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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: March 31, 2008

 

Date of reporting period: September 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.


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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Columbia World Equity Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  

May Lose Value

   
NOT BANK ISSUED  

No Bank Guarantee

   
     


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Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Investment Portfolio   5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   13
Statement of Operations   15
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   16
Financial Highlights   18
Notes to Financial Statements   21
Important Information About This Report   29

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

 

President’s Message

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you’ll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it’s important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


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Fund Profile – Columbia World Equity Fund

 

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

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/2007

 

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+8.31%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

LOGO

 

+9.02%

MSCI World Index

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   15.92

Class B

   15.22

Class C

   15.20
  

Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.84

Class B

   0.82

Class C

   0.82

 

Morningstar Style Box

Style

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Summary

 

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For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 8.31% without sales charge. The fund underperformed its benchmark, the MSCI World Index, which returned 9.02%.1 The average return of funds in the fund’s peer group, the Morningstar World Stock Category, was 10.24% over the same period.2 The fund had less exposure than the index to the strongly performing markets of Australia and Canada, which detracted from its results. Robust global demand for basic materials drove returns in both Australia and Canada.

 

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While the backdrop for equities was generally positive, the global markets stumbled in August when problems in the subprime mortgage market raised concerns that some of the world’s banks and other lending institutions would establish more restrictive credit policies. In this environment, the fund lost ground on its investments in domestic and overseas banks. We believe that the decline in bank stocks was disproportionate to their exposure to the subprime problem and have maintained the fund’s position in these high quality financial institutions. Concerns about tighter credit also affected consumer discretionary stocks, particularly U.S. retailers, and the fund’s investments in Kohl’s Corp. and Macy’s, Inc. held back results (0.5% and 0.8% of net assets, respectively). Both companies remain in the portfolio because we believe their longer-term prospects are attractive.

 

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Investments in the utilities and materials sectors enhanced return. In Germany, utility E.ON AG, chemical company BASF AG and steel producer Salzgitter AG were particularly noteworthy (1.4%, 0.8% and 0.5% of net assets, respectively). U.S. large-cap technology companies also helped drive performance, as they benefited from increased capital spending on products and services that are designed to improve productivity and cost efficiencies. The fund’s positions in IBM Corp., Cisco Systems, Inc. and Apple, Inc. had a positive impact on return (1.2%, 1.2% and 0.6% of net assets, respectively).

 

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While additional flare-ups of the subprime mortgage problem and continued softening in the housing market may cause some headwinds in the short term, we believe that the prospects for the global markets are generally positive over the longer term. Global interest rates are relatively low, inflation remains contained, economic growth is still relatively solid and equity valuations remain attractive. We have positioned the portfolio to take advantage of this favorable backdrop, and the theme of global economic growth will remain dominant in the portfolio.

 

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The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Index tracks the performance of global stocks. 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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©2007, 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.

The Morningstar Style BoxTM reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund’s investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 09/30/2007.

 

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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia World Equity Fund

 

Portfolio Management

Brian Condon has co-managed the fund since June 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

Fred Copper has co-managed the fund since October 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2005.

Colin Moore has co-managed the fund since September 2004 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 2002.

 

 

 

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

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

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

 

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Performance Information – Columbia World Equity Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge:    without      with

Class A

   18,082      17,043

Class B

   16,754      16,754

Class C

   16,732      16,732

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each class of Columbia World Equity 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.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A   B   C
Inception   10/15/91   03/27/95   03/27/95
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with

6-month (cumulative)

  8.31   2.09   7.99   2.99   8.00   7.00

1-year

  20.01   13.11   19.14   14.14   19.17   18.17

5-year

  18.11   16.72   17.24   17.02   17.21   17.21

10-year

  6.10   5.48   5.30   5.30   5.28   5.28

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

 

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.47

Class B

   2.22

Class C

   2.22
* 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.

 

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

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

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class.

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

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia World Equity 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.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

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

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 your 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 continuing cost of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07
     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   1,041.55   1,017.90     7.25     7.16   1.42  

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,039.95   1,014.15   11.07   10.93   2.17  

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,040.00   1,014.15   11.07   10.93   2.17  

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

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

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks – 99.2%

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Discretionary – 9.4%            
Auto Components – 1.3%   

Continental AG

   3,600      497,624
  

Denso Corp.

   13,300      499,222
  

Rieter Holding AG, Registered Shares

   600      324,689
    
  

Auto Components Total

        1,321,535
Automobiles – 1.0%   

Peugeot SA

   5,600      462,131
  

Toyota Motor Corp.

   8,200      480,028
    
  

Automobiles Total

        942,159
Distributors – 0.4%   

Smiths News PLC

   167,400      417,766
    
  

Distributors Total

        417,766
Hotels, Restaurants &
Leisure – 0.7%
  

McDonald’s Corp.

   13,000      708,110
    
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Total

        708,110
Household Durables – 0.6%   

Sony Corp., ADR

   11,850      569,511
    
  

Household Durables Total

        569,511
Media – 2.5%   

CBS Corp., Class B

   15,750      496,125
  

Time Warner, Inc.

   24,150      443,394
  

Viacom, Inc., Class B (a)

   18,550      722,894
  

Vivendi

   17,500      738,061
    
  

Media Total

        2,400,474
Multiline Retail – 1.2%   

Kohl’s Corp. (a)

   8,050      461,507
  

Macy’s, Inc.

   22,500      727,200
    
  

Multiline Retail Total

        1,188,707
Specialty Retail – 0.7%   

GameStop Corp., Class A (a)

   12,100      681,835
    
  

Specialty Retail Total

        681,835
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury
Goods – 1.0%
  

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

   6,300      489,825
  

V.F. Corp.

   5,800      468,350
    
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods Total

        958,175
          
Consumer Discretionary Total            9,188,272
          
Consumer Staples – 8.2%                 
Beverages – 2.0%   

Coca-Cola Co.

   15,300      879,291
  

Diageo PLC

   24,794      543,895
  

Heineken NV

   8,000      524,915
    
  

Beverages Total

        1,948,101
Food & Staples Retailing – 0.8%   

Massmart Holdings Ltd.

   35,000      421,642
  

Metro, Inc., Class A

   10,000      351,882
    
  

Food & Staples Retailing Total

        773,524

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

          Shares      Value ($)
Consumer Staples (continued)                 
Food Products – 2.8%   

General Mills, Inc.

   10,000      580,100
  

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

   1,300      583,923
  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

   30,000      563,279
  

Unilever PLC

   32,500      1,027,498
    
  

Food Products Total

        2,754,800
Household Products – 1.8%   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   13,650      973,518
  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   10,900      765,834
    
  

Household Products Total

        1,739,352
Personal Products – 0.8%   

Avon Products, Inc.

   21,000      788,130
    
  

Personal Products Total

        788,130
          
Consumer Staples Total            8,003,907
          
Energy – 9.8%                 
Energy Equipment &
Services – 1.6%
  

Halliburton Co.

   13,116      503,654
  

TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA (a)

   27,550      561,570
  

Tidewater, Inc.

   9,000      565,560
    
  

Energy Equipment & Services Total

        1,630,784
Oil, Gas & Consumable
Fuels – 8.2%
  

BP PLC

   62,768      726,072
  

Chevron Corp.

   13,000      1,216,540
  

ConocoPhillips

   7,100      623,167
  

ENI SpA

   21,885      808,110
  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   21,000      1,943,760
  

Marathon Oil Corp.

   5,200      296,504
  

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

   400,000      742,079
  

Total SA

   12,522      1,013,166
  

XTO Energy, Inc.

   9,700      599,848
    
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Total

        7,969,246
          
Energy Total            9,600,030
          
Financials – 22.3%                 
Capital Markets – 1.3%   

Credit Suisse Group, Registered Shares

   7,100      470,922
  

Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares

   6,300      811,246
    
  

Capital Markets Total

        1,282,168
Commercial Banks – 12.2%   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

   28,700      672,180
  

Banco Santander SA

   65,544      1,268,522
  

Bank of Ireland

   24,000      444,358
  

Barclays PLC

   80,313      976,519
  

BNP Paribas

   9,000      983,631
  

Danske Bank A/S

   11,100      452,033
  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

   43,000      622,507
  

HBOS PLC

   45,011      841,352
  

HSBC Holdings PLC

   41,124      760,706

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

          Shares      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                 
Commercial Banks (continued)   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   70      396,702
  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   87,402      937,827
  

Societe Generale

   3,812      638,848
  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

   72,000      1,069,456
  

U.S. Bancorp

   14,400      468,432
  

Wachovia Corp.

   15,500      777,325
  

Westpac Banking Corp.

   21,348      538,620
    
  

Commercial Banks Total

        11,849,018
Consumer Finance – 0.5%   

ORIX Corp.

   2,250      508,910
    
  

Consumer Finance Total

        508,910
Diversified Financial
Services – 2.9%
  

Citigroup, Inc.

   12,000      560,040
  

ING Groep NV

   26,676      1,182,985
  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   23,250      1,065,315
    
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

        2,808,340
Insurance – 4.5%   

ACE Ltd.

   12,500      757,125
  

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

   3,600      226,476
  

Aviva PLC

   32,000      481,449
  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

   14,000      544,740
  

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC

   35,200      245,718
  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   10,000      925,500
  

Swiss Reinsurance, Registered Shares

   5,400      480,566
  

Unum Group

   28,800      704,736
    
  

Insurance Total

        4,366,310
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.5%   

Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A

   40,000      484,826
    
  

Real Estate Management & Development Total

        484,826
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.4%   

Fannie Mae

   7,150      434,791
    
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Total

        434,791
          
Financials Total            21,734,363
          
Health Care – 9.6%                 
Biotechnology – 0.8%   

Celgene Corp. (a)

   3,800      270,978
  

Genzyme Corp. (a)

   3,700      229,252
  

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

   5,900      241,133
    
  

Biotechnology Total

        741,363
Health Care Equipment &
Supplies – 1.2%
  

Cytyc Corp. (a)

   14,000      667,100
  

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

   5,900      477,841
    
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies Total

        1,144,941
Health Care Providers &
Services – 2.6%
  

CIGNA Corp.

   10,200      543,558
  

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a)

   8,500      528,785
  

Express Scripts, Inc. (a)

   4,500      251,190
  

McKesson Corp.

   12,000      705,480
  

OPG Groep NV

   16,800      547,070
    
  

Health Care Providers & Services Total

        2,576,083

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

          Shares      Value ($)
Health Care (continued)                 
Life Sciences Tools &
Services – 1.2%
  

Covance, Inc. (a)

   4,000      311,600
  

Waters Corp. (a)

   12,500      836,500
    
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services Total

        1,148,100
Pharmaceuticals – 3.8%   

Johnson & Johnson

   14,950      982,215
  

Merck & Co., Inc.

   14,700      759,843
  

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

   15,750      866,749
  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   8,800      470,932
  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   8,800      617,819
    
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        3,697,558
          
Health Care Total            9,308,045
          
Industrials – 12.0%                 
Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%   

General Dynamics Corp.

   12,200      1,030,534
  

Rolls-Royce Group PLC (a)

   50,300      537,324
  

United Technologies Corp.

   11,200      901,376
    
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

        2,469,234
Building Products – 0.4%   

Geberit AG, Registered Shares

   3,000      392,441
    
  

Building Products Total

        392,441
Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.8%   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   7,000      690,270
  

Equifax, Inc.

   12,700      484,124
  

Randstad Holding NV

   11,100      600,041
  

Waste Management, Inc.

   25,800      973,692
    
  

Commercial Services & Supplies Total

        2,748,127
Construction & Engineering – 1.1%   

KBR, Inc. (a)

   14,289      553,985
  

Peab AB

   30,400      328,669
  

Peab Industri AB, Class B (a)

   15,200      141,525
    
  

Construction & Engineering Total

        1,024,179
Industrial Conglomerates – 0.6%   

Keppel Corp. Ltd.

   55,000      530,916
    
  

Industrial Conglomerates Total

        530,916
Machinery – 4.1%   

Bucher Industries AG, Registered Shares

   4,550      844,452
  

Eaton Corp.

   9,600      950,784
  

Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares (a)

   600      413,078
  

Glory Ltd.

   25,700      815,088
  

Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.

   16,200      416,708
  

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   5,200      581,516
    
  

Machinery Total

        4,021,626
Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.5%   

Itochu Corp.

   39,500      478,402
    
  

Trading Companies & Distributors Total

        478,402
          
Industrials Total            11,664,925

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

          Shares      Value ($)
Information Technology – 13.0%                 
Communications Equipment – 2.1%   

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

   36,700      1,215,137
  

Nokia Oyj, ADR

   20,900      792,737
    
  

Communications Equipment Total

        2,007,874
Computers & Peripherals – 3.5%   

Apple, Inc. (a)

   4,000      614,160
  

EMC Corp. (a)

   29,450      612,560
  

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   19,550      973,395
  

International Business Machines Corp.

   10,150      1,195,670
    
  

Computers & Peripherals Total

        3,395,785
Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.9%   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   11,100      510,224
  

Kyocera Corp.

   3,500      327,048
    
  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments Total

        837,272
Internet Software &
Services – 0.7%
  

United Internet AG, Registered Shares

   32,250      725,696
    
  

Internet Software & Services Total

        725,696
IT Services – 1.2%   

Accenture Ltd., Class A

   12,500      503,125
  

CGI Group, Inc., Class A (a)

   42,700      488,969
  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

   6,900      234,220
    
  

IT Services Total

        1,226,314
Office Electronics – 1.2%   

Brother Industries Ltd.

   37,500      478,458
  

Canon, Inc.

   13,300      720,462
    
  

Office Electronics Total

        1,198,920
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.8%   

Infineon Technologies AG (a)

   30,900      531,571
  

Intersil Corp., Class A

   12,600      421,218
  

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a)

   8,000      470,880
  

NVIDIA Corp. (a)

   8,550      309,852
    
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment Total

        1,733,521
Software – 1.6%   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

   12,000      523,920
  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

   11,500      574,655
  

BMC Software, Inc. (a)

   7,600      237,348
  

VMware, Inc., Class A (a)

   2,400      204,000
    
  

Software Total

        1,539,923
          
Information Technology Total            12,665,305
          
Materials – 6.8%                 
Chemicals – 2.3%   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   5,500      537,680
  

BASF AG

   5,719      789,322
  

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   7,650      379,134
  

Linde AG

   4,000      496,037
    
  

Chemicals Total

        2,202,173

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks (continued)

          Shares      Value ($)
Materials (continued)                 
Construction Materials – 0.6%   

Ciments Francais SA

   3,150      553,686
    
  

Construction Materials Total

        553,686
Containers & Packaging – 0.4%   

Packaging Corp. of America

   13,800      401,166
    
  

Containers & Packaging Total

        401,166
Metals & Mining – 3.0%   

BHP Billiton PLC

   21,800      774,245
  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

   10,000      704,761
  

Nucor Corp.

   7,800      463,866
  

Salzgitter AG

   2,506      491,708
  

SSAB Svenskt Stal AB, Series A

   14,200      525,328
    
  

Metals & Mining Total

        2,959,908
Paper & Forest Products – 0.5%   

Domtar Corp. (a)

   59,700      489,540
    
  

Paper & Forest Products Total

        489,540
          
Materials Total            6,606,473
          
Telecommunication Services – 3.8%                 
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.9%   

Belgacom SA

   16,332      757,295
  

France Telecom SA

   19,901      666,535
  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   107      499,298
  

Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a)

   52,750      483,190
  

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS

   15,000      423,603
    
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services Total

        2,829,921
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.9%   

Millicom International Cellular SA (a)

   3,100      260,090
  

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

   14,400      655,539
    
  

Wireless Telecommunication Services Total

        915,629
          
Telecommunication Services Total            3,745,550
          
Utilities – 4.3%                 
Electric Utilities – 3.3%   

British Energy Group PLC

   52,000      568,131
  

E.ON AG

   7,553      1,396,905
  

Edison International

   9,500      526,775
  

FirstEnergy Corp.

   10,800      684,072
    
  

Electric Utilities Total

        3,175,883
Multi-Utilities – 1.0%   

PG&E Corp.

   20,900      999,020
    
  

Multi-Utilities Total

        999,020
          
Utilities Total            4,174,903
  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost of $78,408,274)

        96,691,773

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Short-Term Obligation – 0.3%                 
   Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 3.910%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Obligation maturing 11/15/27, market value of $353,625 (repurchase proceeds $346,113)    346,000      346,000
    
  

Total Short-Term Obligation (Cost of $346,000)

        346,000
    
  

Total Investments – 99.5% (Cost of $78,754,274) (b)

        97,037,773
    
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – 0.5%

        446,914
    
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        97,484,687

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Non-income producing security.

 

  (b) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $78,754,274.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Forward Currency
Contracts to Buy

     Aggregate
Face Value
     Value      Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation

AUD

     $ 2,387,190      $ 2,530,236      12/18/07      $ 143,046

CAD

       1,685,330        1,743,931      12/18/07        58,601

CAD

       383,942        386,422      12/18/07        2,480

EUR

       192,535        194,216      12/18/07        1,681

GBP

       1,667,762        1,705,390      12/18/07        37,628

SEK

       192,208        195,040      12/18/07        2,832
                       
                    $ 246,268
                       

 

Forward Currency
Contracts to Sell

    

Aggregate

Face Value

     Value      Settlement
Date
    

Unrealized

Depreciation

 

CHF

     $ 1,239,449      $ 1,261,980      12/18/07      $ (22,531 )

CZK

       435,820        440,666      12/18/07        (4,846 )

EUR

       657,740        675,472      12/18/07        (17,732 )

EUR

       765,179        774,007      12/18/07        (8,828 )

SGD

       1,613,417        1,644,605      12/18/07        (31,188 )
                         
                    $ (85,125 )
                         

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

The Fund was invested in the following countries at September 30, 2007:

 

Country

   Value ($)    % of Total
Investments

United States*

   47,537,743    49.0

Japan

   9,291,072    9.6

United Kingdom

   8,838,503    9.1

Germany

   5,740,109    5.9

France

   5,056,058    5.2

Switzerland

   4,376,821    4.5

Netherlands

   2,855,010    2.9

Singapore

   2,222,878    2.3

Spain

   1,940,702    2.0

Canada

   1,496,391    1.5

Sweden

   995,522    1.0

Italy

   808,110    0.8

Finland

   792,737    0.8

Belgium

   757,295    0.8

China

   742,079    0.8

Norway

   561,570    0.6

Australia

   538,620    0.6

Hong Kong

   484,827    0.5

Denmark

   452,033    0.5

Ireland

   444,358    0.5

Czech Republic

   423,603    0.4

South Africa

   421,642    0.4

Luxembourg

   260,090    0.3
         
   97,037,773    100.0
         

* Includes short-term obligation.

Certain securities are listed by country of underlying exposure but may trade predominantly on other exchanges.

 

Acronym

  

Name

ADR    American Depositary Receipt
AUD    Australian Dollar
CAD    Canadian Dollar
CHF    Swiss Franc
CZK    Czech Koruna
EUR    Euro
GBP    Great Britain Pound
SEK    Swedish Krona
SGD    Singapore Dollar

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesColumbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   78,754,274
       
  

Investments, at value

   97,037,773
  

Cash

   388
  

Foreign currency (cost of $10,905)

   10,894
  

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   246,268
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

   310,151
  

Fund shares sold

   2,466
  

Interest

   113
  

Dividends

   233,998
  

Foreign tax reclaims

   48,284
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   28,236
    
  

Total Assets

   97,918,571
Liabilities   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   85,125
  

Payable for:

  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   127,084
  

Investment advisory fee

   32,280
  

Administration fee

   20,131
  

Transfer agent fee

   44,109
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   8,882
  

Trustees’ fees

   1,049
  

Custody fee

   4,582
  

Distribution and service fees

   24,100
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   28,236
  

Other liabilities

   58,306
    
  

Total Liabilities

   433,884
    
  

Net Assets

   97,484,687
Composition of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

   74,642,360
  

Undistributed net investment income

   194,999
  

Accumulated net realized gain

   4,188,988
  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   18,283,499
  

Foreign currency translations

   174,841
    
  

Net Assets

   97,484,687

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

             
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 89,806,298  
  

Shares outstanding

     5,639,376  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 15.92 (a)(c)
  

Maximum sales charge

     5.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($15.92/0.9425)

   $ 16.89 (b)
Class B      
  

Net assets

   $ 6,590,776  
  

Shares outstanding

     432,992  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 15.22 (a)(c)
Class C      
  

Net assets

   $ 1,087,613  
  

Shares outstanding

     71,576  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 15.20 (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

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

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Operations – Columbia World Equity Fund

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Dividends

   1,441,480  
  

Interest

   11,285  
  

Foreign taxes withheld

   (116,312 )
           
  

Total Investment Income

   1,336,453  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   195,704  
  

Administration fee

   122,315  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   28,239  
  

Class C

   4,472  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   111,413  
  

Class B

   9,413  
  

Class C

   1,489  
  

Transfer agent fee

   117,621  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   40,781  
  

Trustees’ fees

   7,501  
  

Custody fee

   13,494  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   289  
  

Other expenses

   81,442  
           
  

Total Expenses

   734,173  
  

Expense reductions

   (8,451 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   725,722  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   610,731  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

  
  

Investments

   4,088,512  
  

Foreign currency transactions

   131,076  
  

Realized loss due to a trading error

   (553 )
  

Reimbursement of trading loss by Investment Advisor

   553  
           
  

Net realized gain

   4,219,588  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

  
  

Investments

   2,834,973  
  

Foreign currency translations

   155,800  
           
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation

   2,990,773  
           
  

Net Gain

   7,210,361  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   7,821,092  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia World Equity Fund

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   610,731      679,194  
  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

   4,219,588      8,180,901  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

   2,990,773      4,348,659  
      
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   7,821,092      13,208,754  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (99,002 )    (1,024,302 )
  

Class B

        (28,835 )
  

Class C

        (4,103 )
  

From net realized gains:

     
  

Class A

   (4,505,230 )    (3,149,348 )
  

Class B

   (398,551 )    (390,540 )
  

Class C

   (63,780 )    (52,844 )
      
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (5,066,563 )    (4,649,972 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   2,565,226      5,944,109  
  

Distributions reinvested

   4,329,416      3,937,893  
  

Redemptions

   (5,844,683 )    (12,927,605 )
      
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   1,049,959      (3,045,603 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   140,105      656,257  
  

Distributions reinvested

   360,869      387,228  
  

Redemptions

   (2,566,929 )    (7,024,664 )
      
  

Net Decrease

   (2,065,955 )    (5,981,179 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   115,548      298,635  
  

Distributions reinvested

   56,493      51,853  
  

Redemptions

   (252,543 )    (603,486 )
      
  

Net Decrease

   (80,502 )    (252,998 )
  

Net Decrease from Share Transactions

   (1,096,498 )    (9,279,780 )
  

Redemption fees

   268      1,231  
      
  

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   1,658,299      (719,767 )
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   95,826,388      96,546,155  
  

End of period

   97,484,687      95,826,388  
  

Undistributed (Overdistributed) net investment income at end of period

   194,999      (316,730 )
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia World Equity Fund

          (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   162,065      404,295  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   275,058      266,554  
  

Redemptions

   (369,685 )    (879,432 )
      
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   67,438      (208,583 )
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   9,206      46,447  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   23,930      27,336  
  

Redemptions

   (168,314 )    (500,847 )
      
  

Net Decrease

   (135,178 )    (427,064 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   7,699      21,206  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   3,754      3,647  
  

Redemptions

   (16,956 )    (42,704 )
      
  

Net Decrease

   (5,503 )    (17,851 )

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia World Equity Fund

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

 

Class A Shares                                          
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)

    Year Ended
October 31,
 
       2007     2006     2005       2003     2002  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 15.48     $ 14.14     $ 11.92     $ 11.09     $ 10.19     $ 8.12     $ 10.36  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.10       0.12       0.10       0.07 (c)     (0.02 )     0.01       0.02  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and foreign capital gains tax

    1.18       1.97       2.18       0.81       0.92       2.06       (2.26 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    1.28       2.09       2.28       0.88       0.90       2.07       (2.24 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.02 )     (0.18 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )                  

From net realized gains

    (0.82 )     (0.57 )                              
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.84 )     (0.75 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )                  

Redemption Fees

             

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

    (d)     (d)     (d)     (d)                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 15.92     $ 15.48     $ 14.14     $ 11.92     $ 11.09     $ 10.19     $ 8.12  

Total return (e)

    8.31 %(f)(g)     15.11 %     19.15 %(h)     7.99 %     8.83 %(f)     25.49 %(h)     (21.62 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Expenses (i)

    1.42 %(j)     1.47 %     1.51 %     1.56 %     1.64 %(j)     1.66 %     1.57 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                0.03 %                 0.03 %      

Net investment income (loss) (i)

    1.31 %(j)     0.80 %     0.76 %     0.59 %     (0.34 )%(j)     0.13 %     0.17 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    35 %(f)     85 %     62 %     68 %     57 %(f)     95 %     59 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 89,806     $ 86,237     $ 81,746     $ 78,479     $ 84,393     $ 82,366     $ 79,227  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to March 31.

 

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

 

(c) Net investment income per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share.

 

(d) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) 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.

 

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

 

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

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia World Equity Fund

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

 

Class B Shares                                          
    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,     Period
Ended
March 31,
2004 (a)
    Year Ended
October 31,
 
       2007     2006     2005       2003     2002  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 14.86     $ 13.58     $ 11.48     $ 10.71     $ 9.87     $ 7.93     $ 10.19  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (loss) (b)

    0.05       0.02       (c)     (0.02 )(d)     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and foreign capital gains tax

    1.13       1.87       2.10       0.79       0.89       1.99       (2.21 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    1.18       1.89       2.10       0.77       0.84       1.94       (2.26 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

          (0.04 )                              

From net realized gains

    (0.82 )     (0.57 )                              
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.82 )     (0.61 )                              

Redemption Fees

             

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

    (c)     (c)     (c)     (c)                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 15.22     $ 14.86     $ 13.58     $ 11.48     $ 10.71     $ 9.87     $ 7.93  

Total return (e)

    7.99 %(f)(g)     14.17 %     18.29 %(h)     7.19 %     8.51 %(f)     24.46 %(h)     (22.18 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Expenses (i)

    2.17 %(j)     2.22 %     2.26 %     2.31 %     2.39 %(j)     2.41 %     2.32 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                0.03 %                 0.03 %      

Net investment income (loss) (i)

    0.61 %(j)     0.11 %     0.01 %     (0.16 )%     (1.09 )%(j)     (0.62 )%     (0.58 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

    35 %(f)     85 %     62 %     68 %     57 %(f)     95 %     59 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 6,591     $ 8,445     $ 13,513     $ 16,129     $ 19,896     $ 20,086     $ 20,311  

 

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to March 31.

 

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

 

(c) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

(d) Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share.

 

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

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized 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.

 

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

 

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

 

(j) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia World Equity Fund

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

 

Class C Shares                                           
     (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)

    Year Ended
October 31,
 
        2007     2006     2005       2003     2002  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 14.84     $ 13.56     $ 11.47     $ 10.70     $ 9.86     $ 7.93     $ 10.20  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment loss (b)

     0.04       (c)     (c)     (0.02 )(d)     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and foreign capital gains tax

     1.14       1.89       2.09       0.79       0.89       1.98       (2.22 )
                                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.18       1.89       2.09       0.77       0.84       1.93       (2.27 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

           (0.04 )                              

From net realized gains

     (0.82 )     (0.57 )                              
                                                        

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (0.82 )     (0.61 )                              

Redemption Fees

              

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

     (c)     (c)     (c)     (c)                  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.20     $ 14.84     $ 13.56     $ 11.47     $ 10.70     $ 9.86     $ 7.93  

Total return (e)

     8.00 %(f)(g)     14.19 %     18.22 %(h)     7.20 %     8.52 %(f)     24.34 %(h)     (22.25 )%

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Expenses (i)

     2.17 %(j)     2.22 %     2.26 %     2.31 %     2.39 %(j)     2.41 %     2.32 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                 0.03 %                 0.03 %      

Net investment income (loss) (i)

     0.56 %(j)     0.02 %     %(k)     (0.16 )%     (1.09 )%(j)     (0.62 )%     (0.58 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     35 %(f)     85 %     62 %     68 %     57 %(f)     95 %     59 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 1,088     $ 1,144     $ 1,287     $ 1,076     $ 1,129     $ 1,017     $ 1,041  

 

(a) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to March 31.

 

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

 

(c) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

(d) Net investment loss per share reflects a special dividend which amounted to $0.03 per share.

 

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

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) 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.

 

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

 

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

 

(j) Annualized.

 

(k) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia World Equity Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified portfolio. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class B and Class C. Each share class has its own expense structure and sales charges.

Class A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating between $1 million and $50 million at the time of purchase are subject to a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) if the shares are sold within twelve months after purchase. Class B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase.

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.

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

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

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their “fair value” using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. If a security is valued at “fair value”, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

 

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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.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

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

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 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 any non-reclaimable tax withholdings of foreign holdings.

Foreign Currency Transactions

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

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

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations), and realized and

 

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unrealized gains (losses), are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class.

Federal Income Tax Status

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

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on 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 as 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 their duties to the Trust. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss due to these representations, warranties and indemnities to be minimal.

Note 3. Federal Tax Information

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 2,012,765

Long-Term Capital Gains

    2,637,207

 

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

 

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was:

 

       

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 19,340,470  

Unrealized depreciation

    (1,056,971 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 18,283,499  

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

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 $1 billion

  0.40 %

Over $1 billion

  0.35 %

 

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For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Fund entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund also 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, plus an additional monthly fee based on an annualized percentage rate of average daily net assets of the Fund for the month. The aggregate fee will not exceed $140,000 per year (exclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and charges). The Fund also reimburses State Street for certain out-of-pocket expenses and charges.

The Fund 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.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Fund by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated $7,711, of which $1,419 is unpaid. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.083% 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.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply on certain accounts with a value below the initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $8,404.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees, was 0.24% 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $2,093 on sales of

 

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the Fund’s Class A shares and net CDSC fees of $75, $3,491 and $178 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 attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. The Plan also requires the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class B and Class C shares only.

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

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

The Fund’s 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.

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 in the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $47.

 

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $33,462,230 and $38,539,757, 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow under these arrangements.

Note 7. Redemption Fees

The Fund may impose a 2.00% redemption fee on the proceeds of fund shares that are redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fee is designed to offset brokerage commissions and other costs associated with short term trading of fund shares. The redemption fees, which are retained by the Fund, are accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital and are allocated to each class based on the

 

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relative net assets at the time of the redemption. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund assessed redemption fees of $245, $20 and $3 for Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, of the Fund.

Note 8. Other

During the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund had a realized investment loss in the amount of $553 due to a trading error. Columbia voluntarily reimbursed the Fund for the loss.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

Foreign Securities

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

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

Sector Focus

Companies that are in different but closely related industries are sometimes described as being in the same sector. Although the Fund does not intend to focus on any particular sector, at times the Fund may have a large portion of its assets invested in a particular sector. During such times, the Fund will have a greater exposure to economic and market events affecting such sector than if it were broadly invested across multiple sectors.

Legal Proceedings

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

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

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

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

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

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Columbia World Equity Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

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 transferred to the MDL.

 

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

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

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia World Equity 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 World Equity 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 of 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 World Equity Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC - 44/136310-0907 (11/07) 07/46142


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Columbia Income Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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


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Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Financial Statements   5

Investment Portfolio

  6

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

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Statement of Operations

  30

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

  31

Financial Highlights

  33

Notes to Financial Statements

  37
Important Information About This Report   49

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

 

President’s MessageColumbia Income Fund

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Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


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Fund Profile – Columbia Income Fund

 

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

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

 

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+0.28%

Class A shares

(without sales charge)

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+2.72%

Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

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+1.64%

Lehman Brothers Intermediate Credit Bond Index

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   9.45

Class B

   9.45

Class C

   9.45

Class Z

   9.45
  
Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.26

Class B

   0.22

Class C

   0.23

Class Z

   0.27

 

Morningstar Style Box

Duration

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The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund’s investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/2007.

 

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For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 0.28% without sales charge. The fund’s benchmarks, the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index and the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Credit Bond Index, returned 2.72% and 1.64%, respectively, for the same period.1 The fund underperformed the 1.25% average return of its peer group, the Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB Rated Classification.2

 

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As bond investors sought the safety of higher quality sectors of the market, we reduced the fund’s exposure to lower-rated securities. However, the fund remained overweight in lower-rated securities relative to its benchmarks and peer group, which contributed to its underperformance. The fund also had more exposure than the indices to financials, which underperformed as subprime debt faced significant write downs and a number of banks were burdened with levered loans that they were committed to financing but unable to float as the high-yield and levered loan market shut down. On the plus side, the fund benefited from an overweight in media/cable bonds, which it has maintained for the past year. Business prospects for both Comcast and Time Warner continued to improve and both credits outperformed the market.

 

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Recent action by the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee gave the bond market an important shot in the arm near the end of the period. As a result, we believe the new issue market may revitalize after a dormant summer, bringing new residential-backed mortgage and high-yield bonds to the marketplace and providing potential support for our decision to maintain a modest overweight in riskier sectors of the market going forward.

Portfolio Management

Kevin L. Cronk has co-managed the fund since March 2003 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

Thomas A. LaPointe has co-managed the fund since March 2003 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

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

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

 

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The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index tracks the performance of intermediate term US government and corporate bonds. The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Credit Bond Index is the intermediate component of the U.S. Credit Index. The U.S. Credit Index tracks publicly issued US corporate and foreign debentures and secured notes that meet specified maturity, liquidity, and quality requirements. 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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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia Income Fund

 

 

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

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

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Income Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   17,365      16,542

Class B

   16,698      16,698

Class C

   16,828      16,828

Class Z

   17,743      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Income 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.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A        B        C        Z
Inception   07/31/00   07/15/02   07/15/02   03/05/86
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

6-month (cumulative)

  0.28   –4.45   –0.09   –4.97   –0.01   –0.99   0.41

1-year

  3.11   –1.77   2.34   –2.55   2.49   1.51   3.36

5-year

  5.40   4.39   4.62   4.28   4.78   4.78   5.72

10-year

  5.67   5.16   5.26   5.26   5.34   5.34   5.90

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.

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

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

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

The returns of Class A shares include returns of the fund’s Class Z shares (the oldest existing fund share class) for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares. The returns of Class B and Class C shares include returns of the fund’s Class A shares for periods prior to the inception of Class B and Class C shares. The returns of Class B and Class C shares also include returns of the fund’s Class Z shares for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares. 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, Class B or Class C shares or between Class A shares and Class B or Class C shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for Class A, Class B and Class C shares for periods prior to the inception of Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, would have been lower. Class A shares were initially offered on July 31, 2000, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered on July 15, 2002, and Class Z shares were initially offered on March 5, 1986.

 

 

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

Annual operating expense
ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.00

Class B

   1.75

Class C

   1.75

Class Z

   0.75

 

* 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.

 

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Income 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.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

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

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 cost of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

04/01/07 – 09/30/07
     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   1,001.40   1,020.15   4.85   4.90   0.97

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   999.55   1,016.40   8.60   8.67   1.72

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   999.95   1,017.15   7.85   7.92   1.57

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,002.05   1,021.40   3.60   3.64   0.72

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

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

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

 

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Financial Statements – Columbia Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

   A guide to understanding your fund’s financial statements
    
Investment Portfolio    The investment portfolio details all of the fund’s holdings and their values 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 performance for each class of shares 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 Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 68.2%

                 Par ($) (a)      Value ($)
Basic Materials – 2.1%                        
Chemicals – 0.5%                
Chemtura Corp.   

6.875% 06/01/16

        420,000      399,000
EquiStar Chemicals LP   

10.625% 05/01/11

        160,000      167,200
Huntsman International LLC   

6.875% 11/15/13 (b)

   EUR      170,000      248,472
  

7.875% 11/15/14

        330,000      351,450
Ineos Group Holdings PLC   

8.500% 02/15/16 (b)

        500,000      478,750
Lyondell Chemical Co.   

6.875% 06/15/17

        330,000      358,050
  

8.000% 09/15/14

        225,000      247,500
  

8.250% 09/15/16

        305,000      343,888
MacDermid, Inc.   

9.500% 04/15/17 (b)

        295,000      284,675
Mosaic Co.   

7.625% 12/01/16 (b)

        510,000      543,787
NOVA Chemicals Corp.   

6.500% 01/15/12

        350,000      330,750
                       
  

Chemicals Total

             3,753,522
Forest Products & Paper – 1.1%             
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.   

8.375% 04/01/15

        410,000      298,275
Domtar, Inc.   

7.125% 08/15/15

        395,000      379,200
Georgia-Pacific Corp.   

8.000% 01/15/24

        465,000      453,375
NewPage Corp.   

10.000% 05/01/12

        225,000      236,812
  

12.000% 05/01/13

        220,000      235,950
Norske Skog Canada Ltd.   

7.375% 03/01/14

        340,000      253,300
Weyerhaeuser Co.   

7.375% 03/15/32 (c)

        5,590,000      5,608,822
                       
  

Forest Products & Paper Total

             7,465,734
Metals & Mining – 0.5%                
FMG Finance Ltd.   

10.625% 09/01/16 (b)

        635,000      747,712
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.   

8.375% 04/01/17

        870,000      950,475
Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp.   

PIK,
11.146% 11/15/14 (b)

        340,000      316,200
Vale Overseas Ltd.   

6.875% 11/21/36

        1,190,000      1,226,018
                       
  

Metals & Mining Total

             3,240,405
               
                       
Basic Materials Total                 14,459,661
               
Communications – 8.7%                        
Media – 5.1%                
Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC   

9.375% 01/15/14

        360,000      349,200

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)

Communications (continued)

                  
Media (continued)             
Cablevision Systems Corp.   

8.000% 04/15/12

     355,000      344,350
CanWest MediaWorks LP   

9.250% 08/01/15 (b)(c)

     455,000      459,550
Charter Communications Holdings I LLC   

9.920% 04/01/14

     755,000      649,300
  

11.000% 10/01/15

     420,000      425,250
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.   

5.500% 12/15/16

     445,000      338,946
CMP Susquehanna Corp.   

9.875% 05/15/14

     380,000      353,400
Comcast Corp.   

6.300% 11/15/17

     665,000      675,929
  

6.950% 08/15/37

     4,195,000      4,403,114
CSC Holdings, Inc.   

7.625% 04/01/11

     640,000      641,600
  

7.625% 07/15/18 (c)

     280,000      267,400
Dex Media West LLC   

9.875% 08/15/13

     1,033,000      1,098,854
DirecTV Holdings LLC   

6.375% 06/15/15

     470,000      445,912
EchoStar DBS Corp.   

6.625% 10/01/14

     635,000      638,175
Idearc, Inc.   

8.000% 11/15/16

     510,000      508,725
Insight Midwest LP   

9.750% 10/01/09

     935,000      936,169
Lamar Media Corp.   

6.625% 08/15/15

     395,000      381,175
Local TV Finance LLC   

PIK,
9.250% 06/15/15 (b)

     365,000      343,100
Quebecor Media, Inc.   

7.750% 03/15/16 (b)(d)

     145,000      138,294
  

7.750% 03/15/16

     450,000      429,187
R.H. Donnelley Corp.   

8.875% 01/15/16

     190,000      193,562
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.   

9.000% 02/15/17 (b)

     385,000      346,500
Time Warner, Inc.   

5.875% 11/15/16 (e)

     8,000,000      7,826,320
  

6.500% 11/15/36 (c)

     1,150,000      1,109,494
Univision Communications, Inc.   

PIK,
9.750% 03/15/15 (b)

     740,000      721,500
Viacom, Inc.   

5.750% 04/30/11

     4,580,000      4,624,307
  

6.875% 04/30/36

     7,070,000      7,040,546
                  
  

Media Total

          35,689,859
Telecommunication Services – 3.6%             
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.   

7.000% 02/15/15

     360,000      347,400
Citizens Communications Co.   

7.875% 01/15/27

     590,000      575,250
Cricket Communications, Inc.   

9.375% 11/01/14

     655,000      664,825

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Communications (continued)                   
Telecommunication Services (continued)          
Digicel Group Ltd.   

PIK,
9.125% 01/15/15 (b)

     684,000      636,120
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.   

8.375% 11/01/11

     300,000      318,375
  

9.875% 11/01/12

     305,000      329,400
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd.   

11.250% 06/15/16

     865,000      926,631
Intelsat Intermediate Holdings Co., Ltd.   

(f) 02/01/15

(9.250% 02/01/10)

     315,000      259,087
Lucent Technologies, Inc.   

6.450% 03/15/29

     505,000      419,150
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.   

9.250% 11/01/14 (b)

     630,000      642,600
Nextel Communications, Inc.   

6.875% 10/31/13 (c)

     2,495,000      2,504,978
  

7.375% 08/01/15

     3,510,000      3,567,231
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS   

8.875% 05/01/16 (b)

     385,000      406,175
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA   

7.875% 02/08/14 (b)

     220,000      208,175
PanAmSat Corp.   

9.000% 08/15/14

     210,000      216,300
Qwest Corp.   

7.500% 10/01/14

     1,030,000      1,071,200
  

7.500% 06/15/23

     100,000      98,500
  

8.875% 03/15/12

     435,000      474,694
Rural Cellular Corp.   

8.621% 06/01/13 (b)(g)

     340,000      348,500
  

11.106% 11/01/12 (g)

     350,000      357,000
Sprint Capital Corp.   

8.750% 03/15/32

     960,000      1,100,869
Syniverse Technologies, Inc.   

7.750% 08/15/13

     245,000      233,975
Telefonica Emisiones SAU   

6.221% 07/03/17 (c)

     760,000      767,763
  

7.045% 06/20/36

     3,125,000      3,328,691
Telenet Group Holding NV   

(f) 06/15/14 (b)

         
  

(11.500% 12/15/08)

     390,000      386,100
Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc.   

9.250% 02/15/14

     460,000      477,250
Verizon Communications, Inc.   

6.250% 04/01/37

     2,645,000      2,659,931
Virgin Media Finance PLC   

8.750% 04/15/14

     565,000      579,125
West Corp.   

11.000% 10/15/16 (c)

     435,000      456,750
Wind Acquisition Financial SA   

PIK,
12.610% 12/21/11

     564,133      548,552
Windstream Corp.   

8.625% 08/01/16

     505,000      538,456
                  
  

Telecommunication Services Total

          25,449,053
            
Communications Total              61,138,912

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

                 Par ($) (a)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical – 8.3%                        
Airlines – 0.5%                
Continental Airlines, Inc.   

7.461% 04/01/15

          3,737,787      3,698,073
                         
  

Airlines Total

             3,698,073
Apparel – 0.2%                
Broder Brothers Co.   

11.250% 10/15/10

          235,000      204,450
Hanesbrands, Inc.   

8.784% 12/15/14 (g)

          185,000      184,075
Levi Strauss & Co.   

9.750% 01/15/15

          665,000      698,250
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.   

7.250% 02/15/11

          265,000      267,650
                         
  

Apparel Total

             1,354,425
Auto Manufacturers – 0.2%             
Ford Motor Co.   

7.450% 07/16/31

          500,000      392,500
General Motors Corp.   

8.375% 07/15/33 (e)

          1,075,000      941,969
                         
  

Auto Manufacturers Total

             1,334,469
Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.2%             
ArvinMeritor, Inc.   

8.125% 09/15/15

          285,000      276,450
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.   

8.000% 07/01/13

          385,000      363,825
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.   

8.625% 12/01/11 (b)

          88,000      91,960
  

9.000% 07/01/15

          300,000      320,250
Hayes Lemmerz Finance Luxembourg SA   

8.250% 06/15/15 (b)

   EUR        340,000      436,341
TRW Automotive, Inc.   

7.000% 03/15/14 (b)

          320,000      310,400
                         
  

Auto Parts & Equipment Total

             1,799,226
Entertainment – 0.2%                
Six Flags, Inc.   

9.625% 06/01/14

          425,000      351,156
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.   

7.000% 03/01/14 (b)

          385,000      365,750
WMG Acquisition Corp.   

7.375% 04/15/14

          285,000      247,950
WMG Holdings Corp.   

(f) 12/15/14

(9.500% 12/15/09)

          385,000      269,500
                         
  

Entertainment Total

             1,234,356
Home Builders – 1.3%                
D.R. Horton, Inc.   

5.625% 09/15/14

          4,570,000      3,885,071
  

5.625% 01/15/16 (c)

          250,000      210,075
  

6.500% 04/15/16 (c)

          4,155,000      3,639,369
KB Home   

5.875% 01/15/15

          570,000      484,500
Lennar Corp.   

6.500% 04/15/16 (c)

          755,000      682,476
                         
  

Home Builders Total

             8,901,491

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)                   
Home Furnishings – 0.1%             
Sealy Mattress Co.   

8.250% 06/15/14

     375,000      377,812
                  
  

Home Furnishings Total

          377,812
Leisure Time – 0.1%             
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   

7.000% 06/15/13

     440,000      437,557
                  
  

Leisure Time Total

          437,557
Lodging – 0.7%             
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority   

9.375% 12/15/14 (b)

     185,000      173,900
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd.   

9.875% 12/15/12 (b)

     515,000      530,450
Greektown Holdings LLC   

10.750% 12/01/13 (b)

     525,000      519,750
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.   

5.625% 06/01/15

     830,000      659,850
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.   

9.750% 06/15/14

     335,000      333,325
Majestic Star LLC   

9.750% 01/15/11

     310,000      260,400
MGM Mirage   

7.500% 06/01/16

     555,000      551,531
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority   

6.875% 02/15/15

     275,000      270,531
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.   

7.500% 06/15/15 (b)

     575,000      544,094
  

8.250% 03/15/12

     75,000      75,938
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority   

9.063% 02/01/14 (b)(g)

     70,000      68,075
  

9.125% 02/01/15 (b)

     70,000      68,950
Station Casinos, Inc.   

6.625% 03/15/18

     405,000      339,187
  

6.875% 03/01/16

     600,000      522,000
                  
  

Lodging Total

          4,917,981
Retail – 4.8%             
AmeriGas Partners LP   

7.125% 05/20/16

     370,000      359,825
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.   

7.625% 03/15/17 (b)

     180,000      165,600
  

8.000% 03/15/14

     350,000      337,750
AutoNation, Inc.   

7.000% 04/15/14

     275,000      262,625
Buffets, Inc.   

12.500% 11/01/14

     305,000      213,500
CVS Caremark Corp.   

5.298% 01/11/27 (b)

     1,357,297      1,301,783
CVS Lease Pass-Through   

6.036% 12/10/28 (b)(e)

     2,434,503      2,364,706
Dave & Buster’s, Inc.   

11.250% 03/15/14

     330,000      333,300
Federated Department Stores, Inc.   

6.900% 04/01/29

     1,580,000      1,485,952

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)                   
Retail (continued)             
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.   

5.350% 03/15/12

     645,000      632,501
Home Depot, Inc.   

5.875% 12/16/36

     1,875,000      1,601,548
JC Penney Corp., Inc.   

7.400% 04/01/37 (c)

     4,715,000      4,973,420
KAR Holdings, Inc.   

10.000% 05/01/15 (b)

     375,000      351,563
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.   

7.500% 12/15/14

     155,000      154,225
Limited Brands, Inc.   

6.900% 07/15/17

     2,635,000      2,647,651
  

6.950% 03/01/33

     1,540,000      1,437,726
  

7.600% 07/15/37

     3,490,000      3,514,137
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.   

5.900% 12/01/16

     1,470,000      1,406,746
Michaels Stores, Inc.   

11.375% 11/01/16

     310,000      316,975
Rite Aid Corp.   

9.375% 12/15/15 (b)

     550,000      511,500
Starbucks Corp.   

6.250% 08/15/17

     2,725,000      2,748,776
United Auto Group, Inc.   

7.750% 12/15/16

     310,000      296,825
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   

4.125% 02/15/11

     4,520,000      4,390,999
  

5.250% 09/01/35

     1,975,000      1,732,037
                  
  

Retail Total

          33,541,670
Textiles – 0.0%             
INVISTA   

9.250% 05/01/12 (b)

     230,000      241,500
                  
  

Textiles Total

          241,500
            
Consumer Cyclical Total              57,838,560
            
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.9%                   
Agriculture – 0.1%             
Reynolds American, Inc.   

7.625% 06/01/16

     295,000      314,087
                  
  

Agriculture Total

          314,087
Beverages – 0.3%             
Constellation Brands, Inc.   

8.125% 01/15/12

     308,000      313,390
Cott Beverages, Inc.   

8.000% 12/15/11

     300,000      295,500
SABMiller PLC   

6.200% 07/01/11 (b)

     1,500,000      1,549,677
                  
  

Beverages Total

          2,158,567
Biotechnology – 0.6%             
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.   

7.500% 08/15/13

     390,000      395,850
Genentech, Inc.   

4.400% 07/15/10

     3,900,000      3,850,575
                  
  

Biotechnology Total

          4,246,425

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)                   
Commercial Services – 0.6%          
ACE Cash Express, Inc.   

10.250% 10/01/14 (b)

     220,000      220,550
Ashtead Capital, Inc.   

9.000% 08/15/16 (b)

     340,000      335,325
Ashtead Holdings PLC   

8.625% 08/01/15 (b)

     365,000      354,962
Corrections Corp. of America   

6.250% 03/15/13

     315,000      310,275
GEO Group, Inc.   

8.250% 07/15/13

     480,000      484,800
Hertz Corp.   

8.875% 01/01/14

     350,000      360,500
Iron Mountain, Inc.   

7.750% 01/15/15

     360,000      359,100
Quebecor World Capital Corp.   

8.750% 03/15/16 (b)

     375,000      340,313
Quebecor World, Inc.   

9.750% 01/15/15 (b)

     220,000      210,650
Rental Service Corp.   

9.500% 12/01/14 (c)

     545,000      520,475
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida   

7.804% 10/01/20 (b)

     190,000      193,088
Service Corp. International   

6.750% 04/01/16

     280,000      271,250
United Rentals North America, Inc.   

7.750% 11/15/13

     380,000      391,400
                  
  

Commercial Services Total

          4,352,688
Cosmetics/Personal Care – 0.1%          
DEL Laboratories, Inc.   

8.000% 02/01/12

     425,000      391,000
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.   

7.750% 01/15/14

     410,000      403,850
                  
  

Cosmetics/Personal Care Total

          794,850
Food – 2.1%             
ConAgra Foods, Inc.   

7.000% 10/01/28

     5,020,000      5,269,835
Dean Foods Co.   

7.000% 06/01/16

     260,000      247,000
Dole Food Co., Inc.   

8.625% 05/01/09

     305,000      305,763
Kraft Foods, Inc.   

6.500% 08/11/17

     2,330,000      2,406,776
Kroger Co.   

7.500% 04/01/31 (c)

     2,585,000      2,847,628
  

8.000% 09/15/29

     2,226,000      2,470,949
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC   

9.250% 04/01/15 (b)

     370,000      352,425
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.   

(f) 11/01/12

(10.500% 11/01/08)

     280,000      263,200
Smithfield Foods, Inc.   

7.750% 07/01/17 (c)

     375,000      384,375
                  
  

Food Total

          14,547,951
Healthcare Services – 0.8%             
Community Health Systems, Inc.   

8.875% 07/15/15 (b)

     380,000      390,450

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)                   
Healthcare Services (continued)             
DaVita, Inc.   

7.250% 03/15/15

     445,000      446,113
HCA, Inc.   

9.250% 11/15/16 (b)

     425,000      451,562
  

PIK,
9.625% 11/15/16 (b)

     530,000      565,775
Tenet Healthcare Corp.   

9.875% 07/01/14

     645,000      590,175
U.S. Oncology Holdings, Inc.   

PIK,
10.194% 03/15/12 (b)

     295,000      262,550
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   

3.300% 01/30/08

     2,850,000      2,833,989
                  
  

Healthcare Services Total

          5,540,614
Household Products/Wares – 0.7%          
American Greetings Corp.   

7.375% 06/01/16

     355,000      344,350
Amscan Holdings, Inc.   

8.750% 05/01/14

     415,000      383,875
Clorox Co.   

5.828% 12/14/07 (g)

     3,000,000      3,003,276
Fortune Brands, Inc.   

5.125% 01/15/11

     490,000      485,783
Jarden Corp.   

7.500% 05/01/17

     430,000      416,025
Jostens IH Corp.   

7.625% 10/01/12

     310,000      315,425
                  
  

Household Products/Wares Total

          4,948,734
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%             
Elan Finance PLC   

8.875% 12/01/13

     635,000      623,888
Mylan Laboratories, Inc.   

6.375% 08/15/15

     375,000      402,656
NBTY, Inc.   

7.125% 10/01/15

     225,000      225,000
Omnicare, Inc.   

6.750% 12/15/13

     335,000      312,388
Warner Chilcott Corp.   

8.750% 02/01/15

     365,000      377,775
Wyeth   

6.500% 02/01/34

     2,500,000      2,566,837
                  
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

          4,508,544
            
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total              41,412,460
            
Energy – 7.7%                   
Coal – 0.1%             
Arch Western Finance LLC   

6.750% 07/01/13

     360,000      352,800
Massey Energy Co.   

6.875% 12/15/13

     380,000      354,350
Peabody Energy Corp.   

7.375% 11/01/16

     165,000      174,075
                  
  

Coal Total

          881,225

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Energy (continued)                   
Energy-Alternate Sources – 0.1%             
VeraSun Energy Corp.   

9.375% 06/01/17 (b)

     350,000      301,000
                  
  

Energy-Alternate Sources Total

          301,000
Oil & Gas – 4.9%             
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   

6.250% 03/15/38

     3,525,000      3,400,462
Chesapeake Energy Corp.   

6.375% 06/15/15

     270,000      264,937
  

7.500% 06/15/14

     260,000      266,500
Cimarex Energy Co.   

7.125% 05/01/17

     285,000      282,862
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.   

10.000% 06/15/13 (b)

     340,000      321,300
Gazprom International SA   

7.201% 02/01/20 (b)

     2,537,931      2,601,379
  

7.201% 02/01/20

     126,897      130,069
Hess Corp.   

7.300% 08/15/31

     3,445,000      3,776,485
KCS Energy, Inc.   

7.125% 04/01/12

     320,000      310,400
Marathon Oil Corp.   

6.000% 07/01/12

     1,220,000      1,251,697
Nexen, Inc.   

5.875% 03/10/35

     3,200,000      2,930,877
OPTI Canada, Inc.   

8.250% 12/15/14 (b)

     360,000      362,700
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   

7.875% 02/01/09

     1,200,000      1,239,136
  

9.125% 10/13/10

     450,000      497,475
PetroHawk Energy Corp.   

9.125% 07/15/13

     230,000      242,650
Petroplus Finance Ltd.   

6.750% 05/01/14 (b)

     75,000      72,000
  

7.000% 05/01/17 (b)

     75,000      71,250
Pride International, Inc.   

7.375% 07/15/14

     265,000      271,625
Qatar Petroleum   

5.579% 05/30/11 (b)

     933,345      936,180
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.   

7.125% 04/01/16

     315,000      310,275
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd.   

3.437% 09/15/09 (b)

     1,035,572      1,025,247
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III   

5.832% 09/30/16 (b)

     640,000      637,338
  

5.838% 09/30/27 (b)

     1,200,000      1,095,984
Talisman Energy, Inc.   

5.850% 02/01/37

     1,825,000      1,627,212
  

6.250% 02/01/38

     1,790,000      1,686,302
Tesoro Corp.   

6.625% 11/01/15

     300,000      300,000
United Refining Co.   

10.500% 08/15/12 (b)

     210,000      216,300
Valero Energy Corp.   

6.625% 06/15/37

     6,430,000      6,525,717
  

6.875% 04/15/12

     1,415,000      1,491,046
                  
  

Oil & Gas Total

          34,145,405

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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            Par ($)      Value ($)
Energy (continued)                   
Oil & Gas Services – 0.0%             
Seitel, Inc.   

9.750% 02/15/14

     215,000      203,175
                  
  

Oil & Gas Services Total

          203,175
Pipelines – 2.6%             
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP   

8.125% 12/15/15

     285,000      280,725
El Paso Corp.   

6.875% 06/15/14

     765,000      772,069
Energy Transfer Partners LP   

6.125% 02/15/17

     2,900,000      2,798,735
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   

6.950% 01/15/38

     1,765,000      1,789,274
MarkWest Energy Partners LP   

8.500% 07/15/16

     520,000      512,200
ONEOK Partners LP   

6.850% 10/15/37

     1,810,000      1,824,241
Plains All American Pipeline LP   

6.650% 01/15/37

     5,825,000      5,794,460
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.   

6.350% 05/15/67 (g)

     3,590,000      3,445,481
Williams Companies, Inc.   

7.750% 06/15/31

     80,000      84,100
  

8.125% 03/15/12

     635,000      684,212
                  
  

Pipelines Total

          17,985,497
            
Energy Total              53,516,302
            
Financials – 25.9%                   
Banks – 9.6%             
Barclays Bank PLC   

7.375% 06/15/49 (b)(g)

     3,900,000      4,086,143
Capital One Financial Corp.   

5.700% 09/15/11

     5,250,000      5,258,715
Chinatrust Commercial Bank   

5.625% 12/29/49 (b)(g)

     825,000      765,399
HSBC Bank USA   

3.875% 09/15/09

     3,290,000      3,226,039
HSBC Capital Funding LP   

9.547% 12/31/49 (b)(g)

     2,700,000      2,960,636
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   

6.000% 10/01/17

     10,550,000      10,652,272
Lloyds TSB Group PLC   

6.267% 12/31/49 (b)(g)

     2,355,000      2,154,067
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank   

5.300% 09/08/11

     3,625,000      3,645,329
PNC Funding Corp.   

5.125% 12/14/10

     1,375,000      1,376,236
  

5.625% 02/01/17

     1,990,000      1,944,933
Regions Financing Trust II   

6.625% 05/15/47 (g)

     1,115,000      1,055,036
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC   

6.990% 10/29/49 (b)(d)(g)

     1,600,000      1,629,936
  

7.640% 03/31/49 (d)(g)

     300,000      313,788
Union Planters Corp.   

4.375% 12/01/10

     3,250,000      3,141,583

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                   
Banks (continued)             
USB Capital IX   

6.189% 04/15/42 (g)

     12,930,000      12,938,586
Wachovia Capital Trust III   

5.800% 03/15/42 (g)

     8,780,000      8,721,095
Wachovia Corp.   

4.375% 06/01/10

     1,225,000      1,206,354
Wells Fargo & Co.   

5.794% 09/15/09 (g)

     1,800,000      1,798,369
                  
  

Banks Total

          66,874,516
Diversified Financial Services – 9.3%          
Air 2 US   

8.027% 10/01/19 (b)

     630,139      639,591
AmeriCredit Corp.   

8.500% 07/01/15 (b)

     25,000      22,125
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.   

5.550% 01/22/17 (c)

     1,315,000      1,241,318
  

6.400% 10/02/17

     1,320,000      1,314,135
Capital One Capital IV   

6.745% 02/17/37 (g)

     4,675,000      4,168,955
CIT Group, Inc.   

5.850% 09/15/16

     3,710,000      3,494,583
Countrywide Home Loan, Inc.   

3.250% 05/21/08

     2,075,000      1,999,783
Eaton Vance Corp.   

6.500% 10/02/17

     3,605,000      3,591,914
Ford Motor Credit Co.   

7.800% 06/01/12 (c)

     695,000      661,153
  

8.000% 12/15/16

     370,000      346,137
Fund American Companies, Inc.   

5.875% 05/15/13

     1,557,000      1,535,140
General Electric Capital Corp.   

5.814% 12/15/09 (g)

     2,410,000      2,401,408
  

6.750% 03/15/32

     2,755,000      3,033,181
GMAC LLC   

6.875% 09/15/11

     855,000      813,673
  

8.000% 11/01/31

     955,000      936,933
Goldman Sachs Capital II   

5.793% 12/29/49 (g)

     1,500,000      1,419,373
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   

6.250% 09/01/17

     2,800,000      2,861,292
Hellas Telecommunications Luxembourg II   

11.110% 01/15/15 (b)(g)

     245,000      237,037
International Lease Finance Corp.   

4.875% 09/01/10

     1,440,000      1,430,178
  

6.375% 03/15/09

     1,550,000      1,580,236
JP Morgan Chase Capital XVII   

5.850% 08/01/35 (c)

     2,950,000      2,639,300
LaBranche & Co., Inc.   

11.000% 05/15/12

     395,000      395,987
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.   

6.200% 09/26/14

     7,365,000      7,394,173
LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.   

PIK,
10.375% 10/15/17 (b)

     715,000      690,869
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   

5.700% 05/02/17 (c)

     2,285,000      2,221,555
  

6.050% 08/15/12

     2,155,000      2,209,562

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                   
Diversified Financial Services (continued)          
Morgan Stanley   

5.750% 10/18/16

     4,000,000      3,945,888
PF Export Receivables Master Trust   

3.748% 06/01/13 (b)

     709,836      680,137
Residential Capital Corp.   

7.375% 06/30/10

     4,035,000      3,349,050
  

7.500% 06/01/12 (c)

     865,000      700,650
Residential Capital LLC   

7.500% 04/17/13

     1,345,000      1,086,087
SLM Corp.   

5.000% 10/01/13

     265,000      231,397
  

5.375% 05/15/14

     2,290,000      1,998,460
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.   

5.150% 05/15/15

     1,510,000      1,293,261
Wimar Opco LLC   

9.625% 12/15/14 (b)

     460,000      356,500
Windsor Financing LLC   

5.881% 07/15/17 (b)

     2,166,100      2,201,906
                  
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

          65,122,927
Insurance – 1.6%             
Asurion Corp.   

11.828% 07/02/15

     265,000      258,264
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.   

7.750% 05/01/17

     600,000      570,000
HUB International Holdings, Inc.   

10.250% 06/15/15 (b)

     340,000      316,200
ING Groep NV   

5.775% 12/29/49 (g)

     3,105,000      2,933,725
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.   

7.500% 08/15/36 (b)

     4,010,000      4,110,370
Metlife, Inc.   

6.400% 12/15/36

     1,780,000      1,692,515
Prudential Financial, Inc.   

4.750% 06/13/15 (c)

     1,075,000      1,010,569
USI Holdings Corp.   

9.750% 05/15/15 (b)

     215,000      192,963
                  
  

Insurance Total

          11,084,606
Real Estate – 0.8%             
ERP Operating LP   

5.750% 06/15/17

     3,285,000      3,139,011
Prudential Property   

6.625% 04/01/09 (b)

     1,800,000      1,843,528
Realogy Corp.   

10.500% 04/15/14 (b)

     245,000      208,862
  

12.375% 04/15/15 (b)(c)

     225,000      169,875
                  
  

Real Estate Total

          5,361,276
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.3%          
Archstone-Smith Trust   

5.750% 03/15/16

     935,000      922,813
  

6.875% 02/15/08

     148,250      148,630
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.   

6.300% 09/15/16

     3,865,000      3,792,837
  

7.072% 06/08/15

     745,000      753,366
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   

5.850% 03/15/17

     830,000      786,536

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                   
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)          
Hospitality Properties Trust   

5.625% 03/15/17

     3,040,000      2,817,317
Host Marriott LP   

6.750% 06/01/16

     485,000      480,150
iStar Financial, Inc.   

5.125% 04/01/11

     850,000      799,780
  

8.750% 08/15/08

     1,209,000      1,198,183
Liberty Property LP   

5.500% 12/15/16

     2,155,000      2,016,791
Rouse Co. LP/TRC Co-Issuer, Inc.,   

6.750% 05/01/13 (b)

     375,000      367,850
Simon Property Group LP   

5.875% 03/01/17 (c)

     2,500,000      2,444,295
                  
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

          16,528,548
Savings & Loans – 2.3%             
Washington Mutual Bank   

5.125% 01/15/15

     5,515,000      5,136,660
Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Delaware   

6.534% 03/29/49 (b)(g)

     11,800,000      10,799,478
                  
  

Savings & Loans Total

          15,936,138
            
Financials Total              180,908,011
            
Industrials – 3.0%                   
Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%             
DRS Technologies, Inc.   

6.625% 02/01/16

     315,000      311,063
  

6.875% 11/01/13

     75,000      75,000
L-3 Communications Corp.   

6.375% 10/15/15

     370,000      363,525
Raytheon Co.   

5.500% 11/15/12

     1,800,000      1,820,117
Sequa Corp.   

9.000% 08/01/09

     310,000      322,400
Systems 2001 Asset Trust   

6.664% 09/15/13 (b)

     579,670      611,007
                  
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

          3,503,112
Building Materials – 0.0%             
NTK Holdings, Inc.   

(f) 03/01/14

(10.750% 09/01/09)

     330,000      202,950
                  
  

Building Materials Total

          202,950
Electrical Components & Equipment – 0.1%          
Belden CDT, Inc.   

7.000% 03/15/17 (b)

     480,000      475,200
General Cable Corp.   

7.125% 04/01/17 (c)

     170,000      166,600
  

7.735% 04/01/15 (g)

     170,000      164,900
                  
  

Electrical Components & Equipment Total

          806,700
Electronics – 0.1%             
Flextronics International Ltd.   

6.250% 11/15/14

     490,000      458,150
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC   

9.500% 10/15/15 (c)

     350,000      326,375
                  
  

Electronics Total

          784,525

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)                   
Engineering & Construction – 0.0%             
Esco Corp.   

8.625% 12/15/13 (b)

     270,000      265,950
                  
  

Engineering & Construction Total

          265,950
Environmental Control – 0.2%             
Aleris International, Inc.   

10.000% 12/15/16

     260,000      230,100
  

PIK,
9.000% 12/15/14

     260,000      240,500
Allied Waste North America, Inc.   

7.875% 04/15/13

     950,000      980,875
                  
  

Environmental Control Total

          1,451,475
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.0%             
Baldor Electric Co.   

8.625% 02/15/17

     245,000      256,025
                  
  

Hand/Machine Tools Total

          256,025
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.1%          
Terex Corp.   

7.375% 01/15/14

     350,000      355,250
                  
  

Machinery-Construction & Mining Total

          355,250
Machinery-Diversified – 0.1%             
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   

8.875% 11/01/13

     295,000      303,850
Manitowoc Co., Inc.   

7.125% 11/01/13

     400,000      398,000
                  
  

Machinery-Diversified Total

          701,850
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.3%          
American Railcar Industries, Inc.   

7.500% 03/01/14

     295,000      293,525
Bombardier, Inc.   

6.300% 05/01/14 (b)

     610,000      597,800
Koppers Holdings, Inc.   

(f)11/15/14

         
  

(9.875% 11/15/09)

     385,000      329,175
Trinity Industries, Inc.   

6.500% 03/15/14

     510,000      489,600
                  
  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total

          1,710,100
Packaging & Containers – 0.4%             
Berry Plastics Holding Corp.   

10.250% 03/01/16 (c)

     365,000      357,700
Crown Americas LLC & Crown Americas Capital Corp.   

7.750% 11/15/15

     530,000      547,225
Jefferson Smurfit Corp.   

8.250% 10/01/12

     370,000      370,925
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.   

6.750% 12/01/14

     1,200,000      1,183,500
Solo Cup Co.   

8.500% 02/15/14

     325,000      287,625
                  
  

Packaging & Containers Total

          2,746,975
Transportation – 1.2%             
BNSF Funding Trust I   

6.613% 12/15/55 (g)

     1,730,000      1,560,652

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)                   
Transportation (continued)             
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.   

6.200% 08/15/36 (c)

     645,000      626,402
  

7.950% 08/15/30

     945,000      1,095,625
CHC Helicopter Corp.   

7.375% 05/01/14

     385,000      365,750
Navios Maritime Hldgs, Inc.   

9.500% 12/15/14

     390,000      402,187
PHI, Inc.   

7.125% 04/15/13

     315,000      302,400
QDI LLC   

9.000% 11/15/10

     245,000      233,363
Ship Finance International Ltd.   

8.500% 12/15/13

     420,000      431,550
Stena AB   

7.500% 11/01/13

     525,000      527,625
TFM SA de CV   

9.375% 05/01/12

     370,000      387,575
Union Pacific Corp.   

6.650% 01/15/11

     2,010,000      2,073,227
                  
  

Transportation Total

          8,006,356
            
Industrials Total                  20,791,268
            
Private Placement – 0.1%                   
Private Placement – 0.1%             
First Data Corp. B1 Tranche Corp.   

7.900% 09/24/14

     1,000,000      958,958
                  
  

Private Placement Total

          958,958
            
Private Placement Total              958,958
            
Technology – 0.3%                   
Computers – 0.1%             
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.   

9.125% 08/15/13

     610,000      634,400
                  
  

Computers Total

          634,400
Semiconductors – 0.2%             
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.   

7.750% 11/01/12

     250,000      230,000
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.   

10.125% 12/15/16 (c)

     780,000      725,400
  

PIK,
9.125% 12/15/14

     505,000      467,125
                  
  

Semiconductors Total

          1,422,525
Software – 0.0%             
Open Solutions, Inc.   

9.750% 02/01/15 (b)

     385,000      370,563
                  
  

Software Total

          370,563
            
Technology Total              2,427,488

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
Utilities – 6.2%                   
Electric – 5.6%             
AES Corp.   

7.750% 03/01/14

     585,000      593,775
Alabama Power Co.   

5.695% 08/25/09 (g)

     2,540,000      2,549,223
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   

5.250% 06/01/15

     1,825,000      1,744,021
CMS Energy Corp.   

6.875% 12/15/15

     250,000      251,597
Commonwealth Edison Co.   

5.900% 03/15/36

     690,000      646,070
  

5.950% 08/15/16

     4,015,000      4,001,277
  

6.150% 09/15/17

     4,500,000      4,526,743
  

6.950% 07/15/18

     2,710,000      2,787,912
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.   

7.125% 05/15/18

     480,000      438,000
  

7.750% 06/01/19 (b)

     265,000      253,406
Edison Mission Energy   

7.000% 05/15/17 (b)

     665,000      655,025
Exelon Generation Co. LLC   

6.200% 10/01/17

     1,000,000      1,000,806
FPL Energy American Wind LLC   

6.639% 06/20/23 (b)

     1,143,525      1,184,567
FPL Energy National Wind LLC   

5.608% 03/10/24 (b)

     203,210      200,067
Hydro Quebec   

8.500% 12/01/29

     1,620,000      2,207,409
Intergen NV   

9.000% 06/30/17 (b)

     760,000      798,000
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.   

5.875% 10/01/12

     2,700,000      2,741,688
Mirant North America LLC   

7.375% 12/31/13

     435,000      441,525
NRG Energy, Inc.   

7.250% 02/01/14

     300,000      300,750
  

7.375% 02/01/16

     300,000      300,750
  

7.375% 01/15/17

     145,000      145,000
NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc.   

7.750% 12/15/25 (b)

     320,000      316,800
Oncor Electric Delivery Co.   

7.250% 01/15/33

     1,800,000      1,866,242
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   

6.050% 03/01/34

     2,500,000      2,455,227
Progress Energy, Inc.   

7.100% 03/01/11

     2,360,000      2,482,040
  

7.750% 03/01/31 (c)

     2,200,000      2,534,675
Reliant Energy, Inc.   

7.875% 06/15/17 (c)

     245,000      246,531
Southern Power Co.   

6.375% 11/15/36

     600,000      565,052
Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP   

6.125% 03/30/23 (b)

     1,055,597      1,058,099
                  
  

Electric Total

          39,292,277

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

                Par ($)       Value ($)
Utilities (continued)                       
Gas – 0.6%               
Atmos Energy Corp.   

6.350% 06/15/17

       1,585,000      1,610,149
Nakilat, Inc.   

6.067% 12/31/33 (b)

       1,385,000      1,336,345
Southern California Gas Co.   

5.750% 12/01/09 (g)

       1,055,000      1,051,491
                      
  

Gas Total

            3,997,985
              
Utilities Total                43,290,262
  

Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(cost of $486,665,614)

            476,741,882
Government & Agency Obligations – 16.8%            
Foreign Government Obligations – 3.7%                  
European Investment Bank   

5.125% 05/30/17 (c)

       4,555,000      4,567,071
Export-Import Bank of Korea   

4.625% 03/16/10

       1,550,000      1,543,403
Province of Manitoba   

5.000% 02/15/12

       100,000      100,903
Province of New Brunswick   

5.200% 02/21/17

       1,600,000      1,610,653
Province of Nova Scotia   

5.125% 01/26/17

       3,000,000      3,005,502
Province of Ontario   

4.950% 06/01/12

       90,000      91,050
  

5.000% 10/18/11

       505,000      510,563
  

5.450% 04/27/16 (c)

       7,000,000      7,207,718
Province of Quebec   

5.000% 03/01/16 (c)

       3,835,000      3,809,118
State of Qatar   

9.750% 06/15/30 (b)

       1,650,000      2,433,750
Swedish Export Credit   

5.125% 03/01/17 (c)

       1,280,000      1,265,464
              
Foreign Government Obligations Total             26,145,195
              
U.S. Government Agencies – 0.7%                       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

5.750% 06/27/16 (c)

       1,750,000      1,821,447
Federal National Mortgage Association   

6.000% 04/18/36

       2,775,000      2,840,734
              
U.S. Government Agencies Total                4,662,181
              
U.S. Government Obligations – 12.4%                  
U.S. Treasury Bonds   

4.500% 05/15/17 (c)(e)(h)

       38,390,000      38,174,056
  

7.250% 08/15/22 (c)

       700,000      875,000
  

4.500% 02/15/36 (c)

       12,085,000      11,457,148
  

4.750% 02/15/37 (c)

       5,585,000      5,507,771

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Government & Agency Obligations (continued)

            Par ($)      Value ($)
U.S. Government Obligations (continued)              
U.S. Treasury Notes   

4.625% 02/29/12 (c)

     1,660,000      1,689,438
  

4.625% 07/31/12 (c)

     4,210,000      4,283,347
  

4.875% 04/30/08 (c)

     18,800,000      18,876,366
  

4.875% 06/30/12 (c)

     6,000,000      6,167,814
            
U.S. Government Obligations Total              87,030,940
  

Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $116,038,915)

          117,838,316
            
Asset-Backed Securities – 6.6%                   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust   

3.930% 10/06/11

     2,700,000      2,669,555
Bay View Auto Trust   

4.550% 02/25/14

     600,000      595,829
  

5.310% 06/25/14

     1,110,000      1,104,326
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust, 2006-SN1A B   

5.500% 04/20/10 (b)

     1,250,000      1,246,898
Capital One Master Trust   

5.953% 11/15/11 (g)

     1,000,000      1,000,719
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust   

5.650% 09/20/19

     2,000,000      1,981,658
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.   

5.892% 03/25/37

     3,300,000      3,218,657
  

6.080% 06/25/37

     4,000,000      4,029,287
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.   

5.517% 08/25/35

     1,200,000      1,103,738
  

5.598% 03/25/36

     1,000,000      999,093
  

5.666% 08/25/35

     1,000,000      830,107
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates   

5.241% 06/25/21 (g)

     1,544,238      1,524,405
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   

5.470% 09/15/12

     4,000,000      3,944,990
  

5.680% 06/15/12

     1,500,000      1,493,595
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust   

5.763% 06/15/11 (g)

     1,800,000      1,798,776
GE Equipment Small Ticket LLC   

4.620% 12/22/14 (b)

     363,650      360,186
  

5.120% 06/22/15 (b)

     1,315,374      1,316,673
Green Tree Financial Corp.   

6.870% 01/15/29

     596,855      615,834
GS Auto Loan Trust   

4.980% 11/15/13

     865,994      862,966
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust   

5.540% 04/15/15

     1,400,000      1,390,685
JPMorgan Auto Receivables Trust   

5.610% 12/15/14 (b)

     2,626,611      2,638,729
JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.   

5.241% 06/25/37 (g)

     1,800,000      1,763,340
  

5.627% 10/25/35

     1,550,000      1,536,679
Pinnacle Capital Asset Trust   

5.770% 05/25/10 (b)

     1,500,000      1,494,590

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

            Par ($)       Value ($)
               
Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.   

4.120% 06/25/33

     369,947      346,050
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.   

5.110% 09/25/35

     1,500,000      1,400,746
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates   

5.570% 03/01/26

     1,087,647      1,101,850
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust   

5.650% 02/20/13

     2,500,000      2,503,983
WFS Financial Owner Trust   

4.760% 05/17/13

     1,200,000      1,181,725
                  
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost of $46,691,652)

          46,055,669
            
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 4.1%          
Agency – 0.2%                   
Government National Mortgage Association   

4.954% 05/16/31

     1,365,000      1,307,750
            
Agency Total              1,307,750
            
Non-Agency – 3.9%                   
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.   

5.959% 05/25/37 (g)

     1,494,529      1,274,561
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.   

5.823% 11/25/36 (g)

     3,997,143      4,012,745
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   

5.000% 03/25/20

     3,713,423      3,596,220
  

5.500% 09/25/35

     2,131,911      1,686,338
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities   

5.979% 05/25/36 (g)

     983,679      789,142
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.   

5.231% 08/25/36 (g)

     465,379      464,664
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.   

5.500% 02/25/35

     1,876,272      1,853,351
Sequoia Mortgage Trust   

6.015% 07/20/37 (g)

     1,494,937      1,489,693
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   

5.928% 05/15/43 (g)

     11,425,000      11,639,829
Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust LLC   

5.418% 05/20/36 (g)

     497,809      480,826
            
Non-Agency Total              27,287,369
  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost of $29,482,795)

          28,595,119

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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            Par ($)      Value ($)
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 2.9%                   
Federal National Mortgage Association   

5.500% 08/01/22

     4,000,000      3,990,714
  

6.000% 10/01/36

     1,730,284      1,733,165
  

6.500% 11/01/36

     1,710,917      1,742,313
  

9.000% 06/01/20

     52,296      56,297
  

TBA,
5.500% 10/11/37 (d)

     12,780,000      12,516,413
Government National Mortgage Association   

10.000% 10/15/17

     3,861      4,360
  

10.000% 01/15/19

     323      366
  

10.500% 01/15/16

     2,986      3,382
  

10.500% 04/15/20

     2,160      2,470
  

10.500% 05/15/20

     7,063      8,080
  

11.500% 05/15/13

     5,878      6,611
  

12.500% 11/15/10

     3,219      3,505
  

12.500% 10/15/13

     1,935      2,156
  

12.500% 11/15/13

     2,850      3,219
  

12.500% 12/15/13

     7,492      8,461
  

13.000% 04/15/11

     24      27
  

14.000% 08/15/11

     1,737      1,974
                  
  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $20,194,268)

          20,083,513
Municipal Bond – 0.1%          
Virginia – 0.1%                   
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2007 A1,
6.706% 06/01/46

     425,000      394,557
            
Virginia Total              394,557
  

Total Municipal Bond
(cost of $424,958)

          394,557
                    
            Shares       
Securities Lending Collateral –17.1%              
  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (7 day yield of 5.320%) (i)

     119,578,386      119,578,386
                  
  

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $119,578,386)

          119,578,386
            
Short-Term Obligations – 2.6%          
            Par ($)       
Commercial Paper – 0.1%                   
Carrera Capital Finance LLC   

5.300% 11/05/07

     600,000      596,908

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Short-Term Obligations (continued)

 

            Par ($)     

Value ($)

 
Repurchase Agreement – 2.5%                
   Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07 at 4.810%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Obligation maturing 05/21/13, market value of $17,939,250 (repurchase proceeds $17,593,049)      17,586,000      17,586,000  
                    
  

Total Short-Term Obligations (cost of $18,182,908)

     18,182,908  
                    
  

Total Investments – 118.4% (cost of $837,259,496) (j)

     827,470,350  
                    
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (18.4)%

          (128,303,420 )
                    
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

          699,166,930  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

  (b) 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 September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $80,217,664, which represents 11.5% of net assets.

 

  (c) All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 was $116,497,005

 

  (d) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

  (e) A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for credit default swaps.

 

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

 

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

 

  (h) All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At September 30, 2007, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $431,438.

 

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

 

  (j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $837,892,077.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open long futures contracts:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Value    Aggregate
Face Value
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation

5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   100    $ 10,703,125    $ 10,667,512    Dec-2007    $ 35,613

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

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Value    Aggregate
Face Value
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation

10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   50    $ 5,464,063    $ 5,544,369    Dec-2007    $ 80,306

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   243      27,056,531      27,230,434    Dec-2007      173,903
                  
               $ 254,209

At September 30, 2007, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contract:

 

Forward Currency Contracts to Sell

   Value    Aggregate
Face Value
   Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EUR

   $ 728,860    $ 709,180    10/22/07    $ (19,680 )

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

At September 30, 2007, the Fund has entered into the following credit default swap contracts:

 

Swap
Counterparty

  Referenced Obligation   Buy/Sale
Protection
  Receive/Pay
Fixed Rate
    Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Morgan Stanley

  Ford Motor Co.

7.450% 07/16/31

  Sale   3.000 %   06/20/09   $ 500,000   $ (9,434 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

  Toll Brothers, Inc.

6.875% 11/15/12

  Sale   1.070 %   09/20/12     1,250,000     (86,625 )

Morgan Stanley

  Washington Mutual, Inc.

5.250% 09/15/17

  Buy   (1.350 %)   09/20/12     5,000,000     (81,565 )

UBS Securities

  Wachovia Corp

3.625% 02/17/09

  Buy   (0.047 %)   09/20/17     5,000,000     (24,770 )

Morgan Stanley

  Citigroup

6.500% 01/18/11

  Buy   (0.490 %)   12/20/12     5,000,000     (35,260 )
                 
            $ (237,654 )
                 

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

 

Asset Allocation

   % of Net Assets  

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes

   68.2  

Government & Agency Obligations

   16.8  

Asset-Backed Securities

   6.6  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   4.1  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   2.9  

Municipal Bond

   0.1  
      
   98.7  

Securities Lending Collateral

   17.1  

Short-Term Obligations

   2.6  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net

   (18.4 )
      
   100.0  
      

 

Acronym

  

Name

EUR    Euro
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
TBA    To Be Announced

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

         ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

  837,259,496  
        
  

Investments, at value (including securities on loan of $116,497,005)

  827,470,350  
  

Cash

  146,208  
  

Receivable for:

 
  

Investments sold

  23,155,480  
  

Fund shares sold

  2,089,935  
  

Interest

  9,430,034  
  

Foreign tax reclaims

  10,420  
  

Dollar roll income

  139  
  

Futures variation margin

  4,688  
  

Securities lending

  42,135  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

  44,052  
          
  

Total Assets

  862,393,441  
Liabilities   

Collateral on securities loaned

  119,578,386  
  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange
contracts

  19,680  
  

Unrealized depreciation on credit default swap contracts

  237,654  
  

Payable for:

 
  

Investments purchased

  25,802,270  
  

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

  14,515,090  
  

Fund shares repurchased

  847,571  
  

Distributions

  1,615,064  
  

Investment advisory fee

  233,257  
  

Administration fee

  72,958  
  

Transfer agent fee

  92,037  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

  12,082  
  

Trustees’ fees

  1,783  
  

Custody fee

  1,524  
  

Distribution and service fees

  51,321  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

  196  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

  44,052  
  

Deferred dollar roll fee income

  327  
  

Other liabilities

  101,259  
          
  

Total Liabilities

  163,226,511  
          
  

Net Assets

  699,166,930  
Composition of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

  746,252,547  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

  (1,753,577 )
  

Accumulated net realized loss

  (35,576,265 )
  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

 
  

Investments

  (9,789,146 )
  

Foreign currency translations

  (18,797 )
  

Swap contracts

  (237,654 )
  

Futures contracts

  289,822  
          
  

Net Assets

  699,166,930  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Income Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

             
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 124,405,382  
  

Shares outstanding

     13,164,789  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 9.45 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

     4.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($9.45/0.9525)

   $ 9.92 (b)
Class B      
  

Net assets

   $ 17,328,360  
  

Shares outstanding

     1,833,698  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.45 (a)
Class C      
  

Net assets

   $ 16,437,936  
  

Shares outstanding

     1,739,482  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 9.45 (a)
Class Z      
  

Net assets

   $ 540,995,252  
  

Shares outstanding

     57,248,700  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.45  

 

(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 Income Fund

For the Six Months September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Interest

   21,469,519  
  

Dollar roll fee income

   24,208  
  

Securities lending

   206,357  
  

Foreign taxes withheld

   (343 )
           
  

Total Investment Income

   21,699,741  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   1,404,037  
  

Administration fee

   443,012  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   69,373  
  

Class C

   61,328  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   155,625  
  

Class B

   23,124  
  

Class C

   20,445  
  

Transfer agent fee

   354,921  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   91,129  
  

Trustees’ fees

   19,980  
  

Custody fee

   12,689  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   394  
  

Other expenses

   167,972  
           
  

Total Expenses

   2,824,029  
  

Fees waived by Distributor – Class C

   (12,260 )
  

Expense reductions

   (9,626 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   2,802,143  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   18,897,598  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Foreign Currency, Futures Contracts and Swaps Contracts   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  
  

Investments

   (3,186,022 )
  

Foreign currency transactions

   (19,502 )
  

Futures contracts

   204,079  
  

Swap contracts

   86,574  
           
  

Net realized loss

   (2,914,871 )
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   (13,472,760 )
  

Foreign currency translations

   (16,356 )
  

Futures contracts

   (166,912 )
  

Swap contracts

   (237,654 )
           
  

Net change in unrealized depreciation

   (13,893,682 )
           
  

Net Loss

   (16,808,553 )
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   2,089,045  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Income Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   18,897,598      29,528,460  
  

Net realized loss on investments, foreign currency transactions, futures contracts and swap contracts

   (2,914,871 )    (3,425,027 )
  

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

   (13,893,682 )    8,200,539  
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   2,089,045      34,303,972  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (3,353,514 )    (5,846,202 )
  

Class B

   (429,425 )    (997,114 )
  

Class C

   (391,245 )    (695,045 )
  

Class Z

   (14,931,073 )    (22,774,908 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (19,105,257 )    (30,313,269 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   18,958,114      42,939,827  
  

Distributions reinvested

   2,609,368      4,324,217  
  

Redemptions

   (17,377,245 )    (25,146,508 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   4,190,237      22,117,536  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,662,071      4,203,406  
  

Distributions reinvested

   301,329      698,684  
  

Redemptions

   (4,274,543 )    (8,588,862 )
                  
  

Net decrease

   (2,311,143 )    (3,686,772 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   2,361,082      7,515,193  
  

Distributions reinvested

   273,781      479,361  
  

Redemptions

   (2,457,787 )    (4,490,367 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   177,076      3,504,187  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   90,866,051      230,825,585  
  

Distributions reinvested

   5,966,422      10,941,745  
  

Redemptions

   (51,837,804 )    (87,074,414 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   44,994,669      154,692,916  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   47,050,839      176,627,867  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   30,034,627      180,618,570  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   669,132,303      488,513,733  
  

End of period

   699,166,930      669,132,303  
  

Overdistributed net investment income at end of period

   (1,753,577 )    (1,545,918 )
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia Income Fund

          (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,990,796      4,465,996  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   274,526      448,389  
  

Redemptions

   (1,835,286 )    (2,610,548 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   430,036      2,303,837  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   175,115      437,636  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   31,683      72,518  
  

Redemptions

   (449,140 )    (893,624 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (242,342 )    (383,470 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   247,640      780,553  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   28,804      49,713  
  

Redemptions

   (257,231 )    (466,368 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   19,213      363,898  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   9,517,089      23,913,122  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   627,807      1,135,205  
  

Redemptions

   (5,458,296 )    (9,046,215 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   4,686,600      16,002,112  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

   

(Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended

September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended

March 31,

2004 (a)(b)

    Year Ended
June 30,
 
Class A Shares     2007     2006     2005       2003 (c)     2002 (c)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89     $ 10.21     $ 10.10     $ 9.44     $ 9.54  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (d)

    0.25       0.49       0.45       0.47       0.39       0.45       0.60  

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

    (0.22 )     0.08       (0.21 )     (0.27 )     0.15       0.75       (0.08 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.03       0.57       0.24       0.20       0.54       1.20       0.52  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.26 )     (0.51 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.43 )     (0.54 )     (0.62 )

Return of capital

                                        (e)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.26 )     (0.51 )     (0.51 )     (0.52 )     (0.43 )     (0.54 )     (0.62 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 9.45     $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89     $ 10.21     $ 10.10     $ 9.44  

Total return (f)

    0.28 %(i)     6.04 %(g)     2.39 %     2.00 %     5.50 %(h)(i)     13.18 %(h)     5.53 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    0.97 %(k)     0.97 %     1.01 %     0.97 %     1.14 %(k)     1.23 %     1.10 %

Interest expense

                            %(k)(l)            

Net expense (j)

    0.97 %(k)     0.97 %     1.01 %     0.97 %     1.14 %(k)     1.23 %     1.10 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                            0.03 %(k)     0.05 %      

Net investment income (j)

    5.34 %(k)     5.13 %     4.57 %     4.66 %     5.20 %(k)     5.12 %     6.32 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    84 %(i)     142 %     147 %     36 %     93 %(i)     96 %     136 %(m)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 124,405     $ 123,330     $ 100,295     $ 96,568     $ 92,053     $ 89,740     $ 204  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Income Fund was renamed Columbia Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Income Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

(e) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

(g) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized 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.

 

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

 

(i) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(m) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Income Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,      Period
Ended
March 31,
2004 (a)(b)
    Period
Ended
June 30,
2003 (c)(d)
 
Class B Shares     2007     2006      2005       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89      $ 10.21      $ 10.10     $ 9.47  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.22       0.42       0.38        0.39        0.33       0.40  

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

    (0.23 )     0.07       (0.22 )      (0.27 )      0.15       0.68  
                                                 

Total from Investment Operations

    (0.01 )     0.49       0.16        0.12        0.48       1.08  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.43 )     (0.43 )      (0.44 )      (0.37 )     (0.45 )
                                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 9.45     $ 9.68     $ 9.62      $ 9.89      $ 10.21     $ 10.10  

Total return (f)

    (0.09 )%(i)     5.26 %(g)     1.63 %      1.25 %      4.91 %(h)(i)     11.78 %(h)(i)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    1.72 %(k)     1.72 %     1.76 %      1.72 %      1.89 %(k)     1.99 %(k)

Interest expense

                              %(k)(l)      

Net expense (j)

    1.72 %(k)     1.72 %     1.76 %      1.72 %      1.89 %(k)     1.99 %(k)

Waiver/Reimbursement

                              0.03 %(k)     0.11 %(k)

Net investment income (j)

    4.60 %(k)     4.38 %     3.83 %      3.91 %      4.46 %(k)     4.39 %(k)

Portfolio turnover rate

    84 %(i)     142 %     147 %      36 %      93 %(i)     96 %(i)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 17,328     $ 20,105     $ 23,649      $ 25,375      $ 29,534     $ 32,430  

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Income Fund was renamed Columbia Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Income Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(g) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized 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.

 

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

 

(i) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,      Period
Ended
March 31,
2004 (a)(b)
    Period
Ended
June 30,
2003 (c)(d)
 
Class C Shares     2007     2006      2005       

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89      $ 10.21      $ 10.10     $ 9.47  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.22       0.44       0.39        0.41        0.34       0.42  

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

    (0.22 )     0.07       (0.21 )      (0.27 )      0.15       0.68  
                                                 

Total from Investment Operations

          0.51       0.18        0.14        0.49       1.10  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.45 )     (0.45 )      (0.46 )      (0.38 )     (0.47 )
                                                 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 9.45     $ 9.68     $ 9.62      $ 9.89      $ 10.21     $ 10.10  

Total return (f)(g)

    (0.01 )%(i)     5.41 %(h)     1.78 %      1.40 %      5.03 %(i)     11.94 %(i)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    1.57 %(k)     1.57 %     1.61 %      1.57 %      1.74 %(k)     1.84 %(k)

Interest expense

                              %(k)(l)      

Net expense (j)

    1.57 %(k)     1.57 %     1.61 %      1.57 %      1.74 %(k)     1.84 %(k)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.15 %(k)     0.15 %     0.15 %      0.15 %      0.18 %(k)     0.23 %(k)

Net investment income (j)

    4.74 %(k)     4.52 %     3.96 %      4.06 %      4.52 %(k)     4.51 %(k)

Portfolio turnover rate

    84 %(i)     142 %     147 %      36 %      93 %(i)     96 %(i)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 16,438     $ 16,660     $ 13,042      $ 10,895      $ 9,185     $ 5,522  

 

 

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Income Fund was renamed Columbia Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Income Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(h) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized 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.

 

(i) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,     Period
Ended
March 31,
2004 (a)(b)
    Year Ended June 30,  
Class Z Shares     2007     2006     2005       2003 (c)(d)     2002 (d)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89     $ 10.21     $ 10.10     $ 9.44     $ 9.54  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.27       0.52       0.48       0.49       0.41       0.53       0.63  

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

    (0.23 )     0.07       (0.22 )     (0.26 )     0.16       0.71       (0.09 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.04       0.59       0.26       0.23       0.57       1.24       0.54  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.27 )     (0.53 )     (0.53 )     (0.55 )     (0.46 )     (0.58 )     (0.64 )

Return of capital

                                        (f)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.27 )     (0.53 )     (0.53 )     (0.55 )     (0.46 )     (0.58 )     (0.64 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 9.45     $ 9.68     $ 9.62     $ 9.89     $ 10.21     $ 10.10     $ 9.44  

Total return (g)

    0.41 %(j)     6.31 %(h)     2.64 %     2.33 %     5.80 %(i)(j)     13.61 %     5.80 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense(k)

    0.72 %(l)     0.72 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     0.82 %(l)     0.84 %     0.85 %

Interest expense

                            %(l)(m)            

Net expenses (k)

    0.72 %(l)     0.72 %     0.76 %     0.72 %     0.82 %(l)     0.84 %     0.85 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

                            0.02 %(l)            

Net investment income (k)

    5.59 %(l)     5.39 %     4.82 %     4.91 %     5.46 %(l)     5.51 %     6.57 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    84 %(j)     142 %     147 %     36 %     93 %(j)     96 %     136 %(n)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 540,995     $ 509,037     $ 351,529     $ 533,965     $ 425,402     $ 427,959     $ 327,121  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Income Fund was renamed Columbia Income Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Effective July 15, 2002, the Stein Roe Income Fund’s Class S shares were renamed Liberty Income Fund Class Z shares.

 

(d) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Income Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

(f) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

(h) Total return includes a voluntary reimbursement by the investment advisor for a realized 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.

 

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

 

(j) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(l) Annualized.

 

(m) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(n) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Income Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Note 1. Organization

Columbia Income Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting primarily of current income and secondarily of 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 aggregated $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

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.

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

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

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

Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers.

Generally, trading in foreign securities is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The values of such securities used in computing the net asset value of the Fund’s shares are determined as of such times. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Events affecting the values of such foreign securities and such exchange rates may occur between the times at which they are determined and the close of the customary trading session of the NYSE, which would

 

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not be reflected in the computation of the Fund’s net asset value. If events materially affecting the values of such foreign securities occur and it is determined that market quotations are not reliable, then these foreign securities will be valued at their “fair value” using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

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 a 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.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

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

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 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.

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 the settlement date, in a segregated account, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the delayed delivery commitment.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions

The Fund may enter into mortgage “dollar rolls” in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contract with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not

 

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identical securities on a specified future date not exceeding 120 days. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal and interest paid on the securities sold. However, the Fund would benefit to the extent of any difference between the price received for the securities sold and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) or fee income plus the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the securities sold until the settlement date of the forward purchase. Unless such benefits exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss due to mortgage prepayments that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the mortgage dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Fund compared with what such performance would have been without the use of mortgage dollar rolls. All cash proceeds will be invested in instruments that are permissible investments for the Fund. The Fund will hold and maintain in a segregated account until the settlement date, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the forward purchase prices.

The Fund’s policy is to record the components of mortgage dollar rolls using “to be announced” mortgage-backed securities (“TBA Dollar Rolls”). For financial reporting and tax purposes, the Fund treats mortgage dollar rolls as two separate transactions, one involving the purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving a sale. The Fund does not currently enter into mortgage dollar rolls that are accounted for as financing.

Mortgage dollar rolls involve certain risks. If the broker-dealer to whom the Fund sells the securities becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to purchase or repurchase the mortgage-related securities may be restricted and the instruments which the Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than instruments which the Fund originally held. Successful use of mortgage dollar rolls may depend upon the investment advisor’s ability to predict correctly interest rates and mortgage prepayments. For these reasons, there is no assurance that mortgage dollar rolls can be successfully employed.

Credit Default Swaps

The Fund may engage in credit default swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. The Fund may receive an upfront payment as the protection seller or make an upfront payment as the protection buyer.

 

Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and any change is recorded as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made at the beginning of the contract period are recorded as liabilities or assets, respectively, on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the contract. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations.

By entering into these agreements, the Fund could be exposed to risks in excess of the amounts recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks include the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to an agreement will default on its obligation to perform, or that there may be an unfavorable change in interest rates.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Fund may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Fund typically uses futures contracts in an effort to achieve more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which it could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.

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

 

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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.

Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Fee income attributable to a mortgage dollar roll transaction is accrued over the term of the transaction.

Foreign Currency Transactions

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

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

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and 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 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. 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 tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 30,313,269

 

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

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

   

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 5,823,296  

Unrealized depreciation

    (16,245,023 )

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (10,421,727 )

 

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The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 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   $ 7,932,135
2009     8,620,038
2010     1,393,345
2011     2,985,140
2014     3,731,648
2015     6,709,359
Total   $ 31,371,665

Of the capital loss carryforwards attributable to the Fund, $10,086,973 ($4,838,296 will expire March 31, 2008, $3,855,332 will expire March 31, 2009 and $1,393,345 will expire March 31, 2010) was obtained in a merger with Liberty Income Fund.

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

 

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 $500 million

  0.420%

$500 million to $1 billion

  0.375%

$1 billion to $1.5 billion

  0.370%

$1.5 billion to $3 billion

  0.340%

$3 billion to $6 billion

  0.330%

Over $6 billion

  0.320%

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized 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 $1 billion

  0.125 %

Over $1 billion

  0.100 %

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective administration fee rate was 0.13% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement with State Street and Columbia (collectively with the Financial Reporting Services

 

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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 plus 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.

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.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Fund by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated $7,711, of which $1,419 is unpaid.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.026% 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.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $7,761.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses and sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers, if applicable, was 0.10% 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $6,650 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and net CDSC fees of $55, $13,145 and $2,361 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 attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. The Plans also requires 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 Fund’s distribution and service fee for the Class C shares so that the combined fee will not exceed

 

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0.85% annually of Class C average daily net assets. This arrangement may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

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

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

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

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 in the Statement of Operations. The Fund could have invested a portion of the assets utilized in connection with the expense offset arrangement in an income-producing asset if it had not entered into such an agreement. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $1,865.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $608,985,304 and $553,636,062, respectively, of which $230,712,898 and $172,109,205, respectively, were U.S. Government securities.

 

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 unused 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow under this arrangement.

Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had one shareholder that held 44.6% of the Fund’s shares outstanding. These shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had one shareholder that held 6.4% of the Fund’s shares outstanding. These shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

 

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Note 8. Securities Lending

The Fund commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Fund. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Fund. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

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

Companies that are in different but closely related industries are sometimes described as being in the same sector. Although the Fund does not intend to focus on any particular sector, at times the Fund may have a large portion of its assets invested in a particular sector. During such times, the Fund will have a greater exposure to economic and market events affecting such sector than if it were more broadly invested across multiple sectors.

 

Legal Proceedings

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

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

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

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

 

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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 transferred to the MDL.

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

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

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia Income 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 Income Fund.

A description of the policies and procedures that the fund uses to determine how to vote proxies and a copy of the fund’s voting records are available (i) at www.columbiamanagement.com; (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iii) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-368-0346. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available from the SEC’s website. Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is also available from the fund’s website.

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 of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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


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Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Investment Portfolio   5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   28
Statement of Operations   30
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   31
Financial Highlights   33
Notes to Financial Statements   38
Important Information About This Report   49

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

 

President’s MessageColumbia Intermediate Bond Fund

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Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you’ll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

 

Performance Information

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it’s important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

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Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


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Fund Profile – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

 

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

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/07

 

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+1.45%

Class A shares

    (without sales charge)

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+2.31%

Lehman Brothers

U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

Morningstar Style Box

Duration

 

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The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows a fund’s investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee its completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/07.

Summary

 

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For the six-month period ended September 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 1.45% without sales charge. The fund’s return was lower than the 2.31% return of its benchmark, the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, for the same period.1 However, the fund outperformed the average return of its peer group, the Lipper Intermediate Investment Grade Debt Funds Classification, which was 1.39% for the period.2

 

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As bond investors sought the safety of higher quality sectors of the market, we reduced the fund’s exposure to lower-rated securities. However, the fund remained overweight in lower-rated securities relative to it benchmark, which contributed to its underperformance. The fund also had more exposure than the index to financials, which underperformed as subprime debt faced significant write downs and a number of banks were burdened with levered loans that they were committed to financing but unable to float as the high-yield and levered loan market shut down. On the plus side, the fund benefited from an overweight in media/cable bonds, which it has maintained for the past year. Business prospects for both Comcast (0.7% of net assets) and Time Warner (0.2% of net assets) continued to improve and both credits outperformed the market.

 

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Recent action by the Federal Reserve Board Open Market Committee gave the bond market an important shot in the arm near the end of the period. As a result, we believe the new issue market may revitalize after a dormant summer, bringing new residential-backed mortgage and high-yield bonds to the marketplace and providing potential support for our decision to maintain a modest overweight in riskier sectors of the market going forward.

Portfolio Management

Carl W. Pappo is the lead manager for the fund. He has co-managed the fund since March 2005 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1993.

Kevin L. Cronk has co-managed the fund since November 2006 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

Thomas LaPointe has co-managed the fund since March 2003 and has been with the advisor or its predecessors or affiliate organizations since 1999.

Lee Reddin has co-managed the fund since June 2007 and has been with the advisor since 2007.

 

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The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a market value-weighted index that tracks the daily price, coupon, pay-downs, and total return performance of fixed-rate, publicly placed, dollar-denominated, and non-convertible investment grade debt issues with at least $250 million par amount outstanding and with at least one year to final maturity. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

2

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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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

 

 


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

Investing in fixed-income securities may involve certain risks, including the credit quality of individual issuers, possible prepayments, market or economic developments and yield and share price fluctuations due to changes in interest rates. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

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

 

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Performance Information – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   17,478      16,653

Class B

   16,755      16,755

Class C

   16,897      16,897

Class R

   17,401      n/a

Class Z

   17,805      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each share class of Columbia Intermediate Bond 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 growth of $10,000 with sales charge is calculated with an initial sales charge of 4.75%.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A        B        C        R   Z
Inception   07/31/00   02/01/02   02/01/02   01/23/06   12/05/78
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without   without
6-month (cumulative)   1.45   -1.88   1.07   -1.90   1.15   0.16   1.32   1.58

1-year

  4.20   0.77   3.42   0.45   3.58   2.58   3.93   4.45

5-year

  5.09   4.08   4.31   4.31   4.46   4.46   5.00   5.35

10-year

  5.74   5.23   5.30   5.30   5.39   5.39   5.70   5.94

The “with sales charge” returns include the maximum initial sales charge of 3.25% for Class A shares, the applicable contingent deferred sales charge of 3.00% in the first year, declining to 1.00% in the fourth 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. Prior to August 22, 2005, new purchase of Class A shares had a maximum initial sales charge of 4.75%. The 5 and 10 year average annual returns with sales charge as of 09/30/07 include the previous sales charge of 4.75%. The 6-month (cumulative) and 1 year returns with sales charge as of 09/30/07 includes the new sales charge of 3.25%.

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

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

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

The returns of Class A shares include returns of the fund’s Class Z shares (the oldest existing fund share class) for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares. The returns of Class B and Class C shares include returns of the fund’s Class A shares for period prior to the inception of Class B and Class C shares, respectively. The returns of Class B and Class C shares also include returns of the fund’s Class Z shares for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares. The returns for Class R shares include returns of the fund’s Class A shares for periods prior to the inception of Class R shares. The returns of Class R shares also include the returns of the fund’s Class Z shares for periods prior to the inception of Class A shares. These returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses (such as distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees) between Class Z shares and Class A, Class B, Class C or Class R shares, or between Class A shares and Class B, Class C or Class R shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares for periods prior to the inception of Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively, would have been lower. Class A shares were initially offered on July 31, 2000, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered on February 1, 2002, Class R shares were initially offered on January 23, 2006, and Class Z shares were initially offered on December 5, 1978.

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

Annual Operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   1.00

Class B

   1.65

Class C

   1.65

Class R

   1.15

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 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   8.75

Class B

   8.75

Class C

   8.75

Class R

   8.75

Class Z

   8.75
  
Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 - 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.22

Class B

   0.18

Class C

   0.19

Class R

   0.20

Class Z

   0.23

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia Intermediate Bond 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.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000.00. For example, if an account balance was $8,600.00 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

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

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

Analyzing your fund’s expenses by share class

To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided an example and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class during the period. The information in the following table is based on an initial investment of $1,000.00, which is invested at the beginning of the reporting period and held for the entire period. Expense information is calculated two ways and each method provides you with different information. The amount listed in the “actual” column is calculated using the fund’s actual operating expenses and total return for the period. The amount listed in the “hypothetical” column for each share class assumes that the return each year is 5% before expenses and is calculated based on the fund’s actual operating expenses. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end of the period or the expenses you paid during this reporting period.

Compare with other funds

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

04/01/07 – 09/30/07
     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   1,007.25   1,020.70   4.32   4.34   0.86

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,005.35   1,016.95   8.07   8.12   1.61

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,005.75   1,017.70   7.32   7.36   1.46

Class R

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,006.60   1,019.45   5.57   5.60   1.11

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,007.90   1,021.95   3.06   3.08   0.61

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

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

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

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes – 37.0%

               Par ($)(a)      Value ($)
Basic Materials – 0.7%                      
Chemicals – 0.2%              
Chemtura Corp.   

6.875% 06/01/16

      545,000      517,750
EquiStar Chemicals LP   

10.625% 05/01/11

      271,000      283,195
Huntsman International LLC   

6.875% 11/15/13 (b)

   EUR    205,000      299,628
  

7.875% 11/15/14

      245,000      260,925
Ineos Group Holdings PLC   

8.500% 02/15/16 (b)

      500,000      478,750
Lyondell Chemical Co.   

6.875% 06/15/17

      425,000      461,125
  

8.000% 09/15/14

      265,000      291,500
  

8.250% 09/15/16

      385,000      434,088
MacDermid, Inc.   

9.500% 04/15/17 (b)

      380,000      366,700
Mosaic Co.   

7.625% 12/01/16 (b)

      665,000      709,056
           
  

Chemicals Total

           4,102,717
Forest Products & Paper – 0.3%              
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.   

8.375% 04/01/15

      475,000      345,562
Domtar, Inc.   

7.125% 08/15/15

      505,000      484,800
Georgia-Pacific Corp.   

8.000% 01/15/24

      500,000      487,500
NewPage Corp.   

10.000% 05/01/12

      280,000      294,700
  

12.000% 05/01/13

      275,000      294,938
Norske Skog Canada Ltd.   

7.375% 03/01/14

      360,000      268,200
Weyerhaeuser Co.   

7.375% 03/15/32

      6,265,000      6,286,094
           
  

Forest Products & Paper Total

           8,461,794
Metals & Mining – 0.2%              
FMG Finance Ltd.   

10.625% 09/01/16 (b)

      795,000      936,112
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.   

8.375% 04/01/17

      720,000      786,600
Noranda Aluminium Holding Corp.   

PIK,

          
  

11.146% 11/15/14 (b)

      430,000      399,900
Vale Overseas Ltd.   

6.875% 11/21/36

      2,415,000      2,488,095
           
  

Metals & Mining Total

           4,610,707
             
Basic Materials Total               17,175,218
             
Communications – 3.3%                      
Media – 1.8%              
Atlantic Broadband Finance LLC   

9.375% 01/15/14

      470,000      455,900
Cablevision Systems Corp.   

8.000% 04/15/12

      455,000      441,350

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Communications (continued)                 
Media (continued)           
CanWest MediaWorks LP   

9.250% 08/01/15 (b)(c)

   550,000      555,500
Charter Communications Holdings I LLC   

9.920% 04/01/14

   940,000      808,400
  

11.000% 10/01/15

   290,000      293,625
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.   

5.500% 12/15/16

   545,000      415,113
CMP Susquehanna Corp.   

9.875% 05/15/14

   475,000      441,750
Comcast Corp.   

6.300% 11/15/17

   6,565,000      6,672,889
  

6.950% 08/15/37

   9,280,000      9,740,381
CSC Holdings, Inc.   

7.625% 04/01/11

   655,000      656,637
  

7.625% 07/15/18

   295,000      281,725
DirecTV Holdings LLC   

6.375% 06/15/15

   595,000      564,506
EchoStar DBS Corp.   

6.625% 10/01/14

   195,000      195,975
Idearc, Inc.   

8.000% 11/15/16

   525,000      523,688
Local TV Finance LLC   

PIK,

       
  

9.250% 06/15/15 (b)

   475,000      446,500
Quebecor Media, Inc.   

7.750% 03/15/16

   390,000      371,963
  

7.750% 03/15/16 (b)

   185,000      176,444
R.H. Donnelley Corp.   

8.875% 01/15/16

   1,355,000      1,380,406
Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.   

9.000% 02/15/17 (b)

   510,000      459,000
Time Warner, Inc.   

5.875% 11/15/16

   1,835,000      1,795,162
  

6.500% 11/15/36 (c)

   2,630,000      2,537,364
Univision Communications, Inc.   

PIK,

       
  

9.750% 03/15/15 (b)

   830,000      809,250
Viacom, Inc.   

5.750% 04/30/11

   9,760,000      9,854,418
  

6.875% 04/30/36

   2,910,000      2,897,877
    
  

Media Total

        42,775,823
Telecommunication Services – 1.5%           
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.   

7.000% 02/15/15

   465,000      448,725
Citizens Communications Co.   

7.875% 01/15/27

   610,000      594,750
Cricket Communications, Inc.   

9.375% 11/01/14

   790,000      801,850
Digicel Group Ltd.   

PIK,

       
  

9.125% 01/15/15 (b)(c)

   887,000      824,910
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc.   

9.875% 11/01/12

   255,000      275,400

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Communications (continued)                 
Telecommunication Services (continued)        
Hellas Telecommunications Luxembourg II   

11.110% 01/15/15 (b)(f)

   250,000      241,875
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.   

11.250% 06/15/16

   830,000      889,137
Intelsat Intermediate Holdings Co., Ltd.   

(e)02/01/15

(9.250% 02/01/10)

   395,000      324,887
Lucent Technologies, Inc.   

6.450% 03/15/29

   500,000      415,000
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.   

9.250% 11/01/14 (b)

   720,000      734,400
Nextel Communications, Inc.   

6.875% 10/31/13

   5,235,000      5,255,935
  

7.375% 08/01/15

   6,310,000      6,412,885
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS   

8.875% 05/01/16 (b)

   500,000      527,500
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA   

7.875% 02/08/14 (b)

   280,000      264,950
Qwest Corp.   

7.500% 06/15/23

   515,000      507,275
  

8.875% 03/15/12

   585,000      638,381
Rural Cellular Corp.   

8.621% 06/01/13 (b)(f)

   350,000      358,750
  

11.106% 11/01/12 (f)

   450,000      459,000
Sprint Capital Corp.   

8.750% 03/15/32

   810,000      928,859
Syniverse Technologies, Inc.   

7.750% 08/15/13

   290,000      276,950
Telefonica Emisiones SAU   

6.221% 07/03/17

   2,880,000      2,909,419
  

7.045% 06/20/36

   4,340,000      4,622,886
Telenet Group Holding NV   

(e) 06/15/14 (b)

(11.500% 12/15/08)

   490,000      485,100
Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc.   

9.250% 02/15/14

   590,000      612,125
Verizon Communications, Inc.   

6.250% 04/01/37

   4,105,000      4,128,173
Virgin Media Finance PLC   

8.750% 04/15/14

   520,000      533,000
West Corp.   

11.000% 10/15/16 (c)

   385,000      404,250
Wind Acquisition Financial SA   

PIK,

       
  

12.610% 12/21/11

   734,437      715,400
Windstream Corp.   

8.625% 08/01/16

   515,000      549,119
    
  

Telecommunication Services Total

        36,140,891
          
Communications Total            78,916,714
          
Consumer Cyclical – 4.3%                 
Airlines – 0.2%           
Continental Airlines, Inc.   

6.940% 10/15/13

   978,259      968,477
  

7.461% 04/01/15

   5,188,866      5,133,734
    
  

Airlines Total

        6,102,211

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

               Par ($)(a)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)                      
Apparel – 0.0%              
Broder Brothers Co.   

11.250% 10/15/10

      290,000      252,300
Hanesbrands, Inc.   

8.784% 12/15/14 (f)

      5,000      4,975
Levi Strauss & Co.   

9.750% 01/15/15

      455,000      477,750
           
  

Apparel Total

           735,025
Auto Manufacturers – 0.1%              
Ford Motor Co.   

7.450% 07/16/31

      630,000      494,550
General Motors Corp.   

8.375% 07/15/33

      1,105,000      968,256
           
  

Auto Manufacturers Total

           1,462,806
Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.1%              
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.   

8.000% 07/01/13

      435,000      411,075
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.   

8.625% 12/01/11

      107,000      111,815
  

9.000% 07/01/15

      344,000      367,220
Hayes Lemmerz Finance Luxembourg SA   

8.250% 06/15/15 (b)

   EUR    440,000      564,676
TRW Automotive, Inc.   

7.000% 03/15/14 (b)

      375,000      363,750
           
  

Auto Parts & Equipment Total

           1,818,536
Entertainment – 0.1%              
Six Flags, Inc.   

9.625% 06/01/14

      470,000      388,337
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.   

7.000% 03/01/14 (b)

      500,000      475,000
WMG Acquisition Corp.   

7.375% 04/15/14

      370,000      321,900
WMG Holdings Corp.   

(e) 12/15/14

(9.500% 12/15/09)

      485,000      339,500
           
  

Entertainment Total

           1,524,737
Home Builders – 0.6%              
D.R. Horton, Inc.   

5.625% 09/15/14 (c)

      3,850,000      3,272,981
  

5.625% 01/15/16

      620,000      520,986
  

6.500% 04/15/16

      6,665,000      5,837,880
KB Home   

5.875% 01/15/15

      345,000      293,250
Lennar Corp.   

6.500% 04/15/16 (c)

      1,620,000      1,464,386
Toll Brothers Finance Corp.   

5.150% 05/15/15

      3,240,000      2,774,943
           
  

Home Builders Total

           14,164,426
Home Furnishings – 0.0%              
Sealy Mattress Co.   

8.250% 06/15/14

      475,000      478,563
           
  

Home Furnishings Total

           478,563

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)                 
Leisure Time – 0.0%           
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.   

7.000% 06/15/13

   310,000      308,279
                
  

Leisure Time Total

        308,279
Lodging – 0.2%           
Buffalo Thunder Development Authority   

9.375% 12/15/14 (b)

   240,000      225,600
Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd.   

9.875% 12/15/12 (b)

   665,000      684,950
Greektown Holdings LLC   

10.750% 12/01/13 (b)

   675,000      668,250
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.   

5.625% 06/01/15

   865,000      687,675
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.   

9.750% 06/15/14

   425,000      422,875
Majestic Star LLC   

9.750% 01/15/11

   400,000      336,000
MGM Mirage, Inc.   

7.500% 06/01/16

   665,000      660,844
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority   

6.875% 02/15/15

   255,000      250,856
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.   

7.500% 06/15/15 (b)

   730,000      690,762
  

8.250% 03/15/12

   95,000      96,188
Snoqualmie Entertainment Authority   

9.063% 02/01/14 (b)(f)

   90,000      87,525
  

9.125% 02/01/15 (b)

   90,000      88,650
Station Casinos, Inc.   

6.875% 03/01/16

   1,335,000      1,161,450
    
  

Lodging Total

        6,061,625
Retail – 3.0%           
AmeriGas Partners LP   

7.125% 05/20/16

   315,000      306,338
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.   

7.625% 03/15/17 (b)

   365,000      335,800
Buffets, Inc.   

12.500% 11/01/14

   355,000      248,500
CVS Caremark Corp.   

5.298% 01/11/27 (b)

   4,326,982      4,150,009
CVS Lease Pass Through   

6.036% 12/10/28 (b)(d)

   5,616,572      5,455,545
Dave & Buster’s, Inc.   

11.250% 03/15/14

   415,000      419,150
Federated Department Stores, Inc.   

6.900% 04/01/29

   3,430,000      3,225,833
Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.   

5.350% 03/15/12

   1,250,000      1,225,777
Home Depot, Inc.   

5.875% 12/16/36

   4,040,000      3,450,802
JC Penney Corp., Inc.   

7.400% 04/01/37 (c)

   9,870,000      10,410,955
KAR Holdings, Inc.   

10.000% 05/01/15 (b)

   390,000      365,625

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Cyclical (continued)                 
Retail (continued)           
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.   

7.500% 12/15/14

   200,000      199,000
Ltd. Brands, Inc.   

6.900% 07/15/17

   10,625,000      10,676,011
  

6.950% 03/01/33

   1,960,000      1,829,832
  

7.600% 07/15/37

   10,965,000      11,040,834
Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc.   

5.900% 12/01/16

   3,185,000      3,047,949
Michaels Stores, Inc.   

11.375% 11/01/16

   365,000      373,212
Rite Aid Corp.   

9.375% 12/15/15 (b)

   700,000      651,000
Starbucks Corp.   

6.250% 08/15/17

   5,775,000      5,825,387
United Auto Group, Inc.   

7.750% 12/15/16

   395,000      378,212
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.   

4.125% 02/15/11

   3,245,000      3,152,388
  

5.250% 09/01/35

   5,880,000      5,156,648
    
  

Retail Total

        71,924,807
Textiles – 0.0%           
INVISTA   

9.250% 05/01/12 (b)

   295,000      309,750
    
  

Textiles Total

        309,750
  
Consumer Cyclical Total            104,890,765
          
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 4.0%                 
Agriculture – 0.0%           
Reynolds American, Inc.   

7.625% 06/01/16

   385,000      409,911
    
  

Agriculture Total

        409,911
Beverages – 0.7%           
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.   

4.375% 09/15/09

   10,000,000      9,910,440
Constellation Brands, Inc.   

8.125% 01/15/12

   335,000      340,863
Cott Beverages, Inc.   

8.000% 12/15/11

   240,000      236,400
SABMiller PLC   

6.200% 07/01/11 (b)

   4,860,000      5,020,953
    
  

Beverages Total

        15,508,656
Biotechnology – 0.2%           
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.   

7.500% 08/15/13

   390,000      395,850
Genentech, Inc.   

4.400% 07/15/10

   4,200,000      4,146,773
    
  

Biotechnology Total

        4,542,623
Commercial Services – 0.2%           
ACE Cash Express, Inc.   

10.250% 10/01/14 (b)

   280,000      280,700
Ashtead Capital, Inc.   

9.000% 08/15/16 (b)

   1,000,000      986,250
Corrections Corp. of America   

6.250% 03/15/13

   440,000      433,400

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)                 
Commercial Services (continued)           
GEO Group, Inc.   

8.250% 07/15/13

   605,000      611,050
Hertz Corp.   

8.875% 01/01/14

   325,000      334,750
Quebecor World Capital Corp.   

8.750% 03/15/16 (b)

   450,000      408,375
Quebecor World, Inc.   

9.750% 01/15/15 (b)

   110,000      105,325
Rental Services Corp.   

9.500% 12/01/14 (c)

   610,000      582,550
Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida   

7.804% 10/01/20 (b)

   190,000      193,088
Service Corp. International   

6.750% 04/01/16

   320,000      310,000
    
  

Commercial Services Total

        4,245,488
Cosmetics/Personal Care – 0.0%           
DEL Laboratories, Inc.   

8.000% 02/01/12

   415,000      381,800
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.   

7.750% 01/15/14

   460,000      453,100
    
  

Cosmetics/Personal Care Total

        834,900
Food – 1.2%           
ConAgra Foods, Inc.   

7.000% 10/01/28

   9,510,000      9,983,294
Dean Foods Co.   

7.000% 06/01/16

   310,000      294,500
Dole Food Co., Inc.   

8.625% 05/01/09

   375,000      375,937
Kraft Foods, Inc.   

6.500% 08/11/17

   10,000,000      10,329,510
Kroger Co.   

6.400% 08/15/17

   2,300,000      2,345,255
  

7.500% 04/01/31

   3,480,000      3,833,557
  

8.000% 09/15/29 (c)

   1,865,000      2,070,225
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC   

9.250% 04/01/15 (b)

   480,000      457,200
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.   

(e) 11/01/12

(10.500% 11/01/08)

   340,000      319,600
    
  

Food Total

        30,009,078
Healthcare Services – 0.4%           
DaVita, Inc.   

7.250% 03/15/15

   520,000      521,300
  

9.250% 11/15/16 (b)

   430,000      456,875
HCA, Inc.   

PIK,

       
  

9.625% 11/15/16 (b)

   510,000      544,425
Tenet Healthcare Corp.   

9.875% 07/01/14

   665,000      608,475
U.S. Oncology Holdings, Inc.   

PIK,

       
  

10.194% 03/15/12 (b)

   375,000      333,750
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   

3.300% 01/30/08

   8,250,000      8,203,651
    
  

Healthcare Services Total

        10,668,476

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)                 
Household Products/Wares – 0.9%           
American Greetings Corp.   

7.375% 06/01/16

   460,000      446,200
Amscan Holdings, Inc.   

8.750% 05/01/14

   540,000      499,500
Clorox Co.   

5.828% 12/14/07 (f)

   15,000,000      15,016,380
Fortune Brands, Inc.   

5.125% 01/15/11

   5,215,000      5,170,120
Jarden Corp.   

7.500% 05/01/17

   565,000      546,637
Jostens IH Corp.   

7.625% 10/01/12

   375,000      381,563
    
  

Household Products/Wares Total

        22,060,400
Pharmaceuticals – 0.4%           
Elan Finance PLC   

8.875% 12/01/13

   730,000      717,225
Mylan Laboratories, Inc.   

6.375% 08/15/15

   480,000      515,400
NBTY, Inc.   

7.125% 10/01/15

   275,000      275,000
Omnicare, Inc.   

6.750% 12/15/13

   375,000      349,687
Wyeth   

5.500% 02/01/14

   1,640,000      1,630,823
  

5.500% 02/15/16

   5,985,000      5,862,966
    
  

Pharmaceuticals Total

        9,351,101
          
Consumer Non-Cyclical Total            97,630,633
          
Energy – 3.8%                 
Coal – 0.1%           
Arch Western Finance LLC   

6.750% 07/01/13

   455,000      445,900
    
  

Coal Total

        445,900
Energy-Alternate Sources – 0.0%           
VeraSun Energy Corp.   

9.375% 06/01/17 (b)

   450,000      387,000
    
  

Energy-Alternate Sources Total

        387,000
Oil & Gas – 2.3%           
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.   

6.250% 03/15/38

   4,785,000      4,615,946
Chesapeake Energy Corp.   

6.375% 06/15/15

   200,000      196,250
  

7.500% 06/15/14

   435,000      445,875
Cimarex Energy Co.   

7.125% 05/01/17

   365,000      362,263
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.   

10.000% 06/15/13 (b)

   440,000      415,800
Gazprom International SA   

7.201% 02/01/20

   294,581      301,946
  

7.201% 02/01/20 (b)

   5,438,424      5,574,384
Hess Corp.   

7.300% 08/15/31

   3,180,000      3,485,986
KCS Energy, Inc.   

7.125% 04/01/12

   330,000      320,100

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Energy (continued)                 
Oil & Gas (continued)           
Nexen, Inc.   

5.875% 03/10/35

   7,210,000      6,603,632
OPTI Canada, Inc.   

8.250% 12/15/14 (b)

   420,000      423,150
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   

7.875% 02/01/09

   6,000,000      6,195,678
PetroHawk Energy Corp.   

9.125% 07/15/13

   310,000      327,050
Qatar Petroleum   

5.579% 05/30/11 (b)

   2,182,250      2,188,877
Quicksilver Resources, Inc.   

7.125% 04/01/16

   390,000      384,150
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd.   

3.437% 09/15/09 (b)

   3,492,000      3,457,185
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III   

5.832% 09/30/16 (b)

   2,230,000      2,220,723
Talisman Energy, Inc.   

5.850% 02/01/37

   4,150,000      3,700,235
Tesoro Corp.   

6.625% 11/01/15

   350,000      350,000
United Refining Co.   

10.500% 08/15/12 (b)

   270,000      278,100
Valero Energy Corp.   

6.625% 06/15/37

   7,850,000      7,966,855
  

6.875% 04/15/12

   5,425,000      5,716,556
    
  

Oil & Gas Total

        55,530,741
Oil & Gas Services – 0.0%           
Seitel, Inc.   

9.750% 02/15/14

   275,000      259,875
    
  

Oil & Gas Services Total

        259,875
Oil Refining & Marketing – 0.0%           
Petroplus Finance Ltd.   

6.750% 05/01/14 (b)

   85,000      81,600
  

7.000% 05/01/17 (b)

   85,000      80,750
    
  

Oil Refining & Marketing Total

        162,350
Pipelines – 1.4%           
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP   

8.125% 12/15/15

   370,000      364,450
El Paso Corp.   

6.875% 06/15/14

   510,000      514,713
Energy Transfer Partners LP   

6.125% 02/15/17

   6,330,000      6,108,963
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP   

6.950% 01/15/38

   3,945,000      3,999,256
ONEOK Partners LP   

6.850% 10/15/37

   3,675,000      3,703,915
Plains All American Pipeline LP   

6.650% 01/15/37

   9,440,000      9,390,506
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd.   

6.350% 05/15/67 (f)

   9,430,000      9,050,386

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Energy (continued)                 
Pipelines (continued)           
Williams Companies, Inc.   

7.750% 06/15/31

   105,000      110,381
  

8.125% 03/15/12

   405,000      436,387
    
  

Pipelines Total

        33,678,957
          
Energy Total            90,464,823
          
Financials – 14.9%                 
Banks – 5.4%           
Barclays Bank PLC   

7.375% 06/15/49 (b)(f)

   7,500,000      7,857,968
Capital One Financial Corp.   

5.700% 09/15/11

   11,340,000      11,358,824
Chinatrust Commercial Bank   

5.625% 12/29/49 (b)(f)

   2,350,000      2,180,227
HSBC Bank USA   

3.875% 09/15/09

   12,810,000      12,560,961
HSBC Capital Funding LP   

9.547% 12/31/49 (b)(f)

   10,500,000      11,513,586
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   

6.000% 10/01/17

   10,590,000      10,692,659
Lloyds TSB Group PLC   

6.267% 12/31/49 (b)(f)

   4,285,000      3,919,395
M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank   

5.300% 09/08/11

   8,380,000      8,426,995
PNC Funding Corp.   

5.125% 12/14/10

   3,315,000      3,317,980
  

5.625% 02/01/17

   3,695,000      3,611,319
Regions Financing Trust II   

6.625% 05/15/47 (f)

   2,480,000      2,346,628
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC   

6.990% 10/29/49 (b)(f)

   2,900,000      3,361,743
  

7.640% 03/31/49 (f)

   600,000      627,576
Union Planters Corp.   

4.375% 12/01/10

   7,720,000      7,462,469
USB Capital IX   

6.189% 04/15/42 (f)

   15,410,000      15,420,232
Wachovia Capital Trust III   

5.800% 03/15/42 (f)

   13,810,000      13,717,349
Wachovia Corp.   

5.625% 12/15/08

   3,555,000      3,569,974
Wells Fargo & Co.   

5.300% 08/26/11

   8,665,000      8,712,891
    
   Banks Total         130,658,776
Diversified Financial Services – 5.8%        
Air 2 US   

8.027% 10/01/19 (b)

   2,958,518      3,002,896
AmeriCredit Corp.   

8.500% 07/01/15 (b)

   25,000      22,125
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.   

5.550% 01/22/17 (c)

   2,775,000      2,619,511
  

6.400% 10/02/17

   2,845,000      2,832,360
Capital One Capital IV   

6.745% 02/17/37 (f)

   3,845,000      3,428,798
CIT Group, Inc.   

5.850% 09/15/16

   3,610,000      3,400,389

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

               Par ($)(a)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                      
Diversified Financial Services (continued)           
Citicorp Lease Pass-Through Trust   

8.040% 12/15/19 (b)

      12,075,000      13,922,801
Countrywide Home Loan, Inc.   

3.250% 05/21/08

      4,410,000      4,250,142
  

5.780% 11/16/07 (c)(f)

      5,000,000      4,982,095
Eaton Vance Corp.   

6.500% 10/02/17

      12,655,000      12,609,062
Ford Motor Credit Co.   

5.700% 01/15/10

      2,000,000      1,880,806
  

5.800% 01/12/09

      4,650,000      4,491,268
  

7.800% 06/01/12

      240,000      228,312
  

8.000% 12/15/16

      390,000      364,847
  

9.750% 09/15/10

      3,962,000      4,041,977
Fund American Companies, Inc.   

5.875% 05/15/13

      4,535,000      4,471,329
General Electric Capital Corp.   

0.685% 01/15/10 (f)

   JPY    1,200,000,000      10,446,253
GMAC LLC   

6.875% 09/15/11

      870,000      827,948
  

8.000% 11/01/31 (d)

      1,055,000      1,035,041
Goldman Sachs Capital II   

5.793% 12/29/49 (f)

      1,900,000      1,797,873
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.   

6.250% 09/01/17

      6,595,000      6,739,364
International Lease Finance Corp.   

4.875% 09/01/10

      4,390,000      4,360,056
  

6.375% 03/15/09

      4,600,000      4,689,732
JP Morgan Chase Capital XVII   

5.850% 08/01/35 (c)

      6,550,000      5,860,141
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   

5.375% 10/01/12

      765,000      765,818
LaBranche & Co., Inc.   

11.000% 05/15/12

      405,000      406,012
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.   

6.200% 09/26/14

      3,500,000      3,513,863
LVB Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc.   

PIK,

          
  

10.375% 10/15/17 (b)

      720,000      695,700
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   

5.700% 05/02/17 (c)

      5,175,000      5,031,311
  

6.050% 08/15/12

      4,835,000      4,957,417
Morgan Stanley   

5.750% 10/18/16

      5,500,000      5,425,596
PF Export Receivables Master Trust   

3.748% 06/01/13 (b)

      2,222,513      2,129,523
Residential Capital LLC   

7.375% 06/30/10

      8,270,000      6,864,100
  

7.500% 06/01/12 (c)

      1,885,000      1,526,850
  

7.500% 04/17/13

      640,000      516,800
SLM Corp.   

5.000% 10/01/13

      750,000      654,897
  

5.375% 05/15/14

      5,040,000      4,398,358
Wimar Opco LLC   

9.625% 12/15/14 (b)

      560,000      434,000
           
  

Diversified Financial Services Total

           139,625,371

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                 
Insurance – 1.2%           
Asurion Corp.   

11.828% 07/02/15

   315,000      306,994
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.   

4.850% 01/15/15

   5,000,000      4,799,525
Crum & Forster Holdings Corp.   

7.750% 05/01/17

   555,000      527,250
Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts   

5.864% 09/15/09 (f)

   5,825,000      5,817,701
HUB International Holdings, Inc.   

10.250% 06/15/15 (b)

   250,000      232,500
ING Groep NV   

5.775% 12/29/49 (f)

   6,395,000      6,042,245
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.   

7.500% 08/15/36 (b)

   6,805,000      6,975,329
Metlife, Inc.   

6.400% 12/15/36

   2,260,000      2,148,923
Prudential Financial, Inc.   

4.750% 06/13/15 (c)

   3,210,000      3,017,606
USI Holdings Corp.   

9.750% 05/15/15 (b)

   280,000      251,300
    
  

Insurance Total

        30,119,373
Real Estate – 0.3%           
ERP Operating LP   

5.750% 06/15/17

   7,260,000      6,937,358
Realogy Corp.   

10.500% 04/15/14 (b)

   295,000      251,488
  

12.375% 04/15/15 (b)(c)

   295,000      222,725
    
  

Real Estate Total

        7,411,571
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.3%     
Archstone-Smith Trust   

5.750% 03/15/16

   3,160,000      3,118,813
Health Care Property Investors, Inc.   

5.625% 05/01/17

   3,765,000      3,498,713
  

6.300% 09/15/16

   4,000,000      3,925,316
  

7.072% 06/08/15

   2,530,000      2,558,412
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   

5.850% 03/15/17

   2,005,000      1,900,004
Hospitality Properties Trust   

5.625% 03/15/17

   5,740,000      5,319,539
iStar Financial, Inc.   

5.125% 04/01/11

   2,400,000      2,258,203
  

8.750% 08/15/08

   3,000,000      2,973,159
Liberty Property LP   

5.500% 12/15/16

   5,075,000      4,749,520
Rouse Co. LP   

6.750% 05/01/13 (b)

   450,000      441,420
    
  

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Total

        30,743,099
Savings & Loans – 0.9%           
Washington Mutual Bank   

5.125% 01/15/15

   7,500,000      6,985,485

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Financials (continued)                 
Savings & Loans (continued)           
Washington Mutual Preferred Funding Delaware   

6.534% 03/29/49 (b)(c)(f)

   16,700,000      15,284,007
    
  

Savings & Loans Total

        22,269,492
          
Financials Total            360,827,682
          
Industrials – 1.8%                 
Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%           
DRS Technologies, Inc.   

6.625% 02/01/16

   360,000      355,500
L-3 Communications Corp.   

6.375% 10/15/15

   360,000      353,700
Raytheon Co.   

7.200% 08/15/27

   1,730,000      1,939,171
Sequa Corp.   

9.000% 08/01/09

   360,000      374,400
Systems 2001 Asset Trust   

6.664% 09/15/13 (b)

   1,814,960      1,913,077
    
  

Aerospace & Defense Total

        4,935,848
Building Materials – 0.0%           
NTK Holdings, Inc.   

(e) 03/01/14
(10.750% 09/01/09)

   425,000      261,375
    
  

Building Materials Total

        261,375
Electrical Components &
Equipment – 0.1%
       
Belden CDT, Inc.   

7.000% 03/15/17 (b)

   530,000      524,700
General Cable Corp.   

7.125% 04/01/17 (c)

   220,000      215,600
  

7.605% 04/01/15 (f)

   220,000      213,400
    
  

Electrical Components & Equipment Total

        953,700
Electronics – 0.0%        
Flextronics International Ltd.   

6.250% 11/15/14

   540,000      504,900
    
  

Electronics Total

        504,900
Engineering & Construction – 0.0%           
Esco Corp.   

8.625% 12/15/13 (b)

   235,000      231,475
    
  

Engineering & Construction Total

        231,475
Environmental Control – 0.1%           
Aleris International, Inc.   

10.000% 12/15/16

   315,000      278,775
Allied Waste North America, Inc.   

PIK,

       
  

9.000% 12/15/14

   315,000      291,375
  

7.125% 05/15/16

   550,000      562,375
    
  

Environmental Control Total

        1,132,525
Hand/Machine Tools – 0.0%           
Baldor Electric Co.   

8.625% 02/15/17

   315,000      329,175
    
  

Hand/Machine Tools Total

        329,175

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Industrials (continued)                 
Machinery-Construction & Mining – 0.0%        
Terex Corp.   

7.375% 01/15/14

   410,000      416,150
    
  

Machinery-Construction & Mining Total

        416,150
Machinery-Diversified – 0.0%           
Columbus McKinnon Corp.   

8.875% 11/01/13

   370,000      381,100
Manitowoc Co., Inc.   

7.125% 11/01/13

   415,000      412,925
    
  

Machinery-Diversified Total

        794,025
Miscellaneous Manufacturing – 0.1%        
American Railcar Industries, Inc.   

7.500% 03/01/14

   350,000      348,250
Bombardier, Inc.   

6.300% 05/01/14 (b)

   435,000      426,300
Koppers Holdings, Inc.   

(e) 11/15/14

(9.875% 11/15/09)

   340,000      290,700
Trinity Industries, Inc.   

6.500% 03/15/14

   475,000      456,000
    
  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing Total

        1,521,250
Packaging & Containers – 0.1%           
Berry Plastics Holding Corp.   

10.250% 03/01/16 (c)

   470,000      460,600
Jefferson Smurfit Corp.   

8.250% 10/01/12

   475,000      476,188
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.   

6.750% 12/01/14

   590,000      581,887
Owens-Illinois, Inc.   

7.500% 05/15/10

   390,000      392,925
Solo Cup Co.   

8.500% 02/15/14

   335,000      296,475
    
  

Packaging & Containers Total

        2,208,075
Transportation – 1.2%           
BNSF Funding Trust I   

6.613% 12/15/55(f)

   4,401,000      3,970,191
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.   

6.200% 08/15/36 (c)

   1,440,000      1,398,479
  

7.125% 12/15/10

   3,900,000      4,121,649
  

7.950% 08/15/30

   2,375,000      2,753,556
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.   

9.500% 12/15/14

   395,000      407,344
Norfolk Southern Corp.   

6.200% 04/15/09

   10,000,000      10,157,230
PHI, Inc.   

7.125% 04/15/13

   420,000      403,200
QDI LLC   

9.000% 11/15/10

   315,000      300,037
Ship Finance International Ltd.   

8.500% 12/15/13

   370,000      380,175
Stena AB   

7.500% 11/01/13

   615,000      618,075
TFM SA de CV   

9.375% 05/01/12

   475,000      497,562
Union Pacific Corp.   

6.650% 01/15/11

   4,595,000      4,739,540
    
  

Transportation Total

        29,747,038
  
Industrials Total            43,035,536

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Private Placement – 0.0%                 
Private Placement – 0.0%           
First Data Corp. B1 Tranche Corp.   

7.900% 09/24/14

   1,000,000      958,958
    
  

Private Placement Total

        958,958
  
Private Placement Total            958,958
          
Technology – 0.1%                 
Computers – 0.0%           
Sungard Data Systems, Inc.   

9.125% 08/15/13

   655,000      681,200
    
  

Computers Total

        681,200
Semiconductors – 0.1%           
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.   

7.750% 11/01/12

   325,000      299,000
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.   

PIK,

       
  

10.125% 12/15/16 (c)

   985,000      916,050
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC   

9.125% 12/15/14

   355,000      328,375
  

7.875% 10/15/14 (c)

   500,000      481,250
    
  

Semiconductors Total

        2,024,675
Software – 0.0%           
Open Solutions, Inc.   

9.750% 02/01/15 (b)

   390,000      375,375
    
  

Software Total

        375,375
  
Technology Total            3,081,250
          
Utilities – 4.1%                 
Electric – 3.6%           
AES Corp.   

7.750% 03/01/14

   550,000      558,250
American Electric Power Co., Inc.   

5.250% 06/01/15 (c)

   7,973,000      7,619,222
CMS Energy Corp.   

6.875% 12/15/15

   610,000      613,897
Commonwealth Edison Co.   

5.900% 03/15/36

   4,565,000      4,274,360
  

5.950% 08/15/16 (c)

   8,895,000      8,864,597
  

6.950% 07/15/18

   6,020,000      6,193,075
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC   

4.200% 10/01/08

   8,350,000      8,265,298
Dynegy Holdings, Inc.   

7.125% 05/15/18

   615,000      561,187
Edison Mission Energy   

7.000% 05/15/17 (b)

   620,000      610,700
Exelon Generation Co. LLC   

6.200% 10/01/17

   2,120,000      2,121,709
FPL Energy American Wind LLC   

6.639% 06/20/23 (b)

   3,529,586      3,656,263
FPL Energy National Wind LLC   

5.608% 03/10/24 (b)

   694,736      683,988

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes (continued)

               Par ($)(a)      Value ($)
Utilities (continued)                      
Electric (continued)              
Intergen NV   

9.000% 06/30/17 (b)

      785,000      824,250
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.   

3.500% 05/15/08

      5,310,000      5,249,068
  

5.875% 10/01/12

      5,500,000      5,584,920
NRG Energy, Inc.   

7.375% 02/01/16

      120,000      120,300
  

7.375% 01/15/17

      605,000      605,000
Oglethorpe Power Corp.   

6.974% 06/30/11

      1,297,000      1,339,723
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.   

6.050% 03/01/34

      4,625,000      4,542,171
Pepco Holdings, Inc.   

6.246% 06/01/10 (f)

      5,000,000      5,009,600
Progress Energy, Inc.   

7.100% 03/01/11

      5,196,000      5,464,696
  

7.750% 03/01/31 (c)

      4,840,000      5,576,285
Reliant Energy, Inc.   

7.875% 06/15/17 (c)

      290,000      291,812
Southern California Edison Co.   

5.000% 01/15/16 (c)

      4,500,000      4,299,925
Southern Power Co.   

6.375% 11/15/36

      1,385,000      1,304,328
Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP   

6.125% 03/30/23 (b)

      3,115,169      3,122,552
           
  

Electric Total

           87,357,176
Gas – 0.5%              
Atmos Energy Corp.   

6.350% 06/15/17

      4,065,000      4,129,499
Nakilat, Inc.   

6.067% 12/31/33 (b)

      3,300,000      3,184,071
Southern California Gas Co.   

5.750% 12/01/09 (f)

      3,390,000      3,378,725
           
  

Gas Total

           10,692,295
Independent Power Producers – 0.0%           
NSG Holdings LLC   

7.750% 12/15/25 (b)

      415,000      410,850
           
  

Independent Power Producers Total

           410,850
       
Utilities Total            98,460,321
  

Total Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes
(cost of $905,427,969)

        895,441,900
             
Government & Agency Obligations – 23.9%           
             
Foreign Government Obligations – 3.8%                 
European Investment Bank   

0.525% 09/21/11 (f)

   JPY    700,000,000      6,092,605
  

5.125% 05/30/17 (c)

      10,060,000      10,086,659
Export-Import Bank of Korea   

4.625% 03/16/10 (c)

      4,700,000      4,679,997
Hydro Quebec   

8.500% 12/01/29

      5,200,000      7,085,510
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development   

2.000% 02/18/08

   JPY    1,190,000,000      10,394,093

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Government & Agency Obligations (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Foreign Government Obligations (continued)            
Province of Manitoba   

5.000% 02/15/12

   150,000      151,355
Province of New Brunswick   

5.200% 02/21/17

   5,230,000      5,264,821
Province of Nova Scotia   

5.125% 01/26/17

   9,270,000      9,287,001
Province of Ontario   

4.950% 06/01/12

   11,765,000      11,902,298
  

5.000% 10/18/11 (c)

   750,000      758,261
Province of Quebec   

5.000% 07/17/09 (c)

   5,500,000      5,552,420
  

5.000% 03/01/16 (c)

   11,705,000      11,626,003
State of Qatar   

9.750% 06/15/30 (b)

   3,350,000      4,941,250
Swedish Export Credit   

5.125% 03/01/17 (c)

   4,185,000      4,137,475
          

Foreign Government Obligations Total

        91,959,748
       
U.S. Government Agencies – 1.0%            
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

5.750% 06/27/16 (c)

   5,250,000      5,464,342
  

5.450% 03/27/09

   18,500,000      18,543,345
          
U.S. Government Agencies Total         24,007,687
          
U.S. Government Obligations – 19.1%            
U.S. Treasury Bonds   

4.125% 08/31/12 (c)

   9,140,000      9,102,873
  

4.500% 05/15/17 (c)

   113,300,000      112,662,688
  

4.500% 02/15/36 (c)

   20,770,000      19,690,936
  

4.750% 02/15/37 (c)

   4,955,000      4,886,482
U.S. Treasury Notes   

4.375% 12/15/10 (c)(g)

   75,240,000      76,010,006
  

4.500% 04/30/09 (c)

   17,985,000      18,136,758
  

4.500% 11/15/10 (c)

   2,365,000      2,397,334
  

4.625% 02/29/12 (c)

   54,120,000      55,079,764
  

4.625% 07/31/12 (c)

   111,665,000      113,610,428
  

4.875% 04/30/08

   8,000,000      8,032,496
  

4.875% 06/30/12 (c)

   40,000,000      41,118,760
          
U.S. Government Obligations Total         460,728,525
  

Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $563,743,328)

        576,695,960
          
Mortgage-Backed Securities – 23.5%            
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

6.500% 09/01/37 (h)

   99,946,203      101,738,766
  

12.000% 07/01/20

   125,968      136,547
Federal National Mortgage Association   

5.500% 11/01/21

   7,766,199      7,749,356
  

5.500% 12/01/21

   16,599,587      16,563,588
  

5.500% 04/01/22

   5,161,554      5,149,572
  

6.000% 04/01/09

   310,467      312,923
  

6.000% 01/01/14

   319,351      324,109
  

6.000% 01/01/24

   143,788      144,898

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
             
  

6.000% 03/01/24

   141,812      143,038
  

6.000% 09/01/36

   15,966,812      15,993,398
  

6.000% 10/01/36

   17,796,821      17,826,454
  

6.000% 02/01/37

   27,657,206      27,703,257
  

6.130% 09/01/37 (f)

   9,870,630      9,955,841
  

6.500% 10/01/28

   758,878      779,606
  

6.500% 12/01/31

   861,945      883,517
  

6.500% 11/01/36

   20,640,765      21,019,524
  

TBA:

       
  

6.000% 10/11/37 (h)

   30,000,000      30,037,500
  

6.500% 10/11/37 (h)

   275,587,000      280,582,014
Government National Mortgage Association   

5.750% 07/20/25 (f)

   74,206      74,917
  

8.000% 01/15/08

   2,743      2,781
  

8.000% 02/15/08

   187      189
  

8.000% 05/15/08

   1,550      1,572
  

8.000% 06/15/08

   17,291      17,529
  

8.000% 07/15/08

   2,053      2,082
  

9.000% 06/15/16

   2,638      2,829
  

9.000% 08/15/16

   2,583      2,769
  

9.000% 10/15/16

   5,258      5,637
  

TBA:

       
  

6.500% 10/11/37 (h)

   30,000,000      30,656,250
    
  

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $567,433,588)

        567,810,463
          
Asset-Backed Securities – 14.8%                 
ACE Securities Corp.   

5.261% 05/25/36 (f)

   5,168,000      5,106,216
Bank One Issuance Trust   

5.873% 09/15/10 (f)

   30,000,000      30,014,484
Bay View Auto Trust   

5.310% 06/25/14

   3,500,000      3,482,109
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust   

5.310% 06/15/12

   9,000,000      8,840,054
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust   

5.500% 04/20/10 (b)

   4,400,000      4,389,080
Capital One Master Trust   

5.953% 11/15/11 (f)

   44,000,000      44,031,618
Carmax Auto Owner Trust   

4.730% 09/17/12

   2,900,000      2,859,351
Chase Credit Card Master Trust   

5.863% 07/15/10 (f)

   30,000,000      30,012,066
  

5.863% 02/15/11 (f)

   15,000,000      14,991,000
Cigna CBO Ltd.   

6.460% 11/15/08 (b)

   1,533,339      1,533,339
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust   

5.700% 09/20/19

   8,000,000      7,926,630
Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc.   

5.892% 03/25/37

   11,000,000      10,728,857
  

6.080% 06/25/37

   11,000,000      11,080,539

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
             
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.   

5.517% 08/25/35

   3,775,000      3,472,177
  

5.598% 03/25/36

   2,850,000      2,847,416
  

5.666% 08/25/35

   2,330,000      1,934,150
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates   

5.241% 06/25/21 (f)

   3,309,081      3,266,583
  

5.813% 05/25/37 (f)

   8,500,000      8,406,639
Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization   

5.545% 11/25/35

   2,950,000      2,856,792
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust   

5.680% 06/15/12

   5,422,000      5,398,848
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust   

5.903% 05/15/10 (f)

   20,000,000      19,966,214
Fremont Home Loan Trust   

5.241% 02/25/36 (f)

   11,768,000      11,637,644
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust   

5.763% 06/15/11 (f)

   18,200,000      18,187,624
GE Equipment Small Ticket LLC   

4.620% 12/22/14 (b)

   2,389,700      2,366,937
  

5.120% 06/22/15 (b)

   5,261,497      5,266,694
Green Tree Financial Corp.   

6.870% 01/15/29

   1,676,559      1,729,871
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust   

5.540% 04/15/15

   4,600,000      4,569,393
JPMorgan Auto Receivables Trust   

5.610% 12/15/14 (b)

   6,260,089      6,288,971
JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.   

5.241% 06/25/37 (f)

   10,200,000      9,992,262
  

5.627% 10/25/35

   5,000,000      4,957,028
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.   

5.281% 05/25/37 (f)

   2,861,041      2,400,676
Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc.   

5.251% 03/25/36 (f)

   3,000,000      2,955,583
Origen Manufactured Housing   

3.790% 12/15/17

   1,547,343      1,529,225
Pinnacle Capital Asset Trust   

5.770% 05/25/10 (b)

   5,200,000      5,181,246
Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust   

5.201% 01/25/37 (f)

   5,945,746      5,880,583
  

5.355% 11/25/35

   4,750,000      4,350,952
  

5.565% 02/25/36

   6,000,000      5,936,293
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc.   

5.110% 09/25/35

   5,000,000      4,669,154
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates   

4.570% 06/01/25

   3,917,943      3,755,226
  

5.390% 12/01/25

   993,587      999,825
  

5.570% 03/01/26

   3,753,540      3,802,554
  

5.780% 08/01/27

   6,000,000      6,128,473

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
             
Superior Wholesale Inventory Financing Trust   

5.933% 06/15/10 (f)

   10,000,000      9,866,813
Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust   

5.650% 02/20/13

   8,000,000      8,012,747
WFS Financial Owner Trust   

4.760% 05/17/13

   4,000,000      3,939,082
    
  

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost of $360,914,350)

        357,549,018
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations – 8.5%        
       
Agency – 1.1%                 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.   

4.000% 03/15/19

   7,075,000      6,447,177
  

5.000% 03/15/28

   15,000,000      14,994,604
Federal National Mortgage Association   

9.250% 03/25/18

   102,922      111,231
Government National Mortgage Association   

4.954% 05/16/31

   4,300,000      4,119,653
  
Agency Total            25,672,665
          
Non-Agency – 7.4%                 
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust   

5.241% 06/25/36 (f)

   5,693,082      5,684,853
American Mortgage Trust   

8.445% 09/27/22

   12,723      7,710
Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.   

6.000% 07/25/37

   19,634,224      19,697,882
  

6.000% 09/25/37

   30,000,000      29,625,000
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.   

5.823% 11/25/36 (f)

   16,759,511      16,824,927
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust   

5.000% 03/25/20

   12,519,969      12,124,814
  

5.000% 07/25/35

   3,261,403      3,174,777
  

5.250% 03/25/35

   3,584,800      3,486,892
  

5.500% 09/25/35

   6,478,449      5,124,444
GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust   

5.646% 04/19/36 (f)

   3,560,702      3,494,086
GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust   

7.750% 09/19/27 (b)(f)

   845,221      895,630
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust   

4.986% 10/25/35 (f)

   5,423,000      5,376,350
  

5.405% 11/25/35 (f)(h)

   14,952,157      14,857,412
  

5.740% 05/25/36 (f)

   10,727,972      10,641,040
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.   

5.231% 08/25/36 (f)

   8,842,206      8,828,611
  

5.515% 01/25/36 (f)

   8,060,000      7,916,178
  

6.138% 03/25/47

   9,500,000      9,516,590
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.   

5.500% 02/25/35

   4,078,772      4,028,944

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

          Par ($)      Value ($)
Non-Agency (continued)                 
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities   

5.786% 07/27/37 (f)

   7,992,809      7,937,610
Wells Fargo Mortgage Securities Corp.   

6.320% 10/15/37

   10,000,000      10,057,610
  
Non-Agency Total            179,301,360
  

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost of $205,967,807)

        204,974,025
          
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities – 5.4%            
Diversified REIT Trust   

6.780% 03/18/11 (b)(f)

   5,000,000      5,099,931
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   

5.585% 02/12/34

   2,944,643      2,968,041
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage, Inc.   

6.141% 02/12/34

   8,000,000      8,305,071
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.   

6.111% 07/10/38 (f)

   11,060,000      11,402,792
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.   

5.565% 04/15/43 (f)

   9,411,000      9,132,792
  

6.066% 04/15/45 (f)

   18,287,000      18,510,026
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust   

6.510% 12/15/26

   5,000,000      5,205,980
Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust   

5.456% 07/12/46 (f)

   9,652,000      9,423,248
Morgan Stanley Capital I   

5.328% 11/12/41

   19,175,000      18,878,892
Structured Asset Securities Corp., I.O.   

2.173% 02/25/28 (f)

   4,192,443      99,301
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust   

5.928% 05/15/43 (f)

   20,000,000      20,376,068
  

5.466% 01/15/45 (f)

   10,000,000      9,814,428
  

3.989% 06/15/35

   11,930,000      11,193,172
    
  

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost of $133,107,528)

        130,409,742
          
Municipal Bond – 0.0%           
          
Virginia – 0.0%                 
VA Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.   

Series 2007 A1,
6.706% 06/01/46

   550,000      510,604
  
Virginia Total            510,604
  

Total Municipal Bond
(cost of $549,945)

        510,604

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Common Stock – 0.0%

 

          Shares     

Value ($)

 
Industrials – 0.0%                   
Airlines – 0.0%           
  

UAL Corp. (c)

   1,493      69,469  
                  
  

Airlines Total

        69,469  
          
Industrials Total            69,469  
  

Total Common Stock
(cost of $53,240)

        69,469  
          
Securities Lending Collateral – 22.4%              
   State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (7 day yield of 5.320%) (i)    541,747,184      541,747,184  
                  
  

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $541,747,184)

        541,747,184  
          
Short-Term Obligations – 6.5%         Par ($)         
Commercial Paper – 0.6%              
  

Carrera Capital Finance, LLC 5.300% 11/05/07

   15,600,000      15,519,617  
          
Commercial Paper Total            15,519,617  
          
Repurchase Agreement – 5.9%                   
   Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07, at 4.810%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency maturing 05/14/10, market value $144,937,287 (repurchase proceeds $142,147,955)    142,091,000      142,091,000  
          
Repurchase Agreement Total            142,091,000  
          
  

Total Short-Term Obligations
(cost of $157,610,617)

        157,610,617  
                  
  

Total Investments – 142.0%
(cost of $3,436,555,556) (j)

        3,432,818,982  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (42.0)%

        (1,015,342,854 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        2,417,476,128  

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) Principal amount is stated in United States dollars unless otherwise noted.

 

  (b) 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 September 30, 2007, these securities, which are not illiquid, amounted to $172,711,139, which represents 7.1% of net assets.

 

  (c) All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 was $501,629,750.

 

  (d) A portion of this security is pledged as collateral for credit default swaps.

 

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

 

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

 

  (g) All or a portion of the security is pledged as collateral for open futures contracts. At September 30, 2007, the total market value of securities pledged amounted to $76,010,006.

 

  (h) Security purchased on a delayed delivery basis.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

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

 

  (j) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $3,437,622,227.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held the following open long futures contracts:

 

Type

   Number of
Contracts
   Value   

Aggregate

Face Value

   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   150    $ 16,392,188    $ 16,416,113    Dec-07    $ (23,925 )

5-Year U.S. Treasury Notes

   550      58,867,187      58,612,006    Dec-07      255,181  
                    
               $ 231,256  
                    

At September 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

   260    $ 28,413,125    $ 28,412,280    Dec-07    $ (845 )

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   310      34,516,562      34,738,414    Dec-07      221,852  
                    
               $ 221,007  
                    

At September 30, 2007, the Fund has entered into the following credit default swap contracts:

 

Swap
Counterparty

  Referenced
Obligation
  Buy/Sale
Protection
  Receive/Pay
Fixed Rate
    Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
  Unrealized
Depreciation

Morgan Stanley

  Ford Motor Co.
7.450% 07/16/31
  Sale   3.000 %   06/20/09   $ 750,000   $ (13,464)

Merrill Lynch

  Toll Brothers, Inc.

6.875% 11/15/12

  Sale   1.070 %   09/20/12     3,750,000     (245,912)

Morgan Stanley

  Washington Mutual, Inc.

5.250% 09/15/17

  Buy   1.350 %   09/20/12     10,000,000     (167,210)

UBS Securities

  Wachovia Corp.

3.625% 02/17/09

  Buy   0.470 %   09/20/17     10,000,000     (52,543)

Lehman Brothers

  Citigroup, Inc.

6.50% 01/18/11

  Buy   0.490 %   12/20/12     10,000,000     (73,650)
               
            $ (552,779)
               

At September 30, 2007, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Forward Currency
Contracts to Sell

   Value    Aggregate
Face Value
   Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

EUR

   $ 921,829    $ 896,939    10/22/07    $ (24,890 )
                 

At September 30, 2007, the asset allocation of the Fund is as follows:

 

Asset Allocation

   % of Net Assets  

Corporate Fixed-Income Bonds & Notes

   37.0  

Government & Agency Obligations

   23.9  

Mortgage-Backed Securities

   23.5  

Asset-Backed Securities

   15.0  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   8.9  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

   4.8  

Municipal Bond

   0.0 *

Common Stock

   0.0 *
      
   113.1  

Securities Lending Collateral

   22.4  

Short-Term Obligations

   6.5  

Other Asset & Liabilities, Net

   (42.0 )
      
   100.0  
      

* Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

Acronym

  

Name

EUR    Euro
I.O.    Interest only security
JPY    Japanese Yen
PIK    Payment-In-Kind
TBA    To Be Announced

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   3,436,555,556  
         
  

Investments, at value (including securities on loan of $501,629,750)

   3,432,818,982  
  

Cash

   482,998  
  

Cash with brokers as collateral for swap contracts

   380,000  
  

Foreign currency (cost of $8,187)

   8,176  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

   72,652,233  
  

Investments sold on a delayed delivery basis

   248,681,149  
  

Fund shares sold

   4,790,935  
  

Interest

   22,702,119  
  

Securities lending

   192,118  
  

Foreign tax reclaims

   27,733  
  

Dollar roll fee income

   3,227  
  

Futures variation margin

   10,312  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   73,759  
           
  

Total Assets

   3,782,823,741  
Liabilities   

Collateral on securities loaned

   541,747,184  
  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   24,890  
  

Unrealized depreciation on credit default swap contracts

   552,779  
  

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

   80,336,898  
  

Investments purchased on a delayed delivery basis

   731,038,765  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   5,357,663  
  

Distributions

   4,600,465  
  

Investment advisory fee

   621,159  
  

Administration fee

   291,662  
  

Transfer agent fee

   406,727  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   21,048  
  

Trustees’ fees

   7,126  
  

Custody fee

   247  
  

Distribution and service fees

   118,848  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   341  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   73,759  
  

Deferred dollar roll fee income

   1,595  
  

Other liabilities

   146,457  
           
  

Total Liabilities

   1,365,347,613  
           
  

Net Assets

   2,417,476,128  
Net Assets Consist of   

Paid-in capital

   2,459,803,520  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

   (929,287 )
  

Accumulated net realized loss

   (37,537,429 )
  

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   (3,736,574 )
  

Foreign currency translations

   (23,586 )
  

Swap contracts

   (552,779 )
  

Futures contracts

   452,263  
           
  

Net Assets

   2,417,476,128  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued) – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

             
Class A   

Net assets

   $ 210,251,233  
  

Shares outstanding

     24,041,753  
  

Net asset value per share

   $ 8.75 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

     3.25 %
  

Maximum offering price per share

   $ 9.04 (b)
Class B   

Net assets

   $ 59,468,399  
  

Shares outstanding

     6,800,073  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.75 (a)
Class C   

Net assets

   $ 36,621,487  
  

Shares outstanding

     4,187,603  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   $ 8.75 (a)
Class R   

Net assets

   $ 612,074  
  

Shares outstanding

     69,986  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 8.75  
Class Z   

Net assets

   $ 2,110,522,935  
  

Shares outstanding

     241,333,385  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 8.75  

 

(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 Intermediate Bond Fund

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Interest

   65,238,121  
  

Dollar roll fee income

   290,265  
  

Securities lending

   1,014,463  
  

Foreign taxes withheld

   (438 )
      
  

Total Investment Income

   66,542,411  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   3,664,313  
  

Administration fee

   1,727,231  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class A

   103,783  
  

Class B

   227,478  
  

Class C

   131,381  
  

Class R

   841  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   259,450  
  

Class B

   75,826  
  

Class C

   43,780  
  

Transfer agent fee

   1,167,067  
  

Pricing and bookkeeping fees

   102,152  
  

Trustees’ fees

   56,999  
  

Custody fee

   100,093  
  

Chief compliance officer expenses

   776  
  

Other expenses

   313,569  
      
  

Total Expenses

   7,974,739  
  

Fees waived by Distributor:

  
  

Class A

   (103,783 )
  

Class C

   (26,308 )
  

Expense reductions

   (86,803 )
      
  

Net Expenses

   7,757,845  
      
  

Net Investment Income

   58,784,566  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Futures Contracts, Swap Contracts and Foreign Currency   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  
  

Investments

   (18,037,721 )
  

Futures contracts

   2,270,824  
  

Swap contracts

   224,035  
  

Foreign currency transactions

   (47,922 )
      
  

Net realized loss

   (15,590,784 )
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  
  

Investments

   (7,424,942 )
  

Futures contracts

   (158,886 )
  

Swap contracts

   (552,779 )
  

Foreign currency translations

   (20,643 )
      
  

Net change in unrealized depreciation

   (8,157,250 )
      
  

Net Loss

   (23,748,034 )
      
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   35,036,532  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets    (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
    

Year

Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)

 
Operations   

Net investment income

   58,784,566      96,863,301  
  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, swap contracts and foreign currency transactions

   (15,590,784 )    2,145,533  
  

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

   (8,157,250 )    23,750,200  
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   35,036,532      122,759,034  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (5,121,235 )    (9,848,383 )
  

Class B

   (1,272,165 )    (2,809,349 )
  

Class C

   (759,215 )    (1,570,733 )
  

Class R

   (7,755 )    (551 )
  

Class Z

   (51,890,286 )    (84,128,806 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (59,050,656 )    (98,357,822 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   39,757,381      68,666,209  
  

Distributions reinvested

   4,724,810      9,150,244  
  

Redemptions

   (38,135,609 )    (73,489,796 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   6,346,582      4,326,657  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   3,412,651      5,022,878  
  

Distributions reinvested

   958,989      2,091,091  
  

Redemptions

   (7,824,704 )    (18,588,850 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (3,453,064 )    (11,474,881 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   6,722,653      8,579,992  
  

Distributions reinvested

   509,641      1,047,095  
  

Redemptions

   (5,700,084 )    (14,208,518 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   1,532,210      (4,581,431 )
  

Class R:

     
  

Subscriptions

   575,986      31,140  
  

Distributions reinvested

   7,720      549  
  

Redemptions

   (14,790 )    (16 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   568,916      31,673  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   385,381,181      766,380,243  
  

Distributions reinvested

   25,387,490      44,272,411  
  

Redemptions

   (174,335,636 )    (315,972,118 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   236,433,035      494,680,536  
  

Net Increase from Share Transactions

   241,427,679      482,982,554  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   217,413,555      507,383,766  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   2,200,062,573      1,692,678,807  
  

End of period

   2,417,476,128      2,200,062,573  
  

Overdistributed net investment income at end of period

   (929,287 )    (663,197 )
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Capital Stock Activity

 

          (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
    

Year

Ended
March 31,
2007

 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   4,555,435      7,826,404  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   540,520      1,042,188  
  

Redemptions

   (4,367,672 )    (8,377,201 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   728,283      491,391  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   391,275      571,522  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   109,701      238,270  
  

Redemptions

   (895,436 )    (2,123,906 )
                  
  

Net Decrease

   (394,460 )    (1,314,114 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   770,842      974,976  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   58,307      119,300  
  

Redemptions

   (651,620 )    (1,621,832 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   177,529      (527,556 )
  

Class R:

     
  

Subscriptions

   66,093      3,515  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   885      63  
  

Redemptions

   (1,701 )    (2 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   65,277      3,576  
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   44,120,299      87,356,084  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   2,904,623      5,040,148  
  

Redemptions

   (19,979,073 )    (35,995,798 )
                  
  

Net Increase

   27,045,849      56,400,434  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

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

 

   

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)(b)

    Year Ended
June 30,
 
Class A Shares     2007     2006     2005       2003 (c)     2002 (c)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73     $ 8.84  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (d)

    0.21       0.42       0.39       0.39       0.30       0.45       0.53  

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

    (0.08 )     0.11       (0.20 )     (0.25 )     0.11       0.48       (0.08 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.13       0.53       0.19       0.14       0.41       0.93       0.45  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.22 )     (0.43 )     (0.41 )     (0.42 )     (0.32 )     (0.48 )     (0.56 )

From net realized gains

                      (0.03 )                  

Return of capital

                                        (e)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.22 )     (0.43 )     (0.41 )     (0.45 )     (0.32 )     (0.48 )     (0.56 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.75     $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73  

Total return (f)(g)

    1.45 %(h)     6.21 %(i)     2.12 %     1.55 %     4.59 %(h)     11.03 %     5.10 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    0.86 %(k)     0.87 %     0.89 %     0.94 %     0.99 %(k)     1.05 %     1.04 %

Interest expense

                                  %(l)      

Net expenses (j)

    0.86 %(k)     0.87 %     0.89 %     0.94 %     0.99 %(k)     1.05 %     1.04 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.10 %(k)     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %(k)     0.10 %     0.10 %

Net investment income (j)

    4.91 %(k)     4.83 %     4.36 %     4.31 %     4.31 %(k)     5.13 %     5.94 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    138 %(h)     150 %     126 %     40 %     96 %(h)     114 %     179 %(m)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 210,251     $ 206,147     $ 199,376     $ 168,213     $ 146,709     $ 92,993     $ 32,493  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund was renamed Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

(e) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

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

 

(h) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(m) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

   

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)(b)

   

Year
Ended
June 30,

2003 (c)

   

Period
Ended
June 30,

2002 (c)(d)

 
Class B Shares     2007     2006     2005        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73     $ 8.89  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.18       0.36       0.32       0.32       0.25       0.39       0.18  

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

    (0.09 )     0.10       (0.20 )     (0.25 )     0.11       0.47       (0.13 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.09       0.46       0.12       0.07       0.36       0.86       0.05  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.34 )     (0.35 )     (0.27 )     (0.41 )     (0.21 )

From net realized gains

                      (0.03 )                  

Return of capital

                                        (f)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.18 )     (0.36 )     (0.34 )     (0.38 )     (0.27 )     (0.41 )     (0.21 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.75     $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73  

Total return (g)

    1.07 %(h)     5.42 %(i)     1.36 %     0.80 %     4.00 %(h)     10.21 %     0.51 %(h)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    1.61 %(k)     1.62 %     1.64 %     1.69 %     1.74 %(k)     1.80 %     1.83 %(k)

Interest expense

                                  %(l)      

Net expenses (j)

    1.61 %(k)     1.62 %     1.64 %     1.69 %     1.74 %(k)     1.80 %     1.83 %(k)

Net investment income (j)

    4.17 %(k)     4.08 %     3.61 %     3.56 %     3.58 %(k)     4.38 %     5.04 %(k)

Portfolio turnover rate

    138 %(h)     150 %     126 %     40 %     96 %(h)     114 %     179 %(h)(m)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 59,468     $ 63,617     $ 74,332     $ 89,564     $ 104,700     $ 103,880     $ 28,758  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund was renamed Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

(d) Class B shares were initially offered on February 1, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

(f) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

(h) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(m) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

   

(Unaudited)

Six Months

Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)(b)

   

Year
Ended
June 30,

2003 (c)

   

Period
Ended
June 30,

2002 (c)(d)

 
Class C Shares     2007     2006     2005        

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73     $ 8.89  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.19       0.37       0.34       0.34       0.26       0.40       0.19  

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

    (0.09 )     0.11       (0.20 )     (0.26 )     0.11       0.48       (0.14 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.10       0.48       0.14       0.08       0.37       0.88       0.05  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.19 )     (0.38 )     (0.36 )     (0.36 )     (0.28 )     (0.43 )     (0.21 )

From net realized gains

                      (0.03 )                  

Return of capital

                                        (f)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.19 )     (0.38 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.28 )     (0.43 )     (0.21 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.75     $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73  

Total return (g)(h)

    1.15 %(i)     5.58 %(j)     1.51 %     0.95 %     4.12 %(i)     10.37 %     0.58 %(i)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (k)

    1.46 %(l)     1.47 %     1.49 %     1.54 %     1.59 %(l)     1.65 %     1.68 %(l)

Interest expense

                                  %(m)      

Net expenses (k)

    1.46 %(l)     1.47 %     1.49 %     1.54 %     1.59 %(l)     1.65 %     1.68 %(l)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.15 %(l)     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.15 %(l)     0.15 %     0.15 %(l)

Net investment income (k)

    4.31 %(l)     4.23 %     3.76 %     3.71 %     3.72 %(l)     4.50 %     5.19 %(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

    138 %(i)     150 %     126 %     40 %     96 %(i)     114 %     179 %(i)(n)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 36,621     $ 35,458     $ 39,641     $ 46,693     $ 59,009     $ 51,676     $ 11,651  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund was renamed Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

(d) Class C shares were initially offered on February 1, 2002. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date.

 

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

 

(f) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

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

 

(i) Not annualized.

 

(j) 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.

 

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

 

(l) Annualized.

 

(m) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(n) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Class R Shares  

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007

    Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
    Period
Ended
March 31,
2006 (a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.91  

Income from Investment Operations:

     

Net investment income (b)

    0.20       0.39       0.06  

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

    (0.09 )     0.12       (0.15 )
                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.11       0.51       (0.09 )

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

     

From net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.41 )     (0.08 )
                       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.75     $ 8.84     $ 8.74  

Total return (c)

    1.32 %(d)     5.94 %(e)     (1.06 )%(d)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

     

Expenses (f)

    1.11 %(g)     1.12 %     1.30 %(g)

Net investment income (f)

    4.57 %(g)     4.45 %     3.25 %(g)

Portfolio turnover rate

    138 %(d)     150 %     126 %(d)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 612     $ 42     $ 10  

 

 

 

 

(a) Class R shares were initially offered on January 23, 2006.

 

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

 

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

 

(d) Not annualized.

 

(e) 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.

 

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

 

(g) Annualized.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

   

(Unaudited)

Six Months
Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,    

Period
Ended
March 31,

2004 (a)(b)

    Year Ended June 30,  
Class Z Shares     2007     2006     2005       2003 (c)(d)     2002 (d)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73     $ 8.84  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (e)

    0.23       0.45       0.41       0.41       0.31       0.49       0.55  

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

    (0.09 )     0.10       (0.20 )     (0.25 )     0.12       0.46       (0.08 )
                                                       

Total from Investment Operations

    0.14       0.55       0.21       0.16       0.43       0.95       0.47  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.45 )     (0.43 )     (0.44 )     (0.34 )     (0.50 )     (0.58 )

From net realized gains

                      (0.03 )                  

Return of capital

                                        (f)
                                                       

Total Distributions to Shareholders

    (0.23 )     (0.45 )     (0.43 )     (0.47 )     (0.34 )     (0.50 )     (0.58 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 8.75     $ 8.84     $ 8.74     $ 8.96     $ 9.27     $ 9.18     $ 8.73  

Total return (g)

    1.58 %(h)     6.48 %(i)     2.37 %     1.80 %     4.78 %(h)     11.30 %     5.36 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense (j)

    0.61 %(k)     0.62 %     0.64 %     0.69 %     0.74 %(k)     0.80 %     0.79 %

Interest expense

                                  %(l)      

Net expenses (j)

    0.61 %(k)     0.62 %     0.64 %     0.69 %     0.74 %(k)     0.80 %     0.79 %

Net investment income (j)

    5.16 %(k)     5.08 %     4.63 %     4.56 %     4.58 %(k)     5.51 %     6.22 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    138 %(h)     150 %     126 %     40 %     96 %(h)     114 %     179 %(m)

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 2,110,523     $ 1,894,798     $ 1,379,320     $ 877,193     $ 793,477     $ 717,923     $ 729,580  

 

(a) On October 13, 2003, Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund was renamed Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund.

 

(b) The Fund changed its fiscal year end from June 30 to March 31.

 

(c) Effective July 29, 2002, Stein Roe Intermediate Bond Fund’s Class S shares were renamed Liberty Intermediate Bond Fund Class Z shares.

 

(d) Per share data and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of income and expenses of SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio, prior to the portfolio liquidation.

 

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

 

(f) Rounds to less than $0.01.

 

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

 

(h) Not annualized.

 

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

 

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

 

(k) Annualized.

 

(l) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

(m) Portfolio turnover disclosed is for SR&F Intermediate Bond Portfolio.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified fund. The Trust is a Massachusetts business trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Investment Objective

The Fund seeks total return, consisting of current income and for capital appreciation.

Fund Shares

The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares, and the Fund offers five classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R 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 3.25% based on the amount of initial investment. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregated $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 3.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class R and Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class R and Class Z shares, as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

 

Security Valuation

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.

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

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

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

Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers.

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 a fair value, such value is likely to be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

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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.

Futures Contracts

The Fund may invest in futures contracts to gain or reduce exposure to particular securities or segments of the bond markets. Futures contracts are financial instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, the value of the underlying security, index or currency. The Fund may use futures contracts for both hedging and non-hedging purposes, such as to adjust the Fund’s sensitivity to changes in interest rates, or to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position. The Fund typically uses futures contracts in an effort to achieve more efficiently, economic exposure similar to that which it could have achieved through the purchase and sale of fixed income securities.

The use of futures contracts involves certain risks, which include: (1) imperfect correlation between the price movement of the instruments and the underlying securities, (2) inability to close out positions due to differing trading hours, or the temporary absence of a liquid market, for either the instruments or the underlying securities, 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.

Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that Columbia has determined are creditworthy. The Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Columbia is responsible for determining that collateral is at least equal, at all times, to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays 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.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions

The Fund may enter into mortgage “dollar rolls” in which the Fund sells securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts with the same counterparty to repurchase similar (same type, coupon and maturity) but not identical securities on a specified future date not exceeding 120 days. During the roll period, the Fund loses the right to receive principal and interest paid on the securities sold. However, the Fund would benefit to the extent of any difference between the price received for the securities sold and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) or fee income plus the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the securities sold until the settlement date of the forward purchase. Unless such benefits exceed the income, capital appreciation and gain or loss due to mortgage prepayments that would have been realized on the securities sold as part of the mortgage dollar roll, the use of this technique will diminish the investment performance of the Fund compared with what such performance would have been without the use of mortgage dollar rolls. All cash proceeds will be invested in instruments that are permissible investments for the Fund. The Fund will hold and maintain in a segregated account until the settlement date, cash or liquid securities in an amount equal to the forward purchase prices.

The Fund’s policy is to record the components of mortgage dollar rolls using “to be announced” mortgage-backed securities (“TBA Dollar Rolls”). For financial reporting and tax purposes, the Fund treats mortgage dollar rolls as two

 

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separate transactions, one involving the purchase of a security and a separate transaction involving a sale. The Fund does not currently enter into mortgage dollar rolls that are accounted for as financing.

Mortgage dollar rolls involve certain risks. If the broker-dealer to whom the Fund sells the securities becomes insolvent, the Fund’s right to purchase or repurchase the mortgage-related securities may be restricted and the instruments which the Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than instruments which the Fund originally held. Successful use of mortgage dollar rolls may depend upon the investment advisor’s ability to predict correctly interest rates and mortgage prepayments. For these reasons, there is no assurance that mortgage dollar rolls can be successfully employed.

Credit Default Swaps

The Fund may engage in credit default swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. Credit default swaps are agreements in which one party pays fixed periodic payments to a counterparty in consideration for a guarantee from the counterparty to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place. The Fund may receive an upfront payment as the protection seller or make an upfront payment as the protection buyer.

Credit default swaps are marked to market daily based upon quotations from market makers and any change is recorded as unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made at the beginning of the contract period are recorded as liabilities or assets, respectively, on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. These upfront payments are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the contract. Payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized, net of a proportional amount of the upfront payment, as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations.

By entering into these agreements, the Fund could be exposed to risks in excess of the amounts recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Risks include the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to an agreement will default on its obligation to perform, or that there may be an unfavorable change in interest rates.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions

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

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

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 the 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. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Fee income attributable to mortgage dollar roll transactions is recorded on the accrual basis over the term of the transaction.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date at a specified price. These contracts are used to minimize the exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations during the period between trade and settlement date of the contract. The Fund may utilize forward foreign currency exchange contracts in connection with the settlement of purchases and

 

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sales of securities. The Fund may also enter into these contracts to hedge certain other foreign currency denominated assets. Contracts to buy generally are used to acquire exposure to foreign currencies, while contracts to sell are used to hedge the Fund’s investments against currency fluctuations. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily at the current exchange rate of the underlying currency, resulting in unrealized gains (losses) which become realized at the time the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are closed or mature. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) arising from such transactions are included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities. While the maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened, exposure is typically limited to the change in value of the contract (in U.S. dollars) over the period it remains open. The Fund is also exposed to risk that counterparties of the contracts may be unable to fulfill the terms of the contracts.

Stripped Securities

Stripped mortgage-backed securities are derivative multi-class mortgage securities structured so that one class receives most, if not all, of the principal from the underlying mortgage assets, while the other class receives most, if not all, of the interest and the remainder of the principal. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully recoup its initial investment in an interest-only security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. Credit risk reflects the risk that the Fund may not receive all or part of its principal because the issuer or credit enhancer has defaulted on its obligation.

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 taxable income, if any, for its tax year, and as such will not be subject to federal income taxes. In addition, the Fund intends to distribute in each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Fund should not be subject to federal excise tax. Therefore, no federal income or excise tax provision is recorded.

Distributions to Shareholders

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-date. 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 tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

     
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $98,357,822

 

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

 

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Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

       

Unrealized appreciation

  $ 24,701,211  

Unrealized depreciation

    (29,504,456 )

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (4,803,245 )

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 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
2013   $ 6,075,470  
2014     3,776,565  
2015     8,375,463  
     
Total   $ 18,227,498  

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes- an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

 

Note 4. Fees and Compensation Paid to Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fee

Columbia, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation (“BOA”), receives a monthly investment advisory fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

     
Average Daily Net Assets   Annual Fee Rate

First $1 billion

  0.35%

$1 billion to $1.5 billion

  0.30%

$1.5 billion to $3 billion

  0.29%

$3 billion to $6 billion

  0.28%

Over $6 billion

  0.27%

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective investment advisory fee rate was 0.32% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative and other services to the Fund for a monthly administration fee at the annual rate of 0.15% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Pricing and Bookkeeping Fees

The Fund has entered into a Financial Reporting Services Agreement (the “Financial Reporting Services Agreement”) with State Street Bank & Trust Company (“State Street”) and Columbia pursuant to which State Street provides financial reporting services to the Fund. The Fund has also entered into an Accounting Services Agreement 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 plus 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.

 

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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.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Fund by affiliates included in the Statement of Operations under “Pricing and bookkeeping fees” aggregated to $7,711, of which $1,419 is unpaid.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the annualized effective pricing and bookkeeping fee rate for the Fund, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, was 0.009% 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.

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $4,617.

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund’s annualized effective transfer agent fee rate, inclusive of out-of-pocket expenses, sub-transfer agent fees, and net of minimum account balance fees and waivers if applicable, was 0.10% 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts of $7,019 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and net CDSC fees of $31, $70,430 and $1,401 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 attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the annual rates of 0.10%, 0.75%, 0.75% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively. The Distributor has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution and service fees for Class A shares of the Fund so that the combined fee will not exceed 0.25% annually of Class A average daily net assets. The Distributor has also voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of the distribution and service fees for Class C shares so that the combined fee will not exceed 0.85% annually of Class C average daily net assets. These arrangements may be modified or terminated by the Distributor at any time.

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

 

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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 six months ended September 30, 2007, these credits reduced total expenses by $82,186.

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 Trust’s eligible Trustees may participate in a deferred compensation plan which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets.

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $3,527,888,913 and $2,935,951,822, respectively, of which $3,087,805,991 and $2,279,528,006, respectively, were U.S. Government securities.

Note 6. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had one shareholder that held 43.5% of the Fund’s shares outstanding, which were beneficially owned by participant account over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund also had two shareholders that held 19.0% of the Fund’s shares outstanding, over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates did not have investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of these accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

 

Note 7. Line of Credit

The Fund and other affiliated funds participate in a $350,000,000 committed unsecured revolving line of credit and a $150,000,000 uncommitted, unsecured line of credit, both provided by State Street. Borrowings are available for 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 unused 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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund did not borrow under this arrangement.

Note 8. Securities Lending

The Fund commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Fund. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss

 

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to the Fund. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 9. Significant Risks and Contingencies

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

Companies that are in different but closely related industries are sometimes described as being in the same sector. Although the Fund does not intend to focus on any particular sector, at times the Fund may have a large portion of its assets invested in a particular sector. During such times, the Fund will have a greater exposure to economic and market events affecting such sector than if it were more broadly invested across multiple sectors.

Legal Proceedings

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

 

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

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

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

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

On February 20, 2004, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation transferred these cases and cases against other mutual fund companies based on similar allegations to the United States District Court in Maryland for consolidated or coordinated pretrial proceedings (the “MDL”). Subsequently, additional related cases were transferred to the MDL. On

 

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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 transferred to the MDL.

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

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

 

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Columbia Intermediate Bond 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 Intermediate Bond 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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Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

LOGO

©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC-44/136413-0907 (11/07) 07/46092


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LOGO

 

 

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

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


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Fund Profile   1
Performance Information   3
Understanding Your Expenses   4
Investment Portfolio   5
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   7
Statement of Operations   8
Statement of Changes in Net Assets   9
Financial Highlights   11
Notes to Financial Statements   15
Important Information About This Report   21

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

 

President’s Message

LOGO

 

Dear Shareholder:

Every six months, you receive a shareholder report for your Columbia Funds investment. We strive to bring you the information you need to make intelligent, informed investment decisions, in an attractive, easy-to-understand format.

One of the first sections in your shareholder report is the Performance Information section, which contains several tables that illustrate how your fund has performed over time. These tables can be very useful for evaluating how your fund has performed versus its benchmark, though it's important to remember that past performance is not an indicator of future results.

Performance Information

We know that for many investors the information contained in shareholder reports can seem very technical, so we would like to take this opportunity to walk you through some of the sections in the beginning of your shareholder report, explain their purpose and point out some of the highlights we think you'll find useful. In future reports, we will discuss how to use the financial statements in your shareholder reports.

Understanding Your Expenses

This section explains the ongoing costs associated with your Columbia Funds investment. It includes both general information about mutual fund expenses and specific information pertinent to your fund.

You can use the information to estimate the expenses you paid over the reporting period. You will need your account balance at the end of the period, which can be found by checking your most recent account statement, logging onto your account at www.columbiafunds.com, calling our service center at 800.345.6611 or contacting your financial advisor. Once you have your balance, the section explains how to calculate your estimated expenses step by step.

Portfolio Manager’s Report

The Portfolio Manager’s Report is where you will find your portfolio manager’s thoughts on what happened during the reporting period. Commentary from your portfolio manager(s) includes a summary of the fund’s performance, along with a comparison of the fund’s performance versus the relevant peer group and benchmark indices.

The portfolio manager will also discuss market conditions that impacted the fund, as well as the investment strategy during the period. Please note: In semiannual reports, the portfolio manager’s comments are included in the Fund Profile section.

Other Information

Every shareholder report includes a page containing “Important Information About This Report,” which includes instructions for requesting additional copies of the shareholder report, as well as contact information for the fund’s Transfer Agent, Distributor and Investment Advisor.

Annual reports contain additional information, such as an independent registered public accounting firm’s report and biographies of the fund’s trustees and officers. This information is not included in semiannual reports.

Shareholder reports can be delivered to you electronically through our eDelivery service. Using eDelivery can help your fund save money while at the same time preserve precious natural resources. For even more information about your fund, visit our Web site at www.columbiafunds.com. There you will find prospectuses, shareholder reports and fund fact sheets for all of the funds in the Columbia Funds family.

We hope this guide to your shareholder report will help you get the most out of this important resource. Thank you for your business, and for your continued confidence in Columbia Funds.

Sincerely,

LOGO

Christopher L. Wilson

President, Columbia Funds


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Fund Profile – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

 

Summary

 

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For the six-month period that September 30, 2007, the fund’s Class A shares returned 3.09% without sales charge. The fund’s Class Z shares returned 3.21%. The fund’s benchmark, the Citigroup Bond U.S. Treasury Index, posted a total return of 3.38% over the same period1. The fund’s return was greater than the 2.75% average return for its peer group, the Lipper General U.S. Treasury Funds Classification2.

 

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The period was characterized by meaningful swings in investor sentiment. During the spring, yields on Treasury securities rose sharply, reflecting investor fears that strong economic growth could translate into higher inflation. By the end of June, however, disruptions in the mortgage market drove investors to the relative safety of the Treasury markets, bringing Treasury yields down and driving prices up. In fact, Treasury yields declined throughout the summer, punctuated by the Federal Reserve Board’s September decision to cut short-term rates by one half percentage point. At the end of the period, the yield on 10-year Treasury securities was approximately 4.50%, nearly a percentage point lower than its June high.

 

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For the first time in several years, long-term rates exceed short-term rates. The difference is not great by historical standards nor even in absolute terms: yields on the two-year and 10-year Treasuries are within half a percentage point of one another. Yet, even this small gap represents a change from earlier this year, when short rates actually exceeded long rates, and a return to a more normal structure of yields.

Portfolio Management

Brian Drainville has managed the fund since May 2007 and has been 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.

The value of the fund may be affected by interest rate changes and the creditworthiness of issuers held in the fund. When interest rates go up, bond prices typically drop, and vice versa.

 

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The Citigroup Bond U.S. Treasury Index is an index composed of all US Treasury notes and bonds with remaining maturities of at least one year and outstanding principal of at least $25 million that are included in the Citigroup Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index. Securities in the Citigroup Bond U.S. Treasury Index are weighted by market value, that is, the price per bond or note multiplied by the number of bonds or notes outstanding. Indices are not investments, do not incur fees or expenses and are not professionally managed. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Securities in the fund may not match those in an index.

 

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

The Morningstar Style Box reveals a fund’s investment strategy. For equity funds the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned and the horizontal axis shows a fund’s investment style (value, blend or growth). For fixed-income funds the vertical axis shows the average credit quality of the bonds owned, and the horizontal axis shows interest rate sensitivity as measured by a bond’s duration (short, intermediate or long). All of these numbers are drawn from the data most recently provided by the fund and entered into Morningstar’s database as of month-end. Although the data is gathered from reliable sources, Morningstar cannot guarantee completeness and accuracy. Information shown is as of 06/30/2007.

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

Summary

6-month (cumulative) return as of 09/30/2007

 

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+3.09%

Class A shares

    (without sales charge)

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+3.38%

Citigroup Bond U.S. Treasury Index

 

Net asset value per share

as of 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   10.62

Class B

   10.62

Class C

   10.62

Class Z

   10.62
  
Distributions declared per share

04/01/07 – 09/30/07 ($)

  

Class A

   0.23

Class B

   0.19

Class C

   0.20

Class Z

   0.24

Morningstar Style Box

Duration

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Fund Profile (continued) – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

 

 

The fund is subject to indexing risk. Your investment in the fund will typically decline in value when the performance of its index declines. Since the fund is designed to track its index before fees and expenses, the fund cannot purchase other securities that may help offset declines in its index. In addition, because the fund may not hold all issues included in its index, may not always be fully invested, and bears advisory, administrative and other expenses and transaction costs in trading securities, the fund’s performance may fail to match the performance of its index, after taking expenses into account. Security prices in a market, sector or industry may fall, reducing the value of your investment. Fund shares are not guaranteed or backed by the U.S. government or any agency.

 

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Performance Information – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

 

Performance of a $10,000 investment 10/01/97 – 09/30/07 ($)
Sales charge    without      with

Class A

   16,844      16,036

Class B

   16,246      16,246

Class C

   16,364      16,364

Class Z

   17,037      n/a

The table above shows the growth in value of a hypothetical $10,000 investment in each class of Columbia U.S. Treasury Index 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.

 

Average annual total return as of 09/30/07 (%)
Share class   A        B        C        Z
Inception   11/25/02   11/25/02   11/25/02   06/04/91
Sales charge   without   with   without   with   without   with   without

6-month (cumulative)

  3.09   –1.85   2.71   –2.29   2.78   1.78   3.21

1-year

  5.14   0.11   4.36   –0.64   4.51   3.51   5.36

5-year

  2.80   1.79   2.06   1.71   2.20   2.20   3.03

10-year

  5.35   4.84   4.97   4.97   5.05   5.05   5.47

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

Annual operating expense ratio (%)*

Class A

   0.66

Class B

   1.41

Class C

   1.41

Class Z

   0.41

 

* 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.  

 

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.

Performance results reflect any fee 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.

All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions. Performance for different share classes will vary based on differences in sales charges and fees associated with each class. 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 requirement may vary. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.

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

Class A, Class B and Class C are newer classes of shares. Their performance information includes returns of the Trust shares of the Galaxy II U.S. Treasury Index Fund (the “Galaxy Fund”) for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class A, Class B and Class C shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns for Class Z shares include returns of Trust shares of the Galaxy Fund for periods prior to November 25, 2002, the date on which Class Z shares were initially offered by the Fund. The returns have not been restated to reflect any differences in expenses between the predecessor shares and the newer classes of shares. If differences in expenses had been reflected, the returns shown for periods prior to the inception of the newer classes of shares would have been lower. Trust shares of the Galaxy Fund were initially offered on June 4, 1991.

 

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Understanding Your Expenses – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index 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.columbiafunds.com or by calling Shareholder Services at 800.345.6611.

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

 
  1. Divide your ending account balance by $1,000. For example, if an account balance was $8,600 at the end of the period, the result would be 8.6.  
  2. In the section of the table below titled “Expenses paid during the period,” locate the amount for your share class. You will find this number in the column labeled “actual.” Multiply this number by the result from step 1. Your answer is an estimate of the expenses you paid on your account during the period.  

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

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 cost of investing in a fund and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

 

04/01/07 – 09/30/07                    
     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   1,015.45   1,022.00   3.02   3.03   0.60

Class B

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,013.55   1,018.25   6.80   6.81   1.35

Class C

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,013.90   1,019.00   6.04   6.06   1.20

Class Z

  1,000.00   1,000.00   1,016.05   1,023.10   1.92   1.92   0.38

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

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

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

 

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Investment Portfolio – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

Government & Agency Obligations – 98.3%

          Par ($)      Value ($)
                  
U.S. Treasury Bonds – 22.2%   

4.500% 05/15/17 (a)

   4,100,000      4,076,937
  

8.750% 05/15/17 (a)

   1,330,000      1,751,651
  

7.875% 02/15/21 (a)

   6,000,000      7,784,064
  

8.125% 08/15/21 (a)

   950,000      1,261,793
  

7.250% 08/15/22 (a)

   2,350,000      2,937,500
  

6.875% 08/15/25 (a)

   2,600,000      3,206,939
  

6.000% 02/15/26 (a)

   500,000      566,250
  

6.125% 11/15/27 (a)

   3,200,000      3,702,749
  

5.250% 02/15/29

   2,150,000      2,253,469
  

5.375% 02/15/31 (a)

   2,000,000      2,140,938
  

4.500% 02/15/36 (a)

   3,050,000      2,891,543
                
  

U.S. Treasury Bonds Total

        32,573,833
          
U.S. Treasury Notes – 76.1%   

4.375% 11/15/08 (a)

   1,200,000      1,204,687
  

3.250% 01/15/09 (a)

   4,000,000      3,965,312
  

2.625% 03/15/09 (a)

   3,650,000      3,581,278
  

4.500% 04/30/09 (a)

   3,000,000      3,025,314
  

5.500% 05/15/09 (a)

   5,650,000      5,785,510
  

4.875% 05/31/09 (a)

   9,450,000      9,588,802
  

3.500% 08/15/09 (a)

   200,000      198,344
  

4.875% 08/15/09 (a)

   8,650,000      8,789,213
  

4.000% 08/31/09 (a)

   2,000,000      2,001,406
  

4.000% 04/15/10 (a)

   3,800,000      3,800,296
  

4.500% 05/15/10 (a)

   3,500,000      3,544,023
  

5.750% 08/15/10

   9,750,000      10,201,698
  

5.000% 08/15/11 (a)

   11,850,000      12,243,456
  

4.500% 04/30/12 (a)

   7,300,000      7,389,542
  

4.000% 11/15/12 (a)

   2,050,000      2,032,702
  

3.875% 02/15/13 (a)

   6,750,000      6,637,673
  

12.000% 08/15/13

   2,375,000      2,532,158
  

4.750% 05/15/14 (a)

   2,200,000      2,249,500
  

4.250% 08/15/14 (a)

   4,600,000      4,567,657
  

4.000% 02/15/15 (a)

   3,250,000      3,161,896
  

4.125% 05/15/15 (a)

   400,000      391,562
  

4.500% 02/15/16 (a)

   7,000,000      7,001,092
  

7.500% 11/15/16 (a)

   5,650,000      6,863,428
  

4.750% 08/15/17

   600,000      608,063
                
  

U.S. Treasury Notes Total

        111,364,612
                
  

Total Government & Agency Obligations
(cost of $141,105,209)

        143,938,445
          
          Shares       
Securities Lending Collateral – 28.5%        
  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio (b)

(7 day yield 5.320%)

   41,648,545      41,648,545
                
  

Total Securities Lending Collateral
(cost of $41,648,545)

        41,648,545
          

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          Par ($)      Value ($)  
Short-Term Obligation – 0.8%        
   Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 09/28/07, due 10/01/07, at 3.910%, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation maturing 08/15/22, market value of $1,179,269 (repurchase proceeds $1,153,376)    1,153,000      1,153,000  
                  
  

Total Short-Term Obligation (cost of $1,153,000)

        1,153,000  
                  
  

Total Investments – 127.6% (cost of $183,906,754) (c)

        186,739,990  
                  
  

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net – (27.6)%

        (40,395,135 )
                  
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

        146,344,855  

 

Notes to Investment Portfolio:

 

  (a) All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2007. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2007 is $40,897,830

 

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

 

  (c) Cost for federal income tax purposes is $185,171,468.

At September 30, 2007, the Fund held investments in the following:

 

Holdings by Revenue Source

   % of Net Assets  

U.S. Treasury Notes

   76.1  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   22.2  
      
   98.3  

Securities Lending Collateral

   28.5  

Short-Term Obligation

   0.8  

Other Assets & Liabilities

   (27.6 )
      
   100.0  
      

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

          ($)  
Assets   

Investments, at cost

   183,906,754  
         
   Investments, at value (including securities on loan of $40,897,830)    186,739,990  
   Cash    911  
  

Receivable for:

  
  

Investments sold

   816,533  
  

Fund shares sold

   173,701  
  

Interest

   1,600,610  
  

Securities lending

   13,573  
   Expense reimbursement due from Investment Advisor    8,455  
   Trustees’ deferred compensation plan    16,226  
           
  

Total Assets

   189,369,999  
Liabilities   

Collateral on securities loaned

   41,648,545  
  

Payable for:

  
  

Investments purchased

   945,072  
  

Fund shares repurchased

   126,078  
  

Distributions

   219,314  
  

Investment advisory fee

   12,042  
  

Administration fee

   36,089  
  

Transfer agent fee

   17,399  
  

Trustees’ fees

   22  
  

Distribution and service fees

   3,695  
  

Trustees’ deferred compensation plan

   16,226  
  

Other liabilities

   662  
           
  

Total Liabilities

   43,025,144  
           
  

Net Assets

   146,344,855  
Composition of Net Assets   

Paid-in capital

   148,669,602  
  

Overdistributed net investment income

   (1,304,062 )
  

Accumulated net realized loss

   (3,853,921 )
  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   2,833,236  
           
  

Net Assets

   146,344,855  
Class A      
  

Net assets

   5,079,433  
  

Shares outstanding

   478,148  
  

Net asset value per share

   10.62 (a)
  

Maximum sales charge

   4.75 %
  

Maximum offering price per share ($10.62/0.9525)

   11.15 (b)
Class B      
  

Net assets

   1,997,852  
  

Shares outstanding

   188,065  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   10.62 (a)
Class C      
  

Net assets

   1,378,477  
  

Shares outstanding

   129,758  
  

Net asset value and offering price per share

   10.62 (a)
Class Z      
  

Net assets

   137,889,093  
  

Shares outstanding

   12,980,053  
  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   10.62  

 

(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 U.S. Treasury Index Fund

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2007 (Unaudited)

          ($)  
Investment Income   

Interest

   3,336,895  
  

Securities lending

   59,389  
           
  

Total Investment Income

   3,396,284  
Expenses   

Investment advisory fee

   70,220  
  

Administration fee

   210,658  
  

Distribution fee:

  
  

Class B

   6,235  
  

Class C

   3,649  
  

Service fee:

  
  

Class A

   6,429  
  

Class B

   2,078  
  

Class C

   1,216  
  

Sub-account service fee – Class Z

   20,198  
  

Trustees’ fees

   10,055  
           
  

Total Expenses excluding interest expense

   330,738  
  

Interest expense

   969  
           
  

Total Expenses

   331,707  
  

Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Investment Advisor

   (41,125 )
  

Fees and expenses waived or reimbursed by Administrator – Class Z

   (1,912 )
  

Fees waived by Distributor – Class C

   (730 )
  

Expense reductions

   (4,040 )
           
  

Net Expenses

   283,900  
           
  

Net Investment Income

   3,112,384  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   

Net realized loss on investments

   (201,682 )
  

Realized loss due to a trading error

   (1,473 )
  

Reimbursement of trading loss by Investment Advisor

   1,473  
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

   1,721,265  
           
  

Net Gain

   1,519,583  
           
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   4,631,967  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets         (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007 ($)
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007 ($)
 
Operations   

Net investment income

   3,112,384      5,949,346  
  

Net realized loss on investments

   (201,682 )    (1,044,349 )
  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   1,721,265      2,522,659  
                  
  

Net Increase Resulting from Operations

   4,631,967      7,427,656  
Distributions to Shareholders   

From net investment income:

     
  

Class A

   (113,338 )    (167,113 )
  

Class B

   (30,524 )    (55,696 )
  

Class C

   (18,488 )    (43,017 )
  

Class Z

   (3,071,270 )    (6,185,851 )
                  
  

Total Distributions to Shareholders

   (3,233,620 )    (6,451,677 )
Share Transactions   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   7,943,292      3,315,677  
  

Distributions reinvested

   53,289      110,237  
  

Redemptions

   (8,241,296 )    (1,422,264 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (244,715 )    2,003,650  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,034,399      352,222  
  

Distributions reinvested

   24,809      46,825  
  

Redemptions

   (572,725 )    (536,647 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   486,483      (137,600 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   856,274      697,196  
  

Distributions reinvested

   16,370      35,264  
  

Redemptions

   (473,184 )    (835,950 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   399,460      (103,490 )
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   18,342,213      25,060,964  
  

Distributions reinvested

   1,893,750      4,172,915  
  

Redemptions

   (21,759,331 )    (28,635,828 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (1,523,368 )    598,051  
  

Net Increase (Decrease) from Share Transactions

   (882,140 )    2,360,611  
                  
  

Total Increase in Net Assets

   516,207      3,336,590  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

   145,828,648      142,492,058  
  

End of period

   146,344,855      145,828,648  
  

Overdistributed net investment income at end of period

   (1,304,062 )    (1,182,826 )
                  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued) – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

          (Unaudited)
Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2007
     Year
Ended
March 31,
2007
 
Changes in Shares   

Class A:

     
  

Subscriptions

   756,576      315,530  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   5,067      10,511  
  

Redemptions

   (780,770 )    (135,801 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (19,127 )    190,240  
  

Class B:

     
  

Subscriptions

   98,585      33,772  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   2,361      4,468  
  

Redemptions

   (54,235 )    (51,444 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   46,711      (13,204 )
  

Class C:

     
  

Subscriptions

   80,881      67,302  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   1,558      3,362  
  

Redemptions

   (45,086 )    (79,758 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   37,353      (9,094 )
  

Class Z:

     
  

Subscriptions

   1,751,896      2,391,750  
  

Issued for distributions reinvested

   180,312      398,207  
  

Redemptions

   (2,071,843 )    (2,747,815 )
                  
  

Net Increase (Decrease)

   (139,635 )    42,142  

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights – Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund

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

 

Class A Shares                                    
    (Unaudited)
Six Month
Ended
September 30,
2007
    Year Ended March 31,     Period Ended
March 31,
2003 (b)
 
       2007     2006     2005     2004 (a)    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.53     $ 10.45     $ 10.72     $ 11.18     $ 11.25     $ 11.05  

Income from Investment Operations:

           

Net investment income (c)

    0.22       0.42       0.39       0.35       0.35       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.10       0.12       (0.24 )     (0.41 )     0.05       0.15  
                                               

Total from Investment Operations

    0.32       0.54       0.15       (0.06 )     0.40       0.34  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

           

From net investment income

    (0.23 )     (0.46 )     (0.42 )     (0.40 )     (0.47 )     (0.14 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.62     $ 10.53     $ 10.45     $ 10.72     $ 11.18     $ 11.25  

Total Return (d)

    3.09 %(e)(f)(g)     5.30 %(g)     1.38 %(g)     (0.48 )%     3.70 %     3.12 %(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

           

Net expenses before interest expense

    0.60 %(h)(i)     0.60 %     0.63 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.65 %(h)

Interest expense

    %(h)(j)     %(j)     %(j)                  

Net expenses

    0.60 %(h)(i)     0.60 %     0.63 %     0.66 %     0.66 %     0.65 %(h)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.06 %(h)     0.06 %     0.03 %                  

Net investment income

    4.23 %(h)     4.05 %     3.60 %     3.22 %     3.14 %     4.86 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    31 %(e)     39 %     36 %     44 %     42 %     48 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 5,079     $ 5,235     $ 3,208     $ 3,314     $ 2,625     $ 477  

 

 

(a) Effective October 13, 2003, the Liberty U.S. Treasury Index Fund was renamed Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Not annualized.

 

(f) 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.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

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

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

Class B Shares  
   

(Unaudited)

Six Month

Ended

September 30,

2007

   

Year Ended March 31,

    

Period Ended

March 31,

 
       2007     2006      2005     2004 (a)      2003 (b)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.53     $ 10.45     $ 10.72      $ 11.18     $ 11.25      $ 11.05  

Income from Investment Operations:

             

Net investment income (c)

    0.18       0.35       0.31        0.27       0.27        0.17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.10       0.11       (0.24 )      (0.41 )     0.05        0.15  
                                                 

Total from Investment Operations

    0.28       0.46       0.07        (0.14 )     0.32        0.32  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

             

From net investment income

    (0.19 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )      (0.32 )     (0.39 )      (0.12 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.62     $ 10.53     $ 10.45      $ 10.72     $ 11.18      $ 11.25  

Total Return (d)

    2.71 %(e)(f)(g)     4.52 %(g)     0.62 %(g)      (1.23 )%     2.91 %      2.87 %(e)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

             

Net expenses before interest expense

    1.35 %(h)(i)     1.35 %     1.38 %      1.41 %     1.41 %      1.40 %(h)

Interest expense

    %(h)(j)     %(j)     %(j)                    

Net expenses

    1.35 %(h)(i)     1.35 %     1.38 %      1.41 %     1.41 %      1.40 %(h)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.06 %(h)     0.06 %     0.03 %                    

Net investment income

    3.49 %(h)     3.31 %     2.85 %      2.48 %     2.44 %      4.25 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    31 %(e)     39 %     36 %      44 %     42 %      48 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 1,998     $ 1,488     $ 1,615      $ 1,451     $ 1,574      $ 678  

 

(a) Effective October 13, 2003, the Liberty U.S. Treasury Index Fund was renamed Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(e) Not annualized.

 

(f) 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.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

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

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

Class C Shares  
   

(Unaudited)
Six Month
Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,     

Period Ended
March 31,

2003 (b)

 
       2007      2006      2005      2004 (a)     

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.53     $ 10.45      $ 10.72      $ 11.18      $ 11.25      $ 11.05  

Income from Investment Operations:

               

Net investment income (c)

    0.19       0.36        0.32        0.29        0.28        0.27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.10       0.12        (0.23 )      (0.41 )      0.06        0.05  
                                                   

Total from Investment Operations

    0.29       0.48        0.09        (0.12 )      0.34        0.32  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

               

From net investment income

    (0.20 )     (0.40 )      (0.36 )      (0.34 )      (0.41 )      (0.12 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.62     $ 10.53      $ 10.45      $ 10.72      $ 11.18      $ 11.25  

Total Return (d)(e)

    2.78 %(f)(g)     4.67 %      0.77 %      (1.07 )%      3.07 %      2.92 %(f)

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

               

Net expenses before interest expense

    1.20 %(h)(i)     1.20 %      1.23 %      1.26 %      1.26 %      1.25 %(h)

Interest expense

    %(h)(j)     %(j)      %(j)                     

Net expenses

    1.20 %(h)(i)     1.20 %      1.23 %      1.26 %      1.26 %      1.25 %(h)

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.21 %(h)     0.21 %      0.18 %      0.15 %      0.15 %      0.15 %(h)

Net investment income

    3.61 %(h)     3.44 %      3.01 %      2.67 %      2.56 %      6.87 %(h)

Portfolio turnover rate

    31 %(f)     39 %      36 %      44 %      42 %      48 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 1,378     $ 973      $ 1,060      $ 869      $ 1,843      $ 414  

 

 

(a) Effective October 13, 2003, the Liberty U.S. Treasury Index Fund was renamed Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(f) Not annualized.

 

(g) 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.

 

(h) Annualized.

 

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

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

Class Z Shares  
   

(Unaudited)
Six Month
Ended
September 30,

2007

    Year Ended March 31,  
       2007      2006      2005     2004 (a)      2003 (b)  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 10.53     $ 10.45      $ 10.72      $ 11.18     $ 11.26      $ 10.40  

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net investment income (c)

    0.23       0.45        0.41        0.38       0.39        0.46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.10       0.12        (0.23 )      (0.41 )     0.03        0.90  
                                                  

Total from Investment Operations

    0.33       0.57        0.18        (0.03 )     0.42        1.36  

Less Distributions to Shareholders:

              

From net investment income

    (0.24 )     (0.49 )      (0.45 )      (0.43 )     (0.50 )      (0.50 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 10.62     $ 10.53      $ 10.45      $ 10.72     $ 11.18      $ 11.26  

Total Return (d)(e)

    3.21 %(f)(g)     5.53 %      1.62 %      (0.25 )%     3.85 %      13.28 %

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

              

Net expenses before interest expense

    0.38 %(h)(i)     0.38 %      0.39 %      0.42 %     0.42 %      0.42 %

Interest expense

    %(h)(j)     %(j)      %(j)                    

Net expenses

    0.38 %(h)(i)     0.38 %      0.39 %      0.42 %     0.42 %      0.42 %

Waiver/Reimbursement

    0.06 %(h)     0.07 %      0.04 %      0.01 %     0.01 %      %(j)

Net investment income

    4.46 %(h)     4.28 %      3.83 %      3.47 %     3.49 %      4.21 %

Portfolio turnover rate

    31 %(f)     39 %      36 %      44 %     42 %      48 %

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 137,889     $ 138,132      $ 136,609      $ 151,969     $ 177,714      $ 183,042  

 

 

(a) Effective October 13, 2003, the Liberty U.S. Treasury Index Fund was renamed Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund.

 

(b) On November 25, 2002, the Galaxy II U.S. Treasury Index Fund was renamed Liberty U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z shares.

 

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

 

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

 

(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) Not annualized.

 

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

 

(h) Annualized.

 

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

 

(j) Rounds to less than 0.01%.

 

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Note 1. Organization

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the “Trust”), is a diversified fund. 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 total return that corresponds to the total return of the Citigroup Bond U.S. Treasury Index, before fees and expenses.

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 B shares are subject to a maximum CDSC of 5.00% based upon the holding period after purchase. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after purchase. Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on shares sold within twelve months after purchase. Class Z shares are offered continuously at net asset value. There are certain restrictions on the purchase of Class Z shares, as described in the Fund’s prospectus.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

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

Security Valuation

Debt securities generally are valued by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of similar securities. The services may use various pricing techniques which take into account appropriate factors such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other data, as well as broker quotes. Debt securities for which quotations are readily available are valued at an over-the-counter or exchange bid quotation.

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

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

 

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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. Premium and discount are amortized and accreted, respectively, on debt securities. Corporate actions and dividend income are 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 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. 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 tax character of distributions paid during the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

    March 31, 2007
Distributions paid from:    

Ordinary Income*

  $ 6,451,677

 

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

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at September 30, 2007, based on cost of investments for federal income tax purposes were:

 

   

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,689,343  

Unrealized depreciation

     (1,120,821 )

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,568,522  

The following capital loss carryforwards, determined as of March 31, 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   $ 388,326
2013     151,924
2014     790,826
2015     1,853,769
Total   $ 3,184,845

The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes–an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”) effective September 28, 2007. FIN 48 requires management to determine whether a tax position of a Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit to be recognized is

 

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measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FIN 48 must be applied to all existing tax positions upon initial adoption and the cumulative effect, if any, is to be reported as an adjustment to net assets. Management has evaluated the known implications of FIN 48 on its computation of net assets for the Fund. As a result of this evaluation, management believes that FIN 48 does not have any effect on the Fund’s financial statements. However, management’s conclusions regarding FIN 48 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, further implementation guidance expected from the FASB, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions).

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 at the annual rate of 0.10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Administration Fee

Columbia provides administrative services to the Fund pursuant to an administrative services agreement. Columbia, from the administration fee it receives from the Fund, pays all expenses of the Fund, except the fees and expenses of the Trustees who are not interested persons, service and distribution fees, brokerage fees and commissions, annual sub-account fees payable with respect to shares of the Fund held by defined contribution plans, interest on borrowings, taxes and such extraordinary, non-recurring expenses as may arise, including litigation. Columbia receives a monthly administration fee for its services as administrator at the annual rate of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Underwriting Discounts, Service and Distribution Fees

Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Columbia and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BOA, is the principal underwriter of the Fund. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Distributor has retained net underwriting discounts $1,274 on sales of the Fund’s Class A shares and net CDSC fees of $0, $3,133 and $915 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 attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund. The Plans also require the payment of a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor equal to 0.75% annually 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 distribution fee for Class C shares of the Fund so that the distribution and service fees do not exceed 0.85% 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 received from the Plans are used principally as repayment to the Distributor for amounts paid by the Distributor to dealers who sold such shares.

Sub-Account Services Fee

The Trust may enter into agreements with one or more entities, including affiliates of Columbia, pursuant to which such entities agree to perform certain sub-account and administrative functions (“Sub-Account Services”) for a fee of $21.00 per-account with respect to Class Z shares of the Fund held by defined contribution plans. Such entities are compensated by the Fund for the Sub-Account Services. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Administrator reimbursed the Fund for sub-account service fees in the amount of $1,912.

Minimum Account Balance Fee

An annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the Fund’s initial minimum investment requirements for such accounts to reduce the impact of small accounts. These minimum account balance fees are recorded as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses by $4,040.

Fee Waivers

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commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, if any) will not exceed 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. As of November 1, 2007, Columbia has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to the extent necessary to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of distribution and service fees, brokerage commissions, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses, if any) do not exceed 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets through July 31, 2009.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

All officers of the Fund are employees of Columbia or its affiliates and, with the exception of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer, receive no compensation from the Fund. The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. The Fund, along with other affiliated funds, pays its pro-rata share of the expenses associated with the Chief Compliance Officer. The Fund’s expenses for the Chief Compliance Officer will not exceed $15,000 per year.

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

Note 5. Portfolio Information

For the six months ended September 30, 2007, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities, excluding short-term obligations, were $43,871,408 and $44,233,963 respectively, all of which were U.S. Government securities.

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 six months ended September 30, 2007, the average daily loan balance outstanding on days where borrowing existed was $969 at a weighted average interest rate of 5.81%.

Note 7. Shares of Beneficial Interest

As of September 30, 2007, the Fund had one shareholder that held 31.4% of the Fund’s shares outstanding. These shares were beneficially owned by participant accounts over which BOA and/or any of its affiliates had either sole or joint investment discretion. Subscription and redemption activity of this account may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund.

Note 8. Securities Lending

The Fund commenced a securities lending program in August 2006 and may lend its securities to certain approved brokers, dealers and other financial institutions. Each loan is collateralized by cash, in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned plus accrued income from the investment of collateral. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund on the next business day. The collateral received is invested and the income generated by the investment of the collateral, net of any fees remitted to State Street as the lending agent and borrower rebates, is paid to the Fund. Generally, in the event of borrower default, the Fund has the right to use the collateral to offset any losses incurred. In the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral, there may be a potential loss to the Fund. The Fund bears the risk of loss with respect to the investment of collateral.

Note 9. Other

During the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Fund had a realized investment loss in the amount of $1,473 due to a trading error. Columbia voluntarily reimbursed the Fund for the loss.

 

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Note 10. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

On February 25, 2005, Columbia and other defendants filed motions to dismiss the claims in the pending cases. On March 1, 2006, for reasons stated in the court’s memoranda dated November 3, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motions to dismiss. The court dismissed all of the class action claims pending against the Columbia Funds Trusts. As to Columbia and the Distributor, the claims under the Securities Act of 1933, the claims under Sections 34(b) and 36(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ICA”) and the state law claims were dismissed. The claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and claims under Section 36(b) of the ICA were not dismissed.

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

On September 14, 2007, the plaintiffs and the Columbia defendants named in the MDL, including the Columbia Funds, entered into a stipulation of settlement with respect to

 

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all Columbia-related claims in the MDL described above, including the CDSC Lawsuit. The settlement is subject to court approval.

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

 

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Important Information About This Report

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index 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 U.S. Treasury Index 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 of FINRA, SIPC, part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

 

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Semiannual Report – September 30, 2007

LOGO

©2007 Columbia Management Distributors, Inc.

One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111-2621

800-345-6611 www.columbiafunds.com

SHC - 44/136411-0907 (11/07) 07/46140


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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. 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.


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Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, since those procedures were last disclosed in response to requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A) or this Item.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   Code of ethics required to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable at this time.
(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(b)   Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.


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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  

November 26, 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   November 26, 2007
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ J. Kevin Connaughton
  J. Kevin Connaughton, Treasurer
Date  

November 26, 2007