N-CSRS 1 d668765dncsrs.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST Columbia Funds Series Trust
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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)

 

 

225 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Christopher O. Petersen, Esq.

c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

225 Franklin Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02110

Ryan C. Larrenaga, Esq.

c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 345-6611

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2018

 

 

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.

 

 

 


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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SemiAnnual Report
October 31, 2018
Columbia AMT-Free California Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value


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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free California Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and California individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2012
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 09/09/02 0.26 -0.97 2.44 4.07
  Including sales charges   -2.78 -3.90 1.82 3.76
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.39 -0.73 2.72 4.33
Class C Excluding sales charges 09/11/02 -0.11 -1.71 1.68 3.29
  Including sales charges   -1.10 -2.67 1.68 3.29
Institutional Class 08/19/02 0.39 -0.63 2.70 4.33
Institutional 2 Class* 11/08/12 0.42 -0.58 2.79 4.39
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.44 -0.62 2.74 4.35
Bloomberg Barclays California 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.65 -0.56 2.72 4.47
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays California 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of investment-grade bonds issued from the state of California and its municipalities.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 0.8
AA rating 45.2
A rating 32.4
BBB rating 17.4
BB rating 1.7
Not rated 2.5
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,002.60 1,021.48 3.74 3.77 0.74
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.90 1,022.74 2.47 2.50 0.49
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 998.90 1,017.69 7.51 7.58 1.49
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.90 1,022.74 2.47 2.50 0.49
Institutional 2 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,004.20 1,023.09 2.12 2.14 0.42
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,004.40 1,023.29 1.92 1.94 0.38
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Municipal Bonds 98.2%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Airport 5.0%
City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2017B
05/15/2029 5.000%   330,000 383,420
05/15/2030 5.000%   500,000 576,030
Subordinated Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015C
05/15/2029 5.000%   2,410,000 2,710,864
County of Orange Airport
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
07/01/2025 5.250%   1,500,000 1,536,075
County of Sacramento Airport System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2016B
07/01/2036 5.000%   1,750,000 1,928,745
Subordinated Series 2018E
07/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,131,680
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B
03/01/2027 5.000%   2,000,000 2,249,080
Series 2014C
03/01/2030 5.000%   2,500,000 2,796,775
San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2017A
07/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,129,570
07/01/2034 5.000%   700,000 787,885
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
07/01/2024 5.000%   1,000,000 1,047,150
San Francisco City & County Airport Commission - San Francisco International Airport
Prerefunded 05/01/21 Revenue Bonds
2nd Series 2011
05/01/2026 5.250%   555,000 594,655
San Francisco City & County Airports Commission - San Francisco International Airport
Refunding Revenue Bonds
2nd Series 2016A
05/01/2026 5.000%   1,975,000 2,318,018
Total 19,189,947
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Charter Schools 3.9%
California School Finance Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Aspire Public Schools
Series 2016
08/01/2029 5.000%   1,100,000 1,178,529
08/01/2030 5.000%   1,505,000 1,605,970
08/01/2031 5.000%   925,000 984,237
Revenue Bonds
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Series 2015
07/01/2030 5.000%   1,700,000 1,816,960
Green Dot Public School Project
Series 2015A
08/01/2035 5.000%   1,010,000 1,067,318
Series 2018
08/01/2038 5.000%   1,000,000 1,066,250
KIPP Los Angeles Projects
Series 2015A
07/01/2035 5.000%   1,250,000 1,338,275
Series 2017
07/01/2037 5.000%   3,090,000 3,342,422
River Springs Charter School Project
Series 2015
07/01/2025 5.250%   1,810,000 1,913,677
California School Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
KIPP Los Angeles Projects
Series 2014A
07/01/2034 5.000%   600,000 641,712
Total 14,955,350
Health Services 0.3%
California Municipal Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Harbor Regional Center Project
Series 2015
11/01/2032 5.000%   1,120,000 1,238,104
Higher Education 5.2%
California Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Loma Linda University
Series 2017A
04/01/2034 5.000%   1,485,000 1,657,557
04/01/2035 5.000%   2,000,000 2,221,580
Series 2018-A
12/01/2036 5.000%   1,000,000 1,117,450
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Revenue Bonds
Chapman University
Series 2015
04/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,146,010
University of Southern California
Series 2009C
10/01/2024 5.250%   3,000,000 3,515,640
California Educational Facilities Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
Green Bond-Loyola Marymount University
Series 2018
10/01/2036 5.000%   760,000 856,702
California Municipal Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Azusa Pacific University
Series 2015B
04/01/2025 5.000%   395,000 428,765
04/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,078,330
Biola University
Series 2017
10/01/2031 5.000%   540,000 607,716
10/01/2032 5.000%   615,000 689,101
10/01/2033 5.000%   625,000 697,762
10/01/2034 5.000%   570,000 634,969
California Lutheran University
Series 2018
10/01/2035 5.000%   225,000 250,466
10/01/2036 5.000%   250,000 277,418
Revenue Bonds
Biola University
Series 2013
10/01/2024 5.000%   505,000 561,545
10/01/2028 5.000%   840,000 918,212
California Municipal Finance Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
California Baptist University
Series 2016A
11/01/2026 4.000%   1,000,000 1,034,900
California Statewide Communities Development Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
California Baptist University
Series 2017A
11/01/2032 5.000%   1,135,000 1,245,220
Revenue Bonds
California Baptist University
Series 2014A
11/01/2023 5.125%   715,000 757,714
Lancer Plaza Project
Series 2013
11/01/2023 5.125%   565,000 601,623
Total 20,298,680
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Hospital 10.7%
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.
Revenue Bonds
Sharp Healthcare
Series 2011A
08/01/2024 5.250%   2,750,000 2,975,390
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Series 2015
11/15/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,151,320
El Camino Hospital
Series 2015A
02/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,689,705
Marshall Medical Center
Series 2015
11/01/2023 5.000%   325,000 368,335
Sutter Health
Series 2017A
11/15/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,143,640
Sutter Health Obligation Group
Series 2011D
08/15/2026 5.000%   2,250,000 2,418,637
Revenue Bonds
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Series 2009
11/01/2021 6.000%   2,000,000 2,085,300
City of Hope Obligation Group
Series 2012A
11/15/2021 5.000%   600,000 648,522
Dignity Health
Series 2009E
07/01/2025 5.625%   1,500,000 1,533,120
El Camino Hospital
Series 2017
02/01/2033 5.000%   2,500,000 2,796,900
02/01/2034 5.000%   500,000 557,470
Kaiser Permanente
Subordinated Series 2017A-1-G
11/01/2027 5.000%   1,875,000 2,238,919
Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital
Series 2014
08/15/2028 5.000%   300,000 332,481
Series 2017
11/15/2034 5.000%   250,000 282,763
11/15/2035 5.000%   270,000 304,260
Providence Health & Services
Series 2014A
10/01/2030 5.000%   1,500,000 1,681,275
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Sutter Health
Series 2018A
11/15/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,138,580
California Municipal Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Community Medical Centers
Series 2015A
02/01/2027 5.000%   1,200,000 1,335,024
Series 2017A
02/01/2033 5.000%   2,770,000 3,052,762
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Enloe Medical Center
Series 2015
08/15/2030 5.000%   1,990,000 2,257,018
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Series 2014B
07/01/2033 5.000%   2,300,000 2,491,728
Revenue Bonds
Green - Marin General Hospital Project
Series 2018
08/01/2033 5.000%   425,000 481,793
08/01/2034 5.000%   650,000 734,649
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial
Series 2014A (AGM)
10/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,101,920
Kaiser Permanente
Series 2009A
04/01/2019 5.000%   2,000,000 2,025,980
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Series 2014
12/01/2034 5.250%   3,000,000 3,178,950
City of Upland
Refunding Certificate of Participation
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Series 2017
01/01/2034 5.000%   500,000 540,410
01/01/2036 4.000%   1,000,000 980,470
Total 41,527,321
Joint Power Authority 1.9%
Northern California Transmission Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
California-Oregon Project
Series 2016
05/01/2032 5.000%   1,500,000 1,704,390
Southern California Public Power Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015C
07/01/2026 5.000%   5,000,000 5,734,400
Total 7,438,790
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Local Appropriation 2.3%
City & County of San Francisco
Certificate of Participation
Multiple Capital Improvement Projects
Series 2009B
04/01/2024 5.000%   1,495,000 1,513,732
Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015B
12/01/2025 5.000%   1,750,000 2,055,830
Riverside Public Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A
11/01/2027 5.000%   2,145,000 2,327,368
11/01/2028 5.000%   1,155,000 1,251,373
San Rafael Joint Powers Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Public Safety Facilities Project
Series 2018
06/01/2033 5.000%   850,000 989,850
06/01/2034 5.000%   775,000 899,016
Total 9,037,169
Local General Obligation 11.6%
Compton Community College District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2012
07/01/2022 5.000%   2,095,000 2,301,127
Compton Unified School District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2002 - Capital Appreciation
Series 2006C (AMBAC)
06/01/2023 0.000%   2,025,000 1,791,720
06/01/2024 0.000%   1,925,000 1,645,605
Conejo Valley Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2018B
08/01/2032 4.000%   2,000,000 2,117,520
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election 2014
Series 2018B
08/01/2034 4.000%   500,000 521,735
Culver City School Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Unified School District
Series 2005 (AGM)
08/01/2023 5.500%   1,490,000 1,711,161
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
East Side Union High School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
2012 Crossover
Series 2006 (AGM)
09/01/2020 5.250%   1,280,000 1,356,749
Long Beach Unified School District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2015D-1
08/01/2031 0.000%   1,375,000 850,438
Los Angeles Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election 2008
Series 2018B-1
07/01/2032 5.000%   4,000,000 4,636,680
Monterey Peninsula Community College District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2016
08/01/2028 0.000%   2,125,000 1,554,905
Napa Valley Community College District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2018
08/01/2034 0.000%   1,595,000 1,507,913
Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2015A
08/01/2025 5.000%   650,000 751,166
Palomar Community College District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 2006
Series 2010B
08/01/2022 0.000%   2,140,000 1,959,898
Pomona Unified School District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election 2008
Series 2016G (AGM)
08/01/2032 0.000%   1,000,000 576,830
Rancho Santiago Community College District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 2002
Series 2006C (AGM)
09/01/2031 0.000%   3,785,000 2,382,657
Rancho Santiago Community College District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2005 (AGM)
09/01/2019 5.250%   1,000,000 1,029,380
Rescue Union School District(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Election of 1998
Series 2005 (NPFGC)
09/01/2026 0.000%   1,100,000 871,222
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
San Mateo Foster City School District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2005 (AGM)
08/15/2019 5.500%   2,000,000 2,058,080
Santa Monica Community College District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election 2016
Series 2018A
08/01/2034 4.000%   500,000 524,690
Saugus Union School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2006 (NPFGC)
08/01/2021 5.250%   2,375,000 2,578,252
Sierra Kings Health Care District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2015
08/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,108,410
08/01/2032 5.000%   1,500,000 1,635,975
Simi Valley Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017
08/01/2025 5.000%   1,000,000 1,167,820
08/01/2026 5.000%   2,000,000 2,367,100
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2011 (AGM)
08/01/2023 5.250%   3,000,000 3,247,530
Series 2012
08/01/2027 5.000%   2,365,000 2,590,243
Total 44,844,806
Multi-Family 0.7%
California Municipal Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Bowles Hall Foundation
Series 2015A
06/01/2035 5.000%   400,000 427,704
Caritas Affordable Housing
Series 2014
08/15/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,086,090
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
05/15/2032 5.000%   1,000,000 1,112,190
Total 2,625,984
Municipal Power 4.8%
City of Redding Electric System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
06/01/2029 5.000%   1,250,000 1,464,687
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
City of Riverside Electric
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008D (AGM)
10/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,012,660
City of Santa Clara Electric
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2011A
07/01/2029 5.375%   1,000,000 1,084,660
City of Vernon Electric System
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
08/01/2021 5.125%   1,440,000 1,469,578
Imperial Irrigation District Electric System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2011D
11/01/2022 5.000%   2,860,000 3,093,633
11/01/2023 5.000%   1,040,000 1,124,334
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A
07/01/2035 5.000%   1,750,000 2,011,905
Revenue Bonds
Power System
Series 2009B
07/01/2023 5.250%   2,000,000 2,046,360
Series 2014D
07/01/2033 5.000%   1,700,000 1,900,226
Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
06/01/2031 5.000%   1,045,000 1,172,448
Turlock Irrigation District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
First Priority
Subordinated Series 2014
01/01/2030 5.000%   850,000 950,113
01/01/2031 5.000%   1,000,000 1,114,450
Total 18,445,054
Other Bond Issue 1.4%
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Salvation Army Western Territory (The)
Series 2016
09/01/2033 4.000%   400,000 415,248
09/01/2034 4.000%   600,000 620,370
Walt Disney Family Museum
Series 2016
02/01/2032 4.000%   350,000 364,518
02/01/2033 4.000%   500,000 518,455
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
City of Long Beach Marina System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
05/15/2028 5.000%   635,000 703,110
County of San Diego
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Group
Series 2015
11/01/2025 5.000%   350,000 399,336
Long Beach Bond Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Aquarium of the Pacific
Series 2012
11/01/2027 5.000%   2,210,000 2,377,209
Total 5,398,246
Ports 1.1%
Port of Los Angeles
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
08/01/2023 5.250%   2,000,000 2,049,720
San Diego Unified Port District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013A
09/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,103,470
09/01/2028 5.000%   1,100,000 1,213,817
Total 4,367,007
Prepaid Gas 0.6%
M-S-R Energy Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
11/01/2029 6.125%   2,000,000 2,418,820
Recreation 1.1%
California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Series 2016
07/01/2026 5.000%   2,000,000 2,310,480
Del Mar Race Track Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
10/01/2025 5.000%   1,665,000 1,860,005
Total 4,170,485
Refunded / Escrowed 7.4%
California Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Pitzer College
Series 2009 Escrowed to Maturity
04/01/2019 5.000%   1,610,000 1,632,186
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Prerefunded 07/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Dignity Health
Series 2009A
07/01/2029 6.000%   1,250,000 1,285,387
California State Public Works Board
Prerefunded 03/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Various Capital Projects
Subordinated Series 2010A-1
03/01/2022 5.250%   2,000,000 2,089,720
California State University
Prerefunded 05/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Systemwide
Series 2009A
11/01/2022 5.250%   2,500,000 2,545,000
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Prerefunded 08/15/20 Revenue Bonds
Sutter Health
Series 2011A
08/15/2026 5.500%   1,000,000 1,061,800
City & County of San Francisco
Prerefunded 06/15/20 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Earthquake Safety
Series 2010E
06/15/2027 5.000%   3,380,000 3,549,575
City of Los Angeles
Prerefunded 09/01/21 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2011A
09/01/2025 5.000%   3,000,000 3,253,290
City of Los Angeles Wastewater System
Prerefunded 06/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
06/01/2025 5.750%   1,110,000 1,135,386
City of Newport Beach
Prerefunded 12/01/21 Revenue Bonds
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Series 2011
12/01/2030 5.875%   1,000,000 1,115,830
Long Beach Community College District
Prerefunded 08/01/22 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
2008 Election
Series 2012B
08/01/2023 5.000%   700,000 775,698
Pasadena Public Financing Authority
Prerefunded 03/01/21 Revenue Bonds
Rose Bowl Renovation
Series 2010A
03/01/2026 5.000%   2,500,000 2,677,575
Pico Rivera Public Financing Authority
Prerefunded 09/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009
09/01/2026 5.250%   1,085,000 1,116,790
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer
Prerefunded 05/15/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
05/15/2025 5.250%   1,500,000 1,528,695
San Francisco City & County Airport Commission - San Francisco International Airport
Prerefunded 05/03/21 Revenue Bonds
Series 2011-2
05/01/2026 5.250%   1,445,000 1,559,458
Sulphur Springs Union School District
Prerefunded 09/01/22 Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District
Series 2012
09/01/2028 5.000%   520,000 574,200
09/01/2029 5.000%   585,000 645,975
Tuolumne Wind Project Authority
Prerefunded 01/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Tuolumne Co. Project
Series 2009
01/01/2022 5.000%   1,000,000 1,005,430
University of California
Prerefunded 05/15/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009O
05/15/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,017,800
Total 28,569,795
Retirement Communities 6.1%
ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Episcopal Senior Communities
Series 2011
07/01/2024 5.375%   2,795,000 3,021,032
Series 2012
07/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,074,990
Revenue Bonds
Odd Fellows Home of California
Series 2012-A
04/01/2032 5.000%   4,750,000 5,178,878
California Health Facilities Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Northern California Presbyterian Homes
Series 2015
07/01/2028 5.000%   310,000 355,855
07/01/2029 5.000%   300,000 342,795
California Municipal Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Retirement Housing Foundation
Series 2017
11/15/2029 5.000%   390,000 444,701
11/15/2030 5.000%   600,000 684,606
11/15/2032 5.000%   850,000 970,122
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
California Statewide Communities Development Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
899 Charleston Project
Series 2014A
11/01/2019 5.000%   200,000 202,410
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
American Baptist Homes West
Series 2015
10/01/2024 5.000%   2,575,000 2,843,289
10/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,103,000
Episcopal Communities and Services
Series 2012
05/15/2027 5.000%   1,520,000 1,630,231
Front Porch Communities and Services
Series 2017
04/01/2030 5.000%   150,000 168,597
Revenue Bonds
Insured Redwoods Project
Series 2013
11/15/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,107,610
Viamonte Senior Living 1, Inc.
Series 2018
07/01/2035 4.000%   300,000 305,289
07/01/2036 4.000%   430,000 435,839
City of La Verne
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Brethren Hillcrest Homes
Series 2014
05/15/2024 5.000%   310,000 334,636
05/15/2025 5.000%   530,000 564,556
05/15/2026 5.000%   700,000 741,300
05/15/2029 5.000%   1,135,000 1,185,757
Los Angeles County Regional Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Montecedro, Inc. Project
Series 2014A
11/15/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,088,180
Total 23,783,673
Sales Tax 0.9%
California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Certificate of Participation
Total Road Improvement Program
Series 2018B (AGM)
12/01/2035 5.000%   1,405,000 1,599,325
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
City of Sacramento Transient Occupancy(b)
Revenue Bonds
Convention Center Complex
Subordinated Series 2018
06/01/2035 5.000%   615,000 689,526
06/01/2036 5.000%   1,180,000 1,317,895
Total 3,606,746
Special Non Property Tax 0.3%
Berkeley Joint Powers Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016 (BAM)
06/01/2032 4.000%   500,000 516,170
06/01/2033 4.000%   415,000 427,027
06/01/2034 4.000%   250,000 256,410
Total 1,199,607
Special Property Tax 15.6%
Chino Public Financing Authority
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Series 2012
09/01/2023 5.000%   1,070,000 1,158,543
City of Irvine
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Limited Obligation Reassessment District
Series 2015
09/02/2025 5.000%   1,295,000 1,498,924
Concord Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2014 (BAM)
03/01/2025 5.000%   840,000 959,053
County of El Dorado
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 92-1
Series 2012
09/01/2026 5.000%   630,000 680,224
09/01/2027 5.000%   805,000 869,175
Emeryville Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2014A (AGM)
09/01/2023 5.000%   2,415,000 2,713,784
09/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,137,730
09/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,134,240
09/01/2030 5.000%   815,000 915,938
09/01/2031 5.000%   590,000 661,378
Garden Grove Agency Community Development Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Garden Grove Community Project
Series 2016 (BAM)
10/01/2030 5.000%   1,040,000 1,178,798
10/01/2031 5.000%   1,640,000 1,853,052
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Glendale Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Central Glendale Redevelopment
Subordinated Series 2013 (AGM)
12/01/2021 5.000%   755,000 819,266
Inglewood Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Merged Redevelopment Project
Subordinated Series 2017 (BAM)
05/01/2032 5.000%   500,000 560,175
05/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,114,880
Irvine Unified School District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Series 2015
09/01/2030 5.000%   2,065,000 2,283,869
09/01/2031 5.000%   2,720,000 3,001,710
Jurupa Public Financing Authority
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Series 2014A
09/01/2029 5.000%   530,000 586,890
09/01/2030 5.000%   625,000 687,869
09/01/2032 5.000%   625,000 684,381
La Quinta Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Redevelopment Project
Subordinated Series 2013A
09/01/2030 5.000%   1,500,000 1,655,925
Long Beach Bond Finance Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Industrial Redevelopment Project Areas
Series 2002B (AMBAC)
11/01/2019 5.500%   1,070,000 1,107,878
Los Angeles Community Facilities District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Playa Vista-Phase 1
Series 2014
09/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,102,280
Los Angeles County Redevelopment Authority
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Los Angeles Bunker Hill Project
Series 2014C (AGM)
12/01/2028 5.000%   3,000,000 3,411,510
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency
Subordinated Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2013
09/01/2022 5.000%   2,000,000 2,189,920
Oakley Redevelopment Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Oakley Redevelopment Project Area
Series 2018 (BAM)
09/01/2032 5.000%   335,000 382,466
09/01/2033 5.000%   730,000 829,492
09/01/2034 5.000%   500,000 566,800
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2017A (BAM)
10/01/2029 5.000%   890,000 1,036,574
10/01/2030 5.000%   350,000 405,083
Poway Unified School District
Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District No. 6-4S Ranch
Series 2012
09/01/2028 5.000%   1,770,000 1,887,209
09/01/2029 5.000%   1,195,000 1,268,815
Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority
Special Tax Refunding Bonds
Series 2015B
09/01/2026 5.000%   995,000 1,128,877
Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Tax Allocation Bonds
Rancho Redevelopment Project Area
Series 2014
09/01/2030 5.000%   700,000 784,686
Series 2014 (AGM)
09/01/2027 5.000%   2,200,000 2,494,052
Riverside County Public Financing Authority
Tax Allocation Bonds
Project Area #1-Desert Communities
Series 2016 (BAM)
10/01/2031 4.000%   2,500,000 2,571,475
San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project
Series 2016
08/01/2030 5.000%   275,000 312,758
08/01/2031 5.000%   355,000 402,165
Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project
Series 2016
08/01/2031 5.000%   670,000 758,031
08/01/2032 5.000%   580,000 653,648
Tax Allocation Bonds
Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project
Series 2014A
08/01/2029 5.000%   225,000 249,462
08/01/2030 5.000%   175,000 193,246
San Mateo Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2015A
08/01/2028 5.000%   1,860,000 2,080,801
08/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,114,830
Semitropic Improvement District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A 2nd Lien (AGM)
12/01/2023 5.000%   300,000 338,316
12/01/2024 5.000%   400,000 457,776
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Sulphur Springs Union School District
Unrefunded Special Tax Bonds
Community Facilities District
Series 2012
09/01/2028 5.000%   530,000 578,098
09/01/2029 5.000%   595,000 648,996
Tustin Community Facilities District
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Legacy Villages of Columbus #06-1
Series 2015
09/01/2029 5.000%   1,200,000 1,339,332
Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2016
09/01/2032 4.000%   2,295,000 2,372,915
Vista Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds
Series 2015B1 (AGM)
09/01/2024 5.000%   580,000 657,859
09/01/2026 5.000%   700,000 795,116
Total 60,276,270
State Appropriated 4.0%
California State Public Works Board
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Various Capital Projects
Series 2012G
11/01/2028 5.000%   1,500,000 1,639,410
Revenue Bonds
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Series 2014C
10/01/2022 5.000%   1,925,000 2,123,756
Series 2015A
06/01/2028 5.000%   1,175,000 1,333,120
Various Capital Projects
Series 2011A
10/01/2020 5.000%   2,000,000 2,112,080
Series 2013I
11/01/2028 5.250%   3,000,000 3,362,820
Series 2014E
09/01/2030 5.000%   1,500,000 1,670,355
Various Correctional Facilities
Series 2014A
09/01/2031 5.000%   3,000,000 3,332,190
Total 15,573,731
State General Obligation 3.2%
State of California
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2010
11/01/2024 5.000%   5,000,000 5,305,400
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Various Purpose
Series 2009
04/01/2026 5.625%   2,000,000 2,030,680
10/01/2029 5.250%   1,500,000 1,545,570
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014
08/01/2032 5.000%   3,000,000 3,353,070
Total 12,234,720
Tobacco 3.1%
Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
Asset-Backed Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
06/01/2033 5.000%   4,000,000 4,409,120
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A-1
06/01/2024 5.000%   4,000,000 4,371,600
Series 2018A
06/01/2022 5.000%   3,000,000 3,285,480
Total 12,066,200
Turnpike / Bridge / Toll Road 2.1%
Bay Area Toll Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2017
04/01/2031 4.000%   2,000,000 2,105,080
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency(c)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
01/15/2033 0.000%   5,000,000 2,672,350
Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
Subordinated Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B-3
01/15/2053 5.500%   3,000,000 3,314,040
Total 8,091,470
Water & Sewer 4.9%
Beaumont Public Improvement Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018-A AGM
09/01/2033 5.000%   500,000 573,565
09/01/2035 5.000%   830,000 946,001
City of Fresno Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
09/01/2023 5.000%   170,000 170,434
City of Tulare Sewer
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015 (AGM)
11/15/2025 5.000%   700,000 807,870
11/15/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,149,240
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Kern County Water Agency Improvement District No. 4
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A (AGM)
05/01/2027 5.000%   2,300,000 2,673,819
Livermore Valley Water Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A
07/01/2034 4.000%   920,000 953,396
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority
Subordinated Refunding Revenue Bonds
Capital Projects - District #14
Series 2015
10/01/2024 5.000%   1,050,000 1,209,033
10/01/2025 5.000%   1,100,000 1,284,998
Oxnard Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Project
Series 2006
06/01/2031 5.000%   4,315,000 4,323,026
Semitropic Improvement District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A
12/01/2023 5.000%   2,850,000 3,143,350
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Stockton Public Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014 (BAM)
09/01/2028 5.000%   1,500,000 1,682,340
Total 18,917,072
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $373,155,419)
380,275,047
    
Money Market Funds 1.2%
  Shares Value ($)
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.453%(d) 4,596,435 4,596,435
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $4,596,434)
4,596,435
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $377,751,853)
384,871,482
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   2,364,428
Net Assets 387,235,910
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $18,155,505, which represents 4.69% of total net assets.
(b) Represents a security purchased on a when-issued basis.
(c) Zero coupon bond.
(d) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2018.
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Ambac Assurance Corporation
BAM Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
NPFGC National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Municipal Bonds 380,275,047 380,275,047
Money Market Funds 4,596,435 4,596,435
Total Investments in Securities 4,596,435 380,275,047 384,871,482
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $377,751,853) $384,871,482
Cash 1,816,824
Receivable for:  
Investments sold 287,065
Capital shares sold 709,101
Interest 4,814,402
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 1,333
Prepaid expenses 3,128
Other assets 2,838
Total assets 392,506,173
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis 2,864,151
Capital shares purchased 1,242,578
Distributions to shareholders 994,691
Management services fees 4,982
Distribution and/or service fees 522
Transfer agent fees 45,953
Compensation of board members 86,049
Compensation of chief compliance officer 45
Other expenses 31,292
Total liabilities 5,270,263
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $387,235,910
Represented by  
Paid in capital 384,852,786
Total distributable earnings (loss) 2,383,124
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $387,235,910
Class A  
Net assets $27,313,436
Shares outstanding 2,698,833
Net asset value per share $10.12
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.43
Advisor Class  
Net assets $1,779,333
Shares outstanding 176,282
Net asset value per share $10.09
Class C  
Net assets $11,980,161
Shares outstanding 1,184,449
Net asset value per share $10.11
Institutional Class  
Net assets $334,038,954
Shares outstanding 33,081,161
Net asset value per share $10.10
Institutional 2 Class  
Net assets $9,883,108
Shares outstanding 981,395
Net asset value per share $10.07
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $2,240,918
Shares outstanding 222,059
Net asset value per share $10.09
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $20,911
Interest 7,027,470
Total income 7,048,381
Expenses:  
Management services fees 969,739
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 34,919
Class C 64,484
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 17,016
Advisor Class 1,147
Class C 7,856
Institutional Class 219,671
Institutional 2 Class 2,801
Institutional 3 Class 143
Compensation of board members 12,942
Custodian fees 1,803
Printing and postage fees 7,189
Registration fees 8,257
Audit fees 17,467
Legal fees 6,238
Compensation of chief compliance officer 45
Other 6,802
Total expenses 1,378,519
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (277,887)
Expense reduction (40)
Total net expenses 1,100,592
Net investment income 5,947,789
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 61,087
Net realized gain 61,087
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (4,296,644)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (4,296,644)
Net realized and unrealized loss (4,235,557)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $1,712,232
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $5,947,789 $11,803,160
Net realized gain 61,087 306,351
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (4,296,644) (6,764,353)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 1,712,232 5,345,158
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (372,409)  
Advisor Class (27,462)  
Class C (123,655)  
Institutional Class (5,256,879)  
Institutional 2 Class (139,019)  
Institutional 3 Class (28,365)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (768,273)
Advisor Class   (36,558)
Class B   (48)
Class C   (255,849)
Institutional Class   (10,485,055)
Institutional 2 Class   (177,401)
Institutional 3 Class   (15,152)
Total distributions to shareholders (5,947,789) (11,738,336)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (24,992,751) (839,608)
Total decrease in net assets (29,228,308) (7,232,786)
Net assets at beginning of period 416,464,218 423,697,004
Net assets at end of period $387,235,910 $416,464,218
Excess of distributions over net investment income $(51,885) $(51,885)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 470,140 4,831,594 568,644 5,932,350
Distributions reinvested 32,411 332,110 63,662 663,365
Redemptions (476,229) (4,888,394) (971,417) (10,117,936)
Net increase (decrease) 26,322 275,310 (339,111) (3,522,221)
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 11,031 112,519 131,476 1,369,845
Distributions reinvested 2,655 27,145 3,502 36,274
Redemptions (26,662) (273,495) (32,922) (342,003)
Net increase (decrease) (12,976) (133,831) 102,056 1,064,116
Class B        
Redemptions (971) (10,245)
Net decrease (971) (10,245)
Class C        
Subscriptions 75,955 778,511 188,393 1,963,830
Distributions reinvested 9,174 93,962 18,690 194,585
Redemptions (221,825) (2,274,813) (379,798) (3,963,125)
Net decrease (136,696) (1,402,340) (172,715) (1,804,710)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 4,703,944 48,078,979 7,019,542 73,010,509
Distributions reinvested 113,812 1,163,489 203,148 2,109,952
Redemptions (7,541,106) (77,016,180) (7,240,569) (75,190,123)
Net decrease (2,723,350) (27,773,712) (17,879) (69,662)
Institutional 2 Class        
Subscriptions 309,768 3,165,045 324,509 3,368,093
Distributions reinvested 13,622 138,869 17,102 177,111
Redemptions (65,295) (667,702) (89,403) (924,442)
Net increase 258,095 2,636,212 252,208 2,620,762
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 147,399 1,509,664 86,753 911,412
Distributions reinvested 2,764 28,213 1,437 14,857
Redemptions (13,001) (132,267) (4,267) (43,917)
Net increase 137,162 1,405,610 83,923 882,352
Total net decrease (2,451,443) (24,992,751) (92,489) (839,608)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.23 0.14 (0.11) 0.03 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.38 0.27 (0.15) 0.12 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.72 0.26 (0.34) (0.08) (0.26) (0.26)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.50 0.27 0.22 0.49 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.42 0.29 0.08 0.37 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.68 0.32 (0.26) 0.06 (0.32) (0.32)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.20 0.15 (0.11) 0.04 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.29 (0.16) 0.13 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.69 0.29 (0.33) (0.04) (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.46 0.29 0.24 0.53 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.39 0.32 0.07 0.39 (0.32) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.64 0.34 (0.25) 0.09 (0.34) (0.34)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.22 0.10 (0.11) (0.01) (0.10) (0.10)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.38 0.19 (0.16) 0.03 (0.19) (0.19)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.72 0.18 (0.34) (0.16) (0.18) (0.18)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.49 0.19 0.23 0.42 (0.19) (0.19)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.42 0.21 0.07 0.28 (0.21) (0.21)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.67 0.24 (0.25) (0.01) (0.24) (0.24)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.21 0.15 (0.11) 0.04 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.29 (0.15) 0.14 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.70 0.28 (0.33) (0.05) (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.47 0.30 0.23 0.53 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.40 0.32 0.07 0.39 (0.32) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.65 0.34 (0.25) 0.09 (0.34) (0.34)
Institutional 2 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.18 0.15 (0.11) 0.04 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.33 0.30 (0.15) 0.15 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.67 0.29 (0.34) (0.05) (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.44 0.31 0.23 0.54 (0.31) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.37 0.32 0.08 0.40 (0.33) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.63 0.35 (0.26) 0.09 (0.35) (0.35)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.12 0.26% 0.87% (c) 0.74% (c),(d) 2.67% (c) 5% $27,313
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.23 1.10% 0.88% 0.74% (d) 2.56% 5% $27,341
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.38 (0.75%) 0.92% 0.74% (d) 2.45% 17% $31,273
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.72 4.76% 0.94% 0.74% (d) 2.58% 8% $51,869
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.50 3.60% 0.95% 0.74% (d) 2.76% 6% $47,317
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.42 0.64% 0.96% 0.74% (d) 3.10% 12% $33,140
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.09 0.39% 0.62% (c) 0.49% (c),(d) 2.92% (c) 5% $1,779
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.20 1.25% 0.63% 0.49% (d) 2.83% 5% $1,931
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.36 (0.42%) 0.67% 0.49% (d) 2.71% 17% $903
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.69 5.13% 0.69% 0.49% (d) 2.81% 8% $1,457
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.46 3.76% 0.70% 0.49% (d) 3.02% 6% $529
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.39 0.98% 0.70% 0.49% (d) 3.46% 12% $52
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.11 (0.11%) 1.62% (c) 1.49% (c),(d) 1.92% (c) 5% $11,980
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.22 0.25% 1.63% 1.49% (d) 1.81% 5% $13,508
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.38 (1.49%) 1.67% 1.49% (d) 1.71% 17% $15,503
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.72 4.08% 1.69% 1.49% (d) 1.83% 8% $14,549
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.49 2.72% 1.70% 1.49% (d) 2.01% 6% $12,965
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.42 (0.02%) 1.71% 1.49% (d) 2.35% 12% $9,253
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.10 0.39% 0.62% (c) 0.49% (c),(d) 2.92% (c) 5% $334,039
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.21 1.35% 0.63% 0.49% (d) 2.82% 5% $365,455
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.36 (0.51%) 0.67% 0.49% (d) 2.71% 17% $371,130
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.70 5.12% 0.69% 0.49% (d) 2.83% 8% $378,630
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.47 3.76% 0.70% 0.49% (d) 3.02% 6% $329,535
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.40 0.98% 0.71% 0.49% (d) 3.35% 12% $260,101
Institutional 2 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.07 0.42% 0.56% (c) 0.42% (c) 2.99% (c) 5% $9,883
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.18 1.42% 0.56% 0.42% 2.89% 5% $7,363
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.33 (0.42%) 0.55% 0.41% 2.80% 17% $4,867
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.67 5.23% 0.55% 0.39% 2.93% 8% $2,829
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.44 3.85% 0.55% 0.40% 3.09% 6% $1,738
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.37 0.98% 0.58% 0.40% 3.47% 12% $341
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.20 0.16 (0.11) 0.05 (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.35 0.30 (0.15) 0.15 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(e) $10.27 0.05 0.08 0.13 (0.05) (0.05)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(e) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.09 0.44% 0.51% (c) 0.38% (c) 3.03% (c) 5% $2,241
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.20 1.46% 0.52% 0.38% 2.95% 5% $866
Year Ended 4/30/2017(e) $10.35 1.27% 0.52% (c) 0.36% (c) 2.98% (c) 17% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free California Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 2 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Delayed delivery securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a “when-issued” or "forward commitment" basis. This may increase risk to the Fund since the other party to the transaction may fail to deliver, which could cause the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund designates cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
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Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transactions with affiliates
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund engaged in purchase and/or sale transactions with affiliates and/or accounts that have a common investment manager (or affiliated investment managers), common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. Those purchase and sale transactions complied with provisions of Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and were $2,370,861 and $0, respectively.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.12
Advisor Class 0.12
Class C 0.12
Institutional Class 0.12
Institutional 2 Class 0.06
Institutional 3 Class 0.02
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $40.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the
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Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 5,025
Class C 4,459
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.74% 0.74%
Advisor Class 0.49 0.49
Class C 1.49 1.49
Institutional Class 0.49 0.49
Institutional 2 Class 0.43 0.43
Institutional 3 Class 0.39 0.38
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. In addition to the contractual agreement, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described above) so that Fund level expenses (expenses directly attributable to the Fund and not to a specific share class) are waived proportionately across all share classes, but the Fund’s net operating expenses shall not exceed the contractual annual rates listed in the table above. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued at any time. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
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Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation ($)
377,752,000 9,667,000 (2,548,000) 7,119,000
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at April 30, 2018, 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.
2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($)
4,745,707 4,745,707
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $19,610,900 and $34,822,244, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate
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plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 68.6% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
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Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free California Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance met expectations.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Columbia AMT-Free California Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
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SemiAnnual Report
October 31, 2018
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose value


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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from federal income tax, consistent with minimal fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Catherine Stienstra
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2012
Anders Myhran, CFA
Co-Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2015
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 11/02/93 0.62 0.15 0.47 1.21
  Including sales charges   -0.36 -0.80 0.26 1.11
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.64 0.40 0.74 1.46
Class C Excluding sales charges 05/19/94 0.24 -0.60 -0.27 0.46
  Including sales charges   -0.76 -1.59 -0.27 0.46
Institutional Class 10/07/93 0.74 0.40 0.72 1.46
Institutional 2 Class* 11/08/12 0.67 0.34 0.79 1.51
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.79 0.49 0.74 1.47
Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Municipal Bond Index   0.74 0.39 0.78 1.54
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 1.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Year Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index which consists of a broad selection of investment-grade general obligation and revenue bonds of maturities ranging from one year to three years.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 6.1
AA rating 23.5
A rating 27.0
BBB rating 18.8
BB rating 0.8
B rating 0.6
Not rated 23.2
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
Top Ten States/Territories (%)
(at October 31, 2018)
New York 26.2
Illinois 14.9
Pennsylvania 5.9
New Jersey 5.2
Connecticut 4.3
California 2.8
Texas 2.8
Tennessee 2.7
Georgia 2.6
Alabama 2.6
Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the section entitled “Portfolio of Investments.”
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,006.20 1,021.83 3.39 3.41 0.67
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,006.40 1,023.14 2.07 2.09 0.41
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,002.40 1,018.05 7.17 7.22 1.42
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,007.40 1,023.14 2.07 2.09 0.41
Institutional 2 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,006.70 1,023.34 1.87 1.89 0.37
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,007.90 1,023.59 1.62 1.63 0.32
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Floating Rate Notes 2.6%
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
California 0.5%
Grossmont Union High School District(a),(b),(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Election of 2008
Series 2010B (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
03/06/2020 1.700%   4,850,000 4,850,000
New York 1.3%
City of New York(b),(c)
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
Subordinated Series 2013-D3 (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
08/01/2038 1.680%   3,500,000 3,500,000
New York City Transitional Finance Authority(b),(c)
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Future Tax Secured
Series 2016 (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
02/01/2045 1.680%   4,625,000 4,625,000
New York City Water & Sewer System(b),(c)
Revenue Bonds
2nd General Resolution
Series 2013 (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
06/15/2050 1.680%   3,285,000 3,285,000
Series 2013DD-2 (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
06/15/2043 1.680%   1,600,000 1,600,000
Total 13,010,000
Tennessee 0.8%
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Water & Sewer(b),(c)
Revenue Bonds
Series 1977 Escrowed to Maturity (JPMorgan Chase Bank)
07/01/2021 1.800%   7,500,000 7,500,000
Total Floating Rate Notes
(Cost $25,360,000)
25,360,000
Municipal Bonds 87.4%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Alabama 2.6%
Black Belt Energy Gas District
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
07/01/2046 4.000%   12,500,000 12,905,375
Series 2017-A
08/01/2047 4.000%   1,000,000 1,037,940
Series 2018A
12/01/2048 4.000%   3,000,000 3,123,090
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Black Belt Energy Gas District(d)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018B-2
Muni Swap Index Yield + 0.620%
12/01/2048
2.220%   5,000,000 5,000,000
Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The)
Revenue Bonds
Project #2
Series 2018A
06/01/2021 4.000%   1,000,000 1,037,240
State of Alabama Docks Department
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Docks Facilities
Series 2017B
10/01/2019 5.000%   1,275,000 1,304,414
10/01/2020 5.000%   1,280,000 1,339,162
Total 25,747,221
Alaska 0.9%
Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority
Revenue Bonds
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. Project
Series 2017
12/01/2020 3.500%   5,300,000 5,330,104
City of Valdez
Refunding Revenue Bonds
BP Pipelines, Inc. Project
Series 2003B
01/01/2021 5.000%   3,350,000 3,526,679
Total 8,856,783
Arizona 0.5%
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Banner Health
Series 2017B
01/01/2048 5.000%   4,500,000 4,912,830
Arkansas 0.8%
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Baptist Health
Series 2015A
12/01/2019 5.000%   8,095,000 8,347,888
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
California 2.4%
California Municipal Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Community Medical Centers
Series 2017A
02/01/2020 5.000%   1,100,000 1,135,442
02/01/2021 5.000%   1,200,000 1,266,468
California Pollution Control Financing Authority(a),(e),(f)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Republic Services, Inc.
Series 2010A AMT
08/01/2023 2.150%   10,000,000 10,000,000
California Statewide Communities Development Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
California Baptist University
Series 2017A
11/01/2022 3.000%   1,680,000 1,679,378
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A AMT
03/01/2021 5.000%   2,750,000 2,910,380
03/01/2022 5.000%   1,750,000 1,887,760
Palomar Health
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
11/01/2018 4.000%   875,000 875,036
11/01/2019 4.000%   1,500,000 1,517,880
11/01/2020 5.000%   2,235,000 2,324,110
Total 23,596,454
Colorado 2.1%
City & County of Denver Airport System(e)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011A AMT
11/15/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,366,250
Colorado Health Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Series 2015
06/01/2019 4.000%   900,000 908,964
Series 2017
06/01/2019 5.000%   950,000 963,309
06/01/2021 5.000%   700,000 740,754
Dawson Ridge Metropolitan District No. 1(g)
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 1992B Escrowed to maturity
10/01/2022 0.000%   3,375,000 3,063,454
E-470 Public Highway Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
09/01/2019 5.000%   1,000,000 1,023,640
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
University of Colorado Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
Obligation Group
Series 2017
11/15/2038 5.000%   3,650,000 3,898,784
11/15/2047 4.000%   4,700,000 4,764,484
Total 20,729,639
Connecticut 4.2%
City of Waterbury
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017A
11/15/2019 3.000%   500,000 503,920
11/15/2020 4.000%   350,000 361,273
11/15/2021 5.000%   500,000 536,625
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017B
09/01/2019 3.000%   325,000 327,070
09/01/2020 4.000%   330,000 339,692
09/01/2021 5.000%   425,000 454,329
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2016E-1
11/15/2046 3.500%   8,270,000 8,426,055
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014A-1
11/15/2044 4.000%   2,315,000 2,375,445
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2018A-2 AMT
05/15/2021 2.150%   1,595,000 1,570,549
11/15/2021 2.250%   1,625,000 1,597,749
05/15/2022 2.375%   1,460,000 1,436,815
Revenue Bonds
Subordinated Series 2017 C-2 AMT
05/15/2020 2.750%   2,300,000 2,305,497
05/15/2021 3.000%   2,680,000 2,700,877
11/15/2021 3.000%   4,435,000 4,458,683
Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Church Home of Hartford, Inc.
Series 2016
09/01/2021 3.250%   135,000 135,012
State of Connecticut
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2018A
04/15/2020 5.000%   2,000,000 2,072,620
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014H
11/15/2019 5.000%   5,000,000 5,134,800
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue
Revenue Bonds
Transportation Infrastructure
Series 2016A
09/01/2021 5.000%   7,000,000 7,463,260
Total 42,200,271
District of Columbia 0.3%
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A AMT
10/01/2023 5.000%   3,000,000 3,302,400
Florida 2.6%
City of Cape Coral Water & Sewer
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Various Areas
Series 2017 (AGM)
09/01/2019 1.650%   960,000 953,808
09/01/2020 1.900%   955,000 937,991
City of Orlando
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien Tourist Development Tax
Series 2017 (AGM)
11/01/2020 4.000%   850,000 877,540
11/01/2021 4.000%   900,000 941,139
County of Broward Airport System(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015C AMT
10/01/2019 5.000%   3,000,000 3,071,670
10/01/2020 5.000%   1,885,000 1,974,651
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017 AMT
10/01/2021 5.000%   1,480,000 1,583,334
County of Lee Solid Waste System(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016 (NPFGC) AMT
10/01/2022 5.000%   3,100,000 3,314,272
County of Miami-Dade Aviation(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014 AMT
10/01/2020 5.000%   2,000,000 2,092,060
Florida Housing Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Homeowner Mortgage Special Program
Series 2010A (GNMA / FNMA / FHLMC)
07/01/2028 5.000%   320,000 323,219
Florida Ports Financing Commission(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Transportation Fund
Seris 2011B AMT
06/01/2023 5.000%   3,000,000 3,190,110
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Hillsborough County Aviation Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Tampa International
Subordinated Series 2013A AMT
10/01/2019 5.000%   2,000,000 2,051,280
School Board of Miami-Dade County (The)
Refunding Bonds Certificate of Participation
Series 2015D
02/01/2020 5.000%   2,250,000 2,328,705
St. John’s County School Board
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Series 2015
07/01/2020 5.000%   2,000,000 2,092,280
Total 25,732,059
Georgia 2.6%
Burke County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Georgia Power Co. Plant Vogtle Project
Series 2015
10/01/2032 2.350%   7,700,000 7,634,088
Georgia Power Company Plant Vogtle
Series 2017
12/01/2049 1.850%   4,350,000 4,318,941
City of Atlanta
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Atlantic Station Project
Series 2017
12/01/2019 5.000%   1,000,000 1,028,960
12/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,049,110
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Single Family Mortgage
Series 2016A-1
12/01/2046 3.500%   2,925,000 2,979,405
Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2007A
03/15/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,275,050
Monroe County Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Georgia Power Co. Plant Scherer
Series 2015
10/01/2048 2.350%   4,000,000 3,963,360
Total 26,248,914
Illinois 14.9%
Chicago Board of Education
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Dedicated
Series 2017F
12/01/2019 5.000%   6,000,000 6,097,020
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Chicago O’Hare International Airport(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Senior Lien
Series 2012B AMT
01/01/2022 5.000%   5,000,000 5,340,050
Series 2013A AMT
01/01/2022 5.000%   5,675,000 6,060,957
Revenue Bonds
General Purpose Senior Lien
Series 2013C AMT
01/01/2021 5.000%   2,035,000 2,136,180
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015B
01/01/2021 5.000%   4,000,000 4,226,600
Chicago Park District
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2015B
01/01/2019 4.000%   1,750,000 1,755,180
Series 2015C
01/01/2019 4.000%   1,805,000 1,810,343
Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014D
01/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,028,240
01/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,047,350
Chicago Transit Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Federal Transit Administration Section 5307
Series 2015
06/01/2019 5.000%   5,000,000 5,077,000
Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds
Series 2015
06/01/2020 5.000%   11,250,000 11,672,325
City of Chicago
Prerefunded 01/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
01/01/2022 5.000%   2,090,000 2,158,531
Refunding General Obligation Unlimited Bonds
Project
Series 2014A
01/01/2020 4.000%   1,175,000 1,185,211
Series 2015
01/01/2020 5.000%   1,625,000 1,658,280
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2015A
01/01/2019 5.000%   1,300,000 1,304,134
01/01/2020 5.000%   3,480,000 3,548,452
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
Series 2015A
01/01/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,168,500
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Project
Series 2014A
01/01/2021 5.000%   4,875,000 5,047,526
Series 2016C
01/01/2022 5.000%   5,000,000 5,225,600
City of Chicago Wastewater Transmission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
2nd Lien
Series 2015C
01/01/2019 5.000%   2,810,000 2,822,533
01/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,029,750
01/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,049,280
City of Chicago Waterworks
Refunding Revenue Bonds
2nd Lien
Series 2016
11/01/2018 5.000%   1,000,000 1,000,083
11/01/2019 5.000%   3,000,000 3,078,510
11/01/2020 5.000%   5,000,000 5,237,050
11/01/2021 5.000%   2,115,000 2,253,532
Revenue Bonds
2nd Lien Project
Series 2014
11/01/2018 4.000%   1,000,000 1,000,053
Second Lien
Series 2012
11/01/2021 4.000%   1,500,000 1,555,350
City of Chicago Waterworks(g)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation Senior Lien
Series 2000 (AMBAC)
11/01/2019 0.000%   5,550,000 5,408,308
City of Springfield Electric
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2015
03/01/2019 5.000%   2,000,000 2,018,120
03/01/2020 5.000%   2,000,000 2,067,360
Illinois Development Finance Authority(g)
Revenue Bonds
Zero Regency Park
Series 1991 Escrowed to Maturity
07/15/2023 0.000%   1,890,000 1,666,810
Illinois Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Advocate Health Care
Series 2014
08/01/2019 5.000%   600,000 612,858
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Series 2016
08/15/2019 5.000%   495,000 503,425
08/15/2020 5.000%   400,000 414,148
08/15/2021 5.000%   455,000 478,878
Illinois Finance Authority(d)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Presbyterian Home
Series 2016
1-month USD LIBOR + 1.350%
05/01/2036
1.656%   2,400,000 2,408,832
Kane Cook & DuPage Counties School District No. U-46 Elgin
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2015C
01/01/2020 5.000%   1,500,000 1,544,280
Kendall Kane & Will Counties Community Unit School District No. 308(g)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Capital Appreciation-School
Series 2018 AGM
02/01/2022 0.000%   1,950,000 1,778,224
Regional Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2003A (NPFGC)
07/01/2022 5.500%   3,470,000 3,830,880
State of Illinois
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2013CR (AGM)
04/01/2021 5.000%   7,180,000 7,534,046
Series 2014
04/01/2019 5.000%   5,000,000 5,047,250
Series 2016
01/01/2020 5.000%   2,500,000 2,554,650
Series 2017B
11/01/2019 5.000%   5,000,000 5,109,400
Series 2017D
11/01/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,181,350
11/01/2022 5.000%   4,865,000 5,052,157
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2018-A
10/01/2021 5.000%   2,000,000 2,071,140
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Build Illinois
Series 2009B
06/15/2020 5.000%   1,415,000 1,438,942
University of Illinois
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Series 2014C
03/15/2019 5.000%   1,555,000 1,571,390
Total 148,866,068
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Indiana 1.7%
Indiana Finance Authority(e)
Revenue Bonds
Republic Services, Inc. Project
Series 2012 AMT
12/01/2037 1.900%   5,000,000 4,999,100
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Ascension Senior Credit
Series 2016
11/15/2031 1.750%   5,000,000 4,878,100
Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Ascension Health Subordinated Credit Group
Series 2016
11/01/2027 1.250%   3,245,000 3,190,452
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A-2 (GNMA) AMT
01/01/2039 4.000%   1,770,000 1,816,887
Series 2017C-2 (GNMA) AMT
01/01/2037 4.000%   1,920,000 1,973,107
Total 16,857,646
Iowa 0.3%
People’s Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
12/01/2018 1.500%   3,000,000 2,997,103
Kentucky 1.8%
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Owensboro Health System
Series 2017A
06/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,044,470
06/01/2022 5.000%   1,000,000 1,054,520
Kentucky State Property & Building Commission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Project #108
Series 2015B
08/01/2019 5.000%   2,500,000 2,551,325
Project #112
Series 2016B
11/01/2021 5.000%   6,000,000 6,418,020
Project #117
Series 2017D
05/01/2020 5.000%   2,500,000 2,596,525
05/01/2021 5.000%   2,000,000 2,119,320
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Louisville Regional Airport Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014-A AMT
07/01/2022 5.000%   1,625,000 1,749,784
Total 17,533,964
Maine 0.4%
Maine State Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016B-1
11/15/2046 3.500%   3,870,000 3,936,487
Maryland 0.0%
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Meritus Medical Center Issue
Series 2015
07/01/2019 5.000%   500,000 508,595
Massachusetts 2.0%
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Issue K
Series 2017A AMT
07/01/2020 4.000%   375,000 383,917
07/01/2021 4.000%   1,000,000 1,034,470
Series 2016J AMT
07/01/2019 4.000%   2,500,000 2,526,125
07/01/2020 4.000%   2,150,000 2,201,127
Series 2018B AMT
07/01/2021 5.000%   1,150,000 1,220,552
Revenue Bonds
Education Loan
Series 2014-I AMT
01/01/2019 5.000%   2,000,000 2,008,520
Series 2015A AMT
01/01/2019 5.000%   3,000,000 3,012,780
01/01/2022 5.000%   3,500,000 3,740,240
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Single Family
Series 2017-188 AMT
12/01/2020 1.700%   885,000 863,300
06/01/2021 1.800%   685,000 664,971
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Construction Loan Notes
Series 2017B
12/01/2021 2.050%   2,000,000 1,979,900
Total 19,635,902
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Michigan 0.9%
Michigan Finance Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014H-1
10/01/2019 5.000%   1,415,000 1,451,931
Michigan Finance Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Student Loan
Series 2014 25-A AMT
11/01/2018 5.000%   2,220,000 2,220,178
11/01/2019 5.000%   1,250,000 1,279,462
Wayne County Airport Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Junior Lien
Series 2017B AMT
12/01/2018 5.000%   350,000 350,850
12/01/2019 5.000%   500,000 514,315
12/01/2020 5.000%   550,000 577,924
12/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,070,590
12/01/2022 5.000%   1,100,000 1,193,566
Total 8,658,816
Minnesota 2.5%
City of Maple Grove
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Maple Grove Hospital Corp.
Series 2017
05/01/2020 4.000%   785,000 802,545
05/01/2021 4.000%   500,000 517,435
05/01/2022 4.000%   500,000 522,235
City of Minneapolis
Revenue Bonds
Housing - 1500 Nicollet Apartments Project
Series 2017
05/01/2021 3.000%   1,450,000 1,431,251
Hastings Independent School District No. 200(g)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Student Credit Enhancement Program School Building
Series 2018A
02/01/2023 0.000%   800,000 722,304
Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Fairview Health Services
Series 2017
11/15/2022 5.000%   600,000 656,034
Revenue Bonds
Millberry Apartments Project
Series 2018B
03/01/2021 3.750%   3,915,000 3,899,262
Union Flats Apartments Project
Series 2017B
02/01/2022 2.750%   2,125,000 2,084,561
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Non-Ace Residential Housing
Series 2016S (GNMA)
07/01/2046 3.500%   6,160,000 6,271,003
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Residential Housing
Series 2014C (GNMA) AMT
07/01/2019 1.800%   1,385,000 1,381,080
Series 2017D (FNMA) AMT
01/01/2020 2.000%   955,000 947,179
Series 2017D (GNMA) AMT
07/01/2019 1.800%   955,000 950,569
01/01/2021 2.200%   1,510,000 1,486,731
Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency(g)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation
Series 1994A (NPFGC)
01/01/2019 0.000%   3,600,000 3,587,292
Total 25,259,481
Mississippi 0.1%
Mississippi Development Bank
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Jackson Public School District Project
Series 2015A
04/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,037,470
Missouri 1.0%
Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
SoutheastHEALTH
Series 2017
03/01/2019 5.000%   300,000 302,328
03/01/2020 5.000%   325,000 334,392
03/01/2021 5.000%   400,000 417,860
City of Springfield(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017-B AMT
07/01/2020 5.000%   2,810,000 2,923,693
Kansas City Planned Industrial Expansion Authority
Revenue Bonds
2nd & DE Apartments
Series 2016
12/01/2018 1.500%   6,430,000 6,427,157
Total 10,405,430
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Nevada 1.9%
County of Clark Department of Aviation(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Airport System Junior Subordinated Lien
Series 2017C AMT
07/01/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,316,050
Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
Series 2017 AMT
07/01/2021 5.000%   2,500,000 2,661,350
07/01/2022 5.000%   2,240,000 2,425,024
Subordinated Series 2017A-1 AMT
07/01/2022 5.000%   3,000,000 3,247,800
County of Washoe(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Sierra Pacific Power
Series 2016S AMT
08/01/2031 1.500%   5,500,000 5,468,485
Total 19,118,709
New Hampshire 0.5%
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority(d),(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Waste Management, Inc. Project
Series 2018 AMT
Muni Swap Index Yield + 0.750%
10/01/2033
2.310%   5,000,000 5,000,000
New Jersey 4.8%
City of Atlantic City
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Tax Appeal
Series 2017B (AGM)
03/01/2019 4.000%   500,000 502,680
03/01/2020 5.000%   400,000 412,940
03/01/2021 5.000%   650,000 683,377
03/01/2022 5.000%   500,000 534,730
New Jersey Building Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009 Escrowed to Maturity
12/15/2018 5.000%   175,000 175,640
Series 2009A
12/15/2018 5.000%   2,520,000 2,528,180
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
School Facilities Construction
Series 2013
03/01/2023 5.000%   2,520,000 2,711,470
Series 2017B
11/01/2022 5.000%   2,285,000 2,455,050
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017DDD
06/15/2019 5.000%   500,000 507,745
06/15/2020 5.000%   500,000 518,815
New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Princeton HealthCare System
Series 2016
07/01/2020 5.000%   650,000 679,556
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018B AMT
12/01/2020 5.000%   1,500,000 1,568,685
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013-1A AMT
12/01/2019 5.000%   3,500,000 3,589,250
Series 2015-1A AMT
12/01/2018 5.000%   4,250,000 4,259,784
12/01/2019 5.000%   2,500,000 2,563,750
Series 2016-1A AMT
12/01/2018 5.000%   645,000 646,485
12/01/2020 5.000%   1,250,000 1,307,237
Student Loan
Series 2012-1A AMT
12/01/2018 5.000%   2,480,000 2,485,709
New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B
05/01/2021 2.000%   7,675,000 7,613,907
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Federal Highway Reimbursement
Series 2018
06/15/2022 5.000%   3,000,000 3,213,840
Revenue Bonds
Transportation System
Series 1999A
06/15/2020 5.750%   5,000,000 5,180,300
Series 2006A (AGM)
12/15/2020 5.250%   2,360,000 2,491,594
Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A
06/01/2022 5.000%   1,000,000 1,076,560
Total 47,707,284
New York 16.0%
Board of Cooperative Educational Services for the Sole Supervisory District
Revenue Notes
RAN Series 2018
06/18/2019 2.750%   7,000,000 7,016,450
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Bolivar-Richburg Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
07/12/2019 2.750%   5,730,000 5,744,841
Campbell-Savona Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.750%   7,570,000 7,593,013
Center Moriches Union Free School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
08/07/2019 2.750%   5,000,000 5,017,300
City of Poughkeepsie
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018A
05/03/2019 4.000%   1,820,000 1,827,699
County of Clinton
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018B
08/02/2019 2.750%   6,873,412 6,892,108
County of Madison
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
04/12/2019 2.100%   3,965,000 3,965,515
East Ramapo Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
04/26/2019 3.000%   5,000,000 5,023,350
General Brown Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
07/11/2019 2.750%   5,000,000 5,013,600
Housing Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015G-2
11/01/2019 1.450%   2,500,000 2,480,150
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017C-2
07/01/2021 1.700%   3,000,000 2,946,840
Sustainable Neighborhood
Series 2017G
11/01/2057 2.000%   3,000,000 2,958,150
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
BAN Series 2018B-1J
05/15/2020 5.000%   5,250,000 5,472,022
Subordinated BAN Series 2018B-2
05/15/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,318,300
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
New York City Industrial Development Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Trips
Series 2012A AMT
07/01/2019 5.000%   1,730,000 1,760,085
New York State Dormitory Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Personal Income Tax
Series 2017B
02/15/2023 5.000%   5,000,000 5,537,050
New York State Urban Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Personal Income Tax
Series 2017
03/15/2024 5.000%   5,000,000 5,635,000
New York Transportation Development Corp.(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Terminal One Group
Series 2015 AMT
01/01/2019 5.000%   11,000,000 11,050,380
Terminal One Group Association
Series 2015 AMT
01/01/2021 5.000%   5,500,000 5,762,790
Revenue Bonds
Delta Air Lines, Inc., LaGuardia
Series 2018 AMT
01/01/2022 5.000%   2,465,000 2,624,165
North Syracuse Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
08/09/2019 2.750%   7,931,602 7,956,190
Onondaga Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
07/19/2019 2.750%   4,013,185 4,023,017
Owego Apalachin Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
RAN Series 2018
06/27/2019 2.375%   4,000,000 4,001,680
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey(e)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011-106 AMT
10/15/2021 5.000%   2,250,000 2,413,103
Schenevus Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.750%   3,495,000 3,503,108
State of New York Mortgage Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014-189 AMT
04/01/2021 2.450%   1,000,000 992,570
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Series 2017-206 AMT
10/01/2019 1.450%   1,470,000 1,454,036
04/01/2020 1.500%   1,340,000 1,316,925
10/01/2020 1.600%   1,490,000 1,455,372
04/01/2021 1.700%   1,730,000 1,682,944
10/01/2021 1.800%   1,165,000 1,125,448
04/01/2022 1.950%   1,300,000 1,255,202
Revenue Bonds
55th Series 2017 AMT
04/01/2019 1.500%   585,000 583,122
10/01/2019 1.650%   845,000 839,677
04/01/2020 1.750%   960,000 951,101
10/01/2020 1.800%   1,725,000 1,703,196
04/01/2021 1.950%   1,815,000 1,789,227
10/01/2021 2.050%   505,000 496,551
Thousand Islands Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.750%   3,735,000 3,743,665
Tioga Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
Series 2018 BAN
08/16/2019 2.750%   4,000,000 4,013,960
Town of Lancaster
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
07/25/2019 2.750%   4,840,000 4,852,148
TSASC, Inc.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A
06/01/2019 4.000%   2,000,000 2,018,540
06/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,037,700
Waterford Halfmoon Union Free School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.750%   4,379,902 4,391,772
Westchester County Healthcare Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2010B
11/01/2019 5.000%   3,135,000 3,213,908
Total 160,452,970
North Carolina 0.2%
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016-37A AMT
07/01/2039 3.500%   2,050,000 2,079,315
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
North Dakota 0.3%
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Housing and Home Mortgage Finance Program
Series 2017
07/01/2019 1.700%   435,000 432,895
01/01/2020 1.750%   900,000 891,990
07/01/2020 1.850%   730,000 720,831
01/01/2021 1.950%   645,000 635,009
Total 2,680,725
Ohio 0.5%
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Housing and Urban Development Corp., Ltd.
Series 2018A
04/01/2021 3.000%   2,110,000 2,135,531
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010-1 (GNMA / FNMA)
11/01/2028 5.000%   355,000 361,528
State of Ohio(e)
Revenue Bonds
Ohio Water Development Authority Waste Management
Series 2015 AMT
11/01/2022 1.700%   2,980,000 2,980,000
Total 5,477,059
Oklahoma 0.3%
Cleveland County Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Moore Public Schools Project
Series 2016
06/01/2020 5.000%   500,000 520,905
Norman Regional Hospital Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
09/01/2019 4.000%   1,005,000 1,018,286
Oklahoma County Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Midwest City Public Schools
Series 2018
10/01/2022 5.000%   1,000,000 1,085,250
Total 2,624,441
Pennsylvania 5.9%
City of Philadelphia Airport(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B AMT
07/01/2022 5.000%   500,000 539,845
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Commonwealth Financing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Tobacco Master Settlement Payment
Series 2018
06/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,037,860
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
1st Series 2013
04/01/2021 5.000%   5,000,000 5,310,300
Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Albert Einstein HealthCare Network
Series 2015
01/15/2019 5.000%   1,000,000 1,004,370
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A AMT
04/01/2019 2.050%   5,000,000 4,999,450
Revenue Bonds
PA Bridges Finco LP
Series 2015 AMT
12/31/2021 5.000%   1,170,000 1,244,447
06/30/2022 5.000%   5,000,000 5,353,050
Waste Management, Inc. Project
Series 2014 AMT
07/01/2041 2.250%   2,775,000 2,767,341
Series 2017A AMT
08/01/2037 1.700%   2,000,000 1,961,580
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016-119
10/01/2041 3.500%   4,320,000 4,396,334
Series 2016-120
10/01/2046 3.500%   5,585,000 5,689,998
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017-124A AMT
10/01/2019 1.350%   835,000 826,742
04/01/2020 1.450%   1,000,000 984,130
10/01/2020 1.550%   1,000,000 978,680
04/01/2021 1.650%   1,000,000 972,870
10/01/2021 1.750%   725,000 702,453
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission(d)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A-1
Muni Swap Index Yield + 0.600%
12/01/2023
2.200%   5,000,000 4,996,900
Revenue Bonds
Series 2013B
Muni Swap Index Yield + 1.150%
12/01/2019
2.750%   3,070,000 3,083,631
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
System
Series 2015A
12/01/2018 4.000%   1,750,000 1,752,713
Quakertown General Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
USDA Loan Anticipation Notes
Series 2017
07/01/2021 3.125%   2,500,000 2,449,475
School District of Philadelphia (The)
Limited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2018A
09/01/2022 5.000%   560,000 606,127
09/01/2023 5.000%   450,000 491,868
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2015D
09/01/2019 5.000%   3,750,000 3,831,150
State Public School Building Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
The School District of Philadelphia Project
Series 2015
06/01/2019 5.000%   2,890,000 2,936,384
Total 58,917,698
Rhode Island 0.5%
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Hospital Financing - Lifespan Obligation
Series 2016G
05/15/2019 5.000%   1,500,000 1,520,550
05/15/2022 5.000%   1,250,000 1,343,700
Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
10/01/2046 3.500%   1,230,000 1,250,172
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A AMT
12/01/2022 5.000%   1,300,000 1,390,350
Total 5,504,772
South Carolina 1.6%
Piedmont Municipal Power Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A-4 Escrowed to Maturity
01/01/2019 5.000%   6,645,000 6,678,291
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Royal Live Oaks Academy Project
Series 2018
08/01/2020 3.000%   2,700,000 2,686,500
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
South Carolina Ports Authority(e)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018 AMT
07/01/2020 5.000%   500,000 521,900
07/01/2024 5.000%   850,000 948,702
South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016B-1
07/01/2043 3.500%   1,585,000 1,611,232
South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016B-2 AMT
07/01/2043 4.000%   3,950,000 4,069,053
Total 16,515,678
Tennessee 1.9%
Memphis Health Educational & Housing Facility Board
Revenue Bonds
Forum Flats Apartments Project
Series 2017
12/01/2020 1.800%   1,350,000 1,344,681
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
Revenue Bonds
Ascension Senior Credit
Series 2016
11/15/2030 1.550%   3,000,000 2,947,530
East Webster Street Apartments
Series 2018
04/01/2021 2.050%   1,250,000 1,247,913
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2006C
02/01/2019 5.000%   9,920,000 9,985,670
02/01/2020 5.000%   3,820,000 3,934,485
Total 19,460,279
Texas 2.8%
City of Houston
Limited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017A
03/01/2020 5.000%   875,000 907,743
03/01/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,060,190
Harris County-Houston Sports Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2014A
11/15/2019 5.000%   3,000,000 3,087,120
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Houston Independent School District Public Facility Corp.(g)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Cesar E. Chavez
Series 1998A (AMBAC)
09/15/2020 0.000%   2,685,000 2,571,210
Lewisville Independent School District(g)
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014B
08/15/2022 0.000%   3,175,000 2,887,789
Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Central Power and Light Co.
Series 2017 AMT
05/01/2030 1.750%   3,000,000 2,942,550
State of Texas(e)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2014 AMT
08/01/2023 6.000%   3,475,000 4,012,721
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Trinity Terrace Project
Series 2014
12/01/2018 2.500%   465,000 465,038
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
Revenue Bonds
EMLI Liberty Crossing Housing
Series 2017
12/01/2020 1.800%   3,600,000 3,566,772
Travis County Housing Finance Corp.
Revenue Bonds
McKinney Falls Apartments
Series 2018
04/01/2021 2.000%   2,500,000 2,487,525
University of Texas System (The)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017J
08/15/2021 5.000%   3,895,000 4,188,021
Total 28,176,679
Utah 0.5%
County of Utah
Revenue Bonds
IHC Health Services, Inc.
Series 2018B
05/15/2056 5.000%   3,750,000 4,066,013
Utah Housing Corp.(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015D-1 Class III (FHA) AMT
01/01/2019 1.850%   1,430,000 1,428,727
Total 5,494,740
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Vermont 1.0%
Vermont Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Bennington College Real Estate Project
RAN Series 2017
07/01/2020 2.000%   10,000,000 9,735,600
Virgin Islands, U.S. 0.1%
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority(a),(h)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
09/01/2020 5.000%   750,000 772,838
Virginia 2.4%
Louisa Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
11/01/2035 1.750%   7,000,000 6,981,730
Wise County Industrial Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
10/01/2040 2.150%   11,875,000 11,805,056
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Series 2015A
11/01/2040 1.875%   5,000,000 4,954,100
Total 23,740,886
Washington 0.4%
Port of Seattle(e)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018B AMT
05/01/2023 5.000%   2,000,000 2,194,460
Washington State Housing Finance Commission(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Single Family Program
Series 2015 AMT
12/01/2022 2.600%   1,030,000 1,020,133
Series 2017 AMT
06/01/2039 4.000%   1,095,000 1,129,712
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A (GNMA / FNMA / FHLMC)
10/01/2028 4.700%   165,000 167,958
Total 4,512,263
Wisconsin 1.0%
Public Finance Authority
Loan Anticipation Notes
Lake Ocone Academy
Series 2017
10/01/2019 2.300%   3,585,000 3,560,120
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Tomah Memorial Hospital, Inc.
BAN Series 2017A
11/01/2020 2.650%   2,200,000 2,178,440
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B (FHA) AMT
09/01/2019 1.500%   400,000 396,096
03/01/2020 1.600%   350,000 344,596
03/01/2021 1.850%   525,000 511,408
09/01/2022 2.150%   870,000 837,845
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A AMT
03/01/2021 2.250%   390,000 384,598
03/01/2022 2.500%   1,265,000 1,244,823
09/01/2022 2.600%   710,000 697,213
Total 10,155,139
Wyoming 0.2%
Wyoming Community Development Authority(e)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016-1 AMT
12/01/2038 3.500%   1,765,000 1,793,099
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $884,584,226)
875,291,595
Municipal Short Term 10.0%
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Connecticut 0.0%
City of Waterbury
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017A
11/15/2018 2.010%   430,000 430,172
Massachusetts 0.1%
Town of Templeton
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2017
11/30/2018 1.940%   1,600,000 1,600,354
Michigan 0.5%
Waterford School District
Limited General Obligation Notes
Series 2018
09/25/2019 2.340%   4,640,000 4,666,819
Municipal Short Term (continued)
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
New Jersey 0.5%
City of Newark
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
Series 2018
10/09/2019 2.510%   4,700,000 4,742,441
New York 8.9%
Board of Cooperative Educational Services for the Sole Supervisory District
Revenue Notes
Erie #2 Chautauqua and Cattaraugus
Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.350%   7,000,000 7,017,150
RAN Series 2018
06/21/2019 2.350%   5,500,000 5,513,090
06/28/2019 2.370%   4,000,000 4,016,280
City of Batavia
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
05/02/2019 2.430%   4,100,000 4,100,861
City of New York(d)
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Fiscal 1995
Subordinated Series 2015F
Muni Swap Index Yield + 0.650%
02/15/2019
2.250%   6,250,000 6,255,500
City of Yonkers
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018-A
05/15/2019 2.750%   5,000,000 5,006,350
Frewsburg Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/26/2019 2.240%   5,131,000 5,147,112
Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services District
Revenue Notes
RAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.420%   5,000,000 5,026,850
Holland Patent Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.360%   2,800,000 2,806,860
Lisbon Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.330%   4,900,000 4,912,985
Norwich City School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.340%   8,025,000 8,045,223
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Short Term (continued)
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Olean City School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.260%   6,800,000 6,821,080
Susquehanna Valley Central School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
06/28/2019 2.020%   4,000,000 4,018,680
Town of Windham
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
05/21/2019 2.500%   3,669,000 3,678,429
Town of York
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
08/29/2019 2.440%   2,836,620 2,843,485
Village of Lowville
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
09/25/2019 2.620%   4,702,000 4,707,125
Village of Springville
Limited General Obligation Notes
BAN Series 2018
07/03/2019 2.470%   4,040,000 4,046,868
Municipal Short Term (continued)
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Wyandanch Union Free School District
Unlimited General Obligation Notes
TAN Series 2018
06/21/2019 2.430%   5,000,000 5,001,800
Total 88,965,728
Total Municipal Short Term
(Cost $100,549,794)
100,405,514
    
Money Market Funds 0.0%
  Shares Value ($)
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.453%(i) 147,224 147,224
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $147,212)
147,224
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $1,010,641,232)
1,001,204,333
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   256,160
Net Assets $1,001,460,493
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $20,123,728, which represents 2.01% of total net assets.
(b) The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest from the guarantor after a day or a week’s notice or upon maturity. The maturity date disclosed represents the final maturity.
(c) Represents a variable rate security where the coupon rate adjusts on specified dates (generally daily or weekly) using the prevailing money market rate. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of October 31, 2018.
(d) Variable rate security. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of October 31, 2018.
(e) Income from this security may be subject to alternative minimum tax.
(f) Represents a security purchased on a when-issued basis.
(g) Zero coupon bond.
(h) Municipal obligations include debt obligations issued by or on behalf of territories, possessions, or sovereign nations within the territorial boundaries of the United States. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $772,838, which represents 0.08% of total net assets.
(i) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2018.
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Ambac Assurance Corporation
AMT Alternative Minimum Tax
BAN Bond Anticipation Note
FHA Federal Housing Authority
FHLMC Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FNMA Federal National Mortgage Association
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Abbreviation Legend  (continued)
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
NPFGC National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
TAN Tax Anticipation Note
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Floating Rate Notes 25,360,000 25,360,000
Municipal Bonds 875,291,595 875,291,595
Municipal Short Term 100,405,514 100,405,514
Money Market Funds 147,224 147,224
Total Investments in Securities 147,224 1,001,057,109 1,001,204,333
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,010,641,232) $1,001,204,333
Cash 67,283
Receivable for:  
Investments sold 1,444,384
Capital shares sold 599,711
Interest 11,337,137
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 3,870
Prepaid expenses 4,892
Other assets 4,145
Total assets 1,014,665,755
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased 1,779,890
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis 5,000,000
Capital shares purchased 4,587,020
Distributions to shareholders 1,598,242
Management services fees 11,779
Distribution and/or service fees 692
Transfer agent fees 23,307
Compensation of board members 167,154
Compensation of chief compliance officer 123
Other expenses 37,055
Total liabilities 13,205,262
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $1,001,460,493
Represented by  
Paid in capital 1,014,571,787
Total distributable earnings (loss) (13,111,294)
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $1,001,460,493
Class A  
Net assets $68,517,264
Shares outstanding 6,686,138
Net asset value per share $10.25
Maximum sales charge 1.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.35
Advisor Class  
Net assets $1,378,830
Shares outstanding 134,457
Net asset value per share $10.25
Class C  
Net assets $7,398,021
Shares outstanding 722,417
Net asset value per share $10.24
Institutional Class  
Net assets $99,810,919
Shares outstanding 9,739,922
Net asset value per share $10.25
Institutional 2 Class  
Net assets $19,448,732
Shares outstanding 1,898,568
Net asset value per share $10.24
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $804,906,727
Shares outstanding 78,579,738
Net asset value per share $10.24
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $27,139
Interest 11,240,008
Total income 11,267,147
Expenses:  
Management services fees 2,318,321
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 99,732
Class C 43,083
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 40,759
Advisor Class 466
Class C 4,413
Institutional Class 53,964
Institutional 2 Class 5,324
Institutional 3 Class 30,728
Compensation of board members 22,223
Custodian fees 5,698
Printing and postage fees 10,003
Registration fees 52,870
Audit fees 17,467
Legal fees 9,656
Compensation of chief compliance officer 123
Other 12,674
Total expenses 2,727,504
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (731,426)
Expense reduction (40)
Total net expenses 1,996,038
Net investment income 9,271,109
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (2,219,317)
Net realized loss (2,219,317)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 1,305,518
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 1,305,518
Net realized and unrealized loss (913,799)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $8,357,310
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $9,271,109 $18,067,125
Net realized loss (2,219,317) (1,135,370)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 1,305,518 (9,538,429)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 8,357,310 7,393,326
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (560,504)  
Advisor Class (7,860)  
Class C (27,815)  
Institutional Class (877,143)  
Institutional 2 Class (165,752)  
Institutional 3 Class (7,624,614)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (1,103,543)
Advisor Class   (13,684)
Class B   (8)
Class C   (43,285)
Institutional Class   (6,394,562)
Institutional 2 Class   (205,669)
Institutional 3 Class   (10,736,230)
Total distributions to shareholders (9,263,688) (18,496,981)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (135,252,042) (354,956,693)
Total decrease in net assets (136,158,420) (366,060,348)
Net assets at beginning of period 1,137,618,913 1,503,679,261
Net assets at end of period $1,001,460,493 $1,137,618,913
Undistributed net investment income $734,959 $727,538
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 2,079,048 21,412,555 2,449,058 25,363,429
Distributions reinvested 46,638 479,524 89,887 929,330
Redemptions (3,586,551) (36,901,475) (4,698,890) (48,652,288)
Net decrease (1,460,865) (15,009,396) (2,159,945) (22,359,529)
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 79,594 819,678 112,053 1,163,795
Distributions reinvested 573 5,898 1,307 13,526
Redemptions (4,783) (49,222) (154,797) (1,602,924)
Net increase (decrease) 75,384 776,354 (41,437) (425,603)
Class B        
Redemptions (1,591) (16,497)
Net decrease (1,591) (16,497)
Class C        
Subscriptions 31,038 318,674 109,723 1,132,629
Distributions reinvested 1,808 18,578 2,693 27,796
Redemptions (317,649) (3,268,692) (518,913) (5,367,897)
Net decrease (284,803) (2,931,440) (406,497) (4,207,472)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 1,037,958 10,675,604 12,544,502 130,090,046
Distributions reinvested 67,300 692,041 130,328 1,347,487
Redemptions (2,350,174) (24,154,293) (133,629,684) (1,389,556,931)
Net decrease (1,244,916) (12,786,648) (120,954,854) (1,258,119,398)
Institutional 2 Class        
Subscriptions 268,392 2,761,219 2,095,745 21,578,811
Distributions reinvested 7,859 80,773 18,515 191,293
Redemptions (212,072) (2,180,022) (1,675,981) (17,254,744)
Net increase 64,179 661,970 438,279 4,515,360
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 1,623,565 16,694,492 112,105,218 1,165,355,248
Distributions reinvested 2,417 24,833 1,815 18,690
Redemptions (11,939,493) (122,682,207) (23,214,750) (239,717,492)
Net increase (decrease) (10,313,511) (105,962,882) 88,892,283 925,656,446
Total net decrease (13,164,532) (135,252,042) (34,233,762) (354,956,693)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
(loss)
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.26 0.07 (0.01) 0.06 (0.07) (0.07)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.11 (0.09) 0.02 (0.12) (0.12)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.43 0.09 (0.06) 0.03 (0.10) (0.10)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.42 0.07 0.01 0.08 (0.07) (0.07)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.48 0.08 (0.06) 0.02 (0.08) (0.08)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.54 0.10 (0.06) 0.04 (0.10) (0.10)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.27 0.09 (0.02) 0.07 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.14 (0.09) 0.05 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.43 0.12 (0.07) 0.05 (0.12) (0.12)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.41 0.09 0.02 0.11 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.47 0.11 (0.06) 0.05 (0.11) (0.11)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.54 0.13 (0.08) 0.05 (0.12) (0.12)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.25 0.03 (0.01) 0.02 (0.03) (0.03)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.35 0.03 (0.09) (0.06) (0.04) (0.04)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.42 0.01 (0.06) (0.05) (0.02) (0.02)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.42 (0.01) 0.01 0.00 (e) (0.00) (e) (0.00) (e)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.48 0.00 (e) (0.06) (0.06) (0.00) (e) (0.00) (e)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.54 0.02 (0.06) (0.04) (0.02) (0.02)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.26 0.09 (0.01) 0.08 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.13 (0.09) 0.04 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.43 0.12 (0.07) 0.05 (0.12) (0.12)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.42 0.09 0.01 0.10 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.48 0.11 (0.06) 0.05 (0.11) (0.11)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.54 0.13 (0.06) 0.07 (0.13) (0.13)
Institutional 2 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.26 0.09 (0.02) 0.07 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.35 0.15 (0.09) 0.06 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.42 0.13 (0.07) 0.06 (0.13) (0.13)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.41 0.10 0.01 0.11 (0.10) (0.10)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.47 0.12 (0.06) 0.06 (0.12) (0.12)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.54 0.14 (0.07) 0.07 (0.14) (0.14)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income (loss)
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.25 0.62% 0.80% (c) 0.67% (c),(d) 1.41% (c) 32% $68,517
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.26 0.16% 0.81% 0.67% (d) 1.08% 36% $83,580
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.36 0.26% 0.86% 0.71% (d) 0.86% 46% $106,751
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.43 0.74% 0.89% 0.72% (d) 0.64% 37% $127,769
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.42 0.22% 0.89% 0.73% (d) 0.79% 28% $130,876
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.48 0.37% 0.89% 0.73% (d) 0.94% 31% $165,777
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.25 0.64% 0.55% (c) 0.41% (c),(d) 1.70% (c) 32% $1,379
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.27 0.51% 0.56% 0.42% (d) 1.33% 36% $607
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.36 0.51% 0.62% 0.45% (d) 1.15% 46% $1,041
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.43 1.09% 0.64% 0.47% (d) 0.89% 37% $544
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.41 0.47% 0.65% 0.48% (d) 1.04% 28% $568
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.47 0.53% 0.64% 0.48% (d) 1.19% 31% $85
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 0.24% 1.55% (c) 1.42% (c),(d) 0.65% (c) 32% $7,398
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.25 (0.59%) 1.56% 1.42% (d) 0.33% 36% $10,327
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.35 (0.48%) 1.61% 1.46% (d) 0.11% 46% $14,630
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.42 0.00% (e) 1.64% 1.47% (d) (0.10%) 37% $19,074
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.42 (0.53%) 1.64% 1.48% (d) 0.04% 28% $21,184
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.48 (0.38%) 1.64% 1.48% (d) 0.19% 31% $24,424
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.25 0.74% 0.55% (c) 0.41% (c),(d) 1.66% (c) 32% $99,811
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.26 0.40% 0.58% 0.44% (d) 1.21% 36% $112,699
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.36 0.51% 0.61% 0.46% (d) 1.11% 46% $1,366,779
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.43 0.99% 0.64% 0.47% (d) 0.89% 37% $1,623,807
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.42 0.47% 0.64% 0.48% (d) 1.04% 28% $1,699,650
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.48 0.62% 0.64% 0.48% (d) 1.19% 31% $1,822,976
Institutional 2 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 0.67% 0.51% (c) 0.37% (c) 1.71% (c) 32% $19,449
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.26 0.55% 0.51% 0.37% 1.41% 36% $18,813
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.35 0.61% 0.50% 0.36% 1.21% 46% $14,452
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.42 1.10% 0.49% 0.37% 1.00% 37% $22,159
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.41 0.57% 0.49% 0.38% 1.14% 28% $15,024
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.47 0.67% 0.48% 0.37% 1.31% 31% $23,173
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
(loss)
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.25 0.09 (0.01) 0.08 (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.15 (0.11) 0.04 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.35 0.02 0.01 (g) 0.03 (0.02) (0.02)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(e) Rounds to zero.
(f) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income (loss)
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 0.79% 0.46% (c) 0.32% (c) 1.75% (c) 32% $804,907
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.25 0.41% 0.46% 0.33% 1.50% 36% $911,594
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.36 0.33% 0.50% (c) 0.31% (c) 1.42% (c) 46% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 1.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.50% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 2 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Delayed delivery securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a “when-issued” or "forward commitment" basis. This may increase risk to the Fund since the other party to the transaction may fail to deliver, which could cause the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund designates cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.43% to 0.28% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.43% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 2 Class and Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.10
Advisor Class 0.10
Class C 0.10
Institutional Class 0.10
Institutional 2 Class 0.05
Institutional 3 Class 0.01
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $40.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 13,051
Class C 52
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.67% 0.67%
Advisor Class 0.42 0.42
Class C 1.42 1.42
Institutional Class 0.42 0.42
Institutional 2 Class 0.36 0.39
Institutional 3 Class 0.32 0.33
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. In addition to the contractual agreement, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described above) so that Fund level expenses (expenses directly attributable to the Fund and not to a specific share class) are waived proportionately across all share classes, but the Fund’s net operating expenses shall not exceed the contractual annual rates listed in the table above. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued at any time. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
1,010,641,000 305,000 (9,742,000) (9,437,000)
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at April 30, 2018, 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.
2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($)
690,134 1,499,903 2,190,037
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $306,729,973 and $368,910,608, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Municipal securities risk
Securities issued by a particular state and its instrumentalities are subject to the risk of unfavorable developments in such state. A municipal security can be significantly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes in a particular state’s (state and its instrumentalities’) financial, economic or other condition and prospects. Because the Fund invests significantly in municipal securities issued by the State of New York and its political sub-divisions, the Fund will be particularly affected by any such changes in or otherwise impacting New York and its political sub-divisions.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 82.3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance met expectations.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability. The Board reviewed the fees charged to comparable institutional or other accounts/vehicles managed by Columbia Threadneedle and discussed differences in how the products are managed and operated, noting no unreasonable differences in the levels of contractual management fees.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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October 31, 2018
Columbia AMT-Free Virginia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free Virginia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and Virginia individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 12/05/89 0.15 -1.47 1.69 3.22
  Including sales charges   -2.83 -4.40 1.08 2.92
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.27 -1.23 1.96 3.49
Class C Excluding sales charges 06/17/92 -0.33 -2.21 0.93 2.45
  Including sales charges   -1.31 -3.17 0.93 2.45
Institutional Class 09/20/89 0.17 -1.23 1.93 3.47
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.32 -1.13 1.98 3.50
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 12.7
AA rating 57.2
A rating 14.4
BBB rating 10.2
B rating 0.7
Not rated 4.8
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,001.50 1,021.12 4.09 4.13 0.81
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,002.70 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 996.70 1,017.34 7.85 7.93 1.56
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,001.70 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.20 1,022.84 2.37 2.40 0.47
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Floating Rate Notes 1.3%
Issue Description Effective
Yield
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Variable Rate Demand Notes 1.3%
Virginia College Building Authority(a),(b)
Revenue Bonds
University of Richmond Project
Series 2009 (Wells Fargo Bank)
11/01/2036 1.640%   2,000,000 2,000,000
Total Floating Rate Notes
(Cost $2,000,000)
2,000,000
Municipal Bonds 97.3%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Airport 6.0%
Capital Region Airport Commission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
07/01/2034 4.000%   1,125,000 1,152,585
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
10/01/2021 5.000%   2,500,000 2,565,700
Series 2010A
10/01/2023 5.000%   2,475,000 2,600,334
10/01/2027 5.000%   1,515,000 1,587,356
Norfolk Airport Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2011 (AGM)
07/01/2024 5.000%   1,000,000 1,064,540
Total 8,970,515
Higher Education 8.5%
Amherst Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Educational Facilities Sweet Briar Institute
Series 2006
09/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 984,040
Virginia College Building Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
University of Richmond Project
Series 2011A
03/01/2022 5.000%   1,245,000 1,323,447
Revenue Bonds
Liberty University Projects
Series 2010
03/01/2022 5.000%   1,455,000 1,509,068
03/01/2023 5.000%   2,000,000 2,073,780
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Washington & Lee University Project
Series 1998 (NPFGC)
01/01/2026 5.250%   3,115,000 3,474,845
Virginia Commonwealth University(c)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Pledge
Series 2018-A
11/01/2031 5.000%   400,000 465,280
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Revenue Bonds
General Dorm and Dining Hall
Series 2015A
06/01/2027 4.000%   2,650,000 2,821,800
Total 12,652,260
Hospital 13.1%
Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Inova Health System
Series 2018
05/15/2026 5.000%   1,500,000 1,729,395
Inova Health System Project
Series 1993I (NPFGC)
08/15/2019 5.250%   275,000 281,927
Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
MediCorp Health Systems Obligation
Series 2007
06/15/2020 5.250%   4,000,000 4,170,800
Norfolk Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Sentara Healthcare
Series 2012B
11/01/2027 5.000%   1,735,000 1,899,721
Series 2018A
11/01/2048 5.000%   300,000 349,239
Roanoke Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Carilion Clinic Obligation Group
Series 2010
07/01/2025 5.000%   3,500,000 3,663,240
Revenue Bonds
Carilion Clinic Obligation Group
Series 2012
07/01/2022 5.000%   2,000,000 2,182,020
07/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,081,870
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Stafford County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Mary Washington Healthcare
Series 2016
06/15/2030 5.000%   1,300,000 1,422,096
06/15/2033 5.000%   200,000 216,428
06/15/2035 5.000%   1,000,000 1,075,960
Winchester Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Valley Health System Obligation Group
Series 2015
01/01/2032 5.000%   1,250,000 1,372,825
Total 19,445,521
Investor Owned 1.4%
Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Series 2009A
05/01/2023 5.000%   2,000,000 2,026,440
Local Appropriation 5.9%
Appomattox County Economic Development Authority
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Series 2010
05/01/2022 5.000%   175,000 181,076
Arlington County Industrial Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
02/15/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,148,430
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Metrorail Parking Systems
Series 2017
04/01/2033 5.000%   745,000 839,116
Six Public Facilities Projects
Series 2010
04/01/2024 4.000%   1,000,000 1,007,190
Henry County Industrial Development Authority(c)
Revenue Bonds
Public Facility Lease
Series 2018
11/01/2036 4.000%   1,000,000 992,390
Loudoun County Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Roads & Public Facilities Project
Series 2015
12/01/2025 5.000%   3,000,000 3,460,740
Series 2015
12/01/2028 5.000%   1,035,000 1,168,266
Total 8,797,208
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Local General Obligation 11.1%
City of Alexandria Virginia
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017C
07/01/2030 4.000%   1,000,000 1,071,030
City of Lynchburg Virginia
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017
08/01/2029 4.000%   840,000 892,206
City of Newport News
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding & Improvement Bonds
Water
Series 2007B
07/01/2020 5.250%   2,000,000 2,103,100
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2016A
08/01/2031 5.000%   1,000,000 1,135,820
City of Norfolk
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017C
09/01/2033 4.000%   1,380,000 1,425,402
City of Richmond
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2015B
03/01/2028 4.000%   2,000,000 2,118,020
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017B
07/15/2029 4.000%   2,000,000 2,148,940
Series 2017D
03/01/2028 5.000%   1,250,000 1,473,263
City of Suffolk
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014
02/01/2029 4.000%   2,000,000 2,103,320
County of Arlington
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017
08/15/2034 4.000%   2,000,000 2,082,680
Total 16,553,781
Other Bond Issue 4.7%
Montgomery County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Virginia Tech Foundation
Series 2017A
06/01/2029 5.000%   200,000 230,548
Rappahannock Regional Jail Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
10/01/2030 5.000%   1,725,000 1,955,046
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Riverside Regional Jail Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
07/01/2028 5.000%   2,685,000 3,053,973
Western Regional Jail Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,718,880
Total 6,958,447
Pool / Bond Bank 6.2%
Virginia Public School Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
School Financing
Series 2009C
08/01/2025 4.000%   1,250,000 1,267,487
Virginia Resources Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Revolving Fund
Series 2011A
08/01/2024 5.000%   1,395,000 1,494,673
Series 2015
10/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,732,590
State Revolving Fund
Subordinated Series 2005
10/01/2020 5.500%   3,500,000 3,722,705
Virginia Infrastructure Pooled
Series 2017F
11/01/2034 4.000%   1,000,000 1,043,810
Total 9,261,265
Refunded / Escrowed 11.9%
Appomattox County Economic Development Authority
Prerefunded 05/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Series 2010
05/01/2022 5.000%   1,315,000 1,369,533
Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Resolution
Series 1998 Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)
07/01/2025 5.500%   4,000,000 4,608,400
County of Fairfax
Prerefunded 04/01/21 Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2011A
04/01/2024 4.000%   2,000,000 2,088,000
County of Pittsylvania
Prerefunded 02/01/19 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2008B
02/01/2023 5.500%   1,030,000 1,039,322
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
County of Smyth
Prerefunded 11/01/21 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Public Improvement
Series 2011A
11/01/2031 5.000%   4,000,000 4,314,680
Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority
Prerefunded 05/15/19 Revenue Bonds
Inova Health System Project
Series 2009C
05/15/2025 5.000%   1,000,000 1,016,500
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board
Prerefunded 05/15/22 Revenue Bonds
Capital Projects
Series 2012
05/15/2029 5.000%   3,000,000 3,284,250
Total 17,720,685
Retirement Communities 3.0%
Albermarle County Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge
Series 2012
01/01/2032 4.625%   2,000,000 2,008,520
Hanover County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Covenant Woods
Series 2018
07/01/2038 5.000%   380,000 389,371
Revenue Bonds
Covenant Woods
Series 2012A
07/01/2022 4.000%   795,000 806,925
Henrico County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Westminster-Canterbury Corp.
Series 2015
10/01/2035 4.000%   1,320,000 1,322,864
Total 4,527,680
Sales Tax 1.5%
Northern Virginia Transportation Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
06/01/2032 5.000%   2,000,000 2,232,380
Special Non Property Tax 3.1%
Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/15/2029 5.000%   1,350,000 1,512,688
06/15/2030 5.000%   1,540,000 1,719,703
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien Hampton Roads Transportation Fund
Series 2018A
07/01/2032 5.000%   1,150,000 1,320,131
Total 4,552,522
Special Property Tax 3.9%
Dulles Town Center Community Development Authority
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Dulles Town Center Project
Series 2012
03/01/2023 4.000%   1,000,000 987,820
Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
Silver Line Phase I Project
Series 2016
04/01/2031 4.000%   1,000,000 1,043,670
04/01/2032 4.000%   1,000,000 1,038,340
Marquis Community Development Authority of York County(d),(e)
Revenue Bonds
Convertible
Series 2015
09/01/2045 0.000%   644,000 462,508
Marquis Community Development Authority of York County
Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2007B
09/01/2041 5.625%   2,084,000 1,438,314
Marquis Community Development Authority of York County(e)
Tax Allocation Bonds
Series 2007C
09/01/2041 0.000%   3,164,000 165,129
Virginia Gateway Community Development Authority
Refunding Special Assessment Bonds
Series 2012
03/01/2025 5.000%   690,000 698,177
Total 5,833,958
State Appropriated 2.1%
Virginia College Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
21st Century College Program
Series 2017
02/01/2034 4.000%   1,500,000 1,553,265
Virginia Public Building Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A
08/01/2035 4.000%   1,500,000 1,556,400
Total 3,109,665
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Transportation 6.7%
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board
Refunding Revenue Bonds
GARVEE Notes
Series 2017
03/15/2028 5.000%   2,000,000 2,338,260
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
05/15/2030 4.000%   500,000 528,310
Series 2018
05/15/2036 4.000%   2,000,000 2,049,440
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A-1
07/01/2029 5.000%   2,500,000 2,876,825
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B
07/01/2034 5.000%   2,000,000 2,257,520
Total 10,050,355
Turnpike / Bridge / Toll Road 4.3%
City of Chesapeake Expressway Toll Road
Revenue Bonds
Transportation System
Series 2012A
07/15/2023 5.000%   1,025,000 1,104,499
07/15/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,062,700
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road(e)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-2nd Senior Lien
Series 2009B (AGM)
10/01/2023 0.000%   5,000,000 4,255,100
Total 6,422,299
Water & Sewer 3.9%
County of Fairfax Sewer
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
07/15/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,145,480
Fairfax County Water Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
04/01/2029 5.000%   2,000,000 2,327,760
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Refunding Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
08/01/2031 5.000%   2,000,000 2,270,160
Total 5,743,400
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $145,265,711)
144,858,381
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $147,265,711)
146,858,381
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   2,077,120
Net Assets 148,935,501
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) The Fund is entitled to receive principal and interest from the guarantor after a day or a week’s notice or upon maturity. The maturity date disclosed represents the final maturity.
(b) Represents a variable rate security where the coupon rate adjusts on specified dates (generally daily or weekly) using the prevailing money market rate. The interest rate shown was the current rate as of October 31, 2018.
(c) Represents a security purchased on a when-issued basis.
(d) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $462,508, which represents 0.31% of total net assets.
(e) Zero coupon bond.
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
NPFGC National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Floating Rate Notes 2,000,000 2,000,000
Municipal Bonds 144,858,381 144,858,381
Total Investments in Securities 146,858,381 146,858,381
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $147,265,711) $146,858,381
Cash 2,476,631
Receivable for:  
Capital shares sold 128,430
Interest 1,779,678
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 274
Prepaid expenses 2,465
Other assets 1,754
Total assets 151,247,613
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis 1,462,732
Capital shares purchased 279,814
Distributions to shareholders 410,805
Management services fees 1,923
Distribution and/or service fees 267
Transfer agent fees 5,992
Compensation of board members 122,274
Compensation of chief compliance officer 18
Other expenses 28,287
Total liabilities 2,312,112
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $148,935,501
Represented by  
Paid in capital 148,234,069
Total distributable earnings (loss) 701,432
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $148,935,501
Class A  
Net assets $25,167,978
Shares outstanding 2,441,977
Net asset value per share $10.31
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.63
Advisor Class  
Net assets $1,677,425
Shares outstanding 162,772
Net asset value per share $10.31
Class C  
Net assets $3,450,609
Shares outstanding 334,536
Net asset value per share $10.31
Institutional Class  
Net assets $23,085,406
Shares outstanding 2,240,301
Net asset value per share $10.30
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $95,554,083
Shares outstanding 9,250,418
Net asset value per share $10.33
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Interest $2,736,316
Total income 2,736,316
Expenses:  
Management services fees 376,879
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 34,132
Class C 18,572
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 13,200
Advisor Class 853
Class C 1,796
Institutional Class 13,026
Institutional 3 Class 3,546
Compensation of board members 13,224
Custodian fees 1,020
Printing and postage fees 5,580
Registration fees 4,942
Audit fees 17,089
Legal fees 4,978
Compensation of chief compliance officer 18
Other 4,918
Total expenses 513,773
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (55,798)
Expense reduction (20)
Total net expenses 457,955
Net investment income 2,278,361
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 527,642
Net realized gain 527,642
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (2,346,708)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2,346,708)
Net realized and unrealized loss (1,819,066)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $459,295
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $2,278,361 $5,146,836
Net realized gain 527,642 1,166,822
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (2,346,708) (6,380,720)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations 459,295 (67,062)
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (378,530)  
Advisor Class (26,638)  
Class C (37,551)  
Institutional Class (405,894)  
Institutional 3 Class (1,563,470)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (739,090)
Advisor Class   (48,373)
Class B   (47)
Class C   (82,833)
Institutional Class   (2,041,523)
Institutional 3 Class   (2,354,809)
Net realized gains    
Class A   (78,523)
Advisor Class   (5,862)
Class C   (12,565)
Institutional Class   (93,227)
Institutional 3 Class   (313,338)
Total distributions to shareholders (2,412,083) (5,770,190)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (13,033,168) (26,032,570)
Total decrease in net assets (14,985,956) (31,869,822)
Net assets at beginning of period 163,921,457 195,791,279
Net assets at end of period $148,935,501 $163,921,457
Undistributed (excess of distributions over) net investment income $(11,670) $122,052
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 117,191 1,225,620 414,444 4,441,045
Distributions reinvested 21,656 225,917 44,301 473,707
Redemptions (284,213) (2,949,237) (481,634) (5,156,319)
Net decrease (145,366) (1,497,700) (22,889) (241,567)
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 900 9,430 150,640 1,624,026
Distributions reinvested 2,539 26,490 5,035 53,729
Redemptions (15,295) (159,595) (56,357) (596,030)
Net increase (decrease) (11,856) (123,675) 99,318 1,081,725
Class B        
Redemptions (904) (9,878)
Net decrease (904) (9,878)
Class C        
Subscriptions 17,701 185,442 76,389 821,561
Distributions reinvested 3,221 33,625 7,590 81,268
Redemptions (52,441) (547,623) (175,272) (1,881,579)
Net decrease (31,519) (328,556) (91,293) (978,750)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 70,856 738,117 795,350 8,556,321
Distributions reinvested 30,369 316,848 72,645 777,323
Redemptions (658,966) (6,862,395) (13,068,801) (141,811,119)
Net decrease (557,741) (5,807,430) (12,200,806) (132,477,475)
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 655,544 6,858,639 12,736,917 138,439,858
Distributions reinvested 4,445 46,458 5,105 54,205
Redemptions (1,166,643) (12,180,904) (2,985,880) (31,900,688)
Net increase (decrease) (506,654) (5,275,807) 9,756,142 106,593,375
Total net decrease (1,253,136) (13,033,168) (2,460,432) (26,032,570)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.44 0.14 (0.12) 0.02 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.79 0.27 (0.31) (0.04) (0.28) (0.03) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $11.18 0.28 (0.34) (0.06) (0.30) (0.03) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.13 0.30 0.10 0.40 (0.32) (0.03) (0.35)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.09 0.31 0.04 0.35 (0.31) (0.00) (e) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.54 0.32 (0.39) (0.07) (0.31) (0.07) (0.38)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.44 0.15 (0.12) 0.03 (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.79 0.30 (0.31) (0.01) (0.31) (0.03) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $11.18 0.31 (0.34) (0.03) (0.33) (0.03) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.12 0.33 0.11 0.44 (0.35) (0.03) (0.38)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.08 0.34 0.04 0.38 (0.34) (0.00) (e) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.52 0.35 (0.38) (0.03) (0.34) (0.07) (0.41)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.45 0.10 (0.13) (0.03) (0.11) (0.11)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.80 0.19 (0.31) (0.12) (0.20) (0.03) (0.23)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $11.19 0.20 (0.34) (0.14) (0.22) (0.03) (0.25)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.13 0.22 0.10 0.32 (0.23) (0.03) (0.26)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.10 0.23 0.03 0.26 (0.23) (0.00) (e) (0.23)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.54 0.23 (0.37) (0.14) (0.23) (0.07) (0.30)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.44 0.15 (0.13) 0.02 (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.79 0.30 (0.31) (0.01) (0.31) (0.03) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $11.18 0.31 (0.34) (0.03) (0.33) (0.03) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.13 0.33 0.10 0.43 (0.35) (0.03) (0.38)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.09 0.34 0.04 0.38 (0.34) (0.00) (e) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.54 0.34 (0.38) (0.04) (0.34) (0.07) (0.41)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.31 0.15% 0.88% (c) 0.81% (c),(d) 2.60% (c) 4% $25,168
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.44 (0.39%) 0.89% 0.81% (d) 2.55% 14% $27,005
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.79 (0.51%) 0.95% 0.81% 2.56% 7% $28,168
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.18 3.65% 0.96% 0.81% (d) 2.72% 12% $42,046
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.13 3.21% 0.97% 0.81% (d) 2.79% 9% $47,324
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.09 (0.51%) 0.97% 0.81% (d) 2.86% 2% $47,113
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.31 0.27% 0.63% (c) 0.56% (c),(d) 2.85% (c) 4% $1,677
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.44 (0.14%) 0.63% 0.56% (d) 2.80% 14% $1,823
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.79 (0.26%) 0.70% 0.56% 2.81% 7% $812
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.18 4.00% 0.72% 0.56% (d) 2.97% 12% $506
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.12 3.47% 0.72% 0.56% (d) 3.06% 9% $656
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.08 (0.19%) 0.72% 0.56% (d) 3.18% 2% $77
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.31 (0.33%) 1.63% (c) 1.56% (c),(d) 1.86% (c) 4% $3,451
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.45 (1.13%) 1.64% 1.56% (d) 1.79% 14% $3,824
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.80 (1.25%) 1.70% 1.56% 1.82% 7% $4,938
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.19 2.97% 1.72% 1.56% (d) 1.97% 12% $5,141
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.13 2.35% 1.72% 1.56% (d) 2.03% 9% $4,419
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.10 (1.16%) 1.72% 1.56% (d) 2.11% 2% $4,044
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.30 0.17% 0.63% (c) 0.56% (c),(d) 2.85% (c) 4% $23,085
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.44 (0.15%) 0.65% 0.56% (d) 2.76% 14% $29,199
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.79 (0.26%) 0.70% 0.56% 2.82% 7% $161,853
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $11.18 3.91% 0.71% 0.56% (d) 2.97% 12% $173,677
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $11.13 3.47% 0.72% 0.56% (d) 3.04% 9% $171,775
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.09 (0.26%) 0.72% 0.56% (d) 3.09% 2% $177,502
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.46 0.16 (0.13) 0.03 (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.82 0.31 (0.32) (0.01) (0.32) (0.03) (0.35)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.75 0.05 0.08 (g) 0.13 (0.06) (0.06)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(e) Rounds to zero.
(f) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.33 0.32% 0.54% (c) 0.47% (c) 2.94% (c) 4% $95,554
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.46 (0.13%) 0.54% 0.48% 2.91% 14% $102,071
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.82 1.17% 0.55% (c) 0.42% (c) 3.04% (c) 7% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free Virginia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Delayed delivery securities
The Fund may trade securities on other than normal settlement terms, including securities purchased or sold on a “when-issued” or "forward commitment" basis. This may increase risk to the Fund since the other party to the transaction may fail to deliver, which could cause the Fund to subsequently invest at less advantageous prices. The Fund designates cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.10
Advisor Class 0.10
Class C 0.10
Institutional Class 0.10
Institutional 3 Class 0.01
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $20.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 5,870
Class C 44
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.81% 0.81%
Advisor Class 0.56 0.56
Class C 1.56 1.56
Institutional Class 0.56 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 0.47 0.48
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
147,266,000 3,043,000 (3,450,000) (407,000)
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $6,130,463 and $18,201,263, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 71.3% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free Virginia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance was understandable in light of the particular management style involved and the particular market environment.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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October 31, 2018
Columbia AMT-Free South Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free South Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and South Carolina individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 05/05/92 0.20 -1.10 1.86 3.47
  Including sales charges   -2.83 -4.11 1.25 3.16
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.33 -0.85 2.12 3.73
Class C Excluding sales charges 06/17/92 -0.18 -1.93 1.08 2.69
  Including sales charges   -1.17 -2.90 1.08 2.69
Institutional Class 01/06/92 0.33 -0.95 2.10 3.72
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.39 -0.73 2.16 3.75
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 3.8
AA rating 34.3
A rating 58.1
BBB rating 1.6
BB rating 0.9
Not rated 1.3
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,002.00 1,021.12 4.09 4.13 0.81
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.30 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 998.20 1,017.34 7.86 7.93 1.56
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.30 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.90 1,022.94 2.27 2.29 0.45
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Municipal Bonds 95.1%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Airport 1.1%
County of Horry Airport
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
07/01/2020 5.000%   1,150,000 1,194,620
Charter Schools 1.4%
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
08/15/2035 5.125%   1,000,000 988,280
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
York Preparatory Academy Project
Series 2014A
11/01/2033 7.000%   500,000 520,795
Total 1,509,075
Higher Education 7.7%
Clemson University
Revenue Bonds
Athletic Facility
Series 2014A
05/01/2028 5.000%   1,170,000 1,321,199
Coastal Carolina University
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2024 5.000%   1,500,000 1,675,935
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Furman University
Series 2015
10/01/2032 5.000%   1,895,000 2,122,476
University of South Carolina
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B
05/01/2034 5.000%   1,500,000 1,692,345
Revenue Bonds
Moore School of Business Project
Series 2012
05/01/2026 5.000%   1,500,000 1,629,030
Total 8,440,985
Hospital 12.5%
County of Florence
Refunding Revenue Bonds
McLeod Regional Medical Center Project
Series 2014
11/01/2031 5.000%   1,500,000 1,644,555
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
County of Greenwood
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Self Regional Healthcare
Series 2012B
10/01/2027 5.000%   1,750,000 1,875,650
10/01/2031 5.000%   2,000,000 2,135,540
Greenville Health System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2008A
05/01/2021 5.250%   2,750,000 2,757,562
Lexington County Health Services District, Inc.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Lexington Medical Center Obligated Group
Series 2017
11/01/2032 4.000%   1,050,000 1,052,363
Revenue Bonds
Lexington Medical Center
Series 2016
11/01/2034 5.000%   1,500,000 1,609,395
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
Series 2013
11/01/2020 5.000%   1,000,000 1,052,210
11/01/2024 5.000%   450,000 490,572
McLeod Health Obligation Group
Series 2018
11/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,121,170
Total 13,739,017
Joint Power Authority 3.2%
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B
12/01/2032 5.000%   1,250,000 1,320,887
Series 2016A
12/01/2028 5.000%   2,000,000 2,191,200
Total 3,512,087
Local Appropriation 26.7%
Berkeley County School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Securing Assets for Education
Series 2015A
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,656,735
Charleston Educational Excellence Finance Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Charleston County School
Series 2013
12/01/2025 5.000%   2,000,000 2,224,000
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Charleston Public Facilities Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
09/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,129,240
City of Florence Accommodations Fee
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
05/01/2030 4.000%   1,000,000 1,031,180
05/01/2035 5.000%   1,000,000 1,097,460
City of North Charleston
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
06/01/2029 5.000%   2,280,000 2,448,104
County of Florence
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
10/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,091,200
Dorchester County School District No. 2
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Growth Installment Purchase
Series 2013
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,106,990
Fort Mill School Facilities Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Fort Mills School District #4
Series 2015
12/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,117,340
Greenwood Fifty Schools Facilities, Inc.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Greenwood School District #50
Series 2016 (BAM)
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,750,000 1,973,055
Kershaw County School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2025 5.000%   1,000,000 1,132,160
Lexington One School Facilities Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Lexington County School District
Series 2015
12/01/2026 5.000%   835,000 924,754
Lexington School District No. 2 Educational Facilities Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015B
12/01/2026 5.000%   1,815,000 2,011,982
Newberry Investing in Children’s Education
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Newberry County School District
Series 2014
12/01/2029 5.000%   1,500,000 1,662,945
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. for Calhoun School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015 (BAM)
12/01/2026 5.000%   520,000 590,143
SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. for Cherokee School District No. 1
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2028 5.000%   1,830,000 2,038,949
SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. for Colleton School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,295,000 1,437,981
SCAGO Educational Facilities Corp. for Pickens School District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2029 5.000%   1,500,000 1,655,295
12/01/2030 5.000%   1,275,000 1,401,442
Sumter Two School Facilities, Inc.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Sumter County School District No. 2
Series 2016 (BAM)
12/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,654,815
Total 29,385,770
Local General Obligation 5.3%
Anderson County School District No. 5
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
South Carolina School District Credit Enhancement Program
Series 2017
03/01/2030 4.000%   2,245,000 2,385,492
Beaufort County School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2014B
03/01/2023 5.000%   1,190,000 1,319,603
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
04/01/2034 5.000%   940,000 1,031,669
Spartanburg County School District No. 7
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2018-B
03/01/2036 5.000%   1,000,000 1,140,230
Total 5,876,994
Municipal Power 1.5%
City of Rock Hill Combined Utility System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012A (AGM)
01/01/2023 5.000%   1,560,000 1,677,390
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Refunded / Escrowed 7.6%
Anderson Regional Joint Water System
Prerefunded 07/15/22 Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
07/15/2028 5.000%   2,000,000 2,195,780
City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System
Prerefunded 02/01/21 Revenue Bonds
Series 2011A
02/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,062,840
County of Charleston
Prerefunded 08/01/19 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Improvement
Series 2009A
08/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,022,790
Easley Combined Utility System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2011 (AGM)
12/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,002,510
Renewable Water Resources
Prerefunded 01/01/22 Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
01/01/2024 5.000%   555,000 598,873
South Carolina Ports Authority
Prerefunded 07/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Series 2010
07/01/2023 5.250%   1,000,000 1,050,540
South Carolina Public Service Authority
Prerefunded 01/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009A
01/01/2028 5.000%   1,360,000 1,366,936
Total 8,300,269
Resource Recovery 2.7%
Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority(b)
Revenue Bonds
Capital Appreciation-Landfill Gas Project
Series 2007
10/01/2024 0.000%   1,835,000 1,515,600
10/01/2025 0.000%   1,835,000 1,453,467
Total 2,969,067
Retirement Communities 0.8%
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority(a)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Wesley Commons
Series 2016
10/01/2026 5.000%   835,000 872,684
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Single Family 0.1%
South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2010-1 (GNMA)
01/01/2028 5.000%   90,000 91,362
Special Non Property Tax 6.7%
City of Columbia
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
02/01/2033 5.000%   1,195,000 1,316,890
City of Greenville Hospitality Tax
Improvement Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2011 (AGM)
04/01/2021 5.000%   1,290,000 1,367,555
City of Myrtle Beach
Revenue Bonds
Hospitality Fee
Series 2014B
06/01/2030 5.000%   560,000 609,633
City of Rock Hill
Revenue Bonds
Hospitality Fee Pledge
Series 2013
04/01/2023 5.000%   695,000 764,423
Greenville County Public Facilities Corp.
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Series 2014
04/01/2026 5.000%   890,000 986,761
Spartanburg County Tourist Public Facilities Corp.
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Public Facilities Corp.
Series 2016 (BAM)
04/01/2028 4.000%   580,000 608,832
Town of Hilton Head Island
Revenue Bonds
Beach Preservation Fee Pledge
Series 2017
08/01/2025 5.000%   400,000 456,652
Series 2011A
06/01/2023 5.000%   555,000 592,612
06/01/2024 5.000%   580,000 618,703
Total 7,322,061
Special Property Tax 1.0%
City of Myrtle Beach
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
Series 2016
10/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,097,080
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
State General Obligation 1.0%
State of South Carolina
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2014B
04/01/2025 5.000%   1,000,000 1,129,620
Student Loan 1.0%
South Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Student Loan
Series 2009I
10/01/2024 5.000%   1,090,000 1,107,505
Transportation 6.7%
South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Infrastructure Bank
Series 2015A
10/01/2024 5.000%   2,000,000 2,259,160
Series 2005A (AMBAC)
10/01/2020 5.250%   4,880,000 5,155,476
Total 7,414,636
Water & Sewer 8.1%
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016B
03/01/2024 5.000%   1,000,000 1,127,730
City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
02/01/2035 4.000%   560,000 580,138
City of Spartanburg Water System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017B
06/01/2035 4.000%   1,375,000 1,410,145
City of Sumter Waterworks & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
12/01/2027 4.000%   400,000 423,764
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Georgetown County Water & Sewer District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2027 4.000%   450,000 473,657
Renewable Water Resources
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2005B (AGM)
03/01/2019 5.250%   1,000,000 1,011,020
Series 2010A
01/01/2020 5.000%   1,500,000 1,550,940
Unrefunded Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
01/01/2024 5.000%   445,000 480,177
Spartanburg Sanitation Sewer District
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B
03/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,102,970
Town of Lexington Waterworks & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
06/01/2034 4.000%   750,000 775,957
Total 8,936,498
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $104,393,098)
104,576,720
    
Money Market Funds 3.9%
  Shares Value ($)
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.453%(c) 4,275,831 4,275,831
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $4,275,831)
4,275,831
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $108,668,929)
108,852,551
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   1,149,212
Net Assets 110,001,763
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $1,860,964, which represents 1.69% of total net assets.
(b) Zero coupon bond.
(c) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2018.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
AMBAC Ambac Assurance Corporation
BAM Build America Mutual Assurance Co.
GNMA Government National Mortgage Association
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Municipal Bonds 104,576,720 104,576,720
Money Market Funds 4,275,831 4,275,831
Total Investments in Securities 4,275,831 104,576,720 108,852,551
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $108,668,929) $108,852,551
Cash 105,152
Receivable for:  
Investments sold 10,167
Capital shares sold 118,903
Interest 1,447,287
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 329
Prepaid expenses 2,338
Total assets 110,536,727
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Capital shares purchased 109,734
Distributions to shareholders 266,917
Management services fees 1,418
Distribution and/or service fees 411
Transfer agent fees 14,241
Compensation of board members 113,415
Compensation of chief compliance officer 12
Other expenses 28,816
Total liabilities 534,964
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $110,001,763
Represented by  
Paid in capital 109,994,043
Total distributable earnings (loss) 7,720
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $110,001,763
Class A  
Net assets $21,402,442
Shares outstanding 2,177,724
Net asset value per share $9.83
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.13
Advisor Class  
Net assets $1,516,956
Shares outstanding 154,397
Net asset value per share $9.83
Class C  
Net assets $9,648,173
Shares outstanding 981,072
Net asset value per share $9.83
Institutional Class  
Net assets $76,634,273
Shares outstanding 7,794,008
Net asset value per share $9.83
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $799,919
Shares outstanding 81,084
Net asset value per share $9.87
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $13,940
Interest 1,805,309
Total income 1,819,249
Expenses:  
Management services fees 266,646
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 28,162
Class C 51,448
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 14,363
Advisor Class 1,200
Class C 6,561
Institutional Class 49,710
Institutional 3 Class 71
Compensation of board members 12,399
Custodian fees 1,004
Printing and postage fees 5,373
Registration fees 1,972
Audit fees 17,090
Legal fees 4,741
Compensation of chief compliance officer 12
Other 4,540
Total expenses 465,292
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (69,824)
Expense reduction (20)
Total net expenses 395,448
Net investment income 1,423,801
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 25,587
Net realized gain 25,587
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (1,159,685)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,159,685)
Net realized and unrealized loss (1,134,098)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $289,703
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $1,423,801 $2,985,611
Net realized gain 25,587 28,612
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,159,685) (2,297,426)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 289,703 716,797
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (293,282)  
Advisor Class (26,757)  
Class C (95,136)  
Institutional Class (1,113,886)  
Institutional 3 Class (11,745)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (575,811)
Advisor Class   (41,779)
Class B   (44)
Class C   (230,029)
Institutional Class   (2,357,405)
Institutional 3 Class   (13,721)
Total distributions to shareholders (1,540,806) (3,218,789)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (3,060,511) (3,335,695)
Total decrease in net assets (4,311,614) (5,837,687)
Net assets at beginning of period 114,313,377 120,151,064
Net assets at end of period $110,001,763 $114,313,377
Undistributed net investment income $128,631 $245,636
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 97,380 972,895 494,660 5,002,483
Distributions reinvested 23,075 229,392 44,160 448,031
Redemptions (261,974) (2,608,082) (334,897) (3,400,794)
Net increase (decrease) (141,519) (1,405,795) 203,923 2,049,720
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 2,402 23,958 95,247 968,400
Distributions reinvested 2,677 26,620 4,102 41,498
Redemptions (50,413) (499,881) (18,261) (183,610)
Net increase (decrease) (45,334) (449,303) 81,088 826,288
Class B        
Redemptions (965) (9,865)
Net decrease (965) (9,865)
Class C        
Subscriptions 27,601 275,285 54,342 552,727
Distributions reinvested 7,355 73,159 17,748 180,346
Redemptions (135,730) (1,355,662) (337,944) (3,434,290)
Net decrease (100,774) (1,007,218) (265,854) (2,701,217)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 771,881 7,684,773 1,366,064 13,824,080
Distributions reinvested 28,504 283,474 60,784 617,249
Redemptions (828,313) (8,228,694) (1,845,954) (18,703,040)
Net decrease (27,928) (260,447) (419,106) (4,261,711)
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 10,434 104,295 83,639 859,459
Distributions reinvested 1,163 11,598 1,326 13,420
Redemptions (5,371) (53,641) (11,094) (111,789)
Net increase 6,226 62,252 73,871 761,090
Total net decrease (309,329) (3,060,511) (327,043) (3,335,695)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.94 0.12 (0.10) 0.02 (0.13) (0.13)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.16 0.25 (0.20) 0.05 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.55 0.25 (0.35) (0.10) (0.28) (0.01) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.44 0.28 0.16 0.44 (0.30) (0.03) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.49 0.30 0.02 (e) 0.32 (0.30) (0.07) (0.37)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.89 0.32 (0.40) (0.08) (0.31) (0.01) (0.32)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.94 0.13 (0.10) 0.03 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.15 0.27 (0.19) 0.08 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.54 0.28 (0.36) (0.08) (0.30) (0.01) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.43 0.30 0.17 0.47 (0.33) (0.03) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.49 0.33 0.00 (e),(f) 0.33 (0.32) (0.07) (0.39)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.88 0.34 (0.38) (0.04) (0.34) (0.01) (0.35)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.94 0.08 (0.10) (0.02) (0.09) (0.09)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.16 0.17 (0.20) (0.03) (0.19) (0.19)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.56 0.18 (0.37) (0.19) (0.20) (0.01) (0.21)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.44 0.20 0.18 0.38 (0.23) (0.03) (0.26)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.50 0.22 0.01 (e) 0.23 (0.22) (0.07) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.89 0.24 (0.39) (0.15) (0.23) (0.01) (0.24)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.94 0.13 (0.10) 0.03 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.16 0.27 (0.20) 0.07 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.56 0.28 (0.37) (0.09) (0.30) (0.01) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.44 0.31 0.17 0.48 (0.33) (0.03) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.50 0.33 0.00 (e),(f) 0.33 (0.32) (0.07) (0.39)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.89 0.34 (0.38) (0.04) (0.34) (0.01) (0.35)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.83 0.20% 0.93% (c) 0.81% (c),(d) 2.40% (c) 3% $21,402
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $9.94 0.43% 0.93% 0.81% (d) 2.41% 7% $23,050
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.16 (0.98%) 0.98% 0.81% (d) 2.45% 11% $21,486
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.55 4.33% 0.99% 0.81% 2.69% 16% $21,972
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.44 3.05% 1.00% 0.81% 2.85% 16% $23,975
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.49 (0.66%) 1.01% 0.81% 3.02% 6% $21,694
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.83 0.33% 0.68% (c) 0.56% (c),(d) 2.65% (c) 3% $1,517
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $9.94 0.78% 0.68% 0.56% (d) 2.66% 7% $1,984
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.15 (0.74%) 0.73% 0.56% (d) 2.71% 11% $1,205
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.54 4.59% 0.74% 0.56% 2.93% 16% $758
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.43 3.21% 0.75% 0.56% 3.11% 16% $703
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.49 (0.32%) 0.79% 0.56% 3.34% 6% $604
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.83 (0.18%) 1.68% (c) 1.56% (c),(d) 1.65% (c) 3% $9,648
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $9.94 (0.32%) 1.68% 1.56% (d) 1.66% 7% $10,759
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.16 (1.81%) 1.73% 1.56% (d) 1.70% 11% $13,698
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.56 3.65% 1.74% 1.56% 1.94% 16% $15,051
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.44 2.18% 1.75% 1.56% 2.10% 16% $15,677
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.50 (1.31%) 1.76% 1.56% 2.28% 6% $13,871
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.83 0.33% 0.68% (c) 0.56% (c),(d) 2.65% (c) 3% $76,634
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $9.94 0.68% 0.68% 0.56% (d) 2.66% 7% $77,773
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.16 (0.83%) 0.73% 0.56% (d) 2.70% 11% $83,743
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.56 4.69% 0.74% 0.56% 2.93% 16% $105,200
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.44 3.21% 0.75% 0.56% 3.10% 16% $94,697
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.50 (0.32%) 0.76% 0.56% 3.27% 6% $87,992
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.98 0.14 (0.10) 0.04 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.19 0.28 (0.19) 0.09 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(g) $10.13 0.05 0.06 (e) 0.11 (0.05) (0.05)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(e) Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
(f) Rounds to zero.
(g) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $9.87 0.39% 0.57% (c) 0.45% (c) 2.76% (c) 3% $800
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $9.98 0.91% 0.56% 0.45% 2.79% 7% $747
Year Ended 4/30/2017(g) $10.19 1.09% 0.57% (c) 0.43% (c) 2.85% (c) 11% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free South Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.13
Advisor Class 0.13
Class C 0.13
Institutional Class 0.13
Institutional 3 Class 0.02
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $20.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 1,810
Advisor Class 29
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  Fee rate(s) contractual
through
August 31, 2019
Class A 0.81%
Advisor Class 0.56
Class C 1.56
Institutional Class 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 0.45
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation ($)
108,669,000 1,392,000 (1,208,000) 184,000
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at April 30, 2018, 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($)
263,705 263,705
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $2,926,952 and $5,185,000, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 55.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free South Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance met expectations.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free North Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and North Carolina individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 12/14/92 -0.10 -1.48 1.54 3.25
  Including sales charges   -3.07 -4.42 0.91 2.93
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.12 -1.23 1.79 3.51
Class C Excluding sales charges 12/16/92 -0.38 -2.21 0.78 2.48
  Including sales charges   -1.37 -3.18 0.78 2.48
Institutional Class 12/11/92 0.02 -1.23 1.79 3.51
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.06 -1.15 1.82 3.53
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products /mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 15.3
AA rating 50.6
A rating 25.5
BBB rating 5.5
Not rated 3.1
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,000.00 999.00 1,021.12 4.08 4.13 0.81
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,001.20 1,022.38 2.82 2.85 0.56
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 996.20 1,017.34 7.85 7.93 1.56
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.20 1,022.38 2.82 2.85 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.60 1,022.79 2.42 2.45 0.48
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Municipal Bonds 98.0%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Airport 1.7%
City of Charlotte Airport
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A
07/01/2028 5.000%   500,000 581,580
Raleigh Durham Airport Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2010A
05/01/2023 5.000%   2,000,000 2,081,740
Total 2,663,320
Higher Education 8.4%
Appalachian State University
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
10/01/2026 5.000%   325,000 373,266
Series 2016B
10/01/2020 5.000%   1,380,000 1,454,134
East Carolina University
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2014A
10/01/2031 5.000%   1,900,000 2,089,696
North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General Purpose
Series 2015A
10/01/2032 5.000%   2,000,000 2,238,760
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Wake Forest University
Series 2018
01/01/2034 5.000%   400,000 458,148
North Carolina Central University
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
10/01/2029 4.000%   625,000 648,962
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2018
10/01/2027 5.000%   300,000 353,292
10/01/2028 5.000%   250,000 296,843
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (The)
Revenue Bonds
Board of Governors
Series 2017
10/01/2029 5.000%   500,000 573,900
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Series 2014
04/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,101,330
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
04/01/2029 5.000%   390,000 443,438
04/01/2030 5.000%   250,000 283,365
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2014
04/01/2032 5.000%   2,000,000 2,221,680
Western Carolina University
Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2018
10/01/2033 5.000%   250,000 284,360
10/01/2034 5.000%   575,000 652,038
Total 13,473,212
Hospital 13.3%
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The)
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Carolinas Health Care System Group
Series 2009A
01/15/2021 5.000%   1,000,000 1,006,100
County of New Hanover
Refunding Revenue Bonds
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Series 2017
10/01/2030 5.000%   1,200,000 1,346,544
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Mission Health System, Inc.
Series 2015
10/01/2036 5.000%   2,515,000 2,511,932
Novant Health Obligation Group
Series 2013
11/01/2024 5.000%   530,000 581,161
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Series 2012
06/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,080,460
Vidant Health
Series 2012A
06/01/2025 5.000%   1,500,000 1,626,030
06/01/2036 5.000%   1,445,000 1,530,789
Series 2015
06/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,101,040
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
WakeMed
Series 2012A
10/01/2031 5.000%   2,000,000 2,168,360
Revenue Bonds
Duke University Health System
Series 2012A
06/01/2032 5.000%   3,635,000 3,940,413
Moses Cone Health System
Series 2011
10/01/2020 5.000%   3,215,000 3,387,710
Rex Hospital, Inc.
Series 2015A
07/01/2032 5.000%   1,000,000 1,096,520
Total 21,377,059
Joint Power Authority 2.4%
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
01/01/2031 5.000%   2,000,000 2,226,060
Series 2016A
01/01/2028 5.000%   1,500,000 1,702,875
Total 3,928,935
Local Appropriation 24.7%
City of Durham
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
04/01/2034 4.000%   1,000,000 1,034,910
City of Kannapolis
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
04/01/2031 5.000%   1,365,000 1,489,761
City of Monroe
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
03/01/2033 4.000%   800,000 814,736
03/01/2035 5.000%   1,000,000 1,099,590
City of Raleigh
Limited Obligation Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
02/01/2031 4.000%   385,000 401,220
City of Wilmington
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014A
06/01/2028 5.000%   500,000 558,645
City of Winston-Salem
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014C
06/01/2029 5.000%   750,000 836,737
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
County of Brunswick
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015A
06/01/2028 5.000%   250,000 281,400
06/01/2029 5.000%   250,000 279,968
County of Buncombe
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
06/01/2028 5.000%   500,000 544,520
06/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,087,600
Series 2014A
06/01/2032 5.000%   1,635,000 1,816,926
County of Cabarru
Revenue Bonds
Installment Financing Contract
Series 2016
04/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,139,880
County of Cabarrus
Revenue Bonds
Installment Financing Contract
Series 2017
06/01/2033 4.000%   500,000 517,255
County of Catawba
Revenue Bonds
Series 2011
10/01/2022 5.000%   400,000 427,928
Series 2018
12/01/2036 4.000%   1,940,000 1,993,486
County of Chatham
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
11/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,154,820
County of Cumberland
Refunding Certificate of Participation
Improvement Projects
Series 2009-B1
12/01/2021 5.000%   2,775,000 2,860,498
County of Dare
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
06/01/2031 4.000%   225,000 235,175
County of Davidson
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
06/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,139,050
County of Duplin
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
04/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,098,550
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
County of Johnston
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
06/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,107,460
County of Lee
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
05/01/2036 4.000%   500,000 511,920
County of Martin
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Water & Sewer District
Series 2014
06/01/2030 4.000%   730,000 747,965
County of Onslow
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2027 4.000%   405,000 431,256
County of Pender
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
04/01/2027 5.000%   1,165,000 1,309,402
04/01/2028 5.000%   1,290,000 1,440,285
County of Randolph
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2013C
10/01/2026 5.000%   1,500,000 1,725,870
County of Sampson
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
09/01/2035 4.000%   1,000,000 1,019,360
County of Union
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
12/01/2024 5.000%   1,715,000 1,949,218
County of Wake
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018A
08/01/2036 4.000%   2,000,000 2,053,580
County of Wayne
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
06/01/2027 5.000%   350,000 406,626
County of Wilkes
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 558,985
06/01/2029 5.000%   500,000 556,145
Durham Capital Financing Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
12/01/2028 5.000%   630,000 727,133
12/01/2029 5.000%   1,100,000 1,263,603
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
10/01/2035 4.000%   1,500,000 1,544,565
Mecklenburg County Public Facilities Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
02/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 583,690
Orange County Public Facilities Co.
Unrefunded Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
10/01/2024 5.000%   835,000 914,968
Total 39,664,686
Local General Obligation 4.2%
City of Winston-Salem
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2016B
06/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,116,730
County of Henderson
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
10/01/2030 5.000%   500,000 559,690
County of Pitt
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
04/01/2022 5.000%   750,000 816,622
04/01/2024 5.000%   410,000 462,255
County of Wake
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2010C
03/01/2022 5.000%   2,000,000 2,179,500
Unrefunded Unlimited General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds
Series 2009
03/01/2020 5.000%   1,565,000 1,580,540
Total 6,715,337
Multi-Family 4.7%
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency
Refunding Revenue Bonds
North Carolina A&T University Foundation Project
Series 2015A
06/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,107,900
The Arc of North Carolina
Series 2017
10/01/2034 5.000%   1,500,000 1,643,295
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2029 5.000%   2,000,000 2,232,160
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Western Carolina University
Limited Obligation Refunding Revenue Bonds
Student Housing
Series 2016 (AGM)
06/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 567,340
06/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,126,020
06/01/2029 5.000%   800,000 896,232
Total 7,572,947
Municipal Power 1.8%
City of Concord Utilities Systems
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
12/01/2019 5.000%   1,500,000 1,548,825
City of Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
03/01/2027 4.000%   1,250,000 1,318,050
Total 2,866,875
Ports 1.3%
North Carolina State Ports Authority
Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2010B
02/01/2025 5.000%   2,000,000 2,074,500
Refunded / Escrowed 11.4%
City of Raleigh Combined Enterprise System
Prerefunded 03/01/21 Revenue Bonds
Series 2011
03/01/2027 5.000%   800,000 852,096
City of Winston-Salem Water & Sewer System
Prerefunded 06/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009
06/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,017,740
County of Harnett
Prerefunded 06/01/19 Certificate of Participation
Series 2009
06/01/2022 5.000%   1,880,000 1,912,806
County of Mecklenburg
Prerefunded 02/01/19 Certificate of Participation
Series 2009A
02/01/2023 5.000%   1,000,000 1,007,820
County of Moore
Prerefunded 06/01/20 Revenue Bonds
Series 2010
06/01/2024 5.000%   1,635,000 1,708,820
County of Wake
Prerefunded 10/01/26 Revenue Bonds
Series 1993 (NPFGC)
10/01/2026 5.125%   1,885,000 2,076,704
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Jacksonville Public Facilities Corp.
Prerefunded 04/01/22 Limited Obligation Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
04/01/2026 5.000%   1,075,000 1,171,976
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency
Prerefunded 01/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Wake Forest University
Series 2009
01/01/2026 5.000%   1,000,000 1,005,200
North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency
Prerefunded 01/01/19 Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
01/01/2026 5.000%   1,500,000 1,507,800
Prerefunded 01/01/22 Revenue Bonds
Series 1988A
01/01/2026 6.000%   1,000,000 1,116,140
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 1993B Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC / IBC)
01/01/2022 6.000%   3,000,000 3,338,670
Series 1993B Escrowed to Maturity (NPFGC)
01/01/2022 6.000%   1,000,000 1,114,520
Orange County Public Facilities Co.
Prerefunded 10/01/22 Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
10/01/2024 5.000%   490,000 538,275
Total 18,368,567
Retirement Communities 3.5%
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Refunding Revenue Bonds
1st Mortgage-United Church
Series 2015A
09/01/2030 4.500%   1,000,000 1,013,290
1st Mortgage-United Methodist
Series 2013A
10/01/2033 5.000%   1,595,000 1,664,733
Pennybyrn at Maryfield
Series 2015
10/01/2025 5.000%   750,000 808,028
Southminster, Inc.
Series 2016
10/01/2025 5.000%   1,260,000 1,357,486
United Methodist Retirement
Series 2016
10/01/2030 5.000%   700,000 750,498
Total 5,594,035
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Sales Tax 0.7%
City of Rocky Mount
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
05/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,130,520
Single Family 1.2%
North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017-38B
07/01/2037 3.850%   2,000,000 1,955,580
State Appropriated 1.4%
State of North Carolina
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B
06/01/2025 5.000%   2,000,000 2,299,000
Transportation 0.6%
State of North Carolina
Revenue Bonds
Vehicle - GARVEE
Series 2015
03/01/2027 5.000%   900,000 1,014,660
Turnpike / Bridge / Toll Road 2.3%
North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Senior Lien
Series 2017
01/01/2030 5.000%   1,700,000 1,886,014
01/01/2032 5.000%   700,000 771,358
Series 2017 (AGM)
01/01/2031 5.000%   750,000 837,720
North Carolina Turnpike Authority(a)
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017C
07/01/2031 0.000%   500,000 284,840
Total 3,779,932
Water & Sewer 14.4%
City of Charlotte Water & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
07/01/2035 4.000%   2,000,000 2,066,380
Revenue Bonds
Series 2009B
07/01/2025 5.000%   5,835,000 6,112,046
City of Gastonia Combined Utilities System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
05/01/2029 5.000%   265,000 295,578
05/01/2030 5.000%   660,000 733,696
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
City of Greensboro Combined Water & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2006
06/01/2022 5.250%   1,200,000 1,324,464
06/01/2023 5.250%   2,000,000 2,254,140
City of Jacksonville Enterprise System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
05/01/2028 5.250%   250,000 296,415
City of Raleigh Combined Enterprise System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015B
12/01/2025 5.000%   1,200,000 1,391,856
City of Thomasville Combined Enterprise System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
05/01/2026 4.000%   860,000 889,799
City of Winston-Salem Water & Sewer System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016A
06/01/2033 4.000%   2,165,000 2,258,485
Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
06/01/2031 4.000%   400,000 422,300
County of Brunswick Enterprise Systems
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
04/01/2027 5.000%   1,500,000 1,694,355
County of Dare Utilities System
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
02/01/2032 4.000%   300,000 313,719
County of Union Enterprise System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
06/01/2029 5.000%   500,000 562,675
Onslow Water & Sewer Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
12/01/2031 4.000%   1,640,000 1,707,798
Town of Fuquay-Varina Combined Utilities System
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
04/01/2030 5.000%   335,000 378,044
04/01/2031 5.000%   450,000 505,597
Total 23,207,347
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $157,400,884)
157,686,512
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Money Market Funds 0.5%
  Shares Value ($)
Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares, 1.453%(b) 772,870 772,870
Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $772,870)
772,870
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $158,173,754)
158,459,382
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   2,437,053
Net Assets 160,896,435
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Zero coupon bond.
(b) The rate shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at October 31, 2018.
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
IBC Insurance Bond Certificate
NPFGC National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Municipal Bonds 157,686,512 157,686,512
Money Market Funds 772,870 772,870
Total Investments in Securities 772,870 157,686,512 158,459,382
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $158,173,754) $158,459,382
Cash 285,362
Receivable for:  
Investments sold 808,868
Capital shares sold 107,689
Interest 1,965,070
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 230
Prepaid expenses 2,483
Other assets 395
Total assets 161,629,479
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Capital shares purchased 205,667
Distributions to shareholders 375,059
Management services fees 2,076
Distribution and/or service fees 221
Transfer agent fees 6,252
Compensation of board members 115,061
Compensation of chief compliance officer 18
Other expenses 28,690
Total liabilities 733,044
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $160,896,435
Represented by  
Paid in capital 160,514,714
Total distributable earnings (loss) 381,721
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $160,896,435
Class A  
Net assets $16,413,470
Shares outstanding 1,638,978
Net asset value per share $10.01
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.32
Advisor Class  
Net assets $4,957,498
Shares outstanding 495,712
Net asset value per share $10.00
Class C  
Net assets $3,958,192
Shares outstanding 395,385
Net asset value per share $10.01
Institutional Class  
Net assets $22,243,676
Shares outstanding 2,223,365
Net asset value per share $10.00
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $113,323,599
Shares outstanding 11,293,195
Net asset value per share $10.03
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Dividends — unaffiliated issuers $19,315
Interest 2,661,895
Total income 2,681,210
Expenses:  
Management services fees 397,876
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 21,506
Class C 24,472
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 7,748
Advisor Class 2,240
Class C 2,207
Institutional Class 10,107
Institutional 3 Class 4,239
Compensation of board members 12,861
Custodian fees 1,064
Printing and postage fees 5,383
Registration fees 4,305
Audit fees 17,090
Legal fees 5,012
Compensation of chief compliance officer 18
Other 4,916
Total expenses 521,044
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (46,889)
Total net expenses 474,155
Net investment income 2,207,055
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (117,211)
Net realized loss (117,211)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (1,893,612)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,893,612)
Net realized and unrealized loss (2,010,823)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $196,232
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $2,207,055 $4,512,516
Net realized gain (loss) (117,211) 317,651
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (1,893,612) (3,422,166)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 196,232 1,408,001
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (202,844)  
Advisor Class (64,974)  
Class C (39,247)  
Institutional Class (292,966)  
Institutional 3 Class (1,607,024)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (434,002)
Advisor Class   (87,808)
Class B   (43)
Class C   (89,726)
Institutional Class   (1,704,355)
Institutional 3 Class   (2,169,888)
Total distributions to shareholders (2,207,055) (4,485,822)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (5,779,486) (13,745,957)
Total decrease in net assets (7,790,309) (16,823,778)
Net assets at beginning of period 168,686,744 185,510,522
Net assets at end of period $160,896,435 $168,686,744
Undistributed net investment income $737,022 $737,022
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 101,307 1,027,463 312,821 3,253,670
Distributions reinvested 15,680 158,973 31,969 330,562
Redemptions (257,317) (2,614,134) (331,461) (3,440,215)
Net increase (decrease) (140,330) (1,427,698) 13,329 144,017
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 74,926 760,981 393,222 4,073,654
Distributions reinvested 6,407 64,847 8,502 87,554
Redemptions (38,965) (395,784) (165,042) (1,698,820)
Net increase 42,368 430,044 236,682 2,462,388
Class B        
Redemptions (951) (10,034)
Net decrease (951) (10,034)
Class C        
Subscriptions 2,091 21,148 60,057 619,419
Distributions reinvested 3,480 35,274 7,823 80,884
Redemptions (136,976) (1,385,877) (187,979) (1,951,783)
Net decrease (131,405) (1,329,455) (120,099) (1,251,480)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 289,700 2,939,764 982,194 10,197,292
Distributions reinvested 24,350 246,605 58,965 609,718
Redemptions (360,459) (3,656,986) (14,109,130) (147,200,886)
Net decrease (46,409) (470,617) (13,067,971) (136,393,876)
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 1,371,440 13,953,127 14,062,000 146,913,622
Distributions reinvested 5,267 53,513 6,574 67,724
Redemptions (1,675,851) (16,988,400) (2,477,208) (25,678,318)
Net increase (decrease) (299,144) (2,981,760) 11,591,366 121,303,028
Total net decrease (574,920) (5,779,486) (1,347,644) (13,745,957)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.14 0.12 (0.13) (0.01) (0.12) (0.12)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.33 0.24 (0.19) 0.05 (0.24) (0.24)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.70 0.25 (0.37) (0.12) (0.25) (0.25)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.58 0.27 0.12 0.39 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.61 0.28 (0.03) 0.25 (0.28) (0.28)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.94 0.30 (0.33) (0.03) (0.30) (0.30)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.12 0.13 (0.12) 0.01 (0.13) (0.13)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.32 0.27 (0.20) 0.07 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.69 0.28 (0.37) (0.09) (0.28) (0.28)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.57 0.30 0.12 0.42 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.60 0.31 (0.03) 0.28 (0.31) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.93 0.33 (0.33) 0.00 (d) (0.33) (0.33)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.13 0.08 (0.12) (0.04) (0.08) (0.08)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.33 0.16 (0.20) (0.04) (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.70 0.17 (0.37) (0.20) (0.17) (0.17)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.58 0.19 0.12 0.31 (0.19) (0.19)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.61 0.20 (0.03) 0.17 (0.20) (0.20)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.94 0.22 (0.33) (0.11) (0.22) (0.22)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.13 0.13 (0.13) 0.00 (d) (0.13) (0.13)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.32 0.27 (0.19) 0.08 (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.69 0.28 (0.37) (0.09) (0.28) (0.28)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.57 0.30 0.12 0.42 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.60 0.31 (0.03) 0.28 (0.31) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.93 0.32 (0.32) 0.00 (d) (0.33) (0.33)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.01 (0.10%) 0.87% (c) 0.81% (c) 2.36% (c) 5% $16,413
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.14 0.48% 0.88% 0.81% 2.33% 10% $18,035
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.33 (1.11%) 0.96% 0.81% 2.39% 12% $18,246
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.70 3.77% 0.97% 0.81% 2.57% 11% $27,616
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.58 2.41% 0.98% 0.81% 2.67% 6% $24,948
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.61 (0.22%) 0.99% 0.81% 2.84% 3% $27,797
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.00 0.12% 0.62% (c) 0.56% (c) 2.61% (c) 5% $4,957
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.12 0.63% 0.63% 0.56% 2.57% 10% $4,589
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.32 (0.86%) 0.71% 0.56% 2.64% 12% $2,236
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.69 4.03% 0.72% 0.56% 2.83% 11% $3,458
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.57 2.67% 0.74% 0.56% 2.92% 6% $3,675
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.60 0.03% 0.76% 0.56% 3.17% 3% $1,737
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.01 (0.38%) 1.62% (c) 1.56% (c) 1.60% (c) 5% $3,958
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.13 (0.38%) 1.63% 1.56% 1.58% 10% $5,338
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.33 (1.85%) 1.71% 1.56% 1.65% 12% $6,682
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.70 3.00% 1.73% 1.56% 1.82% 11% $8,023
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.58 1.65% 1.73% 1.56% 1.92% 6% $7,227
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.61 (0.96%) 1.74% 1.56% 2.09% 3% $7,015
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.00 0.02% 0.62% (c) 0.56% (c) 2.61% (c) 5% $22,244
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.13 0.72% 0.65% 0.56% 2.55% 10% $22,984
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.32 (0.86%) 0.71% 0.56% 2.65% 12% $158,327
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.69 4.03% 0.73% 0.56% 2.82% 11% $191,661
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.57 2.67% 0.73% 0.56% 2.92% 6% $149,878
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.60 0.03% 0.74% 0.56% 3.09% 3% $125,420
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.16 0.14 (0.13) 0.01 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.35 0.28 (0.19) 0.09 (0.28) (0.28)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(e) $10.28 0.05 0.07 (f) 0.12 (0.05) (0.05)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) Rounds to zero.
(e) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(f) Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.03 0.06% 0.54% (c) 0.48% (c) 2.68% (c) 5% $113,324
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.16 0.83% 0.54% 0.48% 2.68% 10% $117,741
Year Ended 4/30/2017(e) $10.35 1.15% 0.55% (c) 0.42% (c) 2.87% (c) 12% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free North Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
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Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.09
Advisor Class 0.09
Class C 0.09
Institutional Class 0.09
Institutional 3 Class 0.01
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 1,039
Class C 188
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.81% 0.81%
Advisor Class 0.56 0.56
Class C 1.56 1.56
Institutional Class 0.56 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 0.48 0.49
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation ($)
158,173,000 2,381,000 (2,095,000) 286,000
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at April 30, 2018, 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
2019 ($) No expiration
short-term ($)
No expiration
long-term ($)
Total ($)
523,718 523,718
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $8,096,372 and $7,591,820, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, two unaffiliated shareholders of record owned 83.0% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free North Carolina Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance met expectations.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
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October 31, 2018
Columbia AMT-Free Maryland Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free Maryland Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and Maryland individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 09/01/90 0.16 -1.14 1.90 3.38
  Including sales charges   -2.85 -4.10 1.29 3.07
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.28 -0.89 2.16 3.52
Class C Excluding sales charges 06/17/92 -0.22 -1.88 1.14 2.60
  Including sales charges   -1.21 -2.84 1.14 2.60
Institutional Class 09/01/90 0.18 -0.89 2.14 3.62
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.34 -0.78 2.03 3.44
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products /mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 10.4
AA rating 30.5
A rating 40.1
BBB rating 16.6
BB rating 1.5
Not rated 0.9
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,001.60 1,021.27 3.94 3.97 0.78
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,002.80 1,022.48 2.73 2.75 0.54
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 997.80 1,017.49 7.70 7.78 1.53
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,001.80 1,022.48 2.72 2.75 0.54
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,003.40 1,023.04 2.17 2.19 0.43
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Municipal Bonds 96.8%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Disposal 1.9%
Maryland Environmental Service
Revenue Bonds
Mid Shore II Regional Landfill
Series 2011
11/01/2024 5.000%   1,030,000 1,085,435
Higher Education 3.1%
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
Maryland Institute College of Art
Series 2012
06/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,066,350
Montgomery County Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
05/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 554,340
Morgan State University
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2012
07/01/2030 5.000%   150,000 161,139
Total 1,781,829
Hospital 25.2%
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Anne Arundel Health System
Series 2014
07/01/2029 5.000%   750,000 823,065
Series 2017
07/01/2029 5.000%   250,000 279,790
MedStar Health, Inc.
Series 2015
08/15/2033 5.000%   500,000 543,140
Mercy Medical Center
Series 2016A
07/01/2032 5.000%   600,000 649,110
Meritus Medical Center Issue
Series 2015
07/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,099,650
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Series 2015
07/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,078,010
Series 2017B
07/01/2031 5.000%   1,000,000 1,116,770
University of Maryland Medical System
Series 2015
07/01/2028 5.000%   500,000 555,825
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Western Maryland Health System
Series 2014
07/01/2034 5.250%   1,500,000 1,609,815
Revenue Bonds
Carroll Hospital
Series 2012A
07/01/2026 5.000%   1,210,000 1,310,817
07/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,080,410
Johns Hopkins Health System
Series 2012
07/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,092,110
Johns Hopkins Health System
Series 2013C
05/15/2033 5.000%   1,500,000 1,655,790
MedStar Health
Series 2011
08/15/2022 5.000%   1,620,000 1,734,162
Total 14,628,464
Investor Owned 4.4%
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Potomac
Series 2009
09/01/2022 6.200%   2,500,000 2,533,125
Local Appropriation 2.5%
County of Prince George’s
Certificate of Participation
University of Maryland Capital Region Health
Series 2018
10/01/2035 5.000%   750,000 843,533
Howard County Housing Commission
Revenue Bonds
Roger Carter Recreation Center Project
Series 2011
06/01/2026 5.000%   585,000 621,919
Total 1,465,452
Local General Obligation 7.8%
City of Baltimore
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017A
10/15/2033 5.000%   750,000 853,110
County of Frederick
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Public Facilities
Series 2006
11/01/2021 5.250%   2,500,000 2,725,325
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
County of Prince George’s
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017A
09/15/2029 3.000%   1,000,000 984,450
Total 4,562,885
Multi-Family 10.3%
Howard County Housing Commission
Revenue Bonds
Gateway Village Apartments
Series 2016
06/01/2031 4.000%   870,000 889,984
General Capital Improvement Program
Series 2015
06/01/2032 4.000%   750,000 756,900
Woodfield Oxford Square Apartments
Series 2017
12/01/2029 5.000%   555,000 624,325
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
University of Maryland Baltimore County Student Housing
Series 2016 (AGM)
07/01/2030 5.000%   725,000 815,661
University of Maryland College Park Student Housing
Series 2016 (AGM)
06/01/2030 5.000%   875,000 983,386
Revenue Bonds
Salisbury University Project
Series 2012
06/01/2027 5.000%   1,100,000 1,152,404
Towson University Project
Series 2012
07/01/2027 5.000%   700,000 750,722
Total 5,973,382
Other Bond Issue 5.6%
City of Baltimore
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Convention Center Hotel
Series 2017
09/01/2028 5.000%   750,000 834,187
County of Montgomery
Revenue Bonds
Department of Liquor Control
Series 2009A
04/01/2022 5.000%   2,055,000 2,080,071
Maryland Community Development Administration
Revenue Bonds
Capital Fund Securitization
Series 2003 (AGM)
07/01/2021 4.400%   30,000 30,057
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
Revenue Bonds
Baltimore City Project
Subordinated Series 2018C
06/01/2038 4.000%   350,000 332,626
Total 3,276,941
Other Industrial Development Bond 1.4%
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
CNX Marine Terminals, Inc.
Series 2010
09/01/2025 5.750%   800,000 826,000
Refunded / Escrowed 5.4%
City of Baltimore
Revenue Bonds
Water Project
Series 1994A Escrowed to Maturity (FGIC)
07/01/2024 5.000%   1,400,000 1,543,710
State of Maryland
Prerefunded 03/01/23 Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2015A
03/01/2027 4.000%   1,500,000 1,601,310
Total 3,145,020
Retirement Communities 6.0%
City of Gaithersburg
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Asbury Obligation Group
Series 2009B
01/01/2023 6.000%   1,250,000 1,301,587
County of Baltimore
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Oak Crest Village, Inc.
Series 2016
01/01/2029 5.000%   500,000 550,800
County of Howard
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Columbia Vantage House Corp.
Series 2017
04/01/2026 5.000%   500,000 521,000
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Charlestown Community
Series 2016A
01/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,111,380
Total 3,484,767
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Single Family 1.0%
Maryland Community Development Administration Housing
Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
03/01/2036 3.250%   600,000 578,340
Special Non Property Tax 2.9%
Maryland Stadium Authority
Revenue Bonds
Construction and Revitalization
Series 2018
05/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,131,540
State of Maryland Department of Transportation
Revenue Bonds
3rd Series 2015
12/15/2026 4.000%   500,000 533,340
Total 1,664,880
Special Property Tax 7.7%
Anne Arundel County Consolidated District
Special Tax Refunding Bonds
Villages of Dorchester & Farmington
Series 2013
07/01/2023 5.000%   225,000 248,773
07/01/2024 5.000%   500,000 550,290
City of Baltimore
Refunding Tax Allocation Bonds
Consolidated Tax Projects
Series 2015
06/15/2027 5.000%   520,000 567,492
County of Frederick
Special Tax Bonds
Urbana Community Development Authority
Series 2010A
07/01/2025 5.000%   2,500,000 2,617,875
County of Montgomery
Refunding Special Tax Bonds
West Germantown Development District
Series 2014
07/01/2025 4.000%   485,000 515,012
Total 4,499,442
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
State Appropriated 4.9%
Maryland Economic Development Corp.
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Department of Transportation Headquarters
Series 2010
06/01/2022 4.500%   2,675,000 2,873,244
State General Obligation 0.9%
State of Maryland
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017A
08/01/2030 4.000%   500,000 531,075
Transportation 2.0%
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017A-1
07/01/2029 5.000%   1,000,000 1,150,730
Water & Sewer 3.8%
City of Baltimore
Subordinated Revenue Bonds
Series 2014A
07/01/2032 5.000%   1,000,000 1,103,460
Wastewater Project
Series 2017A
07/01/2031 5.000%   1,000,000 1,130,680
Total 2,234,140
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $55,811,526)
56,295,151
    
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $55,811,526)
56,295,151
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   1,870,852
Net Assets 58,166,003
 
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
FGIC Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Municipal Bonds 56,295,151 56,295,151
Total Investments in Securities 56,295,151 56,295,151
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $55,811,526) $56,295,151
Cash 1,421,800
Receivable for:  
Capital shares sold 46,945
Interest 825,272
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 240
Prepaid expenses 2,206
Other assets 2,528
Total assets 58,594,142
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Capital shares purchased 141,466
Distributions to shareholders 143,281
Management services fees 750
Distribution and/or service fees 132
Transfer agent fees 2,083
Compensation of board members 112,981
Compensation of chief compliance officer 6
Other expenses 27,440
Total liabilities 428,139
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $58,166,003
Represented by  
Paid in capital 57,162,336
Total distributable earnings (loss) 1,003,667
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $58,166,003
Class A  
Net assets $12,558,289
Shares outstanding 1,226,952
Net asset value per share $10.24
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.56
Advisor Class  
Net assets $613,369
Shares outstanding 59,900
Net asset value per share $10.24
Class C  
Net assets $1,694,438
Shares outstanding 165,491
Net asset value per share $10.24
Institutional Class  
Net assets $7,430,405
Shares outstanding 726,129
Net asset value per share $10.23
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $35,869,502
Shares outstanding 3,493,358
Net asset value per share $10.27
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Interest $1,042,171
Total income 1,042,171
Expenses:  
Management services fees 143,878
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 16,570
Class C 10,327
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 6,968
Advisor Class 240
Class C 1,085
Institutional Class 3,727
Institutional 3 Class 1,370
Compensation of board members 12,027
Custodian fees 686
Printing and postage fees 4,601
Registration fees 4,981
Audit fees 17,090
Legal fees 4,485
Compensation of chief compliance officer 6
Other 4,222
Total expenses 232,263
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (60,411)
Fees waived by transfer agent  
Institutional 3 Class (443)
Expense reduction (20)
Total net expenses 171,389
Net investment income 870,782
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (33,180)
Net realized loss (33,180)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (676,931)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (676,931)
Net realized and unrealized loss (710,111)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $160,671
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $870,782 $1,918,407
Net realized gain (loss) (33,180) 655,064
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (676,931) (1,815,996)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 160,671 757,475
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (173,776)  
Advisor Class (6,575)  
Class C (19,270)  
Institutional Class (101,884)  
Institutional 3 Class (569,277)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (370,117)
Advisor Class   (6,742)
Class B   (48)
Class C   (49,028)
Institutional Class   (625,161)
Institutional 3 Class   (855,839)
Net realized gains    
Class A   (68,715)
Advisor Class   (1,463)
Class C   (12,828)
Institutional Class   (37,642)
Institutional 3 Class   (203,316)
Total distributions to shareholders (870,782) (2,230,899)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (3,653,291) (11,738,743)
Total decrease in net assets (4,363,402) (13,212,167)
Net assets at beginning of period 62,529,405 75,741,572
Net assets at end of period $58,166,003 $62,529,405
Undistributed net investment income $238,451 $238,451
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 78,620 818,164 85,503 907,957
Distributions reinvested 7,745 80,224 17,445 184,585
Redemptions (162,090) (1,679,568) (226,319) (2,401,454)
Net decrease (75,725) (781,180) (123,371) (1,308,912)
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 33,425 346,746 27,261 290,484
Distributions reinvested 622 6,435 746 7,880
Redemptions (634) (6,597) (9,587) (99,919)
Net increase 33,413 346,584 18,420 198,445
Class B        
Redemptions (932) (10,068)
Net decrease (932) (10,068)
Class C        
Subscriptions 2,656 27,664 17,933 189,029
Distributions reinvested 1,459 15,121 4,449 47,094
Redemptions (79,561) (827,194) (46,116) (486,467)
Net decrease (75,446) (784,409) (23,734) (250,344)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 141,527 1,457,636 128,919 1,369,506
Distributions reinvested 7,874 81,504 19,642 207,942
Redemptions (113,416) (1,173,610) (4,898,845) (52,510,963)
Net increase (decrease) 35,985 365,530 (4,750,284) (50,933,515)
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 335,966 3,501,035 4,509,797 48,484,322
Distributions reinvested 491 5,105 621 6,549
Redemptions (607,146) (6,305,956) (747,319) (7,925,220)
Net increase (decrease) (270,689) (2,799,816) 3,763,099 40,565,651
Total net decrease (352,462) (3,653,291) (1,116,802) (11,738,743)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.36 0.14 (0.12) 0.02 (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.61 0.27 (0.20) 0.07 (0.27) (0.05) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.90 0.27 (0.29) (0.02) (0.27) (0.27)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.29 0.09 0.38 (0.29) (0.29)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.80 0.31 0.01 0.32 (0.31) (0.31)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.14 0.32 (0.34) (0.02) (0.32) (0.32)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.36 0.15 (0.12) 0.03 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.61 0.30 (0.20) 0.10 (0.30) (0.05) (0.35)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.90 0.30 (0.29) 0.01 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.32 0.09 0.41 (0.32) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.80 0.34 0.01 0.35 (0.34) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.14 0.34 (0.34) 0.00 (e) (0.34) (0.34)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.36 0.10 (0.12) (0.02) (0.10) (0.10)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.61 0.19 (0.20) (0.01) (0.19) (0.05) (0.24)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.90 0.19 (0.29) (0.10) (0.19) (0.19)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.21 0.09 0.30 (0.21) (0.21)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.80 0.23 0.01 0.24 (0.23) (0.23)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.14 0.24 (0.34) (0.10) (0.24) (0.24)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.36 0.15 (0.13) 0.02 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.61 0.30 (0.20) 0.10 (0.30) (0.05) (0.35)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.90 0.29 (0.28) 0.01 (0.30) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.32 0.09 0.41 (0.32) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.80 0.34 0.01 0.35 (0.34) (0.34)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.14 0.34 (0.34) 0.00 (e) (0.34) (0.34)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 0.16% 0.98% (c) 0.78% (c),(d) 2.62% (c) 2% $12,558
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.65% 0.98% 0.79% (d) 2.55% 9% $13,494
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.61 (0.19%) 1.01% 0.81% 2.50% 20% $15,125
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.90 3.60% 1.04% 0.81% (d) 2.72% 13% $18,362
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 3.00% 1.04% 0.81% (d) 2.87% 10% $20,593
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.80 (0.16%) 1.05% 0.81% (d) 2.94% 2% $20,973
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 0.28% 0.73% (c) 0.54% (c),(d) 2.89% (c) 2% $613
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.90% 0.72% 0.54% (d) 2.79% 9% $274
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.61 0.07% 0.72% 0.54% 2.87% 20% $86
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.90 3.86% 0.77% 0.56% (d) 2.97% 13% $10
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 3.25% 0.78% 0.56% (d) 3.12% 10% $10
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.80 0.08% 0.81% 0.56% (d) 3.24% 2% $10
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.24 (0.22%) 1.73% (c) 1.53% (c),(d) 1.87% (c) 2% $1,694
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 (0.10%) 1.73% 1.54% (d) 1.80% 9% $2,497
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.61 (0.93%) 1.76% 1.56% 1.76% 20% $2,807
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.90 2.83% 1.79% 1.56% (d) 1.97% 13% $2,638
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 2.23% 1.79% 1.56% (d) 2.11% 10% $2,796
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.80 (0.90%) 1.80% 1.56% (d) 2.19% 2% $2,666
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.23 0.18% 0.73% (c) 0.54% (c),(d) 2.87% (c) 2% $7,430
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.36 0.89% 0.74% 0.55% (d) 2.76% 9% $7,148
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.61 0.06% 0.76% 0.56% 2.75% 20% $57,704
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.90 3.86% 0.79% 0.56% (d) 2.97% 13% $72,405
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 3.26% 0.79% 0.56% (d) 3.12% 10% $68,033
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.80 0.09% 0.79% 0.56% (d) 3.17% 2% $63,765
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.39 0.16 (0.12) 0.04 (0.16) (0.16)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.64 0.31 (0.20) 0.11 (0.31) (0.05) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.55 0.05 0.09 (g) 0.14 (0.05) (0.05)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Annualized.
(d) The benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%.
(e) Rounds to zero.
(f) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
(g) Calculation of the net gain (loss) per share (both realized and unrealized) does not correlate to the aggregate realized and unrealized gain (loss) presented in the Statement of Operations due to the timing of subscriptions and redemptions of Fund shares in relation to fluctuations in the market value of the portfolio.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.27 0.34% 0.63% (c) 0.43% (c) 2.97% (c) 2% $35,870
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.39 1.02% 0.62% 0.43% 2.93% 9% $39,116
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.64 1.35% 0.58% (c) 0.42% (c) 3.05% (c) 20% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free Maryland Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a non-diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares. Effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019, Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to a contractual transfer agency fee annual limitation of not more than 0.00% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.11
Advisor Class 0.11
Class C 0.11
Institutional Class 0.11
Institutional 3 Class 0.00
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $20.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 121
Class C 484
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.81% 0.81%
Advisor Class 0.56 0.56
Class C 1.56 1.56
Institutional Class 0.56 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 0.45 0.43
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. In addition to the contractual agreement, the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described above) so that Fund level expenses (expenses directly attributable to the Fund and not to a specific share class) are waived proportionately across all share classes, but the Fund’s net operating expenses shall not exceed the contractual annual rates listed in the table above. This arrangement may be revised or discontinued at any time. Reflected in the contractual cap commitment, effective September 1, 2018 through August 31, 2019, is the Transfer Agent’s contractual agreement to limit total transfer agency fees to an annual rate of not more than 0.00% for Institutional 3 Class of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation ($)
55,812,000 980,000 (497,000) 483,000
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $1,215,998 and $4,633,593, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund did not borrow or lend money under the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Non-diversification risk
A non-diversified fund is permitted to invest a greater percentage of its total assets in fewer issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 74.2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free Maryland Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance met expectations.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Columbia AMT-Free Maryland Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
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October 31, 2018
Columbia AMT-Free Georgia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
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President’s Message
Dear Shareholders,
Volatility exists in financial markets and this is not a comfortable fact of life. How investors deal with this reality, including how they react to short term spikes in volatility as well as to longer periods of increased or decreased volatility, may have a significant impact on their overall investing success.
Too often, investors change their investment strategy based on something that’s happening at a moment in time rather than thinking about how that change in strategy might affect their ability to achieve their longer-term financial goals. Emotion replaces logic and reasoning. Investors may sell in reaction to a market drop (fear or panic), locking in low returns which means they won’t be invested when the market returns, or they invest more at a market peak (greed or conviction), essentially when it is expensive to do so. In both cases, selling and buying at the exact wrong time.
We believe the best outcomes come from a consistent approach to investing. Here are five areas where advisors can help us overcome the tendency to react emotionally as we struggle to make the right choices with our investments:
Long-term focus
The further away long-term goals, aspirations and objectives are, the easier it is to stray away from the goals and priorities that we set out. Advisors help us stay focused on what we want to accomplish.
Discipline through up-and-down markets
Advisors help set rules to prevent us from making rash decisions that we may regret later. Knowing ahead of time what you should do in case of certain situations will help you get through volatile markets and not make emotional decisions.
Tax-awareness
Taxes are one of the biggest drags on investment returns and are critical attributes of investing. Yet few of us take the necessary steps to ease the corrosive effect of taxes. Advisors have tools and knowledge that may help us to manage portfolios more tax-efficiently and keep more of what we earn.
Emotional objectivity
Our emotions are very hard to manage and making investment decisions in an emotional state can lead to exceedingly bad outcomes. An objective advisor can help prevent some of the reactionary mistakes emotions often lead us to.
Education and guidance
The role of the advisor is to teach and guide us toward achieving our financial goals. In terms of working through emotions, guidance is by far the most important component.
By understanding our own behaviors and biases, we can prepare for future challenges. Your success is our priority. Talk to your advisor about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you stay the course and position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, regardless of market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O. Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia AMT-Free Georgia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks current income exempt from U.S. federal income tax and Georgia individual income tax, consistent with moderate fluctuation of principal.
Portfolio management
Paul Fuchs, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since 2016
Deborah Vargo
Portfolio Manager
Managed Fund since December 2017
Average annual total returns (%) (for the period ended October 31, 2018)
    Inception 6 Months
cumulative
1 Year 5 Years 10 Years
Class A Excluding sales charges 05/04/92 -0.05 -1.52 1.59 3.35
  Including sales charges   -3.00 -4.44 0.98 3.04
Advisor Class* 03/19/13 0.18 -1.28 1.85 3.60
Class C Excluding sales charges 06/17/92 -0.42 -2.26 0.81 2.57
  Including sales charges   -1.41 -3.21 0.81 2.57
Institutional Class 03/01/92 0.18 -1.28 1.85 3.60
Institutional 3 Class* 03/01/17 0.23 -1.07 1.88 3.62
Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index   0.63 -0.66 2.67 4.26
Returns for Class A shares are shown with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 3.00%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or calling 800.345.6611.
* The returns shown for periods prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/investment-products /mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information.
The Bloomberg Barclays 3–15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of municipal bonds issued after December 31, 1990, with remaining maturities between 2 and 17 years and at least $7 million in principal amount outstanding.
Indices are not available for investment, are not professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance   (continued)
(Unaudited)
Quality breakdown (%) (at October 31, 2018)
AAA rating 8.7
AA rating 48.7
A rating 35.1
BBB rating 4.8
Not rated 2.7
Total 100.0
Percentages indicated are based upon total fixed income investments (excluding Money Market Funds and derivatives, if any).
Bond ratings apply to the underlying holdings of the Fund and not the Fund itself and are divided into categories ranging from highest to lowest credit quality, determined by using the middle rating of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, after dropping the highest and lowest available ratings. When ratings are available from only two rating agencies, the lower rating is used. When a rating is available from only one rating agency, that rating is used. When a bond is not rated by any rating agency, it is designated as “Not rated.” Credit quality ratings assigned by a rating agency are subjective opinions, not statements of fact, and are subject to change, including daily. The ratings assigned by credit rating agencies are but one of the considerations that the Investment Manager and/or Fund’s subadviser incorporates into its credit analysis process, along with such other issuer-specific factors as cash flows, capital structure and leverage ratios, ability to de-leverage (repay) through free cash flow, quality of management, market positioning and access to capital, as well as such security-specific factors as the terms of the security (e.g., interest rate and time to maturity) and the amount and type of any collateral.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are shareholder transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing fund costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
May 1, 2018 — October 31, 2018
  Account value at the
beginning of the
period ($)
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 1,000.00 999.50 1,021.12 4.08 4.13 0.81
Advisor Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,001.80 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Class C 1,000.00 1,000.00 995.80 1,017.34 7.85 7.93 1.56
Institutional Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,001.80 1,022.38 2.83 2.85 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,002.30 1,022.89 2.32 2.35 0.46
Expenses paid during the period are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Portfolio of Investments
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net assets)
Investments in securities
Municipal Bonds 97.9%
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Airport 6.0%
City of Atlanta Department of Aviation
Refunding Revenue Bonds
General
Series 2010C
01/01/2025 5.000%   1,500,000 1,578,465
Revenue Bonds
Series 2012B
01/01/2027 5.000%   1,000,000 1,074,300
Total 2,652,765
Higher Education 14.6%
Bulloch County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Georgia Southern University Housing Foundation
Series 2012 (AGM)
08/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 538,665
Georgia Southern University Housing Foundation Four LLC
Series 2017
07/01/2034 5.000%   500,000 550,505
Carrollton Payroll Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Anticipation Certificates - UWG Campus Center
Series 2012 (AGM)
08/01/2025 5.000%   800,000 863,640
Dahlonega Downtown Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
North Georgia MAC LLC Project
Series 2017
07/01/2032 4.000%   1,000,000 1,023,520
Fulton County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Spelman College
Series 2015
06/01/2032 5.000%   1,000,000 1,113,550
Gwinnett County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Georgia Gwinnett College Student Housing
Series 2017
07/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,112,810
Richmond County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
ASU Jaguar Student Housing
Series 2012 (AGM)
02/01/2027 5.000%   750,000 812,790
Georgia Regents University Cancer Center
Series 2014 (AGM)
12/15/2032 5.000%   425,000 475,966
Total 6,491,446
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Hospital 14.2%
Carroll City-County Hospital Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Tanner Medical Center, Inc. Project
Series 2016
07/01/2030 4.000%   1,000,000 1,032,640
Cedartown Polk County Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
Floyd Healthcare Polk Medical Center
RAC Series 2016
07/01/2034 5.000%   485,000 518,038
Dalton Whitfield County Joint Development Authority
Revenue Bonds
Hamilton Health Care System Obligation
Series 2017
08/15/2033 5.000%   300,000 335,148
Fayette County Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
Fayette Community Hospital
Series 2009A
06/15/2023 5.250%   2,000,000 2,034,280
Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Northeast Georgia Health System Project
Series 2017
02/15/2030 5.000%   300,000 332,109
Gwinnett County Hospital Authority
Revenue Bonds
Gwinnet Hospital System
Series 2007A (AGM)
07/01/2023 5.000%   2,000,000 2,038,120
Total 6,290,335
Joint Power Authority 5.7%
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Project One
Subordinated Series 2015A
01/01/2032 5.000%   1,000,000 1,071,590
Revenue Bonds
Project One
Subordinated Series 2008A
01/01/2021 5.250%   1,395,000 1,472,855
Total 2,544,445
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Local Appropriation 0.5%
Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Macon-Bibb County Public Project
Series 2017
12/01/2032 5.000%   200,000 224,814
Local General Obligation 19.8%
Cherokee County Board of Education
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2014A
08/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,116,000
City of Atlanta
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2014A
12/01/2026 5.000%   500,000 567,380
Forsyth County School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2014
02/01/2028 5.000%   500,000 559,790
Series 2018
02/01/2033 5.000%   500,000 577,590
Gwinnett County School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2010
02/01/2024 5.000%   1,500,000 1,694,310
Jefferson City School District
Unlimited General Obligation Refunding Bonds
Series 2017
02/01/2031 4.000%   500,000 523,285
Pierce County School District
Unlimited General Obligation Bonds
Series 2017
01/01/2032 4.000%   425,000 441,392
Sandy Springs Public Facilities Authority
Revenue Bonds
City Center Project
Series 2015
05/01/2028 5.000%   1,000,000 1,148,580
South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2014
01/01/2031 5.000%   1,000,000 1,091,480
Winder-Barrow Industrial Building Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
City of Winder Project
Series 2012 (AGM)
12/01/2024 5.000%   1,000,000 1,074,580
Total 8,794,387
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Multi-Family 2.3%
Cobb County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Kennesaw State University
Series 2014
07/15/2029 5.000%   980,000 1,042,318
Other Bond Issue 1.0%
Columbus Housing Authority
Revenue Bonds
Eagles Trace Apartments Project
Series 2015
12/01/2025 3.250%   590,000 440,158
Prep School 1.2%
Gainesville & Hall County Development Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Riverside Military Academy
Series 2017
03/01/2027 5.000%   500,000 536,580
Refunded / Escrowed 8.9%
DeKalb Newton & Gwinnett Counties Joint Development Authority
Prerefunded 07/01/19 Revenue Bonds
GGC Foundation LLC Project
Series 2009
07/01/2024 5.500%   2,250,000 2,301,773
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Prerefunded 07/01/22 Revenue Bonds
Third Indenture
Series 2012A
07/01/2030 5.000%   1,500,000 1,645,365
Total 3,947,138
Single Family 2.2%
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority
Revenue Bonds
Series 2014B-1
12/01/2029 3.000%   1,000,000 965,110
Special Property Tax 3.8%
Atlanta & Fulton County Recreation Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Park Improvement
Series 2014A
12/01/2028 5.000%   525,000 589,465
12/01/2033 5.000%   1,000,000 1,107,460
Total 1,696,925
 
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
Turnpike / Bridge / Toll Road 1.6%
Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority(a),(b)
Revenue Bonds
I-75 S Express Lanes Project
Series 2014
06/01/2024 0.000%   1,000,000 718,320
Water & Sewer 16.1%
Augusta Water & Sewerage Revenue
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2017
10/01/2029 3.000%   750,000 711,105
Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
08/01/2031 5.000%   250,000 281,380
City of Atlanta Water & Wastewater
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2015
11/01/2030 5.000%   1,000,000 1,119,770
Series 2017A
11/01/2034 5.000%   1,000,000 1,135,570
City of Cartersville
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2018
06/01/2035 4.000%   500,000 515,255
Municipal Bonds (continued)
Issue Description Coupon
Rate
  Principal
Amount ($)
Value ($)
City of Columbus Water & Sewerage
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2016
05/01/2032 5.000%   350,000 395,181
County of DeKalb Water & Sewage
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Series 2006B
10/01/2021 5.250%   2,000,000 2,170,620
Villa Rica Public Facilities Authority
Refunding Revenue Bonds
Water & Sewer Project
Series 2015
03/01/2031 5.000%   750,000 828,390
Total 7,157,271
Total Municipal Bonds
(Cost $43,326,737)
43,502,012
    
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost: $43,326,737)
43,502,012
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net   951,609
Net Assets 44,453,621
 
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a) Represents privately placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At October 31, 2018, the total value of these securities amounted to $718,320, which represents 1.62% of total net assets.
(b) Zero coupon bond.
Abbreviation Legend
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal Corporation
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments.
Level 2 — Valuations based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).
Level 3 — Valuations based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments).
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Portfolio of Investments  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Fair value measurements  (continued)
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at October 31, 2018:
  Level 1
quoted prices in active
markets for identical
assets ($)
Level 2
other significant
observable inputs ($)
Level 3
significant
unobservable inputs ($)
Total ($)
Investments in Securities        
Municipal Bonds 43,502,012 43,502,012
Total Investments in Securities 43,502,012 43,502,012
See the Portfolio of Investments for all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Assets  
Investments in securities, at value  
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $43,326,737) $43,502,012
Cash 919,149
Receivable for:  
Capital shares sold 41,980
Interest 631,749
Expense reimbursement due from Investment Manager 235
Prepaid expenses 2,184
Total assets 45,097,309
Liabilities  
Payable for:  
Capital shares purchased 386,340
Distributions to shareholders 111,734
Management services fees 578
Distribution and/or service fees 144
Transfer agent fees 6,079
Compensation of board members 110,890
Compensation of chief compliance officer 6
Other expenses 27,917
Total liabilities 643,688
Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $44,453,621
Represented by  
Paid in capital 44,303,971
Total distributable earnings (loss) 149,650
Total - representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock $44,453,621
Class A  
Net assets $11,035,703
Shares outstanding 1,100,212
Net asset value per share $10.03
Maximum sales charge 3.00%
Maximum offering price per share (calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge for Class A shares) $10.34
Advisor Class  
Net assets $126,198
Shares outstanding 12,596
Net asset value per share $10.02
Class C  
Net assets $2,447,413
Shares outstanding 243,930
Net asset value per share $10.03
Institutional Class  
Net assets $30,705,531
Shares outstanding 3,061,560
Net asset value per share $10.03
Institutional 3 Class  
Net assets $138,776
Shares outstanding 13,800
Net asset value per share $10.06
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Net investment income  
Income:  
Interest $872,075
Total income 872,075
Expenses:  
Management services fees 118,359
Distribution and/or service fees  
Class A 14,429
Class C 14,205
Transfer agent fees  
Class A 7,392
Advisor Class 82
Class C 1,819
Institutional Class 22,862
Institutional 3 Class 14
Compensation of board members 11,845
Custodian fees 717
Printing and postage fees 4,208
Registration fees 645
Audit fees 17,089
Legal fees 4,438
Interest on interfund lending 151
Compensation of chief compliance officer 6
Other 4,167
Total expenses 222,428
Fees waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates (52,838)
Total net expenses 169,590
Net investment income 702,485
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) — net  
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers 614
Net realized gain 614
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments — unaffiliated issuers (607,020)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (607,020)
Net realized and unrealized loss (606,406)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $96,079
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
  Six Months Ended
October 31, 2018
(Unaudited)
Year Ended
April 30, 2018
Operations    
Net investment income $702,485 $1,644,648
Net realized gain 614 258,785
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (607,020) (1,666,397)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations 96,079 237,036
Distributions to shareholders    
Net investment income and net realized gains    
Class A (153,421)  
Advisor Class (1,861)  
Class C (27,028)  
Institutional Class (518,056)  
Institutional 3 Class (2,118)  
Net investment income    
Class A   (396,122)
Advisor Class   (5,484)
Class B   (158)
Class C   (58,378)
Institutional Class   (1,171,724)
Institutional 3 Class   (2,280)
Net realized gains    
Class A   (65,350)
Advisor Class   (821)
Class C   (13,533)
Institutional Class   (165,368)
Institutional 3 Class   (440)
Total distributions to shareholders (702,484) (1,879,658)
Decrease in net assets from capital stock activity (7,790,234) (14,939,103)
Total decrease in net assets (8,396,639) (16,581,725)
Net assets at beginning of period 52,850,260 69,431,985
Net assets at end of period $44,453,621 $52,850,260
Undistributed net investment income $95,766 $95,765
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets   (continued)
  Six Months Ended Year Ended
  October 31, 2018 (Unaudited) April 30, 2018
  Shares Dollars ($) Shares Dollars ($)
Capital stock activity
Class A        
Subscriptions 26,420 269,718 85,581 897,415
Distributions reinvested 10,588 107,569 22,228 231,255
Redemptions (99,392) (1,011,198) (756,201) (7,814,717)
Net decrease (62,384) (633,911) (648,392) (6,686,047)
Advisor Class        
Subscriptions 10,245 108,285
Distributions reinvested 169 1,714 576 6,003
Redemptions (5) (49) (24,721) (259,236)
Net increase (decrease) 164 1,665 (13,900) (144,948)
Class B        
Distributions reinvested 10 111
Redemptions (5,638) (59,614)
Net decrease (5,628) (59,503)
Class C        
Subscriptions 696 7,084 32,404 342,275
Distributions reinvested 2,296 23,341 6,147 63,966
Redemptions (60,774) (618,920) (93,795) (981,559)
Net decrease (57,782) (588,495) (55,244) (575,318)
Institutional Class        
Subscriptions 133,337 1,357,852 531,354 5,555,575
Distributions reinvested 8,906 90,503 22,580 235,000
Redemptions (789,417) (8,018,974) (1,286,237) (13,398,103)
Net decrease (647,174) (6,570,619) (732,303) (7,607,528)
Institutional 3 Class        
Subscriptions 613 6,266 13,467 141,914
Distributions reinvested 193 1,969 232 2,399
Redemptions (698) (7,109) (968) (10,072)
Net increase 108 1,126 12,731 134,241
Total net decrease (767,068) (7,790,234) (1,442,736) (14,939,103)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights
The following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.17 0.14 (0.14) 0.00 (c) (0.14) (0.14)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.45 0.26 (0.24) 0.02 (0.26) (0.04) (0.30)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.88 0.27 (0.37) (0.10) (0.27) (0.06) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.29 0.11 0.40 (0.29) (0.04) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.82 0.31 0.01 0.32 (0.31) (0.02) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.21 0.31 (0.32) (0.01) (0.31) (0.07) (0.38)
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.15 0.15 (0.13) 0.02 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.44 0.28 (0.25) 0.03 (0.28) (0.04) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.87 0.30 (0.38) (0.08) (0.29) (0.06) (0.35)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.79 0.32 0.12 0.44 (0.32) (0.04) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.80 0.33 0.02 0.35 (0.34) (0.02) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.20 0.34 (0.33) 0.01 (0.34) (0.07) (0.41)
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.17 0.10 (0.14) (0.04) (0.10) (0.10)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.46 0.18 (0.25) (0.07) (0.18) (0.04) (0.22)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.88 0.19 (0.36) (0.17) (0.19) (0.06) (0.25)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.21 0.11 0.32 (0.21) (0.04) (0.25)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.82 0.23 0.01 0.24 (0.23) (0.02) (0.25)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.22 0.23 (0.33) (0.10) (0.23) (0.07) (0.30)
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.16 0.15 (0.13) 0.02 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.45 0.28 (0.25) 0.03 (0.28) (0.04) (0.32)
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.88 0.30 (0.37) (0.07) (0.30) (0.06) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.81 0.32 0.11 0.43 (0.32) (0.04) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.82 0.34 0.01 0.35 (0.34) (0.02) (0.36)
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $11.22 0.34 (0.33) 0.01 (0.34) (0.07) (0.41)
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Class A
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.03 (0.05%) 1.02% (d),(e) 0.81% (d),(e) 2.66% (d) 2% $11,036
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.17 0.12% 0.98% 0.81% 2.45% 12% $11,819
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.45 (0.93%) 1.03% 0.81% 2.54% 14% $18,934
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.88 3.78% 1.04% 0.81% 2.73% 13% $20,377
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 2.98% 1.06% 0.81% 2.83% 19% $20,060
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.82 0.02% 1.07% 0.81% 2.89% 5% $16,728
Advisor Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.02 0.18% 0.77% (d),(e) 0.56% (d),(e) 2.91% (d) 2% $126
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.15 0.27% 0.73% 0.56% 2.69% 12% $126
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.44 (0.68%) 0.77% 0.56% 2.79% 14% $275
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.87 4.14% 0.79% 0.56% 2.98% 13% $250
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.79 3.24% 0.81% 0.56% 3.09% 19% $220
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.80 0.18% 0.88% 0.56% 3.21% 5% $37
Class C
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.03 (0.42%) 1.77% (d),(e) 1.56% (d),(e) 1.90% (d) 2% $2,447
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.17 (0.72%) 1.73% 1.56% 1.70% 12% $3,068
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.46 (1.57%) 1.78% 1.56% 1.78% 14% $3,733
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.88 3.01% 1.79% 1.56% 1.98% 13% $4,996
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 2.21% 1.81% 1.56% 2.08% 19% $4,612
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.82 (0.82%) 1.82% 1.56% 2.14% 5% $3,501
Institutional Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.03 0.18% 0.77% (d),(e) 0.56% (d),(e) 2.90% (d) 2% $30,706
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.16 0.28% 0.73% 0.56% 2.70% 12% $37,698
Year Ended 4/30/2017 $10.45 (0.68%) 0.78% 0.56% 2.79% 14% $46,421
Year Ended 4/30/2016 $10.88 4.04% 0.79% 0.56% 2.98% 13% $52,315
Year Ended 4/30/2015 $10.81 3.24% 0.81% 0.56% 3.09% 19% $54,037
Year Ended 4/30/2014 $10.82 0.18% 0.82% 0.56% 3.14% 5% $58,973
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Financial Highlights  (continued)
  Net asset value,
beginning of
period
Net
investment
income
Net
realized
and
unrealized
gain (loss)
Total from
investment
operations
Distributions
from net
investment
income
Distributions
from net
realized
gains
Total
distributions to
shareholders
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.19 0.15 (0.13) 0.02 (0.15) (0.15)
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.48 0.29 (0.25) 0.04 (0.29) (0.04) (0.33)
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.41 0.05 0.07 0.12 (0.05) (0.05)
    
Notes to Financial Highlights
(a) In addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense ratios.
(b) Total net expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable.
(c) Rounds to zero.
(d) Annualized.
(e) Ratios include interfund lending expense which is less than 0.01%.
(f) Institutional 3 Class shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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  Net
asset
value,
end of
period
Total
return
Total gross
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a)
Total net
expense
ratio to
average
net assets(a),(b)
Net investment
income
ratio to
average
net assets
Portfolio
turnover
Net
assets,
end of
period
(000’s)
Institutional 3 Class
Six Months Ended 10/31/2018 (Unaudited) $10.06 0.23% 0.66% (d),(e) 0.46% (d),(e) 3.01% (d) 2% $139
Year Ended 4/30/2018 $10.19 0.39% 0.61% 0.46% 2.82% 12% $140
Year Ended 4/30/2017(f) $10.48 1.17% 0.64% (d) 0.43% (d) 3.04% (d) 14% $10
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia AMT-Free Georgia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.00% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 0.75% on certain investments of $500,000 or more if redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Advisor Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase. Effective July 1, 2018, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares of the same Fund in the month of or the month following the 10-year anniversary of the Class C shares purchase date.
Institutional Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Institutional 3 Class shares are not subject to sales charges and are available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques that take into account, as applicable, factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as approved independent broker-dealer quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are not readily available or not believed to be reflective of market value may also be valued based upon a bid quote from an approved independent broker-dealer. Debt securities maturing in 60 days or less are valued primarily at amortized cost value, unless this method results in a valuation that management believes does not approximate market value.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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
Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Market premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized and accreted, respectively, over the expected life of the security on all debt securities, unless otherwise noted.
The Fund may place a debt security on non-accrual status and reduce related interest income when it becomes probable that the interest will not be collected and the amount of uncollectible interest can be reasonably estimated. A defaulted debt security is removed from non-accrual status when the issuer resumes interest payments or when collectibility of interest is reasonably assured.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, which are charged to that share class, as shown in 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.
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 net tax-exempt and investment company taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared daily and paid monthly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Accounting Standards Update 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13 Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU No. 2018-13, in addition to other modifications and additions, removes the requirement to disclose the amount and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the policy for the timing of transfers between levels. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.47% to 0.31% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended October 31, 2018 was 0.47% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees who are not officers or employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), these members of the Board of Trustees may elect to defer payment of up to 100% of their compensation. Deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in shares of certain funds managed by the Investment Manager. The Fund’s liability for these amounts is adjusted for market value changes and remains in the Fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. All amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. As disclosed in the Statement of Operations, a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other allocations to affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net assets.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent has contracted with DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc. (DST) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of DST for services as sub-transfer agent and DST is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Total transfer agency fees for Institutional 3 Class shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net assets attributable to Institutional 3 Class shares.
For the six months ended October 31, 2018, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
  Effective rate (%)
Class A 0.13
Advisor Class 0.13
Class C 0.13
Institutional Class 0.13
Institutional 3 Class 0.02
An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended October 31, 2018, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly combined distribution and service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares of the Fund.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended October 31, 2018, if any, are listed below:
  Amount ($)
Class A 679
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
  September 1, 2018
through
August 31, 2019
Prior to
September 1, 2018
Class A 0.81% 0.81%
Advisor Class 0.56 0.56
Class C 1.56 1.56
Institutional Class 0.56 0.56
Institutional 3 Class 0.45 0.46
Under the agreement governing these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes), expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At October 31, 2018, the approximate cost of all investments for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($)
Gross unrealized
appreciation ($)
Gross unrealized
(depreciation) ($)
Net unrealized
appreciation ($)
43,327,000 828,000 (653,000) 175,000
Tax cost of investments and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. The Fund will elect to treat the following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses at April 30, 2018 as arising on May 1, 2018.
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Late year
ordinary losses ($)
Post-October
capital losses ($)
122,005
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $1,119,960 and $8,570,006, respectively, for the six months ended October 31, 2018. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Interfund lending
Pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund participates in a program (the Interfund Program) allowing each participating Columbia Fund (each, a Participating Fund) to lend money directly to and, except for closed-end funds and money market funds, borrow money directly from other Participating Funds for temporary purposes. The amounts eligible for borrowing and lending under the Interfund Program are subject to certain restrictions.
Interfund loans are subject to the risk that the borrowing fund could be unable to repay the loan when due, and a delay in repayment to the lending fund could result in lost opportunities and/or additional lending costs. The exemptive order is subject to conditions intended to mitigate conflicts of interest arising from the Investment Manager’s relationship with each Participating Fund.
The Fund’s activity in the Interfund Program during the six months ended October 31, 2018 was as follows:
Borrower or lender Average loan
balance ($)
Weighted average
interest rate (%)
Days
outstanding
Borrower 2,200,000 2.47 1
Interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as interfund lending on the Statement of Operations. The Fund had no outstanding interfund loans at October 31, 2018.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. This agreement expires annually in December unless extended or renewed.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended October 31, 2018.
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October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
Note 8. Significant risks
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that the value of debt securities in the Fund’s portfolio may decline because the issuer may default and fail to pay interest or repay principal when due. Rating agencies assign credit ratings to debt securities to indicate their credit risk. Lower rated or unrated debt securities held by the Fund may present increased credit risk as compared to higher-rated debt securities.
Geographic concentration risk
Because the Fund invests substantially in municipal securities issued by the state identified in the Fund’s name and political sub-divisions of that state, the Fund will be particularly affected by adverse tax, legislative, regulatory, demographic or political changes as well as changes impacting the state’s financial, economic or other condition and prospects. In addition, because of the relatively small number of issuers of tax-exempt securities in the state, the Fund may invest a higher percentage of assets in a single issuer and, therefore, be more exposed to the risk of loss than a fund that invests more broadly. The value of municipal and other securities owned by the Fund also may be adversely affected by future changes in federal or state income tax laws.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk of losses attributable to changes in interest rates. In general, if prevailing interest rates rise, the values of debt securities tend to fall, and if interest rates fall, the values of debt securities tend to rise. Actions by governments and central banking authorities can result in increases in interest rates. Increasing interest rates may negatively affect the value of debt securities held by the Fund, resulting in a negative impact on the Fund’s performance and net asset value per share. In general, the longer the maturity or duration of a debt security, the greater its sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk associated with a lack of marketability of investments which may make it difficult to sell the investment at a desirable time or price. Changing regulatory, market or other conditions or environments (for example, the interest rate or credit environments) may adversely affect the liquidity of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may have to accept a lower selling price for the holding, sell other investments, or forego another, more appealing investment opportunity. Generally, the less liquid the market at the time the Fund sells a portfolio investment, the greater the risk of loss or decline of value to the Fund. A less liquid market can lead to an increase in Fund redemptions, which may negatively impact Fund performance and net asset value per share, including, for example, if the Fund is forced to sell securities in a down market.
Shareholder concentration risk
At October 31, 2018, one unaffiliated shareholder of record owned 63.5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued and noted no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and
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Notes to Financial Statements  (continued)
October 31, 2018 (Unaudited)
that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result. An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of Ameriprise Financial.
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Approval of Management Agreement
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Threadneedle or the Investment Manager, and together with its domestic and global affiliates, Columbia Threadneedle Investments), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial), serves as the investment manager to Columbia AMT-Free Georgia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund (the Fund). Under a management agreement (the Management Agreement), Columbia Threadneedle provides investment advice and other services to the Fund and other funds distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (collectively, the Funds).
On an annual basis, the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the Board), including the independent Board members (the Independent Trustees), considers renewal of the Management Agreement. Columbia Threadneedle prepared detailed reports for the Board and its Contracts Committee in November 2017 and February, March, April and June 2018, including reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge), and a comprehensive response to items of information requested by independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees (Independent Legal Counsel) in a letter to the Investment Manager, to assist the Board in making this determination. Many of the materials presented at these meetings were first supplied in draft form to designated independent Board representatives, i.e., Independent Legal Counsel, Fund Counsel, the Chair of the Board (who is an Independent Trustee) and the Chair of the Contracts Committee (who is an Independent Trustee), and the final materials were revised to include information reflective of discussion and subsequent requests made by the Contracts Committee. In addition, throughout the year, the Board (or its committees) regularly meets with portfolio management teams and senior management personnel and reviews information prepared by Columbia Threadneedle addressing the services Columbia Threadneedle provides and Fund performance. The Board also accords appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of the various committees, such as the Contracts Committee, the Investment Review Committee, the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee in determining whether to continue the Management Agreement.
The Board, at its June 18-20, 2018 in-person Board meeting (the June Meeting), considered the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. At the June Meeting, Independent Legal Counsel reviewed with the Independent Trustees various factors relevant to the Board’s consideration of management agreements and the Board’s legal responsibilities related to such consideration. Following an analysis and discussion of the factors identified below, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle
The Board analyzed various reports and presentations it had received detailing the services performed by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as its history, reputation, expertise, resources and capabilities, and the qualifications of its personnel.
The Board specifically considered the many developments during recent years concerning the services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, including, in particular, the organization and depth of the equity and credit research departments and the various technological enhancements that have been made or are anticipated. The Board further observed the enhancements to the investment risk management department’s processes, systems and oversight, as well as planned 2018 initiatives in this regard. The Board also took into account the broad scope of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle to each Fund, including, among other services, investment, risk and compliance oversight. The Board also took into account the information it received concerning Columbia Threadneedle’s ability to attract and retain key portfolio management personnel and that it has sufficient resources to provide competitive and adequate compensation to investment personnel.
In connection with the Board’s evaluation of the overall package of services provided by Columbia Threadneedle, the Board also considered the nature, quality and range of administrative services provided to the Fund by Columbia Threadneedle, as well as the achievements in 2017 in the performance of administrative services, and noted the various enhancements anticipated for 2018. In evaluating the quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board also took into account the organization and strength of the Fund’s and its service providers’ compliance programs. In addition, the Board reviewed the financial condition of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates and each entity’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under the Management Agreement and the Fund’s other service agreements with affiliates of Ameriprise Financial, observing the financial strength of Ameriprise Financial, with its strong cash position and solid balance sheet.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
The Board also discussed the acceptability of the terms of the Management Agreement (including the relatively broad scope of services required to be performed by Columbia Threadneedle), noting that no material changes are proposed from the form of agreement previously approved. They also noted the wide array of legal and compliance services provided to the Funds under the Management Agreement. It was also observed that the services being performed under the Management Agreement were of a reasonably high quality.
Based on the foregoing, and based on other information received (both oral and written, including the information on investment performance referenced below) and other considerations, the Board concluded that Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates are in a position to continue to provide a high quality and level of services to the Fund.
Investment performance
For purposes of evaluating the nature, extent and quality of services provided under the Management Agreement, the Board carefully reviewed the investment performance of the Fund. In this regard, the Board considered detailed reports providing the results of analyses performed by an independent organization showing, for various periods, including since manager inception, the performance of the Fund, the performance of a benchmark index, the percentage ranking of the Fund among its comparison group, the product score of the Fund (taking into account performance relative to peers and benchmarks) and the net assets of the Fund. The Board observed that the Fund’s investment performance was understandable in light of the particular investment strategy involved and the particular market environment.
Comparative fees, costs of services provided and the profits realized by Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund
The Board reviewed comparative fees and the costs of services provided under the Management Agreement. The Board members considered detailed comparative information set forth in an annual report on fees and expenses, including, among other things, data (based on analyses conducted by an independent organization) showing a comparison of the Fund’s expenses with median expenses paid by funds in its comparative peer universe, as well as data showing the Fund’s contribution to Columbia Threadneedle’s profitability.
The Board considered the reports of its independent fee consultant, JDL Consultants, LLC (JDL), which assisted in the Board’s analysis of the Funds’ performance and expenses, the reasonableness of the Funds’ fee rates, and JDL’s conclusion that the management fees being charged to the Fund are reasonable. The Board accorded particular weight to the notion that the level of fees should generally reflect a rational pricing model applied consistently across the various product lines in the Fund family, while assuring that the overall fees for each Fund (with certain defined exceptions) are generally in line with the "pricing philosophy" currently in effect (i.e., that Fund total expense ratios, in general, approximate or are lower than median expense ratios of funds in an agreed upon Lipper or customized comparison universe). The Board took into account that the Fund’s total expense ratio (after considering proposed expense caps/waivers) approximated the peer universe’s median expense ratio. Based on its review, the Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee was fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services that the Fund receives.
The Board also considered the profitability of Columbia Threadneedle and its affiliates in connection with Columbia Threadneedle providing management services to the Fund. In this regard, the Independent Trustees referred to their detailed analysis of the Profitability Report, discussing the profitability to Columbia Threadneedle and Ameriprise Financial from managing, operating and distributing the Funds. The Board considered that in 2017 the Board had concluded that 2016 profitability was reasonable and that Columbia Threadneedle generated 2017 profitability that only increased slightly from 2016 levels. It also took into account the indirect economic benefits flowing to Columbia Threadneedle or its affiliates in connection with managing or distributing the Funds, such as the enhanced ability to offer various other financial products to Ameriprise Financial customers, soft dollar benefits and overall reputational advantages. The Board noted that the fees paid by the Fund should permit the Investment Manager to offer competitive compensation to its personnel, make necessary investments in its business and earn an appropriate profit. The Board concluded that profitability levels were reasonable.
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Approval of Management Agreement  (continued)
Economies of scale to be realized
The Board also considered the economies of scale that might be realized by Columbia Threadneedle as the Fund grows and took note of the extent to which Fund shareholders might also benefit from such growth. In this regard, the Board took into account that management fees decline as Fund assets exceed various breakpoints, all of which have not been surpassed. The Board concluded that the breakpoints in the management fee rate schedule satisfactorily provides for the sharing of economies of scale, as they allow for adequate opportunity for shareholders to realize benefits (fee breaks) as Fund assets grow.
Based on the foregoing, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, concluded that the management fees were fair and reasonable in light of the extent and quality of services provided. In reaching this conclusion, no single factor was determinative. On June 20, 2018, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, approved the renewal of the Management Agreement.
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Additional information
The Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial intermediary; visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
The 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 or Form N-PORT (available for filings after March 31, 2019). The Fund’s Form N-Q or Form N-PORT is available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q or Form N-PORT, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling 800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
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Columbia AMT-Free Georgia Intermediate Muni Bond Fund
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104
  
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved.
© 2018 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments

 

  (a)

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.

 

  (b)

Not applicable.

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 were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.


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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 material 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 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. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable for semiannual reports.

(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.


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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 O. Petersen                                                                                          

Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date December 20, 2018

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 O. Petersen                                                                                          

Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer

Date December 20, 2018

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Michael G. Clarke                                                                                                  

Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date December 20, 2018