Columbia Funds Series Trust I
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED
SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-04367
Columbia Funds Series Trust I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
225 Franklin
Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Ryan
Larrenaga
c/o Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
(Name
and address of agent for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (800) 345-6611
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2017
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
SemiAnnual
Report
September 30, 2017
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose
value
Dear Shareholders,
The current outlook for financial markets
is clouded by two primary concerns: the high valuation of equities and the direction of interest rates. Following the U.S. presidential election, U.S. equities rallied based on the assumption that the new administration’s policies would
stimulate growth quickly. Unfortunately it’s unclear whether those measures will get passed, much less passed quickly. In fixed income, uncertainty stems from the possibility that interest rates won’t rise as rapidly as expected if the
administration’s proposed growth policies are not implemented.
Given this uncertainty, investors value a
consistent approach more than ever. Investors want strong, repeatable risk-adjusted returns. Consistency — not surprises. As a leading global asset manager, we believe our consistent, collaborative investment approach enables us to deliver the
dependable experience your portfolio demands. So, how do we strive to deliver a consistent investment experience?
Better insights
Your portfolio benefits from the investment
insights uncovered by our talented investment teams around the world.
Better decisions
Our collaborative, interactive environment
enables our investment teams to construct portfolios that take advantage of the best investment ideas.
Better outcomes
We aim to deliver a consistent experience,
which means fewer surprises, dependable insights, and products designed to do the thing you want.
Whether you’re trying to save money to help your
children go to college or for your own retirement, it’s the consistency of the return that is most essential. People who chase higher returns are usually also the first to sell when that investment goes through a bad patch. We try to combat
this behavioral tendency by offering strategies that aim for a more consistent return. Our goal is for investors to panic less during periods of volatility, which can have a significant effect on their long-term results.
Nothing is more important to us than making sure those who
have entrusted us to protect and grow their assets can do what matters most to them: build a nest egg, leave a legacy, and live confidently — now and throughout retirement. It’s why our talented professionals around the world work
together to uncover uncommon opportunities and why our process encourages challenge and debate around our most compelling ideas to ensure better informed investment decisions, which hopefully lead to better outcomes for you.
Your success is our priority. Talk to your financial advisor
about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, no matter the market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O.
Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses
of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com.
The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds
are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights
reserved.
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual
Report 2017
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund
(the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio
management
Thomas Galvin,
CFA
Lead
portfolio manager
Managed Fund
since 2003
Richard
Carter
Portfolio
manager
Managed Fund
since 2009
Todd Herget
Portfolio
manager
Managed Fund
since 2009
Morningstar
style boxTM
The Morningstar
Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). Information shown is based on
the most recent data provided by Morningstar.
© 2017
Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely.
Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average
annual total returns (%) (for the period ended September 30, 2017) |
|
|
Inception
|
6
Months cumulative |
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Class
A |
Excluding
sales charges |
09/28/07
|
11.25
|
17.36
|
14.21
|
8.44
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|
Including
sales charges |
|
4.84
|
10.59
|
12.87
|
7.80
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Class
C |
Excluding
sales charges |
09/28/07
|
10.84
|
16.51
|
13.35
|
7.63
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|
Including
sales charges |
|
9.84
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15.56
|
13.35
|
7.63
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Class
R |
12/31/04
|
11.08
|
17.04
|
13.92
|
8.16
|
Class
R4* |
11/08/12
|
11.37
|
17.60
|
14.50
|
8.70
|
Class
R5* |
11/08/12
|
11.45
|
17.74
|
14.65
|
8.77
|
Class
T* |
Excluding
sales charges |
09/27/10
|
11.19
|
17.29
|
14.20
|
8.41
|
|
Including
sales charges |
|
8.44
|
14.35
|
13.63
|
8.14
|
Class
Y* |
11/08/12
|
11.40
|
17.70
|
14.70
|
8.79
|
Class
Z |
10/01/97
|
11.34
|
17.66
|
14.49
|
8.70
|
Russell
1000 Growth Index |
|
10.84
|
21.94
|
15.26
|
9.08
|
Returns for Class A shares are shown
with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The returns for Class T shares are shown with and without the
maximum initial sales charge of 2.50% per transaction. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Effective November 1, 2017, Class R4, Class R5, Class Y and Class Z shares were renamed
Advisor Class, Institutional 2 Class, Institutional 3 Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. 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 share class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.
Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance
results would have been lower.
The performance information
shown represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current
performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling
800.345.6611.
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|
The returns shown for periods
prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related
operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index, measures the
performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Indices are not available for investment, are not
professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Fund at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Top
10 holdings (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Priceline
Group, Inc. (The) |
4.7
|
Amazon.com,
Inc. |
4.5
|
Visa,
Inc., Class A |
4.3
|
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR |
4.3
|
Facebook,
Inc., Class A |
4.3
|
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
4.0
|
Nike,
Inc., Class B |
3.5
|
Charles
Schwab Corp. (The) |
3.4
|
Celgene
Corp. |
3.3
|
Activision
Blizzard, Inc. |
3.3
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the
section entitled “Portfolio of Investments.”
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change
at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Portfolio
breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Common
Stocks |
99.6
|
Money
Market Funds |
0.4
|
Total
|
100.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity
sector breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Consumer
Discretionary |
24.7
|
Consumer
Staples |
5.5
|
Energy
|
2.5
|
Financials
|
6.4
|
Health
Care |
24.1
|
Industrials
|
2.3
|
Information
Technology |
34.5
|
Total
|
100.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Columbia
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are
transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following
information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples
and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000
= 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the
Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end
of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same
hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that
appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any
transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If
transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
April
1, 2017 — September 30, 2017 |
|
Account
value at the beginning of the period ($) |
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
|
1,112.50
|
1,019.60
|
5.64
|
5.39
|
1.07
|
Class
C |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,108.40
|
1,015.81
|
9.62
|
9.20
|
1.83
|
Class
R |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,110.80
|
1,018.30
|
7.00
|
6.69
|
1.33
|
Class
R4 |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,113.70
|
1,020.79
|
4.37
|
4.18
|
0.83
|
Class
R5 |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,114.50
|
1,021.29
|
3.85
|
3.68
|
0.73
|
Class
T |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,111.90
|
1,019.55
|
5.69
|
5.44
|
1.08
|
Class
Y |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,114.00
|
1,021.44
|
3.69
|
3.53
|
0.70
|
Class
Z |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,113.40
|
1,020.79
|
4.37
|
4.18
|
0.83
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Expenses paid during the period
are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly
by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain
of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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Columbia Select Large Cap
Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net
assets)
Common
Stocks 97.9% |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Consumer
Discretionary 24.2% |
Diversified
Consumer Services 2.1% |
New
Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR |
963,770
|
85,062,340
|
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure 4.7% |
Domino’s
Pizza, Inc. |
300,006
|
59,566,191
|
Starbucks
Corp. |
2,447,790
|
131,470,801
|
Total
|
|
191,036,992
|
Internet
& Direct Marketing Retail 8.9% |
Amazon.com,
Inc.(a) |
184,956
|
177,807,451
|
Priceline
Group, Inc. (The)(a) |
101,926
|
186,608,159
|
Total
|
|
364,415,610
|
Specialty
Retail 5.1% |
Tractor
Supply Co. |
1,441,300
|
91,219,877
|
Ulta
Beauty, Inc.(a) |
506,687
|
114,541,663
|
Total
|
|
205,761,540
|
Textiles,
Apparel & Luxury Goods 3.4% |
Nike,
Inc., Class B |
2,700,670
|
140,029,740
|
Total
Consumer Discretionary |
986,306,222
|
Consumer
Staples 5.4% |
Beverages
2.4% |
Monster
Beverage Corp.(a) |
1,738,625
|
96,059,032
|
Food
& Staples Retailing 3.0% |
Costco
Wholesale Corp. |
750,356
|
123,275,987
|
Total
Consumer Staples |
219,335,019
|
Energy
2.5% |
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.5% |
Pioneer
Natural Resources Co. |
684,510
|
100,992,605
|
Total
Energy |
100,992,605
|
Financials
6.3% |
Capital
Markets 6.3% |
Charles
Schwab Corp. (The) |
3,150,013
|
137,781,569
|
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc. |
1,715,376
|
117,846,331
|
Total
|
|
255,627,900
|
Total
Financials |
255,627,900
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Health
Care 23.6% |
Biotechnology
12.6% |
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
1,145,592
|
160,715,102
|
Celgene
Corp.(a) |
911,879
|
132,970,196
|
Shire
PLC, ADR |
672,360
|
102,965,210
|
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
764,345
|
116,211,014
|
Total
|
|
512,861,522
|
Health
Care Equipment & Supplies 2.6% |
Edwards
Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
988,283
|
108,029,215
|
Health
Care Providers & Services 2.3% |
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc. |
475,439
|
93,114,728
|
Life
Sciences Tools & Services 3.0% |
Illumina,
Inc.(a) |
611,958
|
121,902,034
|
Pharmaceuticals
3.1% |
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co. |
1,984,821
|
126,512,490
|
Total
Health Care |
962,419,989
|
Industrials
2.2% |
Electrical
Equipment 2.2% |
Acuity
Brands, Inc. |
530,740
|
90,905,147
|
Total
Industrials |
90,905,147
|
Information
Technology 33.7% |
Electronic
Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.6% |
Cognex
Corp. |
602,199
|
66,410,506
|
Internet
Software & Services 10.6% |
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) |
990,415
|
171,054,575
|
Facebook,
Inc., Class A(a) |
1,000,119
|
170,890,333
|
MercadoLibre,
Inc. |
350,403
|
90,729,849
|
Total
|
|
432,674,757
|
IT
Services 4.2% |
Visa,
Inc., Class A |
1,627,116
|
171,237,688
|
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment 2.9% |
NVIDIA
Corp. |
653,314
|
116,792,944
|
Software
14.4% |
Activision
Blizzard, Inc. |
2,048,726
|
132,163,314
|
Adobe
Systems, Inc.(a) |
847,828
|
126,478,981
|
Salesforce.com,
Inc.(a) |
1,340,584
|
125,237,357
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
Columbia
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
ServiceNow,
Inc.(a) |
812,408
|
95,482,312
|
Splunk,
Inc.(a) |
1,631,239
|
108,363,207
|
Total
|
|
587,725,171
|
Total
Information Technology |
1,374,841,066
|
Total
Common Stocks (Cost $2,429,230,816) |
3,990,427,948
|
|
Money
Market Funds 0.4% |
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177%(b),(c) |
15,626,948
|
15,626,948
|
Total
Money Market Funds (Cost $15,626,948) |
15,626,948
|
Total
Investments (Cost: $2,444,857,764) |
4,006,054,896
|
Other
Assets & Liabilities, Net |
|
71,293,977
|
Net
Assets |
4,077,348,873
|
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a)
|
Non-income
producing investment. |
(b)
|
The rate
shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at September 30, 2017. |
(c)
|
As
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and
transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2017 are as follows: |
Issuer
|
Beginning
shares |
Shares
purchased |
Shares
sold |
Ending
shares |
Realized
gain (loss) ($) |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) |
Dividends
— affiliated issuers($) |
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177% |
116,271,746
|
833,960,204
|
(934,605,002)
|
15,626,948
|
16,197
|
(11,628)
|
230,280
|
15,626,948
|
Abbreviation Legend
ADR
|
American
Depositary Receipt |
Fair value
measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value
measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market
participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would
use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not
necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to
determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels
listed below:
•
|
Level 1 – Valuations
based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
•
|
Level 2 – Valuations
based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
•
|
Level 3 – Valuations
based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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Columbia Select Large Cap
Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Fair value
measurements (continued)
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs
can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar
investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the
measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various
levels within the hierarchy.
Certain investments
that have been measured at fair value using the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to
the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares
with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily
supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices.
Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Investment Manager.
Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the
Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the
Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve
valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and
procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing
methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third
party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or
approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those
described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3,
the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security
transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair
value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the
Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the
Fund’s investments at September 30, 2017:
|
Level
1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) |
Level
2 other significant observable inputs ($) |
Level
3 significant unobservable inputs ($) |
Investments
measured at net asset value ($) |
Total
($) |
Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary |
986,306,222
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
986,306,222
|
Consumer
Staples |
219,335,019
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
219,335,019
|
Energy
|
100,992,605
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
100,992,605
|
Financials
|
255,627,900
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
255,627,900
|
Health
Care |
962,419,989
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
962,419,989
|
Industrials
|
90,905,147
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
90,905,147
|
Information
Technology |
1,374,841,066
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,374,841,066
|
Total
Common Stocks |
3,990,427,948
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
3,990,427,948
|
Money
Market Funds |
—
|
—
|
—
|
15,626,948
|
15,626,948
|
Total
Investments |
3,990,427,948
|
—
|
—
|
15,626,948
|
4,006,054,896
|
See the Portfolio of Investments for
all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels
during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Assets
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at cost |
$2,429,230,816
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at cost |
15,626,948
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at value |
3,990,427,948
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at value |
15,626,948
|
Receivable
for: |
|
Investments
sold |
80,637,650
|
Capital
shares sold |
2,105,789
|
Dividends
|
1,135,781
|
Prepaid
expenses |
26,936
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
215,173
|
Other
assets |
27,830
|
Total
assets |
4,090,204,055
|
Liabilities
|
|
Payable
for: |
|
Investments
purchased |
4,426,970
|
Capital
shares purchased |
7,646,074
|
Management
services fees |
72,522
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
7,071
|
Transfer
agent fees |
359,140
|
Compensation
of board members |
980
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
524
|
Other
expenses |
126,728
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
215,173
|
Total
liabilities |
12,855,182
|
Net
assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$4,077,348,873
|
Represented
by |
|
Paid
in capital |
2,363,772,261
|
Excess
of distributions over net investment income |
(7,998,334)
|
Accumulated
net realized gain |
160,377,814
|
Unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
- unaffiliated issuers |
1,561,197,132
|
Total
- representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$4,077,348,873
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Class
A |
|
Net
assets |
$419,724,332
|
Shares
outstanding |
26,370,431
|
Net
asset value per share |
$15.92
|
Maximum
offering price per share(a) |
$16.89
|
Class
C |
|
Net
assets |
$146,647,464
|
Shares
outstanding |
10,227,867
|
Net
asset value per share |
$14.34
|
Class
R |
|
Net
assets |
$12,755,750
|
Shares
outstanding |
853,036
|
Net
asset value per share |
$14.95
|
Class
R4 |
|
Net
assets |
$35,373,821
|
Shares
outstanding |
2,099,154
|
Net
asset value per share |
$16.85
|
Class
R5 |
|
Net
assets |
$742,422,257
|
Shares
outstanding |
43,836,932
|
Net
asset value per share |
$16.94
|
Class
T |
|
Net
assets |
$216,002
|
Shares
outstanding |
13,573
|
Net
asset value per share |
$15.91
|
Maximum
offering price per share(b) |
$16.32
|
Class
Y |
|
Net
assets |
$1,235,117,312
|
Shares
outstanding |
72,209,765
|
Net
asset value per share |
$17.10
|
Class
Z |
|
Net
assets |
$1,485,091,935
|
Shares
outstanding |
90,561,376
|
Net
asset value per share |
$16.40
|
(a)
|
The
maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. |
(b)
|
The
maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 2.50% for Class T shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Net
investment income |
|
Income:
|
|
Dividends
— unaffiliated issuers |
$14,910,421
|
Dividends
— affiliated issuers |
230,280
|
Foreign
taxes withheld |
(53,627)
|
Total
income |
15,087,074
|
Expenses:
|
|
Management
services fees |
13,837,585
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
|
Class
A |
559,190
|
Class
C |
787,177
|
Class
R |
35,038
|
Class
T |
271
|
Transfer
agent fees |
|
Class
A |
346,177
|
Class
C |
121,818
|
Class
R |
10,837
|
Class
R4 |
23,019
|
Class
R5 |
224,124
|
Class
T |
167
|
Class
Y |
18,776
|
Class
Z |
1,939,278
|
Compensation
of board members |
45,538
|
Custodian
fees |
14,962
|
Printing
and postage fees |
129,244
|
Registration
fees |
109,819
|
Audit
fees |
14,952
|
Legal
fees |
64,843
|
Line
of credit interest expense |
15,336
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
942
|
Other
|
96,165
|
Total
expenses |
18,395,258
|
Fees
waived by transfer agent |
|
Class
R5 |
(24,151)
|
Class
Y |
(11,860)
|
Expense
reduction |
(1,500)
|
Total
net expenses |
18,357,747
|
Net
investment loss |
(3,270,673)
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) — net |
|
Net
realized gain (loss) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
172,381,882
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
16,197
|
Net
realized gain |
172,398,079
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
288,728,822
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
(11,628)
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
288,717,194
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain |
461,115,273
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$457,844,600
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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|
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Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
Six
Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Year
Ended March 31, 2017 |
Operations
|
|
|
Net
investment loss |
$(3,270,673)
|
$(26,734,586)
|
Net
realized gain |
172,398,079
|
764,969,492
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
288,717,194
|
142,463,021
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
457,844,600
|
880,697,927
|
Distributions
to shareholders |
|
|
Net
realized gains |
|
|
Class
A |
(30,367,855)
|
(110,137,846)
|
Class
C |
(11,966,069)
|
(22,791,768)
|
Class
I(a) |
—
|
(19,020,097)
|
Class
R |
(1,026,869)
|
(1,905,044)
|
Class
R4 |
(1,870,525)
|
(3,068,527)
|
Class
R5 |
(48,095,695)
|
(68,631,157)
|
Class
T |
(15,008)
|
(1,148,908)
|
Class
Y |
(12,938,916)
|
(2,914,698)
|
Class
Z |
(183,655,106)
|
(301,763,432)
|
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(289,936,043)
|
(531,381,477)
|
Decrease
in net assets from capital stock activity |
(712,886,937)
|
(1,327,287,342)
|
Total
decrease in net assets |
(544,978,380)
|
(977,970,892)
|
Net
assets at beginning of period |
4,622,327,253
|
5,600,298,145
|
Net
assets at end of period |
$4,077,348,873
|
$4,622,327,253
|
Excess
of distributions over net investment income |
$(7,998,334)
|
$(4,727,661)
|
(a)
|
Effective March
27, 2017, Class I shares were redeemed or exchanged for Class Y shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
|
Six
Months Ended |
Year
Ended |
|
September
30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
March
31, 2017 |
|
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Capital
stock activity |
Class
A |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
2,276,702
|
35,925,934
|
10,659,403
|
161,321,147
|
Distributions
reinvested |
1,888,038
|
28,641,534
|
7,797,605
|
106,884,716
|
Redemptions
|
(33,534,512)
|
(514,533,088)
|
(37,963,635)
|
(576,299,860)
|
Net
decrease |
(29,369,772)
|
(449,965,620)
|
(19,506,627)
|
(308,093,997)
|
Class
C |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
398,494
|
5,628,235
|
1,345,827
|
18,240,909
|
Distributions
reinvested |
741,228
|
10,147,415
|
1,446,769
|
18,136,049
|
Redemptions
|
(2,383,022)
|
(34,191,350)
|
(7,447,321)
|
(103,104,330)
|
Net
decrease |
(1,243,300)
|
(18,415,700)
|
(4,654,725)
|
(66,727,372)
|
Class
I(a) |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
—
|
—
|
1,391,704
|
22,037,340
|
Distributions
reinvested |
—
|
—
|
1,335,435
|
19,019,862
|
Redemptions
|
—
|
—
|
(15,560,082)
|
(244,778,684)
|
Net
decrease |
—
|
—
|
(12,832,943)
|
(203,721,482)
|
Class
R |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
85,615
|
1,280,124
|
204,346
|
2,947,496
|
Distributions
reinvested |
72,010
|
1,026,869
|
146,876
|
1,903,934
|
Redemptions
|
(266,651)
|
(3,971,749)
|
(637,797)
|
(9,075,908)
|
Net
decrease |
(109,026)
|
(1,664,756)
|
(286,575)
|
(4,224,478)
|
Class
R4 |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
690,132
|
11,614,474
|
699,811
|
11,101,409
|
Distributions
reinvested |
116,535
|
1,870,381
|
212,601
|
3,068,293
|
Redemptions
|
(394,482)
|
(6,575,620)
|
(1,273,962)
|
(20,045,845)
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
412,185
|
6,909,235
|
(361,550)
|
(5,876,143)
|
Class
R5 |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
1,248,415
|
21,043,822
|
9,663,624
|
153,187,188
|
Distributions
reinvested |
2,982,749
|
48,081,918
|
4,743,907
|
68,612,410
|
Redemptions
|
(4,186,269)
|
(71,143,541)
|
(11,028,264)
|
(176,400,837)
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
44,895
|
(2,017,801)
|
3,379,267
|
45,398,761
|
Class
T |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
—
|
—
|
39,122
|
599,398
|
Distributions
reinvested |
980
|
14,858
|
83,753
|
1,148,664
|
Redemptions
|
(1,349)
|
(20,995)
|
(905,125)
|
(13,343,483)
|
Net
decrease |
(369)
|
(6,137)
|
(782,250)
|
(11,595,421)
|
Class
Y(a) |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
63,141,715
|
1,070,303,261
|
10,571,168
|
170,723,003
|
Distributions
reinvested |
794,762
|
12,938,729
|
199,319
|
2,914,464
|
Redemptions
|
(3,336,073)
|
(57,324,936)
|
(1,090,686)
|
(17,446,101)
|
Net
increase |
60,600,404
|
1,025,917,054
|
9,679,801
|
156,191,366
|
Class
Z |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
14,742,908
|
237,053,745
|
44,701,989
|
682,949,637
|
Distributions
reinvested |
7,488,511
|
116,970,533
|
11,436,740
|
160,939,865
|
Redemptions
|
(100,369,754)
|
(1,627,667,490)
|
(114,752,639)
|
(1,772,528,078)
|
Net
decrease |
(78,138,335)
|
(1,273,643,212)
|
(58,613,910)
|
(928,638,576)
|
Total
net decrease |
(47,803,318)
|
(712,886,937)
|
(83,979,512)
|
(1,327,287,342)
|
(a)
|
Effective March
27, 2017, Class I shares were redeemed or exchanged for Class Y shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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|
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Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
The
following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are
calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are
not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Year
ended (except as noted) |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from investment operations |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Class
A |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$15.36
|
(0.03)
|
1.70
|
1.67
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$14.58
|
(0.11)
|
2.70
|
2.59
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$18.49
|
(0.12)
|
(1.45)
|
(1.57)
|
(2.34)
|
3/31/2015
|
$18.92
|
(0.13)
|
2.54
|
2.41
|
(2.84)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.23
|
(0.14)
|
4.55
|
4.41
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
|
$14.28
|
(0.05)
|
1.00
|
0.95
|
—
|
Class
C |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$13.99
|
(0.08)
|
1.54
|
1.46
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$13.53
|
(0.21)
|
2.48
|
2.27
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$17.32
|
(0.23)
|
(1.35)
|
(1.58)
|
(2.21)
|
3/31/2015
|
$17.98
|
(0.26)
|
2.41
|
2.15
|
(2.81)
|
3/31/2014
|
$14.61
|
(0.27)
|
4.36
|
4.09
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
|
$13.80
|
(0.15)
|
0.96
|
0.81
|
—
|
Class
R |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$14.51
|
(0.05)
|
1.60
|
1.55
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$13.90
|
(0.14)
|
2.56
|
2.42
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$17.74
|
(0.16)
|
(1.38)
|
(1.54)
|
(2.30)
|
3/31/2015
|
$18.27
|
(0.17)
|
2.45
|
2.28
|
(2.81)
|
3/31/2014
|
$14.77
|
(0.18)
|
4.40
|
4.22
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
|
$13.87
|
(0.08)
|
0.98
|
0.90
|
—
|
Class
R4 |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$16.18
|
(0.01)
|
1.79
|
1.78
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$15.23
|
(0.07)
|
2.83
|
2.76
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$19.22
|
(0.08)
|
(1.52)
|
(1.60)
|
(2.39)
|
3/31/2015
|
$19.55
|
(0.10)
|
2.66
|
2.56
|
(2.89)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.69
|
(0.11)
|
4.69
|
4.58
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
(g) |
$13.14
|
0.03
|
2.52
|
2.55
|
—
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) |
Net
investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
(1.11)
|
$15.92
|
11.25%
|
1.07%
(d),(e) |
1.07%
(d),(e),(f) |
(0.38%)
(d) |
22%
|
$419,724
|
(1.81)
|
$15.36
|
19.42%
|
1.08%
|
1.08%
(f) |
(0.71%)
|
35%
|
$856,339
|
(2.34)
|
$14.58
|
(10.08%)
|
1.08%
|
1.08%
(f) |
(0.72%)
|
56%
|
$1,097,096
|
(2.84)
|
$18.49
|
14.42%
|
1.09%
(e) |
1.09%
(e),(f) |
(0.73%)
|
47%
|
$1,466,541
|
(0.72)
|
$18.92
|
29.19%
|
1.10%
(e) |
1.10%
(e),(f) |
(0.81%)
|
53%
|
$1,525,489
|
—
|
$15.23
|
6.65%
|
1.11%
(e) |
1.11%
(e),(f) |
(0.40%)
|
36%
|
$1,173,231
|
|
(1.11)
|
$14.34
|
10.84%
|
1.83%
(d),(e) |
1.83%
(d),(e),(f) |
(1.12%)
(d) |
22%
|
$146,647
|
(1.81)
|
$13.99
|
18.52%
|
1.83%
|
1.83%
(f) |
(1.46%)
|
35%
|
$160,526
|
(2.21)
|
$13.53
|
(10.79%)
|
1.83%
|
1.83%
(f) |
(1.46%)
|
56%
|
$218,181
|
(2.81)
|
$17.32
|
13.62%
|
1.84%
(e) |
1.84%
(e),(f) |
(1.49%)
|
47%
|
$226,538
|
(0.72)
|
$17.98
|
28.23%
|
1.85%
(e) |
1.85%
(e),(f) |
(1.56%)
|
53%
|
$186,302
|
—
|
$14.61
|
5.87%
|
1.87%
(e) |
1.87%
(e),(f) |
(1.12%)
|
36%
|
$96,328
|
|
(1.11)
|
$14.95
|
11.08%
|
1.33%
(d),(e) |
1.33%
(d),(e),(f) |
(0.62%)
(d) |
22%
|
$12,756
|
(1.81)
|
$14.51
|
19.13%
|
1.33%
|
1.33%
(f) |
(0.96%)
|
35%
|
$13,963
|
(2.30)
|
$13.90
|
(10.34%)
|
1.33%
|
1.33%
(f) |
(0.97%)
|
56%
|
$17,358
|
(2.81)
|
$17.74
|
14.16%
|
1.34%
(e) |
1.34%
(e),(f) |
(0.99%)
|
47%
|
$23,092
|
(0.72)
|
$18.27
|
28.81%
|
1.35%
(e) |
1.35%
(e),(f) |
(1.06%)
|
53%
|
$20,300
|
—
|
$14.77
|
6.49%
|
1.37%
(e) |
1.37%
(e),(f) |
(0.63%)
|
36%
|
$13,498
|
|
(1.11)
|
$16.85
|
11.37%
|
0.83%
(d),(e) |
0.83%
(d),(e),(f) |
(0.14%)
(d) |
22%
|
$35,374
|
(1.81)
|
$16.18
|
19.72%
|
0.83%
|
0.83%
(f) |
(0.46%)
|
35%
|
$27,302
|
(2.39)
|
$15.23
|
(9.89%)
|
0.83%
|
0.83%
(f) |
(0.45%)
|
56%
|
$31,199
|
(2.89)
|
$19.22
|
14.76%
|
0.84%
(e) |
0.84%
(e),(f) |
(0.52%)
|
47%
|
$17,988
|
(0.72)
|
$19.55
|
29.42%
|
0.85%
(e) |
0.85%
(e),(f) |
(0.59%)
|
53%
|
$12,381
|
—
|
$15.69
|
19.41%
|
0.82%
(d) |
0.82%
(d) |
0.60%
(d) |
36%
|
$6
|
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Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Financial Highlights (continued)
Year
ended (except as noted) |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from investment operations |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Class
R5 |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$16.25
|
(0.00)
(h) |
1.80
|
1.80
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$15.27
|
(0.05)
|
2.84
|
2.79
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$19.26
|
(0.06)
|
(1.51)
|
(1.57)
|
(2.42)
|
3/31/2015
|
$19.59
|
(0.06)
|
2.64
|
2.58
|
(2.91)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.69
|
(0.07)
|
4.69
|
4.62
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
(i) |
$13.14
|
0.01
|
2.54
|
2.55
|
—
|
Class
T |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$15.36
|
(0.03)
|
1.69
|
1.66
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$14.58
|
(0.11)
|
2.70
|
2.59
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$18.49
|
(0.13)
|
(1.44)
|
(1.57)
|
(2.34)
|
3/31/2015
|
$18.92
|
(0.13)
|
2.54
|
2.41
|
(2.84)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.23
|
(0.14)
|
4.55
|
4.41
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
|
$14.28
|
(0.06)
|
1.01
|
0.95
|
—
|
Class
Y |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$16.40
|
(0.01)
|
1.82
|
1.81
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$15.39
|
(0.04)
|
2.86
|
2.82
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$19.39
|
(0.05)
|
(1.53)
|
(1.58)
|
(2.42)
|
3/31/2015
|
$19.71
|
(0.06)
|
2.66
|
2.60
|
(2.92)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.77
|
(0.07)
|
4.73
|
4.66
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
(j) |
$13.20
|
0.05
|
2.52
|
2.57
|
—
|
Class
Z |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$15.78
|
(0.01)
|
1.74
|
1.73
|
(1.11)
|
3/31/2017
|
$14.89
|
(0.07)
|
2.77
|
2.70
|
(1.81)
|
3/31/2016
|
$18.84
|
(0.08)
|
(1.48)
|
(1.56)
|
(2.39)
|
3/31/2015
|
$19.22
|
(0.09)
|
2.60
|
2.51
|
(2.89)
|
3/31/2014
|
$15.43
|
(0.10)
|
4.61
|
4.51
|
(0.72)
|
3/31/2013
|
$14.43
|
(0.02)
|
1.02
|
1.00
|
—
|
Notes
to Financial Highlights |
(a)
|
In
addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense
ratios. |
(b)
|
Total net
expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c)
|
For the
six months ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited). |
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
Ratios
include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(f)
|
The
benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(g)
|
Class R4
shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(h)
|
Rounds to
zero. |
(i)
|
Class R5
shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(j)
|
Class Y
shares commenced operations on November 8, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral
part of this statement.
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Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) |
Net
investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
(1.11)
|
$16.94
|
11.45%
|
0.73%
(d),(e) |
0.73%
(d),(e) |
(0.03%)
(d) |
22%
|
$742,422
|
(1.81)
|
$16.25
|
19.87%
|
0.71%
|
0.71%
|
(0.34%)
|
35%
|
$711,730
|
(2.42)
|
$15.27
|
(9.75%)
|
0.70%
|
0.70%
|
(0.33%)
|
56%
|
$617,120
|
(2.91)
|
$19.26
|
14.89%
|
0.70%
(e) |
0.70%
(e) |
(0.34%)
|
47%
|
$754,744
|
(0.72)
|
$19.59
|
29.68%
|
0.70%
(e) |
0.70%
(e) |
(0.41%)
|
53%
|
$635,330
|
—
|
$15.69
|
19.41%
|
0.69%
(d) |
0.69%
(d) |
0.13%
(d) |
36%
|
$66,054
|
|
(1.11)
|
$15.91
|
11.19%
|
1.08%
(d),(e) |
1.08%
(d),(e),(f) |
(0.37%)
(d) |
22%
|
$216
|
(1.81)
|
$15.36
|
19.42%
|
1.08%
|
1.08%
(f) |
(0.74%)
|
35%
|
$214
|
(2.34)
|
$14.58
|
(10.07%)
|
1.08%
|
1.08%
(f) |
(0.74%)
|
56%
|
$11,608
|
(2.84)
|
$18.49
|
14.41%
|
1.09%
(e) |
1.09%
(e),(f) |
(0.74%)
|
47%
|
$42,248
|
(0.72)
|
$18.92
|
29.19%
|
1.11%
(e) |
1.11%
(e),(f) |
(0.81%)
|
53%
|
$38,342
|
—
|
$15.23
|
6.65%
|
1.12%
(e) |
1.12%
(e),(f) |
(0.46%)
|
36%
|
$18,755
|
|
(1.11)
|
$17.10
|
11.40%
|
0.71%
(d),(e) |
0.70%
(d),(e) |
(0.11%)
(d) |
22%
|
$1,235,117
|
(1.81)
|
$16.40
|
19.91%
|
0.67%
|
0.67%
|
(0.22%)
|
35%
|
$190,421
|
(2.42)
|
$15.39
|
(9.69%)
|
0.65%
|
0.65%
|
(0.27%)
|
56%
|
$29,698
|
(2.92)
|
$19.39
|
14.91%
|
0.65%
(e) |
0.65%
(e) |
(0.30%)
|
47%
|
$27,581
|
(0.72)
|
$19.71
|
29.78%
|
0.65%
(e) |
0.65%
(e) |
(0.36%)
|
53%
|
$21,274
|
—
|
$15.77
|
19.47%
|
0.65%
(d) |
0.65%
(d) |
0.81%
(d) |
36%
|
$3
|
|
(1.11)
|
$16.40
|
11.34%
|
0.83%
(d),(e) |
0.83%
(d),(e),(f) |
(0.09%)
(d) |
22%
|
$1,485,092
|
(1.81)
|
$15.78
|
19.77%
|
0.83%
|
0.83%
(f) |
(0.46%)
|
35%
|
$2,661,832
|
(2.39)
|
$14.89
|
(9.88%)
|
0.83%
|
0.83%
(f) |
(0.46%)
|
56%
|
$3,384,999
|
(2.89)
|
$18.84
|
14.74%
|
0.84%
(e) |
0.84%
(e),(f) |
(0.49%)
|
47%
|
$4,275,296
|
(0.72)
|
$19.22
|
29.46%
|
0.85%
(e) |
0.85%
(e),(f) |
(0.56%)
|
53%
|
$4,178,590
|
—
|
$15.43
|
6.93%
|
0.87%
(e) |
0.87%
(e),(f) |
(0.16%)
|
36%
|
$3,534,748
|
Columbia
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
17
|
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund (the Fund), a series
of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par
value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different
distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund
offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class
A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject
to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after
purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on
shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Class R
shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to certain retirement plans and other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus.
Class R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are
generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class R4 shares will be renamed Advisor Class shares.
Class R5 shares are not subject to sales charges and are
generally available only to investors purchasing through authorized investment professionals and omnibus retirement plans as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class R5 shares will be renamed Institutional 2 Class
shares.
Class T shares are subject to a maximum
front-end sales charge of 2.50% per transaction and must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., are specifically authorized to sell Class T shares.
Class Y shares are not subject to sales charges and are
available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class Y shares will be renamed Institutional 3 Class shares.
Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are
generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class Z shares will be renamed Institutional Class shares.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting
policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting
and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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|
Columbia Select Large Cap
Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Security valuation
All equity securities are valued at the close of business of
the New York Stock Exchange. Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, 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 mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing
price on the foreign exchange in which such securities are primarily traded. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or
markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for
securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy adopted by
the Board of Trustees, including, if available, utilizing a third party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S.
securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current
market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money
market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily
available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant
judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation
techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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.
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded
net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity
securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the tax character of
their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the
Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by the Fund’s
management. Management’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a
reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Columbia
Select Large Cap Growth Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
19
|
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and
other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a
specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses,
which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of
determining the net asset value of each class.
Federal
income tax status
The Fund intends to qualify each year
as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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 from net investment income, if any, are declared
and paid each calendar quarter. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from
GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some
cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain
general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting
the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting
pronouncement
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08
Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a
premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with
affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and
advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.77% to 0.57% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The
annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 0.65% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees, who are not officers or
employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial, are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. These members of the Board of Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets, and all amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer
to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net
assets. The total amount allocated to all affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees will not exceed $40,000 annually.
Transactions with affiliates
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Fund engaged
in purchase and/or sale transactions with affiliates and/or accounts that have a common investment manager (or affiliated investment managers), common directors/trustees, and/or common officers. Those purchase and sale transactions complied with
provisions of Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act and were $0 and $355,029,799, respectively.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement,
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent
has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and BFDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the
exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the
Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a
percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund
for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Effective August 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class R5 and Class Y shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.07% and 0.02%,
respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class. Prior to August 1, 2017, these limitations were 0.075% for Class R5 shares and 0.025% for Class Y shares.
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s
annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
|
Effective
rate (%) |
Class
A |
0.15
|
Class
C |
0.15
|
Class
R |
0.15
|
Class
R4 |
0.15
|
Class
R5 |
0.05
|
Class
T |
0.15
|
Class
Y |
0.00
|
Class
Z |
0.16
|
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
An
annual minimum account balance fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum
account balance fees are remitted to the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by
$1,500.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has
adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or
eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the
Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class T shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual
rates of 0.75%, 0.50% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C, Class R and Class T shares of the Fund, respectively.
Although the Fund may pay a distribution fee up to 0.25% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares and a service fee of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares, the aggregate fee shall not exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received
by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended September 30, 2017, if any, are listed below:
|
Amount
($) |
Class
A |
148,882
|
Class
C |
2,840
|
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the
Investment Manager and its affiliates
The Investment
Manager and certain of its affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the
Board of Trustees, so that the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s)
as a percentage of the class’ average daily net assets:
|
August
1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 |
Prior
to August 1, 2017 |
Class
A |
1.15%
|
1.20%
|
Class
C |
1.90
|
1.95
|
Class
R |
1.40
|
1.45
|
Class
R4 |
0.90
|
0.95
|
Class
R5 |
0.82
|
0.87
|
Class
T |
1.15
|
1.20
|
Class
Y |
0.78
|
0.82
|
Class
Z |
0.90
|
0.95
|
Under the agreement governing
these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes),
expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated
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September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
pooled investment
vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and
expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended
only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Reflected in the contractual cap commitment, effective August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018, is the Transfer Agent’s contractual agreement to limit total
transfer agency fees to an annual rate of not more than 0.00% for Class Y and 0.04% for Class R5 of the average daily net assets attributable to each share class, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees. Any fees
waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain
distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At September 30, 2017, the approximate cost of all investments
for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($) |
Gross
unrealized appreciation ($) |
Gross
unrealized (depreciation) ($) |
Net
unrealized appreciation ($) |
2,444,858,000
|
1,587,319,000
|
(26,122,000)
|
1,561,197,000
|
Under current tax rules, regulated
investment companies can elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. The Fund will elect to treat the
following late-year ordinary losses and post-October capital losses at March 31, 2017 as arising on April 1, 2017.
Late
year ordinary losses ($) |
Post-October
capital losses ($) |
4,543,402
|
—
|
Management of the Fund has
concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors
including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the
Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio
information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from
sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $935,020,498 and $1,901,052,072, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2017. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio
turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an
affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of
Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF
may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a
syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is
a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a
rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a
commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the average daily
loan balance outstanding on days when borrowing existed was $69,025,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 2.17%. Interest expense incurred by the Fund is recorded as a line of credit interest expense in the Statement of Operations.
Note 8. Significant risks
Consumer discretionary sector risk
The Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that
may affect companies in the consumer discretionary sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the consumer discretionary sector are subject to certain risks, including fluctuations in the
performance of the overall domestic and international economy, interest rate changes, increased competition and consumer confidence. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including reduced disposable household income, reduced
consumer spending, changing demographics and consumer tastes.
Health care sector risk
The Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that
may affect companies in the health care sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the health care sector are subject to certain risks, including restrictions on government reimbursement for
medical expenses, government approval of medical products and services, competitive pricing pressures, and the rising cost of medical products and services (especially for companies dependent upon a relatively limited number of products or
services). Performance of such companies may be affected by factors including, government regulation, obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so), product liability and other similar litigation as well as product obsolescence.
Shareholder concentration risk
At September 30, 2017, unaffiliated shareholders of record
owned 46.1% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. The Fund has no knowledge about whether any portion of those shares was owned beneficially. Affiliated shareholders of record owned 13.7% of the outstanding shares of the
Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced to sell investments at inopportune
times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased operating expenses for
non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Technology and
technology-related investment risk
The Fund may be more
susceptible to the particular risks that may affect companies in the information technology sector, as well as other technology-related sectors (collectively, the technology sectors) than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in
unrelated sectors. Companies in the technology sectors are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of
such companies may be affected by factors including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for
market share and short product cycles due to an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such
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September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
competitive
pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many technology sector companies have limited operating histories and prices of these
companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that
have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted in Note 1 above, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled
legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of
its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their
business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary,
8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse
publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result.
An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of
Ameriprise Financial.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement
On June
14, 2017, the Board of Trustees (the Board) and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) (the Independent Trustees) of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust) unanimously approved the
continuation of the Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager) with respect to Columbia Select Large Cap Growth Fund (the Fund), a series of the Trust. As detailed
below, the Board’s Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the Committee) and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the
Investment Manager and others before determining to approve the continuation of the Management Agreement.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the
continuation of the Management Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Management Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment
Manager at Committee meetings held on March 27, 2017, April 26, 2017 and June 13, 2017 and at Board meetings held on March 28, 2017 and June 14, 2017. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Management Agreement at most of its other
meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Trust and the Investment Manager. Through the Board’s Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected portfolio managers of the funds the Trustees
oversee and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with its independent fee consultant, Fund counsel and the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel, who advised on
various matters with respect to the Committee’s and the Board’s considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2017, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation
of the Management Agreement. On June 14, 2017, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement for the Fund.
The Committee and the Board considered all information that
they, their legal counsel or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to recommend for approval or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement. The information and factors considered by the
Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Management Agreement for the Fund included the following:
•
|
Information on the
investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks; |
•
|
Information on the
Fund’s management fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider; |
•
|
The Investment
Manager’s agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund through July 31, 2018 so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related
expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) would not exceed a specified annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets; |
•
|
The terms and conditions of
the Management Agreement; |
•
|
The current and proposed
terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including agreements with respect to the provision of distribution, transfer agency and shareholder services
to the Fund; |
•
|
Descriptions of various
functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Management Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices; |
•
|
Information regarding the
management fees of similarly-managed portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts; |
•
|
Information
regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel; |
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•
|
Information regarding the
capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager’s compliance system by the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer; and |
•
|
The profitability to the
Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. |
Nature, extent and quality of services provided under the
Management Agreement
The Committee and the Board
considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Management Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and shareholder services, and
the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager’s ability to attract, motivate and retain highly
qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment
professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager’s investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is
part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.
The Committee and the Board also considered the professional
experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager’s experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of
and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager’s ability to provide administrative services to the Fund and coordinate the activities of the
Fund’s other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under
the Management Agreement supported the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Investment performance
The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the
performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds as determined by the
independent third-party data provider, and data provided by the independent fee consultant. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party’s methodology for identifying the Fund’s peer groups for purposes of
performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund’s performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were
sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Management Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger
over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing
within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund’s investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund’s performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks
or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the
portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31,
2016, the Fund’s performance was in the ninety-eighth, ninety-seventh and seventy-second percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the
purposes of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment
Manager’s performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager’s historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager’s willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After
reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the
continuation of the Management Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement (continued)
Investment management fee rates and other expenses
The Committee and the Board considered the management fees
charged to the Fund under the Management Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Management Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the
Fund’s total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board considered data provided by the independent third-party data provider and the independent fee consultant. The Committee and the Board noted
that, as of December 31, 2016, the Fund’s actual management fee and net total expense ratio are both ranked in the second quintile (where the lowest fees and expenses would be in the first quintile) against the Fund’s expense universe as
determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted
above.
The Committee and the Board also received and
considered information about the management fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the
Investment Manager’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the
Investment Manager and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the fees charged by the Investment Manager for sub-advisory services it provides
to comparable unaffiliated funds. In evaluating the Fund’s management fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the management fee rates and expenses of the Fund, in light of other considerations, warranted the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Costs of services provided and profitability
The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs the
Investment Manager and its affiliates incur in connection with the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.
The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation
directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager’s affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to the Investment
Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2016 to profitability levels realized in 2015. When
reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of similarly managed funds, the performance of the Fund, and the expense ratio of the
Fund. In addition, the Committee and the Board considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the Investment Manager’s financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are,
or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies. In this regard, the Committee and the Board also considered data provided by the independent fee consultant.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the
Management Agreement.
Economies of scale
The Committee and the Board considered the potential
existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager’s investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were
shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment management fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading, compliance and other resources. The Committee
and the Board noted that the management fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.
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Agreement (continued)
In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also
considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board
concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Other benefits to the Investment Manager
The Committee and the Board received and considered
information regarding “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager’s affiliates to provide
distribution, transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund. In this regard, among other matters, the Committee and the Board considered that the Fund’s distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund and receives a
portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated
by the Fund’s securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager’s practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board recognized that
the Investment Manager’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
Conclusion
The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above
considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual
Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the
Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement.
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The
Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies
of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial
intermediary; visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC
by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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 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 800.SEC.0330. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling
800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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LLC.
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SemiAnnual
Report
September 30, 2017
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose
value
Dear Shareholders,
The current outlook for financial markets
is clouded by two primary concerns: the high valuation of equities and the direction of interest rates. Following the U.S. presidential election, U.S. equities rallied based on the assumption that the new administration’s policies would
stimulate growth quickly. Unfortunately it’s unclear whether those measures will get passed, much less passed quickly. In fixed income, uncertainty stems from the possibility that interest rates won’t rise as rapidly as expected if the
administration’s proposed growth policies are not implemented.
Given this uncertainty, investors value a
consistent approach more than ever. Investors want strong, repeatable risk-adjusted returns. Consistency — not surprises. As a leading global asset manager, we believe our consistent, collaborative investment approach enables us to deliver the
dependable experience your portfolio demands. So, how do we strive to deliver a consistent investment experience?
Better insights
Your portfolio benefits from the investment
insights uncovered by our talented investment teams around the world.
Better decisions
Our collaborative, interactive environment
enables our investment teams to construct portfolios that take advantage of the best investment ideas.
Better outcomes
We aim to deliver a consistent experience,
which means fewer surprises, dependable insights, and products designed to do the thing you want.
Whether you’re trying to save money to help your
children go to college or for your own retirement, it’s the consistency of the return that is most essential. People who chase higher returns are usually also the first to sell when that investment goes through a bad patch. We try to combat
this behavioral tendency by offering strategies that aim for a more consistent return. Our goal is for investors to panic less during periods of volatility, which can have a significant effect on their long-term results.
Nothing is more important to us than making sure those who
have entrusted us to protect and grow their assets can do what matters most to them: build a nest egg, leave a legacy, and live confidently — now and throughout retirement. It’s why our talented professionals around the world work
together to uncover uncommon opportunities and why our process encourages challenge and debate around our most compelling ideas to ensure better informed investment decisions, which hopefully lead to better outcomes for you.
Your success is our priority. Talk to your financial advisor
about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, no matter the market conditions.
Sincerely,
Christopher O.
Petersen
President, Columbia Funds
Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses
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The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
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© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights
reserved.
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Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund (the Fund)
seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio
management
Daisuke Nomoto, CMA
(SAAJ)
Lead portfolio
manager
Managed Fund
since 2008
Jasmine (Weili)
Huang, CFA, CPA (U.S. and China), CFM
Co-portfolio
manager
Managed Fund
since 2008
Christine
Seng
Co-portfolio
manager
Managed Fund
since 2014
Morningstar
style boxTM
The Morningstar
Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). Information shown is based on
the most recent data provided by Morningstar.
© 2017
Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely.
Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average
annual total returns (%) (for the period ended September 30, 2017) |
|
|
Inception
|
6
Months cumulative |
1
Year |
5
Years |
10
Years |
Class
A* |
Excluding
sales charges |
03/31/08
|
17.16
|
21.43
|
9.86
|
3.61
|
|
Including
sales charges |
|
10.40
|
14.47
|
8.57
|
2.99
|
Class
C* |
Excluding
sales charges |
03/31/08
|
16.63
|
20.45
|
9.08
|
2.86
|
|
Including
sales charges |
|
15.63
|
19.45
|
9.08
|
2.86
|
Class
R4* |
03/19/13
|
17.26
|
21.73
|
10.14
|
3.90
|
Class
T* |
Excluding
sales charges |
06/18/12
|
17.16
|
21.44
|
9.90
|
3.67
|
|
Including
sales charges |
|
14.25
|
18.37
|
9.33
|
3.40
|
Class
Y* |
03/01/17
|
17.35
|
21.87
|
10.18
|
3.92
|
Class
Z |
12/31/92
|
17.29
|
21.66
|
10.14
|
3.90
|
MSCI
AC Asia Pacific Index (Net) |
|
11.28
|
18.07
|
8.23
|
2.34
|
MSCI
EAFE Index (Net) |
|
11.86
|
19.10
|
8.38
|
1.34
|
Returns for Class A shares are shown
with and without the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%. Returns for Class C shares are shown with and without the 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge for the first year only. The returns for Class T shares are shown with and without the
maximum initial sales charge of 2.50% per transaction. The Fund’s other share classes are not subject to sales charges and have limited eligibility. Effective November 1, 2017, Class R4, Class Y and Class Z shares were renamed Advisor Class,
Institutional 3 Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively. 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 share
class. All results shown assume reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the
effect of any fee waivers or reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been
lower.
The performance information shown represents past
performance and is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be
lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling
800.345.6611.
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|
The returns shown for periods
prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related
operating expenses of the newer share classes, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted
market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance in 13 developed and emerging markets in the Asia Pacific region.
The MSCI EAFE Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market
capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The index is compiled from a composite of securities markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East and is widely
recognized by investors in foreign markets as the measurement index for portfolios of non-North American securities.
Indices are not available for investment, are not
professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes (except the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index (Net) and the MSCI EAFE Index (Net), which reflect reinvested dividends net of withholding taxes) or other expenses of
investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Top
10 holdings (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea) |
4.3
|
Tencent
Holdings Ltd. (China) |
3.9
|
Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR (Taiwan) |
3.8
|
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR (China) |
3.7
|
Ping
An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H (China) |
2.3
|
Keyence
Corp. (Japan) |
2.3
|
China
Construction Bank Corp., Class H (China) |
2.2
|
Rio
Tinto PLC, ADR (United Kingdom) |
2.2
|
SoftBank
Group Corp. (Japan) |
2.2
|
DBS
Group Holdings Ltd. (Singapore) |
2.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the
section entitled “Portfolio of Investments.”
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change
at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Equity
sector breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Consumer
Discretionary |
9.1
|
Consumer
Staples |
2.0
|
Financials
|
23.2
|
Health
Care |
4.7
|
Industrials
|
15.9
|
Information
Technology |
27.5
|
Materials
|
6.3
|
Real
Estate |
3.2
|
Telecommunication
Services |
6.0
|
Utilities
|
2.1
|
Total
|
100.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Country
breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Australia
|
5.8
|
China
|
20.2
|
Hong
Kong |
4.2
|
India
|
7.2
|
Indonesia
|
2.4
|
Japan
|
40.4
|
Philippines
|
0.3
|
Singapore
|
2.7
|
South
Korea |
4.6
|
Taiwan
|
6.1
|
Thailand
|
0.7
|
United
Kingdom |
2.1
|
United
States(a) |
3.3
|
Total
|
100.0
|
(a)
|
Includes
investments in Money Market Funds. |
Country breakdown is based primarily on issuer’s place
of organization/incorporation. Percentages indicated are based upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are
transaction costs, which generally include sales charges on purchases and may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following
information is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples
and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000
= 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the
Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end
of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same
hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that
appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any
transaction costs, such as sales charges, or redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If
transaction costs were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
April
1, 2017 — September 30, 2017 |
|
Account
value at the beginning of the period ($) |
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
|
1,171.60
|
1,017.30
|
8.28
|
7.70
|
1.53
|
Class
C |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,166.30
|
1,013.56
|
12.31
|
11.45
|
2.28
|
Class
R4 |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,172.60
|
1,018.55
|
6.93
|
6.44
|
1.28
|
Class
T |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,171.60
|
1,017.30
|
8.28
|
7.70
|
1.53
|
Class
Y |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,173.50
|
1,019.35
|
6.07
|
5.64
|
1.12
|
Class
Z |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,172.90
|
1,018.60
|
6.88
|
6.39
|
1.27
|
Expenses paid during the period
are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly
by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
Had Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or certain
of its affiliates not waived/reimbursed certain fees and expenses, account value at the end of the period would have been reduced.
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| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net
assets)
Common
Stocks 97.3% |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Australia
5.9% |
Commonwealth
Bank of Australia |
50,673
|
3,000,513
|
CSL
Ltd. |
28,189
|
2,967,546
|
Macquarie
Group Ltd. |
52,609
|
3,766,596
|
Westpac
Banking Corp. |
121,533
|
3,056,984
|
Total
|
12,791,639
|
China
20.3% |
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) |
46,023
|
7,948,632
|
China
Construction Bank Corp., Class H |
5,549,000
|
4,635,923
|
China
Mobile Ltd. |
345,000
|
3,502,425
|
CSPC
Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. |
1,266,000
|
2,127,638
|
Guangdong
Investment Ltd. |
1,760,000
|
2,513,127
|
Kweichow
Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A |
35,072
|
2,734,382
|
NetEase,
Inc., ADR |
8,925
|
2,354,504
|
New
Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR |
22,726
|
2,005,797
|
Nexteer
Automotive Group Ltd. |
1,734,000
|
2,989,324
|
Ping
An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class H |
641,500
|
4,955,211
|
Tencent
Holdings Ltd. |
188,500
|
8,241,351
|
Wuxi
Biologics Cayman, Inc.(a) |
81,500
|
414,840
|
Total
|
44,423,154
|
Hong
Kong 4.3% |
AIA
Group Ltd. |
346,400
|
2,564,504
|
BOC
Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. |
710,000
|
3,458,407
|
Link
REIT (The) |
403,500
|
3,281,251
|
Total
|
9,304,162
|
India
7.2% |
Ceat
Ltd. |
68,436
|
1,799,524
|
Eicher
Motors Ltd. |
8,130
|
3,890,911
|
HDFC
Bank Ltd., ADR |
34,366
|
3,311,851
|
Indraprastha
Gas Ltd. |
86,627
|
1,954,270
|
InterGlobe
Aviation Ltd. |
142,767
|
2,400,560
|
UPL
Ltd. |
198,363
|
2,368,403
|
Total
|
15,725,519
|
Indonesia
2.5% |
PT
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk |
3,360,000
|
3,814,672
|
PT
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk, ADR |
45,418
|
1,557,837
|
Total
|
5,372,509
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Japan
40.6% |
Ai
Holdings Corp. |
29,400
|
735,669
|
Amano
Corp. |
80,400
|
1,903,302
|
Benefit
One, Inc. |
89,400
|
1,763,187
|
Dai-ichi
Life Holdings, Inc. |
161,100
|
2,889,745
|
Daikin
Industries Ltd. |
22,300
|
2,258,377
|
Digital
Arts, Inc. |
16,900
|
730,297
|
Disco
Corp. |
16,400
|
3,342,407
|
Elecom
Co., Ltd. |
97,500
|
1,965,045
|
Fujitec
Co., Ltd. |
100,400
|
1,404,662
|
Fuso
Chemical Co., Ltd. |
24,102
|
771,054
|
Hoya
Corp. |
63,900
|
3,455,638
|
ITOCHU
Corp. |
166,400
|
2,726,428
|
ITOCHU
Techno-Solutions Corp. |
39,300
|
1,468,136
|
JCU
Corp. |
36,900
|
1,647,821
|
Keyence
Corp. |
9,000
|
4,786,811
|
Koito
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
50,500
|
3,171,157
|
Komatsu
Ltd. |
64,900
|
1,837,775
|
Maeda
Kosen Co., Ltd. |
86,000
|
1,417,043
|
MISUMI
Group, Inc. |
65,100
|
1,715,845
|
Mitsubishi
Corp. |
32,900
|
765,446
|
Mitsubishi
UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
526,000
|
3,419,966
|
Mitsui
Chemicals, Inc. |
62,200
|
1,891,966
|
Nidec
Corp. |
32,100
|
3,946,082
|
Nihon
M&A Center, Inc. |
31,200
|
1,526,841
|
Nippon
Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
67,000
|
3,069,989
|
Nitto
Denko Corp. |
25,700
|
2,143,671
|
Nittoku
Engineering Co., Ltd. |
57,701
|
2,447,476
|
Open
House Co., Ltd. |
56,800
|
1,984,712
|
ORIX
Corp. |
242,690
|
3,918,041
|
Persol
Holdings Co., Ltd. |
57,900
|
1,349,085
|
Pigeon
Corp. |
46,000
|
1,572,544
|
Rohm
Co., Ltd. |
13,600
|
1,166,999
|
Seria
Co., Ltd. |
44,900
|
2,496,383
|
Shoei
Co., Ltd. |
35,300
|
1,090,676
|
SoftBank
Group Corp. |
56,500
|
4,581,941
|
Sony
Corp. |
57,800
|
2,156,441
|
Start
Today Co., Ltd. |
24,600
|
779,577
|
Subaru
Corp. |
80,500
|
2,903,405
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
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|
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Takuma
Co., Ltd. |
194,800
|
2,368,824
|
Tanseisha
Co., Ltd. |
164,150
|
2,023,768
|
Ulvac,
Inc. |
19,500
|
1,228,930
|
Total
|
88,823,162
|
Philippines
0.3% |
Security
Bank Corp. |
132,090
|
633,097
|
Singapore
2.7% |
DBS
Group Holdings Ltd. |
280,100
|
4,311,879
|
Mapletree
Commercial Trust |
1,380,770
|
1,547,252
|
Total
|
5,859,131
|
South
Korea 4.6% |
Samsung
Biologics Co., Ltd.(a),(b) |
3,227
|
954,865
|
Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. |
4,034
|
9,077,403
|
Total
|
10,032,268
|
Taiwan
6.1% |
Elite
Material Co., Ltd. |
401,000
|
1,909,665
|
Largan
Precision Co., Ltd. |
19,000
|
3,351,888
|
Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR |
215,571
|
8,094,691
|
Total
|
13,356,244
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Thailand
0.7% |
Kasikornbank
PCL, Foreign Registered Shares |
238,300
|
1,531,283
|
United
Kingdom 2.1% |
Rio
Tinto PLC, ADR |
97,773
|
4,613,908
|
Total
Common Stocks (Cost $141,480,830) |
212,466,076
|
|
Money
Market Funds 3.3% |
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177%(c),(d) |
7,272,917
|
7,272,917
|
Total
Money Market Funds (Cost $7,272,917) |
7,272,917
|
Total
Investments (Cost $148,753,747) |
219,738,993
|
Other
Assets & Liabilities, Net |
|
(1,217,216)
|
Net
Assets |
$218,521,777
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
Currency
to be sold |
Currency
to be purchased |
Counterparty
|
Settlement
date |
Unrealized
appreciation ($) |
Unrealized
depreciation ($) |
10,101,000 CNY
|
1,519,520 USD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
806
|
—
|
21,799,000 CNY
|
3,264,301 USD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
—
|
(13,239)
|
14,603,464,000 IDR
|
1,087,376 USD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
4,471
|
—
|
138,389,000 INR
|
2,153,556 USD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
39,445
|
—
|
244,979,000 JPY
|
2,172,851 USD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
—
|
(5,797)
|
7,628,395 USD
|
9,656,000 AUD
|
Citi
|
10/17/2017
|
—
|
(55,626)
|
Total
|
|
|
|
44,722
|
(74,662)
|
Notes to Portfolio of
Investments
(a)
|
Non-income
producing investment. |
(b)
|
Represents privately
placed and other securities and instruments exempt from SEC registration (collectively, private placements), such as Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 144A eligible securities, which are often sold only to qualified institutional buyers. The Fund may invest
in private placements determined to be liquid as well as those determined to be illiquid. Private placements may be determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2017, the value of these
securities amounted to $954,865, which represents 0.44% of net assets. |
(c)
|
The rate
shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at September 30, 2017. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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|
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund
| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Notes to Portfolio of
Investments (continued)
(d)
|
As defined in
the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and transactions
in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2017 are as follows: |
Issuer
|
Beginning
shares |
Shares
purchased |
Shares
sold |
Ending
shares |
Realized
gain (loss) ($) |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) |
Dividends
— affiliated issuers($) |
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177% |
3,261,120
|
43,195,598
|
(39,183,801)
|
7,272,917
|
239
|
(166)
|
20,717
|
7,272,917
|
Abbreviation Legend
ADR
|
American
Depositary Receipt |
Currency
Legend
AUD
|
Australian
Dollar |
CNY
|
China Yuan
Renminbi |
IDR
|
Indonesian
Rupiah |
INR
|
Indian
Rupee |
JPY
|
Japanese
Yen |
USD
|
US Dollar
|
Fair value measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value measurements according to
a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market participants would use in
pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would use in pricing an
investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not necessarily an
indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to determine fair
value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels
listed below:
•
|
Level 1 – Valuations
based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
•
|
Level 2 – Valuations
based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
•
|
Level 3 – Valuations
based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment
may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such
as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an
investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many
investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Foreign equity securities actively traded in markets where
there is a significant delay in the local close relative to the New York Stock Exchange are classified as Level 2. The values of these securities may include an adjustment to reflect the impact of significant market movements following the close of
local trading, as described in Note 2 to the financial statements – Security valuation.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using
the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of
Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to
maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level
3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support
these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the
Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the
Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the
Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve
valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and
procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing
The accompanying Notes
to Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.
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Pacific/Asia Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Fair value
measurements (continued)
methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing,
including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which
may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled
meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level 3, the Committee monitors
information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security transactions. The Committee
considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair value. This data is also used
to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the Committee may determine that
changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the
Fund’s investments at September 30, 2017:
|
Level
1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) |
Level
2 other significant observable inputs ($) |
Level
3 significant unobservable inputs ($) |
Investments
measured at net asset value ($) |
Total
($) |
Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
—
|
12,791,639
|
—
|
—
|
12,791,639
|
China
|
12,308,933
|
32,114,221
|
—
|
—
|
44,423,154
|
Hong
Kong |
—
|
9,304,162
|
—
|
—
|
9,304,162
|
India
|
3,311,851
|
12,413,668
|
—
|
—
|
15,725,519
|
Indonesia
|
1,557,837
|
3,814,672
|
—
|
—
|
5,372,509
|
Japan
|
—
|
88,823,162
|
—
|
—
|
88,823,162
|
Philippines
|
—
|
633,097
|
—
|
—
|
633,097
|
Singapore
|
—
|
5,859,131
|
—
|
—
|
5,859,131
|
South
Korea |
—
|
10,032,268
|
—
|
—
|
10,032,268
|
Taiwan
|
8,094,691
|
5,261,553
|
—
|
—
|
13,356,244
|
Thailand
|
—
|
1,531,283
|
—
|
—
|
1,531,283
|
United
Kingdom |
4,613,908
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
4,613,908
|
Total
Common Stocks |
29,887,220
|
182,578,856
|
—
|
—
|
212,466,076
|
Money
Market Funds |
—
|
—
|
—
|
7,272,917
|
7,272,917
|
Total
Investments |
29,887,220
|
182,578,856
|
—
|
7,272,917
|
219,738,993
|
Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
—
|
44,722
|
—
|
—
|
44,722
|
Liability
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forward
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts |
—
|
(74,662)
|
—
|
—
|
(74,662)
|
Total
|
29,887,220
|
182,548,916
|
—
|
7,272,917
|
219,709,053
|
See the Portfolio of Investments for
all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category
are generally valued using the market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through reference to prices and information from market transactions for similar or identical assets. These assets include certain foreign securities for
which a third party statistical pricing service may be employed for purposes of fair market valuation. The model utilized by such third party statistical pricing service takes into account a security’s correlation to available market data
including, but not limited to, intraday index, ADR, and exchange-traded fund movements.
Derivative instruments are valued at unrealized appreciation
(depreciation).
There were no transfers of financial
assets between levels during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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|
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund
| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Assets
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at cost |
$141,480,830
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at cost |
7,272,917
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at value |
212,466,076
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at value |
7,272,917
|
Foreign
currency (identified cost $21,299) |
21,301
|
Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
44,722
|
Receivable
for: |
|
Investments
sold |
3,785
|
Capital
shares sold |
33,137
|
Dividends
|
657,605
|
Foreign
tax reclaims |
35,609
|
Prepaid
expenses |
1,339
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
33,007
|
Other
assets |
7,194
|
Total
assets |
220,576,692
|
Liabilities
|
|
Unrealized
depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
74,662
|
Payable
for: |
|
Investments
purchased |
1,882,669
|
Capital
shares purchased |
122
|
Management
services fees |
5,645
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
52
|
Transfer
agent fees |
6,031
|
Compensation
of board members |
1,230
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
26
|
Other
expenses |
51,471
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
33,007
|
Total
liabilities |
2,054,915
|
Net
assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$218,521,777
|
Represented
by |
|
Paid
in capital |
136,320,920
|
Excess
of distributions over net investment income |
(9,194)
|
Accumulated
net realized gain |
11,253,202
|
Unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
- unaffiliated issuers |
70,985,246
|
Foreign
currency translations |
1,543
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
(29,940)
|
Total
- representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$218,521,777
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
Columbia
Pacific/Asia Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Class
A |
|
Net
assets |
$3,264,941
|
Shares
outstanding |
289,192
|
Net
asset value per share |
$11.29
|
Maximum
offering price per share(a) |
$11.98
|
Class
C |
|
Net
assets |
$1,088,108
|
Shares
outstanding |
98,543
|
Net
asset value per share |
$11.04
|
Class
R4 |
|
Net
assets |
$127,827
|
Shares
outstanding |
11,245
|
Net
asset value per share |
$11.37
|
Class
T |
|
Net
assets |
$3,111
|
Shares
outstanding |
276
|
Net
asset value per share(b) |
$11.29
|
Maximum
offering price per share(c) |
$11.58
|
Class
Y |
|
Net
assets |
$174,473,367
|
Shares
outstanding |
15,512,464
|
Net
asset value per share |
$11.25
|
Class
Z |
|
Net
assets |
$39,564,423
|
Shares
outstanding |
3,484,343
|
Net
asset value per share |
$11.35
|
(a)
|
The
maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 5.75% for Class A shares. |
(b)
|
Net asset
value per share rounds to this amount due to fractional shares outstanding. |
(c)
|
The
maximum offering price per share is calculated by dividing the net asset value per share by 1.0 minus the maximum sales charge of 2.50% for Class T shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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|
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund
| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Net
investment income |
|
Income:
|
|
Dividends
— unaffiliated issuers |
$2,965,714
|
Dividends
— affiliated issuers |
20,717
|
Foreign
taxes withheld |
(221,573)
|
Total
income |
2,764,858
|
Expenses:
|
|
Management
services fees |
1,026,780
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
|
Class
A |
3,437
|
Class
C |
4,813
|
Class
T |
4
|
Transfer
agent fees |
|
Class
A |
2,458
|
Class
C |
861
|
Class
R4 |
73
|
Class
T |
2
|
Class
Y |
7,529
|
Class
Z |
49,450
|
Compensation
of board members |
10,777
|
Custodian
fees |
56,254
|
Printing
and postage fees |
7,783
|
Registration
fees |
43,386
|
Audit
fees |
23,311
|
Legal
fees |
3,187
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
50
|
Other
|
19,991
|
Total
expenses |
1,260,146
|
Fees
waived or expenses reimbursed by Investment Manager and its affiliates |
(171)
|
Expense
reduction |
(300)
|
Total
net expenses |
1,259,675
|
Net
investment income |
1,505,183
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) — net |
|
Net
realized gain (loss) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
14,410,711
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
239
|
Foreign
currency translations |
(21,563)
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
(548,570)
|
Net
realized gain |
13,840,817
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
19,411,536
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
(166)
|
Foreign
currency translations |
(1,982)
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
62,061
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
19,471,449
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain |
33,312,266
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$34,817,449
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
Columbia
Pacific/Asia Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
Six
Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Year
Ended March 31, 2017 (a) |
Operations
|
|
|
Net
investment income |
$1,505,183
|
$1,889,982
|
Net
realized gain |
13,840,817
|
17,836,353
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
19,471,449
|
6,705,522
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
34,817,449
|
26,431,857
|
Distributions
to shareholders |
|
|
Net
investment income |
|
|
Class
A |
—
|
(5,938)
|
Class
C |
—
|
(419)
|
Class
I(b) |
—
|
(906,768)
|
Class
R4 |
—
|
(20)
|
Class
T |
—
|
(6)
|
Class
Z |
—
|
(331,750)
|
Net
realized gains |
|
|
Class
A |
(45,191)
|
(134,707)
|
Class
C |
(16,495)
|
(46,349)
|
Class
I(b) |
—
|
(7,897,515)
|
Class
R4 |
(1,598)
|
(322)
|
Class
T |
(49)
|
(149)
|
Class
Y |
(2,605,916)
|
—
|
Class
Z |
(930,731)
|
(4,046,260)
|
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(3,599,980)
|
(13,370,203)
|
Decrease
in net assets from capital stock activity |
(26,490,481)
|
(32,702,435)
|
Total
increase (decrease) in net assets |
4,726,988
|
(19,640,781)
|
Net
assets at beginning of period |
213,794,789
|
233,435,570
|
Net
assets at end of period |
$218,521,777
|
$213,794,789
|
Excess
of distributions over net investment income |
$(9,194)
|
$(1,514,377)
|
(a)
|
Class Y
shares are based on operations from March 1, 2017 (commencement of operations) through the stated period end. |
(b)
|
Effective
March 27, 2017, Class I shares were redeemed or exchanged for Class Y shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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|
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund
| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
|
Six
Months Ended |
Year
Ended |
|
September
30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
March
31, 2017 (a) |
|
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Capital
stock activity |
Class
A |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
71,772
|
761,520
|
51,603
|
490,688
|
Distributions
reinvested |
4,329
|
45,191
|
15,817
|
140,645
|
Redemptions
|
(21,820)
|
(227,283)
|
(177,059)
|
(1,678,515)
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
54,281
|
579,428
|
(109,639)
|
(1,047,182)
|
Class
C |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
17,599
|
185,951
|
2,913
|
27,340
|
Distributions
reinvested |
1,612
|
16,495
|
5,354
|
46,768
|
Redemptions
|
(9,406)
|
(98,279)
|
(37,532)
|
(352,300)
|
Net
increase (decrease) |
9,805
|
104,167
|
(29,265)
|
(278,192)
|
Class
I(b) |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
—
|
—
|
286,457
|
2,697,249
|
Distributions
reinvested |
—
|
—
|
987,243
|
8,804,120
|
Redemptions
|
—
|
—
|
(16,932,830)
|
(165,764,056)
|
Net
decrease |
—
|
—
|
(15,659,130)
|
(154,262,687)
|
Class
R4 |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
13,602
|
144,727
|
1,962
|
18,889
|
Distributions
reinvested |
147
|
1,547
|
20
|
177
|
Redemptions
|
(4,887)
|
(53,552)
|
—
|
—
|
Net
increase |
8,862
|
92,722
|
1,982
|
19,066
|
Class
Y(b) |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
2,268,625
|
24,283,365
|
15,124,542
|
146,859,244
|
Distributions
reinvested |
251,047
|
2,605,869
|
—
|
—
|
Redemptions
|
(2,064,958)
|
(21,792,489)
|
(66,792)
|
(653,892)
|
Net
increase |
454,714
|
5,096,745
|
15,057,750
|
146,205,352
|
Class
Z |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
265,693
|
2,805,425
|
1,046,837
|
10,012,180
|
Distributions
reinvested |
60,047
|
629,891
|
260,972
|
2,328,729
|
Redemptions
|
(3,329,438)
|
(35,798,859)
|
(3,823,618)
|
(35,679,701)
|
Net
decrease |
(3,003,698)
|
(32,363,543)
|
(2,515,809)
|
(23,338,792)
|
Total
net decrease |
(2,476,036)
|
(26,490,481)
|
(3,254,111)
|
(32,702,435)
|
(a)
|
Class Y
shares are based on operations from March 1, 2017 (commencement of operations) through the stated period end. |
(b)
|
Effective
March 27, 2017, Class I shares were redeemed or exchanged for Class Y shares. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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The
following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are
calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are
not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Year
ended (except as noted) |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Class
A |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.80
|
0.06
|
1.61
|
1.67
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
|
$9.26
|
0.05
|
1.05
|
1.10
|
(0.02)
|
(0.54)
|
3/31/2016
|
$9.91
|
0.06
|
(0.64)
|
(0.58)
|
(0.04)
|
(0.03)
|
3/31/2015
|
$8.92
|
0.10
|
0.98
|
1.08
|
(0.09)
|
—
|
3/31/2014
|
$8.93
|
0.11
|
0.08
|
0.19
|
(0.20)
|
—
|
3/31/2013
|
$8.09
|
0.13
|
0.88
|
1.01
|
(0.17)
|
—
|
Class
C |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.63
|
0.02
|
1.57
|
1.59
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
|
$9.15
|
(0.02)
|
1.04
|
1.02
|
(0.00)
(g) |
(0.54)
|
3/31/2016
|
$9.83
|
(0.01)
|
(0.64)
|
(0.65)
|
(0.00)
(g) |
(0.03)
|
3/31/2015
|
$8.86
|
0.03
|
0.97
|
1.00
|
(0.03)
|
—
|
3/31/2014
|
$8.87
|
0.03
|
0.09
|
0.12
|
(0.13)
|
—
|
3/31/2013
|
$8.04
|
0.07
|
0.87
|
0.94
|
(0.11)
|
—
|
Class
R4 |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.86
|
0.09
|
1.60
|
1.69
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
|
$9.31
|
0.14
|
0.99
|
1.13
|
(0.04)
|
(0.54)
|
3/31/2016
|
$9.96
|
0.07
|
(0.62)
|
(0.55)
|
(0.07)
|
(0.03)
|
3/31/2015
|
$8.96
|
0.12
|
0.98
|
1.10
|
(0.10)
|
—
|
3/31/2014
|
$8.98
|
0.12
|
0.09
|
0.21
|
(0.23)
|
—
|
3/31/2013
(h) |
$8.81
|
0.03
|
0.14
|
0.17
|
—
|
—
|
Class
T |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.80
|
0.06
|
1.61
|
1.67
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
|
$9.25
|
0.05
|
1.06
|
1.11
|
(0.02)
|
(0.54)
|
3/31/2016
|
$9.91
|
0.05
|
(0.64)
|
(0.59)
|
(0.04)
|
(0.03)
|
3/31/2015
|
$8.91
|
0.09
|
0.99
|
1.08
|
(0.08)
|
—
|
3/31/2014
|
$8.92
|
0.10
|
0.09
|
0.19
|
(0.20)
|
—
|
3/31/2013
(i) |
$7.55
|
0.08
|
1.46
|
1.54
|
(0.17)
|
—
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Total
distributions to shareholders |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) |
Net
investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
(0.18)
|
$11.29
|
17.16%
|
1.54%
(d) |
1.53%
(d),(e) |
1.15%
(d) |
18%
|
$3,265
|
(0.56)
|
$9.80
|
12.50%
|
1.49%
(f) |
1.49%
(e),(f) |
0.48%
|
80%
|
$2,303
|
(0.07)
|
$9.26
|
(5.88%)
|
1.52%
|
1.52%
(e) |
0.62%
|
73%
|
$3,190
|
(0.09)
|
$9.91
|
12.17%
|
1.48%
|
1.48%
(e) |
1.03%
|
60%
|
$2,496
|
(0.20)
|
$8.92
|
2.25%
|
1.48%
|
1.48%
(e) |
1.20%
|
88%
|
$1,847
|
(0.17)
|
$8.93
|
12.74%
|
1.53%
|
1.52%
(e) |
1.56%
|
78%
|
$2,924
|
|
(0.18)
|
$11.04
|
16.63%
|
2.29%
(d) |
2.28%
(d),(e) |
0.36%
(d) |
18%
|
$1,088
|
(0.54)
|
$9.63
|
11.79%
|
2.24%
(f) |
2.24%
(e),(f) |
(0.25%)
|
80%
|
$854
|
(0.03)
|
$9.15
|
(6.64%)
|
2.27%
|
2.27%
(e) |
(0.13%)
|
73%
|
$1,080
|
(0.03)
|
$9.83
|
11.36%
|
2.23%
|
2.23%
(e) |
0.33%
|
60%
|
$368
|
(0.13)
|
$8.86
|
1.48%
|
2.23%
|
2.23%
(e) |
0.31%
|
88%
|
$554
|
(0.11)
|
$8.87
|
11.88%
|
2.28%
|
2.27%
(e) |
0.93%
|
78%
|
$512
|
|
(0.18)
|
$11.37
|
17.26%
|
1.31%
(d) |
1.28%
(d),(e) |
1.61%
(d) |
18%
|
$128
|
(0.58)
|
$9.86
|
12.82%
|
1.27%
(f) |
1.27%
(e),(f) |
1.53%
|
80%
|
$23
|
(0.10)
|
$9.31
|
(5.61%)
|
1.25%
|
1.25%
(e) |
0.72%
|
73%
|
$4
|
(0.10)
|
$9.96
|
12.42%
|
1.26%
|
1.26%
(e) |
1.28%
|
60%
|
$25
|
(0.23)
|
$8.96
|
2.41%
|
1.25%
|
1.25%
(e) |
1.29%
|
88%
|
$3
|
—
|
$8.98
|
1.93%
|
1.63%
(d) |
1.14%
(d) |
1.61%
(d) |
78%
|
$3
|
|
(0.18)
|
$11.29
|
17.16%
|
1.53%
(d) |
1.53%
(d),(e) |
1.05%
(d) |
18%
|
$3
|
(0.56)
|
$9.80
|
12.64%
|
1.49%
(f) |
1.49%
(e),(f) |
0.50%
|
80%
|
$3
|
(0.07)
|
$9.25
|
(5.96%)
|
1.48%
|
1.48%
(e) |
0.58%
|
73%
|
$3
|
(0.08)
|
$9.91
|
12.27%
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
(e) |
1.00%
|
60%
|
$3
|
(0.20)
|
$8.91
|
2.25%
|
1.47%
|
1.47%
(e) |
1.07%
|
88%
|
$3
|
(0.17)
|
$8.92
|
20.67%
|
1.54%
(d) |
1.54%
(d),(e) |
1.31%
(d) |
78%
|
$3
|
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|
Financial Highlights (continued)
Year
ended (except as noted) |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from investment operations |
Distributions
from net investment income |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Class
Y |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.75
|
0.08
|
1.60
|
1.68
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
(j) |
$9.51
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
0.24
|
—
|
—
|
Class
Z |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$9.84
|
0.06
|
1.63
|
1.69
|
—
|
(0.18)
|
3/31/2017
|
$9.30
|
0.07
|
1.05
|
1.12
|
(0.04)
|
(0.54)
|
3/31/2016
|
$9.95
|
0.08
|
(0.63)
|
(0.55)
|
(0.07)
|
(0.03)
|
3/31/2015
|
$8.95
|
0.12
|
0.99
|
1.11
|
(0.11)
|
—
|
3/31/2014
|
$8.96
|
0.11
|
0.10
|
0.21
|
(0.22)
|
—
|
3/31/2013
|
$8.12
|
0.12
|
0.91
|
1.03
|
(0.19)
|
—
|
Notes
to Financial Highlights |
(a)
|
In
addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense
ratios. |
(b)
|
Total net
expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c)
|
For the
six months ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited). |
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
The
benefits derived from expense reductions had an impact of less than 0.01%. |
(f)
|
Expenses
have been reduced due to a reimbursement of expenses overbilled by a third party. If the reimbursement had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been higher by the percentages shown for each class in the table below. All fee waivers and
expense reimbursements by the Investment Manager and its affiliates were applied before giving effect to this third party reimbursement. |
|
Class
A |
Class
C |
Class
R4 |
Class
T |
Class
Z |
03/31/2017
|
0.01
% |
0.01
% |
0.01
% |
0.01
% |
0.01
% |
(g)
|
Rounds
to zero. |
(h)
|
Class R4
shares commenced operations on March 19, 2013. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(i)
|
Class T
shares commenced operations on June 18, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(j)
|
Class Y
shares commenced operations on March 1, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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|
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Total
distributions to shareholders |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) |
Net
investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
(0.18)
|
$11.25
|
17.35%
|
1.12%
(d) |
1.12%
(d) |
1.49%
(d) |
18%
|
$174,473
|
—
|
$9.75
|
2.52%
|
1.12%
(d) |
1.12%
(d) |
15.80%
(d) |
80%
|
$146,742
|
|
(0.18)
|
$11.35
|
17.29%
|
1.27%
(d) |
1.27%
(d),(e) |
1.15%
(d) |
18%
|
$39,564
|
(0.58)
|
$9.84
|
12.72%
|
1.24%
(f) |
1.24%
(e),(f) |
0.73%
|
80%
|
$63,870
|
(0.10)
|
$9.30
|
(5.61%)
|
1.27%
|
1.27%
(e) |
0.81%
|
73%
|
$83,696
|
(0.11)
|
$9.95
|
12.51%
|
1.23%
|
1.23%
(e) |
1.28%
|
60%
|
$78,236
|
(0.22)
|
$8.95
|
2.49%
|
1.23%
|
1.23%
(e) |
1.27%
|
88%
|
$75,079
|
(0.19)
|
$8.96
|
12.97%
|
1.28%
|
1.28%
(e) |
1.47%
|
78%
|
$51,013
|
Columbia
Pacific/Asia Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund (the Fund), a series of Columbia
Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par
value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different
distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund
offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class
A shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% based on the initial investment amount. Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge in accounts aggregating $1 million to $50 million at the time of purchase are subject
to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) if the shares are sold within 18 months after purchase, charged as follows: 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within 12 months after purchase, and 0.50% CDSC if redeemed more than 12, but less than 18, months after
purchase.
Class C shares are subject to a 1.00% CDSC on
shares redeemed within 12 months after purchase.
Class
R4 shares are not subject to sales charges and are generally available only to omnibus retirement plans and certain investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class R4 shares will be renamed Advisor Class
shares.
Class T shares are subject to a maximum
front-end sales charge of 2.50% per transaction and must be purchased through financial intermediaries that, by written agreement with Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., are specifically authorized to sell Class T shares.
Class Y shares are not subject to sales charges and are
available to institutional and certain other investors as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class Y shares will be renamed Institutional 3 Class shares.
Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are
generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class Z shares will be renamed Institutional Class shares.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting
policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting
and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
All equity securities are valued at the close of business of
the New York Stock Exchange. Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, 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 mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.
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|
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| Semiannual Report 2017 |
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing
price on the foreign exchange in which such securities are primarily traded. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or
markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for
securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy adopted by
the Board of Trustees, including, if available, utilizing a third party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S.
securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current
market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money
market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are
marked-to-market based upon foreign currency exchange rates provided by a pricing service.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily
available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant
judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation
techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign currency transactions and translations
The values of all assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are generally translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions and translations
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.
Derivative instruments
The Fund invests in certain derivative instruments, as
detailed below, to meet its investment objectives. Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more securities, currencies, commodities, indices, or other assets or instruments.
Derivatives may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining desired exposure to certain assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to
pursue higher investment returns. The Fund may also use derivative instruments to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Derivatives may involve various risks, including
the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the terms of the contract, the potential for an illiquid secondary market (making it difficult for the Fund to sell or
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terminate,
including at favorable prices) and the potential for market movements which may expose the Fund to gains or losses in excess of the amount shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The notional amounts of derivative instruments, if
applicable, are not recorded in the financial statements.
A derivative instrument may suffer a marked-to-market loss if
the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform its obligations under the contract. The Fund’s risk of loss
from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral held by the Fund and the amount of any variation margin held by the counterparty, plus any replacement
costs or related amounts. With exchange-traded or centrally cleared derivatives, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund since the clearinghouse or central counterparty (CCP) provides some protection in the case of clearing member
default. The clearinghouse or CCP stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, additional counterparty credit risk is failure of the clearinghouse or CCP. However, credit risk still exists in exchange-traded or centrally
cleared derivatives with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a broker’s customer account. While brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a broker becomes insolvent or goes
into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the broker for all its clients, U.S. bankruptcy laws will typically allocate that shortfall on a pro-rata basis across all the broker’s customers
(including the Fund), potentially resulting in losses to the Fund.
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure
rights that will help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (ISDA Master Agreement) or similar agreement with its derivatives contract
counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is an agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a
default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create
one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out netting), including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Note, however, that bankruptcy or
insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset or netting in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
Collateral (margin) requirements differ by type of derivative.
Margin requirements are established by the clearinghouse or CCP for exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives. Brokers can ask for margin in excess of the minimum in certain circumstances. Collateral terms are contract specific for
over-the-counter derivatives. For over-the-counter derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the marked-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing
that amount to the value of any variation margin currently pledged by the Fund and/or the counterparty. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (e.g., $250,000) before a transfer
has to be made. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty nonperformance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk
by only entering into agreements with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties of
over-the-counter derivatives transactions to terminate derivatives contracts prior to maturity in the event the Fund’s net asset value declines by a stated percentage over a specified time period or if the Fund fails to meet certain terms of
the ISDA Master Agreement, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty. The Fund also has termination rights if the counterparty fails to meet certain terms of the ISDA Master Agreement. In addition
to considering counterparty credit risk, the Fund would consider terminating the derivatives contracts based on whether termination would result in a net liability owed from the counterparty.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset
derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are
over-the-counter agreements between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The Fund utilized forward foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the currency exposure associated with some or all of the Fund’s
securities, to shift investment exposure from one currency to another, to shift U.S. dollar exposure to achieve a representative weighted mix of major currencies in its benchmark, and to recover an underweight country exposure in its portfolio.
These instruments may be used for other purposes in future periods.
The values of forward foreign currency exchange contracts
fluctuate daily with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Changes in the value of these contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the contract is exercised or has expired. The Fund will realize a gain or loss
when the forward foreign currency exchange contract is closed or expires.
The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts does
not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the Fund’s portfolio securities. The risks of forward foreign currency exchange contracts include movement in the values of the foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar (or other foreign
currencies) and the possibility that counterparties will not complete their contractual obligations, which may be in excess of the amount reflected, if any, in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Effects of derivative transactions in the financial
statements
The following tables are intended to provide
additional information about the effect of derivatives on the financial statements of the Fund, including: the fair value of derivatives by risk category and the location of those fair values in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; and the
impact of derivative transactions over the period in the Statement of Operations, including realized and unrealized gains (losses). The derivative instrument schedules following the Portfolio of Investments present additional information regarding
derivative instruments outstanding at the end of the period, if any.
The following table is a summary of the fair value of
derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) at September 30, 2017:
|
Asset
derivatives |
|
Risk
exposure category |
Statement
of assets and liabilities location |
Fair
value ($) |
Foreign
exchange risk |
Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
44,722
|
|
Liability
derivatives |
|
Risk
exposure category |
Statement
of assets and liabilities location |
Fair
value ($) |
Foreign
exchange risk |
Unrealized
depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts |
74,662
|
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The
following table indicates the effect of derivative instruments (not considered to be hedging instruments for accounting disclosure purposes) in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended September 30, 2017:
Amount
of realized gain (loss) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk
exposure category |
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts ($) |
Foreign
exchange risk |
(548,570)
|
|
Change
in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income |
Risk
exposure category |
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts ($) |
Foreign
exchange risk |
62,061
|
The following table is a summary
of the average outstanding volume by derivative instrument for the six months ended September 30, 2017:
Derivative
instrument |
Average
unrealized appreciation ($)* |
Average
unrealized depreciation ($)* |
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
185,253
|
(140,986)
|
*
|
Based on
the ending quarterly outstanding amounts for the six months ended September 30, 2017. |
Offsetting of assets and liabilities
The following table presents the Fund’s gross and net
amount of assets and liabilities available for offset under netting arrangements as well as any related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of September 30, 2017:
|
Citi
($) |
Assets
|
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
44,722
|
Liabilities
|
|
Forward
foreign currency exchange contracts |
74,662
|
Total
financial and derivative net assets |
(29,940)
|
Total
collateral received (pledged) (a) |
-
|
Net
amount (b) |
(29,940)
|
(a)
|
In some
instances, the actual collateral received and/or pledged may be more than the amount shown due to overcollateralization. |
(b)
|
Represents the
net amount due from/(to) counterparties in the event of default. |
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.
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded
net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a
reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
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Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and
other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a
specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses,
which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of
determining the net asset value of each class.
Federal
income tax status
The Fund intends to qualify each year
as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on
investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it
invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be
subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a
liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared
and paid semi-annually. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some
cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain
general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting
the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting
pronouncement
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08
Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a
premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
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Note 3. Fees and other transactions with
affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and
advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.95% to 0.72% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The
annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 0.95% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Participating Affiliates
The Investment Manager and its investment advisory affiliates
(Participating Affiliates) around the world may coordinate in providing services to their clients. From time to time the Investment Manager (or any affiliated investment subadviser to the Fund, as the case may be) may engage its Participating
Affiliates to provide a variety of services such as investment research, investment monitoring, trading and discretionary investment management (including portfolio management) to certain accounts managed by the Investment Manager, including the
Fund. These Participating Affiliates will provide services to the Investment Manager (or any affiliated investment subadviser to the Fund as the case may be) either pursuant to subadvisory agreements, personnel-sharing agreements or similar
inter-company arrangements and the Fund will pay no additional fees and expenses as a result of any such arrangements.
These Participating Affiliates, like the Investment Manager,
are direct or indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise Financial and are registered with appropriate respective regulators in their home jurisdictions and, where required, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission in the United States.
Pursuant to some of
these arrangements, certain employees of these Participating Affiliates may serve as "associated persons" of the Investment Manager and, in this capacity, subject to the oversight and supervision of the Investment Manager and consistent with the
investment objectives, policies and limitations set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI), may provide such services to the Fund on behalf of the Investment Manager.
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees, who are not officers or
employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial, are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. These members of the Board of Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets, and all amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer
to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net
assets. The total amount allocated to all affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees will not exceed $40,000 annually.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement,
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent
has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and BFDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the
exception of out-of-pocket fees).
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The
Fund pays the Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of
accounts or on a percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to
time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from
the Fund for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees. Effective August 1, 2017, total transfer agency fees for Class Y shares are subject to an annual limitation of not more than 0.02% of the average daily net
assets attributable to Class Y shares. Prior to August 1, 2017, the limitation was 0.025% for Class Y shares.
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s
annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
|
Effective
rate (%) |
Class
A |
0.18
|
Class
C |
0.18
|
Class
R4 |
0.18
|
Class
T |
0.18
|
Class
Y |
0.01
|
Class
Z |
0.18
|
An annual minimum account balance
fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to
the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, these minimum account balance fees reduced total expenses of the Fund by $300.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has
adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or
eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the
Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class C and Class T shares of the Fund. Also under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual
rates of 0.75% and 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class C and Class T shares of the Fund, respectively.
Although the Fund may pay a distribution fee up to 0.25% of
the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares and a service fee of up to 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares, the aggregate fee shall not exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s
average daily net assets attributable to Class T shares.
Sales charges
Sales charges, including front-end charges and CDSCs, received
by the Distributor for distributing Fund shares for the six months ended September 30, 2017, if any, are listed below:
|
Amount
($) |
Class
A |
17,632
|
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Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its
affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its
affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that
the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the
class’ average daily net assets:
|
August
1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 |
Prior
to August 1, 2017 |
Class
A |
1.55%
|
1.72%
|
Class
C |
2.30
|
2.47
|
Class
R4 |
1.30
|
1.47
|
Class
T |
1.55
|
1.72
|
Class
Y |
1.19
|
1.34
|
Class
Z |
1.30
|
1.47
|
Under the agreement governing
these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes),
expenses associated with investments in affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles (including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds), transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program,
dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money, interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is
specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense
reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain
distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At September 30, 2017, the approximate cost of all investments
for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($) |
Gross
unrealized appreciation ($) |
Gross
unrealized (depreciation) ($) |
Net
unrealized appreciation ($) |
148,754,000
|
71,792,000
|
(837,000)
|
70,955,000
|
Tax cost of investments and
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
The following capital loss carryforwards, determined at March
31, 2017, 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. Capital loss carryforwards with no expiration are required to be utilized prior
to any capital losses which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, capital loss carryforwards which carry an expiration date may be more likely to expire unused.
2017
($) |
2018
($) |
2019
($) |
No
expiration short-term ($) |
No
expiration long-term ($) |
Total
($) |
—
|
1,786,666
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,786,666
|
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September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Under current tax rules, regulated investment companies can
elect to treat certain late-year ordinary losses incurred and post-October capital losses (capital losses realized after October 31) as arising on the first day of the following taxable year. The Fund will elect to treat the following late-year
ordinary losses and post-October capital losses at March 31, 2017 as arising on April 1, 2017.
Late
year ordinary losses ($) |
Post-October
capital losses ($) |
133,392
|
—
|
Management of the Fund has
concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors
including, but not limited to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the
Internal Revenue Service.
Note 5. Portfolio
information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from
sales of securities, excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $37,219,032 and $68,716,469, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2017. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio
turnover rate reported in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund, an
affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in the Statement of
Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition, the Board of Trustees of the Affiliated MMF
may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory limits.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a
syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is
a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a
rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a
commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended
September 30, 2017.
Note 8. Significant
risks
Asia Pacific region risk
Because the Fund concentrates its investments in the Asia
Pacific region, the Fund may be particularly susceptible to economic, political or regulatory events affecting companies and countries within the Asia Pacific region. Many of the countries in the Asia Pacific region are considered underdeveloped or
developing, including from a political economic and/or social perspective, and may have relatively unstable governments and economies based on limited business, industries and/or natural resources or commodities. Events in any one country within the
region may impact other countries in the region or the region as a whole. As a result, events in the region will generally have a greater effect on the Fund than if the
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Fund were more
geographically diversified. This could result in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s investments and losses for the Fund. Also, securities of some companies in the region can be less liquid than U.S. or other foreign securities,
potentially making it difficult for the Fund to sell such securities at a desirable time and place.
Financial sector risk
The Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that
may affect companies in the financial services sector than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the financial services sector are subject to certain risks, including the risk of regulatory change,
decreased liquidity in credit markets and unstable interest rates. Such companies may have concentrated portfolios, such as a high level of loans to real estate developers, which makes them vulnerable to economic conditions that affect that
industry. Performance of such companies may be affected by competitive pressures and exposure to investments or agreements that, under certain circumstances, may lead to losses (e.g., subprime loans). Companies in the financial services sector are
subject to extensive governmental regulation that may limit the amount and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, and interest rates and fees that they may charge. In addition, profitability of such companies is largely
dependent upon the availability and the cost of capital.
Foreign securities and emerging market countries risk
Investing in foreign securities may include certain risks and
considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities, such as fluctuating currency values and changing local and regional economic, political and social conditions, which may result in greater market volatility. In addition,
certain foreign securities may not be as liquid as U.S. securities. Investing in emerging markets may accentuate these risks. These countries are also more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluation which could
hurt their economies and securities markets. To the extent that the Fund concentrates its investment exposure to any one or a few specific countries, the Fund will be particularly susceptible to the various conditions, events or other factors
impacting those countries and may, therefore, have a greater risk than that of a fund which is more geographically diversified.
Shareholder concentration risk
At September 30, 2017, affiliated shareholders of record owned
84.2% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be forced
to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and increased
operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Technology and technology-related investment risk
The Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that
may affect companies in the information technology sector, as well as other technology-related sectors (collectively, the technology sectors) than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the technology
sectors are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors
including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to
an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many technology sector
companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that
have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted in Note 1 above, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled
legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of
its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their
business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary,
8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse
publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result.
An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of
Ameriprise Financial.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement
On June
14, 2017, the Board of Trustees (the Board) and the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) (the Independent Trustees) of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust) unanimously approved the
continuation of the Management Agreement (the Management Agreement) with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager) with respect to Columbia Pacific/Asia Fund (the Fund), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the
Board’s Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the Committee) and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment
Manager and others before determining to approve the continuation of the Management Agreement.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the
continuation of the Management Agreement, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Management Agreement, and discussed these materials with representatives of the Investment
Manager at Committee meetings held on March 27, 2017, April 26, 2017 and June 13, 2017 and at Board meetings held on March 28, 2017 and June 14, 2017. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Management Agreement at most of its other
meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Trust and the Investment Manager. Through the Board’s Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected portfolio managers of the funds the Trustees
oversee and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also consulted with its independent fee consultant, Fund counsel and the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel, who advised on
various matters with respect to the Committee’s and the Board’s considerations and otherwise assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2017, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation
of the Management Agreement. On June 14, 2017, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement for the Fund.
The Committee and the Board considered all information that
they, their legal counsel or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to recommend for approval or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement. The information and factors considered by the
Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Management Agreement for the Fund included the following:
•
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Information on the
investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks; |
•
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Information on the
Fund’s management fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider; |
•
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The Investment
Manager’s agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund through July 31, 2018 so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related
expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) would not exceed a specified annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets; |
•
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The terms and conditions of
the Management Agreement; |
•
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The current and proposed
terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including agreements with respect to the provision of distribution, transfer agency and shareholder services
to the Fund; |
•
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Descriptions of various
functions performed by the Investment Manager under the Management Agreement, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices; |
•
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Information regarding the
management fees of similarly-managed portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts; |
•
|
Information
regarding the reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel; |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement (continued)
•
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Information regarding the
capabilities of the Investment Manager with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager’s compliance system by the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer; and |
•
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The profitability to the
Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. |
Nature, extent and quality of services provided under the
Management Agreement
The Committee and the Board
considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates under the Management Agreement and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and shareholder services, and
the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager and its affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the Investment Manager’s ability to attract, motivate and retain highly
qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment
professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager’s investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is
part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder services.
The Committee and the Board also considered the professional
experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager, which included consideration of the Investment Manager’s experience with similarly-structured funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of
and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager’s ability to provide administrative services to the Fund and coordinate the activities of the
Fund’s other service providers. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under
the Management Agreement supported the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Investment performance
The Committee and the Board reviewed information about the
performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds as determined by the
independent third-party data provider, and data provided by the independent fee consultant. The Committee and the Board also reviewed a description of the third party’s methodology for identifying the Fund’s peer groups for purposes of
performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund’s performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain (although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were
sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Management Agreement. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger
over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing
within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market conditions and the Fund’s investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund’s performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks
or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps designed to help improve the Fund’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the
portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31,
2016, the Fund’s performance was in the sixty-seventh, thirty-fourth and fiftieth percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes
of performance comparisons for the one-, three- and five-year periods, respectively.
The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment
Manager’s performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager’s historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager’s willingness to take steps intended to improve performance. After
reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund and the Investment Manager was sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant the
continuation of the Management Agreement.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement (continued)
Investment management fee rates and other expenses
The Committee and the Board considered the management fees
charged to the Fund under the Management Agreement as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Management Agreement, the Committee and the Board considered, among other information, the
Fund’s total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board considered data provided by the independent third-party data provider and the independent fee consultant. The Committee and the Board also took
into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.
The Committee and the Board also received and considered
information about the management fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment
Manager’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager
and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the fees charged by the Investment Manager for sub-advisory services it provides to comparable
unaffiliated funds. In evaluating the Fund’s management fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the management fee rates and expenses of the Fund, in light of other considerations, warranted the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Costs of services provided and profitability
The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs the
Investment Manager and its affiliates incur in connection with the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.
The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation
directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager’s affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to the Investment
Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2016 to profitability levels realized in 2015. When
reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of similarly managed funds, the performance of the Fund, and the expense ratio of the
Fund. In addition, the Committee and the Board considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the Investment Manager’s financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are,
or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies. In this regard, the Committee and the Board also considered data provided by the independent fee consultant.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the
Management Agreement.
Economies of scale
The Committee and the Board considered the potential
existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager’s investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were
shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment management fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading, compliance and other resources. The Committee
and the Board noted that the management fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management
Agreement (continued)
In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also
considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board
concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Management Agreement.
Other benefits to the Investment Manager
The Committee and the Board received and considered
information regarding “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager’s affiliates to provide
distribution, transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund. In this regard, among other matters, the Committee and the Board considered that the Fund’s distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund and receives a
portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager by reason of brokerage commissions generated
by the Fund’s securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager’s practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board recognized that
the Investment Manager’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
Conclusion
The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above
considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and individual
Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel, the
Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement.
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The
Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies
of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial
intermediary; visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC
by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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 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 800.SEC.0330. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling
800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers,
LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia
Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved. Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110-2804
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com
SemiAnnual
Report
September 30, 2017
Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund
Not FDIC Insured • No bank guarantee • May lose
value
Dear Shareholders,
The current outlook for financial markets
is clouded by two primary concerns: the high valuation of equities and the direction of interest rates. Following the U.S. presidential election, U.S. equities rallied based on the assumption that the new administration’s policies would
stimulate growth quickly. Unfortunately it’s unclear whether those measures will get passed, much less passed quickly. In fixed income, uncertainty stems from the possibility that interest rates won’t rise as rapidly as expected if the
administration’s proposed growth policies are not implemented.
Given this uncertainty, investors value a
consistent approach more than ever. Investors want strong, repeatable risk-adjusted returns. Consistency — not surprises. As a leading global asset manager, we believe our consistent, collaborative investment approach enables us to deliver the
dependable experience your portfolio demands. So, how do we strive to deliver a consistent investment experience?
Better insights
Your portfolio benefits from the investment
insights uncovered by our talented investment teams around the world.
Better decisions
Our collaborative, interactive environment
enables our investment teams to construct portfolios that take advantage of the best investment ideas.
Better outcomes
We aim to deliver a consistent experience,
which means fewer surprises, dependable insights, and products designed to do the thing you want.
Whether you’re trying to save money to help your
children go to college or for your own retirement, it’s the consistency of the return that is most essential. People who chase higher returns are usually also the first to sell when that investment goes through a bad patch. We try to combat
this behavioral tendency by offering strategies that aim for a more consistent return. Our goal is for investors to panic less during periods of volatility, which can have a significant effect on their long-term results.
Nothing is more important to us than making sure those who
have entrusted us to protect and grow their assets can do what matters most to them: build a nest egg, leave a legacy, and live confidently — now and throughout retirement. It’s why our talented professionals around the world work
together to uncover uncommon opportunities and why our process encourages challenge and debate around our most compelling ideas to ensure better informed investment decisions, which hopefully lead to better outcomes for you.
Your success is our priority. Talk to your financial advisor
about how working with Columbia Threadneedle Investments may help you position your portfolio for consistent, sustainable outcomes, no matter the market conditions.
Sincerely,
Investors should consider the
investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of a mutual fund carefully before investing. For a free prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about a fund, visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors,
Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. All rights
reserved.
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Report 2017
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Report 2017
Fund at a Glance
(Unaudited)
Investment objective
Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund
(the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Portfolio
management
Columbia Management
Investment Advisers, LLC
Thomas Galvin,
CFA
Richard
Carter
Todd
Herget
Loomis, Sayles
& Company, L.P.
Aziz
Hamzaogullari, CFA
Los Angeles
Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc.
Thomas Stevens,
CFA
Hal
Reynolds, CFA
Daniel Allen,
CFA
Daniel
Arche, CFA
Morningstar
style boxTM
The Morningstar
Style Box is based on a fund’s portfolio holdings. For equity funds, the vertical axis shows the market capitalization of the stocks owned, and the horizontal axis shows investment style (value, blend, or growth). Information shown is based on
the most recent data provided by Morningstar.
© 2017
Morningstar, Inc. All rights reserved. The Morningstar information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely.
Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Average
annual total returns (%) (for the period ended September 30, 2017) |
|
|
Inception
|
6
Months cumulative |
1
Year |
5
Years |
Life
|
Class
A |
04/20/12
|
11.89
|
16.05
|
14.75
|
13.23
|
Class
Z* |
01/03/17
|
12.04
|
16.45
|
14.82
|
13.30
|
Russell
1000 Growth Index |
|
10.84
|
21.94
|
15.26
|
14.65
|
All results shown assume
reinvestment of distributions during the period. Returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder may pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance results reflect the effect of any fee waivers or
reimbursements of Fund expenses by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC and/or any of its affiliates. Absent these fee waivers or expense reimbursement arrangements, performance results would have been lower.
The performance information shown represents past performance and
is not a guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of your investment will fluctuate so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than
the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by contacting your financial intermediary, visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or calling 800.345.6611.
Effective November 1, 2017, Class Z shares were renamed
Institutional Class shares.
*
|
The returns shown for periods
prior to the share class inception date (including returns for the Life of the Fund, if shown, which are since Fund inception) include the returns of the Fund’s oldest share class. These returns are adjusted to reflect any higher class-related
operating expenses of the newer share class, as applicable. Please visit investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com/investment-products/mutual-funds/appended-performance for more information. |
The Russell 1000 Growth Index, an unmanaged index, measures the
performance of those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Indices are not available for investment, are not
professionally managed and do not reflect sales charges, fees, brokerage commissions, taxes or other expenses of investing. Securities in the Fund may not match those in an index.
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Fund at a Glance (continued)
(Unaudited)
Top
10 holdings (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Facebook,
Inc., Class A |
5.2
|
Amazon.com,
Inc. |
4.8
|
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR |
4.1
|
Visa,
Inc., Class A |
3.6
|
Monster
Beverage Corp. |
2.7
|
Microsoft
Corp. |
2.3
|
Cisco
Systems, Inc. |
1.8
|
Oracle
Corp. |
1.8
|
Apple,
Inc. |
1.8
|
Alphabet,
Inc., Class A |
1.7
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total investments (excluding Money Market Funds).
For further detail about these holdings, please refer to the
section entitled “Portfolio of Investments.”
Fund holdings are as of the date given, are subject to change
at any time, and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
Portfolio
breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Common
Stocks |
98.7
|
Money
Market Funds |
1.3
|
Total
|
100.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
Equity
sector breakdown (%) (at September 30, 2017) |
Consumer
Discretionary |
16.0
|
Consumer
Staples |
8.4
|
Energy
|
2.1
|
Financials
|
5.7
|
Health
Care |
18.9
|
Industrials
|
6.6
|
Information
Technology |
40.6
|
Materials
|
1.1
|
Real
Estate |
0.6
|
Total
|
100.0
|
Percentages indicated are based
upon total equity investments. The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change.
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Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Understanding Your Fund’s Expenses
(Unaudited)
As an investor, you incur two types of costs. There are
transaction costs, which may include redemption fees. There are also ongoing costs, which generally include management fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other fund expenses. The following information is intended to help you understand your
ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to help you compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
Analyzing your Fund’s expenses
To illustrate these ongoing costs, we have provided examples
and calculated the expenses paid by investors in each share class of the Fund during the period. The actual and hypothetical information in the table is based on an initial investment of $1,000 at the beginning of the period indicated 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. You may use the Actual information, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000
= 8.6), then multiply the results by the expenses paid during the period under the “Actual” column. The amount listed in the “Hypothetical” column assumes a 5% annual rate of return before expenses (which is not the
Fund’s actual return) and then applies the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the period to the hypothetical return. You should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate either your actual account balance at the end
of the period or the expenses you paid during the period. See “Compare with other funds” below for details on how to use the hypothetical data.
Compare with other funds
Since all mutual funds are required to include the same
hypothetical calculations about expenses in shareholder reports, you can use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund with other funds. To do so, compare the hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that
appear in the shareholder reports of other funds. As you compare hypothetical examples of other funds, it is important to note that hypothetical examples are meant to highlight the ongoing costs of investing in a fund only and do not reflect any
transaction costs, such as redemption or exchange fees. Therefore, the hypothetical calculations are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If transaction costs
were included in these calculations, your costs would be higher.
April
1, 2017 — September 30, 2017 |
|
Account
value at the beginning of the period ($) |
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
|
1,118.90
|
1,019.15
|
6.13
|
5.84
|
1.16
|
Class
Z |
1,000.00
|
1,000.00
|
1,120.40
|
1,020.69
|
4.49
|
4.28
|
0.85
|
Expenses paid during the period
are equal to the annualized expense ratio for each class as indicated above, multiplied by the average account value over the period and then multiplied by the number of days in the Fund’s most recent fiscal half year and divided by 365.
Expenses do not include fees and expenses incurred indirectly
by the Fund from its investment in underlying funds, including affiliated and non-affiliated pooled investment vehicles, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
The Fund is offered only through certain wrap fee programs
sponsored and/or managed by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. or its affiliates. Participants in wrap fee programs pay other fees that are not included in the above table. Please refer to the wrap program documents for information about the fees
charged.
4
|
Multi-Manager Growth
Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
(Percentages represent value of investments compared to net
assets)
Common
Stocks 98.0% |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Consumer
Discretionary 15.7% |
Auto
Components —% |
Delphi
Automotive PLC |
8,330
|
819,672
|
Automobiles
—% |
Thor
Industries, Inc. |
60
|
7,555
|
Distributors
0.1% |
Pool
Corp. |
36,310
|
3,927,653
|
Diversified
Consumer Services 0.9% |
Graham
Holdings Co., Class B |
636
|
372,124
|
New
Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc., ADR |
270,910
|
23,910,517
|
Service
Corp. International |
2,259
|
77,935
|
Total
|
|
24,360,576
|
Hotels,
Restaurants & Leisure 4.4% |
Aramark
|
13,440
|
545,798
|
Choice
Hotels International, Inc. |
52,270
|
3,340,053
|
Domino’s
Pizza, Inc. |
102,421
|
20,335,690
|
Hilton
Worldwide Holdings, Inc. |
25,060
|
1,740,417
|
Las
Vegas Sands Corp. |
46,565
|
2,987,611
|
Marriott
International, Inc., Class A |
46,850
|
5,165,681
|
McDonald’s
Corp. |
69,840
|
10,942,531
|
Starbucks
Corp. |
590,754
|
31,729,397
|
Vail
Resorts, Inc. |
14,780
|
3,371,614
|
Wynn
Resorts Ltd. |
540
|
80,417
|
Yum
China Holdings, Inc.(a) |
364,000
|
14,549,080
|
Yum!
Brands, Inc. |
337,107
|
24,814,446
|
Total
|
|
119,602,735
|
Household
Durables 0.2% |
Mohawk
Industries, Inc.(a) |
8,890
|
2,200,364
|
Tupperware
Brands Corp. |
33,675
|
2,081,788
|
Total
|
|
4,282,152
|
Internet
& Direct Marketing Retail 6.5% |
Amazon.com,
Inc.(a) |
132,965
|
127,825,903
|
Netflix,
Inc.(a) |
28,072
|
5,090,857
|
Priceline
Group, Inc. (The)(a) |
23,871
|
43,703,504
|
Total
|
|
176,620,264
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Media
0.4% |
Cable
One, Inc. |
636
|
459,268
|
Comcast
Corp., Class A |
63,270
|
2,434,630
|
Madison
Square Garden Co. (The), Class A(a) |
15,220
|
3,258,602
|
Walt
Disney Co. (The) |
47,394
|
4,671,626
|
Total
|
|
10,824,126
|
Specialty
Retail 2.0% |
Foot
Locker, Inc. |
630
|
22,188
|
Home
Depot, Inc. (The) |
20,059
|
3,280,850
|
Tractor
Supply Co. |
359,200
|
22,733,768
|
Ulta
Beauty, Inc.(a) |
124,796
|
28,211,384
|
Total
|
|
54,248,190
|
Textiles,
Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.2% |
Nike,
Inc., Class B |
633,006
|
32,821,361
|
Total
Consumer Discretionary |
427,514,284
|
Consumer
Staples 8.3% |
Beverages
4.5% |
Coca-Cola
Co. (The) |
907,361
|
40,840,319
|
Monster
Beverage Corp.(a) |
1,300,746
|
71,866,216
|
PepsiCo,
Inc. |
93,583
|
10,427,954
|
Total
|
|
123,134,489
|
Food
& Staples Retailing 0.9% |
Costco
Wholesale Corp. |
153,801
|
25,267,966
|
Food
Products 1.3% |
Danone
SA, ADR |
2,205,850
|
34,709,050
|
McCormick
& Co., Inc. |
5,083
|
521,719
|
Total
|
|
35,230,769
|
Household
Products 1.4% |
Clorox
Co. (The) |
9,140
|
1,205,657
|
Kimberly-Clark
Corp. |
14,460
|
1,701,653
|
Procter
& Gamble Co. (The) |
374,389
|
34,061,911
|
Total
|
|
36,969,221
|
Tobacco
0.2% |
Altria
Group, Inc. |
24,876
|
1,577,636
|
Philip
Morris International, Inc. |
26,994
|
2,996,604
|
Total
|
|
4,574,240
|
Total
Consumer Staples |
225,176,685
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
5
|
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Energy
2.0% |
Energy
Equipment & Services 1.2% |
Halliburton
Co. |
12,940
|
595,628
|
Schlumberger
Ltd. |
456,787
|
31,865,461
|
Total
|
|
32,461,089
|
Oil,
Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.8% |
Gulfport
Energy Corp.(a) |
2,510
|
35,994
|
Pioneer
Natural Resources Co. |
150,550
|
22,212,147
|
Total
|
|
22,248,141
|
Total
Energy |
54,709,230
|
Financials
5.6% |
Banks
0.1% |
First
Hawaiian, Inc. |
61,555
|
1,864,501
|
Capital
Markets 4.5% |
Artisan
Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A |
24,282
|
791,593
|
CBOE
Holdings, Inc. |
37,191
|
4,002,867
|
Charles
Schwab Corp. (The) |
736,600
|
32,218,884
|
Eaton
Vance Corp. |
26,915
|
1,328,794
|
Factset
Research Systems, Inc. |
101,362
|
18,256,310
|
Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc. |
455,384
|
31,284,881
|
Invesco
Ltd. |
570
|
19,973
|
Moody’s
Corp. |
500
|
69,605
|
S&P
Global, Inc. |
23,970
|
3,746,751
|
SEI
Investments Co. |
521,071
|
31,816,595
|
Total
|
|
123,536,253
|
Consumer
Finance 0.6% |
American
Express Co. |
173,081
|
15,656,907
|
Insurance
0.4% |
Aon
PLC |
53,360
|
7,795,896
|
Arthur
J Gallagher & Co. |
11,010
|
677,665
|
Aspen
Insurance Holdings Ltd. |
480
|
19,392
|
Hanover
Insurance Group, Inc. (The) |
6,988
|
677,347
|
Marsh
& McLennan Companies, Inc. |
100
|
8,381
|
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd. |
5,240
|
708,134
|
Xl
Group Ltd. |
1,650
|
65,092
|
Total
|
|
9,951,907
|
Total
Financials |
151,009,568
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Health
Care 18.5% |
Biotechnology
7.4% |
AbbVie,
Inc. |
59,725
|
5,307,164
|
Alexion
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
262,400
|
36,812,096
|
Alkermes
PLC(a) |
25,670
|
1,305,063
|
Amgen,
Inc. |
138,854
|
25,889,328
|
BioMarin
Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) |
7,380
|
686,857
|
Bioverativ,
Inc.(a) |
16,660
|
950,786
|
Celgene
Corp.(a) |
314,947
|
45,925,572
|
Exelixis,
Inc.(a) |
15,380
|
372,657
|
Gilead
Sciences, Inc. |
12,410
|
1,005,458
|
Incyte
Corp.(a) |
2,910
|
339,713
|
Regeneron
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
64,246
|
28,725,672
|
Shire
PLC, ADR |
149,580
|
22,906,681
|
Vertex
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
211,947
|
32,224,422
|
Total
|
|
202,451,469
|
Health
Care Equipment & Supplies 2.9% |
ABIOMED,
Inc.(a) |
2,070
|
349,002
|
Baxter
International, Inc. |
67,845
|
4,257,274
|
Becton
Dickinson and Co. |
49,970
|
9,791,622
|
Boston
Scientific Corp.(a) |
100,020
|
2,917,583
|
Cooper
Companies, Inc. (The) |
16,086
|
3,814,151
|
Danaher
Corp. |
16,735
|
1,435,528
|
Edwards
Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
263,469
|
28,799,796
|
IDEXX
Laboratories, Inc.(a) |
2,000
|
310,980
|
Intuitive
Surgical, Inc.(a) |
1,271
|
1,329,314
|
Medtronic
PLC |
4,740
|
368,630
|
Varian
Medical Systems, Inc.(a) |
227,381
|
22,751,743
|
West
Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. |
19,860
|
1,911,724
|
Total
|
|
78,037,347
|
Health
Care Providers & Services 1.2% |
Aetna,
Inc. |
5,689
|
904,608
|
Centene
Corp.(a) |
14,077
|
1,362,231
|
CIGNA
Corp. |
1,170
|
218,720
|
UnitedHealth
Group, Inc. |
154,584
|
30,275,276
|
WellCare
Health Plans, Inc.(a) |
100
|
17,174
|
Total
|
|
32,778,009
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
6
|
Multi-Manager Growth
Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Health
Care Technology 1.0% |
Cerner
Corp.(a) |
358,289
|
25,553,171
|
Veeva
Systems Inc., Class A(a) |
19,702
|
1,111,390
|
Total
|
|
26,664,561
|
Life
Sciences Tools & Services 1.7% |
Agilent
Technologies, Inc. |
68,609
|
4,404,698
|
Bio-Techne
Corp. |
6,988
|
844,779
|
Bruker
Corp. |
22,250
|
661,938
|
Illumina,
Inc.(a) |
151,979
|
30,274,217
|
Mettler-Toledo
International, Inc.(a) |
3,334
|
2,087,617
|
QIAGEN
NV |
49,086
|
1,546,209
|
Quintiles
IMS Holdings, Inc.(a) |
22,740
|
2,161,892
|
Thermo
Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
15,570
|
2,945,844
|
Waters
Corp.(a) |
8,790
|
1,577,981
|
Total
|
|
46,505,175
|
Pharmaceuticals
4.3% |
Bristol-Myers
Squibb Co. |
653,244
|
41,637,773
|
Eli
Lilly & Co. |
17,136
|
1,465,813
|
Johnson
& Johnson |
6,870
|
893,169
|
Merck
& Co., Inc. |
209,848
|
13,436,567
|
Novartis
AG, ADR |
245,034
|
21,036,169
|
Novo
Nordisk A/S, ADR |
715,880
|
34,469,622
|
Zoetis,
Inc. |
66,270
|
4,225,375
|
Total
|
|
117,164,488
|
Total
Health Care |
503,601,049
|
Industrials
6.5% |
Aerospace
& Defense 0.6% |
Boeing
Co. (The) |
20,097
|
5,108,858
|
BWX
Technologies, Inc. |
47,025
|
2,634,341
|
General
Dynamics Corp. |
7,330
|
1,506,901
|
Hexcel
Corp. |
24,610
|
1,413,106
|
Lockheed
Martin Corp. |
2,580
|
800,548
|
Northrop
Grumman Corp. |
12,120
|
3,487,167
|
Raytheon
Co. |
5,730
|
1,069,103
|
Total
|
|
16,020,024
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Air
Freight & Logistics 2.0% |
Expeditors
International of Washington, Inc. |
502,410
|
30,074,263
|
United
Parcel Service, Inc., Class B |
214,462
|
25,754,741
|
Total
|
|
55,829,004
|
Airlines
—% |
Copa
Holdings SA, Class A |
2,870
|
357,401
|
Building
Products 0.1% |
Allegion
PLC |
14,120
|
1,220,956
|
AO
Smith Corp. |
50,825
|
3,020,530
|
Total
|
|
4,241,486
|
Commercial
Services & Supplies 0.2% |
KAR
Auction Services, Inc. |
38,485
|
1,837,274
|
Waste
Management, Inc. |
32,535
|
2,546,514
|
Total
|
|
4,383,788
|
Electrical
Equipment 0.9% |
Acuity
Brands, Inc. |
140,081
|
23,993,074
|
Rockwell
Automation, Inc. |
950
|
169,299
|
Total
|
|
24,162,373
|
Industrial
Conglomerates 0.5% |
3M
Co. |
23,359
|
4,903,054
|
Honeywell
International, Inc. |
53,375
|
7,565,373
|
Total
|
|
12,468,427
|
Machinery
1.8% |
Allison
Transmission Holdings, Inc. |
790
|
29,649
|
Caterpillar,
Inc. |
20,087
|
2,505,050
|
Cummins,
Inc. |
14,136
|
2,375,272
|
Deere
& Co. |
276,092
|
34,674,394
|
Donaldson
Co., Inc. |
15,201
|
698,334
|
Fortive
Corp. |
9,635
|
682,062
|
Graco,
Inc. |
41,927
|
5,185,950
|
Illinois
Tool Works, Inc. |
9,829
|
1,454,299
|
Ingersoll-Rand
PLC |
740
|
65,986
|
Lincoln
Electric Holdings, Inc. |
100
|
9,168
|
Stanley
Black & Decker, Inc. |
710
|
107,189
|
Toro
Co. (The) |
2,720
|
168,803
|
Total
|
|
47,956,156
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
7
|
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Professional
Services 0.1% |
Dun
& Bradstreet Corp. (The) |
7,676
|
893,563
|
IHS
Markit Ltd.(a) |
68,260
|
3,008,901
|
TransUnion
(a) |
510
|
24,103
|
Total
|
|
3,926,567
|
Road
& Rail —% |
Landstar
System, Inc. |
4,967
|
494,961
|
Trading
Companies & Distributors 0.3% |
MSC
Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A |
10,907
|
824,242
|
Watsco,
Inc. |
39,280
|
6,326,830
|
Total
|
|
7,151,072
|
Total
Industrials |
176,991,259
|
Information
Technology 39.7% |
Communications
Equipment 2.0% |
Cisco
Systems, Inc. |
1,412,455
|
47,500,862
|
F5
Networks, Inc.(a) |
22,234
|
2,680,531
|
Harris
Corp. |
3,172
|
417,689
|
Juniper
Networks, Inc. |
23,525
|
654,701
|
Motorola
Solutions, Inc. |
34,430
|
2,922,074
|
Total
|
|
54,175,857
|
Electronic
Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.0% |
Amphenol
Corp., Class A |
92,950
|
7,867,288
|
Cognex
Corp. |
182,026
|
20,073,827
|
Coherent,
Inc.(a) |
350
|
82,310
|
Keysight
Technologies, Inc.(a) |
6,375
|
265,582
|
Total
|
|
28,289,007
|
Internet
Software & Services 13.4% |
Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd., ADR(a) |
634,271
|
109,544,944
|
Alphabet,
Inc., Class A(a) |
47,184
|
45,944,005
|
Alphabet,
Inc., Class C(a) |
47,292
|
45,358,230
|
eBay,
Inc.(a) |
28,350
|
1,090,341
|
Facebook,
Inc., Class A(a) |
818,233
|
139,811,473
|
MercadoLibre,
Inc. |
93,330
|
24,165,937
|
Total
|
|
365,914,930
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
IT
Services 5.2% |
Accenture
PLC, Class A |
22,234
|
3,003,146
|
Automatic
Data Processing, Inc. |
84,107
|
9,194,577
|
Booz
Allen Hamilton Holdings Corp. |
70,925
|
2,651,886
|
Cognizant
Technology Solutions Corp., Class A |
1,510
|
109,535
|
CoreLogic,
Inc.(a) |
15,636
|
722,696
|
DST
Systems, Inc. |
58,220
|
3,195,114
|
DXC
Technology Co. |
17,200
|
1,477,136
|
Euronet
Worldwide, Inc.(a) |
41,927
|
3,974,260
|
Fiserv,
Inc.(a) |
16,170
|
2,085,283
|
FleetCor
Technologies, Inc.(a) |
1,733
|
268,217
|
Genpact
Ltd. |
100
|
2,875
|
Global
Payments, Inc. |
2,070
|
196,712
|
International
Business Machines Corp. |
9,469
|
1,373,763
|
Jack
Henry & Associates, Inc. |
28,587
|
2,938,458
|
MasterCard,
Inc., Class A |
64,392
|
9,092,150
|
PayPal
Holdings, Inc.(a) |
26,455
|
1,693,914
|
Square,
Inc., Class A(a) |
13,030
|
375,394
|
Total
System Services, Inc. |
13,350
|
874,425
|
Vantiv,
Inc., Class A(a) |
21,130
|
1,489,031
|
Visa,
Inc., Class A |
912,067
|
95,985,931
|
Total
|
|
140,704,503
|
Semiconductors
& Semiconductor Equipment 4.0% |
Analog
Devices, Inc. |
57,349
|
4,941,763
|
Applied
Materials, Inc. |
63,595
|
3,312,664
|
Broadcom
Ltd. |
44,684
|
10,837,657
|
Intel
Corp. |
28,715
|
1,093,467
|
KLA-Tencor
Corp. |
15,347
|
1,626,782
|
Lam
Research Corp. |
1,601
|
296,249
|
Maxim
Integrated Products, Inc. |
5,590
|
266,699
|
Micron
Technology, Inc.(a) |
29,897
|
1,175,849
|
NVIDIA
Corp. |
256,581
|
45,868,985
|
QUALCOMM,
Inc. |
580,822
|
30,109,813
|
Skyworks
Solutions, Inc. |
15,816
|
1,611,650
|
Teradyne,
Inc. |
100
|
3,729
|
Texas
Instruments, Inc. |
48,801
|
4,374,522
|
Xilinx,
Inc. |
71,930
|
5,094,802
|
Total
|
|
110,614,631
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
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Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Software
12.3% |
Activision
Blizzard, Inc. |
565,978
|
36,511,241
|
Adobe
Systems, Inc.(a) |
185,477
|
27,669,459
|
Autodesk,
Inc.(a) |
367,647
|
41,272,052
|
Citrix
Systems, Inc.(a) |
24,108
|
1,851,977
|
Electronic
Arts, Inc.(a) |
36,823
|
4,347,323
|
Fortinet,
Inc.(a) |
2,150
|
77,056
|
Intuit,
Inc. |
38,932
|
5,533,794
|
Manhattan
Associates, Inc.(a) |
3,355
|
139,467
|
Microsoft
Corp. |
833,938
|
62,120,042
|
Nuance
Communications, Inc.(a) |
98,490
|
1,548,263
|
Oracle
Corp. |
977,885
|
47,280,740
|
PTC,
Inc.(a) |
1,200
|
67,536
|
Salesforce.com,
Inc.(a) |
392,821
|
36,697,338
|
ServiceNow,
Inc.(a) |
269,280
|
31,648,478
|
Splunk,
Inc.(a) |
400,215
|
26,586,282
|
Symantec
Corp. |
162,555
|
5,333,430
|
Synopsys,
Inc.(a) |
37,975
|
3,058,127
|
Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc.(a) |
23,380
|
2,390,137
|
Workday,
Inc., Class A(a) |
1,980
|
208,672
|
Total
|
|
334,341,414
|
Technology
Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 1.8% |
Apple,
Inc. |
303,317
|
46,747,216
|
NCR
Corp.(a) |
32,460
|
1,217,899
|
Western
Digital Corp. |
620
|
53,568
|
Total
|
|
48,018,683
|
Total
Information Technology |
1,082,059,025
|
Materials
1.1% |
Chemicals
0.4% |
Chemours
Co. LLC (The) |
31,095
|
1,573,718
|
Eastman
Chemical Co. |
3,927
|
355,354
|
Ecolab,
Inc. |
39,310
|
5,055,659
|
FMC
Corp. |
16,435
|
1,467,810
|
GCP
Applied Technologies(a) |
4,042
|
124,089
|
PPG
Industries, Inc. |
13,087
|
1,422,034
|
Praxair,
Inc. |
800
|
111,792
|
Common
Stocks (continued) |
Issuer
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Scotts
Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A |
7,638
|
743,483
|
Sherwin-Williams
Co. (The) |
470
|
168,279
|
Total
|
|
11,022,218
|
Construction
Materials —% |
Eagle
Materials, Inc. |
2,642
|
281,901
|
Containers
& Packaging 0.7% |
AptarGroup,
Inc. |
62,863
|
5,425,706
|
Avery
Dennison Corp. |
29,222
|
2,873,691
|
Bemis
Co., Inc. |
19,020
|
866,741
|
Berry
Global Group, Inc.(a) |
1,687
|
95,569
|
Crown
Holdings, Inc.(a) |
59,720
|
3,566,478
|
Graphic
Packaging Holding Co. |
252,720
|
3,525,444
|
Sealed
Air Corp. |
9,550
|
407,976
|
Silgan
Holdings, Inc. |
31,800
|
935,874
|
Total
|
|
17,697,479
|
Metals
& Mining —% |
Freeport-McMoRan,
Inc.(a) |
74,410
|
1,044,717
|
Total
Materials |
30,046,315
|
Real
Estate 0.6% |
Equity
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.6% |
American
Tower Corp. |
50,140
|
6,853,135
|
Equinix,
Inc. |
8,228
|
3,672,157
|
Equity
LifeStyle Properties, Inc. |
21,599
|
1,837,643
|
Sabra
Health Care REIT, Inc. |
121,531
|
2,666,390
|
SBA
Communications Corp.(a) |
11,880
|
1,711,314
|
Senior
Housing Properties Trust |
17,213
|
336,514
|
Total
|
|
17,077,153
|
Total
Real Estate |
17,077,153
|
Total
Common Stocks (Cost $2,133,620,055) |
2,668,184,568
|
|
Money
Market Funds 1.3% |
|
Shares
|
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177%(b),(c) |
36,411,930
|
36,411,930
|
Total
Money Market Funds (Cost $36,411,930) |
36,411,930
|
Total
Investments (Cost: $2,170,031,985) |
2,704,596,498
|
Other
Assets & Liabilities, Net |
|
19,057,728
|
Net
Assets |
2,723,654,226
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part
of this statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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|
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Notes to Portfolio of Investments
(a)
|
Non-income
producing investment. |
(b)
|
The rate
shown is the seven-day current annualized yield at September 30, 2017. |
(c)
|
As
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the company’s outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control with the Fund. Holdings and
transactions in these affiliated companies during the period ended September 30, 2017 are as follows: |
Issuer
|
Beginning
shares |
Shares
purchased |
Shares
sold |
Ending
shares |
Realized
gain (loss) ($) |
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) ($) |
Dividends
— affiliated issuers($) |
Value
($) |
Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, 1.177% |
36,252,202
|
443,211,710
|
(443,051,982)
|
36,411,930
|
1,982
|
(2,662)
|
204,392
|
36,411,930
|
Abbreviation Legend
ADR
|
American
Depositary Receipt |
Fair value
measurements
The Fund categorizes its fair value
measurements according to a three-level hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by prioritizing that the most observable input be used when available. Observable inputs are those that market
participants would use in pricing an investment based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are those that reflect the Fund’s assumptions about the information market participants would
use in pricing an investment. An investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is deemed significant to the asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement. The input levels are not
necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investments at that level. For example, certain U.S. government securities are generally high quality and liquid, however, they are reflected as Level 2 because the inputs used to
determine fair value may not always be quoted prices in an active market.
Fair value inputs are summarized in the three broad levels
listed below:
•
|
Level 1 – Valuations
based on quoted prices for investments in active markets that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date. Valuation adjustments are not applied to Level 1 investments. |
•
|
Level 2 – Valuations
based on other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.). |
•
|
Level 3 – Valuations
based on significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions and judgment in determining the fair value of investments). |
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment
may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such
as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Investment Manager, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an
investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many
investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
Certain investments that have been measured at fair value using
the net asset value (NAV) per share (or its equivalent) are not categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in the table are intended to reconcile the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of
Investments. The Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund seeks to provide shareholders with maximum current income consistent with liquidity and stability of principal. Columbia Short-Term Cash Fund prices its shares with a floating NAV and no longer seeks to
maintain a stable NAV.
Investments falling into the Level
3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support
these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the
Investment Manager. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
Under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the
Board), the Investment Manager’s Valuation Committee (the Committee) is responsible for overseeing the valuation procedures approved by the Board. The Committee consists of voting and non-voting members from various groups within the
Investment Manager’s organization, including operations and accounting, trading and investments, compliance, risk management and legal.
The Committee meets at least monthly to review and approve
valuation matters, which may include a description of specific valuation determinations, data regarding pricing information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers and the results of Board-approved valuation control policies and
procedures (the Policies). The Policies address, among other things, instances when market quotations are or are not readily available, including recommendations of third party pricing vendors and a determination of appropriate pricing
methodologies; events that require specific valuation determinations and assessment of fair value techniques; securities with a potential for stale pricing, including those that are illiquid, restricted, or in default; and the effectiveness of third
party pricing vendors, including periodic reviews of vendors. The Committee meets more frequently, as needed, to discuss additional valuation matters, which may include the need to review back-testing results, review time-sensitive information or
approve related valuation actions. The Committee reports to the Board, with members of the Committee meeting with the Board at each of its regularly scheduled meetings to discuss valuation matters and actions during the period, similar to those
described earlier.
For investments categorized as Level
3, the Committee monitors information similar to that described above, which may include: (i) data specific to the issuer or comparable issuers, (ii) general market or specific sector news and (iii) quoted prices and specific or similar security
transactions. The Committee considers this data and any changes from prior periods in order to assess the reasonableness of observable and unobservable inputs, any assumptions or internal models used to value those securities and changes in fair
value. This data is also used to corroborate, when available, information received from approved pricing vendors and brokers. Various factors impact the frequency of monitoring this information (which may occur as often as daily). However, the
Committee may determine that changes to inputs, assumptions and models are not required as a result of the monitoring procedures performed.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
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|
Multi-Manager Growth
Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Portfolio of Investments (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Fair value
measurements (continued)
The following table is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at September 30, 2017:
|
Level
1 quoted prices in active markets for identical assets ($) |
Level
2 other significant observable inputs ($) |
Level
3 significant unobservable inputs ($) |
Investments
measured at net asset value ($) |
Total
($) |
Investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stocks |
|
|
|
|
|
Consumer
Discretionary |
427,514,284
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
427,514,284
|
Consumer
Staples |
225,176,685
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
225,176,685
|
Energy
|
54,709,230
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
54,709,230
|
Financials
|
151,009,568
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
151,009,568
|
Health
Care |
503,601,049
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
503,601,049
|
Industrials
|
176,991,259
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
176,991,259
|
Information
Technology |
1,082,059,025
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
1,082,059,025
|
Materials
|
30,046,315
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
30,046,315
|
Real
Estate |
17,077,153
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
17,077,153
|
Total
Common Stocks |
2,668,184,568
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,668,184,568
|
Money
Market Funds |
—
|
—
|
—
|
36,411,930
|
36,411,930
|
Total
Investments |
2,668,184,568
|
—
|
—
|
36,411,930
|
2,704,596,498
|
See the Portfolio of Investments for
all investment classifications not indicated in the table.
There were no transfers of financial assets between levels
during the period.
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
11
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Assets
|
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at cost |
$2,133,620,055
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at cost |
36,411,930
|
Investments
in unaffiliated issuers, at value |
2,668,184,568
|
Investments
in affiliated issuers, at value |
36,411,930
|
Receivable
for: |
|
Investments
sold |
17,066,305
|
Capital
shares sold |
3,662,038
|
Dividends
|
1,468,536
|
Foreign
tax reclaims |
436
|
Prepaid
expenses |
15,649
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
58,886
|
Other
assets |
10,904
|
Total
assets |
2,726,879,252
|
Liabilities
|
|
Payable
for: |
|
Capital
shares purchased |
2,791,906
|
Management
services fees |
50,080
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
82
|
Transfer
agent fees |
278,046
|
Compensation
of board members |
453
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
233
|
Other
expenses |
45,340
|
Trustees’
deferred compensation plan |
58,886
|
Total
liabilities |
3,225,026
|
Net
assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$2,723,654,226
|
Represented
by |
|
Paid
in capital |
2,189,437,064
|
Undistributed
net investment income |
2,897,395
|
Accumulated
net realized loss |
(3,244,746)
|
Unrealized
appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
- unaffiliated issuers |
534,564,513
|
Total
- representing net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock |
$2,723,654,226
|
Class
A |
|
Net
assets |
$11,982,441
|
Shares
outstanding |
849,836
|
Net
asset value per share |
$14.10
|
Class
Z |
|
Net
assets |
$2,711,671,785
|
Shares
outstanding |
194,582,262
|
Net
asset value per share |
$13.94
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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|
Multi-Manager Growth
Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Net
investment income |
|
Income:
|
|
Dividends
— unaffiliated issuers |
$13,954,049
|
Dividends
— affiliated issuers |
204,392
|
Foreign
taxes withheld |
(511,006)
|
Total
income |
13,647,435
|
Expenses:
|
|
Management
services fees |
8,517,476
|
Distribution
and/or service fees |
|
Class
A |
16,690
|
Transfer
agent fees |
|
Class
A |
13,309
|
Class
Z |
1,794,057
|
Compensation
of board members |
28,058
|
Custodian
fees |
19,151
|
Printing
and postage fees |
163,055
|
Registration
fees |
43,624
|
Audit
fees |
13,787
|
Legal
fees |
35,672
|
Compensation
of chief compliance officer |
496
|
Other
|
39,847
|
Total
expenses |
10,685,222
|
Net
investment income |
2,962,213
|
Realized
and unrealized gain (loss) — net |
|
Net
realized gain (loss) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
7,916,188
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
1,982
|
Net
realized gain |
7,918,170
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: |
|
Investments
— unaffiliated issuers |
274,637,747
|
Investments
— affiliated issuers |
(2,662)
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
274,635,085
|
Net
realized and unrealized gain |
282,553,255
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
$285,515,468
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
13
|
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
Six
Months Ended September 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Year
Ended March 31, 2017 |
Operations
|
|
|
Net
investment income (loss) |
$2,962,213
|
$(5,207,161)
|
Net
realized gain |
7,918,170
|
275,112,653
|
Net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
274,635,085
|
92,407,967
|
Net
increase in net assets resulting from operations |
285,515,468
|
362,313,459
|
Distributions
to shareholders |
|
|
Net
realized gains |
|
|
Class
A |
(444,243)
|
(156,120,370)
|
Class
Z |
(86,279,913)
|
—
|
Total
distributions to shareholders |
(86,724,156)
|
(156,120,370)
|
Increase
(decrease) in net assets from capital stock activity |
300,482,993
|
(534,982,242)
|
Total
increase (decrease) in net assets |
499,274,305
|
(328,789,153)
|
Net
assets at beginning of period |
2,224,379,921
|
2,553,169,074
|
Net
assets at end of period |
$2,723,654,226
|
$2,224,379,921
|
Undistributed
(excess of distributions over) net investment income |
$2,897,395
|
$(64,818)
|
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
14
|
Multi-Manager Growth
Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
|
Six
Months Ended |
Year
Ended |
|
September
30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
March
31, 2017 (a) |
|
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Shares
|
Dollars
($) |
Capital
stock activity |
Class
A |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
30,008
|
401,309
|
37,414,984
|
473,025,857
|
Distributions
reinvested |
33,121
|
444,154
|
13,020,866
|
156,120,177
|
Redemptions
|
(491,813)
|
(6,610,626)
|
(259,465,558)
|
(3,363,004,813)
|
Net
decrease |
(428,684)
|
(5,765,163)
|
(209,029,708)
|
(2,733,858,779)
|
Class
Z |
|
|
|
|
Subscriptions
|
38,218,864
|
508,650,748
|
173,068,712
|
2,222,242,187
|
Distributions
reinvested |
6,516,602
|
86,279,811
|
—
|
—
|
Redemptions
|
(21,399,238)
|
(288,682,403)
|
(1,822,678)
|
(23,365,650)
|
Net
increase |
23,336,228
|
306,248,156
|
171,246,034
|
2,198,876,537
|
Total
net increase (decrease) |
22,907,544
|
300,482,993
|
(37,783,674)
|
(534,982,242)
|
(a)
|
Class Z
shares are based on operations from January 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through the stated period end. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of this
statement.
Multi-Manager
Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
15
|
The
following table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single share of a class held for the periods shown. Per share net investment income (loss) amounts are
calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. Total return assumes reinvestment of all dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect payment of sales charges, if any. Total return and portfolio turnover are
not annualized for periods of less than one year. The portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to purchase and sales transactions of short-term instruments and certain derivatives, if any. If such transactions were included, the
Fund’s portfolio turnover rate may be higher.
Year
ended (except as noted) |
Net
asset value, beginning of period |
Net
investment income (loss) |
Net
realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
Total
from investment operations |
Distributions
from net realized gains |
Class
A |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$13.04
|
(0.00)
|
1.53
|
1.53
|
(0.47)
|
3/31/2017
|
$12.14
|
(0.03)
|
1.94
|
1.91
|
(1.01)
|
3/31/2016
|
$13.79
|
(0.05)
|
(0.52)
|
(0.57)
|
(1.08)
|
3/31/2015
|
$13.95
|
(0.09)
|
1.75
|
1.66
|
(1.82)
|
3/31/2014
|
$10.89
|
(0.11)
|
3.22
|
3.11
|
(0.05)
|
3/31/2013
(f) |
$10.00
|
(0.04)
|
0.93
|
0.89
|
—
|
Class
Z |
9/30/2017
(c) |
$12.89
|
0.02
|
1.51
|
1.53
|
(0.48)
|
3/31/2017
(g) |
$11.74
|
0.01
|
1.14
|
1.15
|
—
|
Notes
to Financial Highlights |
(a)
|
In
addition to the fees and expenses that the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of any other funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the Fund’s reported expense
ratios. |
(b)
|
Total net
expenses include the impact of certain fee waivers/expense reimbursements made by the Investment Manager and certain of its affiliates, if applicable. |
(c)
|
For the
six months ended September 30, 2017 (unaudited). |
(d)
|
Annualized.
|
(e)
|
Ratios
include line of credit interest expense which is less than 0.01%. |
(f)
|
Class A
shares commenced operations on April 20, 2012. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
(g)
|
Class Z
shares commenced operations on January 3, 2017. Per share data and total return reflect activity from that date. |
The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an
integral part of this statement.
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Total
distributions to shareholders |
Net
asset value, end of period |
Total
return |
Total
gross expense ratio to average net assets(a) |
Total
net expense ratio to average net assets(a),(b) |
Net
investment income (loss) ratio to average net assets |
Portfolio
turnover |
Net
assets, end of period (000’s) |
|
(0.47)
|
$14.10
|
11.89%
|
1.16%
(d) |
1.16%
(d) |
(0.06%)
(d) |
20%
|
$11,982
|
(1.01)
|
$13.04
|
16.45%
|
1.13%
|
1.13%
|
(0.25%)
|
48%
|
$16,678
|
(1.08)
|
$12.14
|
(4.80%)
|
1.12%
(e) |
1.12%
(e) |
(0.39%)
|
39%
|
$2,553,169
|
(1.82)
|
$13.79
|
13.24%
|
1.16%
|
1.16%
|
(0.64%)
|
48%
|
$1,833,649
|
(0.05)
|
$13.95
|
28.62%
|
1.19%
|
1.19%
|
(0.87%)
|
64%
|
$1,534,427
|
—
|
$10.89
|
8.90%
|
1.25%
(d) |
1.19%
(d) |
(0.41%)
(d) |
44%
|
$1,118,284
|
|
(0.48)
|
$13.94
|
12.04%
|
0.85%
(d) |
0.85%
(d) |
0.24%
(d) |
20%
|
$2,711,672
|
—
|
$12.89
|
9.80%
|
0.89%
(d) |
0.89%
(d) |
0.38%
(d) |
48%
|
$2,207,702
|
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Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Notes to Financial Statements
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund (the Fund), a series of
Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust), is a diversified fund. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), as an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust.
Fund shares
The Trust may issue an unlimited number of shares (without par
value). Although all share classes generally have identical voting, dividend and liquidation rights, each share class votes separately when required by the Trust’s organizational documents or by law. Different share classes pay different
distribution amounts to the extent the expenses of such share classes differ, and distributions in liquidation will be proportional to the net asset value of each share class. Each share class has its own expense and sales charge structure. The Fund
offers each of the share classes identified below.
Class
A shares are not subject to any front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge.
Class Z shares are not subject to sales charges and are
generally available only to eligible investors, which are subject to different investment minimums as described in the Fund’s prospectus. Effective November 1, 2017, Class Z shares will be renamed Institutional Class shares.
Note 2. Summary of significant accounting
policies
Basis of preparation
The Fund is an investment company that applies the accounting
and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies (ASC 946). The financial statements are prepared
in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies
followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation
All equity securities are valued at the close of business of
the New York Stock Exchange. Equity securities are valued at the last quoted sales price on the principal exchange or market on which they trade, except for securities traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market, 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 mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or markets.
Foreign equity securities are valued based on the closing
price on the foreign exchange in which such securities are primarily traded. If any foreign equity security closing prices are not readily available, the securities are valued at the mean of the latest quoted bid and ask prices on such exchanges or
markets. Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at 4:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) time. Many securities markets and exchanges outside the U.S. close prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange; therefore, the closing prices for
securities in such markets or on such exchanges may not fully reflect events that occur after such close but before the close of the New York Stock Exchange. In those situations, foreign securities will be fair valued pursuant to a policy adopted by
the Board of Trustees, including, if available, utilizing a third party pricing service to determine these fair values. The third party pricing service takes into account multiple factors, including, but not limited to, movements in the U.S.
securities markets, certain depositary receipts, futures contracts and foreign exchange rates that have occurred subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange or market, to determine a good faith estimate that reasonably reflects the current
market conditions as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The fair value of a security is likely to be different from the quoted or published price, if available.
Investments in open-end investment companies, including money
market funds, are valued at their latest net asset value.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Investments for which market quotations are not readily
available, or that have quotations which management believes are not reflective of market value or reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under procedures approved by and under the general supervision of the Board of
Trustees. If a security or class of securities (such as foreign securities) is valued at fair value, such value is likely to be different from the quoted or published price for the security.
The determination of fair value often requires significant
judgment. To determine fair value, management may use assumptions including but not limited to future cash flows and estimated risk premiums. Multiple inputs from various sources may be used to determine fair value.
GAAP requires disclosure regarding the inputs and valuation
techniques used to measure fair value and any changes in valuation inputs or techniques. In addition, investments shall be disclosed by major category. This information is disclosed following the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.
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.
Income recognition
Corporate actions and dividend income are generally recorded
net of any non-reclaimable tax withholdings, on the ex-dividend date or upon receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities.
The Fund may receive distributions from holdings in equity
securities, business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs), limited partnerships (LPs), other regulated investment companies (RICs), and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which report information on the tax character of
their distributions annually. These distributions are allocated to dividend income, capital gain and return of capital based on actual information reported. Return of capital is recorded as a reduction of the cost basis of securities held. If the
Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, return of capital is recorded as a realized gain. With respect to REITs, to the extent actual information has not yet been reported, estimates for return of capital are made by the Fund’s
management. Management’s estimates are subsequently adjusted when the actual character of the distributions is disclosed by the REITs, which could result in a proportionate change in return of capital to shareholders.
Awards from class action litigation are recorded as a
reduction of cost basis if the Fund still owns the applicable securities on the payment date. If the Fund no longer owns the applicable securities, the proceeds are recorded as realized gains.
Expenses
General expenses of the Trust are allocated to the Fund and
other funds of the Trust based upon relative net assets or other expense allocation methodologies determined by the nature of the expense. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses directly attributable to a
specific class of shares are charged to that share class.
Determination of class net asset value
All income, expenses (other than class-specific expenses,
which are charged to that share class, as shown in the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of the Fund on a daily basis, based on the relative net assets of each class, for purposes of
determining the net asset value of each class.
Federal
income tax status
The Fund intends to qualify each year
as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gain, 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 ordinary income, capital gain net income 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.
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Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Foreign taxes
The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on
investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries, as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it
invests.
Realized gains in certain countries may be
subject to foreign taxes at the Fund level, based on statutory rates. The Fund accrues for such foreign taxes on realized and unrealized gains at the appropriate rate for each jurisdiction, as applicable. The amount, if any, is disclosed as a
liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Distributions to shareholders
Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared
and paid each calendar quarter. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from
GAAP.
Guarantees and indemnifications
Under the Trust’s organizational documents and, in some
cases, by contract, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust or its funds. In addition, certain of the Fund’s contracts with its service providers contain
general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown since the amount of any future claims that may be made against the Fund cannot be determined, and the Fund has no historical basis for predicting
the likelihood of any such claims.
Recent accounting
pronouncement
Accounting Standards Update 2017-08
Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities
In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-08 Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. ASU No. 2017-08 updates the accounting standards to shorten the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities, held at a
premium, to be amortized to the earliest call date. The update applies to securities with explicit, noncontingent call features that are callable at fixed prices and on preset dates. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after
December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implication of this guidance and the impact it will have on the financial statement amounts and footnote disclosures, if any.
Note 3. Fees and other transactions with
affiliates
Management services fees
The Fund has entered into a Management Agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Ameriprise Financial). Under the Management Agreement, the Investment Manager provides the Fund with investment research and
advice, as well as administrative and accounting services. The management services fee is an annual fee that is equal to a percentage of the Fund’s daily net assets that declines from 0.77% to 0.57% as the Fund’s net assets increase. The
annualized effective management services fee rate for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 0.68% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Subadvisory agreement
The Investment Manager has entered into a Subadvisory
Agreements with Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. each of which, together with the Investment Manager, manage a portion of the assets of the Fund. New investments in the Fund, net of any
redemptions, are allocated in accordance with the Investment Manager’s determination, subject to the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Each subadviser’s proportionate share of investments in the Fund will vary due to
market fluctuations. The Investment Manager compensates each subadviser to manage the investment of the Fund’s assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Compensation of board members
Members of the Board of Trustees, who are not officers or
employees of the Investment Manager or Ameriprise Financial, are compensated for their services to the Fund as disclosed in the Statement of Operations. These members of the Board of Trustees may participate in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the
Plan) which may be terminated at any time. Obligations of the Plan will be paid solely out of the Fund’s assets, and all amounts payable under the Plan constitute a general unsecured obligation of the Fund.
Compensation of Chief Compliance Officer
The Board of Trustees has appointed a Chief Compliance Officer
to the Fund in accordance with federal securities regulations. A portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s total compensation is allocated to the Fund, along with other affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees, based on relative net
assets. The total amount allocated to all affiliated funds governed by the Board of Trustees will not exceed $40,000 annually.
Transfer agency fees
Under a Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Agreement,
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (the Transfer Agent), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, is responsible for providing transfer agency services to the Fund. The Transfer Agent
has contracted with Boston Financial Data Services (BFDS) to serve as sub-transfer agent. The Transfer Agent pays the fees of BFDS for services as sub-transfer agent and BFDS is not entitled to reimbursement for such fees from the Fund (with the
exception of out-of-pocket fees).
The Fund pays the
Transfer Agent a monthly transfer agency fee based on the number or the average value of accounts, depending on the type of account. In addition, the Fund pays the Transfer Agent a fee for shareholder services based on the number of accounts or on a
percentage of the average aggregate value of the Fund’s shares maintained in omnibus accounts up to the lesser of the amount charged by the financial intermediary or a cap established by the Board of Trustees from time to time.
The Transfer Agent also receives compensation from the Fund
for various shareholder services and reimbursements for certain out-of-pocket fees.
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Fund’s
annualized effective transfer agency fee rates as a percentage of average daily net assets of each class were as follows:
|
Effective
rate (%) |
Class
A |
0.20
|
Class
Z |
0.14
|
An annual minimum account balance
fee of $20 may apply to certain accounts with a value below the applicable share class’s initial minimum investment requirements to reduce the impact of small accounts on transfer agency fees. These minimum account balance fees are remitted to
the Fund and recorded as part of expense reductions in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, no minimum account balance fees were charged by the Fund.
Distribution and service fees
The Fund has entered into an agreement with Columbia
Management Investment Distributors, Inc. (the Distributor), an affiliate of the Investment Manager and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, for distribution and shareholder services. The Board of Trustees has approved, and the Fund has
adopted, distribution and shareholder service plans (the Plans) applicable to certain share classes, which set the distribution and service fees for the Fund. These fees are calculated daily and are intended to compensate the Distributor and/or
eligible selling and/or servicing agents for selling shares of the Fund and providing services to investors.
Under the Plans, the Fund pays a monthly service fee to the
Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of the Fund and a monthly distribution fee to the Distributor at the maximum annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets
attributable to Class A shares. However, the aggregate fee shall not exceed 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares.
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Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Investment Manager and its
affiliates
The Investment Manager and certain of its
affiliates have contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses described below) for the period(s) disclosed below, unless sooner terminated at the sole discretion of the Board of Trustees, so that
the Fund’s net operating expenses, after giving effect to fees waived/expenses reimbursed and any balance credits and/or overdraft charges from the Fund’s custodian, do not exceed the following annual rate(s) as a percentage of the
class’ average daily net assets:
|
August
1, 2017 through July 31, 2018 |
Prior
to August 1, 2017 |
Class
A |
1.15%
|
1.20%
|
Class
Z |
0.90
|
0.95
|
Under the agreement governing
these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursement arrangements, the following fees and expenses are excluded from the waiver/reimbursement commitment, and therefore will be paid by the Fund, if applicable: taxes (including foreign transaction taxes),
transaction costs and brokerage commissions, costs related to any securities lending program, dividend expenses associated with securities sold short, inverse floater program fees and expenses, transaction charges and interest on borrowed money,
interest, infrequent and/or unusual expenses and any other expenses the exclusion of which is specifically approved by the Board of Trustees. This agreement may be modified or amended only with approval from the Investment Manager, certain of its
affiliates and the Fund. Any fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed under the expense reimbursement arrangements described above are not recoverable by the Investment Manager or its affiliates in future periods.
Note 4. Federal tax information
The timing and character of income and capital gain
distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP because of temporary or permanent book to tax differences.
At September 30, 2017, the approximate cost of all investments
for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross approximate unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost was:
Federal
tax cost ($) |
Gross
unrealized appreciation ($) |
Gross
unrealized (depreciation) ($) |
Net
unrealized appreciation ($) |
2,170,032,000
|
556,090,000
|
(21,526,000)
|
534,564,000
|
Tax cost of investments and
unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) may also include timing differences that do not constitute adjustments to tax basis.
Management of the Fund has concluded that there are no
significant uncertain tax positions in the Fund that would require recognition in the financial statements. However, management’s conclusion may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited
to, new tax laws, regulations, and administrative interpretations (including relevant court decisions). Generally, the Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue
Service.
Note 5. Portfolio information
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of securities,
excluding short-term investments and derivatives, if any, aggregated to $704,723,871 and $502,273,589, respectively, for the six months ended September 30, 2017. The amount of purchase and sale activity impacts the portfolio turnover rate reported
in the Financial Highlights.
Note 6. Affiliated
money market fund
The Fund invests in Columbia
Short-Term Cash Fund, an affiliated money market fund established for the exclusive use by the Fund and other affiliated funds (the Affiliated MMF). The income earned by the Fund from such investments is included as Dividends - affiliated issuers in
the Statement of Operations. As an investing fund, the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of the expenses of the Affiliated MMF. The Affiliated MMF prices its shares with a floating net asset value. In addition,
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
the Board of
Trustees of the Affiliated MMF may impose a fee on redemptions (sometimes referred to as a liquidity fee) or temporarily suspend redemptions (sometimes referred to as imposing a redemption gate) in the event its liquidity falls below regulatory
limits.
Note 7. Line of credit
The Fund has access to a revolving credit facility with a
syndicate of banks led by Citibank, N.A., HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. whereby the Fund may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary or emergency purposes. The credit facility, which is
a collective agreement between the Fund and certain other funds managed by the Investment Manager, severally and not jointly, permits collective borrowings up to $1 billion. Interest is charged to each participating fund based on its borrowings at a
rate equal to the higher of (i) the overnight federal funds rate plus 1.00% or (ii) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. Each borrowing under the credit facility matures no later than 60 days after the date of borrowing. The Fund also pays a
commitment fee equal to its pro rata share of the amount of the credit facility at a rate of 0.15% per annum. The commitment fee is included in other expenses in the Statement of Operations.
The Fund had no borrowings during the six months ended
September 30, 2017.
Note 8. Significant
risks
Shareholder concentration risk
At September 30, 2017, affiliated shareholders of record owned
100.0% of the outstanding shares of the Fund in one or more accounts. Subscription and redemption activity by concentrated accounts may have a significant effect on the operations of the Fund. In the case of a large redemption, the Fund may be
forced to sell investments at inopportune times, including its liquid positions, which may result in Fund losses and the Fund holding a higher percentage of less liquid positions. Large redemptions could result in decreased economies of scale and
increased operating expenses for non-redeeming Fund shareholders.
Technology and technology-related investment risk
The Fund may be more susceptible to the particular risks that
may affect companies in the information technology sector, as well as other technology-related sectors (collectively, the technology sectors) than if it were invested in a wider variety of companies in unrelated sectors. Companies in the technology
sectors are subject to certain risks, including the risk that new services, equipment or technologies will not be accepted by consumers and businesses or will become rapidly obsolete. Performance of such companies may be affected by factors
including obtaining and protecting patents (or the failure to do so) and significant competitive pressures, including aggressive pricing of their products or services, new market entrants, competition for market share and short product cycles due to
an accelerated rate of technological developments. Such competitive pressures may lead to limited earnings and/or falling profit margins. As a result, the value of their securities may fall or fail to rise. In addition, many technology sector
companies have limited operating histories and prices of these companies’ securities historically have been more volatile than other securities, especially over the short term.
Note 9. Subsequent events
Management has evaluated the events and transactions that
have occurred through the date the financial statements were issued. Other than as noted in Note 1 above, there were no items requiring adjustment of the financial statements or additional disclosure.
Note 10. Information regarding pending and settled
legal proceedings
Ameriprise Financial and certain of
its affiliates have historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their
business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the Fund is not currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory proceedings that are
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates
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Growth Strategies Fund | Semiannual Report 2017 |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
to perform under
their contracts with the Fund. Ameriprise Financial is required to make quarterly (10-Q), annual (10-K) and, as necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on legal and regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise
Financial and its affiliates. Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
There can be no assurance that these matters, or the adverse
publicity associated with them, will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sale of Fund shares or other adverse consequences to the Fund. Further, although we believe proceedings are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Fund or the ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their contracts with the Fund, these proceedings are subject to uncertainties and, as such, we are unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss that may result.
An adverse outcome in one or more of these proceedings could result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties or other relief that could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations of
Ameriprise Financial.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and Subadvisory
Agreement
On June 14, 2017, the Board of Trustees (the Board) and the
Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) (the Independent Trustees) of Columbia Funds Series Trust I (the Trust) unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement (the Management
Agreement) with Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (the Investment Manager) and the Subadvisory Agreements (the Subadvisory Agreements) between the Investment Manager, Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P. and Los Angeles Capital Management
and Equity Research, Inc. (LA Capital) (the Subadvisers) with respect to Multi-Manager Growth Strategies Fund (formerly, Active Portfolios® Multi-Manager Growth Fund) (the Fund), a series of the Trust. As detailed below, the Board’s
Advisory Fees and Expenses Committee (the Committee) and the Board met on multiple occasions to review and discuss, both among themselves and with the management team of the Investment Manager, materials provided by the Investment Manager and others
before determining to approve the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements (collectively, the Agreements).
In connection with their deliberations regarding the
continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements, the Committee and the Board evaluated materials requested from the Investment Manager regarding the Fund and the Agreements, and discussed these materials with representatives
of the Investment Manager at Committee meetings held on March 27, 2017, April 26, 2017 and June 13, 2017 and at Board meetings held on March 28, 2017 and June 14, 2017. In connection with the continuation of the Subadvisory Agreement between the
Investment Manager and LA Capital, the Committee and the Board also based their conclusions on the information provided with respect to the initial approval of the Subadvisory Agreement and evaluated at Committee meeting held on January 24, 2017 and
at the Board meeting held on January 25, 2017. In addition, the Board considers matters bearing on the Agreements at most of its other meetings throughout the year and meets regularly with senior management of the Trust and the Investment Manager.
Through the Board’s Investment Oversight Committees, Trustees also meet with selected portfolio managers of the funds the Trustees oversee and other investment personnel at various times throughout the year. The Committee and the Board also
consulted with its independent fee consultant, Fund counsel and the Independent Trustees’ independent legal counsel, who advised on various matters with respect to the Committee’s and the Board’s considerations and otherwise
assisted the Committee and the Board in their deliberations. On June 13, 2017, the Committee recommended that the Board approve the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements. On June 14, 2017, the Board, including the
Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements for the Fund.
The Committee and the Board considered all information that
they, their legal counsel or the Investment Manager believed reasonably necessary to evaluate and to determine whether to recommend for approval or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements. The information
and factors considered by the Committee and the Board in recommending for approval or approving the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements for the Fund included the following:
•
|
Information on the
investment performance of the Fund relative to the performance of a group of mutual funds determined to be comparable to the Fund by an independent third-party data provider, as well as performance relative to benchmarks; |
•
|
Information on the
Fund’s management fees and total expenses, including information comparing the Fund’s expenses to those of a group of comparable mutual funds, as determined by the independent third-party data provider; |
•
|
The Investment
Manager’s agreement to contractually limit or cap total operating expenses for the Fund through July 31, 2018 so that total operating expenses (excluding certain fees and expenses, such as transaction costs and certain other investment related
expenses, interest, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, and infrequent and/or unusual expenses) would not exceed a specified annual rate, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets; |
•
|
The terms and conditions of
the Agreements; |
•
|
The subadvisory fees payable
by the Investment Manager under the Subadvisory Agreements; |
•
|
The
current and proposed terms and conditions of other agreements and arrangements with affiliates of the Investment Manager relating to the operations of the Fund, including agreements with respect to the provision of distribution, transfer agency and
shareholder services to the Fund; |
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and Subadvisory
Agreement (continued)
•
|
Descriptions of various
functions performed by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers under the Agreements, including portfolio management and portfolio trading practices; |
•
|
Information regarding the
management fees of similarly-managed portfolios of other clients of the Investment Manager, including institutional separate accounts; |
•
|
Information regarding the
reputation, regulatory history and resources of the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers, including information regarding senior management, portfolio managers and other personnel; |
•
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Information regarding the
capabilities of the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers with respect to compliance monitoring services, including an assessment of the Investment Manager’s and the Subadvisers’ compliance systems by the Fund’s Chief Compliance
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Nature, extent and quality of services provided under the
Agreements
The Committee and the Board considered the
nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager, the Subadvisers and the Investment Manager’s affiliates under the Agreements and under separate agreements for the provision of transfer agency and
shareholder services, and the resources dedicated to the Fund and the other Columbia Funds by the Investment Manager, the Subadvisers and the Investment Manager’s affiliates. The Committee and the Board considered, among other things, the
Investment Manager’s ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified research, advisory and supervisory investment professionals (including compensation programs for personnel involved in fund management, reputation and other
attributes), the portfolio management services provided by those investment professionals, and the quality of the Investment Manager’s and each Subadviser’s investment research capabilities and trade execution services. The Committee and
the Board also considered the potential benefits to shareholders of investing in a mutual fund that is part of a fund complex offering exposure to a variety of asset classes and investment disciplines and providing a variety of fund and shareholder
services.
The Committee and the Board also considered
the professional experience and qualifications of the senior personnel of the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers, which included consideration of the Investment Manager’s and the Subadvisers’ experience with similarly-structured
funds. The Committee and the Board noted the compliance programs of and the compliance-related resources provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager and its affiliates, and considered the Investment Manager’s ability to provide
administrative services to the Fund and coordinate the activities of the Fund’s other service providers. The Board also noted that the Board had approved the Subadvisers’ codes of ethics and compliance programs, and that the Chief
Compliance Officer of the Funds reports to the Trustees on the Subadvisers’ compliance programs.
The Committee and the Board considered the diligence and
selection process undertaken by the Investment Manager to select the Subadvisers, including the Investment Manager’s rationale for recommending the continuation of the Subadvisory Agreements, and the process for monitoring the
Subadvisers’ ongoing performance of services for the Fund. As part of these deliberations, the Committee and the Board considered the ability of the Investment Manager, subject to the approval of the Board, to modify or enter into new
subadvisory agreements without a shareholder vote pursuant to an exemptive order of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Committee and the Board also considered the scope of services provided to the Fund by the Investment Manager that are
distinct from and in addition to those provided by the Subadvisers, including cash flow management, treasury services, risk oversight, investment oversight and Subadviser selection, oversight and transition management. After reviewing these and
related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund under the Agreements supported the continuation of the Management
Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment
performance
The Committee and the Board reviewed
information about the performance of the Fund over various time periods, including performance information relative to benchmarks and information that compared the performance of the Fund to the performance of a group of comparable mutual funds as
determined by the independent third-party data provider, and data
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Agreement (continued)
provided by the independent fee consultant. The Committee and the Board also
reviewed a description of the third party’s methodology for identifying the Fund’s peer groups for purposes of performance and expense comparisons. Although the Fund’s performance lagged that of a relevant peer group for certain
(although not necessarily all) periods, the Committee and the Board concluded that other factors relevant to performance were sufficient, in light of other considerations, to warrant continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory
Agreements. Those factors included one or more of the following: (i) that the Fund’s performance, although lagging in certain recent periods, was stronger over the longer term; (ii) that the underperformance was attributable, to a significant
extent, to investment decisions that were reasonable and consistent with the Fund’s investment strategy and policies and that the Fund was performing within a reasonable range of expectations, given those investment decisions, market
conditions and the Fund’s investment strategy; (iii) that the Fund’s performance was competitive when compared to other relevant performance benchmarks or peer groups; and (iv) that the Investment Manager had taken or was taking steps
designed to help improve the Fund’s investment performance, including, but not limited to, replacing portfolio managers, enhancing the resources supporting the portfolio managers, or modifying investment strategies.
The Committee and the Board noted that, through December 31,
2016, the Fund’s performance was in the eighty-eighth and eighty-fifth percentile (where the best performance would be in the first percentile) of its category selected by the independent third-party data provider for the purposes of
performance comparisons for the one- and three-year periods, respectively.
The Committee and the Board also considered the Investment
Manager’s and Subadvisers’ performance and reputation generally, the Investment Manager’s historical responsiveness to Board concerns about performance, and the Investment Manager’s willingness to take steps intended to
improve performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the performance of the Fund, the Investment Manager and the Subadvisers were sufficient, in
light of other considerations, to warrant the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.
Investment management fee rates and other expenses
The Committee and the Board considered the management fees
charged to the Fund under the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements, as well as the total expenses incurred by the Fund. In assessing the reasonableness of the fees under the Management Agreement, the Committee and the Board
considered, among other information, the Fund’s total expense ratio as a percentage of average daily net assets. The Committee and the Board considered data provided by the independent third-party data provider and by the independent fee
consultant. The Committee and the Board noted that, as of December 31, 2016, the Fund’s actual management fee and net total expense ratio are ranked in the fourth and second quintiles, respectively, (where the lowest fees and expenses would be
in the first quintile) against the Fund’s expense universe as determined by the independent third-party data provider for purposes of expense comparison. The Committee and the Board also considered the fees that the Subadvisers charge to their
other clients, and noted that the Investment Manager pays the fees of the Subadvisers. The Committee and the Board also took into account the fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements agreed to by the Investment Manager, as noted above.
The Committee and the Board also received and considered
information about the management fees charged by the Investment Manager to institutional separate accounts. In considering the fees charged to those accounts, the Committee and the Board took into account, among other things, the Investment
Manager’s representations about the differences between managing mutual funds as compared to other types of accounts, including differences in the services provided, differences in the risk profile of such business for the Investment Manager
and the additional resources required to manage mutual funds effectively. The Committee and the Board also received and considered information about the fees charged by the Investment Manager for sub-advisory services it provides to comparable
unaffiliated funds. In evaluating the Fund’s management fees, the Committee and the Board also took into account the demands, complexity and quality of the investment management of the Fund.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the management fee rates and expenses of the Fund, in light of other considerations, warranted the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory
Agreements.
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Board Consideration and Approval of Management Agreement and Subadvisory
Agreement (continued)
Costs of services provided and profitability
The Committee and the Board also took note of the costs the
Investment Manager and its affiliates incur in connection with the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund.
The Committee and the Board also considered the compensation
directly or indirectly received by the Investment Manager’s affiliates in connection with their relationships with the Fund. The Committee and the Board reviewed information provided by management as to the profitability to the Investment
Manager and its affiliates of their relationships with the Fund, information about the allocation of expenses used to calculate profitability, and comparisons of profitability levels realized in 2016 to profitability levels realized in 2015. When
reviewing profitability, the Committee and the Board also considered court cases in which adviser profitability was an issue in whole or in part, the performance of similarly managed funds, the performance of the Fund, and the expense ratio of the
Fund. In addition, the Committee and the Board considered information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the Investment Manager’s financial condition and comparing its profitability to that of other asset management firms that are,
or are subsidiaries of, publicly traded companies. In this regard, the Committee and the Board also considered data provided by the independent fee consultant. Because the Subadvisory Agreements were negotiated at arms-length by the Investment
Manager, which is responsible for payments to the Subadvisers thereunder, the Committee and the Board did not consider the profitability to each Subadviser of its relationship with the Fund.
After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and
the Board concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the costs of services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund supported the continuation of the
Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.
Economies of scale
The Committee and the Board considered the potential
existence of economies of scale in the provision by the Investment Manager of services to the Fund, to groups of related funds, and to the Investment Manager’s investment advisory clients as a whole, and whether those economies of scale were
shared with the Fund through breakpoints in investment management fees or other means, such as expense limitation arrangements and additional investments by the Investment Manager in investment, trading, compliance and other resources. The Committee
and the Board noted that the management fee schedules for the Fund contained breakpoints that would reduce the fee rate on assets above specified threshold levels.
The Committee and the Board noted that the breakpoints, if
any, in the Subadvisory Agreements did not occur at the same levels as the breakpoints in the Management Agreement. The Committee and the Board noted that absent a shareholder vote, the Investment Manager would bear any increase in fees payable
under the Subadvisory Agreements. The Committee and the Board also noted the potential challenges of seeking to tailor the Management Agreement breakpoints to those of a subadvisory agreement in this context, and the effect that capacity constraints
on a subadviser’s ability to manage assets could potentially have on the ability of the Investment Manager to achieve economies of scale, as new subadvisers may need to be added as the Fund grows, increasing the Investment Manager’s cost
of compensating and overseeing the Fund’s subadvisers.
In considering these matters, the Committee and the Board also
considered the costs of the services provided and the profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, as discussed above. After reviewing these and related factors, the Committee and the Board
concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions, that the extent to which any economies of scale were expected to be shared with the Fund supported the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.
Other benefits to the Investment Manager and
Subadvisers
The Committee and the Board received and
considered information regarding “fall-out” or ancillary benefits received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationships with the Fund, such as the engagement of the Investment Manager’s affiliates
to provide distribution, transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund. In this regard, among other matters, the Committee and the Board considered that the Fund’s distributor retains a portion of the distribution fees from the Fund and
receives a portion of the sales charges on sales or redemptions of certain classes of shares of the Fund. The Committee and the Board also considered the benefits of research made available to the Investment Manager and
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Agreement (continued)
the Subadvisers by reason of brokerage commissions generated by the
Fund’s securities transactions, and reviewed information about the Investment Manager’s practices with respect to allocating portfolio transactions for brokerage and research services. The Committee and the Board recognized that the
Investment Manager’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits.
Conclusion
The Committee and the Board reviewed all of the above
considerations in reaching their decisions to recommend or approve the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements. In their deliberations, the Trustees did not identify any particular information that was all-important
or controlling, and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to the various factors. Based on their evaluation of all factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, and assisted by the advice of
independent legal counsel, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, voting separately, unanimously approved the continuation of the Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.
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The
Fund mails one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 800.345.6611 and additional reports will be sent to you.
Proxy voting policies and procedures
The policy of the Board of Trustees is to vote the proxies
of the companies in which the Fund holds investments consistent with the procedures as stated in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). You may obtain a copy of the SAI without charge by calling 800.345.6611; contacting your financial
intermediary; visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com; or searching the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is filed with the SEC
by August 31st for the most recent 12-month period ending June 30th of that year, and is available without charge by visiting investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com, or searching the website of the SEC at sec.gov.
Quarterly schedule of investments
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 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 800.SEC.0330. The Fund’s complete schedule of portfolio holdings, as filed on Form N-Q, can also be obtained without charge, upon request, by calling
800.345.6611.
Additional Fund information
For more information about the Fund, please visit
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com or call 800.345.6611. Customer Service Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern time.
Fund investment manager
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund distributor
Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.
225 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Fund transfer agent
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
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P.O. Box 8081
Boston, MA 02266-8081
Please read and consider the investment objectives, risks,
charges and expenses for any fund carefully before investing. For a prospectus and summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Fund, go to
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com. The Fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA, and managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers,
LLC.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments (Columbia
Threadneedle) is the global brand name of the Columbia and Threadneedle group of companies. All rights reserved. Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110-2804
© 2017 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC.
investor.columbiathreadneedleus.com
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit
Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not
applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments
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The registrants Schedule I Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities
by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrants board of directors.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
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The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this
report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to
the registrants management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
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There was no change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure
of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of ethics required
to be disclosed under Item 2 of Form N-CSR: Not applicable for semiannual reports.
(a)(2) Certifications pursuant
to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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(registrant) Columbia Funds Series Trust I |
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/s/ Christopher O. Petersen |
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Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer
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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.
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/s/ Christopher O. Petersen |
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Christopher O. Petersen, President and Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Michael G. Clarke |
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Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
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