| Class |
Ticker Symbol |
| A |
NFEAX |
| Institutional (Class Inst) |
NFEPX |
| Institutional 2 (Class Inst2) |
CADRX |
| Institutional 3 (Class Inst3) |
CLRYX |
| R |
CLGPX |
| S |
NFEDX |
| Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your
investment) | ||
| |
Class A |
Classes Inst, Inst2,
Inst3, R and S |
| Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a % of offering price)
|
5.75 % |
None |
| Maximum deferred sales charge (load) imposed on redemptions (as a % of the lower of the original
purchase price or current net asset value) |
1.00
%(a) |
None |
| Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay
each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||||
| |
Class A |
Class Inst |
Class Inst2 |
Class Inst3 |
Class R |
Class S |
| Management fees |
0.73 % |
0.73 % |
0.73 % |
0.73 % |
0.73 % |
0.73 % |
| Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees |
0.25 % |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0.00 % |
0.50 % |
0.00 % |
| Other expenses |
0.14 % |
0.14 % |
0.08 % |
0.04 % |
0.14 % |
0.14 % |
| Total annual Fund operating expenses(b) |
1.12 % |
0.87 % |
0.81 % |
0.77 % |
1.37 % |
0.87 % |
| Less: Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements(c) |
(0.11 %) |
(0.11 %) |
(0.11 %) |
(0.11 %) |
(0.11 %) |
(0.11 %) |
| Total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements |
1.01 % |
0.76 % |
0.70 % |
0.66 % |
1.26 % |
0.76 % |
| |
1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
| Class A (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$672 |
$900 |
$1,146 |
$1,851 |
| Class Inst (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$78 |
$267 |
$471 |
$1,062 |
| Class Inst2 (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$72 |
$248 |
$439 |
$991 |
| Class Inst3 (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$67 |
$235 |
$417 |
$944 |
| Class R (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$128 |
$423 |
$739 |
$1,637 |
| Class S (whether or not shares are redeemed) |
$78 |
$267 |
$471 |
$1,062 |
| Year by Year Total Return (%) as of December 31 Each Year* |
Best and Worst Quarterly Returns
During the Period Shown in the Bar Chart | ||
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Best |
2nd Quarter 2020 |
28.40% |
| Worst |
2nd Quarter 2022 |
-19.58% | |
| |
Share Class
Inception Date |
1 Year |
5 Years |
10 Years |
| Class A |
12/31/1997 |
|
|
|
| returns before taxes |
|
8.65% |
8.24% |
13.37% |
| returns after taxes on distributions |
|
6.99% |
4.86% |
10.23% |
| returns after taxes on distributions and sale of Fund shares |
|
6.15% |
5.58% |
10.03% |
| Class Inst returns before taxes |
12/31/1997 |
15.57% |
9.81% |
14.33% |
| Class Inst2 returns before taxes |
12/11/2013 |
15.61% |
9.87% |
14.40% |
| Class Inst3 returns before taxes |
03/01/2017 |
15.65% |
9.93% |
14.41% |
| Class R returns before taxes |
10/26/2016 |
14.99% |
9.26% |
13.76% |
| Class S returns before taxes |
10/02/2024 |
15.57% |
9.60% |
14.08% |
| Russell 1000® Growth Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or taxes) |
|
18.56% |
15.32% |
18.13% |
| Russell 1000® Index (reflects no deductions for fees, expenses or
taxes) |
|
17.37% |
13.59% |
14.59% |
| Portfolio Management |
Title |
Role with Fund |
Managed Fund Since |
| Tiffany Wade |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Co-Portfolio Manager |
2024 |
| Michael Guttag |
Senior Portfolio Manager |
Co-Portfolio Manager |
2024 |
| Online |
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
By Telephone |
| columbiathreadneedleus.com/investor/ |
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
P.O. Box 219104
Kansas City, MO 64121-9104 |
Columbia Management Investment Services Corp.
801 Pennsylvania Ave., STE. 219104
Kansas City, MO 64105-1307 |
800.422.3737 |
| Class |
Category of eligible account |
For accounts other than
Systematic Investment
Plan accounts (as described in the Fund’s Prospectus) |
For Systematic Investment
Plan accounts |
| Class A |
All accounts other than
IRAs |
$2,000 |
$100 |
| IRAs |
$1,000 |
$100 | |
| Class Inst |
All eligible accounts |
$0, $1,000 or $2,000 depending upon the
category of eligible investor |
$100 |
| Classes Inst2 & R |
All eligible accounts |
None |
N/A |
| Class Inst3 |
All eligible accounts |
$0, $1,000, $2,000
or $1 million depending
upon the category of
eligible investor |
$100 (for certain
eligible investors) |