N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I Columbia Funds Series Trust I

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: June 30, 2007

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2007

 

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

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Annual Report – June 30, 2007

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


 

Table of Contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Economic Update   2
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Portfolio Manager’s Report   5
Financial Statements   7

Investment Portfolio

  8

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

  43

Statement of Operations

  45

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  46

Financial Highlights

  48

Notes to Financial Statements

  52

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  61

Fund Governance

  62
Columbia Funds   66
Important Information About This Report   68

 

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 Message

 

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Dear Shareholder:

Investing is a long-term process and we are pleased that you have chosen to include the Columbia family of funds in your overall financial plan.

Your financial advisor can help you establish an appropriate investment portfolio and periodically review that portfolio. A well balanced portfolio is one of the keys to successful long-term investing. Your portfolio should be diversified across different asset classes and market segments and your chosen asset allocation should be appropriate for your investment goals, risk tolerance and time horizons.

 

However, creating an investment strategy is not a one-step process. From time to time, you’ll need to re-evaluate your strategy to determine whether your investment needs have changed. Most experts recommend giving your portfolio a “check-up” every year.

As you begin your portfolio check-up, consider whether you have experienced any major life events since the last time you assessed your portfolio. You may need to tweak your strategy if you have:

 

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Gotten married or divorced

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Added a child to your family

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Made a significant change in employment

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Entered or moved significantly closer to retirement

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Experienced a serious illness or death in the family

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Taken on or paid off substantial debt

It’s important to remember that over time, performance in different market segments will fluctuate. These shifts can cause your portfolio balance to drift away from your chosen asset allocation. A periodic portfolio check-up can help make sure your portfolio stays on track. Remember that asset allocation does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss.

You’ll also want to analyze the individual investments in your portfolio. Of course, performance should be a key factor in your analysis, but it’s not the only factor to consider. Make sure the investments in your portfolio line up with your overall objectives and risk tolerance. Be aware of changes in portfolio management and pay special attention to any funds that have made significant shifts in their investment strategy.

We hope this information will help you, in working with your financial advisor, to stay on track to reach your investment goals. Thank you for your business and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia High Yield Municipal 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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

1-year return as of 06/30/07

 

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+5.23%

Class A shares

    (without sales charge)

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+4.69%

Lehman Brothers     Municipal Bond Index

Management Style

Fixed Income Maturity

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Management style is determined by Columbia Management and is based on the investment strategy and process as outlined in the fund’s prospectus.

 

Summary

 

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For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 5.23% without sales charge.

 

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The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index, and came in just behind the average return of its peer group, the Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Classification.

 

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Exposure to lower quality, higher-yielding bonds helped the fund outperform its benchmark. However, we believe the fund had less exposure to lower quality bonds than competing funds, which accounted for a portion of its slight shortfall against its peer group.

 

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Economic Update – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Summary

For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007

 

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Despite a weak second half, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index delivered a respectable return. High-yield bonds, as measured by the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index, led the US fixed-income markets.

 

 

Lehman
Index
  Merrill Lynch
Index

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6.12%

 

11.63%

 

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The broad US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 20.59%. Stock markets outside the United States were even stronger, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

 

S&P Index   MSCI Index

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20.59%

 

27.00%

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.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks.

The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.

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.

A sharp fall-off in the pace of US economic growth, volatility in China’s stock market, and dashed hopes about a short-term rate increase created moments of discomfort for US investors during an otherwise favorable 12-month period. Housing sales, construction and home prices moved lower, with no near-term relief in sight. Rising energy prices pinched household budgets and higher industrial metals prices drove up manufacturing costs, raising concerns about both consumer spending and inflation.

In fact, inflation concerns, coupled with a sense that growth was poised to pick up in the second half of 2007, kept the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) on hold during the period. Although investors anticipated a rate cut some time this year, the Fed has so far held the federal funds rate, a key short-term lending rate, at 5.25% and raised the possibility of a rate increase instead. Indeed, there were signs of economic momentum as job growth remained healthy. An average of 167,000 new jobs were added to the labor markets each month during the period and unemployment remained low at approximately 4.5%. A solid job market and rising personal income also helped sustain consumer spending. In addition, manufacturing activity was livelier than expected in the final months of the period.

After a solid start, bonds falter

The US bond market enjoyed solid returns in the first half of the 12-month period. As investors anticipated a Fed rate cut, bond prices rose and yields declined across the maturity spectrum. However, when it became apparent that a rate cut was unlikely — and that the Fed remained concerned about inflation, the bond market’s perennial enemy — bond prices slid in the second half of the period and yields rose. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield moved above 5.0% in the last month of the period. In this environment, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned a respectable 6.12%, thanks to a strong start to the period. High-yield bonds continued to lead the fixed-income markets, reflecting investor confidence about the overall resilience of the economy despite its slower pace of growth. The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index returned 11.63%.

Stocks stage a broad rally

Against a relatively positive economic backdrop and better-than-expected corporate profits, the US stock market staged a broad rally that took all major market averages significantly higher for the 12-month period. The S&P 500 Index returned 20.59%. Large- and mid-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks, as measured by their respective Russell indices. Value stocks generally outperformed growth stocks, except among small-cap stocks where growth edged out value by a small margin. Stock markets outside the US did even better, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, which gained 27.00% for the period.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia High Yield Municipal 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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   0.85

Class B

   1.60

Class C

   1.60

Class Z

   0.65

 

* 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 06/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   11.33

Class B

   11.33

Class C

   11.33

Class Z

   11.33
  
Distributions declared per share

07/01/06 – 06/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.51

Class B

   0.42

Class C

   0.44

Class Z

   0.53

 

A portion of the fund’s income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax. The fund may at times purchase tax-exempt securities at a discount. Some or all of this discount may be included in the fund’s ordinary income, and is taxable when distributed.

Growth of a $10,000 investment 07/01/97 – 06/30/07

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The chart above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index is considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax exempt bonds with a maturity of at least one year. 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.

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 07/01/97– 06/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   16,404      15,628

Class B

   15,803      15,803

Class C

   15,920      15,920

Class Z

   16,674      n/a

 

Average annual total return as of 06/30/07 (%)
Share class   A   B   C   Z
Inception   07/31/00   07/15/02   07/15/02   03/05/84
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

1- year

  5.23   0.24   4.45   –0.55   4.61   3.61   5.44

5- year

  5.23   4.21   4.45   4.11   4.60   4.60   5.46

10- year

  5.07   4.57   4.68   4.68   4.76   4.76   5.25

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 4.75% 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.

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 fund’s prospectus for details. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

Performance results reflect any waivers or reimbursement 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.

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

Class A is a newer class of shares. Its performance information includes returns of the fund’s Class Z shares (the oldest existing fund class) for periods prior to its inception. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees) between Class Z shares and Class A shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares would have been lower. Class Z shares were initially offered on March 5, 1984, and Class A shares were initially offered on July 31, 2000.

Class B and Class C are newer classes of shares. Their performance information includes returns of the fund’s Class A shares from July 31, 2000 (Class A’s inception date) to July 15, 2002 (inception date of Class B and Class C shares). Class B and Class C shares performance information prior to July 31, 2000 includes returns of the fund’s Class Z shares (the oldest existing fund class). These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees) between Class A or Class Z shares and Class B and Class C shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to the inception of Class B and Class C shares would have been lower. Class Z shares were initially offered on March 5, 1984, Class A shares were initially offered on July 31, 2000, and Class B and Class C shares were initially offered on July 15, 2002.

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia High Yield Municipal 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:

 

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For shareholders who receive their account statements from Columbia Management Services, Inc., your account balance is available online at www.columbiamanagement.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.  

 

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 cost 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. A minimum account balance fee of $20 that is charged once per year may be assessed if the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment applicable to you. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses paid during the period would be higher, and account value during the period lower, by this amount.

01/01/07 – 06/30/07
       
     Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,004.41   1,020.03   4.77   4.81   0.96

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,000.69   1,016.31   8.48   8.55   1.71

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,001.39   1,017.06   7.74   7.80   1.56

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,005.41   1,021.03   3.78   3.81   0.76

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 365.

Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses for class C shares, account values at end of 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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Portfolio Manager’s Report – Columbia High Yield Municipal 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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

30-day SEC yields

as of 06/30/07 (%)

  

Class A

   4.26

Class B

   3.75

Class C

   3.89

Class Z

   4.67

 

The 30-day SEC yields reflect the portfolio’s earning power, net of expenses, expressed as an annualized percentage of the public offering price at the end of the period.

Taxable-equivalent SEC yields

as of 06/30/07 (%)

  

Class A

   6.55

Class B

   5.76

Class C

   5.99

Class Z

   7.18

 

   Taxable-equivalent SEC yields are based on the maximum effective 35.0% federal income tax rate. This tax rate does not reflect the phase out of exemptions or the reduction of otherwise allowable deductions that occur when adjusted gross income exceeds certain levels.

For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 5.23% without sales charge. The fund outperformed its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index, which returned 4.69% for the same period.1 The fund’s return was slightly lower than the 5.40% average return of its peer group, the Lipper High Yield Municipal Debt Funds Classification.2 Exposure to lower quality, higher-yielding bonds helped the fund outperform its benchmark. However, we believe the fund had less exposure to lower quality bonds than competing funds, which accounted for a slight shortfall against its peer group.

Security selection aided performance

Several of the fund’s holdings did particularly well during the period, relative to the market. Bonds issued by Northwest Parkway, a toll road that connects key segments of suburban Denver, performed well as the toll road’s board voted to sell the road to a third party. Economic development bonds issued for the construction of the Heldrich Hotel, located in Brunswick, New Jersey, performed well on the completion of construction. Holt Hauling, a food shipping and distribution company, also performed well for the fund as the result of general credit improvement.

Lower coupon bonds, higher quality focus detracted from performance

An overweight in lower coupon bonds, especially those in the 4.0% to 5.0% range, slightly detracted from the fund’s performance during the period. Nevertheless, we have maintained these positions because they provide tactical flexibility in managing the fund through periods of changing interest rates. A portion of the underperformance relative to the peer group came from the fund’s average credit quality, which was slightly higher than competing funds’ during the period.

 

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The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with maturity of at least one year. 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.

 

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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.

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The Lehman Brothers Municipal Bond Index considered representative of the broad market for investment-grade, tax-exempt bonds with maturity of at least one year. 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.

 

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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.

 

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Portfolio Manager’s Report (continued) – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Looking ahead

Turmoil in the subprime mortgage market has generally elevated the level of concern about credit risk in the fixed income markets. The difference in yield between US Treasury bonds and bonds of similar maturities in other sectors has widened, reflecting concerns that defaults in the subprime market could result in lower risk tolerance among investors and tighter standards among lenders. Against this backdrop, we believe that we have maintained a slightly higher credit quality than some competing funds. If the difference in yields widens even further, we believe the fund could experience higher volatility than it has in the past.

Portfolio Management

Maureen G. Newman has managed the fund since November 1998 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1996.

 


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.

Tax-exempt investing offers current tax-exempt income, but it also involves special risks. The value of the fund will be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issues held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices generally drop and vice versa. Interest income from certain tax-exempt bonds may be subject to certain state and local taxes and, if applicable, the alternative minimum tax. Capital gains are not exempt from income taxes.

Investments in high-yield or “junk” bonds offer the potential for higher income than investments in investment-grade bonds, but they also have a higher degree of risk. Changes in economic conditions or other circumstances may adversely affect a high-yield bond issuer’s ability to make timely principal and interest payments.

 

Top 10 holdings

as of 06/30/07 (%)

  

PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority

   1.5

NV Clark County Industrial Development Authority

   1.2

FL Tampa Bay Water Utility Systems

   1.0

NC Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

   1.0

WA Port of Seattle

   1.0

NH Business Finance Authority

   0.9

TX Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1

   0.9

MA Bay Transportation Authority

   0.8

CO Department of Transportation

   0.8

FL Highlands County Health Facilities Authority

   0.7
  

Quality breakdown

as of 06/30/07 (%)

  

AAA

   22.7

AA

   5.0

A

   13.7

BBB

   21.4

BB

   2.5

B

   1.3

CCC

   0.3

Non-rated

   32.1

Cash and equivalent

   1.0
  

Maturity breakdown

as of 06/30/07 (%)

  

0-1 years

   0.8

1-3 years

   4.1

3-5 years

   4.8

5-7 years

   3.2

7-10 years

   4.4

10-15 years

   16.7

15-20 years

   18.0

20 - 25 years

   14.2

25 years and over

   32.8

Cash and equivalent

   1.0

 

The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Top 10 Holdings, quality and maturity breakdowns are calculated as a percentage of net assets. Ratings shown in the quality breakdown represent the rating assigned to a particular bond by one of the following nationally-recognized rating agencies: Standard & Poor’s, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Fitch Ratings Ltd. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. The Fund’s credit quality does not remove the market risk.

 

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Financial Statements – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund, June 30, 2007

   A guide to understanding your fund’s financial statements
    
Investment Portfolio    The investment portfolio details all of the fund’s holdings and their market value as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset, industry, country or geographic region (if applicable) to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.
    
Statement of Assets and Liabilities    This statement details the fund’s assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all the fund’s liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the fund’s investment and non-investment assets. The share price for each class is calculated by dividing net assets for that class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.
    
Statement of Operations    This statement details income earned by the fund and the expenses accrued by the fund during the reporting period. This statement also shows any net gain or loss the fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period, as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents the fund’s net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.
    
Statement of Changes in Net Assets    This statement demonstrates how the fund’s net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and dividend reinvestments) during the reporting period. This statement also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.
    
Financial Highlights    The financial highlights demonstrate how the fund’s net asset value per share was affected by the fund’s operating results. The financial highlights table also discloses the classes’ performance and certain key ratios (e.g., class expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).
    
Notes to Financial Statements    These notes disclose the organizational background of the fund, its significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

June 30, 2007

Municipal Bonds – 99.5%

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Education – 3.0%
Education – 1.0%           
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority   

San Francisco Art Institute, Series 2002,
7.375% 04/01/32

   750,000      766,808
FL Broward County Educational Facilities Authority   

Nova Southeastern University, Series 2004,
5.625% 04/01/34

   925,000      963,637
OH University of Cincinnati   

Series 2003 C, Insured: FGIC,
5.000% 06/01/21

   1,000,000      1,036,750
OR Forest Grove Student Housing   

Series 2007,
5.500% 03/01/37

   1,750,000      1,751,155
PA Higher Education Facilities Authority   

Philadelphia University, Series 2004 A,
5.125% 06/01/25

   1,100,000      1,114,982
VT Education & Health Buildings Agency   

Vermont Law School Project, Series 2003 A,
5.500% 01/01/33

   500,000      511,230
WV University   

Series 2000 A, Insured: AMBAC:
(a) 04/01/19

   1,250,000      737,425
  

(a) 04/01/25

   2,750,000      1,194,902
                
  

Education Total

        8,076,889
Prep School – 1.1%           
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority   

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Series 1998,
6.000% 08/01/28 (b)

   965,000      994,211
IL Finance Authority   

Chicago Charter School Foundation, Series 2007,
5.000% 12/01/36

   1,750,000      1,757,770
KY Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Government   

Assumption High School, Inc., Series 2006,
5.000% 10/01/35

   1,500,000      1,503,195
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Learning Center for Deaf Children, Series 1999 C,
6.100% 07/01/19

   1,000,000      1,016,220
MI Conner Creek Academy   

Series 2007,
5.000% 11/01/26

   2,540,000      2,439,467
MI Summit Academy North   

Series 2005,
5.500% 11/01/35

   750,000      746,737
NH Business Finance Authority   

Proctor Academy, Series 1998 A,
5.400% 06/01/17

   775,000      786,586
                
  

Prep School Total

        9,244,186
Student Loan – 0.9%           
CT Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority   

Family Education Loan Program, Series 2005 A, AMT, Insured: MBIA
4.375% 11/15/21

   1,215,000      1,190,177
NE Nebhelp, Inc.   

Series 1993 A-6, AMT, Insured: MBIA
6.450% 06/01/18

   4,000,000      4,156,160

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Education (continued)
Student Loan (continued)        
NM Educational Assistance Foundation   

Series 1996 A-2, AMT,
6.650% 11/01/25

   1,915,000      1,948,149
                
  

Student Loan Total

        7,294,486
          
Education Total            24,615,561
          
Health Care – 30.4%                 
Continuing Care Retirement – 12.7%           
AZ Health Facilities Authority   

Beatitudes Campus Project, Series 2007,
5.200% 10/01/37

   1,750,000      1,718,447
CA La Verne   

Brethren Hillcrest Homes, Series 2003 B,
6.625% 02/15/25

   685,000     

738,916

CO Health Facilities Authority   

Christian Living Communities Project, Series 2006 A:
5.750% 01/01/26

   500,000      517,925
  

5.750% 01/01/37

   1,500,000      1,543,620
  

Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc., Series 2005,
5.000% 12/01/35

   2,900,000      2,878,134
CT Development Authority   

Elim Park Baptist Home, Inc., Series 2003,
5.850% 12/01/33

   660,000      695,501
FL Lee County Industrial Development Authority   

Shell Point Village, Series 2007,
5.000% 11/15/29

   2,100,000      2,058,315
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority   

Orlando Lutheran:
Series 2005,
5.700% 07/01/26

   1,000,000      1,012,140
  

Series 2007:

5.500% 07/01/32

   350,000      345,783
  

5.500% 07/01/38

   1,750,000      1,716,802
FL Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority   

Abbey Delray South, Series 2003,
5.350% 10/01/14

   1,250,000      1,293,500
FL Sarasota County Health Facility Authority   

Series 2007,
5.500% 01/01/32(c)

   3,000,000      3,043,020
FL St. John’s County Industrial Development Authority   

Glenmoor at St. John’s, Inc., Series 2006 A,
5.375% 01/01/40

   2,000,000      2,013,580
  

Ponte Vedra, Inc., Series 2007,
5.000% 02/15/27

   2,000,000      1,992,460
GA Fulton County   

Canterbury Court Project, Series 2004 A,
6.125% 02/15/34

   1,000,000      1,039,630
  

Lenbrook Project, Series 2006 A:
5.000% 07/01/29

   3,000,000      2,929,590
  

5.125% 07/01/42

   1,000,000      975,380

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)                 
Continuing Care Retirement (continued)        
GA Savannah Economic Development Authority   

Marshes of Skidaway, Series 2003 A:

7.400% 01/01/24

   500,000      525,015
  

7.400% 01/01/34

   1,000,000      1,046,330
IA Finance Authority   

Deerfield Retirement Community, Inc., Series 2007 A, 5.500% 11/15/27

   1,135,000      1,145,624
IL Finance Authority   

Lutheran Senior Services, Series 2006,
5.125% 02/01/26

   2,000,000      2,021,800
  

Tabor Hills Supportive Living, Series 2006,

5.250% 11/15/36

   2,000,000      1,996,900
  

Washington & Jane Smith Community:
Series 2003 A,

7.000% 11/15/32

   1,000,000      1,076,180
  

Series 2005 A,
6.250% 11/15/35

   2,750,000      2,875,290
IN Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority   

Baptist Homes of Indiana, Inc., Series 2005,
5.250% 11/15/35

   2,750,000      2,803,955
KS Lenexa Health Care Facility Revenue   

Series 2007,
5.500% 05/15/39

   2,250,000      2,289,307
KS Manhattan Health Care Facility   

Manhattan Retirement Foundation, Series 2007,
5.125% 05/15/37

   1,000,000      973,840
MA Boston Industrial Development Financing Authority   

Springhouse, Inc., Series 1998,
5.875% 07/01/20

   385,000      390,725
MA Development Finance Agency   

Berkshire Retirement Community, Inc., Series 1999,
5.625% 07/01/29

   1,250,000      1,279,400
  

Loomis House, Inc.:
Series 1999 A,

5.625% 07/01/15

   650,000      658,704
  

Series 2002 A,
6.900% 03/01/32

   220,000      238,682
MD Howard County   

Columbia Vantage House Corp., Series 2007 A,
5.250% 04/01/33

   750,000      754,770
MD Westminster Economic Development Authority   

Carroll Lutheran Village, Inc., Series 2004 A,
6.250% 05/01/34

   1,750,000      1,826,282
MI Kentwood Economic Development Corp.   

Holland Home, Series 2006 A,
5.375% 11/15/36

   2,500,000      2,517,225
MI Meridian Economic Development Corp.   

Burcham Hills Retirement Center II, Series 2007 A-1,
5.250% 07/01/26

   1,050,000      1,036,833
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Lutheran Senior Services, Series 2007 A,
4.875% 02/01/27

   3,000,000      2,942,370
MT Facility Finance Authority   

St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, Inc., Series 2006 A,
6.125% 05/15/36

   1,000,000      1,030,770

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)                 
Continuing Care Retirement (continued)        
NC Medical Care Commission   

United Methodist Retirement Homes, Inc., Series 2005 C,
5.500% 10/01/32

   1,000,000      1,015,790
NH Higher Educational & Health Facilities Authority   

Rivermead at Peterborough, Series 1998:
5.625% 07/01/18

   500,000      506,360
  

5.750% 07/01/28

   1,665,000      1,678,586
NJ Economic Development Authority   

Cranes Mill Project A, Series 2005 A,
5.000% 06/01/20

   2,120,000      2,100,030
  

Lions Gate, Series 2005 A:
5.750% 01/01/25

   400,000      410,756
  

5.875% 01/01/37

   1,330,000      1,364,128
  

Seabrook Village, Inc., Series 2006,
5.250% 11/15/36

   2,700,000      2,696,193
  

Seashore Gardens Project, Series 2006,
5.300% 11/01/26

   500,000      503,590
NY East Rochester Housing Authority   

Woodland Village Project, Series 2006,
5.500% 08/01/33

   1,700,000      1,705,525
OR Multnomah County Hospital Facilities Authority   

Terwilliger Plaza Project, Series 2006 A,
5.250% 12/01/36

   650,000      637,559
PA Bucks County Industrial Development Authority   

Ann’s Choice, Inc., Series 2005 A,
6.250% 01/01/35

   1,750,000      1,832,460
PA Chartiers Valley Industrial & Commercial Development Authority   

Asbury Health Center, Series 1999,
6.375% 12/01/24

   750,000      780,930
  

Friendship Village of South Hills, Series 2003 A,
5.750% 08/15/20

   1,000,000      1,012,740
PA Delaware County Authority   

Dunwoody Village, Series 2003 A,
5.375% 04/01/17

   750,000      775,898
PA Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority   

Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community,
Series 2005:

6.125% 02/01/28

   1,400,000      1,466,766
  

6.250% 02/01/35

   1,350,000      1,412,802
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority   

Lutheran Homes, Series 2007,
5.500% 05/01/28(c)

   1,100,000      1,090,485
  

Wesley Commons, Series 2006,
5.300% 10/01/36

   2,500,000      2,503,400
TN Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Appalachian Christian Village, Series 2004 A,
6.250% 02/15/32

   250,000      259,698
TN Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County   

Blakeford at Green Hills, Series 1998,
5.650% 07/01/24

   1,825,000      1,831,442

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)                 
Continuing Care Retirement (continued)        
TN Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board   

Germantown Village:
Series 2003 A,

7.250% 12/01/34

   675,000      690,147
  

Series 2006,

6.250% 12/01/34

   500,000      460,770
  

Trezevant Manor, Series 2006 A,
5.750% 09/01/37

   3,950,000      3,997,281
TX Abilene Health Facilities Development Corp.   

Sears Methodist Retirement Center:
Series 1998 A,

5.900% 11/15/25

   1,350,000      1,359,274
  

Series 2003 A,

7.000% 11/15/33

   800,000      857,712
TX Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.   

Army Retirement Residence, Series 2007,
5.000% 07/01/27

   1,000,000      986,310
TX HFDC of Central Texas, Inc.   

Legacy at Willow Bend, Series 2006 A,
5.750% 11/01/36

   2,100,000      2,148,468
  

Village at Gleannloch Farms, Series 2006 A,
5.500% 02/15/37

   1,850,000      1,867,205
TX Houston Health Facilities Development Corp.   

Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc., Series 2004 A,
7.125% 02/15/34

   1,000,000      1,094,790
TX Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities   

Northwest Senior Housing-Edgemere, Series 2006 A,
6.000% 11/15/36

   1,000,000      1,050,300
VA James City County Economic Development Authority   

Williamsburg Landing, Inc., Series 2005 A,
5.500% 09/01/34

   750,000      768,248
VA Suffolk Industrial Development Authority   

Lake Prince Center, Series 2006,
5.150% 09/01/24

   750,000      754,298
VA Virginia Beach Development Authority   

Westminster-Canterbury of Hampton, Series 2005,
5.375% 11/01/32

   700,000      711,872
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Clement Manor, Series 1998,
5.750% 08/15/24

   2,200,000      2,221,626
  

Eastcastle Place, Inc., Series 2004,
6.125% 12/01/34

   500,000      506,785
  

Milwaukee Catholic Home, Series 2006,
5.000% 07/01/26

   750,000      752,693
  

Three Pillars Senior Living Communities:
Series 2003,

5.600% 08/15/23

   790,000      812,855
  

Series 2004 A,
5.500% 08/15/34

   870,000      881,701
  

United Lutheran Program for the Aging, Series 1998,
5.700% 03/01/28

   750,000      754,515
                
  

Continuing Care Retirement Total

        104,204,733

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Health Services – 0.6%           
CO Health Facilities Authority   

National Jewish Medical & Research Center, Series 1998,

5.375% 01/01/23

   1,080,000      1,082,754
MA Development Finance Agency   

Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Series 1999:

5.650% 02/01/19

   370,000      382,480
  

5.750% 02/01/29

   550,000      564,460
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Civic Investments, Inc., Series 2002 A,

9.000% 12/15/15

   1,500,000      1,779,585
MN Minneapolis & St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

HealthPartners:
Series 2003,

5.875% 12/01/29

   400,000      424,412
  

Series 2006,
5.250% 05/15/23

   1,000,000      1,019,220
                
  

Health Services Total

        5,252,911
Hospitals – 13.1%           
AR Baxter County   

Baxter County Regional Hospital, Series 2007,

5.000% 09/01/26

   1,500,000      1,488,930
AR Washington County   

Washington Regional Medical Center:
Series 2005 A,

5.000% 02/01/35

   1,000,000      998,470
  

Series 2005 B,

5.000% 02/01/30

   250,000      250,615
AZ Health Facilities Authority   

Phoenix Memorial Hospital, Series 1991,

8.125% 06/01/12 (d)

   1,849,099      6,472
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.   

San Diego Hospital Association, Series 2003 C,

5.375% 03/01/21

   500,000      515,780
CA Health Facilities Financing Authority   

Catholic Health Care West, Series 2004 G,

5.250% 07/01/23

   500,000      513,250
  

Stanford Hospital & Clinics Projects, Series 2003 A,

5.000% 11/15/23

   1,500,000      1,513,770
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority   

Huntington Memorial Hospital, Series 2005,

5.000% 07/01/35

   3,500,000      3,525,235
  

Kaiser Permanente:
Series 2004 I,

3.450% 04/01/35

   1,000,000      965,020
  

Series 2007 A,
4.750% 04/01/33

   3,250,000      3,151,135
CA Turlock   

Emanuel Medical Center, Inc., Series 2004,

5.375% 10/15/34

   2,000,000      2,043,380
CA Whittier   

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Series 2002,

5.750% 06/01/31

   1,000,000      1,088,960

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Hospitals (continued)        
CO Health Facilities Authority   

Vail Valley Medical Center, Series 2004,

5.000% 01/15/20

   1,000,000      1,009,360
CT Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Hospital for Special Care, Series 1997 B,

5.500% 07/01/27

   730,000      745,513
FL Highlands County Health Facilities Authority   

Adventist Health Care, Series 2005 B,

5.000% 11/15/30

   5,500,000      5,529,590
FL Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority   

Tampa General Hospital Project, Series 2003 B,

5.250% 10/01/34

   1,000,000      1,014,280
FL Jacksonville Health Facilities Authority   

Baptist Medical Center Project, Series 2007 A,

5.000% 08/15/37

   5,000,000      5,003,650
FL Miami Health Facilities Authority   

Catholic Health East, Series 2003 B,

5.125% 11/15/24

   1,000,000      1,015,420
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority   

Orlando Regional Healthcare System, Series 1999 E,

6.000% 10/01/26

   855,000      888,576
FL South Lake County Hospital District   

South Lake Hospital, Inc., Series 2003:

6.375% 10/01/28

   750,000      816,067
  

6.375% 10/01/34

   500,000      542,355
FL West Orange Health Care District   

Series 2001 A,
5.650% 02/01/22

   1,450,000      1,501,475
IL Health Facilities Authority   

Thorek Hospital & Medical Center, Series 1998,

5.375% 08/15/28

   500,000      506,420
IL Southwestern Development Authority   

Anderson Hospital:
Series 1999:

5.500% 08/15/20

   500,000      510,370
  

5.625% 08/15/29

   250,000      255,655
  

Series 2006,
5.125% 08/15/26

   1,245,000      1,250,092
IN Health & Educational Facility Financing Authority   

Clarian Health Partners, Series 2006 A,

5.000% 02/15/39

   1,875,000      1,851,394
  

Jackson County Schneck Memorial, Series 2006 A,

5.250% 02/15/30

   1,000,000      1,022,910
IN Health Facility Financing Authority   

Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana, Inc.,
Series 2004 A,

6.000% 03/01/34

   850,000      898,807
KS University Hospital Authority   

Series 2006:
4.500% 09/01/32

   1,000,000      912,760
  

5.000% 09/01/36

   2,200,000      2,193,136
LA Public Facilities Authority   

Touro Infirmary, Series 1999 A:
5.500% 08/15/19

   510,000      518,150
  

5.625% 08/15/29

   240,000      244,486

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Hospitals (continued)           
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Jordan Hospital:
Series 1998 D,

5.250% 10/01/18

   600,000      601,548
  

Series 2003 E,
6.750% 10/01/33

   750,000      814,237
  

Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital:
Series 1998 C,

5.750% 07/15/13

   610,000      628,758
  

Series 2007,
5.000% 07/15/32

   1,250,000      1,227,200
MD Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority   

Adventist Health Care, Series 2003 A:

5.000% 01/01/16

   400,000      403,756
  

5.750% 01/01/25

   600,000      627,774
MI Dickinson County   

Dickinson County Health Care System, Series 1999,

5.800% 11/01/24

   1,000,000      1,022,020
MI Hospital Finance Authority   

Garden City Hospital, Series 2007,

5.000% 08/15/38

   2,250,000      2,102,152
  

Henry Ford Health, Series 2006 A,

5.000% 11/15/21

   1,000,000      1,013,400
  

McLaren Health Care Corp., Series 2005 C,

5.000% 08/01/35

   2,500,000      2,524,075
  

Oakwood Obligated Group, Series 2003,

5.500% 11/01/18

   1,600,000      1,672,032
MN St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

HealthEast, Inc., Series 2005,

5.150% 11/15/20

   750,000      778,320
MN Washington County Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

HealthEast, Inc., Series 1998,

5.250% 11/15/12

   1,100,000      1,122,231
MO Cape Girardeau County   

Southeast Missouri Hospital Association, Series 2003,

5.000% 06/01/27

   3,750,000      3,755,662
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Lake Regional Health Systems Project, Series 2003,

5.700% 02/15/34

   1,000,000      1,047,340
MO Saline County Industrial Development Authority   

John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital, Series 2005,

5.625% 12/01/35

   2,750,000      2,755,665
MT Facilities Finance Authority   

Montana’s Children’s Home and Hospital, Series 2005 B,

4.750% 01/01/24

   750,000      746,602
NC Medical Care Commission   

Stanly Memorial Hospital, Series 1999,

6.375% 10/01/29

   1,000,000      1,047,430

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Hospitals (continued)           
NH Higher Educational & Health Facilities Authority   

Catholic Medical Center, Series 2002 A,

6.125% 07/01/32

   50,000      53,288
  

Littleton Hospital Association, Inc.:
Series 1998 A:

5.900% 05/01/18

   500,000      509,955
  

6.000% 05/01/28

   1,000,000      1,020,920
  

Series 1998 B,
5.900% 05/01/28

   675,000      687,373
  

The Memorial Hospital at North Conway, Series 2006,

5.250% 06/01/21

   1,000,000      1,022,110
NJ Health Care Facilities Financing Authority   

Children’s Specialized Hospital, Series 2005 A,

5.000% 07/01/24

   745,000      745,484
NM Farmington   

San Juan Medical Center, Series 2004 A,

5.000% 06/01/23

   500,000      502,885
NV Henderson   

St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Series 1998,

5.125% 07/01/28

   540,000      552,193
NY Dormitory Authority   

Mount Sinai Hospital, NYU Medical Center, Series 2000 C,

5.500% 07/01/26

   2,275,000      2,298,000
  

Mount Sinai Hospital, Series 2000,

5.500% 07/01/26

   225,000      227,851
NY Monroe County Industrial Development Agency   

Highland Hospital, Series 2005,

5.000% 08/01/25

   1,115,000      1,117,888
OH Higher Educational Facility Commission   

University Hospitals Health Systems, Inc., Series 2007 A,

4.500% 01/15/31

   5,000,000      4,591,350
OH Highland County Joint Township   

Series 1999,

6.750% 12/01/29

   1,815,000      1,947,441
OH Lakewood Hospital Improvement District   

Lakewood Hospital Association, Series 2003,

5.500% 02/15/15

   1,250,000      1,309,575
OH Miami County Hospital Facilities Authority   

Upper Valley Medical Center, Inc.,

5.250% 05/15/17

   1,000,000      1,041,700
OH Sandusky County   

Memorial Hospital, Series 1998,

5.150% 01/01/10

   250,000      250,348
OK Development Finance Authority   

Duncan Regional Hospital, Series 2003 A,

5.125% 12/01/23

   2,000,000      2,030,660
OK Norman Regional Hospital Authority   

Series 2007,

5.000% 09/01/27

   2,000,000      1,982,300
OK Stillwater Medical Center Authority   

Series 2003,

5.625% 05/15/23

   1,000,000      1,074,720
  

Series 2005,

5.000% 05/15/17

   1,155,000      1,171,031

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Hospitals (continued)           
SC Jobs Economic Development Authority   

Bon Secours-St. Francis Medical Center, Series 2002,

5.500% 11/15/23

   2,250,000      2,318,377
SD Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Sioux Valley Hospital & Health System, Series 2004 A,

5.250% 11/01/34

   1,100,000      1,132,296
TN Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board   

Mountain States Health Alliance, Series 2006 A,

5.500% 07/01/36

   750,000      775,275
TN Knox County Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Authority   

East Tennessee Hospital, Series 2003 B,

5.750% 07/01/33

   150,000      157,838
TN Sullivan County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board   

Wellmont Health System, Series 2006 C,

5.250% 09/01/26

   4,000,000      4,087,320
VA Augusta County Industrial Development Authority   

Augusta Health Care, Inc., Series 2003,

5.250% 09/01/19

   2,000,000      2,127,680
VT Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency   

Fletcher Allen Health Care, Series 2007 A,

4.750% 12/01/36

   800,000      757,544
WA Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 1   

Series 2003,

6.000% 12/01/23

   1,000,000      1,059,940
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Aurora Health Care, Inc., Series 2003,

6.400% 04/15/33

   700,000      763,917
  

Fort Health Care, Inc., Series 2004,

6.100% 05/01/34

   1,965,000      2,138,293
                
  

Hospitals Total

        107,637,237
Intermediate Care Facilities – 0.6%           
IL Development Finance Authority   

Hoosier Care, Inc., Series 1999 A,

7.125% 06/01/34

   1,410,000      1,443,248
IN Health Facilities Financing Authority   

Hoosier Care, Inc., Series 1999 A,

7.125% 06/01/34

   1,165,000      1,192,471
LA Public Facilities Authority   

Progressive Health Care Providers, Inc., Series 1998,

6.375% 10/01/28

   2,000,000      2,028,020
                
  

Intermediate Care Facilities Total

        4,663,739
Nursing Homes – 3.4%           
AK Juneau   

St. Ann’s Care Center, Inc., Series 1999,

6.875% 12/01/25

   1,660,000      1,640,246
CO Health Facilities Authority   

Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Foundation:
Series 2005,

5.000% 06/01/35

   750,000      749,970
  

Series 2006,

5.250% 06/01/24

   2,000,000      2,051,480
  

Volunteers of America Care Facilities, Series 1999 A,

5.750% 07/01/10

   550,000      563,953

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)
Nursing Homes (continued)           
DE Economic Development Authority   

Churchman Village Project, Series 1991 A,

10.000% 03/01/21

   615,000      608,235
Greystone Midwest Junior Lien   

7.148% 08/01/36 (e)

   3,581,328      3,220,653
IA Finance Authority   

Care Initiatives, Series 1998 B:

5.500% 07/01/08

   210,000      212,331
  

5.750% 07/01/18

   600,000      616,194
  

5.750% 07/01/28

   1,475,000      1,503,718
IA Marion Health Care Facilities   

Series 2003,
6.500% 01/01/29 (f)
(8.000% 01/01/09)

   300,000      335,361
KY Economic Development Finance Authority   

Series 2003,
6.500% 01/01/29 (f)
(8.000% 01/01/09)

   920,000      1,028,440
MA Development Finance Agency   

Alliance Health Care Facilities, Series 1999 A,

7.100% 07/01/32

   2,170,000      2,205,219
MA Industrial Finance Agency   

GF/Massachusetts, Inc., Series 1994,

8.300% 07/01/23

   835,000      807,821
MN Eveleth   

Arrowhead Senior Living Community, Series 2007,

5.200% 10/01/27

   1,375,000      1,344,585
MN Sartell   

Foundation for Health Care:
Series 1999 A,

6.625% 09/01/29

   2,000,000      2,048,040
  

Series 2001 A,
8.000% 09/01/30

   1,000,000      1,088,700
MN St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

Sholom Home East Inc., Series 2007 A,

5.050% 10/01/27

   1,000,000      972,260
MO St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority   

Ranken Jordan Project, Series 2007,

5.000% 11/15/35

   1,300,000      1,267,032
NY Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency   

Elant Fishkill, Inc., Series 2007 A,

5.250% 01/01/37

   1,400,000      1,374,044
PA Chester County Industrial Development Authority   

Pennsylvania Nursing Home, Series 2002,

8.500% 05/01/32

   380,000      394,615
PA Delaware County Industrial Development Authority   

Care Institute-Main Line LLC, Series 2005,

9.000% 08/01/31

   50,000      37,563
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Series 2003 A,
8.500% 11/01/33

   3,535,000      3,558,508
                
  

Nursing Homes Total

        27,628,968
          
Health Care Total            249,387,588

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Housing – 12.7%
Assisted Living/Senior – 2.6%           
DE Kent County   

Heritage at Dover, Series 1999, AMT,

7.625% 01/01/30

   2,550,000      2,456,032
FL St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority   

St. John’s County Welfare, Series 2007 A:

5.200% 10/01/27

   1,130,000      1,124,305
  

5.250% 10/01/41

   1,400,000      1,380,162
GA Columbus Housing Authority   

The Gardens at Calvary Project, Series 1999,

7.000% 11/15/29

   2,000,000      1,930,040
GA Jefferson Development Authority   

Sumner Smith Facility, Series 2007 A, AMT,

5.875% 08/01/38

   2,360,000      2,312,021
MA Development Finance Agency   

VOA Concord Assisted Living Inc, Series 2007,

5.200% 11/01/41

   1,000,000      965,810
MN Rochester   

Madonna Meadows, Series 2007 A,

5.200% 10/01/23

   830,000      816,529
MN Roseville   

Care Institute, Inc., Series 1993,

7.750% 11/01/23

   1,270,000      1,114,730
MN St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

Marian Center Project, Series 2007 A,

5.300% 11/01/30

   1,000,000      972,530
NC Medical Care Commission   

DePaul Community Facilities, Inc.:
Series 1998,

6.125% 01/01/28

   750,000      723,983
  

Series 1999,
7.625% 11/01/29

   2,190,000      2,278,323
NY Huntington Housing Authority   

Gurwin Jewish Senior Center, Series 1999 A:

5.875% 05/01/19

   1,900,000      1,947,082
  

6.000% 05/01/29

   625,000      641,425
NY Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency   

Wartburg Senior Housing, Inc., Series 1999,

6.200% 06/01/29

   1,000,000      1,009,570
NY Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency   

Gurwin Jewish Phase II, Series 2004,

6.700% 05/01/39

   500,000      541,200
OR Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority   

Robison Jewish Home, Series 2005,

5.250% 10/01/27

   700,000      697,347
                
  

Assisted Living/Senior Total

        20,911,089
Multi-Family – 4.8%           
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority   

Series 2005, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,

5.050% 01/20/41

   5,000,000      4,947,950
DC Housing Finance Agency   

FDS Residential II LP, Series 2004, AMT,

Insured: FHA

4.850% 06/01/35

   1,460,000      1,414,360
DE Wilmington   

Electra Arms Senior Association, Series 1998, AMT,

6.250% 06/01/28

   875,000      853,038

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Housing – 12.7%
Multi-Family (continued)           
FL Broward County Housing Finance Authority   

Chaves Lake Apartments Ltd., Series 2000 A, AMT,
7.500% 07/01/40

   1,500,000      1,578,705
FL Capital Trust Agency   

Atlantic Housing Foundation, Inc., Series 2005 C,
5.875% 01/01/28

   1,500,000      1,556,010
FL Clay County Housing Finance Authority   

Breckenridge Commons Ltd., Series 2000 A, AMT,
7.450% 07/01/40

   1,360,000      1,424,206
MA Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2005 E, AMT,
5.000% 12/01/28

   750,000      755,055
ME Housing Authority   

Series 2005 A-2, AMT,
4.950% 11/15/27

   2,500,000      2,484,000
MN Minneapolis Student Housing   

Riverton Community Housing, Inc., Series 2006 A,
5.700% 08/01/40

   1,600,000      1,597,552
MN Washington County Housing & Redevelopment Authority   

Cottages of Aspen, Series 1992, AMT,
9.250% 06/01/22

   425,000      425,332
MN White Bear Lake   

Birch Lake Townhomes, Series 1989 A,
9.750% 07/15/19

   750,000      711,375
NC Durham Housing Authority   

Magnolia Pointe Apartments, Series 2005, AMT,
5.650% 02/01/38

   3,500,000      3,434,830
NC Medical Care Commission   

ARC Project, Series 2004 A,
5.800% 10/01/34

   1,550,000      1,622,230
NM Mortgage Finance Authority   

Series 2005 E, AMT, Insured: FHA
4.800% 09/01/40

   1,200,000      1,135,284
NY New York City Housing Development Corp.   

Series 2005 F-1,
4.650% 11/01/25

   2,750,000      2,749,835
OH Montgomery County   

Heartland of Centerville LLC, Series 2005, AMT,
Insured: FHLMC

4.950% 11/01/35

   750,000      743,895
OK County Finance Authority   

Sail Associates Project, Series 2007, AMT,
5.250% 05/15/41

   1,475,000      1,479,336
OR Housing & Community Services Department   

Series 2005 A, AMT, Insured: FHA
4.850% 07/01/35

   1,755,000      1,700,121
Resolution Trust Corp.   

Pass-Through Certificates, Series 1993 A,
8.500% 12/01/16 (g)

   455,481      450,794
TX El Paso County Housing Finance Corp.   

American Village Communities:
Series 2000 C,

8.000% 12/01/32

   570,000      583,976
  

Series 2000 D,
10.000% 12/01/32

   675,000      702,992

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Housing (continued)
Multi-Family (continued)           
VA Fairfax County Redevelopment & Housing Authority   

Cedar Ridge Project, Series 2007, AMT,
Insured: FHA
4.700% 04/01/27

   3,000,000      2,882,550
WA Seattle Housing Authority   

High Rise Rehabilitation Phase I LP, Series 2005, AMT,
Insured: FSA
5.000% 11/01/25

   1,000,000      1,000,610
WA Tacoma Housing Authority   

Redwood, Series 2005, AMT,
Guarantor: GNMA
5.050% 11/20/37

   3,000,000      2,979,090
                
  

Multi-Family Total

        39,213,126
Single-Family – 5.3%
AR Development Finance Authority   

Series 2005 D, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
4.750% 07/01/35

   240,000      228,924
  

Series 2007 B, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
4.624% 07/01/22

   2,795,000      2,696,728
CO Housing & Finance Authority   

Series 1995 D-1, AMT,
7.375% 06/01/26

   25,000      25,683
  

Series 1997 A-2, AMT,
7.250% 05/01/27

   30,000      30,797
FL Housing Finance Corp.   

Series 2006 1, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
4.850% 07/01/37

   2,000,000      1,931,920
MA Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2005 A, AMT,
5.200% 06/01/36

   1,500,000      1,510,335
  

Series 2006 122, AMT,
4.875% 12/01/37

   3,970,000      3,850,424
MN Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2006I, AMT,
5.000% 07/01/21

   1,350,000      1,354,631
MN Minneapolis St. Paul Housing Finance Board   

Series 2006, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
5.000% 12/01/38

   2,733,963      2,699,706
MT Board of Housing   

Series 2005 A, AMT,
5.000% 06/01/36

   940,000      932,856
NC Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2006 23-A, AMT,
4.800% 01/01/37

   2,500,000      2,406,125
NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency   

Series 2005 M, AMT,
5.000% 10/01/36

   1,735,000      1,732,224
OK Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2006 C, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
5.000% 09/01/26

   2,000,000      1,990,100
  

Series 2006, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
4.850% 09/01/37

   2,410,000      2,327,626
PA Housing Finance Agency   

Series 2005 90-A, AMT,
4.700% 10/01/25

   1,440,000      1,389,571

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Housing (continued)
Single-Family (continued)           
PA Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority   

Series 2006 A, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
5.000% 10/01/36

   1,750,000      1,736,560
RI Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp.   

Series 2005, AMT,
4.750% 10/01/30

   4,000,000      3,847,160
TN Housing Development Agency   

Series 2006,
5.000% 07/01/21

   1,425,000      1,429,888
  

Series 2007-1, AMT,
4.650% 07/01/27

   2,000,000      1,910,180
TX Affordable Housing Corp.   

Series 2005 A, AMT, Guarantor: GNMA,
5.100% 09/01/39

   3,300,000      3,279,111
UT Utah Housing Corp.   

Series 2006, AMT:
4.850% 07/01/26

   1,000,000      982,940
  

4.950% 07/01/37

   2,000,000      1,963,200
VA Housing Development Authority   

Series 2005 A, AMT,
5.000% 01/01/31

   1,500,000      1,500,000
WA Housing Finance Commission   

Single Family Program, Series 2006 5A,
Guarantor: GNMA
4.900% 06/01/37

   2,000,000      1,947,840
                
  

Single-Family Total

        43,704,529
          
Housing Total            103,828,744
          
Industrials – 5.7%                 
Food Products – 0.4%           
MI Strategic Fund   

Imperial Sugar Co.:
Series 1998 A,

6.250% 11/01/15

   1,000,000      1,023,920
  

Series 1998 C, AMT,
6.550% 11/01/25

   1,500,000      1,527,510
OH Toledo Lucas County Port Authority   

Cargill, Inc. Project, Series 2004 A,
4.800% 03/01/22

   500,000      501,945
                
  

Food Products Total

        3,053,375
Forest Products & Paper – 1.3%           
AL Camden Industrial Development Board   

Weyerhaeuser Co.,
Series 2003 B, AMT,

6.375% 12/01/24

   275,000      298,760
AL Courtland Industrial Development Board   

International Paper Co.:
Series 2003 B, AMT,

6.250% 08/01/25

   2,000,000      2,147,080
  

Series 2005 A,
5.200% 06/01/25

   1,000,000      1,010,170

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)
Forest Products & Paper (continued)           
AL Phenix City Industrial Development Board   

Meadwestvaco Corp., Series 2002 A, AMT,
6.350% 05/15/35

   1,000,000      1,061,140
AR Camden Environmental Improvement Authority   

International Paper Co., Series 2004 A, AMT,
5.000% 11/01/18

   250,000      252,738
GA Rockdale County Development Authority   

Visy Paper, Inc., Series 1993, AMT,
7.500% 01/01/26

   2,800,000      2,813,524
MS Lowndes County   

Weyerhaeuser Co.:
Series 1992 A,

6.800% 04/01/22

   1,995,000      2,354,918
  

Series 1992 B,

6.700% 04/01/22

   230,000      269,123
VA Bedford County Industrial Development Authority   

Nekoosa Packaging Corp., Series 1998, AMT,
5.600% 12/01/25

   400,000      402,736
                
  

Forest Products & Paper Total

        10,610,189
Manufacturing – 0.5%           
IL Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority   

Flanders Corp., Series 1997, AMT,
6.500% 12/15/17

   700,000      708,113
KS Wichita Airport Authority   

Cessna Citation Service Center, Series 2002 A, AMT,
6.250% 06/15/32

   1,875,000      1,988,775
MS Business Finance Corp.   

Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc., Series 2006,
4.550% 12/01/28

   1,500,000      1,429,635
                
  

Manufacturing Total

        4,126,523
Metals & Mining – 0.3%           
NV Department of Business & Industry   

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Series 1999 A, AMT,
8.000% 09/01/14 (g)

   380,000      392,065
VA Greensville County Industrial Development Authority   

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., Series 1999 A, AMT,
7.000% 04/01/14

   1,895,000      1,879,707
                
  

Metals & Mining Total

        2,271,772
Oil & Gas – 2.7%           
LA St. John Baptist Parish   

Marathon Oil Corp., Series 2007 A,
5.125% 06/01/37

   3,050,000      3,070,862
NJ Middlesex County Pollution Control Authority   

Amerada Hess Corp., Series 2004,
6.050% 09/15/34

   285,000      305,577
NV Clark County Industrial Development Authority   

Southwest Gas Corp.:
Series 2003 E, AMT,

5.800% 03/01/38

   1,750,000      1,824,410
  

Series 2005 A, AMT,

Insured: AMBAC
4.850% 10/01/35

   10,000,000      9,773,600

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)
Oil & Gas (continued)           
TX Gulf Coast Industrial Development Authority   

Citgo Petroleum, Series 1998, AMT,
8.000% 04/01/28

   875,000      988,408
TX Texas City Industrial Development Corp.   

Arco Pipeline Co., Inc., Series 1990,
7.375% 10/01/20

   2,000,000      2,497,860
VI Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority   

Hovensa LLC:
Series 2003, AMT,

6.125% 07/01/22

   875,000      948,264
  

Series 2004, AMT,
5.875% 07/01/22

   1,000,000      1,066,990
  

Series 2007, AMT,
4.700% 07/01/22

   2,000,000      1,964,920
VI Virgin Islands   

Hovensa LLC, Series 2002, AMT,
6.500% 07/01/21

   125,000      139,294
                
  

Oil & Gas Total

        22,580,185
Other Industrial Development Bonds – 0.5%        
NJ Economic Development Authority   

GMT Realty LLC, Series 2006 B, AMT,
6.875% 01/01/37

   4,000,000      4,307,240
                
  

Other Industrial Development Bonds Total

        4,307,240
          
Industrials Total            46,949,284
          
Other – 11.0%                 
Other – 0.4%           
NJ Economic Development Authority   

Motor Vehicle Commission, Series 2003 A,
Insured: MBIA
(a) 07/01/14

   2,500,000      1,865,100
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Government Development Bank   

Series 2006 B,
5.000% 12/01/15

   1,250,000      1,306,025
                
  

Other Total

        3,171,125
Pool/Bond Bank – 0.4%           
OH Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority   

Series 2004 E,
5.600% 05/15/25

   530,000      547,077
  

Series 2005 B, LOC: Fifth Third Bank
5.125% 05/15/25

   740,000      744,965
OH Summit County Port Authority   

Seville Project, Series 2005 A,
5.100% 05/15/25

   480,000      477,744
SD Economic Development Finance Authority   

Davis Family Sodak, Series 2004 4-A, AMT,
6.000% 04/01/29

   1,400,000      1,435,742
                
  

Pool/Bond Bank Total

        3,205,528

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Other (continued)                 
Refunded/Escrowed (h) – 8.2%           
CA ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.   

Eskaton Gold River Lodge, Series 1998,
Pre-refunded 11/15/08:

6.375% 11/15/15

   540,000      563,555
  

6.375% 11/15/28

   550,000      579,788
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.   

Series 2003 A-1, Pre-refunded 06/01/13,
6.250% 06/01/33

   2,850,000      3,099,033
  

Series 2003 B, Pre-refunded 06/01/13,
5.500% 06/01/43

   1,250,000      1,349,325
CA Orange County Community Facilities District   

Ladera Ranch, Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 08/15/09,

6.500% 08/15/21

   1,000,000      1,071,850
CA Pasadena Community College District   

Series 2003 A, Pre-refunded 06/01/13,
Insured: FGIC
5.000% 06/01/19

   1,290,000      1,362,962
CA Statewide Communities Development Authority   

Eskaton Village - Grass Valley, Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 11/15/10,
8.250% 11/15/31

   1,695,000      1,924,113
CO Adams County   

Series 1991 B:
Escrowed to Maturity,
11.250% 09/01/11

   220,000      279,376
  

Pre-refunded 09/01/09,

11.250% 09/01/11 (i)

   325,000      373,146
  

Pre-refunded 09/01/10,

11.250% 09/01/11

   360,000      435,316
CO Department of Transportation   

Series 2001, Pre-refunded 12/15/08,
Insured: MBIA:
5.500% 06/15/14 (g)(j)

   6,000,000      6,392,400
  

5.500% 06/15/15 (g)(j)

   4,000,000      4,261,600
CO E-470 Public Highway Authority   

Series 2000 B, Pre-refunded 09/01/10,
(a) 09/01/35

   17,500,000      2,353,925
CO Health Facilities Authority   

Volunteers of America Care Facilities, Series 1998 A,
Pre-refunded 07/01/08,

5.750% 07/01/20

   700,000      726,607
FL Capital Projects Finance Authority   

Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, Series 2002 A,
Pre-refunded 06/01/12,

8.000% 06/01/32

   1,250,000      1,463,113
FL Lee County Industrial Development Authority   

Shell Point Village, Series 1999 A,
Pre-refunded 11/15/09,

5.500% 11/15/29

   1,200,000      1,253,532

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Other (continued)                 
Refunded/Escrowed (h) (continued)           
FL Orange County Health Facilities Authority   

Orlando Regional Health Care System:
Series 1999 E, Pre-refunded 10/01/09,

6.000% 10/01/26

   20,000      21,058
  

Series 2002, Pre-refunded 12/01/12,
5.750% 12/01/32

   350,000      377,986
FL Tampa Bay Water Utility Systems   

Series 1991 I, Pre-refunded 10/01/11,
Insured: FGIC
7.506% 10/01/29 (k)

   7,500,000      8,486,625
GA Forsyth County Hospital Authority   

Georgia Baptist Health Care System, Series 1998,
Escrowed to Maturity,
6.000% 10/01/08

   330,000      334,425
GA Municipal Electric Authority   

Series 1991 V:
Escrowed to Maturity,
6.600% 01/01/18

   690,000      808,459
  

Pre-refunded 01/01/13,

6.600% 01/01/18

   75,000      85,669
IA Finance Authority   

Care Initiatives, Series 1996, Pre-refunded 07/01/11,
9.250% 07/01/25

   465,000      556,958
IL Development Finance Authority   

Latin School of Chicago, Series 1998,
Pre-refunded 08/01/08,
5.650% 08/01/28

   1,725,000      1,756,757
IL Health Facilities Authority   

Lutheran Senior Ministries, Series 2001 A,
Pre-refunded 08/15/11,
7.375% 08/15/31

   1,300,000      1,472,393
IL University of Illinois   

Series 2001 A, Pre-refunded 08/15/11,
Insured: AMBAC
5.500% 08/15/16

   1,425,000      1,507,465
MA Development Finance Agency   

Western New England College, Series 2002,
Pre-refunded 12/01/12,
6.125% 12/01/32

   300,000      332,127
MA Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital, Series 2002 D,
Pre-refunded 07/15/12,
6.350% 07/15/32

   1,715,000      1,899,860
MN Carlton   

Inter-Faith Social Services, Inc., Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 04/01/10,
7.500% 04/01/19

   250,000      272,905
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency   

Series 1991 A, Escrowed to Maturity,
6.500% 01/01/18

   3,320,000      3,963,250
NH Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Catholic Medical Center, Series 2002 A,
Pre-refunded 7/01/12,
6.125% 07/01/32

   350,000      383,639

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Other (continued)                 
Refunded/Escrowed (h) (continued)           
NJ Economic Development Authority   

Seabrook Village, Inc., Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 11/15/10,
8.250% 11/15/30

   1,625,000      1,850,989
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2003, Pre-refunded 06/01/13,
6.750% 06/01/39

   2,000,000      2,286,260
NV Henderson   

St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Series 1998 A,
Pre-refunded 07/01/08,
5.375% 07/01/26

   790,000      809,209
NY Convention Center Operating Corp.   

Yale Building Project, Series 2003,
Escrowed to Maturity,
(a) 06/01/08

   2,100,000      2,028,726
NY Dormitory Authority   

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center,
Series 2003, Escrowed to Maturity,

       
  

Insured: MBIA:

(a) 07/01/25

   3,600,000      1,581,768
  

(a) 07/01/26

   4,400,000      1,836,692
  

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
Series 2003, Pre-refunded 05/01/13,
5.500% 05/01/33

   400,000      431,376
NY New York   

Series 1995 B, Escrowed to Maturity,
7.250% 08/15/07

   140,000      140,603
PA Lancaster Industrial Development Authority   

Garden Spot Village, Series 2000 A,
Pre-refunded 05/01/10,
7.625% 05/01/31

   825,000      912,310
TN Shelby County Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board   

Open Arms Development Centers:
Series 1992 A, Pre-refunded 08/01/07,
9.750% 08/01/19

   260,000      273,491
  

Series 1992 C, Pre-refunded 08/01/07,

9.750% 08/01/19

   260,000      273,491
TX Tyler Health Facilities Development Corp.   

Mother Frances Hospital, Series 2001,
Pre-refunded 07/01/12,
6.000% 07/01/31

   750,000      814,245
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

Attic Angel Obligated Group, Series 1998,
Pre-refunded 11/17/08,
5.750% 11/15/27

   2,125,000      2,213,336
  

Wheaton Franciscan Services, Series 2002,
Pre-refunded 02/15/12,
5.750% 08/15/30

   1,050,000      1,133,769
WV Hospital Finance Authority   

Charleston Area Medical Center, Series 2000,
Pre-refunded 09/01/10,

6.750% 09/01/30

   925,000      1,008,750
                
  

Refunded/Escrowed Total

        67,344,232

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Other (continued)                 
Tobacco – 2.0%           
CA Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.   

Series 2003 A-1,
6.750% 06/01/39

   200,000      228,966
  

Series 2007 A-1,
5.750% 06/01/47

   2,100,000      2,193,513
CA Silicon Valley Tobacco Securitization Authority   

Series 2007 A,
(a) 06/01/36

   3,000,000      603,300
IA Tobacco Settlement Authority   

Series 2005 C,
5.625% 06/01/46

   3,000,000      3,097,500
LA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2001 B,
5.875% 05/15/39

   1,000,000      1,060,450
NJ Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2007 1C,
(a) 06/01/41

   7,500,000      1,060,725
NY Nassau County Tobacco Settlement Corp.   

Series 2006,
(a) 06/01/60

   25,000,000      915,500
NY TSASC, Inc.   

Series 2006 1,
5.125% 06/01/42

   3,250,000      3,288,155
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Children’s Trust Fund   

Series 2005 B,
(a) 05/15/55

   25,000,000      925,250
SC Tobacco Settlement Management Authority   

Series 2001 B,
6.375% 05/15/28

   1,000,000      1,070,700
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2005,
5.625% 06/01/37

   2,000,000      2,201,620
                
  

Tobacco Total

        16,645,679
          
Other Total            90,366,564
          
Other Revenue – 2.6%                 
Hotels – 1.2%           
MD Economic Development Corp.   

Chesapeake Bay Conference Center, Series 2006 A,
5.000% 12/01/31

   2,250,000      2,224,867
NJ Middlesex County Improvement Authority   

Heldrich Associates LLC:
Series 2005 B,
6.250% 01/01/37

   4,250,000      4,451,450
  

Series 2005 C,

8.750% 01/01/37

   1,250,000      1,256,763
TX San Antonio Convention Hotel Finance Corp.   

Hotel Investments LP, Series 2005 A, AMT,

Insured: AMBAC

5.000% 07/15/34

   1,500,000      1,514,805
                
  

Hotels Total

        9,447,885

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Other Revenue (continued)                 
Recreation – 1.1%           
CA Agua Caliente Band Cahuilla Indians   

Series 2003,
6.000% 07/01/18

   1,000,000      1,061,160
CA Cabazon Band Mission Indians   

Series 2004:
8.375% 10/01/15 (g)

   485,000      506,859
  

8.750% 10/01/19 (g)

   1,800,000      1,881,486
CT Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe   

Series 1999 B,
(a) 09/01/15 (g)

   2,000,000      1,312,940
CT Mohegan Tribe Gaming Authority   

Series 2001,
6.250% 01/01/31 (g)

   475,000      501,220
IL Finance Authority Sports Facility   

Leafs Hockey Club Project, Series 2007 A,
6.000% 03/01/37

   1,000,000      1,003,540
NY Liberty Development Corp.   

National Sports Museum, Series 2006 A,
6.125% 02/15/19 (g)

   1,250,000      1,292,587
OR Cow Creek Band Umpqua Tribe of Indians   

Series 2006 C,
5.625% 10/01/26 (g)

   1,700,000      1,711,781
                
  

Recreation Total

        9,271,573
Retail – 0.3%           
LA Beauregard Parish   

Office Max, Series 2002,
6.800% 02/01/27

   1,750,000      1,917,860
OH Lake County   

North Madison Properties, Series 1993,
8.819% 09/01/11

   375,000      375,679
                
  

Retail Total

        2,293,539
          
Other Revenue Total            21,012,997
          
Resource Recovery – 1.4%                 
Disposal – 0.7%           
FL Lee County Solid Waste Systems   

Series 2006 A, AMT, Insured: AMBAC
5.000% 10/01/17

   2,010,000      2,099,184
OH Solid Waste   

Republic Services, Inc., Series 2004, AMT,
4.250% 04/01/33

   2,000,000      1,929,220
UT Carbon County   

Laidlaw Environmental, Series 1997 A, AMT,
7.450% 07/01/17

   1,500,000      1,532,505
                
  

Disposal Total

        5,560,909
Resource Recovery – 0.7%           
MA Development Finance Agency   

Ogden Haverhill Associates, Series 1999 A, AMT,
6.700% 12/01/14

   750,000      796,973
MA Industrial Finance Agency   

Ogden Haverhill Associates, Series 1998 A, AMT:
5.500% 12/01/13

   500,000      515,355
  

5.600% 12/01/19

   1,000,000      1,030,590

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Resource Recovery (continued)                 
Resource Recovery (continued)           
NY Niagara County Industrial Development Agency   

American REF-Fuel Co., LLC, Series 2001 A, AMT,
5.450% 11/15/26

   1,000,000      1,035,600
PA Delaware County Industrial Development Authority   

American REF-Fuel Co., Series 1997 A,
6.200% 07/01/19

   2,225,000      2,285,297
                
  

Resource Recovery Total

        5,663,815
          
Resource Recovery Total            11,224,724
          
Tax-Backed – 16.7%                 
Local Appropriated – 1.6%           
CA Compton   

Civic Center & Capital Improvements, Series 1997 A,
5.500% 09/01/15

   1,500,000      1,532,760
CA Southeast Resource Recovery Facilities Authority   

Series 2003 B, AMT, Insured: AMBAC
5.375% 12/01/18

   2,000,000      2,094,320
MN Andover Economic Development Authority   

Andover Community Center, Series 2004,
5.200% 02/01/34

   750,000      786,150
MO St. Louis Industrial Development Authority   

St. Louis Convention Center, Series 2000,
Insured: AMBAC
(a) 07/15/18

   3,000,000      1,840,110
SC Berkeley County School District   

Series 2003,
5.000% 12/01/28

   2,000,000      2,035,080
SC Dorchester County School District No. 2   

Series 2004,
5.250% 12/01/29

   1,000,000      1,035,990
SC Lancaster Educational Assistance Program   

Lancaster County School District, Series 2004,
5.000% 12/01/26

   1,350,000      1,361,610
SC Laurens County School District No. 55   

Series 2005,
5.250% 12/01/30

   1,400,000      1,445,122
SC Newberry County School District   

Series 2005,
5.000% 12/01/30

   750,000      755,610
                
  

Local Appropriated Total

        12,886,752
Local General Obligations – 2.5%           
CA Empire Union School District   

Series 1987-1 A, Insured: AMBAC,

(a) 10/01/21

   1,665,000      867,032
CA Los Angeles Community College District   

Series 2003 B, Insured: FSA,
5.000% 08/01/19

   2,000,000      2,080,740
CA Los Angeles Unified School District   

Series 1997 E, Insured: MBIA,
5.125% 01/01/27

   3,800,000      4,011,584
  

Series 2002 E, Insured: MBIA,
5.750% 07/01/16

   800,000      900,808

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Tax-Backed (continued)                 
Local General Obligations (continued)        
CA Modesto High School District   

Series 2002 A, Insured: FGIC,
(a) 08/01/19

   2,650,000      1,540,127
CO Northwest Metropolitan District No. 3   

Series 2005,
6.250% 12/01/35

   1,000,000      1,047,140
CO Red Sky Ranch Metropolitan District   

Series 2003,
6.050% 12/01/33

   1,000,000      1,032,560
IL Hoffman Estates Park District   

Series 2004,
5.250% 12/01/23

   1,000,000      1,041,720
NJ Bergen County Improvement Authority   

Series 2005,
5.000% 11/15/24

   1,800,000      1,925,622
NY New York City   

Series 1995 B,
7.250% 08/15/07

   860,000      863,603
  

Series 2003 J,
5.500% 06/01/18

   1,500,000      1,593,975
OH Dublin City School District   

Series 2003, Insured: FSA
5.000% 12/01/20

   2,450,000      2,546,653
TX Dallas County Flood Control District   

Series 2002,
7.250% 04/01/32

   1,000,000      1,055,340
                
  

Local General Obligations Total

        20,506,904
Special Non-Property Tax – 3.1%           
IL Bolingbrook   

Sales Tax Revenue, Series 2005,
(n) 01/01/24
(6.250% 01/01/08)

   1,500,000      1,495,380
KS Wyandotte County   

Series 2005 B,
5.000% 12/01/20

   625,000      637,894
  

Series 2006,
4.875% 10/01/28

   2,080,000      2,029,851
NJ Economic Development Authority   

Cigarette Tax, Series 2004:
5.500% 06/15/31

   315,000      329,106
  

5.750% 06/15/29

   1,000,000      1,064,330
NY Thruway Authority   

Series 2003 A, Insured: MBIA,
5.000% 03/15/20

   3,500,000      3,633,455
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority   

Series 2003 AA, Insured: MBIA:
5.500% 07/01/18

   1,225,000      1,361,906
  

5.500% 07/01/19

   2,320,000      2,585,872
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority   

Series 2005 C, Insured: AMBAC,
5.500% 07/01/24

   11,000,000      12,367,520
                
  

Special Non-Property Tax Total

        25,505,314

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Tax-Backed (continued)                 
Special Property Tax – 6.0%           
CA Carson Improvement Bond Act 1915   

Series 1992,
7.375% 09/02/22

   125,000      125,696
CA Huntington Beach Community Facilities District   

Grand Coast Resort, Series 2001-1,
6.450% 09/01/31

   1,250,000      1,326,750
CA Irvine Improvement Bond Act 1915   

No. 00-18-GRP 3, Series 2003,
5.550% 09/02/26

   500,000      511,460
CA Lincoln Community Facilities District No. 2003-1   

Series 2004:
5.750% 09/01/20

   455,000      505,168
  

5.900% 09/01/24

   455,000      508,863
CA Oakdale Public Financing Authority   

Central City Redevelopment Project, Series 2004,
5.375% 06/01/33

   2,000,000      2,056,300
CA Oceanside Community Development Commission   

Downtown Redevelopment Project, Series 2003,
5.700% 09/01/25

   500,000      526,100
CA Orange County Community Facilities District   

Ladera Ranch, Series 2003 A,
5.550% 08/15/33

   1,000,000      1,015,020
CA Orange County Improvement Bond Act 1915   

Phase IV, No. 01-1-B, Series 2003,
5.750% 09/02/33

   1,000,000      1,028,540
CA Redwood City Community Facilities District No. 1   

Series 2003 B,
6.000% 09/01/33

   700,000      722,057
CA Temecula Valley Unified School District No. 1   

Series 2003,
6.125% 09/01/33

   600,000      612,552
FL Ave Maria Stewardship Community District   

Series 2006 A,
5.125% 05/01/38

   500,000      477,480
FL Brandy Creek Community Development District   

Series 2003 A,
6.350% 05/01/34

   940,000      1,006,947
FL Celebration Community Development District   

Series 2003 A,
6.400% 05/01/34

   970,000      1,032,420
FL Channing Park Development District   

Series 2007,
5.300% 05/01/38

   1,000,000      942,700
FL Colonial Country Club Community Development District   

Series 2003,
6.400% 05/01/33

   715,000      764,721
FL Double Branch Community Development District   

Series 2002 A,
6.700% 05/01/34

   675,000      738,781
FL Islands at Doral Southwest Community Development District   

Series 2003,
6.375% 05/01/35

   760,000      817,464

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Tax-Backed (continued)                 
Special Property Tax (continued)        
FL Lexington Oaks Community Development District   

Series 1998 A,
6.125% 05/01/19

   235,000      235,435
  

Series 2000 A,
7.200% 05/01/30

   820,000      840,426
  

Series 2002 A,
6.700% 05/01/33

   250,000      269,960
FL Middle Village Community Development District   

Series 2004 A,
6.000% 05/01/35

   2,000,000      2,080,340
FL Oakmont Grove Community Development District   

Series 2007 A,
5.400% 05/01/38

   1,200,000      1,148,580
  

Series 2007 B,
5.250% 05/01/12

   1,000,000      992,040
FL Orlando   

Conroy Road Interchange, Series 1998 A:
5.500% 05/01/10

   180,000      181,152
  

5.800% 05/01/26

   600,000      607,404
FL Sarasota National Community Development   

Series 2003,
5.300% 05/01/39

   4,000,000      3,808,120
FL Seven Oaks Community Development District II   

Series 2004 A,
5.875% 05/01/35

   475,000      483,018
  

Series 2004 B,
5.000% 05/01/09

   485,000      483,632
FL Stoneybrook Community Development District   

Series 1998 A,
6.100% 05/01/19

   700,000      701,246
FL Sweetwater Creek Community Development District   

Series 2007 A,
5.500% 05/01/38

   1,000,000      982,570
FL West Villages Improvement District   

Series 2006,
5.500% 05/01/37

   1,750,000      1,692,635
FL Westchester Community Development District No. 1   

Series 2003,
6.125% 05/01/35

   800,000      831,272
FL Westridge Community Development District   

Series 2005,
5.800% 05/01/37

   2,750,000      2,713,645
GA Atlanta   

Series 2005 B,
5.600% 01/01/30

   1,000,000      1,028,370
IL Annawan Tax Increment Revenue   

Patriot Renewable Fuels LLC, Series 2007,
5.625% 01/01/18

   1,500,000      1,479,570
IL Chicago   

Pilsen Redevelopment, Series 2004 B,
6.750% 06/01/22

   1,225,000      1,312,636
IL Du Page County Special Service Area No. 31   

Series 2006,
5.625% 03/01/36

   750,000      774,045

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Tax-Backed (continued)                 
Special Property Tax (continued)            
IL Lincolnshire Special Services Area No. 1   

Sedgebrook Project, Series 2004,
6.250% 03/01/34

   750,000      782,843
IL Plano Special Service Area No. 4   

Series 2005 5-B,
6.000% 03/01/35

   3,000,000      3,104,130
IL Rosemont   

River Road Hotel Partners Project, Series 2007,
5.100% 12/30/23

   2,800,000      2,735,880
IL Volo Village Special Service Area No. 3   

Series 2006-1,
6.000% 03/01/36

   2,000,000      2,017,040
IN City of Portage   

Series 2006,
5.000% 07/15/23

   700,000      702,002
MI Pontiac Tax Increment Finance Authority   

Development Area No. 3, Series 2002,
6.375% 06/01/31

   1,000,000      1,054,020
MO Fenton   

Tax Increment Revenue, Series 2006,
4.500% 04/01/21

   465,000      462,470
MO Riverside   

Tax Increment Revenue, Series 2004,
5.250% 05/01/20

   1,275,000      1,304,503
                
  

Special Property Tax Total

        49,528,003
State Appropriated – 1.0%           
CA Public Works Board   

Department of Mental Health, Coalinga State Hospital,
Series 2004 A,
5.500% 06/01/19

   1,000,000      1,079,600
LA Military Department   

Custody Receipts, Series 2006,
5.000% 08/01/24

   4,330,000      4,434,656
NY Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority   

Javits Convention Center, Series 1990 E,
7.250% 01/01/10

   975,000      1,018,320
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp.   

Series 2004 A,
5.750% 08/01/27(k)

   1,465,000      1,544,813
                
  

State Appropriated Total

        8,077,389
State General Obligations – 2.5%           
CA State   

Series 2003:
5.250% 02/01/18

   2,000,000      2,153,120
  

5.250% 02/01/20

   2,000,000      2,156,880
  

5.250% 02/01/23

   800,000      864,800
MA Bay Transportation Authority   

Series 1992 B, Insured: MBIA
6.200% 03/01/16

   5,825,000      6,519,748

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Tax-Backed (continued)                 
State General Obligations (continued)            
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority   

Insured: FSA,
5.500% 07/01/18

   2,440,000      2,712,694
  

Series 2006 B,
5.000% 07/01/35

   5,000,000      5,087,050
PR Commonwealth of Puerto Rico   

Series 2004 A,
5.000% 07/01/30

   1,390,000      1,430,880
                
  

State General Obligations Total

        20,925,172
          
Tax-Backed Total            137,429,534
          
Transportation – 6.2%                 
Air Transportation – 1.8%           
CA Los Angeles Regional Airports Improvement Corp.   

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2000 C, AMT,
7.500% 12/01/24

   400,000      449,004
FL Capital Trust Agency   

Air Cargo-Orlando, Series 2003, AMT,
6.750% 01/01/32

   650,000      692,913
IN Indianapolis Airport Authority   

Fed Ex Corp., Series 2004, AMT,
5.100% 01/15/17

   1,000,000      1,028,440
NC Charlotte/Douglas International Airport   

US Airways, Inc.:
Series 1998, AMT,

5.600% 07/01/27

   1,500,000      1,516,815
  

Series 2000, AMT,
7.750% 02/01/28

   1,250,000      1,340,763
NJ Economic Development Authority   

Continental Airlines, Inc.:
Series 1999, AMT:

6.250% 09/15/19

   1,000,000      1,029,510
  

6.250% 09/15/29

   500,000      514,755
  

Series 2003, AMT,
9.000% 06/01/33

   1,000,000      1,221,240
NY New York City Industrial Development Agency   

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2005, AMT,
7.750% 08/01/31

   1,000,000      1,187,200
  

Terminal One Group Association LP, Series 2005, AMT,
5.500% 01/01/21

   1,250,000      1,328,450
PA Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development   

Aero Philadelphia, Series 1999, AMT:
5.250% 01/01/09

   140,000      140,435
  

5.500% 01/01/24

   1,000,000      1,005,950
TX Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport   

American Airlines, Inc., Series 2000 A, AMT,
9.000% 05/01/29

   2,250,000      2,730,487
TX Houston Industrial Development Corp.   

United Parcel Service, Series 2002, AMT,
6.000% 03/01/23

   970,000      1,013,146
                
  

Air Transportation Total

        15,199,108

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Municipal Bonds (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Transportation (continued)                 
Airports – 1.6%           
CA Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority   

Series 2005 B, AMT, Insured: AMBAC,
5.000% 07/01/23

   1,500,000      1,535,760
DC Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority   

Series 2003 A, AMT, Insured: FGIC,
5.000% 10/01/33

   1,500,000      1,519,980
MO Branson Regional Airport Transportation Development District   

Branson Airport LLC:
Series 2007 A,

6.000% 07/01/37

   500,000      503,625
  

Series 2007 B,

6.000% 07/01/37

   1,300,000      1,285,544
NC Charlotte/Douglas International Airport   

Series 1999, AMT, Insured: MBIA,

6.000% 07/01/24 (g)(i)(j)

   8,000,000      8,333,200
                
  

Airports Total

        13,178,109
Ports – 1.3%           
WA Port of Seattle   

Series 2000 A, AMT, Insured: MBIA,
6.000% 02/01/10 (g)(j)

   2,500,000      2,615,375
  

Series 2000 B, AMT, Insured: MBIA,
6.000% 02/01/11 (g)(j)

   7,500,000      7,950,900
                
  

Ports Total

        10,566,275
Toll Facilities – 1.0%           
CO E-470 Public Highway Authority   

Series 2000 B, Insured: MBIA,
(a) 09/01/18

   4,000,000      2,423,160
CO Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority   

Series 2001 D,
7.125% 06/15/41

   2,750,000      2,939,695
NY Thruway Authority   

Second General Highway & Bridge Trust Fund,
Series 2005 B, Insured: AMBAC
5.500% 04/01/20

   2,310,000      2,582,233
                
  

Toll Facilities Total

        7,945,088
Transportation – 0.5%           
NV Department of Business & Industry   

Las Vegas Monorail Co., Series 2000,
7.375% 01/01/40

   3,750,000      3,922,538
                
  

Transportation Total

        3,922,538
          
Transportation Total            50,811,118
          
Utilities – 9.8%                 
Independent Power Producers –1.2%        
NY Port Authority of New York & New Jersey   

KIAC Partners, Series 1996 IV, AMT:
6.750% 10/01/11

   3,000,000      3,041,190
  

6.750% 10/01/19

   120,000      121,610
OR Western Generation Agency   

Wauna Cogeneration Project, Series 2006 A,
5.000% 01/01/20

   2,235,000      2,262,736

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Utilities (continued)                 
Independent Power Producers (continued)        
PA Carbon County Industrial Development Authority   

Panther Creek Partners, Series 2000, AMT,
6.650% 05/01/10

   605,000      628,795
PA Economic Development Financing Authority   

Colver Project, Series 2005, AMT,
5.125% 12/01/15

   825,000      826,469
  

Northampton Generating, Series 1994 A, AMT,
6.500% 01/01/13

   3,000,000      3,016,770
                
  

Independent Power Producers Total

        9,897,570
Investor Owned – 6.0%           
AZ Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp.   

Southern California Edison Co., Series 2000 A,
2.900% 06/01/35

   1,000,000      972,860
CA Chula Vista Industrial Development Authority   

San Diego Gas & Electric Co., Series 1996 B, AMT,
5.500% 12/01/21

   1,275,000      1,351,474
HI Department of Budget & Finance   

Hawaiian Electric Co., Series 2007 B, AMT,
Insured: FGIC
4.600% 05/01/26

   5,000,000      4,772,750
IL Development Finance Authority   

Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co., Series 2003 E, AMT,
Insured: AMBAC
4.875% 11/01/38

   2,500,000      2,517,475
IN Petersburg   

Indianapolis Power & Light Co., Series 1991,
5.750% 08/01/21

   1,000,000      1,042,400
LA Calcasieu Parish Industrial Development Board   

Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Series 1999,
5.450% 07/01/10

   500,000      500,565
LA West Feliciana Parish   

Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Series 1999 B,
6.600% 09/01/28

   250,000      250,310
MS Business Finance Corp.   

Systems Energy Resources, Inc., Series 1999,
5.900% 05/01/22

   1,500,000      1,503,555
MT Forsyth   

Northwestern Corp., Series 2006,
Insured: AMBAC
4.650% 08/01/23

   3,000,000      3,026,460
  

Portland General, Series 1998 A,
5.200% 05/01/33

   375,000      381,150
NC Wake County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority   

Carolina Power & Light Co., Series 2002,
5.375% 02/01/17

   2,000,000      2,091,360
NH Business Finance Authority   

Public Service Co., Series 2006 B, AMT,
Insured: MBIA
4.750% 05/01/21

   7,250,000      7,249,565
NM Farmington   

Tucson Electric Power Co., Series 1997 A,
6.950% 10/01/20

   2,000,000      2,052,400

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Utilities (continued)                 
Investor Owned (continued)           
NV Clark County Industrial Development Authority   

Nevada Power Co.:
Series 1995 B, AMT,

5.900% 10/01/30

   2,135,000      2,138,437
  

Series 1997 A, AMT,

5.900% 11/01/32

   750,000      750,863
  

Southern California Edison Co., Series 2000 A, AMT,
3.250% 06/01/31

   1,000,000      980,010
PA Economic Development Financing Authority   

Reliant Energy, Inc., Series 2001 A, AMT,
6.750% 12/01/36

   800,000      878,712
SC Berkeley County Pollution Control Facilities Authority   

South Carolina Generating Co. Project, Series 2003,

4.875% 10/01/14

   1,500,000      1,531,125
TX Brazos River Authority   

TXU Energy Co., LLC:
Series 1994, AMT,

5.400% 05/01/29

   1,500,000      1,510,875
  

Series 2001 C, AMT,

5.750% 05/01/36

   515,000      525,599
  

Series 2003 C, AMT,

6.750% 10/01/38

   1,180,000      1,276,843
TX Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1   

AEP Texas Project, Series 2005 A,
Insured: AMBAC
4.400% 05/01/30

   7,500,000      6,954,525
WY Campbell County   

Black Hills Power, Inc., Series 2004,
5.350% 10/01/24

   3,250,000      3,366,350
WY Converse County   

PacifiCorp, Series 1988,
3.900% 01/01/14

   1,500,000      1,442,850
                
  

Investor Owned Total

        49,068,513
Joint Power Authority – 0.4%           
NC Eastern Municipal Power Agency   

Series 1991 A,
6.500% 01/01/18

   1,680,000      1,928,455
  

Series 2003 C,
5.375% 01/01/17

   1,000,000      1,044,230
                
  

Joint Power Authority Total

        2,972,685
Municipal Electric – 1.1%           
GA Municipal Electric Authority   

Series 1991 V,
6.600% 01/01/18

   3,300,000      3,751,539
MN Western Municipal Power Agency   

Series 2003 B, Insured: MBIA,
5.000% 01/01/15

   500,000      529,150

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Municipal Bonds (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Utilities (continued)                 
Municipal Electric (continued)           
NY Long Island Power Authority   

Series 1998, Insured: AMBAC,
5.000% 04/01/10

   2,000,000      2,056,840
  

Series 2003 A,
5.000% 06/01/09

   2,000,000      2,041,420
PR Electric Power Authority   

Series 1998 NN,
5.500% 07/01/20

   1,005,000      1,090,736
                
  

Municipal Electric Total

        9,469,685
Water & Sewer – 1.1%           
AZ Surprise Municipal Property Corp.   

Series 2007,
4.900% 04/01/32

   2,000,000      1,930,880
CA Department of Water Resources   

Central Valley Project, Series 2002 X,
Insured: FGIC
5.500% 12/01/17

   1,300,000      1,449,669
FL Key West   

Sewer Revenue, Series 2003, Insured: FGIC,
5.250% 10/01/18

   1,000,000      1,056,050
MS V Lakes Utility District   

Series 1994,
8.250% 07/15/24(l)

   400,000      240,000
NH Industrial Development Authority   

Pennichuck Water Works, Inc., Series 1988, AMT,
7.500% 07/01/18

   375,000      415,560
PA Dauphin County Industrial Development Authority   

Dauphin Water Supply Co., Series 1992 A, AMT,
6.900% 06/01/24

   3,200,000      3,898,528
                
  

Water & Sewer Total

        8,990,687
          
Utilities Total            80,399,140
  

Total Municipal Bonds
(cost of $799,402,015)

        816,025,254
          
Municipal Preferred Stocks – 1.0%                 
          
Housing – 1.0%                 
Multi-Family – 1.0%           
Charter Mac Equity Issuer Trust   

AMT:
6.300% 04/30/19 (g)

   1,000,000      1,077,670
  

Series 1999,

6.625% 06/30/09 (g)

   2,000,000      2,080,640
  

Series 2000,

7.600% 11/30/10 (g)

   1,500,000      1,623,030
GMAC Municipal Mortgage Trust   

AMT:
5.600% 10/31/39 (g)

   1,000,000      1,018,180
  

5.700% 10/31/40 (g)

   1,500,000      1,498,290

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Municipal Preferred Stocks (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Housing (continued)                 
Multi-Family (continued)           
MuniMae Trust   

AMT,
6.300% 06/30/49 (g)

   1,000,000      1,025,260
                
  

Multi-Family Total

        8,323,070
          
Housing Total            8,323,070
  

Total Municipal Preferred Stocks
(cost of $8,000,000)

        8,323,070
          
          Shares       
Investment Company – 0.0%                 
  

Dreyfus Tax-Exempt Cash Management Fund

   35,648      35,648
                
  

Total Investment Company
(cost of $35,648)

        35,648
          
          Par ($)       
Short-Term Obligations – 1.0%                 
Variable Rate Demand Notes (m) – 1.0%        
FL Collier County Health Facilities Authority   

Cleveland Clinic Health System, Series 2003 C-1,
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank
3.860% 01/01/35

   400,000      400,000
FL Orange County School Board   

Series 2002 B, SPA: SunTrust Bank N.A.,
3.800% 08/01/27

   500,000      500,000
FL Pinellas County Health Facility Authority   

All Childrens Hospital, Series 1985,
SPA: Wachovia Bank N.A.
3.860% 12/01/15

   1,800,000      1,800,000
MI Higher Education Facilities Authority   

University of Detroit Mercy, Series 2007,
LOC: JPMorgan Chase Bank
3.860% 11/01/36

   2,000,000      2,000,000
MO Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

SSM Health Care Corp., Series 2005 C-1,
Insured: FSA,
SPA: UBS AG
3.800% 06/01/19

   600,000      600,000
NE Lancaster County Hospital Authority No. 1   

Bryanlgh Medical Center,
Series 2002, SPA: U.S. Bank N.A.

3.910% 06/01/18

   200,000      200,000
WI Health & Educational Facilities Authority   

ProHealth Care, Inc., Series 2001 B,
Insured: AMBAC,
SPA: JPMorgan Chase Bank
3.910% 08/15/30

   400,000      400,000

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

Short-Term Obligations (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)  
                    
Variable Rate Demand Notes (m) (continued)        
WY Uinta County   

Chevron Corp.:
Series 1992,

3.800% 12/01/22

   800,000      800,000  
  

Series 1993,

3.800% 08/15/20

   1,200,000      1,200,000  
                  
  

Variable Rate Demand Notes Total

        7,900,000  
                  
  

Total Short-Term Obligations (cost of $7,900,000)

        7,900,000  
                  
  

Total Investments – 101.5% (cost of $815,337,663)(o)

     832,283,972  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (1.5)%

        (12,311,544 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        819,972,428  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Zero coupon bond.

 

  (b) Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to registration with the SEC or is required to be exempted from such registration prior to resale. At June 30, 2007, the value of these securities amounted to $994,211, which represents 0.1% of net assets.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
   Acquisition
Cost

CA Statewide Communities Development Authority

Crossroads School of Arts & Sciences, Series 1998,

6.000% 08/01/28

   08/21/98    $ 265,000

6.000% 08/01/28

   08/31/98      700,000
         
      $ 965,000
         

 

  (c) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

  (d) The issuer has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, and is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At June 30, 2007, the value of these securities amounted to $6,472, which represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

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

 

  (f) Step bond. The coupon on these bonds will change to the coupon shown in parentheses on the date indicated.

 

  (g) 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 June 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid except for the following, amounted to $45,926,277, which represents 5.6% of net assets.

 

Security

   Acquisition
Date
   Par    Cost    Value

Resolution Trust Corp. Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 1993 A,
8.500% 12/01/16

   11/12/93    $ 455,481    $ 463,388    $ 450,794
               

 

  (h) The Fund has been informed that each issuer has placed direct obligations of the U.S. Government in an irrevocable trust, solely for the payment of principal and interest.

 

  (i) The security or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At June 30, 2007, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $1,563,783.

 

  (j) Security represents the underlying bond transferred to a special purpose entity established in a floating rate note transaction in which the fund acquired the residual interest. These securities amount to $29,553,475 and serve as collateral in the transaction.

 

  (k) The interest rate shown on floating rate or variable rate securities reflects the rate at June 30, 2007.

 

  (l) The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued. At June 30, 2007, the value of this security represents less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

  (m) Variable rate demand notes. These securities are payable upon demand and are secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from banks. The interest rates change periodically and the interest rates shown reflect the rates at June 30, 2007.

 

  (n) Step bond. This security is currently not paying coupon. Shown paranthetically is the next interest rate to be paid and the date the Fund will begin accruing at this rate.

 

  (o) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $814,995,231.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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June 30, 2007

 

At June 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open short futures contracts:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Value    Aggregate
Face Value
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   294    $ 31,076,719    $ 31,039,013    Sept-07    $ (37,706 )

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   19      2,047,250      2,060,845    Sept-07      13,595  
                    
               $ (24,111 )
                    

At June 30, 2007, the Fund held the following interest rate swap contract:

 

Notional
Amount

   Effective
Date
   Expiration
Date
   Counterparty    Receive
(Pay)
    Fixed
Rate
    Variable
Rate
   Unrealized
Appreciation

$30,000,000

   08/09/07    08/09/17    JPMorgan Chase Bank    (Pay )   3.669 %   BMA Index    $ 722,810
                      

At June 30, 2007, the composition of the Fund by revenue source is as follows:

 

Revenue Source (Unaudited)

   % of Net Assets  

Health Care

   30.4  

Tax-Backed

   16.7  

Housing

   12.7  

Other

   11.0  

Utilities

   9.8  

Transportation

   6.2  

Industrials

   5.7  

Education

   3.0  

Other Revenue

   2.6  

Resource Recovery

   1.4  

Municipal Preferred Stocks

   1.0  
      
   100.5  

Investment Company

   0.0 *

Short-Term Obligations

   1.0  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

   (1.5 )
      
   100.0  
      

* Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

Acronym

  

Name

ABAG    Association of Bay Area Governments
AMBAC    Ambac Assurance Corp.
AMT    Alternative Minimum Tax
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA    Federal Housing Administration
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FSA    Financial Security Assurance, Inc.
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Association
GTY AGMT    Guarantee Agreement
HFDC    Health Facility Development Corporation
LOC    Letter of Credit
MBIA    MBIA Insurance Corp.
SPA    Stand-by Purchase Agreement

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

June 30, 2007

          ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   815,337,663  
         
  

Investments, at value

   832,283,972  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Fund shares sold

   890,063  
  

Interest

   12,051,694  
  

Unrealized appreciation on swap contracts

   722,810  
  

Deferred Trustees’ compensation plan

   43,178  
           
  

Total Assets

   845,991,717  
Liabilities   

Payable to custodian bank

   1,661,587  
  

Payable for:

  
  

Floating rate notes

   14,056,782  
  

Investments purchased

   1,605,582  
  

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

   4,129,351  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   1,077,745  
  

Futures variation margin

   165,406  
  

Distributions

   2,468,123  
  

Interest expense and fees

   143,133  
  

Investment advisory fee

   267,059  
  

Administration fee

   71,121  
  

Transfer agent fee

   125,736  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

  

27,163

 

  

Trustees’ fees

   196  
  

Custody fee

   4,476  
  

Distribution and service fees

   34,055  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   326  
  

Deferred Trustees’ compensation plan

   43,178  
  

Other liabilities

  

138,270

 

           
  

Total Liabilities

   26,019,289  
           
  

Net Assets

   819,972,428  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

  

823,542,705

 

  

Undistributed net investment income

  

977,957

 

  

Accumulated net realized loss

  

(22,193,242

)

  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   16,946,309  
  

Futures contracts

   (24,111 )
  

Swap contracts

   722,810  
           
  

Net Assets

   819,972,428  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

June 30, 2007

 

            
Class A    Net assets   $ 89,976,963  
   Shares outstanding     7,944,380  
   Net asset value per share   $ 11.33 (a)
   Maximum sales charge     4.75 %
   Maximum offering price per share ($11.33 /0.9525)   $ 11.90 (b)
Class B    Net assets   $ 17,407,324  
   Shares outstanding     1,536,968  
   Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 11.33 (a)
Class C    Net assets   $ 14,134,424  
   Shares outstanding     1,247,982  
   Net asset value and offering price per share   $ 11.33 (a)
Class Z    Net assets   $ 698,453,717  
   Shares outstanding     61,668,731  
   Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share   $ 11.33  

 

(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 High Yield Municipal Fund

For the Year Ended June 30, 2007

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends

  

27,014

 

  

Interest

  

41,803,352

 

           
  

Total Investment Income

   41,830,366  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   3,185,726  
  

Administration fee

   852,681  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   160,366  
  

Class C

   110,751  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   185,465  
  

Class B

   42,764  
  

Class C

   29,539  
  

Transfer agent fee

   609,376  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   171,287  
  

Trustees’ fees

   41,407  
  

Custody fee

   26,835  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   5,980  
  

Other expenses

   381,436  
           
  

Total Operating Expenses

   5,803,613  
  

Interest expense and fees

   553,982  
           
  

Total Expenses

   6,357,595  
  

Fees waived by Distributor – Class C

   (22,135 )
  

Expense reductions

   (10,829 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   6,324,631  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   35,505,735  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Swap Contracts and Futures Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  
  

Investments

   1,602,286  
  

Swap contracts

   (1,536,057 )
  

Futures contracts

   26,766  
           
  

Net realized gain

   92,995  
           
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   2,269,826  
  

Swap contracts

   748,456  
  

Futures contracts

   (233,693 )
           
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation

   2,784,589  
           
  

Net Gain

   2,877,584  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   38,383,319  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

 

          Year Ended June 30,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         2007 ($)      2006 ($)  
Operations   

Net investment income

   35,505,735      30,600,686  
  

Net realized gain on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts

   92,995      3,496,843  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts

   2,784,589      (11,674,919 )
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   38,383,319      22,422,610  
Distributions Declared to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (4,086,325 )    (4,168,380 )
  

Class B

   (781,392 )    (1,101,520 )
  

Class C

   (561,887 )    (570,348 )
  

Class Z

   (29,922,246 )    (24,606,938 )
                  
  

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

   (35,351,850 )    (30,447,186 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   19,050,726      15,831,789  
  

Distributions reinvested

   2,230,322      2,137,160  
  

Redemptions

   (21,996,379 )    (18,177,700 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (715,331 )    (208,751 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   2,080,535      1,461,157  
  

Distributions reinvested

   425,793      524,223  
  

Redemptions

   (10,083,250 )    (9,736,528 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (7,576,922 )    (7,751,148 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   2,906,664      3,732,352  
  

Distributions reinvested

   298,655      285,872  
  

Redemptions

   (3,900,156 )    (2,707,932 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (694,837 )    1,310,292  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   234,519,287      206,749,621  
  

Distributions reinvested

   5,225,620      5,519,835  
  

Redemptions

   (119,784,567 )    (77,459,070 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   119,960,340      134,810,386  
                  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   110,973,250      128,160,779  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   114,004,719      120,136,203  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   705,967,709      585,831,506  
  

End of period

   819,972,428      705,967,709  
  

Undistributed net investment income at end of period

  

977,957

 

   882,536  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

          Year Ended June 30,  
          2007       2006   
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,659,081      1,396,582  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   194,246      188,737  
  

Redemptions

   (1,921,327 )    (1,604,445 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (68,000 )    (19,126 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   181,015      129,061  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   37,081      46,291  
  

Redemptions

   (879,541 )    (859,027 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (661,445 )    (683,675 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   253,740      329,479  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   26,007      25,249  
  

Redemptions

   (340,667 )    (239,309 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (60,920 )    115,419  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   20,437,901      18,245,990  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   455,123      487,413  
  

Redemptions

   (10,449,573 )    (6,839,796 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   10,443,451      11,893,607  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

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

 

    Year Ended June 30,  
Class A Shares   2007      2006     2005     2004     2003  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.25      $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25     $ 11.26  

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (a)

    0.51        0.52       0.54       0.56       0.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts

    0.08        (0.14 )     0.43       (0.33 )     0.11  
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    0.59        0.38       0.97       0.23       0.71  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

    (0.51 )      (0.52 )     (0.54 )     (0.52 )     (0.72 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.33      $ 11.25     $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25  

Total return (b)

    5.23 %      3.39 %(c)     9.00 %(c)     2.10 %(c)     6.58 %(c)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net operating expenses (d)

    0.88 %      0.85 %     0.87 %     0.89 %     1.07 %

Interest and fee expense (e)

    0.07 %      0.07 %     0.06 %     0.05 %     0.07 %

Total expenses (d)

    0.95 %      0.92 %     0.93 %     0.94 %     1.14 %

Waiver/reimbursement

           %(f)                  

Net investment income (d)

    4.43 %      4.60 %     4.79 %     5.04 %     5.39 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    27 %      13 %     7 %     10 %     17 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 89,977      $ 90,151     $ 91,470     $ 77,738     $ 78,335  

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.

 

(f) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

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

 

       Year Ended June 30,     Period
Ended
June 30,
 
Class B Shares      2007      2006     2005     2004    

2003 (a)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

     $ 11.25      $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25     $ 11.31  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (b)

       0.42        0.43       0.46       0.48       0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts

       0.08        (0.14 )     0.42       (0.33 )     0.05  
                                           

Total from Investment Operations

       0.50        0.29       0.88       0.15       0.56  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

       (0.42 )      (0.43 )     (0.45 )     (0.44 )     (0.62 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

     $ 11.33      $ 11.25     $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25  

Total return (c)

       4.45 %      2.62 %(d)     8.19 %(d)     1.33 %(d)     5.14 %(d)(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net operating expenses (f)

       1.63 %      1.60 %     1.62 %     1.64 %     1.81 %(g)

Interest and fee expense (h)

       0.07 %      0.07 %     0.06 %    
0.05
%
    0.07 %(g)

Total expenses (f)

       1.70 %      1.67 %     1.68 %     1.69 %     1.88 %(g)

Waiver/reimbursement

              %(i)                  

Net investment income (f)

       3.68 %      3.85 %     4.04 %     4.29 %     4.70 %(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

       27 %      13 %     7 %     10 %     17 %(e)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

     $ 17,407      $ 24,735     $ 32,824     $ 39,097     $ 51,292  

 

(a) Class B shares were initially offered on July 15, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived 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) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.

 

(i) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

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

 

    Year Ended June 30,     

Period
Ended
June 30,

 
Class C Shares   2007      2006      2005      2004      2003 (a)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.25      $ 11.39      $ 10.96      $ 11.25      $ 11.31  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (b)

    0.44        0.45        0.47        0.49        0.51  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, swap contracts and futures contracts

    0.08        (0.14 )      0.43        (0.32 )      0.07  
                                           

Total from Investment Operations

    0.52        0.31        0.90        0.17        0.58  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.44 )      (0.45 )      (0.47 )      (0.46 )      (0.64 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.33      $ 11.25      $ 11.39      $ 10.96      $ 11.25  

Total return (c)(d)

    4.61 %      2.77 %      8.35 %      1.48 %      5.29 %(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net operating expenses (f)

    1.48 %      1.45 %      1.47 %      1.49 %      1.67 %(g)

Interest and fee expense (h)

    0.07 %      0.07 %      0.06 %      0.05 %      0.07 %(g)

Total expenses (f)

    1.55 %      1.52 %      1.53 %      1.54 %      1.74 %(g)

Waiver/reimbursement

    0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %(g)

Net investment income (f)

    3.82 %      3.99 %      4.19 %      4.44 %      4.75 %(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

    27 %      13 %      7 %      10 %      17 %(e)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 14,134      $ 14,727      $ 13,593      $ 10,482      $ 9,110  

 

(a) Class C shares were initially offered on July 15, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Had the investment advisor and/or any of its affiliates not waived 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) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

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

 

    Year Ended June 30,  
Class Z Shares   2007      2006     2005     2004     2003 (a)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.25      $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25     $ 11.26  

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (b)

    0.53        0.54       0.56       0.58       0.63  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.08        (0.14 )     0.43       (0.32 )     0.11  
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    0.61        0.40       0.99       0.26       0.74  

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

    (0.53 )      (0.54 )     (0.56 )     (0.55 )     (0.75 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.33      $ 11.25     $ 11.39     $ 10.96     $ 11.25  

Total return (c)

    5.44 %      3.59 %(d)     9.22 %(d)     2.33 %(d)     6.82 %(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net operating expenses (e)

    0.68 %      0.65 %     0.67 %     0.69 %     0.86 %

Interest and fee expense (f)

    0.07 %      0.07 %     0.06 %     0.05 %     0.07 %

Total expenses (e)

    0.75 %      0.72 %     0.73 %     0.74 %     0.93 %

Waiver/reimbursement

           %(g)                  

Net investment income (e)

    4.63 %      4.80 %     4.99 %     5.24 %     5.59 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    27 %      13 %     7 %     10 %     17 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 698,454      $ 576,355     $ 447,945     $ 341,394     $ 244,784  

 

(a) On July 15, 2002, the existing Fund Class S shares were renamed Class Z shares.

 

(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 or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.

 

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

 

(f) Interest and fee expense relates to the liability for floating-rate notes issued in conjunction with inverse floater securities transactions.

 

(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

June 30, 2007

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia High Yield Municipal 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 Goal

The Fund seeks a high level of total return consisting of current income exempt from ordinary federal income tax and opportunities for 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 4.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating up to $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. Certain ratios have been reclassified on the financial highlights to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. 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 quotation. 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.

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

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

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

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.

 

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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.

Floating-Rate Notes Issued in Conjunction with Securities Held

The Fund may sell a fixed-rate bond (“Fixed-Rate Bond”) to a broker who deposits the Fixed-Rate Bond into a special-purpose entity from which are issued floating-rate notes (“Floating-Rate Notes”) that are sold to third parties. The Floating-Rate Notes have interest rates that reset weekly and the holders of the Floating-Rate Notes have the option to tender their notes to the broker at par at each reset date. A residual certificate (an “Inverse Floater”), which pays interest equal to the difference between the Fixed-Rate Bond and the Floating-Rate Notes, is also issued by the special-purpose entity. The Inverse Floater also gives the holder the right to cause the Floating-Rate Note to be called at par and to require transfer of the Fixed-Rate Bond to the holder of the Inverse Floater, thereby liquidating the special-purpose entity. In certain transactions, the Fund ultimately receives the Inverse Floater plus cash equivalent to the proceeds raised from the issuance of the Floating-Rate Notes in exchange for the Fixed-Rate Bonds.

Although the Fund physically holds the Inverse Floater, the transaction is accounted for as a secured borrowing pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140. Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities (“SFAS 140”), because of its unilateral right to cause the liquidation of the special-purpose vehicle and recover the Fixed-Rate Bond it originally sold to the broker. In accordance with SFAS 140, the Fund includes the Fixed-Rate Bond in its Portfolio of Investments and recognizes the Floating-Rate Notes as a liability on its Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may invest in futures contracts to seek to enhance returns, to hedge some of the risks of its investments in fixed income securities or as a substitute for a position in the underlying assets. 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 instrument or the underlying securities, or (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 deposits 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.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer’s expense either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resale.

Swap Contracts

The Fund may engage in swap transactions such as interest rate and forward swaps, consistent with its investment objective and policies to obtain a desired return at a lower cost than if the Fund had invested directly in the asset that yielded the desired return. Swaps involve the exchange by a fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest throughout the lives of the agreements. The interest to be paid or received on swaps is included in net realized gain/(loss) on investments. Unrealized gains are reported as an asset and unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon termination of swap agreements and is equal to the difference between the fund’s basis in the swap and the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing

 

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transaction. Swap agreements are stated at fair value. Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these transactions, but the amounts potentially subject to credit risk are much smaller.

If there is a default by the counterparty to a swap contract, a fund will be limited to contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. There is no assurance that the swap contract counterparties will be able to meet their obligations pursuant to the swap contracts or that, in the event of default, the fund will succeed in pursuing contractual remedies. The fund thus assumes the risk that it may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments owed to it pursuant to the swap contracts.

The use of derivative instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Delayed Delivery Securities

The Fund 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. The Fund holds until settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Original issue discount is accreted to interest income over the life of the security with a corresponding increase in the cost basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-date.

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 for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets 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 tax-exempt or 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

Dividends from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. 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 timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for market discount reclassification adjustments, discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities

 

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and expired capital loss carryforwards were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund’s net assets as follows:

 

         

Undistributed

Net Investment

Income

 

Accumulated

Net Realized Loss

  Paid-In Capital
$(58,464)   $1,990,078   $(1,931,614)

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 were as follows:

 

    June 30,
    2007    2006
Distributions paid from:         

Tax-Exempt Income

  $ 35,337,914    $ 30,364,551

Ordinary Income*

    13,936      82,635

 

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

As of June 30, 2007, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     

Undistributed

Tax-Exempt
Income

 

Net Unrealized

Appreciation*

$3,325,100   $17,288,741

 

* The differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/depreciation are primarily due to discount accretion/premium amortization on debt securities.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at June 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

       
Unrealized appreciation   $ 26,543,837  
Unrealized depreciation     (9,255,096 )
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 17,288,741  

 

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of June 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   $ 2,738,332
2009       1,928,565
2010       1,780,434
2011          697,947
2012       1,587,432
2013       5,621,572
2014          466,991
2015        1,471,699
     
Total   $ 16,292,972
     

Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to the Fund, $4,914,822 ($2,738,332 expiring on June 30, 2008, $1,081,414 expiring on June 30, 2009 and $1,095,076 expiring on June 30, 2010) was obtained in a merger with Liberty High Yield Municipal Fund. Utilization of these losses could be subject to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.

Capital loss carryfowards of $1,931,614 expired during the year ended June 30, 2007. Expired capital loss carryforwards are recorded as a reduction of paid-in capital.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (the “Interpretation”). This Interpretation is effective on the last business day of the semiannual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to open tax positions upon initial adoption.

This Interpretation prescribes a minimum recognition threshold and measurement method for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also requires certain expanded disclosures. Management is evaluating the application of this Interpretation to the Fund and has not at this time quantified

 

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the impact, if any, resulting from the adoption of this Interpretation on the Fund’s financial statements.

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), is the investment advisor 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 $100 million

  0.450 %

$100 million to $200 million

  0.425 %

Over $200 million

  0.400 %

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund’s effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.41% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

       
Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate  

First $100 million

  0.150 %

$100 million to $200 million

  0.125 %

Over $200 million

  0.100 %

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund’s effective administration fee rate was 0.11% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

Effective December 15, 2006, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. Also effective December 15, 2006, the Fund entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) 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. In addition, the Fund pays State Street a 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.

Effective December 15, 2006, the Fund 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 and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services relating to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Prior to December 15, 2006, Columbia was responsible for providing pricing and bookkeeping services to the Fund under a pricing and bookkeeping agreement and was entitled to receive an annual fee at the same fee structure described above under the State Street Agreements. Under separate agreements between Columbia and State Street, Columbia delegated certain functions to State Street. As a result of the delegation, the total fees payable under the pricing and bookkeeping agreement (other than certain reimbursements paid to Columbia and discussed below) were paid to State Street. The Fund also reimbursed Columbia and State Street for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties for pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities and direct internal costs incurred by Columbia in connection with providing fund accounting oversight and monitoring and certain other services.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the total amounts paid and payable to affiliates by the fund under these arrangements were $87,260 and $1,856, respectively.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.022% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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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 $17.00 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. 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.

A minimum account balance fee of $20 that is charged once a year may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impacts of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended June 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $1,560.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund’s effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, was 0.08% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

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. For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $163,007 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $6,500, $51,233 and $1,349 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 service fee to the Distributor. The service fee is equal to 0.20% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares. 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 Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the Class C shares distribution fee so that it will not exceed 0.60% annually of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

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

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 reduction of total expenses 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 year ended June 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $9,269.

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 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. Purchases and Sales of Securities

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $328,878,366 and $207,301,014, respectively.

 

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At June 30, 2007, the Fund held Inverse Floaters related to the following securities:

 

    Par ($)

CO Department of Transportation,
Series 2001, 5.500%, 06/15/14

  $ 6,000,000

CO Department of Transportation,
Series 2001, 5.500%, 06/15/15

    4,000,000

NC Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Series 1999, AMT, 6.00%, 07/01/24

    8,000,000

WA Port of Seattle,
Series 2000 A, AMT, 6.000%, 02/01/10

    2,500,000

WA Port of Seattle,
Series 2000 B, AMT, 6.000%, 02/01/11

    7,500,000
     
  $ 28,000,000
     

Against which has been issued $14,000,000 par of Floating Rate Notes bearing interest at rates ranging from 3.900% to 3.985%, at a weighted average rate of 3.957%. Interest paid on the Floating Rate Notes during the year ended June 30, 2007 was at an average rate of 3.928%. The Fund’s physical holdings at June 30, 2007 were Inverse Floaters totaling $14,000,000 par, market value of $15,496,693 bearing interest at a weighted rate of 7.690%. The Inverse Floaters are exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933.

Note 6. 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 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 based on their pro-rata portion of the unutilized committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in “Other expenses” in the Statement of Operations.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of June 30, 2007, the Fund had a shareholder that held 66.55% of the Fund’s shares outstanding whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.

Note 8. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies

Tax Development Risk

The Fund purchases municipal securities whose interest, in the opinion of bond counsel, is free from federal income tax. There is no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will agree with this opinion. In the event the IRS determines that the issuer does not comply with relevant tax requirements of a municipal security, interest payments from a security could become federally taxable, possibly retroactively to the date the security was issued. Shareholders of the Fund may be required to file amended tax returns as a result.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The Fund holds investments that are insured by private insurers who guarantee the payment of principal and interest in the event of default or that are supported by a letter of credit. Each of the Fund’s insurers is rated Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. At June 30, 2007, private insurers who insured greater than 5% of the total investments of the Fund were as follows:

 

      
Insurer    % of Total
Investments
MBIA Insurance Corp.    8.5

Ambac Assurance Corp.

   6.2

 

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Geographic Concentration

The Fund has greater than 5% of its total investments at June 30, 2007 invested in debt obligations issued by the states of California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York and Texas and their respective political subdivisions, agencies and public authorities. The Fund is more susceptible to economic and political factors adversely affecting issuers of the states’ municipal securities than are municipal bond funds that are not concentrated to the same extent in these issuers.

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 Fund may focus its investments in certain sectors, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is more diversified.

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. The SEC Order and the NYAG Settlement are referred to collectively as the “Settlements”.

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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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 the federal Judicial Panel transferred the CDSC Lawsuit to the MDL.

On April 4, 2006, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a term sheet containing the principal terms of a stipulation of settlement that would settle all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. On April 6, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland stayed all actions with respect to these Columbia-related claims. 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. On May 17, 2007, the District Court entered an amended preliminary approval order which granted preliminary approval of the settlement. A final settlement hearing, at which the District Court will determine whether the proposed settlement should be finally approved and the action dismissed on the merits with prejudice, is scheduled for September 18, 2007. The terms of the settlement, if finally approved, will require payments by the funds’ adviser and/or its affiliates, including payment of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and notice to class members. In the event that the settlement is not finally approved, the plaintiffs may elect to go forward with their appeal and no opinion is expressed regarding the likely outcome or financial impact of such an appeal on any fund.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund (the “Fund”) (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at June 30, 2007, and the results of its operations, for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for the four years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at June 30, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The financial highlights of the Fund for the year ended June 30, 2003 were audited by other independent accountants whose report dated August 19, 2003 expressed on unqualified opinion on those highlights.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 24, 2007

 

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The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of portfolios overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.

Independent Trustees

 

Name, address and year of birth,
Position with funds, Year first
elected or appointed to office1
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of portfolios in Columbia Funds
Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1996)
   Independent business executive since May, 2006; Executive Vice President-Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December, 2002 to May, 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September, 2001 to December, 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July, 1999 to September, 2001. Oversees 75, Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing)
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1996)
   Deputy General Counsel-Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips (integrated petroleum company) since August, 2006; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March, 2005 to July, 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September, 2004 to June, 2006, Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February, 2006 to July, 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods), from September, 2003 to March, 2004; Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary, Kellogg Company (food manufacturer), from September, 1999 to August, 2003. Oversees 75, None
Richard W. Lowry (Born 1936)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1995)
   Private Investor since August, 1987 (formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Plywood Corporation (building products manufacturer) until 1987; Trustee, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund since 1986; Director, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. since 1994). Oversees 75, None
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1943)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1981)
   Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January, 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September, 1993; Director, Institute for Economic Research, University of Washington from September, 2001 to June, 2003; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September, 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, since September, 1993; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 75, None
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1942)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1985)
   University Professor, Boston College since November, 2005; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August, 1999 to October, 2005; Trustee, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Director, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. since 1998. Oversees 75, None

 

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Independent Trustees

 

Name, address and year of birth,
Position with funds, Year first
elected or appointed to office1
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of portfolios in Columbia Funds
Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 2000)
   Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 75, None
Thomas E. Stitzel (Born 1936)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1998)
   Business Consultant since 1999; Chartered Financial Analyst. Oversees 75, None
Thomas C. Theobald (Born 1937)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee and Chairman of the Board2 (since 1996)
   Partner and Senior Advisor, Chicago Growth Partners (private equity investing) since September, 2004; Managing Director, William Blair Capital Partners (private equity investing) from September, 1994 to September, 2004. Oversees 75, Anixter International (network support equipment distributor); Ventas, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Jones Lang LaSalle (real estate management services); Ambac Financial Group (financial guaranty insurance)
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1998)
   Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager, Global Education Industry, IBM Corporation (computer and technology) from 1994 to 1997). Oversees 75, None

Interested Trustee

 

William E. Mayer (Born 1940)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee3 (since 1994)
   Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February, 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business, University of Maryland, 1992 to 1997. Oversees 75, Lee Enterprises (print media), WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); Reader’s Digest (publishing)

 

1

In December 2000, the boards of each of the former Liberty Funds and former Stein Roe Funds were combined into one board of trustees responsible for the oversight of both fund groups (collectively, the “Liberty Board”). In October 2003, the trustees on the Liberty Board were elected to the boards of the Columbia Funds (the “Columbia Board”) and of the CMG Fund Trust (the “CMG Funds Board”); simultaneous with that election, Patrick J. Simpson who had been a director on the Columbia Board and trustee on the CMG Funds Board, was appointed to serve as trustee of the Liberty Board. The date shown is the earliest date on which a trustee/director was elected or appointed to the board of a Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.

 

2

Mr. Theobald was appointed as Chairman of the Board effective December 10, 2003.

 

3

Mr. Mayer is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) by reason of his affiliation with WR Hambrecht + Co.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Fund and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.

 

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Officers

 

Name, address and year of birth,
Position with Columbia Funds, Year
first elected or appointed to office
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Christopher L. Wilson (Born 1957)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
President (since 2004)
   President – Columbia Funds, since October 2004; Managing Director – Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, since September 2004; Senior Vice President – Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., since January 2005; Director – Columbia Management Services, Inc., since January 2005; Director – Bank of America Global Liquidity Funds, plc and Banc of America Capital Management (Ireland), Limited, since May 2005; Director – FIM Funding, Inc., since January 2005; President and Chief Executive Officer – CDC IXIS AM Services, Inc. (asset management), from September 1998 through August 2004; and a senior officer or director of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds.
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959)
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006)
   Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April, 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April, 2005.
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2000)
   Treasurer – Columbia Funds, since October 2003; Treasurer – the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000 – December 2006; Vice President – Columbia Management Advisors, Inc., since April 2003; President – Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer – Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004 – Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds.
Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President,
Chief Compliance Officer
(since 2007)
   Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004.
Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer (since 2004)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September, 2004 to December, 2005; Vice President Fund Administration of the Advisor June, 2002 to September, 2004. Vice President Product Strategy and Development of the Advisor from February, 2001 to June, 2002.
Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August, 2000 to September, 2004.

 

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Officers

 

Name, address and year of birth,
Position with Columbia Funds, Year
first elected or appointed to office
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November, 2004 to December, 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May, 2003 to October, 2004; Senior Audit Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers (independent registered public accounting firm) from July, 2000 to April, 2003.
Marybeth C. Pilat (Born 1968)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
  

Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation of the Advisor since January 2006; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight of the Advisor prior to January 2006.

Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Controller (since 2006)
   Vice President – Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October, 2004; Vice President – Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April, 2002 to October, 2004; Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers (independent registered public accounting firm) prior to October, 2002.

 

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Columbia Funds – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

Growth Funds  

Columbia Acorn Fund

Columbia Acorn Select

Columbia Acorn USA

Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund

Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Core Funds  

Columbia Common Stock Fund

Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

Value Funds  

Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

Columbia Large Cap Value Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II

Columbia Strategic Investor Fund

Asset Allocation/Hybrid Funds  

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Columbia Balanced Fund

Columbia Liberty Fund

Columbia LifeGoalTM Balanced Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Income Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Income and Growth Portfolio

Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Columbia Thermostat Fund

Index Funds  

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund

Columbia Large Cap Index Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund

Columbia Small Cap Index Fund

Specialty Funds  

Columbia Convertible Securities Fund

Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund

Columbia Technology Fund

Global/International Funds  

Columbia Acorn International

Columbia Acorn International Select

Columbia Global Value Fund

Columbia Greater China Fund

Columbia International Stock Fund

Columbia International Value Fund

Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund

Columbia World Equity Fund

 

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Columbia Funds (continued) – Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

 

Taxable Bond Funds  

Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund

Columbia Core Bond Fund

Columbia Federal Securities Fund

Columbia High Income Fund

Columbia High Yield Opportunity Fund

Columbia Income Fund

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

Tax-Exempt Bond Funds  

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Money Market Funds  

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Cash Reserves

Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves

Columbia Government Plus Reserves

Columbia Government Reserves

Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves

Columbia Money Market Reserves

Columbia Municipal Reserves

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Prime Reserves

Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Treasury Reserves

For complete product information on any Columbia Fund, visit our website at www.columbiamanagement.com.

 

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Important Information About This Report – Columbia High Yield Municipal 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 High Yield Municipal 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.

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.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

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 FINRA and SIPC. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. is part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

Annual Report – June 30, 2007

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©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

SHC - 42/132602-0607 (08/07) 07-41941


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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Annual Report – June 30, 2007

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


 

Table of Contents

 

Fund Profile   1
Economic Update   2
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Portfolio Managers’ Report   5
Investment Portfolio   7
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   12
Statement of Operations   13
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   14
Financial Highlights   16
Notes to Financial Statements   20
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   27
Unaudited Information   28
Fund Governance   29
Columbia Funds   33
Important Information About This Report   35

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 Message

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Dear Shareholder:

Investing is a long-term process and we are pleased that you have chosen to include the Columbia family of funds in your overall financial plan.

Your financial advisor can help you establish an appropriate investment portfolio and periodically review that portfolio. A well balanced portfolio is one of the keys to successful long-term investing. Your portfolio should be diversified across different asset classes and market segments and your chosen asset allocation should be appropriate for your investment goals, risk tolerance and time horizons.

 

However, creating an investment strategy is not a one-step process. From time to time, you’ll need to re-evaluate your strategy to determine whether your investment needs have changed. Most experts recommend giving your portfolio a “check-up” every year.

As you begin your portfolio check-up, consider whether you have experienced any major life events since the last time you assessed your portfolio. You may need to tweak your strategy if you have:

 

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Gotten married or divorced

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Added a child to your family

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Made a significant change in employment

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Entered or moved significantly closer to retirement

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Experienced a serious illness or death in the family

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Taken on or paid off substantial debt

It’s important to remember that over time, performance in different market segments will fluctuate. These shifts can cause your portfolio balance to drift away from your chosen asset allocation. A periodic portfolio check-up can help make sure your portfolio stays on track. Remember that asset allocation does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss.

You’ll also want to analyze the individual investments in your portfolio. Of course, performance should be a key factor in your analysis, but it’s not the only factor to consider. Make sure the investments in your portfolio line up with your overall objectives and risk tolerance. Be aware of changes in portfolio management and pay special attention to any funds that have made significant shifts in their investment strategy.

We hope this information will help you, in working with your financial advisor, to stay on track to reach your investment goals. Thank you for your business and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


Fund Profile – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Summary

1-year return as of 06/30/07

 

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+16.61%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

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+16.05%

Russell 2000 Value Index

Management Style

Equity Style

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Management style is determined by Columbia Management and is based on the investment strategy and process as outlined in the fund’s prospectus.

Summary

 

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For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 16.61% without sales charge.

 

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The Fund’s performance was slightly ahead of its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index and the average for the peer group, the Morningstar Small Value Category.

 

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Favorable sector weights and strong stock selection in the industrials and financials sectors helped performance.

 

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Economic Update – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

Summary

For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007

 

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The broad US stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 20.59%. Stock markets outside the United States were even stronger, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index.

 

 

S&P Index   MSCI Index

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20.59%

 

27.00%

 

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Despite a weak second half, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index delivered a respectable return. High-yield bonds, as measured by the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index, led the US fixed-income markets.

 

 

Lehman

Index

  Merrill Lynch Index

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6.12%

 

11.63%

The S&P 500 Index tracks the performance of 500 widely held, large-capitalization US stocks.

The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Europe, Australasia, Far East (EAFE) Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the US and Canada.

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.

The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index tracks the performance of non-investment-grade corporate bonds.

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.

 

A sharp fall-off in the pace of US economic growth, volatility in China’s stock market, and dashed hopes about a short-term rate increase created moments of discomfort for US investors during an otherwise favorable 12-month period. Housing sales, construction and home prices moved lower, with no near-term relief in sight. Rising energy prices pinched household budgets and higher industrial metals prices drove up manufacturing costs, raising concerns about both consumer spending and inflation.

In fact, inflation concerns, coupled with a sense that growth was poised to pick up in the second half of 2007, kept the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) on hold during the period. Although investors anticipated a rate cut some time this year, the Fed has so far held the federal funds rate, a key short-term lending rate, at 5.25% and raised the possibility of a rate increase instead. Indeed, there were signs of economic momentum as job growth remained healthy. An average of 167,000 new jobs were added to the labor markets each month during the period and unemployment remained low at approximately 4.5%. A solid job market and rising personal income also helped sustain consumer spending. In addition, manufacturing activity was livelier than expected in the final months of the period.

Stocks stage a broad rally

Against a relatively positive economic backdrop and better-than-expected corporate profits, the US stock market staged a broad rally that took all major market averages significantly higher for the 12-month period. The S&P 500 Index returned 20.59%. Large- and mid-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks, as measured by their respective Russell indices. Value stocks generally outperformed growth stocks, except among small-cap stocks where growth edged out value by a small margin. Stock markets outside the US did even better, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, which gained 27.00% for the period.

After a solid start, bonds falter

The US bond market enjoyed solid returns in the first half of the 12-month period. As investors anticipated a Fed rate cut, bond prices rose and yields declined across the maturity spectrum. However, when it became apparent that a rate cut was unlikely — and that the Fed remained concerned about inflation, the bond market’s perennial enemy — bond prices slid in the second half of the period and yields rose. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield moved above 5.0% in the last month of the period. In this environment, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index returned a respectable 6.12%, thanks to a strong start to the period. High-yield bonds continued to lead the fixed-income markets, reflecting investor confidence about the overall resilience of the economy despite its slower pace of growth. The Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Cash Pay Index returned 11.63%.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*  

Class A

   1.29 %

Class B

   2.04 %

Class C

   2.04 %

Class Z

   1.04 %

 

* 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.

 

Growth of a $10,000 investment 07/01/97 – 06/30/07

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The chart above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in Class A shares of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I during the stated time period, and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those securities in the Russell 2000 Index 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.

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 07/01/97 – 06/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without    with

Class A

   29,462    27,768

Class B

   27,310    27,310

Class C

   27,343    27,343

Class Z

   30,242    n/a

 

Average annual total return as of 06/30/07 (%)
Share class   A   B   C   Z
Inception   07/25/86   11/09/92   01/15/96   07/31/95
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

1-year

  16.61   9.90   15.74   10.74   15.74   14.74   16.91

5-year

  15.33   13.97   14.46   14.23   14.46   14.46   15.65

10-year

  11.41   10.75   10.57   10.57   10.58   10.58   11.70

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares, 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 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 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.

Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and the fees associated with each class.

The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

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.columbiamanagement.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.  

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 reporting 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 cost 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. A minimum account balance fee of $20 that is charged once per year may be assessed if the value of your account falls below the minimum initial investment applicable to you. This fee is not included in the table below. If it was, the estimate of expenses paid during the period would be higher, and account value during the period lower, by this amount. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing cost of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

01/01/07 – 06/30/07
     Account value at the
beginning of the period ($)
  Account value at the
end of the period ($)
  Expenses paid
during the period ($)
  Fund’s annualized
expense ratio (%)
    Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical   Actual   Hypothetical               Actual

Class A

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,066.90   1,018.25   6.76   6.61   1.32

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,062.78   1,014.53   10.59   10.34   2.07

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,062.58   1,014.53   10.59   10.34   2.07

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,068.09   1,019.49   5.49   5.36   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 365.

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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Portfolio Managers’ Report – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

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.columbiamanagement.com for daily and most recent month-end performance updates.

 

Net asset value per share

as of 06/30/07 ($)

Class A

   52.16

Class B

   44.51

Class C

   46.65

Class Z

   54.23
  
Distributions declared per share

07/01/06 – 06/30/07 ($)

Class A

   3.60

Class B

   3.59

Class C

   3.59

Class Z

   3.72

For the 12-month period that ended June 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 16.61% without sales charge. Performance was slightly ahead of both the Russell 2000 Value Index and Morningstar Small Value Category average, which returned 16.05% and 16.39%, respectively.1 Sector weights had the most significant positive impact on returns, followed by stock selection. We maintained our long-term focus on companies that we believe to be of high quality, with strong competitive and financial positions, good earnings growth prospects and reasonable valuations. This strategy worked well during the period, despite the fact that the fund did not own some of the lower-quality companies that rallied sharply during the year.

Small caps had another strong year

Conditions were ripe for small-cap stocks throughout the period, as relatively low interest rates, a favorable credit environment and liquidity in the financial system fueled a pick-up in mergers and acquisitions, which drove significant gains. In addition, small-cap earnings growth remained strong and continued to attract investor attention. Within the sector, value stocks performed roughly in line with growth stocks. Small-cap returns were slightly behind mid- and large-cap gains.

Strong outperformance by financials and industrials

Financials posted only modest gains, but had a positive impact on the fund’s performance. An underweight in the sector overall, as well as in weaker performing industries such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) and “thrifts,” which include savings and loan organizations and savings banks, helped the fund outperform its benchmark and the average for its peer group. In particular, we avoided REITs with exposure to the poorly performing subprime mortgage market and owned some REITs that were bought out at premium prices. Insurance stocks further boosted returns, led by a large investment in Navigators Group, Inc. The company benefited from huge rate increases following Hurricane Katrina and benign weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico this past year.

Industrials were strong performers in the index and even better performers in the fund, thanks to positive stock selection and overweights in aerospace and defense as well as construction and engineering. The aerospace industry, where the fund had a number of investments, did well as demand remained strong. Construction and engineering returns especially benefited from outsized gains posted by KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd., a large holding that rallied on the back of strong Asian and European industrial growth.

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The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 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.

 

 

©2007 by Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The information contained herein is the proprietary information of Morningstar, Inc., may not be copied or redistributed for any purpose and may only be used for noncommercial, personal purposes. The information contained herein is not represented or warranted to be accurate, correct, complete or timely. Morningstar, Inc. shall not be responsible for investment decisions, damages or other losses resulting from the use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance. Morningstar, Inc. has not granted consent for it to be considered or deemed an “expert” under the Securities Act of 1933.

  Morningstar Categories compare the performance of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies.

 

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Portfolio Managers’ Report (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

Top 10 holdings     

as of 06/30/07

  

Harsco

   1.2

KHD Humboldt Wedag International

   1.0

Pediatrix Medical Group

   1.0

Woodward Governor

   0.9

Consolidated Graphics

   0.9

Cash America International

   0.9

Navigators Group

   0.9

American Greetings

   0.8

H.B. Fuller

   0.8

Advance America Cash Advance Centers

   0.8
  
Top 5 sectors     

as of 06/30/07

  

Financials

   26.4

Industrials

   18.3

Information Technology

   13.1

Consumer Discretionary

   10.9

Health Care

   8.9
  
Holdings discussed in this report

as of 06/30/07 (%)

Navigators Group, Inc.

   0.9

KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd.

   1.0

Glatfelter

   0.4

 

The fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time. Information provided is calculated as a percentage of net assets.

Materials and consumer sectors pressured returns

Overall, the fund’s materials holdings generated a solid, double-digit return yet trailed the sector average largely because we did not own many of the lower-quality, highly leveraged names that rallied sharply as commodity prices rose. Although we missed out on the significant gains generated by some of these lower quality stocks during this period, we believe that our focus on higher quality names is a more prudent strategy for the long term. A few of the fund’s holdings declined, including Glatfelter, a manufacturer of fine paper, which struggled with the integration of two recent acquisitions. Consumer discretionary and consumer staples returns modestly lagged the sectors’ respective returns in the Russell index, again because the fund did not own highly leveraged companies that did well. A sizable underweight in the consumer discretionary sector also worked against the fund during the period, as many of the “old economy” industries that we avoided, including newspapers and auto parts, benefited from takeover activity.

Cautiously optimistic outlook

We think small-cap stocks can continue their climb, especially if liquidity and credit trends remain positive, interest rates move up at a moderate pace and merger and acquisitions activity continues to be strong. The fund is positioned for the possibility of higher interest rates with a fairly aggressive underweight in financials and for increased market volatility with an overweight in health care. In addition, we believe that the higher quality companies we favor have the potential to hold their own when interest rates rise, because they tend to be less affected by higher borrowing costs and earn more on their cash positions.

Portfolio Management

Stephen Barbaro has managed or co-managed the fund since June 2002 and has been associated with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1976.

Jeremy Javidi has co-managed the fund since August 2005 and has been associated 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-cap stocks may be subject to greater volatility and price fluctuations because they may be thinly traded and less liquid than investments in larger companies.

Value stocks are stocks 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 and, in the advisor’s opinion, undervalued. If the advisor’s assessment of a company’s prospects is wrong, the price of the company’s stock may not approach the value the advisor has placed on it.

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

Common Stocks – 99.5%

    Shares    Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary – 10.9%         

Auto Components – 1.0%

    

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

  73,030    2,163,149

BorgWarner, Inc.

  59,480    5,117,659

Modine Manufacturing Co.

  137,943    3,117,512
        

Auto Components Total

     10,398,320

Distributors – 0.3%

    

Building Materials Holding Corp.

  211,906    3,006,946
        

Distributors Total

     3,006,946

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.5%

  

Regis Corp.

  124,620    4,766,715
        

Diversified Consumer Services Total

   4,766,715

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.9%

  

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

  120,000    4,422,000

CEC Entertainment, Inc. (a)

  82,010    2,886,752

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

  163,300    4,941,458

Multimedia Games, Inc. (a)

  189,463    2,417,548

O’Charleys, Inc.

  126,550    2,551,248

Vail Resorts, Inc. (a)

  34,050    2,072,623
        

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total

   19,291,629

Household Durables – 2.4%

  

American Greetings Corp., Class A

  304,020    8,612,887

CSS Industries, Inc.

  77,360    3,064,230

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

  94,690    3,243,133

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

  247,370    3,512,654

Kimball International, Inc.,
Class B

  198,834    2,785,664

Skyline Corp.

  108,150    3,245,581
        

Household Durables Total

     24,464,149

Media – 0.1%

  

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (a)

  72,895    1,093,425
        

Media Total

     1,093,425

Multiline Retail – 0.2%

  

99 Cents Only Stores (a)

  170,580    2,236,304
        

Multiline Retail Total

     2,236,304

Specialty Retail – 2.9%

  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (a)

  344,853    4,686,552

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)

  153,040    5,983,864

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

  152,066    5,694,872

Payless Shoesource, Inc. (a)

  118,180    3,728,579

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (a)

  185,080    4,854,648

United Retail Group, Inc. (a)

  169,800    1,974,774

Zale Corp. (a)

  123,080    2,930,535
        

Specialty Retail Total

     29,853,824
     Shares    Value ($)

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.6%

  

Delta Apparel, Inc.

  110,600    2,007,390

Hampshire Group Ltd. (a)

  201,582    3,406,736

Hartmarx Corp. (a)

  379,836    3,027,293

K-Swiss, Inc., Class A

  93,000    2,634,690

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

  215,460    5,970,396
        

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total

   17,046,505
        

Consumer Discretionary Total

     112,157,817
    
Consumer Staples – 4.7%         

Beverages – 0.4%

  

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

  226,835    3,833,512
        

Beverages Total

   3,833,512

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%

  

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (a)

  111,670    4,023,470

Ruddick Corp.

  83,200    2,505,984

Weis Markets, Inc.

  179,030    7,252,505
        

Food & Staples Retailing Total

   13,781,959

Food Products – 3.0%

  

American Italian Pasta Co.,
Class A (a)

  193,730    1,859,808

Flowers Foods, Inc.

  132,869    4,432,510

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (a)

  174,534    4,372,077

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

  98,034    3,699,803

Lancaster Colony Corp.

  106,580    4,464,636

Lance, Inc.

  144,000    3,392,640

Maui Land & Pineapple Co.,
Inc. (a)

  97,450    3,579,338

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (a)

  85,300    4,559,285
        

Food Products Total

   30,360,097
        

Consumer Staples Total

     47,975,568
    
Energy – 6.0%         

Energy Equipment & Services – 2.1%

  

Complete Production Services, Inc. (a)

  81,804    2,114,633

Grey Wolf, Inc. (a)

  556,900    4,588,856

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

  83,428    5,385,278

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

  69,170    2,859,488

Superior Well Services, Inc. (a)

  43,000    1,092,630

TriCo Marine Services, Inc. (a)

  139,359    5,696,996
        

Energy Equipment & Services Total

   21,737,881

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.9%

  

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

  164,440    3,418,707

Aurora Oil & Gas Corp. (a)

  418,200    890,766

Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. (a)

  130,854    2,228,444

Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)

  57,150    1,712,785

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

    Shares    Value ($)
Energy (continued)         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

  

Harvest Natural Resources,
Inc. (a)

  368,150    4,384,666

Nordic American Tanker Shipping

  111,727    4,562,931

Peabody Energy Corp.

  80,600    3,899,428

Range Resources Corp.

  209,680    7,844,129

Stone Energy Corp. (a)

  76,150    2,608,899

Swift Energy Co. (a)

  51,830    2,216,251

Western Refining, Inc.

  101,746    5,880,919
        

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

   39,647,925
        

Energy Total

     61,385,806
    
Financials – 26.4%         

Capital Markets – 0.7%

  

Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc. (a)

  84,680    4,719,216

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (a)

  174,303    2,902,145
        

Capital Markets Total

   7,621,361

Commercial Banks – 9.5%

  

BancFirst Corp.

  82,520    3,533,506

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.

  163,248    3,428,208

Bank of Granite Corp.

  260,315    4,344,657

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

  156,714    3,601,288

Capitol Bancorp Ltd.

  162,564    4,442,874

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

  119,800    3,954,598

Chemical Financial Corp.

  188,089    4,865,862

City Holding Co.

  75,300    2,886,249

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

  136,450    3,991,163

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

  101,929    3,292,307

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

  21,396    4,159,382

First Financial Corp.

  147,350    4,326,196

First National Bank of Alaska

  913    2,008,600

Mass Financial Corp., Class A (a)

  284,270    1,279,215

Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

  150,351    3,458,073

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

  136,360    3,723,992

Park National Corp.

  33,750    2,861,663

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

  125,491    4,128,654

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

  78,650    2,472,756

South Financial Group, Inc.

  219,850    4,977,404

Sterling Bancorp NY

  238,770    3,827,483

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

  218,750    4,893,438

Taylor Capital Group, Inc.

  135,400    3,727,562

TriCo Bancshares

  61,479    1,374,670

UMB Financial Corp.

  170,500    6,286,335

Whitney Holding Corp.

  199,270    5,998,027
        

Commercial Banks Total

   97,844,162
      Shares    Value ($)

Consumer Finance – 1.7%

  

Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

   452,210    8,022,205

Cash America International, Inc.

   233,950    9,276,118
         

Consumer Finance Total

   17,298,323

Diversified Financial Services – 0.7%

  

Financial Federal Corp.

   76,368    2,277,294

Medallion Financial Corp.

   366,328    4,333,660
         

Diversified Financial Services Total

   6,610,954

Insurance – 7.5%

  

American Physicians Capital, Inc. (a)

   120,425    4,877,213

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B

   153,178    3,979,564

CNA Surety Corp. (a)

   259,480    4,906,767

Commerce Group, Inc.

   186,250    6,466,600

Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A

   179,003    7,485,905

EMC Insurance Group, Inc.

   25,988    645,022

Harleysville Group, Inc.

   98,200    3,275,952

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   267,359    5,678,705

KMG America Corp. (a)

   661,426    3,472,487

National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A

   14,648    3,704,772

Navigators Group, Inc. (a)

   168,716    9,093,792

Phoenix Companies, Inc.

   372,500    5,591,225

ProCentury Corp.

   334,276    5,602,466

RLI Corp.

   94,161    5,268,308

United America Indemnity Ltd., Class A (a)

   258,740    6,434,864
         

Insurance Total

   76,483,642

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 4.5%

Colonial Properties Trust

   108,450    3,953,003

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

   325,650    5,386,251

Getty Realty Corp.

   122,430    3,217,460

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

   192,830    5,356,817

Lexington Corporate Properties Trust

   250,225    5,204,680

Potlatch Corp.

   130,170    5,603,819

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

   166,400    3,742,336

Sun Communities, Inc.

   193,430    5,758,411

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

   115,660    3,851,478

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A

   236,390    4,020,994
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

   46,095,249

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

     Shares    Value ($)
Financials (continued)          

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.8%

  

Bank Mutual Corp.

   225,860    2,604,166

Corus Bankshares, Inc.

   380,143    6,561,268

Flagstar BanCorp, Inc.

   328,600    3,959,630

TrustCo Bank Corp. NY

   313,260    3,095,009

Washington Federal, Inc.

   107,300    2,608,463
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total

   18,828,536
         

Financials Total

      270,782,227
     
Health Care – 8.9%          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.1%

  

Analogic Corp.

   52,730    3,876,182

DJO, Inc. (a)

   69,860    2,883,122

Haemonetics Corp. (a)

   98,000    5,155,780

STERIS Corp.

   251,060    7,682,436

Vital Signs, Inc.

   42,670    2,370,319
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total

   21,967,839

Health Care Providers & Services – 4.6%

  

Amedisys, Inc. (a)

   78,030    2,834,830

AmSurg Corp. (a)

   124,100    2,995,774

Cross Country Healthcare,
Inc. (a)

   232,740    3,882,103

Gentiva Health Services,
Inc. (a)

   243,900    4,892,634

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a)

   212,900    6,540,288

NovaMed, Inc. (a)

   452,922    2,740,178

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   117,130    4,092,522

Pediatrix Medical Group,
Inc. (a)

   186,980    10,311,947

RehabCare Group, Inc. (a)

   102,170    1,454,901

Res-Care, Inc. (a)

   240,070    5,075,080

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (a)

   140,470    1,892,131
         

Health Care Providers & Services Total

   46,712,388

Life Sciences Tools & Services –1.5%

  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (a)

   64,220    4,853,105

PAREXEL International
Corp. (a)

   178,280    7,498,457

Varian, Inc. (a)

   53,160    2,914,763
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services Total

   15,266,325

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

  

Alpharma, Inc., Class A (a)

   166,010    4,317,920

Sciele Pharma, Inc. (a)

   114,820    2,705,159
         

Pharmaceuticals Total

   7,023,079
         

Health Care Total

      90,969,631
     Shares    Value ($)
Industrials – 18.3%          

Aerospace & Defense – 1.7%

  

AAR Corp. (a)

   208,454    6,881,067

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

   153,300    7,405,923

Moog, Inc., Class A (a)

   76,920    3,392,941
         

Aerospace & Defense Total

   17,679,931

Airlines – 1.0%

  

AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a)

   246,650    2,693,418

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

   284,700    3,345,225

Skywest, Inc.

   166,700    3,972,461
         

Airlines Total

   10,011,104

Building Products – 1.6%

  

Goodman Global, Inc. (a)

   143,332    3,184,837

Lennox International, Inc.

   103,840    3,554,443

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a)

   138,680    6,841,085

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

   70,040    2,959,890
         

Building Products Total

   16,540,255

Commercial Services & Supplies – 4.1%

  

ABM Industries, Inc.

   121,050    3,124,301

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A (a)

   234,430    2,527,155

CBIZ, Inc. (a)

   211,105    1,551,622

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a)

   135,600    9,394,368

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

   195,155    5,757,073

IKON Office Solutions, Inc.

   255,740    3,992,101

Korn/Ferry International (a)

   159,750    4,195,035

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)

   205,900    3,821,504

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a)

   75,560    2,454,189

United Stationers, Inc. (a)

   74,730    4,980,007
         

Commercial Services & Supplies Total

   41,797,355

Construction & Engineering – 1.8%

  

EMCOR Group, Inc. (a)

   103,900    7,574,310

KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. (a)

   169,363    10,415,824
         

Construction & Engineering Total

   17,990,134

Electrical Equipment – 2.2%

  

Belden CDT, Inc.

   101,950    5,642,932

Genlyte Group, Inc. (a)

   95,026    7,463,342

Woodward Governor Co.

   176,000    9,445,920
         

Electrical Equipment Total

   22,552,194

Machinery – 2.5%

  

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

   129,930    4,100,591

EnPro Industries, Inc. (a)

   167,600    7,171,604

Harsco Corp.

   239,800    12,469,600

Kadant, Inc. (a)

   74,504    2,324,525
         

Machinery Total

   26,066,320

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Common Stocks (continued)

     Shares    Value ($)
Industrials (continued)          

Road & Rail – 2.3%

  

Amerco, Inc. (a)

   46,550    3,514,525

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a)

   80,400    3,283,536

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)

   96,160    2,869,414

Heartland Express, Inc.

   183,100    2,984,530

Ryder System, Inc.

   71,500    3,846,700

Vitran Corp., Inc. (a)

   24,012    512,416

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

   332,850    6,706,928
         

Road & Rail Total

   23,718,049

Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.1%

  

Kaman Corp.

   149,280    4,656,043

Watsco, Inc.

   125,530    6,828,832
         

Trading Companies & Distributors Total

   11,484,875
         

Industrials Total

      187,840,217
     
Information Technology – 13.1%          

Communications Equipment – 2.2%

  

Anaren, Inc. (a)

   257,619    4,536,671

Andrew Corp. (a)

   176,070    2,542,451

Black Box Corp.

   94,929    3,928,162

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

   200,600    6,013,988

Polycom, Inc. (a)

   102,500    3,444,000

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (a)

   169,110    1,784,110
         

Communications Equipment Total

   22,249,382

Computers & Peripherals – 1.6%

  

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a)

   191,750    5,411,185

Emulex Corp. (a)

   182,160    3,978,374

Imation Corp.

   88,400    3,258,424

QLogic Corp. (a)

   155,440    2,588,076

Rackable Systems, Inc. (a)

   89,150    1,101,894
         

Computers & Peripherals Total

   16,337,953

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 3.7%

Agilysys, Inc.

   130,479    2,935,777

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

   97,600    7,340,496

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a)

   197,750    4,473,105

Brightpoint, Inc. (a)

   415,014    5,723,043

Coherent, Inc. (a)

   82,868    2,528,303

MTS Systems Corp.

   116,682    5,212,185

NAM TAI Electronics, Inc.

   318,640    3,798,189

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)

   352,900    5,582,878
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total

   37,593,976
      Shares    Value ($)

IT Services – 1.6%

     

CACI International, Inc.,
Class A (a)

   56,640    2,766,864

CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)

   122,568    3,249,278

MAXIMUS, Inc.

   71,090    3,083,884

MPS Group, Inc. (a)

   582,950    7,794,041
         

IT Services Total

   16,894,067

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%

Actel Corp. (a)

   224,641    3,124,756

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)

   120,190    2,723,506

Asyst Technologies, Inc. (a)

   257,289    1,860,200

ATMI, Inc. (a)

   54,060    1,621,800

Brooks Automation, Inc. (a)

   105,715    1,918,727

Cabot Microelectronics
Corp. (a)

   47,590    1,688,969

Exar Corp. (a)

   200,300    2,684,020

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a)

   155,450    3,003,294

Sigmatel, Inc. (a)

   217,116    629,636

Standard Microsystems
Corp. (a)

   105,700    3,629,738

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates,
Inc. (a)

   33,752    1,352,105
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Total

   24,236,751

Software – 1.6%

  

Captaris, Inc. (a)

   412,300    2,110,976

Lawson Software, Inc. (a)

   165,790    1,639,663

MSC.Software Corp. (a)

   321,250    4,349,725

Sybase, Inc. (a)

   168,850    4,033,827

Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. (a)

   139,000    4,678,740
         

Software Total

   16,812,931
         

Information Technology Total

      134,125,060
     
Materials – 6.7%          

Chemicals – 1.8%

  

H.B. Fuller Co.

   277,700    8,300,453

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   82,200    5,503,290

Sensient Technologies Corp.

   190,200    4,829,178
         

Chemicals Total

   18,632,921

Construction Materials – 0.6%

  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   130,880    6,419,664
         

Construction Materials Total

   6,419,664

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

Common Stocks (continued)

     Shares    Value ($)
Materials (continued)          

Containers & Packaging – 2.0%

  

AptarGroup, Inc.

   196,600    6,991,096

Greif, Inc., Class A

   133,318    7,947,086

Greif, Inc., Class B

   95,822    5,383,280
         

Containers & Packaging Total

   20,321,462

Metals & Mining – 1.6%

  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   38,920    5,071,665

Haynes International, Inc. (a)

   37,570    3,172,035

Metal Management, Inc.

   79,670    3,511,057

Worthington Industries, Inc.

   195,050    4,222,833
         

Metals & Mining Total

   15,977,590

Paper & Forest Products – 0.7%

  

Glatfelter Co.

   275,950    3,750,160

Mercer International, Inc. (a)

   359,200    3,663,840
         

Paper & Forest Products Total

   7,414,000
         

Materials Total

      68,765,637
     
Telecommunication Services – 0.3%     

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.3%

North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc.

   143,263    3,044,339
         

Diversified Telecommunication Services Total

   3,044,339
         

Telecommunication Services Total

   3,044,339
     
Utilities – 4.2%          

Electric Utilities – 2.5%

     

ALLETE, Inc.

   86,850    4,086,293

El Paso Electric Co. (a)

   216,000    5,304,960

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

   79,102    1,873,926

Maine & Maritimes Corp. (a)

   39,400    1,057,890

MGE Energy, Inc.

   116,546    3,807,558

Otter Tail Corp.

   132,950    4,263,706

Portland General Electric Co.

   66,172    1,815,760

UIL Holdings Corp.

   112,470    3,722,757
         

Electric Utilities Total

   25,932,850

Gas Utilities – 1.0%

     

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

   111,150    5,134,019

WGL Holdings, Inc.

   163,600    5,339,904
         

Gas Utilities Total

   10,473,923
      Shares    Value ($)

Multi-Utilities – 0.7%

     

CH Energy Group, Inc.

   158,230    7,115,603
         

Multi-Utilities Total

   7,115,603
         

Utilities Total

      43,522,376
         

Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $752,285,435)

   1,020,568,678
     
     Par ($)     
Short-Term Obligation – 0.1%          

Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 06/29/07, due on 07/02/07, at 4.160%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 08/15/22, market value $1,095,219 (repurchase proceeds $1,064,369)

   1,064,000    1,064,000
         

Total Short-Term Obligation
(Cost of $1,064,000)

   1,064,000
         

Total Investments – 99.6%
(Cost of $753,349,435)(b)

   1,021,632,678
         

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.4%

   3,752,131
         

Net Assets – 100.0%

   1,025,384,809

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $754,218,772.

At June 30, 2007 the Fund held investments in the following sectors:

 

Sector (Unaudited)

  % of Net Assets

Financials

  26.4

Industrials

  18.3

Information Technology

  13.1

Consumer Discretionary

  10.9

Health Care

  8.9

Materials

  6.7

Energy

  6.0

Consumer Staples

  4.7

Utilities

  4.2

Telecommunication Services

  0.3
   
  99.5

Short-Term Obligation

  0.1

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

  0.4
   
  100.0
   

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

June 30, 2007

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

     753,349,435  
           
  

Investments, at value

     1,021,632,678  
  

Cash

     1,126,203  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

     7,910,846  
  

Fund shares sold

     4,328,471  
  

Interest

     246  
  

Dividends

     1,112,323  
  

Deferred Trustees’ compensation plan

     49,070  
             
  

Total Assets

     1,036,159,837  
Liabilities   

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

     8,178,133  
  

Fund shares repurchased

     1,219,678  
  

Investment advisory fee

     650,661  
  

Transfer agent fee

     245,249  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

     14,966  
  

Trustees’ fees

     58  
  

Custody fee

     14,651  
  

Distribution and service fees

     290,414  
  

Interest

     1,077  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

     347  
  

Deferred Trustees’ compensation plan

     49,070  
  

Other liabilities

     110,724  
             
  

Total Liabilities

     10,775,028  
             
  

Net Assets

     1,025,384,809  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

     683,618,160  
  

Undistributed net investment income

     531,899  
  

Accumulated net realized gain

     72,951,507  
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     268,283,243  
             
  

Net Assets

     1,025,384,809  
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 663,160,493  
  

Shares outstanding

     12,713,148  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 52.16 (a)
  

Maximum offering price per share ($52.16/0.9425)

   $ 55.34 (b)
Class B   

Net assets

   $ 97,424,595  
  

Shares outstanding

     2,188,752  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 44.51 (a)
Class C   

Net assets

   $ 87,641,683  
  

Shares outstanding

     1,878,764  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 46.65 (a)
Class Z   

Net assets

   $ 177,158,038  
  

Shares outstanding

     3,266,543  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 54.23  

 

(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 Small Cap Value Fund I

For the Year Ended June 30, 2007

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends

   13,686,173  
  

Interest

   230,708  
           
  

Total Investment Income

   13,916,881  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   7,052,355  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   845,620  
  

Class C

   574,378  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   1,457,361  
  

Class B

   281,873  
  

Class C

   191,459  
  

Transfer agent fee

   1,660,858  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   159,520  
  

Trustees’ fees

   46,673  
  

Custody fee

   83,408  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   6,137  
  

Other expenses

   466,724  
           
  

Total Operating Expenses

   12,826,366  
  

Interest expense

   4,009  
           
  

Total Expenses

   12,830,375  
  

Expense reductions

   (19,180 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   12,811,195  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   1,105,686  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments   

Net realized gain on investments

   117,606,211  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   19,751,116  
           
  

Net Gain

   137,357,327  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   138,463,013  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         Year Ended June 30,      
      2007 ($)      2006 ($)  
Operations   

Net investment income (loss)

   1,105,686      (534,321 )
  

Net realized gain on investments

   117,606,211      54,258,359  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   19,751,116      59,593,003  
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   138,463,013      113,317,041  
Distributions Declared
to Shareholders
  

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (173,757 )     
  

Class Z

   (321,285 )    (9,783 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

   (40,153,772 )    (18,633,849 )
  

Class B

   (9,209,625 )    (8,087,430 )
  

Class C

   (5,770,874 )    (2,943,512 )
  

Class Z

   (8,623,480 )    (3,712,285 )
                  
  

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

   (64,252,793 )    (33,386,859 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   205,052,117      148,116,847  
  

Distributions reinvested

   36,637,045      17,012,510  
  

Redemptions

   (134,142,032 )    (102,785,037 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   107,547,130      62,344,320  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   7,230,412      9,128,787  
  

Distributions reinvested

   8,501,258      7,381,432  
  

Redemptions

   (61,015,618 )    (79,809,664 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (45,283,948 )    (63,299,445 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   23,447,465      15,588,747  
  

Distributions reinvested

   4,413,377      2,234,417  
  

Redemptions

   (14,109,929 )    (12,955,090 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   13,750,913      4,868,074  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   73,680,096      38,864,032  
  

Distributions reinvested

   3,276,470      1,332,573  
  

Redemptions

   (25,757,106 )    (20,272,687 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   51,199,460      19,923,918  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   127,213,555      23,836,867  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   201,423,775      103,767,049  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   823,961,034      720,193,985  
  

End of period

   1,025,384,809      823,961,034  
  

Undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income at end of period

   531,899      (40,152 )
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

          Year Ended June 30,        
      2007      2006  
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   4,123,736      3,179,444  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   749,682      376,550  
  

Redemptions

   (2,695,057 )    (2,218,318 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   2,178,361      1,337,676  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   169,087      224,900  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   202,991      187,156  
  

Redemptions

   (1,433,825 )    (1,968,547 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (1,061,747 )    (1,556,491 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   524,648      368,134  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   100,579      54,246  
  

Redemptions

   (316,134 )    (304,141 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   309,093      118,239  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,412,679      803,211  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   64,574      28,486  
  

Redemptions

   (496,817 )    (420,691 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   980,436      411,006  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

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

 

Class A Shares      
     Year Ended June 30,  
     2007     2006     2005      2004     2003  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 48.03     $ 43.12     $ 42.17      $ 31.39     $ 37.54  

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment income (a)

    0.12 (b)     0.06       0.11        0.08       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    7.61       6.82       4.46        11.88       (1.54 )
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    7.73       6.88       4.57        11.96       (1.52 )

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

          

From net investment income

    (0.01 )                         

From net realized gains

    (3.59 )     (1.97 )     (3.62 )      (1.18 )     (4.51 )

Return of capital

                             (0.12 )
                                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (3.60 )     (1.97 )     (3.62 )      (1.18 )     (4.63 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 52.16     $ 48.03     $ 43.12      $ 42.17     $ 31.39  

Total return (c)

    16.61 %     16.25 %(d)(e)     10.99 %      38.58 %(e)     (2.16 )%(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net operating expenses (f)

    1.29 %     1.28 %     1.32 %      1.42 %     1.54 %

Interest expense

    %(g)     %(g)                  %(g)

Net expenses (f)

    1.29 %     1.28 %     1.32 %      1.42 %     1.54 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

          0.01 %            0.01 %     0.12 %

Net investment income (f)

    0.25 %     0.13 %     0.28 %      0.22 %     0.07 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    39 %     32 %     31 %      46 %     118 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 663,160     $ 505,971     $ 396,568      $ 292,365     $ 181,377  

 

 

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

 

(b) Net investment income per share reflects special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.05 per share.

 

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

 

(d) 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 per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

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

 

Class B Shares                               
    Year Ended June 30,  
     2007      2006     2005     2004     2003  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 41.75      $ 38.00     $ 37.60     $ 28.18     $ 34.50  

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss (a)

    (0.24 )(b)      (0.26 )     (0.18 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    6.59        5.98       3.96       10.64       (1.50 )
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    6.35        5.72       3.78       10.46       (1.69 )

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

    (3.59 )      (1.97 )     (3.38 )     (1.04 )     (4.51 )

Return of capital

                             (0.12 )
                                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (3.59 )      (1.97 )     (3.38 )     (1.04 )     (4.63 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 44.51      $ 41.75     $ 38.00     $ 37.60     $ 28.18  

Total return (c)

    15.74 %      15.36 %(d)(e)     10.18 %     37.58 %(e)     (2.93 )%(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net operating expenses (f)

    2.04 %      2.03 %     2.07 %     2.17 %     2.30 %

Interest expense

    %(g)      %(g)                 %(g)

Net expenses (f)

    2.04 %      2.03 %     2.07 %     2.17 %     2.30 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

           0.01 %           0.01 %     0.09 %

Net investment loss (f)

    (0.55 )%      (0.64 )%     (0.47 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.71 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    39 %      32 %     31 %     46 %     118 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 97,425      $ 135,721     $ 182,648     $ 213,159     $ 188,270  

 

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

 

(b) Net investment loss per share reflects special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.05 per share.

 

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

 

(d) 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 per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

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

 

Class C Shares                               
    Year Ended June 30,  
     2007      2006     2005     2004     2003  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 43.60      $ 39.60     $ 39.05     $ 29.24     $ 35.59  

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net investment loss (a)

    (0.23 )(b)      (0.26 )     (0.18 )     (0.19 )     (0.19 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    6.87        6.23       4.11       11.04       (1.53 )
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

    6.64        5.97       3.93       10.85       (1.72 )

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

          

From net realized gains

    (3.59 )      (1.97 )     (3.38 )     (1.04 )     (4.51 )

Return of capital

                             (0.12 )
                                        

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (3.59 )      (1.97 )     (3.38 )     (1.04 )     (4.63 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 46.65      $ 43.60     $ 39.60     $ 39.05     $ 29.24  

Total return (c)

    15.74 %      15.37 %(d)(e)     10.19 %     37.56 %(e)     (2.92 )%(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

          

Net operating expenses (f)

    2.04 %      2.03 %     2.07 %     2.17 %     2.30 %

Interest expense

    %(g)      %(g)                 %(g)

Net expenses (f)

    2.04 %      2.03 %     2.07 %     2.17 %     2.30 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

           0.01 %           0.01 %     0.10 %

Net investment loss (f)

    (0.51 )%      (0.62 )%     (0.47 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.71 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    39 %      32 %     31 %     46 %     118 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 87,642      $ 68,436     $ 57,471     $ 38,798     $ 25,186  

 

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

 

(b) Net investment loss per share reflects special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.05 per share.

 

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

 

(d) 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 per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

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

 

Class Z Shares                                
    Year Ended June 30,  
     2007      2006     2005      2004     2003  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 49.79      $ 44.54     $ 43.41      $ 32.24     $ 38.28  

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income (a)

    0.26 (b)      0.18       0.23        0.21       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    7.90        7.05       4.62        12.19       (1.65 )
                                         

Total from Investment Operations

    8.16        7.23       4.85        12.40       (1.41 )

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

    (0.13 )      (0.01 )                   

From net realized gains

    (3.59 )      (1.97 )     (3.72 )      (1.23 )     (4.51 )

Return of capital

                              (0.12 )
                                         

Total Distributions Declared to Shareholders

    (3.72 )      (1.98 )     (3.72 )      (1.23 )     (4.63 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 54.23      $ 49.79     $ 44.54      $ 43.41     $ 32.24  

Total return (c)

    16.91 %      16.51 %(d)(e)     11.34 %      38.94 %(e)     (1.79 )%(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

           

Net operating expenses (f)

    1.04 %      1.03 %     1.07 %      1.17 %     1.25 %

Interest expense

    %(g)      %(g)                  %(g)

Net expenses (f)

    1.04 %      1.03 %     1.07 %      1.17 %     1.25 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

           0.01 %            0.01 %     0.38 %

Net investment income (f)

    0.51 %      0.37 %     0.53 %      0.52 %     0.82 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    39 %      32 %     31 %      46 %     118 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 177,158      $ 113,833     $ 83,508      $ 65,526     $ 12,558  

 

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

 

(b) Net investment income per share reflects special dividends. The effect of these dividends amounted to $0.05 per share.

 

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

 

(d) 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 per share by less than 0.01% and less than $0.01, respectively.

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

June 30, 2007

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I (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 Goal

The Fund seeks long-term growth by investing primarily in smaller capitalization equities.

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 $1 million to $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

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 appropriate, 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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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon 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, except for certain foreign securities which are recorded as soon after ex-date as the Fund becomes aware of such, net of 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.

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 the 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 timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, permanent book and tax basis differences resulting primarily from differing treatments for redemption based payments treated as dividends paid deduction were identified and reclassified among the components of the Fund’s net assets as follows:

 

         
Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
  Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain
  Paid-In Capital
$(38,593)   $(5,280,643)   $5,319,236

Net investment income and net realized gains (losses), as disclosed on the Statement of Operations, and net assets were not affected by this reclassification.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 was as follows:

 

    June 30,
    2007    2006
Distributions paid from:         

Ordinary Income*

  $ 6,299,576    $ 3,561,544

Long-Term Capital Gains

    57,953,217      29,825,315

 

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

 

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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

As of June 30, 2007, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

         
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
  Undistributed
Long-term
Capital Gains
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation*
$12,647,053   $67,925,611   $267,413,906

 

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

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at June 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

       

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 294,241,940  

Unrealized depreciation

    (26,828,034 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 267,413,906  

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of June 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*
2009   $ 2,466,892
2012     3,700,337
     
  $ 6,167,229

 

* These carryforwards remain from the Fund’s merger with Liberty Contrarian Small Cap Fund on 11/01/2002. Utilization of Liberty Contrarian Small Cap Fund’s losses could be subject to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.

Capital loss carryforwards of $1,233,446 were utilized during the year ended June 30, 2007.

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (the “Interpretation”). This Interpretation is effective on the last business day of the semiannual reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to open tax positions upon initial adoption. This Interpretation prescribes a minimum recognition threshold and measurement method for the financial statement recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also requires certain expanded disclosures. Management is evaluating the application of this Interpretation to the Fund and has not at this time quantified the impact, if any, resulting from the adoption of this Interpretation on the Fund’s financial statements.

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), is the investment advisor to the Fund and provides administrative and other 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

  0.80%

$500 million to $1 billion

  0.75%

Over $1 billion

  0.70%

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund’s effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

Effective December 15, 2006, the Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. Also effective December 15, 2006, the Fund entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services Agreement, the “State Street Agreements”) 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. In addition, the Fund pays State Street a 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.

Effective December 15, 2006, the Fund entered into a Pricing and Bookkeeping Oversight and Services Agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with Columbia. Under the Services

 

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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

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 and direct internal costs relating to accounting oversight and for services related to Fund expenses and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Prior to December 15, 2006, Columbia was responsible for providing pricing and bookkeeping services to the Fund under a pricing and bookkeeping agreement and was entitled to receive an annual fee at the same fee structure described above under the State Street Agreements. Under separate agreements between Columbia and State Street, Columbia delegated certain functions to State Street. As a result of the delegation, the total fees payable under the pricing and bookkeeping agreement (other than certain reimbursements paid to Columbia and discussed below) were paid to State Street. The Fund also reimbursed Columbia and State Street for out-of-pocket expenses and charges, including fees payable to third parties for pricing the Fund’s portfolio securities and direct internal costs incurred by Columbia in connection with providing fund accounting oversight and monitoring and certain other services.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the total amounts paid and payable to affiliates by the Fund under these arrangements were $87,260 and $1,856, respectively.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.017% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

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 $17.00 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. 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.

A minimum account balance fee of $20, that is charged once a year, may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impacts of small accounts on transfer agent fees. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the year ended June 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $13,278.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund’s effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, was 0.18% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

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. For the year ended June 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $937,795 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and received net CDSC fees of $1,542, $130,939 and $9,831 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 service fee to the Distributor at the annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares. 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. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

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

 

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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

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 reduction of total expenses 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 year ended June 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $5,902.

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 Office of the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Fund’s 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. Purchases and Sales of Securities

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $419,289,395 and $354,748,427, respectively.

Note 6. 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 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 based on their pro-rata portion of the unutilized committed line of credit. Interest on the uncommitted line of credit is charged to each participating fund based on the fund’s borrowings at a variable rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus a spread, as determined and quoted by State Street at the time of the request for a loan. A one-time structuring fee of $30,000 is also accrued and apportioned to each fund participating in the uncommitted line of credit based on the average net assets of the participating funds. In addition, if the uncommitted line of credit is extended for an additional period, an annual administration fee of $15,000 will be charged and apportioned among each participating fund. The commitment fee and structuring fee are included in “Other expenses” in the Statement of Operations.

For the year ended June 30, 2007, the average daily balance outstanding on days where borrowing existed was $1,923,077 at a weighted average interest rate of 6.66%.

Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of June 30, 2007, the Fund had a shareholder that held 8.74% of the shares outstanding whose shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion.

As of June 30, 2007, the Fund also had shareholders that held greater than 5% of the shares outstanding over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. The number of such accounts and the percentage of shares of beneficial interest outstanding held therein are as follows:

 

     
Number of
Shareholders
  % of Shares
Outstanding Held
2   13.26%

Note 8. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies

Sector Focus

The Fund may focus its investments in certain industries, subjecting it to greater risk than a fund that is more diversified.

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

 

24


Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

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. The SEC Order and the NYAG Settlement are referred to collectively as the “Settlements”.

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 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 the federal Judicial Panel transferred the CDSC Lawsuit to the MDL.

On April 4, 2006, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a term sheet containing the principal terms of a stipulation of settlement that would settle all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. On April 6, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland stayed all actions with respect to these Columbia-related claims. The settlement is subject to court approval.

 

25


Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I, June 30, 2007

 

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. On May 17, 2007, the District Court entered an amended preliminary approval order which granted preliminary approval of the settlement. A final settlement hearing, at which the District Court will determine whether the proposed settlement should be finally approved and the action dismissed on the merits with prejudice, is scheduled for September 18, 2007. The terms of the settlement, if finally approved, will require payments by the funds’ adviser and/or its affiliates, including payment of plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and notice to class members. In the event that the settlement is not finally approved, the plaintiffs may elect to go forward with their appeal and no opinion is expressed regarding the likely outcome or financial impact of such an appeal on any fund.

 

26


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Trustees of Columbia Funds Series Trust I and the Shareholders of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I (the “Fund”) (a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I) at June 30, 2007, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at June 30, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

August 24, 2007

 

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Unaudited Information – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Federal Income Tax Information

 

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the Fund designates long-term capital gains of $102,323,323.

90.83% of the ordinary income distributed by the Fund, for the year ended June 30, 2007, qualifies for the corporate dividends received deduction.

For non-corporate shareholders 97.58%, or the maximum amount allowable under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, of income distributed by the Fund for the period July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 may represent qualified dividend income. Final information will be provided in your 2007 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Fund Governance – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

The Trustees serve terms of indefinite duration. The names, addresses and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds in Columbia Funds Series Trust I, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during at least the last five years, the number of portfolios overseen by each Trustee and other directorships they hold are shown below. Each officer listed below serves as an officer of each Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.

 

Independent Trustees         
Name, address and year of birth,
Position with funds, Year first
elected or appointed to office1
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of portfolios in Columbia Funds
Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held
Douglas A. Hacker (Born 1955)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1996)
   Independent business executive since May, 2006; Executive Vice President–Strategy of United Airlines (airline) from December, 2002 to May, 2006; President of UAL Loyalty Services (airline marketing company) from September, 2001 to December, 2002; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of United Airlines from July, 1999 to September, 2001. Oversees 75, Nash Finch Company (food distributor); Aircastle Limited (aircraft leasing)
Janet Langford Kelly (Born 1957)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1996)
   Deputy General Counsel–Corporate Legal Services, ConocoPhillips (integrated petroleum company) since August, 2006; Partner, Zelle, Hofmann, Voelbel, Mason & Gette LLP (law firm) from March, 2005 to July, 2006; Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University, from September, 2004 to June, 2006, Director, UAL Corporation (airline) from February, 2006 to July, 2006; Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Vice President, Kmart Holding Corporation (consumer goods), from September, 2003 to March, 2004; Executive Vice President–Corporate Development and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary, Kellogg Company (food manufacturer), from September, 1999 to August, 2003. Oversees 75, None
Richard W. Lowry (Born 1936)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1995)
   Private Investor since August, 1987 (formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Plywood Corporation (building products manufacturer) until 1987). Oversees 75, None
Charles R. Nelson (Born 1943)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1981)
   Professor of Economics, University of Washington, since January, 1976; Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy, University of Washington, since September, 1993; Director, Institute for Economic Research, University of Washington from September, 2001 to June, 2003; Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of Washington, since September, 1980; Associate Editor, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, since September, 1993; Consultant on econometric and statistical matters. Oversees 75, None

 

1

In December 2000, the boards of each of the former Liberty Funds and former Stein Roe Funds were combined into one board of trustees responsible for the oversight of both fund groups (collectively, the “Liberty Board”). In October 2003, the trustees on the Liberty Board were elected to the boards of the Columbia Funds (the “Columbia Board”) and of the CMG Fund Trust (the “CMG Funds Board”); simultaneous with that election, Patrick J. Simpson who had been a director on the Columbia Board and trustee on the CMG Funds Board, was appointed to serve as trustee of the Liberty Board. The date shown is the earliest date on which a trustee/director was elected or appointed to the board of a Fund in the Columbia Funds Complex.

 

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Fund Governance (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

Independent Trustees         
Name, address and year of birth,
Position with funds, Year first
elected or appointed to office1
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years, Number of portfolios in Columbia
Funds Complex overseen by trustee, Other directorships held
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1942)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1985)
   University Professor, Boston College since November, 2005; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August, 1999 to October, 2005. Oversees 75, None
Patrick J. Simpson (Born 1944)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 2000)
   Partner, Perkins Coie LLP (law firm). Oversees 75, None
Thomas E. Stitzel (Born 1936)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1998)
   Business Consultant since 1999; Chartered Financial Analyst. Oversees 75, None
Thomas C. Theobald (Born 1937)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee and Chairman of the Board2 (since 1996)
   Partner and Senior Advisor, Chicago Growth Partners (private equity investing) since September, 2004; Managing Director, William Blair Capital Partners (private equity investing) from September, 1994 to September, 2004. Oversees 75, Anixter International (network support equipment distributor); Ventas, Inc. (real estate investment trust); Jones Lang LaSalle (real estate management services); Ambac Financial Group (financial guaranty insurance)
Anne-Lee Verville (Born 1945)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1998)
   Retired since 1997 (formerly General Manager, Global Education Industry, IBM Corporation (computer and technology) from 1994 to 1997). Oversees 75, None

 

Interested Trustee         
William E. Mayer (Born 1940)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee3 (since 1994)
   Partner, Park Avenue Equity Partners (private equity) since February, 1999; Dean and Professor, College of Business, University of Maryland, 1992 to 1997. Oversees 75, Lee Enterprises (print media), WR Hambrecht + Co. (financial service provider); Reader’s Digest (publishing)

 

 

2

Mr. Theobald was appointed as Chairman of the Board effective December 10, 2003.

 

3

Mr. Mayer is an “interested person” (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) by reason of his affiliation with WR Hambrecht + Co.

The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees of the Fund and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 800-345-6611.

 

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Fund Governance (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Officers         
Name, address and year of birth,
Position with Columbia Funds, Year
first elected or appointed to office
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Christopher L. Wilson (Born 1957)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
President (since 2004)
   President–Columbia Funds, since October 2004; Managing Director–Columbia Management Advisors, LLC, since September 2004; Senior Vice President–Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., since January 2005; Director–Columbia Management Services, Inc., since January 2005; Director–Bank of America Global Liquidity Funds, plc and Banc of America Capital Management (Ireland), Limited, since May 2005; Director–FIM Funding, Inc., since January 2005; President and Chief Executive Officer–CDC IXIS AM Services, Inc. (asset management), from September 1998 through August 2004; and a senior officer or director of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds.
James R. Bordewick, Jr. (Born 1959)
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2006)
   Associate General Counsel, Bank of America since April, 2005; Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, MFS Investment Management (investment management) prior to April, 2005.
J. Kevin Connaughton (Born 1964)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (since 2000)
   Treasurer–Columbia Funds, since October 2003; Treasurer–the Liberty Funds, Stein Roe Funds and Liberty All-Star Funds, December 2000–December 2006; Vice President–Columbia Management Advisors, Inc., since April 2003; President–Columbia Funds, Liberty Funds and Stein Roe Funds, February 2004 to October 2004; Treasurer–Galaxy Funds, September 2002 to December 2005; Treasurer, December 2002 to December 2004, and President, February 2004 to December 2004–Columbia Management Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, LLC; and a senior officer of various other Bank of America-affiliated entities, including other registered and unregistered funds.
Linda J. Wondrack (Born 1964)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Senior Vice President,
Chief Compliance Officer
(since 2007)
   Director (Columbia Management Group LLC and Investment Product Group Compliance), Bank of America since June 2005; Director of Corporate Compliance and Conflicts Officer, MFS Investment Management (investment management), August 2004 to May 2005; Managing Director, Deutsche Asset Management (investment management) prior to August 2004.
Michael G. Clarke (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer (since 2004)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Managing Director of the Advisor September, 2004 to December, 2005; Vice President Fund Administration of the Advisor June, 2002 to September, 2004. Vice President Product Strategy and Development of the Advisor from February, 2001 to June, 2002.
Jeffrey R. Coleman (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Fund Controller of the Advisor from October 2004 to January 2006; Vice President of CDC IXIS Asset Management Services, Inc. (investment management) from August, 2000 to September, 2004.

 

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Fund Governance (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

Officers         
Name, address and year of birth,
Position with Columbia Funds, Year
first elected or appointed to office
   Principal occupation(s) during past five years
Joseph F. DiMaria (Born 1968)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
   Director of Fund Administration of the Advisor since January, 2006; Head of Tax/Compliance and Assistant Treasurer of the Advisor from November, 2004 to December, 2005; Director of Trustee Administration (Sarbanes-Oxley) of the Advisor from May, 2003 to October, 2004; Senior Audit Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers (independent registered public accounting firm) from July, 2000 to April, 2003.
Richard W. Lowry (Born 1936)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1995)
   Private Investor since August, 1987 (formerly Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Plywood Corporation (building products manufacturer) until 1987; Trustee, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund since 1986; Director, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. since 1994). Oversees 75, None
John J. Neuhauser (Born 1942)     
c/o Columbia Management Advisors, LLC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Trustee (since 1985)
   University Professor, Boston College since November, 2005; Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties, Boston College from August, 1999 to October, 2005; Trustee, Liberty All-Star Equity Fund and Director, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. since 1998. Oversees 75, None
Marybeth C. Pilat (Born 1968)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Deputy Treasurer (since 2006)
  

Vice President, Mutual Fund Valuation of the Advisor since January 2006; Vice President, Mutual Fund Accounting Oversight of the Advisor prior to January 2006.

Barry S. Vallan (Born 1969)     
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111
Controller (since 2006)
   Vice President–Fund Treasury of the Advisor since October, 2004; Vice President–Trustee Reporting of the Advisor from April, 2002 to October, 2004; Management Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers (independent registered public accounting firm) prior to October, 2002.

 

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Columbia Funds – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Growth Funds  

Columbia Acorn Fund

Columbia Acorn Select

Columbia Acorn USA

Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Marsico 21st Century Fund

Columbia Marsico Focused Equities Fund

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I

Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II

Core Funds  

Columbia Common Stock Fund

Columbia Large Cap Core Fund

Columbia Small Cap Core Fund

Value Funds  

Columbia Disciplined Value Fund

Columbia Dividend Income Fund

Columbia Large Cap Value Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Value Fund

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Columbia Small Cap Value Fund II

Columbia Strategic Investor Fund

Asset Allocation/Hybrid Funds  

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund

Columbia Asset Allocation Fund II

Columbia Balanced Fund

Columbia Liberty Fund

Columbia LifeGoalTM Balanced Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Growth Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Income Portfolio

Columbia LifeGoalTM Income and Growth Portfolio

Columbia Masters Global Equity Portfolio

Columbia Masters Heritage Portfolio

Columbia Masters International Equity Portfolio

Columbia Thermostat Fund

Index Funds  

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund

Columbia Large Cap Index Fund

Columbia Mid Cap Index Fund

Columbia Small Cap Index Fund

Specialty Funds  

Columbia Convertible Securities Fund

Columbia Real Estate Equity Fund

Columbia Technology Fund

Global/International Funds  

Columbia Acorn International

Columbia Acorn International Select

Columbia Global Value Fund

Columbia Greater China Fund

Columbia International Stock Fund

Columbia International Value Fund

Columbia Marsico International Opportunities Fund

Columbia Multi-Advisor International Equity Fund

Columbia World Equity Fund

 

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Columbia Funds (continued) – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

Taxable Bond Funds  

Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund

Columbia Core Bond Fund

Columbia Federal Securities Fund

Columbia High Income Fund

Columbia High Yield Opportunity Fund

Columbia Income Fund

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Bond Fund

Columbia Strategic Income Fund

Columbia Total Return Bond Fund

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

Tax-Exempt Bond Funds  

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia California Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Connecticut Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Georgia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia High Yield Municipal Fund

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Massachusetts Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Maryland Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia North Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia New Jersey Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia New York Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Oregon Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Rhode Island Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia South Carolina Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Short Term Municipal Bond Fund

Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund

Columbia Virginia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Money Market Funds  

Columbia California Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Cash Reserves

Columbia Connecticut Municipal Reserves

Columbia Government Plus Reserves

Columbia Government Reserves

Columbia Massachusetts Municipal Reserves

Columbia Money Market Reserves

Columbia Municipal Reserves

Columbia New York Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Prime Reserves

Columbia Tax-Exempt Reserves

Columbia Treasury Reserves

For complete product information on any Columbia Fund, visit our website at www.columbiamanagement.com.

 

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Important Information About This Report – Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

 

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 Small Cap Value Fund I.

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.

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.

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses for the fund carefully before investing. Contact your financial advisor for a prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the fund. You should read it carefully before you invest.

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 FINRA and SIPC. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. is part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Columbia Small Cap Value Fund I

Annual Report – June 30, 2007

LOGO

©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiamanagement.com

SHC - 42/132501-0607 (08/07) 07-41845


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) The registrant has, as of the end of the period covered by this report, adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (b) During the period covered by this report, there were not any amendments to a provision of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

 

  (c) During the period covered by this report, there were no waivers, including any implicit waivers, from a provision of the code of ethics described in 2(a) above that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Douglas A. Hacker, Thomas E. Stitzel and Anne-Lee Verville, each of whom are members of the registrant’s Board of Trustees and Audit Committee, each qualify as an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Hacker, Mr. Stitzel and Ms. Verville are each independent trustees, as defined in paragraph (a)(2) of this item’s instructions and collectively constitute the entire Audit Committee.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fee information below is disclosed for the two series of the registrant whose reports to stockholders are included in this annual filing.

(a) Audit Fees. Aggregate Audit Fees billed by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$64,100    $ 59,500


Audit Fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

(b) Audit-Related Fees. Aggregate Audit-Related Fees billed to the registrant by the principal accountant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$8,200    $ 7,800

Audit-Related Fees include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported in Audit Fees above. In both fiscal years 2007 and 2006, Audit-Related Fees include agreed-upon procedures performed for semi-annual shareholder reports.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

(c) Tax Fees. Aggregate Tax Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$9,400    $ 7,800

Tax Fees include amounts for the review of annual tax returns, the review of required shareholder distribution calculations and typically include amounts for professional services by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, there were no Tax Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.


(d) All Other Fees. Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the principal accountant to the registrant for professional services rendered during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$500    $ 1,100

All Other Fees include amounts for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above. In both fiscal years 2007 and 2006, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for agreed-upon procedures related to the review of the registrant’s anti-money laundering program.

Aggregate All Other Fees billed by the registrant’s principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for an engagement that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$849,100    $ 361,600

In both fiscal years 2007 and 2006, All Other Fees consist of fees billed for internal control examinations of the registrant’s transfer agent and investment advisor.

(e)(1) Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

The registrant’s Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide audit and non-audit services to the registrant and non-audit services to its investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant (“Adviser Affiliates”), if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant.

The Audit Committee has adopted a Policy for Engagement of Independent Accountants for Audit and Non-Audit Services (“Policy”). The Policy sets forth the understanding of the Audit Committee regarding the engagement of the registrant’s independent accountants to provide (i) audit and permissible audit-related, tax and other services to the registrant (collectively “Fund Services”); (ii) non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates, if the engagement relates directly to the operations or financial reporting of a Fund (collectively “Fund-related Adviser Services”); and (iii)


certain other audit and non-audit services to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates. Unless a type of service receives general pre-approval under the Policy, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee if it is to be provided by the independent accountants. Pre-approval of non-audit services to the registrant, the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) and Adviser Affiliates may be waived provided that the “de minimis” requirements set forth under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are met.

Under the Policy, the Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to any pre-designated member or members who are Independent Trustees/Directors. The member(s) to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next regular meeting. The Audit Committee’s responsibilities with respect to the pre-approval of services performed by the independent accountants may not be delegated to management.

The Policy requires the Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration to submit to the Audit Committee, on an annual basis, a schedule of the types of services that are subject to general pre-approval. The schedule(s) provide a description of each type of service that is subject to general pre-approval and, where possible, will provide estimated fee caps for each instance of providing each service. The Audit Committees will review and approve the types of services and review the projected fees for the next fiscal year and may add to, or subtract from, the list of general pre-approved services from time to time based on subsequent determinations. That approval acknowledges that the Audit Committee is in agreement with the specific types of services that the independent accountants will be permitted to perform.

The Fund Treasurer and/or Director of Board Administration shall report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including a general description of the services, actual billed and projected fees, and the means by which such Fund Services or Fund-related Adviser Services were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

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(e)(2) The percentage of services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item approved pursuant to the “de minimis” exception under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X during both fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 was zero.

(f) Not applicable.


(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 are approximately as follows:

 

2007    2006
$867,200    $ 378,300

(h) The registrant’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

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.

 

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 7(d)(2)(ii)(G) 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 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.

(a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(registrant)

    

Columbia Funds Series Trust I

    
By (Signature and Title)     

/s/ Christopher L. Wilson

    
     Christopher L. Wilson, President     
Date     

August 24, 2007

    

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     

August 24, 2007

    
By (Signature and Title)     

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

    
     J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer     
Date     

August 24, 2007