. Columbia Management, which sponsors the
Index
, defines companies to be from ‘‘emerging market’’ countries if they are included in the universe of all publicly traded companies with a total market capitalization of at least U.S. $100 million and a minimum six-month average daily trading volume of at least 2 million shares, which are domiciled in emerging market countries, as defined by Columbia Management. Subject to periodic review and change, Columbia Management currently classifies the following countries as emerging markets: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. Despite a country being deemed an emerging market, the Index may exclude countries from the Index from time to time based on market conditions, including those that impact investability by the Fund in Index constituents.