N-CSR 1 a11-2949_3ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

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

811-01829

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer
5228 Ameriprise Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-612-671-1947

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

December 31, 2010

 

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Q4 2010

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Class Z Shares

Managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

Annual Report

December 31, 2010

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn® Fund

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn International®

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn USA®

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn International SelectSM

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn SelectSM

n  ColumbiaSM
Thermostat FundSM

Not FDIC insuredNo bank guaranteeMay lose value



Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

The views expressed in the "Squirrel Chatter II" and "In a Nutshell" commentaries reflect the current views of the respective authors. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective authors disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund. References to specific company's securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice and there can be no assurance that as of the date of publication of this report, the securities mentioned in each Fund's portfolio are still held or that the securities sold have not been repurchased.




Letter to Shareholders from the
Columbia Acorn Board of Trustees

40 Years of Vision, Stability and Growth

Fellow Shareholders:

This has been an eventful year for the Columbia Acorn Funds. Early in the year, the Board negotiated new management and administrative agreements with the Funds' adviser, Columbia Wanger Asset Management ("CWAM"), following its acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. These new agreements were crafted with the objective of preserving CWAM's autonomy and culture and ensuring that the terms of these agreements were in Fund shareholders' best interests. Finally, I am especially pleased to report that the CWAM investment team remains in place following the ownership transition. Together with Ameriprise's expressed commitment to support and maintain the unique culture of CWAM and the Acorn Funds, your trustees are optimistic that the necessary foundation has been laid to perpetuate a vibrant and successful investment organization.

Last year's letter spoke of change and continuity in the governance of your Funds. That process has continued with the retirement of two long-serving trustees, David Kleinman and Jack Wing, and the selection of three new trustees, David Small, John Heaton and David Rudis. Mr. Small is a senior partner at Grosvenor Capital Management, a successful manager of investment partnerships. Mr. Rudis was formerly the president of LaSalle Bank, a major Chicago bank until its sale a few years ago, and Mr. Heaton is a distinguished professor of finance at the University of Chicago. Our new trustees collectively bring extensive business, investment and financial expertise to the job of overseeing your Funds, and we are glad to have them on board. At the same time, we will miss David and Jack, each of whom served shareholders faithfully and well for many years.

The markets continued to recover in 2010, and all the Funds delivered strong absolute returns during the year. While these results are important, your trustees—each a shareholder—focus especially on long-term performance. To this end, we salute present and past members of the investment team at CWAM for the remarkable record that they have created for the Acorn Fund. Since the Fund's inception 40 years ago, the original Class Z shares have enjoyed average annual total returns in excess of the S&P 500, as have the Fund's other classes of shares, which were instituted in 2000. As a result of this performance, the Acorn Fund was ranked the number one U.S.-based mutual fund over its lifetime, ahead of 149 other U.S.-based funds in existence during the period.* This is an extraordinary legacy, which your trustees will work to see perpetuated.

Thank you for your confidence in the Acorn Funds, and best wishes for the new year.

James A. Star
Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Columbia Acorn Trust

*  According to Morningstar, Columbia Acorn Fund Class Z ranked #1 of 149 U.S.-based mutual funds in existence since June 10, 1970. These rankings are based on returns for Z Class shares for the period June 10, 1970, the inception date of the Fund, to December 31, 2010. Please refer to Page 1 for complete performance data.

    From Inception to
12/31/10
  10 years   5 years   1 year  
Acorn Fund
compound return
    15.01%       9.40%       5.91%       26.00%    
Morningstar
ranking
    1 of 149       10 of 167       24 of 169       14 of 169    

 

Source: ©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar rankings are based on annualized total returns and do not reflect sales charges. Criteria: Open-ended mutual funds; inception date on or before Columbia Acorn Fund; oldest share class only; USD-based currency.



Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Table of Contents

Performance At A Glance     1    
Description of Indexes     2    
Squirrel Chatter II: The Keys to Prosperity     3    
Understanding Your Expenses     6    
Columbia Acorn Fund  
In a Nutshell     8    
At a Glance     9    
Major Portfolio Changes     20    
Statement of Investments     23    
Columbia Acorn International  
In a Nutshell     10    
At a Glance     11    
Major Portfolio Changes     37    
Statement of Investments     39    
Portfolio Diversification     48    
Columbia Acorn USA  
In a Nutshell     12    
At a Glance     13    
Major Portfolio Changes     49    
Statement of Investments     50    
Columbia Acorn International Select  
In a Nutshell     14    
At a Glance     15    
Major Portfolio Changes     58    
Statement of Investments     59    
Portfolio Diversification     63    

 

Columbia Acorn Select  
In a Nutshell     16    
At a Glance     17    
Major Portfolio Changes     64    
Statement of Investments     65    
Columbia Thermostat Fund  
In a Nutshell     18    
At a Glance     19    
Statement of Investments     70    
Columbia Acorn Family of Funds  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities     72    
Statements of Operations     73    
Statements of Changes in Net Assets     74    
Financial Highlights     78    
Notes to Financial Statements     81    
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
    91    
Federal Income Tax Information     92    
Board of Trustees and Management
of Columbia Acorn Funds
    93    
Columbia Acorn Family of Funds Information     96    

 

2010 Year-End Distributions

The following table details the year-end distributions for the Columbia Acorn Funds. Except for Columbia Thermostat Fund, the record date was December 14, 2010, the ex-dividend date was December 15, 2010, and the payable date was December 16, 2010. For Columbia Thermostat Fund, the record date was December 21, 2010, the ex-dividend date was December 22, 2010, and the payable date was December 23, 2010.

    Short-term
Capital
Gains
  Long-term
Capital
Gains
  Ordinary
Income
  Reinvestment
Price
 
Columbia Acorn Fund     None     $ 0.8374     $ 0.0140     $ 29.55    
Columbia Acorn International     None       None     $ 0.3276     $ 39.79    
Columbia Acorn USA     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Acorn International Select     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Acorn Select     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Thermostat Fund     None       None     $ 0.0678     $ 12.39    

 

        



Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Performance At A Glance Class Z Average Annual Total Returns through 12/31/10

    NAV on
12/31/10
  4th
quarter*
  1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years   Life
of Fund
 
Columbia Acorn Fund
(ACRNX) (6/10/70)
  $ 30.19       14.57 %     26.00 %     2.64 %     5.91 %     9.40 %     15.01 %  
Russell 2500 Index         14.86 %     26.71 %     2.48 %     4.86 %     6.98 %     NA    
S&P 500 Index**         10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     10.65 %  
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index         15.40 %     25.71 %     2.88 %     4.76 %     6.96 %     NA    
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index         13.93 %     25.66 %     0.11 %     6.22 %     2.59 %     NA    
Columbia Acorn International
(ACINX) (9/23/92)
  $ 40.92       8.57 %     22.70 %     0.08 %     9.60 %     9.33 %     12.17 %  
S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between
$500M and $5B Index
        10.58 %     24.36 %     0.28 %     8.19 %     11.75 %     9.45 %  
S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index         10.65 %     22.96 %     -1.11 %     7.29 %     10.69 %     8.64 %  
MSCI EAFE Index         6.61 %     7.75 %     -7.02 %     2.46 %     3.50 %     6.24 %  
Lipper International Small/
Mid Growth Funds Index
        11.64 %     23.77 %     -1.96 %     6.34 %     7.63 %     NA    
Columbia Acorn USA
(AUSAX) (9/4/96)
  $ 28.56       16.43 %     23.16 %     1.93 %     3.48 %     8.74 %     10.57 %  
Russell 2000 Index         16.25 %     26.85 %     2.22 %     4.47 %     6.33 %     7.55 %  
Russell 2500 Index         14.86 %     26.71 %     2.48 %     4.86 %     6.98 %     9.14 %  
S&P 500 Index**         10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     6.53 %  
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index         15.57 %     26.08 %     -0.04 %     3.92 %     2.58 %     5.84 %  
Columbia Acorn Int'l Select
(ACFFX) (11/23/98)
  $ 28.33       8.09 %     21.89 %     -2.45 %     9.04 %     6.63 %     10.33 %  
S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between
$2B and $10B Index
        9.75 %     20.16 %     -3.22 %     4.95 %     8.22 %     8.36 %  
MSCI EAFE Index         6.61 %     7.75 %     -7.02 %     2.46 %     3.50 %     3.96 %  
Lipper International Small/
Mid Growth Funds Index
        11.64 %     23.77 %     -1.96 %     6.34 %     7.63 %     11.35 %  
Columbia Acorn Select
(ACTWX) (11/23/98)
  $ 28.73       14.05 %     22.88 %     1.24 %     6.28 %     8.79 %     11.14 %  
S&P MidCap 400 Index         13.50 %     26.64 %     3.52 %     5.74 %     7.16 %     9.47 %  
S&P 500 Index**         10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     2.44 %  
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index         13.93 %     25.66 %     0.11 %     6.22 %     2.59 %     6.50 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund
(COTZX) (9/25/02)†
    $12.44       7.37%       17.58%       2.62%       5.38%             7.84%    
S&P 500 Index         10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %           7.44 %  
Barclays Capital U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index
        -1.30 %     6.54 %     5.90 %     5.80 %           5.03 %  
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index         7.29 %     12.91 %     0.68 %     4.75 %           8.15 %  
50/50 Blended Benchmark††         4.65 %     11.29 %     2.04 %     4.44 %           6.57 %  

 

*Not annualized.

**Although the Fund typically invests in small- and mid-sized companies, the comparison to the S&P 500 Index is presented to show performance against a widely recognized market index over the life of the Fund.

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC). If they were included, returns would have been lower. Class Z shares are sold only at NAV with no distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees. Only eligible investors may purchase Class Z shares of the Funds, directly or by exchange. Please see each Fund's prospectus for eligibility and other details. Class Z shares have limited eligibility and the investment minimum requirement may vary.

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

†A "fund of funds" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

††The 50/50 Blended Benchmark is a custom supplemental benchmark established by the adviser.

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

Unlike mutual funds, indexes are not actively managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. For index definitions, see Page 2.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Descriptions of Indexes Included in this Report

  50/50 Blended Benchmark, established by the Fund's adviser, is an equally weighted custom composite of Columbia Thermostat Fund's primary equity and primary debt benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. The percentage of the Fund's assets allocated to underlying stock and bond portfolio funds will vary, and accordingly the composition of the Fund's portfolio will not always reflect the composition of the 50/50 Blended Benchmark.

  Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.

  Lipper Indexes include the largest funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. in the named category. Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, 30 largest small-cap core funds; Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest mid-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn Fund and Columbia Acorn Select; Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index, 10 largest non-U.S. small/mid growth funds, including Columbia Acorn International; Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest small-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn USA; Lipper International Funds Index, 30 largest non-U.S. funds, excluding non-U.S. small-cap funds; Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index, an equal-weighted index of the 30 largest mutual funds within the Flexible Portfolio fund classification, as defined by Lipper.

  Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 22 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The returns of the MSCI EAFE Index are presented net of taxes.

  Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

  Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 17% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

  Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.

  Standard & Poor's (S&P) MidCap 400 Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the performance of 400 mid-cap U.S. companies.

  S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor representing the mid-cap developed market, excluding the United States.

  S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index consists of the bottom 20% of institutionally investable capital of developed and emerging countries, outside the United States. The performance of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index is provided to show how Columbia Acorn International's performance compares to foreign market performance with a similar geographic distribution and wider market cap range than the Fund's primary benchmark.

  S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor representing the mid- and small-cap developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Unlike mutual funds, indexes are not managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.


2



Squirrel Chatter II: The Keys to Prosperity

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes described human life as "poor, nasty, brutish and short." Today, 360 years later, humanity has achieved record levels of prosperity, safety and longevity. The United Nations estimates that poverty was reduced more in the last 50 years than the previous 500.1 In the developing world, life expectancy rose from 44 years to 64 years from 1950 to 1999, while in the developed world, life expectancy rose from 66 years to 78 years.2

Hobbes's perspective was accurate for his time. There was very little growth in worldwide per capita GDP until about 1820; income in Europe had dropped for centuries following the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire.3 England and much of Europe were caught in a Malthusian trap, with population gyrating up and down largely due to plagues, famines and wars. But sometime around 1820, economic growth accelerated, and per capita GDP growth has averaged over 2% yearly since then, compounding into excellent gains in living standards.4 Why?

Four Conditions for Growth

William Bernstein's The Birth of Plenty, How Prosperity in the Modern World was Created is a fascinating history of worldwide economic circumstances. He discusses reasons for the successes and failures of many empires and countries. Bernstein believes that four institutional conditions are necessary for sustained growth: property rights and civil liberties, scientific rationalism, efficient capital markets, and fast and cheap transportation and communications. He notes that these four factors existed temporarily in sixteenth century Holland, then firmly in the English speaking countries, and in the last 50 years, increasingly over much of the world.5

Physical and intellectual property rights plus civil liberties create incentives and intellectual freedom to work hard, innovate and create wealth. In empires, totalitarian states and feudalistic societies, incentives to produce beyond immediate needs are nil, because governments or lords tend to impose confiscatory taxes and arbitrarily seize property. Bernstein believes that Rome fell, in part, due to excessive taxation on farmers. He also thinks that an independent judiciary is necessary to enforce property rights and civil liberties.

Scientific rationalism is needed for technological progress and innovation. Throughout history, various regimes run by church and state ossified due to the rejection of scientific observations in favor of dogma or preconceived beliefs. During medieval times, for example, astronomers who concluded the earth revolved around the sun were tortured. Bernstein cites the trial of Galileo as a turning point toward scientific rationalism. Early inventors then tended to be tinkerers rather than scientists, but science became increasingly important. For example, by the nineteenth century the steel industry had initiated the use of modern science laboratories staffed by full-time researchers.6

Efficient capital markets enable entrepreneurs and enterprises to raise capital at reasonable costs. I remember Jesse Jackson citing a lack of capital as a cause for inner city poverty: "Capitalism without capital is just plain ism."7 Bernstein notes that entrepreneurs once had huge downside risk from failures, namely debtors prisons in recent centuries and enslavement by creditors in ancient times. The creation of limited liability corporations during the nineteenth century in Britain and the United States was a breakthrough in reducing downside risks for capitalists.

Fast and cheap transportation and communication are also needed for prosperity. Bernstein explains that before railroads and the telegraph, transportation and communication were horribly expensive and slow. Rarely could bulk goods be transported over land more than 20 miles a day, and theft was rampant. Local crop failures often caused starvation. Mass markets did not exist. The reach of rail and telegraph grew incredibly rapidly during their first decades, spurring economic growth.

Bernstein provides plenty of case studies of regimes and countries that stagnated or failed due to the lack of one or more conditions, ranging from ancient societies and Japan under the samurai to Communist countries of the twentieth century. He states, "Institutions, not the bounty of nature or freedom from imperialist domination, separate the winners from the losers in the global economy."8


3



Trade Drives Prosperity

Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist, How Prosperity Evolves adds substantial perspective to Bernstein's work and provides comforting thoughts about the future. Though Ridley does not mention Bernstein by name, it is clear that he agrees with Bernstein's basic contentions. Ridley sees property rights as the primary key to prosperity. He quotes a study by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, which compared measures of property rights to economic growth across countries and determined that three-quarters of the variation of economic growth is explained by property rights.9 Ridley adds, "In a sample of 127 countries, the sixty-three with higher economic freedom had more than four times the income per capita and twice the growth rate of the countries that did not."10

Ridley's emphasis is on trade, which he believes allows increasing specialization, expertise, productivity and innovation. Humans seem to be hard-wired for trade. Archaeological evidence indicates that some 100,000 years ago humans began to barter.11 People traded things and also absorbed ideas. Human intelligence became collective and cumulative. Ridley states that, more recently, the history of the modern world is a history of ideas meeting, mixing, mating and mutating.12 Innovation results from an exchange of ideas. I think of the iPhone. Steve Jobs utilizes technologies and resources developed over centuries and components originated in many countries to make an incredibly innovative and useful device.

Ridley notes that societies that halted trade regressed. After ocean levels rose 10,000 years ago and cut off Tasmania from Australia, people there gradually lost the ability to fish and make tools out of bones. European mariners discovered Tasmanians wearing nothing but wallaby pelts and seal-fat grease.13 As another example of a closed-off society, Ridley writes, "China went from a state of economic and technological exuberance in around AD 1000 to one of dense population, agrarian backwardness and desperate poverty in 1950;" per capita income there was about flat in those 950 years.14

Ridley takes a libertarian view, highly skeptical of government. He states, "...governments generally tend to be good things at first and bad things the longer they last. First they improve society's ability to flourish by providing central services and removing impediments to trade and specialization... But...governments gradually employ more and more ambitious elites who... give themselves more and more rules to enforce, until they kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. ... Because it is a monopoly, government brings inefficiency and stagnation to most things it runs..."15

Ridley asserts that African governments have largely caused economic problems in Africa. He writes that famines in Darfur and Zimbabwe were the result of government policies. Setting up a company in Tanzania takes 379 days and $5,500, a huge sum there. Botswana has done substantially better, growing per capita GDP nearly 8% annually since its independence in 1966. That growth exceeded China's, and is largely due to secure property rights, Ridley says. Ridley is optimistic for much of Africa, however. Cell phones are spreading rapidly, providing both communication and micro-finance (two of Bernstein's conditions for prosperity). Ridley cites wonderful examples of products and labor reaching optimal markets and payments being made over cell phones.16

Ridley has comforting thoughts about the future, debunking naysayers. He notes that (oddly enough) over time humans have temporarily exhausted or driven to extinction renewable resources like forests and certain animal species, while non-renewable resources have lasted much longer than many expected. In 1865, an economist said Britain's coal was running out, and as early as 1914 the U.S. Bureau of Mines wrote that American oil reserves would last 10 years.17

Ridley believes supplies of oil, coal and gas "will last decades, perhaps centuries, and people will find alternatives long before they run out."18 He states that prices of conventional fuels need to rise and prices of alternatives need to fall, and both will occur as conventional supplies run down and efficiencies of alternatives rise. Ridley notes that wind, solar and biomass alternatives envelop enormous quantities of land. He denounces organic farming, noting that if farm yields fell back to 1961 levels, 82% of the land area of the earth would be needed for farming, up from 38%. "The Dark Ages were a massive experiment in back-to-the-land hippy lifestyle (without the trust fund)," he says.19


4



Ridley largely dismisses climate change fears. The scenario that calls for significant climate change by the year 2100 is a scenario of dramatic economic growth. He believes the world, and especially developing countries, will be much, much richer and better able to adapt to and mitigate climate change. In the meantime, carbon intensity20 of the worldwide economy is rapidly dropping, as wood, dung and coal become relatively less important and natural gas and nuclear power gain share, in an environment of substantially more efficient lighting, heating, transportation and manufacturing.

While some of Ridley's arguments seem a bit over the top, I think they generally appear coherent and largely believable. As to the climate change issue, I advocate taking reasonable steps to mitigate global warming. Most of my family's road miles are in a hybrid vehicle and both my home and Columbia Wanger Asset Management have adopted compact florescent lighting. Several years ago we calculated that replacing over 100 incandescent bulbs at the office saved enough electricity to power three average-sized homes.

I agree that prosperity is driven by the factors named by Bernstein and Ridley and, though there are imbalances in world economics, I think things will be okay. The Great Recession has ended, growth has resumed and the keys to prosperity remain in place. Many parts of the developing world are booming and we have invested accordingly. About 22% of Columbia Acorn International is invested in the developing world and many Fund investments in non-emerging market companies have some business tied to developing markets. Other Columbia Acorn Funds also own some stocks that benefit directly or indirectly from developing markets.

Charles P. McQuaid

President and Chief Investment Officer
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

The information and data provided in this analysis are derived from sources that we deem to be reliable and accurate. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. The views/opinions expressed in Squirrel Chatter II are those of the author and not of the Columbia Acorn Trust Board, are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions, may differ from views expressed by other Columbia Management associates and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund.

The information included on Pages 3, 4 and 5 of this report is unaudited.

1  Ridley, Matt, The Rational Optimist, How Prosperity Evolves, (New York, New York, HarperCollins 2010), p. 15.

2  Bernstein, William J., The Birth of Plenty, How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created, (New York, New York, McGraw-Hill 2004), p. 10.

3  Ibid, p. 3.

4  Ibid, p. 12, 23.

5  Ibid, p. 15-17.

6  Ibid, p. 123.

7  Rev. Jesse Jackson quoted in an article that appeared in Ebony magazine, August 1967, titled "Apostles of Economics," p. 84.

8  Bernstein, William J., op. cit, p. 293.

9  Ridley, Matt, op. cit, p. 321.

10  Ibid, p. 117.

11  Ibid, p. 350.

12  Ibid, p. 272.

13  Ibid, p. 78.

14  Ibid, p. 180.

15  Ibid, p. 182.

16  Ibid, p. 320-326.

17  Ibid, p. 237.

18  Ibid, p. 238.

19  Ibid, p. 144, 175.

20  Carbon intensity is defined as the amount of CO2 produced divided by worldwide GDP.


5



Understanding Your Expenses

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees and other Fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Columbia Acorn Funds and to 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 the Class Z shares of the Columbia Acorn Funds for the last six months. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using each Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and then applies each 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 reporting period. See the "Compare With Other Funds" information for details on using the hypothetical data.

July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010

    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 Z Shares  
Columbia Acorn Fund     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,301.20       1,021.37       4.41       3.87       0.76    
Columbia Acorn International     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,284.10       1,020.21       5.70       5.04       0.99    
Columbia Acorn USA     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,313.70       1,020.06       5.95       5.19       1.02    
Columbia Acorn International Select     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,265.90       1,019.31       6.68       5.96       1.17    
Columbia Acorn Select     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,290.10       1,020.27       5.66       4.99       0.98    
Columbia Thermostat Fund**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,198.10       1,023.95       1.39       1.28       0.25    

 

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

*Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund's annualized expense ratio, 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.

**Columbia Thermostat Fund's expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred by the Fund from the underlying portfolio funds in which it invests. Had the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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 Funds with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the continuing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees.


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Estimating Your Actual Expenses

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

  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at (800) 922-6769.

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

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

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


7




Columbia Acorn Fund

In a Nutshell

   
Charles P. McQuaid   Robert A. Mohn  
Lead Portfolio Manager   Co-Portfolio Manager  

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

lululemon athletica     1.5 %  
FMC Technologies     1.5 %  
Ametek     1.5 %  
Donaldson     1.4 %  
Fugro     1.2 %  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     0.9 %  
Abercrombie & Fitch     0.9 %  
Coach     0.6 %  
Silver Wheaton     0.5 %  
Southwestern Energy     0.4 %  
Talbots     0.2 %  

 

Columbia Acorn Fund rose an even 26.00% in 2010, building on its 39.65% gain achieved in 2009. We are happy to say that at year end 2010, the Fund, adjusted for distributions, was within 0.2% of its all-time high, which was achieved in October 2007, prior to the Great Recession. As shown on Page 1, Columbia Acorn Fund's gains for 2010 were a bit below its primary benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index, a bit above peer funds as represented by Lipper, and well above the large-cap S&P 500 Index. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Fund rose 14.57%, approximately matching its benchmark and again beating the S&P 500.

Active apparel company lululemon athletica was up 125% during the year and 53% in the quarter and was the Fund's top dollar winner in both periods. Handbag designer and retailer Coach also did well, rising 53% for the year and 29% for the quarter. Both companies had excellent product offerings and fine earnings growth.

Other retail stocks held in the Fund had mixed results. Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch jumped 68% in the year and 47% in the quarter, as it became more price-competitive and gained market share. Women's specialty apparel retailer Charming Shoppes and branded multi-channel retailer J Crew Group had disappointing results for the year, sinking 45% and 30% respectively, while Talbots, a women's retailer, was the biggest dollar loser in the quarter, dropping 35%. We sold the Fund's positions in Charming Shoppes and J Crew. We weighted consumer stocks correctly, as lululemon's dollar gains were five-times that of the largest consumer stock loser in the Fund and Abercrombie & Fitch's gains were more than twice that of the biggest loser.

Industrial stocks provided fine upside. Aerospace and industrial instrument maker Ametek measured a 55% gain during the year and 23% in the quarter, ranking in the Fund's top five dollar contributors for both periods. Filter maker Donaldson rose 39% in the year and 24% in the quarter. Both companies reported excellent earnings gains. Industrial stocks made up 18.5% of the Fund at year end.

Oil production and service stocks did very well. Oil and gas wellhead manufacturer FMC Technologies was the Fund's second largest dollar winner during the year, rising 54%, and Colombian oil producer Pacific Rubiales Energy nailed third place, gaining 130%. During the quarter, these stocks were up 30% and 21%, respectively. Holland-based sub-sea oilfield services provider Fugro jumped 48% in the year and 25% in the quarter. Natural gas related stocks, in contrast, fizzled. Oil and gas producer Southwestern Energy was off 22% during the year and was the Fund's largest dollar loser, surrendering less than one-third of FMC's gains. Believing that oil prices are likely to stay high relative to natural gas prices, we shifted some investments accordingly.

The portion of Columbia Acorn Fund's portfolio invested in foreign stocks was up 41.24% in the year and accounted for 12.6% of Fund assets at year end.* In addition to the strong international energy names mentioned above, Canada's Silver Wheaton, a company that invests in mines in exchange for favorable purchases of silver by-product, glistened with a 160% gain in the year and a 46% gain in the quarter.

Small- and mid-cap stocks outperformed larger caps in both 2009 and 2010 and are currently valued somewhat higher than large caps. Takeovers of small- and mid-cap companies are accelerating, and we believe that large companies and private capital groups have buying power and increasing confidence in the economy. Columbia Acorn Fund had 13 stocks subject to new or increased takeover offers during the year, mostly in the fourth quarter. Small- and mid-cap earnings growth was greater than large-cap earnings growth in 2010. We believe that, should takeovers and faster earnings growth continue, small- and mid-cap stocks could continue to outperform large caps.

*These returns are not comparable to mutual fund returns, as they are gross of fees and other expenses and do not portray the cash effects incurred by actual mutual funds. Columbia Acorn Fund's foreign stockholdings were not purchased as a balanced, stand-alone portfolio.

Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


8



Columbia Acorn Fund (ACRNX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 6/10/70   1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes     26.00 %     5.91 %     9.40 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     25.44       5.24       8.84    
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
    17.60       5.04       8.26    
Russell 2500 Index (pretax)*     26.71       4.86       6.98    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Acorn Fund Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn Fund Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   Crown Castle International
Communications Towers
  1.5
%  
2.   lululemon athletica
Premium Active Apparel Retailer
  1.5
%  
3.   FMC Technologies
Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer
  1.5
%  
4.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  1.5
%  
5.   Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration
  1.4
%  
6.   Mettler Toledo
Laboratory Equipment
  1.3
%  
7.   Informatica
Enterprise Data Integration Software
  1.3
%  
8.   Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  1.2
%  
9.   Amphenol
Electronic Connectors
  1.1
%  
10.   Expeditors International of Washington
International Freight Forwarder
  1.0
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn Fund (Class Z)

June 10, 1970 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn Fund at inception on June 10, 1970 to the S&P 500 Index and to an initial $31,777 investment in the Russell 2500 Index on the index's December 31, 1978 inception date. Although the indexes are provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the indexes. The indexes are unmanaged and returns for both the indexes and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $18.1 billion

*  A $10,000 investment in Columbia Acorn Fund at inception appreciated to $31,777 on December 31, 1978, the inception date of the Russell 2500 Index. For comparison with the Russell 2500 Index, we assigned the index the same value as the Fund at index inception.

**Although the Fund typically invests in small- and mid-sized companies, the comparison to the S&P 500 Index is presented to show performance against a widely recognized market index over the life of the Fund.


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Columbia Acorn International

In a Nutshell

   
P. Zachary Egan   Louis J. Mendes III  
Co-Portfolio Manager   Co-Portfolio Manager  

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Zhaojin Mining Industry     1.1 %  
Mr. Price     0.8 %  
Shandong Weigao     0.6 %  
Shriram Transport Finance     0.5 %  
Intralot     0.4 %  
CIR     0.3 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International finished the year up 22.70%, underperforming the 24.36% return of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index, the Fund's primary benchmark. The Fund's 2010 fourth quarter return was 8.57%, versus a benchmark return of 10.58%. Smaller international stocks continued to outperform their larger-cap counterparts for the second consecutive year, and for four out of the last five years. The large-cap MSCI EAFE Index returned 7.75% in the year.

Emerging market demand continues to explain much of the ongoing rebound from 2008 in corporate earnings and stock returns around the world. While the U.S. grapples with rising budget deficits and Europeans ponder the possibility of default among one or more euro zone members, formerly troubled economies such as Thailand and Brazil now enjoy strong economic growth and corporate earnings and comparatively good public balance sheets. Indeed, as reported in the Financial Times, the World Bank calculates that domestic demand in developing economies contributed fully 46% of global growth in 2010.*

We believe this represents a significant opportunity for investors, although a highly differentiated one, as valuation and other intervening variables often stand between GDP growth and stock returns. While China, for example, continued to post high growth in 2010, its stock market (as measured by the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index) rose less than 2%. Emerging market stocks represented, in the course of the year, almost one quarter of Columbia Acorn International's assets. However, emerging market demand for goods and services provided by companies domiciled elsewhere remains a core component of the Fund's strategy, so implicit emerging market exposure is higher. With these companies we seek to access growth at either a more reasonable price or with less risk.

Unsurprisingly, emerging market stocks were among the largest contributors to positive returns in 2010. South African apparel, household and sporting goods retailer Mr. Price rose over 100% as improved merchandising and working capital levels bolstered the company's already strong fundamentals. Zhaojin Mining Industry, a Chinese gold miner, posted a similar return on the back of rising gold prices, value-accretive acquisitions, exploration on current properties, and rising production. Also in China, Shandong Weigao, a manufacturer of vertically integrated hospital consumables, rose over 70% on strong demand for medical consumables and improving results from its joint venture with Medtronic. In India, Shriram Transport Finance also increased over 70% on high growth and low defaults in its core used truck finance business.

Disappointments in 2010 included Greek lottery company Intralot, which declined nearly 40% on adverse tax developments in Bulgaria and Greece and start-up costs in the United States and Italy. A weak currency in Bulgaria further impacted earnings. Japanese retailer Point fell 30% on weak same-store sales and heavy upfront investments. We no longer hold this name in the Fund. Italian holding company CIR fell 29% as gas prices squeezed its electricity generation business.

It is notable that the U.S. dollar has fallen over 30% versus the yen, 28% versus the Swiss franc, and over 55% versus gold over the last five years. As managers, we take an agnostic view on currency, notwithstanding volatile movements and long-term uncertainties about the creditworthiness of certain countries. Instead, we consider carefully how currency movements might impact competitiveness and profitability within individual companies. And we seek to hedge out some of the risk relative to our benchmark caused by overweighting or underweighting countries or regions. Particularly in the present context of "quantitative easing" (printing money) and competitive devaluation, however, we take comfort as managers and investors in the Fund, knowing that equities confer claims on real businesses. Among the attractions of an internationally diversified equity portfolio is the possibility it offers of retaining purchasing power through economic cycles and bouts of monetary experimentation. We believe it may prove to be an important component of a capital preservation strategy.

*Beattie, Alan, "World Bank backs efforts to counter rapid inflows," Financial Times, January 13, 2011, p. 4.

International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


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Columbia Acorn International (ACINX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 9/23/92   1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes     22.70 %     9.60 %     9.33 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     22.40       8.84       8.81    
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
    15.42       8.31       8.24    
S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M
and $5B Index (pretax)*
    24.36       8.19       11.75    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Acorn International Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn International Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   Naspers (South Africa)
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets
  1.6
%  
2.   Hexagon (Sweden)
Measurement Equipment & Software
  1.5
%  
3.   Olam International (Singapore)
Agriculture Supply Chain Manager
  1.4
%  
4.   Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)
Car Rental
  1.2
%  
5.   Kansai Paint (Japan)
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia
  1.2
%  
6.   Imtech (Netherlands)
Electromechanical & Information & Communications
Technologies Installation & Maintenance
  1.2
%  
7.   Zhaojin Mining Industry (China)
Gold Mining & Refining in China
  1.1
%  
8.   Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  1.0
%  
9.   NHN (South Korea)
South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine
  1.0
%  
10.   Advance Residence Investment (Japan)
Residential REIT
  1.0
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International (Class Z)

September 23, 1992 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn International at inception on September 23, 1992 to the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. The index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $6.1 billion


11



Columbia Acorn USA

In a Nutshell

   
Robert A. Mohn    
Co-Portfolio Manager    

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

FMC Technologies     2.6 %  
Informatica     2.6 %  
Ametek     2.2 %  
Nordson     2.0 %  
tw telecom     1.6 %  
lululemon athletica     1.6 %  
Atmel     1.4 %  
Abercrombie & Fitch     1.4 %  
Finisar     1.3 %  
ITT Educational Services     0.6 %  
Global Payments     0.5 %  
Monolithic Power Systems     0.3 %  
Talbots     0.2 %  
Equinix     0.2 %  

 

*The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was announced on Monday, September 15, 2008. On Friday, September 12, 2008, Columbia Acorn USA's net asset value (NAV) was $24.16. On December 31, 2010, the Fund's NAV was $28.56. In 2008, the Fund's peak NAV was $28.22. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund was just 2.28% below its dividend-adjusted, all-time high, which it reached on June 4, 2007.

Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.

 

Columbia Acorn USA ended the fourth quarter of 2010 up 16.43%, which compares to a 16.25% gain for its primary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. Small-cap stocks were very strong in 2010. For the annual period, the Fund was up 23.16% while its benchmark gained 26.85%. The Fund's relative annual return was hurt by poor performance of some of the Fund's positions in women's apparel stocks and small-cap semiconductor names, as well as the Fund's overweight position in the lagging telecom sector.

Several stocks in the retail, technology and industrial sectors were among the Fund's winners for the quarter and the year. lululemon athletica, a retailer of premium activewear, enjoyed blistering sales growth of 56% over the prior year, driving the Fund's investment up 53% in the fourth quarter and more than 125% for the year. Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch grew same-store sales by 15% in December, outpacing competitors, most of whom posted negative year-over-year sales for this important retail month. The stock was up 47% in the fourth quarter and had an annual gain of 70% in the Fund.

Technology winners included Atmel, a leader in touchscreen microcontrollers, radio frequency and memory semiconductors. Its business has benefited from surging sales of smart phones and tablet computers. Atmel gained 55% in the fourth quarter and was up 130% for the Fund during the year. Finisar provides optical sub-systems and components for communications networks. The Fund's investment rose 67% in the quarter and 169% for the year as the company benefited from a surge in demand for data transmission and storage. Informatica, a data integration software provider that helps companies manage their disparate data streams, has also enjoyed strong revenue growth and Fund gains in the stock were 15% in the quarter and 70% for the year.

Two niche industrial companies rounded out the list of top contributors. Ametek, a manufacturer of aerospace and industrial instruments, gained 23% in the fourth quarter and was up 55% for the Fund during the year. Nordson, a maker of dispensing systems for adhesives and coatings, was up 25% in the quarter and 52% for the year in Columbia Acorn USA. Both companies have benefited from strong revenue growth and productivity improvements through wise expense control.

Outside these winning sectors, FMC Technologies, the largest position in the Fund at the end of 2010, was the top contributor to performance in the fourth quarter and ranked second for the year. Order flow at this oil and gas wellhead manufacturer climbed dramatically, nearly reaching pre-recession peaks. The stock was up 30% for the quarter and 54% for the year.

Laggards for the quarter included fiber optic telephone and data services provider tw telecom. Its stock fell 8% on underwhelming sales growth. Women's specialty retailer Talbots fell 35% in the quarter on declining sales. Equinix, a provider of offsite data centers for larger companies, suffered from price cutting in its sector and difficulties in integrating a recent acquisition. The stock fell 21% in the fourth quarter.

For the annual period, ITT Educational Services, a provider of post-secondary degree education, suffered as new regulatory requirements dogged the for-profit education sector, leading to declines in new enrollment. The stock was down 33% in the Fund for the year. Credit card processor Global Payments fell 14% during the annual period as a pricing war in its Canadian credit and debit processing business drove down margins. Monolithic Power Systems, a manufacturer of high performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, fell 31% for the year due to pricing pressure and management's reduction of company profit margin targets.

Here are some fun facts for long-term stock investors: at the end of 2010, the S&P 500 large-cap index was higher than it was that fateful day before Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008, and so was Acorn USA; the Russell 2000 small-cap index was trading higher than at any point during the entire year of 2008, and so was Acorn USA; and the S&P 400 mid-cap index ended 2010 a mere 2% below its all-time high! And so did Acorn USA.* A stock market Rip Van Winkle waking up from his stress-free, two-year nap would find the market just as he left it. Turns out, buy and HOLD actually works quite well.


12



Columbia Acorn USA (AUSAX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 9/4/96   1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes     23.16 %     3.48 %     8.74 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     23.16       3.12       8.42    
Returns after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares
    15.05       2.96       7.72    
Russell 2000 Index (pretax)*     26.85       4.47       6.33    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Acorn USA Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn USA Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   FMC Technologies
Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer
  2.6
%  
2.   Informatica
Enterprise Data Integration Software
  2.6
%  
3.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  2.2
%  
4.   Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings
  2.0
%  
5.   Micros Systems
Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers
  1.8
%  
6.   Atwood Oceanics
Offshore Drilling Contractor
  1.7
%  
7.   tw telecom
Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services
  1.6
%  
8.   Mettler Toledo
Laboratory Equipment
  1.6
%  
9.   lululemon athletica
Premium Active Apparel Retailer
  1.6
%  
10.   Gaylord Entertainment
Convention Hotels
  1.6
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn USA (Class Z)

September 4, 1996 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn USA at inception on September 4, 1996 to the Russell 2000 Index. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. The index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $1.7 billion


13



Columbia Acorn International Select

In a Nutshell

Christopher J. Olson

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Serco     4.1 %  
Hexagon     4.0 %  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     3.9 %  
Naspers     3.5 %  
Fugro     3.2 %  
Pan American Silver     2.6 %  
Zhaojin Mining Industry     2.6 %  
United Drug     2.0 %  
Cobham     1.6 %  
Micro Focus     0.7 %  

Columbia Acorn International Select ended the fourth quarter of 2010 up 8.09%, underperforming its primary benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index, which gained 9.75%. For the annual period, the Fund's 21.89% return topped the benchmark's 20.16% gain in what turned out to be a very strong year for the global equity markets.

Top contributors to Fund performance in the quarter and year included two names in the energy sector. Pacific Rubiales Energy, a Colombian oil exploration and development company, benefited from new oilfield discoveries. The stock was up 20% for the fourth quarter and 129% for the year in the Fund. In the Netherlands, sub-sea oilfield services provider Fugro had a 25% gain in the fourth quarter and ended the year up 48% as customers confirmed their commitment to deep water drilling and higher oil prices led to a recovery in oil industry exploration spending.

Two mining companies were among the top contributors. China's Zhaojin Mining Industry had another strong quarter, gaining 34% and ending the year up 113%. The company continued to benefit from strong production and exploration profiles and rising gold prices. In Canada, Pan American Silver, a silver miner, was up 36% for the quarter and 55% for the year. Silver prices rose 83% over the year and the company continued to move forward on two large exploration projects.

The Fund's investment in Swedish measurement equipment manufacturer Hexagon gained 15% in the quarter and ended the year up 70%. The company has been enjoying strong sales growth both in Europe and emerging markets. Naspers, a media company with assets in South Africa, China and other emerging markets, was up 20% for the quarter and 48% for the year. Results in the company's underlying businesses remained strong, driven by increasing levels of Internet usage throughout its emerging market Internet holdings.

Underperformers in the quarter included UK facilities management company Serco, down 11% on concerns the government austerity program in the United Kingdom would reduce its sales growth. Irish pharmaceutical wholesaler United Drug was off 15% in the quarter on Irish budgetary concerns and worries over the impact cuts could have on the domestic economy. Cobham, a UK manufacturer of aerospace components, was down 10% in the quarter and also ranked among the worst performers for the year, with an annual decline of 17%, as the uncertainty regarding U.S. and UK defense budget cuts delayed sales. Other laggards for the year included MegaStudy, a South Korean provider of online education services that fell 33% after the government moved to subsidize its publicly run competitors. We sold the Fund's position in MegaStudy in the second quarter of 2010. Micro Focus, a UK legacy software provider, had an annual loss of 26% on news of the departure of the company's CFO and a revenue growth downgrade.

International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


14



Columbia Acorn International Select (ACFFX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 11/23/98   1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes     21.89 %     9.04 %     6.63 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     21.70       8.72       6.47    
Returns after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares
    14.62       7.89       5.87    
S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B
Index (pretax)*
    20.16       4.95       8.22    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Acorn International Select Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn International Select Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   Kansai Paint (Japan)
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia
  4.1
%  
2.   Serco (United Kingdom)
Facilities Management
  4.1
%  
3.   Hexagon (Sweden)
Measurement Equipment & Software
  4.0
%  
4.   Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia
  3.9
%  
5.   NHN (South Korea)
South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine
  3.9
%  
6.   Ascendas REIT (Singapore)
Singapore Industrial Property Landlord
  3.8
%  
7.   Jiangsu Expressway (China)
Chinese Toll Road Operator
  3.7
%  
8.   Naspers (South Africa)
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets
  3.5
%  
9.   Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  3.2
%  
10.   UGL (Australia)
Engineering & Facilities Management
  3.1
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International Select (Class Z)

November 23, 1998 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn International Select at inception on November 23, 1998 to the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. The index and Fund returns include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $452.7 million


15



Columbia Acorn Select

In a Nutshell

Ben Andrews

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Pacific Rubiales Energy     6.8 %  
ITT Educational Services     2.8 %  
Canacol Energy     2.5 %  
ShaMaran Petroleum     2.2 %  
Canadian Solar     1.7 %  
Career Education     1.7 %  
Union Agriculture Group     0.9 %  
Kirkland Lake Gold     0.7 %  

Columbia Acorn Select gained 14.05% in the fourth quarter of 2010. This exceeded the 13.50% rise in the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For the year, the Fund was up 22.88%, underperforming the 26.64% gain of its benchmark, as we were not able to completely offset the relative lag from earlier in the year. The Fund handily beat the large-cap S&P 500 Index's 10.76% fourth quarter gain and its 15.06% return for the full year.

Our investments in the oil industry helped the portfolio greatly, not so much because the price of oil went up 15% a barrel in 2010, but because the oil companies we owned were successful at finding oil, which was our thesis for making the investments. Over the past three years, we've focused on Colombia and the area known as Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Fund investments in Colombia have been a multi-year success for the portfolio, with Pacific Rubiales Energy, an oil exploration and development company, and Canacol Energy, an oil production company, together adding 8.80% to performance in 2010. The improved security provided by government forces has allowed small petroleum companies in Colombia to look more broadly for oil for the first time in more than 20 years. The fall of Saddam Hussein in Iraq allowed the Kurds to open up their semi-autonomous region within Iraq to outside investment. ShaMaran Petroleum, a company that cobbled together several exploration blocks in Kurdistan, found oil this year and its stock added 1.90% to our portfolio for the year.

On the downside, Fund investments in for-profit, post-secondary education companies ITT Educational Services and Career Education hurt returns. We've been investors in for-profit education stocks for a long time. We are believers in this industry as its student placement rates, and the career earnings of its graduates, have always been consistent and strong. We believe that many of these schools will continue to provide the same benefits for their students and make a solid profit, even if proposed "gainful employment standards" are implemented by the U.S. Department of Education. We did decrease the Fund's exposure to this sector upon realizing the negative impact that this proposed legislation could have. We intend to watch the for-profit education industry to see whether solid student and earnings growth return under the new standards and to evaluate the Fund's investments in the industry.

Canadian Solar, a solar cell and module manufacturer based in China, cost the portfolio 2.02% for the year. Solar panel pricing has been erratic as the industry is often in over supply or under supply due to its reliance on government subsidies. We invested in one of the low-cost producers of solar panels, believing that the industry is close to standing on its own two feet without big subsidies, which should fuel growth. While Canadian Solar is becoming one of the main players in the solar industry, the sector needs to improve for its stock to benefit.

During the fourth quarter of 2010, we sold out of seven companies and purchased eight new names. We made our first investments in the precious metals and farmland industries. We purchased Kirkland Lake Gold, a Canadian gold mining company that is expanding existing operations to increase production, and Union Agriculture Group, a farmland operator in Uruguay.

I'm relieved that the expiring income tax cuts were extended for another two years and I believe that the 2% cut in payroll taxes is another positive. My hope is that consumers continue to repair their balance sheets and the government starts to cut spending! Overall, I'm optimistic as a slow economic recovery is evident, but stock market valuations are not cheap, so caution is in order.

Risks include stock market fluctuations due to economic and business developments. The Fund also has potentially greater price volatility due to the Fund's concentration in a limited number of stocks of mid-size companies. The Fund is a non-diversified fund and may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly. The Fund may not operate as a non-diversified fund at all times. International investments involve greater potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuations, economic instability and political developments.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


16



Columbia Acorn Select (ACTWX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 11/23/98   1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes     22.88 %     6.28 %     8.79 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     22.88       6.05       8.57    
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
    14.87       5.41       7.78    
S&P MidCap 400 Index (pretax)*     26.64       5.74       7.16    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Acorn Select Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn Select Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia
  6.8
%  
2.   Hertz
Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator
  5.5
%  
3.   Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company
  4.2
%  
4.   Abercrombie & Fitch
Teen Apparel Retailer
  4.0
%  
5.   Safeway
Supermarkets
  3.7
%  
6.   CNO Financial Group
Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance
  3.7
%  
7.   Sanmina-SCI
Electronic Manufacturing Services
  3.6
%  
8.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  3.2
%  
9.   Crown Castle International
Communications Towers
  3.0
%  
10.   ITT Educational Services
Post-secondary Degree Services
  2.8
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn Select (Class Z)

November 23, 1998 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn Select at inception on November 23, 1998 to the S&P MidCap 400 Index. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings differ significantly from those in the index. The index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $2.3 billion


17



Columbia Thermostat Fund

In a Nutshell

Charles P. McQuaid  

 

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

A "fund of fund" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

Columbia Thermostat Fund gained 7.37% in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to a 10.76% gain of its primary equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and a 1.30% drop of the Fund's primary debt benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the annual period, the Fund's 17.58% gain beat a 15.06% return for the large-cap S&P 500 and the 6.54% gain of the Barclays index.

Selling stock funds on the strength of the equity markets, we made three reallocations during the fourth quarter into bond funds. At the end of the period, the Fund had a 60% exposure to its underlying stock funds and 40% exposure to its underlying bond funds.

The Fund's equity positions had returns ranging from 14.57% (Columbia Acorn Fund) to 8.39% (Columbia Dividend Income Fund) in the quarter. Similarly, for the annual period, Columbia Acorn Fund's 26.00% gain was at the top while Columbia Dividend Income Fund's 13.02% was the lowest.

On the bond side, Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund posted the only gain among the underlying bond funds for the fourth quarter, up 2.14%. For the annual period, the weighted average income return was 8.28%, less than half that of the equity portion, which had a 19.18% weighted average annual gain.

Given its structure and investment objective, one would expect Columbia Thermostat Fund's returns to fall between its debt and equity benchmarks. That was not the case in 2010 as Fund performance topped both benchmarks. We attribute this to good selection of underlying funds and to the stock market trading in a range that was optimal for the Fund's rebalancing points during much of the year. As you may recall, we added to the Fund's international equity exposure earlier this year while reducing large-cap domestic equity weights. Our domestic mid-cap and international emphasis boosted the Fund's performance.

Results of the Funds Owned in Columbia Thermostat Fund as of December 31, 2010

Stock Funds   Weightings   4th      
Fund   in category   quarter   1 year  
Columbia Acorn
International
    20 %     8.57 %     22.70 %  
Columbia Dividend
Income Fund
    20 %     8.39 %     13.02 %  
Columbia Acorn Fund     15 %     14.57 %     26.00 %  
Columbia Marsico
Growth Fund
    15 %     13.93 %     19.74 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     10 %     14.05 %     22.88 %  
Columbia Contrarian
Core Fund
    10 %     13.56 %     16.21 %  
Columbia Large Cap
Enhanced Core Fund
    10 %     9.89 %     13.32 %  
Weighted Average
Equity Return
    100 %     11.42 %     19.18 %  
Bond Funds   Weightings   4th      
Fund   in category   quarter   1 year  
Columbia Intermediate
Bond Fund
    50 %     -0.57 %     7.91 %  
Columbia U.S. Treasury
Index Fund
    30 %     -2.56 %     5.67 %  
Columbia Conservative
High Yield Fund
    20 %     2.14 %     13.00 %  
Weighted Average
Income Return/Loss
    100 %     -0.61 %     8.28 %  

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund
Rebalancing in the Fourth Quarter

October 6, 2010   70% stocks, 30% bonds  
November 5, 2010   65% stocks, 35% bonds  
December 22, 2010   60% stocks, 40% bonds  

The value of an investment in the Fund is based primarily on the performance of the underlying portfolio funds and the allocation of the Fund's assets among them. An investment in the underlying portfolio funds may present certain risks, including stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments; and a greater degree of social, political and economic volatility associated with international investing. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Value stocks may also be subject to specific business risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor. Lower-rated and medium quality debt securities are more speculative and incur more risk. International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Changes in interest rates and changes in the financial strength of issuers of lower-rated bonds may also affect underlying fund performance. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the investment adviser's decisions regarding asset classes and underlying portfolio funds will not anticipate market trends successfully, resulting in a failure to preserve capital or lower total return. In addition, the Fund may buy and sell shares of the portfolio funds frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional tax liability. This is not an offer of the shares of any other mutual fund mentioned herein.


18



Columbia Thermostat Fund (COTZX)

At a Glance

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Class Z)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 9/25/02   1 year   5 year   Life of fund  
Returns before taxes     17.58 %     5.38 %     7.84 %  
Returns after taxes on distributions     17.22       4.04       6.57    
Returns after taxes on distributions and
sale of fund shares
    11.82       4.01       6.26    
S&P 500 Index (pretax)*     15.06       2.29       7.44    
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
(pretax)*
    6.54       5.80       5.03    
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index (pretax)     12.91       4.75       8.15    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary stock and bond benchmarks, respectively.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class Z shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Columbia Thermostat Fund Asset Allocation

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Thermostat Fund Portfolio Weightings

as a percentage of assets in each investment category, as of 12/31/10

Stock Mutual Funds

Columbia Acorn International, Class I     20 %  
Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I     20 %  
Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I     15 %  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Class I     15 %  
Columbia Acorn Select, Class I     10 %  
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I     10 %  
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I     10 %  

 

Bond Mutual Funds

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I     50 %  
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I     30 %  
Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund, Class Z     20 %  

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Thermostat Fund (Class Z)

September 25, 2002 through December 31, 2010

This graph compares the results of $10,000 invested in Columbia Thermostat Fund at inception on September 25, 2002 to the S&P 500 Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and the Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index. Although the indexes are provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings differ significantly from those in the indexes. The Indexes are unmanaged and returns for the indexes and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $131.3 million


19




Columbia Acorn Fund

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Information  
AboveNet     1,100,000       1,200,000    
Applied Micro Circuits     0       1,650,000    
Ariba     0       500,000    
Concur Technologies     1,035,000       1,480,000    
IMAX (Canada)     0       800,000    
Infinera     800,000       1,925,000    
IPG Photonics     2,600,000       2,710,000    
Ixia     681,003       1,470,000    
Mail.ru - GDR (Russia)     0       464,305    
Microsemi     2,085,000       2,345,000    
Netgear     1,100,000       1,200,000    
Plexus     1,677,807       1,790,000    
Polycom     1,745,000       1,955,000    
SPS Commerce     0       856,429    
Trimble Navigation     1,545,000       1,935,000    
Verisk Analytics     0       450,000    
WMS Industries     790,000       1,050,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Albany International     1,000,000       1,100,000    
Arcadis (Netherlands)     261,990       626,524    
FMC Corp.     0       300,000    
GrafTech International     1,980,000       2,340,000    
Marel (Iceland)     0       10,000,000    
Neopost (France)     205,000       280,000    
Oshkosh     2,608,607       3,650,000    
St. Joe     0       500,000    
Ushio (Japan)     1,000,000       1,134,100    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group     0       367,900    
Career Education     2,600,000       2,800,000    
Cheesecake Factory     330,000       450,000    
Crocs     800,000       1,400,000    
Deckers Outdoor     0       1,120,000    
Diamond Foods     810,000       1,300,000    
DSW     403,700       525,000    
Guess?     0       1,550,000    
Hanesbrands     250,000       700,000    
Lance     0       240,000    
Lifetime Fitness     1,960,000       2,190,000    
Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)     1,100,000       2,000,000    
Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
(Hong Kong)
    0       3,000,000    
Phillips-Van Heusen     500,000       1,055,000    
Shutterfly     1,531,492       1,700,000    
Steven Madden     0       400,000    
Tesla Motors     294,000       400,000    
The Fresh Market     0       66,000    
Warnaco Group     612,972       2,190,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Energy & Minerals  
Alange Energy (Colombia)     12,100,000       17,100,000    
Augusta Resource     0       800,000    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom)
    0       2,520,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Subscription
Receipts (United Kingdom)
    0       5,880,000    
Duluth Metals (Canada)     2,800,000       3,154,000    
Mongolian Mining (Hong Kong)     0       5,215,500    
Oil States International     0       200,000    
Petroamerica (Colombia)     13,000,000       30,275,000    
STR Holdings     400,000       500,000    
Swift Energy     0       275,000    
Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina)
    0       6,818,182    
Finance  
Alliance Data Systems     0       140,000    
Associated Banc-Corp     5,063,800       5,413,800    
Brown & Brown     0       900,000    
First Busey     1,614,507       3,299,507    
Hanover Insurance Group     1,230,000       1,320,000    
Tower Group     900,000       1,225,000    
TriCo Bancshares     1,136,175       1,350,000    
Whitney Holding     2,200,000       4,000,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     759,718       2,659,068    
Alimera Sciences     0       361,450    
Allos Therapeutics     5,981,889       7,035,000    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     3,205,000       3,920,421    
Chelsea Therapeutics     2,649,300       3,449,900    
Community Health Systems     0       1,300,000    
Health Management Associates     0       2,650,000    
Idenix Pharmaceuticals     2,800,000       3,340,255    
InterMune     0       1,088,500    
Isis Pharmaceuticals     2,350,000       4,500,000    
Micromet     3,500,000       5,500,000    
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals     0       1,383,454    
Neogen     0       77,602    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals     900,000       1,200,000    
Pacific Biosciences of California     0       932,768    
Patterson Companies     0       1,100,000    
Seattle Genetics     4,114,900       4,180,918    
Sirona Dental Systems     1,500,000       1,800,000    
United Therapeutics     860,000       1,110,000    
Other Industries  
Associated Estates Realty     1,500,000       2,200,000    
Dupont Fabros Technology     1,300,000       1,935,579    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases (continued)  
Other Industries—continued  
Federal Realty Investment Trust     480,000       641,165    
Mapletree Logistics Trust
(Singapore)
    40,000,000       43,201,999    
Post Properties     0       367,240    
Rush Enterprises, Class A     2,500,000       2,800,000    
Rush Enterprises, Class B     500,000       550,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Information  
Actuate     3,700,000       1,500,000    
Akamai     440,000       0    
Avid Technology     700,000       0    
Cogent Communications     3,400,000       2,800,000    
CommScope     1,045,000       0    
Finisar     1,875,000       1,725,000    
Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing (Hong Kong)
    1,790,000       750,000    
iGate     5,000,000       2,913,065    
Mediacom Communications     3,000,000       0    
Singapore Exchange (Singapore)     8,000,000       5,000,000    
SRA International     1,780,893       1,655,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Mine Safety Appliances     1,687,699       1,525,000    
Republic Services     1,500,000       1,000,000    
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers     687,500       0    
Serco (United Kingdom)     2,900,000       2,559,000    
Watsco     250,000       100,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Charming Shoppes     5,717,981       0    
Chico's FAS     4,762,000       2,562,000    
Coldwater Creek     4,773,374       1,384,597    
Dress Barn     1,175,000       0    
Expedia     4,500,000       3,900,000    
Express     1,345,000       0    
Flowers Foods     819,000       0    
G-III Apparel Group     260,260       0    
J Crew Group     1,784,000       0    
Jones Apparel Group     2,025,000       0    
lululemon athletica     4,135,000       4,035,000    
P.F. Chang's China Bistro     370,000       300,000    
Penn National Gaming     1,750,000       1,590,000    
Pier 1 Imports     5,700,000       5,600,000    
Pinnacle Entertainment     4,050,000       3,400,000    
Princeton Review     2,970,000       2,000,000    
Rue21     517,696       0    
Smart Balance     2,000,000       0    
Talbots     4,900,000       4,150,000    
True Religion Apparel     2,397,000       2,047,000    
Urban Outfitters     2,009,700       1,180,000    
Vail Resorts     1,450,000       1,250,000    
Wet Seal     4,815,600       0    
Energy & Minerals  
Core Laboratories (Netherlands)     696,000       641,000    
Horizon North Logistics (Canada)     2,953,900       2,890,900    
Oceaneering International     275,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited), continued

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales (continued)  
Energy & Minerals—continued  
Silver Wheaton (Canada)     2,450,000       2,250,000    
Southwestern Energy     2,160,000       1,800,000    
Finance  
Aspen Insurance     1,000,000       390,919    
Assurant     700,000       121,342    
Delphi Financial Group     1,450,000       1,000,000    
H&E Equipment Services     3,033,300       3,000,000    
Housing Development Finance
(India)
    1,625,000       1,300,000    
Markel     100,000       0    
Health Care  
Acorda Therapeutics     1,550,000       900,000    
Alexion Pharmaceuticals     2,800,000       2,100,000    
Amylin Pharmaceuticals     1,550,000       0    
Cepheid     3,350,000       2,415,000    
Human Genome Sciences     1,100,000       0    
ICU Medical     850,000       42,278    
Illumina     1,100,000       506,000    
Nanosphere     1,500,000       1,480,056    
Nektar Therapeutics     3,300,000       2,700,000    
Owens & Minor     600,000       200,000    
PSS World Medical     3,300,000       0    
QIAGEN (Netherlands)     1,435,000       0    
Vermillion     694,849       0    
Other Industries  
American Commercial Lines     602,000       0    
JB Hunt Transport Services     1,980,000       1,850,000    
Macerich     752,161       530,000    
Terna (Italy)     5,833,000       3,333,000    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 97.2%  
Information 26.9%      
    > Business Software 6.2%  
  5,200,000     Informatica (a)(b)   $ 228,956    
        Enterprise Data Integration Software        
  2,700,000     Micros Systems (a)     118,422    
        Information Systems for Hotels,
Restaurants & Retailers
       
  2,100,000     ANSYS (a)     109,347    
        Simulation Software for Engineers &
Designers
       
  1,480,000     Concur Technologies (a)     76,856    
        Web Enabled Cost & Expense
Management Software
       
  1,100,000     Quality Systems (c)     76,802    
        IT Systems for Medical Groups &
Ambulatory Care Centers
       
  12,500,000     Novell (a)     74,000    
        Directory, Operating System & Identity
Management Software
       
  2,250,000     Blackbaud (b)     58,275    
        Software & Services for Non-profits        
  9,000,000     Art Technology Group (a)(b)     53,820    
        Software & Tools to Optimize Websites
for E-Commerce
       
  1,800,000     NetSuite (a)     45,000    
        End to End IT Systems Solutions Delivered
Over the Web
       
  2,025,000     Kenexa (a)(b)     44,125    
        Recruiting & Workforce Management
Solutions
       
  1,400,000     Constant Contact (a)(c)     43,386    
        E-mail & Other Marketing Campaign
Management Systems Delivered Over
the Web
       
  2,000,000     Tyler Technologies (a)(b)     41,520    
        Financial, Tax, Court & Document
Management Systems for Local
Governments
       
  850,000     Red Hat (a)     38,803    
        Maintenance & Support for Open
Source & Middleware
       
  700,000     Blackboard (a)(c)     28,910    
        Education Software        
  920,000     Jack Henry & Associates     26,818    
        Systems Financial Institutions        
  345,000     Advent Software (a)(c)     19,982    
        Asset Management & Trading Systems        
  856,429     SPS Commerce (a)(b)     13,532    
        Supply Chain Management Software
Delivered via the Web
       
  500,000     Ariba (a)     11,745    
        Cost Management Software        
  1,500,000     Actuate (a)     8,550    
        Information Delivery Software & Solutions        
  1,000,000     InContact (a)     3,300    
        Call Center Systems Delivered via the
Web & Telecommunications Services
       
      1,122,149    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Instrumentation 3.3%  
  1,600,000     Mettler Toledo (a)   $ 241,936    
        Laboratory Equipment        
  5,915,000     Hexagon (Sweden) (c)     126,861    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
  2,710,000     IPG Photonics (a)(b)     85,690    
        Fiber Lasers        
  1,935,000     Trimble Navigation (a)     77,265    
        GPS-based Instruments        
  300,000     Dionex (a)     35,403    
        Ion & Liquid Chromatography        
  600,000     FLIR Systems (a)     17,850    
        Infrared Cameras        
  400,000     Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)     14,612    
        Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial
Applications
       
      599,617    
    > Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment 2.9%
 
  3,750,000     Amphenol     197,925    
        Electronic Connectors        
  2,225,000     II-VI (a)(b)     103,151    
        Laser Optics & Specialty Materials        
  1,140,000     Dolby Laboratories (a)     76,038    
        Audio Technology for Consumer Electronics        
  1,605,000     Zebra Technologies (a)     60,974    
        Bar Code Printers        
  1,200,000     Netgear (a)     40,416    
        Networking Products for Small
Business & Home
       
  800,000     Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)     27,920    
        Audio & Video Recording Solutions        
  605,000     Stratasys (a)(c)     19,747    
        Rapid Prototyping Systems        
      526,171    
    > Mobile Communications 2.3%  
  6,300,000     Crown Castle International (a)     276,129    
        Communications Towers        
  3,150,000     SBA Communications (a)     128,961    
        Communications Towers        
  1,000,000     MetroPCS Communications (a)     12,630    
        Discount Cellular Telephone Services        
  1,500,000     Globalstar (a)(c)     2,175    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
      419,895    
    > Telecommunications Equipment 1.9%  
  1,045,000     F5 Networks (a)     136,017    
        Internet Traffic Management Equipment        
  1,955,000     Polycom (a)     76,206    
        Video Conferencing Equipment        
  1,725,000     Finisar (a)     51,215    
        Optical Sub-systems & Components        
  1,260,000     Blue Coat Systems (a)     37,636    
        WAN Acceleration & Network Security        
  1,470,000     Ixia (a)     24,667    
        Telecom Network Test Equipment        
  1,925,000     Infinera (a)     19,885    
        Optical Networking Equipment        
      345,626    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 1.9%
 
  7,470,000     Atmel (a)   $ 92,030    
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
       
  2,345,000     Microsemi (a)     53,701    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  3,440,000     ON Semiconductor (a)     33,987    
        Mixed-signal & Power Management
Semiconductors
       
  4,500,000     Entegris (a)     33,615    
        Semiconductor Materials Management
Products
       
  1,035,000     Supertex (a)(b)     25,026    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  500,000     Littelfuse     23,530    
        Little Fuses        
  1,900,000     IXYS (a)(b)     22,078    
        Power Semiconductors        
  1,765,000     Pericom Semiconductor (a)(b)     19,380    
        Interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) &
Frequency Control Products
       
  1,650,000     Applied Micro Circuits (a)     17,622    
        Communications Semiconductors        
  800,000     Monolithic Power Systems (a)     13,216    
        High Performance Analog & Mixed-signal
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
       
      334,185    
    > Telephone and Data Services 1.8%  
  9,500,000     tw telecom (a)(b)     161,975    
        Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services        
  1,200,000     AboveNet     70,152    
        Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services        
  2,800,000     Cogent Communications (a)(b)     39,592    
        Internet Data Pipelines        
  9,600,000     PAETEC Holding (a)(b)     35,904    
        Telephone/Data Services for Business        
  2,000,000     General Communications (a)     25,320    
        Commercial Communications & Consumer
CATV, Web & Phone in Alaska
       
      332,943    
    > Gaming Equipment & Services 1.1%  
  3,725,000     Bally Technologies (a)(b)     157,158    
        Slot Machines & Software        
  1,050,000     WMS Industries (a)     47,502    
        Slot Machine Provider        
      204,660    
    > Computer Services 1.1%  
  2,913,065     iGate (b)     57,416    
        IT & BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
Services
       
  1,655,000     SRA International (a)     33,845    
        Government IT Services        
  2,000,000     Virtusa (a)(b)     32,720    
        Offshore IT Outsourcing        
  1,560,000     Acxiom (a)     26,754    
        Database Marketing Services        
  1,045,000     ExlService Holdings (a)     22,447    
        BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  4,500,000     Hackett Group (a)(b)   $ 15,795    
        IT Integration & Best Practice Research        
  1,000,000     WNS - ADR (India) (a)     11,570    
        Offshore BPO (Business Process
Outsourcing) Services
       
      200,547    
    > CATV 1.0%  
  3,000,000     Discovery Communications,
Series C (a)
    110,070    
        Cable TV Programming        
  1,250,000     Liberty Global, Series A (a)(c)     44,225    
        Cable TV Franchises Outside the USA        
  17,770     Jupiter Telecommunications (Japan)     18,691    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
      172,986    
    > Financial Processors 0.9%  
  2,429,000     Global Payments     112,244    
        Credit Card Processor        
  5,000,000     Singapore Exchange (Singapore)     32,805    
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  750,000     Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
(Hong Kong)
    17,011    
        Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
      162,060    
    > Internet Related 0.6%  
  188,000     NHN (South Korea) (a)     37,514    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  435,000     Equinix (a)     35,348    
        Network Neutral Data Centers        
  464,305     Mail.ru - GDR (Russia) (a)(d)     16,715    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
  1,000,000     Terremark Worldwide (a)     12,950    
        Data Center Colocation & IT Managed
Services Provider
       
  1,000,000     TheStreet.com     2,670    
        Financial Information Websites        
      105,197    
    > Electronics Distribution 0.6%  
  3,125,000     Avnet (a)     103,219    
        Electronic Components Distribution        
      103,219    
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.5%  
  1,790,000     Plexus (a)     55,383    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
  2,800,000     Sanmina-SCI (a)     32,144    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      87,527    
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 0.4%
 
  900,000     FTI Consulting (a)     33,552    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
  3,100,000     Navigant Consulting (a)(b)     28,520    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
  450,000     Verisk Analytics (a)     15,336    
        Risk & Decision Analytics        
      77,408    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


24



Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Entertainment Programming 0.1%  
  800,000     IMAX (Canada) (a)   $ 22,440    
        IMAX Movies, Theatre Equipment &
Theatre Joint Ventures
       
      22,440    
    > Consumer Software 0.1%  
  3,567,000     THQ (a)(b)     21,616    
        Entertainment Software        
      21,616    
    > Radio 0.1%  
  1,541,000     Salem Communications (b)     4,885    
        Radio Stations for Religious Programming        
  164,991     Saga Communications (a)     4,343    
        Radio Stations in Small & Mid-sized Cities        
  2,400,000     Spanish Broadcasting System (a)(b)     1,699    
        Spanish Language Radio Stations        
      10,927    
    > TV Broadcasting 0.1%  
  2,500,000     Entravision Communications (a)     6,425    
        Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations        
  1,750,000     Gray Television (a)     3,272    
        Mid-market Affiliated TV Stations        
      9,697    
    > Advertising —%  
  1,500,000     VisionChina Media - ADR
(China) (a)(c)
    6,960    
        Advertising on Digital Screens in China's
Mass Transit System
       
      6,960    
Information: Total     4,865,830    
Industrial Goods & Services 18.5%      
    > Machinery 9.6%  
  6,750,000     Ametek     264,937    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  4,200,000     Donaldson (b)     244,776    
        Industrial Air Filtration        
  1,500,000     Nordson     137,820    
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives &
Coatings
       
  3,650,000     Oshkosh (a)     128,626    
        Specialty Truck Manufacturer        
  3,100,000     Pentair     113,181    
        Pumps & Water Treatment        
  2,565,000     Clarcor (b)     110,013    
        Mobile & Industrial Filters        
  2,375,000     Kennametal     93,718    
        Consumable Cutting Tools        
  1,800,000     Pall     89,244    
        Filtration & Fluids Clarification        
  2,200,000     ESCO Technologies (b)     83,248    
        Automatic Electric Meter Readers        
  1,820,000     MOOG (a)     72,436    
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
       
  1,150,000     WABCO Holdings (a)     70,070    
        Truck & Bus Component Supplier        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,700,000     HEICO   $ 63,444    
        FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts        
  1,300,000     Kaydon     52,936    
        Specialized Friction & Motion Control
Products
       
  805,000     Toro     49,620    
        Turf Maintenance Equipment        
  1,525,000     Mine Safety Appliances     47,473    
        Safety Equipment        
  600,000     Wabtec     31,734    
        Freight & Transit Component Supplier        
  1,600,000     Generac (a)     25,872    
        Stand-by Power Generators        
  280,000     Neopost (France)     24,395    
        Postage Meter Machines        
  3,500,000     Jain Irrigation Systems (India)     16,484    
        Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems &
Food Processing
       
  10,000,000     Marel (Iceland) (a)     8,713    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish
Processing Equipment
       
  1,250,000     Spartan Motors     7,613    
        Specialty Truck & Chassis Manufacturer        
      1,736,353    
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 2.7%
 
  1,750,000     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile - ADR (Chile)
    102,235    
        Producer of Specialty Fertilizers,
Lithium & Iodine
       
  1,530,000     Albemarle     85,343    
        Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty
Chemicals
       
  1,800,000     Nalco Holding Company     57,492    
        Provider of Water Treatment & Process
Chemicals & Services
       
  340,000     Novozymes (Denmark)     47,377    
        Industrial Enzymes        
  753,000     Mersen (France)     34,514    
        Advanced Industrial Materials        
  1,260,000     Drew Industries (b)     28,627    
        RV & Manufactured Home Components        
  1,100,000     Albany International     26,059    
        Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced
Textiles
       
  300,000     FMC Corp.     23,967    
        Niche Specialty Chemicals        
  350,000     Greif     21,665    
        Industrial Packaging        
  2,200,000     Kansai Paint (Japan)     21,286    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  9,000     Sika (Switzerland)     19,752    
        Chemicals for Construction & Industrial
Applications
       
  400,000     Silgan Holdings     14,324    
        Metal & Plastic Packaging        
      482,641    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


25



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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Other Industrial Services 2.1%  
  3,200,000     Expeditors International of
Washington
  $ 174,720    
        International Freight Forwarder        
  1,850,000     Imtech (Netherlands)     70,184    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies
Installation & Maintenance
       
  1,300,000     Forward Air     36,894    
        Freight Transportation Between Airports        
  1,600,000     Mobile Mini (a)     31,504    
        Portable Storage Units Leasing        
  1,000,000     UTI Worldwide     21,200    
        Freight Forwarding & Logistics        
  1,050,000     TrueBlue (a)     18,890    
        Temporary Manual Labor        
  626,524     Arcadis (Netherlands)     14,580    
        Engineering Consultants        
  900,000     American Reprographics (a)     6,831    
        Document Management & Logistics        
      374,803    
    > Industrial Distribution 1.0%  
  900,000     WW Grainger     124,299    
        Industrial Distribution        
  2,600,000     Interline Brands (a)(b)     59,202    
        Industrial Distribution        
  100,000     Watsco     6,308    
        HVAC Distribution        
      189,809    
    > Electrical Components 0.8%  
  1,440,000     Acuity Brands     83,045    
        Commercial Lighting Fixtures        
  1,134,100     Ushio (Japan)     21,604    
        Industrial Light Sources        
  600,000     Ibiden (Japan)     18,907    
        Electronic Parts & Ceramics        
  351,000     Saft (France)     12,922    
        Niche Battery Manufacturer        
      136,478    
    > Construction 0.6%  
  66,000     NVR (a)     45,607    
        D.C. Homebuilder        
  1,800,000     Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia (Brazil)
    22,337    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  700,000     Simpson Manufacturing     21,637    
        Wall Joint Maker        
  700,000     Lumber Liquidators (a)(c)     17,437    
        Hardwood Flooring Retailer        
  500,000     St. Joe (a)(c)     10,925    
        Florida Panhandle Landowner        
      117,943    
    > Outsourcing Services 0.6%  
  1,950,000     Quanta Services (a)     38,844    
        Electrical & Telecom Construction Services        
  1,210,000     Administaff     35,453    
        Professional Employer Organization        
  2,559,000     Serco (United Kingdom)     22,163    
        Facilities Management        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  600,000     GP Strategies (a)   $ 6,144    
        Training Programs        
      102,604    
    > Waste Management 0.5%  
  1,672,500     Waste Connections     46,044    
        Solid Waste Management        
  1,000,000     Republic Services     29,860    
        Solid Waste Management        
  280,000     Clean Harbors (a)     23,542    
        Hazardous Waste Services & Disposal        
      99,446    
    > Conglomerates 0.3%  
  2,225,287     Aalberts Industries (Netherlands)     46,909    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
      46,909    
    > Steel 0.3%  
  2,340,000     GrafTech International (a)     46,426    
        Industrial Graphite Materials Producer        
      46,426    
    > Water —%  
  1,750,000     Mueller Water Products     7,298    
        Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes        
      7,298    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     3,340,710    
Consumer Goods & Services 16.8%      
    > Retail 4.2%  
  4,035,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)(c)     276,075    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  2,835,000     Abercrombie & Fitch     163,381    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  1,700,000     Shutterfly (a)(b)     59,551    
        Internet Photo-centric Retailer        
  5,600,000     Pier 1 Imports (a)     58,800    
        Home Furnishing Retailer        
  5,225,000     Saks (a)(c)     55,907    
        Luxury Department Store Retailer        
  1,180,000     Urban Outfitters (a)     42,256    
        Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer        
  4,150,000     Talbots (a)(b)     35,358    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  2,562,000     Chico's FAS     30,821    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  525,000     DSW (a)     20,527    
        Branded Footwear Retailer        
  1,371,366     Gaiam (b)     10,560    
        Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce        
  1,384,597     Coldwater Creek (a)     4,389    
        Women's Apparel Retailer        
  66,000     The Fresh Market (a)     2,719    
        Specialty Food Retailer        
      760,344    
    > Apparel 3.2%  
  2,190,000     Warnaco Group (a)     120,603    
        Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


26



Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Apparel—continued  
  2,100,000     Coach   $ 116,151    
        Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather
Accessories
       
  1,120,000     Deckers Outdoor (a)     89,309    
        Fashion Footwear Wholesaler        
  1,550,000     Guess?     73,346    
        Branded Apparel, Accessories & Licensor        
  1,055,000     Phillips-Van Heusen     66,476    
        Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer        
  2,047,000     True Religion Apparel (a)(b)     45,566    
        Premium Denim        
  1,400,000     Crocs (a)     23,968    
        Branded Footwear Wholesaler & Retailer        
  700,000     Hanesbrands (a)     17,780    
        Apparel Wholesaler        
  400,000     Steven Madden (a)     16,688    
        Wholesaler/Retailer of Fashion Footwear        
      569,887    
    > Travel 2.7%  
  3,850,000     Gaylord Entertainment (a)(b)     138,369    
        Convention Hotels        
  3,900,000     Expedia     97,851    
        Online Travel Services Company        
  4,600,000     Avis Budget Group (a)     71,576    
        Second Largest Car Rental Company        
  1,250,000     Vail Resorts (a)     65,050    
        Ski Resort Operator & Developer        
  3,000,000     Hertz (a)     43,470    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  970,000     Choice Hotels     37,122    
        Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands        
  2,000,000     Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)     32,417    
        Car Rental        
      485,855    
    > Food & Beverage 1.6%  
  2,200,000     Hansen Natural (a)     115,016    
        Alternative Beverages        
  37,000,000     Olam International (Singapore)     90,529    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
  1,300,000     Diamond Foods (b)(c)     69,134    
        Culinary Ingredients & Snack Foods        
  1,200,000     GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)     12,888    
        Produce an All-natural Sweetener Extracted
from the Stevia Plant
       
  240,000     Lance     5,625    
        Snack Foods        
  22,800     Sodastream (a)     720    
        Home Beverage Carbonation System        
      293,912    
    > Educational Services 1.0%  
  1,080,000     ITT Educational Services (a)(c)     68,785    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  2,800,000     Career Education (a)     58,044    
        Post-secondary Education        
  1,700,000     Universal Technical Institute (b)     37,434    
        Vocational Training        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  200,000     New Oriental Education &
Technology - ADR (China) (a)
  $ 21,046    
        China's Largest Private Education
Service Provider
       
  2,000,000     Princeton Review (a)     2,360    
        College Preparation Courses        
  2,000,000     Voyager Learning, Contingent Value
Rights (a)(d)
    262    
        Education Services for the K-12 Market        
      187,931    
    > Furniture & Textiles 0.8%  
  2,800,000     Herman Miller     70,840    
        Office Furniture        
  4,000,000     Knoll (b)     66,920    
        Office Furniture        
  1,000,000     Interface     15,650    
        Modular & Broadloom Carpet        
      153,410    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.7%  
  2,190,000     Lifetime Fitness (a)(b)     89,768    
        Sport & Fitness Club Operator        
  14,000,000     Lifestyle International (Hong Kong)     34,402    
        Mid- to High-end Department Store
Operator in Hong Kong & China
       
  1,325,000     IFM Investments (Century 21        
        China RE) - ADR (China) (a)     6,625    
        Provides Real Estate Services in China        
      130,795    
    > Casinos & Gaming 0.7%  
  1,590,000     Penn National Gaming (a)     55,888    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  3,400,000     Pinnacle Entertainment (a)(b)     47,668    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  3,000,000     Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
(Hong Kong) (a)(c)
    19,080    
        Macau Casino Operator        
      122,636    
    > Nondurables 0.5%  
  1,600,000     Helen of Troy (a)(b)     47,584    
        Hair Dryers & Curling Irons        
  550,000     Energizer Holdings (a)     40,095    
        Household & Personal Care Products        
      87,679    
    > Other Durable Goods 0.4%  
  1,720,000     Jarden     53,097    
        Branded Household Products        
  400,000     Tesla Motors (a)(c)     10,652    
        Design, Manufacture & Sell High
Performance Electric Vehicles
       
  180,000     Cavco Industries (a)     8,404    
        Manufactured Homes        
      72,153    
    > Restaurants 0.4%  
  2,000,000     AFC Enterprises (a)(b)     27,800    
        Popeye's Restaurants        
  300,000     P.F. Chang's China Bistro (c)     14,538    
        Mandarin Style Restaurants        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


27



Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Restaurants—continued  
  450,000     Cheesecake Factory (a)   $ 13,797    
        Casual Dining Restaurants        
  367,900     Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)     7,053    
        Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants        
      63,188    
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 0.3%  
  2,100,000     Pool     47,334    
        Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment
       
      47,334    
    > Leisure Products 0.2%  
  1,190,000     Thor Industries     40,412    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      40,412    
    > Other Entertainment 0.1%  
  370,000     CTS Eventim (Germany)     22,848    
        Event Ticket Sales        
      22,848    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     3,038,384    
Energy & Minerals 10.8%      
    > Oil Services 4.2%  
  3,100,000     FMC Technologies (a)     275,621    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  2,570,626     Fugro (Netherlands)     211,260    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  3,200,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     119,584    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  1,670,000     ShawCor (Canada)     55,611    
        Oil & Gas Pipeline Products        
  1,750,000     Tesco (a)     27,790    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
  375,000     Bristow (a)     17,756    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  10,719,200     Tuscany International Drilling
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    14,791    
  2,600,000     Tuscany International Drilling -
Warrants (Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    333    
        South America-based Drilling Rig Contractor        
  200,000     Oil States International (a)     12,818    
        Diversified North American Oil Service
Provider
       
  375,000     Gulfmark Offshore (a)     11,400    
        Operator of Offshore Supply Vessels        
  500,000     Black Diamond Group (Canada)     10,817    
        Provides Accommodations/Equipment for
Oil Sands Exploitation
       
  2,890,900     Horizon North Logistics (Canada) (a)     8,635    
        Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in
Northern Canada
       
      766,416    
    > Oil & Gas Producers 4.2%  
  4,910,550     Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)     166,681    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
  1,800,000     Southwestern Energy (a)     67,374    
        Oil & Gas Producer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  2,700,000     Denbury Resources (a)   $ 51,543    
        Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection        
  2,400,000     Tullow Oil (United Kingdom)     47,185    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  910,000     Ultra Petroleum (a)     43,471    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  715,000     SM Energy     42,135    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  695,000     Range Resources     31,261    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  650,000     Baytex (Canada)     30,470    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Canada        
  22,000,000     ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)     30,091    
        Oil Exploration in Kurdistan        
  779,000     Rosetta Resources (a)     29,322    
        Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South
Texas & Montana
       
  24,000,000     Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(b)(d)     16,795    
  24,000,000     Petrodorado - Warrants
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    10,138    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in
Colombia, Peru & Paraguay
       
  850,000     Northern Oil & Gas (a)     23,128    
        Small E&P Company in North
Dakota Bakken
       
  1,200,000     Houston American Energy (c)     21,708    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in Colombia
       
  583,000     Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)     20,108    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  30,275,000     Petroamerica (Colombia) (a)(b)     18,574    
        Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  37,500,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)(d)     14,599    
  18,750,000     Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(b)(d)     2,218    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
  1,400,000     Gran Tierra Energy (Colombia) (a)     11,391    
        Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia,
Peru & Argentina
       
  275,000     Swift Energy (a)     10,766    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Co.        
  6,300,000     Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)(d)     9,749    
        Oil Producer in South America        
  250,000     Cabot Oil & Gas     9,462    
        Large Natural Gas Producer in Appalachia &
Gulf Coast
       
  17,100,000     Alange Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)     9,287    
        Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia        
  8,000,000     Petrolifera Petroleum
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    4,889    
  5,950,000     Petrolifera Petroleum (Colombia) (a)(b)     3,710    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in
South America
       
  1,198,100     Pan Orient (Canada) (a)     8,013    
        Growth Oriented & Return Focused
Asian Explorer
       
  5,880,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Subscription Receipts
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    4,926    
  2,520,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    1,813    
  1,260,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    298    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in the
North Sea
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Oil & Gas Producers—continued  
  228,200     Oasis Petroleum (a)   $ 6,189    
        Oil Producer in North Dakota        
  750,000     Vaalco Energy (a)     5,370    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
      752,664    
    > Mining 1.9%  
  2,250,000     Silver Wheaton (Canada) (a)     87,840    
        Silver Mining Royalty Company        
  641,000     Core Laboratories (Netherlands) (c)     57,081    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
  880,000     Pan American Silver (Canada)     36,265    
        Silver Mining        
  7,500,000     Zhaojin Mining Industry (China)     30,684    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
  10,000,000     Orko Silver (Canada) (a)(b)     28,160    
        Silver Exploration & Development        
  1,000,000     Ivanhoe Mines (Canada) (a)     23,132    
  1,000,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (Canada) (a)     1,348    
        Copper Mine Project in Mongolia        
  3,250,000     Northam Platinum (South Africa)     22,349    
        Platinum Mining in South Africa        
  400,000     Royal Gold     21,852    
        Precious Metals Mining Royalty Company        
  2,400,000     Alexco Resource (a)     19,656    
        Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services        
  3,154,000     Duluth Metals (Canada) (a)     9,199    
        Copper & Nickel Miner        
  5,215,500     Mongolian Mining (Hong Kong) (a)     6,086    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
  236,400     Tahoe Resources (Canada) (a)(d)     3,425    
        Silver Project in Guatemala        
  800,000     Augusta Resource (a)(c)     3,048    
        U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine        
      350,125    
    > Alternative Energy 0.2%  
  3,000,000     GT Solar International (a)(c)     27,360    
        Largest Manufacturer of Furnaces &
Reactors to Produce & Cast Polysilicon
       
  500,000     STR Holdings (a)(c)     10,000    
        Makes Encapsulant for Solar Power
Modules/Provides Quality Assurance
       
  1,800,000     Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)     2,106    
        Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants        
      39,466    
    > Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution 0.2%  
  600,000     Vopak (Netherlands)     28,343    
        World's Largest Operator of Petroleum &
Chemical Storage Terminals
       
      28,343    
    > Agricultural Commodities 0.1%  
  6,818,182     Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina) (a)(d)
    15,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      15,000    
Energy & Minerals: Total     1,952,014    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Finance 10.0%      
    > Banks 4.1%  
  2,800,000     BOK Financial   $ 149,520    
        Tulsa-based Southwest Bank        
  6,004,115     Valley National Bancorp     85,859    
        New Jersey/New York Bank        
  5,413,800     Associated Banc-Corp     82,019    
        Midwest Bank        
  1,260,000     SVB Financial Group (a)     66,843    
        Bank to Venture Capitalists        
  1,045,000     City National     64,121    
        Bank & Asset Manager        
  4,150,000     TCF Financial     61,461    
        Great Lakes Bank        
  4,000,000     Whitney Holding     56,600    
        Gulf Coast Bank        
  2,860,000     MB Financial (b)     49,535    
        Chicago Bank        
  3,640,000     CVB Financial (c)     31,559    
        Inland Empire Business Bank        
  1,350,000     TriCo Bancshares (b)     21,803    
        California Central Valley Bank        
  1,121,188     Sandy Spring Bancorp     20,663    
        Baltimore/D.C. Bank        
  772,632     Hudson Valley     19,130    
        Metro New York City Bank        
  3,299,507     First Busey     15,508    
        Illinois Bank        
  2,640,000     Wilmington Trust     11,458    
        Delaware Trust Bank        
  706,559     Eagle Bancorp (a)     10,196    
        Metro D.C. Bank        
  246,505     Pacific Continental     2,480    
        Pacific Northwest Bank        
  583,872     Green Bankshares (a)(c)     1,868    
        Tennessee Bank        
      750,623    
    > Insurance 2.3%  
  2,820,000     Leucadia National     82,288    
        Insurance Holding Company        
  9,400,000     CNO Financial Group (a)     63,732    
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement
Insurance
       
  1,320,000     Hanover Insurance Group     61,670    
        Personal & Commercial Lines Insurance        
  1,200,000     HCC Insurance Holdings     34,728    
        Specialty Insurance        
  1,225,000     Tower Group     31,336    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
  1,000,000     Delphi Financial Group     28,840    
        Workers Compensation & Group Employee
Benefit Products & Services
       
  832,000     Willis Group (Ireland)     28,812    
        Insurance Broker        
  1,420,000     Selective Insurance Group     25,773    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
  1,600,000     Symetra Financial     21,920    
        Life Insurance        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Insurance—continued  
  900,000     Brown & Brown   $ 21,546    
        Insurance Broker        
  390,919     Aspen Insurance     11,188    
        Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance        
  121,342     Assurant     4,674    
        Specialty Insurance        
      416,507    
    > Finance Companies 1.8%  
  1,505,202     World Acceptance (a)(b)     79,475    
        Personal Loans        
  2,350,000     McGrath Rentcorp (b)     61,617    
        Temporary Space & IT Rentals        
  1,480,000     GATX     52,214    
        Rail Car Lessor        
  2,532,500     Aaron Rents     51,638    
        Rent to Own        
  3,000,000     H&E Equipment Services (a)(b)     34,710    
        Heavy Equipment Leasing        
  1,650,000     CAI International (a)(b)     32,340    
        International Container Leasing        
  1,091,000     Marlin Business Services (a)(b)     13,801    
        Small Equipment Leasing        
  78,500     Textainer Group Holdings     2,237    
        Top International Container Leasor        
      328,032    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 1.5%  
  6,198,000     SEI Investments     147,450    
        Mutual Fund Administration & Investment
Management
       
  3,391,000     Eaton Vance     102,510    
        Specialty Mutual Funds        
  700,000     Investment Technology Group (a)     11,459    
        Electronic Trading        
  452,146     Kaiser Federal Financial Group     5,236    
        Los Angeles Savings & Loan        
      266,655    
    > Savings & Loans 0.2%  
  1,300,000     Housing Development Finance (India)     21,135    
        Indian Mortgage Lender        
  1,024,069     ViewPoint Financial     11,971    
        Texas Thrift        
  1,010,000     Provident New York Bancorp     10,595    
        New York State Thrift        
  65,991     Berkshire Hills Bancorp     1,458    
        Northeast Thrift        
      45,159    
    > Credit Cards 0.1%  
  140,000     Alliance Data Systems (a)     9,944    
        Diversified Credit Card Provider        
      9,944    
Finance: Total     1,816,920    
Health Care 9.1%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.4%  
  3,920,421     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     105,577    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,110,000     United Therapeutics (a)   $ 70,174    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  4,180,918     Seattle Genetics (a)     62,505    
        Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer        
  4,500,000     Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)     45,540    
        Biotech Pioneer in Anti-sense Drugs        
  5,500,000     Micromet (a)(b)     44,660    
        Next-generation Antibody Technology        
  1,200,000     Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)     44,244    
        Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer        
  1,088,500     InterMune (a)     39,621    
        Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C        
  2,700,000     Nektar Therapeutics (a)     34,695    
        Drug Delivery Technologies        
  7,035,000     Allos Therapeutics (a)(b)     32,431    
        Cancer Drug Development        
  3,449,900     Chelsea Therapeutics (a)(b)     25,874    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  1,200,000     Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)     25,320    
        Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas        
  3,200,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     25,280    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
  900,000     Acorda Therapeutics (a)     24,534    
        Biopharma Company Focused on Nervous
Disorder Drugs
       
  3,340,255     Idenix Pharmaceuticals (a)     16,835    
        Developer of Drugs for Infectious Diseases        
  3,500,000     Array Biopharma (a)(b)     10,465    
        Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases        
  1,383,454     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)     8,010    
        Biotech Focused on Vaccines        
  1,450,000     Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)     7,076    
        Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular,
Cancer & Immunology
       
  359,944     MicroDose Technologies (a)(d)     94    
        Drug Inhaler Development        
  94,715     Locus Pharmaceuticals (a)(d)     9    
        High Throughput Rational Drug Design        
      622,944    
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 3.4%  
  2,100,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     169,155    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  1,000,000     Edwards Lifesciences (a)     80,840    
        Heart Valves        
  1,800,000     Sirona Dental Systems (a)     75,204    
        Manufacturer of Dental Equipment        
  1,065,000     Haemonetics (a)     67,287    
        Blood & Plasma Collection Equipment        
  3,150,000     American Medical Systems (a)     59,409    
        Medical Devices to Treat Urological Conditions        
  750,000     Gen-Probe (a)     43,762    
        Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics        
  500,000     Idexx Laboratories (a)(c)     34,610    
        Diagnostic Equipment & Services for
Veterinarians
       
  1,150,000     Orthofix International (a)(b)     33,350    
        Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices        
  506,000     Illumina (a)     32,050    
        Leading Tools & Service Provider for
Genetic Analysis
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Medical Equipment & Devices—continued  
  932,768     Pacific Biosciences of
California (a)(c)
  $ 14,840    
        Genome Sequencing        
  1,480,056     Nanosphere (a)(b)     6,453    
        Molecular Diagnostics Company with Best
of Breed Platform
       
      616,960    
    > Health Care Services 1.4%  
  1,250,000     Mednax (a)     84,112    
        Physician Management for Pediatric &
Anesthesia Practices
       
  1,300,000     Community Health Systems (a)     48,581    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  4,250,000     eResearch Technology (a)(b)     31,238    
        Clinical Research Services        
  400,000     HMS Holdings (a)     25,908    
        Cost Containment Services        
  2,650,000     Health Management Associates (a)     25,281    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  500,000     AthenaHealth (a)(c)     20,490    
        Revenue Cycle Management for
Physician Offices
       
  700,000     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)     13,489    
        IT for Physician Offices & Hospitals        
      249,099    
    > Medical Supplies 0.8%  
  2,415,000     Cepheid (a)     54,941    
        Molecular Diagnostics        
  650,000     Henry Schein (a)     39,904    
        Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products        
  1,100,000     Patterson Companies     33,693    
        Dental, Veterinarian & Medical Distributor        
  200,000     Owens & Minor     5,886    
        Distribution of Medical Supplies        
  77,602     Neogen (a)     3,184    
        Food & Animal Safety Products        
  42,278     ICU Medical (a)     1,543    
        Intravenous Therapy Products        
      139,151    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.1%  
  2,659,068     Akorn (a)     16,141    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty
Generic Drugs
       
  2,272,582     United Drug (Ireland)     6,377    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer        
  361,450     Alimera Sciences (a)(c)     3,752    
        Ophthalmogy-focused Pharmaceutical
Company
       
      26,270    
Health Care: Total     1,654,424    
Other Industries 5.1%      
    > Real Estate 3.0%  
  4,000,000     BioMed Realty Trust     74,600    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
  641,165     Federal Realty Investment Trust     49,966    
        Shopping Centers        
  1,935,579     Dupont Fabros Technology (c)     41,170    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,120,000     Kilroy Realty   $ 40,846    
        Southern California Office & Industrial
Properties
       
  720,000     Digital Realty Trust (c)     37,109    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        
  2,200,000     Associated Estates Realty (b)     33,638    
        Multi-family Properties        
  43,201,999     Mapletree Logistics Trust (Singapore)     32,485    
        Asian Logistics Landlord        
  1,850,000     Extra Space Storage     32,190    
        Self Storage Facilities        
  900,000     Corporate Office Properties     31,455    
        Office Buildings        
  530,000     Macerich     25,106    
        Regional Shopping Malls        
  15,000,000     Ascendas REIT (Singapore)     24,194    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  3,000,000     Education Realty Trust (b)     23,310    
        Student Housing        
  700,000     Washington REIT     21,693    
        Washington D.C. Diversified Properties        
  3,750,000     DCT Industrial Trust     19,912    
        Industrial Properties        
  2,800     Orix JREIT (Japan)     18,204    
        Diversified REIT        
  3,050,000     Kite Realty Group     16,501    
        Community Shopping Centers        
  367,240     Post Properties     13,331    
        Multi-family Properties        
  37,407     Security Capital European Realty
(Luxembourg) (a)(d)(e)
       
        Self Storage Properties        
      535,710    
    > Transportation 1.2%  
  1,850,000     JB Hunt Transport Services     75,498    
        Truck & Intermodal Carrier        
  2,800,000     Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)(b)     57,232    
  550,000     Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)(b)     9,889    
        Truck Sales & Services        
  2,730,000     Heartland Express     43,735    
        Regional Trucker        
  1,110,000     World Fuel Services     40,138    
        Global Fuel Broker        
      226,492    
    > Regulated Utilities 0.9%  
  2,000,000     Northeast Utilities     63,760    
        Regulated Electric Utility        
  900,000     Wisconsin Energy     52,974    
        Wisconsin Utility        
  500,000     ALLETE     18,630    
        Regulated Electric Utility in Minnesota        
  333,000     Red Eléctrica de España (Spain)     15,657    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
  3,333,000     Terna (Italy)     14,079    
        Italian Power Transmission        
      165,100    
Other Industries: Total     927,302    
Total Equities: 97.2%
(Cost: $11,026,459)
    17,595,584    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Securities Lending Collateral – 2.1%      
  375,541,061     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (f)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
  $ 375,541    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $375,541)
    375,541    
Short-Term Obligations: 2.9%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 2.5%  
$ 453,434     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency
obligations with various
maturities to 9/08/14,
market value $462,507
(repurchase proceeds $453,440)
    453,434    
      453,434    
    > Commercial Paper 0.4%  
  50,000     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% Due 1/21/11
    49,995    
  25,000     ConocoPhillips (g)
0.25% Due 1/07/11
    24,999    
      74,994    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $528,428)
    528,428    
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $11,930,428)(h)(i)
    18,499,553    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (2.1)%
    (375,541 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.1)%     (25,300 )  
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 18,098,712    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depository Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Abercrombie & Fitch*     4,500,000       -       1,665,000       2,835,000     $ 163,381     $ 2,031    
Actuate*     3,700,000       -       2,200,000       1,500,000       8,550       -    
Administaff*     1,428,224       -       218,224       1,210,000       35,453       629    
AFC Enterprises     2,000,000       -       -       2,000,000       27,800       -    
Allos Therapeutics     2,800,000       4,235,000       -       7,035,000       32,431       -    
AMAG Pharmaceuticals*     600,000       650,000       1,250,000       -       -       -    
AmeriCredit*     7,235,000       250,000       7,485,000       -       -       -    
AnnTaylor Stores*     3,500,000       -       3,500,000       -       -       -    
Anthera Pharmaceuticals*     -       1,450,000       -       1,450,000       7,076       -    
Array Biopharma     -       3,500,000       -       3,500,000       10,465       -    
Art Technology Group     2,594,654       6,405,346       -       9,000,000       53,820       -    
Associated Estates Realty     -       2,200,000       -       2,200,000       33,638       255    
Bally Technologies     4,025,000       -       300,000       3,725,000       157,158       -    
Blackbaud     1,800,000       450,000       -       2,250,000       58,275       990    
CAI International     1,650,000       -       -       1,650,000       32,340       -    
Cepheid*     2,500,000       1,065,000       1,150,000       2,415,000       54,941       -    
Charming Shoppes*     7,500,000       2,300,000       9,800,000       -       -       -    
Chattem*     1,010,000       -       1,010,000       -       -       -    
Chelsea Therapeutics     -       3,449,900       -       3,449,900       25,874       -    
Clarcor     2,627,500       -       62,500       2,565,000       110,013       1,020    
Cogent Communications     4,200,000       -       1,400,000       2,800,000       39,592       -    
Coldwater Creek*     -       4,950,442       3,565,845       1,384,597       4,389       -    
Diamond Foods     550,475       749,525       -       1,300,000       69,134       143    
Donaldson     4,200,000       -       -       4,200,000       244,776       2,079    
Drew Industries     1,600,000       -       340,000       1,260,000       28,627       1,890    
Education Realty Trust     -       3,000,000       -       3,000,000       23,310       370    
eResearch Technology     4,250,000       -       -       4,250,000       31,238       -    
ESCO Technologies     2,200,000       -       -       2,200,000       83,248       528    
Gaiam     1,371,366       -       -       1,371,366       10,560       411    
Gaylord Entertainment     3,700,000       1,189,500       1,039,500       3,850,000       138,369       -    
H&E Equipment Services     3,300,000       -       300,000       3,000,000       34,710       -    
Hackett Group     4,500,000       -       -       4,500,000       15,795       -    
HEICO**     1,225,000       475,000       -       1,700,000       63,444       165    
Helen of Troy     1,700,000       -       100,000       1,600,000       47,584       -    
Herman Miller*     2,800,000       -       -       2,800,000       70,840       246    
ICU Medical*     850,000       200,000       1,007,722       42,278       1,543       -    
iGate     5,000,000       -       2,086,935       2,913,065       57,416       1,075    
II-VI     2,400,000       -       175,000       2,225,000       103,151       -    
Informatica     7,000,000       -       1,800,000       5,200,000       228,956       -    
Interline Brands     2,600,000       -       -       2,600,000       59,202       -    
IPG Photonics     2,750,000       435,000       475,000       2,710,000       85,690       -    
IXYS     1,900,000       -       -       1,900,000       22,078       -    
Kenexa     2,425,000       -       400,000       2,025,000       44,125       -    
Knoll     4,000,000       -       -       4,000,000       66,920       480    
Lifetime Fitness     2,150,000       230,000       190,000       2,190,000       89,768       -    
lululemon athletica     4,200,000       485,000       650,000       4,035,000       276,075       -    
Marlin Business Services     1,091,000       -       -       1,091,000       13,801       -    
MB Financial     2,305,600       554,400       -       2,860,000       49,535       107    
McGrath Rentcorp     2,350,000       -       -       2,350,000       61,617       2,103    
Mediacom Communications*     4,000,000       -       4,000,000       -       -       -    
Micromet     1,400,000       4,100,000       -       5,500,000       44,660       -    
Mine Safety Appliances*     1,975,000       -       450,000       1,525,000       47,473       1,705    
Nanosphere     1,232,900       267,100       19,944       1,480,056       6,453       -    
Navigant Consulting     2,500,000       600,000       -       3,100,000       28,520       -    
NPS Pharmaceuticals*     2,700,000       500,000       -       3,200,000       25,280       -    
Orko Silver     10,000,000       -       -       10,000,000       28,160       -    
Orthofix International     1,000,000       150,000       -       1,150,000       33,350       -    
PAETEC Holding     9,600,000       -       -       9,600,000       35,904       -    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Pericom Semiconductor     1,765,000       -       -       1,765,000     $ 19,380     $ -    
Petroamerica     -       30,275,000       -       30,275,000       18,574       -    
Petrodorado***     48,000,000       -       -       48,000,000       26,933       -    
Petrolifera Petroleum     264,000       13,686,000       -       13,950,000       8,599       -    
Petromanas***     -       56,250,000       -       56,250,000       16,817       -    
Pinnacle Entertainment     4,050,000       -       650,000       3,400,000       47,668       -    
Princeton Review*     3,000,000       -       1,000,000       2,000,000       2,360       -    
PSS World Medical*     2,750,000       550,000       3,300,000       -       -       -    
Rush Enterprises     3,000,000       350,000       -       3,350,000       67,121       -    
Salem Communications     1,541,000       -       -       1,541,000       4,885       308    
Shutterfly     -       1,700,000       -       1,700,000       59,551       -    
SkillSoft - ADR*     9,500,000       -       9,500,000       -       -       -    
Spanish Broadcasting System     2,400,000       -       -       2,400,000       1,699       -    
SPS Commerce     -       856,429       -       856,429       13,532       -    
Supertex     1,035,000       -       -       1,035,000       25,026       -    
Switch & Data Facilities*     2,500,000       -       2,500,000       -       -       -    
Talbots     4,250,000       650,000       750,000       4,150,000       35,358       -    
THQ     3,200,000       600,000       233,000       3,567,000       21,616       -    
TriCo Bancshares     1,200,000       250,000       100,000       1,350,000       21,803       476    
True Religion Apparel     1,500,000       975,000       428,000       2,047,000       45,566       -    
Tuscany International Drilling***     -       28,048,000       14,728,800       13,319,200       15,124       -    
tw telecom     9,500,000       -       -       9,500,000       161,975       -    
Tyler Technologies     1,134,260       1,315,740       450,000       2,000,000       41,520       -    
Universal Technical Institute     1,750,301       -       50,301       1,700,000       37,434       2,550    
Vail Resorts*     1,950,000       -       700,000       1,250,000       65,050       -    
Vermillion*     -       694,849       694,849       -       -       -    
Virtusa     1,800,000       200,000       -       2,000,000       32,720       -    
World Acceptance     1,545,000       -       39,798       1,505,202       79,475       -    
Xenoport*     -       2,100,000       2,100,000       -       -       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     268,131,280       182,342,231       131,865,418       366,608,093     $ 3,996,294     $ 19,561    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

**  Includes the effects of a 2:1 stock split.

***  Includes the effects of a corporate action.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, were $2,324,758 and $3,446,513, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 19.0% of the Fund's total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $363,573.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $116,054, which represented 0.64% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Petrodorado   11/20/09     24,000,000     $ 5,049     $ 16,795    
Mail.ru - GDR   11/5/10-12/31/10     464,305       16,518       16,715    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     6,818,182       15,000       15,000    
Tuscany International Drilling   2/12/10-3/23/10     10,719,200       12,997       14,791    
Petromanas   5/20/10     37,500,000       13,032       14,599    
Petrodorado - Warrants   11/20/09     24,000,000       2,965       10,138    
Canacol Energy   4/15/10     6,300,000       4,667       9,749    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Subscription Receipts   11/24/10     5,880,000       2,882       4,926    
Petrolifera Petroleum   4/06/10     8,000,000       6,768       4,889    
Tahoe Resources   5/28/10     236,400       1,350       3,425    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     18,750,000       1,086       2,218    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum   11/24/10     2,520,000       1,116       1,813    
Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants   2/12/10     2,600,000       322       333    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants   11/24/10     1,260,000       119       298    
Voyager Learning, Contingent Value Rights   12/24/09     2,000,000       -       262    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
MicroDose Technologies   11/24/00     359,944     $ 2,005     $ 94    
Locus Pharmaceuticals   9/05/01-2/08/07     94,715       7,780       9    
Security Capital European Realty   8/20/98-7/20/99     37,407       205       -    
            $ 93,861     $ 116,054    

 

(e)  Security has no value.

(f)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $24,999, which represented 0.1% of total net assets.

(h)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $12,029,556 and net unrealized appreciation was $6,469,997, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $7,237,867 and gross unrealized depreciation of $767,870.

(i)  On December 31, 2010, the market value of foreign securities represented 12.61% of total net assets. The Fund's foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

    Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Netherlands   $ 428,357       2.37    
Canada     355,060       1.96    
Colombia     266,338       1.47    
Singapore     180,013       1.00    
Sweden     126,861       0.70    
Japan     113,304       0.63    
Chile     102,235       0.57    
Hong Kong     76,579       0.42    
United Kingdom     76,385       0.42    
France     71,831       0.40    
China     67,421       0.37    
Brazil     54,754       0.30    
India     49,189       0.27    
Denmark     47,377       0.26    
    Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
South Korea   $ 37,514       0.21    
Ireland     35,189       0.19    
Iraq     30,091       0.17    
Israel     27,920       0.15    
Germany     22,848       0.13    
South Africa     22,349       0.12    
Switzerland     19,752       0.11    
Russia     16,715       0.09    
Spain     15,657       0.09    
Argentina     15,000       0.08    
Italy     14,079       0.08    
Iceland     8,713       0.05    
Luxembourg     -       -    
Total Foreign Portfolio   $ 2,281,531       12.61    

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Information   $ 4,618,335     $ 247,495     $ -     $ 4,865,830    
Industrial Goods & Services     2,938,582       402,128       -       3,340,710    
Consumer Goods & Services     2,857,927       180,195       262       3,038,384    
Energy & Minerals     1,507,133       429,881       15,000       1,952,014    
Finance     1,795,785       21,135       -       1,816,920    
Health Care     1,647,944       6,377       103       1,654,424    
Other Industries     822,683       104,619       -       927,302    
Total Equities     16,188,389       1,391,830       15,365       17,595,584    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     375,541       -       -       375,541    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       528,428       -       528,428    
Total Investments   $ 16,563,930     $ 1,920,258     $ 15,365     $ 18,499,553    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 336     $ -     $ (74 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 262    
Energy & Minerals     -       -       -       15,000       -       -       -       15,000    
Health Care     176       -       (73 )     -       -       -       -       103    
    $ 512     $ -     $ (147 )   $ 15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 15,365    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $147. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Asia  
> Japan  
Asahi Diamond Industrial     511,700       1,000,000    
Daiseki     787,200       1,181,200    
Kansai Paint     7,140,000       7,556,000    
Nippon Sheet Glass     1,860,000       7,174,000    
Pigeon     397,500       439,800    
Ushio     950,000       1,041,800    
> China  
51job - ADR     0       247,000    
China Communication Services     30,000,000       45,000,000    
China Xiniya Fashion - ADR     0       1,766,700    
Noah Holdings - ADR     0       223,100    
Zhaojin Mining Industry     13,930,000       16,138,000    
> Singapore  
Goodpack     9,540,600       11,000,000    
> India  
Infrastructure Development
Finance
    3,785,000       4,730,000    
Jain Irrigation Systems     1,280,000       6,400,000    
Manappuram General Finance     0       3,115,000    
REI Agro     23,000,000       30,575,000    
S. Kumars Nationwide     7,702,000       9,600,000    
> Hong Kong  
L'Occitane International     8,336,150       10,500,000    
Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR     5,000,000       7,000,000    
Mongolian Mining     0       23,335,500    
Sa Sa International     0       23,470,900    
> South Korea  
NHN     280,000       304,000    
Woongjin Coway     909,000       1,157,000    
> Thailand  
Home Product Center     0       31,101,200    
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Archipelago Resources     20,823,776       24,346,593    
Chemring     890,000       964,000    
FlyBe     0       1,731,900    
JLT Group     0       1,426,274    
Petropavlovsk     1,768,000       1,976,000    
SKIL Ports & Logistics     0       1,650,000    
Sterling Resources     0       1,549,500    
Sterling Resources     0       1,050,500    
Workspace Group     54,275,000       60,304,000    
> Netherlands  
Aalberts Industries     1,968,060       2,258,060    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Arcadis     1,120,284       1,164,669    
USG People     916,600       1,264,600    
> France  
Gemalto     383,000       460,000    
Neopost     470,000       590,000    
Norbert Dentressangle     201,101       213,724    
Toreador Resources     0       372,000    
> Germany  
Rheinmetall     0       365,000    
> Sweden  
Orc Software     0       708,342    
> Italy  
Tod's     340,000       452,200    
> Portugal  
Banco Comercial Português     16,574,000       21,618,000    
> Iceland  
Marel     34,999,999       35,369,999    
> Russia  
Mail.ru     0       833,742    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
DeeThree Exploration     0       1,042,877    
Ivanhoe Mines     0       744,000    
Ivanhoe Mines - Rights     0       850,000    
> United States  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     725,000       1,010,534    
Onex Capital     0       187,600    
> South Africa  
Northam Platinum     4,541,900       5,780,900    
> Senegal  
Sonatel     33,000       43,000    
> Egypt  
Paints & Chemical Industries
(Pachin)
    96,872       220,342    
Latin America  
> Brazil  
MRV Engenharia     3,000,000       3,300,000    
Suzano     5,375,000       5,937,000    
> Mexico  
Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
    533,400       550,000    
> Argentia  
Madalena Ventures     0       5,400,000    
Union Agriculture Group     0       6,818,182    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited), continued

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Asia  
> Japan  
Point     406,030       0    
Zenrin     294,100       0    
> China  
Shandong Weigao     13,626,200       12,277,200    
> Singapore  
CDL Hospitality Trust     24,136,100       23,000,000    
Olam International     37,000,000       35,000,000    
Singapore Exchange     5,000,000       4,000,000    
> India  
Educomp Solutions     1,148,000       0    
Shriram Transport Finance     2,700,000       1,835,000    
> Hong Kong  
Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing
    1,900,000       750,000    
> South Korea  
MegaStudy     172,000       121,132    
Mirae Asset Securities     376,000       0    
Taewoong     179,000       64,008    
> Taiwan  
Everlight Electronics     14,000,000       7,206,000    
Yuanta Financial Holdings     27,000,000       0    
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Micro Focus     4,025,000       2,195,200    
N Brown Group     2,266,644       0    
> Netherlands  
QIAGEN     650,000       0    
> Germany  
Tognum     390,355       0    
Wincor Nixdorf     145,321       0    
> Italy  
Terna     7,674,000       4,111,000    
> Ireland  
Paddy Power     575,000       431,000    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
Horizon North Logistics     2,262,100       2,214,100    
> United States  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals     625,000       411,000    
Hewlett Packard Co.     26,300,000       0    
Oceaneering International     192,000       0    
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers     679,000       0    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
> Australia  
Billabong International     2,200,000       0    
Hastie Group     11,236,457       6,152,918    
Latin America  
> Brazil  
Localiza Rent A Car     4,900,000       4,600,000    
> Mexico  
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos     6,837,700       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


38



Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 93.7%  
Asia 37.8%      
    > Japan 16.4%  
  7,556,000     Kansai Paint   $ 73,107    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  27,000     Advance Residence Investment (a)     60,432    
        Residential REIT        
  21,000     Seven Bank     44,459    
        ATM Processing Services        
  6,400     Orix JREIT     41,608    
        Diversified REIT        
  1,846,000     Aeon Delight     36,341    
        Facility Maintenance & Management        
  20,900     Wacom     33,205    
        Computer Graphic Illustration Devices        
  8,071     Start Today     32,246    
        Online Japanese Apparel Retailer        
  274,000     Nakanishi     29,012    
        Dental Tools & Machinery        
  3,283,000     Kamigumi     27,557    
        Port Cargo Handling & Logistics        
  3,400     Fukuoka     26,632    
        Diversified REIT in Fukuoka        
  710,000     Hamamatsu Photonics     25,937    
        Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial
Applications
       
  5,100     Osaka Securities Exchange     25,714    
        Osaka Securities Exchange        
  789,000     Tsumura     25,539    
        Traditional Chinese/Japanese Herbal Rx
Drugs (Kampo)
       
  24,022     Jupiter Telecommunications     25,267    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
  707,000     Ain Pharmaciez     24,862    
        Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator        
  1,343,000     Hoshizaki Electric     24,858    
        Commercial Kitchen Equipment        
  868,000     Kintetsu World Express     24,814    
        Airfreight Logistics        
  1,181,200     Daiseki (b)     24,634    
        Waste Disposal & Recycling        
  1,905,500     Asics     24,479    
        Footwear & Apparel        
  906,000     Aeon Mall     24,310    
        Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner &
Operator
       
  800,000     Olympus     24,191    
        Medical Equipment (Endoscopes) & Cameras        
  977,000     Glory     24,047    
        Currency Handling Systems & Related
Equipment
       
  711,000     Ibiden     22,405    
        Electronic Parts & Ceramics        
  509,000     Makita     20,810    
        Power Tools        
  972,500     Torishima Pump Manufacturing     20,511    
        Industrial Pump for Power Generation &
Water Supply Systems
       

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,595,000     Gree   $ 20,277    
        Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/
Platform
       
  1,041,800     Ushio     19,845    
        Industrial Light Sources        
  942,000     Tamron     19,606    
        Camera Lens Maker        
  7,174,000     Nippon Sheet Glass     19,346    
        Sheet Glass for Building & Automotive Use        
  1,000,000     Asahi Diamond Industrial     18,989    
        Consumable Diamond Tools        
  408,700     Benesse     18,821    
        Education Service Provider        
  675,780     Icom     18,514    
        Two Way Radio Communication Equipment        
  1,501,000     Rohto Pharmaceutical     17,539    
        Health & Beauty Products        
  2,870     Kakaku.com     17,067    
        Online Price Comparison Services for
Consumers
       
  1,750,000     Suruga Bank     16,286    
        Regional Bank        
  587,800     Miura     15,686    
        Industrial Boiler Manufacturer        
  1,000,000     Japan Airport Terminal     15,424    
        Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda        
  439,800     Pigeon     14,950    
        Baby Care Products        
  1,986     Mori Hills     7,680    
        Tokyo Centric Diversified REIT        
      1,007,007    
    > China 6.4%  
  16,138,000     Zhaojin Mining Industry     66,024    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
  36,700,000     Jiangsu Expressway     42,117    
        Chinese Toll Road Operator        
  12,199,600     China Yurun Food     40,337    
        Meat Processor in China        
  12,277,200     Shandong Weigao     34,749    
        Vertically Integrated Hospital Consumable
Manufacturing
       
  33,160,400     China Green     32,423    
        Chinese Fruit & Vegetable Grower &
Processor
       
  1,110,000     Mindray - ADR (b)     29,304    
        Medical Device Manufacturer        
  278,315     New Oriental Education &
Technology - ADR (a)
    29,287    
        China's Largest Private Education Service
Provider
       
  45,000,000     China Communication Services     26,805    
        China's Telecom Infrastructure Service
Provider
       
  240,000,000     RexLot Holdings     25,319    
        Lottery Equipment Supplier in China        
  29,425,300     Wasion Group     19,458    
        Electronic Power Meter Total Solution
Provider
       
  1,766,700     China Xiniya Fashion - ADR (a)(b)     16,183    
        Men's Apparel Provider in China        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > China—continued  
  18,910,000     Sino Ocean Land   $ 12,383    
        Property Developer in China        
  247,000     51job - ADR (a)     12,165    
        Integrated Human Resources Service
Provider
       
  223,100     Noah Holdings - ADR (a)(b)     4,361    
        Wealth Management Product Distributor in
China
       
  83,200     XueDa Education Group - ADR (a)     938    
        Chinese Tutoring        
  15,300,000     Fu Ji Food & Catering Services (a)(c)     79    
        Food Catering Service Provider in China        
      391,932    
    > Singapore 4.6%  
  35,000,000     Olam International     85,635    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
  66,000,000     Mapletree Logistics Trust     49,628    
        Asian Logistics Landlord        
  23,000,000     CDL Hospitality Trust     37,278    
        Hotel Owner/Operator        
  20,000,000     Ascendas REIT     32,259    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  37,010,000     Mapletree Industrial Trust (a)     31,434    
        Singapore Industrial REIT        
  4,000,000     Singapore Exchange     26,244    
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  11,000,000     Goodpack     17,571    
        International Bulk Container Leasing        
      280,049    
    > India 3.5%  
  565,000     Asian Paints     36,454    
        India's Largest Paint Company        
  1,835,000     Shriram Transport Finance     32,215    
        Truck Financing in India        
  6,400,000     Jain Irrigation Systems     30,143    
        Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems & Food
Processing
       
  4,730,000     Infrastructure Development Finance     19,363    
        Infrastructure Finance in India        
  30,575,000     REI Agro     18,633    
        Basmati Rice Processing        
  9,600,000     S. Kumars Nationwide (a)     18,582    
        Textiles, Clothing & Retail        
  1,100,000     Housing Development Finance     17,883    
        Indian Mortgage Lender        
  4,800,000     Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone     15,431    
        Indian West Coast Shipping Port        
  2,125,000     Patel Engineering     14,494    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  3,115,000     Manappuram General Finance     10,380    
        Short-term Lending Collateralized by
Household Gold
       
      213,578    
    > Hong Kong 3.1%  
  22,154,200     Lifestyle International     54,439    
        Mid- to High-end Department Store Operator
in Hong Kong & China
       

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  7,000,000     Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (a)(b)   $ 44,520    
        Macau Casino Operator        
  10,500,000     L'Occitane International (a)     29,044    
        Skin Care & Cosmetics Producer        
  23,335,500     Mongolian Mining (a)     27,230    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
  750,000     Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing     17,011    
        Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  23,470,900     Sa Sa International     14,615    
        Chinese Discount Cosmetics Retailer        
      186,859    
    > South Korea 2.0%  
  304,000     NHN (a)     60,662    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  1,157,000     Woongjin Coway     41,054    
        South Korean Household Appliance Rental
Service Provider
       
  121,132     MegaStudy (a)     18,805    
        Online Education Service Provider        
  64,008     Taewoong (a)     2,648    
        Niche Custom Forging        
      123,169    
    > Taiwan 1.7%  
  7,200,000     Simplo Technology     52,352    
        World's Largest Notebook Battery Pack
Supplier
       
  1,599,620     Formosa International Hotels     28,310    
        Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation &
Hospitality Management Services
       
  7,206,000     Everlight Electronics     20,859    
        LED Packager        
      101,521    
    > Thailand 0.1%  
  31,101,200     Home Product Center     9,079    
        DIY Home Improvement Retailer        
      9,079    
Asia: Total     2,313,194    
Europe 35.5%      
    > United Kingdom 6.8%  
  6,700,000     Serco     58,027    
        Facilities Management        
  2,000,000     Intertek Group     55,348    
        Testing, Inspection & Certification Services        
  964,000     Chemring     43,646    
        Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures &
Energetics
       
  1,976,000     Petropavlovsk     35,244    
        Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia        
  8,873,000     Cobham     28,152    
        Aerospace Components        
  24,346,593     Archipelago Resources (a)     23,155    
        Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam &
the Philippines
       
  60,304,000     Workspace Group (d)     22,095    
        United Kingdom Real Estate        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


40



Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > United Kingdom—continued  
  682,000     Rotork   $ 19,437    
        Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines        
  4,600,000     RPS Group     16,524    
        Environmental Consulting & Planning        
  3,262,210     Abcam     16,276    
        Online Sales of Antibodies        
  1,426,274     JLT Group     13,987    
        International Business Insurance Broker        
  690,000     Tullow Oil     13,566    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  2,195,200     Micro Focus     13,303    
        United Kingdom Legacy Software Provider        
  1,250,000     Smith & Nephew     13,184    
        Medical Equipment & Supplies        
  304,000     Premier Oil (a)     9,242    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan & Asia        
  3,500,000     PureCircle (a)(b)     9,031    
        Natural Sweeteners        
  1,731,900     FlyBe (a)     8,573    
        Largest European Regional Airline        
  1,650,000     SKIL Ports & Logistics (a)     6,316    
        Indian Container Port Project        
  1,549,500     Sterling Resources (a)     5,377    
  1,050,500     Sterling Resources (a)(e)     3,572    
        Oil & Gas Exploration - Europe        
      414,055    
    > Netherlands 6.5%  
  1,922,517     Imtech     72,936    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies Installation &
Maintenance
       
  763,202     Fugro     62,722    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  1,040,200     Vopak     49,137    
        World's Largest Operator of Petroleum &
Chemical Storage Terminals
       
  1,476,800     Unit 4 Agresso (d)     47,807    
        Business Software Development        
  2,258,060     Aalberts Industries     47,600    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
  1,240,557     Koninklijke TenCate     46,417    
        Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics        
  1,164,669     Arcadis     27,104    
        Engineering Consultants        
  1,264,600     USG People (a)     25,686    
        Temporary Staffing Services        
  206,000     Core Laboratories     18,344    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
      397,753    
    > France 4.7%  
  590,000     Neopost     51,405    
        Postage Meter Machines        
  599,200     Eurofins Scientific     43,158    
        Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials
Screening & Testing
       
  900,000     Saft     33,134    
        Niche Battery Manufacturer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  274,100     Rubis (b)   $ 31,921    
        Tank Storage & Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Distribution
       
  322,200     Pierre & Vacances     25,997    
        Vacation Apartment Lets        
  539,000     Mersen     24,705    
        Advanced Industrial Materials        
  669,000     Teleperformance     22,573    
        Call Center Operator        
  460,000     Gemalto     19,575    
        Smart Card Products & Solutions        
  213,724     Norbert Dentressangle     18,935    
        Leading European Logistics & Transport
Group
       
  1,671,100     Hi-Media (a)(b)     7,816    
        Online Advertiser in Europe        
  372,000     Toreador Resources (a)(b)     5,774    
        Drilling for Oil in France's Paris Basin        
      284,993    
    > Germany 3.5%  
  305,000     Vossloh     38,949    
        Rail Infrastructure & Diesel Locomotives        
  610,000     CTS Eventim     37,668    
        Event Ticket Sales        
  365,000     Rheinmetall     29,355    
        Defense & Automotive        
  2,120,000     Wirecard (b)     29,041    
        Online Payment Processing & Risk
Management
       
  1,250,000     Rhoen-Klinikum     27,517    
        Health Care Services        
  110,000     Rational     24,282    
        Commercial Ovens        
  515,000     Elringklinger     18,226    
        Automobile Components        
  312,500     Deutsche Beteiligungs     8,769    
        Private Equity Investment Management        
      213,807    
    > Switzerland 3.1%  
  325,000     Kuehne & Nagel     45,152    
        Freight Forwarding/Logistics        
  185,000     Geberit     42,778    
        Plumbing Supplies        
  185,000     Partners Group     35,110    
        Private Markets Asset Management        
  15,500     Sika     34,017    
        Chemicals for Construction & Industrial
Applications
       
  720,000     Bank Sarasin & Cie     32,809    
        Private Banking        
      189,866    
    > Sweden 2.5%  
  4,382,000     Hexagon     93,982    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
  3,887,000     Sweco     33,663    
        Engineering Consultants        
  1,078,000     East Capital Explorer (a)     13,587    
        Sweden-based Russia/Central
Eastern Europe Investment Fund
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Sweden—continued  
  708,342     Orc Software (b)   $ 13,457    
        Software for Securities Trading, Analysis &
Risk Management
       
      154,689    
    > Italy 2.2%  
  452,200     Tod's     44,693    
        Leather Shoes & Bags        
  2,083,000     Ansaldo STS     29,826    
        Railway Systems Integrator        
  4,311,600     Credito Emiliano     26,677    
        Italian Regional Bank        
  9,796,000     CIR (a)     17,998    
        Italian Holding Company        
  4,111,000     Terna     17,365    
        Italian Power Transmission        
      136,559    
    > Ireland 1.1%  
  12,110,000     United Drug (d)     33,983    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler &
Outsourcer
       
  431,000     Paddy Power     17,682    
        Irish Betting Services        
  297,000     Aryzta (a)     13,887    
        Baked Goods        
      65,552    
    > Finland 0.9%  
  967,777     Stockmann (b)     36,603    
        Department Store & Fashion Retailer in
Scandinavia & Russia
       
  1,756,000     Poyry     21,468    
        Engineering Consultants        
      58,071    
    > Denmark 0.9%  
  306,000     Novozymes     42,639    
        Industrial Enzymes        
  74,296     SimCorp     11,920    
        Software for Investment Managers        
      54,559    
    > Portugal 0.7%  
  7,235,000     Redes Energéticas Nacionais     24,944    
        Portuguese Power Transmission &
Gas Transportation
       
  21,618,000     Banco Comercial Português     16,813    
        Largest Portuguese Banking Franchise        
      41,757    
    > Iceland 0.5%  
  35,369,999     Marel (a)     30,817    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry &
Fish Processing Equipment
       
      30,817    
    > Russia 0.5%  
  833,742     Mail.ru - GDR (a)(e)     30,015    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
      30,015    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Czech Republic 0.5%  
  121,268     Komercni Banka   $ 28,697    
        Leading Czech Republic Universal Bank        
      28,697    
    > Spain 0.4%  
  579,000     Red Eléctrica de España     27,223    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
      27,223    
    > Greece 0.3%  
  6,475,300     Intralot     21,546    
        Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services        
      21,546    
    > Poland 0.3%  
  893,900     Central European Distribution (a)     20,470    
        Largest Spirits Company in Central &
Eastern Europe
       
      20,470    
    > Norway 0.1%  
  340,964     Atea     3,431    
        Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software
Re-seller & Installation Company
       
      3,431    
Europe: Total     2,173,860    
Other Countries 14.5%      
    > Canada 4.8%  
  1,710,000     ShawCor     56,943    
        Oil & Gas Pipeline Products        
  850,000     Ivanhoe Mines (a)     19,662    
  744,000     Ivanhoe Mines (a)(b)(f)     17,052    
  850,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (a)     1,146    
  744,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (a)(f)     1,042    
        Copper Mine Project in Mongolia        
  1,301,612     CCL Industries     38,775    
        Leading Global Label Manufacturer        
  735,000     Baytex     34,455    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Canada        
  540,000     AG Growth     27,193    
        Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain
Handling Equipment
       
  1,355,000     Guyana Goldfields (a)(e)     14,509    
        Gold Mining Projects in Guyana        
  753,000     Eldorado Gold     14,010    
        Gold Miner in Turkey, Greece, China & Brazil        
  872,700     Tahoe Resources (a)(e)     12,644    
        Silver Project in Guatemala        
  530,000     Black Diamond Group     11,466    
        Provides Accommodations/Equipment for
Oil Sands Exploitation
       
  1,350,000     DeeThree Exploration (a)(d)(e)     5,721    
  1,042,877     DeeThree Exploration (a)(d)     4,510    
        Canadian Oil & Gas Producer        
  1,480,610     Pan Orient (a)     9,902    
        Growth Oriented & Return Focused Asian
Explorer
       
  12,500,000     Eacom Timber (a)(e)     8,008    
        Canadian Lumber Producer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


42



Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Canada—continued  
  2,214,100     Horizon North Logistics (a)   $ 6,614    
        Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in
Northern Canada
       
  12,500,000     Petromanas (a)(e)     4,866    
  6,250,000     Petromanas - Warrants (a)(e)     739    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
  3,730,000     Bowood Energy (a)(e)     2,206    
        Small E&P Targeting Alberta Bakken        
  49,900     WestFire Energy (a)     346    
        Oil Producer in Alberta & Saskatchewan        
      291,809    
    > United States 3.6%  
  1,340,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     50,076    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  918,000     World Fuel Services     33,195    
        Global Fuel Broker        
  411,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     33,106    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  329,000     FMC Technologies (a)     29,251    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  1,010,534     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     27,214    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  391,000     Bristow (a)     18,514    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  568,000     Textainer Group Holdings     16,182    
        Top International Container Leasor        
  187,600     Onex Capital     5,704    
        Private Equity Firm        
  324,000     Tesco (a)     5,145    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
  15,600     Sodastream (a)     492    
        Home Beverage Carbonation System        
      218,879    
    > South Africa 3.0%  
  1,644,000     Naspers     96,818    
        Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other
Emerging Markets
       
  4,600,000     Mr. Price     46,437    
        South African Retailer of Apparel,
Household & Sporting Goods
       
  5,780,900     Northam Platinum     39,753    
        Platinum Mining in South Africa        
      183,008    
    > Australia 1.8%  
  2,482,000     UGL     36,632    
        Engineering & Facilities Management        
  7,189,283     SAI Global     35,883    
        Publishing, Certification & Compliance
Services
       
  319,000     Cochlear     26,236    
        Cochlear Implants        
  6,152,918     Hastie Group     6,010    
        Mechanical, Electrical & Hydraulic (MEH)
Engineering
       
  731,000     Seek     4,957    
        Online Job Listing & Education        
      109,718    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Israel 0.8%  
  2,890,000     Israel Chemicals   $ 49,562    
        Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine &
Specialty Chemicals
       
      49,562    
    > Kazakhstan 0.3%  
  1,770,000     Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan - GDR (a)
    17,789    
        Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan        
      17,789    
    > Senegal 0.2%  
  43,000     Sonatel     13,490    
        Leading Telecoms Operator in Western Africa        
      13,490    
    > Egypt —%  
  220,342     Paints & Chemical Industries (Pachin)     2,050    
        Paints & Inks in Egypt        
      2,050    
Other Countries: Total     886,305    
Latin America 5.9%      
    > Brazil 4.3%  
  4,600,000     Localiza Rent A Car     74,558    
        Car Rental        
  5,937,000     Suzano     52,859    
        Brazilian Pulp & Paper Producer        
  1,300,000     Natura     37,358    
        Direct Retailer of Cosmetics        
  3,000,000     Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia
    37,228    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  3,300,000     MRV Engenharia     31,046    
        Brazilian Low-income Property Developer        
  5,000,000     PDG Realty     30,614    
        Brazilian Low-income Property Developer        
      263,663    
    > Chile 0.8%  
  862,000     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile - ADR
    50,358    
        Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium &
Iodine
       
      50,358    
    > Mexico 0.5%  
  550,000     Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
    31,048    
        Mexican Airport Operator        
      31,048    
    > Argentina 0.3%  
  6,818,182     Union Agriculture Group (a)(e)     15,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
  5,400,000     Madalena Ventures (a)(e)     4,364    
        Oil & Gas Exploration in Argentina        
      19,364    
Latin America: Total     364,433    
Total Equities: 93.7%
(Cost: $3,933,559)
    5,737,792    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


43



Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Securities Lending Collateral: 0.9%      
  53,018,320     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (g)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
  $ 53,018    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $53,018)
    53,018    
Short-Term Obligations: 5.2%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 4.4%  
$ 270,852     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency
obligations with various
maturities to 4/28/14,
market value $276,271
(repurchase proceeds $270,856)
    270,852    
      270,852    
    > Commercial Paper 0.8%  
  29,300     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
    29,297    
  20,500     ConocoPhillips (h)
0.24% due 1/18/11
    20,498    
      49,795    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $320,647)
    320,647    
Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $4,307,224)(i)(j)
    6,111,457    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (0.9)%
    (53,018 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 1.1%     66,624    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 6,125,063    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $51,194.

(c)  Illiquid security.

(d)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
DeeThree Exploration     -       2,392,877       -       2,392,877     $ 10,231     $ -    
Koninklijke TenCate*     1,372,989       40,382       172,814       1,240,557       46,417       1,119    
Nippon Residential Investment*     12,500       -       12,500       -       -       1,155    
Unit 4 Aggresso     1,385,000       91,800       -       1,476,800       47,807       296    
United Drug     8,100,000       4,010,000       -       12,110,000       33,983       -    
Workspace Group     -       60,304,000       -       60,304,000       22,095       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     10,870,489       66,839,059       185,314       77,524,234     $ 160,533     $ 2,570    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, was $97,243 and $114,116, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 1.9% of total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(e)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $101,644, which represented 1.66% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     833,742     $ 28,667     $ 30,015    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     6,818,182       15,000       15,000    
Guyana Goldfields   1/19/10     1,355,000       9,134       14,509    
Tahoe Resources   5/28/10     872,700       4,984       12,644    
Eacom Timber   3/17/10     12,500,000       6,188       8,008    
DeeThree Exploration   9/07/10     1,350,000       3,525       5,721    
Petromanas   5/20/10     12,500,000       4,344       4,866    
Madalena Ventures   10/21/10     5,400,000       3,422       4,364    
Sterling Resources   12/02/10     1,050,500       3,135       3,572    
Bowood Energy   9/17/10     3,730,000       907       2,206    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     6,250,000       362       739    
            $ 79,668     $ 101,644    

 

(f)  Security is traded on a U.S. exchange.

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $20,498, which represented 0.3% of total net assets.

(i)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $4,448,614 and net unrealized apppreciation was $1,662,843, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,863,992 and gross unrealized depreciation of $201,149.

(j)  On December 31, 2010, the Fund's total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency   Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Euro   $ 1,223,144       20.0    
Japanese Yen     1,007,007       16.6    
U.S. Dollar     930,489       15.2    
Hong Kong Dollar     442,033       7.2    
British Pound     405,106       6.6    
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
    2,103,678       34.2    
    $ 6,111,457       99.8    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  At December 31, 2010, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Buy
  Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Sell
  Principal Amount in
Foreign Currency
  Principal
Amount in U.S. Dollar
  Settlement Date   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
AUD     USD         27,790     $ 27,300     1/14/11   $ 1,092    
AUD     USD     9,746       9,700     1/14/11     257    
AUD     USD     27,911       27,300     2/15/11     1,103    
AUD     USD     9,785       9,700     2/15/11     257    
AUD     USD     37,457       37,000     3/15/11     981    
CAD     USD     28,726       28,500     1/14/11     385    
CAD     USD     7,555       7,500     1/14/11     96    
CAD     USD     28,839       28,500     2/15/11     480    
CAD     USD     7,560       7,500     2/15/11     97    
CAD     USD     36,310       36,000     3/15/11     462    
USD     EUR     49,199       69,100     1/14/11     3,356    
USD     EUR     15,632       20,900     1/14/11     11    
USD     EUR     50,409       69,100     2/15/11     1,746    
USD     EUR     15,634       20,900     2/15/11     10    
USD     EUR     67,339       90,000     3/15/11     37    
JPY     USD     1,082,620       13,300     1/14/11     36    
JPY     USD     308,887       3,700     1/14/11     105    
JPY     USD     1,094,723       13,300     2/15/11     189    
JPY     USD     308,780       3,700     2/15/11     105    
JPY     USD     1,418,327       17,000     3/15/11     482    
            $ 540,000         $ 11,287    

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is State Street Bank and Trust Company.

AUD = Australian Dollar

CAD = Canadian Dollar

EUR = Euro

JPY = Japanese Yen

USD = United States Dollar

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Asia   $ 136,758     $ 2,176,357     $ 79     $ 2,313,194    
Europe     79,980       2,093,880       -       2,173,860    
Other Countries     461,995       424,310       -       886,305    
Latin America     81,406       268,027       15,000       364,433    
Total Equities     760,139       4,962,574       15,079       5,737,792    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     53,018       -       -       53,018    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       320,647       -       320,647    
Total Investments   $ 813,157     $ 5,283,221     $ 15,079     $ 6,111,457    
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
    -       11,287       -       11,287    
Total   $ 813,157     $ 5,294,508     $ 15,079     $ 6,122,744    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Asia   $ 158     $ -     $ (79 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 79    
Latin America     -       -       -       15,000       -       -       -       15,000    
    $ 158     $ -     $ (79 )   $ 15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 15,079    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $79. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

  The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Transfers In   Transfers Out  
Level 1   Level 2   Level 1   Level 2  
$ 152,770     $ -     $ -     $ 152,770    

 

  Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as they resumed trading during the period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Portfolio Diversification

At December 31, 2010, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percent of net assets were diversified as follows:

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  
Other Industrial Services   $ 514,717       8.4    
Machinery     398,588       6.5    
Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals
    396,880       6.5    
Electrical Components     147,183       2.4    
Construction     94,501       1.5    
Outsourcing Services     83,714       1.4    
Conglomerates     65,598       1.1    
Industrial Distribution     17,571       0.3    
      1,718,752       28.1    
> Consumer Goods & Services  
Food & Beverage     220,988       3.6    
Nondurables     182,357       2.9    
Retail     151,549       2.5    
Travel     109,128       1.8    
Casinos & Gaming     109,066       1.8    
Other Consumer Services     107,658       1.8    
Apparel     95,846       1.6    
Educational Services     67,851       1.1    
Other Entertainment     65,977       1.1    
Consumer Electronics     19,606       0.3    
      1,130,026       18.5    
> Energy & Minerals  
Mining     289,815       4.7    
Oil Services     240,730       3.9    
Oil & Gas Producers     104,641       1.7    
Oil Refining, Marketing &
Distribution
    81,059       1.4    
Agricultural Commodities     75,867       1.2    
      792,112       12.9    
> Information  
Internet Related     209,518       3.4    
Instrumentation     119,919       2.0    
Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment
    105,132       1.7    
Business Software     73,030       1.2    
Financial Processors     72,296       1.2    
Telephone and Data Services     36,063       0.6    
Telecommunications Equipment     26,805       0.5    
CATV     25,267       0.4    
Semiconductors &
Related Equipment
    20,859       0.3    
Gaming Equipment & Services     20,277       0.3    
Mobile Communications     18,514       0.3    
Computer Services     16,888       0.3    
Business Information &
Marketing Services
    16,524       0.3    
Advertising     7,816       0.1    
      768,908       12.6    

 

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Other Industries  
Real Estate   $ 383,090       6.2    
Regulated Utilities     69,532       1.1    
Transportation     168,276       2.8    
      620,898       10.1    
> Finance  
Banks     170,084       2.8    
Finance Companies     94,556       1.5    
Brokerage & Money Management     90,275       1.5    
Savings & Loans     17,883       0.3    
Insurance     13,987       0.2    
      386,785       6.3    
> Health Care  
Medical Equipment & Devices     189,782       3.1    
Pharmaceuticals     59,522       1.0    
Health Care Services     27,517       0.4    
Biotechnology & Drug Delivery     27,214       0.4    
Medical Supplies     16,276       0.3    
      320,311       5.2    
Total Equities:     5,737,792       93.7    
Securities Lending Collateral:     53,018       0.9    
Short-Term Obligations:     320,647       5.2    
Total Investments:     6,111,457       99.8    
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
    (53,018 )     (0.9 )  
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
    66,624       1.1    
Net Assets:   $ 6,125,063       100.0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Information  
Applied Micro Circuits     0       448,000    
Ariba     0       278,000    
Concur Technologies     142,000       171,000    
ExlService Holdings     310,000       372,800    
Finisar     526,000       732,000    
Infinera     114,000       402,000    
Ixia     199,200       234,000    
SPS Commerce     0       322,000    
WMS Industries     73,000       150,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Avis Budget Group     717,950       1,175,950    
Deckers Outdoor     0       40,000    
Diamond Foods     162,000       197,000    
Pier 1 Imports     540,000       805,000    
Shutterfly     145,600       254,000    
Warnaco Group     60,000       192,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Forward Air     66,350       109,000    
HEICO     217,732       308,732    
St. Joe     0       284,000    
Finance  
Associated Banc-Corp     453,400       692,400    
First Busey     678,200       1,478,200    
Textainer Group Holdings     0       165,000    
Tower Group     120,000       222,000    
Energy & Minerals  
Houston American Energy     0       260,438    
Swift Energy     0       84,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     137,682       481,782    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     266,000       344,394    
Chelsea Therapeutics     460,728       600,000    
Health Management Associates     0       653,900    
Idenix Pharmaceuticals     450,000       530,282    
InterMune     0       92,400    
Isis Pharmaceuticals     437,000       626,000    
Micromet     540,000       810,000    
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals     0       191,040    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals     117,000       190,000    
Pacific Biosciences of California     0       95,200    
Sirona Dental Systems     80,000       184,000    
United Therapeutics     100,000       137,000    
Other Industries  
Associated Estates Realty     186,000       405,000    
Rush Enterprises, Class A     180,000       210,091    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Information  
Actuate     230,000       0    
Art Technology Group     959,000       0    
Avid Technology     100,000       0    
Crown Castle International     383,000       250,000    
Entegris     750,000       675,000    
Equinix     79,188       44,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Charming Shoppes     670,861       0    
Coldwater Creek     455,956       145,376    
Dress Barn     90,000       0    
J Crew Group     241,000       0    
Jones Apparel Group     281,000       0    
Finance  
Delphi Financial Group     110,000       0    
Green Bankshares     264,703       247,500    
H&E Equipment Services     542,600       201,000    
Health Care  
Acorda Therapeutics     196,000       122,900    
Amylin Pharmaceuticals     145,000       0    
Human Genome Sciences     59,000       0    
Nektar Therapeutics     431,000       363,000    
Orthofix International     165,000       0    
PSS World Medical     467,300       0    
Other Industries  
Macerich     212,619       98,619    
SL Green Realty     359,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 99.6%  
Information 33.5%      
    > Business Software 8.7%  
  985,000     Informatica (a)   $ 43,370    
        Enterprise Data Integration Software        
  698,000     Micros Systems (a)     30,614    
        Information Systems for Hotels,
Restaurants & Retailers
       
  375,000     ANSYS (a)     19,526    
        Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers        
  370,000     Blackbaud     9,583    
        Software & Services for Non-profits        
  171,000     Concur Technologies (a)     8,880    
        Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management
Software
       
  278,000     Ariba (a)     6,530    
        Cost Management Software        
  110,000     Advent Software (a)     6,371    
        Asset Management & Trading Systems        
  135,000     Blackboard (a)(b)     5,575    
        Education Software        
  322,000     SPS Commerce (a)     5,088    
        Supply Chain Management Software Delivered
via the Web
       
  157,000     Jack Henry & Associates     4,577    
        Systems Financial Institutions        
  132,000     Constant Contact (a)     4,091    
        E-mail & Other Marketing Campaign
Management Systems Delivered Over the Web
       
  52,000     Quality Systems     3,631    
        IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory
Care Centers
       
      147,836    
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 4.7%
 
  1,958,000     Atmel (a)     24,123    
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
       
  760,000     Microsemi (a)     17,404    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  1,061,750     ON Semiconductor (a)     10,490    
        Mixed-signal & Power Management
Semiconductors
       
  287,000     Supertex (a)     6,940    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  346,000     Monolithic Power Systems (a)     5,716    
        High Performance Analog & Mixed-signal
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
       
  675,000     Entegris (a)     5,042    
        Semiconductor Materials Management Products        
  448,000     Applied Micro Circuits (a)     4,785    
        Communications Semiconductors        
  430,000     Pericom Semiconductor (a)     4,721    
        Interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) & Frequency
Control Products
       
      79,221    
    > Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment 4.1%
 
  549,000     II-VI (a)     25,452    
        Laser Optics & Specialty Materials        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  285,600     Amphenol   $ 15,074    
        Electronic Connectors        
  324,000     Zebra Technologies (a)     12,309    
        Bar Code Printers        
  280,000     Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)     9,772    
        Audio & Video Recording Solutions        
  196,000     Netgear (a)     6,601    
        Networking Products for Small Business & Home        
      69,208    
    > Instrumentation 3.3%  
  180,000     Mettler Toledo (a)     27,218    
        Laboratory Equipment        
  575,000     IPG Photonics (a)     18,181    
        Fiber Lasers        
  168,000     Trimble Navigation (a)     6,708    
        GPS-based Instruments        
  130,000     FLIR Systems (a)     3,868    
        Infrared Cameras        
      55,975    
    > Telecommunications Equipment 3.0%  
  732,000     Finisar (a)     21,733    
        Optical Sub-systems & Components        
  386,000     Polycom (a)     15,046    
        Video Conferencing Equipment        
  197,000     Blue Coat Systems (a)     5,884    
        WAN Acceleration & Network Security        
  402,000     Infinera (a)     4,153    
        Optical Networking Equipment        
  234,000     Ixia (a)     3,927    
        Telecom Network Test Equipment        
      50,743    
    > Telephone and Data Services 2.7%  
  1,617,000     tw telecom (a)     27,570    
        Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services        
  177,000     AboveNet     10,347    
        Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services        
  2,030,000     PAETEC Holding (a)     7,592    
        Telephone/Data Services for Business        
      45,509    
    > Mobile Communications 2.1%  
  595,000     SBA Communications (a)     24,359    
        Communications Towers        
  250,000     Crown Castle International (a)     10,957    
        Communications Towers        
  88,000     Globalstar (a)     128    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
      35,444    
    > Gaming Equipment & Services 1.8%  
  570,000     Bally Technologies (a)     24,048    
        Slot Machines & Software        
  150,000     WMS Industries (a)     6,786    
        Slot Machine Provider        
      30,834    
    > Computer Services 1.6%  
  372,800     ExlService Holdings (a)     8,008    
        BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Computer Services—continued  
  261,000     SRA International (a)   $ 5,338    
        Government IT Services        
  235,000     iGate     4,632    
        IT & BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
Services
       
  1,005,500     Hackett Group (a)     3,529    
        IT Integration & Best Practice Research        
  710,000     RCM Technologies (a)(c)     3,294    
        Technology & Engineering Services        
  172,000     Acxiom (a)     2,950    
        Database Marketing Services        
      27,751    
    > Financial Processors 0.5%  
  188,000     Global Payments     8,687    
        Credit Card Processor        
      8,687    
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.5%  
  261,000     Plexus (a)     8,075    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      8,075    
    > Internet Related 0.3%  
  44,000     Equinix (a)     3,575    
        Network Neutral Data Centers        
  343,000     TheStreet.com     916    
        Financial Information Websites        
      4,491    
    > Radio 0.1%  
  511,100     Salem Communications     1,620    
        Radio Stations for Religious Programming        
  705,500     Spanish Broadcasting System (a)     499    
        Spanish Language Radio Stations        
  18,750     Saga Communications (a)     494    
        Radio Stations in Small & Mid-sized Cities        
      2,613    
    > TV Broadcasting 0.1%  
  975,000     Entravision Communications (a)     2,506    
        Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations        
      2,506    
Information: Total     568,893    
Consumer Goods & Services 17.5%      
    > Retail 5.9%  
  390,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)     26,684    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  401,000     Abercrombie & Fitch     23,110    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  875,000     Saks (a)     9,362    
        Luxury Department Store Retailer        
  254,000     Shutterfly (a)     8,898    
        Internet Photo-centric Retailer        
  805,000     Pier 1 Imports (a)     8,452    
        Home Furnishing Retailer        
  614,000     Chico's FAS     7,386    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  205,000     Urban Outfitters (a)   $ 7,341    
        Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer        
  480,000     Talbots (a)     4,090    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  620,000     Wet Seal (a)     2,294    
        Specialty Apparel Retailer        
  104,508     Express     1,965    
        Dual Gender Fashion Retailer        
  145,376     Coldwater Creek (a)     461    
        Women's Apparel Retailer        
  9,000     The Fresh Market (a)     371    
        Specialty Food Retailer        
      100,414    
    > Travel 3.8%  
  739,700     Gaylord Entertainment (a)     26,585    
        Convention Hotels        
  1,175,950     Avis Budget Group (a)     18,298    
        Second Largest Car Rental Company        
  750,000     Hertz (a)     10,867    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  150,000     Vail Resorts (a)     7,806    
        Ski Resort Operator & Developer        
      63,556    
    > Furniture & Textiles 1.9%  
  980,000     Knoll     16,395    
        Office Furniture        
  540,000     Interface     8,451    
        Modular & Broadloom Carpet        
  260,000     Herman Miller     6,578    
        Office Furniture        
      31,424    
    > Casinos & Gaming 1.2%  
  372,000     Penn National Gaming (a)     13,076    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  455,000     Pinnacle Entertainment (a)     6,379    
        Regional Casino Operator        
      19,455    
    > Apparel 1.1%  
  192,000     Warnaco Group (a)     10,573    
        Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer        
  241,530     True Religion Apparel (a)     5,377    
        Premium Denim        
  40,000     Deckers Outdoor (a)     3,190    
        Fashion Footwear Wholesaler        
      19,140    
    > Educational Services 0.8%  
  153,700     ITT Educational Services (a)     9,789    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  165,000     Universal Technical Institute     3,633    
        Vocational Training        
      13,422    
    > Other Durable Goods 0.7%  
  161,000     Cavco Industries (a)     7,517    
        Manufactured Homes        
  140,000     Jarden     4,322    
        Branded Household Products        
      11,839    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 0.6%  
  472,000     Pool   $ 10,639    
        Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment
       
      10,639    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.6%  
  259,000     Lifetime Fitness (a)     10,616    
        Sport & Fitness Club Operator        
      10,616    
    > Food & Beverage 0.6%  
  197,000     Diamond Foods     10,476    
        Culinary Ingredients & Snack Foods        
      10,476    
    > Leisure Products 0.3%  
  162,000     Thor Industries     5,502    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      5,502    
    > Restaurants —%  
  26,600     Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)     510    
        Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants        
      510    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     296,993    
Industrial Goods & Services 15.2%      
    > Machinery 10.9%  
  941,250     Ametek     36,944    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  373,600     Nordson     34,326    
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings        
  445,000     Donaldson     25,935    
        Industrial Air Filtration        
  587,000     ESCO Technologies     22,212    
        Automatic Electric Meter Readers        
  585,000     Pentair     21,358    
        Pumps & Water Treatment        
  308,732     HEICO     11,522    
        FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts        
  195,000     MOOG (a)     7,761    
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
       
  177,000     Kennametal     6,985    
        Consumable Cutting Tools        
  111,000     WABCO Holdings (a)     6,763    
        Truck & Bus Component Supplier        
  162,000     Oshkosh (a)     5,709    
        Specialty Truck Manufacturer        
  71,800     Toro     4,426    
        Turf Maintenance Equipment        
  50,000     Kaydon     2,036    
        Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products        
      185,977    
    > Electrical Components 1.0%  
  280,000     Acuity Brands     16,148    
        Commercial Lighting Fixtures        
      16,148    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 0.8%
 
  326,000     Drew Industries   $ 7,407    
        RV & Manufactured Home Components        
  135,000     Albany International     3,198    
        Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced Textiles        
  54,000     Albemarle     3,012    
        Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty Chemicals        
      13,617    
    > Other Industrial Services 0.6%  
  265,000     TrueBlue (a)     4,767    
        Temporary Manual Labor        
  109,000     Forward Air     3,093    
        Freight Transportation Between Airports        
  396,000     American Reprographics (a)     3,006    
        Document Management & Logistics        
      10,866    
    > Steel 0.6%  
  486,000     GrafTech International (a)     9,642    
        Industrial Graphite Materials Producer        
      9,642    
    > Industrial Distribution 0.5%  
  350,000     Interline Brands (a)     7,970    
        Industrial Distribution        
      7,970    
    > Construction 0.4%  
  284,000     St. Joe (a)(b)     6,205    
        Florida Panhandle Landowner        
      6,205    
    > Waste Management 0.3%  
  195,000     Waste Connections     5,368    
        Solid Waste Management        
      5,368    
    > Water 0.1%  
  550,000     Mueller Water Products     2,294    
        Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes        
      2,294    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     258,087    
Finance 11.0%      
    > Banks 5.6%  
  981,941     Valley National Bancorp     14,042    
        New Jersey/New York Bank        
  692,400     Associated Banc-Corp     10,490    
        Midwest Bank        
  659,800     TCF Financial     9,772    
        Great Lakes Bank        
  431,597     Lakeland Financial     9,262    
        Indiana Bank        
  532,000     MB Financial     9,214    
        Chicago Bank        
  170,000     SVB Financial Group (a)     9,018    
        Bank to Venture Capitalists        
  571,000     Whitney Holding     8,080    
        Gulf Coast Bank        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Banks—continued  
  1,478,200     First Busey   $ 6,948    
        Illinois Bank        
  527,700     Pacific Continental     5,309    
        Pacific Northwest Bank        
  269,600     Eagle Bancorp (a)     3,890    
        Metro D.C. Bank        
  178,826     Sandy Spring Bancorp     3,296    
        Baltimore/D.C. Bank        
  210,000     CVB Financial (b)     1,821    
        Inland Empire Business Bank        
  90,000     TriCo Bancshares     1,453    
        California Central Valley Bank        
  851,247     Guaranty Bancorp (a)     1,200    
        Colorado Bank        
  245,000     Wilmington Trust     1,063    
        Delaware Trust Bank        
  247,500     Green Bankshares (a)(b)     792    
        Tennessee Bank        
      95,650    
    > Finance Companies 3.3%  
  345,000     World Acceptance (a)     18,216    
        Personal Loans        
  335,418     McGrath Rentcorp     8,795    
        Temporary Space & IT Rentals        
  240,000     GATX     8,467    
        Rail Car Lessor        
  412,500     Aaron Rents     8,411    
        Rent to Own        
  165,000     Textainer Group Holdings     4,701    
        Top International Container Leasor        
  230,000     CAI International (a)     4,508    
        International Container Leasing        
  201,000     H&E Equipment Services (a)     2,325    
        Heavy Equipment Leasing        
  99,200     Marlin Business Services (a)     1,255    
        Small Equipment Leasing        
      56,678    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 1.0%  
  209,500     Eaton Vance     6,333    
        Specialty Mutual Funds        
  675,000     MF Global (a)     5,643    
        Futures Broker        
  140,000     Investment Technology Group (a)     2,292    
        Electronic Trading        
  173,073     Kaiser Federal Financial Group     2,004    
        Los Angeles Savings & Loan        
      16,272    
    > Savings & Loans 0.8%  
  756,000     ViewPoint Financial     8,838    
        Texas Thrift        
  215,000     Berkshire Hills Bancorp     4,751    
        Northeast Thrift        
      13,589    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Insurance 0.3%  
  222,000     Tower Group   $ 5,679    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
      5,679    
Finance: Total     187,868    
Energy & Minerals 8.5%      
    > Oil Services 4.8%  
  500,000     FMC Technologies (a)     44,455    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  755,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     28,215    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  95,000     Bristow (a)     4,498    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  104,000     Exterran Holdings (a)     2,491    
        Natural Gas Compressor Rental & Fabrication        
  106,000     Tesco (a)     1,683    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
      81,342    
    > Oil & Gas Producers 2.9%  
  1,135,000     Quicksilver Resources (a)     16,730    
        Natural Gas & Coal Steam Gas Producer        
  133,000     SM Energy     7,838    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  230,000     Northern Oil & Gas (a)     6,258    
        Small E&P Company in North Dakota Bakken        
  162,000     Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)     5,587    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  129,000     Rosetta Resources (a)     4,856    
        Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South
Texas & Montana
       
  260,438     Houston American Energy (b)     4,711    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  84,000     Swift Energy (a)     3,289    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Co.        
  22,800     Oasis Petroleum (a)     618    
        Oil Producer in North Dakota        
      49,887    
    > Mining 0.8%  
  100,000     Core Laboratories (Netherlands)     8,905    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
  393,000     Alexco Resource (a)     3,218    
        Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services        
  180,000     Augusta Resource (a)     686    
        U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine        
      12,809    
Energy & Minerals: Total     144,038    
Health Care 8.1%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.8%  
  344,394     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     9,275    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  137,000     United Therapeutics (a)     8,661    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  491,882     Seattle Genetics (a)     7,354    
        Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery—continued  
  190,000     Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)   $ 7,005    
        Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer        
  810,000     Micromet (a)     6,577    
        Next-generation Antibody Technology        
  626,000     Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)     6,335    
        Biotech Pioneer in Anti-sense Drugs        
  1,055,000     Allos Therapeutics (a)     4,864    
        Cancer Drug Development        
  600,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     4,740    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
  363,000     Nektar Therapeutics (a)     4,665    
        Drug Delivery Technologies        
  600,000     Chelsea Therapeutics (a)     4,500    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  205,000     Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)     4,325    
        Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas        
  92,400     InterMune (a)     3,363    
        Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C        
  122,900     Acorda Therapeutics (a)     3,350    
        Biopharma Company Focused on Nervous
Disorder Drugs
       
  530,282     Idenix Pharmaceuticals (a)     2,673    
        Developer of Drugs for Infectious Diseases        
  450,000     Array Biopharma (a)     1,345    
        Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases        
  191,040     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)     1,106    
        Biotech Focused on Vaccines        
  220,000     Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)     1,074    
        Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular, Cancer &
Immunology
       
  18,181     Metabolex, Series A-1 (a)(d)     18    
        Diabetes Drug Development        
  738,060     Medicure - Warrants (a)(d)     2    
        Cardiovascular Biotech Company        
  37,500     Locus Pharmaceuticals,
Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(d)
    1    
  19,329     Locus Pharmaceuticals,
Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(d)
    1    
        High Throughput Rational Drug Design        
  100,000     IsoRay - Warrants (a)(d)     1    
        Radiology Cancer Company        
      81,235    
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 2.1%  
  185,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     14,902    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  184,000     Sirona Dental Systems (a)     7,687    
        Manufacturer of Dental Equipment        
  76,000     Gen-Probe (a)     4,435    
        Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics        
  53,000     Idexx Laboratories (a)     3,669    
        Diagnostic Equipment & Services for
Veterinarians
       
  25,000     Illumina (a)     1,583    
        Leading Tools & Service Provider for Genetic
Analysis
       
  95,200     Pacific Biosciences of California (a)     1,515    
        Genome Sequencing        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  72,000     American Medical Systems (a)   $ 1,358    
        Medical Devices to Treat Urological Conditions        
  246,834     Nanosphere (a)     1,076    
        Molecular Diagnostics Company with Best of
Breed Platform
       
      36,225    
    > Health Care Services 0.6%  
  653,900     Health Management Associates (a)     6,238    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  45,000     Mednax (a)     3,028    
        Physician Management for Pediatric &
Anesthesia Practices
       
      9,266    
    > Medical Supplies 0.4%  
  295,600     Cepheid (a)     6,725    
        Molecular Diagnostics        
  11,800     Neogen (a)     484    
        Food & Animal Safety Products        
      7,209    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.2%  
  481,782     Akorn (a)     2,924    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty
Generic Drugs
       
  54,800     Alimera Sciences (a)     569    
        Ophthalmogy-focused Pharmaceutical Company        
      3,493    
Health Care: Total     137,428    
Other Industries 5.8%      
    > Real Estate 4.8%  
  995,200     BioMed Realty Trust     18,560    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
  915,000     Extra Space Storage     15,921    
        Self Storage Facilities        
  246,000     Corporate Office Properties     8,598    
        Office Buildings        
  1,450,000     Kite Realty Group     7,845    
        Community Shopping Centers        
  177,000     Kilroy Realty     6,455    
        Southern California Office & Industrial
Properties
       
  405,000     Associated Estates Realty     6,192    
        Multi-family Properties        
  1,058,000     DCT Industrial Trust     5,618    
        Industrial Properties        
  98,619     Macerich     4,672    
        Regional Shopping Malls        
  191,000     Dupont Fabros Technology     4,063    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        
  400,000     Education Realty Trust     3,108    
        Student Housing        
      81,032    
    > Transportation 1.0%  
  210,091     Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)     4,294    
  115,000     Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)     2,068    
        Truck Sales & Services        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
    > Transportation—continued  
  156,000     World Fuel Services   $ 5,641    
        Global Fuel Broker        
  310,000     Heartland Express     4,966    
        Regional Trucker        
      16,969    
Other Industries: Total     98,001    
Total Equities: 99.6%
(Cost: $1,177,142)
    1,691,308    
Securities Lending Collateral: 0.9%      
  15,767,797     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (e)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
    15,768    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $15,768)
    15,768    
Short-Term Obligation: 1.1%      
    > Repurchase Agreement: 1.1%  
$ 18,498     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 4/28/14,
market value $18,869
(repurchase proceeds $18,498)
    18,498    
Total Short Term Obligation:
(Cost: $18,498)
    18,498    
Total Investments: 101.6%
(Cost: $1,211,408)(f)
    1,725,574    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (0.9)%
    (15,768 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.7)%     (11,260 )  
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 1,698,546    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $15,262.

(c)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliate   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Cavco Industries*     327,900       -       166,900       161,000     $ 7,517     $ -    
RCM Technologies     786,000       -       76,000       710,000       3,294       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     1,113,900       -       242,900       871,000     $ 10,811     $ -    

 

*   At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of this affiliated company at December 31, 2010, were $4,479 and $3,294, respectively. Investments in the affiliated company represented 0.2% of total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $23, which represented less than 0.01% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Metabolex, Series A-1   2/11/00     18,181     $ 2,000     $ 18    
Medicure - Warrants   12/22/06     738,060       -       2    
IsoRay - Warrants   3/21/07     100,000       -       1    
Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1 Pfd.   9/05/01     37,500       1,500       1    
Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1 Pfd.   2/08/07     19,329       56       1    
            $ 3,556     $ 23    

 

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,211,741 and net unrealized appreciation was $513,833, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $618,098 and gross unrealized depreciation of $104,265.

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Information   $ 568,893     $ -     $ -     $ 568,893    
Consumer Goods & Services     296,993       -       -       296,993    
Industrial Goods & Services     258,087       -       -       258,087    
Finance     187,868       -       -       187,868    
Energy & Minerals     144,038       -       -       144,038    
Health Care     137,405       3       20       137,428    
Other Industries     98,001       -       -       98,001    
Total Equities     1,691,285       3       20       1,691,308    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     15,768       -       -       15,768    
Total Short-Term Obligation     -       18,498       -       18,498    
Total Investments   $ 1,707,053     $ 18,501     $ 20     $ 1,725,574    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sells   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Health Care   $ 25     $ -     $ (5 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 20    
    $ 25     $ -     $ (5 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 20    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $5. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Archipelago Resources     0       422,600    
Chemring     207,000       286,000    
JLT Group     0       360,308    
> Netherlands  
Aalberts Industries     0       238,000    
AkzoNobel     0       74,000    
> Germany  
Rheinmetall     0       67,000    
> France  
Neopost     101,355       126,000    
> Ireland  
United Drug     2,860,000       3,213,000    
> Iceland  
Marel     0       4,800,000    
> Russia  
Mail.ru - GDR     0       107,000    
Asia  
> Japan  
Asahi Diamond Industrial     140,100       241,000    
Gree     265,000       396,000    
Kansai Paint     1,879,000       1,932,000    
> Hong Kong  
Mongolian Mining     0       1,555,500    
Latin America  
> Argentina  
Union Agriculture Group     0       1,000,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Cobham     3,145,000       2,287,000    
Intertek Group     530,000       412,000    
Micro Focus     1,280,000       553,600    
Serco     2,300,000       2,139,000    
> Netherlands  
Core Laboratories     82,000       51,000    
> Spain  
Red Eléctrica de España     127,000       93,000    
Asia  
> Japan  
Ain Pharmaciez     164,000       110,000    
Kamigumi     242,400       0    
Rohto Pharmaceutical     343,300       0    
> China  
Jiangsu Expressway     17,450,000       14,649,000    
Zhaojin Mining Industry     5,515,200       2,876,700    
> Singapore  
Olam International     4,100,000       3,750,000    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
Eldorado Gold     243,250       0    
Pan American Silver     548,000       287,000    
> South Africa  
Naspers     287,000       271,000    
Latin America  
> Columbia  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     615,000       525,000    

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 94.8%  
Europe 43.7%      
    > United Kingdom 16.0%  
  2,139,000     Serco   $ 18,525    
        Facilities Management        
  286,000     Chemring     12,949    
        Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures &
Energetics
       
  412,000     Intertek Group     11,402    
        Testing, Inspection & Certification Services        
  568,000     Petropavlovsk     10,131    
        Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia        
  2,287,000     Cobham     7,256    
        Aerospace Components        
  13,467,511     Workspace Group     4,934    
        United Kingdom Real Estate        
  360,308     JLT Group     3,534    
        International Business Insurance Broker        
  553,600     Micro Focus     3,355    
        United Kingdom Legacy Software Provider        
  422,600     Archipelago Resources (a)     402    
        Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia,
Vietnam & the Philippines
       
      72,488    
    > Netherlands 8.5%  
  175,427     Fugro     14,417    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  258,904     Imtech     9,822    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies Installation &
Maintenance
       
  238,000     Aalberts Industries     5,017    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
  74,000     AkzoNobel     4,597    
        Largest Global Supplier of Protective Paints &
Coatings
       
  51,000     Core Laboratories     4,542    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
      38,395    
    > Germany 4.2%  
  672,000     Wirecard     9,205    
        Online Payment Processing & Risk
Management
       
  67,000     Rheinmetall     5,389    
        Defense & Automotive        
  200,000     Rhoen-Klinikum     4,403    
        Health Care Services        
      18,997    
    > Sweden 4.0%  
  836,666     Hexagon     17,944    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
      17,944    
    > Switzerland 2.9%  
  51,000     Kuehne & Nagel     7,085    
        Freight Forwarding/Logistics        
  135,900     Bank Sarasin & Cie     6,193    
        Private Banking        
      13,278    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > France 2.4%  
  126,000     Neopost   $ 10,978    
        Postage Meter Machines        
      10,978    
    > Ireland 2.0%  
  3,213,000     United Drug     9,016    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer        
      9,016    
    > Spain 1.0%  
  93,000     Red Eléctrica de España     4,373    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
      4,373    
    > Iceland 0.9%  
  4,800,000     Marel (a)     4,182    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish
Processing Equipment
       
      4,182    
    > Denmark 0.9%  
  29,000     Novozymes     4,041    
        Industrial Enzymes        
      4,041    
    > Russia 0.9%  
  107,000     Mail.ru - GDR (a)(b)     3,852    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
      3,852    
Europe: Total     197,544    
Asia 32.1%      
    > Japan 14.4%  
  1,932,000     Kansai Paint     18,693    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  4,450     Seven Bank     9,421    
        ATM Processing Services        
  8,550     Jupiter Telecommunications     8,993    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
  189,300     Benesse     8,718    
        Education Service Provider        
  900     Orix JREIT     5,851    
        Diversified REIT        
  396,000     Gree     5,034    
        Mobile Social Networking Game
Developer/Platform
       
  241,000     Asahi Diamond Industrial     4,576    
        Consumable Diamond Tools        
  110,000     Ain Pharmaciez     3,868    
        Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator        
      65,154    
    > China 6.3%  
  14,649,000     Jiangsu Expressway     16,811    
        Chinese Toll Road Operator        
  2,876,700     Zhaojin Mining Industry     11,769    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
      28,580    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Singapore 5.9%  
  10,800,000     Ascendas REIT   $ 17,420    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  3,750,000     Olam International     9,175    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
      26,595    
    > South Korea 5.1%  
  89,000     NHN (a)     17,760    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  151,000     Woongjin Coway     5,358    
        South Korean Household Appliance Rental
Service Provider
       
      23,118    
    > Hong Kong 0.4%  
  1,555,500     Mongolian Mining (a)     1,815    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
      1,815    
Asia: Total     145,262    
Other Countries: 14.6%      
    > Canada 5.4%  
  287,000     Pan American Silver     11,827    
        Silver Mining        
  125,000     AG Growth     6,295    
        Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain
Handling Equipment
       
  210,400     CCL Industries     6,268    
        Leading Global Label Manufacturer        
      24,390    
    > South Africa 3.5%  
  271,000     Naspers     15,960    
        Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other
Emerging Markets
       
      15,960    
    > Australia 3.1%  
  961,000     UGL     14,183    
        Engineering & Facilities Management        
      14,183    
    > United States 1.4%  
  171,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     6,390    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
      6,390    
    > Israel 1.2%  
  310,000     Israel Chemicals     5,316    
        Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine &
Specialty Chemicals
       
      5,316    
Other Countries: Total     66,239    
Latin America 4.4%      
    > Colombia 3.9%  
  525,000     Pacific Rubiales Energy     17,820    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
      17,820    

 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
    > Argentina 0.5%  
  1,000,000     Union Agriculture Group (a)(b)   $ 2,200    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      2,200    
Latin America: Total     20,020    
Total Equities: 94.8%
(Cost: $309,207)
    429,065    
Short-Term Obligations: 4.7%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 4.2%  
$ 19,283     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 4/28/14,
market value $19,670
(repurchase proceeds $19,283)
    19,283    
      19,283    
    > Commercial Paper 0.5%  
  2,200     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
    2,200    
      2,200    
Total Short-Term Obligations 4.7%
(Cost: $21,483)
    21,483    
Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $330,690)(c)(d)
    450,548    
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%     2,119    
Total Net Assets: 100%   $ 452,667    

 

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $6,052, which represented 1.34% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     107,000     $ 3,732     $ 3,852    
Union Agriculture Group   2/08/10     1,000,000       2,200       2,200    
            $ 5,932     $ 6,052    

 

(c)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $337,719 and net unrealized appreciation was $112,829, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $120,672 and gross unrealized depreciation of $7,843.

(d)  On December 31, 2010, the Fund's total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency   Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Euro   $ 77,216       17.1    
British Pound     72,488       16.0    
Japanese Yen     65,154       14.4    
U.S. Dollar     50,294       11.1    
Hong Kong Dollar     30,395       6.7    
Canadian Dollar     30,383       6.7    
Singapore Dollar     26,595       5.9    
South Korean Won     23,118       5.1    
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
    74,905       16.5    
    $ 450,548       99.5    

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Europe   $ 8,394     $ 189,150     $ -     $ 197,544    
Asia     -       145,262       -       145,262    
Other Countries     30,780       35,459       -       66,239    
Latin America     17,820       -       2,200       20,020    
Total Equities     56,994       369,871       2,200       429,065    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       21,483       -       21,483    
Total Investments   $ 56,994     $ 391,354     $ 2,200     $ 450,548    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sells   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Latin America  
Argentina   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200    
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Portfolio Diversification

At December 31, 2010, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  
Other Industrial Services   $ 42,492       9.4    
Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals
    32,647       7.2    
Machinery     31,420       6.9    
Electrical Components     20,205       4.5    
Outsourcing Services     18,525       4.1    
Conglomerates     5,017       1.1    
      150,306       33.2    
> Information  
Internet Related     37,572       8.3    
Instrumentation     17,944       4.0    
Financial Processors     9,205       2.0    
CATV     8,993       2.0    
Gaming Equipment & Services     5,034       1.1    
Business Software     3,355       0.7    
      82,103       18.1    
> Energy & Minerals  
Mining     40,486       9.0    
Oil Services     20,807       4.6    
Oil & Gas Producers     17,820       3.9    
Agricultural Commodities     2,200       0.5    
      81,313       18.0    
> Other Industries  
Real Estate     28,205       6.2    
Transportation     16,811       3.7    
Regulated Utilities     4,373       1.0    
      49,389       10.9    

 

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Consumer Goods & Services  
Other Consumer Services   $ 14,076       3.1    
Food & Beverage     9,175       2.0    
Nondurables     6,268       1.4    
Retail     3,868       0.9    
      33,387       7.4    
> Finance  
Banks     9,421       2.1    
Brokerage & Money Management     6,193       1.3    
Insurance     3,534       0.8    
      19,148       4.2    
> Health Care  
Pharmaceuticals     9,016       2.0    
Health Care Services     4,403       1.0    
      13,419       3.0    
Total Equities:     429,065       94.8    
Short-Term Obligations:     21,483       4.7    
Total Investments:     450,548       99.5    
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
    2,119       0.5    
Net Assets:   $ 452,667       100.0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Consumer Goods & Services  
Career Education     1,600,000       1,900,000    
Hertz     8,500,000       8,650,000    
IFM Investments (Century 21
China RE) - ADR (China)
    2,100,000       2,300,000    
Energy & Minerals  
Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom)
    0       7,200,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Subscription
Receipts (United Kingdom)
    0       16,800,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Warrants
(United Kingdom)
    0       3,600,000    
Houston American Energy     1,050,000       1,184,800    
Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada)     0       1,000,000    
Petrodorado (Colombia)     3,005,500       11,256,000    
Real Goods Solar     1,400,000       1,500,000    
Union Agriculture
Group (Argentina)
    0       9,090,909    
Information  
Mail.ru - GDR (Russia)     0       507,563    
Mettler Toledo     100,000       120,000    
Navigant Consulting     1,451,900       2,300,000    
VisionChina Media - ADR (China)     3,242,000       3,675,000    
WNS - ADR (India)     4,147,878       4,200,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Ametek     1,100,000       1,860,000    
Expeditors International
of Washington
    600,000       750,000    
Neopost (France)     0       107,000    
Pall     0       400,000    
Finance  
Discover Financial Services     4,850,000       5,150,000    
Other Industries  
Wisconsin Energy     200,000       250,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     0       977,671    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Consumer Goods & Services  
Abercrombie & Fitch     1,650,000       1,600,000    
Expedia     2,500,000       484,810    
ITT Educational Services     1,050,000       1,000,000    
lululemon athletica     394,917       350,000    
Tractor Supply Company     120,000       0    
Energy & Minerals  
Pacific Rubiales
Energy (Colombia)
    5,250,000       4,600,000    
Petroamerica (Colombia)     16,443,900       0    
Tetra Technologies     3,700,000       0    
Information  
CardTronics     2,100,000       779,395    
Sanmina-SCI     8,000,000       7,100,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Quanta Services     1,650,000       928,000    
Finance  
CNO Financial Group     13,500,000       12,500,000    
Eaton Vance     450,260       0    
Other Industries  
American Commercial Lines     850,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 95.1%  
Consumer Goods & Services 26.0%      
    > Retail 9.4%  
  1,600,000     Abercrombie & Fitch   $ 92,208    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  3,800,000     Safeway     85,462    
        Supermarkets        
  350,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)     23,947    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  3,500,000     Wet Seal (a)     12,950    
        Specialty Apparel Retailer        
      214,567    
    > Travel 6.0%  
  8,650,000     Hertz (a)     125,338    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  484,810     Expedia     12,164    
        Online Travel Services Company        
      137,502    
    > Educational Services 4.5%  
  1,000,000     ITT Educational Services (a)     63,690    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  1,900,000     Career Education (a)     39,387    
        Post-secondary Education        
      103,077    
    > Apparel 2.8%  
  1,135,000     Coach     62,777    
        Designer & Retailer of Branded
Leather Accessories
       
      62,777    
    > Casinos & Gaming 1.6%  
  335,000,000     RexLot Holdings (China)     35,341    
        Lottery Equipment Supplier in China        
      35,341    
    > Leisure Products 0.7%  
  500,000     Thor Industries     16,980    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      16,980    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.5%  
  2,300,000     IFM Investments (Century 21
China RE) - ADR (China) (a)(c)
    11,500    
        Provides Real Estate Services in China        
      11,500    
    > Food & Beverage 0.5%  
  1,000,000     GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)     10,740    
        Produce an All-natural Sweetener
Extracted from the Stevia Plant
       
      10,740    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     592,484    
Energy & Minerals 20.3%      
    > Oil & Gas Producers 14.9%  
  4,600,000     Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)     156,140    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
  32,240,000     Canacol Energy (Columbia) (a)(c)     50,907    
  4,000,000     Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)     6,190    
        Oil Producer in South America        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  35,950,000     ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)(c)   $ 49,172    
        Oil Exploration in Kurdistan        
  17,144,000     Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)     11,997    
  11,256,000     Petrodorado (Columbia) (a)(c)     8,038    
  17,144,000     Petrodorado - Warrants
(Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    7,242    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay
       
  1,184,800     Houston American Energy (b)     21,433    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  16,800,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Subscription Receipts
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    14,075    
  7,200,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    5,180    
  3,600,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    851    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in the North Sea
       
  13,125,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)(d)     5,110    
  5,000,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)     1,986    
  6,562,500     Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)     776    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
      339,097    
    > Alternative Energy 2.1%  
  3,200,000     Canadian Solar (China) (a)(b)(c)     39,648    
        Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer        
  4,500,000     Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)(c)     5,265    
        Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants        
  1,500,000     Real Goods Solar (a)(c)     3,750    
        Residential Solar Energy Installer        
      48,663    
    > Agricultural Commodities 1.9%  
  38,000,000     Eacom Timber (Canada) (a)(c)(d)     24,345    
        Canadian Lumber Producer        
  9,090,909     Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina) (a)(d)
    20,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      44,345    
    > Mining 0.7%  
  1,000,000     Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)     16,062    
        Gold Mining        
      16,062    
    > Oil Services 0.7%  
  11,324,000     Tuscany International Drilling
(Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    15,626    
  1,900,000     Tuscany International Drilling -
Warrants (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    243    
        South America-based Drilling Rig Contractor        
      15,869    
Energy & Minerals: Total     464,036    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Information 20.0%      
    > Mobile Communications 6.9%  
  1,550,000     Crown Castle International (a)   $ 67,936    
        Communications Towers        
  900,000     American Tower (a)     46,476    
        Communications Towers        
  15,000,000     Globalstar (a)(b)(c)     21,750    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
  505,000     SBA Communications (a)     20,675    
        Communications Towers        
      156,837    
    > Contract Manufacturing 3.6%  
  7,100,000     Sanmina-SCI (a)(c)     81,508    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      81,508    
    > Computer Services 2.1%  
  4,200,000     WNS - ADR (India) (a)(b)(c)     48,594    
        Offshore BPO (Business Process
Outsourcing) Services
       
      48,594    
    > Business Software 1.8%  
  7,000,000     Novell (a)     41,440    
        Directory, Operating System & Identity
Management Software
       
      41,440    
    > Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment 1.7%
 
  750,000     Amphenol     39,585    
        Electronic Connectors        
      39,585    
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 0.9%
 
  2,300,000     Navigant Consulting (a)     21,160    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
      21,160    
    > Internet Related 0.8%  
  507,563     Mail.ru - GDR (Russia) (a)(d)     18,272    
        Internet Social Networking &
Games for Russian Speakers
       
      18,272    
    > Instrumentation 0.8%  
  120,000     Mettler Toledo (a)     18,145    
        Laboratory Equipment        
      18,145    
    > Advertising 0.8%  
  3,675,000     VisionChina Media - ADR
(China) (a)(b)(c)
    17,052    
        Advertising on Digital Screens in
China's Mass Transit System
       
      17,052    
    > Financial Processors 0.6%  
  779,395     CardTronics (a)     13,796    
        Operates the World's Largest Network of ATMs        
      13,796    
Information: Total     456,389    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Industrial Goods & Services 12.8%      
    > Machinery 4.5%  
  1,860,000     Ametek   $ 73,005    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  400,000     Pall     19,832    
        Filtration & Fluids Clarification        
  107,000     Neopost (France)     9,323    
        Postage Meter Machines        
      102,160    
    > Waste Management 2.4%  
  1,500,000     Waste Management     55,305    
        U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal        
      55,305    
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 2.0%
 
  1,000,000     Nalco Holding Company     31,940    
        Provider of Water Treatment &
Process Chemicals & Services
       
  1,800,000     ChemSpec International - ADR (China)     13,464    
        Specialty Chemicals with Focus on
Fluorinated Chemical Manufacturing
       
      45,404    
    > Other Industrial Services 1.8%  
  750,000     Expeditors International of Washington     40,950    
        International Freight Forwarder        
      40,950    
    > Industrial Distribution 1.3%  
  220,000     WW Grainger     30,384    
        Industrial Distribution        
      30,384    
    > Outsourcing Services 0.8%  
  928,000     Quanta Services (a)     18,486    
        Electrical & Telecom Construction Services        
      18,486    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     292,689    
Finance 11.2%      
    > Credit Cards 4.2%  
  5,150,000     Discover Financial Services     95,429    
        Credit Card Company        
      95,429    
    > Insurance 3.7%  
  12,500,000     CNO Financial Group (a)     84,750    
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical
Supplement Insurance
       
      84,750    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 3.3%  
  6,000,000     MF Global (a)     50,160    
        Futures Broker        
  1,100,000     SEI Investments     26,169    
        Mutual Fund Administration &
Investment Management
       
      76,329    
Finance: Total     256,508    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Other Industries 4.0%      
    > Transportation 2.3%  
  1,300,000     JB Hunt Transport Services   $ 53,053    
        Truck & Intermodal Carrier        
      53,053    
    > Real Estate 1.0%  
  1,200,000     BioMed Realty Trust     22,380    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
      22,380    
    > Regulated Utilities 0.7%  
  250,000     Wisconsin Energy     14,715    
        Wisconsin Utility        
      14,715    
Other Industries: Total     90,148    
Health Care 0.8%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 0.5%  
  1,500,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     11,851    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
      11,851    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.3%  
  977,671     Akorn (a)     5,934    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells
Specialty Generic Drugs
       
      5,934    
Health Care: Total     17,785    
Total Equities: 95.1%
(Cost: $1,522,342)
    2,170,039    
Securities Lending Collateral: 1.4%      
  32,972,313     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (e)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
    32,972    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $32,972)
    32,972    
Short-Term Obligations: 4.2%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 3.3%  
$ 75,207     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
a U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturiting 8/26/14,
market value $76,713
(repurchase proceeds $75,208)
    75,207    
      75,207    

 

Principal Amount (000)     Value (000)  
    > Commercial Paper 0.9%  
$ 11,200     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
  $ 11,199    
  9,550     ConocoPhillips (f)
0.26% due 1/14/11
    9,549    
      20,748    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $95,955)
    95,955    
Total Investments: 100.7%
(Cost: $1,651,269)(g)
    2,298,966    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (1.4)%
    (32,972 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.7%     16,861    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 2,282,855    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $31,854.

(c)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
American Commercial Lines*     1,125,000       250,000       1,375,000       -     $ -     $ -    
Canacol Energy     32,240,000       4,000,000       -       36,240,000       57,097       -    
Canadian Solar     1,900,000       1,300,000       -       3,200,000       39,648       -    
CardTronics*     2,620,000       -       1,840,605       779,395       13,796       -    
China Mass Media - ADR*     1,662,685       -       1,662,685       -       -       -    
CNO Financial Group*     13,500,000       -       1,000,000       12,500,000       84,750       -    
Eacom Timber     -       38,000,000       -       38,000,000       24,345       -    
Globalstar     13,400,800       1,599,200       -       15,000,000       21,750       -    
IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR     -       2,300,000       -       2,300,000       11,500       -    
Petrodorado**     -       45,544,000       -       45,544,000       27,277       -    
Real Goods Solar     1,400,000       100,000       -       1,500,000       3,750       -    
Sanmina-SCI     8,200,000       -       1,100,000       7,100,000       81,508       -    
ShaMaran Petroleum     31,000,000       4,950,000       -       35,950,000       49,172       -    
SkillSoft - ADR*     9,000,000       -       9,000,000       -       -       -    
Synthesis Energy Systems     2,200,000       2,300,000       -       4,500,000       5,265       -    
Tetra Technologies*     5,000,000       -       5,000,000       -       -       -    
Tuscany International Drilling**     -       13,224,000       -       13,224,000       15,869       -    
VisionChina Media - ADR     4,250,000       1,425,959       2,000,959       3,675,000       17,052       -    
WNS - ADR     3,913,900       286,100       -       4,200,000       48,594       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     131,412,385       115,279,259       22,979,249       223,712,395     $ 501,373     $ -    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

**  Includes the effects of a corporate action.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, were $395,668 and $402,826, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 17.7% of the Fund's total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $129,907, which represented 5.69% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Eacom Timber   3/17/10     38,000,000     $ 18,812     $ 24,345    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     9,090,909       20,000       20,000    
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     507,563       18,629       18,272    
Tuscany International Drilling   2/12/10-3/23/10     11,324,000       12,989       15,626    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Subscription Receipts   11/24/10     16,800,000       8,234       14,075    
Petrodorado   11/20/09     17,144,000       3,607       11,997    
Petrodorado - Warrants   11/20/09     17,144,000       2,118       7,242    
Canacol Energy   4/15/10     4,000,000       2,963       6,190    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum   11/24/10     7,200,000       3,188       5,180    
Petromanas   5/20/10     13,125,000       4,561       5,110    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants   11/24/10     3,600,000       341       851    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     6,562,500       380       776    
Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants   2/12/10     1,900,000       235       243    
            $ 96,057     $ 129,907    

 

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $9,549, which represented 0.4% of total net assets.

(g)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,700,305 and net unrealized appreciation was $598,661, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $790,213 and gross unrealized depreciation of $191,552.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 557,143     $ 35,341     $ -     $ 592,484    
Energy & Minerals     352,401       91,635       20,000       464,036    
Information     456,389       -       -       456,389    
Industrial Goods & Services     283,366       9,323       -       292,689    
Finance     256,508       -       -       256,508    
Other Industries     90,148       -       -       90,148    
Health Care     17,785       -       -       17,785    
Total Equities     2,013,740       136,299       20,000       2,170,039    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     32,972       -       -       32,972    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       95,955       -       95,955    
Total Investments   $ 2,046,712     $ 232,254     $ 20,000     $ 2,298,966    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stocks using a model based on Black Scholes.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 181     $ (20,560 )   $ 20,380     $ -     $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ -    
Energy & Minerals     -       -       -       20,000       -       -       -       20,000    
    $ 181     $ (20,560 )   $ 20,380     $ 20,000     $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ 20,000    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $20,380. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Affiliated Stock Funds: 59.7%  
  388     Columbia Acorn International,
Class I
  $ 15,884    
  1,204     Columbia Dividend Income Fund,
Class I
    15,741    
  563     Columbia Marsico Growth Fund,
Class I
    11,638    
  385     Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I     11,623    
  547     Columbia Contrarian Core Fund,
Class I
    7,837    
  272     Columbia Acorn Select, Class I     7,829    
  650     Columbia Large Cap Enhanced
Core Fund, Class I
    7,816    
Total Stock Funds (Cost: $59,637)     78,368    
    > Affiliated Bond Funds: 39.7%  
  2,874     Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund,
Class I
    26,035    
  1,402     Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund,
Class I
    15,604    
  1,334     Columbia Conservative High Yield
Fund, Class Z
    10,470    
Total Bond Funds (Cost: $52,047)     52,109    

 

Principal Amount (000)     Value (000)  
Short-Term Obligation: 0.5%  
    > Repurchase Agreement: 0.5%  
$ 705     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 9/08/14,
market value $722
(repurchase proceeds $705)
  $ 705    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost: $705)
    705    
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $112,389)(a)
    131,182    
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%     93    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 131,275    

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $112,602 and net unrealized appreciation was $18,580, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $19,312 and gross unrealized depreciation of $732.

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Total Stock Funds   $ 78,368     $ -     $ -     $ 78,368    
Total Bond Funds     52,109       -       -       52,109    
Total Short-Term Obligation     -       705       -       705    
Total Investments   $ 130,477     $ 705     $ -     $ 131,182    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 category include certain short-term obligations generally valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2010   Columbia
Acorn
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn
USA
  Columbia
Acorn
International
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Thermostat
Fund
 
(in thousands)  
Assets:  
Unaffiliated investments, at cost   $ 9,605,670     $ 4,209,981     $ 1,206,929     $ 330,690     $ 1,255,601     $ 705    
Affiliated investments, at cost
(See Note 4)
    2,324,758       97,243       4,479             395,668       111,684    
Unaffiliated investments, at value (including
securities on loan: Columbia Acorn Fund
$363,573; Columbia Acorn International
$51,194; Columbia Acorn USA $15,262;
Columbia Acorn International Select $–;
Columbia Acorn Select $31,854;
Columbia Thermostat Fund $–)
  $ 15,053,040     $ 5,997,341     $ 1,722,280     $ 450,548     $ 1,896,140     $ 705    
Affiliated investments, at value
(See Note 4)
    3,446,513       114,116       3,294             402,826       130,477    
Cash     1,627       5,195       14       687       509       *  
Foreign currency (cost: Columbia
Acorn Fund $28;
    29       23,259             21       151          
Columbia Acorn International
$22,292; Columbia Acorn International
Select $21; Columbia Acorn Select $151)
 
Net unrealized appreciation on forward
foreign currency exchange contracts
          11,287                            
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     33,520       799       98       2,318       26,550          
Fund shares sold     18,452       41,702       1,308       442       8,550       364    
Dividends and interest     8,519       6,392       821       642       1,230       *  
Securities lending income     372       142       16       14       34          
Foreign tax reclaims     144       924             50                
Expense reimbursement due
from Adviser
                                  12    
Trustees' Deferred Compensation
Investments
    3,047       802       238             309          
Other assets     216       71       20       6       29       1    
Total Assets     18,565,479       6,202,030       1,728,089       454,728       2,336,328       131,559    
Liabilities:  
Collateral on securities loaned     375,541       53,018       15,768             32,972          
Expense reimbursement due to Adviser                       *              
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     34,913       9,387       5,534       816       6,574          
Fund shares redeemed     37,678       6,943       6,224       637       11,071       121    
Management fee     9,717       3,815       1,218       353       1,538       11    
Administration fee     605       200       56       15       76       4    
12b-1 Service & Distribution fees     1,641       270       82       27       246       46    
Reports to shareholders     620       300       78       40       165       33    
Deferred Trustees' fees     3,047       802       238       44       309       29    
Transfer agent fees     2,501       608       292       42       369       20    
Trustees' fees     *     *     1       *     *     *  
Professional fee     136       67       30       24       34       13    
Custody fees     285       1,020       14       58       108          
Chief compliance officer expenses     47       16       4       1       6       *  
Foreign capital gains tax           507                            
Other liabilities     36       14       4       4       5       7    
Total Liabilities     466,767       76,967       29,543       2,061       53,473       284    
Net Assets   $ 18,098,712     $ 6,125,063     $ 1,698,546     $ 452,667     $ 2,282,855     $ 131,275    
Composition of Net Assets:  
Paid in capital   $ 11,409,140     $ 4,691,850     $ 1,213,358     $ 370,640     $ 1,772,391     $ 141,101    
Undistributed/(overdistributed)
net investment income
(Accumulated net investment loss)
    (48,598 )     5,502       (238 )     (1,132 )     (17,217 )     1,479    
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss)     169,015       (388,458 )     (28,740 )     (36,711 )     (120,017 )     (30,098 )  
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:  
Investments     6,569,125       1,804,233       514,166       119,858       647,697       18,793    
Foreign capital gains tax           (507 )                          
Foreign currency translations     30       12,443             12       1          
Net Assets   $ 18,098,712     $ 6,125,063     $ 1,698,546     $ 452,667     $ 2,282,855     $ 131,275    
Net asset value per
share – Class A (a)
  $ 29.24     $ 40.87     $ 27.54     $ 28.01     $ 27.94     $ 12.58    
(Net assets/shares)     ($3,639,788/124,485)       ($810,603/19,836)       ($214,097/7,775)       ($71,668/2,559)       ($555,263/19,872)       ($44,527/3,541)    
Maximum offering price per
share – Class A (b)
  $ 31.02     $ 43.36     $ 29.22     $ 29.72     $ 29.64     $ 13.35    
(Net asset value per share/front-
end sales charge)
    ($29.24/0.9425)       ($40.87/0.9425)       ($27.54/0.9425)       ($28.01/0.9425)       ($27.94/0.9425)       ($12.58/0.9425)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class B (a)
  $ 27.14     $ 39.96     $ 25.60     $ 26.72     $ 26.06     $ 12.64    
(Net assets/shares)     ($287,650/10,599)       ($29,368/735)       ($9,222/360)       ($3,030/113)       ($72,203/2,771)       ($28,752/2,274)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class C (a)
  $ 26.85     $ 39.79     $ 25.39     $ 26.58     $ 25.83     $ 12.62    
(Net assets/shares)     ($829,181/30,882)       ($110,931/2,788)       ($36,101/1,422)       ($11,885/447)       ($98,445/3,811)       ($21,866/1,733)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class I (c)
  $ 30.19     $ 40.92     $ 28.56     $ 28.33     $ 28.74 (e)        
(Net assets/shares)     ($11,627/385)       ($66,581/1,627)       ($28,993/1,015)       ($3/0**)       ($7,832/273)          
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class Z (d)
  $ 30.19     $ 40.92     $ 28.56     $ 28.33     $ 28.73     $ 12.44    
(Net assets/shares)     ($13,330,466/441,587)       ($5,107,580/124,833)       ($1,410,133/49,379)       ($366,081/12,923)       ($1,549,112/53,914)       ($36,130/2,904)    

 

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

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

(c)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(d)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable redemption fee.

(e)  Due to rounding of shares outstanding.

*  Rounds to less than $500.

**  Rounds to less than 500 shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(in thousands)   Columbia
Acorn
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn
USA
  Columbia
Acorn
International
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Thermostat
Fund
 
Investment Income:  
Dividend income   $ 109,440     $ 102,078     $ 9,549     $ 8,419     $ 10,990     $    
Dividend income from affiliates
(See Note 4)
    19,561       2,570                            
Dividends from affiliated investment
company shares (See Note 4)
                                  2,653    
Interest income     762       277       10       33       161       1    
Securitites lending income, net     3,053       1,005       149       49       169          
      132,816       105,930       9,708       8,501       11,320       2,654    
Foreign taxes withheld     (1,906 )     (8,508 )     (15 )     (606 )     (101 )        
Total Investment Income     130,910       97,422       9,693       7,895       11,219       2,654    
Expenses:  
Management fee     99,409       37,945       12,548       3,892       16,589       125    
Administration fee     6,176       1,979       580       165       813       50    
12b-1 Service and Distribution fees:  
Class A     7,754       1,613       476       159       1,297       107    
Class B     2,783       241       98       24       574       223    
Class C     7,388       924       323       110       920       206    
Transfer agent fees:  
Class A     3,089       1,119       192       113       583       68    
Class B     818       91       36       12       195       63    
Class C     950       167       41       26       144       36    
Class Z     4,362       1,992       681       99       689       17    
Custody fees     1,081       3,963       57       233       267          
Trustees' fees     835       276       83       34       113       13    
Reports to shareholders     2,117       1,153       315       198       506       112    
Professional fees     502       217       80       50       97       26    
Chief compliance officer expenses (See Note 4)     510       159       48       14       69       4    
Other expenses     511       244       107       101       147       65    
Total expenses     138,285       52,083       15,665       5,230       23,003       1,115    
Less custody fees paid indirectly     (1 )     (1 )     *     *     (1 )        
Less reimbursement of expenses by
Investment Adviser
                      (2 )           (267 )  
Net Expenses     138,284       52,082       15,665       5,228       23,002       848    
Net Investment Income/(Loss)     (7,374 )     45,340       (5,972 )     2,667       (11,783 )     1,806    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Portfolio Positions:
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on:  
Unaffiliated investments     972,387       241,838       96,553       42,552       59,857       (2,634 )  
Affiliated investments (See Note 4)     139,546       5,786       (1,208 )           (38,281 )        
Foreign currency transactions and
forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (1,053 )     34,536             (25 )     (185 )        
Distributions from affiliated investment
company shares
                                  658    
Net realized gain/(loss)     1,110,880       282,160       95,345       42,527       21,391       (1,976 )  
Net change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) on:
 
Unaffiliated investments     1,864,477       741,944       224,623       38,172       283,122          
Affiliated investments (See Note 4)     758,959       6,050       4,434             123,090       19,741    
Foreign currency translations and
forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (106 )     9,798             21       1          
Foreign capital gains tax     200       710                            
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation)
    2,623,530       758,502       229,057       38,193       406,213       19,741    
Net realized and unrealized gain     3,734,410       1,040,662       324,402       80,720       427,604       17,765    
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting
from Operations
  $ 3,727,036     $ 1,086,002     $ 318,430     $ 83,387     $ 415,821     $ 19,571    

 

*  Rounds to less than $500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Columbia
Acorn Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn USA
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Operations:  
Net investment income/(loss)   $ (7,374 )   $ 2,492     $ 45,340     $ 39,229     $ (5,972 )   $ (4,927 )  
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, foreign currency
transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and
foreign capital gains tax
    971,334       (227,359 )     276,374       (246,346 )     96,553       (20,041 )  
Net realized gain/(loss) on affiliated investments and distributions
from affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
    139,546       (100,539 )     5,786       (3,829 )     (1,208 )     (110 )  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward foreign
currency exchange contracts and foreign capital gains tax
    1,864,571       3,343,490       752,452       1,558,895       224,623       437,114    
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
    758,959       1,143,521       6,050       49,345       4,434       1,994    
Net Increase from Operations     3,727,036       4,161,605       1,086,002       1,397,294       318,430       414,030    
Distributions to Shareholders From:  
Net investment income – Class A     (2,387 )           (12,578 )     (6,102 )              
Net realized gain – Class A     (100,919 )                                
Net investment income – Class B                 (290 )     (290 )              
Net realized gain – Class B     (9,116 )                                
Net investment income – Class C                 (714 )     (348 )              
Net realized gain – Class C     (25,102 )                                
Net investment income – Class I     *           (9 )                    
Net realized gain – Class I     *                                
Net investment income – Class Z     (18,634 )     (20,981 )     (109,328 )     (53,467 )              
Net realized gain – Class Z     (361,156 )                                
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (517,314 )     (20,981 )     (122,919 )     (60,207 )              
Share Transactions:  
Subscriptions – Class A     843,928       639,685       317,458       181,444       55,029       54,531    
Distributions reinvested – Class A     94,158             10,862       5,737                
Redemptions – Class A     (866,166 )     (744,769 )     (221,501 )     (140,626 )     (59,786 )     (66,724 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     71,920       (105,084 )     106,819       46,555       (4,757 )     (12,193 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     989       100       35       14       2       5    
Distributions reinvested – Class B     7,325             260       264                
Redemptions – Class B     (312,686 )     (224,032 )     (15,278 )     (14,833 )     (13,951 )     (9,892 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (304,372 )     (223,932 )     (14,983 )     (14,555 )     (13,949 )     (9,887 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     76,903       58,069       24,476       14,494       1,669       2,513    
Distributions reinvested – Class C     19,273             590       265                
Redemptions – Class C     (145,469 )     (151,419 )     (17,799 )     (18,021 )     (4,671 )     (5,210 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (49,293 )     (93,350 )     7,267       (3,262 )     (3,002 )     (2,697 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     13,063             66,675             28,852          
Distributions reinvested – Class I                 9                      
Redemptions – Class I     (1,538 )           (2,003 )           (293 )        
Net Increase – Class I     11,525             64,681             28,559          
Subscriptions – Class Z     2,077,687       1,484,719       1,216,447       671,256       260,284       246,578    
Distributions reinvested – Class Z     324,149       17,690       76,344       38,426                
Redemptions – Class Z     (1,969,778 )     (1,364,770 )     (726,019 )     (486,805 )     (276,628 )     (190,623 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     432,058       137,639       566,772       222,877       (16,344 )     55,955    
Net Increase/(Decrease) from Share Transactions     161,838       (284,727 )     730,556       251,615       (9,493 )     31,178    
Redemption Fees                 239       259                
Increase from regulatory settlements (See Note 9)     1       40       447       1,210             5    
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     3,371,561       3,855,937       1,694,325       1,590,171       308,937       445,213    
Net Assets:  
Beginning of period     14,727,151       10,871,214       4,430,738       2,840,567       1,389,609       944,396    
End of period   $ 18,098,712     $ 14,727,151     $ 6,125,063     $ 4,430,738     $ 1,698,546     $ 1,389,609    
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income or
(Accumulated Net Investment Loss)
  $ (48,598 )   $ (20,794 )   $ 5,502     $ 39,113     $ (238 )   $ (275 )  

 

(a)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(b)  Shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

*  Rounds to less than $500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Columbia Acorn
International Select
  Columbia
Acorn Select
  Columbia
Thermostat Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Operations:  
Net investment income/(loss)   $ 2,667     $ 2,398     $ (11,783 )   $ (10,372 )   $ 1,806     $ 1,281    
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, foreign currency
transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and
foreign capital gains tax
    42,527       (31,407 )     59,672       31,689                
Net realized gain/(loss) on affiliated investments and distributions
from affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
                (38,281 )     (71,935 )     (1,976 )     (18,231 )  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward foreign
currency exchange contracts and foreign capital gains tax
    38,193       127,633       283,123       521,770                
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
                123,090       316,510       19,741       51,494    
Net Increase from Operations     83,387       98,624       415,821       787,662       19,571       34,544    
Distributions to Shareholders From:  
Net investment income – Class A     (776 )     (456 )                 (678 )     (7 )  
Net realized gain – Class A                                      
Net investment income – Class B     (25 )                       (239 )        
Net realized gain – Class B                                      
Net investment income – Class C     (65 )                       (124 )        
Net realized gain – Class C                                      
Net investment income – Class I                                      
Net realized gain – Class I                                      
Net investment income – Class Z     (5,241 )     (3,077 )                 (625 )     (115 )  
Net realized gain – Class Z                                      
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (6,107 )     (3,533 )                 (1,666 )     (122 )  
Share Transactions:  
Subscriptions – Class A     18,214       30,670       115,498       98,691       8,937       5,619    
Distributions reinvested – Class A     675       439                   609       6    
Redemptions – Class A     (23,778 )     (28,558 )     (187,411 )     (190,444 )     (13,847 )     (14,381 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     (4,889 )     2,551       (71,913 )     (91,753 )     (4,301 )     (8,756 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     *           34       39       4          
Distributions reinvested – Class B     22                         218          
Redemptions – Class B     (1,418 )     (1,493 )     (30,406 )     (23,638 )     (8,516 )     (12,541 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (1,396 )     (1,493 )     (30,372 )     (23,599 )     (8,294 )     (12,541 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     1,883       1,872       6,743       6,147       3,195       1,960    
Distributions reinvested – Class C     55                         109          
Redemptions – Class C     (3,121 )     (3,109 )     (19,302 )     (21,888 )     (5,530 )     (10,176 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (1,183 )     (1,237 )     (12,559 )     (15,741 )     (2,226 )     (8,216 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     3             8,577                      
Distributions reinvested – Class I                                      
Redemptions – Class I                 (931 )                    
Net Increase – Class I     3             7,646                      
Subscriptions – Class Z     67,172       127,520       358,116       278,829       7,895       2,684    
Distributions reinvested – Class Z     1,451       833                   560       106    
Redemptions – Class Z     (96,502 )     (59,794 )     (328,729 )     (310,353 )     (18,853 )     (6,183 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     (27,879 )     68,559       29,387       (31,524 )     (10,398 )     (3,393 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) from Share Transactions     (35,344 )     68,380       (77,811 )     (162,617 )     (25,219 )     (32,906 )  
Redemption Fees     10       33                            
Increase from regulatory settlements (See Note 9)     46       265                            
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     41,992       163,769       338,010       625,045       (7,314 )     1,516    
Net Assets:  
Beginning of period     410,675       246,906       1,944,845       1,319,800       138,589       137,073    
End of period   $ 452,667     $ 410,675     $ 2,282,855     $ 1,944,845     $ 131,275     $ 138,589    
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income or
(Accumulated Net Investment Loss)
  $ (1,132 )   $ 1,978     $ (17,217 )   $ (8,359 )   $ 1,479     $ 1,247    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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    Columbia
Acorn Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn USA
 
Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Subscriptions – Class A     32,735       33,142       8,744       6,366       2,334       3,208    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class A     3,306             325       208                
Less shares redeemed – Class A     (34,053 )     (39,655 )     (6,188 )     (5,549 )     (2,521 )     (3,839 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     1,988       (6,513 )     2,881       1,025       (187 )     (631 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     38       5       1       *     *     *  
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class B     276             9       10                
Less shares redeemed – Class B     (13,126 )     (12,472 )     (444 )     (588 )     (636 )     (582 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (12,812 )     (12,467 )     (434 )     (578 )     (636 )     (582 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     3,197       3,215       700       497       76       148    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class C     733             19       10                
Less shares redeemed – Class C     (6,190 )     (8,764 )     (519 )     (740 )     (214 )     (327 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (2,260 )     (5,549 )     200       (233 )     (138 )     (179 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     436             1,677             1,025          
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class I                 *                    
Less shares redeemed – Class I     (51 )           (50 )           (10 )        
Net Increase – Class I     385             1,627             1,015          
Subscriptions – Class Z     78,950       75,517       33,971       23,146       10,643       14,152    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class Z     11,048       750       2,239       1,391                
Less shares redeemed – Class Z     (74,926 )     (70,272 )     (20,195 )     (18,261 )     (11,173 )     (10,509 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     15,072       5,995       16,015       6,276       (530 )     3,643    
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest     2,373       (18,534 )     20,289       6,490       (476 )     2,251    

 

(a)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(b)  Shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

*  Rounds to less than 500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Columbia Acorn
International Select
  Columbia
Acorn Select
  Columbia
Thermostat Fund
 
Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Subscriptions – Class A     746       1,653       4,815       5,917       765       646    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class A     31       22                   56       1    
Less shares redeemed – Class A     (982 )     (1,497 )     (7,851 )     (11,758 )     (1,223 )     (1,674 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     (205 )     178       (3,036 )     (5,841 )     (402 )     (1,027 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     *           2       2       *        
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class B     1                         21          
Less shares redeemed – Class B     (62 )     (85 )     (1,342 )     (1,512 )     (744 )     (1,410 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (61 )     (85 )     (1,340 )     (1,510 )     (723 )     (1,410 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     83       103       299       371       275       212    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class C     2                         10          
Less shares redeemed – Class C     (138 )     (174 )     (870 )     (1,474 )     (485 )     (1,207 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (53 )     (71 )     (571 )     (1,103 )     (200 )     (995 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     *           305                      
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class I                                      
Less shares redeemed – Class I                 (32 )                    
Net Increase – Class I     *           273                      
Subscriptions – Class Z     2,699       6,808       14,221       15,845       697       307    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class Z     66       42                   51       12    
Less shares redeemed – Class Z     (3,845 )     (3,083 )     (13,400 )     (18,178 )     (1,710 )     (727 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     (1,080 )     3,767       821       (2,333 )     (962 )     (408 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest     (1,399 )     3,789       (3,853 )     (10,787 )     (2,287 )     (3,840 )  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 24.68     $ 17.71     $ 29.61     $ 29.71     $ 28.17    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.02       0.04       0.06       0.15 (b)     0.13    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     6.37       6.98       (11.29 )     2.17       3.92    
Total from Investment Operations     6.39       7.02       (11.23 )     2.32       4.05    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.05 )     (0.01 )     (0.12 )     (0.13 )  
From net realized gains     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.88 )     (0.05 )     (0.67 )     (2.42 )     (2.51 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 30.19     $ 24.68     $ 17.71     $ 29.61     $ 29.71    
Total Return (d)     26.00 %     39.65 %     (38.55 )%     7.69 %(e)(f)     14.45 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     0.76 %     0.77 %     0.76 %     0.74 %     0.74 %  
Net investment income (g)     0.09 %     0.18 %     0.26 %     0.46 %     0.45 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(h)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     27 %     21 %     20 %     22 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 13,330     $ 10,527     $ 7,446     $ 13,038     $ 12,128    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.03 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Columbia Acorn International

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 34.26     $ 23.13     $ 43.60     $ 40.31     $ 33.44    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.35       0.34       0.60       0.43       0.35    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     7.23       11.31       (20.26 )     6.56       10.94    
Total from Investment Operations     7.58       11.65       (19.66 )     6.99       11.29    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.92 )     (0.53 )     (0.21 )     (0.34 )     (0.51 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.91 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.92 )     (0.53 )     (0.81 )     (3.70 )     (4.42 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(b)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (b)     0.01                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 40.92     $ 34.26     $ 23.13     $ 43.60     $ 40.31    
Total Return (c)     22.70 %     50.97 %     (45.89 )%     17.28 %(d)     34.53 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     0.97 %     0.99 %     0.96 %     0.91 %     0.94 %  
Net investment income (e)     0.99 %     1.23 %     1.72 %     0.96 %     0.92 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     25 %     31 %     38 %     28 %     31 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 5,108     $ 3,728     $ 2,372     $ 4,918     $ 3,836    

 

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

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

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

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.19     $ 16.39     $ 27.97     $ 28.66     $ 27.03    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.01 )(b)     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.45       6.87       (10.55 )     1.03       2.26    
Total from Investment Operations     5.37       6.80       (10.62 )     1.02       2.24    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.96 )     (1.71 )     (0.61 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements           0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.56     $ 23.19     $ 16.39     $ 27.97     $ 28.66    
Total Return (d)     23.16 %     41.49 %     (39.22 )%     3.46 %(e)(f)     8.28 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.01 %     1.03 %     1.01 %     0.98 %     0.98 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (0.34 )%     (0.36 )%     (0.32 )%     (0.03 )%     (0.07 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(h)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     32 %     28 %     23 %     21 %     13 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 1,410     $ 1,158     $ 758     $ 1,214     $ 1,214    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Columbia Acorn International Select

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.64     $ 18.19     $ 32.02     $ 27.97     $ 20.57    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.18       0.17       0.28       0.14 (b)     0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.89       5.50       (13.53 )     5.96       7.35    
Total from Investment Operations     5.07       5.67       (13.25 )     6.10       7.45    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.38 )     (0.24 )     (0.04 )     (0.28 )     (0.05 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.38 )     (0.24 )     (0.58 )     (2.05 )     (0.05 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(c)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.02                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.33     $ 23.64     $ 18.19     $ 32.02     $ 27.97    
Total Return (d)     21.89 %     31.52 %     (42.10 )%     21.86 %(e)     36.27 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (f)     1.16 %     1.20 %     1.21 %     1.18 %     1.27 %  
Net investment income (f)     0.75 %     0.84 %     1.09 %     0.44 %     0.44 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(g)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     56 %     68 %     57 %     47 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 366     $ 331     $ 186     $ 204     $ 129    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Financial Highlights, continued

Columbia Acorn Select

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.38     $ 14.07     $ 28.41     $ 26.59     $ 22.77    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.45       9.39       (13.53 )     2.53       4.51    
Total from Investment Operations     5.35       9.31       (13.65 )     2.46       4.45    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income                             (0.04 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.59 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.63 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.73     $ 23.38     $ 14.07     $ 28.41     $ 26.59    
Total Return (b)     22.88 %     66.17 %     (49.18 )%(c)     9.20 %(d)     19.68 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     0.97 %     0.99 %     0.95 %     0.91 %     0.96 %  
Net investment loss (e)     (0.41 )%     (0.47 )%     (0.51 )%     (0.24 )%     (0.26 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     19 %     28 %     14 %     21 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 1,549     $ 1,241     $ 780     $ 1,571     $ 909    

 

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

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

(c)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by 0.101% and $0.01, respectively.

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Columbia Thermostat Fund

Class Z Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.80     $ 8.19     $ 12.26     $ 12.57     $ 12.50    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.21       0.13       0.24       0.52       0.49    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     1.66       2.51       (3.96 )     0.53       0.84    
Total from Investment Operations     1.87       2.64       (3.72 )     1.05       1.33    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.23 )     (0.03 )     (0.28 )     (0.57 )     (0.54 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.07 )     (0.79 )     (0.72 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.23 )     (0.03 )     (0.35 )     (1.36 )     (1.26 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.44     $ 10.80     $ 8.19     $ 12.26     $ 12.57    
Total Return (b)(c)     17.58 %     32.29 %     (30.53 )%     8.49 %     10.86 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (d)(e)     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Net investment income (e)     1.87 %     1.48 %     2.23 %     4.05 %     3.84 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.12 %     0.14 %     0.08 %     0.15 %     0.13 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     118 %     17 %     130 %     128 %     66 %  
Net assets at end of period (in millions)   $ 36     $ 42     $ 35     $ 36     $ 31    

 

(a)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

(c)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(d)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

1.  Nature of Operations

Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund (the Funds) are each a series of Columbia Acorn Trust (the Trust), an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The investment objective of each Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Columbia Thermostat Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in shares of other mutual funds. As a "fund of funds" under normal circumstances, the Fund allocates at least 95% of its net assets among a selected group of stock and bond mutual funds (portfolio funds) according to the current level of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index in relation to predetermined ranges set by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser). The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets plus any cash received that day in cash, repurchase agreements, high quality short-term paper and government securities.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares. Each Fund currently has five classes of shares—Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class Z—except Columbia Thermostat Fund, which does not have Class I shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Funds no longer offer Class B shares (other than through dividend reinvestment).

Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge. Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million up to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are redeemed within 12 months of the date of purchase.

Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if redeemed within six years of purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares automatically eight years after purchase.

Class C shares are offered at net asset value but are subject to a CDSC on redemptions made within one year after purchase.

Class I shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class I shares.

Class Z shares are offered at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on who may purchase Class Z shares. Generally, Class Z shares of a Fund may be exchanged for shares of another fund distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. at no additional charge.

The financial highlights for the Fund's Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares are presented in a separate annual report.

Differences in class expenses may result in payment of different dividend distributions for each class. All of the Funds' share classes have equal rights with respect to voting, subject to Fund or class specific matters.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

>Security valuation

Securities of the Funds are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. With respect to Columbia Thermostat Fund, investments in portfolio funds are valued at their net asset values as reported by the portfolio funds. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Funds have retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systematic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund's investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including management's own assumptions in determining the value of investments)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Examples of the types of securities in which the Funds would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Fund's Valuation Committee that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Funds' Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

>Repurchase agreements

Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. The counterparty is required to maintain collateral that is at all times at least equal to the repurchase price including interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

>Foreign currency translations

Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the New York spot market rate of exchange at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are translated into U.S. dollars using the spot market rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The gain or loss resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates is included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate.

>Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Columbia Acorn International may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to seek to minimize the risk from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the interpolated forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and any market gain or loss, arising from the difference between the original value and the current value of such contract, is included as a component of unrealized gain/(loss) on the Statements of Operations. Open forward foreign currency exchange contracts, if any, are disclosed in the Notes to the Statement of Investments. As forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed the resulting gain or loss, arising from the difference between the original value of the contract and the closing value of such contract, is included as a component of realized gain/(loss) on the Statements of Operations.

A forward foreign currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however, it also would limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to counterparty risks if counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The counterparty risk exposure is, therefore, closely monitored and contracts are only executed with high credit quality financial institutions.

A Fund may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to buy or sell a foreign currency when the Adviser believes it has exposure to a foreign currency which may suffer or enjoy a movement against another foreign currency to which the Fund has exposure. A Fund will not attempt to hedge all of its foreign portfolio positions.

For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 5.

>Securities lending

Each Fund, except Columbia Thermostat Fund, may lend securities up to one-third of the value of its total assets to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. In lending its securities, the Fund


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retains the benefits of owning the securities, including receipt of dividends or interest generated by the security. Each Fund also receives a fee for the loan. Each Fund has the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of each Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day. Each Fund has elected to invest the cash collateral in the Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, and the income earned is paid to each Fund, net of any fees remitted to Goldman Sachs Agency Lending as the lending agent and net of any borrower rebates. The Adviser does not retain any fees earned by the lending program. Generally, in the event of borrower default, a Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event a Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to a Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

The net lending income earned in 2010 by each Fund is included in the Statements of Operations.

>Security transactions and investment income

Security transactions, investment income and shareholder fund transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income and realized gain distributions from other funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Funds. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts on debt obligations when required for federal income tax purposes. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Awards, if any, from class action litigation related to securities owned may be recorded as a reduction of cost of those securities. If the applicable securities are no longer owned, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

The Funds estimate the tax character of distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs). Distributions received in excess of income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments. If the applicable securities are no longer owned, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

>Restricted securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees.

>Fund share valuation

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value, subject to any applicable sales charge. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. Generally, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gain/(losses) of a Fund are allocated to each class proportionately on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. The Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agency fees are charged to each specific class as expenses are incurred. Redemption fees are accounted for as an addition to paid in capital for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

>Custody fees/credits

Custody fees are reduced based on each Fund's cash balances maintained with the custodian. The amount is disclosed as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations.

>Federal income taxes

It is each Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to regulated investment companies and, in the manner provided therein, distribute substantially all their taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of investments and foreign currency transactions reportable for federal income tax purposes. Columbia Thermostat Fund distributes all of its taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of portfolio fund shares and any distributions of net realized gains received by the Fund from its portfolio funds, reportable for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Funds paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

>Foreign capital gains taxes

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Funds accrue for such foreign taxes on net realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

>Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

>Indemnification

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

3.  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. Reclassifications are made to the Funds' capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for net operating losses, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company (PFIC) adjustments, short-term capital gain distributions from investments in mutual funds and proceeds from litigation settlements were identified and reclassified among the components of each Fund's net assets as follows:

    Undistributed/
(Overdistributed)
or (Accumulated)
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Paid-in
Capital
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 590     $ (589 )   $ (1 )  
Columbia Acorn International     43,968       (42,361 )     (1,607 )  
Columbia Acorn USA     6,009             (6,009 )  
Columbia Acorn International
Select
    330       (284 )     (46 )  
Columbia Acorn Select     2,926       (2,926 )        
Columbia Thermostat Fund     92       (92 )        

 

Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:

    December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  
    Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 21,020     $ 496,293     $ 20,981     $    
Columbia Acorn
International
    122,919             60,207          
Columbia Acorn USA                          
Columbia Acorn
International Select
    6,107             3,533          
Columbia Acorn Select                          
Columbia Thermostat
Fund
    1,666             122          

 

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

As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation*
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 38,838     $ 183,753     $ 6,469,997    
Columbia Acorn International     156,914             1,662,843    
Columbia Acorn USA                 513,833    
Columbia Acorn International
Select
    5,840             112,829    
Columbia Acorn Select     31,148             598,661    
Columbia Thermostat Fund     1,509             18,580    

 

* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales and PFIC adjustments.

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of December 31, 2010, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Year of Expiration      
    2011-
2015
  2016   2017   2018   Total  
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn
International
  $     $     $ 386,385     $     $ 386,385    
Columbia Acorn USA                 28,408             28,408    
Columbia Acorn
International Select
                36,610             36,610    
Columbia Acorn Select           3,592       115,445             119,037    
Columbia Thermostat
Fund
          5,193       21,738       2,954       29,885    

 

Capital loss carryforwards that were utilized for the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 409,911    
Columbia Acorn International     238,546    
Columbia Acorn USA     85,334    
Columbia Acorn International Select     40,289    
Columbia Acorn Select     8,679    


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Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Funds is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions 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). The Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

4.  Transactions with Affiliates

CWAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Management, which in turn is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). CWAM furnishes continuing investment supervision to the Funds and is responsible for the overall management of the Funds' business affairs.

After the close of business on April 30, 2010, (the Closing), Ameriprise Financial acquired a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC (the Transaction), including 100% of CWAM. On May 27, 2010, the shareholders of the Funds approved a new investment advisory agreement with CWAM to provide advisory services to the Funds. There were no changes to the Funds' advisory fee rate under the new agreement.

CWAM received a monthly advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Fund

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $700 million     0.74 %  
$700 million to $2 billion     0.69 %  
$2 billion to $6 billion     0.64 %  
$6 billion and over     0.63 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $100 million     1.19 %  
$100 million to $500 million     0.94 %  
$500 million and over     0.74 %  

 

Columbia Acorn USA

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $200 million     0.94 %  
$200 million to $500 million     0.89 %  
$500 million to $2 billion     0.84 %  
$2 billion to $3 billion     0.80 %  
$3 billion and over     0.70 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
  Up to $500 million       0.94 %  
  $500 million and over       0.90 %  

 

Columbia Acorn Select

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $700 million     0.85 %  
$700 million to $2 billion     0.80 %  
$2 billion to $3 billion     0.75 %  
$3 billion and over     0.70 %  

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

    Annual
Fee Rate
 
All Average Daily Net Assets     0.10 %  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds' effective investment advisory fee rates were as follows:

Columbia Acorn Fund     0.64 %  
Columbia Acorn International     0.77 %  
Columbia Acorn USA     0.86 %  
Columbia Acorn International Select     0.94 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     0.82 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund     0.10 %  

 

>Expense Limit

CWAM has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, exceeding annually the average daily net assets of the Funds as follows:

Fund   Class Z  
Columbia Acorn International Select     1.45 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     1.35 %  

 

This arrangement may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM on 30 days notice.

CWAM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of Columbia Thermostat Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, interest and fees on borrowings, and expenses


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

associated with the Fund's investment in other investment companies, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed 0.25% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets through April 30, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue thereafter.

Expenses reimbursed by CWAM to Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund for the year ended December 31, 2010, were $1,817 and $266,413, respectively.

CWAM provides administrative services and receives an administration fee from the Funds at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Trust

Aggregate Average Daily
Net Assets of the Trust:
  Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $8 billion     0.050 %  
$8 billion to $16 billion     0.040 %  
$16 billion to $35 billion     0.030 %  
$35 billion to $45 billion     0.025 %  
$45 billion and over     0.015 %  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, each Fund's effective administration fee rate was 0.04% of average daily net assets. Prior to the Closing, CWAM had delegated to Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (CMA) an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (BOA), responsibility to provide certain sub-administrative services to the Funds. Following the Closing, Columbia Management succeeded CMA as sub-administrator and continued providing certain sub-administrative services to the Funds.

Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of BOA, served as the Funds' distributor and principal underwriter. In connection with the Closing, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., (formerly, Riversource Fund Distributors, Inc.) (CMID) a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Funds. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Funds or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Funds as a result of the Closing.

Each Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 (distribution and service) plan which requires it to pay CMID a monthly service fee equal to 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares and a monthly distribution fee equal to 0.50% and 0.75%, annually, of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares, respectively. CMID receives no compensation with respect to Class Z shares.

Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Funds and contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Following the Closing, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (CMIS), (formerly, Riversource Service Corporation), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Funds. The transfer agent fee rates paid by the Funds did not change as a result of the change in transfer agent. For its services, each Fund pays CMIS a monthly fee at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account. CMIS also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The arrangement with BFDS has been continued by CMIS.

Class I shares do not pay transfer agent fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of CWAM. The Trust makes no direct payments to its officers and trustees who are affiliated with CWAM.

The Board of Trustees appointed a Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Those expenses are disclosed separately as "Chief compliance officer expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

The Trust offers a deferred compensation plan for its independent trustees. Under that plan, a trustee may elect to defer all or a portion of his or her compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Trust and may represent an unfunded obligation of the Trust. The value of amounts deferred is determined by reference to the change in value of Class Z shares of one or more series of the Trust or a money market fund specified by the trustee. Benefits under the deferred compensation plan are payable when the trustee ceases to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

An affiliated person of a Fund may include any company in which a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. On December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA and Columbia Acorn Select each held five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of one or more companies. Details of investments in those affiliated companies are presented on pages 33, 34, 45, 56 and 67, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common directors/trustees, and/or common officers.


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Those transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 12,585     $ 683    
Columbia Acorn International     7,383       1,715    
Columbia Acorn USA     704       1,016    
Columbia Acorn International Select     334       381    
Columbia Acorn Select     1,350       12,647    

 

5.  Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments

Columbia Acorn International uses derivative instruments including forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund employs strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level of exposure to market risk factors. The achievement of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of various risk factors, and if the strategies for the use of derivatives do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its investment objectives.

In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to the following market risks:

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk: Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign-currency-denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

The following note provides more detailed information about the derivative type held by the Columbia Acorn International:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency to another.

The Fund used forward foreign currency exchange contracts to shift its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies relative to its benchmark and/or to recover an underweight country exposure in its portfolio relative to its benchmark.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to seek to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between the trade and settlement dates of the contract. The Fund may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of securities. The Fund may also enter into these contracts to seek to reduce the exposure to adverse price movements in certain other foreign-currency-denominated assets. Contracts to buy are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are used to reduce the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which become realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Fund could also be exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn International entered into 146 forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The following table is a summary of the value of Columbia Acorn International's derivative instruments as of December 31, 2010.

  Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

    Asset  
    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Fair
Value
 
(in thousands)          
      Unrealized appreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  $ 11,287    

 

The effect of derivative instruments on Columbia Acorn International's Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation)
On Derivatives Recognized in Income

    Risk
Exposure
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
(in thousands)  
Forward foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
  Foreign Exchange
Rate Risk
  $ 34,627     $ 8,803    

 

6.  Borrowing Arrangements

The Trust participates in a $150 million credit facility, along with another Trust managed by CWAM, which was entered into


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

to facilitate portfolio liquidity. Under the facility, interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the higher of Federal Funds Rate or Overnight LIBOR plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the unutilized line of credit was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their relative net assets. The commitment fee is included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations. No amounts were borrowed by any Fund under this facility for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Trust enters into this line of credit for one year durations. The Trust has secured the line of credit for the entire year of 2011.

7.  Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2010, were:

Columbia Acorn Fund

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 4,129,651    
Proceeds from sales     4,459,270    

 

Columbia Acorn International

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 1,668,861    
Proceeds from sales     1,164,147    

 

Columbia Acorn USA

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 454,468    
Proceeds from sales     469,161    

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 163,811    
Proceeds from sales     204,032    

 

Columbia Acorn Select

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 580,228    
Proceeds from sales     529,594    

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

(in thousands)  
Investment securities  
Purchases   $ 146,478    
Proceeds from sales     174,366    

 

8.  Redemption Fees

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the redemption fees imposed by Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select amounted to $239,708 and $10,223, respectively, and are accounted for as additions to paid in capital. Effective September 1, 2010, Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select ceased to impose redemption fees.

9.  Regulatory Settlements with Third Parties

During the year ended December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select received payments totaling $446,565 and $46,265, respectively, representing distributions from a fair fund established in connection with a regulatory settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and a third party broker dealer relating to alleged market timing and late trading in mutual funds, including the Funds. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

10.  Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings


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while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants. On January 10, 2011, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit.

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource, Seligman and Threadneedle funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.

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 Funds are 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 Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the 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 Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, 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.

**********

CWAM and the Trustees of the Trust (collectively, the Columbia defendants) were named as defendants in class and derivative complaints that were consolidated in a Multi-District Action (the MDL Action) in the federal district court of Maryland. These lawsuits contend that defendants permitted certain investors to market time their trades in certain Columbia Acorn Funds. The MDL Action is ongoing. However, all claims against the Trust and the Independent Trustees of the Trust have been dismissed.

Columbia Acorn Trust and CWAM are also defendants in a state court class action lawsuit that alleges, in summary, that the Trust and CWAM exposed shareholders of Columbia Acorn International to trading by market timers by allegedly: (a) failing to properly evaluate daily whether a significant event affecting the value of the Fund's securities had occurred after foreign markets had closed but before the calculation of the Fund's net asset value (NAV); (b) failing to implement the Fund's portfolio valuation and share pricing policies and procedures; and (c) failing to know and implement applicable rules and regulations concerning the calculation of NAV (the Fair Valuation Lawsuit). The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the plaintiffs' state law claims were preempted under federal law, resulting in the dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint. Plaintiffs appealed the Seventh Circuit's ruling to the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reversed the Seventh Circuit's ruling on jurisdictional grounds and the case was remanded to the state court.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

On March 21, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against the Trust and CWAM seeking to rescind the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) assessed upon redemption of Class B shares of the Columbia Acorn Funds (the CDSC Lawsuit). In addition to the rescission of sales charges, plaintiffs seek recovery of actual damages, attorneys' fees and costs. The case was transferred to the MDL Action in the federal district court of Maryland.

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL Action, including the Columbia family of funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to all Columbia-related claims in the MDL Action described above, including the CDSC and Fair Valuation Lawsuits.

On April 23, 2010, the parties to the MDL Action filed a motion seeking: (a) preliminary approval of the MDL settlements; (b) the conditional certification of the plaintiff class for purposes of settlement; (c) approval of the form and manner of giving notice to the plaintiff class of the proposed settlements; and, (d) approval of the proposed schedule for various deadlines in connection with the final settlement hearing. The motion was presented to and approved by the court on May 7, 2010.

On October 21, 2010, the court held a final hearing regarding the MDL settlements and on October 25, 2010 issued a final judgment and related orders that: (a) approved the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate, and in the best interests of members of both the plaintiff class and current shareholders of the Columbia funds, including the Columbia Acorn Funds; (b) dismissed with prejudice all complaints against the Columbia defendants; and (c) approved a plan of distribution for the amounts due to the plaintiff class as established in the settlements. The orders of settlement do not create any liability for the Columbia Acorn Funds.

CWAM believes that the lawsuits described in the four preceding paragraphs are not likely to materially affect its ability to provide investment management services to the Funds.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Columbia Acorn Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund (each a series of the Columbia Acorn Trust, hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 16, 2011


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Federal Income Tax Information (in thousands) (Unaudited) — Class A, B, C, I and Z shares

Columbia Acorn Fund

The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 $714,049, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

100.00% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

For non-corporate shareholders 100.00%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Acorn International

Foreign taxes paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 of $7,871 and $1,789 respectively are being passed through to shareholders. These represent $0.05 and $0.01 per share, respectively. Eligible shareholders may claim these amounts as a foreign tax credit.

Gross income derived from sources within foreign countries was $104,523 ($0.70 per share) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Acorn International Select

Foreign taxes paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, of $516 are being passed through to shareholders. This represents $0.03 per share. Eligible shareholders may claim this amount as a foreign tax credit.

Gross income derived from sources within foreign countries was $8,297 ($0.52 per share) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Thermostat Fund

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

100.00% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.


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Board of Trustees and Management of
Columbia Acorn Funds

Each trustee may serve a term of unlimited duration. The Trust's By-laws generally require that a trustee retire at the end of the calendar year in which the trustee attains the age of 75 years. The trustees appoint their own successors, provided that at least two-thirds of the trustees, after such appointment, have been elected by shareholders. Shareholders may remove a trustee, with or without cause, upon the vote of two-thirds of the Trust's outstanding shares at any meeting called for that purpose. A trustee may be removed, with or without cause, upon the vote of a majority of the trustees. The names of the trustees and officers of the Trust, the date each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee, and other directorships they hold, are shown below. Each trustee serves in such capacity for each of the six series of Columbia Acorn Trust and for each of the four series of Wanger Advisors Trust.

The address for the trustees and officers of the Trust is Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds' trustees and officers. You may obtain a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information by writing or calling toll-free:

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
Shareholder Services Group
227 W. Monroe, Suite 3000
Chicago IL 60606
1-800-922-6769

Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Trustees who are not interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Laura M. Born, 45,
Trustee
  2007   Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; formerly, Managing Director – Investment Banking, JP Morgan Chase & Co. (broker/dealer) 2002-2007; prior thereto, associated with JP Morgan as an investment professional since 1991.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Michelle L. Collins, 50,
Trustee
  2008   President, Cambium LLC (financial advisory firm) since 2007; Advisory Board Member, Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (private equity firm) since 2007; Managing Director Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, 1998-2006.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Bucyrus International, Inc. (mining equipment manufacturer); Molex, Inc. (electronics components manufacturer); CDW Corporation (electronics components manufacturer) (until October 2007).  
Maureen M. Culhane, 62,
Trustee
  2007   Retired. Formerly, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (investment adviser), 2005-2007, and Vice President (Consultant) – Strategic Relationship Management, Goldman Sachs & Co., 1999-2005.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Margaret M. Eisen, 57,
Trustee
  2002   Chief Investment Officer, EAM International LLC (corporate finance and asset management) since 2003; Managing Director, CFA Institute, 2005-2008.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Antigenics, Inc. (biotechnology and pharmaceuticals) (until June 2009).  
John C. Heaton, 51,
Trustee
  2010   Joseph L. Gidwitz Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; financial consultant.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Steven N. Kaplan, 51,
Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Board
  1999   Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Accretive Health, Inc. (healthcare management services provider); Morningstar, Inc. (provider of independent investment research).  
David C. Kleinman, 75,
Trustee(1)
  1972   Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; business consultant.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Sonic Foundry, Inc. (rich media systems and software).  
Allan B. Muchin, 74,
Trustee
  1998   Chairman Emeritus, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (law firm).   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
David B. Small, 54,
Trustee
  2010   Managing Director, Chairman of Investment Committee, Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. (investment adviser).   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  


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Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Trustees who are not interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust: (continued)    
James A. Star, 49,
Trustee and Chairman of the Board
  2006   President, Longview Asset Management LLC (investment adviser) since 2003; associated with Longview or its predecessors and affiliates since 1994.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Trustees who are interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Charles P. McQuaid, 57,
Trustee and President(2)
  1992   President and Chief Investment Officer, CWAM or its predecessors, since October 2003; associated with CWAM or its predecessors as an investment professional since 1978.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
David J. Rudis, 57,
Trustee(3)
  2010   National Checking and Debit Executive, and Illinois President, Bank of America, 2007 to 2009; President, Consumer Banking Group, LaSalle National Bank, 2004 to 2007.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Trustee Emeritus    
Ralph Wanger, 76,
Trustee Emeritus(4)
  1970   Founder, CWAM. Formerly, President, Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager, CWAM or its predecessors, July 1992 – September 2003; Director, Wanger Investment Company PLC; Consultant, CWAM or its predecessors, September 2003 – September 2005.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Officers of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Ben Andrews, 44,
Vice President
  2004   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 1998; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2004.   10   None  
Michael G. Clarke, 41,
Assistant Treasurer
  2004   Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Family of Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.   10   None  
Joseph F. DiMaria, 43,
Assistant Treasurer
  2010   Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005.   10   None  
P. Zachary Egan, 42,
Vice President
  2003   Director of International Research, CWAM or its predecessors, since December 2004; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust since 2003 and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2007; portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 1999.   10   None  
John Kunka, 40,
Assistant Treasurer
  2006   Director of Accounting and Operations, CWAM or its predecessors, since May 2006; Manager of Mutual Fund Operations, Calamos Advisors, Inc. (investment advisor), September 2005 – May 2006; prior thereto, Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments.   10   None  
Joseph C. LaPalm, 41,
Vice President
  2006   Chief Compliance Officer, CWAM since 2005; prior thereto, compliance officer, William Blair & Company (investment firm).   10   None  

 


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Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Officers of Columbia Acorn Trust: (continued)    
Bruce H. Lauer, 53,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
  1995   Chief Operating Officer, CWAM or its predecessors, since April 2000; Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 1995; Director, Wanger Investment Company PLC; formerly, Director, Banc of America Capital Management (Ireland) Ltd.; and formerly, Director, Bank of America Global Liquidity Funds, PLC.   10   None  
Louis J. Mendes III, 46,
Vice President
  2003   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 2001; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust since 2003 and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2005.   10   None  
Robert A. Mohn, 49,
Vice President
  1997   Director of Domestic Research, CWAM or its predecessors, since March 2004; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 1997; portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since August 1992.   10   None  
Christopher J. Olson, 46,
Vice President
  2001   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since January 2001; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 2001.   10   None  
Scott R. Plummer, 51
Assistant Secretary
  2010   Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (or its predecessor) since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel – Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel – Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President – Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (or its predecessor) since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. from 2006 to 2010; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Family of Funds since May 2010.   10   None  
Christopher O. Petersen, 41
Assistant Secretary
  2010   Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial since January 2010 (formerly Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from April 2004 to January 2010); Assistant Secretary of RiverSource Funds since January 2007.   10   None  
Robert P. Scales, 58,
Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  2004   Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 2004.   10   None  
Linda Roth-Wiszowaty, 41,
Assistant Secretary
  2006   Business support analyst, CWAM, since April 2007; prior thereto executive administrator, CWAM or its predecessors, and executive assistant to the Chief Operating Officer of CWAM or its predecessors.   10   None  

 

*  Dates prior to April 1992 correspond to the date of first election or appointment as a trustee or officers of The Acorn Fund, Inc., the predecessor trust to Columbia Acorn Trust.

(1)  Mr. Kleinman retired at the end of calendar year 2010.

(2)  Mr. McQuaid is an "interested person" of Columbia Acorn Trust and of CWAM, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 because he is an officer of the Trust and of CWAM.

(3)  Mr. Rudis commenced service as a Trustee on January 1, 2011. Mr. Rudis is an "interested person" of Columbia Acorn Trust, as defined in the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("Order") entered into in February 2005 by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (an indirect subsidiary of Bank of America Corporate ("BOA")) and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of BOA), because of his former employment as a BOA executive.

(4)  As permitted under the Columbia Acorn Trust's By-Laws, Mr. Wanger serves as a non-voting Trustee Emeritus of the Trust.

 


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Fourth Quarter Class Z Share Information (Unaudited)

Minimum Initial Investment in     Minimum Subsequent    
all Funds   $0 to $2,000,   Investment in all Funds   $100  
  available only to      
  certain eligible   Exchange Fee   None  
  investors      

 

 

Columbia Acorn Fund   ACRNX  
  Management Fee       0.64 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.12 %  
  Net Expense Ratio       0.76 %  
Columbia Acorn International   ACINX  
  Management Fee       0.77 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.20 %  
  Net Expense Ratio       0.97 %  
Columbia Acorn USA   AUSAX  
  Management Fee       0.86 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.15 %  
  Net Expense Ratio       1.01 %  
Columbia Acorn International Select   ACFFX  
  Management Fee       0.94 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.22 %  
  Net Expense Ratio       1.16 %  
Columbia Acorn Select   ACTWX  
  Management Fee       0.82 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.15 %  
  Net Expense Ratio       0.97 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund   COTZX  
  Management Fee       0.10 %  
  12b-1 Fee       None    
  Other Expenses       0.15 %*  
  Net Expense Ratio       0.25 %*  

 

    Fees and expenses are for the year ended December 31, 2010. Some share classes of Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Acorn International Select include the effect of the contractual undertaking by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM) to waive fees and/or reimburse the Funds for any ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, in excess of the annual rate of the Funds as follows:

Fund   Class Z  
Columbia Acorn International Select     1.45 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     1.35 %  

 

    These arrangements may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM upon 30 days notice. Columbia Thermostat Fund's fees and expenses include the effect of CWAM's contractual undertaking to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund for any ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investments in other investment companies, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, in excess of the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets. Columbia Thermostat Fund's waiver/reimbursement arrangement is contractual through April 30, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue thereafter.

  *  Does not include estimated fees and expenses of 0.79% incurred by the Fund from the underlying portfolio funds in which it invests.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Investment Adviser

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

1-800-922-6769

Distributor*

Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621

Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent*

Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P. O. Box 8081
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Legal Counsel to the Funds

Perkins Coie LLP
Washington, DC

Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois

*As of May 1, 2010

This report, including the schedules of investments, is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Columbia Acorn Trust.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the Funds' voting record are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-922-6769 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available at http://institutional.columbiamanagement.com.

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Columbia Acorn Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA and managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.

Find out what's new – visit our web site at:

www.columbiamanagement.com

Our e-mail address is:

ServiceInquiries@ColumbiaManagement.com

Shareholders should not include personal information such as account numbers, Social Security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers in e-mail. We are unable to accept account transactions sent via e-mail.




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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class Z Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

© 2011 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class Z Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

© 2011 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class Z Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081 Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

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Q4 2010

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Class A, B, C and I Shares

Managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

Annual Report

December 31, 2010

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn® Fund

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn International®

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn USA®

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn International SelectSM

n  ColumbiaSM
Acorn SelectSM

n  ColumbiaSM
Thermostat FundSM

Not FDIC insuredNo bank guaranteeMay lose value



The views expressed in the "Squirrel Chatter II" and "In a Nutshell" commentaries reflect the current views of the respective authors. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the respective authors disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund. References to specific company's securities should not be construed as a recommendation or investment advice and there can be no assurance that as of the date of publication of this report, the securities mentioned in each Fund's portfolio are still held or that the securities sold have not been repurchased.




Letter to Shareholders from the
Columbia Acorn Board of Trustees

40 Years of Vision, Stability and Growth

Fellow Shareholders:

This has been an eventful year for the Columbia Acorn Funds. Early in the year, the Board negotiated new management and administrative agreements with the Funds' adviser, Columbia Wanger Asset Management ("CWAM"), following its acquisition by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. These new agreements were crafted with the objective of preserving CWAM's autonomy and culture and ensuring that the terms of these agreements were in Fund shareholders' best interests. Finally, I am especially pleased to report that the CWAM investment team remains in place following the ownership transition. Together with Ameriprise's expressed commitment to support and maintain the unique culture of CWAM and the Acorn Funds, your trustees are optimistic that the necessary foundation has been laid to perpetuate a vibrant and successful investment organization.

Last year's letter spoke of change and continuity in the governance of your Funds. That process has continued with the retirement of two long-serving trustees, David Kleinman and Jack Wing, and the selection of three new trustees, David Small, John Heaton and David Rudis. Mr. Small is a senior partner at Grosvenor Capital Management, a successful manager of investment partnerships. Mr. Rudis was formerly the president of LaSalle Bank, a major Chicago bank until its sale a few years ago, and Mr. Heaton is a distinguished professor of finance at the University of Chicago. Our new trustees collectively bring extensive business, investment and financial expertise to the job of overseeing your Funds, and we are glad to have them on board. At the same time, we will miss David and Jack, each of whom served shareholders faithfully and well for many years.

The markets continued to recover in 2010, and all the Funds delivered strong absolute returns during the year. While these results are important, your trustees—each a shareholder—focus especially on long-term performance. To this end, we salute present and past members of the investment team at CWAM for the remarkable record that they have created for the Acorn Fund. Since the Fund's inception 40 years ago, the original Class Z shares have enjoyed average annual total returns in excess of the S&P 500, as have the Fund's other classes of shares, which were instituted in 2000. As a result of this performance, the Acorn Fund was ranked the number one U.S.-based mutual fund over its lifetime, ahead of 149 other U.S.-based funds in existence during the period.* This is an extraordinary legacy, which your trustees will work to see perpetuated.

Thank you for your confidence in the Acorn Funds, and best wishes for the new year.

James A. Star
Independent Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Columbia Acorn Trust

*  According to Morningstar, Columbia Acorn Fund Class Z ranked #1 of 149 U.S.-based mutual funds in existence since June 10, 1970. These rankings are based on returns for Z Class shares for the period June 10, 1970, the inception date of the Fund, to December 31, 2010. Please refer to Page 3 for complete performance data.

    From Inception to
12/31/10
  10 years   5 years   1 year  
Acorn Fund
compound return
    15.01%       9.40%       5.91%       26.00%    
Morningstar
ranking
    1 of 149       10 of 167       24 of 169       14 of 169    

 

Source: ©2011 Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. Morningstar rankings are based on annualized total returns and do not reflect sales charges. Criteria: Open-ended mutual funds; inception date on or before Columbia Acorn Fund; oldest share class only; USD-based currency.



Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Table of Contents

NAVs and Estimated Year-End Distributions   1  
Share Class Performance   2  
Fund Performance vs. Benchmarks   3  
Descriptions of Indexes   4  
Squirrel Chatter II: The Keys to Prosperity   5  
Understanding Your Expenses   8  
Columbia Acorn Fund  
In a Nutshell   10  
At a Glance   11  
Major Portfolio Changes   22  
Statement of Investments   25  
Columbia Acorn International  
In a Nutshell   12  
At a Glance   13  
Major Portfolio Changes   39  
Statement of Investments   41  
Portfolio Diversification   50  
Columbia Acorn USA  
In a Nutshell   14  
At a Glance   15  
Major Portfolio Changes   51  
Statement of Investments   52  

 

Columbia Acorn International Select  
In a Nutshell   16  
At a Glance   17  
Major Portfolio Changes   60  
Statement of Investments   61  
Portfolio Diversification   65  
Columbia Acorn Select  
In a Nutshell   18  
At a Glance   19  
Major Portfolio Changes   66  
Statement of Investments   67  
Columbia Thermostat Fund  
In a Nutshell   20  
At a Glance   21  
Statement of Investments   72  
Columbia Acorn Family of Funds  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities   74  
Statements of Operations   75  
Statements of Changes in Net Assets   76  
Financial Highlights   80  
Notes to Financial Statements   92  
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
  102  
Federal Income Tax Information   103  
Board of Trustees and Management
of Columbia Acorn Funds
  104  
Columbia Acorn Family of Funds Information   107  


Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Net Asset Value Per Share as of 12/31/10

    Columbia
Acorn Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn USA
  Columbia
Acorn
International
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Thermostat
Fund
 
Class A   $ 29.24     $ 40.87     $ 27.54     $ 28.01     $ 27.94     $ 12.58    
Class B   $ 27.14     $ 39.96     $ 25.60     $ 26.72     $ 26.06     $ 12.64    
Class C   $ 26.85     $ 39.79     $ 25.39     $ 26.58     $ 25.83     $ 12.62    
Class I   $ 30.19     $ 40.92     $ 28.56     $ 28.33     $ 28.74       NA    

 

2010 Year-End Distributions

The following table details the year-end distributions for the Columbia Acorn Funds. Except for Columbia Thermostat Fund, the record date was December 14, 2010, the ex-dividend date was December 15, 2010, and the payable date was December 16, 2010. For Columbia Thermostat Fund, the record date was December 21, 2010, the ex-dividend date was December 22, 2010, and the payable date was December 23, 2010.

    Short-term
Capital
Gains
  Long-term
Capital
Gains
  Ordinary
Income
  Reinvestment
Price
 
Columbia Acorn Fund Class A     None     $ 0.8374       None     $ 28.62    
Columbia Acorn Fund Class B     None     $ 0.8374       None     $ 26.57    
Columbia Acorn Fund Class C     None     $ 0.8374       None     $ 26.29    
Columbia Acorn Fund Class I     None     $ 0.8374     $ 0.0243     $ 29.54    
Columbia Acorn International Class A     None       None     $ 0.1999     $ 39.75    
Columbia Acorn International Class B and C     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Acorn International Class I     None       None     $ 0.3418     $ 39.79    
Columbia Acorn USA Class A, B, C and I     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Acorn International Select Class A, B, C and I     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Acorn Select Class A, B, C and I     None       None       None       NA    
Columbia Thermostat Fund Class A     None       None     $ 0.0394     $ 12.52    
Columbia Thermostat Fund Class B and C     None       None       None       NA    

 

 


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Share Class Performance Average Annual Total Returns through 12/31/10

    Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I†  
    Without
Sales Charge
  With
Sales Charge
  Without
Sales Charge
  With
Sales Charge
  Without
Sales Charge
  With
Sales Charge
  Without
Sales Charge
 
Columbia Acorn Fund (10/16/00)  
3 months**     14.48 %     7.89 %     14.36 %     9.36 %     14.25 %     13.25 %     14.57 %  
1 year     25.61 %     18.39 %     24.81 %     19.81 %     24.63 %     23.63 %     NA    
3 years     2.34 %     0.34 %     1.69 %     0.73 %     1.52 %     1.52 %     NA    
5 years     5.61 %     4.36 %     4.96 %     4.62 %     4.78 %     4.78 %     NA    
10 years     8.98 %     8.34 %     8.28 %     8.28 %     8.17 %     8.17 %     NA    
Life of fund     9.54 %     8.91 %     8.84 %     8.84 %     8.74 %     8.74 %     15.94 %**  
Columbia Acorn
International (10/16/00)
 
3 months**     8.46 %     2.23 %     8.32 %     3.32 %     8.27 %     7.27 %     8.61 %  
1 year     22.23 %     15.21 %     21.49 %     16.49 %     21.34 %     20.34 %     NA    
3 years     -0.30 %     -2.24 %     -0.93 %     -1.90 %     -1.07 %     -1.07 %     NA    
5 years     9.22 %     7.94 %     8.54 %     8.25 %     8.38 %     8.38 %     NA    
10 years     8.88 %     8.24 %     8.17 %     8.17 %     8.09 %     8.09 %     NA    
Life of fund     8.16 %     7.53 %     7.46 %     7.46 %     7.37 %     7.37 %     9.50 %**  
Columbia Acorn USA (10/16/00)  
3 months**     16.35 %     9.66 %     16.21 %     11.21 %     16.10 %     15.10 %     16.43 %  
1 year     22.78 %     15.72 %     21.96 %     16.96 %     21.83 %     20.83 %     NA    
3 years     1.64 %     -0.34 %     0.98 %     0.00 %     0.84 %     0.84 %     NA    
5 years     3.18 %     1.97 %     2.52 %     2.16 %     2.38 %     2.38 %     NA    
10 years     8.33 %     7.69 %     7.62 %     7.62 %     7.54 %     7.54 %     NA    
Life of fund     8.92 %     8.30 %     8.22 %     8.22 %     8.14 %     8.14 %     17.82 %**  
Columbia Acorn International
Select (10/16/00)
 
3 months**     7.94 %     1.73 %     7.79 %     2.79 %     7.74 %     6.74 %     8.09 %  
1 year     21.41 %     14.43 %     20.63 %     15.63 %     20.45 %     19.45 %     NA    
3 years     -2.82 %     -4.72 %     -3.44 %     -4.39 %     -3.59 %     -3.59 %     NA    
5 years     8.68 %     7.40 %     7.96 %     7.67 %     7.81 %     7.81 %     NA    
10 years     6.28 %     5.66 %     5.57 %     5.57 %     5.49 %     5.49 %     NA    
Life of fund     5.81 %     5.20 %     5.11 %     5.11 %     5.03 %     5.03 %     8.50 %**  
Columbia Acorn Select (10/16/00)  
3 months**     13.95 %     7.40 %     13.80 %     8.80 %     13.74 %     12.74 %     14.05 %  
1 year     22.49 %     15.45 %     21.72 %     16.72 %     21.55 %     20.55 %     NA    
3 years     0.94 %     -1.03 %     0.28 %     -0.70 %     0.13 %     0.13 %     NA    
5 years     5.98 %     4.73 %     5.28 %     4.96 %     5.12 %     5.12 %     NA    
10 years     8.44 %     7.80 %     7.71 %     7.71 %     7.62 %     7.62 %     NA    
Life of fund     8.90 %     8.27 %     8.18 %     8.18 %     8.09 %     8.09 %     16.17 %**  
Columbia Thermostat
Fund (3/3/03)††
 
3 months**     7.40 %     1.23 %     7.21 %     2.21 %     7.13 %     6.13 %        
1 year     17.28 %     10.54 %     16.64 %     11.64 %     16.43 %     15.43 %        
3 years     2.38 %     0.38 %     1.83 %     0.85 %     1.61 %     1.61 %        
5 years     5.12 %     3.88 %     4.56 %     4.23 %     4.33 %     4.33 %        
Life of fund     7.87 %     7.06 %     7.26 %     7.26 %     7.07 %     7.07 %        

 

*The Funds no longer accept investments from new or existing shareholders in Class B shares.

**Not annualized.

†Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. This share class is offered at net asset value without sales charge and is available only to qualifying institutional investors.

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

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

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B shares (5%, 4%, 3%, 3%, 2%, 1% and 0% for the first through seventh years after purchase, respectively), and the maximum CDSC of 1.00% of Class C shares during the first year after purchase.

††A "fund of funds" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

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


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Fund Performance vs. Benchmarks Average Annual Total Returns through 12/31/10

Class A Shares, without sales charge   4th
quarter*
  1 year   3 years   5 years   10 years   Life
of Fund
 
Columbia Acorn Fund
(LACAX) (10/16/00)
    14.48 %     25.61 %     2.34 %     5.61 %     8.98 %     9.54 %  
Russell 2500 Index     14.86 %     26.71 %     2.48 %     4.86 %     6.98 %     7.17 %  
S&P 500 Index**     10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     1.01 %  
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index     15.40 %     25.71 %     2.88 %     4.76 %     6.96 %     7.03 %  
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index     13.93 %     25.66 %     0.11 %     6.22 %     2.59 %     1.03 %  
Columbia Acorn International
(LAIAX) (10/16/00)
    8.46 %     22.23 %     -0.30 %     9.22 %     8.88 %     8.16 %  
S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index     10.58 %     24.36 %     0.28 %     8.19 %     11.75 %     11.38 %  
S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index     10.65 %     22.96 %     -1.11 %     7.29 %     10.69 %     10.37 %  
MSCI EAFE Index     6.61 %     7.75 %     -7.02 %     2.46 %     3.50 %     3.55 %  
Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index     11.64 %     23.77 %     -1.96 %     6.34 %     7.63 %     6.68 %  
Columbia Acorn USA
(LAUAX) (10/16/00)
    16.35 %     22.78 %     1.64 %     3.18 %     8.33 %     8.92 %  
Russell 2000 Index     16.25 %     26.85 %     2.22 %     4.47 %     6.33 %     6.30 %  
Russell 2500 Index     14.86 %     26.71 %     2.48 %     4.86 %     6.98 %     7.17 %  
S&P 500 Index**     10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     1.01 %  
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index     15.57 %     26.08 %     -0.04 %     3.92 %     2.58 %     1.70 %  
Columbia Acorn Int'l Select
(LAFAX) (10/16/00)
    7.94 %     21.41 %     -2.82 %     8.68 %     6.28 %     5.81 %  
S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index     9.75 %     20.16 %     -3.22 %     4.95 %     8.22 %     8.39 %  
MSCI EAFE Index     6.61 %     7.75 %     -7.02 %     2.46 %     3.50 %     3.55 %  
Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index     11.64 %     23.77 %     -1.96 %     6.34 %     7.63 %     6.68 %  
Columbia Acorn Select
(LTFAX) (10/16/00)
    13.95 %     22.49 %     0.94 %     5.98 %     8.44 %     8.90 %  
S&P MidCap 400 Index     13.50 %     26.64 %     3.52 %     5.74 %     7.16 %     7.35 %  
S&P 500 Index**     10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %     1.41 %     1.01 %  
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index     13.93 %     25.66 %     0.11 %     6.22 %     2.59 %     1.03 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund
(CTFAX) (3/3/03)
    7.40 %     17.28 %     2.38 %     5.12 %           7.87 %  
S&P 500 Index     10.76 %     15.06 %     -2.86 %     2.29 %           7.38 %  
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     -1.30 %     6.54 %     5.90 %     5.80 %           4.89 %  
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index     7.29 %     12.91 %     0.68 %     4.75 %           8.22 %  
50/50 Blended Benchmark††     4.65 %     11.29 %     2.04 %     4.44 %           6.45 %  

 

*Not annualized.

**The comparison to the S&P 500 Index is presented to show performance against a widely recognized market index over the life of the Fund.

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

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

†A "fund of funds" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with an investment in a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

††The 50/50 Blended Benchmark is a custom supplemental benchmark established by the adviser.

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

Unlike mutual funds, indexes are not actively managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. For index definitions, see Page 4.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Descriptions of Indexes Included in this Report

  50/50 Blended Benchmark, established by the Fund's adviser, is an equally weighted custom composite of Columbia Thermostat Fund's primary equity and primary debt benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, respectively. The percentage of the Fund's assets allocated to underlying stock and bond portfolio funds will vary, and accordingly the composition of the Fund's portfolio will not always reflect the composition of the 50/50 Blended Benchmark.

  Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity.

  Lipper Indexes include the largest funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. in the named category. Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index, 30 largest small-cap core funds; Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest mid-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn Fund and Columbia Acorn Select; Lipper International Small/Mid Growth Funds Index, 10 largest non-U.S. small/mid growth funds, including Columbia Acorn International; Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index, 30 largest small-cap growth funds, including Columbia Acorn USA; Lipper International Funds Index, 30 largest non-U.S. funds, excluding non-U.S. small-cap funds; Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index, an equal-weighted index of the 30 largest mutual funds within the Flexible Portfolio fund classification, as defined by Lipper.

  Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the total return of common stocks in 22 developed-market countries within Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The returns of the MSCI EAFE Index are presented net of taxes.

  Russell 2000 Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

  Russell 2500 Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 17% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

  Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization U.S. stocks.

  Standard & Poor's (S&P) MidCap 400 Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the performance of 400 mid-cap U.S. companies.

  S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor representing the mid-cap developed market, excluding the United States.

  S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index consists of the bottom 20% of institutionally investable capital of developed and emerging countries, outside the United States. The performance of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index is provided to show how Columbia Acorn International's performance compares to foreign market performance with a similar geographic distribution and wider market cap range than the Fund's primary benchmark.

  S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index is a subset of the broad market selected by the index sponsor representing the mid- and small-cap developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Unlike mutual funds, indexes are not managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.


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Squirrel Chatter II: The Keys to Prosperity

In 1651, Thomas Hobbes described human life as "poor, nasty, brutish and short." Today, 360 years later, humanity has achieved record levels of prosperity, safety and longevity. The United Nations estimates that poverty was reduced more in the last 50 years than the previous 500.1 In the developing world, life expectancy rose from 44 years to 64 years from 1950 to 1999, while in the developed world, life expectancy rose from 66 years to 78 years.2

Hobbes's perspective was accurate for his time. There was very little growth in worldwide per capita GDP until about 1820; income in Europe had dropped for centuries following the decline and collapse of the Roman Empire.3 England and much of Europe were caught in a Malthusian trap, with population gyrating up and down largely due to plagues, famines and wars. But sometime around 1820, economic growth accelerated, and per capita GDP growth has averaged over 2% yearly since then, compounding into excellent gains in living standards.4 Why?

Four Conditions for Growth

William Bernstein's The Birth of Plenty, How Prosperity in the Modern World was Created is a fascinating history of worldwide economic circumstances. He discusses reasons for the successes and failures of many empires and countries. Bernstein believes that four institutional conditions are necessary for sustained growth: property rights and civil liberties, scientific rationalism, efficient capital markets, and fast and cheap transportation and communications. He notes that these four factors existed temporarily in sixteenth century Holland, then firmly in the English speaking countries, and in the last 50 years, increasingly over much of the world.5

Physical and intellectual property rights plus civil liberties create incentives and intellectual freedom to work hard, innovate and create wealth. In empires, totalitarian states and feudalistic societies, incentives to produce beyond immediate needs are nil, because governments or lords tend to impose confiscatory taxes and arbitrarily seize property. Bernstein believes that Rome fell, in part, due to excessive taxation on farmers. He also thinks that an independent judiciary is necessary to enforce property rights and civil liberties.

Scientific rationalism is needed for technological progress and innovation. Throughout history, various regimes run by church and state ossified due to the rejection of scientific observations in favor of dogma or preconceived beliefs. During medieval times, for example, astronomers who concluded the earth revolved around the sun were tortured. Bernstein cites the trial of Galileo as a turning point toward scientific rationalism. Early inventors then tended to be tinkerers rather than scientists, but science became increasingly important. For example, by the nineteenth century the steel industry had initiated the use of modern science laboratories staffed by full-time researchers.6

Efficient capital markets enable entrepreneurs and enterprises to raise capital at reasonable costs. I remember Jesse Jackson citing a lack of capital as a cause for inner city poverty: "Capitalism without capital is just plain ism."7 Bernstein notes that entrepreneurs once had huge downside risk from failures, namely debtors prisons in recent centuries and enslavement by creditors in ancient times. The creation of limited liability corporations during the nineteenth century in Britain and the United States was a breakthrough in reducing downside risks for capitalists.

Fast and cheap transportation and communication are also needed for prosperity. Bernstein explains that before railroads and the telegraph, transportation and communication were horribly expensive and slow. Rarely could bulk goods be transported over land more than 20 miles a day, and theft was rampant. Local crop failures often caused starvation. Mass markets did not exist. The reach of rail and telegraph grew incredibly rapidly during their first decades, spurring economic growth.

Bernstein provides plenty of case studies of regimes and countries that stagnated or failed due to the lack of one or more conditions, ranging from ancient societies and Japan under the samurai to Communist countries of the twentieth century. He states, "Institutions, not the bounty of nature or freedom from imperialist domination, separate the winners from the losers in the global economy."8


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Trade Drives Prosperity

Matt Ridley's The Rational Optimist, How Prosperity Evolves adds substantial perspective to Bernstein's work and provides comforting thoughts about the future. Though Ridley does not mention Bernstein by name, it is clear that he agrees with Bernstein's basic contentions. Ridley sees property rights as the primary key to prosperity. He quotes a study by MIT economist Daron Acemoglu, which compared measures of property rights to economic growth across countries and determined that three-quarters of the variation of economic growth is explained by property rights.9 Ridley adds, "In a sample of 127 countries, the sixty-three with higher economic freedom had more than four times the income per capita and twice the growth rate of the countries that did not."10

Ridley's emphasis is on trade, which he believes allows increasing specialization, expertise, productivity and innovation. Humans seem to be hard-wired for trade. Archaeological evidence indicates that some 100,000 years ago humans began to barter.11 People traded things and also absorbed ideas. Human intelligence became collective and cumulative. Ridley states that, more recently, the history of the modern world is a history of ideas meeting, mixing, mating and mutating.12 Innovation results from an exchange of ideas. I think of the iPhone. Steve Jobs utilizes technologies and resources developed over centuries and components originated in many countries to make an incredibly innovative and useful device.

Ridley notes that societies that halted trade regressed. After ocean levels rose 10,000 years ago and cut off Tasmania from Australia, people there gradually lost the ability to fish and make tools out of bones. European mariners discovered Tasmanians wearing nothing but wallaby pelts and seal-fat grease.13 As another example of a closed-off society, Ridley writes, "China went from a state of economic and technological exuberance in around AD 1000 to one of dense population, agrarian backwardness and desperate poverty in 1950;" per capita income there was about flat in those 950 years.14

Ridley takes a libertarian view, highly skeptical of government. He states, "...governments generally tend to be good things at first and bad things the longer they last. First they improve society's ability to flourish by providing central services and removing impediments to trade and specialization... But...governments gradually employ more and more ambitious elites who... give themselves more and more rules to enforce, until they kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. ... Because it is a monopoly, government brings inefficiency and stagnation to most things it runs..."15

Ridley asserts that African governments have largely caused economic problems in Africa. He writes that famines in Darfur and Zimbabwe were the result of government policies. Setting up a company in Tanzania takes 379 days and $5,500, a huge sum there. Botswana has done substantially better, growing per capita GDP nearly 8% annually since its independence in 1966. That growth exceeded China's, and is largely due to secure property rights, Ridley says. Ridley is optimistic for much of Africa, however. Cell phones are spreading rapidly, providing both communication and micro-finance (two of Bernstein's conditions for prosperity). Ridley cites wonderful examples of products and labor reaching optimal markets and payments being made over cell phones.16

Ridley has comforting thoughts about the future, debunking naysayers. He notes that (oddly enough) over time humans have temporarily exhausted or driven to extinction renewable resources like forests and certain animal species, while non-renewable resources have lasted much longer than many expected. In 1865, an economist said Britain's coal was running out, and as early as 1914 the U.S. Bureau of Mines wrote that American oil reserves would last 10 years.17

Ridley believes supplies of oil, coal and gas "will last decades, perhaps centuries, and people will find alternatives long before they run out."18 He states that prices of conventional fuels need to rise and prices of alternatives need to fall, and both will occur as conventional supplies run down and efficiencies of alternatives rise. Ridley notes that wind, solar and biomass alternatives envelop enormous quantities of land. He denounces organic farming, noting that if farm yields fell back to 1961 levels, 82% of the land area of the earth would be needed for farming, up from 38%. "The Dark Ages were a massive experiment in back-to-the-land hippy lifestyle (without the trust fund)," he says.19


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Ridley largely dismisses climate change fears. The scenario that calls for significant climate change by the year 2100 is a scenario of dramatic economic growth. He believes the world, and especially developing countries, will be much, much richer and better able to adapt to and mitigate climate change. In the meantime, carbon intensity20 of the worldwide economy is rapidly dropping, as wood, dung and coal become relatively less important and natural gas and nuclear power gain share, in an environment of substantially more efficient lighting, heating, transportation and manufacturing.

While some of Ridley's arguments seem a bit over the top, I think they generally appear coherent and largely believable. As to the climate change issue, I advocate taking reasonable steps to mitigate global warming. Most of my family's road miles are in a hybrid vehicle and both my home and Columbia Wanger Asset Management have adopted compact florescent lighting. Several years ago we calculated that replacing over 100 incandescent bulbs at the office saved enough electricity to power three average-sized homes.

I agree that prosperity is driven by the factors named by Bernstein and Ridley and, though there are imbalances in world economics, I think things will be okay. The Great Recession has ended, growth has resumed and the keys to prosperity remain in place. Many parts of the developing world are booming and we have invested accordingly. About 22% of Columbia Acorn International is invested in the developing world and many Fund investments in non-emerging market companies have some business tied to developing markets. Other Columbia Acorn Funds also own some stocks that benefit directly or indirectly from developing markets.

Charles P. McQuaid

President and Chief Investment Officer
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC

The information and data provided in this analysis are derived from sources that we deem to be reliable and accurate. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. The views/opinions expressed in Squirrel Chatter II are those of the author and not of the Columbia Acorn Trust Board, are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions, may differ from views expressed by other Columbia Management associates and the respective parties disclaim any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for a Columbia Acorn Fund are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any particular Columbia Acorn Fund.

The information included on Pages 5, 6 and 7 of this report is unaudited.

1  Ridley, Matt, The Rational Optimist, How Prosperity Evolves, (New York, New York, HarperCollins 2010), p. 15.

2  Bernstein, William J., The Birth of Plenty, How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created, (New York, New York, McGraw-Hill 2004), p. 10.

3  Ibid, p. 3.

4  Ibid, p. 12, 23.

5  Ibid, p. 15-17.

6  Ibid, p. 123.

7  Rev. Jesse Jackson quoted in an article that appeared in Ebony magazine, August 1967, titled "Apostles of Economics," p. 84.

8  Bernstein, William J., op. cit, p. 293.

9  Ridley, Matt, op. cit, p. 321.

10  Ibid, p. 117.

11  Ibid, p. 350.

12  Ibid, p. 272.

13  Ibid, p. 78.

14  Ibid, p. 180.

15  Ibid, p. 182.

16  Ibid, p. 320-326.

17  Ibid, p. 237.

18  Ibid, p. 238.

19  Ibid, p. 144, 175.

20  Carbon intensity is defined as the amount of CO2 produced divided by worldwide GDP.


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Understanding Your Expenses

As a Fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs. There are transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption or exchange fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include investment advisory fees, distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs of investing in the Columbia Acorn Funds and to 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 the Class A, B and C shares of the Columbia Acorn Funds for the last six months. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different results. The amount listed in the "Actual" column is calculated using each Fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "Hypothetical" column assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and then applies each 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 reporting period. See "Compare With Other Funds" for details on using the hypothetical data.

July 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010

    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  
Columbia Acorn Fund  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,298.90       1,019.71       6.32       5.55       1.09    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,295.50       1,017.09       9.32       8.19       1.61    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,294.00       1,015.93       10.64       9.35       1.84    
Class I**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,159.40       1,021.63       2.00       3.62       0.71    
Columbia Acorn International  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,281.20       1,018.15       8.05       7.12       1.40    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,277.90       1,015.58       10.97       9.70       1.91    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,276.50       1,014.52       12.16       10.76       2.12    
Class I**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,095.00       1,020.47       2.56       4.79       0.94    
Columbia Acorn USA  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,311.40       1,018.55       7.69       6.72       1.32    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,308.10       1,015.78       10.88       9.50       1.87    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,306.10       1,014.72       12.09       10.56       2.08    
Class I**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,178.20       1,020.47       2.66       4.79       0.94    
Columbia Acorn International Select  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,263.40       1,017.09       9.19       8.19       1.61    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,258.60       1,014.12       12.52       11.17       2.20    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,258.50       1,013.21       13.55       12.08       2.38    
Class I**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,085.00       1,019.46       3.09       5.80       1.14    


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    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  
Columbia Acorn Select  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,288.20       1,018.65       7.50       6.61       1.30    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,284.40       1,015.63       10.94       9.65       1.90    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,283.20       1,014.77       11.91       10.51       2.07    
Class I**     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,161.70       1,020.62       2.56       4.63       0.91    
Columbia Thermostat Fund***  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,197.30       1,022.68       2.77       2.55       0.50    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,192.50       1,020.16       5.53       5.09       1.00    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       1,191.70       1,018.90       6.91       6.36       1.25    

 

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

*Expenses paid during the period are equal to each Fund's annualized expense ratio, 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.

**Class I shares were initially offered by the Funds on September 27, 2010.

***Columbia Thermostat Fund's expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred by the Fund from the underlying portfolio funds in which it invests. Had the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.

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 Funds with other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the continuing costs of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges or redemption or exchange fees.

Estimating Your Actual Expenses

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

  For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Investment Services Corp., your account balance is available online at columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at (800) 922-6769.

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

1.  Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.

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

 


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Columbia Acorn Fund

In a Nutshell

   
Charles P. McQuaid   Robert A. Mohn  
Lead Portfolio Manager   Co-Portfolio Manager  

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

lululemon athletica     1.5 %  
FMC Technologies     1.5 %  
Ametek     1.5 %  
Donaldson     1.4 %  
Fugro     1.2 %  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     0.9 %  
Abercrombie & Fitch     0.9 %  
Coach     0.6 %  
Silver Wheaton     0.5 %  
Southwestern Energy     0.4 %  
Talbots     0.2 %  

 

Columbia Acorn Fund rose 25.61% (Class A shares, without sales charge) in 2010, building on its 39.26% gain achieved in 2009. We are happy to say that at year end 2010, the Fund, adjusted for distributions, was within 0.9% of its all-time high, which was achieved in October 2007, prior to the Great Recession. As shown on Page 3, Columbia Acorn Fund's gains for 2010 were a bit below its primary benchmark, the Russell 2500 Index, in line with peer funds as represented by Lipper, and well above the large-cap S&P 500 Index. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Fund rose 14.48%, approximately matching its benchmark and again beating the S&P 500.

Active apparel company lululemon athletica was up 125% during the year and 53% in the quarter and was the Fund's top dollar winner in both periods. Handbag designer and retailer Coach also did well, rising 53% for the year and 29% for the quarter. Both companies had excellent product offerings and fine earnings growth.

Other retail stocks held in the Fund had mixed results. Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch jumped 68% in the year and 47% in the quarter, as it became more price-competitive and gained market share. Women's specialty apparel retailer Charming Shoppes and branded multi-channel retailer J Crew Group had disappointing results for the year, sinking 45% and 30% respectively, while Talbots, a women's retailer, was the biggest dollar loser in the quarter, dropping 35%. We sold the Fund's positions in Charming Shoppes and J Crew. We weighted consumer stocks correctly, as lululemon's dollar gains were five-times that of the largest consumer stock loser in the Fund and Abercrombie & Fitch's gains were more than twice that of the biggest loser.

Industrial stocks provided fine upside. Aerospace and industrial instrument maker Ametek measured a 55% gain during the year and 23% in the quarter, ranking in the Fund's top five dollar contributors for both periods. Filter maker Donaldson rose 39% in the year and 24% in the quarter. Both companies reported excellent earnings gains. Industrial stocks made up 18.5% of the Fund at year end.

Oil production and service stocks did very well. Oil and gas wellhead manufacturer FMC Technologies was the Fund's second largest dollar winner during the year, rising 54%, and Colombian oil producer Pacific Rubiales Energy nailed third place, gaining 130%. During the quarter, these stocks were up 30% and 21%, respectively. Holland-based sub-sea oilfield services provider Fugro jumped 48% in the year and 25% in the quarter. Natural gas related stocks, in contrast, fizzled. Oil and gas producer Southwestern Energy was off 22% during the year and was the Fund's largest dollar loser, surrendering less than one-third of FMC's gains. Believing that oil prices are likely to stay high relative to natural gas prices, we shifted some investments accordingly.

The portion of Columbia Acorn Fund's portfolio invested in foreign stocks was up 41.24% in the year and accounted for 12.6% of Fund assets at year end.* In addition to the strong international energy names mentioned above, Canada's Silver Wheaton, a company that invests in mines in exchange for favorable purchases of silver by-product, glistened with a 160% gain in the year and a 46% gain in the quarter.

Small- and mid-cap stocks outperformed larger caps in both 2009 and 2010 and are currently valued somewhat higher than large caps. Takeovers of small- and mid-cap companies are accelerating, and we believe that large companies and private capital groups have buying power and increasing confidence in the economy. Columbia Acorn Fund had 13 stocks subject to new or increased takeover offers during the year, mostly in the fourth quarter. Small- and mid-cap earnings growth was greater than large-cap earnings growth in 2010. We believe that, should takeovers and faster earnings growth continue, small- and mid-cap stocks could continue to outperform large caps.

*These returns are not comparable to mutual fund returns, as they are gross of fees and other expenses and do not portray the cash effects incurred by actual mutual funds. Columbia Acorn Fund's foreign stockholdings were not purchased as a balanced, stand-alone portfolio.

Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


10



Columbia Acorn Fund

At a Glance (Class A Shares - LACAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 10/16/00       1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes
  
  NAV
POP
  25.61
18.39
%   5.61
4.36
%   8.98
8.34
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
  
  NAV
POP
  25.06
17.87
  4.95
3.71
  8.44
7.80
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  17.35
12.62
  4.78
3.70
  7.89
7.30
 
Russell 2500 Index (pretax)*           26.71       4.86       6.98    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Acorn Fund Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn Fund Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

  1.    Crown Castle International
Communications Towers
  1.5
%  
  2.    lululemon athletica
Premium Active Apparel Retailer
  1.5
%  
  3.    FMC Technologies
Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer
  1.5
%  
  4.    Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  1.5
%  
  5.    Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration
  1.4
%  
  6.    Mettler Toledo
Laboratory Equipment
  1.3
%  
  7.    Informatica
Enterprise Data Integration Software
  1.3
%  
  8.    Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  1.2
%  
  9.    Amphenol
Electronic Connectors
  1.1
%  
  10.    Expeditors International of Washington
International Freight Forwarder
  1.0
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn Fund (Class A)

October 16, 2000 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The Russell 2500 Index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $18.1 billion


11



Columbia Acorn International

In a Nutshell

   
P. Zachary Egan   Louis J. Mendes III  
Co-Portfolio Manager   Co-Portfolio Manager  

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Zhaojin Mining Industry     1.1 %  
Mr. Price     0.8 %  
Shandong Weigao     0.6 %  
Shriram Transport Finance     0.5 %  
Intralot     0.4 %  
CIR     0.3 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International finished the year up 22.23% (Class A shares, without sales charge), underperforming the 24.36% return of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index, the Fund's primary benchmark. The Fund's 2010 fourth quarter return was 8.46%, versus a benchmark return of 10.58%. Smaller international stocks continued to outperform their larger-cap counterparts for the second consecutive year, and for four out of the last five years. The large-cap MSCI EAFE Index returned 7.75% in the year.

Emerging market demand continues to explain much of the ongoing rebound from 2008 in corporate earnings and stock returns around the world. While the U.S. grapples with rising budget deficits and Europeans ponder the possibility of default among one or more euro zone members, formerly troubled economies such as Thailand and Brazil now enjoy strong economic growth and corporate earnings and comparatively good public balance sheets. Indeed, as reported in the Financial Times, the World Bank calculates that domestic demand in developing economies contributed fully 46% of global growth in 2010.*

We believe this represents a significant opportunity for investors, although a highly differentiated one, as valuation and other intervening variables often stand between GDP growth and stock returns. While China, for example, continued to post high growth in 2010, its stock market (as measured by the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index) rose less than 2%. Emerging market stocks represented, in the course of the year, almost one quarter of Columbia Acorn International's assets. However, emerging market demand for goods and services provided by companies domiciled elsewhere remains a core component of the Fund's strategy, so implicit emerging market exposure is higher. With these companies we seek to access growth at either a more reasonable price or with less risk.

Unsurprisingly, emerging market stocks were among the largest contributors to positive returns in 2010. South African apparel, household and sporting goods retailer Mr. Price rose over 100% as improved merchandising and working capital levels bolstered the company's already strong fundamentals. Zhaojin Mining Industry, a Chinese gold miner, posted a similar return on the back of rising gold prices, value-accretive acquisitions, exploration on current properties, and rising production. Also in China, Shandong Weigao, a manufacturer of vertically integrated hospital consumables, rose over 70% on strong demand for medical consumables and improving results from its joint venture with Medtronic. In India, Shriram Transport Finance also increased over 70% on high growth and low defaults in its core used truck finance business.

Disappointments in 2010 included Greek lottery company Intralot, which declined nearly 40% on adverse tax developments in Bulgaria and Greece and start-up costs in the United States and Italy. A weak currency in Bulgaria further impacted earnings. Japanese retailer Point fell 30% on weak same-store sales and heavy upfront investments. We no longer hold this name in the Fund. Italian holding company CIR fell 29% as gas prices squeezed its electricity generation business.

It is notable that the U.S. dollar has fallen over 30% versus the yen, 28% versus the Swiss franc, and over 55% versus gold over the last five years. As managers, we take an agnostic view on currency, notwithstanding volatile movements and long-term uncertainties about the creditworthiness of certain countries. Instead, we consider carefully how currency movements might impact competitiveness and profitability within individual companies. And we seek to hedge out some of the risk relative to our benchmark caused by overweighting or underweighting countries or regions. Particularly in the present context of "quantitative easing" (printing money) and competitive devaluation, however, we take comfort as managers and investors in the Fund, knowing that equities confer claims on real businesses. Among the attractions of an internationally diversified equity portfolio is the possibility it offers of retaining purchasing power through economic cycles and bouts of monetary experimentation. We believe it may prove to be an important component of a capital preservation strategy.

*Beattie, Alan, "World Bank backs efforts to counter rapid inflows, "Financial Times, January 13, 2011, p. 4.

International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries. In addition, concentration of investments in a single region may result in greater volatility.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


12



Columbia Acorn International

At a Glance (Class A Shares - LAIAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 10/16/00       1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes
 
  NAV
POP
  22.23
15.21
%   9.22
7.94
%   8.88
8.24
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
 
  NAV
POP
  22.05
15.03
  8.55
7.27
  8.45
7.81
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  15.00
10.40
  8.00
6.86
  7.87
7.28
 
S&P Global Ex-US Between
$500M and $5B Index (pretax)*
        24.36
  8.19
  11.75
 

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Acorn International Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn International Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

  1.    Naspers (South Africa)
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets
  1.6
%  
  2.    Hexagon (Sweden)
Measurement Equipment & Software
  1.5
%  
  3.    Olam International (Singapore)
Agriculture Supply Chain Manager
  1.4
%  
  4.    Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)
Car Rental
  1.2
%  
  5.    Kansai Paint (Japan)
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia
  1.2
%  
  6.    Imtech (Netherlands)
Electromechanical & Information & Communications
Technologies Installation & Maintenance
  1.2
%  
  7.    Zhaojin Mining Industry (China)
Gold Mining & Refining in China
  1.1
%  
  8.    Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  1.0
%  
  9.    NHN (South Korea)
South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine
  1.0
%  
  10.    Advance Residence Investment (Japan)
Residential REIT
  1.0
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International (Class A)

October 16, 2000 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The S&P Global Ex-U.S. Between $500M and $5B Index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $6.1 billion


13



Columbia Acorn USA

In a Nutshell

   
Robert A. Mohn    
Co-Portfolio Manager    

 

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

FMC Technologies     2.6 %  
Informatica     2.6 %  
Ametek     2.2 %  
Nordson     2.0 %  
tw telecom     1.6 %  
lululemon athletica     1.6 %  
Atmel     1.4 %  
Abercrombie & Fitch     1.4 %  
Finisar     1.3 %  
ITT Educational Services     0.6 %  
Global Payments     0.5 %  
Monolithic Power Systems     0.3 %  
Talbots     0.2 %  
Equinix     0.2 %  

 

*The Lehman Brothers bankruptcy was announced on Monday, September 15, 2008. On Friday, September 12, 2008, Columbia Acorn USA's net asset value (NAV) was $23.45 (Class A shares). On December 31, 2010, the Fund's NAV was $27.54. In 2008, the Fund's peak NAV was $27.44. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund was just 3.24% below its dividend-adjusted, all-time high, which it reached on June 4, 2007.

Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.

 

Columbia Acorn USA ended the fourth quarter of 2010 up 16.35% (Class A shares, without sales charge), which compares to a 16.25% gain for its primary benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. Small-cap stocks were very strong in 2010. For the annual period, the Fund was up 22.78% while its benchmark gained 26.85%. The Fund's relative annual return was hurt by poor performance of some of the Fund's positions in women's apparel stocks and small-cap semiconductor names, as well as the Fund's overweight position in the lagging telecom sector.

Several stocks in the retail, technology and industrial sectors were among the Fund's winners for the quarter and the year. lululemon athletica, a retailer of premium activewear, enjoyed blistering sales growth of 56% over the prior year, driving the Fund's investment up 53% in the fourth quarter and more than 125% for the year. Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch grew same-store sales by 15% in December, outpacing competitors, most of whom posted negative year-over-year sales for this important retail month. The stock was up 47% in the fourth quarter and had an annual gain of 70% in the Fund.

Technology winners included Atmel, a leader in touchscreen microcontrollers, radio frequency and memory semiconductors. Its business has benefited from surging sales of smart phones and tablet computers. Atmel gained 55% in the fourth quarter and was up 130% for the Fund during the year. Finisar provides optical sub-systems and components for communications networks. The Fund's investment rose 67% in the quarter and 169% for the year as the company benefited from a surge in demand for data transmission and storage. Informatica, a data integration software provider that helps companies manage their disparate data streams, has also enjoyed strong revenue growth and Fund gains in the stock were 15% in the quarter and 70% for the year.

Two niche industrial companies rounded out the list of top contributors. Ametek, a manufacturer of aerospace and industrial instruments, gained 23% in the fourth quarter and was up 55% for the Fund during the year. Nordson, a maker of dispensing systems for adhesives and coatings, was up 25% in the quarter and 52% for the year in Columbia Acorn USA. Both companies have benefited from strong revenue growth and productivity improvements through wise expense control.

Outside these winning sectors, FMC Technologies, the largest position in the Fund at the end of 2010, was the top contributor to performance in the fourth quarter and ranked second for the year. Order flow at this oil and gas wellhead manufacturer climbed dramatically, nearly reaching pre-recession peaks. The stock was up 30% for the quarter and 54% for the year.

Laggards for the quarter included fiber optic telephone and data services provider tw telecom. Its stock fell 8% on underwhelming sales growth. Women's specialty retailer Talbots fell 35% in the quarter on declining sales. Equinix, a provider of offsite data centers for larger companies, suffered from price cutting in its sector and difficulties in integrating a recent acquisition. The stock fell 21% in the fourth quarter.

For the annual period, ITT Educational Services, a provider of post-secondary degree education, suffered as new regulatory requirements dogged the for-profit education sector, leading to declines in new enrollment. The stock was down 33% in the Fund for the year. Credit card processor Global Payments fell 14% during the annual period as a pricing war in its Canadian credit and debit processing business drove down margins. Monolithic Power Systems, a manufacturer of high performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits, fell 31% for the year due to pricing pressure and management's reduction of company profit margin targets.

Here are some fun facts for long-term stock investors: at the end of 2010, the S&P 500 large-cap index was higher than it was that fateful day before Lehman Brothers went bankrupt in September 2008, and so was Acorn USA; the Russell 2000 small-cap index was trading higher than at any point during the entire year of 2008, and so was Acorn USA; and the S&P 400 mid-cap index ended 2010 a mere 2% below its all-time high! Acorn USA was 3% below its all-time high.* A stock market Rip Van Winkle waking up from his stress-free, two-year nap would find the market just as he left it. Turns out, buy and HOLD actually works quite well.


14



Columbia Acorn USA

At a Glance (Class A Shares - LAUAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 10/16/00       1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes
 
  NAV
POP
  22.78
15.72
%   3.18
1.97
%   8.33
7.69
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
 
  NAV
POP
  22.78
15.72
  2.82
1.61
  8.03
7.39
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  14.81
10.22
  2.71
1.66
  7.36
6.78
 
Russell 2000 Index (pretax)*           26.85       4.47       6.33    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Acorn USA Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn USA Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

  1.    FMC Technologies
Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer
  2.6
%  
  2.    Informatica
Enterprise Data Integration Software
  2.6
%  
  3.    Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  2.2
%  
  4.    Nordson
Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings
  2.0
%  
  5.    Micros Systems
Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants & Retailers
  1.8
%  
  6.    Atwood Oceanics
Offshore Drilling Contractor
  1.7
%  
  7.    tw telecom
Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services
  1.6
%  
  8.    Mettler Toledo
Laboratory Equipment
  1.6
%  
  9.    lululemon athletica
Premium Active Apparel Retailer
  1.6
%  
  10.    Gaylord Entertainment
Convention Hotels
  1.6
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn USA (Class A)

October 16, 2000 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The Russell 2000 Index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $1.7 billion


15



Columbia Acorn International Select

In a Nutshell

Christopher J. Olson

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Serco     4.1 %  
Hexagon     4.0 %  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     3.9 %  
Naspers     3.5 %  
Fugro     3.2 %  
Pan American Silver     2.6 %  
Zhaojin Mining Industry     2.6 %  
United Drug     2.0 %  
Cobham     1.6 %  
Micro Focus     0.7 %  

Columbia Acorn International Select ended the fourth quarter of 2010 up 7.94% (Class A shares, without sales charge), underperforming its primary benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index, which gained 9.75%. For the annual period, the Fund's 21.41% return topped the benchmark's 20.16% gain in what turned out to be a very strong year for the global equity markets.

Top contributors to Fund performance in the quarter and year included two names in the energy sector. Pacific Rubiales Energy, a Colombian oil exploration and development company, benefited from new oilfield discoveries. The stock was up 20% for the fourth quarter and 129% for the year in the Fund. In the Netherlands, sub-sea oilfield services provider Fugro had a 25% gain in the fourth quarter and ended the year up 48% as customers confirmed their commitment to deep water drilling and higher oil prices led to a recovery in oil industry exploration spending.

Two mining companies were among the top contributors. China's Zhaojin Mining Industry had another strong quarter, gaining 34% and ending the year up 113%. The company continued to benefit from strong production and exploration profiles and rising gold prices. In Canada, Pan American Silver, a silver miner, was up 36% for the quarter and 55% for the year. Silver prices rose 83% over the year and the company continued to move forward on two large exploration projects.

The Fund's investment in Swedish measurement equipment manufacturer Hexagon gained 15% in the quarter and ended the year up 70%. The company has been enjoying strong sales growth both in Europe and emerging markets. Naspers, a media company with assets in South Africa, China and other emerging markets, was up 20% for the quarter and 48% for the year. Results in the company's underlying businesses remained strong, driven by increasing levels of Internet usage throughout its emerging market Internet holdings.

Underperformers in the quarter included UK facilities management company Serco, down 11% on concerns the government austerity program in the United Kingdom would reduce its sales growth. Irish pharmaceutical wholesaler United Drug was off 15% in the quarter on Irish budgetary concerns and worries over the impact cuts could have on the domestic economy. Cobham, a UK manufacturer of aerospace components, was down 10% in the quarter and also ranked among the worst performers for the year, with an annual decline of 17%, as the uncertainty regarding U.S. and UK defense budget cuts delayed sales. Other laggards for the year included MegaStudy, a South Korean provider of online education services that fell 33% after the government moved to subsidize its publicly run competitors. We sold the Fund's position in MegaStudy in the second quarter of 2010. Micro Focus, a UK legacy software provider, had an annual loss of 26% on news of the departure of the company's CFO and a revenue growth downgrade.

International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risks than investing in more developed countries.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


16



Columbia Acorn International Select

At a Glance (Class A Shares - LAFAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 10/16/00       1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes
 
  NAV
POP
  21.41
14.43
%   8.68
7.40
%   6.28
5.66
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
 
  NAV
POP
  21.29
14.31
  8.42
7.14
  6.16
5.53
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  14.26
9.71
  7.59
6.46
  5.57
5.01
 
S&P Developed Ex-US Between
$2B and $10B Index (pretax)*
        20.16
  4.95
  8.22
 

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Acorn International Select Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn International Select Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

  1.    Kansai Paint (Japan)
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia
  4.1
%  
  2.    Serco (United Kingdom)
Facilities Management
  4.1
%  
  3.    Hexagon (Sweden)
Measurement Equipment & Software
  4.0
%  
  4.    Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia
  3.9
%  
  5.    NHN (South Korea)
South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine
  3.9
%  
  6.    Ascendas REIT (Singapore)
Singapore Industrial Property Landlord
  3.8
%  
  7.    Jiangsu Expressway (China)
Chinese Toll Road Operator
  3.7
%  
  8.    Naspers (South Africa)
Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other Emerging Markets
  3.5
%  
  9.    Fugro (Netherlands)
Sub-sea Oilfield Services
  3.2
%  
  10.    UGL (Australia)
Engineering & Facilities Management
  3.1
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn International Select (Class A)

October 16, 2000 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Between $2B and $10B Index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $452.7 million


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Columbia Acorn Select

In a Nutshell

Ben Andrews

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Fund's Positions
in Mentioned Holdings

As a percentage of net assets,
as of 12/31/10

Pacific Rubiales Energy     6.8 %  
ITT Educational Services     2.8 %  
Canacol Energy     2.5 %  
ShaMaran Petroleum     2.2 %  
Canadian Solar     1.7 %  
Career Education     1.7 %  
Union Agriculture Group     0.9 %  
Kirkland Lake Gold     0.7 %  

Columbia Acorn Select gained 13.95% (Class A shares, without sales charge) in the fourth quarter of 2010. This exceeded the 13.50% rise in the Fund's primary benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. For the year, the Fund was up 22.49%, underperforming the 26.64% gain of its benchmark, as we were not able to completely offset the relative lag from earlier in the year. The Fund handily beat the large-cap S&P 500 Index's 10.76% fourth quarter gain and its 15.06% return for the full year.

Our investments in the oil industry helped the portfolio greatly, not so much because the price of oil went up 15% a barrel in 2010, but because the oil companies we owned were successful at finding oil, which was our thesis for making the investments. Over the past three years, we've focused on Colombia and the area known as Kurdistan in northern Iraq. Fund investments in Colombia have been a multi-year success for the portfolio, with Pacific Rubiales Energy, an oil exploration and development company, and Canacol Energy, an oil production company, together adding 8.80% to performance in 2010. The improved security provided by government forces has allowed small petroleum companies in Colombia to look more broadly for oil for the first time in more than 20 years. The fall of Saddam Hussein in Iraq allowed the Kurds to open up their semi-autonomous region within Iraq to outside investment. ShaMaran Petroleum, a company that cobbled together several exploration blocks in Kurdistan, found oil this year and its stock added 1.90% to our portfolio for the year.

On the downside, Fund investments in for-profit, post-secondary education companies ITT Educational Services and Career Education hurt returns. We've been investors in for-profit education stocks for a long time. We are believers in this industry as its student placement rates, and the career earnings of its graduates, have always been consistent and strong. We believe that many of these schools will continue to provide the same benefits for their students and make a solid profit, even if proposed "gainful employment standards" are implemented by the U.S. Department of Education. We did decrease the Fund's exposure to this sector upon realizing the negative impact that this proposed legislation could have. We intend to watch the for-profit education industry to see whether solid student and earnings growth return under the new standards and to evaluate the Fund's investments in the industry.

Canadian Solar, a solar cell and module manufacturer based in China, cost the portfolio 2.02% for the year. Solar panel pricing has been erratic as the industry is often in over supply or under supply due to its reliance on government subsidies. We invested in one of the low-cost producers of solar panels, believing that the industry is close to standing on its own two feet without big subsidies, which should fuel growth. While Canadian Solar is becoming one of the main players in the solar industry, the sector needs to improve for its stock to benefit.

During the fourth quarter of 2010, we sold out of seven companies and purchased eight new names. We made our first investments in the precious metals and farmland industries. We purchased Kirkland Lake Gold, a Canadian gold mining company that is expanding existing operations to increase production, and Union Agriculture Group, a farmland operator in Uruguay.

I'm relieved that the expiring income tax cuts were extended for another two years and I believe that the 2% cut in payroll taxes is another positive. My hope is that consumers continue to repair their balance sheets and the government starts to cut spending! Overall, I'm optimistic as a slow economic recovery is evident, but stock market valuations are not cheap, so caution is in order.

Risks include stock market fluctuations due to economic and business developments. The Fund also has potentially greater price volatility due to the Fund's concentration in a limited number of stocks of mid-size companies. The Fund is a non-diversified fund and may, therefore, have a greater risk of loss from a few issuers than a similar fund that invests more broadly. The Fund may not operate as a non-diversified fund at all times. International investments involve greater potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuations, economic instability and political developments.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change periodically and may not be representative of current holdings.


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Columbia Acorn Select

At a Glance (Class A Shares - LTFAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 10/16/00       1 year   5 years   10 years  
Returns before taxes
 
  NAV
POP
  22.49
15.45
%   5.98
4.73
%   8.44
7.80
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
 
  NAV
POP
  22.49
15.45
  5.75
4.50
  8.23
7.59
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  14.62
10.04
  5.15
4.06
  7.46
6.87
 
S&P MidCap 400 Index (pretax)*           26.64       5.74       7.16    

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary benchmark.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Acorn Select Portfolio Diversification

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Acorn Select Top 10 Holdings

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

1.   Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia
  6.8
%  
2.   Hertz
Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator
  5.5
%  
3.   Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company
  4.2
%  
4.   Abercrombie & Fitch
Teen Apparel Retailer
  4.0
%  
5.   Safeway
Supermarkets
  3.7
%  
6.   CNO Financial Group
Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance
  3.7
%  
7.   Sanmina-SCI
Electronic Manufacturing Services
  3.6
%  
8.   Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments
  3.2
%  
9.   Crown Castle International
Communications Towers
  3.0
%  
10.   ITT Educational Services
Post-secondary Degree Services
  2.8
%  

 

The Fund's top 10 holdings and portfolio diversification vary with changes in portfolio investments. See the Statement of Investments for a complete list of the Fund's holdings.

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Acorn Select (Class A)

October 16, 2000 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The S&P MidCap 400 Index is unmanaged and returns for both the index and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the index is provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $2.3 billion


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

In a Nutshell

Charles P. McQuaid

Lead Portfolio Manager

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

A "fund of fund" bears its allocable share of the costs and expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. Such funds are thus subject to two levels of fees and potentially higher expense ratios than would be associated with a fund that invests and trades directly in financial instruments under the direction of a single manager.

Columbia Thermostat Fund gained 7.40% (Class A shares, without sales charge) in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to a 10.76% gain of its primary equity benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, and a 1.30% drop of the Fund's primary debt benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. For the annual period, the Fund's 17.28% gain beat a 15.06% return for the large-cap S&P 500 and the 6.54% gain of the Barclays index.

Selling stock funds on the strength of the equity markets, we made three reallocations during the fourth quarter into bond funds. At the end of the period, the Fund had a 60% exposure to its underlying stock funds and 40% exposure to its underlying bond funds.

The Fund's equity positions had returns ranging from 14.57% (Columbia Acorn Fund) to 8.39% (Columbia Dividend Income Fund) in the quarter. Similarly, for the annual period, Columbia Acorn Fund's 26.00% gain was at the top while Columbia Dividend Income Fund's 13.02% was the lowest.

On the bond side, Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund posted the only gain among the underlying bond funds for the fourth quarter, up 2.14%. For the annual period, the weighted average income return was 8.28%, less than half that of the equity portion, which had a 19.18% weighted average annual gain.

Given its structure and investment objective, one would expect Columbia Thermostat Fund's returns to fall between its debt and equity benchmarks. That was not the case in 2010 as Fund performance topped both benchmarks. We attribute this to good selection of underlying funds and to the stock market trading in a range that was optimal for the Fund's rebalancing points during much of the year. As you may recall, we added to the Fund's international equity exposure earlier this year while reducing large-cap domestic equity weights. Our domestic mid-cap and international emphasis boosted the Fund's performance.

Results of the Funds Owned in Columbia Thermostat Fund as of December 31, 2010

Stock Funds   Weightings   4th      
Fund   in category   quarter   1 year  
Columbia Acorn
International
    20 %     8.57 %     22.70 %  
Columbia Dividend
Income Fund
    20 %     8.39 %     13.02 %  
Columbia Acorn Fund     15 %     14.57 %     26.00 %  
Columbia Marsico
Growth Fund
    15 %     13.93 %     19.74 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     10 %     14.05 %     22.88 %  
Columbia Contrarian
Core Fund
    10 %     13.56 %     16.21 %  
Columbia Large Cap
Enhanced Core Fund
    10 %     9.89 %     13.32 %  
Weighted Average
Equity Return
    100 %     11.42 %     19.18 %  
Bond Funds   Weightings   4th      
Fund   in category   quarter   1 year  
Columbia Intermediate
Bond Fund
    50 %     -0.57 %     7.91 %  
Columbia U.S. Treasury
Index Fund
    30 %     -2.56 %     5.67 %  
Columbia Conservative
High Yield Fund
    20 %     2.14 %     13.00 %  
Weighted Average
Income Return/Loss
    100 %     -0.61 %     8.28 %  

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund
Rebalancing in the Fourth Quarter

October 6, 2010   70% stocks, 30% bonds  
November 5, 2010   65% stocks, 35% bonds  
December 22, 2010   60% stocks, 40% bonds  

The value of an investment in the Fund is based primarily on the performance of the underlying portfolio funds and the allocation of the Fund's assets among them. An investment in the underlying portfolio funds may present certain risks, including stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments; and a greater degree of social, political and economic volatility associated with international investing. Stocks of small- and mid-cap companies pose special risks, including possible illiquidity and greater price volatility than stocks of larger, more established companies. Value stocks may also be subject to specific business risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor. Lower-rated and medium quality debt securities are more speculative and incur more risk. International investing involves special risks, including foreign taxation, currency risks, risks associated with possible differences in financial standards and other risks associated with future political and economic developments. Changes in interest rates and changes in the financial strength of issuers of lower-rated bonds may also affect underlying fund performance. The Fund is also subject to the risk that the investment adviser's decisions regarding asset classes and underlying portfolio funds will not anticipate market trends successfully, resulting in a failure to preserve capital or lower total return. In addition, the Fund may buy and sell shares of the portfolio funds frequently. This may result in higher transaction costs and additional tax liability. This is not an offer of the shares of any other mutual fund mentioned herein.


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

At a Glance (Class A Shares - CTFAX)

Performance data shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data shown. Performance results reflect any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by the investment adviser and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower. Please visit columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end updates.

Pretax and After-tax Average Annual Total Returns (Based on Class A Share Returns)

through December 31, 2010

Inception 3/3/03       1 year   5 years   Life of fund  
Returns before taxes
 
  NAV
POP
  17.28
10.54
%   5.12
3.88
%   7.87
7.06
%  
Returns after taxes on distributions
 
  NAV
POP
  17.00
10.27
  3.90
2.68
  6.64
5.84
 
Returns after taxes on distributions
and sale of fund shares
  NAV
POP
  11.53
7.13
  3.85
2.79
  6.31
5.58
 
S&P 500 Index (pretax)*           15.06       2.29       7.38    
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index (pretax)*
        6.54
  5.80
  4.89
 
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds
Index (pretax)
        12.91
  4.75
  8.22
 

 

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions.

*The Fund's primary stock and bond benchmarks, respectively.

 

After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares reflect the additional tax impact of long-term gains or losses realized when Fund shares are sold. The returns are taxed at the maximum rate and assume shares were purchased at the beginning of the period. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. After-tax returns are shown for Class A shares only; after-tax returns for other share classes will vary. Indexes do not reflect any deduction for fees, expenses or taxes.

Public offering price (POP) returns include the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. Net asset value (NAV) returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC).

Columbia Thermostat Fund Asset Allocation

as a percentage of net assets, as of 12/31/10

Columbia Thermostat Fund Portfolio Weightings

as a percentage of assets in each investment category, as of 12/31/10

Stock Mutual Funds

Columbia Acorn International, Class I     20 %  
Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I     20 %  
Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I     15 %  
Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Class I     15 %  
Columbia Acorn Select, Class I     10 %  
Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I     10 %  
Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I     10 %  

 

Bond Mutual Funds

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I     50 %  
Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I     30 %  
Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund, Class Z     20 %  

The Growth of a $10,000 Investment in Columbia Thermostat Fund (Class A)

March 3, 2003 through December 31, 2010

Illustration is based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment from inception in Class A shares of the Fund, which includes a 5.75% maximum initial sales charge. The indexes are unmanaged and returns for both the indexes and the Fund include reinvested dividends and capital gains. Although the indexes are provided for use in assessing the Fund's performance, the Fund's holdings may differ significantly from those in the index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. The graph does not reflect taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on a sale of Fund shares.

Total Net Assets of the Fund: $131.3 million


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Information  
AboveNet     1,100,000       1,200,000    
Applied Micro Circuits     0       1,650,000    
Ariba     0       500,000    
Concur Technologies     1,035,000       1,480,000    
IMAX (Canada)     0       800,000    
Infinera     800,000       1,925,000    
IPG Photonics     2,600,000       2,710,000    
Ixia     681,003       1,470,000    
Mail.ru - GDR (Russia)     0       464,305    
Microsemi     2,085,000       2,345,000    
Netgear     1,100,000       1,200,000    
Plexus     1,677,807       1,790,000    
Polycom     1,745,000       1,955,000    
SPS Commerce     0       856,429    
Trimble Navigation     1,545,000       1,935,000    
Verisk Analytics     0       450,000    
WMS Industries     790,000       1,050,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Albany International     1,000,000       1,100,000    
Arcadis (Netherlands)     261,990       626,524    
FMC Corp.     0       300,000    
GrafTech International     1,980,000       2,340,000    
Marel (Iceland)     0       10,000,000    
Neopost (France)     205,000       280,000    
Oshkosh     2,608,607       3,650,000    
St. Joe     0       500,000    
Ushio (Japan)     1,000,000       1,134,100    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group     0       367,900    
Career Education     2,600,000       2,800,000    
Cheesecake Factory     330,000       450,000    
Crocs     800,000       1,400,000    
Deckers Outdoor     0       1,120,000    
Diamond Foods     810,000       1,300,000    
DSW     403,700       525,000    
Guess?     0       1,550,000    
Hanesbrands     250,000       700,000    
Lance     0       240,000    
Lifetime Fitness     1,960,000       2,190,000    
Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)     1,100,000       2,000,000    
Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
(Hong Kong)
    0       3,000,000    
Phillips-Van Heusen     500,000       1,055,000    
Shutterfly     1,531,492       1,700,000    
Steven Madden     0       400,000    
Tesla Motors     294,000       400,000    
The Fresh Market     0       66,000    
Warnaco Group     612,972       2,190,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Energy & Minerals  
Alange Energy (Colombia)     12,100,000       17,100,000    
Augusta Resource     0       800,000    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom)
    0       2,520,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Subscription
Receipts (United Kingdom)
    0       5,880,000    
Duluth Metals (Canada)     2,800,000       3,154,000    
Mongolian Mining (Hong Kong)     0       5,215,500    
Oil States International     0       200,000    
Petroamerica (Colombia)     13,000,000       30,275,000    
STR Holdings     400,000       500,000    
Swift Energy     0       275,000    
Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina)
    0       6,818,182    
Finance  
Alliance Data Systems     0       140,000    
Associated Banc-Corp     5,063,800       5,413,800    
Brown & Brown     0       900,000    
First Busey     1,614,507       3,299,507    
Hanover Insurance Group     1,230,000       1,320,000    
Tower Group     900,000       1,225,000    
TriCo Bancshares     1,136,175       1,350,000    
Whitney Holding     2,200,000       4,000,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     759,718       2,659,068    
Alimera Sciences     0       361,450    
Allos Therapeutics     5,981,889       7,035,000    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     3,205,000       3,920,421    
Chelsea Therapeutics     2,649,300       3,449,900    
Community Health Systems     0       1,300,000    
Health Management Associates     0       2,650,000    
Idenix Pharmaceuticals     2,800,000       3,340,255    
InterMune     0       1,088,500    
Isis Pharmaceuticals     2,350,000       4,500,000    
Micromet     3,500,000       5,500,000    
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals     0       1,383,454    
Neogen     0       77,602    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals     900,000       1,200,000    
Pacific Biosciences of California     0       932,768    
Patterson Companies     0       1,100,000    
Seattle Genetics     4,114,900       4,180,918    
Sirona Dental Systems     1,500,000       1,800,000    
United Therapeutics     860,000       1,110,000    
Other Industries  
Associated Estates Realty     1,500,000       2,200,000    
Dupont Fabros Technology     1,300,000       1,935,579    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases (continued)  
Other Industries—continued  
Federal Realty Investment Trust     480,000       641,165    
Mapletree Logistics Trust
(Singapore)
    40,000,000       43,201,999    
Post Properties     0       367,240    
Rush Enterprises, Class A     2,500,000       2,800,000    
Rush Enterprises, Class B     500,000       550,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Information  
Actuate     3,700,000       1,500,000    
Akamai     440,000       0    
Avid Technology     700,000       0    
Cogent Communications     3,400,000       2,800,000    
CommScope     1,045,000       0    
Finisar     1,875,000       1,725,000    
Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing (Hong Kong)
    1,790,000       750,000    
iGate     5,000,000       2,913,065    
Mediacom Communications     3,000,000       0    
Singapore Exchange (Singapore)     8,000,000       5,000,000    
SRA International     1,780,893       1,655,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Mine Safety Appliances     1,687,699       1,525,000    
Republic Services     1,500,000       1,000,000    
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers     687,500       0    
Serco (United Kingdom)     2,900,000       2,559,000    
Watsco     250,000       100,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Charming Shoppes     5,717,981       0    
Chico's FAS     4,762,000       2,562,000    
Coldwater Creek     4,773,374       1,384,597    
Dress Barn     1,175,000       0    
Expedia     4,500,000       3,900,000    
Express     1,345,000       0    
Flowers Foods     819,000       0    
G-III Apparel Group     260,260       0    
J Crew Group     1,784,000       0    
Jones Apparel Group     2,025,000       0    
lululemon athletica     4,135,000       4,035,000    
P.F. Chang's China Bistro     370,000       300,000    
Penn National Gaming     1,750,000       1,590,000    
Pier 1 Imports     5,700,000       5,600,000    
Pinnacle Entertainment     4,050,000       3,400,000    
Princeton Review     2,970,000       2,000,000    
Rue21     517,696       0    
Smart Balance     2,000,000       0    
Talbots     4,900,000       4,150,000    
True Religion Apparel     2,397,000       2,047,000    
Urban Outfitters     2,009,700       1,180,000    
Vail Resorts     1,450,000       1,250,000    
Wet Seal     4,815,600       0    
Energy & Minerals  
Core Laboratories (Netherlands)     696,000       641,000    
Horizon North Logistics (Canada)     2,953,900       2,890,900    
Oceaneering International     275,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


23



Columbia Acorn Fund

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited), continued

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales (continued)  
Energy & Minerals—continued  
Silver Wheaton (Canada)     2,450,000       2,250,000    
Southwestern Energy     2,160,000       1,800,000    
Finance  
Aspen Insurance     1,000,000       390,919    
Assurant     700,000       121,342    
Delphi Financial Group     1,450,000       1,000,000    
H&E Equipment Services     3,033,300       3,000,000    
Housing Development Finance
(India)
    1,625,000       1,300,000    
Markel     100,000       0    
Health Care  
Acorda Therapeutics     1,550,000       900,000    
Alexion Pharmaceuticals     2,800,000       2,100,000    
Amylin Pharmaceuticals     1,550,000       0    
Cepheid     3,350,000       2,415,000    
Human Genome Sciences     1,100,000       0    
ICU Medical     850,000       42,278    
Illumina     1,100,000       506,000    
Nanosphere     1,500,000       1,480,056    
Nektar Therapeutics     3,300,000       2,700,000    
Owens & Minor     600,000       200,000    
PSS World Medical     3,300,000       0    
QIAGEN (Netherlands)     1,435,000       0    
Vermillion     694,849       0    
Other Industries  
American Commercial Lines     602,000       0    
JB Hunt Transport Services     1,980,000       1,850,000    
Macerich     752,161       530,000    
Terna (Italy)     5,833,000       3,333,000    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


24



Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 97.2%  
Information 26.9%      
    > Business Software 6.2%  
  5,200,000     Informatica (a)(b)   $ 228,956    
        Enterprise Data Integration Software        
  2,700,000     Micros Systems (a)     118,422    
        Information Systems for Hotels,
Restaurants & Retailers
       
  2,100,000     ANSYS (a)     109,347    
        Simulation Software for Engineers &
Designers
       
  1,480,000     Concur Technologies (a)     76,856    
        Web Enabled Cost & Expense
Management Software
       
  1,100,000     Quality Systems (c)     76,802    
        IT Systems for Medical Groups &
Ambulatory Care Centers
       
  12,500,000     Novell (a)     74,000    
        Directory, Operating System & Identity
Management Software
       
  2,250,000     Blackbaud (b)     58,275    
        Software & Services for Non-profits        
  9,000,000     Art Technology Group (a)(b)     53,820    
        Software & Tools to Optimize Websites
for E-Commerce
       
  1,800,000     NetSuite (a)     45,000    
        End to End IT Systems Solutions Delivered
Over the Web
       
  2,025,000     Kenexa (a)(b)     44,125    
        Recruiting & Workforce Management
Solutions
       
  1,400,000     Constant Contact (a)(c)     43,386    
        E-mail & Other Marketing Campaign
Management Systems Delivered Over
the Web
       
  2,000,000     Tyler Technologies (a)(b)     41,520    
        Financial, Tax, Court & Document
Management Systems for Local
Governments
       
  850,000     Red Hat (a)     38,803    
        Maintenance & Support for Open
Source & Middleware
       
  700,000     Blackboard (a)(c)     28,910    
        Education Software        
  920,000     Jack Henry & Associates     26,818    
        Systems Financial Institutions        
  345,000     Advent Software (a)(c)     19,982    
        Asset Management & Trading Systems        
  856,429     SPS Commerce (a)(b)     13,532    
        Supply Chain Management Software
Delivered via the Web
       
  500,000     Ariba (a)     11,745    
        Cost Management Software        
  1,500,000     Actuate (a)     8,550    
        Information Delivery Software & Solutions        
  1,000,000     InContact (a)     3,300    
        Call Center Systems Delivered via the
Web & Telecommunications Services
       
      1,122,149    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Instrumentation 3.3%  
  1,600,000     Mettler Toledo (a)   $ 241,936    
        Laboratory Equipment        
  5,915,000     Hexagon (Sweden) (c)     126,861    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
  2,710,000     IPG Photonics (a)(b)     85,690    
        Fiber Lasers        
  1,935,000     Trimble Navigation (a)     77,265    
        GPS-based Instruments        
  300,000     Dionex (a)     35,403    
        Ion & Liquid Chromatography        
  600,000     FLIR Systems (a)     17,850    
        Infrared Cameras        
  400,000     Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)     14,612    
        Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial
Applications
       
      599,617    
    > Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment 2.9%
 
  3,750,000     Amphenol     197,925    
        Electronic Connectors        
  2,225,000     II-VI (a)(b)     103,151    
        Laser Optics & Specialty Materials        
  1,140,000     Dolby Laboratories (a)     76,038    
        Audio Technology for Consumer Electronics        
  1,605,000     Zebra Technologies (a)     60,974    
        Bar Code Printers        
  1,200,000     Netgear (a)     40,416    
        Networking Products for Small
Business & Home
       
  800,000     Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)     27,920    
        Audio & Video Recording Solutions        
  605,000     Stratasys (a)(c)     19,747    
        Rapid Prototyping Systems        
      526,171    
    > Mobile Communications 2.3%  
  6,300,000     Crown Castle International (a)     276,129    
        Communications Towers        
  3,150,000     SBA Communications (a)     128,961    
        Communications Towers        
  1,000,000     MetroPCS Communications (a)     12,630    
        Discount Cellular Telephone Services        
  1,500,000     Globalstar (a)(c)     2,175    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
      419,895    
    > Telecommunications Equipment 1.9%  
  1,045,000     F5 Networks (a)     136,017    
        Internet Traffic Management Equipment        
  1,955,000     Polycom (a)     76,206    
        Video Conferencing Equipment        
  1,725,000     Finisar (a)     51,215    
        Optical Sub-systems & Components        
  1,260,000     Blue Coat Systems (a)     37,636    
        WAN Acceleration & Network Security        
  1,470,000     Ixia (a)     24,667    
        Telecom Network Test Equipment        
  1,925,000     Infinera (a)     19,885    
        Optical Networking Equipment        
      345,626    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


25



Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 1.9%
 
  7,470,000     Atmel (a)   $ 92,030    
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
       
  2,345,000     Microsemi (a)     53,701    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  3,440,000     ON Semiconductor (a)     33,987    
        Mixed-signal & Power Management
Semiconductors
       
  4,500,000     Entegris (a)     33,615    
        Semiconductor Materials Management
Products
       
  1,035,000     Supertex (a)(b)     25,026    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  500,000     Littelfuse     23,530    
        Little Fuses        
  1,900,000     IXYS (a)(b)     22,078    
        Power Semiconductors        
  1,765,000     Pericom Semiconductor (a)(b)     19,380    
        Interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) &
Frequency Control Products
       
  1,650,000     Applied Micro Circuits (a)     17,622    
        Communications Semiconductors        
  800,000     Monolithic Power Systems (a)     13,216    
        High Performance Analog & Mixed-signal
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
       
      334,185    
    > Telephone and Data Services 1.8%  
  9,500,000     tw telecom (a)(b)     161,975    
        Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services        
  1,200,000     AboveNet     70,152    
        Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services        
  2,800,000     Cogent Communications (a)(b)     39,592    
        Internet Data Pipelines        
  9,600,000     PAETEC Holding (a)(b)     35,904    
        Telephone/Data Services for Business        
  2,000,000     General Communications (a)     25,320    
        Commercial Communications & Consumer
CATV, Web & Phone in Alaska
       
      332,943    
    > Gaming Equipment & Services 1.1%  
  3,725,000     Bally Technologies (a)(b)     157,158    
        Slot Machines & Software        
  1,050,000     WMS Industries (a)     47,502    
        Slot Machine Provider        
      204,660    
    > Computer Services 1.1%  
  2,913,065     iGate (b)     57,416    
        IT & BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
Services
       
  1,655,000     SRA International (a)     33,845    
        Government IT Services        
  2,000,000     Virtusa (a)(b)     32,720    
        Offshore IT Outsourcing        
  1,560,000     Acxiom (a)     26,754    
        Database Marketing Services        
  1,045,000     ExlService Holdings (a)     22,447    
        BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  4,500,000     Hackett Group (a)(b)   $ 15,795    
        IT Integration & Best Practice Research        
  1,000,000     WNS - ADR (India) (a)     11,570    
        Offshore BPO (Business Process
Outsourcing) Services
       
      200,547    
    > CATV 1.0%  
  3,000,000     Discovery Communications,
Series C (a)
    110,070    
        Cable TV Programming        
  1,250,000     Liberty Global, Series A (a)(c)     44,225    
        Cable TV Franchises Outside the USA        
  17,770     Jupiter Telecommunications (Japan)     18,691    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
      172,986    
    > Financial Processors 0.9%  
  2,429,000     Global Payments     112,244    
        Credit Card Processor        
  5,000,000     Singapore Exchange (Singapore)     32,805    
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  750,000     Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
(Hong Kong)
    17,011    
        Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
      162,060    
    > Internet Related 0.6%  
  188,000     NHN (South Korea) (a)     37,514    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  435,000     Equinix (a)     35,348    
        Network Neutral Data Centers        
  464,305     Mail.ru - GDR (Russia) (a)(d)     16,715    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
  1,000,000     Terremark Worldwide (a)     12,950    
        Data Center Colocation & IT Managed
Services Provider
       
  1,000,000     TheStreet.com     2,670    
        Financial Information Websites        
      105,197    
    > Electronics Distribution 0.6%  
  3,125,000     Avnet (a)     103,219    
        Electronic Components Distribution        
      103,219    
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.5%  
  1,790,000     Plexus (a)     55,383    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
  2,800,000     Sanmina-SCI (a)     32,144    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      87,527    
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 0.4%
 
  900,000     FTI Consulting (a)     33,552    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
  3,100,000     Navigant Consulting (a)(b)     28,520    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
  450,000     Verisk Analytics (a)     15,336    
        Risk & Decision Analytics        
      77,408    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


26



Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Entertainment Programming 0.1%  
  800,000     IMAX (Canada) (a)   $ 22,440    
        IMAX Movies, Theatre Equipment &
Theatre Joint Ventures
       
      22,440    
    > Consumer Software 0.1%  
  3,567,000     THQ (a)(b)     21,616    
        Entertainment Software        
      21,616    
    > Radio 0.1%  
  1,541,000     Salem Communications (b)     4,885    
        Radio Stations for Religious Programming        
  164,991     Saga Communications (a)     4,343    
        Radio Stations in Small & Mid-sized Cities        
  2,400,000     Spanish Broadcasting System (a)(b)     1,699    
        Spanish Language Radio Stations        
      10,927    
    > TV Broadcasting 0.1%  
  2,500,000     Entravision Communications (a)     6,425    
        Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations        
  1,750,000     Gray Television (a)     3,272    
        Mid-market Affiliated TV Stations        
      9,697    
    > Advertising —%  
  1,500,000     VisionChina Media - ADR
(China) (a)(c)
    6,960    
        Advertising on Digital Screens in China's
Mass Transit System
       
      6,960    
Information: Total     4,865,830    
Industrial Goods & Services 18.5%      
    > Machinery 9.6%  
  6,750,000     Ametek     264,937    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  4,200,000     Donaldson (b)     244,776    
        Industrial Air Filtration        
  1,500,000     Nordson     137,820    
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives &
Coatings
       
  3,650,000     Oshkosh (a)     128,626    
        Specialty Truck Manufacturer        
  3,100,000     Pentair     113,181    
        Pumps & Water Treatment        
  2,565,000     Clarcor (b)     110,013    
        Mobile & Industrial Filters        
  2,375,000     Kennametal     93,718    
        Consumable Cutting Tools        
  1,800,000     Pall     89,244    
        Filtration & Fluids Clarification        
  2,200,000     ESCO Technologies (b)     83,248    
        Automatic Electric Meter Readers        
  1,820,000     MOOG (a)     72,436    
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
       
  1,150,000     WABCO Holdings (a)     70,070    
        Truck & Bus Component Supplier        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,700,000     HEICO   $ 63,444    
        FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts        
  1,300,000     Kaydon     52,936    
        Specialized Friction & Motion Control
Products
       
  805,000     Toro     49,620    
        Turf Maintenance Equipment        
  1,525,000     Mine Safety Appliances     47,473    
        Safety Equipment        
  600,000     Wabtec     31,734    
        Freight & Transit Component Supplier        
  1,600,000     Generac (a)     25,872    
        Stand-by Power Generators        
  280,000     Neopost (France)     24,395    
        Postage Meter Machines        
  3,500,000     Jain Irrigation Systems (India)     16,484    
        Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems &
Food Processing
       
  10,000,000     Marel (Iceland) (a)     8,713    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish
Processing Equipment
       
  1,250,000     Spartan Motors     7,613    
        Specialty Truck & Chassis Manufacturer        
      1,736,353    
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 2.7%
 
  1,750,000     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile - ADR (Chile)
    102,235    
        Producer of Specialty Fertilizers,
Lithium & Iodine
       
  1,530,000     Albemarle     85,343    
        Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty
Chemicals
       
  1,800,000     Nalco Holding Company     57,492    
        Provider of Water Treatment & Process
Chemicals & Services
       
  340,000     Novozymes (Denmark)     47,377    
        Industrial Enzymes        
  753,000     Mersen (France)     34,514    
        Advanced Industrial Materials        
  1,260,000     Drew Industries (b)     28,627    
        RV & Manufactured Home Components        
  1,100,000     Albany International     26,059    
        Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced
Textiles
       
  300,000     FMC Corp.     23,967    
        Niche Specialty Chemicals        
  350,000     Greif     21,665    
        Industrial Packaging        
  2,200,000     Kansai Paint (Japan)     21,286    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  9,000     Sika (Switzerland)     19,752    
        Chemicals for Construction & Industrial
Applications
       
  400,000     Silgan Holdings     14,324    
        Metal & Plastic Packaging        
      482,641    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


27



Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Other Industrial Services 2.1%  
  3,200,000     Expeditors International of
Washington
  $ 174,720    
        International Freight Forwarder        
  1,850,000     Imtech (Netherlands)     70,184    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies
Installation & Maintenance
       
  1,300,000     Forward Air     36,894    
        Freight Transportation Between Airports        
  1,600,000     Mobile Mini (a)     31,504    
        Portable Storage Units Leasing        
  1,000,000     UTI Worldwide     21,200    
        Freight Forwarding & Logistics        
  1,050,000     TrueBlue (a)     18,890    
        Temporary Manual Labor        
  626,524     Arcadis (Netherlands)     14,580    
        Engineering Consultants        
  900,000     American Reprographics (a)     6,831    
        Document Management & Logistics        
      374,803    
    > Industrial Distribution 1.0%  
  900,000     WW Grainger     124,299    
        Industrial Distribution        
  2,600,000     Interline Brands (a)(b)     59,202    
        Industrial Distribution        
  100,000     Watsco     6,308    
        HVAC Distribution        
      189,809    
    > Electrical Components 0.8%  
  1,440,000     Acuity Brands     83,045    
        Commercial Lighting Fixtures        
  1,134,100     Ushio (Japan)     21,604    
        Industrial Light Sources        
  600,000     Ibiden (Japan)     18,907    
        Electronic Parts & Ceramics        
  351,000     Saft (France)     12,922    
        Niche Battery Manufacturer        
      136,478    
    > Construction 0.6%  
  66,000     NVR (a)     45,607    
        D.C. Homebuilder        
  1,800,000     Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia (Brazil)
    22,337    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  700,000     Simpson Manufacturing     21,637    
        Wall Joint Maker        
  700,000     Lumber Liquidators (a)(c)     17,437    
        Hardwood Flooring Retailer        
  500,000     St. Joe (a)(c)     10,925    
        Florida Panhandle Landowner        
      117,943    
    > Outsourcing Services 0.6%  
  1,950,000     Quanta Services (a)     38,844    
        Electrical & Telecom Construction Services        
  1,210,000     Administaff     35,453    
        Professional Employer Organization        
  2,559,000     Serco (United Kingdom)     22,163    
        Facilities Management        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  600,000     GP Strategies (a)   $ 6,144    
        Training Programs        
      102,604    
    > Waste Management 0.5%  
  1,672,500     Waste Connections     46,044    
        Solid Waste Management        
  1,000,000     Republic Services     29,860    
        Solid Waste Management        
  280,000     Clean Harbors (a)     23,542    
        Hazardous Waste Services & Disposal        
      99,446    
    > Conglomerates 0.3%  
  2,225,287     Aalberts Industries (Netherlands)     46,909    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
      46,909    
    > Steel 0.3%  
  2,340,000     GrafTech International (a)     46,426    
        Industrial Graphite Materials Producer        
      46,426    
    > Water —%  
  1,750,000     Mueller Water Products     7,298    
        Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes        
      7,298    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     3,340,710    
Consumer Goods & Services 16.8%      
    > Retail 4.2%  
  4,035,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)(c)     276,075    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  2,835,000     Abercrombie & Fitch     163,381    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  1,700,000     Shutterfly (a)(b)     59,551    
        Internet Photo-centric Retailer        
  5,600,000     Pier 1 Imports (a)     58,800    
        Home Furnishing Retailer        
  5,225,000     Saks (a)(c)     55,907    
        Luxury Department Store Retailer        
  1,180,000     Urban Outfitters (a)     42,256    
        Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer        
  4,150,000     Talbots (a)(b)     35,358    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  2,562,000     Chico's FAS     30,821    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  525,000     DSW (a)     20,527    
        Branded Footwear Retailer        
  1,371,366     Gaiam (b)     10,560    
        Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce        
  1,384,597     Coldwater Creek (a)     4,389    
        Women's Apparel Retailer        
  66,000     The Fresh Market (a)     2,719    
        Specialty Food Retailer        
      760,344    
    > Apparel 3.2%  
  2,190,000     Warnaco Group (a)     120,603    
        Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Apparel—continued  
  2,100,000     Coach   $ 116,151    
        Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather
Accessories
       
  1,120,000     Deckers Outdoor (a)     89,309    
        Fashion Footwear Wholesaler        
  1,550,000     Guess?     73,346    
        Branded Apparel, Accessories & Licensor        
  1,055,000     Phillips-Van Heusen     66,476    
        Apparel Wholesaler & Retailer        
  2,047,000     True Religion Apparel (a)(b)     45,566    
        Premium Denim        
  1,400,000     Crocs (a)     23,968    
        Branded Footwear Wholesaler & Retailer        
  700,000     Hanesbrands (a)     17,780    
        Apparel Wholesaler        
  400,000     Steven Madden (a)     16,688    
        Wholesaler/Retailer of Fashion Footwear        
      569,887    
    > Travel 2.7%  
  3,850,000     Gaylord Entertainment (a)(b)     138,369    
        Convention Hotels        
  3,900,000     Expedia     97,851    
        Online Travel Services Company        
  4,600,000     Avis Budget Group (a)     71,576    
        Second Largest Car Rental Company        
  1,250,000     Vail Resorts (a)     65,050    
        Ski Resort Operator & Developer        
  3,000,000     Hertz (a)     43,470    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  970,000     Choice Hotels     37,122    
        Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands        
  2,000,000     Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)     32,417    
        Car Rental        
      485,855    
    > Food & Beverage 1.6%  
  2,200,000     Hansen Natural (a)     115,016    
        Alternative Beverages        
  37,000,000     Olam International (Singapore)     90,529    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
  1,300,000     Diamond Foods (b)(c)     69,134    
        Culinary Ingredients & Snack Foods        
  1,200,000     GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)     12,888    
        Produce an All-natural Sweetener Extracted
from the Stevia Plant
       
  240,000     Lance     5,625    
        Snack Foods        
  22,800     Sodastream (a)     720    
        Home Beverage Carbonation System        
      293,912    
    > Educational Services 1.0%  
  1,080,000     ITT Educational Services (a)(c)     68,785    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  2,800,000     Career Education (a)     58,044    
        Post-secondary Education        
  1,700,000     Universal Technical Institute (b)     37,434    
        Vocational Training        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  200,000     New Oriental Education &
Technology - ADR (China) (a)
  $ 21,046    
        China's Largest Private Education
Service Provider
       
  2,000,000     Princeton Review (a)     2,360    
        College Preparation Courses        
  2,000,000     Voyager Learning, Contingent Value
Rights (a)(d)
    262    
        Education Services for the K-12 Market        
      187,931    
    > Furniture & Textiles 0.8%  
  2,800,000     Herman Miller     70,840    
        Office Furniture        
  4,000,000     Knoll (b)     66,920    
        Office Furniture        
  1,000,000     Interface     15,650    
        Modular & Broadloom Carpet        
      153,410    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.7%  
  2,190,000     Lifetime Fitness (a)(b)     89,768    
        Sport & Fitness Club Operator        
  14,000,000     Lifestyle International (Hong Kong)     34,402    
        Mid- to High-end Department Store
Operator in Hong Kong & China
       
  1,325,000     IFM Investments (Century 21
China RE) - ADR (China) (a)
    6,625    
        Provides Real Estate Services in China        
      130,795    
    > Casinos & Gaming 0.7%  
  1,590,000     Penn National Gaming (a)     55,888    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  3,400,000     Pinnacle Entertainment (a)(b)     47,668    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  3,000,000     Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
(Hong Kong) (a)(c)
    19,080    
        Macau Casino Operator        
      122,636    
    > Nondurables 0.5%  
  1,600,000     Helen of Troy (a)(b)     47,584    
        Hair Dryers & Curling Irons        
  550,000     Energizer Holdings (a)     40,095    
        Household & Personal Care Products        
      87,679    
    > Other Durable Goods 0.4%  
  1,720,000     Jarden     53,097    
        Branded Household Products        
  400,000     Tesla Motors (a)(c)     10,652    
        Design, Manufacture & Sell High
Performance Electric Vehicles
       
  180,000     Cavco Industries (a)     8,404    
        Manufactured Homes        
      72,153    
    > Restaurants 0.4%  
  2,000,000     AFC Enterprises (a)(b)     27,800    
        Popeye's Restaurants        
  300,000     P.F. Chang's China Bistro (c)     14,538    
        Mandarin Style Restaurants        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Restaurants—continued  
  450,000     Cheesecake Factory (a)   $ 13,797    
        Casual Dining Restaurants        
  367,900     Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)     7,053    
        Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants        
      63,188    
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 0.3%  
  2,100,000     Pool     47,334    
        Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment
       
      47,334    
    > Leisure Products 0.2%  
  1,190,000     Thor Industries     40,412    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      40,412    
    > Other Entertainment 0.1%  
  370,000     CTS Eventim (Germany)     22,848    
        Event Ticket Sales        
      22,848    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     3,038,384    
Energy & Minerals 10.8%      
    > Oil Services 4.2%  
  3,100,000     FMC Technologies (a)     275,621    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  2,570,626     Fugro (Netherlands)     211,260    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  3,200,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     119,584    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  1,670,000     ShawCor (Canada)     55,611    
        Oil & Gas Pipeline Products        
  1,750,000     Tesco (a)     27,790    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
  375,000     Bristow (a)     17,756    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  10,719,200     Tuscany International Drilling
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    14,791    
  2,600,000     Tuscany International Drilling -
Warrants (Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    333    
        South America-based Drilling Rig Contractor        
  200,000     Oil States International (a)     12,818    
        Diversified North American Oil Service
Provider
       
  375,000     Gulfmark Offshore (a)     11,400    
        Operator of Offshore Supply Vessels        
  500,000     Black Diamond Group (Canada)     10,817    
        Provides Accommodations/Equipment for
Oil Sands Exploitation
       
  2,890,900     Horizon North Logistics (Canada) (a)     8,635    
        Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in
Northern Canada
       
      766,416    
    > Oil & Gas Producers 4.2%  
  4,910,550     Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)     166,681    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
  1,800,000     Southwestern Energy (a)     67,374    
        Oil & Gas Producer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  2,700,000     Denbury Resources (a)   $ 51,543    
        Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection        
  2,400,000     Tullow Oil (United Kingdom)     47,185    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  910,000     Ultra Petroleum (a)     43,471    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  715,000     SM Energy     42,135    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  695,000     Range Resources     31,261    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  650,000     Baytex (Canada)     30,470    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Canada        
  22,000,000     ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)     30,091    
        Oil Exploration in Kurdistan        
  779,000     Rosetta Resources (a)     29,322    
        Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South
Texas & Montana
       
  24,000,000     Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(b)(d)     16,795    
  24,000,000     Petrodorado - Warrants
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    10,138    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in
Colombia, Peru & Paraguay
       
  850,000     Northern Oil & Gas (a)     23,128    
        Small E&P Company in North
Dakota Bakken
       
  1,200,000     Houston American Energy (c)     21,708    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in Colombia
       
  583,000     Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)     20,108    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  30,275,000     Petroamerica (Colombia) (a)(b)     18,574    
        Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  37,500,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)(b)(d)     14,599    
  18,750,000     Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(b)(d)     2,218    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
  1,400,000     Gran Tierra Energy (Colombia) (a)     11,391    
        Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia,
Peru & Argentina
       
  275,000     Swift Energy (a)     10,766    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Co.        
  6,300,000     Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)(d)     9,749    
        Oil Producer in South America        
  250,000     Cabot Oil & Gas     9,462    
        Large Natural Gas Producer in Appalachia &
Gulf Coast
       
  17,100,000     Alange Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)     9,287    
        Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia        
  8,000,000     Petrolifera Petroleum
(Colombia) (a)(b)(d)
    4,889    
  5,950,000     Petrolifera Petroleum (Colombia) (a)(b)     3,710    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in
South America
       
  1,198,100     Pan Orient (Canada) (a)     8,013    
        Growth Oriented & Return Focused
Asian Explorer
       
  5,880,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Subscription Receipts
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    4,926    
  2,520,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    1,813    
  1,260,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    298    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in the
North Sea
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Oil & Gas Producers—continued  
  228,200     Oasis Petroleum (a)   $ 6,189    
        Oil Producer in North Dakota        
  750,000     Vaalco Energy (a)     5,370    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
      752,664    
    > Mining 1.9%  
  2,250,000     Silver Wheaton (Canada) (a)     87,840    
        Silver Mining Royalty Company        
  641,000     Core Laboratories (Netherlands) (c)     57,081    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
  880,000     Pan American Silver (Canada)     36,265    
        Silver Mining        
  7,500,000     Zhaojin Mining Industry (China)     30,684    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
  10,000,000     Orko Silver (Canada) (a)(b)     28,160    
        Silver Exploration & Development        
  1,000,000     Ivanhoe Mines (Canada) (a)     23,132    
  1,000,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (Canada) (a)     1,348    
        Copper Mine Project in Mongolia        
  3,250,000     Northam Platinum (South Africa)     22,349    
        Platinum Mining in South Africa        
  400,000     Royal Gold     21,852    
        Precious Metals Mining Royalty Company        
  2,400,000     Alexco Resource (a)     19,656    
        Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services        
  3,154,000     Duluth Metals (Canada) (a)     9,199    
        Copper & Nickel Miner        
  5,215,500     Mongolian Mining (Hong Kong) (a)     6,086    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
  236,400     Tahoe Resources (Canada) (a)(d)     3,425    
        Silver Project in Guatemala        
  800,000     Augusta Resource (a)(c)     3,048    
        U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine        
      350,125    
    > Alternative Energy 0.2%  
  3,000,000     GT Solar International (a)(c)     27,360    
        Largest Manufacturer of Furnaces &
Reactors to Produce & Cast Polysilicon
       
  500,000     STR Holdings (a)(c)     10,000    
        Makes Encapsulant for Solar Power
Modules/Provides Quality Assurance
       
  1,800,000     Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)     2,106    
        Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants        
      39,466    
    > Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution 0.2%  
  600,000     Vopak (Netherlands)     28,343    
        World's Largest Operator of Petroleum &
Chemical Storage Terminals
       
      28,343    
    > Agricultural Commodities 0.1%  
  6,818,182     Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina) (a)(d)
    15,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      15,000    
Energy & Minerals: Total     1,952,014    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Finance 10.0%      
    > Banks 4.1%  
  2,800,000     BOK Financial   $ 149,520    
        Tulsa-based Southwest Bank        
  6,004,115     Valley National Bancorp     85,859    
        New Jersey/New York Bank        
  5,413,800     Associated Banc-Corp     82,019    
        Midwest Bank        
  1,260,000     SVB Financial Group (a)     66,843    
        Bank to Venture Capitalists        
  1,045,000     City National     64,121    
        Bank & Asset Manager        
  4,150,000     TCF Financial     61,461    
        Great Lakes Bank        
  4,000,000     Whitney Holding     56,600    
        Gulf Coast Bank        
  2,860,000     MB Financial (b)     49,535    
        Chicago Bank        
  3,640,000     CVB Financial (c)     31,559    
        Inland Empire Business Bank        
  1,350,000     TriCo Bancshares (b)     21,803    
        California Central Valley Bank        
  1,121,188     Sandy Spring Bancorp     20,663    
        Baltimore/D.C. Bank        
  772,632     Hudson Valley     19,130    
        Metro New York City Bank        
  3,299,507     First Busey     15,508    
        Illinois Bank        
  2,640,000     Wilmington Trust     11,458    
        Delaware Trust Bank        
  706,559     Eagle Bancorp (a)     10,196    
        Metro D.C. Bank        
  246,505     Pacific Continental     2,480    
        Pacific Northwest Bank        
  583,872     Green Bankshares (a)(c)     1,868    
        Tennessee Bank        
      750,623    
    > Insurance 2.3%  
  2,820,000     Leucadia National     82,288    
        Insurance Holding Company        
  9,400,000     CNO Financial Group (a)     63,732    
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement
Insurance
       
  1,320,000     Hanover Insurance Group     61,670    
        Personal & Commercial Lines Insurance        
  1,200,000     HCC Insurance Holdings     34,728    
        Specialty Insurance        
  1,225,000     Tower Group     31,336    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
  1,000,000     Delphi Financial Group     28,840    
        Workers Compensation & Group Employee
Benefit Products & Services
       
  832,000     Willis Group (Ireland)     28,812    
        Insurance Broker        
  1,420,000     Selective Insurance Group     25,773    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
  1,600,000     Symetra Financial     21,920    
        Life Insurance        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Insurance—continued  
  900,000     Brown & Brown   $ 21,546    
        Insurance Broker        
  390,919     Aspen Insurance     11,188    
        Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance        
  121,342     Assurant     4,674    
        Specialty Insurance        
      416,507    
    > Finance Companies 1.8%  
  1,505,202     World Acceptance (a)(b)     79,475    
        Personal Loans        
  2,350,000     McGrath Rentcorp (b)     61,617    
        Temporary Space & IT Rentals        
  1,480,000     GATX     52,214    
        Rail Car Lessor        
  2,532,500     Aaron Rents     51,638    
        Rent to Own        
  3,000,000     H&E Equipment Services (a)(b)     34,710    
        Heavy Equipment Leasing        
  1,650,000     CAI International (a)(b)     32,340    
        International Container Leasing        
  1,091,000     Marlin Business Services (a)(b)     13,801    
        Small Equipment Leasing        
  78,500     Textainer Group Holdings     2,237    
        Top International Container Leasor        
      328,032    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 1.5%  
  6,198,000     SEI Investments     147,450    
        Mutual Fund Administration & Investment
Management
       
  3,391,000     Eaton Vance     102,510    
        Specialty Mutual Funds        
  700,000     Investment Technology Group (a)     11,459    
        Electronic Trading        
  452,146     Kaiser Federal Financial Group     5,236    
        Los Angeles Savings & Loan        
      266,655    
    > Savings & Loans 0.2%  
  1,300,000     Housing Development Finance (India)     21,135    
        Indian Mortgage Lender        
  1,024,069     ViewPoint Financial     11,971    
        Texas Thrift        
  1,010,000     Provident New York Bancorp     10,595    
        New York State Thrift        
  65,991     Berkshire Hills Bancorp     1,458    
        Northeast Thrift        
      45,159    
    > Credit Cards 0.1%  
  140,000     Alliance Data Systems (a)     9,944    
        Diversified Credit Card Provider        
      9,944    
Finance: Total     1,816,920    
Health Care 9.1%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.4%  
  3,920,421     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     105,577    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,110,000     United Therapeutics (a)   $ 70,174    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  4,180,918     Seattle Genetics (a)     62,505    
        Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer        
  4,500,000     Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)     45,540    
        Biotech Pioneer in Anti-sense Drugs        
  5,500,000     Micromet (a)(b)     44,660    
        Next-generation Antibody Technology        
  1,200,000     Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)     44,244    
        Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer        
  1,088,500     InterMune (a)     39,621    
        Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C        
  2,700,000     Nektar Therapeutics (a)     34,695    
        Drug Delivery Technologies        
  7,035,000     Allos Therapeutics (a)(b)     32,431    
        Cancer Drug Development        
  3,449,900     Chelsea Therapeutics (a)(b)     25,874    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  1,200,000     Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)     25,320    
        Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas        
  3,200,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     25,280    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
  900,000     Acorda Therapeutics (a)     24,534    
        Biopharma Company Focused on Nervous
Disorder Drugs
       
  3,340,255     Idenix Pharmaceuticals (a)     16,835    
        Developer of Drugs for Infectious Diseases        
  3,500,000     Array Biopharma (a)(b)     10,465    
        Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases        
  1,383,454     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)     8,010    
        Biotech Focused on Vaccines        
  1,450,000     Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)     7,076    
        Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular,
Cancer & Immunology
       
  359,944     MicroDose Technologies (a)(d)     94    
        Drug Inhaler Development        
  94,715     Locus Pharmaceuticals (a)(d)     9    
        High Throughput Rational Drug Design        
      622,944    
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 3.4%  
  2,100,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     169,155    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  1,000,000     Edwards Lifesciences (a)     80,840    
        Heart Valves        
  1,800,000     Sirona Dental Systems (a)     75,204    
        Manufacturer of Dental Equipment        
  1,065,000     Haemonetics (a)     67,287    
        Blood & Plasma Collection Equipment        
  3,150,000     American Medical Systems (a)     59,409    
        Medical Devices to Treat Urological Conditions        
  750,000     Gen-Probe (a)     43,762    
        Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics        
  500,000     Idexx Laboratories (a)(c)     34,610    
        Diagnostic Equipment & Services for
Veterinarians
       
  1,150,000     Orthofix International (a)(b)     33,350    
        Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices        
  506,000     Illumina (a)     32,050    
        Leading Tools & Service Provider for
Genetic Analysis
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Medical Equipment & Devices—continued  
  932,768     Pacific Biosciences of
California (a)(c)
  $ 14,840    
        Genome Sequencing        
  1,480,056     Nanosphere (a)(b)     6,453    
        Molecular Diagnostics Company with Best
of Breed Platform
       
      616,960    
    > Health Care Services 1.4%  
  1,250,000     Mednax (a)     84,112    
        Physician Management for Pediatric &
Anesthesia Practices
       
  1,300,000     Community Health Systems (a)     48,581    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  4,250,000     eResearch Technology (a)(b)     31,238    
        Clinical Research Services        
  400,000     HMS Holdings (a)     25,908    
        Cost Containment Services        
  2,650,000     Health Management Associates (a)     25,281    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  500,000     AthenaHealth (a)(c)     20,490    
        Revenue Cycle Management for
Physician Offices
       
  700,000     Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)     13,489    
        IT for Physician Offices & Hospitals        
      249,099    
    > Medical Supplies 0.8%  
  2,415,000     Cepheid (a)     54,941    
        Molecular Diagnostics        
  650,000     Henry Schein (a)     39,904    
        Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products        
  1,100,000     Patterson Companies     33,693    
        Dental, Veterinarian & Medical Distributor        
  200,000     Owens & Minor     5,886    
        Distribution of Medical Supplies        
  77,602     Neogen (a)     3,184    
        Food & Animal Safety Products        
  42,278     ICU Medical (a)     1,543    
        Intravenous Therapy Products        
      139,151    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.1%  
  2,659,068     Akorn (a)     16,141    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty
Generic Drugs
       
  2,272,582     United Drug (Ireland)     6,377    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer        
  361,450     Alimera Sciences (a)(c)     3,752    
        Ophthalmogy-focused Pharmaceutical
Company
       
      26,270    
Health Care: Total     1,654,424    
Other Industries 5.1%      
    > Real Estate 3.0%  
  4,000,000     BioMed Realty Trust     74,600    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
  641,165     Federal Realty Investment Trust     49,966    
        Shopping Centers        
  1,935,579     Dupont Fabros Technology (c)     41,170    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,120,000     Kilroy Realty   $ 40,846    
        Southern California Office & Industrial
Properties
       
  720,000     Digital Realty Trust (c)     37,109    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        
  2,200,000     Associated Estates Realty (b)     33,638    
        Multi-family Properties        
  43,201,999     Mapletree Logistics Trust (Singapore)     32,485    
        Asian Logistics Landlord        
  1,850,000     Extra Space Storage     32,190    
        Self Storage Facilities        
  900,000     Corporate Office Properties     31,455    
        Office Buildings        
  530,000     Macerich     25,106    
        Regional Shopping Malls        
  15,000,000     Ascendas REIT (Singapore)     24,194    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  3,000,000     Education Realty Trust (b)     23,310    
        Student Housing        
  700,000     Washington REIT     21,693    
        Washington D.C. Diversified Properties        
  3,750,000     DCT Industrial Trust     19,912    
        Industrial Properties        
  2,800     Orix JREIT (Japan)     18,204    
        Diversified REIT        
  3,050,000     Kite Realty Group     16,501    
        Community Shopping Centers        
  367,240     Post Properties     13,331    
        Multi-family Properties        
  37,407     Security Capital European Realty
(Luxembourg) (a)(d)(e)
       
        Self Storage Properties        
      535,710    
    > Transportation 1.2%  
  1,850,000     JB Hunt Transport Services     75,498    
        Truck & Intermodal Carrier        
  2,800,000     Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)(b)     57,232    
  550,000     Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)(b)     9,889    
        Truck Sales & Services        
  2,730,000     Heartland Express     43,735    
        Regional Trucker        
  1,110,000     World Fuel Services     40,138    
        Global Fuel Broker        
      226,492    
    > Regulated Utilities 0.9%  
  2,000,000     Northeast Utilities     63,760    
        Regulated Electric Utility        
  900,000     Wisconsin Energy     52,974    
        Wisconsin Utility        
  500,000     ALLETE     18,630    
        Regulated Electric Utility in Minnesota        
  333,000     Red Eléctrica de España (Spain)     15,657    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
  3,333,000     Terna (Italy)     14,079    
        Italian Power Transmission        
      165,100    
Other Industries: Total     927,302    
Total Equities: 97.2%
(Cost: $11,026,459)
    17,595,584    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Securities Lending Collateral – 2.1%      
  375,541,061     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (f)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
  $ 375,541    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $375,541)
    375,541    
Short-Term Obligations: 2.9%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 2.5%  
$ 453,434     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency
obligations with various
maturities to 9/08/14,
market value $462,507
(repurchase proceeds $453,440)
    453,434    
      453,434    
    > Commercial Paper 0.4%  
  50,000     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% Due 1/21/11
    49,995    
  25,000     ConocoPhillips (g)
0.25% Due 1/07/11
    24,999    
      74,994    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $528,428)
    528,428    
Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $11,930,428)(h)(i)
    18,499,553    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (2.1)%
    (375,541 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.1)%     (25,300 )  
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 18,098,712    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depository Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Abercrombie & Fitch*     4,500,000       -       1,665,000       2,835,000     $ 163,381     $ 2,031    
Actuate*     3,700,000       -       2,200,000       1,500,000       8,550       -    
Administaff*     1,428,224       -       218,224       1,210,000       35,453       629    
AFC Enterprises     2,000,000       -       -       2,000,000       27,800       -    
Allos Therapeutics     2,800,000       4,235,000       -       7,035,000       32,431       -    
AMAG Pharmaceuticals*     600,000       650,000       1,250,000       -       -       -    
AmeriCredit*     7,235,000       250,000       7,485,000       -       -       -    
AnnTaylor Stores*     3,500,000       -       3,500,000       -       -       -    
Anthera Pharmaceuticals*     -       1,450,000       -       1,450,000       7,076       -    
Array Biopharma     -       3,500,000       -       3,500,000       10,465       -    
Art Technology Group     2,594,654       6,405,346       -       9,000,000       53,820       -    
Associated Estates Realty     -       2,200,000       -       2,200,000       33,638       255    
Bally Technologies     4,025,000       -       300,000       3,725,000       157,158       -    
Blackbaud     1,800,000       450,000       -       2,250,000       58,275       990    
CAI International     1,650,000       -       -       1,650,000       32,340       -    
Cepheid*     2,500,000       1,065,000       1,150,000       2,415,000       54,941       -    
Charming Shoppes*     7,500,000       2,300,000       9,800,000       -       -       -    
Chattem*     1,010,000       -       1,010,000       -       -       -    
Chelsea Therapeutics     -       3,449,900       -       3,449,900       25,874       -    
Clarcor     2,627,500       -       62,500       2,565,000       110,013       1,020    
Cogent Communications     4,200,000       -       1,400,000       2,800,000       39,592       -    
Coldwater Creek*     -       4,950,442       3,565,845       1,384,597       4,389       -    
Diamond Foods     550,475       749,525       -       1,300,000       69,134       143    
Donaldson     4,200,000       -       -       4,200,000       244,776       2,079    
Drew Industries     1,600,000       -       340,000       1,260,000       28,627       1,890    
Education Realty Trust     -       3,000,000       -       3,000,000       23,310       370    
eResearch Technology     4,250,000       -       -       4,250,000       31,238       -    
ESCO Technologies     2,200,000       -       -       2,200,000       83,248       528    
Gaiam     1,371,366       -       -       1,371,366       10,560       411    
Gaylord Entertainment     3,700,000       1,189,500       1,039,500       3,850,000       138,369       -    
H&E Equipment Services     3,300,000       -       300,000       3,000,000       34,710       -    
Hackett Group     4,500,000       -       -       4,500,000       15,795       -    
HEICO**     1,225,000       475,000       -       1,700,000       63,444       165    
Helen of Troy     1,700,000       -       100,000       1,600,000       47,584       -    
Herman Miller*     2,800,000       -       -       2,800,000       70,840       246    
ICU Medical*     850,000       200,000       1,007,722       42,278       1,543       -    
iGate     5,000,000       -       2,086,935       2,913,065       57,416       1,075    
II-VI     2,400,000       -       175,000       2,225,000       103,151       -    
Informatica     7,000,000       -       1,800,000       5,200,000       228,956       -    
Interline Brands     2,600,000       -       -       2,600,000       59,202       -    
IPG Photonics     2,750,000       435,000       475,000       2,710,000       85,690       -    
IXYS     1,900,000       -       -       1,900,000       22,078       -    
Kenexa     2,425,000       -       400,000       2,025,000       44,125       -    
Knoll     4,000,000       -       -       4,000,000       66,920       480    
Lifetime Fitness     2,150,000       230,000       190,000       2,190,000       89,768       -    
lululemon athletica     4,200,000       485,000       650,000       4,035,000       276,075       -    
Marlin Business Services     1,091,000       -       -       1,091,000       13,801       -    
MB Financial     2,305,600       554,400       -       2,860,000       49,535       107    
McGrath Rentcorp     2,350,000       -       -       2,350,000       61,617       2,103    
Mediacom Communications*     4,000,000       -       4,000,000       -       -       -    
Micromet     1,400,000       4,100,000       -       5,500,000       44,660       -    
Mine Safety Appliances*     1,975,000       -       450,000       1,525,000       47,473       1,705    
Nanosphere     1,232,900       267,100       19,944       1,480,056       6,453       -    
Navigant Consulting     2,500,000       600,000       -       3,100,000       28,520       -    
NPS Pharmaceuticals*     2,700,000       500,000       -       3,200,000       25,280       -    
Orko Silver     10,000,000       -       -       10,000,000       28,160       -    
Orthofix International     1,000,000       150,000       -       1,150,000       33,350       -    
PAETEC Holding     9,600,000       -       -       9,600,000       35,904       -    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


35



Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Pericom Semiconductor     1,765,000       -       -       1,765,000     $ 19,380     $ -    
Petroamerica     -       30,275,000       -       30,275,000       18,574       -    
Petrodorado***     48,000,000       -       -       48,000,000       26,933       -    
Petrolifera Petroleum     264,000       13,686,000       -       13,950,000       8,599       -    
Petromanas***     -       56,250,000       -       56,250,000       16,817       -    
Pinnacle Entertainment     4,050,000       -       650,000       3,400,000       47,668       -    
Princeton Review*     3,000,000       -       1,000,000       2,000,000       2,360       -    
PSS World Medical*     2,750,000       550,000       3,300,000       -       -       -    
Rush Enterprises     3,000,000       350,000       -       3,350,000       67,121       -    
Salem Communications     1,541,000       -       -       1,541,000       4,885       308    
Shutterfly     -       1,700,000       -       1,700,000       59,551       -    
SkillSoft - ADR*     9,500,000       -       9,500,000       -       -       -    
Spanish Broadcasting System     2,400,000       -       -       2,400,000       1,699       -    
SPS Commerce     -       856,429       -       856,429       13,532       -    
Supertex     1,035,000       -       -       1,035,000       25,026       -    
Switch & Data Facilities*     2,500,000       -       2,500,000       -       -       -    
Talbots     4,250,000       650,000       750,000       4,150,000       35,358       -    
THQ     3,200,000       600,000       233,000       3,567,000       21,616       -    
TriCo Bancshares     1,200,000       250,000       100,000       1,350,000       21,803       476    
True Religion Apparel     1,500,000       975,000       428,000       2,047,000       45,566       -    
Tuscany International Drilling***     -       28,048,000       14,728,800       13,319,200       15,124       -    
tw telecom     9,500,000       -       -       9,500,000       161,975       -    
Tyler Technologies     1,134,260       1,315,740       450,000       2,000,000       41,520       -    
Universal Technical Institute     1,750,301       -       50,301       1,700,000       37,434       2,550    
Vail Resorts*     1,950,000       -       700,000       1,250,000       65,050       -    
Vermillion*     -       694,849       694,849       -       -       -    
Virtusa     1,800,000       200,000       -       2,000,000       32,720       -    
World Acceptance     1,545,000       -       39,798       1,505,202       79,475       -    
Xenoport*     -       2,100,000       2,100,000       -       -       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     268,131,280       182,342,231       131,865,418       366,608,093     $ 3,996,294     $ 19,561    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

**  Includes the effects of a 2:1 stock split.

***  Includes the effects of a corporate action.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, were $2,324,758 and $3,446,513, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 19.0% of the Fund's total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(c)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $363,573.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $116,054, which represented 0.64% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Petrodorado   11/20/09     24,000,000     $ 5,049     $ 16,795    
Mail.ru - GDR   11/5/10-12/31/10     464,305       16,518       16,715    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     6,818,182       15,000       15,000    
Tuscany International Drilling   2/12/10-3/23/10     10,719,200       12,997       14,791    
Petromanas   5/20/10     37,500,000       13,032       14,599    
Petrodorado - Warrants   11/20/09     24,000,000       2,965       10,138    
Canacol Energy   4/15/10     6,300,000       4,667       9,749    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Subscription Receipts   11/24/10     5,880,000       2,882       4,926    
Petrolifera Petroleum   4/06/10     8,000,000       6,768       4,889    
Tahoe Resources   5/28/10     236,400       1,350       3,425    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     18,750,000       1,086       2,218    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum   11/24/10     2,520,000       1,116       1,813    
Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants   2/12/10     2,600,000       322       333    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants   11/24/10     1,260,000       119       298    
Voyager Learning, Contingent Value Rights   12/24/09     2,000,000       -       262    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
MicroDose Technologies   11/24/00     359,944     $ 2,005     $ 94    
Locus Pharmaceuticals   9/05/01-2/08/07     94,715       7,780       9    
Security Capital European Realty   8/20/98-7/20/99     37,407       205       -    
            $ 93,861     $ 116,054    

 

(e)  Security has no value.

(f)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $24,999, which represented 0.1% of total net assets.

(h)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $12,029,556 and net unrealized appreciation was $6,469,997, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $7,237,867 and gross unrealized depreciation of $767,870.

(i)  On December 31, 2010, the market value of foreign securities represented 12.61% of total net assets. The Fund's foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

    Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Netherlands   $ 428,357       2.37    
Canada     355,060       1.96    
Colombia     266,338       1.47    
Singapore     180,013       1.00    
Sweden     126,861       0.70    
Japan     113,304       0.63    
Chile     102,235       0.57    
Hong Kong     76,579       0.42    
United Kingdom     76,385       0.42    
France     71,831       0.40    
China     67,421       0.37    
Brazil     54,754       0.30    
India     49,189       0.27    
Denmark     47,377       0.26    
    Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
South Korea   $ 37,514       0.21    
Ireland     35,189       0.19    
Iraq     30,091       0.17    
Israel     27,920       0.15    
Germany     22,848       0.13    
South Africa     22,349       0.12    
Switzerland     19,752       0.11    
Russia     16,715       0.09    
Spain     15,657       0.09    
Argentina     15,000       0.08    
Italy     14,079       0.08    
Iceland     8,713       0.05    
Luxembourg     -       -    
Total Foreign Portfolio   $ 2,281,531       12.61    

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Information   $ 4,618,335     $ 247,495     $ -     $ 4,865,830    
Industrial Goods & Services     2,938,582       402,128       -       3,340,710    
Consumer Goods & Services     2,857,927       180,195       262       3,038,384    
Energy & Minerals     1,507,133       429,881       15,000       1,952,014    
Finance     1,795,785       21,135       -       1,816,920    
Health Care     1,647,944       6,377       103       1,654,424    
Other Industries     822,683       104,619       -       927,302    
Total Equities     16,188,389       1,391,830       15,365       17,595,584    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     375,541       -       -       375,541    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       528,428       -       528,428    
Total Investments   $ 16,563,930     $ 1,920,258     $ 15,365     $ 18,499,553    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 336     $ -     $ (74 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 262    
Energy & Minerals     -       -       -       15,000       -       -       -       15,000    
Health Care     176       -       (73 )     -       -       -       -       103    
    $ 512     $ -     $ (147 )   $ 15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 15,365    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $147. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Asia  
> Japan  
Asahi Diamond Industrial     511,700       1,000,000    
Daiseki     787,200       1,181,200    
Kansai Paint     7,140,000       7,556,000    
Nippon Sheet Glass     1,860,000       7,174,000    
Pigeon     397,500       439,800    
Ushio     950,000       1,041,800    
> China  
51job - ADR     0       247,000    
China Communication Services     30,000,000       45,000,000    
China Xiniya Fashion - ADR     0       1,766,700    
Noah Holdings - ADR     0       223,100    
Zhaojin Mining Industry     13,930,000       16,138,000    
> Singapore  
Goodpack     9,540,600       11,000,000    
> India  
Infrastructure Development
Finance
    3,785,000       4,730,000    
Jain Irrigation Systems     1,280,000       6,400,000    
Manappuram General Finance     0       3,115,000    
REI Agro     23,000,000       30,575,000    
S. Kumars Nationwide     7,702,000       9,600,000    
> Hong Kong  
L'Occitane International     8,336,150       10,500,000    
Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR     5,000,000       7,000,000    
Mongolian Mining     0       23,335,500    
Sa Sa International     0       23,470,900    
> South Korea  
NHN     280,000       304,000    
Woongjin Coway     909,000       1,157,000    
> Thailand  
Home Product Center     0       31,101,200    
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Archipelago Resources     20,823,776       24,346,593    
Chemring     890,000       964,000    
FlyBe     0       1,731,900    
JLT Group     0       1,426,274    
Petropavlovsk     1,768,000       1,976,000    
SKIL Ports & Logistics     0       1,650,000    
Sterling Resources     0       1,549,500    
Sterling Resources     0       1,050,500    
Workspace Group     54,275,000       60,304,000    
> Netherlands  
Aalberts Industries     1,968,060       2,258,060    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Arcadis     1,120,284       1,164,669    
USG People     916,600       1,264,600    
> France  
Gemalto     383,000       460,000    
Neopost     470,000       590,000    
Norbert Dentressangle     201,101       213,724    
Toreador Resources     0       372,000    
> Germany  
Rheinmetall     0       365,000    
> Sweden  
Orc Software     0       708,342    
> Italy  
Tod's     340,000       452,200    
> Portugal  
Banco Comercial Português     16,574,000       21,618,000    
> Iceland  
Marel     34,999,999       35,369,999    
> Russia  
Mail.ru     0       833,742    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
DeeThree Exploration     0       1,042,877    
Ivanhoe Mines     0       744,000    
Ivanhoe Mines - Rights     0       850,000    
> United States  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     725,000       1,010,534    
Onex Capital     0       187,600    
> South Africa  
Northam Platinum     4,541,900       5,780,900    
> Senegal  
Sonatel     33,000       43,000    
> Egypt  
Paints & Chemical Industries
(Pachin)
    96,872       220,342    
Latin America  
> Brazil  
MRV Engenharia     3,000,000       3,300,000    
Suzano     5,375,000       5,937,000    
> Mexico  
Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
    533,400       550,000    
> Argentia  
Madalena Ventures     0       5,400,000    
Union Agriculture Group     0       6,818,182    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited), continued

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Asia  
> Japan  
Point     406,030       0    
Zenrin     294,100       0    
> China  
Shandong Weigao     13,626,200       12,277,200    
> Singapore  
CDL Hospitality Trust     24,136,100       23,000,000    
Olam International     37,000,000       35,000,000    
Singapore Exchange     5,000,000       4,000,000    
> India  
Educomp Solutions     1,148,000       0    
Shriram Transport Finance     2,700,000       1,835,000    
> Hong Kong  
Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing
    1,900,000       750,000    
> South Korea  
MegaStudy     172,000       121,132    
Mirae Asset Securities     376,000       0    
Taewoong     179,000       64,008    
> Taiwan  
Everlight Electronics     14,000,000       7,206,000    
Yuanta Financial Holdings     27,000,000       0    
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Micro Focus     4,025,000       2,195,200    
N Brown Group     2,266,644       0    
> Netherlands  
QIAGEN     650,000       0    
> Germany  
Tognum     390,355       0    
Wincor Nixdorf     145,321       0    
> Italy  
Terna     7,674,000       4,111,000    
> Ireland  
Paddy Power     575,000       431,000    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
Horizon North Logistics     2,262,100       2,214,100    
> United States  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals     625,000       411,000    
Hewlett Packard Co.     26,300,000       0    
Oceaneering International     192,000       0    
Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers     679,000       0    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
> Australia  
Billabong International     2,200,000       0    
Hastie Group     11,236,457       6,152,918    
Latin America  
> Brazil  
Localiza Rent A Car     4,900,000       4,600,000    
> Mexico  
Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos     6,837,700       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 93.7%  
Asia 37.8%      
    > Japan 16.4%  
  7,556,000     Kansai Paint   $ 73,107    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  27,000     Advance Residence Investment (a)     60,432    
        Residential REIT        
  21,000     Seven Bank     44,459    
        ATM Processing Services        
  6,400     Orix JREIT     41,608    
        Diversified REIT        
  1,846,000     Aeon Delight     36,341    
        Facility Maintenance & Management        
  20,900     Wacom     33,205    
        Computer Graphic Illustration Devices        
  8,071     Start Today     32,246    
        Online Japanese Apparel Retailer        
  274,000     Nakanishi     29,012    
        Dental Tools & Machinery        
  3,283,000     Kamigumi     27,557    
        Port Cargo Handling & Logistics        
  3,400     Fukuoka     26,632    
        Diversified REIT in Fukuoka        
  710,000     Hamamatsu Photonics     25,937    
        Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial
Applications
       
  5,100     Osaka Securities Exchange     25,714    
        Osaka Securities Exchange        
  789,000     Tsumura     25,539    
        Traditional Chinese/Japanese Herbal Rx
Drugs (Kampo)
       
  24,022     Jupiter Telecommunications     25,267    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
  707,000     Ain Pharmaciez     24,862    
        Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator        
  1,343,000     Hoshizaki Electric     24,858    
        Commercial Kitchen Equipment        
  868,000     Kintetsu World Express     24,814    
        Airfreight Logistics        
  1,181,200     Daiseki (b)     24,634    
        Waste Disposal & Recycling        
  1,905,500     Asics     24,479    
        Footwear & Apparel        
  906,000     Aeon Mall     24,310    
        Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner &
Operator
       
  800,000     Olympus     24,191    
        Medical Equipment (Endoscopes) & Cameras        
  977,000     Glory     24,047    
        Currency Handling Systems & Related
Equipment
       
  711,000     Ibiden     22,405    
        Electronic Parts & Ceramics        
  509,000     Makita     20,810    
        Power Tools        
  972,500     Torishima Pump Manufacturing     20,511    
        Industrial Pump for Power Generation &
Water Supply Systems
       

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  1,595,000     Gree   $ 20,277    
        Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/
Platform
       
  1,041,800     Ushio     19,845    
        Industrial Light Sources        
  942,000     Tamron     19,606    
        Camera Lens Maker        
  7,174,000     Nippon Sheet Glass     19,346    
        Sheet Glass for Building & Automotive Use        
  1,000,000     Asahi Diamond Industrial     18,989    
        Consumable Diamond Tools        
  408,700     Benesse     18,821    
        Education Service Provider        
  675,780     Icom     18,514    
        Two Way Radio Communication Equipment        
  1,501,000     Rohto Pharmaceutical     17,539    
        Health & Beauty Products        
  2,870     Kakaku.com     17,067    
        Online Price Comparison Services for
Consumers
       
  1,750,000     Suruga Bank     16,286    
        Regional Bank        
  587,800     Miura     15,686    
        Industrial Boiler Manufacturer        
  1,000,000     Japan Airport Terminal     15,424    
        Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda        
  439,800     Pigeon     14,950    
        Baby Care Products        
  1,986     Mori Hills     7,680    
        Tokyo Centric Diversified REIT        
      1,007,007    
    > China 6.4%  
  16,138,000     Zhaojin Mining Industry     66,024    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
  36,700,000     Jiangsu Expressway     42,117    
        Chinese Toll Road Operator        
  12,199,600     China Yurun Food     40,337    
        Meat Processor in China        
  12,277,200     Shandong Weigao     34,749    
        Vertically Integrated Hospital Consumable
Manufacturing
       
  33,160,400     China Green     32,423    
        Chinese Fruit & Vegetable Grower &
Processor
       
  1,110,000     Mindray - ADR (b)     29,304    
        Medical Device Manufacturer        
  278,315     New Oriental Education &
Technology - ADR (a)
    29,287    
        China's Largest Private Education Service
Provider
       
  45,000,000     China Communication Services     26,805    
        China's Telecom Infrastructure Service
Provider
       
  240,000,000     RexLot Holdings     25,319    
        Lottery Equipment Supplier in China        
  29,425,300     Wasion Group     19,458    
        Electronic Power Meter Total Solution
Provider
       
  1,766,700     China Xiniya Fashion - ADR (a)(b)     16,183    
        Men's Apparel Provider in China        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > China—continued  
  18,910,000     Sino Ocean Land   $ 12,383    
        Property Developer in China        
  247,000     51job - ADR (a)     12,165    
        Integrated Human Resources Service
Provider
       
  223,100     Noah Holdings - ADR (a)(b)     4,361    
        Wealth Management Product Distributor in
China
       
  83,200     XueDa Education Group - ADR (a)     938    
        Chinese Tutoring        
  15,300,000     Fu Ji Food & Catering Services (a)(c)     79    
        Food Catering Service Provider in China        
      391,932    
    > Singapore 4.6%  
  35,000,000     Olam International     85,635    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
  66,000,000     Mapletree Logistics Trust     49,628    
        Asian Logistics Landlord        
  23,000,000     CDL Hospitality Trust     37,278    
        Hotel Owner/Operator        
  20,000,000     Ascendas REIT     32,259    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  37,010,000     Mapletree Industrial Trust (a)     31,434    
        Singapore Industrial REIT        
  4,000,000     Singapore Exchange     26,244    
        Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  11,000,000     Goodpack     17,571    
        International Bulk Container Leasing        
      280,049    
    > India 3.5%  
  565,000     Asian Paints     36,454    
        India's Largest Paint Company        
  1,835,000     Shriram Transport Finance     32,215    
        Truck Financing in India        
  6,400,000     Jain Irrigation Systems     30,143    
        Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems & Food
Processing
       
  4,730,000     Infrastructure Development Finance     19,363    
        Infrastructure Finance in India        
  30,575,000     REI Agro     18,633    
        Basmati Rice Processing        
  9,600,000     S. Kumars Nationwide (a)     18,582    
        Textiles, Clothing & Retail        
  1,100,000     Housing Development Finance     17,883    
        Indian Mortgage Lender        
  4,800,000     Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone     15,431    
        Indian West Coast Shipping Port        
  2,125,000     Patel Engineering     14,494    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  3,115,000     Manappuram General Finance     10,380    
        Short-term Lending Collateralized by
Household Gold
       
      213,578    
    > Hong Kong 3.1%  
  22,154,200     Lifestyle International     54,439    
        Mid- to High-end Department Store Operator
in Hong Kong & China
       

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  7,000,000     Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (a)(b)   $ 44,520    
        Macau Casino Operator        
  10,500,000     L'Occitane International (a)     29,044    
        Skin Care & Cosmetics Producer        
  23,335,500     Mongolian Mining (a)     27,230    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
  750,000     Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing     17,011    
        Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market
Operator
       
  23,470,900     Sa Sa International     14,615    
        Chinese Discount Cosmetics Retailer        
      186,859    
    > South Korea 2.0%  
  304,000     NHN (a)     60,662    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  1,157,000     Woongjin Coway     41,054    
        South Korean Household Appliance Rental
Service Provider
       
  121,132     MegaStudy (a)     18,805    
        Online Education Service Provider        
  64,008     Taewoong (a)     2,648    
        Niche Custom Forging        
      123,169    
    > Taiwan 1.7%  
  7,200,000     Simplo Technology     52,352    
        World's Largest Notebook Battery Pack
Supplier
       
  1,599,620     Formosa International Hotels     28,310    
        Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation &
Hospitality Management Services
       
  7,206,000     Everlight Electronics     20,859    
        LED Packager        
      101,521    
    > Thailand 0.1%  
  31,101,200     Home Product Center     9,079    
        DIY Home Improvement Retailer        
      9,079    
Asia: Total     2,313,194    
Europe 35.5%      
    > United Kingdom 6.8%  
  6,700,000     Serco     58,027    
        Facilities Management        
  2,000,000     Intertek Group     55,348    
        Testing, Inspection & Certification Services        
  964,000     Chemring     43,646    
        Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures &
Energetics
       
  1,976,000     Petropavlovsk     35,244    
        Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia        
  8,873,000     Cobham     28,152    
        Aerospace Components        
  24,346,593     Archipelago Resources (a)     23,155    
        Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam &
the Philippines
       
  60,304,000     Workspace Group (d)     22,095    
        United Kingdom Real Estate        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > United Kingdom—continued  
  682,000     Rotork   $ 19,437    
        Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines        
  4,600,000     RPS Group     16,524    
        Environmental Consulting & Planning        
  3,262,210     Abcam     16,276    
        Online Sales of Antibodies        
  1,426,274     JLT Group     13,987    
        International Business Insurance Broker        
  690,000     Tullow Oil     13,566    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  2,195,200     Micro Focus     13,303    
        United Kingdom Legacy Software Provider        
  1,250,000     Smith & Nephew     13,184    
        Medical Equipment & Supplies        
  304,000     Premier Oil (a)     9,242    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan & Asia        
  3,500,000     PureCircle (a)(b)     9,031    
        Natural Sweeteners        
  1,731,900     FlyBe (a)     8,573    
        Largest European Regional Airline        
  1,650,000     SKIL Ports & Logistics (a)     6,316    
        Indian Container Port Project        
  1,549,500     Sterling Resources (a)     5,377    
  1,050,500     Sterling Resources (a)(e)     3,572    
        Oil & Gas Exploration - Europe        
      414,055    
    > Netherlands 6.5%  
  1,922,517     Imtech     72,936    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies Installation &
Maintenance
       
  763,202     Fugro     62,722    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  1,040,200     Vopak     49,137    
        World's Largest Operator of Petroleum &
Chemical Storage Terminals
       
  1,476,800     Unit 4 Agresso (d)     47,807    
        Business Software Development        
  2,258,060     Aalberts Industries     47,600    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
  1,240,557     Koninklijke TenCate     46,417    
        Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics        
  1,164,669     Arcadis     27,104    
        Engineering Consultants        
  1,264,600     USG People (a)     25,686    
        Temporary Staffing Services        
  206,000     Core Laboratories     18,344    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
      397,753    
    > France 4.7%  
  590,000     Neopost     51,405    
        Postage Meter Machines        
  599,200     Eurofins Scientific     43,158    
        Food, Pharmaceuticals & Materials
Screening & Testing
       
  900,000     Saft     33,134    
        Niche Battery Manufacturer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  274,100     Rubis (b)   $ 31,921    
        Tank Storage & Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Distribution
       
  322,200     Pierre & Vacances     25,997    
        Vacation Apartment Lets        
  539,000     Mersen     24,705    
        Advanced Industrial Materials        
  669,000     Teleperformance     22,573    
        Call Center Operator        
  460,000     Gemalto     19,575    
        Smart Card Products & Solutions        
  213,724     Norbert Dentressangle     18,935    
        Leading European Logistics & Transport
Group
       
  1,671,100     Hi-Media (a)(b)     7,816    
        Online Advertiser in Europe        
  372,000     Toreador Resources (a)(b)     5,774    
        Drilling for Oil in France's Paris Basin        
      284,993    
    > Germany 3.5%  
  305,000     Vossloh     38,949    
        Rail Infrastructure & Diesel Locomotives        
  610,000     CTS Eventim     37,668    
        Event Ticket Sales        
  365,000     Rheinmetall     29,355    
        Defense & Automotive        
  2,120,000     Wirecard (b)     29,041    
        Online Payment Processing & Risk
Management
       
  1,250,000     Rhoen-Klinikum     27,517    
        Health Care Services        
  110,000     Rational     24,282    
        Commercial Ovens        
  515,000     Elringklinger     18,226    
        Automobile Components        
  312,500     Deutsche Beteiligungs     8,769    
        Private Equity Investment Management        
      213,807    
    > Switzerland 3.1%  
  325,000     Kuehne & Nagel     45,152    
        Freight Forwarding/Logistics        
  185,000     Geberit     42,778    
        Plumbing Supplies        
  185,000     Partners Group     35,110    
        Private Markets Asset Management        
  15,500     Sika     34,017    
        Chemicals for Construction & Industrial
Applications
       
  720,000     Bank Sarasin & Cie     32,809    
        Private Banking        
      189,866    
    > Sweden 2.5%  
  4,382,000     Hexagon     93,982    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
  3,887,000     Sweco     33,663    
        Engineering Consultants        
  1,078,000     East Capital Explorer (a)     13,587    
        Sweden-based Russia/Central
Eastern Europe Investment Fund
       

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Sweden—continued  
  708,342     Orc Software (b)   $ 13,457    
        Software for Securities Trading, Analysis &
Risk Management
       
      154,689    
    > Italy 2.2%  
  452,200     Tod's     44,693    
        Leather Shoes & Bags        
  2,083,000     Ansaldo STS     29,826    
        Railway Systems Integrator        
  4,311,600     Credito Emiliano     26,677    
        Italian Regional Bank        
  9,796,000     CIR (a)     17,998    
        Italian Holding Company        
  4,111,000     Terna     17,365    
        Italian Power Transmission        
      136,559    
    > Ireland 1.1%  
  12,110,000     United Drug (d)     33,983    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler &
Outsourcer
       
  431,000     Paddy Power     17,682    
        Irish Betting Services        
  297,000     Aryzta (a)     13,887    
        Baked Goods        
      65,552    
    > Finland 0.9%  
  967,777     Stockmann (b)     36,603    
        Department Store & Fashion Retailer in
Scandinavia & Russia
       
  1,756,000     Poyry     21,468    
        Engineering Consultants        
      58,071    
    > Denmark 0.9%  
  306,000     Novozymes     42,639    
        Industrial Enzymes        
  74,296     SimCorp     11,920    
        Software for Investment Managers        
      54,559    
    > Portugal 0.7%  
  7,235,000     Redes Energéticas Nacionais     24,944    
        Portuguese Power Transmission &
Gas Transportation
       
  21,618,000     Banco Comercial Português     16,813    
        Largest Portuguese Banking Franchise        
      41,757    
    > Iceland 0.5%  
  35,369,999     Marel (a)     30,817    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry &
Fish Processing Equipment
       
      30,817    
    > Russia 0.5%  
  833,742     Mail.ru - GDR (a)(e)     30,015    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
      30,015    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Czech Republic 0.5%  
  121,268     Komercni Banka   $ 28,697    
        Leading Czech Republic Universal Bank        
      28,697    
    > Spain 0.4%  
  579,000     Red Eléctrica de España     27,223    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
      27,223    
    > Greece 0.3%  
  6,475,300     Intralot     21,546    
        Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services        
      21,546    
    > Poland 0.3%  
  893,900     Central European Distribution (a)     20,470    
        Largest Spirits Company in Central &
Eastern Europe
       
      20,470    
    > Norway 0.1%  
  340,964     Atea     3,431    
        Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software
Re-seller & Installation Company
       
      3,431    
Europe: Total     2,173,860    
Other Countries 14.5%      
    > Canada 4.8%  
  1,710,000     ShawCor     56,943    
        Oil & Gas Pipeline Products        
  850,000     Ivanhoe Mines (a)     19,662    
  744,000     Ivanhoe Mines (a)(b)(f)     17,052    
  850,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (a)     1,146    
  744,000     Ivanhoe Mines - Rights (a)(f)     1,042    
        Copper Mine Project in Mongolia        
  1,301,612     CCL Industries     38,775    
        Leading Global Label Manufacturer        
  735,000     Baytex     34,455    
        Oil & Gas Producer in Canada        
  540,000     AG Growth     27,193    
        Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain
Handling Equipment
       
  1,355,000     Guyana Goldfields (a)(e)     14,509    
        Gold Mining Projects in Guyana        
  753,000     Eldorado Gold     14,010    
        Gold Miner in Turkey, Greece, China & Brazil        
  872,700     Tahoe Resources (a)(e)     12,644    
        Silver Project in Guatemala        
  530,000     Black Diamond Group     11,466    
        Provides Accommodations/Equipment for
Oil Sands Exploitation
       
  1,350,000     DeeThree Exploration (a)(d)(e)     5,721    
  1,042,877     DeeThree Exploration (a)(d)     4,510    
        Canadian Oil & Gas Producer        
  1,480,610     Pan Orient (a)     9,902    
        Growth Oriented & Return Focused Asian
Explorer
       
  12,500,000     Eacom Timber (a)(e)     8,008    
        Canadian Lumber Producer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Canada—continued  
  2,214,100     Horizon North Logistics (a)   $ 6,614    
        Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in
Northern Canada
       
  12,500,000     Petromanas (a)(e)     4,866    
  6,250,000     Petromanas - Warrants (a)(e)     739    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
  3,730,000     Bowood Energy (a)(e)     2,206    
        Small E&P Targeting Alberta Bakken        
  49,900     WestFire Energy (a)     346    
        Oil Producer in Alberta & Saskatchewan        
      291,809    
    > United States 3.6%  
  1,340,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     50,076    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  918,000     World Fuel Services     33,195    
        Global Fuel Broker        
  411,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     33,106    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  329,000     FMC Technologies (a)     29,251    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  1,010,534     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     27,214    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  391,000     Bristow (a)     18,514    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  568,000     Textainer Group Holdings     16,182    
        Top International Container Leasor        
  187,600     Onex Capital     5,704    
        Private Equity Firm        
  324,000     Tesco (a)     5,145    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
  15,600     Sodastream (a)     492    
        Home Beverage Carbonation System        
      218,879    
    > South Africa 3.0%  
  1,644,000     Naspers     96,818    
        Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other
Emerging Markets
       
  4,600,000     Mr. Price     46,437    
        South African Retailer of Apparel,
Household & Sporting Goods
       
  5,780,900     Northam Platinum     39,753    
        Platinum Mining in South Africa        
      183,008    
    > Australia 1.8%  
  2,482,000     UGL     36,632    
        Engineering & Facilities Management        
  7,189,283     SAI Global     35,883    
        Publishing, Certification & Compliance
Services
       
  319,000     Cochlear     26,236    
        Cochlear Implants        
  6,152,918     Hastie Group     6,010    
        Mechanical, Electrical & Hydraulic (MEH)
Engineering
       
  731,000     Seek     4,957    
        Online Job Listing & Education        
      109,718    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Israel 0.8%  
  2,890,000     Israel Chemicals   $ 49,562    
        Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine &
Specialty Chemicals
       
      49,562    
    > Kazakhstan 0.3%  
  1,770,000     Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan - GDR (a)
    17,789    
        Largest Retail Bank & Insurer in Kazakhstan        
      17,789    
    > Senegal 0.2%  
  43,000     Sonatel     13,490    
        Leading Telecoms Operator in Western Africa        
      13,490    
    > Egypt —%  
  220,342     Paints & Chemical Industries (Pachin)     2,050    
        Paints & Inks in Egypt        
      2,050    
Other Countries: Total     886,305    
Latin America 5.9%      
    > Brazil 4.3%  
  4,600,000     Localiza Rent A Car     74,558    
        Car Rental        
  5,937,000     Suzano     52,859    
        Brazilian Pulp & Paper Producer        
  1,300,000     Natura     37,358    
        Direct Retailer of Cosmetics        
  3,000,000     Mills Estruturas e Serviços de
Engenharia
    37,228    
        Civil Engineering & Construction        
  3,300,000     MRV Engenharia     31,046    
        Brazilian Low-income Property Developer        
  5,000,000     PDG Realty     30,614    
        Brazilian Low-income Property Developer        
      263,663    
    > Chile 0.8%  
  862,000     Sociedad Quimica y Minera de
Chile - ADR
    50,358    
        Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium &
Iodine
       
      50,358    
    > Mexico 0.5%  
  550,000     Grupo Aeroportuario del
Sureste - ADR
    31,048    
        Mexican Airport Operator        
      31,048    
    > Argentina 0.3%  
  6,818,182     Union Agriculture Group (a)(e)     15,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
  5,400,000     Madalena Ventures (a)(e)     4,364    
        Oil & Gas Exploration in Argentina        
      19,364    
Latin America: Total     364,433    
Total Equities: 93.7%
(Cost: $3,933,559)
    5,737,792    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Securities Lending Collateral: 0.9%      
  53,018,320     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (g)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
  $ 53,018    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $53,018)
    53,018    
Short-Term Obligations: 5.2%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 4.4%  
$ 270,852     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
U.S. Government Agency
obligations with various
maturities to 4/28/14,
market value $276,271
(repurchase proceeds $270,856)
    270,852    
      270,852    
    > Commercial Paper 0.8%  
  29,300     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
    29,297    
  20,500     ConocoPhillips (h)
0.24% due 1/18/11
    20,498    
      49,795    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $320,647)
    320,647    
Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $4,307,224)(i)(j)
    6,111,457    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (0.9)%
    (53,018 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 1.1%     66,624    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 6,125,063    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $51,194.

(c)  Illiquid security.

(d)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
DeeThree Exploration     -       2,392,877       -       2,392,877     $ 10,231     $ -    
Koninklijke TenCate*     1,372,989       40,382       172,814       1,240,557       46,417       1,119    
Nippon Residential Investment*     12,500       -       12,500       -       -       1,155    
Unit 4 Aggresso     1,385,000       91,800       -       1,476,800       47,807       296    
United Drug     8,100,000       4,010,000       -       12,110,000       33,983       -    
Workspace Group     -       60,304,000       -       60,304,000       22,095       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     10,870,489       66,839,059       185,314       77,524,234     $ 160,533     $ 2,570    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, was $97,243 and $114,116, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 1.9% of total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(e)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $101,644, which represented 1.66% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     833,742     $ 28,667     $ 30,015    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     6,818,182       15,000       15,000    
Guyana Goldfields   1/19/10     1,355,000       9,134       14,509    
Tahoe Resources   5/28/10     872,700       4,984       12,644    
Eacom Timber   3/17/10     12,500,000       6,188       8,008    
DeeThree Exploration   9/07/10     1,350,000       3,525       5,721    
Petromanas   5/20/10     12,500,000       4,344       4,866    
Madalena Ventures   10/21/10     5,400,000       3,422       4,364    
Sterling Resources   12/02/10     1,050,500       3,135       3,572    
Bowood Energy   9/17/10     3,730,000       907       2,206    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     6,250,000       362       739    
            $ 79,668     $ 101,644    

 

(f)  Security is traded on a U.S. exchange.

(g)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $20,498, which represented 0.3% of total net assets.

(i)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $4,448,614 and net unrealized apppreciation was $1,662,843, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,863,992 and gross unrealized depreciation of $201,149.

(j)  On December 31, 2010, the Fund's total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency   Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Euro   $ 1,223,144       20.0    
Japanese Yen     1,007,007       16.6    
U.S. Dollar     930,489       15.2    
Hong Kong Dollar     442,033       7.2    
British Pound     405,106       6.6    
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
    2,103,678       34.2    
    $ 6,111,457       99.8    

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  At December 31, 2010, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Buy
  Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Sell
  Principal Amount in
Foreign Currency
  Principal
Amount in U.S. Dollar
  Settlement Date   Unrealized
Appreciation
 
AUD     USD         27,790     $ 27,300     1/14/11   $ 1,092    
AUD     USD     9,746       9,700     1/14/11     257    
AUD     USD     27,911       27,300     2/15/11     1,103    
AUD     USD     9,785       9,700     2/15/11     257    
AUD     USD     37,457       37,000     3/15/11     981    
CAD     USD     28,726       28,500     1/14/11     385    
CAD     USD     7,555       7,500     1/14/11     96    
CAD     USD     28,839       28,500     2/15/11     480    
CAD     USD     7,560       7,500     2/15/11     97    
CAD     USD     36,310       36,000     3/15/11     462    
USD     EUR     49,199       69,100     1/14/11     3,356    
USD     EUR     15,632       20,900     1/14/11     11    
USD     EUR     50,409       69,100     2/15/11     1,746    
USD     EUR     15,634       20,900     2/15/11     10    
USD     EUR     67,339       90,000     3/15/11     37    
JPY     USD     1,082,620       13,300     1/14/11     36    
JPY     USD     308,887       3,700     1/14/11     105    
JPY     USD     1,094,723       13,300     2/15/11     189    
JPY     USD     308,780       3,700     2/15/11     105    
JPY     USD     1,418,327       17,000     3/15/11     482    
            $ 540,000         $ 11,287    

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency exchange contracts is State Street Bank and Trust Company.

AUD = Australian Dollar

CAD = Canadian Dollar

EUR = Euro

JPY = Japanese Yen

USD = United States Dollar

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Asia   $ 136,758     $ 2,176,357     $ 79     $ 2,313,194    
Europe     79,980       2,093,880       -       2,173,860    
Other Countries     461,995       424,310       -       886,305    
Latin America     81,406       268,027       15,000       364,433    
Total Equities     760,139       4,962,574       15,079       5,737,792    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     53,018       -       -       53,018    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       320,647       -       320,647    
Total Investments   $ 813,157     $ 5,283,221     $ 15,079     $ 6,111,457    
Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts
    -       11,287       -       11,287    
Total   $ 813,157     $ 5,294,508     $ 15,079     $ 6,122,744    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Asia   $ 158     $ -     $ (79 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 79    
Latin America     -       -       -       15,000       -       -       -       15,000    
    $ 158     $ -     $ (79 )   $ 15,000     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 15,079    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $79. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

  The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Transfers In   Transfers Out  
Level 1   Level 2   Level 1   Level 2  
$ 152,770     $ -     $ -     $ 152,770    

 

  Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as they resumed trading during the period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Portfolio Diversification

At December 31, 2010, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percent of net assets were diversified as follows:

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  
Other Industrial Services   $ 514,717       8.4    
Machinery     398,588       6.5    
Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals
    396,880       6.5    
Electrical Components     147,183       2.4    
Construction     94,501       1.5    
Outsourcing Services     83,714       1.4    
Conglomerates     65,598       1.1    
Industrial Distribution     17,571       0.3    
      1,718,752       28.1    
> Consumer Goods & Services  
Food & Beverage     220,988       3.6    
Nondurables     182,357       2.9    
Retail     151,549       2.5    
Travel     109,128       1.8    
Casinos & Gaming     109,066       1.8    
Other Consumer Services     107,658       1.8    
Apparel     95,846       1.6    
Educational Services     67,851       1.1    
Other Entertainment     65,977       1.1    
Consumer Electronics     19,606       0.3    
      1,130,026       18.5    
> Energy & Minerals  
Mining     289,815       4.7    
Oil Services     240,730       3.9    
Oil & Gas Producers     104,641       1.7    
Oil Refining, Marketing &
Distribution
    81,059       1.4    
Agricultural Commodities     75,867       1.2    
      792,112       12.9    
> Information  
Internet Related     209,518       3.4    
Instrumentation     119,919       2.0    
Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment
    105,132       1.7    
Business Software     73,030       1.2    
Financial Processors     72,296       1.2    
Telephone and Data Services     36,063       0.6    
Telecommunications Equipment     26,805       0.5    
CATV     25,267       0.4    
Semiconductors &
Related Equipment
    20,859       0.3    
Gaming Equipment & Services     20,277       0.3    
Mobile Communications     18,514       0.3    
Computer Services     16,888       0.3    
Business Information &
Marketing Services
    16,524       0.3    
Advertising     7,816       0.1    
      768,908       12.6    

 

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Other Industries  
Real Estate   $ 383,090       6.2    
Regulated Utilities     69,532       1.1    
Transportation     168,276       2.8    
      620,898       10.1    
> Finance  
Banks     170,084       2.8    
Finance Companies     94,556       1.5    
Brokerage & Money Management     90,275       1.5    
Savings & Loans     17,883       0.3    
Insurance     13,987       0.2    
      386,785       6.3    
> Health Care  
Medical Equipment & Devices     189,782       3.1    
Pharmaceuticals     59,522       1.0    
Health Care Services     27,517       0.4    
Biotechnology & Drug Delivery     27,214       0.4    
Medical Supplies     16,276       0.3    
      320,311       5.2    
Total Equities:     5,737,792       93.7    
Securities Lending Collateral:     53,018       0.9    
Short-Term Obligations:     320,647       5.2    
Total Investments:     6,111,457       99.8    
Obligation to Return
Collateral for Securities
Loaned:
    (53,018 )     (0.9 )  
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
    66,624       1.1    
Net Assets:   $ 6,125,063       100.0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Information  
Applied Micro Circuits     0       448,000    
Ariba     0       278,000    
Concur Technologies     142,000       171,000    
ExlService Holdings     310,000       372,800    
Finisar     526,000       732,000    
Infinera     114,000       402,000    
Ixia     199,200       234,000    
SPS Commerce     0       322,000    
WMS Industries     73,000       150,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Avis Budget Group     717,950       1,175,950    
Deckers Outdoor     0       40,000    
Diamond Foods     162,000       197,000    
Pier 1 Imports     540,000       805,000    
Shutterfly     145,600       254,000    
Warnaco Group     60,000       192,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Forward Air     66,350       109,000    
HEICO     217,732       308,732    
St. Joe     0       284,000    
Finance  
Associated Banc-Corp     453,400       692,400    
First Busey     678,200       1,478,200    
Textainer Group Holdings     0       165,000    
Tower Group     120,000       222,000    
Energy & Minerals  
Houston American Energy     0       260,438    
Swift Energy     0       84,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     137,682       481,782    
BioMarin Pharmaceutical     266,000       344,394    
Chelsea Therapeutics     460,728       600,000    
Health Management Associates     0       653,900    
Idenix Pharmaceuticals     450,000       530,282    
InterMune     0       92,400    
Isis Pharmaceuticals     437,000       626,000    
Micromet     540,000       810,000    
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals     0       191,040    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals     117,000       190,000    
Pacific Biosciences of California     0       95,200    
Sirona Dental Systems     80,000       184,000    
United Therapeutics     100,000       137,000    
Other Industries  
Associated Estates Realty     186,000       405,000    
Rush Enterprises, Class A     180,000       210,091    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Information  
Actuate     230,000       0    
Art Technology Group     959,000       0    
Avid Technology     100,000       0    
Crown Castle International     383,000       250,000    
Entegris     750,000       675,000    
Equinix     79,188       44,000    
Consumer Goods & Services  
Charming Shoppes     670,861       0    
Coldwater Creek     455,956       145,376    
Dress Barn     90,000       0    
J Crew Group     241,000       0    
Jones Apparel Group     281,000       0    
Finance  
Delphi Financial Group     110,000       0    
Green Bankshares     264,703       247,500    
H&E Equipment Services     542,600       201,000    
Health Care  
Acorda Therapeutics     196,000       122,900    
Amylin Pharmaceuticals     145,000       0    
Human Genome Sciences     59,000       0    
Nektar Therapeutics     431,000       363,000    
Orthofix International     165,000       0    
PSS World Medical     467,300       0    
Other Industries  
Macerich     212,619       98,619    
SL Green Realty     359,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 99.6%  
Information 33.5%      
    > Business Software 8.7%  
  985,000     Informatica (a)   $ 43,370    
        Enterprise Data Integration Software        
  698,000     Micros Systems (a)     30,614    
        Information Systems for Hotels,
Restaurants & Retailers
       
  375,000     ANSYS (a)     19,526    
        Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers        
  370,000     Blackbaud     9,583    
        Software & Services for Non-profits        
  171,000     Concur Technologies (a)     8,880    
        Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management
Software
       
  278,000     Ariba (a)     6,530    
        Cost Management Software        
  110,000     Advent Software (a)     6,371    
        Asset Management & Trading Systems        
  135,000     Blackboard (a)(b)     5,575    
        Education Software        
  322,000     SPS Commerce (a)     5,088    
        Supply Chain Management Software Delivered
via the Web
       
  157,000     Jack Henry & Associates     4,577    
        Systems Financial Institutions        
  132,000     Constant Contact (a)     4,091    
        E-mail & Other Marketing Campaign
Management Systems Delivered Over the Web
       
  52,000     Quality Systems     3,631    
        IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory
Care Centers
       
      147,836    
    > Semiconductors &
Related Equipment 4.7%
 
  1,958,000     Atmel (a)     24,123    
        Microcontrollers, Radio Frequency &
Memory Semiconductors
       
  760,000     Microsemi (a)     17,404    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  1,061,750     ON Semiconductor (a)     10,490    
        Mixed-signal & Power Management
Semiconductors
       
  287,000     Supertex (a)     6,940    
        Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors        
  346,000     Monolithic Power Systems (a)     5,716    
        High Performance Analog & Mixed-signal
Integrated Circuits (ICs)
       
  675,000     Entegris (a)     5,042    
        Semiconductor Materials Management Products        
  448,000     Applied Micro Circuits (a)     4,785    
        Communications Semiconductors        
  430,000     Pericom Semiconductor (a)     4,721    
        Interface Integrated Circuits (ICs) & Frequency
Control Products
       
      79,221    
    > Computer Hardware & Related
Equipment 4.1%
 
  549,000     II-VI (a)     25,452    
        Laser Optics & Specialty Materials        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  285,600     Amphenol   $ 15,074    
        Electronic Connectors        
  324,000     Zebra Technologies (a)     12,309    
        Bar Code Printers        
  280,000     Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)     9,772    
        Audio & Video Recording Solutions        
  196,000     Netgear (a)     6,601    
        Networking Products for Small Business & Home        
      69,208    
    > Instrumentation 3.3%  
  180,000     Mettler Toledo (a)     27,218    
        Laboratory Equipment        
  575,000     IPG Photonics (a)     18,181    
        Fiber Lasers        
  168,000     Trimble Navigation (a)     6,708    
        GPS-based Instruments        
  130,000     FLIR Systems (a)     3,868    
        Infrared Cameras        
      55,975    
    > Telecommunications Equipment 3.0%  
  732,000     Finisar (a)     21,733    
        Optical Sub-systems & Components        
  386,000     Polycom (a)     15,046    
        Video Conferencing Equipment        
  197,000     Blue Coat Systems (a)     5,884    
        WAN Acceleration & Network Security        
  402,000     Infinera (a)     4,153    
        Optical Networking Equipment        
  234,000     Ixia (a)     3,927    
        Telecom Network Test Equipment        
      50,743    
    > Telephone and Data Services 2.7%  
  1,617,000     tw telecom (a)     27,570    
        Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services        
  177,000     AboveNet     10,347    
        Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services        
  2,030,000     PAETEC Holding (a)     7,592    
        Telephone/Data Services for Business        
      45,509    
    > Mobile Communications 2.1%  
  595,000     SBA Communications (a)     24,359    
        Communications Towers        
  250,000     Crown Castle International (a)     10,957    
        Communications Towers        
  88,000     Globalstar (a)     128    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
      35,444    
    > Gaming Equipment & Services 1.8%  
  570,000     Bally Technologies (a)     24,048    
        Slot Machines & Software        
  150,000     WMS Industries (a)     6,786    
        Slot Machine Provider        
      30,834    
    > Computer Services 1.6%  
  372,800     ExlService Holdings (a)     8,008    
        BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Computer Services—continued  
  261,000     SRA International (a)   $ 5,338    
        Government IT Services        
  235,000     iGate     4,632    
        IT & BPO (Business Process Outsourcing)
Services
       
  1,005,500     Hackett Group (a)     3,529    
        IT Integration & Best Practice Research        
  710,000     RCM Technologies (a)(c)     3,294    
        Technology & Engineering Services        
  172,000     Acxiom (a)     2,950    
        Database Marketing Services        
      27,751    
    > Financial Processors 0.5%  
  188,000     Global Payments     8,687    
        Credit Card Processor        
      8,687    
    > Contract Manufacturing 0.5%  
  261,000     Plexus (a)     8,075    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      8,075    
    > Internet Related 0.3%  
  44,000     Equinix (a)     3,575    
        Network Neutral Data Centers        
  343,000     TheStreet.com     916    
        Financial Information Websites        
      4,491    
    > Radio 0.1%  
  511,100     Salem Communications     1,620    
        Radio Stations for Religious Programming        
  705,500     Spanish Broadcasting System (a)     499    
        Spanish Language Radio Stations        
  18,750     Saga Communications (a)     494    
        Radio Stations in Small & Mid-sized Cities        
      2,613    
    > TV Broadcasting 0.1%  
  975,000     Entravision Communications (a)     2,506    
        Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations        
      2,506    
Information: Total     568,893    
Consumer Goods & Services 17.5%      
    > Retail 5.9%  
  390,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)     26,684    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  401,000     Abercrombie & Fitch     23,110    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  875,000     Saks (a)     9,362    
        Luxury Department Store Retailer        
  254,000     Shutterfly (a)     8,898    
        Internet Photo-centric Retailer        
  805,000     Pier 1 Imports (a)     8,452    
        Home Furnishing Retailer        
  614,000     Chico's FAS     7,386    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  205,000     Urban Outfitters (a)   $ 7,341    
        Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer        
  480,000     Talbots (a)     4,090    
        Women's Specialty Retailer        
  620,000     Wet Seal (a)     2,294    
        Specialty Apparel Retailer        
  104,508     Express     1,965    
        Dual Gender Fashion Retailer        
  145,376     Coldwater Creek (a)     461    
        Women's Apparel Retailer        
  9,000     The Fresh Market (a)     371    
        Specialty Food Retailer        
      100,414    
    > Travel 3.8%  
  739,700     Gaylord Entertainment (a)     26,585    
        Convention Hotels        
  1,175,950     Avis Budget Group (a)     18,298    
        Second Largest Car Rental Company        
  750,000     Hertz (a)     10,867    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  150,000     Vail Resorts (a)     7,806    
        Ski Resort Operator & Developer        
      63,556    
    > Furniture & Textiles 1.9%  
  980,000     Knoll     16,395    
        Office Furniture        
  540,000     Interface     8,451    
        Modular & Broadloom Carpet        
  260,000     Herman Miller     6,578    
        Office Furniture        
      31,424    
    > Casinos & Gaming 1.2%  
  372,000     Penn National Gaming (a)     13,076    
        Regional Casino Operator        
  455,000     Pinnacle Entertainment (a)     6,379    
        Regional Casino Operator        
      19,455    
    > Apparel 1.1%  
  192,000     Warnaco Group (a)     10,573    
        Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer        
  241,530     True Religion Apparel (a)     5,377    
        Premium Denim        
  40,000     Deckers Outdoor (a)     3,190    
        Fashion Footwear Wholesaler        
      19,140    
    > Educational Services 0.8%  
  153,700     ITT Educational Services (a)     9,789    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  165,000     Universal Technical Institute     3,633    
        Vocational Training        
      13,422    
    > Other Durable Goods 0.7%  
  161,000     Cavco Industries (a)     7,517    
        Manufactured Homes        
  140,000     Jarden     4,322    
        Branded Household Products        
      11,839    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Consumer Goods Distribution 0.6%  
  472,000     Pool   $ 10,639    
        Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies &
Equipment
       
      10,639    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.6%  
  259,000     Lifetime Fitness (a)     10,616    
        Sport & Fitness Club Operator        
      10,616    
    > Food & Beverage 0.6%  
  197,000     Diamond Foods     10,476    
        Culinary Ingredients & Snack Foods        
      10,476    
    > Leisure Products 0.3%  
  162,000     Thor Industries     5,502    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      5,502    
    > Restaurants —%  
  26,600     Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)     510    
        Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants        
      510    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     296,993    
Industrial Goods & Services 15.2%      
    > Machinery 10.9%  
  941,250     Ametek     36,944    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  373,600     Nordson     34,326    
        Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings        
  445,000     Donaldson     25,935    
        Industrial Air Filtration        
  587,000     ESCO Technologies     22,212    
        Automatic Electric Meter Readers        
  585,000     Pentair     21,358    
        Pumps & Water Treatment        
  308,732     HEICO     11,522    
        FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts        
  195,000     MOOG (a)     7,761    
        Motion Control Products for Aerospace,
Defense & Industrial Markets
       
  177,000     Kennametal     6,985    
        Consumable Cutting Tools        
  111,000     WABCO Holdings (a)     6,763    
        Truck & Bus Component Supplier        
  162,000     Oshkosh (a)     5,709    
        Specialty Truck Manufacturer        
  71,800     Toro     4,426    
        Turf Maintenance Equipment        
  50,000     Kaydon     2,036    
        Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products        
      185,977    
    > Electrical Components 1.0%  
  280,000     Acuity Brands     16,148    
        Commercial Lighting Fixtures        
      16,148    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 0.8%
 
  326,000     Drew Industries   $ 7,407    
        RV & Manufactured Home Components        
  135,000     Albany International     3,198    
        Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced Textiles        
  54,000     Albemarle     3,012    
        Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty Chemicals        
      13,617    
    > Other Industrial Services 0.6%  
  265,000     TrueBlue (a)     4,767    
        Temporary Manual Labor        
  109,000     Forward Air     3,093    
        Freight Transportation Between Airports        
  396,000     American Reprographics (a)     3,006    
        Document Management & Logistics        
      10,866    
    > Steel 0.6%  
  486,000     GrafTech International (a)     9,642    
        Industrial Graphite Materials Producer        
      9,642    
    > Industrial Distribution 0.5%  
  350,000     Interline Brands (a)     7,970    
        Industrial Distribution        
      7,970    
    > Construction 0.4%  
  284,000     St. Joe (a)(b)     6,205    
        Florida Panhandle Landowner        
      6,205    
    > Waste Management 0.3%  
  195,000     Waste Connections     5,368    
        Solid Waste Management        
      5,368    
    > Water 0.1%  
  550,000     Mueller Water Products     2,294    
        Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes        
      2,294    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     258,087    
Finance 11.0%      
    > Banks 5.6%  
  981,941     Valley National Bancorp     14,042    
        New Jersey/New York Bank        
  692,400     Associated Banc-Corp     10,490    
        Midwest Bank        
  659,800     TCF Financial     9,772    
        Great Lakes Bank        
  431,597     Lakeland Financial     9,262    
        Indiana Bank        
  532,000     MB Financial     9,214    
        Chicago Bank        
  170,000     SVB Financial Group (a)     9,018    
        Bank to Venture Capitalists        
  571,000     Whitney Holding     8,080    
        Gulf Coast Bank        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Banks—continued  
  1,478,200     First Busey   $ 6,948    
        Illinois Bank        
  527,700     Pacific Continental     5,309    
        Pacific Northwest Bank        
  269,600     Eagle Bancorp (a)     3,890    
        Metro D.C. Bank        
  178,826     Sandy Spring Bancorp     3,296    
        Baltimore/D.C. Bank        
  210,000     CVB Financial (b)     1,821    
        Inland Empire Business Bank        
  90,000     TriCo Bancshares     1,453    
        California Central Valley Bank        
  851,247     Guaranty Bancorp (a)     1,200    
        Colorado Bank        
  245,000     Wilmington Trust     1,063    
        Delaware Trust Bank        
  247,500     Green Bankshares (a)(b)     792    
        Tennessee Bank        
      95,650    
    > Finance Companies 3.3%  
  345,000     World Acceptance (a)     18,216    
        Personal Loans        
  335,418     McGrath Rentcorp     8,795    
        Temporary Space & IT Rentals        
  240,000     GATX     8,467    
        Rail Car Lessor        
  412,500     Aaron Rents     8,411    
        Rent to Own        
  165,000     Textainer Group Holdings     4,701    
        Top International Container Leasor        
  230,000     CAI International (a)     4,508    
        International Container Leasing        
  201,000     H&E Equipment Services (a)     2,325    
        Heavy Equipment Leasing        
  99,200     Marlin Business Services (a)     1,255    
        Small Equipment Leasing        
      56,678    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 1.0%  
  209,500     Eaton Vance     6,333    
        Specialty Mutual Funds        
  675,000     MF Global (a)     5,643    
        Futures Broker        
  140,000     Investment Technology Group (a)     2,292    
        Electronic Trading        
  173,073     Kaiser Federal Financial Group     2,004    
        Los Angeles Savings & Loan        
      16,272    
    > Savings & Loans 0.8%  
  756,000     ViewPoint Financial     8,838    
        Texas Thrift        
  215,000     Berkshire Hills Bancorp     4,751    
        Northeast Thrift        
      13,589    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Insurance 0.3%  
  222,000     Tower Group   $ 5,679    
        Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance        
      5,679    
Finance: Total     187,868    
Energy & Minerals 8.5%      
    > Oil Services 4.8%  
  500,000     FMC Technologies (a)     44,455    
        Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer        
  755,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     28,215    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
  95,000     Bristow (a)     4,498    
        Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to
Offshore Oil & Gas Producers
       
  104,000     Exterran Holdings (a)     2,491    
        Natural Gas Compressor Rental & Fabrication        
  106,000     Tesco (a)     1,683    
        Developing New Well Drilling Technologies        
      81,342    
    > Oil & Gas Producers 2.9%  
  1,135,000     Quicksilver Resources (a)     16,730    
        Natural Gas & Coal Steam Gas Producer        
  133,000     SM Energy     7,838    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  230,000     Northern Oil & Gas (a)     6,258    
        Small E&P Company in North Dakota Bakken        
  162,000     Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)     5,587    
        Oil & Gas Producer        
  129,000     Rosetta Resources (a)     4,856    
        Oil & Gas Producer Exploring in South
Texas & Montana
       
  260,438     Houston American Energy (b)     4,711    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  84,000     Swift Energy (a)     3,289    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Co.        
  22,800     Oasis Petroleum (a)     618    
        Oil Producer in North Dakota        
      49,887    
    > Mining 0.8%  
  100,000     Core Laboratories (Netherlands)     8,905    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
  393,000     Alexco Resource (a)     3,218    
        Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services        
  180,000     Augusta Resource (a)     686    
        U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine        
      12,809    
Energy & Minerals: Total     144,038    
Health Care 8.1%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.8%  
  344,394     BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)     9,275    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  137,000     United Therapeutics (a)     8,661    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  491,882     Seattle Genetics (a)     7,354    
        Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery—continued  
  190,000     Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)   $ 7,005    
        Commercial-stage Biotech Focused on Cancer        
  810,000     Micromet (a)     6,577    
        Next-generation Antibody Technology        
  626,000     Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)     6,335    
        Biotech Pioneer in Anti-sense Drugs        
  1,055,000     Allos Therapeutics (a)     4,864    
        Cancer Drug Development        
  600,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     4,740    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
  363,000     Nektar Therapeutics (a)     4,665    
        Drug Delivery Technologies        
  600,000     Chelsea Therapeutics (a)     4,500    
        Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases        
  205,000     Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)     4,325    
        Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas        
  92,400     InterMune (a)     3,363    
        Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C        
  122,900     Acorda Therapeutics (a)     3,350    
        Biopharma Company Focused on Nervous
Disorder Drugs
       
  530,282     Idenix Pharmaceuticals (a)     2,673    
        Developer of Drugs for Infectious Diseases        
  450,000     Array Biopharma (a)     1,345    
        Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases        
  191,040     Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)     1,106    
        Biotech Focused on Vaccines        
  220,000     Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)     1,074    
        Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular, Cancer &
Immunology
       
  18,181     Metabolex, Series A-1 (a)(d)     18    
        Diabetes Drug Development        
  738,060     Medicure - Warrants (a)(d)     2    
        Cardiovascular Biotech Company        
  37,500     Locus Pharmaceuticals,
Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(d)
    1    
  19,329     Locus Pharmaceuticals,
Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(d)
    1    
        High Throughput Rational Drug Design        
  100,000     IsoRay - Warrants (a)(d)     1    
        Radiology Cancer Company        
      81,235    
    > Medical Equipment & Devices 2.1%  
  185,000     Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)     14,902    
        Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases        
  184,000     Sirona Dental Systems (a)     7,687    
        Manufacturer of Dental Equipment        
  76,000     Gen-Probe (a)     4,435    
        Molecular In-vitro Diagnostics        
  53,000     Idexx Laboratories (a)     3,669    
        Diagnostic Equipment & Services for
Veterinarians
       
  25,000     Illumina (a)     1,583    
        Leading Tools & Service Provider for Genetic
Analysis
       
  95,200     Pacific Biosciences of California (a)     1,515    
        Genome Sequencing        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  72,000     American Medical Systems (a)   $ 1,358    
        Medical Devices to Treat Urological Conditions        
  246,834     Nanosphere (a)     1,076    
        Molecular Diagnostics Company with Best of
Breed Platform
       
      36,225    
    > Health Care Services 0.6%  
  653,900     Health Management Associates (a)     6,238    
        Non-urban Hospitals        
  45,000     Mednax (a)     3,028    
        Physician Management for Pediatric &
Anesthesia Practices
       
      9,266    
    > Medical Supplies 0.4%  
  295,600     Cepheid (a)     6,725    
        Molecular Diagnostics        
  11,800     Neogen (a)     484    
        Food & Animal Safety Products        
      7,209    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.2%  
  481,782     Akorn (a)     2,924    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty
Generic Drugs
       
  54,800     Alimera Sciences (a)     569    
        Ophthalmogy-focused Pharmaceutical Company        
      3,493    
Health Care: Total     137,428    
Other Industries 5.8%      
    > Real Estate 4.8%  
  995,200     BioMed Realty Trust     18,560    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
  915,000     Extra Space Storage     15,921    
        Self Storage Facilities        
  246,000     Corporate Office Properties     8,598    
        Office Buildings        
  1,450,000     Kite Realty Group     7,845    
        Community Shopping Centers        
  177,000     Kilroy Realty     6,455    
        Southern California Office & Industrial
Properties
       
  405,000     Associated Estates Realty     6,192    
        Multi-family Properties        
  1,058,000     DCT Industrial Trust     5,618    
        Industrial Properties        
  98,619     Macerich     4,672    
        Regional Shopping Malls        
  191,000     Dupont Fabros Technology     4,063    
        Technology-focused Office Buildings        
  400,000     Education Realty Trust     3,108    
        Student Housing        
      81,032    
    > Transportation 1.0%  
  210,091     Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)     4,294    
  115,000     Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)     2,068    
        Truck Sales & Services        

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
    > Transportation—continued  
  156,000     World Fuel Services   $ 5,641    
        Global Fuel Broker        
  310,000     Heartland Express     4,966    
        Regional Trucker        
      16,969    
Other Industries: Total     98,001    
Total Equities: 99.6%
(Cost: $1,177,142)
    1,691,308    
Securities Lending Collateral: 0.9%      
  15,767,797     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (e)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
    15,768    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $15,768)
    15,768    
Short-Term Obligation: 1.1%      
    > Repurchase Agreement: 1.1%  
$ 18,498     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 4/28/14,
market value $18,869
(repurchase proceeds $18,498)
    18,498    
Total Short Term Obligation:
(Cost: $18,498)
    18,498    
Total Investments: 101.6%
(Cost: $1,211,408)(f)
    1,725,574    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (0.9)%
    (15,768 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.7)%     (11,260 )  
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 1,698,546    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $15,262.

(c)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliate   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
Cavco Industries*     327,900       -       166,900       161,000     $ 7,517     $ -    
RCM Technologies     786,000       -       76,000       710,000       3,294       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     1,113,900       -       242,900       871,000     $ 10,811     $ -    

 

*   At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

  The aggregate cost and value of this affiliated company at December 31, 2010, were $4,479 and $3,294, respectively. Investments in the affiliated company represented 0.2% of total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $23, which represented less than 0.01% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Metabolex, Series A-1   2/11/00     18,181     $ 2,000     $ 18    
Medicure - Warrants   12/22/06     738,060       -       2    
IsoRay - Warrants   3/21/07     100,000       -       1    
Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1 Pfd.   9/05/01     37,500       1,500       1    
Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1 Pfd.   2/08/07     19,329       56       1    
            $ 3,556     $ 23    

 

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,211,741 and net unrealized appreciation was $513,833, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $618,098 and gross unrealized depreciation of $104,265.

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Information   $ 568,893     $ -     $ -     $ 568,893    
Consumer Goods & Services     296,993       -       -       296,993    
Industrial Goods & Services     258,087       -       -       258,087    
Finance     187,868       -       -       187,868    
Energy & Minerals     144,038       -       -       144,038    
Health Care     137,405       3       20       137,428    
Other Industries     98,001       -       -       98,001    
Total Equities     1,691,285       3       20       1,691,308    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     15,768       -       -       15,768    
Total Short-Term Obligation     -       18,498       -       18,498    
Total Investments   $ 1,707,053     $ 18,501     $ 20     $ 1,725,574    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon a market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company's capital structure.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sells   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Health Care   $ 25     $ -     $ (5 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 20    
    $ 25     $ -     $ (5 )   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 20    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $5. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Archipelago Resources     0       422,600    
Chemring     207,000       286,000    
JLT Group     0       360,308    
> Netherlands  
Aalberts Industries     0       238,000    
AkzoNobel     0       74,000    
> Germany  
Rheinmetall     0       67,000    
> France  
Neopost     101,355       126,000    
> Ireland  
United Drug     2,860,000       3,213,000    
> Iceland  
Marel     0       4,800,000    
> Russia  
Mail.ru - GDR     0       107,000    
Asia  
> Japan  
Asahi Diamond Industrial     140,100       241,000    
Gree     265,000       396,000    
Kansai Paint     1,879,000       1,932,000    
> Hong Kong  
Mongolian Mining     0       1,555,500    
Latin America  
> Argentina  
Union Agriculture Group     0       1,000,000    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Europe  
> United Kingdom  
Cobham     3,145,000       2,287,000    
Intertek Group     530,000       412,000    
Micro Focus     1,280,000       553,600    
Serco     2,300,000       2,139,000    
> Netherlands  
Core Laboratories     82,000       51,000    
> Spain  
Red Eléctrica de España     127,000       93,000    
Asia  
> Japan  
Ain Pharmaciez     164,000       110,000    
Kamigumi     242,400       0    
Rohto Pharmaceutical     343,300       0    
> China  
Jiangsu Expressway     17,450,000       14,649,000    
Zhaojin Mining Industry     5,515,200       2,876,700    
> Singapore  
Olam International     4,100,000       3,750,000    
Other Countries  
> Canada  
Eldorado Gold     243,250       0    
Pan American Silver     548,000       287,000    
> South Africa  
Naspers     287,000       271,000    
Latin America  
> Columbia  
Pacific Rubiales Energy     615,000       525,000    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 94.8%  
Europe 43.7%      
    > United Kingdom 16.0%  
  2,139,000     Serco   $ 18,525    
        Facilities Management        
  286,000     Chemring     12,949    
        Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures &
Energetics
       
  412,000     Intertek Group     11,402    
        Testing, Inspection & Certification Services        
  568,000     Petropavlovsk     10,131    
        Gold & Iron Ore Mining in Russia        
  2,287,000     Cobham     7,256    
        Aerospace Components        
  13,467,511     Workspace Group     4,934    
        United Kingdom Real Estate        
  360,308     JLT Group     3,534    
        International Business Insurance Broker        
  553,600     Micro Focus     3,355    
        United Kingdom Legacy Software Provider        
  422,600     Archipelago Resources (a)     402    
        Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia,
Vietnam & the Philippines
       
      72,488    
    > Netherlands 8.5%  
  175,427     Fugro     14,417    
        Sub-sea Oilfield Services        
  258,904     Imtech     9,822    
        Electromechanical & Information &
Communications Technologies Installation &
Maintenance
       
  238,000     Aalberts Industries     5,017    
        Flow Control & Heat Treatment        
  74,000     AkzoNobel     4,597    
        Largest Global Supplier of Protective Paints &
Coatings
       
  51,000     Core Laboratories     4,542    
        Oil & Gas Reservoir Consulting        
      38,395    
    > Germany 4.2%  
  672,000     Wirecard     9,205    
        Online Payment Processing & Risk
Management
       
  67,000     Rheinmetall     5,389    
        Defense & Automotive        
  200,000     Rhoen-Klinikum     4,403    
        Health Care Services        
      18,997    
    > Sweden 4.0%  
  836,666     Hexagon     17,944    
        Measurement Equipment & Software        
      17,944    
    > Switzerland 2.9%  
  51,000     Kuehne & Nagel     7,085    
        Freight Forwarding/Logistics        
  135,900     Bank Sarasin & Cie     6,193    
        Private Banking        
      13,278    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > France 2.4%  
  126,000     Neopost   $ 10,978    
        Postage Meter Machines        
      10,978    
    > Ireland 2.0%  
  3,213,000     United Drug     9,016    
        Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer        
      9,016    
    > Spain 1.0%  
  93,000     Red Eléctrica de España     4,373    
        Spanish Power Transmission        
      4,373    
    > Iceland 0.9%  
  4,800,000     Marel (a)     4,182    
        Largest Manufacturer of Poultry & Fish
Processing Equipment
       
      4,182    
    > Denmark 0.9%  
  29,000     Novozymes     4,041    
        Industrial Enzymes        
      4,041    
    > Russia 0.9%  
  107,000     Mail.ru - GDR (a)(b)     3,852    
        Internet Social Networking & Games for
Russian Speakers
       
      3,852    
Europe: Total     197,544    
Asia 32.1%      
    > Japan 14.4%  
  1,932,000     Kansai Paint     18,693    
        Paint Producer in Japan, India, China &
Southeast Asia
       
  4,450     Seven Bank     9,421    
        ATM Processing Services        
  8,550     Jupiter Telecommunications     8,993    
        Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan        
  189,300     Benesse     8,718    
        Education Service Provider        
  900     Orix JREIT     5,851    
        Diversified REIT        
  396,000     Gree     5,034    
        Mobile Social Networking Game
Developer/Platform
       
  241,000     Asahi Diamond Industrial     4,576    
        Consumable Diamond Tools        
  110,000     Ain Pharmaciez     3,868    
        Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator        
      65,154    
    > China 6.3%  
  14,649,000     Jiangsu Expressway     16,811    
        Chinese Toll Road Operator        
  2,876,700     Zhaojin Mining Industry     11,769    
        Gold Mining & Refining in China        
      28,580    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Singapore 5.9%  
  10,800,000     Ascendas REIT   $ 17,420    
        Singapore Industrial Property Landlord        
  3,750,000     Olam International     9,175    
        Agriculture Supply Chain Manager        
      26,595    
    > South Korea 5.1%  
  89,000     NHN (a)     17,760    
        South Korea's Largest Online Search Engine        
  151,000     Woongjin Coway     5,358    
        South Korean Household Appliance Rental
Service Provider
       
      23,118    
    > Hong Kong 0.4%  
  1,555,500     Mongolian Mining (a)     1,815    
        Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia        
      1,815    
Asia: Total     145,262    
Other Countries: 14.6%      
    > Canada 5.4%  
  287,000     Pan American Silver     11,827    
        Silver Mining        
  125,000     AG Growth     6,295    
        Leading Manufacturer of Augers & Grain
Handling Equipment
       
  210,400     CCL Industries     6,268    
        Leading Global Label Manufacturer        
      24,390    
    > South Africa 3.5%  
  271,000     Naspers     15,960    
        Media in Africa, China, Russia & Other
Emerging Markets
       
      15,960    
    > Australia 3.1%  
  961,000     UGL     14,183    
        Engineering & Facilities Management        
      14,183    
    > United States 1.4%  
  171,000     Atwood Oceanics (a)     6,390    
        Offshore Drilling Contractor        
      6,390    
    > Israel 1.2%  
  310,000     Israel Chemicals     5,316    
        Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine &
Specialty Chemicals
       
      5,316    
Other Countries: Total     66,239    
Latin America 4.4%      
    > Colombia 3.9%  
  525,000     Pacific Rubiales Energy     17,820    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
      17,820    

 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
    > Argentina 0.5%  
  1,000,000     Union Agriculture Group (a)(b)   $ 2,200    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      2,200    
Latin America: Total     20,020    
Total Equities: 94.8%
(Cost: $309,207)
    429,065    
Short-Term Obligations: 4.7%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 4.2%  
$ 19,283     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 4/28/14,
market value $19,670
(repurchase proceeds $19,283)
    19,283    
      19,283    
    > Commercial Paper 0.5%  
  2,200     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
    2,200    
      2,200    
Total Short-Term Obligations 4.7%
(Cost: $21,483)
    21,483    
Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $330,690)(c)(d)
    450,548    
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%     2,119    
Total Net Assets: 100%   $ 452,667    

 

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the market value of these securities amounted to $6,052, which represented 1.34% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     107,000     $ 3,732     $ 3,852    
Union Agriculture Group   2/08/10     1,000,000       2,200       2,200    
            $ 5,932     $ 6,052    

 

(c)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $337,719 and net unrealized appreciation was $112,829, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $120,672 and gross unrealized depreciation of $7,843.

(d)  On December 31, 2010, the Fund's total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

Currency   Value   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
Euro   $ 77,216       17.1    
British Pound     72,488       16.0    
Japanese Yen     65,154       14.4    
U.S. Dollar     50,294       11.1    
Hong Kong Dollar     30,395       6.7    
Canadian Dollar     30,383       6.7    
Singapore Dollar     26,595       5.9    
South Korean Won     23,118       5.1    
Other currencies less
than 5% of total net assets
    74,905       16.5    
    $ 450,548       99.5    

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Equities  
Europe   $ 8,394     $ 189,150     $ -     $ 197,544    
Asia     -       145,262       -       145,262    
Other Countries     30,780       35,459       -       66,239    
Latin America     17,820       -       2,200       20,020    
Total Equities     56,994       369,871       2,200       429,065    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       21,483       -       21,483    
Total Investments   $ 56,994     $ 391,354     $ 2,200     $ 450,548    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sells   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Latin America  
Argentina   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200    
    $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 2,200    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Portfolio Diversification

At December 31, 2010, the Fund's portfolio investments as a percentage of net assets were diversified as follows:

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Industrial Goods & Services  
Other Industrial Services   $ 42,492       9.4    
Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals
    32,647       7.2    
Machinery     31,420       6.9    
Electrical Components     20,205       4.5    
Outsourcing Services     18,525       4.1    
Conglomerates     5,017       1.1    
      150,306       33.2    
> Information  
Internet Related     37,572       8.3    
Instrumentation     17,944       4.0    
Financial Processors     9,205       2.0    
CATV     8,993       2.0    
Gaming Equipment & Services     5,034       1.1    
Business Software     3,355       0.7    
      82,103       18.1    
> Energy & Minerals  
Mining     40,486       9.0    
Oil Services     20,807       4.6    
Oil & Gas Producers     17,820       3.9    
Agricultural Commodities     2,200       0.5    
      81,313       18.0    
> Other Industries  
Real Estate     28,205       6.2    
Transportation     16,811       3.7    
Regulated Utilities     4,373       1.0    
      49,389       10.9    

 

    Value (000)   Percentage
of Net Assets
 
> Consumer Goods & Services  
Other Consumer Services   $ 14,076       3.1    
Food & Beverage     9,175       2.0    
Nondurables     6,268       1.4    
Retail     3,868       0.9    
      33,387       7.4    
> Finance  
Banks     9,421       2.1    
Brokerage & Money Management     6,193       1.3    
Insurance     3,534       0.8    
      19,148       4.2    
> Health Care  
Pharmaceuticals     9,016       2.0    
Health Care Services     4,403       1.0    
      13,419       3.0    
Total Equities:     429,065       94.8    
Short-Term Obligations:     21,483       4.7    
Total Investments:     450,548       99.5    
Cash and Other Assets
Less Liabilities:
    2,119       0.5    
Net Assets:   $ 452,667       100.0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Major Portfolio Changes in the Fourth Quarter (Unaudited)

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Purchases  
Consumer Goods & Services  
Career Education     1,600,000       1,900,000    
Hertz     8,500,000       8,650,000    
IFM Investments (Century 21
China RE) - ADR (China)
    2,100,000       2,300,000    
Energy & Minerals  
Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom)
    0       7,200,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Subscription
Receipts (United Kingdom)
    0       16,800,000    
Canadian Overseas
Petroleum - Warrants
(United Kingdom)
    0       3,600,000    
Houston American Energy     1,050,000       1,184,800    
Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada)     0       1,000,000    
Petrodorado (Colombia)     3,005,500       11,256,000    
Real Goods Solar     1,400,000       1,500,000    
Union Agriculture
Group (Argentina)
    0       9,090,909    
Information  
Mail.ru - GDR (Russia)     0       507,563    
Mettler Toledo     100,000       120,000    
Navigant Consulting     1,451,900       2,300,000    
VisionChina Media - ADR (China)     3,242,000       3,675,000    
WNS - ADR (India)     4,147,878       4,200,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Ametek     1,100,000       1,860,000    
Expeditors International
of Washington
    600,000       750,000    
Neopost (France)     0       107,000    
Pall     0       400,000    
Finance  
Discover Financial Services     4,850,000       5,150,000    
Other Industries  
Wisconsin Energy     200,000       250,000    
Health Care  
Akorn     0       977,671    

 

    Number of Shares  
    09/30/10   12/31/10  
Sales  
Consumer Goods & Services  
Abercrombie & Fitch     1,650,000       1,600,000    
Expedia     2,500,000       484,810    
ITT Educational Services     1,050,000       1,000,000    
lululemon athletica     394,917       350,000    
Tractor Supply Company     120,000       0    
Energy & Minerals  
Pacific Rubiales
Energy (Colombia)
    5,250,000       4,600,000    
Petroamerica (Colombia)     16,443,900       0    
Tetra Technologies     3,700,000       0    
Information  
CardTronics     2,100,000       779,395    
Sanmina-SCI     8,000,000       7,100,000    
Industrial Goods & Services  
Quanta Services     1,650,000       928,000    
Finance  
CNO Financial Group     13,500,000       12,500,000    
Eaton Vance     450,260       0    
Other Industries  
American Commercial Lines     850,000       0    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
            Equities: 95.1%  
Consumer Goods & Services 26.0%      
    > Retail 9.4%  
  1,600,000     Abercrombie & Fitch   $ 92,208    
        Teen Apparel Retailer        
  3,800,000     Safeway     85,462    
        Supermarkets        
  350,000     lululemon athletica (a)(b)     23,947    
        Premium Active Apparel Retailer        
  3,500,000     Wet Seal (a)     12,950    
        Specialty Apparel Retailer        
      214,567    
    > Travel 6.0%  
  8,650,000     Hertz (a)     125,338    
        Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator        
  484,810     Expedia     12,164    
        Online Travel Services Company        
      137,502    
    > Educational Services 4.5%  
  1,000,000     ITT Educational Services (a)     63,690    
        Post-secondary Degree Services        
  1,900,000     Career Education (a)     39,387    
        Post-secondary Education        
      103,077    
    > Apparel 2.8%  
  1,135,000     Coach     62,777    
        Designer & Retailer of Branded
Leather Accessories
       
      62,777    
    > Casinos & Gaming 1.6%  
  335,000,000     RexLot Holdings (China)     35,341    
        Lottery Equipment Supplier in China        
      35,341    
    > Leisure Products 0.7%  
  500,000     Thor Industries     16,980    
        RV & Bus Manufacturer        
      16,980    
    > Other Consumer Services 0.5%  
  2,300,000     IFM Investments (Century 21
China RE) - ADR (China) (a)(c)
    11,500    
        Provides Real Estate Services in China        
      11,500    
    > Food & Beverage 0.5%  
  1,000,000     GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)     10,740    
        Produce an All-natural Sweetener
Extracted from the Stevia Plant
       
      10,740    
Consumer Goods & Services: Total     592,484    
Energy & Minerals 20.3%      
    > Oil & Gas Producers 14.9%  
  4,600,000     Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)     156,140    
        Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia        
  32,240,000     Canacol Energy (Columbia) (a)(c)     50,907    
  4,000,000     Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)     6,190    
        Oil Producer in South America        

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
  35,950,000     ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)(c)   $ 49,172    
        Oil Exploration in Kurdistan        
  17,144,000     Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)     11,997    
  11,256,000     Petrodorado (Columbia) (a)(c)     8,038    
  17,144,000     Petrodorado - Warrants
(Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    7,242    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in Colombia, Peru & Paraguay
       
  1,184,800     Houston American Energy (b)     21,433    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production in Colombia        
  16,800,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Subscription Receipts
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    14,075    
  7,200,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum
(United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    5,180    
  3,600,000     Canadian Overseas Petroleum -
Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)
    851    
        Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
in the North Sea
       
  13,125,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)(d)     5,110    
  5,000,000     Petromanas (Canada) (a)     1,986    
  6,562,500     Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)     776    
        Exploring for Oil in Albania        
      339,097    
    > Alternative Energy 2.1%  
  3,200,000     Canadian Solar (China) (a)(b)(c)     39,648    
        Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer        
  4,500,000     Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)(c)     5,265    
        Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants        
  1,500,000     Real Goods Solar (a)(c)     3,750    
        Residential Solar Energy Installer        
      48,663    
    > Agricultural Commodities 1.9%  
  38,000,000     Eacom Timber (Canada) (a)(c)(d)     24,345    
        Canadian Lumber Producer        
  9,090,909     Union Agriculture Group
(Argentina) (a)(d)
    20,000    
        Farmland Operator in Uruguay        
      44,345    
    > Mining 0.7%  
  1,000,000     Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)     16,062    
        Gold Mining        
      16,062    
    > Oil Services 0.7%  
  11,324,000     Tuscany International Drilling
(Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    15,626    
  1,900,000     Tuscany International Drilling -
Warrants (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)
    243    
        South America-based Drilling Rig Contractor        
      15,869    
Energy & Minerals: Total     464,036    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Information 20.0%      
    > Mobile Communications 6.9%  
  1,550,000     Crown Castle International (a)   $ 67,936    
        Communications Towers        
  900,000     American Tower (a)     46,476    
        Communications Towers        
  15,000,000     Globalstar (a)(b)(c)     21,750    
        Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier        
  505,000     SBA Communications (a)     20,675    
        Communications Towers        
      156,837    
    > Contract Manufacturing 3.6%  
  7,100,000     Sanmina-SCI (a)(c)     81,508    
        Electronic Manufacturing Services        
      81,508    
    > Computer Services 2.1%  
  4,200,000     WNS - ADR (India) (a)(b)(c)     48,594    
        Offshore BPO (Business Process
Outsourcing) Services
       
      48,594    
    > Business Software 1.8%  
  7,000,000     Novell (a)     41,440    
        Directory, Operating System & Identity
Management Software
       
      41,440    
    > Computer Hardware &
Related Equipment 1.7%
 
  750,000     Amphenol     39,585    
        Electronic Connectors        
      39,585    
    > Business Information &
Marketing Services 0.9%
 
  2,300,000     Navigant Consulting (a)     21,160    
        Financial Consulting Firm        
      21,160    
    > Internet Related 0.8%  
  507,563     Mail.ru - GDR (Russia) (a)(d)     18,272    
        Internet Social Networking &
Games for Russian Speakers
       
      18,272    
    > Instrumentation 0.8%  
  120,000     Mettler Toledo (a)     18,145    
        Laboratory Equipment        
      18,145    
    > Advertising 0.8%  
  3,675,000     VisionChina Media - ADR
(China) (a)(b)(c)
    17,052    
        Advertising on Digital Screens in
China's Mass Transit System
       
      17,052    
    > Financial Processors 0.6%  
  779,395     CardTronics (a)     13,796    
        Operates the World's Largest Network of ATMs        
      13,796    
Information: Total     456,389    

 

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
Industrial Goods & Services 12.8%      
    > Machinery 4.5%  
  1,860,000     Ametek   $ 73,005    
        Aerospace/Industrial Instruments        
  400,000     Pall     19,832    
        Filtration & Fluids Clarification        
  107,000     Neopost (France)     9,323    
        Postage Meter Machines        
      102,160    
    > Waste Management 2.4%  
  1,500,000     Waste Management     55,305    
        U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal        
      55,305    
    > Industrial Materials &
Specialty Chemicals 2.0%
 
  1,000,000     Nalco Holding Company     31,940    
        Provider of Water Treatment &
Process Chemicals & Services
       
  1,800,000     ChemSpec International - ADR (China)     13,464    
        Specialty Chemicals with Focus on
Fluorinated Chemical Manufacturing
       
      45,404    
    > Other Industrial Services 1.8%  
  750,000     Expeditors International of Washington     40,950    
        International Freight Forwarder        
      40,950    
    > Industrial Distribution 1.3%  
  220,000     WW Grainger     30,384    
        Industrial Distribution        
      30,384    
    > Outsourcing Services 0.8%  
  928,000     Quanta Services (a)     18,486    
        Electrical & Telecom Construction Services        
      18,486    
Industrial Goods & Services: Total     292,689    
Finance 11.2%      
    > Credit Cards 4.2%  
  5,150,000     Discover Financial Services     95,429    
        Credit Card Company        
      95,429    
    > Insurance 3.7%  
  12,500,000     CNO Financial Group (a)     84,750    
        Life, Long-term Care & Medical
Supplement Insurance
       
      84,750    
    > Brokerage & Money Management 3.3%  
  6,000,000     MF Global (a)     50,160    
        Futures Broker        
  1,100,000     SEI Investments     26,169    
        Mutual Fund Administration &
Investment Management
       
      76,329    
Finance: Total     256,508    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)
    Value (000)  
Other Industries 4.0%      
    > Transportation 2.3%  
  1,300,000     JB Hunt Transport Services   $ 53,053    
        Truck & Intermodal Carrier        
      53,053    
    > Real Estate 1.0%  
  1,200,000     BioMed Realty Trust     22,380    
        Life Science-focused Office Buildings        
      22,380    
    > Regulated Utilities 0.7%  
  250,000     Wisconsin Energy     14,715    
        Wisconsin Utility        
      14,715    
Other Industries: Total     90,148    
Health Care 0.8%      
    > Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 0.5%  
  1,500,000     NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)     11,851    
        Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties        
      11,851    
    > Pharmaceuticals 0.3%  
  977,671     Akorn (a)     5,934    
        Develops, Manufactures & Sells
Specialty Generic Drugs
       
      5,934    
Health Care: Total     17,785    
Total Equities: 95.1%
(Cost: $1,522,342)
    2,170,039    
Securities Lending Collateral: 1.4%      
  32,972,313     Dreyfus Government Cash
Management Fund (e)
(7 day yield of 0.01%)
    32,972    
Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $32,972)
    32,972    
Short-Term Obligations: 4.2%      
    > Repurchase Agreement 3.3%  
$ 75,207     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by
a U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturiting 8/26/14,
market value $76,713
(repurchase proceeds $75,208)
    75,207    
      75,207    

 

Principal Amount (000)     Value (000)  
    > Commercial Paper 0.9%  
$ 11,200     Toyota Motor Credit
0.20% due 1/21/11
  $ 11,199    
  9,550     ConocoPhillips (f)
0.26% due 1/14/11
    9,549    
      20,748    
Total Short-Term Obligations:
(Amortized Cost: $95,955)
    95,955    
Total Investments: 100.7%
(Cost: $1,651,269)(g)
    2,298,966    
Obligation to Return Collateral for
Securities Loaned: (1.4)%
    (32,972 )  
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.7%     16,861    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 2,282,855    

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Statement of Investments, continued

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at December 31, 2010. The total market value of Fund securities on loan at December 31, 2010 was $31,854.

(c)  An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares.

  Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the year ended December 31, 2010, are as follows:

Affiliates   Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/09
  Purchases/
Additions
  Sales/
Reductions
  Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10
  Value   Dividend  
American Commercial Lines*     1,125,000       250,000       1,375,000       -     $ -     $ -    
Canacol Energy     32,240,000       4,000,000       -       36,240,000       57,097       -    
Canadian Solar     1,900,000       1,300,000       -       3,200,000       39,648       -    
CardTronics*     2,620,000       -       1,840,605       779,395       13,796       -    
China Mass Media - ADR*     1,662,685       -       1,662,685       -       -       -    
CNO Financial Group*     13,500,000       -       1,000,000       12,500,000       84,750       -    
Eacom Timber     -       38,000,000       -       38,000,000       24,345       -    
Globalstar     13,400,800       1,599,200       -       15,000,000       21,750       -    
IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR     -       2,300,000       -       2,300,000       11,500       -    
Petrodorado**     -       45,544,000       -       45,544,000       27,277       -    
Real Goods Solar     1,400,000       100,000       -       1,500,000       3,750       -    
Sanmina-SCI     8,200,000       -       1,100,000       7,100,000       81,508       -    
ShaMaran Petroleum     31,000,000       4,950,000       -       35,950,000       49,172       -    
SkillSoft - ADR*     9,000,000       -       9,000,000       -       -       -    
Synthesis Energy Systems     2,200,000       2,300,000       -       4,500,000       5,265       -    
Tetra Technologies*     5,000,000       -       5,000,000       -       -       -    
Tuscany International Drilling**     -       13,224,000       -       13,224,000       15,869       -    
VisionChina Media - ADR     4,250,000       1,425,959       2,000,959       3,675,000       17,052       -    
WNS - ADR     3,913,900       286,100       -       4,200,000       48,594       -    
Total of Affiliated Transactions     131,412,385       115,279,259       22,979,249       223,712,395     $ 501,373     $ -    

 

*  At December 31, 2010, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company's outstanding voting shares.

**  Includes the effects of a corporate action.

  The aggregate cost and value of these affiliated companies at December 31, 2010, were $395,668 and $402,826, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 17.7% of the Fund's total net assets at December 31, 2010.

(d)  Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At December 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $129,907, which represented 5.69% of total net assets.

  Additional information on these securities is as follows:

Security   Acquisition
Dates
  Shares   Cost   Value  
Eacom Timber   3/17/10     38,000,000     $ 18,812     $ 24,345    
Union Agriculture Group   12/08/10     9,090,909       20,000       20,000    
Mail.ru - GDR   11/05/10-12/31/10     507,563       18,629       18,272    
Tuscany International Drilling   2/12/10-3/23/10     11,324,000       12,989       15,626    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Subscription Receipts   11/24/10     16,800,000       8,234       14,075    
Petrodorado   11/20/09     17,144,000       3,607       11,997    
Petrodorado - Warrants   11/20/09     17,144,000       2,118       7,242    
Canacol Energy   4/15/10     4,000,000       2,963       6,190    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum   11/24/10     7,200,000       3,188       5,180    
Petromanas   5/20/10     13,125,000       4,561       5,110    
Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants   11/24/10     3,600,000       341       851    
Petromanas - Warrants   5/20/10     6,562,500       380       776    
Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants   2/12/10     1,900,000       235       243    
            $ 96,057     $ 129,907    

 

(e)  Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(f)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At December 31, 2010, this security had an aggregate value of $9,549, which represented 0.4% of total net assets.

(g)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,700,305 and net unrealized appreciation was $598,661, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $790,213 and gross unrealized depreciation of $191,552.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 



Total
 
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 557,143     $ 35,341     $ -     $ 592,484    
Energy & Minerals     352,401       91,635       20,000       464,036    
Information     456,389       -       -       456,389    
Industrial Goods & Services     283,366       9,323       -       292,689    
Finance     256,508       -       -       256,508    
Other Industries     90,148       -       -       90,148    
Health Care     17,785       -       -       17,785    
Total Equities     2,013,740       136,299       20,000       2,170,039    
Total Securities Lending Collateral     32,972       -       -       32,972    
Total Short-Term Obligations     -       95,955       -       95,955    
Total Investments   $ 2,046,712     $ 232,254     $ 20,000     $ 2,298,966    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security's value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser's experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stocks using a model based on Black Scholes.

  Certain short-term obligations may be valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities acquired via private placement that are not yet trading are valued using a market approach for which management has determined that the original transaction price is the best representation of fair value. The original cost may be adjusted for the market movement in an index, ETF or similar security during the period it does not trade.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  The following table reconciles asset balances for the year ending December 31, 2010, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

Investments
in Securities
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2009
  Realized
Gain/
(Loss)
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Purchases   Sales   Transfers
into
Level 3
  Transfers
out of
Level 3
  Balance
as of
December 31,
2010
 
Equities  
Consumer Goods & Services   $ 181     $ (20,560 )   $ 20,380     $ -     $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ -    
Energy & Minerals     -       -       -       20,000       -       -       -       20,000    
    $ 181     $ (20,560 )   $ 20,380     $ 20,000     $ (1 )   $ -     $ -     $ 20,000    

 

  The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

  The change in unrealized appreciation attributed to securities owned at December 31, 2010, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $20,380. This amount is included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the tables above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

Statement of Investments, December 31, 2010

Number of Shares     Value (000)  
    > Affiliated Stock Funds: 59.7%  
  388     Columbia Acorn International,
Class I
  $ 15,884    
  1,204     Columbia Dividend Income Fund,
Class I
    15,741    
  563     Columbia Marsico Growth Fund,
Class I
    11,638    
  385     Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I     11,623    
  547     Columbia Contrarian Core Fund,
Class I
    7,837    
  272     Columbia Acorn Select, Class I     7,829    
  650     Columbia Large Cap Enhanced
Core Fund, Class I
    7,816    
Total Stock Funds (Cost: $59,637)     78,368    
    > Affiliated Bond Funds: 39.7%  
  2,874     Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund,
Class I
    26,035    
  1,402     Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund,
Class I
    15,604    
  1,334     Columbia Conservative High Yield
Fund, Class Z
    10,470    
Total Bond Funds (Cost: $52,047)     52,109    

 

Principal Amount (000)     Value (000)  
Short-Term Obligation: 0.5%  
    > Repurchase Agreement: 0.5%  
$ 705     Repurchase Agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 12/31/10, due 1/03/11
at 0.16%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
obligation maturing 9/08/14,
market value $722
(repurchase proceeds $705)
  $ 705    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost: $705)
    705    
Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $112,389)(a)
    131,182    
Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%     93    
Total Net Assets: 100.0%   $ 131,275    

 

> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

(a)  At December 31, 2010, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $112,602 and net unrealized appreciation was $18,580, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $19,312 and gross unrealized depreciation of $732.

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Fund's assets:

Investment Type   Quoted Prices
(Level 1)
  Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  
Total Stock Funds   $ 78,368     $ -     $ -     $ 78,368    
Total Bond Funds     52,109       -       -       52,109    
Total Short-Term Obligation     -       705       -       705    
Total Investments   $ 130,477     $ 705     $ -     $ 131,182    

 

  The Fund's assets assigned to the Level 2 category include certain short-term obligations generally valued using amortized cost, an income approach which converts future cash flows to a present value based upon the discount or premium at purchase.

  There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

  For more information on valuation inputs, and their aggregation into the levels used in the table above, please refer to the Security Valuation section in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2010   Columbia
Acorn
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn
USA
  Columbia
Acorn
International
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Thermostat
Fund
 
(in thousands)  
Assets:  
Unaffiliated investments, at cost   $ 9,605,670     $ 4,209,981     $ 1,206,929     $ 330,690     $ 1,255,601     $ 705    
Affiliated investments, at cost
(See Note 4)
    2,324,758       97,243       4,479             395,668       111,684    
Unaffiliated investments, at value (including
securities on loan: Columbia Acorn Fund
$363,573; Columbia Acorn International
$51,194; Columbia Acorn USA $15,262;
Columbia Acorn International Select $–;
Columbia Acorn Select $31,854;
Columbia Thermostat Fund $–)
  $ 15,053,040     $ 5,997,341     $ 1,722,280     $ 450,548     $ 1,896,140     $ 705    
Affiliated investments, at value
(See Note 4)
    3,446,513       114,116       3,294             402,826       130,477    
Cash     1,627       5,195       14       687       509       *  
Foreign currency (cost: Columbia
Acorn Fund $28;
    29       23,259             21       151          
Columbia Acorn International
$22,292; Columbia Acorn International
Select $21; Columbia Acorn Select $151)
 
Net unrealized appreciation on forward
foreign currency exchange contracts
          11,287                            
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     33,520       799       98       2,318       26,550          
Fund shares sold     18,452       41,702       1,308       442       8,550       364    
Dividends and interest     8,519       6,392       821       642       1,230       *  
Securities lending income     372       142       16       14       34          
Foreign tax reclaims     144       924             50                
Expense reimbursement due
from Adviser
                                  12    
Trustees' Deferred Compensation
Investments
    3,047       802       238             309          
Other assets     216       71       20       6       29       1    
Total Assets     18,565,479       6,202,030       1,728,089       454,728       2,336,328       131,559    
Liabilities:  
Collateral on securities loaned     375,541       53,018       15,768             32,972          
Expense reimbursement due to Adviser                       *              
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     34,913       9,387       5,534       816       6,574          
Fund shares redeemed     37,678       6,943       6,224       637       11,071       121    
Management fee     9,717       3,815       1,218       353       1,538       11    
Administration fee     605       200       56       15       76       4    
12b-1 Service & Distribution fees     1,641       270       82       27       246       46    
Reports to shareholders     620       300       78       40       165       33    
Deferred Trustees' fees     3,047       802       238       44       309       29    
Transfer agent fees     2,501       608       292       42       369       20    
Trustees' fees     *     *     1       *     *     *  
Professional fee     136       67       30       24       34       13    
Custody fees     285       1,020       14       58       108          
Chief compliance officer expenses     47       16       4       1       6       *  
Foreign capital gains tax           507                            
Other liabilities     36       14       4       4       5       7    
Total Liabilities     466,767       76,967       29,543       2,061       53,473       284    
Net Assets   $ 18,098,712     $ 6,125,063     $ 1,698,546     $ 452,667     $ 2,282,855     $ 131,275    
Composition of Net Assets:  
Paid in capital   $ 11,409,140     $ 4,691,850     $ 1,213,358     $ 370,640     $ 1,772,391     $ 141,101    
Undistributed/(overdistributed)
net investment income
(Accumulated net investment loss)
    (48,598 )     5,502       (238 )     (1,132 )     (17,217 )     1,479    
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss)     169,015       (388,458 )     (28,740 )     (36,711 )     (120,017 )     (30,098 )  
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:  
Investments     6,569,125       1,804,233       514,166       119,858       647,697       18,793    
Foreign capital gains tax           (507 )                          
Foreign currency translations     30       12,443             12       1          
Net Assets   $ 18,098,712     $ 6,125,063     $ 1,698,546     $ 452,667     $ 2,282,855     $ 131,275    
Net asset value per
share – Class A (a)
  $ 29.24     $ 40.87     $ 27.54     $ 28.01     $ 27.94     $ 12.58    
(Net assets/shares)     ($3,639,788/124,485)       ($810,603/19,836)       ($214,097/7,775)       ($71,668/2,559)       ($555,263/19,872)       ($44,527/3,541)    
Maximum offering price per
share – Class A (b)
  $ 31.02     $ 43.36     $ 29.22     $ 29.72     $ 29.64     $ 13.35    
(Net asset value per share/front-
end sales charge)
    ($29.24/0.9425)       ($40.87/0.9425)       ($27.54/0.9425)       ($28.01/0.9425)       ($27.94/0.9425)       ($12.58/0.9425)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class B (a)
  $ 27.14     $ 39.96     $ 25.60     $ 26.72     $ 26.06     $ 12.64    
(Net assets/shares)     ($287,650/10,599)       ($29,368/735)       ($9,222/360)       ($3,030/113)       ($72,203/2,771)       ($28,752/2,274)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class C (a)
  $ 26.85     $ 39.79     $ 25.39     $ 26.58     $ 25.83     $ 12.62    
(Net assets/shares)     ($829,181/30,882)       ($110,931/2,788)       ($36,101/1,422)       ($11,885/447)       ($98,445/3,811)       ($21,866/1,733)    
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class I (c)
  $ 30.19     $ 40.92     $ 28.56     $ 28.33     $ 28.74 (e)        
(Net assets/shares)     ($11,627/385)       ($66,581/1,627)       ($28,993/1,015)       ($3/0**)       ($7,832/273)          
Net asset value and offering price
per share – Class Z (d)
  $ 30.19     $ 40.92     $ 28.56     $ 28.33     $ 28.73     $ 12.44    
(Net assets/shares)     ($13,330,466/441,587)       ($5,107,580/124,833)       ($1,410,133/49,379)       ($366,081/12,923)       ($1,549,112/53,914)       ($36,130/2,904)    

 

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

(b)  On sales of $50,000 or more the offering price is reduced.

(c)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(d)  Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable redemption fee.

(e)  Due to rounding of shares outstanding.

*  Rounds to less than $500.

**  Rounds to less than 500 shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010

(in thousands)   Columbia
Acorn
Fund
  Columbia
Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn
USA
  Columbia
Acorn
International
Select
  Columbia
Acorn
Select
  Columbia
Thermostat
Fund
 
Investment Income:  
Dividend income   $ 109,440     $ 102,078     $ 9,549     $ 8,419     $ 10,990     $    
Dividend income from affiliates
(See Note 4)
    19,561       2,570                            
Dividends from affiliated investment
company shares (See Note 4)
                                  2,653    
Interest income     762       277       10       33       161       1    
Securitites lending income, net     3,053       1,005       149       49       169          
      132,816       105,930       9,708       8,501       11,320       2,654    
Foreign taxes withheld     (1,906 )     (8,508 )     (15 )     (606 )     (101 )        
Total Investment Income     130,910       97,422       9,693       7,895       11,219       2,654    
Expenses:  
Management fee     99,409       37,945       12,548       3,892       16,589       125    
Administration fee     6,176       1,979       580       165       813       50    
12b-1 Service and Distribution fees:  
Class A     7,754       1,613       476       159       1,297       107    
Class B     2,783       241       98       24       574       223    
Class C     7,388       924       323       110       920       206    
Transfer agent fees:  
Class A     3,089       1,119       192       113       583       68    
Class B     818       91       36       12       195       63    
Class C     950       167       41       26       144       36    
Class Z     4,362       1,992       681       99       689       17    
Custody fees     1,081       3,963       57       233       267          
Trustees' fees     835       276       83       34       113       13    
Reports to shareholders     2,117       1,153       315       198       506       112    
Professional fees     502       217       80       50       97       26    
Chief compliance officer expenses (See Note 4)     510       159       48       14       69       4    
Other expenses     511       244       107       101       147       65    
Total expenses     138,285       52,083       15,665       5,230       23,003       1,115    
Less custody fees paid indirectly     (1 )     (1 )     *     *     (1 )        
Less reimbursement of expenses by
Investment Adviser
                      (2 )           (267 )  
Net Expenses     138,284       52,082       15,665       5,228       23,002       848    
Net Investment Income/(Loss)     (7,374 )     45,340       (5,972 )     2,667       (11,783 )     1,806    
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Portfolio Positions:
 
Net realized gain/(loss) on:  
Unaffiliated investments     972,387       241,838       96,553       42,552       59,857       (2,634 )  
Affiliated investments (See Note 4)     139,546       5,786       (1,208 )           (38,281 )        
Foreign currency transactions and
forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (1,053 )     34,536             (25 )     (185 )        
Distributions from affiliated investment
company shares
                                  658    
Net realized gain/(loss)     1,110,880       282,160       95,345       42,527       21,391       (1,976 )  
Net change in net unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) on:
 
Unaffiliated investments     1,864,477       741,944       224,623       38,172       283,122          
Affiliated investments (See Note 4)     758,959       6,050       4,434             123,090       19,741    
Foreign currency translations and
forward foreign currency  
exchange contracts
    (106 )     9,798             21       1          
Foreign capital gains tax     200       710                            
Net change in unrealized appreciation/
(depreciation)
    2,623,530       758,502       229,057       38,193       406,213       19,741    
Net realized and unrealized gain     3,734,410       1,040,662       324,402       80,720       427,604       17,765    
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting
from Operations
  $ 3,727,036     $ 1,086,002     $ 318,430     $ 83,387     $ 415,821     $ 19,571    

 

*  Rounds to less than $500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    Columbia
Acorn Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn USA
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Operations:  
Net investment income/(loss)   $ (7,374 )   $ 2,492     $ 45,340     $ 39,229     $ (5,972 )   $ (4,927 )  
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, foreign currency
transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and
foreign capital gains tax
    971,334       (227,359 )     276,374       (246,346 )     96,553       (20,041 )  
Net realized gain/(loss) on affiliated investments and distributions
from affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
    139,546       (100,539 )     5,786       (3,829 )     (1,208 )     (110 )  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward foreign
currency exchange contracts and foreign capital gains tax
    1,864,571       3,343,490       752,452       1,558,895       224,623       437,114    
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
    758,959       1,143,521       6,050       49,345       4,434       1,994    
Net Increase from Operations     3,727,036       4,161,605       1,086,002       1,397,294       318,430       414,030    
Distributions to Shareholders From:  
Net investment income – Class A     (2,387 )           (12,578 )     (6,102 )              
Net realized gain – Class A     (100,919 )                                
Net investment income – Class B                 (290 )     (290 )              
Net realized gain – Class B     (9,116 )                                
Net investment income – Class C                 (714 )     (348 )              
Net realized gain – Class C     (25,102 )                                
Net investment income – Class I     *           (9 )                    
Net realized gain – Class I     *                                
Net investment income – Class Z     (18,634 )     (20,981 )     (109,328 )     (53,467 )              
Net realized gain – Class Z     (361,156 )                                
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (517,314 )     (20,981 )     (122,919 )     (60,207 )              
Share Transactions:  
Subscriptions – Class A     843,928       639,685       317,458       181,444       55,029       54,531    
Distributions reinvested – Class A     94,158             10,862       5,737                
Redemptions – Class A     (866,166 )     (744,769 )     (221,501 )     (140,626 )     (59,786 )     (66,724 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     71,920       (105,084 )     106,819       46,555       (4,757 )     (12,193 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     989       100       35       14       2       5    
Distributions reinvested – Class B     7,325             260       264                
Redemptions – Class B     (312,686 )     (224,032 )     (15,278 )     (14,833 )     (13,951 )     (9,892 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (304,372 )     (223,932 )     (14,983 )     (14,555 )     (13,949 )     (9,887 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     76,903       58,069       24,476       14,494       1,669       2,513    
Distributions reinvested – Class C     19,273             590       265                
Redemptions – Class C     (145,469 )     (151,419 )     (17,799 )     (18,021 )     (4,671 )     (5,210 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (49,293 )     (93,350 )     7,267       (3,262 )     (3,002 )     (2,697 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     13,063             66,675             28,852          
Distributions reinvested – Class I                 9                      
Redemptions – Class I     (1,538 )           (2,003 )           (293 )        
Net Increase – Class I     11,525             64,681             28,559          
Subscriptions – Class Z     2,077,687       1,484,719       1,216,447       671,256       260,284       246,578    
Distributions reinvested – Class Z     324,149       17,690       76,344       38,426                
Redemptions – Class Z     (1,969,778 )     (1,364,770 )     (726,019 )     (486,805 )     (276,628 )     (190,623 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     432,058       137,639       566,772       222,877       (16,344 )     55,955    
Net Increase/(Decrease) from Share Transactions     161,838       (284,727 )     730,556       251,615       (9,493 )     31,178    
Redemption Fees                 239       259                
Increase from regulatory settlements (See Note 9)     1       40       447       1,210             5    
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     3,371,561       3,855,937       1,694,325       1,590,171       308,937       445,213    
Net Assets:  
Beginning of period     14,727,151       10,871,214       4,430,738       2,840,567       1,389,609       944,396    
End of period   $ 18,098,712     $ 14,727,151     $ 6,125,063     $ 4,430,738     $ 1,698,546     $ 1,389,609    
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income or
(Accumulated Net Investment Loss)
  $ (48,598 )   $ (20,794 )   $ 5,502     $ 39,113     $ (238 )   $ (275 )  

 

(a)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(b)  Shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

*  Rounds to less than $500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Columbia Acorn
International Select
  Columbia
Acorn Select
  Columbia
Thermostat Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Operations:  
Net investment income/(loss)   $ 2,667     $ 2,398     $ (11,783 )   $ (10,372 )   $ 1,806     $ 1,281    
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, foreign currency
transactions, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and
foreign capital gains tax
    42,527       (31,407 )     59,672       31,689                
Net realized gain/(loss) on affiliated investments and distributions
from affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
                (38,281 )     (71,935 )     (1,976 )     (18,231 )  
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on investments, foreign currency translations, forward foreign
currency exchange contracts and foreign capital gains tax
    38,193       127,633       283,123       521,770                
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
on affiliated investment companies and affiliated investment
company shares
                123,090       316,510       19,741       51,494    
Net Increase from Operations     83,387       98,624       415,821       787,662       19,571       34,544    
Distributions to Shareholders From:  
Net investment income – Class A     (776 )     (456 )                 (678 )     (7 )  
Net realized gain – Class A                                      
Net investment income – Class B     (25 )                       (239 )        
Net realized gain – Class B                                      
Net investment income – Class C     (65 )                       (124 )        
Net realized gain – Class C                                      
Net investment income – Class I                                      
Net realized gain – Class I                                      
Net investment income – Class Z     (5,241 )     (3,077 )                 (625 )     (115 )  
Net realized gain – Class Z                                      
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (6,107 )     (3,533 )                 (1,666 )     (122 )  
Share Transactions:  
Subscriptions – Class A     18,214       30,670       115,498       98,691       8,937       5,619    
Distributions reinvested – Class A     675       439                   609       6    
Redemptions – Class A     (23,778 )     (28,558 )     (187,411 )     (190,444 )     (13,847 )     (14,381 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     (4,889 )     2,551       (71,913 )     (91,753 )     (4,301 )     (8,756 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     *           34       39       4          
Distributions reinvested – Class B     22                         218          
Redemptions – Class B     (1,418 )     (1,493 )     (30,406 )     (23,638 )     (8,516 )     (12,541 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (1,396 )     (1,493 )     (30,372 )     (23,599 )     (8,294 )     (12,541 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     1,883       1,872       6,743       6,147       3,195       1,960    
Distributions reinvested – Class C     55                         109          
Redemptions – Class C     (3,121 )     (3,109 )     (19,302 )     (21,888 )     (5,530 )     (10,176 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (1,183 )     (1,237 )     (12,559 )     (15,741 )     (2,226 )     (8,216 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     3             8,577                      
Distributions reinvested – Class I                                      
Redemptions – Class I                 (931 )                    
Net Increase – Class I     3             7,646                      
Subscriptions – Class Z     67,172       127,520       358,116       278,829       7,895       2,684    
Distributions reinvested – Class Z     1,451       833                   560       106    
Redemptions – Class Z     (96,502 )     (59,794 )     (328,729 )     (310,353 )     (18,853 )     (6,183 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     (27,879 )     68,559       29,387       (31,524 )     (10,398 )     (3,393 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) from Share Transactions     (35,344 )     68,380       (77,811 )     (162,617 )     (25,219 )     (32,906 )  
Redemption Fees     10       33                            
Increase from regulatory settlements (See Note 9)     46       265                            
Total Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets     41,992       163,769       338,010       625,045       (7,314 )     1,516    
Net Assets:  
Beginning of period     410,675       246,906       1,944,845       1,319,800       138,589       137,073    
End of period   $ 452,667     $ 410,675     $ 2,282,855     $ 1,944,845     $ 131,275     $ 138,589    
Undistributed/(Overdistributed) Net Investment Income or
(Accumulated Net Investment Loss)
  $ (1,132 )   $ 1,978     $ (17,217 )   $ (8,359 )   $ 1,479     $ 1,247    

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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    Columbia
Acorn Fund
  Columbia Acorn
International
  Columbia
Acorn USA
 
Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Subscriptions – Class A     32,735       33,142       8,744       6,366       2,334       3,208    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class A     3,306             325       208                
Less shares redeemed – Class A     (34,053 )     (39,655 )     (6,188 )     (5,549 )     (2,521 )     (3,839 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     1,988       (6,513 )     2,881       1,025       (187 )     (631 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     38       5       1       *     *     *  
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class B     276             9       10                
Less shares redeemed – Class B     (13,126 )     (12,472 )     (444 )     (588 )     (636 )     (582 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (12,812 )     (12,467 )     (434 )     (578 )     (636 )     (582 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     3,197       3,215       700       497       76       148    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class C     733             19       10                
Less shares redeemed – Class C     (6,190 )     (8,764 )     (519 )     (740 )     (214 )     (327 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (2,260 )     (5,549 )     200       (233 )     (138 )     (179 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     436             1,677             1,025          
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class I                 *                    
Less shares redeemed – Class I     (51 )           (50 )           (10 )        
Net Increase – Class I     385             1,627             1,015          
Subscriptions – Class Z     78,950       75,517       33,971       23,146       10,643       14,152    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class Z     11,048       750       2,239       1,391                
Less shares redeemed – Class Z     (74,926 )     (70,272 )     (20,195 )     (18,261 )     (11,173 )     (10,509 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     15,072       5,995       16,015       6,276       (530 )     3,643    
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest     2,373       (18,534 )     20,289       6,490       (476 )     2,251    

 

(a)  Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010.

(b)  Shares reflect activity for the period September 27, 2010 through December 31, 2010.

*  Rounds to less than 500.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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    Columbia Acorn
International Select
  Columbia
Acorn Select
  Columbia
Thermostat Fund
 
Changes in Shares of Beneficial Interest:   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,   Year ended December 31,  
(in thousands)   2010   2009   2010   2009   2010   2009  
Subscriptions – Class A     746       1,653       4,815       5,917       765       646    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class A     31       22                   56       1    
Less shares redeemed – Class A     (982 )     (1,497 )     (7,851 )     (11,758 )     (1,223 )     (1,674 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class A     (205 )     178       (3,036 )     (5,841 )     (402 )     (1,027 )  
Subscriptions – Class B     *           2       2       *        
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class B     1                         21          
Less shares redeemed – Class B     (62 )     (85 )     (1,342 )     (1,512 )     (744 )     (1,410 )  
Net Decrease – Class B     (61 )     (85 )     (1,340 )     (1,510 )     (723 )     (1,410 )  
Subscriptions – Class C     83       103       299       371       275       212    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class C     2                         10          
Less shares redeemed – Class C     (138 )     (174 )     (870 )     (1,474 )     (485 )     (1,207 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class C     (53 )     (71 )     (571 )     (1,103 )     (200 )     (995 )  
Subscriptions – Class I (a)(b)     *           305                      
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class I                                      
Less shares redeemed – Class I                 (32 )                    
Net Increase – Class I     *           273                      
Subscriptions – Class Z     2,699       6,808       14,221       15,845       697       307    
Shares issued in reinvestment – Class Z     66       42                   51       12    
Less shares redeemed – Class Z     (3,845 )     (3,083 )     (13,400 )     (18,178 )     (1,710 )     (727 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) – Class Z     (1,080 )     3,767       821       (2,333 )     (962 )     (408 )  
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares of Beneficial Interest     (1,399 )     3,789       (3,853 )     (10,787 )     (2,287 )     (3,840 )  

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 


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Columbia Acorn Fund

Class A Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.98     $ 17.22     $ 28.87     $ 29.02     $ 27.57    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income/(loss) (a)     (0.06 )     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     0.05 (b)     0.05    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     6.18       6.78       (10.98 )     2.13       3.82    
Total from Investment Operations     6.12       6.76       (10.99 )     2.18       3.87    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.02 )                 (0.03 )     (0.04 )  
From net realized gains     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.86 )           (0.66 )     (2.33 )     (2.42 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 29.24     $ 23.98     $ 17.22     $ 28.87     $ 29.02    
Total Return (d)     25.61 %     39.26 %     (38.72 )%     7.39 %(e)(f)     14.13 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.07 %     1.07 %     1.05 %     1.02 %     1.02 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (g)     (0.22 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.04 )%     0.17 %     0.17 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     27 %     21 %     20 %     22 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 3,639,788     $ 2,937,761     $ 2,221,100     $ 4,300,920     $ 4,067,868    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.03 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.43     $ 16.21     $ 27.39     $ 27.78     $ 26.61    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )(b)     (0.13 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.76       6.36       (10.37 )     2.02       3.68    
Total from Investment Operations     5.55       6.22       (10.52 )     1.91       3.55    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 27.14     $ 22.43     $ 16.21     $ 27.39     $ 27.78    
Total Return (d)     24.81 %     38.37 %     (39.11 )%     6.76 %(e)(f)     13.43 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.69 %     1.74 %     1.65 %     1.59 %     1.66 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (0.88 )%     (0.77 )%     (0.64 )%     (0.39 )%     (0.48 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     27 %     21 %     20 %     22 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 287,650     $ 525,072     $ 581,587     $ 1,270,292     $ 1,404,165    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.03 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Class C Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.23     $ 16.09     $ 27.25     $ 27.70     $ 26.58    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.24 )     (0.17 )     (0.19 )     (0.18 )(b)     (0.17 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.70       6.31       (10.31 )     2.03       3.67    
Total from Investment Operations     5.46       6.14       (10.50 )     1.85       3.50    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.84 )           (0.66 )     (2.30 )     (2.38 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 26.85     $ 22.23     $ 16.09     $ 27.25     $ 27.70    
Total Return (d)     24.63 %     38.16 %     (39.23 )%     6.56 %(e)(f)     13.25 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.85 %     1.89 %     1.83 %     1.79 %     1.80 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (1.00 )%     (0.93 )%     (0.82 )%     (0.60 )%     (0.61 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(h)     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     27 %     21 %     20 %     22 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 829,181     $ 736,818     $ 622,665     $ 1,312,243     $ 1,345,520    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.03 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class I Shares   Period Ended
December 31,
 
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period    2010(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 26.80    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (b)     (0.01 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain     4.26    
Total from Investment Operations     4.25    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains     (0.84 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.86 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 30.19    
Total Return (c)(d)     15.94 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)(f)     0.71 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (e)(f)     (0.13 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     28 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 11,627    

 

(a)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International

Class A Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 34.13     $ 23.03     $ 43.42     $ 40.07     $ 33.20    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.22       0.23       0.47       0.27       0.23    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     7.21       11.27       (20.20 )     6.52       10.87    
Total from Investment Operations     7.43       11.50       (19.73 )     6.79       11.10    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.69 )     (0.41 )     (0.06 )     (0.08 )     (0.32 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.91 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.69 )     (0.41 )     (0.66 )     (3.44 )     (4.23 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(b)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (b)     0.01                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 40.87     $ 34.13     $ 23.03     $ 43.42     $ 40.07    
Total Return (c)     22.23 %     50.40 %     (46.09 )%     16.90 %(d)     34.16 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     1.35 %     1.36 %     1.31 %     1.23 %     1.24 %  
Net investment income (e)     0.62 %     0.85 %     1.36 %     0.60 %     0.61 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     25 %     31 %     38 %     28 %     31 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 810,603     $ 578,599     $ 366,820     $ 622,901     $ 313,401    

 

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

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

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

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 33.22     $ 22.41     $ 42.46     $ 39.39     $ 32.71    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income/(loss) (a)     0.03       0.08       0.27       0.04       (0.00 )(b)  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     7.02       10.92       (19.72 )     6.39       10.66    
Total from Investment Operations     7.05       11.00       (19.45 )     6.43       10.66    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.31 )     (0.20 )           (0.00 )(b)     (0.07 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.91 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.31 )     (0.20 )     (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.98 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(b)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (b)     0.01                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 39.96     $ 33.22     $ 22.41     $ 42.46     $ 39.39    
Total Return (c)     21.49 %     49.36 %     (46.41 )%     16.25 %(d)     33.26 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     1.96 %     2.03 %     1.90 %     1.81 %     1.89 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (e)     0.08 %     0.29 %     0.77 %     0.08 %     (0.01 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     25 %     31 %     38 %     28 %     31 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 29,368     $ 38,835     $ 39,153     $ 103,631     $ 94,165    

 

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

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

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

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Class C Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 33.08     $ 22.30     $ 42.32     $ 39.35     $ 32.68    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income/(loss) (a)     (0.05 )     0.02       0.21       (0.06 )     (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     7.03       10.89       (19.63 )     6.39       10.66    
Total from Investment Operations     6.98       10.91       (19.42 )     6.33       10.61    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.27 )     (0.14 )           (0.00 )(b)     (0.03 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.91 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.27 )     (0.14 )     (0.60 )     (3.36 )     (3.94 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(b)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (b)     0.01                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 39.79     $ 33.08     $ 22.30     $ 42.32     $ 39.35    
Total Return (c)     21.34 %     49.12 %     (46.50 )%     16.01 %(d)     33.14 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     2.11 %     2.17 %     2.08 %     1.99 %     2.01 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (e)     (0.13 )%     0.07 %     0.60 %     (0.14 )%     (0.14 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     25 %     31 %     38 %     28 %     31 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 110,931     $ 85,625     $ 62,906     $ 153,416     $ 99,425    

 

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

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

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

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class I Shares   Period ended
December 31,
 
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period    2010(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 37.69    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (b)     0.08    
Net realized and unrealized gain     3.49    
Total from Investment Operations     3.57    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.34 )  
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (b)(c)     0.00    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 40.92    
Total Return (d)(e)     9.50 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (f)(g)     0.94 %  
Net investment income (f)(g)     0.77 %  
Portfolio turnover rate (e)     25 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 66,581    

 

(a)  Class I Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

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

(e)  Not annualized.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn USA

Class A Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.43     $ 15.90     $ 27.23     $ 28.02     $ 26.52    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.15 )     (0.11 )     (0.14 )     (0.09 )(b)     (0.10 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.26       6.64       (10.23 )     1.01       2.21    
Total from Investment Operations     5.11       6.53       (10.37 )     0.92       2.11    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.96 )     (1.71 )     (0.61 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements           0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 27.54     $ 22.43     $ 15.90     $ 27.23     $ 28.02    
Total Return (d)     22.78 %     41.07 %     (39.38 )%     3.18 %(e)(f)     7.95 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.30 %     1.32 %     1.29 %     1.25 %     1.26 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (0.64 )%     (0.64 )%     (0.60 )%     (0.29 )%     (0.35 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(h)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     32 %     28 %     23 %     21 %     13 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 214,097     $ 178,605     $ 136,597     $ 245,085     $ 245,552    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.99     $ 14.98     $ 25.87     $ 26.87     $ 25.61    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.30 )     (0.22 )     (0.27 )     (0.25 )(b)     (0.27 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.91       6.23       (9.66 )     0.96       2.14    
Total from Investment Operations     4.61       6.01       (9.93 )     0.71       1.87    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.96 )     (1.71 )     (0.61 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements           0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.60     $ 20.99     $ 14.98     $ 25.87     $ 26.87    
Total Return (d)     21.96 %     40.12 %     (39.75 )%     2.53 %(e)(f)     7.29 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     1.98 %     2.02 %     1.92 %     1.85 %     1.93 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (1.37 )%     (1.33 )%     (1.24 )%     (0.87 )%     (1.01 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     32 %     28 %     23 %     21 %     13 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 9,222     $ 20,903     $ 23,633     $ 53,820     $ 65,040    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Class C Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 20.84     $ 14.89     $ 25.77     $ 26.81     $ 25.59    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.31 )     (0.24 )     (0.30 )     (0.30 )(b)     (0.30 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.86       6.19       (9.62 )     0.97       2.13    
Total from Investment Operations     4.55       5.95       (9.92 )     0.67       1.83    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.96 )     (1.71 )     (0.61 )  
Increase from regulatory settlements           0.00 (c)                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.39     $ 20.84     $ 14.89     $ 25.77     $ 26.81    
Total Return (d)     21.83 %     39.96 %     (39.87 )%     2.39 %(e)(f)     7.14 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (g)     2.08 )%     2.13 %     2.08 %     2.03 %     2.05 %  
Net investment loss (g)     (1.41 )%     (1.45 )%     (1.39 )%     (1.07 )%     (1.14 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(h)     0.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     32 %     28 %     23 %     21 %     13 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 36,101     $ 32,508     $ 25,899     $ 50,743     $ 55,306    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

(g)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(h)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class I Shares   Period Ended
December 31,
 
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period    2010(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 24.24    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (b)     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.35    
Total from Investment Operations     4.32    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.56    
Total Return (c)(d)     17.82 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)(f)     0.94 %  
Net investment income (e)(f)     (0.35 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     32 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 28,993    

 

(a)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn International Select

Class A Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 23.39     $ 17.99     $ 31.74     $ 27.68     $ 20.36    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.08       0.10       0.20       0.04 (b)     0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.84       5.43       (13.41 )     5.91       7.29    
Total from Investment Operations     4.92       5.53       (13.21 )     5.95       7.32    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.30 )     (0.15 )           (0.12 )        
From net realized gains                 (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.30 )     (0.15 )     (0.54 )     (1.89 )        
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(c)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.02                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.01     $ 23.39     $ 17.99     $ 31.74     $ 27.68    
Total Return (d)     21.41 %     31.01 %     (42.30 )%     21.50 %(e)     35.97 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (f)     1.56 %     1.56 %     1.54 %     1.49 %     1.58 %  
Net investment income (f)     0.33 %     0.53 %     0.78 %     0.11 %     0.11 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(g)     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     56 %     68 %     57 %     47 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 71,668     $ 64,664     $ 46,522     $ 48,538     $ 22,599    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(g)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.34     $ 17.16     $ 30.50     $ 26.73     $ 19.80    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income/(loss) (a)     (0.06 )     (0.01 )     0.04       (0.13 )(b)     (0.12 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.62       5.17       (12.84 )     5.67       7.05    
Total from Investment Operations     4.56       5.16       (12.80 )     5.54       6.93    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.18 )                          
From net realized gains                 (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.18 )           (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(c)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (c)     0.02                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 26.72     $ 22.34     $ 17.16     $ 30.50     $ 26.73    
Total Return (d)     20.63 %(e)     30.19 %(e)     (42.68 )%     20.69 %(e)     35.00 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (f)     2.20 %     2.20 %     2.17 %     2.10 %     2.25 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (f)     (0.27 )%     (0.05 )%     0.16 %     (0.45 )%     (0.53 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.04 %     0.12 %           0.01 %     0.04 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     56 %     68 %     57 %     47 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 3,030     $ 3,887     $ 4,444     $ 11,941     $ 9,787    

 

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

(b)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Class C Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.21     $ 17.08     $ 30.42     $ 26.70     $ 19.80    
Net investment income/(loss) (a)     (0.10 )     (0.06 )     0.00 (b)     (0.20 )(c)     (0.15 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.60       5.17       (12.80 )     5.69       7.05    
Total from Investment Operations     4.50       5.11       (12.80 )     5.49       6.90    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.13 )                          
From net realized gains                 (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.13 )           (0.54 )     (1.77 )        
Redemption Fees  
Redemption fees added to paid in capital (a)(b)     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00    
Increase from regulatory settlements     0.00 (b)     0.02                      
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 26.58     $ 22.21     $ 17.08     $ 30.42     $ 26.70    
Total Return (d)     20.45 %     30.04 %     (42.79 )%     20.53 %(e)     34.85 %(e)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (f)     2.36 %     2.42 %     2.34 %     2.29 %     2.38 %  
Net investment income/(loss) (f)     (0.45 )%     (0.30 )%     0.01 %     (0.68 )%     (0.67 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.02 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     42 %     56 %     68 %     57 %     47 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 11,885     $ 11,096     $ 9,747     $ 13,023     $ 7,060    

 

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

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

(c)  Net investment income per share includes special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

(e)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

Class I Shares   Period ended
December 31,
 
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period    2010(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 26.11    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (b)     0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain     2.19    
Total from Investment Operations     2.22    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.33    
Total Return (c)(d)     8.50 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)(f)     1.14 %  
Net investment income (e)(f)     0.44 %  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     42 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 3    

 

(a)  Class I shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Select

Class A Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 22.81     $ 13.77     $ 27.89     $ 26.18     $ 22.47    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.18 )     (0.14 )     (0.18 )     (0.15 )     (0.13 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     5.31       9.18       (13.25 )     2.50       4.45    
Total from Investment Operations     5.13       9.04       (13.43 )     2.35       4.32    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income                             (0.02 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.59 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.61 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 27.94     $ 22.81     $ 13.77     $ 27.89     $ 26.18    
Total Return (b)     22.49 %     65.65 %     (49.31 )%(c)     8.92 %(d)     19.32 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     1.28 %     1.30 %     1.24 %     1.19 %     1.24 %  
Net investment loss (e)     (0.73 )%     (0.78 )%     (0.80 )%     (0.52 )%     (0.54 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.03 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     19 %     28 %     14 %     21 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 555,263     $ 522,443     $ 395,794     $ 1,117,941     $ 940,857    

 

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

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

(c)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by 0.101% and $0.01, respectively.

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 21.41     $ 13.02     $ 26.57     $ 25.13     $ 21.71    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.31 )     (0.24 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.28 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.96       8.63       (12.55 )     2.39       4.29    
Total from Investment Operations     4.65       8.39       (12.86 )     2.08       4.01    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.59 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 26.06     $ 21.41     $ 13.02     $ 26.57     $ 25.13    
Total Return (b)     21.72 %     64.44 %     (49.62 )%(c)     8.22 %(d)     18.54 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     1.92 %     2.01 %     1.87 %     1.79 %     1.91 %  
Net investment loss (e)     (1.39 )%     (1.49 )%     (1.43 )%     (1.12 )%     (1.21 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.01 %     0.03 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     19 %     28 %     14 %     21 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 72,203     $ 88,004     $ 73,152     $ 199,182     $ 214,260    

 

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

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

(c)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by 0.101% and $0.01, respectively.

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Select

Class C Shares   Year Ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 21.25     $ 12.94     $ 26.46     $ 25.07     $ 21.69    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment loss (a)     (0.34 )     (0.26 )     (0.34 )     (0.36 )     (0.31 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     4.92       8.57       (12.49 )     2.39       4.28    
Total from Investment Operations     4.58       8.31       (12.83 )     2.03       3.97    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net realized gains                 (0.69 )     (0.64 )     (0.59 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 25.83     $ 21.25     $ 12.94     $ 26.46     $ 25.07    
Total Return (b)     21.55 %     64.22 %     (49.71 )%(c)     8.04 %(d)     18.37 %(d)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)     2.07 %     2.14 %     2.04 %     1.98 %     2.04 %  
Net investment loss (e)     (1.52 )%     (1.62 )%     (1.60 )%     (1.31 )%     (1.34 )%  
Waiver/Reimbursement                       0.00 %(f)     0.03 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     28 %     19 %     28 %     14 %     21 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 98,445     $ 93,121     $ 70,962     $ 197,100     $ 173,152    

 

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

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

(c)  Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the Adviser for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement increased total return and net asset value per share by 0.101% and $0.01, respectively.

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

Class I Shares   Period Ended
December 31,
 
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the period    2010(a)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 24.74    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (b)     0.01    
Net realized and unrealized gain     3.99    
Total from Investment Operations     4.00    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 28.74    
Total Return (c)(d)     16.17 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)(f)     0.91 %  
Net investment income (e)(f)     0.18 %  
Portfolio turnover rate (d)     28 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 7,832    

 

(a)  Class I Shares commenced operations on September 27, 2010. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

(d)  Not annualized.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

(f)  Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

Class A Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.90     $ 8.26     $ 12.31     $ 12.59     $ 12.49    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.19       0.11       0.22       0.49       0.45    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     1.67       2.53       (3.98 )     0.53       0.84    
Total from Investment Operations     1.86       2.64       (3.76 )     1.02       1.29    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.00 )(b)     (0.22 )     (0.51 )     (0.47 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.07 )     (0.79 )     (0.72 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.18 )     (0.00 )(b)     (0.29 )     (1.30 )     (1.19 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.58     $ 10.90     $ 8.26     $ 12.31     $ 12.59    
Total Return (c)(d)     17.28 %     31.98 %     (30.67 )%     8.19 %     10.56 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (e)(f)     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %     0.50 %  
Net investment income (f)     1.64 %     1.17 %     1.99 %     3.75 %     3.53 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.22 %     0.28 %     0.18 %     0.18 %     0.20 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     118 %     17 %     130 %     128 %     66 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 44,527     $ 42,976     $ 41,032     $ 53,246     $ 58,013    

 

(a)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

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

(d)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(e)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(f)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

Class B Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.93     $ 8.32     $ 12.38     $ 12.62     $ 12.51    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.13       0.06       0.16       0.42       0.38    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     1.67       2.55       (4.00 )     0.54       0.84    
Total from Investment Operations     1.80       2.61       (3.84 )     0.96       1.22    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.09 )           (0.15 )     (0.41 )     (0.39 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.07 )     (0.79 )     (0.72 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.09 )           (0.22 )     (1.20 )     (1.11 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.64     $ 10.93     $ 8.32     $ 12.38     $ 12.62    
Total Return (b)(c)     16.64 %     31.37 %     (31.10 )%     7.71 %     9.91 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (d)(e)     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.00 %     1.06 %  
Net investment income (e)     1.10 %     0.64 %     1.45 %     3.25 %     2.99 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.28 %     0.32 %     0.20 %     0.19 %     0.23 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     118 %     17 %     130 %     128 %     66 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 28,752     $ 32,758     $ 36,673     $ 67,709     $ 72,367    

 

(a)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

(c)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(d)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Thermostat Fund

Class C Shares   Year ended December 31,  
Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period    2010   2009   2008   2007   2006  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 10.91     $ 8.33     $ 12.37     $ 12.62     $ 12.51    
Income from Investment Operations  
Net investment income (a)     0.10       0.03       0.13       0.39       0.36    
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)     1.68       2.55       (3.97 )     0.53       0.84    
Total from Investment Operations     1.78       2.58       (3.84 )     0.92       1.20    
Less Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income     (0.07 )           (0.13 )     (0.38 )     (0.37 )  
From net realized gains                 (0.07 )     (0.79 )     (0.72 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (0.07 )           (0.20 )     (1.17 )     (1.09 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.62     $ 10.91     $ 8.33     $ 12.37     $ 12.62    
Total Return (b)(c)     16.43 %     30.97 %     (31.20 )%     7.36 %     9.72 %  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data  
Net expenses (d)(e)     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %     1.25 %  
Net investment income (e)     0.88 %     0.39 %     1.23 %     3.02 %     2.81 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.24 %     0.30 %     0.20 %     0.19 %     0.23 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     118 %     17 %     130 %     128 %     66 %  
Net assets at end of period (000s)   $ 21,866     $ 21,090     $ 24,383     $ 26,908     $ 27,375    

 

(a)  Per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. Recognition of net investment income by the Fund is affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.

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

(c)  Had the Adviser and/or Transfer Agent not waived fees and/or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

(d)  Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.

(e)  The benefits derived from custody fees paid indirectly had an impact of less than 0.01%.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

1.  Nature of Operations

Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund (the Funds) are each a series of Columbia Acorn Trust (the Trust), an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust. The investment objective of each Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Columbia Thermostat Fund pursues its investment objective by investing in shares of other mutual funds. As a "fund of funds" under normal circumstances, the Fund allocates at least 95% of its net assets among a selected group of stock and bond mutual funds (portfolio funds) according to the current level of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index in relation to predetermined ranges set by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (the Adviser). The Fund may invest up to 5% of its net assets plus any cash received that day in cash, repurchase agreements, high quality short-term paper and government securities.

Each Fund may issue an unlimited number of shares. Each Fund currently has five classes of shares: – Class A, Class B, Class C, Class I and Class Z – except Columbia Thermostat Fund, which does not have Class I shares. Effective February 29, 2008, the Funds no longer offer Class B shares (other than through dividend reinvestment).

Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge. Class A shares bought without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million up to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are redeemed within 12 months of the date of purchase.

Class B shares are subject to a CDSC if redeemed within six years of purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares automatically eight years after purchase.

Class C shares are offered at net asset value but are subject to a CDSC on redemptions made within one year after purchase.

Class I shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class I shares.

Class Z shares are offered at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on who may purchase Class Z shares. Generally, Class Z shares of a Fund may be exchanged for shares of another fund distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. at no additional charge.

The financial highlights for the Fund's Class Z shares are presented in a separate annual report.

Investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain fund-level expenses are allocated pro rata on the basis of the relative net assets of all classes, except that each class bears certain expenses specific to that class such as distribution services, transfer agency, and certain other class specific expenses. Differences in class expenses may result in payment of different dividend distributions for each class. All of the Funds' share classes have equal rights with respect to voting, subject to Fund or class specific matters.

2.  Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

>Security valuation

Securities of the Funds are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. With respect to Columbia Thermostat Fund, investments in portfolio funds are valued at their net asset values as reported by the portfolio funds. A security traded on a securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Funds have retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systematic methodology to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of


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the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund's investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

Level 2 – prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

Level 3 – prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management's own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

Examples of the types of securities in which the Funds would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Fund's Valuation Committee that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Funds' Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

>Repurchase agreements

Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions. Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing repurchase agreements. The counterparty is required to maintain collateral that is at all times at least equal to the repurchase price including interest. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

>Foreign currency translations

Values of investments denominated in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars using the New York spot market rate of exchange at the time of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income are translated into U.S. dollars using the spot market rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The gain or loss resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates is included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate.

>Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

Columbia Acorn International may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to seek to minimize the risk from adverse changes in the relationship between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the interpolated forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies and any market gain or loss, arising from the difference between the original value and the current value of such contract, is included as a component of unrealized gain/(loss) on the Statements of Operations. Open forward foreign currency exchange contracts, if any, are disclosed in the Notes to the Statement of Investments. As forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed the resulting gain or loss, arising from the difference between the original value of the contract and the closing value of such contract, is included as a component of realized gain/(loss) on the Statements of Operations.

A forward foreign currency exchange contract would limit the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of a particular currency; however, it also would limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency increase instead of decrease. These contracts may involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to counterparty risks if counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The counterparty risk exposure is, therefore, closely monitored and contracts are only executed with high credit quality financial institutions.

A Fund may use forward foreign currency exchange contracts to buy or sell a foreign currency when the Adviser believes it has exposure to a foreign currency which may suffer or enjoy a movement against another foreign currency to which


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the Fund has exposure. A Fund will not attempt to hedge all of its foreign portfolio positions.

For additional information on derivative instruments, please see Note 5.

>Securities lending

Each Fund, except Columbia Thermostat Fund, may lend securities up to one-third of the value of its total assets to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income. In lending its securities, the Fund retains the benefits of owning the securities, including receipt of dividends or interest generated by the security. Each Fund also receives a fee for the loan. Each Fund has the ability to recall the loans at any time and could do so in order to vote proxies or to sell the loaned securities. Each loan is collateralized by cash that exceeds the value of the securities on loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined daily at the close of business of each Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to each Fund on the next business day. Each Fund has elected to invest the cash collateral in the Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund, and the income earned is paid to each Fund, net of any fees remitted to Goldman Sachs Agency Lending as the lending agent and net of any borrower rebates. The Adviser does not retain any fees earned by the lending program. Generally, in the event of borrower default, a Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event a Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to a Fund. Some of these losses may be indemnified by the lending agent. Each Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

The net lending income earned in 2010 by each Fund is included in the Statements of Operations.

>Security transactions and investment income

Security transactions, investment income and shareholder fund transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income and realized gain distributions from other funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Funds. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of discounts on debt obligations when required for federal income tax purposes. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.

Awards, if any, from class action litigation related to securities owned may be recorded as a reduction of cost of those securities. If the applicable securities are no longer owned, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

The Funds estimate the tax character of distributions from real estate investment trusts (REITs). Distributions received in excess of income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments. If the applicable securities are no longer owned, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

>Restricted securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer's expense either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees.

>Fund share valuation

Fund shares are sold and redeemed on a daily basis at net asset value, subject to any applicable sales charge. Net asset value per share is determined daily as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on each day the NYSE is open for trading. Generally, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gain/(losses) of a Fund are allocated to each class proportionately on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. The Rule 12b-1 service and distribution fees and transfer agency fees are charged to each specific class as expenses are incurred. Redemption fees are accounted for as an addition to paid in capital for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

>Custody fees/credits

Custody fees are reduced based on each Fund's cash balances maintained with the custodian. The amount is disclosed as a reduction of total expenses on the Statements of Operations.

>Federal income taxes

It is each Fund's policy to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to regulated investment companies and, in the manner provided therein, distribute substantially all their taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of investments and foreign currency transactions reportable for federal income tax purposes. Columbia Thermostat Fund distributes all of its taxable income, as well as any net realized gain on sales of portfolio fund shares and any distributions of net realized gains received by


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the Fund from its portfolio funds, reportable for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, the Funds paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.

>Foreign capital gains taxes

Realized gains in certain countries may be subject to foreign taxes at the fund level, at rates ranging from approximately 10% to 15%. The Funds accrue for such foreign taxes on net realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction.

>Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

>Indemnification

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

3.  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. Reclassifications are made to the Funds' capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for net operating losses, foreign currency transactions, passive foreign investment company (PFIC) adjustments, short-term capital gain distributions from investments in mutual funds and proceeds from litigation settlements were identified and reclassified among the components of each Fund's net assets as follows:

    Undistributed/
(Overdistributed) or
(Accumulated) Net
Investment Income
(Loss)
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Paid-in
Capital
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 590     $ (589 )   $ (1 )  
Columbia Acorn International     43,968       (42,361 )     (1,607 )  
Columbia Acorn USA     6,009             (6,009 )  
Columbia Acorn
International Select
    330       (284 )     (46 )  
Columbia Acorn Select     2,926       (2,926 )        
Columbia Thermostat Fund     92       (92 )        

 

Net investment income/(loss) and net realized gains/(losses), as disclosed on the Statements of Operations, and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:

    December 31, 2010   December 31, 2009  
    Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Ordinary
Income*
  Long-Term
Capital Gains
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 21,020     $ 496,293     $ 20,981     $    
Columbia Acorn
International
    122,919             60,207          
Columbia Acorn USA                          
Columbia Acorn
International Select
    6,107             3,533          
Columbia Acorn Select                          
Columbia Thermostat
Fund
    1,666             122          

 

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

As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation*
 
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 38,838     $ 183,753     $ 6,469,997    
Columbia Acorn International     156,914             1,662,843    
Columbia Acorn USA                 513,833    
Columbia Acorn International
Select
    5,840             112,829    
Columbia Acorn Select     31,148             598,661    
Columbia Thermostat Fund     1,509             18,580    

 

*The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales and PFIC adjustments.

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of December 31, 2010, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Year of Expiration      
    2011-
2015
  2016   2017   2018   Total  
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn
International
  $     $     $ 386,385     $     $ 386,385    
Columbia Acorn USA                 28,408             28,408    
Columbia Acorn
International Select
                36,610             36,610    
Columbia Acorn Select           3,592       115,445             119,037    
Columbia Thermostat
Fund
          5,193       21,738       2,954       29,885    

 

Capital loss carryforwards that were utilized for the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:

(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 409,911    
Columbia Acorn International     238,546    
Columbia Acorn USA     85,334    
Columbia Acorn International Select     40,289    
Columbia Acorn Select     8,679    


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Notes to Financial Statements, continued

Management is required to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized by the Funds is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. However, management's conclusions 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). The Funds' federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

4.  Transactions with Affiliates

CWAM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC (CMIA), (formerly, Riversource Investments, LLC), which in turn is a, wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). CWAM furnishes continuing investment supervision to the Funds and is responsible for the overall management of the Funds' business affairs.

After the close of business on April 30, 2010 (the Closing), Ameriprise Financial acquired from Bank of America Corporation (BoA), a portion of the asset management business of Columbia Management Group, LLC, including 100% of CWAM. On May 27, 2010, the shareholders of the Funds approved a new investment advisory agreement with CWAM to provide advisory services to the Funds. There were no changes to the Funds' advisory fee rate under the new agreement.

CWAM receives a monthly advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Fund

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $700 million     0.74 %  
$700 million to $2 billion     0.69 %  
$2 billion to $6 billion     0.64 %  
$6 billion and over     0.63 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $100 million     1.19 %  
$100 million to $500 million     0.94 %  
$500 million and over     0.74 %  

 

Columbia Acorn USA

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $200 million     0.94 %  
$200 million to $500 million     0.89 %  
$500 million to $2 billion     0.84 %  
$2 billion to $3 billion     0.80 %  
$3 billion and over     0.70 %  

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $500 million     0.94 %  
$500 million and over     0.90 %  

 

Columbia Acorn Select

Average Daily Net Assets   Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $700 million     0.85 %  
$700 million to $2 billion     0.80 %  
$2 billion to $3 billion     0.75 %  
$3 billion and over     0.70 %  

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

    Annual
Fee Rate
 
All Average Daily Net Assets     0.10 %  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds' effective investment advisory fee rates were as follows:

Columbia Acorn Fund     0.64 %  
Columbia Acorn International     0.77 %  
Columbia Acorn USA     0.86 %  
Columbia Acorn International Select     0.94 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     0.82 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund     0.10 %  

 

>Expense Limit

CWAM has voluntarily agreed to reimburse the ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any) after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, exceeding annually the average daily net assets of the Funds as follows:

Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I  
Columbia Acorn
International Select
    1.70 %     2.20 %     2.45 %     1.30 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     1.60 %     2.10 %     2.35 %     1.25 %  

 

This arrangement may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM on 30 days notice.

CWAM has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of Columbia Thermostat Fund so that the ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, interest and fees on borrowings, and expenses


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associated with the Fund's investment in other investment companies, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed 0.25% annually of the Fund's average daily net assets through April 30, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue thereafter.

Expenses reimbursed by CWAM to Columbia Acorn International Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund for the year ended December 31, 2010, were $1,817 and $266,413, respectively.

CWAM provides administrative services and receives an administration fee from the Funds at the following annual rates:

Columbia Acorn Trust

Aggregate Average Daily
Net Assets of the Trust:
  Annual
Fee Rate
 
Up to $8 billion     0.050 %  
$8 billion to $16 billion     0.040 %  
$16 billion to $35 billion     0.030 %  
$35 billion to $45 billion     0.025 %  
$45 billion and over     0.015 %  

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010, each Fund's effective administration fee rate was 0.04% of average daily net assets. Prior to the Closing, CWAM had delegated to Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (CMA) an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (BOA), responsibility to provide certain sub-administrative services to the Funds. Following the Closing, Columbia Management succeeded CMA as sub-administrator and continued providing certain sub-administrative services to the Funds.

Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of BOA, served as the Funds' distributor and principal underwriter. In connection with the Closing, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., (formerly, Riversource Fund Distributors, Inc.) (CMID) a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the distributor of the Funds. There were no changes to the underwriting discount structure of the Funds or the service or distribution fee rates paid by the Funds as a result of the Closing.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund have been advised that CMDI retained $420,069 in underwriting discounts in connection with redemptions of Class A shares and received CDSCs of $4,038, $213,466 and $48,376, in connection with Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

Each Fund has adopted a Rule 12b-1 (distribution and service) plan which requires it to pay CMID a monthly service fee equal to 0.25% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares and a monthly distribution fee equal to 0.50% and 0.75%, annually, of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares, respectively. CMID receives no compensation with respect to Class Z shares.

Prior to the Closing, Columbia Management Services, Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provided shareholder services to the Funds and contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. Following the Closing, Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (CMIS), (formerly, Riversource Service Corporation), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, became the transfer agent of the Funds. The transfer agent fee rates paid by the Funds did not change as a result of the change in transfer agent. For its services, each Fund pays CMIS a monthly fee at the annual rate of $17.00 per open account. CMIS also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses. The arrangement with BFDS has been continued by CMIS.

Class I shares do not pay transfer agent fees.

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers of CWAM. The Trust makes no direct payments to its officers and trustees who are affiliated with CWAM.

The Board of Trustees appointed a Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer. Those expenses are disclosed separately as "Chief compliance officer expenses" in the Statements of Operations.

The Trust offers a deferred compensation plan for its independent trustees. Under that plan, a trustee may elect to defer all or a portion of his or her compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Trust and may represent an unfunded obligation of the Trust. The value of amounts deferred is determined by reference to the change in value of Class Z shares of one or more series of the Trust or a money market fund specified by the trustee. Benefits under the deferred compensation plan are payable when the trustee ceases to be a member of the Board of Trustees.

An affiliated person of a Fund may include any company in which a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. On December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA and


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

Columbia Acorn Select each held five percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of one or more companies. Details of investments in those affiliated companies are presented on pages 35, 36, 47, 58 and 70, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Funds engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. Those transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and were as follows:

    Purchases   Sales  
(in thousands)  
Columbia Acorn Fund   $ 12,585     $ 683    
Columbia Acorn International     7,383       1,715    
Columbia Acorn USA     704       1,016    
Columbia Acorn International Select     334       381    
Columbia Acorn Select     1,350       12,647    

 

5.  Objectives and Strategies for Investing in Derivative Instruments

Columbia Acorn International uses derivative instruments including forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to meet its investment objectives. The Fund employs strategies in differing combinations to permit it to increase, decrease or change the level of exposure to market risk factors. The achievement of any strategy involving derivatives depends on analysis of various risk factors, and if the strategies for the use of derivatives do not work as intended, the Fund may not achieve its investment objectives.

In pursuit of its investment objectives, the Fund is exposed to the following market risks:

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk: Foreign exchange rate risk relates to the change in the U.S. dollar value of a security held that is denominated in a foreign currency. The U.S. dollar value of a foreign-currency-denominated security will decrease as the dollar appreciates against the currency, while the U.S. dollar value will increase as the dollar depreciates against the currency.

The following note provides more detailed information about the derivative type held by the Columbia Acorn International:

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to shift its investment exposure from one currency to another.

The Fund used forward foreign currency exchange contracts to shift its U.S. dollar exposure in order to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies relative to its benchmark and/or to recover an underweight country exposure in its portfolio relative to its benchmark.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to seek to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between the trade and settlement dates of the contract. The Fund may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of securities. The Fund may also enter into these contracts to seek to reduce the exposure to adverse price movements in certain other foreign-currency-denominated assets. Contracts to buy are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are used to reduce the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which become realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund's portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Fund could also be exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn International entered into 146 forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

The following table is a summary of the value of Columbia Acorn International's derivative instruments as of December 31, 2010.

  Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

    Asset  
    Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
  Fair
Value
 
(in thousands)  
 
 
 
  Unrealized appreciation on
forward foreign currency
exchange contracts
  $11,287  


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The effect of derivative instruments on Columbia Acorn International's Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

Amount of Realized Gain or (Loss) and Change in Unrealized Appreciation or (Depreciation)
on Derivatives Recognized in Income

    Risk
Exposure
  Realized
Gain/(Loss)
  Change
in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
(in thousands)  
Forward foreign
currency
exchange
contracts
  Foreign Exchange
Rate Risk
  $ 34,627     $ 8,803    

 

6.  Borrowing Arrangements

The Trust participates in a $150 million credit facility, along with another Trust managed by CWAM, which was entered into to facilitate portfolio liquidity. Under the facility, interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the higher of Federal Funds Rate or Overnight LIBOR plus 1.25%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the unutilized line of credit was accrued and apportioned among the participating funds based on their relative net assets. The commitment fee is included in "Other expenses" in the Statements of Operations. No amounts were borrowed by any Fund under this facility for the year ended December 31, 2010. The Trust enters into this line of credit for one year durations. The Trust has secured the line of credit for the entire year of 2011.

7.  Investment Transactions

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2010, were:

Columbia Acorn Fund

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 4,129,651    
Proceeds from sales     4,459,270    

 

Columbia Acorn International

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 1,668,861    
Proceeds from sales     1,164,147    

 

Columbia Acorn USA

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 454,468    
Proceeds from sales     469,161    

 

Columbia Acorn International Select

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 163,811    
Proceeds from sales     204,032    

 

Columbia Acorn Select

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 580,228    
Proceeds from sales     529,594    

 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

(in thousands)  
Investment securities      
Purchases   $ 146,478    
Proceeds from sales     174,366    

 

8.  Redemption Fees

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the redemption fees imposed by Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select amounted to approximately $239,708 and $10,223, respectively, and are accounted for as additions to paid in capital. Effective September 1, 2010, Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select ceased to impose redemption fees.

9.  Regulatory Settlements with Third Parties

During the year ended December 31, 2010, Columbia Acorn International and Columbia Acorn International Select received payments totaling $446,565 and $46,265, respectively, representing distributions from a fair fund established in connection with a regulatory settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and a third party broker dealer relating to alleged market timing and late trading in mutual funds, including the Funds. The payments have been included in "Increase from regulatory settlements" in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

10.  Information Regarding Pending and Settled Legal Proceedings

In June 2004, an action captioned John E. Gallus et al. v. American Express Financial Corp. and American Express Financial Advisors Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The plaintiffs allege that they are investors in several American Express Company (now known as legacy RiverSource) mutual funds and they purport to bring the action derivatively on behalf of those funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The plaintiffs allege that fees allegedly paid to the defendants by the funds for investment advisory and administrative services are excessive. The plaintiffs seek remedies including restitution and rescission of


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Notes to Financial Statements, continued

investment advisory and distribution agreements. The plaintiffs voluntarily agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (the District Court). In response to defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, the District Court dismissed one of plaintiffs' four claims and granted plaintiffs limited discovery. Defendants moved for summary judgment in April 2007. Summary judgment was granted in the defendants' favor on July 9, 2007. The plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (the Eighth Circuit) on August 8, 2007. On April 8, 2009, the Eighth Circuit reversed summary judgment and remanded to the District Court for further proceedings. On August 6, 2009, defendants filed a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court (the Supreme Court), asking the Supreme Court to stay the District Court proceedings while the Supreme Court considers and rules in a case captioned Jones v. Harris Associates, which involves issues of law similar to those presented in the Gallus case. On March 30, 2010, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Jones v. Harris Associates, and on April 5, 2010, the Supreme Court vacated the Eighth Circuit's decision in the Gallus case and remanded the case to the Eighth Circuit for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On June 4, 2010, the Eighth Circuit remanded the Gallus case to the District Court for further consideration in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. Harris Associates. On December 9, 2010, the District Court reinstated its July 9, 2007 summary judgment order in favor of the defendants. On January 10, 2011, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Eighth Circuit.

In December 2005, without admitting or denying the allegations, American Express Financial Corporation (AEFC, which is now known as Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial)), entered into settlement agreements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Minnesota Department of Commerce (MDOC) related to market timing activities. As a result, AEFC was censured and ordered to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of certain provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and various Minnesota laws. AEFC agreed to pay disgorgement of $10 million and civil money penalties of $7 million. AEFC also agreed to retain an independent distribution consultant to assist in developing a plan for distribution of all disgorgement and civil penalties ordered by the SEC in accordance with various undertakings detailed at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/ia-2451.pdf. Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates have cooperated with the SEC and the MDOC in these legal proceedings, and have made regular reports to the RiverSource, Seligman and Threadneedle funds' Boards of Directors/Trustees.

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 Funds are 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 Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds. Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the 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 Funds. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Funds, 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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CWAM and the Trustees of the Trust (collectively, the Columbia defendants) were named as defendants in class and derivative complaints that were consolidated in a Multi-District Action (the MDL Action) in the federal district court of Maryland. These lawsuits contend that defendants permitted certain investors to market time their trades in certain Columbia Acorn Funds. The MDL Action is ongoing. However, all claims against the Trust and the Independent Trustees of the Trust have been dismissed.

Columbia Acorn Trust and CWAM are also defendants in a state court class action lawsuit that alleges, in summary, that the Trust and CWAM exposed shareholders of Columbia Acorn International to trading by market timers by allegedly: (a) failing to properly evaluate daily whether a significant event affecting


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the value of the Fund's securities had occurred after foreign markets had closed but before the calculation of the Fund's net asset value (NAV); (b) failing to implement the Fund's portfolio valuation and share pricing policies and procedures; and (c) failing to know and implement applicable rules and regulations concerning the calculation of NAV (the Fair Valuation Lawsuit). The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the plaintiffs' state law claims were preempted under federal law, resulting in the dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint. Plaintiffs appealed the Seventh Circuit's ruling to the United States Supreme Court. The Supreme Court reversed the Seventh Circuit's ruling on jurisdictional grounds and the case was remanded to the state court.

On March 21, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against the Trust and CWAM seeking to rescind the contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) assessed upon redemption of Class B shares of the Columbia Acorn Funds (the CDSC Lawsuit). In addition to the rescission of sales charges, plaintiffs seek recovery of actual damages, attorneys' fees and costs. The case was transferred to the MDL Action in the federal district court of Maryland.

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL Action, including the Columbia family of funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to all Columbia-related claims in the MDL Action described above, including the CDSC and Fair Valuation Lawsuits.

On April 23, 2010, the parties to the MDL Action filed a motion seeking: (a) preliminary approval of the MDL settlements; (b) the conditional certification of the plaintiff class for purposes of settlement; (c) approval of the form and manner of giving notice to the plaintiff class of the proposed settlements; and, (d) approval of the proposed schedule for various deadlines in connection with the final settlement hearing. The motion was presented to and approved by the court on May 7, 2010.

On October 21, 2010, the court held a final hearing regarding the MDL settlements and on October 25, 2010 issued a final judgment and related orders that: (a) approved the settlements as fair, reasonable and adequate, and in the best interests of members of both the plaintiff class and current shareholders of the Columbia funds, including the Columbia Acorn Funds; (b) dismissed with prejudice all complaints against the Columbia defendants; and (c) approved a plan of distribution for the amounts due to the plaintiff class as established in the settlements. The orders of settlement do not create any liability for the Columbia Acorn Funds.

CWAM believes that the lawsuits described in the four preceding paragraphs are not likely to materially affect its ability to provide investment management services to the Funds.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Columbia Acorn Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the statement of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Acorn Fund, Columbia Acorn International, Columbia Acorn USA, Columbia Acorn International Select, Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Thermostat Fund (each a series of the Columbia Acorn Trust, hereinafter referred to as the "Funds") at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as "financial statements") are the responsibility of the Funds' management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and transfer agent, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 16, 2011


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Federal Income Tax Information (in thousands) (Unaudited) — Class A, B, C, I and Z shares

Columbia Acorn Fund

The Fund hereby designates as a capital gain dividend with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 $714,049, or, if subsequently determined to be different, the net capital gain of such year.

100.00% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

For non-corporate shareholders 100.00%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Acorn International

Foreign taxes paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 of $7,871 and $1,789, respectively, are being passed through to shareholders. These represent $0.05 and $0.01 per share, respectively. Eligible shareholders may claim these amounts as a foreign tax credit.

Gross income derived from sources within foreign countries was $104,523 ($0.70 per share) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Acorn International Select

Foreign taxes paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, of $516 are being passed through to shareholders. This represents $0.03 per share. Eligible shareholders may claim this amount as a foreign tax credit.

Gross income derived from sources within foreign countries was $8,297 ($0.52 per share) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

Columbia Thermostat Fund

For non-corporate shareholders, 100.00% or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 may represent qualified dividend income.

100.00% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.


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Board of Trustees and Management of
Columbia Acorn Funds

Each trustee may serve a term of unlimited duration. The Trust's By-laws generally require that a trustee retire at the end of the calendar year in which the trustee attains the age of 75 years. The trustees appoint their own successors, provided that at least two-thirds of the trustees, after such appointment, have been elected by shareholders. Shareholders may remove a trustee, with or without cause, upon the vote of two-thirds of the Trust's outstanding shares at any meeting called for that purpose. A trustee may be removed, with or without cause, upon the vote of a majority of the trustees. The names of the trustees and officers of the Trust, the date each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, number of portfolios in the fund complex they oversee, and other directorships they hold, are shown below. Each trustee serves in such capacity for each of the six series of Columbia Acorn Trust and for each of the four series of Wanger Advisors Trust.

The address for the trustees and officers of the Trust is Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606. The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds' trustees and officers. You may obtain a free copy of the Statement of Additional Information by writing or calling toll-free:

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
Shareholder Services Group
227 W. Monroe, Suite 3000
Chicago IL 60606
1-800-922-6769

Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Trustees who are not interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Laura M. Born, 45,
Trustee
  2007   Adjunct Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; formerly, Managing Director – Investment Banking, JP Morgan Chase & Co. (broker/dealer) 2002-2007; prior thereto, associated with JP Morgan as an investment professional since 1991.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Michelle L. Collins, 50,
Trustee
  2008   President, Cambium LLC (financial advisory firm) since 2007; Advisory Board Member, Svoboda Capital Partners LLC (private equity firm) since 2007; Managing Director Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, 1998-2006.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Bucyrus International, Inc. (mining equipment manufacturer); Molex, Inc. (electronics components manufacturer); CDW Corporation (electronics components manufacturer) (until October 2007).  
Maureen M. Culhane, 62,
Trustee
  2007   Retired. Formerly, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (investment adviser), 2005-2007, and Vice President (Consultant) – Strategic Relationship Management, Goldman Sachs & Co., 1999-2005.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Margaret M. Eisen, 57,
Trustee
  2002   Chief Investment Officer, EAM International LLC (corporate finance and asset management) since 2003; Managing Director, CFA Institute, 2005-2008.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Antigenics, Inc. (biotechnology and pharmaceuticals) (until June 2009).  
John C. Heaton, 51,
Trustee
  2010   Joseph L. Gidwitz Professor of Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; financial consultant.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Steven N. Kaplan, 51,
Trustee and Vice Chairman of the Board
  1999   Neubauer Family Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Accretive Health, Inc. (healthcare management services provider); Morningstar, Inc. (provider of independent investment research).  
David C. Kleinman, 75,
Trustee(1)
  1972   Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; business consultant.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust; Sonic Foundry, Inc. (rich media systems and software).  
Allan B. Muchin, 74,
Trustee
  1998   Chairman Emeritus, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (law firm).   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
David B. Small, 54,
Trustee
  2010   Managing Director, Chairman of Investment Committee, Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. (investment adviser).   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  


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Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Trustees who are not interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust: (continued)    
James A. Star, 49,
Trustee and Chairman of the Board
  2006   President, Longview Asset Management LLC (investment adviser) since 2003; associated with Longview or its predecessors and affiliates since 1994.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Trustees who are interested persons of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Charles P. McQuaid, 57,
Trustee and President(2)
  1992   President and Chief Investment Officer, CWAM or its predecessors, since October 2003; associated with CWAM or its predecessors as an investment professional since 1978.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
David J. Rudis, 57,
Trustee(3)
  2010   National Checking and Debit Executive, and Illinois President, Bank of America, 2007 to 2009; President, Consumer Banking Group, LaSalle National Bank, 2004 to 2007.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Trustee Emeritus    
Ralph Wanger, 76,
Trustee Emeritus(4)
  1970   Founder, CWAM. Formerly, President, Chief Investment Officer and portfolio manager, CWAM or its predecessors, July 1992 – September 2003; Director, Wanger Investment Company PLC; Consultant, CWAM or its predecessors, September 2003 – September 2005.   10   Wanger Advisors Trust  
Officers of Columbia Acorn Trust:    
Ben Andrews, 44,
Vice President
  2004   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 1998; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2004.   10   None  
Michael G. Clarke, 41,
Assistant Treasurer
  2004   Vice President, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC since May 2010; Managing Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from September 2004 to April 2010; senior officer of Columbia Family of Funds and affiliated funds since 2002.   10   None  
Joseph F. DiMaria, 43,
Assistant Treasurer
  2010   Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, since May 2010; Director of Fund Administration, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC from January 2006 to April 2010; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer, Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, from November 2004 to December 2005.   10   None  
P. Zachary Egan, 42,
Vice President
  2003   Director of International Research, CWAM or its predecessors, since December 2004; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust since 2003 and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2007; portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 1999.   10   None  
John Kunka, 40,
Assistant Treasurer
  2006   Director of Accounting and Operations, CWAM or its predecessors, since May 2006; Manager of Mutual Fund Operations, Calamos Advisors, Inc. (investment advisor), September 2005 – May 2006; prior thereto, Manager of Mutual Fund Administration, Van Kampen Investments.   10   None  
Joseph C. LaPalm, 41,
Vice President
  2006   Chief Compliance Officer, CWAM since 2005; prior thereto, compliance officer, William Blair & Company (investment firm).   10   None  

 


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Name, Position(s)
with Columbia Acorn
Trust and Age at
December 31, 2010
  Year First
Elected or
Appointed
to Office*
  Principal Occupation(s)
during
Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee/Officer
  Other
Directorships
in addition to
Columbia Acorn Trust
 
Officers of Columbia Acorn Trust: (continued)    
Bruce H. Lauer, 53,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
  1995   Chief Operating Officer, CWAM or its predecessors, since April 2000; Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 1995; Director, Wanger Investment Company PLC; formerly, Director, Banc of America Capital Management (Ireland) Ltd.; and formerly, Director, Bank of America Global Liquidity Funds, PLC.   10   None  
Louis J. Mendes III, 46,
Vice President
  2003   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since 2001; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust since 2003 and Wanger Advisors Trust since 2005.   10   None  
Robert A. Mohn, 49,
Vice President
  1997   Director of Domestic Research, CWAM or its predecessors, since March 2004; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 1997; portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since August 1992.   10   None  
Christopher J. Olson, 46,
Vice President
  2001   Portfolio manager and analyst, CWAM or its predecessors, since January 2001; Vice President, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 2001.   10   None  
Scott R. Plummer, 51
Assistant Secretary
  2010   Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (or its predecessor) since June 2005; Vice President and Lead Chief Counsel – Asset Management, Ameriprise Financial since May 2010 (previously Vice President and Chief Counsel – Asset Management, from 2005 to April 2010, and Vice President – Asset Management Compliance from 2004 to 2005); Vice President, Chief Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (or its predecessor) since 2008; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Ameriprise Certificate Company since 2005; Chief Counsel, RiverSource Distributors, Inc. from 2006 to 2010; Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, RiverSource Funds, since December 2006; Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Columbia Family of Funds since May 2010.   10   None  
Christopher O. Petersen, 41
Assistant Secretary
  2010   Vice President and Chief Counsel, Ameriprise Financial since January 2010 (formerly Vice President and Group Counsel or Counsel from April 2004 to January 2010); Assistant Secretary of RiverSource Funds since January 2007.   10   None  
Robert P. Scales, 58,
Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  2004   Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Columbia Acorn Trust and Wanger Advisors Trust, since 2004.   10   None  
Linda Roth-Wiszowaty, 41,
Assistant Secretary
  2006   Business support analyst, CWAM, since April 2007; prior thereto executive administrator, CWAM or its predecessors, and executive assistant to the Chief Operating Officer of CWAM or its predecessors.   10   None  

 

*  Dates prior to April 1992 correspond to the date of first election or appointment as a trustee or officers of The Acorn Fund, Inc., the predecessor trust to Columbia Acorn Trust.

(1)  Mr. Kleinman retired at the end of calendar year 2010.

(2)  Mr. McQuaid is an "interested person" of Columbia Acorn Trust and of CWAM, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 because he is an officer of the Trust and of CWAM.

(3)  Mr. Rudis commenced service as a Trustee on January 1, 2011. Mr. Rudis is an "interested person" of Columbia Acorn Trust, as defined in the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("Order") entered into in February 2005 by Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (an indirect subsidiary of Bank of America Corporate ("BOA")) and Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (an indirect subsidiary of BOA), because of his former employment as a BOA executive.

(4)  As permitted under the Columbia Acorn Trust's By-Laws, Mr. Wanger serves as a non-voting Trustee Emeritus of the Trust.

 


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Fourth Quarter Class A, B, C and I Share Information (Unaudited)

Minimum Initial Investment in
all Funds
 
 
 
$2,000 for most
Investors
$1,000 for an IRA
 
Minimum Subsequent
Investment in all Funds
 
$100
 
Exchange Fee   None  

 

 

Columbia Acorn Fund   Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I**  
Management Fees     0.64 %     0.64 %     0.64 %     0.64 %  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %     0.00 %  
Other Expenses     0.18 %     0.30 %     0.21 %     0.07 %  
Net Expense Ratio     1.07 %     1.69 %     1.85 %     0.71 %  
Columbia Acorn International   Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I**  
Management Fees     0.77 %     0.77 %     0.77 %     0.77 %  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %     0.00 %  
Other Expenses     0.33 %     0.44 %     0.34 %     0.17 %  
Net Expense Ratio     1.35 %     1.96 %     2.11 %     0.94 %  
Columbia Acorn USA   Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I**  
Management Fees     0.86 %     0.86 %     0.86 %     0.86 %  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %     0.00 %  
Other Expenses     0.19 %     0.37 %     0.22 %     0.08 %  
Net Expense Ratio     1.30 %     1.98 %     2.08 %     0.94 %  
Columbia Acorn International Select   Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I**  
Management Fees     0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %     0.00 %  
Other Expenses     0.37 %     0.51 %     0.42 %     0.20 %  
Net Expense Ratio     1.56 %     2.20 %     2.36 %     1.14 %  
Columbia Acorn Select   Class A   Class B*   Class C   Class I**  
Management Fees     0.82 %     0.82 %     0.82 %     0.82 %  
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %     0.00 %  
Other Expenses     0.21 %     0.35 %     0.25 %     0.09 %  
Net Expense Ratio     1.28 %     1.92 %     2.07 %     0.91 %  
Columbia Thermostat Fund   Class A   Class B*   Class C      
Management Fees     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %      
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees     0.25 %     0.75 %     1.00 %      
Other Expenses***     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %      
Net Expense Ratio     0.50 %     1.00 %     1.25 %      

 

    Fees and expenses are for the year ended December 31, 2010. Some share classes of Columbia Acorn Select and Columbia Acorn International Select include the effect of the contractual undertaking by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM) to waive fees and/or reimburse the Funds for any ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Funds' custodian, in excess of the annual rate of the Funds as follows:

Fund   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class I  
Columbia Acorn International Select     1.70 %     2.20 %     2.45 %     1.30 %  
Columbia Acorn Select     1.60 %     2.10 %     2.35 %     1.25 %  

 

    These arrangements may be modified or terminated by either the Funds or CWAM upon 30 days notice. Columbia Thermostat Fund's fees and expenses include the effect of CWAM's contractual undertaking to waive fees and/or reimburse the Fund for any ordinary operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, interest and fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund's investments in other investment companies, but including custodian charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, in excess of the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets. Columbia Thermostat Fund's waiver/reimbursement arrangement is contractual through April 30, 2011. There is no guarantee that this arrangement will continue thereafter.

  *  The Funds no longer offer Class B shares (other than through dividend reinvestment).

  **  Class I shares were initially offered by the Funds on September 27, 2010.

  ***  Does not include estimated fees and expenses of 0.79% incurred by the Fund from the underlying portfolio funds in which it invests.


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Columbia Acorn Family of Funds

Investment Adviser

Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC
227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

1-800-922-6769

Distributor*

Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-2621

Transfer Agent, Dividend Disbursing Agent*

Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P. O. Box 8081
Boston, Massachusetts 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Legal Counsel to the Funds

Perkins Coie LLP
Washington, DC

Legal Counsel to the Independent Trustees

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois

*As of May 1, 2010

This report, including the schedules of investments, is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Columbia Acorn Trust.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the Funds' voting record are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800-922-6769 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30, is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available at http://institutional.columbiamanagement.com.

The Funds file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds' Form N-Q is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the funds, visit www.columbiamanagement.com. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Columbia Acorn Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA and managed by Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC.

Find out what's new – visit our web site at:

www.columbiamanagement.com

Our e-mail address is:

ServiceInquiries@ColumbiaManagement.com

Shareholders should not include personal information such as account numbers, Social Security numbers or taxpayer identification numbers in e-mail. We are unable to accept account transactions sent via e-mail.


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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class A, B, C and I Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

© 2011 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class A, B, C and I Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

© 2011 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights reserved.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

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Columbia Management®

Columbia Acorn Family of Funds
Class A, B, C and I Shares

Annual Report, December 31, 2010

For More Information

You'll find more information about the Columbia Acorn Family of Funds in the documents described below. Contact Columbia Funds as follows to obtain these documents free of charge:

By Mail:  Columbia Funds
c/o Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081

By Telephone: 800.345.6611

Online: www.columbiamanagement.com

Shareholder Communications with the Board

The Funds' Board of Trustees has adopted procedures by which shareholders may communicate with the Board. Shareholders who wish to communicate with the Board should send their written communications to the Board by mail, c/o Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, 227 West Monroe Street, Suite 3000, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Secretary. Shareholder communications must (i) be in writing, (ii) identify the Columbia Acorn Fund to which the communication relates and (iii) state the particular class of shares and number of shares held by the communicating shareholder.

Prospectuses and the Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

The prospectuses and the SAI provide more detailed information about the Funds and their policies. The SAI is legally part of each prospectus (it's incorporated by reference). A copy of each has been filed with the SEC.

Information Provided by the SEC

You can review and copy information about the Funds (including their prospectuses, the SAI and shareholder reports) at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. To find out more about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 202.551.8090. Reports and other information about the Fund are also available in the EDGAR Database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov, or you can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You can also obtain copies of this information by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

The investment company registration number of Columbia Acorn Trust, of which each of these Funds is a series, is 811-01829.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

(a)         The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

(b)         During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

(c)         During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics described in 2(a) above that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Laura M. Born, Michelle L. Collins and David C. Kleinman, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert.  Ms. Born, Ms. Collins and Mr. Kleinman are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:

 

2010

 

2009

$

219,500

 

$

215,300

 

Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

 



 

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:

 

2010

 

2009

$

15,800

 

$

11,000

 

Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above.  In fiscal years 2010 and 2009, Audit-Related Fees consist of agreed-upon procedures performed for other audit-related additional testing. Fiscal year 2010 also includes Audit-Related Fees for agreed-upon procedures related to a fund merger.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:

 

2010

 

2009

$

41,500

 

$

40,600

 

Tax Fees incurred in both fiscal years 2010 and 2009 relate to the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no Tax Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

 

(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are as follows:

 



 

2010

 

2009

$

0

 

$

0

 

All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.

 

Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:

 

2010

 

2009

$

135,000

 

$

136,200

 

In both fiscal years 2010 and 2009, All Other Fees consist of professional services rendered for internal control reviews of the registrant’s transfer agent.

 

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

 

The policy of the registrant’s Audit Committee is to specifically pre-approve (i) all audit and non-audit (including audit related, tax and all other) services provided by the registrant’s independent auditor to the registrant and individual funds (collectively “Fund Services”) and (ii) all non-audit services provided by the registrant’s independent auditor to the funds’ adviser or a control affiliate of the adviser, that relate directly to the funds’ operations and financial reporting (collectively “Fund-related Adviser Services”).  A “control affiliate” is an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the funds, and the term “adviser” is deemed to exclude any unaffiliated sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is sub-contracted or overseen by another investment adviser.

 

If such Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services are required during the period between the Audit Committee’s regularly scheduled meetings, the Chairman of the Audit Committee has the authority to pre-approve the service, with reporting to the full Audit Committee at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

The Audit Committee will waive pre-approval of Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services provided that the requirements under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are met.

 

(e)(2) The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during both fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was zero.

 



 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 are approximately as follows:

 

2010

 

2009

$

192,300

 

$

187,800

 

(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

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.

 

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 registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/Robert Mohn

 

 

Robert Mohn, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

February 18, 2011

 

 

 

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/Robert Mohn

 

 

Robert Mohn, Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

Date

 

February 18, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

February 18, 2011