Oil & Gas – 5.8%  
Oil & Gas Drilling – 0.9%  
Parker Drilling Co.  
9.625% 10/01/13     5,885,000       6,296,950    
Pride International, Inc.  
7.375% 07/15/14     2,485,000       2,547,125    
      8,844,075    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Oil Companies-Exploration & Production – 4.9%  
Chaparral Energy, Inc.  
8.500% 12/01/15     5,825,000       5,460,937    
8.875% 02/01/17 (a)     3,280,000       3,075,000    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  
6.875% 11/15/20     1,885,000       1,844,944    
Forest Oil Corp.  
7.250% 06/15/19 (a)     3,835,000       3,835,000    
8.000% 12/15/11     2,740,000       2,842,750    
Hilcorp Energy LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.  
7.750% 11/01/15 (a)     2,570,000       2,512,175    
9.000% 06/01/16 (a)     1,110,000       1,132,200    
Mariner Energy, Inc.  
7.500% 04/15/13     3,755,000       3,642,350    
8.000% 05/15/17     190,000       185,725    
Newfield Exploration Co.  
6.625% 04/15/16     1,805,000       1,764,388    
Petroquest Energy, Inc.  
10.375% 05/15/12     2,970,000       3,021,975    
Pogo Producing Co.  
6.625% 03/15/15     270,000       270,675    
6.875% 10/01/17     5,955,000       5,984,775    
Stone Energy Corp.  
6.750% 12/15/14     2,680,000       2,479,000    
Venoco, Inc.  
8.750% 12/15/11     1,440,000       1,436,400    
Whiting Petroleum Corp.  
7.000% 02/01/14     5,620,000       5,395,200    
      44,883,494    
Oil & Gas Total     53,727,569    
Oil & Gas Services – 0.8%  
Oil Field Machinery & Equipment – 0.3%  
Complete Production Services, Inc.  
8.000% 12/15/16     2,650,000       2,620,187    
      2,620,187    
Oil-Field Services – 0.5%  
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc.  
8.500% 03/01/17     615,000       595,013    
9.000% 01/15/14     4,075,000       4,105,562    
      4,700,575    
Oil & Gas Services Total     7,320,762    
Pipelines – 3.5%  
ANR Pipeline Co.  
7.375% 02/15/24     1,205,000       1,350,760    
9.625% 11/01/21     5,980,000       7,966,341    
El Paso Natural Gas Co.  
7.500% 11/15/26     1,750,000       1,853,070    
7.625% 08/01/10     5,240,000       5,407,208    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
8.375% 06/15/32     1,860,000       2,185,839    
8.625% 01/15/22     1,235,000       1,433,996    
MarkWest Energy Partners LP  
6.875% 11/01/14     1,065,000       985,125    
8.500% 07/15/16     4,100,000       4,038,500    
Southern Natural Gas Co.  
7.350% 02/15/31     2,035,000       2,131,044    
8.000% 03/01/32     4,040,000       4,566,953    
      31,918,836    
Pipelines Total     31,918,836    
Energy Total     99,409,268    
Financials – 11.1%  
Diversified Financial Services – 7.0%  
Finance-Auto Loans – 2.9%  
AmeriCredit Corp.  
8.500% 07/01/15 (a)     3,150,000       2,787,750    
Daimler Chrysler 2nd Lien  
11.860% 08/03/13     6,415,000       6,285,096    
Ford Motor Credit Co.  
7.375% 10/28/09     345,000       338,292    
7.875% 06/15/10     540,000       527,863    
General Motors Acceptance Corp.  
6.750% 12/01/14     3,605,000       3,267,489    
GMAC LLC  
8.000% 11/01/31     13,345,000       13,092,540    
      26,299,030    
Finance-Investment Banker/Broker – 0.9%  
LaBranche & Co., Inc.  
9.500% 05/15/09     3,440,000       3,405,600    
11.000% 05/15/12     3,910,000       3,919,775    
Transfirst  
10.000% 06/14/14     1,150,000       1,099,687    
      8,425,062    
Finance-Other Services – 0.8%  
AMR Real Estate Partners, LP  
8.125% 06/01/12     7,620,000       7,553,325    
      7,553,325    
Investment Management/Advisor Service – 0.4%  
LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.  
10.000% 10/15/17 (a)     1,855,000       1,855,000    
11.625% 10/15/17 (a)     1,990,000       1,930,300    
      3,785,300    
Special Purpose Entity – 2.0%  
Cedar Brakes LLC  
8.500% 02/15/14 (a)     1,941,368       2,092,445    
9.875% 09/01/13 (a)     3,126,425       3,483,493    
CEVA Group PLC  
10.000% 09/01/14 (a)     2,070,000       2,070,000    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC/
Hawker Beechcraft Notes Co.
 
8.500% 04/01/15 (a)     1,780,000       1,820,050    
9.750% 04/01/17 (a)     1,115,000       1,140,088    
MXEnergy Holdings, Inc.  
12.813% 08/01/11 (b)     2,830,000       2,617,750    
Rainbow National Services LLC  
10.375% 09/01/14 (a)     1,886,000       2,069,885    
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency
Energy Finance Corp.
 
8.375% 12/15/13     2,398,000       2,511,905    
Vanguard Health Holding Co. LLC  
9.000% 10/01/14     455,000       441,350    
      18,246,966    
Diversified Financial Services Total     64,309,683    
Insurance – 2.1%  
Insurance Brokers – 1.0%  
HUB International Holdings, Inc.  
9.000% 12/15/14 (a)     5,845,000       5,611,200    
USI Holdings Corp.  
9.433% 11/15/14 (a)(b)     1,365,000       1,296,750    
9.750% 05/15/15 (a)     2,390,000       2,145,025    
      9,052,975    
Multi-Line Insurance – 0.4%  
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.  
7.375% 04/15/18     480,000       433,200    
7.750% 07/15/37     3,590,000       3,168,175    
8.300% 04/15/26     185,000       171,587    
      3,772,962    
Mutual Insurance – 0.0%  
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty  
8.300% 12/01/37 (a)(h)     180,000       1,350    
8.450% 12/01/97 (a)(h)     4,600,000       34,500    
9.150% 07/01/26 (a)(h)     9,865,000       73,988    
      109,838    
Property/Casualty Insurance – 0.7%  
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.  
7.750% 05/01/17     6,350,000       6,032,500    
      6,032,500    
Insurance Total     18,968,275    
Real Estate – 0.8%  
Finance-Other Services – 0.2%  
American Real Estate Partners LP  
7.125% 02/15/13 (a)     1,515,000       1,443,037    
      1,443,037    

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Real Estate Management/Services – 0.6%  
LNR Property Corp.  
8.110% 07/12/09 (b)(d)     605,000       574,750    
8.110% 07/12/11 (b)(d)     5,465,000       5,269,173    
      5,843,923    
Real Estate Total     7,286,960    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.2%  
REITS-Health Care – 0.4%  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.  
7.000% 04/01/14     4,285,000       4,274,288    
      4,274,288    
REITS-Hotels – 0.1%  
Host Marriott LP  
6.750% 06/01/16     505,000       499,950    
      499,950    
REITS-Single Tenant – 0.7%  
Trustreet Properties, Inc.  
7.500% 04/01/15     5,950,000       6,378,269    
      6,378,269    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     11,152,507    
Financials Total     101,717,425    
Industrials – 5.8%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.6%  
Aerospace/Defense-Equipment – 0.6%  
Sequa Corp.  
8.875% 04/01/08     3,115,000       3,146,150    
9.000% 08/01/09     2,635,000       2,740,400    
      5,886,550    
Aerospace & Defense Total     5,886,550    
Building Materials – 0.9%  
Building & Construction Products-Miscellaneous – 0.6%  
Dayton Superior Corp.  
10.750% 09/15/08     3,365,000       3,381,825    
Panolam Industries International, Inc.  
10.750% 10/01/13 (a)     2,520,000       2,394,000    
      5,775,825    
Building Products-Wood – 0.3%  
Building Materials Holding Co.  
11.313% 09/15/14 (b)     2,600,000       2,189,200    
      2,189,200    
Building Materials Total     7,965,025    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.1%  
Wire & Cable Products – 0.1%  
Belden CDT, Inc.  
7.000% 03/15/17 (a)     1,135,000       1,123,650    
      1,123,650    
Electrical Components & Equipment Total     1,123,650    
Electronics – 0.4%  
Electronic Components-Miscellaneous – 0.4%  
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC  
9.500% 10/15/15     3,805,000       3,548,162    
      3,548,162    
Electronics Total     3,548,162    
Environmental Control – 0.7%  
Pollution Control – 0.7%  
Geo Sub Corp.  
11.000% 05/15/12     5,950,000       5,890,500    
      5,890,500    
Environmental Control Total     5,890,500    
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.2%  
Machine Tools & Related Products – 0.2%  
Thermadyne Holdings Corp.  
10.500% 02/01/14     2,055,000       1,993,350    
      1,993,350    
Hand/Machine Tools Total     1,993,350    
Metal Fabricate/Hardware – 0.5%  
Metal Processors & Fabrication – 0.5%  
Metals USA, Inc.  
11.125% 12/01/15     1,465,000       1,560,225    
Neenah Foundary Co.  
9.500% 01/01/17     3,690,000       3,376,350    
      4,936,575    
Metal Fabricate/Hardware Total     4,936,575    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 1.2%  
Diversified Manufacturing Operators – 1.2%  
Actuant Corp.  
6.875% 06/15/17 (a)     2,215,000       2,181,775    
RBS Global, Inc. & Rexnord Corp.  
9.500% 08/01/14     4,790,000       4,957,650    
Rental Services  
8.860% 11/27/13 (b)(d)     1,144,298       1,109,969    
10.750% 11/27/13 (b)(d)     837,345       812,225    
Sally Holdings LLC  
9.250% 11/15/14     2,000,000       2,020,000    
      11,081,619    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total     11,081,619    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Packaging & Containers – 0.7%  
Containers-Metal/Glass – 0.7%  
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.  
8.750% 11/15/12     5,785,000       6,052,556    
8.875% 02/15/09     270,000       274,050    
      6,326,606    
Packaging & Containers Total     6,326,606    
Transportation – 0.3%  
Transportation-Railroad – 0.1%  
Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV  
7.375% 06/01/14 (a)     925,000       904,188    
      904,188    
Transportation-Trucks – 0.2%  
St. Acquisition Corp.  
12.500% 05/15/17 (a)     2,170,000       1,453,900    
      1,453,900    
Transportation Total     2,358,088    
Trucking & Leasing – 0.2%  
Transport-Equipment & Leasing – 0.2%  
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.  
8.375% 05/15/15     2,130,000       2,124,675    
      2,124,675    
Trucking & Leasing Total     2,124,675    
Industrials Total     53,234,800    
Technology – 2.9%  
Computers – 1.5%  
Computer Services – 1.5%  
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.  
3.750% 01/15/09     155,000       149,188    
4.875% 01/15/14     3,585,000       3,127,912    
7.356% 12/13/12 (a)(b)(d)     5,807,018       5,698,137    
9.125% 08/15/13     4,235,000       4,404,400    
      13,379,637    
Computers Total     13,379,637    
Semiconductors – 0.6%  
Electronic Components-Miscellaneous – 0.6%  
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC  
7.875% 10/15/14     5,745,000       5,529,562    
      5,529,562    
Semiconductors Total     5,529,562    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Software – 0.8%  
Application Software – 0.5%  
SS&C Technologies, Inc.  
11.750% 12/01/13     4,495,000       4,764,700    
      4,764,700    
Computer Software – 0.1%  
Riverdeep Interactive  
12.438% 12/21/07 (b)(d)     1,076,423       1,072,386    
      1,072,386    
Transactional Software – 0.2%  
Open Solutions, Inc.  
9.750% 02/01/15 (a)     2,050,000       1,973,125    
      1,973,125    
Software Total     7,810,211    
Technology Total     26,719,410    
Utilities – 7.9%  
Electric – 7.9%  
Electric-Distribution – 0.6%  
AES Eastern Energy LP  
9.000% 01/02/17     4,283,596       4,519,194    
9.670% 01/02/29     1,175,000       1,316,000    
      5,835,194    
Electric-Generation – 2.9%  
AES Corp.  
8.750% 06/15/08     5,158,000       5,228,922    
9.000% 05/15/15 (a)     12,000,000       12,600,000    
Intergen NV  
9.000% 06/30/17 (a)     5,835,000       6,126,750    
Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC  
9.681% 07/02/26     2,490,000       2,875,950    
      26,831,622    
Electric-Integrated – 0.1%  
PSEG Energy Holdings LLC  
8.625% 02/15/08     189,000       190,457    
Western Resources  
7.125% 08/01/09     375,000       381,729    
      572,186    
Independent Power Producer – 4.3%  
Calpine Corp.  
8.500% 07/15/10 (a)(j)     23,187,000       25,041,960    
9.875% 12/01/11 (a)(j)     2,640,000       2,811,600    
NRG Energy, Inc.  
7.375% 02/01/16     3,790,000       3,799,475    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Reliant Energy, Inc.  
7.625% 06/15/14     1,130,000       1,138,475    
7.875% 06/15/17     6,700,000       6,741,875    
      39,533,385    
Electric Total     72,772,387    
Utilities Total     72,772,387    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(Cost of $770,704,647)
    772,396,653    
Common Stocks – 3.3%  
    Shares      
Communications – 0.3%  
Internet – 0.3%  
Neon Communications Group,
Inc. (k)
    543,036       2,660,877    
Internet Total     2,660,877    
Telecommunication Services – 0.0%  
Remote Dynamics, Inc. (k)     7,934       10    
Telecommunication Services Total     10    
Communications Total     2,660,887    
Consumer Discretionary – 0.8%  
Media – 0.8%  
Belo Corp., Class A     93,000       1,614,480    
CBS Corp., Class B     39,600       1,247,400    
Gannett Co., Inc.     43,900       1,918,430    
Haights Cross Communications (f)     275,078       2,654,502    
Media Total     7,434,812    
Consumer Discretionary Total     7,434,812    
Financials – 0.0%  
Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%  
Adelphia Recovery Trust (k)(f)     1,410,902       14,109    
Diversified Financial Services Total     14,109    
Financials Total     14,109    
Industrials – 1.5%  
Airlines – 1.5%  
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (k)     242,661       4,355,765    
Northwest Airlines Corp. (k)     520,090       9,257,602    
Airlines Total     13,613,367    
Industrials Total     13,613,367    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Information Technology – 0.0%  
Communications Equipment – 0.0%  
Loral Space & Communications, Inc.     49       1,948    
Communications Equipment Total     1,948    
Information Technology Total     1,948    
Materials – 0.4%  
Metals & Mining – 0.4%  
Goldcorp, Inc.     61,700       1,885,552    
Newmont Mining Corp.     46,500       2,079,945    
Metals & Mining Total     3,965,497    
Materials Total     3,965,497    
Technology – 0.1%  
Software – 0.1%  
Quadramed Corp. (k)     478,093       1,372,127    
Software Total     1,372,127    
Technology Total     1,372,127    
Utilities – 0.2%  
Gas Utilities – 0.2%  
Star Gas Partners LP (k)     372,300       1,690,242    
Gas Utilities Total     1,690,242    
Utilities Total     1,690,242    
Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $29,282,918)
    30,752,989    
Convertible Bonds – 1.4%  
    Par ($)      
Communications – 1.3%  
Media – 0.4%  
Television – 0.4%  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.  
3.000% 05/15/27     3,540,000       3,318,750    
      3,318,750    
Media Total     3,318,750    
Internet – 0.0%  
Web Portals/ISP – 0.0%  
At Home Corp.  
4.750% 12/15/06 (f)(l)     3,896,787       389    
      389    
Internet Total     389    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Convertible Bonds (continued)  

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
Telecommunication Equipment – 0.3%  
Nortel Networks Corp.  
4.250% 09/01/08     3,491,000       3,425,544    
      3,425,544    
Telecom Equipment-Fiber Optics – 0.6%  
Ciena Corp.  
3.750% 02/01/08     5,400,000       5,359,500    
      5,359,500    
Telecommunication Services Total     8,785,044    
Communications Total     12,104,183    
Consumer Cyclical – 0.0%  
Airlines – 0.0%  
Delta Air Lines, Inc.  
8.000% 06/03/49     2,256,000       112,800    
      112,800    
Airlines Total     112,800    
Consumer Cyclical Total     112,800    
Financials – 0.1%  
Insurance – 0.1%  
Life/Health Insurance – 0.1%  
Conseco, Inc.  
(e) 09/30/35 (a)
(3.500% 09/30/10)
    695,000       636,794    
      636,794    
Insurance Total     636,794    
Financials Total     636,794    
Total Convertible Bonds
(Cost of $12,704,138)
    12,853,777    
Preferred Stocks – 1.3%  
    Shares      
Communications – 0.1%  
Media – 0.0%  
Publishing-Periodicals – 0.0%  
Ziff Davis Holdings, Inc. 10.00%     328       3,280    
      3,280    
Media Total     3,280    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
Wireless Equipment – 0.1%  
Loral Skynet Corp. 12.00%,
PIK (k)
    3,286       657,200    
      657,200    
Telecommunication Services Total     657,200    
Communications Total     660,480    
Financials – 1.2%  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.2%  
REITS-Diversified – 1.2%  
Sovereign Real Estate
Investment Corp., 12.00% (a)
    7,527,000       10,853,934    
      10,853,934    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     10,853,934    
Financials Total     10,853,934    
Total Preferred Stocks
(Cost of $10,451,187)
    11,514,414    
Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.7%  
Communications – 0.0%  
Neon Communications Group,
Inc. 6.00% (k)(f)
    81,003       396,915    
Communications Total     396,915    
Technology – 0.7%  
Quadramed Corp. 5.50% (k)(a)     246,600       5,918,400    
Technology Total     5,918,400    
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost of $6,190,389)
    6,315,315    
Warrants – 0.0%  
    Units      
Communications – 0.0%  
Media – 0.0%  
Multimedia – 0.0%  
Haights Cross Communications
Expires 12/10/11 (k)(f)
    1,366       13,168    
      13,168    
Publishing-Periodicals – 0.0%  
Ziff Davis Media, Inc., Series E
Expires 08/12/12 (k)
    78,048       781    
      781    
Media Total     13,949    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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    Units   Value ($)  
Telecommunication Services – 0.0%  
Colo.Com, Inc.
Expires 03/15/10 (k)(a)(f)(g)
    1,145          
         
Telecommunication Services Total        
Communications Total     13,949    
Total Warrants
(Cost of $25,624)
    13,949    
Short-Term Obligation – 7.4%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due on
10/01/07, at 4.810%,
collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
Obligation with a maturity
date 09/15/10, market
value of $69,011,193
(repurchase proceeds
$67,682,118)
    67,655,000       67,655,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $67,655,000)
    67,655,000    
Total Investments – 98.2%
(Cost of $897,013,903)(o)
    901,502,097    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 1.8%     16,737,686    
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 918,239,783    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, except for the following, amounted to $200,355,014, which represents 21.8% of net assets.

Security   Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost
 
Quadramed Corp., 5.50%
Preferred Stock
    06/21/05     $ 5,957,100    
Sovereign Real Estate
Investment Corp.,
12.00% Preferred Stock
    07/27/05       10,216,488    

 

(b)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(c)  Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

(d)  Loan participation agreement.

(e)  Step bond. Shown parenthetically is the next interest rate to be paid and the date the Fund will begin accruing at this rate.

(f)  Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(g)  Security has no value.

(h)  The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At September 30, 2007, the value of these securities amounted to $116,748, which represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

(i)  Security, or a portion thereof, purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(j)  The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is being accrued. At September 30, 2007, the value of these securities amounted to $27,853,560, which represents 3.0% of net assets.

(k)  Non-income producing security.

(l)  The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At September 30, 2007, the value of this security represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

(m)  Position reflects anticipated residual bankruptcy claims.

(n)  Non-income producing security.

(o)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $897,013,903.

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Master Portfolio was as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     84.1    
Common Stocks     3.3    
Convertible Bonds     1.4    
Preferred Stocks     1.3    
Convertible Preferred Stocks     0.7    
Warrants     0.0 *  
      90.8    
Short-Term Obligation     7.4    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.8    
      100.0    

 

*  Represents less than 0.1%.

Acronym   Name  
  CAD     Canadian Dollar  
  PIK     Payment-In-Kind  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia High Income Master Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Assets   Investments, at cost     897,013,903    
    Investments, at value     901,502,097    
    Cash     76,188    
    Receivable for:  
    Investments sold     4,049,397    
    Interest     17,939,621    
    Dividends     27,460    
    Total Assets     923,594,763    
Liabilities  
    Payable for:          
    Investments purchased     4,812,477    
    Investment advisory fee     401,676    
    Administration fee     25,384    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     16,413    
    Trustees' fees     55,695    
    Custody fee     1,710    
    Other liabilities     41,625    
    Total Liabilities     5,354,980    
    Net Assets     918,239,783    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of OperationsColumbia High Income Master Portfolio

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

        ($)  
Investment Income   Dividends     297,110    
    Interest     39,733,804    
    Foreign taxes withheld     (650 )  
    Total Income     40,030,264    
Expenses   Investment advisory fee     2,593,847    
    Administration fee     167,945    
    Pricing and bookkeeping fees     87,351    
    Trustees' fees     8,800    
    Custody fee     12,876    
    Other expenses     41,968    
    Total Expenses     2,912,787    
    Expense reductions     (11,134 )  
    Net Expenses     2,901,653    
    Net Investment Income     37,128,611    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   Net realized gain on:          
    Investments     3,949,889    
    Foreign currency transactions     40,638    
    Net realized gain     3,990,527    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
    Investments     (37,721,588 )  
    Foreign currency translations     8,067    
    Net change in unrealized depreciation     (37,713,521 )  
    Net Loss     (33,722,994 )  
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     3,405,617    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia High Income Master Portfolio

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets       (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   Net investment income     37,128,611       72,779,913    
    Net realized gain on investments
and foreign currency transactions
    3,990,527       3,979,739    
    Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
on investments and foreign currency translations
    (37,713,521 )     32,745,245    
    Net Increase Resulting from Operations     3,405,617       109,504,897    
Share Transactions  
    Contributions     138,890,717       333,555,588    
    Withdrawals     (235,982,584 )     (395,801,840 )  
    Net Decrease     (97,091,867 )     (62,246,252 )  
    Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (93,686,250 )     47,258,645    
Net Assets  
    Beginning of period     1,011,926,033       964,667,388    
    End of period     918,239,783       1,011,926,033    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsColumbia High Income Master Portfolio

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,  
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003  
`Total return     0.45 %(a)     11.69 %     6.60 %     7.99 %     25.53 %     6.47 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data
 
Net expenses (b)     0.60 %(c)     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.61 %     0.61 %     0.62 %  
Net investment income (b)     7.66 %(c)     7.41 %     7.41 %     7.33 %     7.85 %     9.76 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     20 %(a)     44 %     34 %     33 %     51 %     50 %  

 

(a)  Not annualized.

(b)  The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(c)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsColumbia High Income Master Portfolio
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Master Investment Trust, LLC (the "Master Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to Columbia High Income Master Portfolio (the "Master Portfolio"). The Master Portfolio is a diversified Fund.

The following investors were invested in the Master Portfolio at September 30, 2007:

Columbia High Income Master Portfolio:  
Columbia High Income Fund (the "Feeder Fund")     98.8 %  
Columbia High Income Fund (Offshore)     1.2 %  

 

The series of the Master Trust serve as master portfolios for the Columbia Funds that operate as feeder funds in a master/feeder structure.

At a Board of Trustees (the "Board") meeting held in June 2007, the Board voted to take various actions to convert the Feeder Fund into a stand-alone fund, investing directly in individual portfolio securities rather than the Master Portfolio. Among other actions, the Board adopted an advisory agreement with Columbia and a sub-advisory agreement with MacKay Shields LLC for the Feeder Fund on the same terms as are currently in place at the Master Portfolio level. These actions will not result in any changes in the investment objective or principal investment strategies of, or total fees charged to, the Feeder Fund. Nor will they result in a change in the principal risks of investing in the Feeder Fund, except that the risks of investing in a master-feeder structure will no longer apply. There will be no transaction or other costs charged to Fund shareholders and no federal income tax consequences as a result of these actions. Fund shareholder approval is not required to implement these actions and, therefore, will not be requested. The conversion is expected to take place in late February 2008.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Master Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Master Portfolio's Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation. Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.

Equity securities and certain investment companies shares are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Master Portfolio's shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m.


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Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Master Portfolio's net asset values. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their "fair value" using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Master Portfolio may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security is valued at a "fair value", such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Master Portfolio's financial statement disclosures.

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Master Portfolio may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Master Portfolio to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Master Portfolio holds until the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Master Portfolio does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Repurchase Agreements

The Master Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Master Portfolio's investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Master Portfolio, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon the Master Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Master Portfolio seeks to assert its rights.

Loan Participations and Commitments

The Master Portfolio may invest in loan participations. When the Master Portfolio purchases a loan participation, it typically enters into a contractual relationship with the lender or third party selling such participation ("Selling Participant"), but not the borrower. However, the Master Portfolio assumes the credit risk of the borrower, Selling Participant and any other persons interpositioned between the Master Portfolio and the borrower. The Master Portfolio may not directly benefit from


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the collateral supporting the senior loan which it has purchased from the Selling Participant.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date.

Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost if the Master Portfolio still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Master Portfolio no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

Each investor in the Master Portfolio is treated as an owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolio.

Federal Income Tax Status

The Master Portfolio is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and therefore is not subject to federal income tax. Each investor in the Master Portfolio will be subject to taxation on its allocated share of the Master Portfolio's ordinary income and capital gains.

The Master Portfolio's assets, income and distributions will be managed in such a way that the Feeder Fund will be able to continue to qualify as a registered investment company by investing its assets through its Master Portfolio.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Master Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Master Portfolio. Also, under the Master Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Master Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Master Trust. However, based on experience, the Master Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

Unrealized
appreciation
  Unrealized
depreciation
  Net
unrealized
appreciation
 
$ 37,468,159     $ (32,979,965 )   $ 4,488,194    

 

The Master Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of the Master Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based in the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Master Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Master Portfolio's financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), is the investment advisor to the Master Portfolio. Columbia receives an investment advisory fee, calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the


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average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio at the following annual rates:

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  
First $500 million     0.55 %  
$500 million to $1 billion     0.52 %  
$1 billion to $1.5 billion     0.49 %  
Over $1.5 billion     0.46 %  

 

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rate for the Master Portfolio was 0.54% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets.

Sub-Advisory Fee

MacKay Shields LLC ("MacKay Shields") has been retained by Columbia as the investment sub-advisor to the Master Portfolio. As the sub-advisor, MacKay Shields is responsible for daily investment operations, including placing all orders for the purchase and sale of the portfolio securities for the Master Portfolio. Columbia, from the investment advisory fee it receives, pays MacKay Shields a monthly sub-advisory fee based on the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  
First $100 million     0.400 %  
$100 million to $200 million     0.375 %  
Over $200 million     0.350 %  

 

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Master Portfolio. Under the administration agreement, Columbia is entitled to receive an administration fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.05% of the Master Portfolio's average daily net assets less the fees payable by the Master Portfolio as described under the Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees note below.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Master Portfolio has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the "Financial Reporting Services Agreement") with State Street Bank & Trust Company ("State Street") and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Master Portfolio. The Master Portfolio has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the "State Street Agreements") pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Master Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Master Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $38,000 paid monthly plus a monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Master Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Master Portfolio has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Master Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. The Master Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services performed in connection with Master Portfolio expenses. Fees related to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are paid by the Feeder Fund and are included in "Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees" on the Feeder Fund's Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Master Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under "Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees" aggregated to $4,429 of which $419 is unpaid.

Custody Credits

The Master Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Master Portfolio could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $11,134.


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Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Master Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Master Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Master Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations.

The Master Trust's eligible Trustees may participate in a non-qualified deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Master Portfolio's assets. Income earned on the plan participant's deferral account is based on the rate of return of the eligible mutual funds selected by the participant or, if no funds are selected, on the rate of return of Columbia Treasury Reserves, a portfolio of Columbia Funds Series Trust, another registered investment company advised by Columbia. The expense for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statement of Operations. The liability for the deferred compensation plan is included in "Trustees' fees" in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $177,042,956 and $242,444,921, respectively.

Note 6. Line of Credit

The Master Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are used for temporary or emergency purposes to facilitate portfolio liquidity.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unutilized committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund or Master Portfolio based on its borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned among each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund or Master Portfolio. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statement of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 7. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Unfunded Loans

As of September 30, 2007, the Master Portfolio had unfunded loan commitments pursuant to the following loan agreements:

Borrower:   Unfunded
Commitment
 
Community Health Systems Delay Draw   $ 608,250    
LNR Property Corp. Term Loan     606,134    

 

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Asset Backed Securities

Investing in asset-backed securities is subject to certain risks. For example, the value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in: interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, information concerning the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will


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be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement.

High-Yield Securities

Investing in high-yield securities may involve greater credit risk and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. Government bonds and other higher quality fixed income securities. These securities are non-investment grade securities, often referred to as "junk" bonds. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations. Moreover, high-yield securities may be less liquid to the extent that there is no established secondary market.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against several other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action. On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.


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On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval. Separately, a putative class action—Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company—involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Important Information About This Report

Government & Corporate Bond Funds

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management
Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110

The funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Government & Corporate Bond Funds.

A description of the policies and procedures that each fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the funds' website.

Each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each fund's Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for a fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC ("Columbia Management") is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.


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g  Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

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Table of contents

Corporate Bond Portfolio     1    
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed
Portfolio
    4    
Investment Portfolios     7    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    15    
Statements of Operations     16    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    17    
Financial Highlights     19    
Notes to Financial Statements     21    
Important Information About
This Report
    29    

 

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific company securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

President's Message

September 30, 2007

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your portfolios investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your portfolio.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager's Report

The Portfolio Manager's Report is where you will find your portfolio manager's thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the portfolio's performance, along with a comparison of the portfolio's performance versus the benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the portfolio, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager's comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing "Important Information About This Report," which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund's Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm's report and biographies of the fund's trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your portfolios, prospectuses, shareholder reports and portfolio fact sheets for the funds in the Columbia Funds family please call 1-800-345-6611.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Portfolio ProfileCorporate Bond Portfolio

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio returned 0.72%, compared with the 1.33% return for its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Bond Index.1

g  As bond investors sought the safety of higher quality sectors of the market, we reduced the portfolio's exposure to lower-rated securities. However, the portfolio remained overweight in lower-rated securities relative to its benchmark, which contributed to its underperformance. The portfolio also had more exposure than the index to financials, which underperformed as subprime debt faced significant write downs and a number of banks were burdened with levered loans that they were committed to financing, but unable to float as the high-yield and levered loan market shut down. On the plus side, the portfolio benefited from an overweight in media/cable bonds, which it has maintained for the past year. Business prospects for both Comcast Corp. and Time Warner, Inc. continued to improve and both credits outperformed the market (1.4% and 1.7% of net assets, respectively).

g  Recent action by the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee gave the bond market an important shot in the arm near the end of the period. As a result, we believe the new issue market may revitalize after a dormant summer, bringing new residential-backed mortgage and high-yield bonds to the marketplace and providing potential support for our decision to maintain a modest overweight in riskier sectors of the market going forward.

Portfolio Management

Carl Pappo has managed the portfolio since November 2006. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the portfolio.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

1Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Bond Index is an index of publicly issued investment grade corporate securities and dollar-denominated SEC registered global debentures. It is not available for investment and does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

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. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

  +0.72%  
      Portfolio Performance  
  +1.33%  
      Lehman Brothers
U.S. Credit Bond Index
 

 


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Performance InformationCorporate Bond Portfolio

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. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)     9.84    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)     0.29    

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 09/30/07 ($)

Portfolio     12,884    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Corporate Bond Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Inception   08/30/02  
6-month (cumulative)     0.72    
1-year     3.56    
5-year     4.69    
Life     5.11    

 

No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay asset based fees that are not included in this table. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

The table may not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.


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Understanding Your ExpensesCorporate Bond Portfolio

The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio.

The table below reflects the fact that no fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the Portfolio pay an asset-based fee for, which is negotiable, investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. Please read the wrap program documents for information regarding fees charged.

The information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the six-month reporting period and held for the entire period. The amount listed as "actual" is calculated using the Portfolio's actual total return for the period. The amount listed as "hypothetical" is calculated using a hypothetical annual return of 5%. You should not use the hypothetical account value to estimate your actual account balance.

    Beginning account value
04/01/07
  Ending account value
09/30/07
  Expenses paid
during period*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical  
    1,000.00       1,000.00       1,007.20       1,025.00                

 

*  No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay an asset-based fee that is not included in this table.


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Portfolio ProfileMortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

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. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) returns as of 09/30/07

  +0.55%  
      Portfolio Performance  
  +2.13%  
      Lehman Brothers
U.S. Mortgage-Backed
Securities Fixed Rate Index
 
  +2.07%  
      Lehman Brothers
U.S. Securitized Index
 

 

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio returned 0.55%, compared to the 2.13% and 2.07% returns of its benchmarks, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Rate Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Securitized Index1, respectively. The investment climate for the period was highly risk averse, and the portfolio's exposure to bond sectors outside mortgage-backed securities issued by US agencies caused the portfolio to underperform its benchmark. Beginning on August 31, 2007, the portfolio's benchmark has changed to Lehman Brothers U.S. Securitized Index from Lehman Brothers U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Rate Index. The benchmark change reflects the changes to the composition of the mortgage related sector of the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index. With the growth in the weighting of the Commercial Mortgage-backed Security sector and the addition of Agency guaranteed hybrid ARM securities to the benchmark, the U.S. Securitized Index is a better benchmark for a mortgage related portfolio.

g  The housing market has been hit hard by delinquencies and foreclosures related to subprime and other low-quality mortgages. During the past six months, the worst-performing sectors were commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and home equity loan asset-backed securities. The portfolio had more exposure than the index to both of these sectors. We elected to maintain our positions in CMBSs. Even though these high-quality securities have not been immune to negative market sentiment, they are backed by loans with strong performance histories. However, we reduced our exposure to home equity loan floating-rate securities as the period wore on, a loss-cutting maneuver that helped the portfolio yield a positive return over the six months. Within the securitized index, the best-performing bonds were premium-priced mortgage pass through securities, which benefited from a slowing in the prepayment rate of the underlying mortgages.

g  We believe that moderate economic growth and contained inflation may lead the Federal Reserve Board to continue to reduce short-term interest rates. The level of uncertainty and volatility in the marketplace may persist for a while, but our experience suggests that when markets stabilize, above-average returns can be potentially realized from asset classes outside the US Treasury market, and we have maintained our exposure to those sectors.

Portfolio Management

Leonard Aplet has managed Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio since July 2007. He is associated with Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, investment advisor to the portfolio.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

1Lehman Brothers U.S. Mortgage-Backed Securities Fixed Rate Index is an index of mortgage passthrough securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). It is not available for investment and does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.

Lehman Brothers U.S. Securitized Index is an index of mortgage passthrough securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), Agency Hybrid ARM securities and the U.S. Securitized indices. It is not available for investment and does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions or other expenses of investing.


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Performance InformationMortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

Performance of a $10,000 investment 08/30/02 – 09/30/07 ($)

Portfolio     12,128    

 

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Mortgage and Asset-Backed Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)

Inception   08/30/02  
6-month (cumulative)     0.55    
1-year     3.68    
5-year     3.80    
Life     3.86    

 

No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay asset based fees that are not included in this table. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

The table may not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares.

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. Please call 1-800-345-6611 for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)     9.76    

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)     0.30    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesMortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

The information on this page is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio.

The table below reflects the fact that no fees or expenses are charged to the portfolio. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the Portfolio pay an asset-based fee, which is negotiable, for investment services, brokerage services and investment consultation. Please read the wrap program documents for information regarding fees charged.

The information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the six-month reporting period and held for the entire period. The amount listed as "actual" is calculated using the Portfolio's actual total return for the period. The amount listed as "hypothetical" is calculated using a hypothetical annual return of 5%. You should not use the hypothetical account value to estimate your actual account balance.

    Beginning account value
04/01/07
  Ending account value
09/30/07
  Expenses paid
during period*
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical  
    1,000.00       1,000.00       1,005.50       1,025.00                

 

*  No fees or expenses are charged to the Portfolio. Participants in wrap fee programs pay an asset-based fee that is not included in this table.


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Investment PortfolioCorporate Bond Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 89.8%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Basic Materials – 1.2%  
Forest Products & Paper – 0.9%  
Weyerhaeuser Co.  
7.375% 03/15/32     735,000       737,475    
Forest Products & Paper Total     737,475    
Metals & Mining – 0.3%  
Vale Overseas Ltd.  
6.875% 11/21/36     190,000       195,751    
Metals & Mining Total     195,751    
Basic Materials Total     933,226    
Communications – 6.9%  
Media – 4.8%  
Comcast Cable Holdings LLC  
9.875% 06/15/22     192,000       251,638    
Comcast Corp.  
6.300% 11/15/17     125,000       127,054    
6.950% 08/15/37     695,000       729,479    
Rogers Cable, Inc.  
6.250% 06/15/13 (a)     11,000       11,141    
Time Warner, Inc.  
5.875% 11/15/16     605,000       591,865    
6.500% 11/15/36     220,000       212,251    
9.125% 01/15/13     440,000       504,424    
Viacom, Inc.  
5.750% 04/30/11     530,000       535,127    
6.875% 04/30/36     740,000       736,917    
Media Total     3,699,896    
Telecommunication Services – 2.1%  
Nextel Communications, Inc.  
6.875% 10/31/13     105,000       105,420    
7.375% 08/01/15     380,000       386,196    
Sprint Capital Corp.  
8.750% 03/15/32     100,000       114,674    
Telefonica Emisiones SAU  
6.221% 07/03/17 (b)     250,000       252,554    
7.045% 06/20/36     380,000       404,769    
Verizon Communications, Inc.  
6.250% 04/01/37     370,000       372,088    
Telecommunication Services Total     1,635,701    
Communications Total     5,335,597    
Consumer Cyclical – 7.7%  
Airlines – 0.3%  
Continental Airlines, Inc.  
7.461% 04/01/15     263,013       260,218    
Airlines Total     260,218    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Home Builders – 1.4%  
D.R. Horton, Inc.  
5.625% 09/15/14     225,000       191,278    
5.625% 01/15/16 (b)     40,000       33,612    
6.500% 04/15/16 (b)     710,000       621,890    
Lennar Corp.  
6.500% 04/15/16 (b)     95,000       85,875    
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.  
5.150% 05/15/15     190,000       162,728    
Home Builders Total     1,095,383    
Lodging – 0.2%  
Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.  
5.625% 06/01/15     190,000       151,050    
Lodging Total     151,050    
Retail – 5.8%  
CVS Caremark Corp.  
5.298% 01/11/27 (c)     191,536       183,703    
6.036% 12/10/28 (c)     545,919       530,267    
Federated Department Stores, Inc.  
6.900% 04/01/29     280,000       263,333    
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.  
5.350% 03/15/12     70,000       68,644    
Home Depot, Inc.  
5.875% 12/16/36     300,000       256,248    
JC Penney Corp., Inc.  
7.400% 04/01/37 (b)     350,000       369,183    
Limited Brands, Inc.  
6.900% 07/15/17     525,000       527,520    
6.950% 03/01/33 (b)     250,000       233,397    
7.600% 07/15/37     630,000       634,357    
Macy's Retail Holdings, Inc.  
5.900% 12/01/16     320,000       306,230    
Starbucks Corp.  
6.250% 08/15/17     445,000       448,883    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
4.125% 02/15/11     580,000       563,447    
5.250% 09/01/35     130,000       114,007    
Retail Total     4,499,219    
Consumer Cyclical Total     6,005,870    
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.6%  
Beverages – 0.6%  
SABMiller PLC  
6.200% 07/01/11 (c)     425,000       439,075    
Beverages Total     439,075    
Food – 3.6%  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  
7.000% 10/01/28     770,000       808,321    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Corporate Bond Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Fred Meyer, Inc.  
7.450% 03/01/08     384,000       387,067    
Kraft Foods, Inc.  
6.500% 08/11/17     390,000       402,851    
Kroger Co.  
6.400% 08/15/17     700,000       713,773    
7.500% 04/01/31 (b)     405,000       446,147    
8.000% 09/15/29     75,000       83,253    
Food Total     2,841,412    
Household Products/Wares – 0.3%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.  
5.125% 01/15/11     240,000       237,934    
Household Products/Wares Total     237,934    
Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%  
Wyeth  
5.500% 02/01/14     670,000       666,251    
5.500% 02/15/16     200,000       195,922    
Pharmaceuticals Total     862,173    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     4,380,594    
Energy – 14.0%  
Oil & Gas – 9.0%  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  
6.250% 03/15/38     595,000       573,979    
Gazprom International SA  
7.201% 02/01/20 (c)     249,261       255,493    
Hess Corp.  
7.300% 08/15/31 (b)     740,000       811,204    
Marathon Oil Corp.  
6.000% 07/01/12     315,000       323,184    
6.000% 10/01/17     2,000,000       2,002,900    
Nexen, Inc.  
5.875% 03/10/35     400,000       366,360    
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust  
7.875% 02/01/09     25,000       25,815    
8.625% 02/01/22     392,000       483,509    
Qatar Petroleum  
5.579% 05/30/11 (c)     213,336       213,984    
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III  
5.838% 09/30/27 (c)     350,000       319,662    
Talisman Energy, Inc.  
5.850% 02/01/37 (b)     275,000       245,196    
Valero Energy Corp.  
6.625% 06/15/37     865,000       877,876    
6.875% 04/15/12     503,000       530,033    
Oil & Gas Total     7,029,195    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Pipelines – 5.0%  
Duke Capital LLC  
4.370% 03/01/09     418,000       413,022    
Energy Transfer Partners LP  
6.125% 02/15/17     510,000       492,191    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP  
6.950% 01/15/38     285,000       288,920    
ONEOK Partners LP  
6.850% 10/15/37     1,000,000       1,007,868    
Plains All American Pipeline LP  
6.650% 01/15/37     470,000       467,536    
TEPPCO Partners LP  
7.625% 02/15/12     346,000       371,117    
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.  
6.350% 05/15/67 (d)     850,000       815,782    
Pipelines Total     3,856,436    
Energy Total     10,885,631    
Financials – 42.8%  
Banks – 14.1%  
Capital One Financial Corp.  
5.700% 09/15/11     965,000       966,602    
Chinatrust Commercial Bank  
5.625% 12/29/49 (c)(d)     105,000       97,414    
HSBC Holdings PLC  
7.350% 11/27/32     123,000       132,932    
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA  
6.000% 10/01/17     1,750,000       1,766,964    
Lloyds TSB Group PLC  
6.267% 12/31/49 (c)(d)     270,000       246,963    
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank  
5.300% 09/08/11     800,000       804,486    
PNC Funding Corp.  
5.125% 12/14/10     590,000       590,530    
5.625% 02/01/17     240,000       234,565    
Regions Financial Corp.  
7.750% 09/15/24     87,000       102,152    
Regions Financing Trust II  
6.625% 05/15/47 (d)     195,000       184,513    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC  
6.990% 10/29/49 (c)(d)     900,000       916,839    
7.640% 03/31/49 (d)     800,000       836,768    
Scotland International Finance  
4.250% 05/23/13 (c)     322,000       300,042    
Union Planters Corp.  
4.375% 12/01/10     385,000       372,157    
USB Capital IX  
6.189% 04/15/42 (d)     980,000       980,651    
Wachovia Capital Trust III  
5.800% 03/15/42 (d)     1,310,000       1,301,211    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Corporate Bond Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Wachovia Corp.  
4.375% 06/01/10     335,000       329,901    
Wells Fargo & Co.  
5.300% 08/26/11     410,000       412,266    
5.794% 09/15/09 (d)     400,000       399,638    
Banks Total     10,976,594    
Diversified Financial Services – 20.4%  
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.  
5.550% 01/22/17 (b)     215,000       202,953    
6.400% 10/02/17     610,000       607,290    
Capital One Capital IV  
6.745% 02/17/37 (b)(d)     580,000       517,218    
CIT Group, Inc.  
5.850% 09/15/16 (b)     460,000       433,291    
Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust  
8.040% 12/15/19 (a)(c)     500,000       576,514    
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.  
6.500% 02/15/08     210,000       210,881    
Citigroup, Inc.  
6.000% 02/21/12 (b)     237,000       243,584    
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.  
3.250% 05/21/08     320,000       308,400    
Eaton Vance Corp.  
6.500% 10/02/17     1,670,000       1,663,938    
Ford Motor Credit Co.  
5.800% 01/12/09     254,000       245,329    
7.375% 02/01/11     758,000       726,333    
Fund American Companies, Inc.  
5.875% 05/15/13     275,000       271,139    
General Electric Capital Corp.  
6.750% 03/15/32 (e)     567,000       624,252    
Goldman Sachs Capital II  
5.793% 12/29/49 (d)     600,000       567,749    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
6.250% 09/01/17     460,000       470,069    
Household Finance Corp.  
4.625% 01/15/08     300,000       299,292    
International Lease Finance Corp.  
4.875% 09/01/10     1,000,000       993,179    
JP Morgan Chase Capital XVII  
5.850% 08/01/35 (b)     500,000       447,339    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  
6.200% 09/26/14     3,500,000       3,513,864    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
5.700% 05/02/17     300,000       291,670    
6.050% 08/15/12     295,000       302,469    
6.050% 05/16/16     300,000       299,577    
Morgan Stanley  
5.750% 10/18/16     750,000       739,854    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Residential Capital Corp.  
6.375% 06/30/10     610,000       506,300    
6.500% 06/01/12 (b)     150,000       121,500    
Residential Capital LLC  
6.500% 04/17/13     120,000       96,900    
SLM Corp.  
5.000% 10/01/13     30,000       26,196    
5.375% 05/15/14     395,000       344,713    
Windsor Financing LLC  
5.881% 07/15/17 (c)     173,288       176,152    
Diversified Financial Services Total     15,827,945    
Insurance – 1.5%  
ING Groep NV  
5.775% 12/29/49 (d)     250,000       236,210    
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.  
7.500% 08/15/36 (c)     710,000       727,771    
Metlife, Inc.  
6.400% 12/15/36     195,000       185,416    
Insurance Total     1,149,397    
Real Estate – 0.7%  
ERP Operating LP  
5.750% 06/15/17     565,000       539,891    
Real Estate Total     539,891    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.4%  
Archstone-Smith Trust  
5.750% 03/15/16     120,000       118,436    
Camden Property Trust  
5.375% 12/15/13     509,000       491,404    
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.  
6.300% 09/15/16     765,000       750,717    
Highwoods Properties, Inc.  
5.850% 03/15/17     130,000       123,192    
Hospitality Properties Trust  
5.625% 03/15/17     350,000       324,362    
iStar Financial, Inc.  
5.800% 03/15/11     500,000       481,789    
Liberty Property LP  
5.500% 12/15/16     400,000       374,346    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     2,664,246    
Savings & Loans – 2.7%  
Washington Mutual Bank  
5.125% 01/15/15     750,000       698,548    
Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Delaware  
6.534% 03/29/49 (c)(d)     1,500,000       1,372,815    
Savings & Loans Total     2,071,363    
Financials Total     33,229,436    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Corporate Bond Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Industrials – 4.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.8%  
Raytheon Co.  
5.375% 04/01/13     620,000       617,658    
Aerospace & Defense Total     617,658    
Machinery – 0.9%  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  
4.300% 06/01/10     675,000       664,172    
Machinery Total     664,172    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.6%  
General Electric Co.  
5.000% 02/01/13     508,000       503,563    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total     503,563    
Transportation – 1.9%  
BNSF Funding Trust I  
6.613% 12/15/55 (d)     325,000       293,186    
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  
6.200% 08/15/36 (b)     120,000       116,540    
6.750% 07/15/11 (b)     222,000       234,013    
7.950% 08/15/30     285,000       330,427    
Union Pacific Corp.  
4.698% 01/02/24     20,135       19,141    
6.650% 01/15/11     475,000       489,941    
Transportation Total     1,483,248    
Industrials Total     3,268,641    
Utilities – 7.4%  
Electric – 6.7%  
AEP Texas Central Co.  
6.650% 02/15/33     400,000       405,470    
Appalachian Power Co.  
3.600% 05/15/08     97,000       95,801    
Columbus Southern Power Co.  
6.600% 03/01/33     111,000       114,355    
Commonwealth Edison Co.  
4.700% 04/15/15 (b)     125,000       115,771    
5.900% 03/15/36     230,000       215,357    
5.950% 08/15/16     460,000       458,428    
6.950% 07/15/18     230,000       236,613    
Duke Energy Corp.  
5.300% 10/01/15     500,000       489,524    
Exelon Generation Co. LLC  
6.200% 10/01/17     1,250,000       1,251,008    
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.  
5.000% 02/15/14     507,000       488,786    
6.125% 04/01/36     175,000       169,887    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  
4.200% 03/01/11     275,000       265,936    
6.050% 03/01/34     295,000       289,717    
Progress Energy, Inc.  
7.100% 03/01/11     100,000       105,171    
7.750% 03/01/31 (b)     370,000       426,286    
Southern Power Co.  
6.375% 11/15/36     110,000       103,593    
Electric Total     5,231,703    
Gas – 0.7%  
Atmos Energy Corp.  
6.350% 06/15/17     260,000       264,126    
Nakilat, Inc.  
6.067% 12/31/33 (c)     260,000       250,866    
Gas Total     514,992    
Utilities Total     5,746,695    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(Cost of $70,731,604)
    69,785,690    
Government & Agency Obligations – 5.4%  
Foreign Government Obligations – 5.3%  
European Investment Bank  
5.125% 05/30/17 (b)     775,000       777,054    
Export-Import Bank of Korea  
4.625% 03/16/10     225,000       224,042    
Hydro Quebec  
8.500% 12/01/29     200,000       272,520    
Province of Manitoba  
5.000% 02/15/12     300,000       302,709    
Province of Nova Scotia  
5.125% 01/26/17     400,000       400,734    
Province of Ontario  
4.950% 06/01/12     710,000       718,286    
5.000% 10/18/11     500,000       505,507    
Province of Quebec  
5.000% 03/01/16 (b)     700,000       695,276    
Republic of South Africa  
6.500% 06/02/14     233,000       245,232    
Foreign Government Obligations Total     4,141,360    
U.S. Government Obligations – 0.1%  
U.S. Treasury Notes  
4.625% 02/29/12 (b)     70,000       71,242    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     71,242    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(Cost of $4,163,065)
    4,212,602    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Corporate Bond Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.8%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.8%  
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.230% 12/15/40 (d)     250,000       239,292    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II  
5.993% 08/10/45 (d)     800,000       801,768    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.937% 02/12/49 (d)     800,000       797,746    
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.902% 06/12/50 (d)     350,000       348,867    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $2,190,493)
    2,187,673    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 0.6%  
Non-Agency – 0.6%  
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.  
5.515% 01/25/36 (d)     500,000       491,078    
Non-Agency Total     491,078    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost of $499,994)
    491,078    
Securities Lending Collateral – 7.7%  
    Shares      
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Prime
Portfolio (f) (7 day yield of 5.32%)
    6,029,220       6,029,220    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost of $6,029,220)
    6,029,220    
Short-Term Obligation – 0.9%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07
at 4.810%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
Obligation maturing on
10/09/09, market value of
$668,325 (repurchase
proceeds $652,261)
    652,000       652,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $652,000)
    652,000    
Total Investments – 107.2%
(Cost of $84,266,376)(g)
    83,358,263    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (7.2)%     (5,637,128 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 77,721,135    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. At September 30, 2007, the value of these securities, which are not illiquid except for the following, amounted to $587,655 which represents 0.8% of net assets.

Security   Acquisition
Date
  Par   Acquisition
Cost
  Market
Value
 
Citicorp Lease
8.040% 12/15/19
  10/26/2004   $ 500,000     $ 619,029     $ 576,514    
Rogers Cable, Inc.
6.250% 06/15/13
  06/19/2003     11,000       11,054       11,141    
        $ 587,655    

 

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 is $5,935,992.

(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $6,505,689, which represents 8.4% of net assets.

(d)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(e)  A portion of this security with a market value of $82,573 is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

(f)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $84,266,376.

At September 30, 2007, the Portfolio held the following open short futures contract:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Aggregate
Face Value
  Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
U.S.
Treasury
Bonds
    50     $ 5,586,843     $ 5,567,187     Dec. 2007   $ 19,656    

 

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Portfolio is
as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     89.8    
Government & Agency Obligations     5.4    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     2.8    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     0.6    
      98.6    
Securities Lending Collateral     7.7    
Short-Term Obligation     0.9    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (7.2 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


11



Investment PortfolioMortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Mortgage-Backed Securities – 70.7%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.000% 05/01/37     5,991,757       5,715,374    
5.000% 06/01/37     8,162,839       7,786,310    
5.500% 10/01/20     2,091,360       2,085,993    
5.500% 05/01/22     449,715       448,390    
5.500% 05/01/37     7,979,496       7,813,405    
5.954% 04/01/37 (a)     670,253       679,072    
6.500% 11/01/32     30,283       31,004    
TBA:  
5.000% 10/01/37 (b)     10,324,000       9,960,020    
6.000% 10/01/37 (b)     9,700,000       9,743,785    
6.500% 10/01/37 (b)     2,600,000       2,646,311    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.500% 10/01/36     927,379       908,525    
5.500% 02/01/37     262,740       257,398    
5.500% 03/01/37     1,419,513       1,390,410    
5.500% 04/01/37     17,367,405       17,011,617    
5.500% 05/01/37     4,869,549       4,769,713    
6.500% 11/01/36     7,151,283       7,282,510    
7.000% 02/01/32     53,257       55,472    
7.000% 06/01/32     1,686       1,754    
TBA:  
6.000% 10/01/37 (b)     18,515,000       18,538,144    
6.500% 10/01/37 (b)     8,500,000       8,654,062    
Government National Mortgage Association  
7.000% 03/15/31     5,679       5,945    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $106,342,229)
    105,785,214    
Asset-Backed Securities – 23.4%  
ACE Securities Corp.  
5.271% 02/25/36 (a)     876,206       846,633    
5.291% 09/25/35 (a)     273,892       263,045    
Bear Stearns Asset Backed Security, Inc.  
5.481% 03/25/35 (a)     50,856       50,746    
Chase Credit Card Master Trust  
5.863% 02/15/11 (a)     475,000       474,715    
Chase Issuance Trust  
4.960% 09/17/12 (b)     1,500,000       1,500,000    
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates  
5.221% 11/25/35 (a)     1,314,037       1,301,992    
5.241% 06/25/21 (a)     827,270       816,646    
Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC  
5.191% 10/25/36 (a)     1,391,876       1,377,250    
5.281% 07/25/36 (a)(c)     1,130,325       1,121,665    
CSAB Mortgage Backed Trust  
5.231% 06/25/36 (a)     374,140       373,440    
GSAA Trust  
5.231% 03/25/47 (a)     1,684,915       1,680,858    
GSAMP Trust  
5.231% 10/25/36 (a)     704,951       647,593    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Indymac Seconds Asset Backed Trust  
5.231% 05/25/36 (a)     518,464       515,623    
Keycorp Sudent Loan Trust  
5.670% 07/25/29 (a)     877,889       881,818    
Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.261% 07/25/34 (a)(c)     886,357       882,756    
Master Asset Backed Securities Trust  
5.271% 02/25/36 (a)     363,499       361,712    
5.281% 11/25/35 (a)     282,052       281,083    
Master Second Lien Trust  
5.291% 03/25/36 (a)     1,086,191       999,297    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.  
5.281% 05/25/37 (a)     1,144,416       960,270    
5.311% 09/25/36 (a)     1,007,927       991,947    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.251% 10/25/36 (a)     797,531       797,588    
5.251% 10/25/46 (a)     1,341,054       1,338,685    
5.261% 08/25/36 (a)     890,146       824,785    
5.381% 11/25/35 (a)     1,090,725       1,085,055    
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.  
5.301% 08/25/36 (a)     1,497,529       1,347,776    
Novastar Home Equity Loan  
5.191% 05/25/36 (a)     111,818       111,750    
Park Place Securities, Inc.  
6.331% 10/25/34 (a)     1,200,000       1,087,255    
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.  
5.231% 02/25/36 (a)     1,035,827       1,031,222    
SACO I, Inc.  
5.281% 04/25/36 (a)     1,342,561       1,135,320    
5.281% 05/25/36 (a)     1,447,527       1,213,507    
5.301% 03/25/36 (a)     656,659       616,995    
5.331% 04/25/35 (a)(c)     119,272       117,489    
5.331% 07/25/36 (a)     785,769       722,092    
5.411% 07/25/35 (a)     49,008       48,982    
Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust  
5.191% 03/25/36 (a)     425,846       423,518    
SLM Student Loan Trust  
5.470% 04/25/17 (a)     385,114       385,992    
5.754% 03/15/17 (a)     1,150,327       1,152,322    
5.774% 12/15/20 (a)     1,522,000       1,521,954    
Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust  
5.191% 06/25/36 (a)     343,097       342,654    
Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust  
5.831% 08/25/33 (a)     1,200,000       1,090,937    
Structured Asset Securities Corp.  
5.241% 02/25/36 (a)(c)     901,389       613,709    
Terwin Mortgage Trust  
5.581% 07/25/34 (a)     125,014       121,861    
USAA Auto Owner Trust  
5.070% 06/15/13 (b)     1,500,000       1,499,904    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(Cost of $36,685,127)
    34,960,441    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 17.4%

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Agency – 3.8%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
4.000% 09/15/15     2,450,000       2,415,919    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.500% 08/25/17     304,089       306,570    
6.000% 04/25/17     291,000       299,301    
Government National Mortgage Association  
5.000% 06/20/28     2,700,000       2,687,899    
Agency Total     5,709,689    
Non-Agency – 13.6%  
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust  
5.483% 02/25/47 (a)     2,410,579       2,421,483    
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust  
5.411% 01/25/35 (a)     350,543       349,009    
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust  
5.281% 12/25/36 (a)     1,582,086       1,388,146    
5.291% 10/25/36 (a)     1,392,585       1,219,742    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust  
5.221% 03/25/36 (a)     664,551       662,676    
IMPAC CMB Trust  
5.391% 04/25/35 (a)     349,745       343,887    
5.621% 10/25/34 (a)     330,260       326,896    
5.631% 04/25/35 (a)     617,896       588,794    
JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust  
5.231% 06/25/37 (a)     1,835,004       1,820,901    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust  
5.351% 02/25/47 (a)     1,763,115       1,760,430    
Sequoia Mortgage Trust  
6.106% 01/20/47 (a)     2,838,769       2,839,545    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.648% 11/25/36 (a)     2,070,432       2,059,189    
5.717% 02/25/37 (a)     2,413,374       2,413,286    
5.895% 08/25/46 (a)     2,119,925       2,122,502    
Non-Agency Total     20,316,486    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(Cost of $26,418,150)
    26,026,175    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 16.7%  
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities  
5.449% 12/11/40     1,060,000       1,042,332    
5.624% 03/11/39 (a)     1,000,000       987,250    
5.870% 09/11/38 (a)     1,750,000       1,772,264    
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.366% 12/11/49     440,000       429,964    
Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates  
6.701% 05/15/32     3,000,000       3,042,570    
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates  
5.268% 02/15/40     2,000,000       1,996,515    
5.509% 09/15/39     2,345,000       2,296,879    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.  
4.754% 05/10/43     1,500,000       1,412,607    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II  
5.778% 08/10/45     3,000,000       3,049,010    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
5.525% 04/15/43     2,271,000       2,238,732    
5.804% 06/15/49 (a)     3,000,000       3,058,598    
5.815% 02/12/49 (a)     2,117,000       2,147,390    
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust  
4.810% 01/15/36 (a)     1,300,000       1,248,676    
Morgan Stanley Capital I  
5.447% 02/12/44 (a)     305,000       300,960    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $24,979,510)
    25,023,747    
Government & Agency Obligations – 0.6%  
U.S. Government Obligations – 0.6%  
U.S. Treasury Bonds  
7.250% 05/15/16     800,000       952,313    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     952,313    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(Cost of $964,897)
    952,313    
Municipal Bond – 0.1%  
Arizona – 0.1%  
AZ Educational Loan Marketing Corp.  
Series 2004 A-1,  
5.721% 12/01/13 (a)     133,333       133,333    
Arizona Total     133,333    
Total Municipal Bond
(Cost of $133,441)
    133,333    
Short-Term Obligation – 5.8%  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07
at 4.810%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency Obligation
maturing 05/21/13, market
value $8,859,075 (repurchase
proceeds $8,684,480)
    8,681,000       8,681,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $8,681,000)
    8,681,000    
Total Investments – 134.7%
(Cost of $204,204,354)(d)
    201,562,223    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (34.7)%     (51,971,379 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%   $ 149,590,844    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


13



Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at September 30, 2007.

(b)  Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $2,735,619, which represents 1.8% of net assets.

(d)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $204,204,354.

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Portfolio is as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Mortgage-Backed Securities     70.7    
Asset-Backed Securities     23.4    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     17.4    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     16.7    
Government & Agency Obligations     0.6    
Municipal Bond     0.1    
      128.9    
Short-Term Obligation     5.8    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (34.7 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
TBA   To Be Announced  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


14




Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesFixed Income Sector Portfolios
September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)  
    Corporate
Bond
Portfolio
  Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed
Portfolio
 
Assets  
Investments, at identified cost     84,266,376       204,204,354    
Investments, at value (Including securities on loan of $5,935,992 and $—, respectively)     83,358,263       201,562,223    
Cash     176       53,828    
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     4,862,878          
Portfolio shares sold     149,962       286,084    
Interest     866,510       636,456    
Foreign tax reclaim     692          
Securities lending     4,574          
Total Assets     89,243,055       202,538,591    
Liabilities  
Collateral on securities loaned     6,029,220          
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     5,492,700          
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis           52,947,747    
Total Liabilities     11,521,920       52,947,747    
Net Assets     77,721,135       149,590,844    
Net Assets consist of                  
Paid-in capital     80,164,636       152,932,463    
Undistributed net investment income     65,287       113,744    
Accumulated net realized loss     (1,620,331 )     (813,232 )  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (908,113 )     (2,642,131 )  
Futures contracts     19,656          
Net Assets     77,721,135       149,590,844    
Shares outstanding     7,896,152       15,331,334    
Net asset value per share     9.84       9.76    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


15



Statements of OperationsFixed Income Sector Portfolios
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

    Corporate
Bond
Portfolio
  Mortgage- and
Asset-Backed
Portfolio
 
    ($)   ($)  
Investment Income  
Interest     2,234,602       3,983,556    
Securities lending     15,610          
Total Investment Income (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,645 and $—)     2,250,212       3,983,556    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments     (716,833 )     (781,635 )  
Futures contracts     30,360          
Net realized loss     (686,473 )     (781,635 )  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     (868,652 )     (2,373,877 )  
Futures contracts     (51,768 )        
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (920,420 )     (2,373,877 )  
Net Loss     (1,606,893 )     (3,155,512 )  
Net Increase Resulting from Operations     643,319       828,044    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsFixed Income Sector Portfolios

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Corporate Bond Portfolio   Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
  Year Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     2,250,212       3,947,090       3,983,556       6,038,003    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and
futures contracts
    (686,473 )     (477,586 )     (781,635 )     1,338,153    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments and 
futures contracts
    (920,420 )     1,372,667       (2,373,877 )     465,730    
Net increase resulting from operations     643,319       4,842,171       828,044       7,841,886    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (2,256,385 )     (3,920,830 )     (3,991,243 )     (5,983,563 )  
From net realized gains                 (427,583 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (2,256,385 )     (3,920,830 )     (4,418,826 )     (5,983,563 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     746,178       13,069,984       17,823,646       43,930,399    
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     (866,888 )     13,991,325       14,232,864       45,788,722    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     78,588,023       64,596,698       135,357,980       89,569,258    
End of period     77,721,135       78,588,023       149,590,844       135,357,980    
Undistributed net investment income, at end of period     65,287       71,460       113,744       121,431    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity

    Corporate Bond Portfolio   Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2007
  Year Ended
March 31, 2007
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Subscriptions     710,068       6,986,146       1,781,604       17,814,460       2,061,786       20,272,566       5,415,912       53,717,290    
Distributions reinvested     1,784       17,585       3,339       33,367       14,716       144,373       24,613       243,569    
Redemptions     (630,014 )     (6,257,553 )     (477,249 )     (4,777,843 )     (264,289 )     (2,593,293 )     (1,011,716 )     (10,030,460 )  
Net increase     81,838       746,178       1,307,694       13,069,984       1,812,213       17,823,646       4,428,809       43,930,399    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsCorporate Bond Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003 (a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.06     $ 9.93     $ 10.19     $ 10.58     $ 10.33     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.29       0.55       0.49       0.48       0.46       0.41    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (0.22 )     0.13       (0.25 )     (0.36 )     0.33       0.27    
Total from investment operations     0.07       0.68       0.24       0.12       0.79       0.68    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.29 )     (0.55 )     (0.49 )     (0.48 )     (0.47 )     (0.26 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.07 )     (0.09 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.29 )     (0.55 )     (0.50 )     (0.51 )     (0.54 )     (0.35 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.84     $ 10.06     $ 9.93     $ 10.19     $ 10.58     $ 10.33    
Total return (c)     0.72 %(d)     7.01 %     2.34 %     1.25 %     7.83 %     6.99 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses (e)                                      
Net investment income (e)     5.84 %(f)     5.55 %     4.83 %     4.69 %     4.40 %     4.33 %(f)  
Portfolio turnover rate     97 %(d)     114 %     62 %     39 %     126 %     183 %(d)  
Net assets, end of period (in 000's)   $ 77,721     $ 78,588     $ 64,597     $ 52,698     $ 61,193     $ 14,772    

 

(a)  The Portfolio commenced operations on August 30, 2002.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The net investment income and expense ratios exclude expenses charged directly to shareholders.

(f)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial HighlightsMortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
  Year Ended March 31,   Period
Ended
March 31,
 
    2007   2007   2006   2005   2004   2003 (a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.01     $ 9.85     $ 10.01     $ 10.19     $ 10.15     $ 10.00    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (b)     0.28       0.54       0.40       0.26       0.22       0.17    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.23 )     0.14       (0.12 )     (0.01 )     0.13       0.14    
Total from investment operations     0.05       0.68       0.28       0.25       0.35       0.31    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.52 )     (0.40 )     (0.26 )     (0.22 )     (0.10 )  
From net realized gains     (0.03 )           (0.04 )     (0.17 )     (0.09 )     (0.06 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.30 )     (0.52 )     (0.44 )     (0.43 )     (0.31 )     (0.16 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 9.76     $ 10.01     $ 9.85     $ 10.01     $ 10.19     $ 10.15    
Total return (c)     0.55 %(d)     7.12 %     2.85 %     2.57 %     3.53 %     3.08 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses (e)                                      
Net investment income (e)     5.62 %(f)     5.41 %     4.00 %     2.61 %     2.26 %     1.82 %(f)  
Portfolio turnover rate     206 %(d)     543 %     561 %     765 %     941 %     688 %(d)  
Net assets, end of period (in 000's)   $ 149,591     $ 135,358     $ 89,569     $ 78,216     $ 86,411     $ 9,205    

 

(a)  The Portfolio commenced operations on August 30, 2002.

(b)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

(c)  Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The net investment income and expense ratios exclude expenses charged directly to shareholders.

(f)  Annualized.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial StatementsFixed Income Sector Portfolios
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Note 1. Organization

Columbia Funds Series Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. Information presented in these financial statements pertains to Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio (each a "Portfolio" and collectively, the "Portfolios").

Investment Goals

Corporate Bond Portfolio and Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio each seek total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.

Portfolio Shares

The Portfolios are authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares without par value and are only available only to certain eligible investors through certain wrap fee programs and certain other managed accounts, including those sponsored or managed by Bank of America Corporation ("BOA") and its affiliates.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolios in the preparation of their financial statements.

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Portfolios' Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation. Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.

Short-term debt obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Futures contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Portfolios' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Futures Contracts

The Portfolios may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Portfolios may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Portfolios' sensitivity to changes in interest rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Portfolios typically use futures contracts in an effort to achieve, more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which they could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.


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The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, or (3) an inaccurate prediction by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Portfolios' investment advisor, of the future direction of interest rates. Any of these risks may involve amounts exceeding the variation margin recorded in the Portfolios' Statement of Assets and Liabilities at any given time.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Portfolio deposits cash or securities with the broker in an amount sufficient to meet the initial margin requirement. Subsequent payments are made or received by a Portfolio equal to the daily change in the contract value and are recorded as variation margin receivable or payable and offset in unrealized gains or losses. A Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires.

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Portfolios may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a "when-issued" basis. This may increase the risk if the other party to the transaction fails to deliver and causes the Portfolios to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. Each Portfolio holds until the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia has determined are creditworthy. Each Portfolio, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon each Portfolio's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while such Portfolio seeks to assert its rights.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Portfolios or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees. The Portfolios will not incur any registration costs upon such resale.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.

Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Federal Income Tax Status

Each Portfolio intends to qualify each year as a "regulated investment company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, each Portfolio intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that each Portfolio should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, each Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. A Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. Also, under the Trust's organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Portfolios expect the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.


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Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

    March 31, 2007  
Portfolio   Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
Corporate Bond Portfolio   $ 3,920,830     $    
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio     5,983,563     $    

 

*  For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was:

Portfolio   Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Depreciation
 
Corporate Bond Portfolio   $ 616,772     $ (1,524,885 )   $ (908,113 )  
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio     371,932       (3,014,063 )     (2,642,131 )  

 

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 2007 may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

Portfolio   Expiring in
2014
  Expiring in
2015
  Total  
Corporate Bond Portfolio   $ 190,899     $ 595,089     $ 785,988    

 

The Portfolios adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 will not have any effect on the Portfolios' financial statements. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, is the investment advisor to the Portfolios.

Columbia does not receive any fee for its investment advisory services. In addition, under its investment advisory agreement, Columbia has agreed to bear all fees and expenses of the Portfolios (exclusive of brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expenses of borrowing money and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any).


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The Portfolios do not incur any fees or expenses except brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest expenses of borrowing money and extraordinary expenses. Participants in the wrap fee programs eligible to invest in the Portfolios are required to pay fees to the program sponsor pursuant to separate agreements and should review the wrap program disclosure document for fees and expenses charged.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolios. Under the administration agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation from the Portfolios for its services.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Portfolios and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Portfolios. The Transfer Agent does not receive any compensation from the Portfolios for its services.

Distribution and Service Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Portfolios' shares. The Distributor does not receive a fee for its services as distributor.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    U.S Government Securities   Other Investment Securities  
Portfolio   Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales  
Corporate Bond Portfolio   $ 24,017,013     $ 25,847,053     $ 51,391,590     $ 47,285,077    
Mortgage-and Asset-Backed Portfolio     362,613,095       371,461,811       31,914,475       40,647,829    

 

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

An unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest without par value were authorized for the Trust. The Trust's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to classify or reclassify any authorized but unissued shares into one or more additional classes or series of shares.

As of September 30, 2007, the Portfolios had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Portfolios. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein is as follows:

Portfolio   % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Corporate Bond Portfolio     98.5    
Mortgage- and Asset-Backed Portfolio     96.0    

 

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Portfolios and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unutilized committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets


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of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolios did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 8. Securities Lending

Each Portfolio may lend their securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Portfolios and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Portfolios on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Portfolios. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Portfolios have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Portfolios are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Portfolios. The Portfolios bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

During the six months ended September 30, 2007, Corporate Bond Portfolio participated in the security lending program.

Note 9. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies

Investing in asset-backed securities is subject to certain risks. For example, the value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in: interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, information concerning the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement.

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities that are not inherent with investments in domestic securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC ("BACAP," now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC ("BACAP Distributors," now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease and- desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC's website. Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC ("BAS") agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent


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Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively "BAC"), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs' counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action — Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company — involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff's attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust's motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.


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Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   May Lose Value
NOT BANK ISSUED   No Bank Guarantee

 

Table of Contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Financial Statements   5

Investment Portfolio

  6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  7

Statement of Operations

  8

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  9

Financial Highlights

  11

Notes to Financial Statements

  15
Important Information About This Report   25

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

 

President’s Message – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you’ll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables

that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it’s important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

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We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

 

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

 

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

 

LOGO  

+13.73%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

LOGO  

+9.02%

MSCI World Index

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   12.47

Class B

   12.39

Class C

   12.40

Class Z

   12.51

 

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 - 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.11

Class B

   0.11

Class C

   0.11

Class Z

   0.11

 

Summary

 

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For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio’s Class A shares returned 13.73% without sales charge. This was higher than the 9.02% return for the MSCI World Index over the same period.1 The portfolio’s return was also higher than the 10.24% average return for the portfolio’s peer group, the Morningstar World Stock Category.2 The portfolio invests in shares of four Columbia funds, dividing its assets as follows: Columbia Strategic Investor Fund—25%; Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund—25%; Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund—40%; and Columbia Acorn International—10%. Stock selection in all four funds was the main contributor to performance.

 

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Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, which make up the equity portion of the portfolio, outperformed their benchmarks. Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund benefited from investments in the consumer discretionary, energy and technology sectors. Columbia Strategic Investor Fund was helped by stocks in the information technology and energy sectors. The international equity portion of the portfolio comprises investments in Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund and Columbia Acorn International, both of which outperformed their benchmarks. The return for Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund was enhanced by holdings in the energy and telecommunications sectors and a lower-than-index weight in the financials sector. An underweight in financials also helped boost the performance of Columbia Acorn International. Other areas of strength included stocks in the energy and industrial sectors.

 

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The primary engine of global demand—the US consumer—is losing steam. Deep in debt, unnerved by falling real estate values, confronted with tighter credit conditions and facing uncertain job prospects, the US consumer can no longer be counted on to shoulder the burden of global growth. However, this fundamental shift in the global economy is not necessarily a cause for worry as weak consumption in the United States has the potential to be offset by consumption in other markets, including emerging markets where economic growth rates are significantly higher than in the United States.

 

1

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index tracks the performance of global stocks. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2

©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an “expert” under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

 

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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed the portfolio since February 2006 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

 


The outlook for this portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.

A “fund of funds” bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic 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.

Value stocks may also be subject to specific business risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/15/06 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   13,244      12,482

Class B

   13,093      12,693

Class C

   13,102      13,102

Class Z

   13,308      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A        B   C        Z
Inception   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

6 months (cumulative)

  13.73   7.15   13.31   8.31   13.30   12.30   13.88

1-year

  27.10   19.74   26.26   21.26   26.23   25.23   27.47

Life

  18.88   14.62   18.04   15.81   18.09   18.09   19.23

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Annual operating expense
ratio (%)*

Class A

   2.60

Class B

   3.35

Class C

   3.35

Class Z

   2.35
  
Annual operating expense ratio
after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A

   1.20

Class B

   1.95

Class C

   1.95

Class Z

   0.95

 

* The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the portfolio’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires on 02/15/2008. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for the Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio's prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

 

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

 

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For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

 
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For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare this cost with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the portfolio’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

04/01/07 - 09/30/07

 

     Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical       Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,068.65   1,023.75   1.29   1.26   0.25

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,066.55   1,020.00   5.17   5.05   1.00

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,066.50   1,020.00   5.17   5.05   1.00

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,069.40   1,025.00      

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio’s most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

* Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio’s expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

 

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Financial Statements – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

   A guide to understanding your portfolio’s financial statements
    
Investment Portfolio    The investment portfolio details all of the portfolio’s holdings and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    This statement details the portfolio’s assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the portfolio’s liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the portfolio’s investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.
    
Statement of Operations    This statement details income earned by the portfolio and the expenses accrued by the portfolio during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the portfolio realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the portfolio’s net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.
    
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    This statement demonstrates how the portfolio’s net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.
    
Financial Highlights    The financial highlights demonstrate how the portfolio’s net asset value per share was affected by the portfolio’s operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses performance for each class of shares and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).
    
Notes to Financial Statements    These notes disclose the organizational background of the portfolio, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Companies (a) – 100.1%    Shares      Value ($)  
  

Columbia Acorn International, Class Z

   85,090      4,072,429  
  

Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Class Z

   598,534      10,037,421  
  

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, Class Z

   840,097      16,213,873  
  

Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, Class Z

   441,458      10,091,721  
                  
  

Total Investment Companies (cost of $34,947,070)

        40,415,444  
                  
  

Total Investments – 100.1% (cost of $34,947,070) (b)

        40,415,444  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%

        (40,586 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        40,374,858  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.

 

  (b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $34,947,070.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Affiliated investments, at cost

   34,947,070  
         
  

Affiliated investments, at value

   40,415,444  
  

Receivable for portfolio shares sold

   203,743  
  

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor

   23,616  
           
  

Total Assets

   40,642,803  
Liabilities   

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

   103,951  
  

Portfolio shares repurchased

   28,339  
  

Transfer agent fee

   2,958  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   2,881  
  

Trustees’ fees

   23,675  
  

Custody fee

   483  
  

Legal fee

   52,511  
  

Registration fee

   15,417  
  

Distribution and service fees

   16,412  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   138  
  

Other liabilities

   21,180  
           
  

Total Liabilities

   267,945  
           
  

Net Assets

   40,374,858  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

   34,443,168  
  

Undistributed net investment income

   90,803  
  

Accumulated net realized gain

   372,513  
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   5,468,374  
           
  

Net Assets

   40,374,858  
Class A   

Net assets

   24,160,461  
  

Shares outstanding

   1,937,221  
  

Net asset value per share

   12.47 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

   5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($12.47/0.9425)

   13.23 (b)
Class B   

Net assets

   8,788,809  
  

Shares outstanding

   709,608  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.39 (a)
Class C   

Net assets

   6,502,390  
  

Shares outstanding

   524,535  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.40 (a)
Class Z   

Net assets

   923,198  
  

Shares outstanding

   73,796  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.51 (c)

 

(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge and/or any applicable redemption fees.

 

(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

 

(c) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable redemption fees.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends from affiliates

   185,845  
           
Expenses   

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   29,439  
  

Class C

   21,679  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   26,884  
  

Class B

   9,813  
  

Class C

   7,226  
  

Transfer agent fee

   20,615  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   16,148  
  

Trustees’ fees

   10,725  
  

Custody fee

   2,521  
  

Audit fee

   12,664  
  

Legal fee

   33,041  
  

Registration fee

   25,744  
  

Reports to shareholders

   17,958  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   277  
  

Other expenses

   4,381  
           
  

Total Expenses

   239,115  
  

Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Investment Advisor

   (143,952 )
  

Expense reductions

   (121 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   95,042  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   90,803  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Investments and Capital Gains Distributions Received
  

Capital gains distributions received

   439,496  
  

Net realized loss on affiliated investments

   (20,322 )
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   4,008,878  
           
  

Net Gain

   4,428,052  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   4,518,855  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets        

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)

     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   90,803      443,698  
  

Net realized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

   419,174      1,051,429  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   4,008,878      1,371,203  
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   4,518,855      2,866,330  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

        (312,461 )
  

Class B

        (101,748 )
  

Class C

        (63,794 )
  

Class Z

        (9,598 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

   (207,334 )    (414,171 )
  

Class B

   (76,058 )    (177,727 )
  

Class C

   (56,393 )    (111,431 )
  

Class Z

   (5,580 )    (11,777 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (345,365 )    (1,202,707 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   5,163,526      15,129,704  
  

Distributions reinvested

   200,230      690,781  
  

Redemptions

   (2,339,416 )    (2,130,669 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   3,024,340      13,689,816  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,372,165      5,213,235  
  

Distributions reinvested

   71,217      264,002  
  

Redemptions

   (480,862 )    (433,918 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   962,520      5,043,319  
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,395,618      4,028,880  
  

Distributions reinvested

   53,572      161,596  
  

Redemptions

   (523,774 )    (437,667 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   925,416      3,752,809  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   366,552      516,910  
  

Distributions reinvested

   5,270      19,766  
  

Redemptions

   (84,978 )    (37,733 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   286,844      498,943  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   5,199,120      22,984,887  
  

Redemption fees

   1,834      4,294  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   9,374,444      24,652,804  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   31,000,414      6,347,610  
  

End of period

   40,374,858      31,000,414  
  

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

   90,803       
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

         

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended

September 30,
2007

     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   439,034      1,434,620  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   16,997      63,491  
  

Redemptions

   (197,181 )    (199,032 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   258,850      1,299,079  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   117,055      499,375  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   6,077      24,309  
  

Redemptions

   (41,558 )    (40,443 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   81,574      483,241  
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   119,285      382,402  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   4,567      14,852  
  

Redemptions

   (44,896 )    (42,015 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   78,956      355,239  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   30,579      49,061  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   447      1,815  
  

Redemptions

   (7,381 )    (3,454 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   23,645      47,422  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class A Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.07     $ 10.29      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.05       0.26        (d)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.46       1.09        0.29  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.51       1.35        0.29  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.25 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )     (0.32 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.11 )     (0.57 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.47     $ 11.07      $ 10.29  

Total return (e)(f)

    13.73 %(g)     13.17 %      2.90 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    0.25 %(j)     0.25 %      0.25 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.80 %(j)     1.40 %      21.19 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.79 %(j)     2.47 %      (0.25 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 24,160     $ 18,588      $ 3,902  

 

(a) Class A shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class B Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.04     $ 10.28      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)

    (d)     0.19        (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.46       1.08        0.29  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.46       1.27        0.28  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.19 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )     (0.32 )       
                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (0.11 )     (0.51 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.39     $ 11.04      $ 10.28  

Total return (e)(f)

    13.31 %(g)     12.40 %      2.80 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.80 %(j)     1.40 %      21.19 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.04 %(j)     1.79 %      (1.00 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 8,789     $ 6,933      $ 1,488  

 

(a) Class B shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class C Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.05     $ 10.29      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)

    (d)     0.19        (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.46       1.08        0.30  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.46       1.27        0.29  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.19 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )     (0.32 )       
                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (0.11 )     (0.51 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.40     $ 11.05      $ 10.29  

Total return (e)(f)

    13.30 %(g)     12.38 %      2.90 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.80 %(j)     1.40 %      21.19 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.03 %(j)     1.83 %      (1.00 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 6,502     $ 4,923      $ 929  

 

(a) Class C shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class Z Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.09     $ 10.29      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.05       0.29        (d)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.48       1.09        0.29  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.53       1.38        0.29  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.26 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.11 )     (0.32 )       
                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (0.11 )     (0.58 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.51     $ 11.09      $ 10.29  

Total return (e)(f)

    13.88 %(g)     13.56 %      2.90 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

                  

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.80 %(j)     1.40 %      21.19 %(j)

Net investment income (c)(i)

    0.90 %(j)     2.69 %      %(j)(k)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 923     $ 556      $ 28  

 

(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

(k) Rounds to less than 0.01%

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Goal

The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio generally invests in Class Z shares of Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Columbia Acorn International (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds are advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”) or its affiliates.

The financial statements of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements and are available at www.columbiafunds.com.

Portfolio Shares

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Portfolio offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Portfolio’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the Class Z shares of the respective Underlying Funds determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Portfolio’s financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid annually. The Portfolio may, however, declare and pay distributions from net investment income more frequently. The Portfolio will distribute net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains) at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

 

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Federal Income Tax Status

The Portfolio intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. Also, under the Trust’s organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of the Portfolio on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 455,618

Long-Term Capital Gains

    747,089

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was:

 

     

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,468,374

Unrealized depreciation

   

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,468,374

 

The Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Portfolio’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), is the investment advisor to the Portfolio. The Portfolio does not pay any fee to Columbia for its investment advisory services.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolio. Under the Administration Agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation for its services from the Portfolio.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Portfolio entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolio. The Portfolio also entered

 

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into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. The Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Portfolio entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Portfolio expenses.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated $5,658, of which $1,598 is unpaid. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Portfolio, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.090% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Portfolio and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Portfolio and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $100.

For six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, was 0.11% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Portfolios’ shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $14,895 on sales of the Portfolio’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $9,074 and $1,316 on Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of the Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of the Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse the distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes’ shares. Payments for the shareholder servicing plans are made at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Payments

 

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for the distribution plans are made at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Payments under the plans are charged as expenses directly to the applicable share class.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolio’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Portfolio, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Portfolio’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Portfolio’s Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Portfolio’s assets.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses through February 15, 2008, so that expenses incurred by the Portfolio (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses and expenses associated with the Portfolio’s investments in other investment companies, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Portfolio’s custodian, will not exceed 0.00% of the Portfolio’s average net assets.

Custody Credits

The Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Portfolio could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $21.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities were $6,675,884 and $1,278,906, respectively.

 

Note 6. Redemption Fees

The Portfolio may impose a 2.00% redemption fee on the proceeds of Portfolio shares that are redeemed within 60 days of their purchase. The redemption fee is designed to offset brokerage commissions and other costs associated with short term trading of the Portfolio. The redemption fees, which are retained by the Portfolio, are accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are allocated to each class based on the net asset value of each class based on the relative net assets at the time of redemption. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the redemption fees for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares of the Portfolio amounted to $1,075, $413, $311, and $35, respectively.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in “Other expenses” in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio did not borrow under these arrangements.

 

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Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Risk Factors of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds

Investing in the Underlying Funds through the Portfolio involves certain additional expenses and possible risks that would not be present in a direct investment in the Underlying Funds. Under certain circumstances, an Underlying Fund may pay a redemption request by a Portfolio wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, instead of cash, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In such cases, the Portfolio may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund and incur custody and other costs until Columbia determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.

The officers and certain Trustees of the Trust also serve as Officers and Trustees of the Underlying Funds. Conflicts may arise as these companies seek to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

From time to time, one or more of the Underlying Funds in which a Portfolio invests may experience relatively large investments or redemptions due to reallocations or rebalancing by the Portfolio as recommended by Columbia. In such event, the Underlying Funds that experience redemptions as a result of the reallocations or rebalancing may have to sell portfolio securities, and the Underlying Funds that receive additional cash will have to invest such cash. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on the Portfolio’s management to the extent that the Underlying Funds may be required to sell securities or invest cash at times when they would not otherwise have to do so.

These transactions could also have tax consequences if sales of securities resulted in gains, and could also increase transaction costs. Columbia, representing the interests of the Underlying Funds, is committed to minimizing the impact of Portfolio transactions on the Underlying Funds to the extent it is consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the Portfolio. Columbia may, nevertheless, face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

Investing in the Underlying Funds also presents certain risks. Each of the Underlying Funds may invest in certain specified derivative securities, including but not limited to: interest rate and equity swaps, caps and floors for hedging purposes; exchange-traded options; over-the-counter options executed with primary dealers, including long calls and puts and covered calls and financial futures and options. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in restricted securities; instruments issued by trusts, partnerships or other issuers, including pass-through certificates representing participations in, or debt instruments backed by, the securities owned by such issuers. These Underlying Funds may also engage in securities lending, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions. In addition, certain Underlying Funds may invest in below-investment grade debt, debt obligations of foreign issuers and stocks of foreign corporations, securities in foreign investment funds or trusts and various other investment vehicles, each with inherent risks.

Legal Proceedings

Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio did not commence operations until after the events that resulted in the regulatory proceedings and litigation described below.

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (“BACAP,” now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (“BACAP Distributors,” now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the “NYAG Settlement”) and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC’s website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC (“BAS”) agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable

 

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Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively “BAC”), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs’ counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action - Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company - involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff’s attorneys filed another putative class action

 

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Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

 

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management

Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

100 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

The portfolio mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio.

A description of the policies and procedures that the portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the portfolio’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolio’s website.

The portfolio files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The portfolio’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the portfolio carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the portfolio. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC-44/136410-0907 (11/07) 07/46060


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Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

NOT FDIC INSURED   May Lose Value
NOT BANK ISSUED   No Bank Guarantee

 

Table of contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Financial Statements   5

Investment Portfolio

  6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  7

Statement of Operations

  8

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  9

Financial Highlights

  11

Notes to Financial Statements

  15
Important Information about This Report   25

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

 

President’s Message – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

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Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you’ll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables

that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it’s important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

 

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/2007

 

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+10.60%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

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+8.44%

S&P 500 Index

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+2.72%

Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

Class A

   11.40

Class B

   11.40

Class C

   11.40

Class Z

   11.39
  
Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

Class A

   0.12

Class B

   0.08

Class C

   0.08

Class Z

   0.13

 

 

Summary

 

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For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio’s Class A shares returned 10.60% without sales charge. This compares with an 8.44% return for the S&P 500 Index and a return of 2.72% for the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index.1 The portfolio’s return was more than the 5.80% average return of funds in its peer group, the Morningstar Moderate Allocation Category.2 The portfolio invests in shares of three Columbia funds, dividing its assets approximately equally among Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Columbia Strategic Income Fund. In the equity portion of the portfolio, stock selection contributed the most to return. In the fixed-income portion of the portfolio, the position in high-yield bonds was disappointing.

 

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The portfolio’s equity investments, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, outperformed their benchmarks. For Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, stocks in the consumer discretionary, energy and technology sectors aided results. Columbia Strategic Investor Fund benefited from stocks in the information technology and energy sectors. While Columbia Strategic Income Fund posted a positive return and beat its benchmark, its performance was held back by investments in high-yield bonds. During the period, the high-yield area of the fixed-income market suffered, as concerns about subprime mortgage lending, a slowdown in the housing market and a credit crunch came to light.

 

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Despite weakness in the US credit markets and lackluster job growth, particularly in the manufacturing sector, the US economy continues to exhibit signs of slow but sustained growth. The housing sector remains mired in a steep downturn. Yet, vehicle sales have been solid, shoring up consumer spending. A weak dollar is likely to help improve both the trade balance and the manufacturing sector. When markets are volatile and the economy’s prospects are uncertain, we believe that patience is a prudent course. An investment in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds may help you achieve your goals over the long term.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed the portfolio since February 2006 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

 


The outlook for this portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

 

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The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large capitalization US stocks. The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of intermediate term US government and corporate bonds. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an “expert” under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

 

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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

 

Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.

A “fund of funds” bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic 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.

Value stocks may also be subject to specific business risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa. Lower quality debt securities involve greater risk of default or price volatility from changes in credit quality of individual issuers.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

 

 

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.63

Class B

   2.38

Class C

   2.38

Class Z

   1.38
  
Annual operating expense ratio
after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A

   1.15

Class B

   1.90

Class C

   1.90

Class Z

   0.90

 

* The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the portfolio’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires on 02/15/2008. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/15/06 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   12,271      11,565

Class B

   12,124      11,724

Class C

   12,124      12,124

Class Z

   12,310      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)    
Share class   A        B        C        Z
Inception   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

6-month (cumulative)

  10.60   4.20   10.19   5.19   10.19   9.19   10.74

1-year

  19.60   12.68   18.72   13.72   18.72   17.72   19.91

Life

  13.42   9.36   12.59   10.29   12.59   12.59   13.65

 

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for the Class C shares for the first year only. The “without sales charge” returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

 

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

 

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For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

 
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For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when your are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare this cost with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the portfolio’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07                    
     Account value at the
beginning of the period
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Portfolio’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,053.00   1,023.75   1.28   1.26   0.25     

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,050.95   1,020.00   5.13   5.05   1.00     

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,050.95   1,020.00   5.13   5.05   1.00     

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,053.70   1,025.00       —     

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio’s most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

* Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio’s expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

 

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Financial Statements – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

   A guide to understanding your portfolio’s financial statements
    
Investment Portfolio    The investment portfolio details all of the portfolio’s holdings and their values as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    This statement details the portfolio’s assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the portfolio’s liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the portfolio’s investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.
    
Statement of Operations    This statement details income earned by the portfolio and the expenses accrued by the portfolio during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the portfolio realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the portfolio’s net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.
    
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    This statement demonstrates how the portfolio’s net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.
    
Financial Highlights    The financial highlights demonstrate how the portfolio’s net asset value per share was affected by the portfolio’s operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses performance for each class of shares and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).
    
Notes to Financial Statements    These notes disclose the organizational background of the portfolio, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Investment Companies (a) – 99.8%            
  

Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund, Class Z

   2,259,534      37,892,380
  

Columbia Strategic Income Fund, Class Z

   6,172,986      36,605,807
  

Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, Class Z

   1,643,237      37,564,399
    
  

Total Investment Companies (Cost of $100,599,135)

        112,062,586
    
  

Total Investments – 99.8% (Cost of $100,599,135) (b)

        112,062,586
    
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.2%

        241,284
    
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        112,303,870

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.

 

  (b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $100,599,135.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Affiliated investments, at cost

     100,599,135  
           
  

Affiliated investments, at value

     112,062,586  
  

Receivable for portfolio shares sold

     529,133  
  

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor

     21,605  
      
  

Total Assets

     112,613,324  
Liabilities   

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

     71,807  
  

Portfolio shares repurchased

     84,624  
  

Transfer agent fee

     7,272  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

     2,866  
  

Trustees’ fees

     22,502  
  

Distribution and service fees

     48,100  
  

Custody fee

     66  
  

Legal fee

     45,003  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

     145  
  

Other liabilities

     27,069  
      
  

Total Liabilities

     309,454  
      
  

Net Assets

     112,303,870  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

     100,579,277  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

     (6,428 )
  

Accumulated net realized gain

     267,570  
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     11,463,451  
      
  

Net Assets

     112,303,870  
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 64,961,098  
  

Shares outstanding

     5,696,504  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 11.40 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

     5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($11.40/0.9425)

   $ 12.10 (b)
Class B      
  

Net assets

   $ 23,510,799  
  

Shares outstanding

     2,061,705  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 11.40 (a)
Class C      
  

Net assets

   $ 21,879,290  
  

Shares outstanding

     1,918,491  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 11.40 (a)
Class Z      
  

Net assets

   $ 1,952,683  
  

Shares outstanding

     171,406  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 11.39  

 

(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends from affiliates

   1,254,314  
      
Expenses   

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   80,189  
  

Class C

   73,562  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   75,143  
  

Class B

   26,730  
  

Class C

   24,521  
  

Transfer agent fee

   44,487  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   16,137  
  

Trustees’ fees

   9,552  
  

Custody fee

   2,522  
  

Registration fees

   28,296  
  

Legal fees

   30,543  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   289  
  

Other expenses

   27,774  
      
  

Total Expenses

   439,745  
  

Fees and expenses waived/reimbursed by Investment Advisor

   (159,482 )
  

Expense reductions

   (122 )
      
  

Net Expenses

   280,141  
      
  

Net Investment Income

   974,173  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Capital Gains Distributions Received   

Capital gains distributions received

   281,214  
  

Net realized gain on affiliated investments

   18,676  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   8,979,358  
      
  

Net Gain

   9,279,248  
      
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   10,253,421  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   974,173      1,808,581  
  

Net realized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

   299,890      2,786,586  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   8,979,358      2,294,934  
      
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   10,253,421      6,890,101  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (678,024 )    (1,172,078 )
  

Class B

   (159,722 )    (312,065 )
  

Class C

   (147,520 )    (258,345 )
  

Class Z

   (24,961 )    (61,152 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

        (1,617,269 )
  

Class B

        (604,992 )
  

Class C

        (525,875 )
  

Class Z

        (74,077 )
      
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (1,010,227 )    (4,625,853 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   11,937,832      43,234,531  
  

Distributions reinvested

   639,744      2,654,735  
  

Redemptions

   (6,690,713 )    (6,593,832 )
      
  

Net Increase

   5,886,863      39,295,434  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   3,028,547      14,574,850  
  

Distributions reinvested

   154,207      883,679  
  

Redemptions

   (986,477 )    (1,279,492 )
      
  

Net Increase

   2,196,277      14,179,037  
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   4,180,613      14,855,976  
  

Distributions reinvested

   132,331      717,982  
  

Redemptions

   (1,920,290 )    (1,202,118 )
      
  

Net Increase

   2,392,654      14,371,840  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   377,893      2,518,240  
  

Distributions reinvested

   24,220      131,134  
  

Redemptions

   (481,636 )    (976,302 )
      
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (79,523 )    1,673,072  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   10,396,271      69,519,383  
      
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   19,639,465      71,783,631  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   92,664,405      20,880,774  
  

End of period

   112,303,870      92,664,405  
  

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income at end of period

   (6,428 )    29,626  
      

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,098,674      4,245,245  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   57,446      258,220  
  

Redemptions

   (613,470 )    (638,315 )
      
  

Net Increase

   542,650      3,865,150  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   278,626      1,437,199  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   13,861      85,881  
  

Redemptions

   (90,973 )    (124,077 )
      
  

Net Increase

   201,514      1,399,003  
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   383,723      1,456,573  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   11,895      69,728  
  

Redemptions

   (176,699 )    (116,950 )
      
  

Net Increase

   218,919      1,409,351  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   34,530      249,445  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   2,180      12,788  
  

Redemptions

   (43,097 )    (93,427 )
      
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (6,387 )    168,806  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class A Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
   

Year
Ended

March 31,
2007

     Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.42     $ 10.19      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.12       0.31        0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    0.98       0.56        0.17  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.10       0.87        0.20  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

    (0.12 )     (0.28 )      (0.01 )

From net realized gains

          (0.36 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.12 )     (0.64 )      (0.01 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.40     $ 10.42      $ 10.19  

Total return (d)(e)

    10.60 %(f)     8.77 %      2.01 %(f)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net expenses (g)(h)

    0.25 %(i)     0.25 %      0.25 %(i)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.31 %(i)     0.48 %      6.51 %(i)

Net investment income (c)(h)

    2.18 %(i)     2.98 %      2.04 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(f)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 64,961     $ 53,710      $ 13,131  

 

 

(a) Class A shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(i) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class B Shares  
     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.42     $ 10.19      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.08       0.23        0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    0.98       0.57        0.18  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.06       0.80        0.19  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.21 )      (d)

From net realized gains

          (0.36 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.08 )     (0.57 )      (d)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.40     $ 10.42      $ 10.19  

Total return (e)(f)

    10.19 %(g)     7.96 %      1.91 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.31 %(j)     0.48 %      6.51 %(j)

Net investment income (c)(i)

    1.43 %(j)     2.24 %      0.90 %(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 23,511     $ 19,388      $ 4,700  

 

(a) Class B shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class C Shares                   
    

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007

    Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.42     $ 10.19      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.08       0.23        0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    0.98       0.57        0.18  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.06       0.80        0.19  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

    (0.08 )     (0.21 )      (d)

From net realized gains

          (0.36 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.08 )     (0.57 )      (d)

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.40     $ 10.42      $ 10.19  

Total return (e)(f)

    10.19 %(g)     7.96 %      1.91 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.31 %(j)     0.48 %      6.51 %(j)

Net investment income (c)(i)

    1.43 %(j)     2.23 %      0.80 %(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(g)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 21,879     $ 17,715      $ 2,958  

 

 

(a) Class C shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class Z Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.41     $ 10.18      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.13       0.35        0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    0.98       0.55        0.17  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.11       0.90        0.19  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

    (0.13 )     (0.31 )      (0.01 )

From net realized gains

          (0.36 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.13 )     (0.67 )      (0.01 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.39     $ 10.41      $ 10.18  

Total return (d)(e)

    10.74 %(f)     9.04 %      1.94 %(f)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Net expenses (g)(h)

                  

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.31 %(i)     0.48 %      6.51 %(i)

Net investment income (c)(h)

    2.42 %(i)     3.45 %      1.48 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

    4 %(f)     2 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 1,953     $ 1,851      $ 92  

 

 

 

(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

 

(e) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(h) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(i) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Goal

The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio generally invests in Class Z shares of Columbia Strategic Investor Fund, Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund and Columbia Strategic Income Fund (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds are advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”) or its affiliates.

The financial statements of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements and are available at www.columbiafunds.com.

Portfolio Shares

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Portfolio offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Portfolio’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the Class Z shares of the respective Underlying Funds determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Portfolio’s financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid annually. The Portfolio may, however, declare and pay distributions from net investment income more frequently. The Portfolio will distribute net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains) at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

 

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Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Federal Income Tax Status

The Portfolio intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. Also, under the Trust’s organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of the Portfolio on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 1,808,739

Long-Term Capital Gains

    2,817,114

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was:

 

   

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,499,077  

Unrealized depreciation

    (35,626 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 11,463,451  

 

The Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Portfolio’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), is the investment advisor to the Portfolio. The Portfolio does not pay any fee to Columbia for its investment advisory services.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolio. Under the Administration Agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation for its services from the Portfolio.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Portfolio entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolio. The Portfolio also entered

 

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into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. The Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Portfolio entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Portfolio expenses.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated $5,658, of which $1,598 is unpaid. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Portfolio, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.031% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Portfolio and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Portfolio and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $100.

For six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, was 0.086% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Portfolios’ shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $49,613 on sales of the Portfolio’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $21,348 and $7,615 on Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of the Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of the Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse the distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes’ shares. Payments for the shareholder servicing plans are made at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets

 

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attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Payments for the distribution plans are made at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares. Payments under the plans are charged as expenses directly to the applicable share class.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolio’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Portfolio, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Portfolio’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Portfolio’s Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Portfolio’s assets.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses through February 15, 2008, so that expenses incurred by the Portfolio (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses and expenses associated with the Portfolio’s investments in other investment companies, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Portfolio’s custodian, will not exceed 0.00% of the Portfolio’s average net assets.

Custody Credits

The Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Portfolio could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $22.

 

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities were $14,135,686 and $3,812,263, respectively.

Note 6. Line of Credit

The Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in “Other expenses” in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 7. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Risk Factors of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds

Investing in the Underlying Funds through the Portfolio involves certain additional expenses and possible risks that would not be present in a direct investment in the Underlying Funds. Under certain circumstances, an Underlying Fund may pay a redemption request by a Portfolio wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, instead of cash, in accordance with the rules of the Securities

 

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and Exchange Commission. In such cases, the Portfolio may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund and incur custody and other costs until Columbia determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.

The officers and certain Trustees of the Trust also serve as Officers and Trustees of the Underlying Funds. Conflicts may arise as these companies seek to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

From time to time, one or more of the Underlying Funds in which a Portfolio invests may experience relatively large investments or redemptions due to reallocations or rebalancing by the Portfolio as recommended by Columbia. In such event, the Underlying Funds that experience redemptions as a result of the reallocations or rebalancing may have to sell portfolio securities, and the Underlying Funds that receive additional cash will have to invest such cash. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on the Portfolio’s management to the extent that the Underlying Funds may be required to sell securities or invest cash at times when they would not otherwise have to do so.

These transactions could also have tax consequences if sales of securities resulted in gains, and could also increase transaction costs. Columbia, representing the interests of the Underlying Funds, is committed to minimizing the impact of Portfolio transactions on the Underlying Funds to the extent it is consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the Portfolio. Columbia may, nevertheless, face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

Investing in the Underlying Funds also presents certain risks. Each of the Underlying Funds may invest in certain specified derivative securities, including but not limited to: interest rate and equity swaps, caps and floors for hedging purposes; exchange-traded options; over-the-counter options executed with primary dealers, including long calls and puts and covered calls and financial futures and options. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in restricted securities; instruments issued by trusts, partnerships or other issuers, including pass-through certificates representing participations in, or debt instruments backed by, the securities owned by such issuers. These Underlying Funds may also engage in securities lending, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions. In addition, certain Underlying Funds may invest in below-investment grade debt, debt obligations of foreign issuers and stocks of foreign corporations, securities in foreign investment funds or trusts and various other investment vehicles, each with inherent risks.

Legal Proceedings

Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio did not commence operations until after the events that resulted in the regulatory proceedings and litigation described below.

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (“BACAP,” now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (“BACAP Distributors,” now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the “NYAG Settlement”) and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC’s website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC (“BAS”) agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions.

 

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Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively “BAC”), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs’ counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action — Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company — involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff’s attorneys filed another putative class action asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of

 

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New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

 

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management

Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

100 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

The portfolio mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio.

A description of the policies and procedures that the portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the portfolio’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolio’s website.

The portfolio files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The portfolio’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the portfolio carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the portfolio. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

LOGO

 

 

©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC-44/136213-0907 (11/07) 07/45939


LOGO

 

 

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

NOT FDIC INSURED   May Lose Value
NOT BANK ISSUED  

No Bank Guarantee


 

Table of Contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Investment Portfolio   5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   6
Statement of Operations   7
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   8
Financial Highlights   10
Notes to Financial Statements   15
Important Information About This Report   25

The views expressed in this report reflect the current views of the respective parties. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice.

 

President’s MessageColumbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you’ll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it’s important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

 

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

 

LOGO  

+12.61%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

 

LOGO  

+8.72%

MSCI EAFE Index

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   13.00

Class B

   12.92

Class C

   12.91

Class R

   12.97

Class Z

   13.03
  
Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.15

Class B

   0.15

Class C

   0.15

Class R

   0.15

Class Z

   0.15

 

Summary

 

n

 

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the portfolio’s Class A shares returned 12.61% without sales charge. The portfolio outperformed the MSCI EAFE Index, which returned 8.72%.1 The average return of its peer group, the Morningstar Foreign Large Blend Category, was 10.46%.2 The portfolio invests in shares of two Columbia funds, generally dividing its assets as follows: Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund—80%; and Columbia Acorn International—20%. Stock selection in several sectors was a key contributor to performance.

 

n  

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund and Columbia Acorn International produced solid results for the period, outperforming the benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The return for Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund was aided by stocks in the energy and telecommunications sectors, and a lower-than-index weight in the financials sector. An underweight in financials also benefited Columbia Acorn International, as did investments in the energy and industrials sectors. Holdings in health care detracted slightly from performance.

 

n  

The primary engine of global demand—the US consumer—is losing steam. Deep in debt, unnerved by falling real estate values, confronted with tighter credit conditions and facing uncertain job prospects, the US consumer can no longer be counted on to shoulder the burden of global growth. However, this fundamental shift in the global economy is not necessarily a cause for worry as weak consumption in the United States has the potential to be offset by consumption in other markets, including emerging markets where economic growth rates are significantly higher than in the United States.

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed the portfolio since February 2006 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

 


The outlook for this portfolio may differ from that presented for other Columbia Funds.

Asset allocation cannot eliminate the risk of fluctuating prices and uncertain returns.

A “fund of funds” bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and a potentially higher expense ratio than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager. Risks include stock market fluctuations due to business and economic 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.

 

 

1

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance excluding the US and Canada. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2

©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an “expert” under the Securities Act of 1933. Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

 

1

Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

 

Value stocks may also be subject to specific business risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Some of the countries in which the portfolio invests are considered emerging economies, which means there may be greater risks associated with investing there than in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.

 

2

Performance Information – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

 

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 02/15/06 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   13,563      12,783

Class B

   13,412      13,012

Class C

   13,402      13,402

Class R

   13,509      n/a

Class Z

   13,617      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A        B        C        R   Z
Inception   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06   02/15/06
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without

6-month

  (cumulative)

  12.61   6.16   12.21   7.21   12.12   11.12   12.45   12.77

1-year

  28.07   20.66   27.13   22.13   27.15   26.15   27.81   28.46

Life

  20.63   16.31   19.80   17.59   19.75   19.75   20.34   20.93

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. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.74

Class B

   2.49

Class C

   2.49

Class R

   1.99

Class Z

   1.49
  
Annual operating expense ratio after
contractual waivers (%)*

Class A

   1.15

Class B

   1.90

Class C

   1.90

Class R

   1.40

Class Z

   0.90

 

* The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the portfolio’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires on 02/15/2008. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

 

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for the Class C shares for the first year only. The “without sales charge” returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of portfolio expenses by the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these waivers or reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Class Z shares are sold at net asset value (“NAV”) with no Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R shares are sold at NAV with Rule 12b-1 fees. Class R and Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirements may vary. Please see the portfolio’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

The tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares.

 

3

Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

 

Estimating your actual expenses

To estimate the expenses that you paid over the period, first you will need your account balance at the end of the period:

 

  n  

For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

 
  n  

For shareholders who receive their account statements from their brokerage firm, contact your brokerage firm to obtain your account balance.

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee. This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the portfolio and when comparing the expenses of this portfolio with other funds.

As a portfolio shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, Rule 12b-1 fees and other portfolio expenses. The information on this page is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and to compare this cost with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

Analyzing your portfolio’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the portfolio’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the portfolio’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the portfolio with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07            
    

Account value at the

beginning of the period ($)

 

Account value at the

end of the period ($)

 

Expenses paid

during the period ($)

 

Portfolio’s annualized

expense ratio (%)

    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical       Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,063.05   1,023.75   1.29   1.26   0.25

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,061.05   1,020.00   5.15   5.05   1.00

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,060.60   1,020.00   5.15   5.05   1.00

Class R

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,062.25   1,022.50   2.58   2.53   0.50

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,063.85   1,025.00      

Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the share class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, then multiplied by the number of days in the portfolio’s most recent fiscal half-year and divided by 366.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

It is important to note that the expense amounts shown in the table are meant to highlight only ongoing costs of investing in the portfolio and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical examples provided will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

* Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio’s expense ratios do not include fees and expenses incurred by the underlying funds.

 

4

Investment Portfolio – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Companies (a) – 100.0%    Shares      Value ($)  
  

Columbia Acorn International, Class Z

   906,401      43,380,344  
  

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund, Class Z

   8,905,321      171,872,693  
                  
  

Total Investment Companies (cost of $192,919,686)

        215,253,037  
                  
  

Total Investments – 100.0% (cost of $192,919,686) (b)

     215,253,037  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.0%

        (23,510 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        215,229,527  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Mutual funds registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC or its affiliates.

 

  (b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $192,919,686.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

5

Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Affiliated investments, at cost

   192,919,686  
         
  

Affiliated investments, at value

   215,253,037  
  

Receivable for portfolio shares sold

   785,670  
  

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor

   40,053  
      
  

Total Assets

   216,078,760  
Liabilities   

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

   475,191  
  

Portfolio shares repurchased

   216,289  
  

Transfer agent fee

   11,261  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   3,212  
  

Trustees’ fees

   22,502  
  

Custody fee

   437  
  

Legal fee

   41,775  
  

Distribution and service fees

   48,570  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   149  
  

Other liabilities

   29,847  
      
  

Total Liabilities

   849,233  
      
  

Net Assets

   215,229,527  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

   188,348,525  
  

Undistributed net investment income

   1,112,441  
  

Accumulated net realized gain

   3,435,210  
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   22,333,351  
      
  

Net Assets

   215,229,527  
Class A   

Net assets

   109,771,095  
  

Shares outstanding

   8,446,443  
  

Net asset value per share

   13.00 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

   5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($13.00/0.9425)

   13.79 (b)
Class B   

Net assets

   8,084,604  
  

Shares outstanding

   625,717  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.92 (a)
Class C   

Net assets

   28,609,319  
  

Shares outstanding

   2,215,830  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.91 (a)
Class R   

Net assets

   42,844  
  

Shares outstanding

   3,304  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   12.97 (c)
Class Z   

Net assets

   68,721,665  
  

Shares outstanding

   5,275,624  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   13.03 (c)

 

(a) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge and/or any applicable redemption fees.

 

(b) On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

 

(c) Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable redemption fees.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends from affiliates

   1,385,482  
           
     
Expenses   

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   26,318  
  

Class C

   92,345  
  

Class R

   51  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   114,773  
  

Class B

   8,773  
  

Class C

   30,782  
  

Transfer agent fee

   46,767  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   16,481  
  

Trustees’ fees

   9,552  
  

Custody fee

   2,671  
  

Registration fee

   45,841  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   300  
  

Other expenses

   60,540  
           
  

Total Expenses

   455,194  
  

Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Investment Advisor

   (181,943 )
  

Expense reductions

   (210 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   273,041  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   1,112,441  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Capital Gains Distributions Received   

Capital gains distributions received

   3,519,917  
  

Net realized loss on affiliated investments

   (29,182 )
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   16,036,321  
           
  

Net Gain

   19,527,056  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   20,639,497  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

     1,112,441      1,772,913  
  

Net realized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

     3,490,735      2,711,224  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     16,036,321      6,140,444  
                    
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

     20,639,497      10,624,581  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

       
  

Class A

          (1,166,264 )
  

Class B

          (92,690 )
  

Class C

          (294,783 )
  

Class R

          (251 )
  

Class Z

          (277,927 )
  

From net realized gains:

       
  

Class A

     (1,153,871 )    (319,620 )
  

Class B

     (88,553 )    (32,534 )
  

Class C

     (309,876 )    (103,467 )
  

Class R

     (159 )    (74 )
  

Class Z

     (640,355 )    (70,915 )
                    
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,192,814 )    (2,358,525 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

       
  

Subscriptions

     32,367,551      67,832,917  
  

Distributions reinvested

     1,049,931      1,323,559  
  

Redemptions

     (8,715,926 )    (4,935,256 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     24,701,556      64,221,220  
  

Class B:

       
  

Subscriptions

     1,768,804      4,394,911  
  

Distributions reinvested

     73,741      99,819  
  

Redemptions

     (445,466 )    (275,768 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     1,397,079      4,218,962  
  

Class C:

       
  

Subscriptions

     6,728,591      17,020,491  
  

Distributions reinvested

     181,871      239,672  
  

Redemptions

     (2,014,552 )    (876,168 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     4,895,910      16,383,995  
  

Class R:

       
  

Subscriptions

     27,613       
  

Distributions reinvested

     159      325  
  

Redemptions

     (5 )     
                    
  

Net Increase

     27,767      325  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

(continued)

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets      (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
  

Class Z:

       
  

Subscriptions

     34,913,148      30,223,080  
  

Distributions reinvested

     65,507      90,624  
  

Redemptions

     (2,731,122 )    (403,274 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     32,247,533      29,910,430  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

     63,269,845      114,734,932  
  

Redemption fees

     12,740      11,782  
                    
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

     81,729,268      123,012,770  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

     133,500,259      10,487,489  
  

End of period

     215,229,527      133,500,259  
  

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

     1,112,441       
                    
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

       
  

Subscriptions

     2,632,722      6,205,314  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     85,709      116,204  
  

Redemptions

     (713,308 )    (450,076 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     2,005,123      5,871,442  
  

Class B:

       
  

Subscriptions

     145,425      413,232  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     6,044      8,771  
  

Redemptions

     (36,742 )    (25,663 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     114,727      396,340  
  

Class C:

       
  

Subscriptions

     548,241      1,573,388  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     14,920      21,061  
  

Redemptions

     (166,996 )    (80,995 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     396,165      1,513,454  
  

Class R:

       
  

Subscriptions

     2,263       
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     12      29  
  

Redemptions

     (a)     
                    
  

Net Increase

     2,275      29  
  

Class Z:

       
  

Subscriptions

     2,840,862      2,649,249  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

     5,339      7,956  
  

Redemptions

     (222,622 )    (35,945 )
                    
  

Net Increase

     2,623,579      2,621,260  

 

(a) Rounds to less than 1 share.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class A Shares                   
    

(Unaudited)
Six Months

Ended
September 30,
2007

    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.69     $ 10.26      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.08       0.36        (d)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.38       1.42        0.26  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.46       1.78        0.26  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.28 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.15 )     (0.07 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.35 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 13.00     $ 11.69      $ 10.26  

Total return (e)(f)

    12.61 %(g)     17.39 %      2.60 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    0.25 %(j)     0.25 %      0.25 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(j)     0.59 %      13.23 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    1.34 %(j)     3.25 %      (0.25 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(g)     1 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 109,771     $ 75,289      $ 5,846  

 

 

(a) Class A shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class B Shares                   
    

(Unaudited)
Six Months

Ended
September 30,
2007

    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.66     $ 10.26      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)

    0.04       0.31        (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.37       1.38        0.27  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.41       1.69        0.26  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.22 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.15 )     (0.07 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.29 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.92     $ 11.66      $ 10.26  

Total return (e)(f)

    12.21 %(g)     16.50 %      2.60 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(j)     0.59 %      13.23 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.60 %(j)     2.87 %      (1.00 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(g)     1 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 8,085     $ 5,960      $ 1,176  

 

(a) Class B shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class C Shares                   
    

(Unaudited)
Six Months

Ended
September 30,
2007

    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.66     $ 10.25      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)

    0.04       0.31        (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.36       1.39        0.26  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.40       1.70        0.25  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.22 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.15 )     (0.07 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.29 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.91     $ 11.66      $ 10.25  

Total return (e)(f)

    12.12 %(g)     16.61 %      2.50 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    1.00 %(j)     1.00 %      1.00 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(j)     0.59 %      13.23 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.60 %(j)     2.82 %      (1.00 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(g)     1 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 28,609     $ 21,210      $ 3,140  

 

 

(a) Class C shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested and no contingent deferred sales charge.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class R Shares                   
     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended
March 31,
2007
     Period Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.68     $ 10.26      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (loss) (b)(c)

    0.03       0.37        (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.41       1.38        0.27  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.44       1.75        0.26  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.26 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.15 )     (0.07 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.33 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 12.97     $ 11.68      $ 10.26  

Total return (e)(f)

    12.45 %(g)     17.09 %      2.60 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

    0.50 %(j)     0.50 %      0.50 %(j)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(j)     0.59 %      13.23 %(j)

Net investment income (loss) (c)(i)

    0.51 %(j)     3.40 %      (0.50 )%(j)

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(g)     1 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 43     $ 12      $ 10  

 

(a) Class R shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

Class Z Shares  
    

(Unaudited)
Six Months

Ended

September 30,

2007

   

Year Ended

March 31,

2007

    

Period Ended

March 31,

2006 (a)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.70     $ 10.26      $ 10.00  

Income from Investment Operations:

      

Net investment income (b)(c)

    0.10       0.33        (d)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and capital gains distributions received

    1.38       1.48        0.26  
                        

Total from Investment Operations

    1.48       1.81        0.26  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

      

From net investment income

          (0.30 )       

From net realized gains

    (0.15 )     (0.07 )       
                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.15 )     (0.37 )       

Redemption Fees:

      

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital (b)(d)

                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 13.03     $ 11.70      $ 10.26  

Total return (e)(f)

    12.77 %(g)     17.69 %      2.60 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

      

Expenses (h)(i)

                  

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(j)     0.59 %      13.23 %(j)

Net investment income (c)(i)

    1.57 %(j)     2.87 %      %(j)(k)

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(g)     1 %       

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 68,722     $ 31,029      $ 316  

 

(a) Class Z shares commenced operations on February 15, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

(b) Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

(c) Net investment income is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the investment companies in which the portfolio invests.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

(e) Total return at net asset value assuming all distributions reinvested.

 

(f) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

(h) Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the portfolio invests, if these expenses were included, the expense ratios would have been higher.

 

(i) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

(j) Annualized.

 

(k) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Goal

The Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. The Portfolio generally invests in Class Z shares of Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund and Columbia Acorn International (the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds are advised by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”) or its affiliates.

The financial statements of the Underlying Funds in which the Portfolio invests should be read in conjunction with the Portfolio’s financial statements and are available at www.columbiafunds.com.

Portfolio Shares

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Portfolio offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Portfolio’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation

Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at the net asset value of the Class Z shares of the respective Underlying Funds determined as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange on the valuation date.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Portfolio’s financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes.

Income Recognition

Distributions from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid annually. The Portfolio may, however, declare and pay distributions from net investment income more frequently. The Portfolio will distribute net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains) at least annually after the fiscal year in which the capital gains were earned, unless offset by any available capital loss carryforward. Distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP.

 

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Federal Income Tax Status

The Portfolio intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes.

Indemnification

In the normal course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because this would involve future claims against the Portfolio. Also, under the Trust’s organizational documents and by contract, the Trustees and officers of the Trust are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of actions relating to their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Portfolio expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Determination of Class Net Asset Value

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations), and realized and unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of the Portfolio on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 1,784,591

Long-Term Capital Gains

    573,934

 

* For tax purposes short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

     

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 22,333,351

Unrealized depreciation

   

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 22,333,351

 

The Portfolio adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Portfolio is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Portfolio. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Portfolio’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), is the investment advisor to the Portfolio. The Portfolio does not pay any fee to Columbia for its investment advisory services.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Portfolio. Under the Administration Agreement, Columbia does not receive any compensation for its services from the Portfolio.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Portfolio entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Portfolio. The Portfolio also entered

 

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into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) pursuant to which State Street provides accounting services to the Portfolio. Under the State Street Agreements, the Portfolio pays State Street an annual fee of $26,000 paid monthly. The Portfolio also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Portfolio entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Portfolio expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Portfolio reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Portfolio expenses.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Portfolio by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated $5,658, of which $1,598 is unpaid. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Portfolio, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.019% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Portfolio and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due to the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Portfolio and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Portfolio. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $40.

For six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of

out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, was 0.05% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, serves as distributor of the Portfolios’ shares. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $40,084 on sales of the Portfolio’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $6,912 and $4,734 on Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Trust has adopted shareholder servicing plans and distribution plans for the Class B and Class C shares of the Portfolio, a distribution plan for Class R shares of the Portfolio and a combined distribution and shareholder servicing plan for Class A shares of the Portfolio. The shareholder servicing plans permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse servicing agents for the shareholder services they have provided. The distribution plans, adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, permit the Portfolio to compensate or reimburse the distributor and/or selling agents for activities or expenses primarily intended to result in the sale of the classes’ shares. Payments for the shareholder servicing plans are made at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets

 

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attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Payments for the distribution plans are made at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares and at an annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares. Payments under the plans are charged as expenses directly to the applicable share class.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Portfolio are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Portfolio’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Portfolio. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Portfolio in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Portfolio, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Portfolio’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Portfolio’s Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Portfolio’s assets.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse certain expenses through February 15, 2008, so that expenses incurred by the Portfolio (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses and expenses associated with the Portfolio’s investments in other investment companies, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Portfolio’s custodian, will not exceed 0.00% of the Portfolio’s average net assets.

Custody Credits

The Portfolio has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Portfolio could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $170.

 

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities were $67,033,034 and $1,086,604, respectively.

Note 6. Redemption Fees

The Portfolio may impose a 2.00% redemption fee on the proceeds of Portfolio shares that are redeemed within 60 days of their purchase. The redemption fee is designed to offset brokerage commissions and other costs associated with short term trading of the Portfolio. The redemption fees, which are retained by the Portfolio, are accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are allocated to each class based on the net asset value of each class based on the relative net assets at the time of redemption. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the redemption fees for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Z shares of the Portfolio amounted to $6,774, $535, $1,855, $1 and $3,575, respectively.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Portfolio and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for temporary or emergency purposes.

Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their pro-rata portion of the unused committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in “Other expenses” in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Portfolio did not borrow under these arrangements.

 

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Note 8. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Risk Factors of the Portfolios and the Underlying Funds

Investing in the Underlying Funds through the Portfolio involves certain additional expenses and possible risks that would not be present in a direct investment in the Underlying Funds. Under certain circumstances, an Underlying Fund may pay a redemption request by a Portfolio wholly or partly by a distribution in kind of securities from its portfolio, instead of cash, in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In such cases, the Portfolio may hold securities distributed by an Underlying Fund and incur custody and other costs until Columbia determines that it is appropriate to dispose of such securities.

The officers and certain Trustees of the Trust also serve as Officers and Trustees of the Underlying Funds. Conflicts may arise as these companies seek to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

From time to time, one or more of the Underlying Funds in which a Portfolio invests may experience relatively large investments or redemptions due to reallocations or rebalancing by the Portfolio as recommended by Columbia. In such event, the Underlying Funds that experience redemptions as a result of the reallocations or rebalancing may have to sell portfolio securities, and the Underlying Funds that receive additional cash will have to invest such cash. While it is impossible to predict the overall impact of these transactions over time, there could be adverse effects on the Portfolio’s management to the extent that the Underlying Funds may be required to sell securities or invest cash at times when they would not otherwise have to do so.

These transactions could also have tax consequences if sales of securities resulted in gains and could also increase transaction costs. Columbia, representing the interests of the Underlying Funds, is committed to minimizing the impact of Portfolio transactions on the Underlying Funds to the extent it is consistent with pursuing the investment objectives of the Portfolio. Columbia may, nevertheless, face conflicts of interest in fulfilling its responsibilities to both the Portfolio and the Underlying Funds.

Investing in the Underlying Funds also presents certain risks. Each of the Underlying Funds may invest in certain specified derivative securities, including but not limited to: interest rate and equity swaps, caps and floors for hedging purposes; exchange-traded options; over-the-counter options executed with primary dealers, including long calls and puts and covered calls and financial futures and options. Certain Underlying Funds may invest in restricted securities; instruments issued by trusts, partnerships or other issuers, including pass-through certificates representing participations in, or debt instruments backed by, the securities owned by such issuers. These Underlying Funds may also engage in securities lending, reverse repurchase agreements and dollar roll transactions. In addition, certain Underlying Funds may invest in below-investment grade debt, debt obligations of foreign issuers and stocks of foreign corporations, securities in foreign investment funds or trusts and various other investment vehicles, each with inherent risks.

Legal Proceedings

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio did not commence operations until after the events that resulted in the regulatory proceedings and litigation described below.

On February 9, 2005, Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (“BACAP,” now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) and BACAP Distributors, LLC (“BACAP Distributors,” now known as Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (the “NYAG Settlement”) and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005 and a copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC’s website.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, BACAP, BACAP Distributors, and their affiliate, Banc of America Securities, LLC (“BAS”) agreed, among other things, (1) to pay $250 million in disgorgement and $125 million in civil money penalties; (2) to cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; (3) to undertake various remedial measures to ensure compliance with the federal securities laws related to certain mutual fund trading practices; and (4) to retain an independent consultant to review their applicable

 

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supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures. The NYAG Settlement also requires, among other things, BACAP and BACAP Distributors, along with Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc., the investment advisor to and distributor of the Columbia Funds, respectively, to reduce the management fees of Columbia Funds, including the Nations Funds that are now known as Columbia Funds, and other mutual funds, collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions. Consistent with the terms of the settlements, the Boards of the Nations Funds now known as Columbia Funds have an independent Chairman, are comprised of at least 75% independent trustees and have engaged an independent consultant with a wide range of compliance and oversight responsibilities.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, $375 million will be distributed in accordance with a distribution plan developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC. The independent distribution consultant has submitted a proposed plan of distribution to the SEC, which the SEC published for public notice and comment on July 16, 2007. The SEC has not yet approved a final plan of distribution.

Civil Litigation

In connection with the events that resulted in the NYAG Settlement and SEC Order, various parties filed suits against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including BACAP and BACAP Distributors (collectively “BAC”), Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and its Board of Trustees. On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Nations Funds Trust, the Trustees, BAC and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Nations Funds Trust against BAC and others that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law. Nations Funds Trust is a nominal defendant in this action.

On February 25, 2005, BAC and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases.

On December 15, 2005, BAC and others entered into a Stipulation of Settlement of the direct and derivative claims brought on behalf of the Nations Funds shareholders. Among other contingencies, the settlement is contingent upon a minimum threshold amount being received by the Nations Funds shareholders and/or the Nations Funds mutual funds from the previously established regulatory settlement fund. The settlement is subject to court approval. If the settlement is approved, BAC would pay settlement administration costs and fees to plaintiffs’ counsel as approved by the court. The stipulation has not yet been presented to the court for approval.

Separately, a putative class action – Mehta v AIG Sun America Life Assurance Company – involving the pricing of mutual funds was filed in Illinois State Court, subsequently removed to federal court and then transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland for coordinated or consolidated handling in the MDL. AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company has made demand upon Nations Separate Account Trust (as successor to Nations Annuity Trust and now known as Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust I) and BACAP (as successor to Banc of America Advisors, Inc. and now known as Columbia Management Advisors, LLC) for indemnification pursuant to the terms of a Fund Participation Agreement. On June 1, 2006, the court granted a motion to dismiss this case because it was preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act. That dismissal has been appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Separately, a putative class action (Reinke v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) was filed against Nations Funds Trust (now known as Columbia Funds Series Trust) and others on December 16, 2004, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri relating to the conversion of common trust funds and the investment of assets held in fiduciary accounts in the Funds. The Court granted Nations Funds Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 16, 2005. No appeal was filed. On December 28, 2005, the same plaintiff’s attorneys filed another putative class action

 

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asserting the same claims (Siepel v. Bank of America, N.A., et al.) against Columbia Funds Series Trust (as successor to Nations Funds Trust) and others in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The Court granted Columbia Funds Series Trust’s motion to dismiss this action on December 27, 2006. The plaintiffs have appealed the decision dismissing this action to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. That appeal is pending. On February 22, 2006, another putative class action asserting the same claims (Luleff v. Bank of America, N.A. et al.) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Columbia Funds Series Trust, William Carmichael and others. The plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed this case against Columbia Funds Series Trust and William Carmichael on October 25, 2006. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corporation are still defendants in the case, pending a ruling on their motion to dismiss.

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

 

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management

Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

100 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

The portfolio mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio.

A description of the policies and procedures that the portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the portfolio’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the portfolio’s website.

The portfolio files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The portfolio’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling
1-800-SEC-0330.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the portfolio carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the portfolio. You should read it carefully before you invest.

Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

LOGO

 

 

©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

The registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 



 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, since those procedures were last disclosed in response to requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A) or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)   The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)   There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable at this time.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Christopher L. Wilson

 

 

Christopher L. Wilson, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Christopher L. Wilson

 

 

Christopher L. Wilson, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 26, 2007