497 1 d409746d497.htm COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST COLUMBIA ACORN TRUST
Supplement dated March 15, 2023
to the Statement of Additional Information (SAI) of the following Fund:
Fund SAI Dated
Columbia Acorn Trust  
 Columbia Thermostat Fund May 1, 2022
Effective immediately, all references to Anwiti Bahuguna in the SAI are hereby removed. Additionally, the information in the "Investment Advisory and Other Services — The Investment Manager and Investment Advisory Services” section of the SAI is hereby revised as described below.
1. The information under the caption "Portfolio Managers of the Investment Manager" is hereby revised to add the following:
Portfolio Manager   Fund
Corey Lorenzen, CFA   Columbia Thermostat Fund
2. The information under the caption "Performance Benchmarks" is hereby revised to add the following:
Portfolio Manager   Performance Benchmarks
Corey Lorenzen (Columbia Thermostat Fund)   S&P 500® Index (primary equity benchmark), Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (primary debt benchmark) and the Blended Benchmark (an equally weighted custom composite of the Fund’s primary equity and debt benchmarks, established by the Investment Manager)
3. The information under the caption "Other Accounts Managed by the Portfolio Managers as of December 31, 2021" is hereby revised to add the following:
Fund Portfolio Manager Number and Type of
Account*
Approximate Total
Net Assets
Columbia Thermostat Fund Corey Lorenzen*** 1 RIC
6 Other Accounts
$37.29 million
$0.92 million
*** The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of February 28, 2023.
4. The information under the caption "Portfolio Manager Ownership as of December 31, 2021" is hereby revised to add the following:
Portfolio Manager Fund Dollar Range of Equity Securities
in the Fund Beneficially Owned
Corey Lorenzen Columbia Thermostat Fund —**
** The portfolio manager began managing the Fund after its last fiscal year end; reporting information is provided as of February 28, 2023.
The rest of the section remains the same.
Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.
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