N-CSRS 1 a08-10750_9ncsrs.htm N-CSRS

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-4367

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-617-426-3750

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

September 30, 2008

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2008

 

 

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

 

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Columbia Management®

Semiannual Report

March 31, 2008

Stock Funds

g  Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

g  Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

g  Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

g  Columbia Common Stock Fund

g  Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

NOT FDIC INSURED   May Lose Value  
NOT BANK ISSUED   No Bank Guarantee  

 



Table of contents

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund     1    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     5    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     9    
Columbia Common Stock Fund     13    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     17    
Financial Statements          
Investment Portfolios     21    
Statements of Assets and
Liabilities
    56    
Statements of Operations     58    
Statements of Changes in
Net Assets
    60    
Financial Highlights     64    
Notes to Financial Statements     91    
Board Consideration and
Approval of Advisory Agreements
    104    
Summary of Management Fee
Evaluation by Independent Fee
Consultant
    107    
Important Information About
This Report
    113    

 

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

President's Message

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide this financial report for your Columbia Fund. This document provides information that can help support your investment decision-making. It's been a challenging year for the financial markets, particularly as concerns over a weaker housing market and economic uncertainty make the news headlines daily. For a sense of how Columbia Management's investment professionals have responded to these issues, I encourage you to read the portfolio managers' summaries on the following pages. I believe these discussions reflect Columbia Management's investment management expertise as well as its commitment to market research and consistent investment performance.

We understand that many factors drove your decision to invest in Columbia Funds. Columbia Management's commitment is to honor that decision by providing investment solutions designed to exceed expectations. As we review the past six months and look forward to those ahead, we hope you will consider how we might support your investment needs beyond the services we provide currently. Some of the many advantages we bring to the table as the Funds' investment manager include:

g  Broad and deep investment expertise, including dedicated portfolio management, research and trading

g  Strategically positioned investment disciplines and processes

g  Comprehensive compliance and risk management

g  A team-driven culture that draws upon multiple sources to pursue consistent and superior performance

g  A comprehensive array of investment solutions, including equity, fixed-income and cash strategies

Working for you, and with you

Team approach—Rather than rely on the talent or judgment of one individual, Columbia Management takes a team-oriented approach to investing. We draw from the diverse experiences and insights of our people—including portfolio managers, research analysts and traders—to bring multiple investment perspectives and deep expertise to all of our investment management activities.

Client focus—At Columbia Management, our philosophy and culture are anchored in focused solutions and personal service. We are committed to putting our clients' interests first and we understand the premium our clients place on reliability—whether it's related to service, investment performance or risk management. Columbia Management is committed to maintaining high standards of reliability on all counts.

While our asset management capabilities are multifaceted and our investment professionals are multitalented, ultimately, everything we do at Columbia Management has a single purpose: to help investors pursue their most important financial goals. We are honored that you've chosen to invest with us and look forward to providing the investment solutions and services necessary to sustain a lasting relationship.

Sincerely,

Christopher L. Wilson
President, Columbia Funds




Fund ProfileColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund's Class A shares returned negative 7.74% without sales charge. The blended return (60/40) of the fund's benchmarks—the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index—was negative 5.64%. The individual benchmarks returned negative 12.46% and 5.23%, respectively.1 In a volatile market environment, the fund held up better than the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Mixed Asset Target Allocation Growth Classification, which returned negative 8.26%.2

g  The fund's emphasis on stocks hampered performance as domestic and international stock markets declined across the board. Within the equity portion of the portfolio, the fund limited its losses by maintaining relatively low exposure to small and mid-cap stocks, which generally underperformed large-cap stocks for the period. The fund was nearly equally weighted in growth and value at each capitalization range. A slight bias toward growth aided performance among large and mid-cap stocks but hurt performance among small cap stocks, where the fund's small cap growth investments returned negative 16.24%. By contrast the fund's small cap value allocation held up better than small cap value stocks in the market at large. International stocks also detracted from the fund's return. Within the fixed income portion of the fund, exposure to high yield bonds constrained performance. However, the fund's position in investment grade bonds produced a modest but positive return.

g  The U.S. economy faces prospects of a recession as housing, high energy prices and tighter lending standards restrain economic growth. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy, is expected to grow at a slower pace in 2008 as households feel the drag of high energy prices, a softer labor market and decreased home equity. Investment spending could slow as well if residential construction remains weak and profit growth decelerates. However, if exports and government spending hold up, a recession might be avoided.

g  Against this backdrop, we believe that it's important for shareholders to keep a long-term focus on their goals. Although the crises in the mortgage and credit markets that have plagued the U.S. stock market over the past year are unsettling, stocks have weathered many such storms in the past. Columbia Asset Allocation Fund provides broadly diversified exposure to the U.S. and foreign stock markets and the U.S. bond market. Diversification, coupled with short-term reserves, may help shield a portfolio from the market's occasional downturns while providing exposure to segments of the market that historically have demonstrated their long-term potential for growth. Diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss.

1The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large capitalization U.S. stocks. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. Indices are not managed and do not incur fees or expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

    –7.74%  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
    –12.46%  
  S&P 500 Index  
    +5.23%  
  Lehman Brothers U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index
 
    –5.64%  
  Blended Return (60/40 mix)  

 


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan, PhD, is the lead manager for Columbia Asset Allocation Fund and has managed the fund since August 2005, and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Karen Wurdack has co-managed the fund since August 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

Colin Moore has co-managed the fund since February 2008 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2002.

Dr. Kuriyan, Ms. Wurdack and Mr. Moore are responsible for allocating the fund's assets among the various asset classes. The investment decisions for each asset class are made by professionals with expertise in that class.

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

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investing in high-yield securities (commonly known as "junk" bonds) offers the potential for high current income and attractive total return, but involves certain risks. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a junk bond issuer's ability to make principal and interest payments. Rising interest rates tend to lower the value of all bonds. High-yield bonds issued by foreign entities have greater potential risks, including less regulation, currency fluctuations, economic instability and political developments.

The fund may be subject to the same types of risks associated with direct ownership of real estate including the decline of property value due to general, local and regional economic conditions.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.


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Performance InformationColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,112       13,298    
Class B     13,187       13,187    
Class C     13,182       13,182    
Class T     14,040       13,230    
Class Z     14,416       n/a    

 

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

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   T   Z  
Inception   11/01/98   11/01/98   11/18/02   12/30/91   12/30/91  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –7.74       –13.02       –8.09       –12.26       –8.15       –8.98       –7.75       –13.08       –7.61    
1-year     –1.77       –7.41       –2.51       –6.90       –2.51       –3.39       –1.82       –7.44       –1.45    
5-year     9.35       8.06       8.55       8.26       8.52       8.52       9.31       8.02       9.65    
10-year     3.50       2.89       2.81       2.81       2.80       2.80       3.45       2.84       3.72    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

The returns for Class A and Class B shares include the returns of Prime A shares (for Class A shares) and Prime B shares (for Class B shares) of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class A and Class B were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class A shares and Class B shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund (adjusted, as necessary, to reflect the sales charges applicable to Class A shares and Class B shares, respectively), for periods prior to the inception of Prime A shares and Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class A and Class B shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Prime A shares, Prime B shares and Retail A shares because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class A and Class B shares exceed expenses paid by Prime A shares and Retail A shares. The returns shown for Class C shares include the returns of Prime B shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charge applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class C shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charges applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to the date of inception of Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class C shares generally would have had substantially similar returns because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although the returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class C shares exceed expenses paid by Retail A or Prime B shares. Retail A shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund were initially offered on December 30, 1991. Class A, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered on November 18, 2002. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares (for Class T shares) of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class T shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. Trust shares of the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund were initially offered on December 30, 1991.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.32    
Class B     2.07    
Class C     2.07    
Class T     1.37    
Class Z     1.07    

 

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

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     14.00    
Class B     14.00    
Class C     14.00    
Class T     14.02    
Class Z     14.02    

 

Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     1.63    
Class B     1.57    
Class C     1.57    
Class T     1.62    
Class Z     1.65    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.

Compare with other funds

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

10/01/07 – 03/31/08

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       922.60       1,018.40       6.34       6.66       1.32    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       919.10       1,014.65       9.93       10.43       2.07    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       918.50       1,014.65       9.93       10.43       2.07    
Class T     1,000.00       1,000.00       922.50       1,018.15       6.58       6.91       1.37    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       923.90       1,019.65       5.15       5.40       1.07    

 

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

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


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Fund ProfileColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund's Class A shares returned negative 11.29% without sales charge. As economic growth slowed during the period, the fund, its benchmark and peer group experienced negative returns. The fund's benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index1, returned negative 10.87%. The average return of its peer group, the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Classification2, was negative 11.66%. The stock market decline was broad based as investors became increasingly concerned with the prospects for slower earnings growth across the variety of sectors. However, the portfolio's solid stock selection and overweight in energy and materials companies helped the fund come out of the period slightly ahead of the average return of its peers.

g  Although the past six months were difficult for large-cap stocks, there were standouts in the energy sector as oil and natural gas prices rose to record levels. The fund's positions in oil exploration and production firms Southwestern Energy Co., and Hess Corp., as well as drilling companies Transocean, Inc. and Nabors Industrials, Ltd., (0.6%, 0.4%, 1.3% and 1.3% of net assets, respectively), helped performance. Despite strong returns, we believe that the supply/demand dynamics remain positive for energy, and we continue to seek investment opportunities in the sector. We also identified solid agricultural companies that experienced increased demand due to a global rise in food consumption, especially from developing economies. Global seed provider Monsanto Co., and fertilizer producer Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., both contributed positively to the fund's performance during the period (0.7% and 0.6% of net assets, respectively). Among the fund's technology holdings, Cisco Systems, Inc., Apple, Inc., Google, Inc, and EMC Corp. (2.5%, 1.8%, 1.4% and 1.1% of net assets, respectively), which had been top performers in 2007, experienced sharp declines in the second half of the period, due to lowered growth expectations and a potential slowdown in spending.

g  Looking ahead, we have positioned the fund to take advantage of a weak economic environment by focusing on companies that we believe can remain profitable even if growth continues to slow. In addition, we plan to seek out higher quality, early-cycle industrial and transportation companies because historically they have been among the first to benefit from an economic turnaround. We expect the markets to remain volatile until the earnings picture becomes clearer, but we remain focused on finding attractive large cap growth opportunities for our shareholders.

1Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

  –11.29%  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  –10.87%  
  Russell 1000 Growth Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style Box(TM) reveals a fund's investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar's database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 02/29/08.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Portfolio Management

Paul J. Berlinguet has managed or co-managed Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund since October 2003 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since October 2003.

Edward P. Hickey has managed or co-managed the fund since June 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since November 1998.

Roger R. Sullivan has managed or co-managed the fund since June 2005 and has been with the advisor since January 2005.

Mary-Ann Ward has managed or co-managed the fund since June 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since July 1997.

John T. Wilson has managed or co-managed the fund since August 2005 and has been with the advisor since July 2005.

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

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

Investing in growth stocks incurs the possibility of losses because their prices are sensitive to changes in current or expected earnings.


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Performance InformationColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     12,602       11,876    
Class B     11,745       11,745    
Class C     11,756       11,756    
Class E     12,577       12,011    
Class F     11,740       11,740    
Class T     12,479       11,760    
Class Z     12,947       n/a    

 

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

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   E  
Inception   11/01/98   11/01/98   11/18/02   09/22/06  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   with  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –11.29       –16.38       –11.65       –15.75       –11.63       –12.46       –11.38       –15.36    
1-year     0.55       –5.23       –0.25       –4.89       –0.20       –1.13       0.42       –4.10    
5-year     9.58       8.30       8.75       8.47       8.77       8.77       9.54       8.54    
10-year     2.34       1.73       1.62       1.62       1.63       1.63       2.32       1.85    

 

          

Share class   F   T   Z  
Inception   09/22/06   12/14/90   12/14/90  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –11.65       –15.76       –11.33       –16.42       –11.20    
1-year     –0.25       –4.89       0.46       –5.31       0.75    
5-year     8.74       8.46       9.51       8.22       9.87    
10-year     1.62       1.62       2.24       1.63       2.62    

 

      

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and Class T shares, 4.50% for Class E shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B and Class F shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

The returns for Class E and Class F shares include the returns of Class A shares (for Class E shares) and Class B shares (for Class F shares) of the fund for periods prior to September 22, 2006, the date on which Class E and Class F shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns for Class A and Class B shares include the returns of Prime A shares (for Class A shares) and Prime B shares (for Class B shares) of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class A and Class B shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class A shares and Class B shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund (adjusted, as necessary, to reflect the sales charges applicable to Class A shares and Class B shares, respectively) for periods prior to the date of inception of Prime A shares and Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class E and Class F shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Class A and Class B shares, respectively. Class A and Class B shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Prime A shares, Prime B shares and Retail A shares because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class A and Class B shares exceed expenses paid by Prime A shares, Prime B shares, respectively, or Retail A shares. The returns shown for Class C shares include the returns of Prime B shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charge applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class C shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charges applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to the date of inception of Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class C shares generally would have had substantially similar returns because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although the returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class C shares exceed expenses paid by Retail A and Prime B shares. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class T shares were initially offered by the fund. Retail A shares were initially offered on December 14, 1990. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. Trust shares of the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund were initially offered on December 14, 1990.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.03    
Class B     1.78    
Class C     1.78    
Class E     1.13    
Class F     1.78    
Class T     1.08    
Class Z     0.78    

 

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

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     22.18    
Class B     20.64    
Class C     20.66    
Class E     22.14    
Class F     20.63    
Class T     22.01    
Class Z     22.66    

 

Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     1.81    
Class B     1.81    
Class C     1.81    
Class E     1.81    
Class F     1.81    
Class T     1.81    
Class Z     1.86    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.

Compare with other funds

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

10/01/07 – 03/31/08

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       887.10       1,019.90       4.81       5.15       1.02    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       883.50       1,016.15       8.33       8.92       1.77    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       883.70       1,016.15       8.34       8.92       1.77    
Class E     1,000.00       1,000.00       886.20       1,019.40       5.28       5.65       1.12    
Class F     1,000.00       1,000.00       883.50       1,016.15       8.33       8.92       1.77    
Class T     1,000.00       1,000.00       886.70       1,019.65       5.05       5.40       1.07    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       888.00       1,021.15       3.63       3.89       0.77    

 

        

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

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


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Fund ProfileColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund's Class A shares returned negative 17.34% without sales charge. The fund trailed both its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, which returned negative 14.01%1, and the negative 14.68% average return of its peer group, the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Classification.2 Together with the weak environment for stocks overall, holdings in the energy and telecommunications sectors were the principal detractors from the fund's return during the period. Holdings in the industrials and technology sectors contributed positively to the fund's relative performance.

g  In a period where most sectors showed negative results, holdings in the energy, telecommunications and health care sectors were the most detrimental to relative performance. Within the energy sector, an emphasis on Valero Energy Corp. (1.9% of net assets) hurt as the refining company's profit margins were squeezed by higher crude oil prices. While the shares of exploration and production companies got a boost from higher prices, the fund did not fully participate in these gains due to a relatively light position in Occidental Petroleum Corp. (0.9% of net assets). Among other detractors, Spring Nextel Corp. (1.3% of net assets) was hurt by the potential effect of a slowing economy on the consumer and businesses, and Idearc, Inc. eliminated its dividend as yellow page sales plummeted. We sold the latter position.

g  Industrials and technology holdings were the best relative performers. The fund had more exposure than the index to Tyco International Ltd. (2.6% of net assets), which did well thanks to progress on its restructuring plan. Among other positive performers in the industrials sector, strong international sales gave Raytheon Co. (1.0% of net assets) a lift, and a new air tanker contract boosted Northrop Grumman Corp. (2.4% of net assets). Within technology, Compuware Corp. (0.2% of net assets) reported positive results from new licensing fees and enhanced cash flows, while Western Union Co. (1.0% of net assets) benefited from higher-than-expected earnings growth.

g  Concerns about the economy and the ongoing credit crisis caused investors to continue to favor companies with growth characteristics over more value-oriented stocks. While these market conditions may continue to provide a headwind to performance in the short term, we believe that the fund's strategy of buying higher quality companies at reasonable prices has the potential to produce rewarding returns over longer periods.

1Russell 1000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

  –17.34%  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  –14.01%  
  Russell 1000 Value Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style Box(TM) reveals a fund's investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar's database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 02/29/08.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

Portfolio Management

Vikram Kuriyan has managed or co-managed the fund since June 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

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

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investments in small- and mid-cap stocks may present special risks. They tend to be more volatile and may be less liquid than the stocks of larger companies. Small-cap stocks often have narrower markets, limited financial resources and tend to be more thinly traded than stocks of larger companies.

Value stocks are securities of companies that may have experienced adverse business or industry developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor. The market value of a portfolio security may not meet the manager's future value assessment of such security, or may decline.


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Performance InformationColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     14,184       13,371    
Class B     13,140       13,140    
Class C     13,114       13,114    
Class T     14,123       13,314    
Class Z     14,624       n/a    

 

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

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   T   Z  
Inception   11/25/02   11/25/02   11/25/02   09/01/88   09/01/88  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –17.34       –22.11       –17.60       –21.21       –17.63       –18.35       –17.42       –22.19       –17.28    
1-year     –13.69       –18.67       –14.37       –18.12       –14.34       –15.09       –13.80       –18.77       –13.55    
5-year     12.70       11.38       11.84       11.58       11.77       11.77       12.61       11.29       12.96    
10-year     3.56       2.95       2.77       2.77       2.75       2.75       3.51       2.90       3.87    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and Class T shares, the applicable maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

Class A, Class B and Class C are newer classes of shares. Their performance information includes returns of the Retail A shares (for Class A shares) and Retail B shares (for Class B and Class C shares) of the Galaxy Equity Value Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class B and Class C shares also include the performance of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Equity Value Fund for periods prior to the inception of Retail B shares (March 4, 1996). Class B and Class C shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Retail A or Retail B shares because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although the returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class B and Class C shares exceed expenses paid by Retail A shares. The returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses (such as 12b-1 fees) between any of the predecessor shares and the newer classes of shares. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Equity Value Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class T shares were initially offered by the fund. Retail A shares were initially offered on September 1, 1988. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Equity Value Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. Trust shares of the Galaxy Equity Value Fund were initially offered on September 1, 1988.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.26    
Class B     2.01    
Class C     2.01    
Class T     1.31    
Class Z     1.01    

 

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

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     11.86    
Class B     11.17    
Class C     11.14    
Class T     11.86    
Class Z     12.16    

 

Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     1.92    
Class B     1.87    
Class C     1.87    
Class T     1.92    
Class Z     1.94    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.

Compare with other funds

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

10/01/07 – 03/31/08

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       826.60       1,018.75       5.71       6.31       1.25    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       824.00       1,015.00       9.12       10.07       2.00    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       823.70       1,015.00       9.12       10.07       2.00    
Class T     1,000.00       1,000.00       825.80       1,018.50       5.93       6.56       1.30    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       827.20       1,020.00       4.57       5.05       1.00    

 

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

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


12



Fund ProfileColumbia Common Stock Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund's Class A shares returned negative 6.45% without sales charge. In a challenging environment for stocks, the fund held up better than its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index1, which returned negative 12.41%, and the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Classification, which was negative 12.40%.2 By limiting losses in the financials sector and finding contrarian opportunities in other sectors, the fund managed to contain its negative results.

g  The energy sector was one of the few bright spots in the market. The fund's energy investments focused on exploration and production companies such as Apache Corp. and Devon Energy Corp., which continued to perform well as commodity prices rose (2.5% and 2.4% of net assets, respectively). Major health care holdings such as Baxter International, Inc. and Abbott Laboratories (1.9% and 2.6% of net assets, respectively) were viewed as safe havens and broke even for the period despite the market's negative tone. More important, the fund's financial investments, notably Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and State Street Corp. (1.5% and 1.9% of net assets, respectively), were insulated from the balance sheet difficulties that plagued many banks and brokerages during the period.

g  A considerable amount of uncertainty clouds the economic forecast for the months ahead, as the outlook for corporate earnings is less favorable than it was a year ago. We plan to continue to look for contrarian opportunities, using our proprietary screening models. Recent market volatility has aided our cause as declining prices have increased the number of securities suitable for consideration by the fund.

1The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of 1,000 of the largest US companies, based on market capitalization. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

  –6.45%  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  –12.41%  
  Russell 1000 Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style Box(TM) reveals a fund's investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar's database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 02/29/08.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Common Stock Fund

Portfolio Management

Guy Pope has managed or co-managed the fund since March 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

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

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.


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Performance InformationColumbia Common Stock Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     13,858       13,061    
Class B     12,912       12,912    
Class C     12,910       12,910    
Class T     13,728       12,938    
Class Z     14,161       n/a    

 

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

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   T   Z  
Inception   11/01/98   11/01/98   12/09/02   02/12/93   12/14/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –6.45       –11.84       –6.75       –10.97       –6.82       –7.67       –6.40       –11.79       –6.32    
1-year     3.28       –2.68       2.54       –2.09       2.46       1.53       3.25       –2.68       3.50    
5-year     12.12       10.81       11.30       11.04       11.27       11.27       12.07       10.75       12.40    
10-year     3.32       2.71       2.59       2.59       2.59       2.59       3.22       2.61       3.54    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

The returns for Class A and Class B shares include the returns of Prime A shares (for Class A shares) and Prime B shares (for Class B shares) of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund for periods prior to December 9, 2002, the date on which Class A and Class B shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class A shares and Class B shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charge applicable to Class A shares and Class B shares, respectively) for periods prior to the inception of Prime A and Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class A and Class B shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Prime A shares and Prime B shares, respectively, and Retail A shares because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although the returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class A and Class B shares exceed expenses paid by Prime A shares and Prime B shares, respectively, or Retail A shares. The returns shown for Class C shares include the returns of Prime B shares of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charge applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to December 9, 2002, the date on which Class C shares were initially offered by the fund. The returns shown for Class C shares also include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund (adjusted to reflect the sales charges applicable to Class C shares) for periods prior to the inception of Prime B shares (November 1, 1998). Class C shares generally would have had substantially similar returns to Retail A or Prime B shares because they would have been invested in the same portfolio of securities, although the returns would have been lower to the extent that expenses for Class C shares exceed expenses paid by Retail A and Prime B shares. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund for periods prior to December 9, 2002, the date on which Class T shares were initially offered by the fund. Retail A shares were initially offered on February 12, 1993. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund for periods prior to December 9, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the fund. Trust shares were initially offered December 14, 1995.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.24    
Class B     1.99    
Class C     1.99    
Class T     1.29    
Class Z     0.99    

 

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

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     13.14    
Class B     12.36    
Class C     12.36    
Class T     13.05    
Class Z     13.21    

 

Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     1.52    
Class B     1.47    
Class C     1.47    
Class T     1.51    
Class Z     1.56    

 


15



Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Common Stock Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.

Compare with other funds

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

10/01/07 – 03/31/08

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       935.50       1,019.30       5.52       5.76       1.14    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       932.50       1,015.55       9.13       9.52       1.89    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       931.80       1,015.55       9.13       9.52       1.89    
Class T     1,000.00       1,000.00       936.00       1,019.05       5.76       6.01       1.19    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       936.80       1,020.55       4.31       4.50       0.89    

 

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

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

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


16




Fund ProfileColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

Summary

g  For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund's Class A shares returned negative 12.00% without sales charge. The fund's benchmarks, the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index returned negative 13.43% and negative 14.02%, respectively, for the same period.1 The average return of the fund's peer group, the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Classification, was negative 14.98%.2 We believe that the fund's contrarian approach, combined with its emphasis on quality, helped it weather the market downturn better than its benchmarks and peer group average.

g  There were few places to hide during the past six months, as small-caps suffered steep declines along with the rest of the market. However, the fund was positioned for the slow economic growth that materialized during the period, with its overweight in the energy and utilities sectors and underweight in consumer discretionary stocks. Nevertheless, consumer stocks were a significant drag on performance, and technology accounted for approximately one third of the fund's negative return. However, we increased the fund's technology holdings as valuations became attractive. We selected companies that we believed could maintain solid balance sheets and positive earnings, including Plexus Corp., FARO Technologies, Inc., and TNS, Inc. (1.0%, 0.8% and 0.6% of net assets, respectively).

g  Acquisitions figured positively into the fund's return. Although merger and acquisition activity slowed, the fund benefited as Lifecore Biomedical, Inc., was purchased by a private equity firm at a 30 percent premium. Criticare Systems, Inc., (0.2% of net assets) announced plans to be acquired at a 65 percent premium over the average stock price for the prior three months. Also in the health care sector, Perrigo, Co., a maker of generic over-the-counter drugs, performed well, given its recent approval for a generic version of Prilosec, a top-selling heartburn medicine. The stock made a significant contribution to performance before we scaled back the position to 0.1% of net assets at the end of the period.

g  Looking forward, we plan to continue to emphasize quality companies, paying close attention to balance sheets. We plan to increase the fund's exposure to financials opportunistically, seeking companies with strong asset quality and avoiding companies with complex products. In addition, we hope to identify opportunities among the smallest companies at the lower-end of the market capitalization spectrum.

1The Russell 2000 Index tracks the performance of the 2,000 smallest of the 3,000 largest US companies based on market capitalization. The Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Composite Index (S&P SmallCap 600) tracks the performance of 600 domestic companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

2Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

  –12.00%  
  Class A shares
(without sales charge)
 
  –14.02%  
  Russell 2000 Index  
  –13.43%  
  S&P SmallCap 600 Index  

 

Morningstar Style Box

The Morningstar Style Box(TM) reveals a fund's investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund's investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar's database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 02/29/08.


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Fund Profile (continued)Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

Portfolio Management

Peter Larson is the lead manager for Columbia Small Cap Core Fund. He has managed the fund since 1992 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1963.

Richard D'Auteuil has co-managed the fund since September 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

Allyn Seymour has co-managed the fund since September 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

Alfred F. Alley has co-managed the fund since January 2007 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2005.

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

Equity investments are affected by stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investing in small-cap stocks may be subject to greater volatility and price fluctuations because they may be thinly traded and less liquid than investments in large companies.


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Performance InformationColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge   without   with  
Class A     22,069       20,805    
Class B     20,514       20,514    
Class C     20,537       20,537    
Class T     21,778       20,531    
Class Z     22,615       n/a    

 

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

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)

Share class   A   B   C   T   Z  
Inception   11/01/98   11/01/98   11/18/02   02/12/93   12/14/92  
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   with   without  
6-month
(cumulative)
    –12.00       –17.05       –12.33       –15.84       –12.26       –12.96       –11.97       –17.04       –11.81    
1-year     –9.60       –14.81       –10.28       –13.87       –10.25       –10.97       –9.59       –14.81       –9.36    
5-year     14.19       12.86       13.33       13.09       13.34       13.34       14.14       12.79       14.49    
10-year     8.24       7.60       7.45       7.45       7.46       7.46       8.09       7.46       8.50    

 

          

The "with sales charge" returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and Class T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The "without sales charge" returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

On October 7, 2005, Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed Columbia Small Cap Core Fund. Prior to November 18, 2002, the fund was named Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, and offered Retail A, Retail B, Trust, Prime A and Prime B share classes. On that day, the fund changed its name to Liberty Small Cap Fund and began offering Class A, B, C and Z shares. The returns for Class A and Class B shares include returns of Prime A shares and Retail A shares (for Class A shares) and Prime B shares and Retail A shares (for Class B shares) of the former Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund for periods prior to the inception of Class A and Class B shares. Class C share performance information includes returns of the Retail A shares of the former Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund for periods prior to the inception of Class C shares. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund for periods prior to November 18, 2002. Retail A shares were initially offered on February 12, 1993. The returns for Class Z shares include the returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, for periods prior to November 18, 2002. Total returns are not restated to reflect any expense differential (such as Rule 12b-1 fees) between any of the share classes. Had the expense differential been reflected, the returns for the periods prior to the inception of Class A, Class B and Class C shares would have been lower.

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A     1.26    
Class B     2.01    
Class C     2.01    
Class T     1.31    
Class Z     1.01    

 

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

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     14.28    
Class B     13.15    
Class C     13.17    
Class T     14.09    
Class Z     14.55    

 

Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

Class A     3.67    
Class B     3.64    
Class C     3.64    
Class T     3.66    
Class Z     3.72    

 


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Understanding Your ExpensesColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

Estimating your actual expenses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyzing your fund's expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the "actual" column is calculated using the fund's actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the "hypothetical" column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund's actual expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this period.

Compare with other funds

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

10/01/07 – 03/31/08

    Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund's annualized
expense ratio (%)
 
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual  
Class A     1,000.00       1,000.00       880.00       1,018.70       5.92       6.36       1.26    
Class B     1,000.00       1,000.00       876.70       1,014.95       9.43       10.13       2.01    
Class C     1,000.00       1,000.00       877.40       1,014.95       9.43       10.13       2.01    
Class T     1,000.00       1,000.00       880.30       1,018.45       6.16       6.61       1.31    
Class Z     1,000.00       1,000.00       881.90       1,019.95       4.75       5.10       1.01    

 

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

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


20




Investment PortfolioColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 62.0%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 5.8%  
Auto Components – 0.3%  
American Axle & Manufacturing
Holdings, Inc.
    320       6,560    
BorgWarner, Inc.     1,970       84,769    
Continental AG     2,037       207,577    
Denso Corp.     8,300       269,040    
Johnson Controls, Inc.     2,100       70,980    
Modine Manufacturing Co.     600       8,694    
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.     7,600       187,280    
Toyota Boshoku Corp.     4,400       132,269    
Auto Components Total     967,169    
Automobiles – 0.2%  
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd.,
Class H
    410,000       183,599    
Ford Motor Co. (a)     6,400       36,608    
General Motors Corp.     7,300       139,065    
Toyota Motor Corp.     6,100       307,421    
Automobiles Total     666,693    
Distributors – 0.0%  
Building Materials Holding Corp.     1,300       5,694    
Inchcape PLC     12,888       102,806    
Distributors Total     108,500    
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%  
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a)     600       25,920    
Capella Education Co. (a)     756       41,278    
DeVry, Inc.     1,473       61,630    
Regis Corp.     550       15,120    
Sotheby's     809       23,388    
Strayer Education, Inc.     247       37,667    
Diversified Consumer Services Total     205,003    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.1%  
Bally Technologies, Inc. (a)     410       14,079    
Benihana, Inc., Class A (a)     140       1,578    
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.     530       14,623    
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)     1,129       27,661    
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     12,050       333,303    
Carnival Corp. (b)     14,900       603,152    
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (a)     420       12,130    
Ctrip.com International Ltd., ADR     830       44,007    
Genting Berhad     114,900       236,236    
International Game
Technology, Inc. (b)
    10,250       412,152    
Kangwon Land, Inc.     6,780       140,181    
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.     710       11,559    
McDonald's Corp.     10,620       592,277    
O'Charleys, Inc.     710       8,179    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Paddy Power PLC     8,161       301,729    
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)     700       26,299    
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.     2,200       72,380    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc.
    2,000       103,500    
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a)     678       32,741    
WMS Industries, Inc. (a)     2,255       81,112    
Wynn Resorts Ltd.     430       43,275    
Yum! Brands, Inc.     1,800       66,978    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     3,179,131    
Household Durables – 0.5%  
American Greetings Corp., Class A     1,330       24,671    
CSS Industries, Inc.     390       13,634    
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.     500       14,215    
Furniture Brands International, Inc.     1,080       12,636    
Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd.
    19,000       412,837    
NVR, Inc. (a)     70       42,130    
Skyline Corp.     343       9,542    
Sony Corp., ADR     24,600       985,722    
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.     1,650       18,150    
Universal Electronics, Inc. (a)     460       11,137    
Household Durables Total     1,544,674    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%  
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     3,900       278,070    
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)     584       70,582    
Shutterfly, Inc. (a)     2,450       36,432    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     385,084    
Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.1%  
Hasbro, Inc.     1,200       33,480    
MarineMax, Inc. (a)     620       7,725    
Nautilus Group, Inc.     1,130       3,718    
Nikon Corp.     7,000       187,265    
Leisure Equipment & Products Total     232,188    
Media – 0.9%  
Central European Media
Enterprises Ltd., Class A (a)
    520       44,320    
Comcast Corp., Class A (b)     34,500       667,230    
DIRECTV Group, Inc. (a)     13,300       329,707    
Knology, Inc. (a)     2,114       27,376    
Lamar Advertising Co., Class A (a)     990       35,571    
Liberty Global, Inc., Class A (a)     950       32,376    
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a)     2,560       68,582    
Regal Entertainment Group, Class A     1,800       34,722    
Viacom, Inc., Class B (a)     23,500       931,070    
Vivendi     10,987       429,802    
Media Total     2,600,756    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Multiline Retail – 0.7%  
J.C. Penney Co., Inc.     16,790       633,151    
Macy's, Inc.     32,696       753,970    
Nordstrom, Inc. (b)     15,800       515,080    
Saks, Inc. (a)     3,500       43,645    
Multiline Retail Total     1,945,846    
Specialty Retail – 1.2%  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A     3,770       275,738    
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.     1,300       44,265    
Aeropostale, Inc. (a)     1,052       28,520    
America's Car-Mart, Inc. (a)     1,621       20,408    
Best Buy Co., Inc. (b)     10,700       443,622    
Citi Trends, Inc. (a)     1,320       24,354    
Collective Brands, Inc. (a)     590       7,151    
Esprit Holdings Ltd.     16,700       200,238    
GameStop Corp., Class A (a)     7,530       389,376    
Home Depot, Inc.     27,400       766,378    
J Crew Group, Inc. (a)     820       36,219    
Lowe's Companies, Inc.     14,500       332,630    
Men's Wearhouse, Inc.     820       19,081    
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     980       16,562    
OfficeMax, Inc. (b)     14,800       283,272    
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (a)     1,119       20,534    
TJX Companies, Inc.     2,250       74,408    
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)     20,830       653,021    
Zale Corp. (a)     540       10,670    
Specialty Retail Total     3,646,447    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.6%  
Coach, Inc. (a)     1,650       49,747    
CROCS, Inc. (a)     1,180       20,615    
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)     370       39,893    
Delta Apparel, Inc.     480       2,899    
Fossil, Inc. (a)     1,270       38,786    
Hampshire Group Ltd. (a)     871       7,839    
Hartmarx Corp. (a)     1,643       4,798    
NIKE, Inc., Class B     10,130       688,840    
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     1,170       44,366    
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.     1,200       69,948    
V.F. Corp.     7,400       573,574    
Warnaco Group, Inc. (a)     1,350       53,244    
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     600       17,406    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     1,611,955    
Consumer Discretionary Total     17,093,446    
Consumer Staples – 6.2%  
Beverages – 1.1%  
Central European Distribution
Corp. (a)
    525       30,550    
Diageo PLC, ADR     7,851       638,443    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Fomento Economico Mexicano
SAB de CV, ADR
    7,615       318,155    
Heineken NV     3,366       195,604    
MGP Ingredients, Inc.     1,619       11,317    
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B     9,400       494,158    
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.     2,200       74,602    
PepsiCo, Inc.     21,100       1,523,420    
Beverages Total     3,286,249    
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%  
BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (a)     2,130       76,020    
Kroger Co.     4,300       109,220    
Longs Drug Stores Corp.     1,038       44,073    
Ruddick Corp.     360       13,270    
Sysco Corp. (b)     20,300       589,106    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     34,100       1,796,388    
Weis Markets, Inc.     760       26,197    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     2,654,274    
Food Products – 1.3%  
American Italian Pasta Co.,
Class A (a)
    840       4,578    
Bunge Ltd.     400       34,752    
China Milk Products Group Ltd.     187,000       89,005    
ConAgra Foods, Inc.     43,600       1,044,220    
Dean Foods Co.     2,900       58,261    
Flowers Foods, Inc.     971       24,032    
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (a)     313       11,393    
H.J. Heinz Co.     12,420       583,367    
Hershey Co.     1,400       52,738    
J & J Snack Foods Corp.     298       8,186    
Lancaster Colony Corp.     460       18,382    
Lance, Inc.     620       12,152    
Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. (a)     490       15,626    
Nestle SA, Registered Shares     705       352,438    
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a)     330       19,190    
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(b)     13,975       359,996    
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.     12,000       180,852    
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (b)     23,400       373,230    
Unilever PLC     14,509       489,516    
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.     720       45,245    
Food Products Total     3,777,159    
Household Products – 0.4%  
Clorox Co.     1,200       67,968    
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     13,300       1,036,203    
Household Products Total     1,104,171    
Personal Products – 0.7%  
Avon Products, Inc.     45,530       1,800,256    
Bare Escentuals, Inc. (a)     1,880       44,030    
Chattem, Inc. (a)     619       41,064    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.,
Class A
    1,200       55,020    
Herbalife Ltd.     1,230       58,425    
NBTY, Inc. (a)     480       14,376    
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     10,000       264,609    
Personal Products Total     2,277,780    
Tobacco – 1.8%  
Altria Group, Inc.     35,726       793,117    
British American Tobacco PLC     5,325       199,824    
Imperial Tobacco Group PLC     3,210       147,666    
Japan Tobacco, Inc.     83       416,155    
Loews Corp. - Carolina Group     26,420       1,916,771    
Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)     36,526       1,847,485    
Tobacco Total     5,321,018    
Consumer Staples Total     18,420,651    
Energy – 7.0%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.3%  
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (a)     649       59,526    
Cameron International Corp. (a)     1,560       64,958    
Complete Production Services, Inc. (a)     572       13,122    
Core Laboratories NV (a)     370       44,141    
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.     1,040       121,056    
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)     1,415       65,755    
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     4,000       258,160    
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)     780       44,374    
Grey Wolf, Inc. (a)     2,430       16,475    
Halliburton Co. (b)     37,904       1,490,764    
Key Energy Services, Inc. (a)     830       11,139    
Lufkin Industries, Inc.     222       14,168    
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)     26,600       898,282    
National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (a)     2,940       171,637    
Noble Corp.     1,110       55,134    
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)     640       40,320    
Oil States International, Inc. (a)     300       13,443    
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.     570       14,923    
Pioneer Drilling Co. (a)     184       2,931    
Rowan Companies, Inc.     1,075       44,269    
Schlumberger Ltd.     8,200       713,400    
Technip SA     3,185       246,490    
TGC Industries, Inc. (a)     836       7,056    
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA (a)     17,450       254,156    
Tidewater, Inc.     970       53,457    
Transocean, Inc. (a)     6,692       904,758    
TriCo Marine Services, Inc. (a)     671       26,149    
W-H Energy Services, Inc. (a)     690       47,506    
Weatherford International Ltd. (a)     13,300       963,851    
Wellstream Holdings PLC (a)     5,684       148,373    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     6,809,773    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 4.7%  
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)     940       40,834    
Atlas America, Inc.     412       24,901    
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A     755       35,100    
Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc. (a)     570       12,249    
BP PLC, ADR     7,706       467,369    
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.     1,100       55,924    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.     1,390       64,149    
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)     1,330       53,599    
Concho Resources, Inc. (a)     2,668       68,408    
ConocoPhillips     17,238       1,313,708    
CONSOL Energy, Inc. (b)     9,510       657,997    
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)     3,564       113,656    
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a)     3,580       102,209    
Devon Energy Corp.     4,600       479,918    
Exxon Mobil Corp.     37,575       3,178,093    
Forest Oil Corp. (a)     1,500       73,440    
Frontier Oil Corp.     2,060       56,156    
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (a)     1,610       19,417    
Hess Corp.     16,375       1,443,947    
Holly Corp.     810       35,162    
Newfield Exploration Co. (a)(b)     12,900       681,765    
Nordic American Tanker Shipping     395       11,060    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     23,100       1,690,227    
Peabody Energy Corp.     2,410       122,910    
PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H     230,000       287,622    
PetroHawk Energy Corp. (a)     1,144       23,074    
Range Resources Corp.     820       52,029    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     6,858       230,841    
Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(b)     15,202       512,155    
StatoilHydro ASA     9,550       287,161    
Stone Energy Corp. (a)     330       17,262    
Swift Energy Co. (a)     230       10,348    
Tesoro Corp.     1,300       39,000    
Total SA     6,802       505,790    
Valero Energy Corp.     8,300       407,613    
Western Refining, Inc.     511       6,883    
Williams Companies, Inc.     2,930       96,631    
XTO Energy, Inc.     8,125       502,613    
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd.,
Class H
    142,000       199,783    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     13,981,003    
Energy Total     20,790,776    
Financials – 10.7%  
Capital Markets – 1.8%  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)     680       61,703    
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     2,200       114,070    
BlackRock, Inc., Class A     270       55,129    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


23



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Credit Suisse Group,
Registered Shares
    7,857       399,834    
Deutsche Bank AG,
Registered Shares
    3,952       447,123    
GFI Group, Inc.     582       33,349    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     11,670       1,930,101    
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     1,640       38,163    
Lazard Ltd., Class A (b)     9,300       355,260    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (b)     11,200       456,288    
Morgan Stanley     8,900       406,730    
Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. (a)     450       15,282    
State Street Corp. (b)     6,000       474,000    
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.     1,380       69,000    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (a)(b)     26,700       440,817    
Thomas Weisel Partners
Group, Inc. (a)
    856       5,667    
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,
Class A
    2,920       93,820    
Capital Markets Total     5,396,336    
Commercial Banks – 3.4%  
Australia & New Zealand Banking
Group Ltd.
    8,786       181,820    
BancFirst Corp.     356       16,298    
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA     24,892       548,210    
Banco Santander SA     34,984       697,015    
BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.     1,128       12,126    
Bank of Granite Corp.     1,259       13,824    
Bank of Hawaii Corp.     1,900       94,164    
Bank of Ireland     11,647       173,397    
Barclays PLC     42,208       382,142    
BNP Paribas     2,166       218,885    
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.     687       14,729    
Bumiputra-Commerce
Holdings Berhad
    43,100       134,678    
Cambridge Bancorp     3       83    
Capital Corp. of the West     896       7,186    
Capitol Bancorp Ltd.     815       17,229    
Chemical Financial Corp.     960       22,886    
City National Corp.     1,300       64,298    
Columbia Banking System, Inc.     590       13,204    
Comerica, Inc.     1,900       66,652    
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.     438       12,833    
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.     1,500       79,560    
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     17,000       223,602    
First Citizens BancShares, Inc.,
Class A
    163       22,714    
First Financial Corp.     640       19,699    
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.     1,140       31,658    
First National Bank of Alaska     6       11,100    
HBOS PLC     10,694       118,816    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
HSBC Holdings PLC (c)     23,442       386,088    
Industrial & Commercial Bank of
China, Class H
    167,000       116,147    
KeyCorp     2,600       57,070    
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (b)     19,605       454,836    
Mass Financial Corp., Class A (a)     1,750       7,893    
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.     653       14,941    
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.     40       147,421    
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.     767       13,944    
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc. (b)
    11,346       743,957    
Societe Generale     2,913       284,734    
Societe Generale NV (a)     759       73,035    
South Financial Group, Inc.     1,150       17,089    
Sterling Bancorp NY     1,040       16,151    
SVB Financial Group (a)     1,300       56,732    
Swedbank AB, Class A     10,500       294,683    
Taylor Capital Group, Inc.     695       11,412    
TCF Financial Corp.     3,700       66,304    
U.S. Bancorp (b)     44,639       1,444,518    
UMB Financial Corp.     630       25,956    
United Overseas Bank Ltd.     25,000       349,721    
Wachovia Corp. (b)     12,879       347,733    
Wells Fargo & Co.     54,166       1,576,231    
West Coast Bancorp     840       12,256    
Westpac Banking Corp.     14,945       325,697    
Whitney Holding Corp.     1,110       27,517    
Zions Bancorporation     725       33,024    
Commercial Banks Total     10,103,898    
Consumer Finance – 0.1%  
Advance America Cash Advance
Centers, Inc.
    2,440       18,422    
Cash America International, Inc.     970       35,308    
ORIX Corp.     780       106,680    
Consumer Finance Total     160,410    
Diversified Financial Services – 1.5%  
Citigroup, Inc.     29,152       624,436    
CME Group, Inc.     1,068       500,999    
Fortis     7,947       199,805    
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a)     280       36,540    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     63,003       2,705,979    
Medallion Financial Corp.     1,628       14,717    
Nasdaq OMX Group (a)     8,000       309,280    
Nymex Holdings, Inc.     250       22,657    
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.     581       24,919    
Diversified Financial Services Total     4,439,332    
Insurance – 2.4%  
ACE Ltd.     24,400       1,343,464    
American International Group, Inc.     13,835       598,364    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


24



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
American Physicians Capital, Inc.     245       11,358    
Amerisafe, Inc. (a)     552       6,977    
Aon Corp.     13,900       558,780    
Assurant, Inc.     8,500       517,310    
Aviva PLC     17,399       213,190    
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     7,742       263,073    
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B     650       16,692    
Baloise Holding AG,
Registered Shares
    3,780       376,003    
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC     53,518       257,253    
CNA Surety Corp. (a)     690       10,612    
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A     600       17,538    
EMC Insurance Group, Inc.     731       19,656    
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A     2,600       58,864    
Harleysville Group, Inc.     490       17,684    
Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.
    8,252       625,254    
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     1,181       20,644    
IPC Holdings Ltd.     630       17,640    
Loews Corp.     22,300       896,906    
Mercury General Corp.     260       11,521    
National Western Life Insurance Co.,
Class A
    77       16,693    
Navigators Group, Inc. (a)     424       23,066    
Phoenix Companies, Inc.     2,300       28,083    
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.     1,900       61,674    
ProAssurance Corp. (a)     746       40,157    
ProCentury Corp.     1,515       27,270    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     7,500       586,875    
RAM Holdings Ltd. (a)     3,145       7,139    
RLI Corp.     366       18,143    
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.     460       15,700    
Stewart Information Services Corp.     500       13,995    
Swiss Reinsurance,
Registered Shares
    5,300       463,390    
United America Indemnity Ltd.,
Class A (a)
    1,450       27,927    
Insurance Total     7,188,895    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.9%  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.     780       72,322    
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.     760       18,156    
Boston Properties, Inc.     550       50,639    
Corporate Office Properties Trust     190       6,386    
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     1,497       53,144    
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.     819       13,505    
Equity Residential Property Trust     1,200       49,788    
Franklin Street Properties Corp.     1,514       21,680    
General Growth Properties, Inc. (b)     14,400       549,648    
Getty Realty Corp.     610       9,717    
Home Properties, Inc.     1,342       64,403    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
LaSalle Hotel Properties     690       19,824    
Macerich Co.     530       37,243    
National Health Investors, Inc.     392       12,250    
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.     1,516       51,165    
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (b)     18,350       746,845    
Potlatch Corp.     600       24,762    
ProLogis     1,840       108,302    
Rayonier, Inc.     13,800       599,472    
Sun Communities, Inc.     1,020       20,910    
SWA Reit Ltd. (d)     1,200       777    
Universal Health Realty
Income Trust
    530       17,649    
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.,
Class A
    1,140       17,932    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     2,566,519    
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%  
Emaar Properties PJSC     60,725       181,054    
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     59,000       244,680    
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.     470       36,350    
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A     22,500       255,278    
Real Estate Management & Development Total     717,362    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.3%  
Bank Mutual Corp.     1,840       19,762    
BankFinancial Corp.     1,130       17,978    
Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (a)     1,431       14,152    
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.     2,140       24,567    
Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc.     1,073       10,816    
Corus Bankshares, Inc.     2,105       20,482    
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (a)     625       7,344    
Fannie Mae     12,900       339,528    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage     16,500       417,780    
Flagstar BanCorp, Inc.     3,180       22,960    
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.     1,450       17,385    
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.     2,270       40,133    
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY     1,360       12,090    
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (d)     959       10,626    
Washington Federal, Inc.     670       15,303    
Westfield Financial, Inc.     1,579       15,427    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     1,006,333    
Financials Total     31,579,085    
Health Care – 6.8%  
Biotechnology – 0.9%  
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     2,058       18,645    
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     590       34,987    
Array Biopharma, Inc. (a)     2,919       20,462    
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)     14,986       530,055    
Celgene Corp. (a)     650       39,838    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


25



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Cephalon, Inc. (a)     750       48,300    
Cepheid, Inc. (a)     739       18,024    
Genentech, Inc. (a)     7,600       616,968    
Genzyme Corp. (a)     7,700       573,958    
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)     13,600       700,808    
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     1,500       21,165    
Lifecell Corp. (a)     620       26,059    
Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     1,537       21,518    
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     2,336       67,814    
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     983       18,864    
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)     2,352       21,403    
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)     348       30,172    
Biotechnology Total     2,809,040    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.3%  
Analogic Corp.     270       17,966    
ArthroCare Corp. (a)     894       29,815    
Baxter International, Inc.     17,800       1,029,196    
Beckman Coulter, Inc.     1,343       86,691    
Cooper Companies, Inc.     600       20,658    
Covidien Ltd. (b)     16,900       747,825    
Gen-Probe, Inc. (a)     895       43,139    
Haemonetics Corp. (a)     400       23,832    
Hologic, Inc. (a)     8,230       457,588    
Hospira, Inc. (a)     2,700       115,479    
Immucor, Inc. (a)     542       11,566    
Insulet Corp. (a)     969       13,954    
Integra LifeSciences Holdings
Corp. (a)
    670       29,125    
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)     197       63,897    
Mentor Corp.     613       15,766    
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     360       12,035    
NuVasive, Inc. (a)     410       14,149    
RTI Biologics, Inc. (a)     1,260       11,907    
STERIS Corp.     1,030       27,635    
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     1,150       53,866    
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)     1,275       30,778    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)     11,400       887,604    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     3,744,471    
Health Care Providers & Services – 1.2%  
Alliance Imaging, Inc. (a)     1,850       15,910    
Amedisys, Inc. (a)     280       11,015    
AmSurg Corp. (a)     540       12,787    
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.     1,296       30,974    
Chemed Corp.     314       13,251    
CIGNA Corp.     15,710       637,355    
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)     1,600       53,712    
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a)(b)     10,100       407,535    
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a)     1,010       12,494    
Express Scripts, Inc. (a)     16,540       1,063,853    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (a)     1,200       26,112    
Healthspring, Inc. (a)     74       1,042    
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a)     930       20,339    
Laboratory Corp. of America
Holdings (a)
    1,040       76,627    
Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a)     220       8,732    
McKesson Corp.     7,820       409,533    
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a)     8,440       369,588    
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a)     1,065       37,552    
NovaMed, Inc. (a)     2,204       8,353    
Owens & Minor, Inc.     544       21,401    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)     1,120       75,488    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a)     1,514       51,355    
RehabCare Group, Inc. (a)     714       10,710    
Res-Care, Inc. (a)     1,040       17,836    
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (a)     600       8,652    
Universal Health Services, Inc.,
Class B
    800       42,952    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     3,445,158    
Health Care Technology – 0.0%  
Cerner Corp. (a)     860       32,061    
Health Care Technology Total     32,061    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.0%  
Affymetrix, Inc. (a)     1,100       19,151    
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    260       23,127    
Charles River Laboratories
International, Inc. (a)
    970       57,172    
Covance, Inc. (a)     4,500       373,365    
Illumina, Inc. (a)     1,229       93,281    
PAREXEL International Corp. (a)     1,130       29,493    
Pharmaceutical Product
Development, Inc.
    1,540       64,526    
PharmaNet Development
Group, Inc. (a)
    2,458       62,015    
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)     29,710       1,688,716    
Varian, Inc. (a)     1,230       71,242    
Waters Corp. (a)(b)     8,820       491,274    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     2,973,362    
Pharmaceuticals – 2.4%  
Allergan, Inc.     9,840       554,878    
Alpharma, Inc., Class A (a)     730       19,133    
AstraZeneca PLC     9,793       366,118    
Biovail Corp.     18,983       202,169    
Eurand NV (a)     1,290       19,518    
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)     1,380       55,214    
Johnson & Johnson     40,100       2,601,287    
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.,
Class A
    854       16,815    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Merck & Co., Inc.     22,200       842,490    
Novartis AG, Registered Shares     13,056       669,499    
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B     2,650       181,327    
Roche Holding AG,
Genusschein Shares
    2,649       498,776    
Schering-Plough Corp.     14,900       214,709    
Sciele Pharma, Inc. (a)     500       9,750    
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.     4,900       247,780    
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd., ADR
    14,622       675,390    
Pharmaceuticals Total     7,174,853    
Health Care Total     20,178,945    
Industrials – 7.8%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.1%  
AAR Corp. (a)     522       14,235    
AerCap Holdings N.V. (a)     1,900       33,402    
Boeing Co.     4,500       334,665    
Curtiss-Wright Corp.     914       37,913    
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)     390       19,644    
Goodrich Corp.     17,730       1,019,652    
Hexcel Corp. (a)     1,799       34,379    
Honeywell International, Inc.     17,400       981,708    
L-3 Communications
Holdings, Inc. (b)
    6,100       666,974    
Moog, Inc., Class A (a)     340       14,351    
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG     4,995       210,783    
Precision Castparts Corp.     1,050       107,184    
Raytheon Co.     12,400       801,164    
Rockwell Collins, Inc.     670       38,291    
Spirit Aerosystems
Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)
    2,939       65,187    
United Technologies Corp.     26,180       1,801,708    
Aerospace & Defense Total     6,181,240    
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.     1,190       64,736    
Expeditors International
Washington, Inc.
    870       39,306    
HUB Group, Inc., Class A (a)     1,201       39,501    
Air Freight & Logistics Total     143,543    
Airlines – 0.0%  
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,080       7,128    
Allegiant Travel Co. (a)     2,009       53,078    
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)     1,445       8,381    
Skywest, Inc.     660       13,939    
Airlines Total     82,526    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Building Products – 0.1%  
Geberit AG, Registered Shares     2,277       339,286    
Lennox International, Inc.     450       16,187    
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a)     610       14,762    
Universal Forest Products, Inc.     300       9,660    
Building Products Total     379,895    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.5%  
ABM Industries, Inc.     530       11,893    
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    1,020       11,149    
CBIZ, Inc. (a)     1,380       11,206    
CDI Corp.     401       10,045    
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a)     530       29,706    
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     6,430       523,273    
Equifax, Inc.     1,400       48,272    
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)     1,492       105,992    
Geo Group, Inc. (a)     1,207       34,327    
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.     843       17,399    
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)     525       21,814    
IHS, Inc., Class A (a)     1,624       104,439    
Kimball International, Inc., Class B     860       9,219    
Korn/Ferry International (a)     820       13,858    
Randstad Holding NV     6,089       286,255    
Robert Half International, Inc.     1,430       36,808    
Stericycle, Inc. (a)     1,160       59,740    
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,386       53,590    
United Stationers, Inc. (a)     330       15,741    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     1,404,726    
Construction & Engineering – 0.3%  
EMCOR Group, Inc. (a)     910       20,211    
Foster Wheeler Ltd. (a)     2,180       123,431    
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)     900       66,231    
KHD Humboldt Wedag
International Ltd. (a)
    830       20,219    
Outotec Oyj     5,018       267,262    
Quanta Services, Inc. (a)(b)     21,200       491,204    
Construction & Engineering Total     988,558    
Electrical Equipment – 0.6%  
ABB Ltd., ADR     18,653       502,139    
ABB Ltd., Registered Shares     12,233       329,423    
AMETEK, Inc.     1,220       53,570    
Belden CDT, Inc.     450       15,894    
Cooper Industries Ltd., Class A     1,300       52,195    
First Solar, Inc. (a)     260       60,096    
General Cable Corp. (a)     750       44,302    
II-VI, Inc. (a)     1,180       44,816    
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.     28,000       246,761    
Roper Industries, Inc.     1,060       63,006    
SunPower Corp., Class A (a)     770       57,373    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


27



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)     2,107       230,576    
Woodward Governor Co.     2,310       61,723    
Electrical Equipment Total     1,761,874    
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.9%  
General Electric Co.     101,287       3,748,632    
Keppel Corp., Ltd.     40,000       289,827    
McDermott International, Inc. (a)     25,390       1,391,880    
Teleflex, Inc.     800       38,168    
Textron, Inc.     1,250       69,275    
Walter Industries, Inc.     500       31,315    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     5,569,097    
Machinery – 1.6%  
Actuant Corp., Class A     1,452       43,865    
AGCO Corp. (a)     610       36,527    
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a)     500       24,940    
Barnes Group, Inc.     1,838       42,182    
Bucyrus International, Inc., Class A     828       84,166    
Cummins, Inc.     1,850       86,617    
Eaton Corp.     13,600       1,083,512    
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a)     730       22,769    
Flowserve Corp.     520       54,278    
Georg Fischer AG,
Registered Shares (a)
    402       199,421    
Gildemeister AG     2,949       74,115    
Glory Ltd.     11,600       250,721    
Harsco Corp.     1,220       67,564    
Hino Motors Ltd.     29,000       194,245    
Joy Global, Inc.     13,500       879,660    
Kadant, Inc. (a)     327       9,607    
Kennametal, Inc.     2,000       58,860    
Komatsu Ltd.     9,800       277,921    
Manitowoc Co., Inc.     1,320       53,856    
Parker Hannifin Corp. (b)     9,000       623,430    
SKF AB, Class B     10,200       205,474    
Tennant Co.     755       30,056    
Volvo AB, Class B     15,150       229,914    
Wabtec Corp.     1,274       47,979    
Machinery Total     4,681,679    
Marine – 0.1%  
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.     1,200       51,696    
DryShips, Inc.     600       35,946    
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.     518       29,231    
U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.     54,000       163,316    
Marine Total     280,189    
Road & Rail – 0.5%  
Amerco, Inc. (a)     230       13,131    
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     1,000       64,290    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc. (a)
    350       4,774    
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)     1,372       47,197    
Heartland Express, Inc.     800       11,408    
Landstar System, Inc.     11,000       573,760    
Ryder System, Inc.     170       10,355    
Union Pacific Corp. (b)     4,900       614,362    
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     1,460       27,097    
Road & Rail Total     1,366,374    
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%  
Itochu Corp.     35,000       347,248    
Kaman Corp.     650       18,389    
Watsco, Inc.     550       22,781    
Trading Companies & Distributors Total     388,418    
Industrials Total     23,228,119    
Information Technology – 9.7%  
Communications Equipment – 1.6%  
Anaren, Inc. (a)     1,112       14,078    
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B     270       7,522    
Black Box Corp.     411       12,679    
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)     71,045       1,711,474    
Corning, Inc.     41,100       988,044    
Digi International, Inc. (a)     1,701       19,630    
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)     950       11,410    
Harris Corp.     1,180       57,266    
Ixia (a)     1,898       14,729    
Nokia Oyj     9,764       310,627    
Nokia Oyj, ADR     12,200       388,326    
Polycom, Inc. (a)     3,045       68,634    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     24,100       988,100    
Research In Motion Ltd. (a)     380       42,647    
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (a)     730       3,825    
Communications Equipment Total     4,638,991    
Computers & Peripherals – 2.1%  
Apple, Inc. (a)     8,600       1,234,100    
Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. (a)
    1,390       10,147    
Diebold, Inc.     400       15,020    
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a)     840       12,533    
EMC Corp. (a)(b)     84,200       1,207,428    
Emulex Corp. (a)     800       12,992    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     65,920       3,009,907    
International Business
Machines Corp.
    5,600       644,784    
NCR Corp. (a)     3,400       77,622    
QLogic Corp. (a)     870       13,354    
Stratasys, Inc. (a)     640       11,392    
Computers & Peripherals Total     6,249,279    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


28



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.5%  
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)     20,850       621,956    
Amphenol Corp., Class A     1,220       45,445    
Anixter International, Inc. (a)     430       27,537    
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)     2,000       67,300    
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a)     870       15,617    
Brightpoint, Inc. (a)     1,550       12,958    
CPI International, Inc. (a)     860       8,531    
Daktronics, Inc.     2,490       44,596    
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a)     956       28,766    
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.     10,100       358,823    
Itron, Inc. (a)     501       45,205    
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)     400       38,848    
MTS Systems Corp.     440       14,194    
NAM TAI Electronics, Inc.     1,770       16,992    
Plexus Corp. (a)     400       11,220    
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a)     1,242       55,766    
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)     1,540       13,952    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total     1,427,706    
Internet Software & Services – 0.9%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)     19,200       540,672    
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)     361       5,227    
eBay, Inc. (a)     16,400       489,376    
Equinix, Inc. (a)     1,144       76,065    
Gmarket, Inc., ADR (a)     580       12,424    
Google, Inc., Class A (a)     2,222       978,724    
Sohu.com, Inc. (a)     550       24,821    
United Internet AG,
Registered Shares
    18,102       389,215    
ValueClick, Inc. (a)     1,852       31,947    
VeriSign, Inc. (a)     1,240       41,218    
VistaPrint Ltd. (a)     880       30,756    
Websense, Inc. (a)     1,180       22,125    
Internet Software & Services Total     2,642,570    
IT Services – 0.6%  
CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)     960       43,728    
CGI Group, Inc., Class A (a)     20,000       212,382    
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A (a)
    1,940       55,930    
Computershare Ltd.     25,304       203,081    
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)     541       6,151    
DST Systems, Inc. (a)     500       32,870    
Fiserv, Inc. (a)     1,020       49,052    
Global Payments, Inc.     930       38,465    
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     2,630       586,464    
MAXIMUS, Inc.     310       11,380    
MPS Group, Inc. (a)     2,530       29,905    
Paychex, Inc.     1,310       44,881    
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., ADR     2,446       55,255    
Visa, Inc. (a)(b)     7,734       482,292    
IT Services Total     1,851,836    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Office Electronics – 0.1%  
Canon, Inc.     7,700       356,821    
Office Electronics Total     356,821    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.7%  
Actel Corp. (a)     974       14,912    
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)     520       6,895    
Altera Corp.     2,150       39,625    
Analog Devices, Inc.     1,680       49,594    
Applied Materials, Inc.     45,300       883,803    
ASML Holding NV, N.Y.
Registered Shares (a)
    1,590       39,448    
Asyst Technologies, Inc. (a)     1,112       3,892    
Atheros Communications, Inc. (a)     2,275       47,411    
ATMI, Inc. (a)     230       6,401    
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (a)     210       6,752    
Exar Corp. (a)     870       7,160    
Fairchild Semiconductor
International, Inc. (a)
    680       8,106    
Intel Corp.     64,700       1,370,346    
Intersil Corp., Class A (b)     17,475       448,583    
KLA-Tencor Corp.     700       25,970    
Lam Research Corp. (a)(b)     10,070       384,875    
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)     3,150       34,272    
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.     2,270       46,285    
Microchip Technology, Inc.     1,170       38,294    
MKS Instruments, Inc. (a)     533       11,406    
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a)     1,932       34,061    
National Semiconductor Corp.     35,100       643,032    
Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (a)     1,779       42,945    
NVIDIA Corp. (a)     16,324       323,052    
Power Integrations, Inc. (a)     1,661       48,601    
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)     1,720       4,575    
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)     2,800       7,700    
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (a)     545       11,336    
Texas Instruments, Inc. (b)     11,400       322,278    
Varian Semiconductor Equipment
Associates, Inc. (a)
    152       4,279    
Verigy Ltd. (a)     12,349       232,655    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    5,148,544    
Software – 2.2%  
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)     610       12,151    
Activision, Inc. (a)     2,133       58,252    
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)     1,060       37,725    
Advent Software, Inc. (a)     630       26,851    
Ansoft Corp. (a)     1,399       42,698    
ANSYS, Inc. (a)     1,567       54,093    
Autodesk, Inc. (a)     1,059       33,337    
Blackboard, Inc. (a)     640       21,331    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


29



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
BluePhoenix Solutions Ltd. (a)     1,530       12,776    
BMC Software, Inc. (a)(b)     11,030       358,696    
Captaris, Inc. (a)     1,760       7,779    
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)     1,117       32,762    
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)     389       12,078    
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)(b)     24,700       1,233,024    
FactSet Research Systems, Inc.     1,770       95,350    
InterVoice, Inc. (a)     890       7,084    
Intuit, Inc. (a)     2,460       66,445    
Lawson Software, Inc. (a)     720       5,422    
McAfee, Inc. (a)     2,230       73,791    
Micros Systems, Inc. (a)     682       22,956    
Microsoft Corp.     67,880       1,926,434    
MSC.Software Corp. (a)     1,390       18,056    
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     800       414,429    
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)     1,475       25,680    
Oracle Corp. (a)     62,000       1,212,720    
Progress Software Corp. (a)     1,310       39,195    
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)(b)     10,800       624,996    
SPSS, Inc. (a)     280       10,858    
Sybase, Inc. (a)     790       20,777    
Synopsys, Inc. (a)     700       15,897    
The9 Ltd., ADR (a)     2,050       42,025    
Software Total     6,565,668    
Information Technology Total     28,881,415    
Materials – 3.4%  
Chemicals – 1.3%  
Agrium, Inc.     800       49,688    
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.     1,300       119,600    
Albemarle Corp.     1,225       44,737    
BASF AG     3,909       526,072    
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.     7,400       346,024    
H.B. Fuller Co.     1,210       24,696    
Koppers Holdings, Inc.     799       35,403    
Linde AG     2,699       381,518    
Minerals Technologies, Inc.     360       22,608    
Monsanto Co.     5,100       568,650    
Mosaic Co. (a)     510       52,326    
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.     4,270       662,873    
PPG Industries, Inc.     1,200       72,612    
Praxair, Inc.     9,500       800,185    
Sensient Technologies Corp.     780       23,002    
Syngenta AG, ADR     910       53,244    
Terra Industries, Inc. (a)     779       27,678    
Chemicals Total     3,810,916    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Construction Materials – 0.1%  
Ciments Francais SA     1,970       328,305    
Eagle Materials, Inc.     570       20,263    
Construction Materials Total     348,568    
Containers & Packaging – 0.1%  
AptarGroup, Inc.     830       32,312    
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,100       52,836    
Greif, Inc., Class A     999       67,862    
Greif, Inc., Class B     492       30,076    
Packaging Corp. of America     3,102       69,268    
Containers & Packaging Total     252,354    
Metals & Mining – 1.6%  
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.     650       44,012    
Alcoa, Inc.     18,500       667,110    
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.     3,515       250,830    
Anglo American PLC     3,014       181,078    
BHP Biliton PLC     14,858       440,719    
Carpenter Technology Corp.     230       12,873    
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.     550       65,901    
Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. (a)     3,020       12,201    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    13,014       1,252,207    
Haynes International, Inc. (a)     240       13,171    
Hecla Mining Co. (a)     1,270       14,173    
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.     315       21,830    
Norsk Hydro ASA     18,900       276,624    
Nucor Corp.     5,700       386,118    
Rio Tinto PLC     2,620       272,027    
RTI International Metals, Inc. (a)     362       16,366    
Salzgitter AG     1,884       327,305    
SSAB Svenskt Stal AB, Series A     5,100       143,659    
Worthington Industries, Inc.     1,030       17,376    
Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.     8,100       333,294    
Metals & Mining Total     4,748,874    
Paper & Forest Products – 0.3%  
Mercer International, Inc. (a)     1,560       10,873    
Weyerhaeuser Co. (b)     12,200       793,488    
Paper & Forest Products Total     804,361    
Materials Total     9,965,073    
Telecommunication Services – 2.3%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.7%  
AT&T, Inc.     70,752       2,709,802    
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication
Corp., Ltd.
    164,297       308,292    
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR     4,884       127,082    
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS     12,249       393,122    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Telekomunikacja Polska SA     25,092       249,336    
Time Warner Telecom, Inc.,
Class A (a)(c)
    23,126       358,222    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     19,385       706,583    
Warwick Valley Telephone Co.     800       9,456    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    4,861,895    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.6%  
American Tower Corp., Class A (a)     19,474       763,575    
China Mobile Ltd.     21,000       314,142    
Crown Castle International Corp. (a)     1,800       62,082    
KDDI Corp.     29       179,245    
Millicom International Cellular SA (a)     475       44,911    
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC, ADR     2,529       191,825    
Philippine Long Distance
Telephone Co., ADR
    1,903       126,473    
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a)     2,383       39,701    
Vodafone Group PLC     42,773       128,078    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    1,850,032    
Telecommunication Services Total     6,711,927    
Utilities – 2.3%  
Electric Utilities – 1.6%  
ALLETE, Inc.     530       20,469    
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     2,400       99,912    
British Energy Group PLC     7,799       100,982    
E.ON AG     3,512       649,856    
Edison International     2,000       98,040    
El Paso Electric Co. (a)     980       20,943    
Entergy Corp.     12,732       1,388,806    
Exelon Corp. (b)     9,100       739,557    
FPL Group, Inc.     13,300       834,442    
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.     810       19,335    
ITC Holdings Corp.     1,395       72,624    
Maine & Maritimes Corp. (a)     170       4,726    
MGE Energy, Inc.     560       19,074    
Otter Tail Corp.     437       15,465    
Portland General Electric Co.     808       18,220    
PPL Corp. (b)     11,000       505,120    
Tenaga Nasional Berhad     57,800       133,281    
UIL Holdings Corp.     570       17,174    
Electric Utilities Total     4,758,026    
Gas Utilities – 0.0%  
AGL Resources, Inc.     1,900       65,208    
Questar Corp.     1,100       62,216    
WGL Holdings, Inc.     610       19,557    
Gas Utilities Total     146,981    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.1%  
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.     450       39,722    
Mirant Corp. (a)     1,900       69,141    
Reliant Energy, Inc. (a)     2,200       52,030    
Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders Total
    160,893    
Multi-Utilities – 0.6%  
Avista Corp.     970       18,973    
CH Energy Group, Inc.     880       34,232    
NorthWestern Corp.     640       15,597    
PG&E Corp. (b)     15,558       572,845    
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     17,680       710,559    
Sempra Energy     1,600       85,248    
United Utilities PLC     21,278       291,550    
Wisconsin Energy Corp.     1,600       70,384    
Multi-Utilities Total     1,799,388    
Utilities Total     6,865,288    
Total Common Stocks
(cost of $169,083,093)
    183,714,725    
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 10.9%  
    Par ($)    
Basic Materials – 0.3%  
Chemicals – 0.1%  
Huntsman International LLC  
7.875% 11/15/14     350,000       371,000    
Chemicals Total     371,000    
Forest Products & Paper – 0.1%  
Georgia-Pacific Corp.  
8.000% 01/15/24     380,000       334,400    
Forest Products & Paper Total     334,400    
Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
 
8.375% 04/01/17     315,000       334,294    
Metals & Mining Total     334,294    
Basic Materials Total     1,039,694    
Communications – 2.0%  
Media – 0.9%  
Charter Communications
Holdings II LLC/ Charter
Communications Holdings II/
Capital Corp.
 
10.250% 09/15/10     350,000       318,500    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
CSC Holdings, Inc.  
7.625% 04/01/11     300,000       296,625    
EchoStar DBS Corp.  
6.625% 10/01/14     335,000       304,850    
Jones Intercable, Inc.  
7.625% 04/15/08     525,000       525,614    
Lamar Media Corp.  
7.250% 01/01/13     345,000       327,750    
News America, Inc.  
6.550% 03/15/33 (b)     325,000       318,728    
R.H. Donnelley Corp.  
8.875% 10/15/17 (c)     450,000       281,250    
Time Warner Cable, Inc.  
6.550% 05/01/37     350,000       330,393    
Viacom, Inc.  
6.125% 10/05/17     110,000       107,260    
Media Total     2,810,970    
Telecommunication Services – 1.1%  
AT&T, Inc.  
5.100% 09/15/14     350,000       347,715    
British Telecommunications PLC  
5.150% 01/15/13     225,000       221,726    
Citizens Communications Co.  
7.875% 01/15/27     425,000       364,437    
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.  
9.250% 06/15/16     350,000       352,625    
Lucent Technologies, Inc.  
6.450% 03/15/29     415,000       296,725    
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.  
8.750% 03/01/31     225,000       273,059    
Qwest Corp.  
8.875% 03/15/12     325,000       331,500    
Telefonica Emisones SAU  
5.984% 06/20/11     400,000       411,900    
Vodafone Group PLC  
5.000% 12/16/13     400,000       391,858    
Windstream Corp.  
8.625% 08/01/16     350,000       343,875    
Telecommunication Services Total     3,335,420    
Communications Total     6,146,390    
Consumer Cyclical – 1.0%  
Apparel – 0.1%  
Levi Strauss & Co.  
9.750% 01/15/15     345,000       343,706    
Apparel Total     343,706    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Auto Manufacturers – 0.1%  
General Motors Corp.  
8.375% 07/15/33     400,000       282,000    
Auto Manufacturers Total     282,000    
Home Builders – 0.1%  
KB Home  
5.875% 01/15/15     155,000       134,075    
Home Builders Total     134,075    
Lodging – 0.3%  
Marriott International, Inc.  
5.625% 02/15/13     200,000       193,066    
Mashantucket Western
Pequot Tribe
 
8.500% 11/15/15 (c)     340,000       299,200    
MGM Mirage  
7.500% 06/01/16     360,000       324,000    
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.  
7.500% 06/15/15 (c)     190,000       149,625    
Lodging Total     965,891    
Retail – 0.4%  
CVS Caremark Corp.  
5.750% 06/01/17     275,000       279,279    
Home Depot, Inc.  
5.875% 12/16/36     225,000       183,683    
Rite Aid Corp.  
9.375% 12/15/15     440,000       345,400    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  
5.800% 02/15/18     350,000       366,809    
Retail Total     1,175,171    
Consumer Cyclical Total     2,900,843    
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.2%  
Beverages – 0.1%  
Diageo Capital PLC  
5.750% 10/23/17     300,000       307,240    
Beverages Total     307,240    
Commercial Services – 0.4%  
Ashtead Capital, Inc.  
9.000% 08/15/16 (c)     330,000       267,300    
Corrections Corp. of America  
7.500% 05/01/11     225,000       227,250    
GEO Group, Inc.  
8.250% 07/15/13     350,000       352,625    
Iron Mountain, Inc.  
7.750% 01/15/15     350,000       351,750    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


32



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Service Corp. International  
6.750% 04/01/16     5,000       4,837    
Commercial Services Total     1,203,762    
Food – 0.3%  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.  
6.750% 09/15/11 (b)     255,000       274,955    
Kraft Foods, Inc.  
6.500% 08/11/17     320,000       328,304    
Smithfield Foods, Inc.  
7.750% 07/01/17     345,000       336,375    
Food Total     939,634    
Healthcare Services – 0.2%  
HCA, Inc.  
9.250% 11/15/16     100,000       103,750    
PIK,
9.625% 11/15/16
    250,000       259,375    
Tenet Healthcare Corp.  
9.875% 07/01/14     350,000       338,625    
Healthcare Services Total     701,750    
Household Products/Wares – 0.1%  
Fortune Brands, Inc.  
5.375% 01/15/16     250,000       236,259    
Household Products/Wares Total     236,259    
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
Wyeth  
5.500% 02/01/14     280,000       290,026    
Pharmaceuticals Total     290,026    
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total     3,678,671    
Energy – 1.2%  
Coal – 0.1%  
Arch Western Finance LLC  
6.750% 07/01/13     320,000       319,200    
Coal Total     319,200    
Oil & Gas – 0.6%  
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.  
5.700% 05/15/17     250,000       252,816    
Chesapeake Energy Corp.  
6.375% 06/15/15     310,000       300,700    
KCS Energy, Inc.  
7.125% 04/01/12     360,000       340,200    
Nexen, Inc.  
5.875% 03/10/35     310,000       282,106    
Talisman Energy, Inc.  
6.250% 02/01/38     305,000       281,001    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Valero Energy Corp.  
6.875% 04/15/12     300,000       322,479    
Oil & Gas Total     1,779,302    
Oil & Gas Services – 0.1%  
Weatherford International Ltd.  
5.150% 03/15/13     190,000       190,165    
Oil & Gas Services Total     190,165    
Pipelines – 0.4%  
El Paso Corp.  
6.875% 06/15/14     365,000       372,218    
Energy Transfer Partners LP  
6.625% 10/15/36 (b)     250,000       231,828    
MarkWest Energy Partners LP  
8.500% 07/15/16     350,000       352,625    
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.  
6.350% 05/15/67 (e)     320,000       282,843    
Pipelines Total     1,239,514    
Energy Total     3,528,181    
Financials – 3.0%  
Banks – 0.7%  
HSBC Capital Funding LP  
9.547% 12/31/49 (c)(e)     550,000       591,142    
SunTrust Preferred Capital I  
5.853% 12/15/11 (e)     280,000       207,516    
USB Capital IX  
6.189% 04/15/49 (e)     500,000       371,250    
Wachovia Corp.  
4.875% 02/15/14     400,000       389,654    
Wells Fargo & Co.  
5.125% 09/01/12 (b)     325,000       334,837    
Banks Total     1,894,399    
Diversified Financial Services – 2.0%  
AGFC Capital Trust I  
6.000% 01/15/67 (c)(e)     350,000       288,419    
American Express Centurion Bank  
5.200% 11/26/10     250,000       252,918    
Capital One Financial Corp.  
5.500% 06/01/15     450,000       395,531    
CDX North America High Yield  
8.750% 12/29/12 (c)     643,500       612,129    
Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust  
8.040% 12/15/19 (c)     750,000       828,574    
Credit Suisse/New York NY  
6.000% 02/15/18     375,000       374,105    
Ford Motor Credit Co.  
8.000% 12/15/16     400,000       313,122    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


33



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
GMAC LLC  
8.000% 11/01/31     370,000       265,176    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.  
6.345% 02/15/34 (b)     475,000       411,301    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.  
6.000% 01/15/18     350,000       364,987    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.  
5.750% 07/18/11     350,000       343,973    
LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.  
PIK,
10.375% 10/15/17 (c)
    330,000       342,375    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.  
6.050% 08/15/12     350,000       355,474    
Morgan Stanley  
6.750% 04/15/11     370,000       387,838    
Nuveen Investments, Inc.  
10.500% 11/15/15 (c)     325,000       278,687    
SLM Corp.  
5.375% 05/15/14     300,000       225,141    
Diversified Financial Services Total     6,039,750    
Insurance – 0.1%  
American International Group, Inc.  
2.875% 05/15/08     250,000       249,524    
Insurance Total     249,524    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.2%  
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.  
6.450% 06/25/12 (b)     250,000       243,858    
Simon Property Group LP  
5.750% 12/01/15     375,000       356,725    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     600,583    
Savings & Loans – 0.0%  
Washington Mutual, Inc.  
4.200% 01/15/10 (b)     50,000       42,000    
Savings & Loans Total     42,000    
Financials Total     8,826,256    
Industrials – 0.9%  
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%  
L-3 Communications Corp.  
5.875% 01/15/15     310,000       296,825    
United Technologies Corp.  
5.375% 12/15/17     210,000       215,441    
Aerospace & Defense Total     512,266    
Environmental Control – 0.1%  
Allied Waste North America, Inc.  
7.125% 05/15/16     350,000       349,125    
Environmental Control Total     349,125    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Machinery – 0.1%  
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.  
4.300% 06/01/10     300,000       305,507    
Machinery Total     305,507    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.1%  
Bombardier, Inc.  
6.300% 05/01/14 (c)     375,000       356,250    
Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total     356,250    
Packaging & Containers – 0.2%  
Crown Americas LLC &
Crown Americas Capital Corp.
 
7.750% 11/15/15     340,000       349,350    
Owens-Illinois, Inc.  
7.500% 05/15/10     315,000       322,088    
Packaging & Containers Total     671,438    
Transportation – 0.2%  
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.  
6.200% 08/15/36     250,000       240,943    
United Parcel Service, Inc.  
4.500% 01/15/13     155,000       160,589    
Transportation Total     401,532    
Industrials Total     2,596,118    
Technology – 0.1%  
Semiconductors – 0.1%  
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.  
PIK,  
9.125% 12/15/14     425,000       310,250    
Semiconductors Total     310,250    
Technology Total     310,250    
Utilities – 1.2%  
Electric – 1.0%  
AES Corp.  
7.750% 03/01/14     310,000       311,937    
Commonwealth Edison Co.  
5.950% 08/15/16     300,000       304,712    
Indiana Michigan Power Co.  
5.650% 12/01/15     350,000       345,060    
Intergen NV  
9.000% 06/30/17 (c)     340,000       355,300    
NRG Energy, Inc.  
7.250% 02/01/14     35,000       34,563    
7.375% 02/01/16     315,000       308,700    
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.  
5.800% 03/01/37     250,000       236,519    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


34



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Progress Energy, Inc.  
7.750% 03/01/31 (b)     225,000       263,866    
Southern California Edison Co.  
5.000% 01/15/14 (b)     400,000       405,987    
Texas Competitive
Electric Holdings Co.,
 
PIK,
10.500% 11/01/16 (c)
    370,000       362,600    
Electric Total     2,929,244    
Gas – 0.2%  
Atmos Energy Corp.  
6.350% 06/15/17     275,000       281,114    
Sempra Energy  
4.750% 05/15/09     275,000       277,471    
Gas Total     558,585    
Utilities Total     3,487,829    
Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(cost of $34,048,331)
    32,514,232    
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 9.9%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.000% 02/01/38     948,969       940,486    
5.500% 04/01/21     2,529,673       2,584,515    
5.500% 12/01/37     1,260,411       1,273,964    
6.000% 07/01/08     21,557       21,642    
6.500% 02/01/11     28,331       29,267    
6.500% 04/01/11     48,541       50,509    
6.500% 05/01/11     29,444       30,692    
6.500% 10/01/11     19,010       19,803    
6.500% 07/01/16     14,767       15,483    
6.500% 04/01/26     30,346       31,815    
6.500% 06/01/26     36,663       38,438    
6.500% 02/01/27     176,505       185,010    
6.500% 09/01/28     75,026       78,551    
6.500% 06/01/31     48,310       50,521    
6.500% 07/01/31     13,537       14,169    
7.000% 07/01/28     51,015       54,200    
7.000% 04/01/29     28,629       30,416    
7.000% 01/01/30     18,829       20,004    
7.000% 06/01/31     9,234       9,789    
7.000% 08/01/31     105,668       112,021    
7.500% 08/01/15     727       764    
7.500% 01/01/30     71,871       77,756    
8.000% 09/01/15     29,411       31,263    
TBA,  
5.000% 04/01/38 (f)     900,000       891,000    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.000% 05/01/37     959,239       950,162    
5.000% 06/01/37     2,989,853       2,961,563    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
5.500% 11/01/21     458,165       468,352    
5.500% 04/01/36     1,566,473       1,583,233    
5.500% 11/01/36     3,563,122       3,601,246    
6.000% 07/01/35     341,937       350,899    
6.000% 09/01/36     1,132,651       1,161,600    
6.000% 12/01/36     3,412,901       3,500,130    
6.000% 07/01/37     1,238,074       1,269,409    
6.000% 08/01/37     934,955       958,619    
6.120% 10/01/08     2,177,878       2,195,934    
6.500% 03/01/11     5,114       5,329    
6.500% 08/01/34     525,071       545,569    
6.500% 10/01/36     427,771       443,433    
6.500% 08/01/37     1,252,391       1,298,158    
7.000% 03/01/15     61,677       64,808    
7.000% 07/01/16     11,608       12,184    
7.000% 02/01/31     20,690       22,027    
7.000% 07/01/31     107,305       114,149    
7.000% 07/01/32     10,236       10,878    
7.500% 06/01/15     18,213       19,037    
7.500% 08/01/15     37,770       39,479    
7.500% 09/01/15     20,169       21,081    
7.500% 02/01/31     49,677       53,624    
7.500% 08/01/31     24,251       26,155    
8.000% 12/01/29     26,408       28,764    
8.000% 04/01/30     38,548       41,778    
8.000% 05/01/30     2,902       3,145    
8.000% 07/01/31     29,782       32,268    
Government National Mortgage Association  
6.000% 04/15/13     6,499       6,718    
6.500% 05/15/13     15,384       16,110    
6.500% 06/15/13     4,776       5,002    
6.500% 08/15/13     14,645       15,337    
6.500% 11/15/13     71,100       74,457    
6.500% 07/15/14     41,179       43,142    
6.500% 01/15/29     7,589       7,936    
6.500% 03/15/29     74,475       77,882    
6.500% 04/15/29     133,426       139,528    
6.500% 05/15/29     136,014       142,235    
6.500% 07/15/31     55,018       57,500    
7.000% 11/15/13     187,407       196,631    
7.000% 05/15/29     19,725       21,094    
7.000% 09/15/29     33,903       36,255    
7.000% 06/15/31     22,841       24,397    
7.500% 06/15/23     919       990    
7.500% 01/15/26     23,097       24,925    
7.500% 09/15/29     63,799       68,772    
8.000% 07/15/25     9,946       10,905    
8.500% 12/15/30     3,285       3,615    
9.000% 12/15/17     27,489       29,966    
Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $28,545,459)
    29,378,488    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


35



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Government & Agency Obligations – 4.7%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Foreign Government Obligations – 0.5%  
Province of Ontario  
2.750% 02/22/11     275,000       275,177    
Province of Quebec  
5.000% 07/17/09 (b)     600,000       619,847    
United Mexican States  
7.500% 04/08/33     425,000       515,313    
Foreign Government Obligations Total     1,410,337    
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 0.5%  
Fannie Mae Pool  
5.000% 01/01/38     1,098,543       1,088,149    
6.500% 08/01/37     548,685       568,735    
Mortgage-Backed Securities Total     1,656,884    
U.S. Government Agencies – 1.2%  
Federal Home Loan Bank  
5.500% 08/13/14 (b)     315,000       348,392    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.500% 08/23/17 (b)     1,300,000       1,433,881    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.250% 08/01/12 (b)     1,640,000       1,719,784    
U.S. Government Agencies Total     3,502,057    
U.S. Government Obligations – 2.5%  
U.S. Treasury Bonds  
5.375% 02/15/31 (b)     4,140,000       4,788,167    
7.250% 05/15/16 (b)     1,245,000       1,600,213    
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond  
3.500% 01/15/11 (b)     897,324       992,314    
U.S. Government Obligations Total     7,380,694    
Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $13,025,269)
    13,949,972    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 3.6%  
Agency – 1.7%  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  
5.000% 12/15/15     355,901       357,023    
5.500% 06/15/34     2,500,000       2,552,174    
6.000% 02/15/28     1,011,262       1,036,182    
Federal National Mortgage Association  
5.000% 12/25/15     1,072,161       1,087,533    
Agency Total     5,032,912    

 

    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Non-Agency – 1.9%  
American Mortgage Trust  
8.445% 09/27/22 (e)     8,534       5,173    
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust  
5.484% 02/25/47 (e)     1,077,310       1,030,886    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust  
5.250% 08/25/35     485,872       479,479    
5.500% 10/25/35     806,107       770,782    
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust  
6.044% 10/25/36 (e)     917,749       895,880    
Lehman Mortgage Trust  
6.500% 01/25/38 (d)     881,545       866,395    
Rural Housing Trust  
6.330% 04/01/26     4       4    
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates  
5.714% 02/25/37 (e)     1,704,212       1,615,064    
Non-Agency Total     5,663,663    
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost of $10,854,838)
    10,696,575    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.9%  
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust  
5.366% 12/11/49 (e)     420,000       374,197    
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.  
4.577% 04/15/37     1,586,000       1,562,964    
First Union - Chase Commercial Mortgage  
6.645% 06/15/31     358,507       361,466    
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II  
6.620% 10/18/30     1,002,901       1,001,302    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.  
4.780% 07/15/42     310,000       289,987    
5.447% 06/12/47     509,000       477,471    
5.525% 04/15/43 (e)     1,457,000       1,339,068    
JPMorgan Commercial Mortgage Finance Corp.  
6.507% 10/15/35     525,452       526,133    
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust  
3.989% 06/15/35     3,000,000       2,823,621    
Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $9,204,723)
    8,756,209    
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.1%  
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.  
6.080% 06/25/37     490,000       453,050    
Consumer Funding LLC  
5.430% 04/20/15     820,000       859,453    
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust  
5.470% 06/15/12     761,000       780,804    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


36



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Green Tree Financial Corp.  
6.870% 01/15/29     152,886       153,643    
Origen Manufactured Housing  
3.380% 08/15/17     50,061       49,887    
USAA Auto Owner Trust  
4.500% 10/15/13     1,046,000       1,047,589    
Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost of $3,372,626)
    3,344,426    
Preferred Stocks – 0.1%  
    Shares      
Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA     11,800       157,898    
Diversified Telecommunication Services Total     157,898    
Telecommunication Services Total     157,898    
Total Preferred Stocks
(cost of $178,789)
    157,898    
Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.1%  
Health Care – 0.1%  
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%  
Schering-Plough Corp., 6.000%     1,300       199,134    
Pharmaceuticals Total     199,134    
Health Care Total     199,134    
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(cost of $340,902)
    199,134    
Investment Companies – 0.1%  
iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund     2,110       162,533    
iShares Russell 2000 Growth
Index Fund
    298       21,706    
Total Investment Companies
(cost of $191,143)
    184,239    
Securities Lending Collateral – 12.3%  
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio (g)
(7 day yield of 3.131%)
    36,550,537       36,550,537    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $36,550,537)
    36,550,537    

 

Purchased Put Option – 0.0%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
CBOE SpX Volatility Index April Put  
Strike Price: $27.50
Expire: 04/19/08
    4,000       10,600    
Total Purchased Put Option
(cost of $8,553)
    10,600    
Short-Term Obligations – 2.0%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase Agreement – 1.7%  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 03/31/08, due on 04/01/08,
at 2.150%, collateralized by a
U.S. Government Agency
Obligation maturing 04/18/36,
market value of $5,087,760
(repurchase proceeds
$4,988,298)
    4,988,000       4,988,000    
U.S. Government Obligation – 0.3%  
United States Treasury Bill  
0.785% 06/19/08 (h)     965,000       963,412    
U.S. Government Obligation Total     963,412    
Total Short-Term Obligations
(cost of $5,951,412)
    5,951,412    
Total Investments – 109.7%
(cost of $311,355,675) (i)
    325,408,447    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (9.7)%     (28,969,725 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     296,438,722    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $35,648,053.

(c)  Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2008, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $5,757,161, which represents 1.9% of net assets.

(d)  Represents fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

(e)  The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2008.

(f)  Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

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

(h)  All or a portion of this security have been pledged to cover collateral requirements for open futures contracts.

(i)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $311,478,285.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


37



Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

At March 31, 2008, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

Asset Allocation   % of
Net Assets
 
Common Stocks     62.0    
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes     10.9    
Mortgage-Backed Securities     9.9    
Government & Agency Obligations     4.7    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     3.6    
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     2.9    
Asset-Backed Securities     1.1    
Convertible Preferred Stocks     0.1    
Preferred Stocks     0.1    
      95.3    
Securities Lending Collateral     12.3    
Investment Companies     0.1    
Purchased Put Option     0.0 *  
Short-Term Obligations     2.0    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (9.7 )  
* Rounds to less than 0.01%.     100.0    

 

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held the following open long futures contract:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
 
S&P
500
Index
    25     $ 8,275,000     $ 8,265,744     Jun-2008   $ 9,256    

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, transactions in written option contracts were as follows:

    Number of
contracts
  Premium
received
 
Options outstanding at September 30, 2007     173     $ 25,085    
Options written     68       28,189    
Options terminated in closing
purchase transactions
    (71 )     (28,043 )  
Options exercised     (36 )     (8,029 )  
Options expired     (134 )     (17,202 )  
Options outstanding at March 31, 2008         $    

 

At March 31, 2008, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
to Buy
 

Value
 
Aggregate
Face Value
 
Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
AUD   $ 1,477,607     $ 1,514,227     06/17/08   $ (36,620 )  
EUR     3,612,096       3,561,578     06/17/08     50,518    
GBP     1,871,923       1,919,020     06/17/08     (47,097 )  
GBP     98,626       99,775     06/17/08     (1,149 )  
JPY     719,331       713,595     06/17/08     5,736    
NZD     65,166       66,993     06/17/08     (1,827 )  
    $ (30,439 )  

 

Forward
Foreign
Currency
Contracts
to Sell
 

Value
 
Aggregate
Face Value
 
Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD   $ 484,416     $ 505,779     06/17/08   $ 21,363    
CHF     1,234,501       1,212,145     06/17/08     (22,356 )  
CZK     440,101       436,853     06/17/08     (3,248 )  
DKK     170,431       167,994     06/17/08     (2,437 )  
ILS     624,703       657,012     06/17/08     32,309    
KRW     163,955       164,961     06/17/08     1,006    
MYR     398,170       404,120     06/17/08     5,950    
MXN     203,400       200,284     06/17/08     (3,116 )  
NOK     402,488       401,713     06/17/08     (775 )  
PLN     274,488       267,857     06/17/08     (6,631 )  
SEK     102,720       100,756     06/17/08     (1,964 )  
SGD     504,306       503,383     06/17/08     (923 )  
TWD     337,096       329,118     06/17/08     (7,978 )  
    $ 11,200    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  
AUD   Australian Dollar  
CAD   Canadian Dollar  
CHF   Swiss Franc  
CZK   Czech Koruna  
DKK   Danish Krone  
EUR   Euro  
GBP   Pound Sterling  
ILS   Israeli Shekel  
JPY   Japanese Yen  
KRW   South Korean Won  
MXN   Mexican Peso  
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit  
NOK   Norwegian Krone  
NZD   New Zealand Dollar  
PIK   Payment-in-Kind  
PLN   Polish Zloty  
SEK   Swedish Krona  
SGD   Singapore Dollar  
TBA   To Be Announced  
TWD   Taiwan Dollar  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


38



Investment PortfolioColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 96.7%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 10.5%  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.3%  
Burger King Holdings, Inc.     241,500       6,679,890    
Carnival Corp.     156,800       6,347,264    
International Game
Technology, Inc. (a)
    210,000       8,444,100    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     21,471,254    
Household Durables – 0.6%  
Sony Corp., ADR     257,200       10,306,004    
Household Durables Total     10,306,004    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.4%  
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)     93,000       6,630,900    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     6,630,900    
Media – 2.8%  
Comcast Corp., Class A (a)     821,600       15,889,744    
DIRECTV Group, Inc. (b)     315,100       7,811,329    
Viacom, Inc., Class B (b)     556,465       22,047,143    
Media Total     45,748,216    
Multiline Retail – 0.7%  
Nordstrom, Inc. (a)     333,300       10,865,580    
Multiline Retail Total     10,865,580    
Specialty Retail – 3.8%  
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,
Class A
    74,600       5,456,244    
Best Buy Co., Inc. (a)     253,200       10,497,672    
GameStop Corp., Class A (b)     156,608       8,098,200    
Home Depot, Inc.     647,800       18,118,966    
OfficeMax, Inc. (a)     351,800       6,733,452    
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)     407,500       12,775,125    
Specialty Retail Total     61,679,659    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.9%  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     226,800       15,422,400    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     15,422,400    
Consumer Discretionary Total     172,124,013    
Consumer Staples – 9.7%  
Beverages – 2.9%  
Molson Coors Brewing Co.,
Class B
    222,100       11,675,797    
PepsiCo, Inc.     484,300       34,966,460    
Beverages Total     46,642,257    
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.9%  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.     581,100       30,612,348    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     30,612,348    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Food Products – 0.8%  
H.J. Heinz Co.     267,600       12,569,172    
Food Products Total     12,569,172    
Household Products – 0.9%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     190,400       14,834,064    
Household Products Total     14,834,064    
Personal Products – 1.3%  
Avon Products, Inc.     557,700       22,051,458    
Personal Products Total     22,051,458    
Tobacco – 1.9%  
Altria Group, Inc.     430,900       9,565,980    
Philip Morris International,
Inc. (b)
    430,900       21,794,922    
Tobacco Total     31,360,902    
Consumer Staples Total     158,070,201    
Energy – 8.6%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 6.1%  
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (b)     98,400       6,350,736    
Halliburton Co.     628,200       24,707,106    
Nabors Industries Ltd. (b)     607,200       20,505,144    
Schlumberger Ltd.     189,500       16,486,500    
Transocean, Inc. (b)     156,362       21,140,142    
Weatherford International
Ltd. (b)
    141,100       10,225,517    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     99,415,145    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.5%  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.     204,600       14,156,274    
Devon Energy Corp.     108,075       11,275,465    
Hess Corp.     65,000       5,731,700    
Southwestern Energy Co. (b)     315,200       10,619,088    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     41,782,527    
Energy Total     141,197,672    
Financials – 5.3%  
Capital Markets – 2.8%  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     166,867       27,598,133    
Lazard Ltd., Class A (a)     194,800       7,441,360    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (b)     640,200       10,569,702    
Capital Markets Total     45,609,195    
Diversified Financial Services – 1.1%  
CME Group, Inc.     23,100       10,836,210    
Nasdaq OMX Group (b)     194,000       7,500,040    
Diversified Financial Services Total     18,336,250    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


39



Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Insurance – 1.4%  
Aon Corp.     325,900       13,101,180    
Assurant, Inc.     173,000       10,528,780    
Insurance Total     23,629,960    
Financials Total     87,575,405    
Health Care – 16.4%  
Biotechnology – 3.4%  
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (a)(b)
    317,600       11,233,512    
Genentech, Inc. (b)     178,700       14,506,866    
Genzyme Corp. (b)     185,500       13,827,170    
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b)     321,700       16,577,201    
Biotechnology Total     56,144,749    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.4%  
Baxter International, Inc.     421,600       24,376,912    
Covidien Ltd.     400,100       17,704,425    
Hologic, Inc. (a)(b)     143,612       7,984,827    
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (b)     271,800       21,162,348    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     71,228,512    
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.5%  
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (b)     240,000       9,684,000    
Express Scripts, Inc. (b)     360,400       23,180,928    
McKesson Corp.     161,800       8,473,466    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     41,338,394    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.7%  
Covance, Inc. (b)     95,400       7,915,338    
Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc. (b)
    442,678       25,161,818    
Waters Corp. (b)     192,500       10,722,250    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     43,799,406    
Pharmaceuticals – 3.4%  
Allergan, Inc.     205,400       11,582,506    
Johnson & Johnson     361,100       23,424,557    
Merck & Co., Inc.     261,700       9,931,515    
Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd., ADR
    231,700       10,702,223    
Pharmaceuticals Total     55,640,801    
Health Care Total     268,151,862    
Industrials – 12.2%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.5%  
Honeywell International, Inc.     410,600       23,166,052    
Raytheon Co.     292,700       18,911,347    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
United Technologies Corp.     224,700       15,463,854    
Aerospace & Defense Total     57,541,253    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7%  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     142,700       11,612,926    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     11,612,926    
Construction & Engineering – 0.7%  
Quanta Services, Inc. (a)(b)     487,700       11,300,009    
Construction & Engineering Total     11,300,009    
Industrial Conglomerates – 3.0%  
General Electric Co.     821,897       30,418,408    
McDermott International, Inc. (b)     347,100       19,028,022    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     49,446,430    
Machinery – 2.7%  
Eaton Corp.     148,500       11,830,995    
Joy Global, Inc.     291,600       19,000,656    
Parker Hannifin Corp.     184,600       12,787,242    
Machinery Total     43,618,893    
Road & Rail – 1.6%  
Landstar System, Inc.     236,100       12,314,976    
Union Pacific Corp. (a)     116,600       14,619,308    
Road & Rail Total     26,934,284    
Industrials Total     200,453,795    
Information Technology – 27.5%  
Communications Equipment – 5.9%  
Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)     1,679,323       40,454,891    
Corning, Inc.     973,800       23,410,152    
Nokia Oyj, ADR     295,900       9,418,497    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     570,700       23,398,700    
Communications Equipment Total     96,682,240    
Computers & Peripherals – 7.1%  
Apple, Inc. (b)     203,017       29,132,940    
EMC Corp. (b)     1,289,400       18,489,996    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     911,149       41,603,063    
International Business
Machines Corp.
    236,300       27,207,582    
Computers & Peripherals Total     116,433,581    
Internet Software & Services – 2.9%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)     453,400       12,767,744    
eBay, Inc. (b)     387,500       11,563,000    
Google, Inc., Class A (b)     52,166       22,977,558    
Internet Software & Services Total     47,308,302    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


40



Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
IT Services – 1.1%  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     54,600       12,175,254    
Visa, Inc. (b)     92,041       5,739,677    
IT Services Total     17,914,931    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.0%  
Applied Materials, Inc.     1,073,300       20,940,083    
Intel Corp.     1,004,544       21,276,242    
Lam Research Corp. (a)(b)     212,600       8,125,572    
National Semiconductor Corp.     833,100       15,262,392    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    65,604,289    
Software – 6.5%  
Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)     350,400       17,491,968    
Microsoft Corp.     1,605,898       45,575,385    
Oracle Corp. (b)     1,472,836       28,808,672    
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)(b)     236,100       13,663,107    
Software Total     105,539,132    
Information Technology Total     449,482,475    
Materials – 3.7%  
Chemicals – 2.5%  
Monsanto Co.     99,747       11,121,791    
Potash Corp. of
Saskatchewan, Inc.
    64,600       10,026,566    
Praxair, Inc.     227,600       19,170,748    
Chemicals Total     40,319,105    
Metals & Mining – 1.2%  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    204,100       19,638,502    
Metals & Mining Total     19,638,502    
Materials Total     59,957,607    
Telecommunication Services – 1.4%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.5%  
Time Warner Telecom, Inc.,
Class A (b)
    529,501       8,201,970    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    8,201,970    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
American Tower Corp.,
Class A (b)
    391,256       15,341,148    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    15,341,148    
Telecommunication Services Total     23,543,118    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Utilities – 1.4%  
Electric Utilities – 1.4%  
Entergy Corp.     207,000       22,579,560    
Electric Utilities Total     22,579,560    
Utilities Total     22,579,560    
Total Common Stocks
(cost of $1,473,892,074)
    1,583,135,708    
Securities Lending Collateral – 5.5%  
State Street Navigator
Securities Lending Prime
Portfolio (c)
(7 day yield of 3.131%)
    90,110,523       90,110,523    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $90,110,523)
    90,110,523    
Short-Term Obligation – 2.5%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 03/31/08, due 04/01/08,
at 1.250%, collateralized by a
U.S. Treasury Obligation
maturing 05/31/11, market
value $40,929,506 (repurchase
proceeds $40,124,393)
    40,123,000       40,123,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(cost of $40,123,000)
    40,123,000    
Total Investments – 104.7%
(cost of $1,604,125,597) (d)
    1,713,369,231    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (4.7)%     (76,532,542 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     1,636,836,689    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $89,049,689.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

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

(d)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,604,125,597.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


41



Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Information Technology     27.5    
Health Care     16.4    
Industrials     12.2    
Consumer Discretionary     10.5    
Consumer Staples     9.7    
Energy     8.6    
Financials     5.3    
Materials     3.7    
Telecommunication Services     1.4    
Utilities     1.4    
      96.7    
Securities Lending Collateral     5.5    
Short-Term Obligation     2.5    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (4.7 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


42




Investment PortfolioColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 97.5%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 7.1%  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.7%  
McDonald's Corp.     196,400       10,953,228    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     10,953,228    
Household Durables – 2.4%  
NVR, Inc. (a)(b)     16,200       9,679,500    
Household Durables Total     9,679,500    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.4%  
Expedia, Inc. (a)     37,900       829,631    
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)     33,200       689,232    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     1,518,863    
Media – 0.9%  
CBS Corp., Class B     73,700       1,627,296    
Dreamworks Animation SKG, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    36,100       930,658    
Walt Disney Co.     35,700       1,120,266    
Media Total     3,678,220    
Specialty Retail – 0.7%  
Gap, Inc.     113,400       2,231,712    
RadioShack Corp.     39,700       645,125    
Specialty Retail Total     2,876,837    
Consumer Discretionary Total     28,706,648    
Consumer Staples – 8.9%  
Beverages – 0.7%  
Coca-Cola Co.     45,600       2,775,672    
Beverages Total     2,775,672    
Food & Staples Retailing – 3.3%  
CVS Caremark Corp.     234,800       9,511,748    
SUPERVALU, Inc.     127,500       3,822,450    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     13,334,198    
Household Products – 2.6%  
Procter & Gamble Co.     151,900       10,643,633    
Household Products Total     10,643,633    
Tobacco – 2.3%  
Altria Group, Inc.     46,500       1,032,300    
Philip Morris International, Inc. (a)     46,500       2,351,970    
Reynolds American, Inc. (b)     99,900       5,897,097    
Tobacco Total     9,281,367    
Consumer Staples Total     36,034,870    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Energy – 16.6%  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 16.6%  
Chevron Corp.     115,600       9,867,616    
ConocoPhillips     87,800       6,691,238    
Exxon Mobil Corp. (c)     376,100       31,810,538    
Frontier Oil Corp. (b)     245,600       6,695,056    
Marathon Oil Corp.     6,000       273,600    
Occidental Petroleum Corp.     51,600       3,775,572    
Valero Energy Corp.     160,600       7,887,066    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     67,000,686    
Energy Total     67,000,686    
Financials – 27.3%  
Capital Markets – 6.1%  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     60,100       9,939,939    
Janus Capital Group, Inc.     66,900       1,556,763    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (b)     32,900       1,238,356    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     15,200       619,248    
Morgan Stanley     250,500       11,447,850    
Capital Markets Total     24,802,156    
Commercial Banks – 4.5%  
BB&T Corp. (b)     12,700       407,162    
U.S. Bancorp     38,600       1,249,096    
Wachovia Corp.     119,100       3,215,700    
Wells Fargo & Co. (b)     465,700       13,551,870    
Commercial Banks Total     18,423,828    
Diversified Financial Services – 5.6%  
Citigroup, Inc.     392,300       8,403,066    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     328,900       14,126,255    
Diversified Financial Services Total     22,529,321    
Insurance – 11.1%  
Allied World Assurance
Holdings Ltd.
    18,000       714,600    
Allstate Corp.     150,100       7,213,806    
American International Group, Inc.     56,700       2,452,275    
Assurant, Inc.     46,900       2,854,334    
Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.     23,200       788,336    
CNA Financial Corp. (b)     53,300       1,374,607    
Loews Corp.     69,900       2,811,378    
Prudential Financial, Inc.     90,300       7,065,975    
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.     24,000       1,245,840    
SAFECO Corp.     155,600       6,827,728    
Travelers Companies, Inc.     162,700       7,785,195    
XL Capital Ltd., Class A (b)     123,900       3,661,245    
Insurance Total     44,795,319    
Financials Total     110,550,624    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


43



Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Health Care – 7.1%  
Health Care Providers & Services – 2.8%  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     170,200       6,974,796    
WellPoint, Inc. (a)     95,100       4,196,763    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     11,171,559    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.0%  
PerkinElmer, Inc.     4,400       106,700    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     106,700    
Pharmaceuticals – 4.3%  
Johnson & Johnson     60,700       3,937,609    
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     157,200       1,367,640    
Pfizer, Inc.     585,700       12,258,701    
Pharmaceuticals Total     17,563,950    
Health Care Total     28,842,209    
Industrials – 10.8%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.7%  
Honeywell International, Inc.     10,800       609,336    
L-3 Communications
Holdings, Inc. (b)
    1,800       196,812    
Northrop Grumman Corp.     126,600       9,850,746    
Raytheon Co.     64,600       4,173,806    
Aerospace & Defense Total     14,830,700    
Building Products – 0.1%  
Lennox International, Inc.     15,100       543,147    
Building Products Total     543,147    
Electrical Equipment – 0.0%  
Cooper Industries Ltd., Class A     2,100       84,315    
Electrical Equipment Total     84,315    
Industrial Conglomerates – 6.9%  
3M Co.     72,300       5,722,545    
General Electric Co.     316,200       11,702,562    
Tyco International Ltd.     237,400       10,457,470    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     27,882,577    
Machinery – 0.1%  
Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd., Class A     11,200       499,296    
Machinery Total     499,296    
Industrials Total     43,840,035    
Information Technology – 3.1%  
Communications Equipment – 0.1%  
CommScope, Inc. (a)(b)     7,900       275,157    
Communications Equipment Total     275,157    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Computers & Peripherals – 1.3%  
International Business
Machines Corp.
    20,200       2,325,828    
Seagate Technology     152,600       3,195,444    
Computers & Peripherals Total     5,521,272    
IT Services – 1.0%  
Western Union Co.     185,500       3,945,585    
IT Services Total     3,945,585    
Software – 0.7%  
Compuware Corp. (a)     106,700       783,178    
Symantec Corp. (a)     118,700       1,972,794    
Software Total     2,755,972    
Information Technology Total     12,497,986    
Materials – 4.3%  
Chemicals – 1.9%  
Celanese Corp., Series A     170,600       6,661,930    
Dow Chemical Co.     29,900       1,101,815    
Chemicals Total     7,763,745    
Containers & Packaging – 0.7%  
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)     49,300       2,781,999    
Containers & Packaging Total     2,781,999    
Metals & Mining – 1.1%  
Alcoa, Inc.     32,100       1,157,526    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    4,100       394,502    
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.     46,000       2,753,560    
Metals & Mining Total     4,305,588    
Paper & Forest Products – 0.6%  
International Paper Co.     89,600       2,437,120    
Paper & Forest Products Total     2,437,120    
Materials Total     17,288,452    
Telecommunication Services – 5.9%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 3.8%  
AT&T, Inc.     326,900       12,520,270    
Embarq Corp.     29,600       1,186,960    
Verizon Communications, Inc.     42,900       1,563,705    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    15,270,935    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


44



Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 2.1%  
Sprint Nextel Corp.     767,200       5,132,568    
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.     84,100       3,302,607    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    8,435,175    
Telecommunication Services Total     23,706,110    
Utilities – 6.4%  
Electric Utilities – 3.3%  
Edison International     69,500       3,406,890    
FirstEnergy Corp.     142,500       9,778,350    
Electric Utilities Total     13,185,240    
Gas Utilities – 0.8%  
Energen Corp.     52,300       3,258,290    
Gas Utilities Total     3,258,290    
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 2.3%  
Mirant Corp. (a)     156,600       5,698,674    
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)(b)     33,200       1,294,468    
Reliant Energy, Inc. (a)     102,900       2,433,585    
Independent Power Producers &
Energy Traders Total
    9,426,727    
Utilities Total     25,870,257    
Total Common Stocks
(cost of $397,824,307)
    394,337,877    
Securities Lending Collateral – 5.5%  
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio (d)
(7 day yield of 3.131%)
    22,299,783       22,299,783    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $22,299,783)
    22,299,783    

 

Short-Term Obligation – 2.0%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 03/31/08, due 04/01/08,
at 1.250%, collateralized by a
U.S. Treasury Obligation
maturing 08/15/27, market
value $8,340,938 (repurchase
proceeds $8,175,284)
    8,175,000       8,175,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(cost of $8,175,000)
    8,175,000    
Total Investments – 105.0%
(cost of $428,299,090) (e)
    424,812,660    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (5.0)%     (20,126,175 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     404,686,485    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $21,675,505.

(c)  A portion of this security with a market value of $21,356 is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

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

(e)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $428,299,090.

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Financials     27.3    
Energy     16.6    
Industrials     10.8    
Consumer Staples     8.9    
Consumer Discretionary     7.1    
Health Care     7.1    
Utilities     6.4    
Telecommunication Services     5.9    
Materials     4.3    
Information Technology     3.1    
      97.5    
Securities Lending Collateral     5.5    
Short-Term Obligation     2.0    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (5.0 )  
      100.0    

 

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held the following open long futures contract:

Type   Number of
Contracts
  Value   Aggregate
Face Value
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 
S&P
500
Index
    33     $ 10,923,000     $ 10,933,099     Jun-2008   $ (10,099 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


45



Investment PortfolioColumbia Common Stock Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 99.4%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 8.3%  
Household Durables – 0.7%  
Sony Corp., ADR     63,900       2,560,473    
Household Durables Total     2,560,473    
Media – 2.9%  
NET Servicos de Comunicacao
SA, ADR (a)
    66,400       702,512    
News Corp., Class A     298,400       5,595,000    
WPP Group PLC, ADR (a)     77,500       4,622,100    
Media Total     10,919,612    
Multiline Retail – 1.0%  
Target Corp.     75,400       3,821,272    
Multiline Retail Total     3,821,272    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 3.7%  
Coach, Inc. (b)     85,400       2,574,810    
NIKE, Inc., Class B     86,500       5,882,000    
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.     71,200       2,699,904    
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. (a)     45,400       2,646,366    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     13,803,080    
Consumer Discretionary Total     31,104,437    
Consumer Staples – 9.7%  
Beverages – 3.1%  
Coca-Cola Co.     101,960       6,206,306    
Diageo PLC, ADR     46,300       3,765,116    
Hansen Natural Corp. (a)(b)     48,400       1,708,520    
Beverages Total     11,679,942    
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%  
Safeway, Inc. (a)     159,600       4,684,260    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     4,684,260    
Household Products – 1.3%  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     60,320       4,699,531    
Household Products Total     4,699,531    
Personal Products – 2.3%  
Avon Products, Inc.     93,300       3,689,082    
Herbalife Ltd.     107,200       5,092,000    
Personal Products Total     8,781,082    
Tobacco – 1.7%  
Altria Group, Inc.     84,400       1,873,680    
Philip Morris International, Inc. (b)     91,400       4,623,012    
Tobacco Total     6,496,692    
Consumer Staples Total     36,341,507    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Energy – 13.8%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 4.6%  
Halliburton Co.     183,900       7,232,787    
Transocean, Inc. (b)     42,200       5,705,440    
Weatherford International Ltd. (b)     61,900       4,485,893    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     17,424,120    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 9.2%  
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.     74,900       4,720,947    
Apache Corp.     78,300       9,460,206    
ConocoPhillips     150,200       11,446,742    
Devon Energy Corp.     85,210       8,889,959    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     34,517,854    
Energy Total     51,941,974    
Financials – 16.1%  
Capital Markets – 5.9%  
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b)     40,800       3,702,192    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.     25,100       4,151,289    
Invesco Ltd.     179,900       4,382,364    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.     65,100       2,652,174    
State Street Corp. (a)     89,100       7,038,900    
Capital Markets Total     21,926,919    
Commercial Banks – 0.8%  
BB&T Corp. (a)     91,500       2,933,490    
Commercial Banks Total     2,933,490    
Consumer Finance – 2.1%  
American Express Co. (a)     181,640       7,941,301    
Consumer Finance Total     7,941,301    
Diversified Financial Services – 3.5%  
Citigroup, Inc.     77,789       1,666,240    
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     228,272       9,804,282    
Nasdaq OMX Group (b)     43,687       1,688,940    
Diversified Financial Services Total     13,159,462    
Insurance – 3.4%  
American International Group, Inc.     44,380       1,919,435    
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
Class B (a)(b)
    1,239       5,541,923    
Unum Group     243,790       5,365,818    
Insurance Total     12,827,176    
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.4%  
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.,
Class A (b)
    74,500       1,612,180    
Real Estate Management &
Development Total
    1,612,180    
Financials Total     60,400,528    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


46



Columbia Common Stock Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Health Care – 13.8%  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.1%  
Baxter International, Inc.     126,800       7,331,576    
Covidien Ltd.     184,125       8,147,531    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     15,479,107    
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.1%  
Cardinal Health, Inc. (a)     64,500       3,386,895    
Humana, Inc. (b)     48,900       2,193,654    
McKesson Corp.     69,310       3,629,765    
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (a)     55,900       2,530,593    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     11,740,907    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.5%  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b)     100,150       5,692,526    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     5,692,526    
Pharmaceuticals – 5.1%  
Abbott Laboratories     175,987       9,705,683    
Johnson & Johnson     116,890       7,582,654    
Schering-Plough Corp.     115,900       1,670,119    
Pharmaceuticals Total     18,958,456    
Health Care Total     51,870,996    
Industrials – 12.8%  
Aerospace & Defense – 3.2%  
Honeywell International, Inc.     120,250       6,784,505    
United Technologies Corp.     76,500       5,264,730    
Aerospace & Defense Total     12,049,235    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7%  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.     29,400       2,392,572    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     2,392,572    
Industrial Conglomerates – 7.2%  
General Electric Co.     479,740       17,755,178    
Tyco International Ltd. (a)     213,925       9,423,396    
Industrial Conglomerates Total     27,178,574    
Road & Rail – 1.7%  
Union Pacific Corp. (a)     51,710       6,483,400    
Road & Rail Total     6,483,400    
Industrials Total     48,103,781    
Information Technology – 19.2%  
Communications Equipment – 3.1%  
Nokia Oyj, ADR     183,300       5,834,439    
QUALCOMM, Inc.     144,200       5,912,200    
Communications Equipment Total     11,746,639    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Computers & Peripherals – 3.3%  
Apple, Inc. (b)     33,100       4,749,850    
Hewlett-Packard Co.     171,100       7,812,426    
Computers & Peripherals Total     12,562,276    
Internet Software & Services – 6.9%  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)     56,100       1,579,776    
eBay, Inc. (b)     386,500       11,533,160    
Google, Inc., Class A (b)     20,000       8,809,400    
VeriSign, Inc. (b)     116,900       3,885,756    
Internet Software & Services Total     25,808,092    
IT Services – 1.8%  
Visa, Inc. (b)     41,876       2,611,387    
Western Union Co.     195,600       4,160,412    
IT Services Total     6,771,799    
Software – 4.1%  
Microsoft Corp.     430,920       12,229,510    
Oracle Corp. (b)     163,740       3,202,754    
Software Total     15,432,264    
Information Technology Total     72,321,070    
Materials – 1.7%  
Metals & Mining – 1.7%  
Alcoa, Inc.     125,200       4,514,712    
Freeport-McMoRan Copper &
Gold, Inc.
    19,700       1,895,534    
Metals & Mining Total     6,410,246    
Materials Total     6,410,246    
Telecommunication Services – 2.7%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.8%  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     189,100       6,892,695    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    6,892,695    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.9%  
America Movil SAB de CV,
Series L, ADR
    53,100       3,381,939    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    3,381,939    
Telecommunication Services Total     10,274,634    
Utilities – 1.3%  
Electric Utilities – 0.5%  
FPL Group, Inc.     30,000       1,882,200    
Electric Utilities Total     1,882,200    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


47



Columbia Common Stock Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Multi-Utilities – 0.8%  
Public Service Enterprise
Group, Inc.
    74,700       3,002,193    
Multi-Utilities Total     3,002,193    
Utilities Total     4,884,393    
Total Common Stocks
(cost of $319,767,297)
    373,653,566    
Securities Lending Collateral – 11.2%  
State Street Navigator Securities
Lending Prime Portfolio (c)
(7 day yield of 3.131%)
    42,178,673       42,178,673    
Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $42,178,673)
    42,178,673    
Short-Term Obligation – 0.3%  
    Par ($)      
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 03/31/08, due 04/01/08,
at 1.250%, collateralized by a
U.S. Treasury Obligation
maturing 08/15/20, market
value $1,172,625 (repurchase
proceeds $1,143,040)
    1,143,000       1,143,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(cost of $1,143,000)
    1,143,000    
Total Investments – 110.9%
(cost of $363,088,970) (d)
    416,975,239    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (10.9)%     (40,970,951 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     376,004,288    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $40,930,625.

(b)  Non-income producing security.

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

(d)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $363,088,970.

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

    % of  
Sector   Net Assets  
Information Technology     19.2    
Financials     16.1    
Energy     13.8    
Health Care     13.8    
Industrials     12.8    
Consumer Staples     9.7    
Consumer Discretionary     8.3    
Telecommunication Services     2.7    
Materials     1.7    
Utilities     1.3    
      99.4    
Securities Lending Collateral     11.2    
Short-Term Obligation     0.3    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (10.9 )  
      100.0    

 

Acronym   Name  
ADR   American Depositary Receipt  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


48




Investment PortfolioColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 98.3%  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Consumer Discretionary – 13.0%  
Auto Components – 1.3%  
ArvinMeritor, Inc.     175,800       2,199,258    
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.     258,720       3,873,038    
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)     430,921       4,632,401    
Hawk Corp., Class A (a)     55,723       976,267    
Auto Components Total     11,680,964    
Automobiles – 0.0%  
Winnebago Industries, Inc.     7,300       123,370    
Automobiles Total     123,370    
Diversified Consumer Services – 1.3%  
CPI Corp.     16,690       288,236    
DeVry, Inc.     11,410       477,395    
Nobel Learning
Communities, Inc. (a)
    201,500       2,696,070    
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (a)     6,680       283,299    
Regis Corp.     292,000       8,027,080    
Diversified Consumer Services Total     11,772,080    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%  
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (a)     221,260       6,389,989    
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)     15,760       279,110    
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (a)     203,400       3,014,388    
O'Charleys, Inc.     419,305       4,830,393    
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.     137,450       1,030,875    
Steak n Shake Co. (a)     131,650       1,036,085    
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total     16,580,840    
Household Durables – 0.4%  
American Greetings Corp., Class A     20,410       378,606    
Blyth Industries, Inc.     15,360       302,899    
Hooker Furniture Corp.     13,870       309,856    
Jarden Corp. (a)     101,125       2,198,457    
Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.     24,690       271,590    
Household Durables Total     3,461,408    
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.3%  
NetFlix, Inc. (a)     12,710       440,401    
Systemax, Inc.     15,280       184,277    
Valuevision Media, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    356,250       1,973,625    
Internet & Catalog Retail Total     2,598,303    
Leisure Equipment & Products – 1.5%  
Callaway Golf Co.     186,300       2,734,884    
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (a)     6,630       182,789    
Polaris Industries, Inc.     8,540       350,226    
RC2 Corp. (a)     237,900       4,988,763    
Steinway Musical
Instruments, Inc. (a)
    179,400       5,116,488    
Leisure Equipment & Products Total     13,373,150    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Media – 0.7%  
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. (a)     14,670       393,009    
Regent Communications, Inc. (a)     816,698       1,020,873    
Scholastic Corp. (a)     107,130       3,242,825    
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.,
Class A
    187,850       1,673,743    
Media Total     6,330,450    
Specialty Retail – 3.6%  
Aaron Rents, Inc.     16,290       350,887    
Aeropostale, Inc. (a)     14,825       401,906    
Buckle, Inc.     99,475       4,449,517    
Cato Corp., Class A     19,560       292,226    
Collective Brands, Inc. (a)     335,100       4,061,412    
HOT Topic, Inc. (a)     241,100       1,039,141    
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     309,100       3,140,456    
Men's Wearhouse, Inc.     14,140       329,038    
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.     288,469       4,875,126    
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (a)     342,690       6,288,361    
Stage Stores, Inc.     390,975       6,333,795    
Specialty Retail Total     31,561,865    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.0%  
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)     1,822       196,448    
Fossil, Inc. (a)     3,230       98,644    
Quiksilver, Inc. (a)     331,400       3,251,034    
Rocky Brands, Inc. (a)     130,150       736,649    
Unifirst Corp. (b)     349,213       12,952,310    
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.     14,780       428,768    
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total     17,663,853    
Consumer Discretionary Total     115,146,283    
Consumer Staples – 1.8%  
Beverages – 0.1%  
MGP Ingredients, Inc.     132,500       926,175    
Beverages Total     926,175    
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.6%  
Casey's General Stores, Inc.     160,820       3,634,532    
Pantry, Inc. (a)     91,100       1,920,388    
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a)     4,240       76,150    
Food & Staples Retailing Total     5,631,070    
Food Products – 0.9%  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.     13,368       446,224    
Corn Products International, Inc.     160,250       5,951,685    
Flowers Foods, Inc.     20,000       495,000    
Imperial Sugar Co.     14,510       273,078    
Lancaster Colony Corp.     6,340       253,347    
Food Products Total     7,419,334    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


49



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Household Products – 0.2%  
Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)     146,400       674,904    
Central Garden & Pet Co. (a)     292,800       1,300,032    
Household Products Total     1,974,936    
Personal Products – 0.0%  
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)     10,440       229,993    
Personal Products Total     229,993    
Consumer Staples Total     16,181,508    
Energy – 4.7%  
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.4%  
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. (a)     124,042       6,787,578    
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a)     582,210       2,969,271    
Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)     44,400       2,797,200    
Oil States International, Inc. (a)     9,070       406,427    
Pioneer Drilling Co. (a)     9,050       144,166    
Superior Well Services, Inc. (a)     123,918       2,710,087    
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (a)     317,100       5,022,864    
Energy Equipment & Services Total     20,837,593    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.3%  
Alon USA Energy, Inc.     23,290       354,241    
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)     14,280       620,323    
Atlas America, Inc.     8,630       521,597    
Bill Barrett Corp. (a)     9,780       462,105    
Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc. (a)     13,690       294,198    
Double Hull Tankers, Inc.     20,940       222,173    
Energy Partners Ltd. (a)     24,110       228,322    
EXCO Resources, Inc. (a)     215,000       3,977,500    
GeoMet, Inc. (a)     137,700       917,082    
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd.     12,300       328,164    
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (a)     180,000       300,600    
Mariner Energy, Inc. (a)     16,890       456,199    
Petroquest Energy, Inc. (a)     184,040       3,191,254    
Warren Resources, Inc. (a)     89,300       1,059,991    
Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)     116,400       7,525,260    
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total     20,459,009    
Energy Total     41,296,602    
Financials – 11.0%  
Capital Markets – 0.6%  
Calamos Asset Management,
Inc., Class A
    17,620       286,853    
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     7,574       381,427    
GFI Group, Inc.     7,383       423,046    
Greenhill & Co., Inc.     5,430       377,711    
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.     5,680       117,633    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,
Class A
    119,510       3,839,856    
Capital Markets Total     5,426,526    
Commercial Banks – 1.8%  
Banco Latinoamericano de
Exportaciones SA, Class E
    21,950       338,030    
First Regional
Bancorp/Los Angeles CA (a)
    13,430       220,252    
NBT Bancorp, Inc.     10,400       230,880    
Oriental Financial Group     383,850       7,565,683    
Pacific Capital Bancorp     14,490       311,535    
SVB Financial Group (a)     8,090       353,048    
Taylor Capital Group, Inc.     237,457       3,899,044    
UMB Financial Corp.     63,900       2,632,680    
Westamerica Bancorporation     7,660       402,916    
Commercial Banks Total     15,954,068    
Consumer Finance – 0.3%  
QC Holdings, Inc.     215,102       1,946,673    
Consumer Finance Total     1,946,673    
Diversified Financial Services – 0.1%  
Asta Funding, Inc.     18,730       260,909    
Financial Federal Corp.     13,975       304,795    
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (a)     10,990       282,113    
Diversified Financial Services Total     847,817    
Insurance – 3.1%  
Amerisafe, Inc. (a)     23,536       297,495    
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.     17,109       451,335    
Darwin Professional
Underwriters, Inc. (a)
    132,720       2,984,873    
First Mercury Financial Corp. (a)     208,725       3,633,902    
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.     62,050       1,952,714    
Horace Mann Educators Corp.     189,050       3,304,594    
Max Re Capital Ltd.     13,450       352,256    
National Interstate Corp.     64,912       1,515,695    
Navigators Group, Inc. (a)     35,164       1,912,922    
NYMAGIC, Inc.     119,641       2,717,047    
Phoenix Companies, Inc.     154,500       1,886,445    
Platinum Underwriters
Holdings Ltd.
    12,861       417,468    
RAM Holdings Ltd. (a)     305,900       694,393    
RLI Corp.     7,760       384,663    
State Auto Financial Corp.     173,925       5,066,435    
Insurance Total     27,572,237    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.2%  
Acadia Realty Trust     176,050       4,251,607    
American Campus
Communities, Inc.
    118,900       3,253,104    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


50



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.     417,567       2,371,781    
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.     314,360       3,982,941    
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.     11,550       410,025    
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.     11,550       356,780    
First Potomac Realty Trust     291,200       4,475,744    
Gramercy Capital Corp.     254,218       5,320,783    
Lexington Realty Trust     23,310       335,897    
National Health Investors, Inc.     8,500       265,625    
National Retail Properties, Inc.     16,960       373,968    
Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.     15,820       533,925    
OMEGA Healthcare Investors, Inc.     7,290       126,554    
Potlatch Corp.     9,334       385,214    
Saul Centers, Inc.     3,870       194,429    
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.     96,210       1,540,322    
Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers, Inc.
    4,450       171,192    
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total     28,349,891    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.9%  
Abington Bancorp, Inc.     214,800       2,216,736    
Dime Community Bancshares     223,050       3,898,914    
Encore Bancshares, Inc. (a)     26,740       467,950    
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.     145,400       1,975,986    
FirstFed Financial Corp. (a)     9,910       269,056    
Flagstar BanCorp, Inc.     200,900       1,450,498    
Jefferson Bancshares, Inc.     266,400       2,426,904    
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.     345,200       4,232,152    
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total     16,938,196    
Financials Total     97,035,408    
Health Care – 15.7%  
Biotechnology – 0.5%  
BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     90,500       3,200,985    
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     17,430       321,061    
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)     5,460       473,382    
Biotechnology Total     3,995,428    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.5%  
Analogic Corp.     100,241       6,670,036    
ArthroCare Corp. (a)     4,810       160,414    
Cooper Companies, Inc.     86,291       2,970,999    
Criticare Systems, Inc. (a)     306,400       1,660,688    
Datascope Corp.     157,081       6,507,866    
Greatbatch, Inc. (a)     138,350       2,547,024    
Invacare Corp.     402,383       8,965,093    
Langer, Inc. (a)     320,769       670,407    
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.     17,100       571,653    
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)     20,340       321,982    
STAAR Surgical Co. (a)     724,900       1,862,993    
STERIS Corp.     6,300       169,029    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a)     251,875       4,181,125    
Thoratec Corp. (a)     222,650       3,181,668    
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.     190,452       8,423,692    
Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total     48,864,669    
Health Care Providers & Services – 6.5%  
Air Methods Corp. (a)     5,170       250,073    
AMERIGROUP Corp. (a)     10,580       289,151    
Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (a)     16,670       329,233    
Centene Corp. (a)     20,310       283,121    
Chemed Corp.     7,480       315,656    
Emergency Medical Services
Corp. (a)
    11,480       283,441    
Healthspring, Inc. (a)     19,325       272,096    
LCA-Vision, Inc.     9,070       113,375    
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (a)     210,298       5,776,886    
Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a)     111,000       4,405,590    
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)     11,200       273,504    
Owens & Minor, Inc.     138,800       5,460,392    
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (a)     55,800       3,760,920    
Providence Service Corp. (a)     326,591       9,797,730    
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a)     173,862       2,896,541    
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (a)     85,000       2,883,200    
Res-Care, Inc. (a)     921,184       15,798,306    
U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (a)     264,950       3,820,579    
Health Care Providers & Services Total     57,009,794    
Health Care Technology – 0.0%  
Eclipsys Corp. (a)     12,110       237,477    
Mediware Information Systems (a)     14,100       80,793    
Health Care Technology Total     318,270    
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.8%  
Albany Molecular
Research, Inc. (a)
    26,920       326,809    
Cambrex Corp.     528,259       3,660,835    
Dionex Corp. (a)     6,690       515,063    
eResearchTechnology, Inc. (a)     28,806       357,771    
PAREXEL International Corp. (a)     13,300       347,130    
Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. (a)     578,250       2,156,872    
Life Sciences Tools & Services Total     7,364,480    
Pharmaceuticals – 2.4%  
Acusphere, Inc. (a)     445,200       213,696    
Adolor Corp. (a)     195,300       892,521    
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (a)     236,100       2,136,705    
KV Pharmaceutical Co.,
Class A (a)
    264,850       6,610,656    
Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     200,200       1,797,796    
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (a)     480,700       4,172,476    
Perrigo Co.     21,620       815,723    
Sciele Pharma, Inc. (a)     12,464       243,048    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


51



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International (a)
    331,826       4,257,327    
Viropharma, Inc. (a)     1,310       11,711    
Pharmaceuticals Total     21,151,659    
Health Care Total     138,704,300    
Industrials – 20.1%  
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%  
AAR Corp. (a)     217,100       5,920,317    
Argon ST, Inc. (a)     131,200       2,231,712    
Ceradyne, Inc. (a)     5,294       169,196    
Cubic Corp.     12,130       344,856    
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (a)     87,303       1,691,059    
Moog, Inc., Class A (a)     212,540       8,971,314    
Aerospace & Defense Total     19,328,454    
Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%  
Forward Air Corp.     9,580       339,515    
Pacer International, Inc.     216,200       3,552,166    
Air Freight & Logistics Total     3,891,681    
Airlines – 0.0%  
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (a)     28,530       249,067    
Airlines Total     249,067    
Building Products – 1.5%  
American Woodmark Corp.     15,610       320,942    
Insteel Industries, Inc.     204,951       2,383,580    
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a)     421,036       10,189,071    
Building Products Total     12,893,593    
Commercial Services & Supplies – 4.9%  
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)     111,100       7,221,500    
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a)     135,430       7,590,852    
Deluxe Corp.     16,490       316,773    
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)     79,500       5,647,680    
Kforce, Inc. (a)     926,404       8,189,411    
Knoll, Inc.     19,830       228,838    
McGrath Rentcorp     230,322       5,553,063    
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)     137,600       2,611,648    
Rollins, Inc.     25,170       445,257    
Spherion Corp. (a)     311,700       1,907,604    
Tetra Tech, Inc. (a)     168,872       3,294,693    
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)     430       5,779    
United Stationers, Inc. (a)     6,940       331,038    
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.,
Class A
    8,650       490,888    
Commercial Services & Supplies Total     43,835,024    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Construction & Engineering – 2.1%  
EMCOR Group, Inc. (a)     371,476       8,250,482    
Northwest Pipe Co. (a)     174,567       7,417,352    
Perini Corp. (a)     9,750       353,243    
Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a)     130,106       2,370,531    
Construction & Engineering Total     18,391,608    
Electrical Equipment – 2.3%  
Acuity Brands, Inc.     8,520       365,934    
Baldor Electric Co.     151,100       4,230,800    
BTU International, Inc. (a)     265,089       2,438,819    
Encore Wire Corp.     18,460       336,156    
GrafTech International Ltd. (a)     319,500       5,179,095    
LSI Industries, Inc.     534,508       7,060,851    
Woodward Governor Co.     13,274       354,681    
Electrical Equipment Total     19,966,336    
Machinery – 3.7%  
Albany International Corp.,
Class A
    326,948       11,815,901    
Axsys Technologies, Inc. (a)     12,771       637,017    
Cascade Corp.     2,810       138,561    
CLARCOR, Inc.     11,150       396,383    
Flanders Corp. (a)     537,393       3,272,723    
FreightCar America, Inc.     8,912       305,682    
Key Technology, Inc. (a)(b)     130,265       3,880,594    
Miller Industries, Inc. (a)     182,700       1,759,401    
Nordson Corp.     94,320       5,079,132    
Oshkosh Corp.     52,250       1,895,630    
Tennant Co.     74,027       2,947,015    
Valmont Industries, Inc.     2,611       229,481    
Machinery Total     32,357,520    
Marine – 0.0%  
TBS International Ltd. (a)     8,837       266,877    
Marine Total     266,877    
Road & Rail – 1.9%  
Arkansas Best Corp.     157,690       5,024,004    
Dollar Thrifty Automotive
Group, Inc. (a)
    24,860       339,090    
Frozen Food Express Industries     160,500       1,274,370    
Kansas City Southern (a)     159,395       6,393,334    
Werner Enterprises, Inc.     226,315       4,200,406    
Road & Rail Total     17,231,204    
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.1%  
Applied Industrial
Technologies, Inc.
    12,440       371,832    
Kaman Corp.     158,677       4,488,972    
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)     145,850       2,310,264    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


52



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B (a)     194,075       2,849,021    
Trading Companies & Distributors Total     10,020,089    
Industrials Total     178,431,453    
Information Technology – 24.4%  
Communications Equipment – 2.0%  
ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (a)     284,300       3,434,344    
ADTRAN, Inc.     200,360       3,706,660    
Anaren, Inc. (a)     23,010       291,307    
Bookham, Inc. (a)     496,300       679,931    
Comtech Telecommunications
Corp. (a)
    9,107       355,173    
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)     25,139       301,919    
EFJ, Inc. (a)     168,697       202,436    
Globecomm Systems, Inc. (a)     173,300       1,507,710    
InterDigital, Inc. (a)     16,026       317,475    
MasTec, Inc. (a)     342,800       2,814,388    
Performance
Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)
    751,700       3,442,786    
Plantronics, Inc.     20,102       388,170    
Communications Equipment Total     17,442,299    
Computers & Peripherals – 2.3%  
Avid Technology, Inc. (a)     86,600       2,107,844    
Hypercom Corp. (a)     475,500       2,063,670    
Imation Corp.     277,350       6,306,939    
Intevac, Inc. (a)     24,080       311,836    
Mobility Electronics, Inc. (a)     519,700       660,019    
Presstek, Inc. (a)     438,250       1,919,535    
Rimage Corp. (a)     199,248       4,363,531    
STEC, Inc. (a)     392,000       2,426,480    
Computers & Peripherals Total     20,159,854    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 6.6%  
Agilysys, Inc.     113,695       1,318,862    
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a)     1,092,570       19,611,632    
Excel Technology, Inc. (a)     206,300       5,561,848    
FARO Technologies, Inc. (a)     227,316       7,087,713    
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (a)     194,716       1,731,025    
Keithley Instruments, Inc.     299,390       2,904,083    
LeCroy Corp. (a)     148,300       1,284,278    
Merix Corp. (a)     351,600       717,264    
Methode Electronics, Inc., Class A     25,970       303,589    
MTS Systems Corp.     10,140       327,116    
Newport Corp. (a)     257,700       2,878,509    
NU Horizons Electronics Corp. (a)     201,737       1,266,908    
Plexus Corp. (a)     302,635       8,488,912    
Technitrol, Inc.     238,060       5,506,328    
Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total     58,988,067    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Internet Software & Services – 1.4%  
EarthLink, Inc. (a)     818,100       6,176,655    
Imergent, Inc.     28,410       323,590    
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a)     7,530       168,070    
S1 Corp. (a)     340,150       2,418,466    
SAVVIS, Inc. (a)     13,910       226,316    
Selectica, Inc. (a)     868,975       1,181,806    
Travelzoo, Inc. (a)     26,770       295,541    
Tumbleweed Communications
Corp. (a)
    788,800       962,336    
United Online, Inc.     33,710       355,977    
Internet Software & Services Total     12,108,757    
IT Services – 3.2%  
Analysts International Corp. (a)     1,040,200       1,737,134    
CACI International, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    8,810       401,296    
Computer Task Group, Inc. (a)     805,200       3,317,424    
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)     27,100       308,127    
infoUSA, Inc.     335,100       2,047,461    
Integral Systems, Inc.     240,336       7,025,021    
MPS Group, Inc. (a)     323,900       3,828,498    
NCI, Inc., Class A (a)     164,285       3,091,844    
Startek, Inc. (a)     99,500       916,395    
Syntel, Inc.     13,440       358,176    
TNS, Inc. (a)     269,400       5,560,416    
IT Services Total     28,591,792    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 4.0%  
Advanced Energy
Industries, Inc. (a)
    23,890       316,781    
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)     36,650       392,155    
ATMI, Inc. (a)     234,869       6,536,404    
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)     500,200       3,361,344    
Cymer, Inc. (a)     13,760       358,310    
Exar Corp. (a)     238,829       1,965,563    
Fairchild Semiconductor
International, Inc. (a)
    511,850       6,101,252    
hifn, Inc. (a)     357,900       1,825,290    
IXYS Corp. (a)     235,450       1,608,124    
ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)     729,650       4,144,412    
Pericom Semiconductor Corp. (a)     298,860       4,387,265    
Photronics, Inc. (a)     16,040       153,182    
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)     415,404       1,104,975    
Semtech Corp. (a)     24,210       346,929    
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (a)     21,290       442,832    
Ultratech, Inc. (a)     219,546       2,109,837    
Semiconductors & Semiconductor
Equipment Total
    35,154,655    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


53



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)  
    Shares   Value ($)  
Software – 4.9%  
Advent Software, Inc. (a)     7,730       329,453    
Ansoft Corp. (a)     14,380       438,878    
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a)     188,200       2,371,320    
Epicor Software Corp. (a)     249,200       2,791,040    
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (a)     21,910       257,881    
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.     18,440       454,915    
Lawson Software, Inc. (a)     632,456       4,762,394    
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a)     452,150       3,992,484    
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a)     4,550       336,655    
MSC.Software Corp. (a)     435,015       5,650,845    
PLATO Learning, Inc. (a)     318,150       932,179    
Progress Software Corp. (a)     253,257       7,577,449    
Sonic Solutions (a)     302,000       2,914,300    
SPSS, Inc. (a)     9,530       369,573    
Sybase, Inc. (a)     386,550       10,166,265    
Vasco Data Security
International, Inc. (a)
    16,200       221,616    
Software Total     43,567,247    
Information Technology Total     216,012,671    
Materials – 4.5%  
Chemicals – 2.7%  
Calgon Carbon Corp. (a)     10,070       151,554    
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     5,740       594,779    
H.B. Fuller Co.     423,220       8,637,920    
Sensient Technologies Corp.     311,687       9,191,650    
ShengdaTech, Inc. (a)     8,210       69,785    
Spartech Corp.     528,750       4,467,937    
Terra Industries, Inc. (a)     13,070       464,377    
Chemicals Total     23,578,002    
Containers & Packaging – 0.9%  
AptarGroup, Inc.     11,670       454,313    
Greif, Inc., Class A     104,644       7,108,467    
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A     5,230       156,743    
Containers & Packaging Total     7,719,523    
Metals & Mining – 0.1%  
Quanex Corp.     6,090       315,097    
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.,
Class A
    5,650       401,263    
Sims Group Ltd.     10,660       293,363    
Worthington Industries, Inc.     22,200       374,514    
Metals & Mining Total     1,384,237    
Paper & Forest Products – 0.8%  
AbitibiBowater, Inc.     192,352       2,483,264    
Glatfelter Co.     288,740       4,362,861    
Paper & Forest Products Total     6,846,125    
Materials Total     39,527,887    

 

    Shares   Value ($)  
Telecommunication Services – 0.3%  
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.2%  
General Communication, Inc.,
Class A (a)
    239,350       1,469,609    
NTELOS Holdings Corp.     6,799       164,536    
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a)     12,670       181,688    
Diversified Telecommunication
Services Total
    1,815,833    
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%  
LCC International, Inc., Class A (a)     546,150       857,455    
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a)     18,580       309,543    
Wireless Telecommunication
Services Total
    1,166,998    
Telecommunication Services Total     2,982,831    
Utilities – 2.8%  
Electric Utilities – 0.3%  
El Paso Electric Co. (a)     15,560       332,517    
IDACORP, Inc.     33,250       1,067,657    
Otter Tail Corp.     12,270       434,235    
Portland General Electric Co.     13,530       305,102    
UIL Holdings Corp.     10,490       316,064    
Electric Utilities Total     2,455,575    
Gas Utilities – 1.4%  
Laclede Group, Inc.     1,250       44,537    
New Jersey Resources Corp.     153,340       4,761,207    
Northwest Natural Gas Co.     60,300       2,619,432    
South Jersey Industries, Inc.     147,987       5,195,824    
Gas Utilities Total     12,621,000    
Multi-Utilities – 0.0%  
PNM Resources, Inc.     30,980       386,321    
Multi-Utilities Total     386,321    
Water Utilities – 1.1%  
American States Water Co.     139,450       5,020,200    
California Water Service Group     111,300       4,246,095    
Water Utilities Total     9,266,295    
Utilities Total     24,729,191    
Total Common Stocks
(cost of $838,137,787)
    870,048,134    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


54



Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Short-Term Obligation – 1.8%  
    Par ($)   Value ($)  
Repurchase agreement with
Fixed Income Clearing Corp.,
dated 03/31/08, due 04/01/08
at 1.250%, collateralized by
U.S. Treasury Obligations
maturing 03/31/11, market
value $16,141,675 (repurchase
proceeds $15,820,549)
    15,820,000       15,820,000    
Total Short-Term Obligation
(cost of $15,820,000)
    15,820,000    
Total Investments – 100.1%
(cost of $853,957,787) (c)
    885,868,134    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (0.1)%     (772,636 )  
Net Assets – 100.0%     885,095,498    

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Investments in affiliates during the six months ended March 31, 2008:

Security name:     Key Technology, Inc.    
Shares as of 09/30/07:     152,265    
Shares purchased:        
Shares sold:     (22,000 )  
Shares as of 03/31/08:     130,265    
Net realized gain/loss:   $ 636,716    
Dividend income earned:   $    
Value at end of period:   $ 3,880,594    
Security name:     Performance Technologies, Inc.    
Shares as of 09/30/07:     751,700    
Shares purchased:        
Shares sold:        
Shares as of 03/31/08:     751,700    
Net realized gain/loss:   $    
Dividend income earned:   $    
Value at end of period:   $ 3,442,786    
Security name:     Unifirst Corp.    
Shares as of 09/30/07:     329,613    
Shares purchased:     100,000    
Shares sold:     (80,400 )  
Shares as of 03/31/08:     349,213    
Net realized gain/loss:   $ 59,292    
Dividend income earned:   $ 29,206    
Value at end of period:   $ 12,952,310    

 

(c)  Cost for federal income tax purposes is $853,957,787.

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

Sector   % of
Net Assets
 
Information Technology     24.4    
Industrials     20.1    
Health Care     15.7    
Consumer Discretionary     13.0    
Financials     11.0    
Energy     4.7    
Materials     4.5    
Utilities     2.8    
Consumer Staples     1.8    
Telecommunication Services     0.3    
      98.3    
Short-Term Obligation     1.8    
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1 )  
      100.0    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


55




Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesStock Funds
March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Disciplined
Value Fund
  Columbia
Common
Stock Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Core Fund
 
Assets  
Unaffiliated investments, at identified cost     311,355,675       1,604,125,597       428,299,090       363,088,970       837,826,349    
Affiliated investments, at identified cost                             16,131,438    
Total investments, at identified cost     311,355,675       1,604,125,597       428,299,090       363,088,970       853,957,787    
Unaffiliated investments, at value     325,408,447       1,713,369,231       424,812,660       416,975,239       865,592,444    
Affiliated investments, at value                             20,275,690    
Total investments, at value
(including securities on loan of
$35,648,053, $89,049,689, $21,675,505,
$40,930,625, and $—, respectively)
    325,408,447       1,713,369,231       424,812,660       416,975,239       885,868,134    
Cash     610       602       667       796       4,182    
Foreign currency (cost of $10,652,
$—, $—, $— and $—, respectively)
    10,703                            
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign
currency exchange contracts
    116,882                            
Receivable for:  
Investments sold     10,739,368       48,061,035             9,223,056       752,316    
Fund shares sold     56,882       1,594,819       2,777,953       31,366       338,457    
Interest     1,042,738       1,393       284       40       549    
Dividends     363,451       1,751,053       466,600       560,839       703,247    
Foreign tax reclaim     33,262                            
Futures variation margin     9,256             35,742                
Securities lending income     22,430       24,939       12,532       11,722          
Expense reimbursement due
from investment advisor
                      35,176          
Trustees' deferred compensation plan     52,031       237,714       55,483       66,071       88,365    
Other assets     7,181       39,641       11,161       9,162       26,914    
Total Assets     337,863,241       1,765,080,427       428,173,082       426,913,467       887,782,164    
Liabilities  
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign
currency exchange contracts
    136,121                            
Collateral on securities loaned     36,550,537       90,110,523       22,299,783       42,178,673          
Payable for:  
Investments purchased     1,946,878       34,357,359             7,537,440          
Investments purchased on a delayed
delivery basis
    890,797                            
Fund shares repurchased     1,043,046       1,855,567       638,371       613,480       1,215,080    
Investment advisory fee     169,821       704,421       242,146       222,735       548,223    
Administration fee     17,505       70,034       23,045       21,319       50,469    
Transfer agent fee     101,853       464,307       87,945       105,368       493,505    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     35,858       11,849       13,039       10,367       17,173    
Trustees' fees     2,816       153       1,957       2,967          
Distribution and service fees     48,911       212,288       39,971       47,539       101,810    
Custody fee     59,212       13,783       2,639       678       19,767    
Chief compliance officer expenses     179       319       180       173       291    
Trustees' deferred compensation plan     52,031       237,714       55,483       66,071       88,365    
Other liabilities     368,954       205,421       82,038       102,369       151,983    
Total Liabilities     41,424,519       128,243,738       23,486,597       50,909,179       2,686,666    
Net Assets     296,438,722       1,636,836,689       404,686,485       376,004,288       885,095,498    
Net Assets Consist of  
Paid-in capital     288,454,664       1,685,317,656       430,920,229       319,032,449       811,854,217    
Undistributed (overdistributed)
net investment income
    (298,492 )     803,036       6,829       788,209       100,478    
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)     (5,765,038 )     (158,527,637 )     (22,744,044 )     2,297,361       41,230,456    
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:  
Investments     14,052,772       109,243,634       (3,486,430 )     53,886,269       31,910,347    
Foreign currency translations     (14,440 )                          
Futures contracts     9,256             (10,099 )              
Net Assets     296,438,722       1,636,836,689       404,686,485       376,004,288       885,095,498    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Assets and LiabilitiesStock Funds
March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued)

    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Disciplined
Value Fund
  Columbia
Common
Stock Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Core Fund
 
Class A  
Net assets   $ 8,335,969     $ 161,371,266     $ 21,219,708     $ 11,240,953     $ 128,451,500    
Shares outstanding     595,611       7,277,148       1,788,956       855,578       8,993,099    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 14.00     $ 22.18     $ 11.86     $ 13.14     $ 14.28    
Maximum sales charge     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 14.85     $ 23.53     $ 12.58     $ 13.94     $ 15.15    
Class B  
Net assets   $ 5,846,149     $ 106,582,420     $ 5,185,805     $ 4,076,319     $ 26,032,737    
Shares outstanding     417,671       5,162,890       464,430       329,931       1,979,100    
Net asset value and offering
price per share (a)
  $ 14.00     $ 20.64     $ 11.17     $ 12.36     $ 13.15    
Class C  
Net assets   $ 1,581,817     $ 26,399,394     $ 3,845,602     $ 1,635,819     $ 29,270,959    
Shares outstanding     112,977       1,278,095       345,070       132,301       2,222,847    
Net asset value and offering
price per share (a)
  $ 14.00     $ 20.66     $ 11.14     $ 12.36     $ 13.17    
Class E  
Net assets         $ 16,658,979                      
Shares outstanding           752,335                      
Net asset value per share (a)         $ 22.14                      
Maximum sales charge           4.50 %                    
Maximum offering price per share (b)         $ 23.18                      
Class F  
Net assets         $ 1,089,861                      
Shares outstanding           52,821                      
Net asset value and offering
price per share (a)
        $ 20.63                      
Class T  
Net assets   $ 154,396,970     $ 203,279,591     $ 107,325,285     $ 155,401,207     $ 105,664,612    
Shares outstanding     11,016,105       9,235,912       9,048,347       11,911,976       7,501,770    
Net asset value per share (a)   $ 14.02     $ 22.01     $ 11.86     $ 13.05     $ 14.09    
Maximum sales charge     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %     5.75 %  
Maximum offering price per share (b)   $ 14.88     $ 23.35     $ 12.58     $ 13.85     $ 14.95    
Class Z  
Net assets   $ 126,277,817     $ 1,121,455,178     $ 267,110,085     $ 203,649,990     $ 595,675,690    
Shares outstanding     9,009,191       49,490,248       21,960,786       15,412,851       40,951,895    
Net asset value, offering
and redemption price per share
  $ 14.02     $ 22.66     $ 12.16     $ 13.21     $ 14.55    

 

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

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

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


57



Statements of OperationsStock Funds
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Disciplined
Value Fund
  Columbia
Common
Stock Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Core Fund
 
Investment Income  
Income  
Dividends     1,683,827       8,151,193       5,495,201       3,215,727       5,588,268    
Dividends from affiliates                             29,206    
Interest     3,564,812       899,562       91,185       65,354       418,894    
Securities lending     111,444       416,505       60,030       58,118          
Foreign tax withheld     (25,430 )     (55 )                 (18,259 )  
Total Investment Income     5,334,653       9,467,205       5,646,416       3,339,199       6,018,109    
Expenses  
Investment advisory fee     1,055,071       4,508,395       1,610,978       1,436,019       3,698,671    
Administration fee     108,753       452,322       154,329       137,448       343,826    
Distribution fee:  
Class B     22,867       528,436       24,223       16,670       113,922    
Class C     6,363       111,657       18,169       5,570       132,021    
Class E           8,828                      
Class F           7,728                      
Service fee:  
Class A     10,423       207,070       34,873       14,528       187,528    
Class B     7,622       176,145       8,075       5,556       37,974    
Class C     2,121       37,219       6,056       1,857       44,007    
Class E           22,071                      
Class F           2,576                      
Shareholder service fee - Class T     251,076       340,723       185,224       250,958       177,941    
Transfer agent fee     206,364       1,471,919       305,575       258,871       747,583    
Pricing and bookkeeping fees     90,096       72,520       60,431       54,280       81,667    
Trustees' fees     20,931       61,760       25,354       23,705       37,603    
Custody fee     120,687       26,185       9,456       8,590       35,715    
Chief compliance officer expenses     351       609       364       353       514    
Other expenses     144,282       387,105       142,163       141,231       215,503    
Expenses before interest expense     2,047,007       8,423,268       2,585,270       2,355,636       5,854,475    
Interest expense                 3,135                
Total Expenses     2,047,007       8,423,268       2,588,405       2,355,636       5,854,475    
Expenses waived or reimbursed by
Investment Advisor
                      (234,153 )        
Expense reductions     (4,720 )     (3,837 )     (185 )     (1,199 )     (2,382 )  
Net Expenses     2,042,287       8,419,431       2,588,220       2,120,284       5,852,093    
Net Investment Income     3,292,366       1,047,774       3,058,196       1,218,915       166,016    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


58



Statements of OperationsStock Funds
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued)

    ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)   ($)  
    Columbia
Asset
Allocation Fund
  Columbia
Large Cap
Growth Fund
  Columbia
Disciplined
Value Fund
  Columbia
Common
Stock Fund
  Columbia
Small Cap
Core Fund
 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
on Investments, Foreign Currency,
Futures Contracts and Written Options
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:  
Unaffiliated investments     (1,881,816 )     23,969,472       (20,793,456 )     8,710,610       64,363,618    
Affiliated investments                             696,008    
Foreign currency transactions     (7,542 )                          
Futures contracts     (825,574 )           (456,899 )              
Written options     22,626                            
Realized loss due to a trading error
(See Note 10)
    (700 )                          
Reimbursement of a trading loss by
Investment Advisor
    700                            
Net realized gain (loss)     (2,692,306 )     23,969,472       (21,250,355 )     8,710,610       65,059,626    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on:
 
Investments     (26,440,678 )     (234,666,112 )     (68,172,007 )     (36,180,344 )     (196,930,589 )  
Foreign currency translations     (83,840 )                          
Futures contracts     (107,926 )           (333,001 )              
Written options     (20,745 )                          
Net change in unrealized depreciation     (26,653,189 )     (234,666,112 )     (68,505,008 )     (36,180,344 )     (196,930,589 )  
Net Loss     (29,345,495 )     (210,696,640 )     (89,755,363 )     (27,469,734 )     (131,870,963 )  
Net Decrease Resulting from Operations     (26,053,129 )     (209,648,866 )     (86,697,167 )     (26,250,819 )     (131,704,947 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


59



Statements of Changes in Net AssetsColumbia Stock Funds

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund   Columbia Disciplined Value Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
 
Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)(a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
 
Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)(a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
 
Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)(a)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     3,292,366       6,957,563       1,047,774       2,296,070       3,058,196       5,366,845    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency transactions,  
futures contracts and written options
    (2,692,306 )     31,742,370       23,969,472       206,032,477       (21,250,355 )     60,559,515    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments, foreign 
currency translations, futures contracts and  
written options
    (26,653,189 )     8,276,416       (234,666,112 )     164,464,746       (68,505,008 )     1,428,627    
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations     (26,053,129 )     46,976,349       (209,648,866 )     372,793,293       (86,697,167 )     67,354,987    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (103,298 )     (141,020 )           (171,462 )     (180,379 )     (233,862 )  
Class B     (52,352 )     (81,090 )           (12 )     (18,069 )     (15,898 )  
Class C     (14,820 )     (18,822 )                 (10,332 )     (7,895 )  
Class E                       (15,174 )              
Class G           (72,881 )                       (5,638 )  
Class T     (1,990,951 )     (3,452,173 )           (259,486 )     (761,120 )     (1,299,456 )  
Class Z     (1,834,510 )     (3,349,133 )     (2,224,296 )     (2,241,107 )     (2,276,823 )     (3,815,099 )  
From net realized gains:  
Class A     (723,894 )     (419,073 )     (11,577,199 )     (2,031,714 )     (3,659,576 )     (1,417,443 )  
Class B     (545,891 )     (451,652 )     (11,130,619 )     (3,678,918 )     (870,037 )     (588,081 )  
Class C     (160,133 )     (88,154 )     (2,290,476 )     (527,182 )     (639,638 )     (255,406 )  
Class E                 (1,232,359 )     (221,051 )              
Class F                 (188,065 )     (85,616 )              
Class G           (614,482 )           (393,409 )           (197,222 )  
Class T     (14,928,189 )     (11,761,474 )     (16,307,165 )     (3,400,942 )     (15,296,653 )     (12,494,021 )  
Class Z     (12,207,865 )     (10,241,990 )     (85,740,578 )     (18,366,994 )     (36,691,116 )     (25,738,056 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (32,561,903 )     (30,691,944 )     (130,690,757 )     (31,393,067 )     (60,403,743 )     (46,068,077 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     13,445,176       (26,064,041 )     40,717,806       (210,406,249 )     21,686,506       63,281,717    
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (45,169,856 )     (9,779,636 )     (299,621,817 )     130,993,977       (125,414,404 )     84,568,627    
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     341,608,578       351,388,214       1,936,458,506       1,805,464,529       530,100,889       445,532,262    
End of period     296,438,722       341,608,578       1,636,836,689       1,936,458,506       404,686,485       530,100,889    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment
income at end of period
    (298,492 )     405,073       803,036       1,979,558       6,829       195,356    

 

(a)  Class G shares reflect activity for the period October 1, 2006 through August 8, 2007.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   Columbia Common Stock Fund   Columbia Small Cap Core Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
 
Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)(a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
  Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)(a)
 
Operations  
Net investment income     1,218,915       1,878,037       166,016       4,370,779    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency transactions,  
futures contracts and written options
    8,710,610       53,774,757       65,059,626       233,156,788    
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on investments, foreign 
currency translations, futures contracts and  
written options
    (36,180,344 )     25,296,904       (196,930,589 )     (65,844,556 )  
Net increase (decrease) resulting from operations     (26,250,819 )     80,949,698       (131,704,947 )     171,683,011    
Distributions to Shareholders  
From net investment income:  
Class A     (41,457 )           (313,396 )        
Class B                          
Class C                          
Class E                          
Class G                          
Class T     (523,167 )     (319 )     (184,037 )        
Class Z     (1,372,481 )     (565,065 )     (3,485,595 )        
From net realized gains:  
Class A     (1,125,847 )     (859,588 )     (30,396,930 )     (20,681,734 )  
Class B     (466,120 )     (429,883 )     (6,593,541 )     (4,457,286 )  
Class C     (131,887 )     (79,050 )     (7,737,478 )     (5,252,814 )  
Class E                          
Class F                          
Class G           (295,968 )           (747,564 )  
Class T     (16,463,775 )     (13,657,644 )     (24,251,745 )     (14,911,569 )  
Class Z     (22,118,426 )     (20,205,123 )     (144,889,355 )     (98,828,377 )  
Total Distributions to Shareholders     (42,243,160 )     (36,092,640 )     (217,852,077 )     (144,879,344 )  
Net Capital Share Transactions     3,346,637       (48,864,435 )     9,001,003       (148,719,232 )  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (65,147,342 )     (4,007,377 )     (340,556,021 )     (121,915,565 )  
Net Assets  
Beginning of period     441,151,630       445,159,007       1,225,651,519       1,347,567,084    
End of period     376,004,288       441,151,630       885,095,498       1,225,651,519    
Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment
income at end of period
    788,209       1,506,399       100,478       3,917,490    

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Statements of Changes in Net AssetsCapital Stock Activity

    Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund   Columbia Disciplined Value Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2008
  Year Ended
September 30, 2007(a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2008
  Year Ended
September 30, 2007(a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2008
  Year Ended
September 30, 2007(a)
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     113,607       1,713,998       180,161       2,928,368       1,407,528       33,588,082       2,150,850       52,455,831       278,845       3,932,076       1,770,526       28,466,004    
Distributions reinvested     52,076       794,324       33,719       534,132       400,865       10,342,317       83,467       1,963,964       241,316       3,384,667       95,435       1,468,403    
Redemptions     (64,893 )     (979,384 )     (84,203 )     (1,366,725 )     (787,437 )     (18,961,494 )     (1,597,266 )     (38,734,036 )     (857,398 )     (11,636,685 )     (549,769 )     (8,693,199 )  
Net increase (decrease)     100,790       1,528,938       129,677       2,095,775       1,020,956       24,968,905       637,051       15,685,759       (337,237 )     (4,319,942 )     1,316,192       21,241,208    
Class B  
Subscriptions     76,339       1,150,540       57,038       928,170       53,915       1,237,064       141,434       3,235,215       30,107       407,802       236,879       3,614,659    
Distributions reinvested     36,172       552,990       30,743       485,525       427,139       10,285,500       152,226       3,382,434       58,784       778,268       35,787       519,467    
Redemptions     (64,991 )     (965,800 )     (140,335 )     (2,280,263 )     (2,016,446 )     (45,243,179 )     (4,384,260 )     (100,253,074 )     (121,460 )     (1,542,345 )     (132,031 )     (2,016,449 )  
Net increase (decrease)     47,520       737,730       (52,554 )     (866,568 )     (1,535,392 )     (33,720,615 )     (4,090,600 )     (93,635,425 )     (32,569 )     (356,275 )     140,635       2,117,677    
Class C  
Subscriptions     19,989       297,355       37,410       605,097       82,258       1,950,449       148,057       3,369,513       73,987       941,900       362,864       5,520,702    
Distributions reinvested     10,283       157,277       5,867       92,767       76,612       1,845,584       19,670       437,270       41,604       549,153       14,638       212,086    
Redemptions     (24,766 )     (364,315 )     (15,578 )     (254,058 )     (147,241 )     (3,329,754 )     (375,109 )     (8,595,097 )     (136,342 )     (1,696,799 )     (132,329 )     (2,045,973 )  
Net increase (decrease)     5,506       90,317       27,699       443,806       11,629       466,279       (207,382 )     (4,788,314 )     (20,751 )     (205,746 )     245,173       3,686,815    
Class E  
Subscriptions                             65,962       1,582,905       135,163       3,269,615                            
Distributions reinvested                             47,725       1,229,898       10,039       236,225                            
Redemptions                             (41,516 )     (1,014,297 )     (52,081 )     (1,262,052 )                          
Net increase                             72,171       1,798,506       93,121       2,243,788                            
Class F  
Subscriptions                             186       4,327       3,845       89,595                            
Distributions reinvested                             7,813       188,065       3,853       85,616                            
Redemptions                             (71,259 )     (1,599,521 )     (144,360 )     (3,293,578 )                          
Net decrease                             (63,260 )     (1,407,129 )     (136,662 )     (3,118,367 )                          
Class G  
Subscriptions                 10,686       173,323                   23,676       520,721                   4,135       62,375    
Distributions reinvested                 42,811       674,160                   18,127       390,277                   13,962       202,665    
Redemptions                 (701,470 )     (11,433,096 )                 (1,251,512 )     (28,305,066 )                 (161,554 )     (2,454,028 )  
Net decrease                 (647,973 )     (10,585,613 )                 (1,209,709 )     (27,394,068 )                 (143,457 )     (2,188,988 )  
Class T  
Subscriptions     42,234       640,083       702,659       11,474,453       92,106       2,191,196       1,131,841       27,907,744       29,397       395,016       226,408       3,619,440    
Distributions reinvested     1,080,698       16,513,646       935,483       14,819,321       623,265       15,961,824       152,970       3,576,443       1,128,055       15,826,137       885,893       13,590,075    
Redemptions     (851,467 )     (13,116,827 )     (1,799,843 )     (29,320,832 )     (692,974 )     (16,810,168 )     (1,558,937 )     (37,510,316 )     (711,770 )     (9,779,346 )     (1,272,443 )     (20,448,954 )  
Net increase (decrease)     271,465       4,036,902       (161,701 )     (3,027,058 )     22,397       1,342,852       (274,126 )     (6,026,129 )     445,682       6,441,807       (160,142 )     (3,239,439 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     1,037,994       15,418,542       353,527       5,738,177       3,046,034       74,997,230       4,619,814       116,161,518       3,046,827       41,689,561       5,854,266       95,800,402    
Distributions reinvested     808,718       12,344,279       746,248       11,817,739       2,365,714       62,336,591       639,489       15,328,552       1,303,150       18,750,812       1,029,907       16,143,481    
Redemptions     (1,431,370 )     (20,711,532 )     (1,945,955 )     (31,680,299 )     (3,614,999 )     (90,064,813 )     (9,108,657 )     (224,863,563 )     (2,855,511 )     (40,313,711 )     (4,267,841 )     (70,279,439 )  
Net increase (decrease)     415,342       7,051,289       (846,180 )     (14,124,383 )     1,796,749       47,269,008       (3,849,354 )     (93,373,493 )     1,494,466       20,126,662       2,616,332       41,664,444    

 

(a)  On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were converted to Class T shares.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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    Columbia Common Stock Fund   Columbia Small Cap Core Fund  
    (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2008
  Year Ended
September 30, 2007 (a)
  (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
March 31, 2008
  Year Ended
September 30, 2007(a)
 
    Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)  
Class A  
Subscriptions     71,794       996,579       109,489       1,588,680       499,124       7,801,492       903,461       18,016,706    
Distributions reinvested     77,223       1,125,917       58,967       820,227       1,853,851       29,216,697       1,030,696       19,562,596    
Redemptions     (70,736 )     (1,010,129 )     (145,340 )     (2,104,833 )     (2,181,866 )     (34,650,035 )     (2,767,533 )     (55,090,029 )  
Net increase (decrease)     78,281       1,112,367       23,116       304,074       171,109       2,368,154       (833,376 )     (17,510,727 )  
Class B  
Subscriptions     17,236       223,158       28,278       385,523       10,667       155,769       16,187       299,632    
Distributions reinvested     30,457       418,472       29,021       384,244       418,959       6,095,850       230,550       4,124,545    
Redemptions     (44,669 )     (585,205 )     (150,431 )     (2,083,969 )     (366,443 )     (5,411,025 )     (418,303 )     (7,865,585 )  
Net increase (decrease)     3,024       56,425       (93,132 )     (1,314,202 )     63,183       840,594       (171,566 )     (3,441,408 )  
Class C  
Subscriptions     39,748       531,326       42,484       585,336       43,080       630,229       53,482       989,340    
Distributions reinvested     7,977       109,681       3,798       50,326       473,257       6,890,619       259,493       4,647,523    
Redemptions     (12,722 )     (181,880 )     (16,427 )     (222,745 )     (548,370 )     (8,036,793 )     (524,194 )     (9,807,888 )  
Net increase (decrease)     35,003       459,127       29,855       412,917       (32,033 )     (515,945 )     (211,219 )     (4,171,025 )  
Class E  
Subscriptions                                                  
Distributions reinvested                                                  
Redemptions                                                  
Net increase                                                  
Class F  
Subscriptions                                                  
Distributions reinvested                                                  
Redemptions                                                  
Net decrease                                                  
Class G  
Subscriptions                 7,669       103,973                   2,236       41,439    
Distributions reinvested                 21,030       275,701                   40,261       713,430    
Redemptions                 (291,409 )     (4,075,162 )                 (392,499 )     (7,264,706 )  
Net decrease                 (262,710 )     (3,695,488 )                 (350,002 )     (6,509,837 )  
Class T  
Subscriptions     76,269       1,076,919       320,798       4,720,903       129,508       1,991,669       502,935       9,881,160    
Distributions reinvested     1,125,256       16,293,706       945,404       13,074,931       1,454,898       22,609,113       731,833       13,736,501    
Redemptions     (801,726 )     (11,325,599 )     (1,837,204 )     (26,532,644 )     (978,217 )     (15,415,923 )     (1,280,343 )     (25,169,851 )  
Net increase (decrease)     399,799       6,045,026       (571,002 )     (8,736,810 )     606,189       9,184,859       (45,575 )     (1,552,190 )  
Class Z  
Subscriptions     250,043       3,564,585       602,902       8,796,060       2,377,329       38,350,918       4,363,649       88,313,789    
Distributions reinvested     1,341,183       19,648,343       1,241,550       17,344,450       6,363,669       102,073,253       3,359,060       64,661,908    
Redemptions     (1,913,391 )     (27,539,236 )     (4,264,614 )     (61,975,436 )     (8,829,675 )     (143,300,830 )     (13,263,308 )     (268,509,742 )  
Net increase (decrease)     (322,165 )     (4,326,308 )     (2,420,162 )     (35,834,926 )     (88,677 )     (2,876,659 )     (5,540,599 )     (115,534,045 )  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class A Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.80     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.01     $ 12.86     $ 14.95    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income     0.17 (d)     0.32 (d)     0.22 (d)     0.27 (d)(e)     0.21 (d)     0.20 (d)     0.26    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency
transactions, futures
contracts, foreign
capital gains tax and
written options
    (1.34 )     1.86       0.92       1.41       1.11       1.17       (2.12 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (1.17 )     2.18       1.14       1.68       1.32       1.37       (1.86 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.19 )     (0.33 )     (0.31 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )     (0.22 )     (0.23 )  
From net realized gains     (1.44 )     (1.11 )     (1.24 )                          
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.63 )     (1.44 )     (1.55 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )     (0.22 )     (0.23 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 14.00     $ 16.80     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.01     $ 12.86    
Total return (f)     (7.74 )%(g)(h)     14.24 %     7.39 %(h)(i)     11.20 %(i)     9.46 %(i)     10.80 %(g)(i)     (12.53 )%(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     1.32 %(k)     1.32 %     1.31 %     1.35 %     1.43 %     1.49 %(k)     1.40 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.01 %     0.01 %     %(l)     0.01 %(k)     0.13 %  
Net investment income (j)     1.97 %(k)     1.98 %     1.38 %     1.66 %     1.43 %     1.55 %(k)     1.73 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %(g)     100 %     98 %     86 %     75 %     122 %(g)     40 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 8,336     $ 8,314     $ 5,863     $ 4,206     $ 2,901     $ 1,211     $ 43    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Asset Allocation Fund was renamed the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund, Prime A shares were renamed Liberty Asset Allocation Fund, Class A shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

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

    (Unadited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class B Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.80     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.00     $ 12.85     $ 14.93    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income     0.10 (d)     0.20 (d)     0.17 (d)     0.15 (d)(e)     0.10 (d)     0.12 (d)     0.14    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency
transactions, futures
contracts, foreign
capital gains tax and
written options
    (1.33 )     1.86       0.85       1.41       1.11       1.17       (2.08 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (1.23 )     2.06       1.02       1.56       1.21       1.29       (1.94 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.14 )  
From net realized gains     (1.44 )     (1.11 )     (1.24 )                          
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.57 )     (1.32 )     (1.43 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.14 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 14.00     $ 16.80     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.00     $ 12.85    
Total return (f)     (8.09 )%(g)(h)     13.40 %     6.59 %(h)(i)     10.37 %(i)     8.68 %(i)     10.13 %(g)(i)     (13.06 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     2.07 %(k)     2.07 %     2.06 %     2.10 %     2.18 %     2.17 %(k)     2.06 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.01 %     0.01 %     %(l)     0.01 %(k)        
Net investment income (j)     1.21 %(k)     1.21 %     1.08 %     0.91 %     0.68 %     0.95 %(k)     1.07 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %(g)     100 %     98 %     86 %     75 %     122 %(g)     40 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 5,846     $ 6,219     $ 6,788     $ 7,166     $ 4,926     $ 2,539     $ 276    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Asset Allocation Fund was renamed the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund, Prime B shares were renamed Liberty Asset Allocation Fund, Class B shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class C Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 16.81     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.00     $ 13.08    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (d)     0.10       0.20       0.16       0.14 (e)     0.10       0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments, foreign currency
transactions, futures contracts,
foreign capital gains tax and
written options
    (1.34 )     1.87       0.86       1.42       1.11       0.93    
Total from investment operations     (1.24 )     2.07       1.02       1.56       1.21       1.03    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.13 )     (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )  
From net realized gains     (1.44 )     (1.11 )     (1.24 )                    
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.57 )     (1.32 )     (1.43 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.00     $ 16.81     $ 16.06     $ 16.47     $ 15.06     $ 14.00    
Total return (f)     (8.15 )%(g)(h)     13.46 %     6.59 %(h)(i)     10.37 %(i)     8.67 %(i)     7.93 %(g)(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     2.07 %(k)     2.07 %     2.06 %     2.10 %     2.19 %     2.28 %(k)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.01 %     0.01 %     %(l)     0.01 %(k)  
Net investment income (j)     1.21 %(k)     1.23 %     0.98 %     0.91 %     0.69 %     0.85 %(k)  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %(g)     100 %     98 %     86 %     75 %     122 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,582     $ 1,806     $ 1,281     $ 704     $ 514     $ 187    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Asset Allocation Fund was renamed the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  Class C shares were initially offered on November 18, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


66



Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class T Shares   2008   2007 (a)   2006   2005   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.82     $ 16.08     $ 16.48     $ 15.07     $ 14.01     $ 12.87     $ 14.95    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income     0.16 (e)     0.31 (e)     0.28 (e)     0.26 (e)(f)     0.21 (e)     0.21 (e)     0.25    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency
transactions, futures
contracts, foreign
capital gains tax and
written options
    (1.34 )     1.86       0.87       1.41       1.11       1.16       (2.09 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (1.18 )     2.17       1.15       1.67       1.32       1.37       (1.84 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.18 )     (0.32 )     (0.31 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )  
From net realized gains     (1.44 )     (1.11 )     (1.24 )                          
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.62 )     (1.43 )     (1.55 )     (0.26 )     (0.26 )     (0.23 )     (0.24 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 14.02     $ 16.82     $ 16.08     $ 16.48     $ 15.07     $ 14.01     $ 12.87    
Total return (g)     (7.75 )%(h)(i)     14.17 %     7.39 %(i)(j)     11.14 %(j)     9.47 %(j)     10.75 %(h)(j)     (12.45 )%(j)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (k)     1.37 %(l)     1.37 %     1.36 %     1.40 %     1.49 %     1.49 %(l)     1.37 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.01 %     0.01 %     %(m)     0.01 %(l)     0.01 %  
Net investment income (k)     1.91 %(l)     1.92 %     1.78 %     1.62 %     1.37 %     1.73 %(l)     1.76 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %(h)     100 %     98 %     86 %     75 %     122 %(h)     40 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 154,397     $ 180,757     $ 175,348     $ 184,795     $ 183,438     $ 189,580     $ 198,154    

 

(a)  On August 8, 2007, the Class G shares were exchanged for Class T shares.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Asset Allocation Fund was renamed the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Asset Allocation Fund, Class T shares.

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

(f)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

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

(l)  Annualized.

(m)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


67



Financial HighlightsColumbia Asset Allocation Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.82     $ 16.07     $ 16.48     $ 15.06     $ 14.01     $ 12.87     $ 14.94    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income     0.19 (d)     0.36 (d)     0.33 (d)     0.31 (d)(e)     0.25 (d)     0.25 (d)     0.29    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments,
foreign currency
transactions, futures
contracts, foreign
capital gains tax and
written options
    (1.34 )     1.87       0.85       1.42       1.11       1.16       (2.09 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (1.15 )     2.23       1.18       1.73       1.36       1.41       (1.80 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.21 )     (0.37 )     (0.35 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )  
From net realized gains     (1.44 )     (1.11 )     (1.24 )                          
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.65 )     (1.48 )     (1.59 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 14.02     $ 16.82     $ 16.07     $ 16.48     $ 15.06     $ 14.01     $ 12.87    
Total return (f)     (7.61 )%(g)(i)     14.58 %     7.65 %(h)(i)     11.54 %(h)     9.75 %(h)     11.07 %(g)(h)     (12.23 )%(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     1.07 %(k)     1.07 %     1.06 %     1.10 %     1.19 %     1.16 %(k)     1.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 0.01 %     0.01 %     %(l)     0.01 %(k)     0.03 %  
Net investment income (j)     2.22 %(k)     2.21 %     2.09 %     1.92 %     1.67 %     2.04 %(k)     2.01 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     44 %(g)     100 %     98 %     86 %     75 %     122 %(g)     40 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 126,278     $ 144,513     $ 151,703     $ 167,278     $ 191,556     $ 217,935     $ 163,934    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Asset Allocation Fund was renamed the Columbia Asset Allocation Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Asset Allocation Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Asset Allocation Fund, Class Z shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


68



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class A Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 26.76     $ 22.27     $ 21.11     $ 18.57     $ 17.59     $ 16.06     $ 19.74    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (d)     (l)     0.02       0.01       0.05 (e)     (0.08 )     (0.05 )     0.03    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
    (2.77 )     4.87       1.19       2.51       1.06       1.61       (3.71 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.77 )     4.89       1.20       2.56       0.98       1.56       (3.68 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income           (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )           (0.03 )        
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )                                
Total distributions
to shareholders
    (1.81 )     (0.40 )     (0.04 )     (0.02 )           (0.03 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 22.18     $ 26.76     $ 22.27     $ 21.11     $ 18.57     $ 17.59     $ 16.06    
Total return (f)     (11.29 )%(h)     22.19 %     5.69 %(g)     13.80 %(g)     5.57 %(g)     9.72 %(g)(h)     (18.64 )%(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (i)
    1.02 %(j)     1.00 %     1.01 %     1.11 %     1.28 %     1.30 %(j)     1.12 %  
Interest expense           %(k)     %(k)                          
Net expenses (i)     1.02 %(j)     1.00 %     1.01 %     1.11 %     1.28 %     1.30 %(j)     1.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     %(k)     %(k)     0.02 %(j)     0.05 %  
Net investment income (loss) (i)     0.03 %(j)     0.07 %     0.07 %     0.25 %     (0.40 )%     (0.30 )%(j)     0.14 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(h)     151 %     171 %     113 %     126 %     91 %(h)     43 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 161,371     $ 167,408     $ 125,124     $ 10,422     $ 3,867     $ 1,887     $ 56    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Growth Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund, Prime A shares were renamed Liberty Equity Growth Fund, Class A shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

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

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


69



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class B Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 25.12     $ 21.05     $ 20.07     $ 17.76     $ 16.96     $ 15.57     $ 19.32    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment loss (d)     (0.09 )     (0.16 )     (0.13 )     (0.09 )(e)     (0.21 )     (0.14 )     (0.14 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (2.58 )     4.60       1.11       2.40       1.01       1.53       (3.61 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.67 )     4.44       0.98       2.31       0.80       1.39       (3.75 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )                                
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 20.64     $ 25.12     $ 21.05     $ 20.07     $ 17.76     $ 16.96     $ 15.57    
Total return (f)     (11.65 )%(h)     21.31 %     4.88 %(g)     13.01 %(g)     4.72 %(g)     8.93 %(g)(h)     (19.41 )%(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (i)
    1.77 %(j)     1.75 %     1.76 %     1.86 %     2.03 %     2.13 %(j)     1.99 %  
Interest expense           %(k)     %(k)                          
Net expenses (i)     1.77 %(j)     1.75 %     1.76 %     1.86 %     2.03 %     2.13 %(j)     1.99 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     %(k)     %(k)     0.02 %(j)     0.05 %  
Net investment loss (i)     (0.75 )%(j)     (0.69 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.48 )%     (1.15 )%     (0.97 )%(j)     (0.73 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(h)     151 %     171 %     113 %     126 %     91 %(h)     43 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 106,582     $ 168,284     $ 227,160     $ 7,799     $ 3,195     $ 1,013     $ 207    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Growth Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund, Prime B shares were renamed Liberty Equity Growth Fund, Class B shares.

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

(e)  Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


70



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class C Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 25.14     $ 21.06     $ 20.10     $ 17.79     $ 16.98     $ 16.04    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (d)     (0.08 )     (0.16 )     (0.13 )     (0.09 )(e)     (0.21 )     (0.13 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
on investments
    (2.59 )     4.61       1.09       2.40       1.02       1.07    
Total from investment operations     (2.67 )     4.45       0.96       2.31       0.81       0.94    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )                          
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 20.66     $ 25.14     $ 21.06     $ 20.10     $ 17.79     $ 16.98    
Total return (f)     (11.63 )%(h)     21.34 %     4.78 %(g)     12.98 %(g)     4.77 %(g)     5.86 %(g)(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     1.77 %(j)     1.75 %     1.76 %     1.86 %     2.03 %     2.00 %(j)  
Interest expense           %(k)     %(k)                    
Net expenses (i)     1.77 %(j)     1.75 %     1.76 %     1.86 %     2.03 %     2.00 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     %(k)     %(k)     0.02 %(j)  
Net investment loss (i)     (0.73 )%(j)     (0.68 )%     (0.69 )%     (0.45 )%     (1.15 )%     (0.92 )%(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(h)     151 %     171 %     113 %     126 %     91 %(h)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 26,399     $ 31,834     $ 31,046     $ 1,419     $ 780     $ 524    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Growth Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  Class C shares were initially offered on November 18, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(e)  Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


71



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

Class E Shares   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
  Year Ended
September 30,
2007
  Period Ended
September 30,
2006 (a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 26.74     $ 22.27     $ 22.13    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (b)     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (c)  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     (2.78 )     4.87       0.14    
Total from investment operations     (2.79 )     4.86       0.14    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.02 )        
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )        
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.81 )     (0.39 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 22.14     $ 26.74     $ 22.27    
Total return (d)     (11.38 )%(f)     22.07 %     0.63 %(e)(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense (g)     1.12 %(h)     1.10 %     1.12 %(h)  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses (g)     1.12 %(h)     1.10 %     1.12 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                    
Net investment loss (g)     (0.07 )%(h)     (0.03 )%     (0.23 )%(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(f)     151 %     171 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 16,659     $ 18,185     $ 13,071 %  

 

(a)  Class E shares commenced operations on September 22, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

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

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

(f)  Not annualized.

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

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


72



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

Class F Shares   (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
  Year Ended
September 30,
2007
  Period Ended
September 30,
2006 (a)
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 25.11     $ 21.05     $ 20.93    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (b)     (0.09 )     (0.16 )     (c)  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     (2.58 )     4.59       0.12    
Total from investment operations     (2.67 )     4.43       0.12    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 20.63     $ 25.11     $ 21.05    
Total return (d)     (11.65 )%(f)     21.26 %     0.57 %(e)(f)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:  
Net expenses before interest expense (g)     1.77 %(h)     1.75 %     1.77 %(h)  
Interest expense           %(i)     %(h)(i)  
Net expenses (g)     1.77 %(h)     1.75 %     1.77 %(h)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                    
Net investment loss (g)     (0.77 )%(h)     (0.70 )%     (0.88 )%(h)  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(f)     151 %     171 %(f)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,090     $ 2,915     $ 5,319    

 

(a)  Class F shares commenced operations on September 22, 2006. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

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

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

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

(f)  Not annualized.

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

(h)  Annualized.

(i)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


73



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class T Shares   2008   2007 (a)   2006   2005   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 26.58     $ 22.13     $ 20.98     $ 18.46     $ 17.50     $ 15.98     $ 19.70    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (e)     (m)     0.01       0.01       0.07 (f)     (0.09 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (2.76 )     4.84       1.17       2.47       1.05       1.54       (3.70 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.76 )     4.85       1.18       2.54       0.96       1.52       (3.72 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income           (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                    
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )                                
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.81 )     (0.40 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )                    
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 22.01     $ 26.58     $ 22.13     $ 20.98     $ 18.46     $ 17.50     $ 15.98    
Total return (g)     (11.33 )%(i)     22.14 %     5.63 %(h)     13.76 %(h)     5.49 %(h)     9.51 %(h)(i)     (18.88 )%(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (j)
    1.07 %(k)     1.05 %     1.06 %     1.16 %     1.35 %     1.45 %(k)     1.34 %  
Interest expense           %(l)     %(l)                          
Net expenses (j)     1.07 %(k)     1.05 %     1.06 %     1.16 %     1.35 %     1.45 %(k)     1.34 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     %(l)     %(l)     0.02 %(k)     0.07 %  
Net investment income (loss) (j)     (0.03 )%(k)     0.02 %     0.06 %     0.33 %     (0.47 )%     (0.16 )%(k)     (0.08 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(i)     151 %     171 %     113 %     126 %     91 %(i)     43 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 203,280     $ 244,901     $ 209,952     $ 218,095     $ 219,129     $ 235,849     $ 239,279    

 

(a)  On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were converted to Class T shares.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Growth Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Equity Growth Fund, Class T shares.

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

(f)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(i)  Not annualized.

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

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

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


74



Financial HighlightsColumbia Large Cap Growth Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 27.32     $ 22.68     $ 21.50     $ 18.87     $ 17.84     $ 16.28     $ 19.99    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (d)     0.03       0.08       0.08       0.11 (e)     (0.03 )     0.05       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
    (2.83 )     4.97       1.19       2.55       1.07       1.57       (3.78 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (2.80 )     5.05       1.27       2.66       1.04       1.62       (3.71 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.06 )        
From net realized gains     (1.81 )     (0.37 )                                
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.86 )     (0.41 )     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.06 )        
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 22.66     $ 27.32     $ 22.68     $ 21.50     $ 18.87     $ 17.84     $ 16.28    
Total return (f)     (11.20 )%(h)     22.53 %     5.92 %(g)     14.12 %(g)     5.83 %(g)     9.93 %(g)(h)     (18.51 )%(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (i)
    0.77 %(j)     0.75 %     0.76 %     0.86 %     1.03 %     0.99 %(j)     0.91 %  
Interest expense           %(k)     %(k)                          
Net expenses (i)     0.77 %(j)     0.75 %     0.76 %     0.86 %     1.03 %     0.99 %(j)     0.91 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     %(k)     %(k)     0.02 %(j)     0.05 %  
Net investment income (loss) (i)     0.28 %(j)     0.32 %     0.35 %     0.53 %     (0.15 )%     0.30 %(j)     0.35 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     83 %(h)     151 %     171 %     113 %     126 %     91 %(h)     43 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 1,121,455     $ 1,302,932     $ 1,169,103     $ 1,242,736     $ 634,710     $ 670,649     $ 699,215    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Growth Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Growth Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Equity Growth Fund, Class Z shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.09 per share.

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

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


75



Financial HighlightsColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class A Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 16.32     $ 15.70     $ 14.60     $ 12.71     $ 11.02     $ 10.06    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (d)     0.08       0.14       0.17       0.17 (e)     0.17       0.04    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (2.62 )     2.10       2.18       1.88       1.75       0.92    
Total from investment operations     (2.54 )     2.24       2.35       2.05       1.92       0.96    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.16 )     (0.23 )        
From net realized gains     (1.83 )     (1.46 )     (1.07 )                    
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.92 )     (1.62 )     (1.25 )     (0.16 )     (0.23 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.86     $ 16.32     $ 15.70     $ 14.60     $ 12.71     $ 11.02    
Total return (f)     (17.34 )%(g)     15.00 %     17.19 %(h)     16.21 %(h)     17.53 %     9.54 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     1.25 %(j)     1.24 %     1.21 %     1.23 %     1.31 %     1.31 %(j)  
Interest expense     %(k)           %(k)                    
Net expenses (i)     1.25 %(j)     1.24 %     1.21 %     1.23 %     1.31 %     1.31 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     0.01 %              
Net investment income (i)     1.22 %(j)     0.89 %     1.15 %     1.21 %     1.34 %     0.49 %(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %(g)     91 %     81 %     94 %     101 %     50 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 21,220     $ 34,706     $ 12,717     $ 4,269     $ 2,511     $ 903    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Value Fund was renamed the Columbia Disciplined Value Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  Class A shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


76



Financial HighlightsColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class B Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 15.47     $ 14.96     $ 13.96     $ 12.16     $ 10.49     $ 9.67    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (d)     0.03       0.03       0.06       0.06 (e)     0.07       (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (2.46 )     1.98       2.08       1.80       1.67       0.84    
Total from investment operations     (2.43 )     2.01       2.14       1.86       1.74       0.82    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )        
From net realized gains     (1.83 )     (1.46 )     (1.07 )                    
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.87 )     (1.50 )     (1.14 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.17     $ 15.47     $ 14.96     $ 13.96     $ 12.16     $ 10.49    
Total return (f)     (17.60 )%(g)     14.12 %     16.35 %(h)     15.30 %(h)     16.64 %     8.48 %(g)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     2.00 %(j)     1.99 %     1.96 %     1.98 %     2.06 %     2.26 %(j)  
Interest expense     %(k)           %(k)                    
Net expenses (i)     2.00 %(j)     1.99 %     1.96 %     1.98 %     2.06 %     2.26 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     0.01 %              
Net investment income (loss) (i)     0.45 %(j)     0.19 %     0.43 %     0.46 %     0.60 %     (0.27 )%(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %(g)     91 %     81 %     94 %     101 %     50 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 5,186     $ 7,690     $ 5,332     $ 3,974     $ 2,370     $ 338    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Value Fund was renamed the Columbia Disciplined Value Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  Class B shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


77



Financial HighlightsColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class C Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 15.44     $ 14.93     $ 13.94     $ 12.14     $ 10.47     $ 9.67    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment income (loss) (d)     0.03       0.02       0.05       0.06 (e)     0.07       (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and futures contracts
    (2.46 )     1.99       2.08       1.80       1.67       0.85    
Total from investment operations     (2.43 )     2.01       2.13       1.86       1.74       0.80    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )        
From net realized gains     (1.83 )     (1.46 )     (1.07 )                    
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.87 )     (1.50 )     (1.14 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )        
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.14     $ 15.44     $ 14.93     $ 13.94     $ 12.14     $ 10.47    
Total return (f)     (17.63 )%(g)     14.15 %     16.30 %(h)     15.33 %(h)     16.67 %     8.27 %(g)(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (i)     2.00 %(j)     1.99 %     1.96 %     1.98 %     2.07 %     2.49 %(j)  
Interest expense     %(k)           %(k)                    
Net expenses (i)     2.00 %(j)     1.99 %     1.96 %     1.98 %     2.07 %     2.49 %(j)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     0.01 %           0.49    
Net investment income (loss) (i)     0.43 %(j)     0.14 %     0.39 %     0.49 %     0.63 %     (0.60 )%(j)  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %(g)     91 %     81 %     94 %     101 %     50 %(g)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 3,846     $ 5,650     $ 1,801     $ 453     $ 291     $ 24    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Value Fund was renamed the Columbia Disciplined Value Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  Class C shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


78



Financial HighlightsColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class T Shares   2008   2007 (a)   2006   2005   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.33     $ 15.70     $ 14.60     $ 12.72     $ 11.00     $ 9.58     $ 12.48    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss)     0.08 (e)     0.15 (e)     0.17 (e)     0.17 (e)(f)     0.16 (e)     0.03 (e)     (0.05 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments and
futures contracts
    (2.63 )     2.09       2.18       1.86       1.76       1.39       (2.50 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.55 )     2.24       2.35       2.03       1.92       1.42       (2.55 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.15 )     (0.18 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )              
From net realized gains     (1.83 )     (1.46 )     (1.07 )                       (0.35 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.92 )     (1.61 )     (1.25 )     (0.15 )     (0.20 )           (0.35 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 11.86     $ 16.33     $ 15.70     $ 14.60     $ 12.72     $ 11.00     $ 9.58    
Total return (g)     (17.42 )%(h)     15.01 %     17.13 %(i)     16.06 %(i)     17.54 %     14.82 %(h)     (21.31 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (j)
    1.30 %(k)     1.29 %     1.26 %     1.28 %     1.38 %     1.50 %(k)     1.41 %  
Interest expense     %(l)           %(l)                          
Net expenses (j)     1.30 %(k)     1.29 %     1.26 %     1.28 %     1.38 %     1.50 %(k)     1.41 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     0.01 %                    
Net investment income (loss) (j)     1.14 %(k)     0.91 %     1.15 %     1.22 %     1.31 %     0.35 %(k)     (0.38 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %(h)     91 %     81 %     94 %     101 %     50 %(h)     99 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 107,325     $ 140,443     $ 137,595     $ 134,792     $ 133,094     $ 127,993     $ 123,085    

 

(a)  On August 8, 2007, the Class G shares were converted to Class T shares.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Value Fund was renamed the Columbia Disciplined Value Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 25, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Value Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Equity Value Fund, Class T shares.

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

(f)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


79



Financial HighlightsColumbia Disciplined Value Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004 (a)   2003 (b)(c)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 16.69     $ 16.02     $ 14.87     $ 12.95     $ 11.24     $ 9.75     $ 12.65    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss)     0.10 (d)     0.20 (d)     0.22 (d)     0.21 (d)(e)     0.20 (d)     0.08 (d)     (0.02 )  
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments and
futures contracts
    (2.69 )     2.13       2.22       1.91       1.79       1.41       (2.53 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.59 )     2.33       2.44       2.12       1.99       1.49       (2.55 )  
Less Distributions
to Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.11 )     (0.20 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.28 )              
From net realized gains     (1.83 )     (1.46 )     (1.07 )                       (0.35 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.94 )     (1.66 )     (1.29 )     (0.20 )     (0.28 )           (0.35 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.16     $ 16.69     $ 16.02     $ 14.87     $ 12.95     $ 11.24     $ 9.75    
Total return (f)     (17.28 )%(g)     15.29 %     17.50 %(h)     16.43 %(h)     17.86 %     15.28 %(g)     (20.96 )%  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (i)
    1.00 %(j)     0.99 %     0.96 %     0.98 %     1.06 %     1.04 %(j)     0.98 %  
Interest expense     %(k)           %(k)                          
Net expenses (i)     1.00 %(j)     0.99 %     0.96 %     0.98 %     1.06 %     1.04 %(j)     0.98 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(k)     0.01 %                    
Net investment income (i)     1.45 %(j)     1.20 %     1.45 %     1.53 %     1.62 %     0.82 %(j)     0.05 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     34 %(g)     91 %     81 %     94 %     101 %     50 %(g)     99 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 267,110     $ 341,612     $ 285,941     $ 283,187     $ 283,469     $ 224,137     $ 167,867    

 

(a)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Equity Value Fund was renamed the Columbia Disciplined Value Fund.

(b)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(c)  On November 25, 2002, the Galaxy Equity Value Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Equity Value Fund, Class Z shares.

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

(e)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.02 per share.

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

(g)  Not annualized.

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

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

(j)  Annualized.

(k)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


80



Financial HighlightsColumbia Common Stock Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class A Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 15.51     $ 14.03     $ 13.59     $ 12.01     $ 11.22     $ 10.08     $ 12.74    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (e)     0.04       0.05       (f)     0.07 (g)     (f)     0.03       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (0.89 )     2.60       1.21       1.93       0.80       1.16       (2.23 )  
Total from investment operations     (0.85 )     2.65       1.21       2.00       0.80       1.19       (2.20 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income     (0.05 )           (0.01 )     (0.07 )     (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.02 )  
From net realized gains     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.35 )                 (0.44 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.52 )     (1.17 )     (0.77 )     (0.42 )     (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.46 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 13.14     $ 15.51     $ 14.03     $ 13.59     $ 12.01     $ 11.22     $ 10.08    
Total return (h)     (6.45 )%(i)(j)     19.82 %(i)     9.24 %(i)     16.98 %(i)     7.09 %(i)     11.82 %(j)     (18.14 )%(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (k)     1.14 %(l)     1.14 %     1.14 %     1.24 %     1.35 %     1.48 %(l)     1.28 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.11 %(l)     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.09 %     %(m)           0.24 %  
Net investment income (loss) (k)     0.49 %(l)     0.32 %     %(m)     0.59 %     (0.02 )%     0.37 %(l)     0.25 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %(j)     88 %     63 %     105 %     115 %     55 %(j)     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 11,241     $ 12,054     $ 10,578     $ 10,393     $ 9,304     $ 7,570     $ 15    

 

(a)  On September 23, 2005, the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Common Stock Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On December 9, 2002, the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund, Prime A shares were renamed Liberty Large Cap Core Fund, Class A shares.

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

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

(g)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.05 per share.

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

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

(j)  Not annualized.

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

(l)  Annualized.

(m)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


81



Financial HighlightsColumbia Common Stock Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class B Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 14.67     $ 13.42     $ 13.12     $ 11.68     $ 10.99     $ 9.90     $ 12.59    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment loss (e)     (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.10 )     (0.04 )(f)     (0.09 )     (0.04 )     (0.06 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (0.82 )     2.48       1.16       1.88       0.78       1.14       (2.19 )  
Total from investment operations     (0.84 )     2.42       1.06       1.84       0.69       1.10       (2.25 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income                       (0.05 )           (0.01 )        
From net realized gains     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.35 )                 (0.44 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.40 )           (0.01 )     (0.44 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.36     $ 14.67     $ 13.42     $ 13.12     $ 11.68     $ 10.99     $ 9.90    
Total return (g)     (6.75 )%(h)(i)     18.94 %(h)     8.40 %(h)     16.02 %(h)     6.28 %(h)     11.12 %(i)     (18.75 )%(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     1.89 %(k)     1.89 %     1.89 %     1.99 %     2.09 %     2.19 %(k)     2.02 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.11 %(k)     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.09 %     %(l)           0.02 %  
Net investment loss (j)     (0.26 )%(k)     (0.44 )%     (0.75 )%     (0.31 )%     (0.76 )%     (0.38 )%(k)     (0.49 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %(i)     88 %     63 %     105 %     115 %     55 %(i)     13 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 4,076     $ 4,796     $ 5,637     $ 6,628     $ 3,425     $ 1,755     $ 55    

 

(a)  On September 23, 2005, the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Common Stock Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On December 9, 2002, the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund, Prime B shares were renamed Liberty Large Cap Core Fund, Class B shares.

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

(f)  Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.05 per share.

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

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

(i)  Not annualized.

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


82



Financial HighlightsColumbia Common Stock Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
 

Year Ended September 30,
  Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class C Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 14.68     $ 13.43     $ 13.13     $ 11.68     $ 10.99     $ 10.21    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (e)     (0.02 )     (0.06 )     (0.10 )     (0.03 )(f)     (0.09 )     (0.04 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
    (0.83 )     2.48       1.16       1.88       0.78       0.83    
Total from investment operations     (0.85 )     2.42       1.06       1.85       0.69       0.79    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net investment income                       (0.05 )              
From net realized gains     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.35 )           (0.01 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.40 )           (0.01 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 12.36     $ 14.68     $ 13.43     $ 13.13     $ 11.68     $ 10.99    
Total return (g)     (6.82 )%(h)(i)     18.93 %(h)     8.40 %(h)     16.10 %(h)     6.28 %(h)     7.74 %(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     1.89 %(k)     1.89 %     1.89 %     1.99 %     2.09 %     2.18 %(k)  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.11 %(k)     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.09 %     %(l)        
Net investment loss (j)     (0.24 )%(k)     (0.41 )%     (0.75 )%     (0.25 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.42 )%(k)  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %(i)     88 %     63 %     105 %     115 %     55 %(i)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 1,636     $ 1,428     $ 906     $ 605     $ 345     $ 223    

 

(a) On September 23, 2005, the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Common Stock Fund.

(b) On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund.

(c) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d) Class C shares were initially offered on December 9, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(f) Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.05 per share.

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

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

(i) Not annualized.

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

(k) Annualized.

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


83



Financial HighlightsColumbia Common Stock Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
      Period   Year  
    Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Ended
September 30,
  Ended
October 31,
 
Class T Shares   2008   2007 (a)   2006   2005 (b)   2004 (c)   2003 (d)(e)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 15.40     $ 13.95     $ 13.52     $ 11.95     $ 11.18     $ 10.05     $ 12.70    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (f)     0.03       0.04       (0.01 )     0.07 (g)     (0.01 )     0.04       0.02    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
    (0.87 )     2.58       1.21       1.92       0.78       1.14       (2.22 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (0.84 )     2.62       1.20       1.99       0.77       1.18       (2.20 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.04 )     (h)     (0.01 )     (0.07 )     (h)     (0.05 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.35 )                 (0.44 )  
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.51 )     (1.17 )     (0.77 )     (0.42 )     (h)     (0.05 )     (0.45 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 13.05     $ 15.40     $ 13.95     $ 13.52     $ 11.95     $ 11.18     $ 10.05    
Total return (i)     (6.40 )%(j)(k)     19.70 %(j)     9.16 %(j)     16.97 %(j)     6.92 %(j)     11.76 %(k)     (18.16 )%(j)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (l)     1.19 %(m)     1.19 %     1.19 %     1.29 %     1.40 %     1.46 %(m)     1.35 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.11 %(m)     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.09 %     %(n)           0.01 %  
Net investment income (loss) (l)     0.44 %(m)     0.27 %     (0.05 )%     0.57 %     (0.07 )%     0.45 %(m)     0.18 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %(k)     88 %     63 %     105 %     115 %     55 %(k)     13 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 155,401     $ 177,345     $ 168,506     $ 180,345     $ 179,310     $ 185,938     $ 180,269    

 

(a) On August 8, 2007, the Class G shares were converted into Class T shares.

(b) On September 23, 2005, the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Common Stock Fund.

(c) On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund.

(d) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(e) On December 9, 2002, the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Large Cap Core Fund, Class T shares.

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

(g) Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.05 per share.

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

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

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

(k) Not annualized.

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

(m) Annualized.

(n) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


84



Financial HighlightsColumbia Common Stock Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
      Period   Year  
    Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Ended
September 30,
  Ended
October 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 15.60     $ 14.10     $ 13.66     $ 12.05     $ 11.25     $ 10.11     $ 12.77    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (e)     0.05       0.08       0.03       0.09 (f)     0.03       0.08       0.07    
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
    (0.88 )     2.62       1.21       1.95       0.79       1.15       (2.23 )  
Total from investment
operations
    (0.83 )     2.70       1.24       2.04       0.82       1.23       (2.16 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.09 )     (0.03 )     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )     (0.06 )  
From net realized gains     (1.47 )     (1.17 )     (0.76 )     (0.35 )                 (0.44 )  
Total distributions to
shareholders
    (1.56 )     (1.20 )     (0.80 )     (0.43 )     (0.02 )     (0.09 )     (0.50 )  
Net Asset Value,
End of Period
  $ 13.21     $ 15.60     $ 14.10     $ 13.66     $ 12.05     $ 11.25     $ 10.11    
Total return (g)     (6.32 )%(h)(i)     20.13 %(h)     9.45 %(h)     17.25 %(h)     7.28 %(h)     12.20 %(i)     (17.85 )%(h)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses (j)     0.89 %(k)     0.89 %     0.89 %     0.99 %     1.07 %     1.03 %(k)     0.97 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement     0.11 %(k)     0.10 %     0.12 %     0.09 %     %(l)           0.03 %  
Net investment income (j)     0.74 %(k)     0.57 %     0.25 %     0.67 %     0.26 %     0.89 %(k)     0.56 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     57 %(i)     88 %     63 %     105 %     115 %     55 %(i)     13 %  
Net assets, end of
period (000's)
  $ 203,650     $ 245,529     $ 256,039     $ 310,472     $ 175,124     $ 190,195     $ 340,496    

 

(a) On September 23, 2005, the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Common Stock Fund.

(b) On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Large Cap Core Fund was renamed the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund.

(c) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d) On December 9, 2002, the Galaxy Growth & Income Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Large Cap Core Fund, Class Z shares.

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

(f) Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.05 per share.

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

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

(i) Not annualized.

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

(k) Annualized.

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


85




Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class A Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 20.01     $ 19.72     $ 19.32     $ 17.54     $ 15.30     $ 12.64     $ 14.05    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (e)     (0.01 )     0.04 (f)     (0.06 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (2.05 )     2.46       1.91       2.91       2.75       3.35       (0.07 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.06 )     2.50       1.85       2.85       2.68       3.31       (0.10 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.03 )                                      
From net realized gains     (3.64 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (1.07 )     (0.44 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (3.67 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (1.07 )     (0.44 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.28     $ 20.01     $ 19.72     $ 19.32     $ 17.54     $ 15.30     $ 12.64    
Total return (g)     (12.00 )%(h)     13.30 %     10.08 %(i)     16.69 %(i)     17.73 %(i)     27.25 %(h)(i)     (1.73 )%(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (j)
    1.26 %(k)     1.21 %     1.16 %     1.13 %     1.15 %     1.24 %(k)     1.29 %  
Interest expense                 %(l)                          
Net expenses (j)     1.26 %(k)     1.21 %     1.16 %     1.13 %     1.15 %     1.24 %(k)     1.29 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     %(l)     %(l)     0.02 %(k)     0.01 %  
Net investment income (loss) (j)     (0.09 )%(k)     0.22 %     (0.30 )%     (0.31 )%     (0.40 )%     (0.28 )%(k)     (0.19 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     11 %(h)     44 %     14 %     16 %     26 %     19 %(h)     23 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 128,452     $ 176,504     $ 190,390     $ 211,527     $ 211,502     $ 57,462     $ 210    

 

(a)  On October 7, 2005, the Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, Prime A shares were renamed Liberty Small Cap Fund, Class A shares.

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

(f)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


86



Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class B Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 18.75     $ 18.73     $ 18.56     $ 16.89     $ 14.75     $ 12.31     $ 13.82    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment loss (e)     (0.06 )     (0.10 )(f)     (0.19 )     (0.19 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (1.90 )     2.33       1.81       2.81       2.67       3.24       (0.06 )  
Total from investment operations     (1.96 )     2.23       1.62       2.62       2.48       3.09       (0.20 )  
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (3.64 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (0.95 )     (0.34 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 13.15     $ 18.75     $ 18.73     $ 18.56     $ 16.89     $ 14.75     $ 12.31    
Total return (g)     (12.33 )%(h)     12.49 %     9.17 %(i)     15.87 %(i)     16.96 %(i)     26.14 %(h)(i)     (2.55 )%(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (j)
    2.01 %(k)     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.88 %     1.90 %     2.10 %(k)     2.12 %  
Interest expense                 %(l)                          
Net expenses (j)     2.01 %(k)     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.88 %     1.90 %     2.10 %(k)     2.12 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     %(l)     %(l)     0.02 %(k)     0.01 %  
Net investment loss (j)     (0.84 )%(k)     (0.53 )%     (1.05 )%     (1.06 )%     (1.15 )%     (1.14 )%(k)     (1.02 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     11 %(h)     44 %     14 %     16 %     26 %     19 %(h)     23 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 26,033     $ 35,918     $ 39,109     $ 42,439     $ 40,170     $ 11,122     $ 282    

 

(a)  On October 7, 2005, the Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, Prime B shares were renamed Liberty Small Cap Fund, Class B shares.

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

(f)  Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.06 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
 
Class C Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 18.76     $ 18.75     $ 18.57     $ 16.91     $ 14.77     $ 12.55    
Income from Investment Operations:  
Net investment loss (e)     (0.06 )     (0.10 )(f)     (0.19 )     (0.19 )     (0.19 )     (0.14 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (1.89 )     2.32       1.82       2.80       2.67       3.01    
Total from investment operations     (1.95 )     2.22       1.63       2.61       2.48       2.87    
Less Distributions to Shareholders:  
From net realized gains     (3.64 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (0.95 )     (0.34 )     (0.65 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 13.17     $ 18.76     $ 18.75     $ 18.57     $ 16.91     $ 14.77    
Total return (g)     (12.26 )%(h)     12.41 %     9.23 %(i)     15.79 %(i)     16.94 %(i)     23.90 %(h)(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest expense (j)     2.01 %(k)     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.88 %     1.90 %     2.03 %(k)  
Interest expense                 %(l)                    
Net expenses (j)     2.01 %(k)     1.96 %     1.91 %     1.88 %     1.90 %     2.03 %(k)  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     %(l)     %(l)     0.02 %(k)  
Net investment loss (j)     (0.84 )%(k)     (0.53 )%     (1.05 )%     (1.06 )%     (1.15 )%     (1.10 )%(k)  
Portfolio turnover rate     11 %(h)     44 %     14 %     16 %     26 %     19 %(h)  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 29,271     $ 42,312     $ 46,241     $ 56,163     $ 64,686     $ 12,670    

 

(a)  On October 7, 2005, the Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  Class C shares were initially offered on November 18, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

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

(f)  Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.06 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class T Shares   2008   2007 (a)   2006   2005 (b)   2004 (c)   2003 (d)(e)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 19.78     $ 19.53     $ 19.15     $ 17.40     $ 15.16     $ 12.55     $ 13.96    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (f)     (0.01 )     0.03 (g)     (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )  
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (2.02 )     2.43       1.90       2.88       2.74       3.29       (0.07 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.03 )     2.46       1.83       2.81       2.66       3.26       (0.10 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.02 )                                      
From net realized gains     (3.64 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (1.06 )     (0.42 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (3.66 )     (2.21 )     (1.45 )     (1.06 )     (0.42 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.09     $ 19.78     $ 19.53     $ 19.15     $ 17.40     $ 15.16     $ 12.55    
Total return (h)     (11.97 )%(i)     13.22 %     10.04 %(j)     16.58 %(j)     17.73 %(j)     27.03 %(i)(j)     (1.75 )%(j)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (k)
    1.31 %(l)     1.26 %     1.21 %     1.18 %     1.21 %     1.34 %(l)     1.33 %  
Interest expense                 %(m)                          
Net expenses (k)     1.31 %(l)     1.26 %     1.21 %     1.18 %     1.21 %     1.34 %(l)     1.33 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(m)     %(m)     %(m)     0.02 %(l)     0.01 %  
Net investment income (loss) (k)     (0.15 )%(l)     0.17 %     (0.35 )%     (0.36 )%     (0.45 )%     (0.26 )%(l)     (0.23 )%  
Portfolio turnover rate     11 %(i)     44 %     14 %     16 %     26 %     19 %(i)     23 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 105,665     $ 136,381     $ 135,538     $ 150,042     $ 146,752     $ 134,455     $ 115,468    

 

(a)  On August 8, 2007, Class G shares were converted to Class T shares.

(b)  On October 7, 2005, the Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund.

(c)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Fund.

(d)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(e)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Small Cap Fund, Class T shares.

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

(g)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

(i)  Not annualized.

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

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

(l)  Annualized.

(m)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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Financial HighlightsColumbia Small Cap Core Fund

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

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
  Year Ended September 30,   Period
Ended
September 30,
  Year
Ended
October 31,
 
Class Z Shares   2008   2007   2006   2005 (a)   2004 (b)   2003 (c)(d)   2002  
Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Period
  $ 20.33     $ 19.96     $ 19.54     $ 17.73     $ 15.45     $ 12.75     $ 14.11    
Income from Investment
Operations:
 
Net investment income (loss) (e)     0.01       0.09 (f)     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     0.02       0.03    
Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments
    (2.07 )     2.49       1.93       2.94       2.80       3.34       (0.07 )  
Total from investment operations     (2.06 )     2.58       1.92       2.93       2.77       3.36       (0.04 )  
Less Distributions to
Shareholders:
 
From net investment income     (0.08 )                             (0.01 )     (0.01 )  
From net realized gains     (3.64 )     (2.21 )     (1.50 )     (1.12 )     (0.49 )     (0.65 )     (1.31 )  
Total distributions to shareholders     (3.72 )     (2.21 )     (1.50 )     (1.12 )     (0.49 )     (0.66 )     (1.32 )  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 14.55     $ 20.33     $ 19.96     $ 19.54     $ 17.73     $ 15.45     $ 12.75    
Total return (g)     (11.81 )%(h)     13.56 %     10.32 %(i)     16.96 %(i)     18.12 %(i)     27.44 %(h)(i)     (1.26 )%(i)  
Ratios to Average Net Assets/
Supplemental Data:
 
Net expenses before interest
expense (j)
    1.01 %(k)     0.96 %     0.91 %     0.88 %     0.90 %     0.92 %(k)     0.90 %  
Interest expense                 %(l)                          
Net expenses (j)     1.01 %(k)     0.96 %     0.91 %     0.88 %     0.90 %     0.92 %(k)     0.90 %  
Waiver/Reimbursement                 %(l)     %(l)     %(l)     0.02 %(k)     0.01 %  
Net investment income (loss) (j)     0.17 %(k)     0.46 %     (0.05 )%     (0.06 )%     (0.15 )%     0.14 %(k)     0.20 %  
Portfolio turnover rate     11 %(h)     44 %     14 %     16 %     26 %     19 %(h)     23 %  
Net assets, end of period (000's)   $ 595,676     $ 834,537     $ 929,791     $ 1,058,362     $ 1,101,312     $ 789,666     $ 485,197    

 

(a)  On October 7, 2005, the Columbia Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund.

(b)  On October 13, 2003, the Liberty Small Cap Fund was renamed the Columbia Small Cap Fund.

(c)  The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

(d)  On November 18, 2002, the Galaxy Small Cap Value Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Small Cap Fund, Class Z shares.

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

(f)  Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend. The effect of this dividend amounted to $0.07 per share.

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

(h)  Not annualized.

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

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

(k)  Annualized.

(l)  Rounds to less than 0.01%.

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

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

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

Columbia Common Stock Fund

Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

Investment Objectives

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and long-term capital appreciation. Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund and Columbia Small Cap Core Fund each seek long-term capital appreciation. Columbia Disciplined Value Fund seeks total return, consisting primarily of long-term capital appreciation and secondarily of current income. Columbia Common Stock Fund seeks total return, consisting of long-term capital appreciation and current income.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and each Fund offers the following classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class T and Class Z. Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund also offers Class E and Class F shares. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable. Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund's Class E and Class F shares and Columbia Small Cap Core Fund are closed to new investors and new accounts.

Class A, Class E and Class T shares are subject to a front-end sales charge based on the amount of initial investment. Class A and Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class E shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $500,000 to $5 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B and Class F shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B and Class F shares will convert to Class A and Class E shares, respectively, eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in each Fund's prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

Equity securities and securities of certain investment companies are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Funds' Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotations. Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the


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securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.

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

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

Options are valued at the last reported sale price, or in the absence of a sale, the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Funds' shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Funds' net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

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

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

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

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 ("SFAS 161"), Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, was issued. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires additional discussion about the reporting entity's derivative instruments and hedging activities, by providing for qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative data about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative contracts, and details of credit-risk-related contingent features in their hedged positions. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds' financial statement disclosures.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between trade and settlement date of the contract. Certain Funds may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and sales of securities. Certain Funds may also enter into these contracts to hedge certain other foreign currency denominated assets. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are used to hedge the Funds' investments against currency fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which become


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realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Funds' portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Funds could also be exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.

Options

Writing put options tends to increase the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amounts paid on the underlying security transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. Each Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying security may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. There is the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Funds' custodian will set aside cash or liquid portfolio securities equal to the amount of the written options contract commitment in a separate account.

Purchasing call options tends to increase the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Funds' exposure to the underlying instrument. Each Fund may pay a premium, which is included in each Fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund may invest in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities ("TIPS"). The principal amount of TIPS is adjusted periodically for inflation based on a monthly published index. Interest payments are based on the inflation-adjusted principal at the time the interest is paid.

Repurchase Agreements

Each Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("Columbia"), the Funds' investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. Each Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on each Fund's ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights.

Delayed Delivery Securities

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

Futures Contracts

Certain Funds may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Funds may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Funds' sensitivity to changes in interest


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rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Funds typically uses futures contracts in an effort to achieve more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which they could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.

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

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

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day's exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Funds do not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statements of Operations.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date, except for certain foreign securities which are recorded as soon after the ex-date as the Funds become aware of such, net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings. Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost if the Funds still own the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Funds no longer own the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

The Funds estimate components of distributions received from real estate investment trusts (REITs) in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments and/or realized gains as applicable. If the Funds no longer own the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

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

Federal Income Tax Status

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly for Columbia Asset Allocation Fund, Columbia Disciplined Value Fund and Columbia Common Stock Fund. Dividends from net investment income are declared and paid annually for Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund and Columbia Small Cap Core Fund. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually for all Funds.


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Indemnification

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

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2007 was as follows:

    September 30, 2007  
    Ordinary
Income*
  Long -Term
Capital Gains
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   $ 11,955,479     $ 18,736,465    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     2,687,241       28,705,826    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     16,400,131       29,667,946    
Columbia Common Stock Fund     5,594,148       30,498,492    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     11,054,727       133,824,617    

 

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

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2008, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, excluding any unrealized appreciation and depreciation from changes in the value of other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates, were:

    Unrealized
Appreciation
  Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   $ 28,279,917     $ (14,349,755 )   $ 13,930,162    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     175,857,195       (66,613,561 )     109,243,634    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     48,203,658       (51,690,088 )     (3,486,430 )  
Columbia Common Stock Fund     63,532,989       (9,646,720 )     53,886,269    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     200,204,031       (168,293,684 )     31,910,347    

 

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of September 30, 2007, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

    Year of Expiration  
    2008   2009   2010   2011   Total  
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund   $ 29,234,062     $ 68,637,186     $ 75,033,010     $ 5,529,590     $ 178,433,848    
Columbia Common Stock Fund                 4,878,081             4,878,081    

 


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Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, $89,470,950 ($59,647,300 expiring September 30, 2009 and $29,823,650 expiring September 30, 2010) remain from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund merger with the Columbia Growth Fund. In addition, the acquiring fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, utilized carryfowards of $32,012,176 to offset current year gains. The availability of a portion of the remaining capital loss carryforwards from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund may be limited in a given year.

Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, $26,969,658 ($8,989,886 expiring September 30, 2008, $8,989,886 expiring September 30, 2009 and $8,989,886 expiring September 30, 2010) remain from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund merger with Columbia Tax Managed Growth Fund. In addition, the acquiring fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, utilized carryforwards of $9,094,832 to offset current year gains. The availability of a portion of the remaining capital loss carryforwards from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund may be limited in a given year.

Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to Columbia Large Growth Fund, $59,858,801 ($18,109,737 expiring September 30, 2008, $36,219,474 expiring September 30, 2010 and $5,529,590 expiring September 30, 2011) remains from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund merger with Columbia Growth Stock Fund. In addition, the acquiring fund, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, utilized carryforwards of $33,792,888 to offset current year gains. The availability of a portion of the remaining capital loss carryforwards from the Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund may be limited in a given year.

Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to Columbia Common Stock Fund, $4,878,081 (expiring September 30, 2010) remains from the Columbia Large Cap Core Fund merger with Columbia Common Stock Fund (the "Target Fund"). The availability of a portion of the remaining capital loss may be limited in a given year.

The Funds adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 ("FIN 48") effective March 31, 2008. FIN 48 requires management 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 is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 was applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for each Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management has concluded that FIN 48 did not have any effect on the Funds' financial statements and no cumulative effect adjustment was recorded as of March 31, 2008. However, management's conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance from the FASB, 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. The Funds are 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.


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Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation ("BOA"), provides investment advisory services to the Funds. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on each Fund's average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

    First
$200
Million
  $200 Million
to $500
Million
  $500 Million
to $1
Billion
  $1 Billion
to $1.5
Billion
  $1.5 Billion
to $2
Billion
  $2 Billion
to $3
Billion
  $3 Billion
to $6
Billion
  Over
$6 Billion
 
Columbia Asset  
Allocation Fund     0.650 %     0.650 %     0.600 %     0.550 %     0.500 %     0.500 %     0.480 %     0.460 %  
Columbia Large Cap  
Growth Fund     0.700 %     0.575 %     0.450 %     0.450 %     0.450 %     0.450 %     0.450 %     0.450 %  
Columbia Disciplined  
Value Fund     0.700 %     0.700 %     0.650 %     0.600 %     0.550 %     0.550 %     0.530 %     0.510 %  
Columbia Common  
Stock Fund     0.700 %     0.700 %     0.650 %     0.600 %     0.550 %     0.550 %     0.530 %     0.510 %  
Columbia Small Cap  
Core Fund     0.750 %     0.750 %     0.700 %     0.650 %     0.600 %     0.550 %     0.550 %     0.550 %  

 

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the annualized effective investment advisory fee rates for the Funds, as a percentage of each Fund's average daily net assets, were as follows:

    Annualized
Effective
Fee Rate
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund     0.65 %  
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     0.50 %  
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     0.70 %  
Columbia Common Stock Fund     0.70 %  
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     0.72 %  

 

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Funds. Columbia receives a monthly administration fee from each Fund, except Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund, at the annual rate of 0.067% of each Fund's average daily net assets. Columbia receives a monthly administration fee from Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund at the annual rate of 0.050% of the Fund's average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

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

The Funds have entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the "Services Agreement") with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the


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Funds reimburse Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses. Prior to January 1, 2008, the Funds also reimbursed Columbia for accounting oversight services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the amounts charged to the Funds by affiliates included on the Statements of Operations under "Pricing and bookkeeping fees" were as follows:

    Amounts
Charged
by Affiliates
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   $ 3,106    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     3,106    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     3,106    
Columbia Common Stock Fund     3,106    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     3,106    

 

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the "Transfer Agent"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Funds and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services ("BFDS") to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. Prior to November 1, 2007, the annual rate was $17.00 per open account. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Funds. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Funds. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Funds' initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Funds.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Funds' shares. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts and net CDSC fees as follows:

    Front-End Sales Charge   CDSC  
    Class A   Class E   Class T   Class A   Class B   Class C   Class E   Class T  
Columbia Asset
Allocation Fund
  $ 3,880     $     $ 1,627     $     $ 4,222     $ 47     $     $    
Columbia Large Cap
Growth Fund
    8,267       8       4,755       173       52,804       2,133       75       4,712    
Columbia Disciplined
Value Fund
    11,326             873       151       7,787       1,853                
Columbia Common
Stock Fund
    1,837             2,605       8       4758       16                
Columbia Small Cap
Core Fund
    599             1,259             39,951       196             —-    

 


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The Funds have adopted Rule 12b-1 plans (the "Plans") which require the payment of a monthly distribution and service fee to the Distributor based on the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following annual rates:

    Distribution Fee  
    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class E   Class F  
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund     0.10 %     0.75 %     0.75 %              
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     0.10 %     0.75 %     0.75 %     0.10 %     0.75 %  
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     0.10 %     0.75 %     0.75 %              
Columbia Common Stock Fund     0.10 %     0.75 %     0.75 %              
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     0.10 %     0.75 %     0.75 %              
    Service Fee  
    Class A   Class B   Class C   Class E   Class F  
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %              
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %  
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %              
Columbia Common Stock Fund     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %              
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     0.25 %     0.25 %     0.25 %              

 

The Funds may pay distribution and service (12b-1) fees at the maximum annual rate of 0.35% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services), but will limit such fees to an aggregate of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares during the current fiscal year. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the distribution and service fees for Class A shares were 0.00% and 0.25%, respectively, of each Fund's average daily net assets.

The CDSC and the distribution fees received from the Plans are used principally as repayment to the Distributor for amounts paid by the Distributor to dealers who sold such shares.

Shareholder Services Fees

The Funds have adopted shareholder services plans that permit them to pay for certain services provided to Class T and Class Z shareholders by their financial advisors. Currently, the service plan has not been implemented with respect to the Funds' Class Z shares. The Funds may pay shareholder service fees (which are included in other expenses) at the maximum annual rate of 0.50% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services and up to 0.25% for administrative support services) but will limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.30% for Class T shares during the current fiscal year. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the shareholder service fee was 0.30% of each Fund's average daily net assets.

Expense Limits and Fee Waivers

Columbia and/or some of the Fund's other service providers have voluntarily agreed to waive fees and reimburse Columbia Common Stock Fund for certain expenses so that total expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, shareholder service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund's custodian, will not exceed 0.89% of the Fund's average daily net assets. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by Columbia at any time.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Funds are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Funds. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Funds in accordance with federal securities


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regulations. The Funds, along with other affiliated funds, pay their pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. Each Fund's expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Funds' eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Funds' assets.

As a result of a fund merger, Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund assumed the assets and liabilities of the deferred compensation plan of the acquired funds. The deferred compensation plan of the acquired funds may be terminated at any time. Any payments to plan participants are paid solely out of the Fund's assets.

Note 5. Custody Credits

Each Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a part of expense reductions on the Statements of Operations. The Funds could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if they had not entered into such an agreement. For the year ended March 31, 2008, these custody credits reduced total expenses as follows:

    Custody
Credits
 
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   $ 4,720    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     3,837    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     185    
Columbia Common Stock Fund     1,199    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     2,382    

 

Note 6. Portfolio Information

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were as follows:

    U.S Government Securities   Other Investment Securities  
    Purchases   Sales   Purchases   Sales  
Columbia Asset Allocation Fund   $ 6,436,538     $ 13,871,614     $ 127,582,858     $ 124,604,174    
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund                 1,462,738,770       1,563,597,677    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund                 156,157,607       193,720,704    
Columbia Common Stock Fund                 232,991,144       271,351,645    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund                 112,337,609       274,207,024    

 

Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of March 31, 2008, certain Funds had shareholders whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds. The percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

    % of Shares
Outstanding
Held
 
Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund     26.3    
Columbia Disciplined Value Fund     53.0    
Columbia Common Stock Fund     19.1    
Columbia Small Cap Core Fund     24.3    

 


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As of March 31, 2008, the Columbia Small Cap Core Fund had one shareholder that collectively held 13.6% of the shares outstanding over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Funds.

Note 8. Line of Credit

The Trust and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes. Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds. Effective September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%. Prior to September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit was charged to each participating fund based on the fund's borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. State Street charges an annual operations agency fee of $40,000 for the committed line of credit. State Street may charge an annual administration fee of $15,000 for the uncommitted line of credit. State Street waived the administration fee effective September 17, 2007. The commitment fee, the operations agency fee and the administration fee are accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, Columbia Disciplined Value Fund borrowed under these arrangements. The average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowing existed was $2,400,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 4.81%

Note 9. Securities Lending

Each Fund may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Funds on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Funds. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Funds have the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Funds. The Funds bear the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 10. Other

During the six months ended March 31, 2008, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund had a realized investment loss in the amount of $700 due to a trading error. Columbia voluntarily reimbursed the Fund for the loss.

Note 11. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

There are certain additional risks involved when investing in foreign securities. These risks may involve foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments and the possible prevention of currency exchange or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions. In addition, the liquidity of foreign securities may be more limited than that of domestic securities.

Investments in emerging market countries are subject to additional risk. The risk of foreign investments is typically increased in less developed countries. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could hurt their economies and securities markets.

Asset-Backed Securities

Investing in asset-backed securities is subject to certain risks. For example, the value of asset-backed securities may be affected by, among other factors, changes in: interest rates, the market's assessment of the quality of underlying assets, the creditworthiness of the servicer for the underlying assets, information concerning the originator of the underlying assets, or the creditworthiness or rating of the entities that provide any supporting letters of credit, surety bonds, derivative instruments, or other credit enhancement. The value of asset-backed securities also will be affected by the exhaustion, termination or expiration of any credit enhancement.


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High-Yield Securities

Investing in high-yield securities may involve greater credit risk and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. Government bonds and other higher quality fixed income securities. These securities are non-investment grade securities, often referred to as "junk" bonds. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the ability of issuers to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations. Moreover, high-yield securities may be less liquid to the extent that there is no established secondary market.

Sector Focus

The Funds may focus their investments in certain sectors, subjecting them to greater risk than a fund that is less focused.

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. (which has since merged into Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (now named Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)) ("Columbia") and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc. (which has been renamed Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (the "Distributor") (collectively, the "Columbia Group") entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") (the "NYAG Settlement") and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (the "SEC Order") on matters relating to mutual fund trading.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group agreed, among other things, to: pay $70 million in disgorgement and $70 million in civil money penalties; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group's applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures; and retain an independent distribution consultant (see below). The Columbia Funds have also voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees. The NYAG Settlement also, among other things, requires Columbia and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain Columbia Funds (including the former Nations Funds) and other mutual funds collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, the $140 million in settlement amounts described above is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan that was developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on April 6, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in late June 2007.

A copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005.

In connection with the events described above, various parties have filed suit against certain funds, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, FleetBoston Financial Corporation and its affiliated entities and/or Bank of America and its affiliated entities.

On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the "MDL"). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Columbia, the Distributor, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, Bank of America Corporation and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Columbia Funds that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law.

On February 25, 2005, Columbia and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On March 1, 2006, for reasons stated in the court's memoranda dated November 3, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted in part and denied in part the defendants' motions to dismiss. The court dismissed all of the class action claims pending against the Columbia Funds Trusts. As to Columbia and the Distributor, the claims under the Securities Act of 1933, the claims under Sections 34(b) and 36(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("ICA") and the state law


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claims were dismissed. The claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and claims under Section 36(b) of the ICA were not dismissed.

On March 21, 2005, a purported class action was filed in Massachusetts state court alleging that certain conduct, including market timing, entitled Class B shareholders in certain Columbia funds to an exemption from contingent deferred sales charges upon early redemption ("the CDSC Lawsuit"). The CDSC Lawsuit was removed to federal court in Massachusetts and transferred to the MDL.

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. The settlement is subject to court approval.

In 2004, the Columbia Funds' adviser and distributor and certain affiliated entities and individuals were named as defendants in certain purported shareholder class and derivative actions making claims, including claims under the Investment Company and the Investment Advisers Acts of 1940 and state law. Certain Columbia Funds were named as nominal defendants. The suits allege, inter alia, that the fees and expenses paid by the funds are excessive and that the advisers and their affiliates inappropriately used fund assets to distribute the funds and for other improper purposes. On March 2, 2005, the actions were consolidated in the Massachusetts federal court as In re Columbia Entities Litigation. The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint on June 9, 2005. On November 30, 2005, the judge dismissed all claims by plaintiffs and entered final judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on December 30, 2005. A stipulation and settlement agreement dated January 19, 2007 was filed in the First Circuit on February 14, 2007, with a joint stipulation of dismissal and motion for remand to obtain district court approval of the settlement. That joint motion was granted and the appeal was dismissed. On March 6, 2007, the case was remanded to the District Court. The settlement, approved by the District Court on September 18, 2007, became effective October 19, 2007. Pursuant to the settlement, the funds' adviser and/or its affiliates made certain payments, including plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs of notice to class members.


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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements

The Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee of the Board of Trustees meets several times annually to review the advisory agreements (collectively, the "Agreements") of the funds for which the Trustees serve as trustees (each a "fund") and determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. In addition, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Agreements at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and Columbia, including the senior manager of each investment area within Columbia. Through the Board's Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected fund portfolio managers at various times throughout the year.

The Trustees receive and review all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia, the funds' investment adviser, believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements and determine whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. Those materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of each fund relative to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and the fund's performance benchmarks, (ii) information on each fund's advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the fund's expenses to those of peer groups of mutual funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee "breakpoints," (iii) information about the profitability of the Agreements to Columbia, including potential "fall-out" or ancillary benefits that Columbia and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the funds and (iv) information obtained through Columbia's response to a questionnaire prepared at the request of the Trustees by counsel to the funds and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Trustees also consider other information such as (v) Columbia's financial results and financial condition, (vi) each fund's investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of Columbia's investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (vii) the allocation of the funds' brokerage and the use of "soft" commission dollars to pay for research products and services, (viii) Columbia's resources devoted to, and its record of compliance with, the funds' investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (ix) Columbia's response to various legal and regulatory proceedings since 2003 and (x) the economic outlook generally and for the mutual fund industry in particular. In addition, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee confers with the funds' independent fee consultant and reviews materials relating to the funds' relationships with Columbia provided by the independent fee consultant. Throughout the process, the Trustees have the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from Columbia and to consult with the independent fee consultant and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the independent fee consultant.

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at its October, 2007 meeting, following meetings of the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee held In July, August, September and October, 2007. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative, and each weighed various factors as he or she deemed appropriate. The Trustees considered the following matters in connection with their approval of the continuation of the Agreements:

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Columbia and its affiliates to the funds and the resources dedicated to the funds by Columbia and its affiliates. Among other things, the Trustees considered (i) Columbia's ability (including its personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes) to attract and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals; (ii) the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals; and (iii) the trade execution services provided on behalf of the funds. For each fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the


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nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Investment performance of the funds and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed information about the performance of each fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The Trustees also reviewed a description of the third party's methodology for identifying each fund's peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. The Trustees also considered additional information that the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee requested from Columbia relating to funds that presented relatively weaker performance and/or relatively higher expenses. In the case of each fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the fund's Agreements. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the fund's performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the fund's investment strategy and policies and that the fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given these investment decisions, market conditions and the fund's investment strategy; (iii) that the fund's performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; (iv) that Columbia had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the fund's investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers or modifying investment strategies; and (v) that Columbia proposed to waive advisory fees or cap the expenses of the fund.

[The Trustees noted the performance of each fund through May 31, 2007 relative to that of a peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of performance comparisons. Specifically, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund's performance was in the third quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period, in the second quintile for the three- and five-year periods, and in the fourth quintile for the ten-year period; Columbia Disciplined Value Fund's performance was in the first quintile for the one- and three-year periods, in the fourth quintile for the five-year period, and in the third quintile for the ten-year period; Columbia Common Stock Fund's performance was in the first quintile for the one-year period, in the second quintile for the three-year period, in the fourth quintile for the five-year period, and in the third quintile for the ten-year period; Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund's performance was in the first quintile for the one-year period, in the second quintile for the three-year period, in the fourth quintile for the five-year period, and in the third quintile for the ten-year period; and Columbia Small Cap Core Fund's performance was in the second quintile for the one- and ten-year periods, and the third quintile for the three- and five-year periods.]

The Trustees also considered Columbia's performance and reputation generally, the funds' performance as a fund family generally, and Columbia's historical responsiveness to Trustee concerns about performance and Columbia's willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of each fund and Columbia was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the funds for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the funds. That information included comparisons (provided by management and by an independent third-party data provider) of each fund's advisory fees and total expense levels to those of the fund's peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Trustees took into account, among other things, management's representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each fund's advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the fund. The Trustees considered existing advisory fee breakpoints, and Columbia's use of advisory fee waivers and expense caps, which benefited a number of the funds. The Trustees also noted management's stated justification for the fees charged to the funds, which


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included information about the investment performance of the funds and the services provided to the funds.

[The Trustees considered each fund's total expenses and actual management fees relative to those of a peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparisons. Specifically, Columbia Asset Allocation Fund's total expenses and actual management fees were in the fourth quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile); Columbia Disciplined Value Fund's total expenses were in the third quintile and actual management fees were in the second quintile; Columbia Common Stock Fund's total expenses and actual management fees were in the second quintile; Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund's total expenses were in the first quintile and actual management fees were in the third quintile; and Columbia Small Cap Core Fund's total expenses were in the first quintile and actual management fees were in the third quintile.]

The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with each fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant funds, the expense level of each fund, and whether Columbia had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the fund.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each fund, and the related profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the fund, supported the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia of services to each fund, to groups of related funds, and to Columbia's investment advisory clients as a whole and whether those economies were shared with the funds through breakpoints in the investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers/reductions and additional investments by Columbia in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Trustees noted that many of the funds benefited from breakpoints, expense caps, or both. In considering those issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the funds, as discussed above.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the funds supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Other Factors. The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:

•  the extent to which each fund had operated in accordance with its investment objective and investment restrictions, the nature and scope of the compliance programs of the funds and Columbia and the compliance-related resources that Columbia and its affiliates were providing to the funds;

•  the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services overseen and performed by Columbia and its affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services;

•  so-called "fall-out benefits" to Columbia and its affiliates, such as the engagement of its affiliates to provide distribution, brokerage and transfer agency services to the funds, and the benefits of research made available to Columbia by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the funds' securities transactions, as well as possible conflicts of interest associated with those fall-out and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor those possible conflicts of interest; and

•  the draft report provided by the funds' independent fee consultant, which included information about and analysis of the funds' fees, expenses and performance.

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel and the independent fee consultant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of each of the Agreements through October 31, 2008.


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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by
Independent Fee Consultant

EXCERPTS FROM REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC FUNDS

Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005
Assurance of Discontinuance among the
Office of Attorney General of New York State,
Columbia Management Advisors, Inc., and
Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc.

October 15, 2007

I. Overview

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC ("CMA") and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc.1 ("CMD") agreed on February 9, 2005 to the New York Attorney General's Assurance of Discontinuance ("AOD"). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund ("Columbia Fund" and together with all such funds or a group of such funds as the "Columbia Funds") only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund's Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant ("IFC") who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.

With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the "Atlantic Funds" (together with the other members of that Board, the "Trustees") retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the third annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. Last year's report (the "2006 Report") was completed by my immediate predecessor IFC, John Rea, who has provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year's report.

A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant

The AOD charges the IFC with "managing the process by which proposed management fees...to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance." The AOD also provides that CMA "may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees...using...an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of...the Independent Fee Consultant." Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.

B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process

In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:

1.  The nature and quality of CMA's services, including the Fund's performance;

2.  Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;

3.  Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;

4.  Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;

5.  Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and

6.  Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.

C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation

This report, like last year's, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that that CMA's costs and profits from managing the Funds have been combined into a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years and finally reviews the status of recommendations made in the 2006 Report.

1  CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC ("CMG"), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.

2  I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.

  Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds, which are also referred as the "Funds."


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II. Summary of Findings

A. General

1.  Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Atlantic Fund.

2.  In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2007 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms' length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.

B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance

3.  The performance of the Funds has been relatively strong in recent years. Based upon 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year returns, at least half of all the Funds have been in the first and second performance quintiles in each of the four performance periods. Performance for the 3-year period is impressive, with 44 of the 63 Funds, or 70%, in the top two quintiles and only 11 Funds, or 17%, in the fourth and fifth quintiles. Both equity and fixed-income funds have strong performance records.

4.  The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.

5.  Atlantic equity Funds' overall performance adjusted for risk also was strong. Based upon 3-year returns, 19 of the 24 equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes. Fixed-income Funds tended to take on more risk than comparable funds but many also have achieved relatively strong performance over the 3-year period. Nonetheless, 8 of the Funds have high relative risk and low relative returns.

6.  The industry-standard procedure used by third parties such as Lipper to construct the performance universe in which each Fund's performance is ranked relative to comparable funds tends to bias a Fund's ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Atlantic Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees lowers the relative performance for the Funds examined but does not call into question the general finding that the Atlantic Funds' performance has been strong relative to comparable funds.

C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies

7.  The Funds' management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers. Only 19% of the Funds ranked in the two most expensive quintiles for actual management fees, and only 21% in those quintiles for total expenses.

8.  The Columbia Money Market Fund VS has a higher management fee structure than that of other Columbia money market funds of comparable asset size, but its total expenses are comparable to those funds.

D. Trustees' Fee and Performance Evaluation Process

9.  The Trustees' evaluation process identified 11 Funds in 2007 for further review based upon their relative performance or expenses or both. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review.

E. Potential Economies of Scale

10.  CMG has prepared a memo for the Trustees containing its views on the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. CMG has not, however, identified specific sources of economies of scale nor has it provided any estimates of the magnitude of any economies of scale. In the memo, CMG also describes


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measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, expense reimbursements, fee waivers, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.

F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients

11.  CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, institutional fees are generally lower than the Funds' management fees. However, because the services provided and risks borne by the manager are more extensive for mutual funds compared to institutional accounts, the differences are of limited value in assisting the Trustees in their review of the reasonableness of the Funds' management fees.

G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits

12.  The activity-based cost allocation methodology ("ABC") employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. For comparison, CMG also has allocated costs by assets, demonstrating that the choice of allocation method can have a substantial effect on fund profitability. Notwithstanding the limitations of any effort to allocate costs to a particular fund, we believe that the ABC method represented a better approximation of CMG's costs incurred in providing services to the Funds than did asset-based allocation.

13.  The materials provided on CMG's revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction generally form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses and profitability of the Funds.

14.  In 2006, CMG's complex-wide pre-tax margins on the Atlantic Funds were below industry medians, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers. However, as is to be expected in a complex comprising 70 funds in the past year, some Atlantic Funds have higher pre-tax profit margins, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Atlantic Funds operate at a loss. There appeared to be some relationship between fund size and profitability, with smaller funds generally operating at a loss.

15.  CMG shares a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues with an affiliate, the Private Bank of Bank of America ("PB" or "Private Bank"), to compensate the PB for services it performs with respect to Atlantic Fund assets held for the benefit of PB customers. In 2006, these payments totaled $23.2 million. Based on our analysis of the services provided by the PB, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.

III. Recommendations

1)  Risk-adjusted performance. CMG should provide the Trustees with quantitative information about the risk of each equity and fixed-income Fund in a format that allows the risk and return of each Fund to be evaluated simultaneously. As part of that effort, CMG should develop reliable risk metrics for balanced and money market funds and should explain why the fixed-income portfolio team prefers using gross, rather than net, return for these purposes. The format we developed with CMG represents one possible presentation of such information.

2)  Profitability data. CMG should present to the Trustees each year the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Atlantic is one) calculated as follows:

a.  Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.

b.  Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.

c.  Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG's profit margin including distribution.


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3)  Potential economies of scale. CMG should provide the Trustees with an analysis of potential economies of scale that considers the sources and magnitude of any economies of scale as CMG's mutual fund assets under management increase. CMG may consider using the framework suggested for the analysis or any other suitable framework, including an analysis that focuses on complex-wide economies of scale, that addresses the relevant concerns.

4)  Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for classifying a fund as a "Review Fund" to include risk and profitability metrics and should feel free to request additional information and explanation from CMG with respect to any Atlantic Fund whether or not it qualifies as a "Review Fund."

5)  Competitive breakpoint analysis. As part of the annual fee evaluation process, the breakpoints of a select group of Atlantic Funds (which would differ each year) should be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds' breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Atlantic Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.

6)  Ensuring consistent methodology used by Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to construct performance and expense universes and groups. CMG should work with Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to make sure that the all three data vendors apply similar techniques and standards in constructing performance universes and collecting data, if possible. If not, CMG should clearly explain to the Trustees the differences in methodology and the effect such differences may have on rankings. In addition, CMG should ensure that it applies the same ranking methodology to all funds, including those for which Morningstar and iMoneyNet provide the underlying data.

7)  Uniformity of universes across reporting periods. CMA, based on consultations with its CIO's, has substituted vendors for purposes of universe construction, e.g. Morningstar for Lipper for certain equity funds and iMoneynet for Lipper for money market funds. However, the new universes are not used for all performance periods and have not been used to recalculate last year's performance and expense figures. Therefore, it is difficult to draw useful conclusions from changes in rankings from last year to this year or from short-term to longer-term performance periods. CMA, when it changes data providers, should use both the current and former data sources in the changeover so that the Trustees can understand how the change in vendors may affect performance and expense rankings.

8)  Filtering all universes. The Lipper volumes presented to the Trustees, consistent with industry practice, compare the performance of a Fund to all other funds in its performance universe. Lipper regards for this purpose each class of shares of a fund as a separate fund. This means that the performance of a Columbia Fund A share (with a 25 basis point 12b-1 fee) or Z share (with no 12b-1 fee) is compared to many classes of competitive funds with higher distribution fees, such as deferred-sales-charge B shares and level-load C shares. Including share classes with higher fees than the Columbia Fund share class may make the Columbia Fund's performance look better compared to its peers. The difference can be meaningful. Therefore, we recommend that, in addition to the standard Lipper universe presentation, Funds in the third and fourth quintiles should be ranked in a universe limited to the share class per competitive fund whose distribution pricing most closely matches the relevant Fund. Further, in all rankings, we suggest that use of an Atlantic Fund Z share be limited to performance periods prior to the issuance of that fund's A shares.

9)  Management fee disparities. Several disparities have existed between the management fees of comparable Atlantic and Nations Funds. To eliminate the disparity between the expenses of the Atlantic state intermediate municipal bond funds and those of comparable funds overseen by the Nations Board, CMG has proposed expense caps for the Atlantic funds. Furthermore, CMG's proposed expense cap for the Core Bond Fund would produce a significant gap between its management fee and those of two comparable Atlantic Funds. To enable the Trustees to identify such disparities in the future, CMG should provide the Trustees with a table that shows management fees of Atlantic Funds and those of comparable Nations and Acorn Funds. CMG should also provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families managed by CMA. Finally, whenever CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense cap for any mutual


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fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Atlantic Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Atlantic Fund or Funds.

10)  Reduction of volume of documents submitted. As the Trustees have noted, the tendency in the fee evaluation process is for the volume of material prepared for their consideration to increase each year as the participants in the process suggest additional data or presentations of data. However, some of the data may no longer be useful, or its usefulness may be outweighed by the burden of reviewing it. For example, we do not believe that offering two variations of cost allocation by assets is useful. We also question whether profitability data need to be divided by distribution channel, e.g. retail vs. variable annuity. We also note that some material, especially related to complex-wide profitability, appears multiple times in the 15(c) materials.

IV. Status of 2006 Recommendations

The 2006 IFC evaluation contains recommendations aimed at enhancing the evaluation of proposed management fees by Trustees. The section summarizes those recommendations and their results.

1.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider incorporating risk-adjusted measures in their evaluation of performance. CMG has begun to prepare reports for the Trustees with risk adjustments, which could form the basis for formally including the measures in the 15(c) materials. To this end, Trustees may wish to have CMG prepare documents explaining risk adjustments and describing their advantages and disadvantages.

  Status: Grids providing both performance and risk rankings for equity and fixed-income funds were prepared by CMG as part of the 2007 15(c) process.

2.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG evaluate the sensitivity of performance rankings to the design of the universe. The preliminary analysis contained in the evaluation suggests that the method employed by Lipper, the source of performance rankings used by the Trustees, may bias performance rankings upward.

  Status: At our request, CMG prepared universes limited to one class of shares per competitive fund for selected funds.

3.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG extend its analysis of economies of scale by examining the sources of such economies, if any. Identification of the sources may enable the Trustees and CMG to gauge their magnitude. It also may enable the Trustees and CMG to build upon past work on standardized fee schedules so that the schedules themselves are consistent with any economies of scale and their sources. Finally, an extension of the analysis may enable the Trustees and CMG to develop a framework that coordinates the use of fee waivers and expense caps with the standard fee schedules and with any economies of scale and their sources.

  Status: CMG questions the usefulness of such an exercise due to the many variables that can have an effect on costs and revenues as assets increase. We continue to believe that such an exercise would be helpful to the Trustees. .

4.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider encouraging CMG to build further upon its expanded analysis of institutional fees by refining the matching of institutional accounts with mutual funds, by dating the establishment of each institutional account, and by incorporating other accounts, such as subadvisory relationships, trusts, offshore funds, and separately managed accounts into the analysis.

  Status: CMG dated many of the institutional accounts but was not able to determine the date of establishment for all accounts. CMG also provided data on other types of institutional accounts.

5.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG expand the reporting of revenues and expenses to include more line-item detail for management and administration, transfer agency, fund accounting, and distribution.

  Status: We continue to believe that such a statement would help the Trustees understand CMG's business better and place the fund-by-fund profitability reports in context.

6.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG provide a statement of its operations in the 15(c) materials.


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  Status: CMG provided various summary statements of operations.

7.  Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider the treatment of the revenue sharing with PB in their review of CMG's profitability.

  Status: CMG provided a substantial amount of information reflecting adjustment for Private Bank expenses. We believe that all Private Bank expenses should be backed out of management-only profitability analyses, no Private Bank expenses should be excluded from profitability analyses including distribution and only those PB revenue sharing payments in excess of 11 basis points should be excluded from profitability analyses that do not take distribution into account.

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Respectfully submitted,
Steven E. Asher


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A description of the policies and procedures that each fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of each fund's voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC's website. Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the funds' website, www.columbiamanagement.com.

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

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Columbia fund before investing. Contact your Columbia Management representative for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund. Read it carefully before investing.

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Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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NOT BANK ISSUED   No Bank Guarantee

 

Table of contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   2
Understanding Your Expenses   3
Investment Portfolio   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   11
Statement of Operations   13
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   14
Financial Highlights   17
Notes to Financial Statements   23
Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements   30
Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant   33
Important Information About This Report   41

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

 

President’s MessageColumbia Dividend Income Fund

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Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide this financial report for your Columbia Fund. This document provides information that can help support your investment decision-making. It’s been a challenging year for the financial markets, particularly as concerns over a weaker housing market and economic uncertainty make the news headlines daily. For a sense of how Columbia Management’s investment professionals have responded to these issues, I encourage you to read the portfolio manager’s summary on the following page. I believe this discussion reflects Columbia Management’s investment management expertise as well as its commitment to market research and consistent investment performance.

We understand that many factors drove your decision to invest in Columbia funds. Columbia Management’s commitment is to honor that decision by providing investment solutions designed to exceed expectations. As we review the past six months and look forward to those ahead, we hope you will consider how we might support your investment needs beyond the services we provide currently. Some of the many advantages we bring to the table as the Fund’s investment manager include:

 

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Broad and deep investment expertise, including dedicated portfolio management, research and trading

 

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Strategically positioned investment disciplines and processes

 

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Comprehensive compliance and risk management

 

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A team-driven culture that draws upon multiple sources to pursue consistent and superior performance

 

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A comprehensive array of investment solutions, including equity, fixed-income and cash strategies

Working for you, and with you

Team approach — Rather than rely on the talent or judgment of one individual, Columbia Management takes a team-oriented approach to investing. We draw from the diverse experiences and insights of our people — including portfolio managers, research analysts and traders — to bring multiple investment perspectives and deep expertise to all of our investment management activities.

Client focus — At Columbia Management, our philosophy and culture are anchored in focused solutions and personal service. We are committed to putting our clients’ interests first and we understand the premium our clients place on reliability — whether it’s related to service, investment performance or risk management. Columbia Management is committed to maintaining high standards of reliability on all counts.

While our asset management capabilities are multifaceted and our investment professionals are multitalented, ultimately, everything we do at Columbia Management has a single purpose: to help investors pursue their most important financial goals. We are honored that you’ve chosen to invest with us and look forward to providing the investment solutions and services necessary to sustain a lasting relationship.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

 

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–10.57%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

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–12.41%

Russell 1000 Index

Morningstar Style Box

Equity Style

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The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows a fund’s investment style (value, blend or growth). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 12/31/07.

Summary

 

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For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund’s Class A shares returned negative 10.57% without sales charge. The fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index, returned negative 12.41% for the same period1. The average return of funds in the fund’s peer group, the Lipper Equity Income Funds Classification, was negative 11.55%.2 Although we are always disappointed when fund returns are negative, we take some comfort in knowing that the fund held up better than its benchmark and peer group average in a weak environment. An emphasis on large companies in economically stable industries accounted for the funds relative performance advantage. We also believe that it’s important for investors to consider the recent dividend gains of portfolio holdings: More than 90% of the companies represented in the fund paid higher dividends in 2007, and the income paid by the fund has more than doubled over the past four years.

 

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Consumer staples, utilities and health care holdings aided performance relative to the benchmark. A focus on the best-capitalized technology firms also boosted returns, as IBM, Hewlett Packard and Nokia (2.3%, 1.3% and 1.2% of net assets, respectively) all enjoyed strong sales. Wal-Mart (1.3% of net assets), a new holding, added to returns as investors anticipated a positive impact on retail from the upcoming government rebate checks. Wal-Mart has also improved its store layouts. Results were mixed among financial companies: Gains in JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp and Federated Investors (1.0%, 1.4% and 0.7% of net assets, respectively) helped offset weakness in Wachovia, XL Capital and Citigroup (0.3%, 0.3% and 0.8% of net assets, respectively). Integrated oil companies, including ExxonMobil (3.8% of net assets), rose, but exploration and production companies, a less stable segment, led the energy sector. A cloudy advertising outlook drove down media company Meredith Corp. (0.8% of net assets). Boeing (0.7% of net assets) retraced some of its long advance as a result of the delay in its 787 Dreamliner program. Merck fell when its joint cholesterol lowering venture with Schering-Plough encountered problems (1.0% and 1.1% of net assets, respectively).

 

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Although a recession is possible, we are hopeful that at least some economic growth will be seen before the year is out. The Federal Reserve Board has taken some pressure off credit markets and the federal stimulus program may buttress consumer spending, the economy’s largest single component. However, credit remains tight and home values are still falling, removing a source of capital for many households. Volatile markets often provide opportunities for alert investors, and we believe that investing in companies with attractive and growing dividends will continue to reward shareholders.

Portfolio Management

Scott Davis has co-managed the fund since November 2001 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1985.

Richard Dahlberg, CFA, has co-managed the fund since October 2003 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since September 2003.

 

 

 

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The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of 1,000 of the largest U.S. companies, based on market capitalization. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

 

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Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

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

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Dividend payments by an issuer are not guaranteed, and are paid only when declared by an issuer’s board of directors. The amount of a dividend payment, if any, can vary over time.

Value stocks are securities of companies that may have experienced adverse business or industry developments or may be subject to special risks that have caused the stocks to be out of favor. The market value of a portfolio security may not meet the manager’s future value assessment of such security, or may decline.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.12

Class B

   1.87

Class C

   1.87

Class R

   1.33

Class T

   1.17

Class Z

   0.87
Annual operating expense ratio
after contractual waivers (%)*

Class A

   1.05

Class B

   1.80

Class C

   1.80

Class R

   1.30

Class T

   1.10

Class Z

   0.80

 

* The annual operating expense ratio and annual operating expense ratio after contractual waivers are as stated in the fund’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. The contractual waiver expires 01/31/09. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

 

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

  

Class A

   13.44

Class B

   13.15

Class C

   13.14

Class R

   13.44

Class T

   13.44

Class Z

   13.44
Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

  

Class A

   0.31

Class B

   0.26

Class C

   0.26

Class R

   0.00

Class T

   0.31

Class Z

   0.33

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)

Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   18,274      17,230

Class B

   17,000      17,000

Class C

   16,988      16,988

Class R

   18,274      n/a

Class T

   18,219      17,178

Class Z

   18,914      n/a

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

 

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)                            
Share class   A   B   C   R   T   Z
Inception   11/25/02   11/25/02   11/25/02   03/28/08   03/04/98   03/04/98
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without   with   without

6–month (cumulative)

  -10.57   -15.73   -10.94   -15.31   -10.94   -11.82   -10.57   -10.59   -15.75   -10.52

1-year

  -3.60   -9.17   -4.34   -9.01   -4.34   -5.28   -3.60   -3.65   -9.21   -3.36

5-year

  13.61   12.28   12.72   12.47   12.73   12.73   13.61   13.54   12.22   13.89

10-year

  6.21   5.59   5.45   5.45   5.44   5.44   6.21   6.18   5.56   6.58

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A and T shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The “without sales charge” returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

Class A, Class B and Class C are newer classes of shares. Their performance information includes returns of Retail A Shares (for Class A) and Retail B Shares (for Class B and

Class C) of the Galaxy Strategic Equity Fund (the “Galaxy Fund”) for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns for Class T shares include the returns of Retail A shares of the Galaxy Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class T shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between the predecessor shares and the newer classes of shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the newer classes of shares would have been lower. Retail A Shares, Retail B Shares and Trust shares of the Galaxy Fund were initially offered on March 4, 1998. The returns for Class R shares include the returns of Class A shares prior to March 28, 2008, the date on which Class R shares commenced operations. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns would have been lower, since Class R shares are subject to higher Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

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

Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

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

 

Estimating your actual expenses

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

 

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

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee.

This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

 

10/01/07 – 03/31/08                
     Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
 

Account value at the

end of the period ($)

 

Expenses paid

during the period ($)

  Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   894.30   1,019.75   4.97   5.30   1.05

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   890.60   1,016.00   8.51   9.07   1.80

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   890.60   1,016.00   8.51   9.07   1.80

Class R

  1,000.00   1,000.00   999.42   1,000.10   0.04   0.04   1.30

Class T

  1,000.00   1,000.00   894.10   1,019.50   5.21   5.55   1.10

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   894.80   1,021.00   3.79   4.04   0.80

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

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

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

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 89.9%

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary – 7.5%            
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.1%        
  

McDonald’s Corp.

   455,000      25,375,350
    
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total

        25,375,350
Household Durables – 0.4%           
  

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   220,000      5,031,400
    
  

Household Durables Total

        5,031,400
Media – 2.6%           
  

CBS Corp., Class B

   437,000      9,648,960
  

McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

   130,000      4,803,500
  

Meredith Corp.(a)

   240,000      9,180,000
  

Pearson PLC

   390,000      5,274,904
  

Time Warner, Inc.

   100,000      1,402,000
    
  

Media Total

        30,309,364
Multiline Retail – 0.4%           
  

Macy’s, Inc.

   180,000      4,150,800
    
  

Multiline Retail Total

        4,150,800
Specialty Retail – 2.0%           
  

Home Depot, Inc.

   214,000      5,985,580
  

Sherwin-Williams Co.(a)

   190,000      9,697,600
  

Staples, Inc.

   110,000      2,432,100
  

TJX Companies, Inc.

   180,000      5,952,600
    
  

Specialty Retail Total

        24,067,880
          
Consumer Discretionary Total            88,934,794
          
Consumer Staples – 13.3%                 
Beverages – 4.2%           
  

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

   320,000      15,184,000
  

Coca-Cola Co.

   140,000      8,521,800
  

Diageo PLC, ADR

   265,000      21,549,800
  

PepsiCo, Inc.

   70,000      5,054,000
                
  

Beverages Total

        50,309,600
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%           
  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   300,000      15,804,000
    
  

Food & Staples Retailing Total

        15,804,000
Food Products – 2.8%           
  

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   300,000      7,185,000
  

General Mills, Inc.

   126,000      7,544,880
  

H.J. Heinz Co.

   230,000      10,803,100
  

Nestle SA, ADR, Registered Shares

   60,000      7,526,160
    
  

Food Products Total

        33,059,140
Household Products – 3.2%           
  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   206,000      13,297,300
  

Procter & Gamble Co.

   356,000      24,944,920
    
  

Household Products Total

        38,242,220

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Staples (continued)                 
Tobacco – 1.8%           
  

Altria Group, Inc.

   300,000      6,660,000
  

Philip Morris International, Inc.(b)

   300,000      15,174,000
    
  

Tobacco Total

        21,834,000
          
Consumer Staples Total            159,248,960
          
Energy – 9.6%                 
Energy Equipment & Services – 0.5%        
  

Halliburton Co.

   150,000      5,899,500
    
  

Energy Equipment & Services Total

        5,899,500
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 9.1%        
  

BP PLC, ADR

   215,000      13,039,750
  

Chevron Corp.

   325,000      27,742,000
  

ConocoPhillips

   100,000      7,621,000
  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   540,000      45,673,200
  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   92,000      6,731,640
  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

   120,000      8,277,600
    
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

        109,085,190
          
Energy Total            114,984,690
          
Financials – 17.4%                 
Capital Markets – 1.9%           
  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   301,000      12,560,730
  

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B(a)

   220,000      8,615,200
  

Morgan Stanley

   40,000      1,828,000
    
  

Capital Markets Total

        23,003,930
Commercial Banks – 3.3%           
  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   76,000      4,983,320
  

Regions Financial Corp.(a)

   125,000      2,468,750
  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.(a)

   50,000      2,757,000
  

U.S. Bancorp

   514,000      16,633,040
  

Wachovia Corp.

   154,000      4,158,000
  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   300,000      8,730,000
    
  

Commercial Banks Total

        39,730,110
Consumer Finance – 0.2%           
  

Discover Financial Services(a)

   155,000      2,537,350
    
  

Consumer Finance Total

        2,537,350
Diversified Financial Services – 1.7%        
  

Citigroup, Inc.

   420,000      8,996,400
  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   278,000      11,940,100
    
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

        20,936,500

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                 
Insurance – 8.4%           
  

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.(a)

   516,000      12,187,920
  

Chubb Corp.

   112,000      5,541,760
  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   240,000      18,184,800
  

Lincoln National Corp.

   440,000      22,880,000
  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   302,000      16,827,440
  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

   45,000      2,335,950
  

Unum Group

   602,000      13,250,020
  

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

   260,000      8,738,600
    
  

Insurance Total

        99,946,490
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4%        
  

Kimco Realty Corp.

   75,000      2,937,750
  

Rayonier, Inc.

   32,000      1,390,080
    
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

        4,327,830
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.5%        
  

Fannie Mae

   669,000      17,608,080
    
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total

        17,608,080
          
Financials Total            208,090,290
          
Health Care – 9.5%                 
Pharmaceuticals – 9.5%           
  

Abbott Laboratories

   331,000      18,254,650
  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   245,000      5,218,500
  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADR(a)

   200,000      8,486,000
  

Johnson & Johnson

   330,000      21,407,100
  

Merck & Co., Inc.

   305,000      11,574,750
  

Novartis AG, ADR

   225,000      11,526,750
  

Pfizer, Inc.

   1,380,000      28,883,400
  

Wyeth

   205,000      8,560,800
    
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        113,911,950
          
Health Care Total         113,911,950
          
Industrials – 8.7%                 
Aerospace & Defense – 2.7%           
  

Boeing Co.

   106,000      7,883,220
  

Honeywell International, Inc.

   105,000      5,924,100
  

Raytheon Co.

   95,000      6,137,950
  

United Technologies Corp.

   182,000      12,525,240
    
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

        32,470,510
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.0%        
  

Waste Management, Inc.

   345,000      11,578,200
    
  

Commercial Services & Supplies Total

        11,578,200

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)                 
Industrial Conglomerates – 3.8%        
  

General Electric Co.

   1,217,000      45,041,170
    
  

Industrial Conglomerates Total

        45,041,170
Machinery – 1.2%           
  

Deere & Co.

   120,000      9,652,800
  

Dover Corp.

   120,000      5,013,600
    
  

Machinery Total

        14,666,400
          
Industrials Total         103,756,280
          
Information Technology – 9.5%            
Communications Equipment – 1.2%        
  

Nokia Oyj, ADR

   445,000      14,164,350
    
  

Communications Equipment Total

        14,164,350
Computers & Peripherals – 3.6%           
  

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   336,000      15,341,760
  

International Business Machines Corp.

   243,000      27,979,020
    
  

Computers & Peripherals Total

        43,320,780
IT Services – 0.6%           
  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   185,000      7,842,150
    
  

IT Services Total

        7,842,150
Office Electronics – 0.4%           
  

Canon, Inc., ADR

   110,000      5,100,700
    
  

Office Electronics Total

        5,100,700
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.2%        
  

Intel Corp.

   840,000      17,791,200
  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR

   784,000      8,051,680
    
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Total

        25,842,880
Software – 1.5%           
  

Microsoft Corp.

   625,000      17,737,500
    
  

Software Total

        17,737,500
          
Information Technology Total         114,008,360
          
Materials – 2.9%                 
Chemicals – 2.2%           
  

Dow Chemical Co.

   180,000      6,633,000
  

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   222,000      10,380,720
  

Eastman Chemical Co.

   67,000      4,184,150
  

RPM International, Inc.

   250,000      5,235,000
    
  

Chemicals Total

        26,432,870

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

7

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Materials (continued)                 
Containers & Packaging – 0.3%           
  

Packaging Corp. of America

   180,000      4,019,400
    
  

Containers & Packaging Total

        4,019,400
Paper & Forest Products – 0.4%           
  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   70,000      4,552,800
    
  

Paper & Forest Products Total

        4,552,800
          
Materials Total         35,005,070
          
Telecommunication Services – 7.8%       
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 7.8%        
  

AT&T, Inc.

   1,465,000      56,109,500
  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   942,000      34,335,900
  

Windstream Corp.

   250,000      2,987,500
    
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services Total

        93,432,900
          
Telecommunication Services Total         93,432,900
          
Utilities – 3.7%                 
Electric Utilities – 2.5%           
  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   100,000      4,163,000
  

Entergy Corp.

   40,000      4,363,200
  

Exelon Corp.

   80,000      6,501,600
  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   75,000      5,146,500
  

FPL Group, Inc.

   90,000      5,646,600
  

PPL Corp.

   90,000      4,132,800
    
  

Electric Utilities Total

        29,953,700
Multi-Utilities – 1.2%           
  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   140,000      5,717,600
  

PG&E Corp.

   112,000      4,123,840
  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   120,000      4,822,800
    
  

Multi-Utilities Total

        14,664,240
          
Utilities Total         44,617,940
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $953,765,098)

        1,075,991,234
Convertible Preferred Stocks – 3.4%           
          
Consumer Discretionary – 0.1%            
Auto Manufacturers – 0.1%           
  

Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.500%

   40,000      1,156,000
    
  

Auto Manufacturers Total

        1,156,000
          
Consumer Discretionary Total            1,156,000

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

8

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Convertible Preferred Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)  
Financials – 1.7%                   
Insurance – 1.7%           
  

Metlife, Inc., 6.375%

   550,000      16,362,500  
  

XL Capital Ltd., 7.000%

   305,000      3,672,200  
      
  

Insurance Total

        20,034,700  
          
Financials Total            20,034,700  
          
Health Care – 1.1%                   
Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%           
  

Schering-Plough Corp., 6.000%

   84,000      12,867,120  
      
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        12,867,120  
          
Health Care Total            12,867,120  
          
Materials – 0.5%                   
Metals & Mining – 0.5%           
  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 5.500%

   3,100      6,568,125  
      
  

Metals & Mining Total

        6,568,125  
          
Materials Total         6,568,125  
  

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
(Cost of $50,121,811)

        40,625,945  
          
Securities Lending Collateral – 3.0%              
  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (7 day yield of 3.131%)(c)

   35,758,306      35,758,306  
      
  

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(Cost of $35,758,306)

        35,758,306  
          
          Par ($)         
Short-Term Obligation – 6.1%                   
  

Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/08, due on 04/01/08, at 1.250%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Obligation maturing 08/15/23, market value $73,910,231 (repurchase proceeds $72,462,516)

   72,460,000      72,460,000  
      
  

Total Short-Term Obligation (Cost of $72,460,000)

     72,460,000  
      
  

Total Investments – 102.4% (Cost of $1,112,105,215)(d)

     1,224,835,485  
      
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (2.4)%

        (28,436,171 )
      
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        1,196,399,314  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

9

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $35,256,990.

 

  (b) Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

  (d) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $1,112,167,675.

At March 31, 2008, the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

 

Sector

  

% of Net Assets

 

Financials

   19.1  

Consumer Staples

   13.3  

Health Care

   10.6  

Energy

   9.6  

Information Technology

   9.5  

Industrials

   8.7  

Telecommunication Services

   7.8  

Consumer Discretionary

   7.6  

Utilities

   3.7  

Materials

   3.4  
      
   93.3  

Securities Lending Collateral

   3.0  

Short-Term Obligation

   6.1  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

   (2.4 )
      
   100.0  
      

 

Acronym

    

Name

ADR

     American Depositary Receipt

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)(a)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   1,112,105,215  
         
  

Investments, at value (including securities on loan of $35,256,990)

   1,224,835,485  
  

Cash

   405  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

   2,081,148  
  

Fund shares sold

   4,045,417  
  

Interest

   2,516  
  

Dividends

   3,160,694  
  

Securities lending

   15,486  
  

Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor

   80,008  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   93,205  
  

Other assets

   34,176  
      
  

Total Assets

   1,234,348,540  
Liabilities   

Collateral on securities loaned

   35,758,306  
  

Payable for:

  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   881,565  
  

Investment advisory fee

   596,314  
  

Administration fee

   58,896  
  

Transfer agent fee

   81,980  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   10,093  
  

Merger fee

   253,411  
  

Trustees’ fees

   293  
  

Custody fee

   2,037  
  

Distribution and service fees

   137,291  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   235  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   93,205  
  

Other liabilities

   75,600  
      
  

Total Liabilities

   37,949,226  
      
  

Net Assets

   1,196,399,314  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

   1,168,191,212  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

   (131,800 )
  

Accumulated net realized loss

   (84,390,368 )
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   112,730,270  
      
  

Net Assets

   1,196,399,314  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

   
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 322,426,843  
  

Shares outstanding

     23,993,648  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.44 (b)
  

Maximum sales charge

     5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($13.44/0.9425)

   $ 14.26 (c)
Class B   

Net assets

   $ 40,182,666  
  

Shares outstanding

     3,055,698  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 13.15 (b)
Class C   

Net assets

   $ 14,894,074  
  

Shares outstanding

     1,133,338  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 13.14 (b)
Class R   

Net assets

   $ 11,934  
  

Shares outstanding

     888  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.44  
Class T   

Net assets

   $ 84,470,931  
  

Shares outstanding

     6,285,927  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 13.44 (b)
  

Maximum sales charge

     5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($13.44/0.9425)

   $ 14.26 (c)
Class Z   

Net assets

   $ 734,412,866  
  

Shares outstanding

     54,634,061  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.44  

 

(a) Class R shares commenced operations on March 28, 2008.

 

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

 

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

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)(a)  
Investment Income   

Dividends

   15,770,373  
  

Interest

   1,229,051  
  

Securities lending

   113,874  
  

Foreign taxes withheld

   (78,344 )
           
  

Total Investment Income

   17,034,954  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   3,632,790  
  

Administration fee

   363,789  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   173,730  
  

Class C

   65,947  
  

Class R

   (b)
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   432,831  
  

Class B

   57,910  
  

Class C

   21,982  
  

Shareholder service fee — Class T

   138,613  
  

Transfer agent fee

   358,609  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   75,073  
  

Trustees’ fees

   25,234  
  

Custody fee

   34,044  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   468  
  

Other expenses

   122,266  
           
  

Total Expenses

   5,503,286  
  

Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Investment Advisor

   (265,073 )
  

Custody earnings credit

   (3,452 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   5,234,761  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   11,800,193  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   

Net realized gain on investments

   582,865  
     
  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

   (132,193,592 )
           
  

Net Loss

   (131,610,727 )
           
  

Net Decrease Resulting from Operations

   (119,810,534 )

 

 

(a) Class R shares commenced operations on March 28, 2008.

 

(b) Rounds to less than $1.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

13

Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 (a)
     Year
Ended
September 30,
2007
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   11,800,193      20,990,003  
  

Net realized gain on investments

   582,865      52,204,503  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   (132,193,592 )    96,436,179  
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease) Resulting from Operations

   (119,810,534 )    169,630,685  
Distributions to Shareholders:   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (3,750,456 )    (6,559,689 )
  

Class B

   (327,512 )    (627,109 )
  

Class C

   (124,237 )    (207,843 )
  

Class G

        (18,799 )
  

Class T

   (967,995 )    (1,779,633 )
  

Class Z

   (7,057,156 )    (11,419,554 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

   (3,801,052 )    (3,228,881 )
  

Class B

   (529,218 )    (551,026 )
  

Class C

   (204,324 )    (153,342 )
  

Class G

        (14,208 )
  

Class T

   (1,011,104 )    (896,721 )
  

Class Z

   (6,242,104 )    (4,555,801 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (24,015,158 )    (30,012,606 )
Share Transactions   

Class A

     
  

Subscriptions

   23,115,673      44,656,130  
  

Distributions reinvested

   6,257,596      7,960,088  
  

Redemptions

   (30,961,154 )    (74,776,534 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (1,587,885 )    (22,160,316 )
  

Class B

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,645,650      7,686,326  
  

Distributions reinvested

   724,188      991,944  
  

Redemptions

   (8,907,725 )    (20,975,485 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (6,537,887 )    (12,297,215 )
  

Class C

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,693,524      9,234,448  
  

Distributions reinvested

   278,613      296,011  
  

Redemptions

   (5,344,060 )    (4,120,077 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (3,371,923 )    5,410,382  
  

Class R

     
  

Subscriptions

   10,000       
  

Proceeds received in connection with merger

   1,894       
                  
  

Net Increase

   11,894       

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)(a)
     Year
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
 
  

Class G

     
  

Subscriptions

        26,709  
  

Distributions reinvested

        30,873  
  

Redemptions

        (1,802,734 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

        (1,745,152 )
  

Class T

     
  

Subscriptions

   521,821      2,383,858  
  

Distributions reinvested

   1,910,970      2,580,193  
  

Redemptions

   (6,540,898 )    (13,833,052 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (4,108,107 )    (8,869,001 )
  

Class Z

     
  

Subscriptions

   112,073,948      160,853,172  
  

Proceeds received in connection with merger

   168,957,597       
  

Distributions reinvested

   2,558,753      3,082,200  
  

Redemptions

   (67,479,097 )    (110,475,787 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   216,111,201      53,459,585  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   200,517,293      13,798,283  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   56,691,601      153,416,362  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   1,139,707,713      986,291,351  
  

End of period

   1,196,399,314      1,139,707,713  
  

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period

   (131,800 )    295,363  
                  
Changes in Shares   

Class A

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,601,126      3,060,561  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   424,272      551,501  
  

Redemptions

   (2,154,314 )    (5,182,515 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (128,916 )    (1,570,453 )
  

Class B

     
  

Subscriptions

   118,164      547,509  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   49,830      70,794  
  

Redemptions

   (634,364 )    (1,471,587 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (466,370 )    (853,284 )
  

Class C

     
  

Subscriptions

   121,007      656,579  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   19,171      21,013  
  

Redemptions

   (379,708 )    (288,373 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (239,530 )    389,219  
  

Class R

     
  

Subscriptions

   747       
  

Issued in connection with merger

   141       
                  
  

Net Increase

   888       

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

          (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 (a)
     Year
Ended
September 30,
2007
 
  

Class G

     
  

Subscriptions

        1,877  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

        2,220  
  

Redemptions

        (123,772 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

        (119,675 )
  

Class T

     
  

Subscriptions

   36,601      161,555  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   129,572      178,792  
  

Redemptions

   (454,038 )    (951,668 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (287,865 )    (611,321 )
  

Class Z

     
  

Subscriptions

   7,892,068      10,996,789  
  

Issued in connection with merger

   12,606,624       
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   173,516      213,453  
  

Redemptions

   (4,778,149 )    (7,548,346 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   15,894,059      3,661,896  

 

 

(a) Class R shares commenced operations on March 28, 2008.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008
    Year Ended September 30,    

Period
Ended
September 30,
2003 (b)(c)

 
Class A Shares      2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.35     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26     $ 9.01  

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (d)

     0.15       0.28       0.26       0.25       0.18       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.75 )     2.02       1.45       1.16       1.53       0.25  
                                                

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.60 )     2.30       1.71       1.41       1.71       0.36  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

            

From net investment income

     (0.15 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )     (0.11 )

From net realized gains

     (0.16 )     (0.13 )                        
                                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.31 )     (0.40 )     (0.27 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )     (0.11 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.44     $ 15.35     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26  

Total return (e)(f)

     (10.57 )%(g)     17.31 %     14.45 %     13.10 %     18.60 %     4.02 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

            

Net expenses (h)

     1.05 %(i)     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.36 %     1.42 %(i)

Waiver/Reimbursement

     0.05 %(i)     0.07 %     0.12 %     0.18 %     0.06 %     %(i)(j)

Net investment income (h)

     2.08 %(i)     1.90 %     2.19 %     2.11 %     1.71 %     1.38 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

     9 %(g)     21 %     52 %     18 %     44 %     33 %(g)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 322,427     $ 370,358     $ 345,595     $ 27,534     $ 7,319     $ 564  

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Strategic Equity Fund. On October 27, 2003, Columbia Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

(c) Class A shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(i) Annualized.

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

17

Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008
    Year Ended September 30,     Period
Ended
September 30,
2003 (b)(c)
 
Class B Shares      2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.03     $ 13.17       $11.77       $10.59       $9.08     $ 8.82  

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (d)

     0.09       0.16       0.16       0.16       0.10       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.71 )     1.99       1.42       1.13       1.50       0.26  
                                                

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.62 )     2.15       1.58       1.29       1.60       0.31  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

            

From net investment income

     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )

From net realized gains

     (0.16 )     (0.13 )                        
                                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.26 )     (0.29 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.15     $ 15.03     $ 13.17     $ 11.77     $ 10.59     $ 9.08  

Total return (e)(f)

     (10.94 )%(g)     16.49 %     13.55 %     12.23 %     17.69 %     3.51 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

            

Net expenses (h)

     1.80 %(i)     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     2.11 %     2.34 %(i)

Waiver/Reimbursement

     0.05 %(i)     0.07 %     0.12 %     0.18 %     0.06 %     %(i)(j)

Net investment income (h)

     1.33 %(i)     1.16 %     1.30 %     1.36 %     0.94 %     0.47 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

     9 %(g)     21 %     52 %     18 %     44 %     33 %(g)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 40,183     $ 52,937     $ 57,644     $ 17,359     $ 8,808     $ 1,136  

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Strategic Equity Fund. On October 27, 2003, Columbia Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

(c) Class B shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(i) Annualized.

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008
    Year Ended September 30,     Period
Ended
September 30,
2003 (b)(c)
 
Class C Shares      2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.02     $ 13.17     $ 11.76     $ 10.58     $ 9.07     $ 8.82  

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (d)

     0.09       0.16       0.16       0.16       0.10       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.71 )     1.98       1.43       1.13       1.50       0.23  
                                                

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.62 )     2.14       1.59       1.29       1.60       0.30  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

            

From net investment income

     (0.10 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )

From net realized gains

     (0.16 )     (0.13 )                        
                                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.26 )     (0.29 )     (0.18 )     (0.11 )     (0.09 )     (0.05 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.14     $ 15.02     $ 13.17     $ 11.76     $ 10.58     $ 9.07  

Total return (e)(f)

     (10.94 )%(g)     16.42 %     13.64 %     12.24 %     17.70 %     3.41 %(g)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

            

Net expenses (h)

     1.80 %(i)     1.80 %     1.80 %     1.80 %     2.11 %     2.18 %(i)

Waiver/Reimbursement

     0.05 %(i)     0.07 %     0.12 %     0.18 %     0.06 %     %(i)(j)

Net investment income (h)

     1.33 %(i)     1.14 %     1.29 %     1.36 %     0.94 %     0.95 %(i)

Portfolio turnover rate

     9 %(g)     21 %     52 %     18 %     44 %     33 %(g)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 14,894     $ 20,622     $ 12,950     $ 3,959     $ 2,027     $ 152  

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Strategic Equity Fund. On October 27, 2003, Columbia Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

(c) Class C shares were initially offered on November 25, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(i) Annualized.

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Period

Ended
March 31,

2008 (a)
 
Class R Shares   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.39  

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income (b)

     (h)

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     0.05  
        

Total from Investment Operations

     0.05  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.44  

Total return (c)(d)(e)

     0.37 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

 

Net expenses (f)(g)

     1.30 %

Waiver/Reimbursement (g)

     0.05 %

Net investment income (f)(g)

     (0.02 )%

Portfolio turnover rate (e)

     9 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 12  

 

 

(a) Class R shares commenced operations on March 28, 2008. 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) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived fees or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

(e) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(g) Annualized.

 

(h) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    Year Ended September 30,     Period
Ended
September 30,
2003 (b)(c)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2002
 
Class T Shares      2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.35     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26     $ 8.54     $ 10.02  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (d)

     0.15       0.27       0.25       0.24       0.17       0.11       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.75 )     2.02       1.46       1.16       1.54       0.73       (1.08 )
                                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.60 )     2.29       1.71       1.40       1.71       0.84       (1.07 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

     (0.15 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.12 )     (0.02 )

From net realized gains

     (0.16 )     (0.13 )                             (0.39 )
                                                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.31 )     (0.39 )     (0.27 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.12 )     (0.41 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.44     $ 15.35     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26     $ 8.54  

Total return (e)(f)

     (10.59 )%(g)     17.25 %     14.39 %     13.04 %     18.50 %     9.86 %(g)     (11.50 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Net expenses (h)

     1.10 %(i)     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.45 %     1.49 %(i)     1.40 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

     0.05 %(i)     0.07 %     0.12 %     0.18 %     0.04 %     0.01 %(i)     0.29 %

Net investment income (h)

     2.72 %(i)     1.85 %     1.96 %     2.06 %     1.64 %     1.42 %(i)     0.05 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     9 %(g)     21 %     52 %     18 %     44 %     33 %(g)     65 %(j)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 84,471     $ 100,932     $ 96,651     $ 99,148     $ 100,803     $ 96,638     $ 6,578  

 

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Strategic Equity Fund. On October 27, 2003, Columbia Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

(c) On November 25, 2002, Galaxy Strategic Equity Fund, Retail A shares were renamed Liberty Strategic Equity Fund, Class T shares.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(i) Annualized.

 

(j) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing a redemption-in-kind.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

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

 

     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    Year Ended September 30,     Period
Ended
September 30,
2003 (b)(c)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2002
 
Class Z Shares      2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.36     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26     $ 8.56     $ 10.03  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (d)

     0.17       0.31       0.28       0.28       0.21       0.15       0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.76 )     2.04       1.47       1.16       1.53       0.72       (1.07 )
                                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.59 )     2.35       1.75       1.44       1.74       0.87       (1.01 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

     (0.17 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.23 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )     (0.07 )

From net realized gains

     (0.16 )     (0.13 )                             (0.39 )
                                                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.33 )     (0.44 )     (0.31 )     (0.23 )     (0.20 )     (0.17 )     (0.46 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 13.44     $ 15.36     $ 13.45     $ 12.01     $ 10.80     $ 9.26     $ 8.56  

Total return (e)(f)

     (10.52 )%(g)     17.67 %     14.73 %     13.38 %     18.93 %     10.22 %(g)     (11.07 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Net expenses (h)

     0.80 %(i)     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     1.10 %     1.02 %(i)     0.82 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

     0.05 %(i)     0.07 %     0.12 %     0.18 %     0.05 %     0.02 %(i)     0.24 %

Net investment income (h)

     3.11 %(i)     2.15 %     2.27 %     2.37 %     1.98 %     1.89 %(i)     0.63 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     9 %(g)     21 %     52 %     18 %     44 %     33 %(g)     65 %(j)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 734,413     $ 594,859     $ 471,876     $ 358,125     $ 90,269     $ 73,276     $ 19,896  

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Strategic Equity Fund. On October 27, 2003, Columbia Strategic Equity Fund was renamed Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

(c) On November 25, 2002, Galaxy Strategic Equity Fund, Trust shares were renamed Liberty Strategic Equity Fund, Class Z shares.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(i) Annualized.

 

(j) Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities delivered from processing a redemption-in-kind.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Dividend Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and capital appreciation.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers six classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class T and Class Z. Class R shares commenced operations on March 28, 2008. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges, as applicable.

Class A and Class T shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A and Class T shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

 

Security Valuation

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

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

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

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

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

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“Columbia”), the Fund’s investment advisor, has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the

 

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counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date. Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.

Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (REITs) in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments and/or realized gains as applicable. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

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

Federal Income Tax Status

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

 

Indemnification

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

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2007 was as follows:

 

     
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 20,612,627

Long Term Capital Gains

    9,399,979

 

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

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2008, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

       

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 188,834,875  

Unrealized depreciation

    (76,167,065 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 112,667,810  

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of September 30, 2007, may be available to reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code:

 

     
Year of Expiration   Capital Loss Carryforward
2008   $     1,266,110

2009

    60,869,152

2010

    17,403,024

2011

    1,266,110

2013

    990,327

2014

    2,808,003
     

Total

  $   84,602,726

 

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The capital loss carryforwards attributable to the Fund of $84,602,726 remain from the Columbia Dividend Income Fund merger with the Columbia Utilities Fund. The availability of a portion of the remaining capital loss carryforward from the Columbia Utilities Fund may be limited in a given year.

Any capital loss carryforwards acquired as part of a merger that are permanently lost due to provisions under the Internal Revenue Code are included as being expired. Expired capital loss carryforwards are recorded as a reduction of paid in capital.

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes– an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective March 31, 2008. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 was applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management has concluded that FIN 48 did not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements and no cumulative effect adjustments were recorded. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Fund 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.

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), provides investment advisory services to the Fund. Columbia receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

       
Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  

First $500 million

  0.70 %

$500 million to $1 billion

  0.65 %

$1 billion to $1.5 billion

  0.60 %

$1.5 billion to $3 billion

  0.55 %

$3 billion to $6 billion

  0.53 %

Over $6 billion

  0.51 %

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Fund’s annualized effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.67% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.067% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

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

The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides

 

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oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses. Prior to January 1, 2008, the Fund also reimbursed Columbia for accounting oversight services and services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the amount charged to the Fund by affiliates included on the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated to $3,106.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. Prior to November 1, 2007, the annual rate was $17.00 per open account. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.

 

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $155,915 and $3,970 on sales of the Fund’s Class A and Class T shares, respectively. For the same period, the Distributor received net CDSC fees of $114, $26,947 and $1,938 on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Fund has adopted Rule 12b-1 plans (the “Plans”) which require the payment of a monthly distribution and service fee to the Distributor based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at the following annual rates:

 

Distribution Fee
Class A   Class B   Class C   Class R
0.10%   0.75%   0.75%   0.50%

 

Service Fee
Class A   Class B   Class C
0.25%   0.25%   0.25%

The Fund may pay distribution and service (12b-1) fees at the maximum annual rate of 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares (comprised of up to 0.10% for distribution services and up to 0.25% for shareholder liaison services), but will limit such fees to an aggregate of not more than 0.25% for Class A shares during the current fiscal year. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the distribution and service fees for Class A shares were 0.00% and 0.25%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The CDSC and the distribution fees received from the Plans are used principally as repayment to the Distributor for amounts paid by the Distributor to dealers who sold such shares.

Shareholder Services Fees

The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan that permits it to pay for certain services provided to Class T shareholders by their financial advisors. The Fund may pay shareholder service fees at the maximum annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares (comprised of up to 0.25% for shareholder

 

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Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

liaison services and up to 0.25% for administrative support services) but will limit such fees to an aggregate fee of not more than 0.30% for Class T shares during the current fiscal year. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the shareholder service fee was 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Expense Limits and Fee Reimbursements

Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse the Fund for certain expenses through January 31, 2009, so that total expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, shareholder service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, but inclusive of custodial charges relating to overdrafts, if any), after giving effect to any balance credits from the Fund’s custodian, will not exceed 0.80% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. There is no guarantee that this expense limitation will continue after January 31, 2009.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

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

The Fund’s eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets.

Note 5. Custody Credits

The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $3,452 for the Fund.

 

Note 6. Portfolio Information

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $252,854,480 (of which $25,477,069 were U.S. Government securities) and $94,125,333, respectively.

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes. Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds. Effective September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%. Prior to September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit was charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. State Street charges an annual operations agency fee of $40,000 for the committed line of credit. State Street may charge an annual administration fee of $15,000 for the uncommitted line of credit. State Street waived the administration fee effective September 17, 2007. The commitment fee, the operations agency fee and the administration fee are accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 8. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of March 31, 2008, the Fund had one shareholder that held 40.1% of the Fund’s shares outstanding. These shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

 

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Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2008, the Fund had one shareholder that held 10.4% of the Fund’s shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 9. Securities Lending

The Fund may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Fund. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Fund. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 10. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. (which has since merged into Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (now named Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)) (“Columbia”) and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc. (which has been renamed Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (the “Distributor”) (collectively, the “Columbia Group”) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) (the “NYAG Settlement”) and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group agreed, among other things, to: pay $70 million in disgorgement and $70 million in civil money penalties; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group’s applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures; and retain an independent distribution consultant (see below). The Columbia Funds have also voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees. The NYAG Settlement also, among other things, requires Columbia and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain Columbia Funds (including the former Nations Funds) and other mutual funds collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, the $140 million in settlement amounts described above is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan that was developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on April 6, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in late June 2007.

A copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005.

In connection with the events described above, various parties have filed suit against certain funds, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, FleetBoston Financial Corporation and its affiliated entities and/or Bank of America and its affiliated entities.

On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Columbia, the Distributor, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, Bank of America Corporation and others as defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Columbia Funds

 

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Columbia Dividend Income Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law.

On February 25, 2005, Columbia and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On March 1, 2006, for reasons stated in the court’s memoranda dated November 3, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The court dismissed all of the class action claims pending against the Columbia Funds Trusts. As to Columbia and the Distributor, the claims under the Securities Act of 1933, the claims under Sections 34(b) and 36(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ICA”) and the state law claims were dismissed. The claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and claims under Section 36(b) of the ICA were not dismissed.

On March 21, 2005, a purported class action was filed in Massachusetts state court alleging that certain conduct, including market timing, entitled Class B shareholders in certain Columbia funds to an exemption from contingent deferred sales charges upon early redemption (“the CDSC Lawsuit”). The CDSC Lawsuit was removed to federal court in Massachusetts and transferred to the MDL.

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. The settlement is subject to court approval.

In 2004, the Columbia Funds’ adviser and distributor and certain affiliated entities and individuals were named as defendants in certain purported shareholder class and derivative actions making claims, including claims under the Investment Company and the Investment Advisers Acts of 1940 and state law. Certain Columbia Funds were named as nominal defendants. The suits allege, inter alia, that the fees and expenses paid by the funds are excessive and that the advisers and their affiliates inappropriately used fund assets to distribute the funds and for other improper purposes. On March 2, 2005, the actions were consolidated in the Massachusetts federal court as In re Columbia Entities Litigation. The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint on June 9, 2005. On November 30, 2005, the judge dismissed all claims by plaintiffs and entered final judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on December 30, 2005. A stipulation and settlement agreement dated January 19, 2007 was filed in the First Circuit on February 14, 2007, with a joint stipulation of dismissal and motion for remand to obtain district court approval of the settlement. That joint motion was granted and the appeal was dismissed. On March 6, 2007, the case was remanded to the District Court. The settlement, approved by the District Court on September 18, 2007, became effective October 19, 2007. Pursuant to the settlement, the funds’ adviser and/or its affiliates made certain payments, including plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs of notice to class members.

Note 11. Business Combinations and Mergers

After the close of business on March 28, 2008, Excelsior Equity Income Fund merged into Columbia Dividend Income Fund. Columbia Dividend Income Fund received a tax-free transfer of assets from Excelsior Equity Income Fund as follows:

 

           

Shares

Issued

 

Net Assets

Received

 

Unrealized

Depreciation1

 
12,606,765   $ 168,959,491   $ (15,594,333 )

 

         

Net Assets of

Columbia Dividend
Income Fund Prior
to Combination

 

Net Assets of

Excelsior Equity
Income Fund

Immediately

Prior to

Combination

 

Net Assets of

Columbia Dividend

Income Fund

Immediately

After Combination

$1,020,836,297

  $ 168,959,491        $ 1,189,795,788

 

1

Unrealized depreciation is included in the Net Assets Received.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements

 

The Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee of the Board of Trustees meets several times annually to review the advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) of the funds for which the Trustees serve as trustees (each a “fund”) and determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. In addition, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Agreements at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and Columbia, including the senior manager of each investment area within Columbia. Through the Board’s Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected fund portfolio managers at various times throughout the year.

The Trustees receive and review all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia, the funds’ investment adviser, believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements and determine whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. Those materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of each fund relative to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and the fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on each fund’s advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the fund’s expenses to those of peer groups of mutual funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) information about the profitability of the Agreements to Columbia, including potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that Columbia and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the funds and (iv) information obtained through Columbia’s response to a questionnaire prepared at the request of the Trustees by counsel to the funds and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Trustees also consider other information such as (v) Columbia’s financial results and financial condition, (vi) each fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of Columbia’s investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (vii) the allocation of the funds’ brokerage and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research products and services, (viii) Columbia’s resources devoted to, and its record of compliance with, the funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (ix) Columbia’s response to various legal and regulatory proceedings since 2003 and (x) the economic outlook generally and for the mutual fund industry in particular. In addition, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee confers with the funds’ independent fee consultant and reviews materials relating to the funds’ relationships with Columbia provided by the independent fee consultant. Throughout the process, the Trustees have the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from Columbia and to consult with the independent fee consultant and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the independent fee consultant.

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at its October, 2007 meeting, following meetings of the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee held In July, August, September and October, 2007. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative, and each weighed various factors as he or she deemed appropriate. The Trustees considered the following matters in connection with their approval of the continuation of the Agreements:

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Columbia and its affiliates to the funds and the resources dedicated to the funds by Columbia and its affiliates. Among other things, the Trustees considered (i) Columbia’s ability (including its personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes) to attract and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals; (ii) the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals; and (iii) the trade execution services provided on behalf of the funds. For each fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their

 

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overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Investment performance of the funds and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed information about the performance of each fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The Trustees also reviewed a description of the third party’s methodology for identifying each fund’s peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. The Trustees also considered additional information that the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee requested from Columbia relating to funds that presented relatively weaker performance and/or relatively higher expenses. In the case of each fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the fund’s Agreements. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the fund’s investment strategy and policies and that the fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given these investment decisions, market conditions and the fund’s investment strategy; (iii) that the fund’s performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; (iv) that Columbia had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the fund’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers or modifying investment strategies; and (v) that Columbia proposed to waive advisory fees or cap the expenses of the fund.

[The Trustees noted that, through May 31, 2007, Columbia Dividend Income Fund’s performance was in the first quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one-year period, in the second quintile for the three-year period, and in the fourth quintile for the five-year period, of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of performance comparisons.]

 

The Trustees also considered Columbia’s performance and reputation generally, the funds’ performance as a fund family generally, and Columbia’s historical responsiveness to Trustee concerns about performance and Columbia’s willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of each fund and Columbia was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the funds for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the funds. That information included comparisons (provided by management and by an independent third-party data provider) of each fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of the fund’s peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Trustees took into account, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each fund’s advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the fund. The Trustees considered existing advisory fee breakpoints, and Columbia’s use of advisory fee waivers and expense caps, which benefited a number of the funds. The Trustees also noted management’s stated justification for the fees charged to the funds, which included information about the investment performance of the funds and the services provided to the funds.

[The Trustees considered that Columbia Dividend Income Fund’s total expenses were in the second quintile and actual management fees were in the third quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparisons.]

 

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The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with each fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant funds, the expense level of each fund, and whether Columbia had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the fund.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each fund, and the related profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the fund, supported the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia of services to each fund, to groups of related funds, and to Columbia’s investment advisory clients as a whole and whether those economies were shared with the funds through breakpoints in the investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers/reductions and additional investments by Columbia in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Trustees noted that many of the funds benefited from breakpoints, expense caps, or both. In considering those issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the funds, as discussed above.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the funds supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Other Factors. The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:

 

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the extent to which each fund had operated in accordance with its investment objective and investment restrictions, the nature and scope of the compliance programs of the funds and Columbia and the compliance-related resources that Columbia and its affiliates were providing to the funds;

 

n  

the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services overseen and performed by Columbia and its affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services;

 

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so-called “fall-out benefits” to Columbia and its affiliates, such as the engagement of its affiliates to provide distribution, brokerage and transfer agency services to the funds, and the benefits of research made available to Columbia by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the funds’ securities transactions, as well as possible conflicts of interest associated with those fall-out and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor those possible conflicts of interest; and

 

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the draft report provided by the funds’ independent fee consultant, which included information about and analysis of the funds’ fees, expenses and performance.

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel and the independent fee consultant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of each of the Agreements through October 31, 2008.

 

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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant

 

EXCERPTS FROM REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC FUNDS

Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005 Assurance of Discontinuance among the Office of Attorney General of New York State, Columbia Management Advisors, Inc., and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc. October 15, 2007

 

I. Overview

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“CMA”) and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc.1 (“CMD”) agreed on February 9, 2005 to the New York Attorney General’s Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund (“Columbia Fund” and together with all such funds or a group of such funds as the “Columbia Funds”) only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund’s Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant (“IFC”) who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.

With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the “Atlantic Funds” (together with the other members of that Board, the “Trustees”) retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the third annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. Last year’s report (the “2006 Report”) was completed by my immediate predecessor IFC, John Rea, who has provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year’s report.

A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant

The AOD charges the IFC with “managing the process by which proposed management fees…to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance.” The AOD also provides that CMA “may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees…using…an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of…the Independent Fee Consultant.” Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.

B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process

In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:

 

1. The nature and quality of CMA’s services, including the Fund’s performance;

 

2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;

 

3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;

 

4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;

 

5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and

 

6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.

C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation

This report, like last year’s, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA’s costs and profits from managing the Funds have been combined into a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years and finally reviews the status of recommendations made in the 2006 Report.

 

1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC (“CMG”), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.

 

2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.

Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds, which are also referred as the “Funds.”

 

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II. Summary of Findings

A. General

 

1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Atlantic Fund.

 

2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2007 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.

B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance

 

3. The performance of the Funds has been relatively strong in recent years. Based upon 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year returns, at least half of all the Funds have been in the first and second performance quintiles in each of the four performance periods. Performance for the 3-year period is impressive, with 44 of the 63 Funds, or 70%, in the top two quintiles and only 11 Funds, or 17%, in the fourth and fifth quintiles. Both equity and fixed-income funds have strong performance records.

 

4. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.

 

5. Atlantic equity Funds’ overall performance adjusted for risk also was strong. Based upon 3-year returns, 19 of the 24 equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes. Fixed-income Funds tended to take on more risk than comparable funds but many also have achieved relatively strong performance over the 3-year period. Nonetheless, 8 of the Funds have high relative risk and low relative returns.

 

6. The industry-standard procedure used by third parties such as Lipper to construct the performance universe in which each Fund’s performance is ranked relative to comparable funds tends to bias a Fund’s ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Atlantic Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees lowers the relative performance for the Funds examined but does not call into question the general finding that the Atlantic Funds’ performance has been strong relative to comparable funds.

C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies

 

7. The Funds’ management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers. Only 19% of the Funds ranked in the two most expensive quintiles for actual management fees, and only 21% in those quintiles for total expenses.

 

8. The Columbia Money Market Fund VS has a higher management fee structure than that of other Columbia money market funds of comparable asset size, but its total expenses are comparable to those funds.

D. Trustees’ Fee and Performance Evaluation Process

 

9. The Trustees’ evaluation process identified 11 Funds in 2007 for further review based upon their relative performance or expenses or both. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review.

E. Potential Economies of Scale

 

10.

CMG has prepared a memo for the Trustees containing its views on the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. CMG has not, however, identified specific sources of economies of scale nor has it provided any estimates of the magnitude of any economies of scale. In the memo, CMG also describes

 

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measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, expense reimbursements, fee waivers, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.

F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients

 

11. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, institutional fees are generally lower than the Funds’ management fees. However, because the services provided and risks borne by the manager are more extensive for mutual funds compared to institutional accounts, the differences are of limited value in assisting the Trustees in their review of the reasonableness of the Funds’ management fees.

G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits

 

12. The activity-based cost allocation methodology (“ABC”) employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. For comparison, CMG also has allocated costs by assets, demonstrating that the choice of allocation method can have a substantial effect on fund profitability. Notwithstanding the limitations of any effort to allocate costs to a particular fund, we believe that the ABC method represented a better approximation of CMG’s costs incurred in providing services to the Funds than did asset-based allocation.

 

13. The materials provided on CMG’s revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction generally form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses and profitability of the Funds.

 

14. In 2006, CMG’s complex-wide pre-tax margins on the Atlantic Funds were below industry medians, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers. However, as is to be expected in a complex comprising 70 funds in the past year, some Atlantic Funds have higher pre-tax profit margins, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Atlantic Funds operate at a loss. There appeared to be some relationship between fund size and profitability, with smaller funds generally operating at a loss.

 

15. CMG shares a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues with an affiliate, the Private Bank of Bank of America (“PB” or “Private Bank”), to compensate the PB for services it performs with respect to Atlantic Fund assets held for the benefit of PB customers. In 2006, these payments totaled $23.2 million. Based on our analysis of the services provided by the PB, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.

 

III. Recommendations

 

1) Risk-adjusted performance. CMG should provide the Trustees with quantitative information about the risk of each equity and fixed-income Fund in a format that allows the risk and return of each Fund to be evaluated simultaneously. As part of that effort, CMG should develop reliable risk metrics for balanced and money market funds and should explain why the fixed-income portfolio team prefers using gross, rather than net, return for these purposes. The format we developed with CMG represents one possible presentation of such information.

 

2) Profitability data. CMG should present to the Trustees each year the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Atlantic is one) calculated as follows:

 

  a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.

 

  b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.

 

  c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG’s profit margin including distribution.

 

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3) Potential economies of scale. CMG should provide the Trustees with an analysis of potential economies of scale that considers the sources and magnitude of any economies of scale as CMG’s mutual fund assets under management increase. CMG may consider using the framework suggested for the analysis or any other suitable framework, including an analysis that focuses on complex-wide economies of scale, that addresses the relevant concerns.

 

4) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for classifying a fund as a “Review Fund” to include risk and profitability metrics and should feel free to request additional information and explanation from CMG with respect to any Atlantic Fund whether or not it qualifies as a “Review Fund.”

 

5) Competitive breakpoint analysis. As part of the annual fee evaluation process, the breakpoints of a select group of Atlantic Funds (which would differ each year) should be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds’ breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Atlantic Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.

 

6) Ensuring consistent methodology used by Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to construct performance and expense universes and groups. CMG should work with Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to make sure that the all three data vendors apply similar techniques and standards in constructing performance universes and collecting data, if possible. If not, CMG should clearly explain to the Trustees the differences in methodology and the effect such differences may have on rankings. In addition, CMG should ensure that it applies the same ranking methodology to all funds, including those for which Morningstar and iMoneyNet provide the underlying data.

 

7) Uniformity of universes across reporting periods. CMA, based on consultations with its CIO’s, has substituted vendors for purposes of universe construction, e.g. Morningstar for Lipper for certain equity funds and iMoneynet for Lipper for money market funds. However, the new universes are not used for all performance periods and have not been used to recalculate last year’s performance and expense figures. Therefore, it is difficult to draw useful conclusions from changes in rankings from last year to this year or from short-term to longer-term performance periods. CMA, when it changes data providers, should use both the current and former data sources in the changeover so that the Trustees can understand how the change in vendors may affect performance and expense rankings.

 

8) Filtering all universes. The Lipper volumes presented to the Trustees, consistent with industry practice, compare the performance of a Fund to all other funds in its performance universe. Lipper regards for this purpose each class of shares of a fund as a separate fund. This means that the performance of a Columbia Fund A share (with a 25 basis point 12b-1 fee) or Z share (with no 12b-1 fee) is compared to many classes of competitive funds with higher distribution fees, such as deferred-sales-charge B shares and level-load C shares. Including share classes with higher fees than the Columbia Fund share class may make the Columbia Fund’s performance look better compared to its peers. The difference can be meaningful. Therefore, we recommend that, in addition to the standard Lipper universe presentation, Funds in the third and fourth quintiles should be ranked in a universe limited to the share class per competitive fund whose distribution pricing most closely matches the relevant Fund. Further, in all rankings, we suggest that use of an Atlantic Fund Z share be limited to performance periods prior to the issuance of that fund’s A shares.

 

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Management fee disparities. Several disparities have existed between the management fees of comparable Atlantic and Nations Funds. To eliminate the disparity between the expenses of the Atlantic state intermediate municipal bond funds and those of comparable funds overseen by the Nations Board, CMG has proposed expense caps for the Atlantic funds. Furthermore, CMG’s proposed expense cap for the Core Bond Fund would produce a significant gap between its management fee and those of two comparable Atlantic Funds. To enable the Trustees to identify such disparities in the future, CMG should provide the Trustees with a table that shows management fees of Atlantic Funds and those of comparable Nations and Acorn Funds. CMG should also provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families managed by CMA. Finally, whenever CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense

 

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cap for any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Atlantic Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Atlantic Fund or Funds.

 

10) Reduction of volume of documents submitted. As the Trustees have noted, the tendency in the fee evaluation process is for the volume of material prepared for their consideration to increase each year as the participants in the process suggest additional data or presentations of data. However, some of the data may no longer be useful, or its usefulness may be outweighed by the burden of reviewing it. For example, we do not believe that offering two variations of cost allocation by assets is useful. We also question whether profitability data need to be divided by distribution channel, e.g. retail vs. variable annuity. We also note that some material, especially related to complex-wide profitability, appears multiple times in the 15(c) materials.

 

IV. Status of 2006 Recommendations

The 2006 IFC evaluation contains recommendations aimed at enhancing the evaluation of proposed management fees by Trustees. The section summarizes those recommendations and their results.

 

1. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider incorporating risk-adjusted measures in their evaluation of performance. CMG has begun to prepare reports for the Trustees with risk adjustments, which could form the basis for formally including the measures in the 15(c) materials. To this end, Trustees may wish to have CMG prepare documents explaining risk adjustments and describing their advantages and disadvantages.

 

   Status: Grids providing both performance and risk rankings for equity and fixed-income funds were prepared by CMG as part of the 2007 15(c) process.

 

2. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG evaluate the sensitivity of performance rankings to the design of the universe. The preliminary analysis contained in the evaluation suggests that the method employed by Lipper, the source of performance rankings used by the Trustees, may bias performance rankings upward.

 

   Status: At our request, CMG prepared universes limited to one class of shares per competitive fund for selected funds.

 

3. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG extend its analysis of economies of scale by examining the sources of such economies, if any. Identification of the sources may enable the Trustees and CMG to gauge their magnitude. It also may enable the Trustees and CMG to build upon past work on standardized fee schedules so that the schedules themselves are consistent with any economies of scale and their sources. Finally, an extension of the analysis may enable the Trustees and CMG to develop a framework that coordinates the use of fee waivers and expense caps with the standard fee schedules and with any economies of scale and their sources.

 

   Status: CMG questions the usefulness of such an exercise due to the many variables that can have an effect on costs and revenues as assets increase. We continue to believe that such an exercise would be helpful to the Trustees.

 

4. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider encouraging CMG to build further upon its expanded analysis of institutional fees by refining the matching of institutional accounts with mutual funds, by dating the establishment of each institutional account, and by incorporating other accounts, such as subadvisory relationships, trusts, offshore funds, and separately managed accounts into the analysis.

 

   Status: CMG dated many of the institutional accounts but was not able to determine the date of establishment for all accounts. CMG also provided data on other types of institutional accounts.

 

5. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG expand the reporting of revenues and expenses to include more line-item detail for management and administration, transfer agency, fund accounting, and distribution.

 

   Status: We continue to believe that such a statement would help the Trustees understand CMG’s business better and place the fund-by-fund profitability reports in context.

 

6. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG provide a statement of its operations in the 15(c) materials.

 

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   Status: CMG provided various summary statements of operations.

 

7. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider the treatment of the revenue sharing with PB in their review of CMG’s profitability.

 

   Status: CMG provided a substantial amount of information reflecting adjustment for Private Bank expenses. We believe that all Private Bank expenses should be backed out of management-only profitability analyses, no Private Bank expenses should be excluded from profitability analyses including distribution and only those PB revenue sharing payments in excess of 11 basis points should be excluded from profitability analyses that do not take distribution into account.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven E. Asher

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

 

The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Dividend Income Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund’s website, www.columbiamanagement.com.

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

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Columbia fund before investing. Contact your Columbia Management representative for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund. Read it carefully before investing.

Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management

Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

100 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

 

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Columbia Dividend Income Fund

Semiannual Report, March 31, 2008

©2008 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC-44/152741-0308 (05/08) 08/55879


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Semiannual Report

March 31, 2008

 

Columbia Liberty Fund

NOT FDIC INSURED   May Lose Value
NOT BANK ISSUED   No Bank Guarantee

 

Table of contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   2
Understanding Your Expenses   3
Investment Portfolio   4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   19
Statement of Operations   21
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   22
Financial Highlights   24
Notes to Financial Statements   28
Board Consideration and Approval of Advisory Agreements   36
Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant   39
Important Information About This Report   45

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

 

President’s MessageColumbia Liberty Fund

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Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide this financial report for your Columbia Fund. This document provides information that can help support your investment decision-making. It’s been a challenging year for the financial markets, particularly as concerns over a weaker housing market and economic uncertainty make the news headlines daily. For a sense of how Columbia Management’s investment professionals have responded to these issues, I encourage you to read the portfolio manager’s summary on the following page. I believe this discussion reflects Columbia Management’s investment management expertise as well as its commitment to market research and consistent investment performance.

 

We understand that many factors drove your decision to invest in Columbia funds. Columbia Management’s commitment is to honor that decision by providing investment solutions designed to exceed expectations. As we review the past six months and look forward to those ahead, we hope you will consider how we might support your investment needs beyond the services we provide currently. Some of the many advantages we bring to the table as the Fund’s investment manager include:

 

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Broad and deep investment expertise, including dedicated portfolio management, research and trading

 

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Strategically positioned investment disciplines and processes

 

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Comprehensive compliance and risk management

 

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A team-driven culture that draws upon multiple sources to pursue consistent and superior performance

 

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A comprehensive array of investment solutions, including equity, fixed-income and cash strategies

Working for you, and with you

Team approach — Rather than rely on the talent or judgment of one individual, Columbia Management takes a team-oriented approach to investing. We draw from the diverse experiences and insights of our people — including portfolio managers, research analysts and traders — to bring multiple investment perspectives and deep expertise to all of our investment management activities.

Client focus — At Columbia Management, our philosophy and culture are anchored in focused solutions and personal service. We are committed to putting our clients’ interests first and we understand the premium our clients place on reliability — whether it’s related to service, investment performance or risk management. Columbia Management is committed to maintaining high standards of reliability on all counts.

While our asset management capabilities are multifaceted and our investment professionals are multitalented, ultimately, everything we do at Columbia Management has a single purpose: to help investors pursue their most important financial goals. We are honored that you’ve chosen to invest with us and look forward to providing the investment solutions and services necessary to sustain a lasting relationship.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Liberty Fund

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 03/31/08

 

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–7.30%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

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–12.46%

S&P 500 Index

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+5.23%

Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

Summary

 

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For the six-month period that ended March 31, 2008, the fund’s class A shares returned negative 7.30% without sales charge. The 60/40 blended return of the fund’s two benchmarks, the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, was negative 5.64%. The individual benchmarks returned negative 12.46% and 5.23%, respectively.1 The fund held up better than the average fund in its peer group, the Lipper Mixed Asset Target Allocation Growth Classification, which returned negative 8.26%.2

 

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The fund’s emphasis on stocks hampered performance as domestic and international stock markets declined across the board. Within the equity portion of the portfolio, the fund was nearly equally weighted in growth and value at each capitalization range, but a slight bias toward growth aided performance. International stocks also detracted from the fund’s return. One third of the fund’s assets were invested in investment grade bonds, which produced a modest but positive return.

 

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The U.S. economy faces prospects of a recession as housing, high energy prices and tighter lending standards restrain economic growth. Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy, is forecasted to grow at a slower pace in 2008 as households feel the drag of high energy prices, a softer labor market and decreased home equity. Investment spending could slow as well if residential construction remains weak and profit growth decelerates. However, if exports and government spending hold up, a recession might be avoided.

Against this backdrop, we believe that it’s important for shareholders to keep a long-term focus on their goals. Although the crises in the mortgage and credit markets that have plagued the U.S. stock market over the past year are unsettling, stocks have weathered many such storms in the past. Columbia Liberty Fund provides broadly diversified exposure to the U.S. and foreign stock markets and the U.S. bond market. Diversification, coupled with short-term reserves, may help shield a portfolio from the market’s occasional downturns while providing exposure to segments of the market that historically have demonstrated their long-term potential for growth. Please remember, diversification does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss.

Portfolio Management

Vikram J. Kuriyan, PhD has co-managed the fund since August 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2000.

Karen A. Wurdack, PhD has co-managed the fund since August 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

Colin Moore has co-managed the fund since February 2008 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2002.

 

 

 

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The Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large capitalization U.S. stocks. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

 

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Lipper Inc., a widely respected data provider in the industry, calculates an average total return (assuming reinvestment of distributions) for mutual funds with investment objectives similar to those of the fund. Lipper makes no adjustment for the effect of sales loads.

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

Equity securities are subject to stock market fluctuations that occur in response to economic and business developments.

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yields and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

International investing may involve certain risks, including currency fluctuations, risks associated with possible differences in financial accounting standards and other monetary and political risks. Significant levels of foreign taxes, including potentially confiscatory levels of taxation and withholding taxes, may also apply to some foreign investments.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Liberty Fund

 

Annual Operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.04

Class B

   1.79

Class C

   1.79

Class Z

   0.80

 

* The annual operating expense ratio is as stated in the fund’s prospectus that is current as of the date of this report. Differences in expense ratios disclosed elsewhere in this report may result from including fee waivers and reimbursements as well as different time periods used in calculating the ratios.

 

Net asset value per share

as of 03/31/08 ($)

  

Class A

   7.97

Class B

   8.00

Class C

   7.98

Class Z

   8.55
  
Distributions declared per share

10/01/07 – 03/31/08 ($)

  

Class A

   1.04

Class B

   0.95

Class C

   0.95

Class Z

   1.07

Performance data quoted represents past performance and current performance may be lower or higher. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Please visit www.columbiafunds.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 04/01/98 – 03/31/08 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   13,564      12,784

Class B

   12,580      12,580

Class C

   12,568      12,568

Class Z

   14,480      n/a

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

 

Average annual total return as of 03/31/08 (%)                        
Share class   A   B   C   Z
Inception   04/30/82   05/05/92   08/01/97   07/31/95
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

6-month (cumulative)

  –7.30   –12.63   –7.73   –11.89   –7.64   –8.48   –7.27

1-year

  –0.48   –6.20   –1.30   –5.72   –1.30   –2.18   –0.28

5-year

  9.39   8.10   8.56   8.27   8.59   8.59   9.66

10-year

  3.10   2.49   2.32   2.32   2.31   2.31   3.77

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 5.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the sixth year and eliminated thereafter for Class B shares and 1.00% for Class C shares for the first year only. The “without sales charge” returns do not include the effect of sales charges. If they had, returns would be lower.

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

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

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

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Liberty Fund

 

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

Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

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

 

Estimating your actual expenses

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

 

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

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

If the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment requirement applicable to you, your account generally will be subject to a $20 annual fee.

This fee is not included in the accompanying table. If you are subject to the fee, keep it in mind when you are estimating the ongoing expenses of investing in the fund and when comparing the expenses of this fund with other funds.

10/01/07 – 03/31/08                    
     Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
 

Account value at the

end of the period ($)

 

Expenses paid

during the period ($)

  Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   927.00   1,019.70   5.11   5.35   1.06

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   922.70   1,015.95   8.70   9.12   1.81

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   923.60   1,015.95   8.70   9.12   1.81

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   927.30   1,020.90   3.95   4.14   0.82

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

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

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Liberty Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 60.9%

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary – 5.9%                 
Automobiles – 0.4%   

General Motors Corp.

   14,600      278,130
  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

   30,200      764,580
  

Toyota Motor Corp.

   22,700      1,144,009
                
  

Automobiles Total

        2,186,719
Hotels, Restaurants &
Leisure – 0.8%
  

Burger King Holdings, Inc.

   19,700      544,902
  

Carnival Corp. (a)

   28,800      1,165,824
  

Hotel Leela Venture Ltd.

   343,270      345,482
  

International Game Technology, Inc.

   17,200      691,612
  

McDonald’s Corp.

   22,006      1,227,275
                
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total

        3,975,095
Household Durables – 0.7%   

Makita Corp.

   46,500      1,464,804
  

Sony Corp., ADR

   49,600      1,987,472
                
  

Household Durables Total

        3,452,276
Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.1%   

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

   7,600      541,880
                
  

Internet & Catalog Retail Total

        541,880
Media – 1.0%   

Comcast Corp., Class A (a)

   67,000      1,295,780
  

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (b)

   25,700      637,103
  

Focus Media Holding Ltd., ADR (b)

   22,200      780,330
  

Viacom, Inc., Class B (b)

   45,400      1,798,748
  

WPP Group PLC

   71,500      852,676
                
  

Media Total

        5,364,637
Multiline Retail – 0.7%   

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

   31,100      1,172,781
  

Macy’s, Inc.

   61,700      1,422,802
  

Nordstrom, Inc. (a)

   27,200      886,720
                
  

Multiline Retail Total

        3,482,303
Specialty Retail – 1.3%   

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

   6,100      446,154
  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   20,600      854,076
  

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

   64,200      769,777
  

GameStop Corp., Class A (b)

   12,600      651,546
  

Home Depot, Inc.

   52,900      1,479,613
  

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   28,200      646,908
  

OfficeMax, Inc. (a)

   28,700      549,318
  

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)

   34,800      1,090,980
                
  

Specialty Retail Total

        6,488,372
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods – 0.9%
  

Adidas AG

   14,525      966,324
  

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG

   18,800      1,055,747
  

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   18,500      1,258,000
  

V.F. Corp.

   15,300      1,185,903
                
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total

        4,465,974
          
Consumer Discretionary Total            29,957,256

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Staples – 5.8%                 
Beverages – 1.0%   

Diageo PLC, ADR

   16,126      1,311,367
  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B

   18,100      951,517
  

PepsiCo, Inc.

   40,700      2,938,540
                
  

Beverages Total

        5,201,424
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.9%   

Sysco Corp. (a)

   41,800      1,213,036
  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   65,900      3,471,612
                
  

Food & Staples Retailing Total

        4,684,648
Food Products – 0.9%   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

   82,500      1,975,875
  

H.J. Heinz Co.

   21,800      1,023,946
  

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)(b)

   25,100      646,576
  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   39,600      631,620
                
  

Food Products Total

        4,278,017
Household Products – 0.6%   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   26,300      2,049,033
  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   19,107      1,058,238
                
  

Household Products Total

        3,107,271
Personal Products – 0.6%   

Avon Products, Inc.

   78,900      3,119,706
                
  

Personal Products Total

        3,119,706
Tobacco – 1.8%   

Altria Group, Inc.

   70,954      1,575,179
  

Loews Corp. – Carolina Group

   50,300      3,649,265
  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (b)

   70,954      3,588,853
                
  

Tobacco Total

        8,813,297
          
Consumer Staples Total            29,204,363
          
Energy – 6.7%           
Energy Equipment &
Services – 2.2%
  

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

   7,900      509,866
  

Halliburton Co.

   75,034      2,951,087
  

Nabors Industries Ltd. (b)

   49,600      1,674,992
  

Saipem SpA

   19,650      794,554
  

Schlumberger Ltd.

   15,600      1,357,200
  

Transocean, Inc. (b)

   12,841      1,736,103
  

Weatherford International Ltd. (b)

   24,000      1,739,280
                
  

Energy Equipment & Services Total

        10,763,082
Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels – 4.5%
  

ConocoPhillips

   35,227      2,684,650
  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   16,600      1,148,554
  

Devon Energy Corp.

   8,800      918,104
  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   77,502      6,555,119
  

Hess Corp. (c)

   30,200      2,663,036
  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)(b)

   23,800      1,257,830
  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   48,300      3,534,111
  

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(b)

   25,800      869,202
  

Total SA

   17,950      1,334,743
  

Valero Energy Corp.

   17,100      839,781
  

XTO Energy, Inc.

   16,650      1,029,969
                
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

        22,835,099
          
Energy Total            33,598,181

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Financials – 9.8%                 
Capital Markets – 1.5%   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   20,300      3,357,417
  

Lazard Ltd., Class A (a)

   15,900      607,380
  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   22,900      932,946
  

Morgan Stanley

   18,200      831,740
  

State Street Corp.

   12,500      987,500
  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (b)

   52,300      863,473
                
  

Capital Markets Total

        7,580,456
Commercial Banks – 3.0%   

Banco Santander SA

   65,025      1,295,546
  

BNP Paribas

   10,400      1,050,971
  

Marshall & Ilsley Corp. (a)

   32,479      753,513
  

National Bank of Greece SA

   25,450      1,351,199
  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

   23,629      1,549,353
  

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

   10,875      1,488,631
  

Swedbank AB, Class A

   32,100      900,889
  

U.S. Bancorp (a)

   92,313      2,987,249
  

Wachovia Corp.

   26,269      709,263
  

Wells Fargo & Co.

   111,596      3,247,444
                
  

Commercial Banks Total

        15,334,058
Diversified Financial
Services – 1.7%
  

Citigroup, Inc.

   59,939      1,283,893
  

CME Group, Inc.

   1,900      891,290
  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   129,728      5,571,818
  

Nasdaq OMX Group (b)

   15,600      603,096
                
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

        8,350,097
Insurance – 2.2%   

ACE Ltd.

   47,400      2,609,844
  

American International Group, Inc.

   28,577      1,235,955
  

Aon Corp.

   26,800      1,077,360
  

Assurant, Inc.

   14,100      858,126
  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   17,110      1,296,425
  

Loews Corp.

   42,300      1,701,306
  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   15,600      1,220,700
  

Prudential PLC

   68,550      905,177
                
  

Insurance Total

        10,904,893
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.6%   

General Growth Properties, Inc. (a)

   25,600      977,152
  

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (a)

   30,300      1,233,210
  

Rayonier, Inc.

   23,400      1,016,496
                
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

        3,226,858
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.2%   

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

 

   36,000

 

     876,711

 

                
  

Real Estate Management & Development Total

        876,711
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.6%   

Fannie Mae

   26,500      697,480
  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

   30,300      767,196
  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

   26,525      1,578,153
                
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total

        3,042,829
          
Financials Total            49,315,902

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Health Care – 6.6%                 
Biotechnology – 0.9%   

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

   25,700      909,009
  

Genentech, Inc. (b)

   14,500      1,177,110
  

Genzyme Corp. (b)

   15,100      1,125,554
  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b)

   26,300      1,355,239
                
  

Biotechnology Total

        4,566,912
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies – 1.1%
  

Baxter International, Inc.

   34,500      1,994,790
  

Covidien Ltd. (a)

   32,700      1,446,975
  

Hologic, Inc. (b)

   11,707      650,909
  

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (b)

   22,100      1,720,706
                
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total

        5,813,380
Health Care Providers &
Services – 1.0%
  

CIGNA Corp.

   26,197      1,062,812
  

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (b)

   19,400      782,790
  

Express Scripts, Inc. (b)

   29,400      1,891,008
  

McKesson Corp.

   13,200      691,284
  

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (b)

   14,900      652,471
                
  

Health Care Providers & Services Total

        5,080,365
Life Sciences Tools &
Services – 1.2%
  

Covance, Inc. (b)

   7,800      647,166
  

Qiagen N.V. (b)

   58,350      1,207,516
  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (b)

   57,080      3,244,427
  

Waters Corp. (b)

   15,700      874,490
                
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services Total

        5,973,599
Pharmaceuticals – 2.4%   

Allergan, Inc.

   16,800      947,352
  

Johnson & Johnson

   79,800      5,176,626
  

Merck & Co., Inc.

   67,700      2,569,215
  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   17,500      897,384
  

Roche Holding AG, Genusschein Shares

   6,075      1,143,851
  

Schering-Plough Corp.

   30,700      442,387
  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR

   18,900      872,991
                
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        12,049,806
          
Health Care Total            33,484,062
          
Industrials – 8.7%           
Aerospace & Defense – 2.2%   

Boeing Co.

   8,700      647,019
  

Goodrich Corp.

   32,900      1,892,079
  

Honeywell International, Inc.

   33,500      1,890,070
  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (a)

   10,550      1,153,537
  

Raytheon Co.

   23,900      1,544,179
  

Rolls-Royce Group PLC (b)

   71,414      571,081
  

Rolls-Royce Group PLC, Class B (b)(d)

   6,398,694      12,699
  

United Technologies Corp.

   52,616      3,621,033
                
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

        11,331,697
Commercial Services &
Supplies – 0.2%
  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

 

   11,700

 

     952,146

 

                
  

Commercial Services & Supplies Total

        952,146

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)                 
Construction & Engineering – 0.7%   

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

   16,800      1,666,338
  

Midas Holdings Ltd.

   1,020,000      747,644
  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)(b)

   40,600      940,702
                
  

Construction & Engineering Total

        3,354,684
Electrical Equipment – 1.1%   

ABB Ltd., ADR

   36,684      987,533
  

Alstom

   3,580      777,676
  

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

   13,925      708,624
  

Dongfang Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd., Class H

   284,000      1,148,196
  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (b)

   18,650      2,040,927
                
  

Electrical Equipment Total

        5,662,956
Industrial Conglomerates – 2.2%   

General Electric Co.

   203,540      7,533,015
  

McDermott International, Inc. (b)

   41,400      2,269,548
  

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

   11,575      1,256,155
                
  

Industrial Conglomerates Total

        11,058,718
Machinery – 1.2%   

Eaton Corp.

   26,900      2,143,123
  

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

   40,000      601,164
  

Joy Global, Inc.

   23,800      1,550,808
  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

   233,000      1,013,981
  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   15,000      1,039,050
                
  

Machinery Total

        6,348,126
Road & Rail – 0.7%   

Central Japan Railway Co.

   125      1,301,623
  

Landstar System, Inc.

   19,300      1,006,688
  

Union Pacific Corp. (a)

   9,500      1,191,110
                
  

Road & Rail Total

        3,499,421
Trading Companies &
Distributors – 0.4%
  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

 

   90,000

 

     1,863,275

 

                
  

Trading Companies & Distributors Total

        1,863,275
          
Industrials Total            44,071,023
          
Information Technology – 9.8%                 
Communications Equipment – 1.5%   

Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)

   137,135      3,303,582
  

Corning, Inc.

   78,600      1,889,544
  

Nokia Oyj, ADR

   23,800      757,554
  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   46,600      1,910,600
                
  

Communications Equipment Total

        7,861,280
Computers & Peripherals – 2.6%   

Apple, Inc. (b)

   16,600      2,382,100
  

EMC Corp. (b)

   165,400      2,371,836
  

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   130,300      5,949,498
  

International Business Machines Corp.

   19,300      2,222,202
                
  

Computers & Peripherals Total

        12,925,636
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.4%   

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (b)

   36,300      1,082,829
  

AU Optronics Corp., ADR

   50,146      862,010
                
  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total

        1,944,839

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Information Technology (continued)                 
Internet Software &
Services – 0.8%
  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)

   37,100      1,044,736
  

eBay, Inc. (b)

   31,600      942,944
  

Google, Inc., Class A (b)

   4,316      1,901,069
                
  

Internet Software & Services Total

        3,888,749
IT Services – 0.4%   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   4,500      1,003,455
  

Visa, Inc. (a)(b)

   15,059      939,079
                
  

IT Services Total

        1,942,534
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.8%   

Applied Materials, Inc. (a)

   87,400      1,705,174
  

Intel Corp.

   127,300      2,696,214
  

Intersil Corp., Class A

   32,900      844,543
  

Lam Research Corp. (a)(b)

   17,400      665,028
  

National Semiconductor Corp.

   67,900      1,243,928
  

NVIDIA Corp. (b)

   21,300      421,527
  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (a)

   23,200      655,864
  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

   14,000      866,207
                
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Total

        9,098,485
Software – 2.3%   

BMC Software, Inc. (a)(b)

   20,000      650,400
  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)

   44,100      2,201,472
  

Microsoft Corp.

   131,075      3,719,908
  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   2,900      1,502,306
  

Oracle Corp. (b)

   120,000      2,347,200
  

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)(b)

   19,300      1,116,891
                
  

Software Total

        11,538,177
          
Information Technology Total            49,199,700
          
Materials – 2.8%                 
Chemicals – 1.6%   

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   15,000      701,400
  

Linde AG

   12,150      1,717,466
  

Monsanto Co.

   8,164      910,286
  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

   5,300      822,613
  

Praxair, Inc.

   18,600      1,566,678
  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

   167,000      1,072,629
  

Umicore

   23,500      1,225,816
                
  

Chemicals Total

        8,016,888
Metals & Mining – 0.9%   

Alcoa, Inc.

   37,800      1,363,068
  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

   4,400      313,984
  

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   24,700      2,376,634
  

Nucor Corp.

   11,700      792,558
                
  

Metals & Mining Total

        4,846,244
Paper & Forest Products – 0.3%   

Weyerhaeuser Co. (a)

   21,200      1,378,848
                
  

Paper & Forest Products Total

        1,378,848
          
Materials Total            14,241,980

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

 

          Shares      Value ($)
Telecommunication Services – 2.0%                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.5%   

AT&T, Inc.

   145,115      5,557,904
  

Time Warner Telecom, Inc., Class A (b)

   42,726      661,826
  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   39,402      1,436,203
                
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services Total

        7,655,933
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.5%   

American Tower Corp., Class A (b)

   31,700      1,242,957
  

Vodafone Group PLC

   425,750      1,274,847
                
  

Wireless Telecommunication Services Total

        2,517,804
          
Telecommunication Services Total            10,173,737
          
Utilities – 2.8%                 
Electric Utilities – 1.8%   

Electricite de France

   10,100      878,642
  

Entergy Corp.

   24,078      2,626,428
  

Exelon Corp.

   18,500      1,503,495
  

Fortum Oyj

   49,525      2,017,711
  

FPL Group, Inc.

   25,400      1,593,596
  

PPL Corp.

   14,500      665,840
                
  

Electric Utilities Total

        9,285,712
Multi-Utilities – 0.9%   

PG&E Corp.

   24,548      903,857
  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   34,746      1,396,442
  

Suez SA

   30,250      1,987,433
                
  

Multi-Utilities Total

        4,287,732
Water Utilities – 0.1%   

Epure International Ltd. (b)

   1,533,000      592,955
                
  

Water Utilities Total

        592,955
          
Utilities Total            14,166,399
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $285,154,794)

        307,412,603
          
          Par ($)       
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 12.2%            
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

5.000% 06/01/37

   3,120,465      3,092,738
  

5.500% 01/01/21

   1,486,004      1,519,567
  

5.500% 07/01/21

   3,276,257      3,347,284
  

5.500% 12/01/37

   2,642,224      2,670,635
  

6.000% 02/01/09

   119,364      120,570
  

6.500% 07/01/14

   36,193      37,973
  

6.500% 12/01/14

   37,827      39,688
  

6.500% 06/01/29

   36,129      37,859
  

6.500% 01/01/30

   81,050      84,932
  

6.500% 08/01/36

   1,923,464      1,996,992
  

6.500% 11/01/37

   1,603,634      1,664,962
  

7.000% 11/01/29

   45,227      48,050
  

7.000% 01/01/30

   11,297      12,003
  

8.000% 07/01/20

   27,131      29,024
  

TBA,

       
  

5.000% 04/01/38 (d)

   1,700,000      1,683,000

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
                  
Federal National Mortgage Association   

5.000% 05/01/37

   2,089,139      2,069,372
  

5.000% 06/01/37

   5,249,091      5,199,424
  

5.500% 04/01/36

   1,594,300      1,611,358
  

5.500% 05/01/36

   2,904,599      2,935,677
  

5.500% 11/01/36

   6,180,643      6,246,773
  

5.500% 05/01/37

   923,927      933,544
  

6.000% 11/01/35

   390,410      400,643
  

6.000% 09/01/36

   3,223,312      3,305,696
  

6.000% 11/01/36

   7,720,236      7,917,556
  

6.000% 07/01/37

   2,794,954      2,865,695
  

6.000% 08/01/37

   2,848,308      2,920,398
  

6.500% 05/01/08

   250      252
  

6.500% 07/01/08

   492      497
  

6.500% 08/01/08

   3,608      3,644
  

6.500% 09/01/08

   4,199      4,241
  

6.500% 10/01/08

   9,387      9,482
  

6.500% 11/01/08

   40,101      40,461
  

6.500% 12/01/08

   4,785      4,834
  

6.500% 01/01/09

   5,908      5,967
  

6.500% 02/01/09

   130,296      132,005
  

6.500% 04/01/09

   202,090      206,487
  

6.500% 04/01/11

   168,421      175,518
  

6.500% 05/01/11

   596,068      621,183
  

6.500% 11/01/25

   3      4
  

6.500% 08/01/34

   429,725      446,501
  

6.500% 10/01/36

   2,651,717      2,748,805
  

6.500% 08/01/37

   1,967,338      2,039,232
  

6.500% 11/01/37

   1,069,227      1,108,300
  

7.000% 08/15/23

   144,371      154,658
  

7.000% 07/01/32

   23,457      24,928
  

7.000% 01/01/37

   97,599      102,516
  

7.000% 07/01/37

   649,432      682,168
                
  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost of $59,676,617)

        61,303,096
Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 6.8%        
Communications – 1.1%           
Media – 0.5%           
Jones Intercable, Inc.   

7.625% 04/15/08

   1,125,000      1,126,316
News America, Inc.   

6.550% 03/15/33

   670,000      657,069
Time Warner Cable, Inc.   

6.550% 05/01/37

   725,000      684,386
Viacom, Inc.   

6.125% 10/05/17

   225,000      219,396
                
  

Media Total

        2,687,167
Telecommunication Services – 0.6%           
AT&T, Inc.   

5.100% 09/15/14

   715,000      710,331
British Telecommunications PLC   

5.150% 01/15/13

   400,000      394,180

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Communications (continued)                 
Telecommunication Services (continued)        
New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.   

8.750% 03/01/31

   475,000      576,457
Telefonica Emisones SAU   

5.984% 06/20/11

   825,000      849,543
Vodafone Group PLC   

5.000% 12/16/13

   450,000      440,841
                
  

Telecommunication Services Total

        2,971,352
Communications Total            5,658,519
          
Consumer Cyclical – 0.4%                 
Lodging – 0.1%           
Marriott International, Inc.   

5.625% 02/15/13

   400,000      386,132
                
  

Lodging Total

        386,132
Retail – 0.3%           
CVS Caremark Corp.   

5.750% 06/01/17

   575,000      583,948
Home Depot, Inc.   

5.875% 12/16/36

   455,000      371,447
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   

5.800% 02/15/18

   650,000      681,217
                
  

Retail Total

        1,636,612
Consumer Cyclical Total            2,022,744
          
Consumer Non-cyclical – 0.5%                 
Beverages – 0.1%           
Diageo Capital PLC   

5.750% 10/23/17

   600,000      614,481
                
  

Beverages Total

        614,481
Food – 0.2%           
ConAgra Foods, Inc.   

6.750% 09/15/11

   517,000      557,458
Kraft Foods, Inc.   

6.500% 08/11/17

   440,000      451,418
                
  

Food Total

        1,008,876
Household Products/Wares – 0.1%        
Fortune Brands, Inc.   

5.375% 01/15/16

   500,000      472,517
                
  

Household Products/Wares Total

        472,517
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%           
Wyeth   

5.500% 02/01/14

   580,000      600,767
                
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        600,767
Consumer Non-cyclical Total            2,696,641
          
Energy – 0.7%                 
Oil & Gas – 0.4%           
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   

5.700% 05/15/17

   550,000      556,194
Nexen, Inc.   

5.875% 03/10/35

   625,000      568,763
Talisman Energy, Inc.   

6.250% 02/01/38

   660,000      608,067

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Energy (continued)                 
Oil & Gas (continued)           
Valero Energy Corp.   

6.875% 04/15/12

   650,000      698,705
                
  

Oil & Gas Total

        2,431,729
Oil & Gas Services – 0.1%           
Weatherford International Ltd.   

5.150% 03/15/13

   340,000      340,295
                
  

Oil & Gas Services Total

        340,295
Pipelines – 0.2%           
Energy Transfer Partners LP   

6.625% 10/15/36

   475,000      440,473
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.   

6.350% 05/15/67 (e)

   640,000      565,686
                
  

Pipelines Total

        1,006,159
Energy Total            3,778,183
          
Financials – 2.9%                 
Banks – 1.1%           
Credit Suisse/New York NY   

6.000% 02/15/18

   650,000      648,449
HSBC Capital Funding LP   

9.547% 12/31/49 (e)(f)(g)

   1,150,000      1,236,023
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   

6.000% 01/15/18

   675,000      703,904
PNC Funding Corp.   

5.625% 02/01/17

   640,000      609,776
SunTrust Preferred Capital I   

5.853% 12/15/11 (e)

   560,000      415,033
USB Capital IX   

6.189% 04/15/49 (e)

   1,000,000      742,500
Wachovia Corp.   

4.875% 02/15/14

   600,000      584,481
Wells Fargo & Co.   

5.125% 09/01/12

   599,000      617,130
                
  

Banks Total

        5,557,296
Diversified Financial Services – 1.4%        
AGFC Capital Trust I   

6.000% 01/15/67 (e)(f)

   725,000      597,439
American Express Centurion Bank   

5.200% 11/26/10

   300,000      303,501
Capital One Financial Corp.   

5.500% 06/01/15

   875,000      769,089
Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust   

8.040% 12/15/19 (f)(g)

   1,360,000      1,502,480
General Electric Capital Corp.   

5.000% 01/08/16

   105,000      105,108
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   

6.345% 02/15/34

   800,000      692,717
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.   

5.750% 07/18/11

   750,000      737,084
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   

6.050% 08/15/12

   725,000      736,338
Morgan Stanley   

6.750% 04/15/11

   900,000      943,390
SLM Corp.   

5.375% 05/15/14

   700,000      525,329
                
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

        6,912,475

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                 
Insurance – 0.2%           
American International Group, Inc.   

2.875% 05/15/08

   1,000,000      998,097
                
  

Insurance Total

        998,097
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.2%           
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.   

6.450% 06/25/12

   500,000      487,716
Simon Property Group LP   

5.750% 12/01/15

   450,000      428,070
                
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

        915,786
Financials Total            14,383,654
          
Industrial – 0.4%                 
Aerospace & Defense – 0.1%           
United Technologies Corp.
  

5.375% 12/15/17

   400,000      410,364
                
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

        410,364
Machinery – 0.1%           
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.   

4.300% 06/01/10

   625,000      636,472
                
  

Machinery Total

        636,472
Transportation – 0.2%           
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.   

6.200% 08/15/36

   515,000      496,342
United Parcel Service, Inc.   

4.500% 01/15/13

   345,000      357,441
                
  

Transportation Total

        853,783
Industrial Total            1,900,619
          
Utilities – 0.8%                 
Electric – 0.6%           
Commonwealth Edison Co.   

5.950% 08/15/16

   600,000      609,424
Indiana Michigan Power Co.   

5.650% 12/01/15

   723,000      712,796
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   

5.800% 03/01/37

   510,000      482,499
Progress Energy, Inc.   

7.750% 03/01/31

   425,000      498,414
Southern California Edison Co.   

5.000% 01/15/14

   600,000      608,980
                
  

Electric Total

        2,912,113
Gas – 0.2%           
Atmos Energy Corp.   

6.350% 06/15/17

   580,000      592,895
Sempra Energy   

4.750% 05/15/09

   550,000      554,942
                
  

Gas Total

        1,147,837
Utilities Total            4,059,950
  

Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(Cost of $35,715,834)

        34,500,310

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Government & Agency Obligations – 4.7%

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Foreign Government Obligations – 0.6%            
Province of Ontario   

2.750% 02/22/11

   525,000      525,339
Province of Quebec   

5.000% 07/17/09

   1,300,000      1,343,003
United Mexican States   

7.500% 04/08/33

   875,000      1,060,937
Foreign Government Obligations Total         2,929,279
          
U.S. Government Agencies – 1.3%                 
Federal Home Loan Bank   

5.500% 08/13/14

   3,150,000      3,483,916
Federal National Mortgage Association   

5.250% 08/01/12

   3,165,000      3,318,974
U.S. Government Agencies Total            6,802,890
          
U.S. Government Obligations – 2.8%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds   

5.375% 02/15/31

   9,521,000      11,011,627
  

7.250% 05/15/16

   890,000      1,143,927
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond   

3.500% 01/15/11

   1,818,900      2,011,447
U.S. Government Obligations Total            14,167,001
  

Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $22,249,253)

        23,899,170
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 4.2%        
Agency – 1.2%                 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

4.500% 08/15/28

   380,000      383,693
  

5.000% 12/15/15

   305,146      306,109
  

6.000% 02/15/28

   2,847,091      2,917,250
Federal National Mortgage Association   

5.000% 12/25/15

   2,412,362      2,446,948
Agency Total            6,054,000
          
Non-Agency – 3.0%                 
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust   

5.484% 02/25/47 (e)

   1,359,443      1,300,861
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   

5.250% 03/25/35

   1,810,628      1,710,057
  

5.250% 08/25/35

   485,872      479,479
  

5.500% 10/25/35

   1,343,512      1,284,636
JPMorgan Mortgage Trust   

6.044% 10/25/36 (e)

   2,753,246      2,687,640
Lehman Mortgage Trust   

6.500% 01/25/38

   1,915,792      1,882,868
Residential Asset Securitization Trust   

4.500% 08/25/34

   1,821,015      1,741,013

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Non-Agency (continued)                 
WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates   

5.714% 02/25/37 (e)

   3,422,203      3,243,185
Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates   

5.500% 07/25/35

   690,228      620,379
Non-Agency Total            14,950,118
  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost of $21,694,818)

        21,004,118
          
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
Securities – 3.9%
                
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   

5.366% 12/11/49 (e)

   1,010,000      899,854
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.   

4.577% 04/15/37

   2,769,000      2,728,781
First Union - Chase Commercial Mortgage   

6.645% 06/15/31

   1,792,533      1,807,329
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage, Inc.   

6.141% 02/12/34

   5,000,000      5,094,593
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.   

4.780% 07/15/42

   630,000      589,328
  

5.447% 06/12/47

   1,023,000      959,633
  

5.525% 04/15/43 (e)

   2,902,000      2,667,107
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   

6.510% 12/15/26

   3,978,750      4,079,713
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   

3.989% 06/15/35

   830,000      781,202
                
  

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $20,457,340)

        19,607,540
          
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.4%                 
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.   

6.080% 06/25/37

   1,050,000      970,822
Consumer Funding LLC   

5.430% 04/20/15

   1,820,000      1,907,567
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   

5.470% 06/15/12

   1,470,000      1,508,255
Green Tree Financial Corp.   

6.870% 01/15/29

   366,927      368,742
Origen Manufactured Housing   

3.380% 08/15/17

   111,054      110,668
USAA Auto Owner Trust   

4.500% 10/15/13

   2,139,000      2,142,250
                
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost of $7,059,926)

        7,008,304

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Preferred Stock – 0.2%

 

          Shares      Value ($)  
Financials – 0.2%                   
Insurance – 0.2%   

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

   386,350      1,108,373  
                  
  

Insurance Total

        1,108,373  
          
Financials Total            1,108,373  
  

Total Preferred Stock
(cost of $1,335,097)

        1,108,373  
Convertible Preferred Stock – 0.1%           
Health Care – 0.1%                   
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%   

Schering-Plough Corp., 6.000%

   2,700      413,586  
                  
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        413,586  
          
Health Care Total                413,586  
  

Total Convertible Preferred Stock
(cost of $716,013)

        413,586  
          
Securities Lending Collateral – 5.6%                   
  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (h) (7 day yield of 3.131%)

   28,434,631      28,434,631  
                  
  

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $28,434,631)

        28,434,631  
Short-Term Obligations – 5.6%           
          Par ($)         
U.S. Government Obligation – 0.2%                   
United States Treasury Bill   

1.300% 06/19/08

   915,000      913,497  
          
Repurchase Agreement – 5.4%                   
   Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 03/31/08, due 04/01/08, at 2.150%, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 04/18/36, market value $27,709,865 (repurchase proceeds $27,158,622)    27,157,000      27,157,000  
                  
  

Total Short-Term Obligations (cost of $28,070,497)

        28,070,497  
                  
  

Total Investments – 105.6% (cost of $510,564,820) (i)

     532,762,228  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (5.6)%

        (28,333,094 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        504,429,134  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) All or a portion of this security was on loan at March 31, 2008. The total market value of securities on loan at March 31, 2008 is $27,600,617.

 

  (b) Non-income producing security.

 

  (c) Security pledged as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

  (d) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

  (e) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at March 31, 2008.

 

  (f) Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2008, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $3,335,942, which represents 0.7% of net assets.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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  (g) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2008, the value of these securities amounted to $2,738,503, which represents 0.5% of net assets.

 

Security

  

Acquisition
Date

  

Par

  

Acquisition Cost

  

Market
Value

Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust

           

8.040% 12/15/19

   01/06/2000
& 04/12/2001
   $ 1,360,000    $ 1,371,414    $ 1,502,480

HSBC Capital Funding LP

           

9.547% 12/31/49

   01/02/2003      1,150,000      1,406,864      1,236,023
               
            $ 2,738,503
               

 

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

 

  (i) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $510,793,975.

As of March 31, 2008, the Fund held the following open long futures contracts:

 

Type

  

Contracts

  

Value

  

Aggregate
Face Value

  

Expiration
Date

  

Unrealized
Appreciation

S&P 500 Index Futures

   37    $ 12,247,000    $ 11,941,926    Jun-08    $ 305,074

For the six months ended March 31, 2008, transactions in written option contracts were as follows:

 

     

Number of
contracts

   

Premium
amount

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2007

   198     $ 35,802  

Options written

   100       43,756  

Options expired

   (115 )     (18,470 )

Options bought back

   (110 )     (44,897 )

Options exercised

   (73 )     (16,191 )
              

Options outstanding at March 31, 2008

       $  
              

At March 31, 2008, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

 

Asset Allocation

  

% of Net Assets

 

Common Stocks

   60.9  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   12.2  

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes

   6.8  

Government & Agency Obligations

   4.7  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   4.2  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

   3.9  

Asset-Backed Securities

   1.4  

Preferred Stock

   0.2  

Convertible Preferred Stock

   0.1  
      
   94.4  

Securities Lending Collateral

   5.6  

Short-Term Obligations

   5.6  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

   (5.6 )
      
   100.0  
      

 

Acronym

  

Name

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
SPA    Stand-by Purchase Agreement
TBA    To Be Announced

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Liberty Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   510,564,820  
         
  

Investments, at value (including securities on loan of $27,600,617)

   532,762,228  
  

Cash

   3,458  
  

Foreign currency (cost of $911,093)

   917,105  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

   4,109,234  
  

Fund shares sold

   48,476  
  

Interest

   1,257,013  
  

Dividends

   518,096  
  

Foreign tax reclaims

   18,154  
  

Securities lending

   11,823  
  

Futures variation margin

   47,175  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   90,682  
  

Other assets

   12,413  
           
  

Total Assets

   539,795,857  
Liabilities   

Collateral on securities loaned

   28,434,631  
  

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

   3,752,605  
  

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

   1,695,374  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   748,448  
  

Investment advisory fee

   236,314  
  

Transfer agent fee

   131,345  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   20,455  
  

Trustees’ fees

   2,748  
  

Custody fee

   21,140  
  

Distribution and service fees

   126,925  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   215  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   90,682  
  

Other liabilities

   105,841  
           
  

Total Liabilities

   35,366,723  
           
  

Net Assets

   504,429,134  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

   488,209,877  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

   (13,169 )
  

Accumulated net realized loss

   (6,273,255 )
  

Net unrealized appreciation on:

  
  

Investments

   22,197,408  
  

Foreign currency translations

   3,199  
  

Futures contracts

   305,074  
           
  

Net Assets

   504,429,134  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Liberty Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

             
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 464,757,057  
  

Shares outstanding

     58,342,474  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 7.97 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

     5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($7.97/0.9425)

   $ 8.46 (b)
Class B   

Net assets

   $ 33,926,030  
  

Shares outstanding

     4,238,933  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.00 (a)
Class C   

Net assets

   $ 4,820,517  
  

Shares outstanding

     604,041  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 7.98 (a)
Class Z   

Net assets

   $ 925,530  
  

Shares outstanding

     108,223  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 8.55  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia Liberty Fund

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends

   2,667,732  
  

Interest

   5,667,698  
  

Securities lending

   84,668  
  

Foreign taxes withheld

   (31,136 )
           
  

Total Investment Income

   8,388,962  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   1,510,702  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   159,308  
  

Class C

   19,532  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   592,793  
  

Class B

   50,320  
  

Class C

   6,171  
  

Transfer agent fee

   402,724  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   82,461  
  

Trustees’ fees

   27,766  
  

Custody fee

   65,580  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   401  
  

Other expenses

   169,297  
           
  

Expenses before interest expense

   3,087,055  
  

Interest expense

   698  
           
  

Total Expenses

   3,087,753  
  

Expense reductions

   (2,909 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   3,084,844  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   5,304,118  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency, Futures Contracts and Written Options   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  
  

Investments

   1,942,685  
  

Foreign currency transactions

   9,083  
  

Futures contracts

   (1,256,816 )
  

Written options

   45,369  
           
  

Net realized gain

   740,321  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   (47,598,017 )
  

Foreign currency translations

   (14,974 )
  

Futures contracts

   174,871  
  

Written options

   35,888  
           
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   (47,402,232 )
           
  

Net Loss

   (46,661,911 )
           
  

Net Decrease Resulting from Operations

   (41,357,793 )

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Liberty Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
    

Year

Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)

 
Operations   

Net investment income

   5,304,118      11,786,895  
  

Net realized gain on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts and written options

   740,321      60,030,015  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, foreign currency translations, futures contracts and written options

   (47,402,232 )    13,499,756  
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease) Resulting from Operations

   (41,357,793 )    85,316,666  
Distributions to Shareholders:   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (5,928,965 )    (11,622,190 )
  

Class B

   (98,207 )    (984,487 )
  

Class C

   (13,922 )    (78,730 )
  

Class Z

   (12,129 )    (26,841 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

   (50,512,404 )    (14,916,474 )
  

Class B

   (4,495,161 )    (2,301,523 )
  

Class C

   (525,978 )    (152,017 )
  

Class Z

   (76,983 )    (32,922 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (61,663,749 )    (30,115,184 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   11,798,366      35,415,415  
  

Distributions reinvested

   51,536,257      23,863,700  
  

Redemptions

   (36,993,349 )    (90,136,099 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   26,341,274      (30,856,984 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   535,432      1,384,043  
  

Distributions reinvested

   4,419,790      3,134,950  
  

Redemptions

   (14,346,422 )    (45,222,882 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (9,391,200 )    (40,703,889 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   457,134      768,688  
  

Distributions reinvested

   511,554      215,233  
  

Redemptions

   (637,631 )    (1,098,493 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   331,057      (114,572 )
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   161,404      106,778  
  

Distributions reinvested

   87,748      38,540  
  

Redemptions

   (24,275 )    (570,319 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   224,877      (425,001 )
  

Net Increase (Decrease) from Share Transactions

   17,506,008      (72,100,446 )
                  
  

Total Decrease in Net Assets

   (85,515,534 )    (16,898,964 )

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Liberty Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008 ($)
    

Year

Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)

 
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   589,944,668      606,843,632  
  

End of period

   504,429,134      589,944,668  
  

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period

   (13,169 )    735,936  
                  
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,363,182      3,864,114  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   5,935,484      2,644,997  
  

Redemptions

   (4,245,109 )    (9,814,938 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   3,053,557      (3,305,827 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   62,593      151,133  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   505,426      349,538  
  

Redemptions

   (1,654,808 )    (4,944,465 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (1,086,789 )    (4,443,794 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   53,061      84,154  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   58,721      24,015  
  

Redemptions

   (75,409 )    (120,150 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   36,373      (11,981 )
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   18,038      10,783  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   9,424      4,000  
  

Redemptions

   (2,544 )    (57,272 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   24,918      (42,489 )

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

23

Financial Highlights – Columbia Liberty Fund

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

 

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2008
    Year Ended September 30,     Period Ended
September 30,
2003 (a)
   

Year

Ended
October 31,
2002

 
Class A Shares     2007     2006     2005     2004      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.63     $ 8.79     $ 8.36     $ 7.68     $ 7.22     $ 6.68     $ 7.53  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (b)

    0.09       0.19       0.18       0.15       0.13       0.12       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and written options

    (0.71 )     1.12       0.44       0.70       0.51       0.55       (0.84 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.62 )     1.31       0.62       0.85       0.64       0.67       (0.68 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.11 )     (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.18 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )

From net realized gains

    (0.93 )     (0.26 )                              
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (1.04 )     (0.47 )     (0.19 )     (0.17 )     (0.18 )     (0.13 )     (0.17 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 7.97     $ 9.63     $ 8.79     $ 8.36     $ 7.68     $ 7.22     $ 6.68  

Total return (c)

    (7.30 )%(d)     15.29 %     7.47 %(e)(f)     11.12 %(e)     8.92 %     10.13 %(d)     (9.19 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (g)

    1.06 %(h)     1.04 %     1.03 %     1.13 %     1.13 %     1.23 %(h)     1.18 %

Interest expense

    %(h)(i)                             %(h)(i)     %(i)

Net expenses (g)

    1.06 %(h)     1.04 %     1.03 %     1.13 %     1.13 %     1.23 %(h)     1.18 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                0.01 %     0.01 %                  

Net investment income (g)

    2.00 %(h)     2.06 %     2.07 %     1.88 %     1.73 %     1.86 %(h)     2.24 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    42 %(d)     106 %     98 %     83 %     74 %     109 %(d)     41 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 464,757     $ 532,413     $ 514,826     $ 545,773     $ 574,954     $ 605,859     $ 624,483  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(f) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Liberty Fund

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

 

   

(Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008

    Year Ended September 30,    

Period Ended
September 30,

2003 (a)

   

Year

Ended
October 31,

2002

 
Class B Shares     2007     2006     2005     2004      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.62     $ 8.78     $ 8.36     $ 7.68     $ 7.21     $ 6.67     $ 7.51  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (b)

    0.05       0.12       0.11       0.09       0.07       0.07       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and written options

    (0.72 )     1.12       0.43       0.70       0.52       0.55       (0.83 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.67 )     1.24       0.54       0.79       0.59       0.62       (0.72 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )

From net realized gains

    (0.93 )     (0.26 )                              
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.95 )     (0.40 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.08 )     (0.12 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.00     $ 9.62     $ 8.78     $ 8.36     $ 7.68     $ 7.21     $ 6.67  

Total return (c)

    (7.73 )%(d)     14.46 %     6.55 %(e)(f)     10.30 %(e)     8.22 %     9.33 %(d)     (9.77 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (g)

    1.81 %(h)     1.79 %     1.78 %     1.88 %     1.88 %     1.98 %(h)     1.93 %

Interest expense

    %(h)(i)                             %(h)(i)     %(i)

Net expenses (g)

    1.81 %(h)     1.79 %     1.78 %     1.88 %     1.88 %     1.98 %(h)     1.93 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                0.01 %     0.01 %                  

Net investment income (g)

    1.23 %(h)     1.28 %     1.31 %     1.14 %     0.97 %     1.11 %(h)     1.49 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    42 %(d)     106 %     98 %     83 %     74 %     109 %(d)     41 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 33,926     $ 51,229     $ 85,766     $ 130,724     $ 171,775     $ 218,494     $ 252,598  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(f) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Liberty Fund

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

 

   

(Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008

    Year Ended September 30,     

Period Ended
September 30,

2003 (a)

   

Year

Ended
October 31,

2002

 
Class C Shares     2007     2006     2005     2004       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.59     $ 8.76     $ 8.34     $ 7.66     $ 7.20      $ 6.66     $ 7.50  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (b)

    0.05       0.12       0.11       0.09       0.07        0.07       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and written options

    (0.71 )     1.11       0.43       0.70       0.51        0.55       (0.83 )
                                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.66 )     1.23       0.54       0.79       0.58        0.62       (0.72 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )      (0.08 )     (0.12 )

From net realized gains

    (0.93 )     (0.26 )                               
                                                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.95 )     (0.40 )     (0.12 )     (0.11 )     (0.12 )      (0.08 )     (0.12 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 7.98     $ 9.59     $ 8.76     $ 8.34     $ 7.66      $ 7.20     $ 6.66  

Total return (c)

    (7.64 )%(d)     14.38 %     6.56 %(e)(f)     10.33 %(e)     8.09 %      9.34 %(d)     (9.78 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Net expenses before interest expense (g)

    1.81 %(h)     1.79 %     1.78 %     1.88 %     1.88 %      1.98 %(h)     1.93 %

Interest expense

    %(h)(i)                              %(h)(i)     %(i)

Net expenses (g)

    1.81 %(h)     1.79 %     1.78 %     1.88 %     1.88 %      1.98 %(h)     1.93 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                0.01 %     0.01 %                   

Net investment income (g)

    1.25 %(h)     1.31 %     1.31 %     1.13 %     0.97 %      1.11 %(h)     1.49 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    42 %(d)     106 %     98 %     83 %     74 %      109 %(d)     41 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 4,821     $ 5,447     $ 5,076     $ 5,478     $ 6,033      $ 8,457     $ 7,873  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(f) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Liberty Fund

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

 

   

(Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
March 31,

2008

    Year Ended September 30,    

Period Ended
September 30,

2003 (a)

   

Year

Ended
October 31,

2002

 
Class Z Shares     2007      2006     2005     2004      

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.28     $ 9.34      $ 8.88     $ 8.15     $ 7.65     $ 7.07     $ 7.95  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (b)

    0.10       0.22        0.21       0.18       0.16       0.14       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, futures contracts and written options

    (0.76 )     1.21        0.46       0.74       0.54       0.59       (0.88 )
                                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.66 )     1.43        0.67       0.92       0.70       0.73       (0.69 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

    (0.14 )     (0.23 )      (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.19 )

From net realized gains

    (0.93 )     (0.26 )                               
                                                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (1.07 )     (0.49 )      (0.21 )     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.19 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.55     $ 10.28      $ 9.34     $ 8.88     $ 8.15     $ 7.65     $ 7.07  

Total return (c)

    (7.27 )%(d)     15.72 %      7.60 %(e)(f)     11.33 %(e)     9.19 %     10.38 %(d)     (8.88 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Net expenses before interest expense (g)

    0.82 %(h)     0.80 %      0.79 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     1.00 %(h)     0.95 %

Interest expense

    %(h)(i)                              %(h)(i)     %(i)

Net expenses (g)

    0.82 %(h)     0.80 %      0.79 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     1.00 %(h)     0.95 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                 0.01 %     0.01 %                  

Net investment income (g)

    2.25 %(h)     2.29 %      2.34 %     2.11 %     1.99 %     2.00 %(h)     2.47 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    42 %(d)     106 %      98 %     83 %     74 %     109 %(d)     41 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 926     $ 856      $ 1,175     $ 700     $ 641     $ 340     $ 137  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to September 30.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(f) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized investment loss due to a trading error. This reimbursement had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Liberty Fund

March 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Liberty Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Shares

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

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

 

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotations. Certain debt securities, which tend to be more thinly traded and of lesser quality, are priced based on fundamental analysis of the financial condition of the issuer and the estimated value of any collateral. Valuations developed through pricing techniques may vary from the actual amounts realized upon sale of the securities, and the potential variation may be greater for those securities valued using fundamental analysis.

Equity securities are valued at the last sale price on the principal exchange on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ, which are valued at the NASDAQ official close price. Unlisted securities or listed securities for which there were no sales during the day are valued at the closing bid price on such exchanges or over-the-counter markets.

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

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

Options are valued at the last reported sale price, or in the absence of a sale, the mean between the last quoted bid and ask price.

Foreign securities are generally valued at the last sale price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. If any foreign share prices are not readily available as a result of limited share activity, the securities are valued at the last sale price of the local shares in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded.

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New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their fair value using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The 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. If a security is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

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

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

Security Transactions

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

In March 2008, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161 ( “SFAS 161”), Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities-an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133, was issued. SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires additional discussion about the reporting entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities, by providing for qualitative disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative data about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative contracts, and details of credit-risk-related contingent features in their hedged positions. Management is evaluating the impact the application of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosures.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Fund may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Fund typically uses futures contracts in an effort to achieve more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which they could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.

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

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

 

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Options

Writing put options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amounts paid on the underlying security transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. The Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying security may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. There is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. The Fund’s custodian will set aside cash or liquid portfolio securities equal to the amount of the written options contract commitment in a separate account.

Purchasing call options tends to increase the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease the Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. The Fund may pay a premium, which is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which expire are treated as realized losses. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying security to determine the realized gain or loss.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays in or restrictions on the Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on all debt securities. Corporate actions and dividend income are recorded on the ex-date, except for certain foreign securities which are recorded as soon after the ex-date as the Fund becomes aware of such, net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings.

Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a reduction of cost if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Fund recognized $778,506 in such gains.

Distributions received from real estate investment trusts (REITs) in excess of their income are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the related investments and/or realized gains as applicable. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, any distributions received in excess of income are recorded as realized gains.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The values of all assets and liabilities quoted in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at that day’s exchange rates. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions include gains (losses) arising from the fluctuation in exchange rates between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, gains (losses) arising from the disposition of foreign currency and currency gains (losses) between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes.

For financial statement purposes, the Fund does not distinguish that portion of gains (losses) on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and

 

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unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Indemnification

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

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2007 was as follows:

 

     
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 14,676,237

Long Term Capital Gains

    15,438,947

 

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

 

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at March 31, 2008, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

       

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 45,672,299  

Unrealized depreciation

    (23,704,046 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 21,968,253  

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective March 31, 2008. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 was applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management has concluded that FIN 48 did not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements and no cumulative effect adjustments were recorded. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). The Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Fund 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.

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), provides investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund. Columbia

 

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receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

       
Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  

First $1 billion

  0.55 %

$1 billion to $1.5 billion

  0.50 %

Over $1.5 billion

  0.45 %

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Fund’s annualized effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.55% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Sub-Advisory Fee

Nordea Investment Management North America, Inc. (“NIMNAI”) has been retained by Columbia to serve as the investment sub-advisor and to manage a portion of the Fund’s assets. As the sub-advisor, NIMNAI is responsible for daily investment operations, including placing all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio securities for a portion of the Fund. Columbia, from the investment advisory fee it receives, pays NIMNAI a monthly sub-advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.40% of the portion of the Fund’s average daily net assets managed by NIMNAI.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

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

The Fund has entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services Agreement, Columbia provides services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and provides oversight of the accounting and financial reporting services provided by State Street. Under the Services Agreement, the Fund reimburses Columbia for out-of-pocket expenses. Prior to January 1, 2008, the Fund also reimbursed Columbia for accounting oversight services, services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the amount charged to the Fund by affiliates included on the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated to $3,106.

Transfer Agent Fee

Columbia Management Services, Inc. (the “Transfer Agent”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, provides shareholder services to the Fund and has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (“BFDS”) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent is entitled to receive a fee for its services, paid monthly, at the annual rate of $17.34 per open account plus reimbursement of certain sub-transfer agent fees paid by the Transfer Agent (exclusive of BFDS fees), calculated based on assets held in omnibus accounts and intended to recover the cost of payments to other parties (including affiliates of BOA) for services to those accounts. Prior to November 1, 2007, the annual rate was $17.00 per open account. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund. The Transfer Agent may also retain, as additional compensation for its services, fees for wire, telephone and redemption orders, IRA trustee agent fees and account transcript fees due the Transfer Agent from shareholders of the Fund and credits (net of bank charges) earned with respect to balances in accounts the Transfer Agent maintains in connection with its services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent also receives reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket expenses.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a part of expense

 

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reductions on the Statement of Operations. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund’s shares. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $7,599 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and net CDSC fees of $39, $19,027 and $414 on Class A, Class B and Class C share redemptions, respectively.

The Fund has adopted Rule 12b-1 plans (the “Plans”) for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, which require the payment of a monthly service fee to the Distributor. The annual service fee portion of the Plans may equal up to 0.15% of net assets attributable to shares issued prior to April 1, 1989 and 0.25% of net assets attributable to shares issued thereafter. This arrangement results in a rate of service fee for all shares that is a blend between the 0.15% and 0.25% annual rates. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the Class A, Class B and Class C shares’ annualized effective service fee rate was 0.24%.

The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

The CDSC and the distribution fees received from the Plans are used principally as repayment to the Distributor for amounts paid by the Distributor to dealers who sold such shares.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

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

 

The Fund’s eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets.

Note 5. Custody Credits

The Fund has an agreement with its custodian bank under which custody fees may be reduced by balance credits. These credits are recorded as a part of expense reductions on the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, these custody credits reduced total expenses by $2,909 for the Fund.

Note 6. Portfolio Information

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $221,824,285 and $258,299,574 respectively, of which $19,258,326 and $31,519,994 respectively, were U.S. Government securities.

Note 7. Securities Lending

The Fund may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Fund. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Fund. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 8. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed, unsecured revolving line of credit

 

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and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for short-term liquidity or temporary or emergency purposes. Interest on the committed line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. In addition, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum is accrued and apportioned among the participating funds. Effective September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.375%. Prior to September 17, 2007, interest on the uncommitted line of credit was charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%. State Street charges an annual operations agency fee of $40,000 for the committed line of credit. State Street may charge an annual administration fee of $15,000 for the uncommitted line of credit. State Street waived the administration fee effective September 17, 2007. The commitment fee, the operations agency fee and the administration fee are accrued and apportioned among the participating funds pro rata based on their relative net assets.

For the six month period ended March 31, 2008, the average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowings existed was $1,000,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.06%.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

On February 9, 2005, Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. (which has since merged into Banc of America Capital Management, LLC (now named Columbia Management Advisors, LLC)) (“Columbia”) and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc. (which has been renamed Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.) (the “Distributor”) (collectively, the “Columbia Group”) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance with the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) (the “NYAG Settlement”) and consented to the entry of a cease-and-desist order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (the “SEC Order”) on matters relating to mutual fund trading.

Under the terms of the SEC Order, the Columbia Group agreed, among other things, to: pay $70 million in disgorgement and $70 million in civil money penalties; cease and desist from violations of the antifraud provisions and certain other provisions of the federal securities laws; maintain certain compliance and ethics oversight structures; retain an independent consultant to review the Columbia Group’s applicable supervisory, compliance, control and other policies and procedures; and retain an independent distribution consultant (see below). The Columbia Funds have also voluntarily undertaken to implement certain governance measures designed to maintain the independence of their boards of trustees. The NYAG Settlement also, among other things, requires Columbia and its affiliates to reduce management fees for certain Columbia Funds (including the former Nations Funds) and other mutual funds collectively by $32 million per year for five years, for a projected total of $160 million in management fee reductions.

Pursuant to the procedures set forth in the SEC Order, the $140 million in settlement amounts described above is being distributed in accordance with a distribution plan that was developed by an independent distribution consultant and approved by the SEC on April 6, 2007. Distributions under the distribution plan began in late June 2007.

A copy of the SEC Order is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. A copy of the NYAG Settlement is available as part of the Bank of America Corporation Form 8-K filing on February 10, 2005.

In connection with the events described above, various parties have filed suit against certain funds, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, FleetBoston Financial Corporation and its affiliated entities and/or Bank of America and its affiliated entities.

On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On September 29, 2004, the plaintiffs in the MDL filed amended and consolidated complaints. One of these amended complaints is a putative class action that includes claims under the federal securities laws and state common law, and that names Columbia, the Distributor, the Trustees of the Columbia Funds, Bank of America Corporation and others as

 

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defendants. Another of the amended complaints is a derivative action purportedly on behalf of the Columbia Funds that asserts claims under federal securities laws and state common law.

On February 25, 2005, Columbia and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On March 1, 2006, for reasons stated in the court’s memoranda dated November 3, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The court dismissed all of the class action claims pending against the Columbia Funds Trusts. As to Columbia and the Distributor, the claims under the Securities Act of 1933, the claims under Sections 34(b) and 36(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ICA”) and the state law claims were dismissed. The claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and claims under Section 36(b) of the ICA were not dismissed.

On March 21, 2005, a purported class action was filed in Massachusetts state court alleging that certain conduct, including market timing, entitled Class B shareholders in certain Columbia funds to an exemption from contingent deferred sales charges upon early redemption (“the CDSC Lawsuit”). The CDSC Lawsuit was removed to federal court in Massachusetts and transferred to the MDL.

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. The settlement is subject to court approval.

In 2004, the Columbia Funds’ adviser and distributor and certain affiliated entities and individuals were named as defendants in certain purported shareholder class and derivative actions making claims, including claims under the Investment Company and the Investment Advisers Acts of 1940 and state law. Certain Columbia Funds were named as nominal defendants. The suits allege, inter alia, that the fees and expenses paid by the funds are excessive and that the advisers and their affiliates inappropriately used fund assets to distribute the funds and for other improper purposes. On March 2, 2005, the actions were consolidated in the Massachusetts federal court as In re Columbia Entities Litigation. The plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint on June 9, 2005. On November 30, 2005, the judge dismissed all claims by plaintiffs and entered final judgment in favor of the defendants. The plaintiffs appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on December 30, 2005. A stipulation and settlement agreement dated January 19, 2007 was filed in the First Circuit on February 14, 2007, with a joint stipulation of dismissal and motion for remand to obtain district court approval of the settlement. That joint motion was granted and the appeal was dismissed. On March 6, 2007, the case was remanded to the District Court. The settlement, approved by the District Court on September 18, 2007, became effective October 19, 2007. Pursuant to the settlement, the funds’ adviser and/or its affiliates made certain payments, including plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs of notice to class members.

 

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Board Consideration and Approval of

Advisory Agreements

 

The Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee of the Board of Trustees meets several times annually to review the advisory agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”) of the funds for which the Trustees serve as trustees (each a “fund”) and determine whether to recommend that the full Board approve the continuation of the Agreements for an additional one-year period. After the Committee has made its recommendation, the full Board, including the Independent Trustees, determines whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. In addition, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, considers matters bearing on the Agreements at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Funds and Columbia, including the senior manager of each investment area within Columbia. Through the Board’s Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected fund portfolio managers at various times throughout the year.

The Trustees receive and review all materials that they, their legal counsel or Columbia, the funds’ investment adviser, believe to be reasonably necessary for the Trustees to evaluate the Agreements and determine whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements. Those materials generally include, among other items, (i) information on the investment performance of each fund relative to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and the fund’s performance benchmarks, (ii) information on each fund’s advisory fees and other expenses, including information comparing the fund’s expenses to those of peer groups of mutual funds and information about any applicable expense caps and fee “breakpoints,” (iii) information about the profitability of the Agreements to Columbia, including potential “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that Columbia and its affiliates may receive as a result of their relationships with the funds and (iv) information obtained through Columbia’s response to a questionnaire prepared at the request of the Trustees by counsel to the funds and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees. The Trustees also consider other information such as (v) Columbia’s financial results and financial condition, (vi) each fund’s investment objective and strategies and the size, education and experience of Columbia’s investment staffs and their use of technology, external research and trading cost measurement tools, (vii) the allocation of the funds’ brokerage and the use of “soft” commission dollars to pay for research products and services, (viii) Columbia’s resources devoted to, and its record of compliance with, the funds’ investment policies and restrictions, policies on personal securities transactions and other compliance policies, (ix) Columbia’s response to various legal and regulatory proceedings since 2003 and (x) the economic outlook generally and for the mutual fund industry in particular. In addition, the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee confers with the funds’ independent fee consultant and reviews materials relating to the funds’ relationships with Columbia provided by the independent fee consultant. Throughout the process, the Trustees have the opportunity to ask questions of and request additional materials from Columbia and to consult with the independent fee consultant and independent legal counsel to the Independent Trustees and the independent fee consultant.

The Board of Trustees most recently approved the continuation of the Agreements at its October, 2007 meeting, following meetings of the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee held in July, August, September and October, 2007. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the Agreements, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, did not identify any single factor as determinative, and each weighed various factors as he or she deemed appropriate. The Trustees considered the following matters in connection with their approval of the continuation of the Agreements:

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the funds under the Agreements. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Columbia and its affiliates to the funds and the resources dedicated to the funds by Columbia and its affiliates. Among other things, the Trustees considered (i) Columbia’s ability (including its personnel and other resources, compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes) to attract and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals; (ii) the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals; and (iii) the trade execution services provided on behalf of the funds. For each fund, the Trustees also considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a family of funds offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services. After reviewing those and related

 

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factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the nature, extent and quality of services provided supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Investment performance of the funds and Columbia. The Trustees reviewed information about the performance of each fund over various time periods, including information prepared by an independent third-party data provider that compared the performance of each fund to the performance of peer groups of mutual funds and performance benchmarks. The Trustees also reviewed a description of the third party’s methodology for identifying each fund’s peer group for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. The Trustees also considered additional information that the Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee requested from Columbia relating to funds that presented relatively weaker performance and/or relatively higher expenses. In the case of each fund whose performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Trustees concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the fund’s Agreements. Those factors varied from fund to fund, but included one or more of the following: (i) that the fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the fund’s investment strategy and policies and that the fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given these investment decisions, market conditions and the fund’s investment strategy; (iii) that the fund’s performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; (iv) that Columbia had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the fund’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers or modifying investment strategies; and (v) that Columbia proposed to waive advisory fees or cap the expenses of the fund.

[The Trustees noted that, through May 31, 2007, Columbia Liberty Fund’s performance was in the second quintile (where the best performance would be in the first quintile) for the one- and three-year periods, in the third quintile for the five-year period, and in the third quintile for the ten-year period, of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of performance comparisons.]

 

The Trustees also considered Columbia’s performance and reputation generally, the funds’ performance as a fund family generally, and Columbia’s historical responsiveness to Trustee concerns about performance and Columbia’s willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the performance of each fund and Columbia was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

The costs of the services provided and profits realized by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees considered the fees charged to the funds for advisory services as well as the total expense levels of the funds. That information included comparisons (provided by management and by an independent third-party data provider) of each fund’s advisory fees and total expense levels to those of the fund’s peer groups and information about the advisory fees charged by Columbia to comparable institutional accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Trustees took into account, among other things, management’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for Columbia, and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. In evaluating each fund’s advisory fees, the Trustees also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the fund. The Trustees considered existing advisory fee breakpoints, and Columbia’s use of advisory fee waivers and expense caps, which benefited a number of the funds. The Trustees also noted management’s stated justification for the fees charged to the funds, which included information about the investment performance of the funds and the services provided to the funds.

[The Trustees considered that Columbia Liberty Fund’s total expenses and actual management fees were in the first quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) of the peer group selected by an independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparisons.]

 

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The Trustees also considered the compensation directly or indirectly received by Columbia and its affiliates from their relationships with the funds. The Trustees reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with each fund, and information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability. When reviewing profitability, the Trustees also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of the relevant funds, the expense level of each fund, and whether Columbia had implemented breakpoints and/or expense caps with respect to the fund.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the advisory fees charged to each fund, and the related profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the fund, supported the continuation of the Agreement(s) pertaining to that fund.

Economies of Scale. The Trustees considered the existence of any economies of scale in the provision by Columbia of services to each fund, to groups of related funds, and to Columbia’s investment advisory clients as a whole and whether those economies were shared with the funds through breakpoints in the investment advisory fees or other means, such as expense waivers/reductions and additional investments by Columbia in investment, trading and compliance resources. The Trustees noted that many of the funds benefited from breakpoints, expense caps, or both. In considering those issues, the Trustees also took note of the costs of the services provided (both on an absolute and a relative basis) and the profitability to Columbia and its affiliates of their relationships with the funds, as discussed above.

After reviewing those and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding each of the Agreements, that the extent to which economies of scale were shared with the funds supported the continuation of the Agreements.

Other Factors. The Trustees also considered other factors, which included but were not limited to the following:

 

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the extent to which each fund had operated in accordance with its investment objective and investment restrictions, the nature and scope of the compliance programs of the funds and Columbia and the compliance-related resources that Columbia and its affiliates were providing to the funds;

 

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the nature, quality, cost and extent of administrative and shareholder services overseen and performed by Columbia and its affiliates, both under the Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and administrative services;

 

n  

so-called “fall-out benefits” to Columbia and its affiliates, such as the engagement of its affiliates to provide distribution, brokerage and transfer agency services to the funds, and the benefits of research made available to Columbia by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the funds’ securities transactions, as well as possible conflicts of interest associated with those fall-out and other benefits, and the reporting, disclosure and other processes in place to disclose and monitor those possible conflicts of interest; and

 

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the draft report provided by the funds’ independent fee consultant, which included information about and analysis of the funds’ fees, expenses and performance.

Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel and the independent fee consultant, the Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of each of the Agreements through October 31, 2008.

 

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Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant

 

EXCERPTS FROM REPORT OF INDEPENDENT FEE CONSULTANT TO THE COLUMBIA ATLANTIC FUNDS

Prepared Pursuant to the February 9, 2005 Assurance of Discontinuance among the Office of Attorney General of New York State, Columbia Management Advisors, Inc., and Columbia Funds Distributor, Inc.

October 15, 2007

I. Overview

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (“CMA”) and Columbia Funds Distributors, Inc.1 (“CMD”) agreed on February 9, 2005 to the New York Attorney General’s Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”). Among other things, the AOD stipulates that CMA may manage or advise a Columbia Fund (“Columbia Fund” and together with all such funds or a group of such funds as the “Columbia Funds”) only if the Independent Members of the Columbia Fund’s Board of Trustees appoint a Senior Officer or retain an Independent Fee Consultant (“IFC”) who is to manage the process by which proposed management fees are negotiated. The AOD further stipulates that the Senior Officer or IFC is to prepare a written annual evaluation of the fee negotiation process.

With effect from January 1, 2007, the Independent Members of the Board of Trustees for certain Columbia Funds known collectively as the “Atlantic Funds” (together with the other members of that Board, the “Trustees”) retained me as IFC for the Atlantic Funds.2 In this capacity, I have prepared the third annual written evaluation of the fee negotiation process. Last year’s report (the “2006 Report”) was completed by my immediate predecessor IFC, John Rea, who has provided invaluable assistance in the preparation of this year’s report.

A. Role of the Independent Fee Consultant

The AOD charges the IFC with “managing the process by which proposed management fees…to be charged the Columbia Fund are negotiated so that they are negotiated in a manner which is at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with this Assurance of Discontinuance.” The AOD also provides that CMA “may manage or advise a Columbia Fund only if the reasonableness of the proposed management fees is determined by the Board of Trustees…using…an annual independent written evaluation prepared by or under the direction of…the Independent Fee Consultant.” Therefore, the AOD makes clear that the IFC does not supplant the Trustees in negotiating management fees with CMA, nor does the IFC substitute his or her judgment for that of the Trustees with respect to the reasonableness of proposed fees or any other matter that is committed to the business judgment of the Trustees.

B. Elements Involved in Managing the Fee Negotiation Process

In preparing the report required by the AOD, the IFC must consider at least the following six factors set forth in the AOD:

 

1. The nature and quality of CMA’s services, including the Fund’s performance;

 

2. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged by other mutual fund companies for like services;

 

3. Possible economies of scale as the Fund grows larger;

 

4. Management fees (including any components thereof) charged to institutional and other clients of CMA for like services;

 

5. Costs to CMA and its affiliates of supplying services pursuant to the management fee agreements, excluding any intra-corporate profit; and

 

6. Profit margins of CMA and its affiliates from supplying such services.

C. Organization of the Annual Evaluation

This report, like last year’s, focuses on the six factors and contains a section for each factor except that CMA’s costs and profits from managing the Funds have been combined into a single section. In addition to a discussion of these factors, the report offers recommendations to improve the fee review process in future years and finally reviews the status of recommendations made in the 2006 Report.

 

1 CMA and CMD are subsidiaries of Columbia Management Group, LLC (“CMG”), and are the successors to the entities named in the AOD.

 

2 I have no material relationship with Bank of America, CMG or any of its affiliates, aside from serving as IFC, and I am aware of no material relationship with any of their affiliates. I retained John Rea, an independent economic consultant, to assist me with this report.

Unless otherwise stated or required by the context, this report covers only the Atlantic Funds, which are also referred as the “Funds.”

 

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II. Summary of Findings

A. General

 

1. Based upon my examination of the information supplied by CMG in the light of the six factors set forth in the AOD, I conclude that the Trustees have the relevant information necessary to evaluate the reasonableness of the proposed management fees for each Atlantic Fund.

 

2. In my view, the process by which the proposed management fees of the Funds have been negotiated in 2007 thus far has been, to the extent practicable, at arms’ length and reasonable and consistent with the AOD.

B. Nature and Quality of Services, Including Performance

 

3. The performance of the Funds has been relatively strong in recent years. Based upon 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year returns, at least half of all the Funds have been in the first and second performance quintiles in each of the four performance periods. Performance for the 3-year period is impressive, with 44 of the 63 Funds, or 70%, in the top two quintiles and only 11 Funds, or 17%, in the fourth and fifth quintiles. Both equity and fixed-income funds have strong performance records.

 

4. The services performed by CMG professionals beyond portfolio management, such as compliance, legal, information technology, risk management, finance and fund administration, are critical to the success of the Funds and appear to be of high quality.

 

5. Atlantic equity Funds’ overall performance adjusted for risk also was strong. Based upon 3-year returns, 19 of the 24 equity Funds had a combination of risk-adjusted and unadjusted returns that placed them in the top half of their performance universes. Fixed-income Funds tended to take on more risk than comparable funds but many also have achieved relatively strong performance over the 3-year period. Nonetheless, 8 of the Funds have high relative risk and low relative returns.

 

6. The industry-standard procedure used by third parties such as Lipper to construct the performance universe in which each Fund’s performance is ranked relative to comparable funds tends to bias a Fund’s ranking upward within that universe. The bias occurs because either no-12b-1 fee or low-12b-1 fee share classes of the Atlantic Funds are compared with funds in performance universes that include all share classes of multi-class funds with 12b-1 fees of up to 100 basis points. Correcting this bias by limiting the performance universe to classes of comparable funds with low or no 12b-1 fees lowers the relative performance for the Funds examined but does not call into question the general finding that the Atlantic Funds’ performance has been strong relative to comparable funds.

C. Management Fees Charged by Other Mutual Fund Companies

 

7. The Funds’ management fees and total expenses are generally low relative to those of their peers. Only 19% of the Funds ranked in the two most expensive quintiles for actual management fees, and only 21% in those quintiles for total expenses.

 

8. The Columbia Money Market Fund VS has a higher management fee structure than that of other Columbia money market funds of comparable asset size, but its total expenses are comparable to those funds.

D. Trustees’ Fee and Performance Evaluation Process

 

9. The Trustees’ evaluation process identified 11 Funds in 2007 for further review based upon their relative performance or expenses or both. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review. CMG provided further information about those funds to assist the Trustees in their evaluation. The Trustees may choose to seek additional information about Atlantic Funds that do not meet the criteria for further review.

E. Potential Economies of Scale

 

10.

CMG has prepared a memo for the Trustees containing its views on the sources and sharing of potential economies of scale. CMG views economies of scale as arising at the complex level and would regard estimates of scale economies for individual funds as unreliable. CMG has not, however, identified specific sources of economies of scale nor has it provided any estimates of the magnitude of any economies of scale. In the memo, CMG also describes

 

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measures taken by the Trustees and CMG that seek to share any potential economies of scale through breakpoints in management fee schedules, expense reimbursements, fee waivers, enhanced shareholder services, fund mergers, and operational consolidation.

F. Management Fees Charged to Institutional Clients

 

11. CMG has provided Trustees with comparisons of mutual fund management fees and institutional fees based upon standardized fee schedules and upon actual fees. The results show that, consistent with industry practice, institutional fees are generally lower than the Funds’ management fees. However, because the services provided and risks borne by the manager are more extensive for mutual funds compared to institutional accounts, the differences are of limited value in assisting the Trustees in their review of the reasonableness of the Funds’ management fees.

G. Revenues, Expenses, and Profits

 

12. The activity-based cost allocation methodology (“ABC”) employed by CMG to allocate costs, both direct and indirect, for purposes of calculating Fund profitability is thoughtful and detailed. For comparison, CMG also has allocated costs by assets, demonstrating that the choice of allocation method can have a substantial effect on fund profitability. Notwithstanding the limitations of any effort to allocate costs to a particular fund, we believe that the ABC method represented a better approximation of CMG’s costs incurred in providing services to the Funds than did asset-based allocation.

 

13. The materials provided on CMG’s revenues and expenses with respect to the Funds and the methodology underlying their construction generally form a sufficient basis for Trustees to evaluate the expenses and profitability of the Funds.

 

14. In 2006, CMG’s complex-wide pre-tax margins on the Atlantic Funds were below industry medians, based on limited data available for publicly held mutual fund managers. However, as is to be expected in a complex comprising 70 funds in the past year, some Atlantic Funds have higher pre-tax profit margins, when calculated solely with respect to management revenues and expenses, while other Atlantic Funds operate at a loss. There appeared to be some relationship between fund size and profitability, with smaller funds generally operating at a loss.

 

15. CMG shares a fixed percentage of its management fee revenues with an affiliate, the Private Bank of Bank of America (“PB” or “Private Bank”), to compensate the PB for services it performs with respect to Atlantic Fund assets held for the benefit of PB customers. In 2006, these payments totaled $23.2 million. Based on our analysis of the services provided by the PB, we have concluded that all payments other than those for sub-transfer agent or sub-accounting services should be treated as a distribution expense.

III. Recommendations

 

1) Risk-adjusted performance. CMG should provide the Trustees with quantitative information about the risk of each equity and fixed-income Fund in a format that allows the risk and return of each Fund to be evaluated simultaneously. As part of that effort, CMG should develop reliable risk metrics for balanced and money market funds and should explain why the fixed-income portfolio team prefers using gross, rather than net, return for these purposes. The format we developed with CMG represents one possible presentation of such information.

 

2) Profitability data. CMG should present to the Trustees each year the profitability of each Fund, each investment style and each complex (of which Atlantic is one) calculated as follows:

 

  a. Management-only profitability should be calculated without reference to any Private Bank expense.

 

  b. Profitability excluding distribution (which essentially covers the management and transfer agency functions) should be adjusted by removing from the expense calculation any portion of the Private Bank payment not attributable to the performance by the Private Bank of sub-transfer agency or sub-accounting functions.

 

  c. Total profitability, including distribution: No adjustment for Private Bank expenses should be made, because all such expenses represent legitimate fund expenses to be taken into account in calculating CMG’s profit margin including distribution.

 

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3) Potential economies of scale. CMG should provide the Trustees with an analysis of potential economies of scale that considers the sources and magnitude of any economies of scale as CMG’s mutual fund assets under management increase. CMG may consider using the framework suggested for the analysis or any other suitable framework, including an analysis that focuses on complex-wide economies of scale, that addresses the relevant concerns.

 

4) Criteria for review. The Trustees may wish to consider modifying the criteria for classifying a fund as a “Review Fund” to include risk and profitability metrics and should feel free to request additional information and explanation from CMG with respect to any Atlantic Fund whether or not it qualifies as a “Review Fund.”

 

5) Competitive breakpoint analysis. As part of the annual fee evaluation process, the breakpoints of a select group of Atlantic Funds (which would differ each year) should be compared to those of industry rivals to ensure that the Funds’ breakpoint schedules remain within industry norms. As breakpoint schedules change relatively little each year, performing such a comparison for each Atlantic Fund each year would not be an efficient use of Trustee and CMG resources.

 

6) Ensuring consistent methodology used by Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to construct performance and expense universes and groups. CMG should work with Lipper, Morningstar, and iMoneyNet to make sure that the all three data vendors apply similar techniques and standards in constructing performance universes and collecting data, if possible. If not, CMG should clearly explain to the Trustees the differences in methodology and the effect such differences may have on rankings. In addition, CMG should ensure that it applies the same ranking methodology to all funds, including those for which Morningstar and iMoneyNet provide the underlying data.

 

7) Uniformity of universes across reporting periods. CMA, based on consultations with its CIO’s, has substituted vendors for purposes of universe construction, e.g. Morningstar for Lipper for certain equity funds and iMoneynet for Lipper for money market funds. However, the new universes are not used for all performance periods and have not been used to recalculate last year’s performance and expense figures. Therefore, it is difficult to draw useful conclusions from changes in rankings from last year to this year or from short-term to longer-term performance periods. CMA, when it changes data providers, should use both the current and former data sources in the changeover so that the Trustees can understand how the change in vendors may affect performance and expense rankings.

 

8) Filtering all universes. The Lipper volumes presented to the Trustees, consistent with industry practice, compare the performance of a Fund to all other funds in its performance universe. Lipper regards for this purpose each class of shares of a fund as a separate fund. This means that the performance of a Columbia Fund A share (with a 25 basis point 12b-1 fee) or Z share (with no 12b-1 fee) is compared to many classes of competitive funds with higher distribution fees, such as deferred-sales-charge B shares and level-load C shares. Including share classes with higher fees than the Columbia Fund share class may make the Columbia Fund’s performance look better compared to its peers. The difference can be meaningful. Therefore, we recommend that, in addition to the standard Lipper universe presentation, Funds in the third and fourth quintiles should be ranked in a universe limited to the share class per competitive fund whose distribution pricing most closely matches the relevant Fund. Further, in all rankings, we suggest that use of an Atlantic Fund Z share be limited to performance periods prior to the issuance of that fund’s A shares.

 

9)

Management fee disparities. Several disparities have existed between the management fees of comparable Atlantic and Nations Funds. To eliminate the disparity between the expenses of the Atlantic state intermediate municipal bond funds and those of comparable funds overseen by the Nations Board, CMG has proposed expense caps for the Atlantic funds. Furthermore, CMG’s proposed expense cap for the Core Bond Fund would produce a significant gap between its management fee and those of two comparable Atlantic Funds. To enable the Trustees to identify such disparities in the future, CMG should provide the Trustees with a table that shows management fees of Atlantic Funds and those of comparable Nations and Acorn Funds. CMG should also provide an explanation for any significant fee differences among comparable funds across fund families managed by CMA. Finally, whenever CMG proposes a management fee change or an expense

 

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cap for any mutual fund managed by CMA that is comparable to any Atlantic Fund, CMG should provide the Trustees with sufficient information about the proposal to allow the Trustees to assess the applicability of the proposed change to the relevant Atlantic Fund or Funds.

 

10) Reduction of volume of documents submitted. As the Trustees have noted, the tendency in the fee evaluation process is for the volume of material prepared for their consideration to increase each year as the participants in the process suggest additional data or presentations of data. However, some of the data may no longer be useful, or its usefulness may be outweighed by the burden of reviewing it. For example, we do not believe that offering two variations of cost allocation by assets is useful. We also question whether profitability data need to be divided by distribution channel, e.g. retail vs. variable annuity. We also note that some material, especially related to complex-wide profitability, appears multiple times in the 15(c) materials.

IV. Status of 2006 Recommendations

The 2006 IFC evaluation contains recommendations aimed at enhancing the evaluation of proposed management fees by Trustees. The section summarizes those recommendations and their results.

 

1. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider incorporating risk-adjusted measures in their evaluation of performance. CMG has begun to prepare reports for the Trustees with risk adjustments, which could form the basis for formally including the measures in the 15(c) materials. To this end, Trustees may wish to have CMG prepare documents explaining risk adjustments and describing their advantages and disadvantages.

 

   Status: Grids providing both performance and risk rankings for equity and fixed-income funds were prepared by CMG as part of the 2007 15(c) process.

 

2. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG evaluate the sensitivity of performance rankings to the design of the universe. The preliminary analysis contained in the evaluation suggests that the method employed by Lipper, the source of performance rankings used by the Trustees, may bias performance rankings upward.

 

   Status: At our request, CMG prepared universes limited to one class of shares per competitive fund for selected funds.

 

3. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider having CMG extend its analysis of economies of scale by examining the sources of such economies, if any. Identification of the sources may enable the Trustees and CMG to gauge their magnitude. It also may enable the Trustees and CMG to build upon past work on standardized fee schedules so that the schedules themselves are consistent with any economies of scale and their sources. Finally, an extension of the analysis may enable the Trustees and CMG to develop a framework that coordinates the use of fee waivers and expense caps with the standard fee schedules and with any economies of scale and their sources.

 

   Status: CMG questions the usefulness of such an exercise due to the many variables that can have an effect on costs and revenues as assets increase. We continue to believe that such an exercise would be helpful to the Trustees.

 

4. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider encouraging CMG to build further upon its expanded analysis of institutional fees by refining the matching of institutional accounts with mutual funds, by dating the establishment of each institutional account, and by incorporating other accounts, such as subadvisory relationships, trusts, offshore funds, and separately managed accounts into the analysis.

 

   Status: CMG dated many of the institutional accounts but was not able to determine the date of establishment for all accounts. CMG also provided data on other types of institutional accounts.

 

5. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG expand the reporting of revenues and expenses to include more line-item detail for management and administration, transfer agency, fund accounting, and distribution.

 

   Status: We continue to believe that such a statement would help the Trustees understand CMG’s business better and place the fund-by-fund profitability reports in context.

 

6. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider requesting that CMG provide a statement of its operations in the 15(c) materials.

 

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   Status: CMG provided various summary statements of operations.

 

7. Recommendation: Trustees may wish to consider the treatment of the revenue sharing with PB in their review of CMG’s profitability.

 

   Status: CMG provided a substantial amount of information reflecting adjustment for Private Bank expenses. We believe that all Private Bank expenses should be backed out of management-only profitability analyses, no Private Bank expenses should be excluded from profitability analyses including distribution and only those PB revenue sharing payments in excess of 11 basis points should be excluded from profitability analyses that do not take distribution into account.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven E. Asher

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Liberty Fund

 

Transfer Agent

Columbia Management Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 8081

Boston, MA 02266-8081

1-800-345-6611

Distributor

Columbia Management

Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

Investment Advisor

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

100 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

The fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-800-345-6611 and additional reports will be sent to you. This report has been prepared for shareholders of Columbia Liberty Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund’s website, www.columbiamanagement.com.

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

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any Columbia fund before investing. Contact your Columbia Management representative for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. Read it carefully before investing.

 

Columbia Management Group, LLC (“Columbia Management”) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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LOGO

Columbia Liberty Fund

Semiannual Report, March 31, 2008

©2008 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800.345.6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC-44/152537-0308 (05/08) 08/55766


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. 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 have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, since those procedures were last disclosed in response to requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A) or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)          The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable at this time.

 

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

(a)(3) Not applicable.

 

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Funds Series Trust I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Christopher L. Wilson

 

 

Christopher L. Wilson, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 27, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Christopher L. Wilson

 

 

 

Christopher L. Wilson, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 27, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 27, 2008