UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-22154

 

Columbia ETF Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

225 Franklin Street

Boston, MA

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer

5228 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-612-671-1947

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

January 31, 2013

 

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5).  The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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

 



 

Item 1.   Schedule of Investments.

 


 


 

Investment Portfolio

Columbia Concentrated Large Cap Value Strategy Fund

January 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 8.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

1,700

 

93,891

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Gap, Inc. (The)

 

2,476

 

80,916

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

3,100

 

118,389

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

199,305

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

293,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 12.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

800

 

81,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

 

5,200

 

115,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco 6.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Altria Group, Inc.

 

3,160

 

106,429

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

1,150

 

101,384

 

Total Tobacco

 

 

 

207,813

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

 

 

404,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 18.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 18.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

 

1,500

 

120,030

 

Chevron Corp.

 

414

 

47,672

 

ConocoPhillips

 

1,150

 

66,700

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

2,600

 

87,386

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

 

800

 

59,368

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

3,100

 

135,563

 

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

 

2,700

 

94,635

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

611,354

 

Total Energy

 

 

 

611,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 27.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets 3.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley

 

5,647

 

129,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

3,400

 

112,540

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

4,000

 

139,320

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

251,860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 9.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

8,000

 

90,560

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

2,400

 

101,184

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

2,350

 

110,567

 

Total Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

302,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

1,959

 

73,149

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

1,360

 

78,717

 

Unum Group

 

3,600

 

83,916

 

Total Insurance

 

 

 

235,782

 

Total Financials

 

 

 

918,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 8.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Baxter International, Inc.

 

1,450

 

98,368

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Humana, Inc.

 

1,100

 

81,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

 

3,000

 

108,420

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

288,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials 13.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

1,100

 

72,930

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

1,350

 

92,124

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

1,000

 

87,570

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

252,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail 5.5%

 

 

 

 

 

CSX Corp.

 

3,000

 

66,090

 

Union Pacific Corp.

 

900

 

118,314

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

184,404

 

Total Industrials

 

 

 

437,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

 

3,300

 

73,854

 

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

73,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials 7.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

 

1,500

 

71,175

 

Praxair, Inc.

 

800

 

88,296

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

159,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

 

2,200

 

77,550

 

Total Materials

 

 

 

237,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

AES Corp. (The)

 

6,600

 

71,544

 

Total Utilities

 

 

 

71,544

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $3,020,197)

 

 

 

3,336,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Investment 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 0.00%†
(Cost $8,746)

 

8,746

 

8,746

 

Total Investments 100.3%
(Cost $3,028,943)

 

 

 

3,345,023

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.3)%

 

 

 

(8,460

)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

3,336,563

 

 



 


*

Non-income producing security.

Represents average annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require 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.

 

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 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 (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). 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.

 

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 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 carrying out 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 readily available, including recommendation 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 as of January 31, 2013:

 

Valuation

 

Columbia Concentrated Large
Cap Value Strategy Fund

 

Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

3,336,277

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,336,277

 

Money Market Fund

 

8,746

 

 

 

8,746

 

Total

 

$

3,345,023

 

$

 

$

 

$

3,345,023

 

 


*         Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

For more information on the valuation of investments, please refer to the most recent Shareholder Report.

 


 


 

Investment Portfolio

Columbia Growth Equity Strategy Fund

January 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks 97.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 17.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Ford Motor Co.

 

525

 

6,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributors 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

LKQ Corp.*

 

740

 

16,569

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

 

557

 

30,774

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

120

 

11,435

 

Starbucks Corp.

 

341

 

19,137

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

 

104

 

6,386

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

220

 

14,287

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

82,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

132

 

35,046

 

Expedia, Inc.

 

150

 

9,787

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

44,833

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp. Class A

 

440

 

16,755

 

Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A*

 

200

 

13,876

 

DISH Network Corp. Class A

 

426

 

15,877

 

News Corp. Class A

 

640

 

17,754

 

Total Media

 

 

 

64,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiline Retail 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Target Corp.

 

166

 

10,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Gap, Inc. (The)

 

400

 

13,072

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

191

 

12,782

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

 

690

 

26,351

 

Urban Outfitters, Inc.*

 

215

 

9,200

 

Total Specialty Retail

 

 

 

61,405

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

285,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 8.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

232

 

23,743

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

 

400

 

20,480

 

Total Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

44,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Hershey Co. (The)

 

240

 

19,068

 

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

 

156

 

7,210

 

Total Food Products

 

 

 

26,278

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Products 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

 

320

 

24,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

 

230

 

14,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

345

 

30,415

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

 

 

138,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 6.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Ensco PLC Class A

 

253

 

16,083

 

Halliburton Co.

 

817

 

33,235

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

92

 

7,181

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

56,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

 

230

 

18,405

 

EQT Corp.

 

98

 

5,822

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

108

 

9,717

 

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

 

180

 

21,157

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

55,101

 

Total Energy

 

 

 

111,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

93

 

21,974

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 

409

 

6,761

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

28,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Banks 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

677

 

11,028

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

300

 

10,449

 

Total Commercial Banks

 

 

 

21,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

370

 

15,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Kilroy Realty Corp.

 

196

 

9,781

 

Total Financials

 

 

 

75,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 15.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

119

 

10,170

 

Celgene Corp.*

 

167

 

16,526

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

 

840

 

33,138

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

151

 

11,705

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

202

 

9,046

 

Total Biotechnology

 

 

 

80,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

663

 

22,462

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

 

110

 

9,892

 

Hologic, Inc.*

 

650

 

15,496

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

225

 

10,485

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

 

263

 

19,620

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

77,955

 

 



 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

 

99

 

5,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

290

 

20,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals-4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

203

 

7,448

 

Actavis, Inc.*

 

209

 

18,056

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

237

 

24,887

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

200

 

14,784

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

65,175

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

249,925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

 

438

 

29,889

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 

90

 

16,506

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

46,395

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.

 

102

 

10,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

ADT Corp. (The)

 

208

 

9,880

 

Tyco International Ltd.

 

636

 

19,226

 

Total Commercial Services & Supplies

 

 

 

29,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 2.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

469

 

26,710

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

 

234

 

20,871

 

Total Electrical Equipment

 

 

 

47,581

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

77

 

7,576

 

Pall Corp.

 

348

 

23,768

 

Total Machinery

 

 

 

31,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

 

239

 

16,078

 

Kansas City Southern

 

67

 

6,238

 

Total Road & Rail

 

 

 

22,316

 

Total Industrials

 

 

 

187,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology 30.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 4.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

306

 

6,294

 

F5 Networks, Inc.*

 

186

 

19,508

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

706

 

46,617

 

Total Communications Equipment

 

 

 

72,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals 7.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

149

 

67,841

 

EMC Corp.*

 

1,329

 

32,707

 

NCR Corp.*

 

623

 

17,301

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

 

 

 

117,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

 

274

 

11,155

 

eBay, Inc.*

 

523

 

29,251

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A*

 

689

 

21,338

 

Google, Inc. Class A*

 

79

 

59,700

 

Linkedin Corp. Class A*

 

110

 

13,617

 

Total Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

135,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Accenture PLC Class A

 

215

 

15,456

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*

 

61

 

9,614

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

69

 

14,012

 

Teradata Corp.*

 

190

 

12,665

 

Total IT Services

 

 

 

51,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

360

 

19,768

 

Xilinx, Inc.

 

250

 

9,122

 

Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

28,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

 

199

 

14,559

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

375

 

10,301

 

Oracle Corp.

 

1,120

 

39,771

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

 

120

 

20,656

 

Total Software

 

 

 

85,287

 

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

491,253

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A

 

327

 

20,738

 

Monsanto Co.

 

220

 

22,297

 

Total Chemicals

 

 

 

43,035

 

Total Materials

 

 

 

43,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $1,333,032)

 

 

 

1,583,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Investment 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 0.00%†
(Cost $41,630)

 

41,630

 

41,630

 

Total Investments 100.0%
(Cost $1,374,662)

 

 

 

1,625,021

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.0)%(a)

 

 

 

(786

)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

1,624,235

 

 


*

Non-income producing security.

Represents average annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

(a)

Less than 0.05%.

 



 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require 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.

 

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 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 (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). 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.

 

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 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 carrying out 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 readily available, including recommendation 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 as of January 31, 2013:

 

Valuation

 

Columbia Growth Equity Strategy Fund

 

Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

1,583,391

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,583,391

 

Money Market Fund

 

41,630

 

 

 

41,630

 

Total

 

$

1,625,021

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,625,021

 

 


*      Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

For more information on the valuation of investments, please refer to the most recent Shareholder Report.

 


 


 

Investment Portfolio

Columbia Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy Fund

January 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks 99.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary 21.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

 

4,541

 

250,890

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

594

 

56,602

 

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

 

512

 

31,442

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

3,887

 

252,422

 

Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

591,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail 6.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

 

1,000

 

265,500

 

Priceline.com, Inc.*

 

362

 

248,140

 

Total Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

513,640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

 

943

 

63,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

 

2,994

 

206,586

 

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

 

5,866

 

329,259

 

Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

535,845

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

 

 

1,703,947

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

508

 

51,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

 

3,312

 

201,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tobacco 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

567

 

49,987

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

 

 

303,776

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy 7.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

 

6,277

 

297,216

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

454

 

35,435

 

Total Energy Equipment & Services

 

 

 

332,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.5%

 

 

 

 

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

1,655

 

206,842

 

EQT Corp.

 

481

 

28,576

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

534

 

48,044

 

Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

283,462

 

Total Energy

 

 

 

616,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financials 3.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Markets 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

 

2,014

 

33,291

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

1,360

 

186,157

 

Total Capital Markets

 

 

 

219,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Kilroy Realty Corp.

 

967

 

48,253

 

Total Financials

 

 

 

267,701

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 22.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

2,449

 

230,182

 

Amgen, Inc.

 

587

 

50,165

 

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

 

1,422

 

221,946

 

Celgene Corp.*

 

3,090

 

305,786

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

 

5,766

 

227,469

 

Total Biotechnology

 

 

 

1,035,548

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

1,001

 

33,914

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

 

2,375

 

213,583

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

1,108

 

51,633

 

Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

299,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

 

488

 

26,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

AbbVie, Inc.

 

1,001

 

36,727

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

2,041

 

214,325

 

Novo Nordisk A/S(a)

 

1,267

 

233,571

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

484,623

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

1,845,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrials 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 2.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 

1,109

 

203,391

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

FedEx Corp.

 

503

 

51,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

 

478

 

27,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

 

380

 

37,388

 

Pall Corp.

 

710

 

48,493

 

Total Machinery

 

 

 

85,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors 1.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Fastenal Co.

 

3,010

 

149,537

 

Total Industrials

 

 

 

517,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology 32.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Equipment 4.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

1,510

 

31,061

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.

 

4,650

 

307,040

 

Total Communications Equipment

 

 

 

338,101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Apple, Inc.

 

185

 

84,232

 

EMC Corp.*

 

9,681

 

238,249

 

Total Computers & Peripherals

 

 

 

322,481

 

 



 

 

Issuer

 

Shares

 

Value ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services 14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Baidu, Inc.(a)*

 

2,353

 

254,830

 

Facebook, Inc. Class A*

 

8,680

 

268,820

 

Google, Inc. Class A*

 

396

 

299,253

 

Linkedin Corp. Class A*

 

2,510

 

310,713

 

Total Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

1,133,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT Services 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A*

 

2,842

 

222,187

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

340

 

69,044

 

Visa, Inc. Class A

 

1,480

 

233,707

 

Total IT Services

 

 

 

524,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Xilinx, Inc.

 

1,234

 

45,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software 3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

1,849

 

50,792

 

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

 

1,465

 

252,170

 

Total Software

 

 

 

302,962

 

Total Information Technology

 

 

 

2,667,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Materials 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Monsanto Co.

 

1,750

 

177,362

 

Total Materials

 

 

 

177,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $6,571,528)

 

 

 

8,098,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Investment 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 0.00%†
(Cost $16,865)

 

16,865

 

16,865

 

Total Investments 99.9%
(Cost $6,588,393)

 

 

 

8,115,321

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.1%

 

 

 

7,888

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

8,123,209

 

 


*

Non-income producing security.

(a)

American Depositary Receipts.

Represents average annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require 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.

 

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 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 (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). 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.

 

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 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 carrying out 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 readily available, including recommendation 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 as of January 31, 2013:

 

Valuation

 

Columbia Large-Cap Growth
Equity Strategy Fund

 

Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks*

 

$

8,098,456

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,098,456

 

Money Market Fund

 

16,865

 

 

 

16,865

 

Total

 

$

8,115,321

 

$

 

$

 

$

8,115,321

 

 


*                       Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

For more information on the valuation of investments, please refer to the most recent Shareholder Report.

 


 


 

Investment Portfolio

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund

January 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

Municipal Bonds 98.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority Revolving Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 04/01/19

 

100,000

 

120,527

 

North Slope Borough of Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 06/30/15

 

100,000

 

110,464

 

5.000%, 06/30/17

 

100,000

 

117,433

 

Total Alaska

 

 

 

348,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona 3.1%

 

 

 

 

 

City of Scottsdale

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/24

 

210,000

 

257,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

California 12.2%

 

 

 

 

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Scripps Health

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/15/24

 

200,000

 

238,026

 

California State Economic Recovery

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/22

 

100,000

 

113,027

 

California State Public Works Board Lease Revenue Department of Correction and Rehabilitation

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 06/01/20

 

200,000

 

236,910

 

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Sewer Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 05/15/24

 

150,000

 

176,706

 

State of California

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 02/01/27

 

200,000

 

237,592

 

Total California

 

 

 

1,002,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Department of Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 06/15/15

 

100,000

 

111,791

 

Denver Colorado City & County Airport Revenue System

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/15/23

 

100,000

 

113,853

 

Total Colorado

 

 

 

225,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connecticut 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

City of New Haven

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/01/18

 

150,000

 

176,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florida 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 06/01/17

 

150,000

 

174,942

 

City of Jacksonville Florida

 

 

 

 

 

Series C

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 10/01/27

 

180,000

 

215,095

 

Orange County School Board

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 08/01/26

 

100,000

 

118,185

 

Orlando Utilities Commission Utility System Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 10/01/23

 

100,000

 

118,660

 

South Miami Health Facilities Authority Hospital Revenue Baptist Health South Florida Group

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 08/15/14

 

125,000

 

133,683

 

Total Florida

 

 

 

760,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guam 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Guam Power Authority Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 10/01/24

 

100,000

 

116,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

State of Hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/01/16

 

100,000

 

116,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois 4.3%

 

 

 

 

 

City of Chicago Waterworks Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/01/25

 

200,000

 

240,238

 

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Swedish Covenant Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 08/15/24

 

100,000

 

110,926

 

Total Illinois

 

 

 

351,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Health & Education Facilities Financing Authority Hospital Revenue Clarian Health Obligation Group

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 02/15/16

 

100,000

 

112,778

 

 



 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

Iowa 1.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

Series A-1

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

3.875%, 12/01/16

 

100,000

 

107,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland 5.0%

 

 

 

 

 

County of Howard

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 02/15/21

 

150,000

 

175,616

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Carroll Hospital

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/21

 

200,000

 

233,112

 

Total Maryland

 

 

 

408,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue College Holy Cross

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

4.750%, 09/01/23

 

100,000

 

116,492

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan 2.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Clean Water Revolving Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 10/01/24

 

200,000

 

232,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Power Project Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 01/01/16

 

165,000

 

183,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nevada 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

County of Clark Highway Improvement Revenue Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/19

 

135,000

 

163,296

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey 7.3%

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue School Facilities Construction

 

 

 

 

 

Series EE

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 09/01/23

 

165,000

 

195,058

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Program

 

 

 

 

 

Series AA

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

4.000%, 06/15/27

 

150,000

 

163,080

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Transportation System

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 12/15/15

 

100,000

 

113,330

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Transportation System Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 12/15/19

 

100,000

 

124,004

 

Total New Jersey

 

 

 

595,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

New Mexico Finance Authority Revenue Subordinated Lien Public PJ Revolving Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Series C

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 06/15/18

 

100,000

 

117,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New York 8.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series E

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/15/28

 

100,000

 

118,436

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Transportation System

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/15/20

 

175,000

 

213,929

 

New York City General Obligation

 

 

 

 

 

Series C

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 08/01/15

 

100,000

 

111,068

 

New York State Thruway Authority Personal Income Tax

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Transportation System

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 03/15/18

 

100,000

 

119,680

 

New York State Thruway Authority Series H

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 01/01/22

 

100,000

 

116,065

 

Total New York

 

 

 

679,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Charlotte, North Carolina Airport Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/16

 

150,000

 

170,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio 2.7%

 

 

 

 

 

American Municipal Power, Inc. Revenue Praire State Energy Campus PJ

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 02/15/31

 

200,000

 

224,136

 

 



 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

Oklahoma 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Supply Systems Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 01/01/23

 

100,000

 

118,224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon 1.7%

 

 

 

 

 

City of Salem

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 06/01/16

 

125,000

 

142,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas 7.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 11/01/28

 

100,000

 

114,329

 

Harris Country, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

Series C

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 08/15/22

 

100,000

 

117,932

 

Leander Independent School District

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 08/15/17

 

100,000

 

119,752

 

Lower Colorado River Authority Texas Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 05/15/22

 

100,000

 

116,854

 

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Specials Projects System

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 09/01/30

 

150,000

 

175,644

 

Total Texas

 

 

 

644,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Northwest Washington Electric Revenue Columbia Generating

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/22

 

185,000

 

210,772

 

Energy Northwest Washington Electric Revenue Columbia Station

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 07/01/22

 

75,000

 

92,348

 

FYI Properties Washington Lease Revenue Washington State District Project

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 06/01/22

 

100,000

 

115,507

 

Port of Seattle Washington Revenue Authority

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 09/01/20

 

115,000

 

141,605

 

Total Washington

 

 

 

560,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin 1.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Aurora Health Care Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

Series A

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 04/15/24

 

100,000

 

113,825

 

Total Municipal Bonds

(Cost $7,566,397)

 

 

 

8,044,943

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Short Term Investment 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Fund 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Institutional Fund 0.00%†

(Cost $83,878)

 

83,878

 

83,878

 

Total Investments 99.1%

(Cost $7,650,275)

 

 

 

8,128,821

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.9%

 

 

 

71,371

 

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

8,200,192

 

 


                 Represents average annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require 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.

 

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 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 (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). 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.

 

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 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 carrying out 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 readily available, including recommendation 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 as of January 31, 2013:

 

Valuation

 

Columbia Intermediate
Municipal Bond Strategy Fund

 

Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Municipal Bonds*

 

$

 

$

8,044,943

 

$

 

$

8,044,943

 

Money Market Fund

 

83,878

 

 

 

83,878

 

Total

 

$

83,878

 

$

8,044,943

 

$

 

$

8,128,821

 

 

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.

 


*  Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by state.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

For more information on the valuation of investments, please refer to the most recent Shareholder Report.

 


 


 

Investment Portfolio

Columbia Core Bond Strategy Fund

January 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 41.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association 20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

2.375%, 07/28/15

 

100,000

 

104,972

 

3.000%, 02/15/28(a)

 

50,000

 

52,492

 

3.500%, 01/25/24

 

51,509

 

53,513

 

3.500%, 02/15/28(a)

 

75,000

 

79,301

 

3.500%, 02/15/43(a)

 

75,000

 

79,090

 

4.000%, 03/01/26

 

40,067

 

42,797

 

4.000%, 02/15/28(a)

 

25,000

 

26,684

 

4.000%, 06/25/37

 

6,567

 

6,694

 

4.000%, 03/01/41

 

79,761

 

84,862

 

4.000%, 02/15/43(a)

 

50,000

 

53,141

 

4.500%, 02/01/22

 

18,265

 

19,915

 

4.500%, 02/15/28(a)

 

25,000

 

26,855

 

4.500%, 08/01/39

 

126,586

 

136,983

 

4.500%, 03/01/41

 

73,981

 

80,243

 

5.000%, 03/01/24

 

3,894

 

4,204

 

5.000%, 02/15/28(a)

 

25,000

 

26,980

 

5.000%, 10/01/39

 

49,113

 

53,025

 

5.500%, 04/01/38

 

39,424

 

42,781

 

6.000%, 09/01/39

 

39,308

 

43,011

 

6.500%, 09/01/38

 

33,648

 

37,278

 

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

1,054,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association 10.6%

 

 

 

 

 

1.852%, 07/16/32

 

4,743

 

4,756

 

1.883%, 04/16/32

 

29,257

 

29,620

 

2.169%, 11/16/37

 

21,179

 

21,755

 

2.210%, 11/16/34

 

33,033

 

33,583

 

2.210%, 12/16/35

 

47,636

 

48,696

 

3.500%, 02/15/43(a)

 

25,000

 

26,871

 

4.000%, 02/15/43(a)

 

75,000

 

81,574

 

4.500%, 06/16/34

 

25,176

 

25,721

 

4.500%, 02/15/43(a)

 

175,000

 

190,887

 

4.549%, 06/16/28

 

22,207

 

22,584

 

5.000%, 02/15/40

 

26,853

 

29,456

 

5.500%, 02/15/43(a)

 

25,000

 

27,332

 

6.000%, 12/15/37

 

10,915

 

12,277

 

Total Government National Mortgage Association

 

 

 

555,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

2.500%, 05/27/16

 

200,000

 

212,839

 

3.500%, 03/15/24

 

15,785

 

16,247

 

3.500%, 09/15/24

 

9,892

 

10,236

 

3.750%, 03/27/19

 

100,000

 

114,382

 

5.000%, 02/01/40

 

103,353

 

111,249

 

5.500%, 05/01/35

 

44,588

 

48,474

 

6.000%, 10/01/38

 

24,459

 

26,689

 

6.500%, 08/01/38

 

6,469

 

7,351

 

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

 

 

 

547,467

 

Total U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

(Cost $2,099,332)

 

 

 

2,157,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds 37.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

L-3 Communications Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.950%, 11/15/16

 

20,000

 

21,636

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

2.125%, 09/15/16

 

15,000

 

15,578

 

Total Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

37,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banking 6.8%

 

 

 

 

 

American Express Credit Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

1.160%, 06/24/14(b)

 

25,000

 

25,237

 

Bank of America Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

1.855%, 07/11/14(b)

 

10,000

 

10,144

 

Bank of America NA

 

 

 

 

 

0.588%, 06/15/16(b)

 

10,000

 

9,637

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

 

 

 

 

1.205%, 01/10/14(b)

 

15,000

 

15,072

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1.755%, 01/13/14(b)

 

25,000

 

25,257

 

4.500%, 01/14/22

 

10,000

 

10,951

 

6.125%, 11/21/17

 

40,000

 

47,221

 

Fifth Third Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

0.729%, 12/20/16(b)

 

10,000

 

9,740

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.(The)

 

 

 

 

 

1.312%, 02/07/14(b)

 

20,000

 

20,088

 

5.250%, 07/27/21

 

10,000

 

11,294

 

6.000%, 06/15/20

 

30,000

 

35,393

 

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.100%, 04/05/21

 

10,000

 

11,562

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5.150%, 10/01/15

 

25,000

 

27,442

 

6.400%, 05/15/38

 

10,000

 

13,043

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.400%, 08/28/17

 

40,000

 

46,855

 

Morgan Stanley

 

 

 

 

 

4.750%, 04/01/14

 

15,000

 

15,544

 

4.750%, 03/22/17

 

10,000

 

10,922

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

1.250%, 02/13/15

 

10,000

 

10,098

 

Total Banking

 

 

 

355,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals 0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Dow Chemical Co.

 

 

 

 

 

8.550%, 05/15/19

 

30,000

 

40,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Machinery 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.450%, 04/15/18

 

30,000

 

35,501

 

John Deere Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

0.875%, 04/17/15

 

10,000

 

10,051

 

Total Construction Machinery

 

 

 

45,552

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing 0.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Eaton Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

0.638%, 06/16/14(b)

 

10,000

 

9,987

 

 



 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.100%, 06/01/22

 

25,000

 

25,850

 

Total Diversified Manufacturing

 

 

 

35,837

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electric 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Appalachian Power Co.

 

 

 

 

 

0.685%, 08/16/13(b)

 

15,000

 

15,020

 

DTE Energy Co.

 

 

 

 

 

1.011%, 06/03/13(b)

 

25,000

 

25,035

 

Entergy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 09/15/15

 

10,000

 

10,409

 

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.950%, 10/01/20

 

10,000

 

10,656

 

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.200%, 10/01/19

 

10,000

 

11,310

 

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.050%, 08/15/21

 

10,000

 

11,442

 

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5.750%, 04/01/18

 

14,000

 

16,778

 

Sierra Pacific Power Co.

 

 

 

 

 

6.000%, 05/15/16

 

15,000

 

17,268

 

Southern California Edison Co.

 

 

 

 

 

0.758%, 09/15/14(b)

 

20,000

 

20,116

 

Southern Power Co.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 07/15/15

 

30,000

 

32,907

 

Total Electric

 

 

 

170,941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environmental 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Management, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.750%, 06/30/20

 

30,000

 

33,961

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Beverage 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 01/15/20

 

30,000

 

35,964

 

Campbell Soup Co.

 

 

 

 

 

3.800%, 08/02/42

 

2,000

 

1,877

 

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1.900%, 01/25/18

 

25,000

 

25,104

 

Total Food and Beverage

 

 

 

62,945

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Agencies 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Petrobras International Finance Co.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 03/01/18

 

15,000

 

16,863

 

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

 

 

 

 

5.500%, 06/27/44

 

10,000

 

10,275

 

Total Foreign Agencies

 

 

 

27,138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas Pipelines 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

El Paso Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.500%, 09/15/20

 

20,000

 

22,368

 

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.000%, 10/01/21

 

10,000

 

11,096

 

Energy Transfer Partners LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.500%, 02/01/42

 

10,000

 

11,536

 

NiSource Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.250%, 02/15/43

 

10,000

 

10,520

 

5.800%, 02/01/42

 

15,000

 

16,559

 

Transcanada Pipelines Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

3.800%, 10/01/20

 

10,000

 

11,073

 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC

 

 

 

 

 

4.450%, 08/01/42

 

10,000

 

9,977

 

Total Gas Pipelines

 

 

 

93,129

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.875%, 12/15/20

 

30,000

 

31,455

 

Boston Scientific Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.250%, 11/15/15

 

15,000

 

16,927

 

McKesson Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.250%, 03/01/16

 

30,000

 

32,043

 

Total Health Care

 

 

 

80,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Insurance 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Aetna, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

2.750%, 11/15/22

 

10,000

 

9,678

 

WellPoint, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.300%, 01/15/23

 

10,000

 

10,011

 

Total Healthcare Insurance

 

 

 

19,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Energy 0.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.375%, 09/15/17

 

20,000

 

23,698

 

EnCana Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.900%, 11/15/21

 

10,000

 

10,559

 

Nexen, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.875%, 03/10/35

 

10,000

 

11,953

 

Total Independent Energy

 

 

 

46,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Energy 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

BP Capital Markets PLC

 

 

 

 

 

0.910%, 03/11/14(b)

 

10,000

 

10,059

 

Shell International Finance BV

 

 

 

 

 

3.100%, 06/28/15

 

10,000

 

10,587

 

Total Integrated Energy

 

 

 

20,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Insurance 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.375%, 03/15/17

 

25,000

 

28,122

 

MetLife, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.400%, 12/15/36

 

40,000

 

43,304

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.500%, 11/16/21

 

15,000

 

16,560

 

6.625%, 06/21/40

 

5,000

 

6,209

 

Total Life Insurance

 

 

 

94,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media Cable 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Comcast Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.150%, 03/01/20

 

20,000

 

23,282

 

DirecTV Holdings LLC

 

 

 

 

 

2.400%, 03/15/17

 

8,000

 

8,163

 

Total Media Cable

 

 

 

31,445

 

 



 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

Media Non-Cable 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

3.125%, 10/15/22

 

15,000

 

14,501

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Alcoa, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.750%, 07/15/18

 

5,000

 

5,716

 

Arcelormittal

 

 

 

 

 

6.000%, 03/01/21

 

5,000

 

5,256

 

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC

 

 

 

 

 

1.125%, 03/20/15

 

15,000

 

15,115

 

Total Metals

 

 

 

26,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Captive Consumer 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Discover Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

6.450%, 06/12/17

 

10,000

 

11,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Captive Diversified 1.2%

 

 

 

 

 

General Electric Capital Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

2.150%, 01/09/15

 

10,000

 

10,279

 

2.300%, 04/27/17

 

10,000

 

10,301

 

4.375%, 09/16/20

 

40,000

 

44,191

 

Total Non-Captive Diversified

 

 

 

64,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Field Services 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Weatherford International Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

6.000%, 03/15/18

 

5,000

 

5,705

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Institutions 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

NYSE Euronext

 

 

 

 

 

2.000%, 10/05/17

 

20,000

 

20,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Packaging 0.3%

 

 

 

 

 

Ball Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7.125%, 09/01/16

 

15,000

 

16,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals 1.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

0.400%, 05/15/14(b)

 

25,000

 

25,051

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III LLC

 

 

 

 

 

3.000%, 06/15/15

 

30,000

 

31,512

 

Total Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

56,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property & Casualty 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

ACE INA Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.700%, 02/15/17

 

30,000

 

35,032

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1.900%, 01/31/17

 

10,000

 

10,232

 

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.950%, 05/01/22

 

20,000

 

21,720

 

Willis North America, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.000%, 09/29/19

 

15,000

 

17,419

 

Total Property & Casualty

 

 

 

84,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railroads 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.650%, 05/01/17

 

30,000

 

35,145

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

 

 

 

 

 

6.500%, 05/15/18

 

10,000

 

12,152

 

CSX Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 02/01/19

 

30,000

 

38,065

 

Total Railroads

 

 

 

85,362

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REITs 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Boston Properties LP

 

 

 

 

 

4.125%, 05/15/21

 

5,000

 

5,366

 

Duke Realty LP

 

 

 

 

 

6.750%, 03/15/20

 

5,000

 

6,073

 

Simon Property Group LP

 

 

 

 

 

2.150%, 09/15/17

 

10,000

 

10,311

 

Total REITs

 

 

 

21,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

2.625%, 01/15/22

 

10,000

 

10,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retailers 0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

AutoZone, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

5.750%, 01/15/15

 

30,000

 

32,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supermarkets 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Safeway, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.750%, 12/01/21

 

3,000

 

3,046

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supranational 1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

European Investment Bank

 

 

 

 

 

5.125%, 05/30/17

 

25,000

 

29,387

 

International Finance Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.000%, 04/22/14

 

25,000

 

25,816

 

Total Supranational

 

 

 

55,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

4.450%, 01/15/20

 

30,000

 

34,460

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

 

 

 

 

0.711%, 05/30/14(b)

 

15,000

 

14,843

 

Intel Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

3.300%, 10/01/21

 

25,000

 

26,023

 

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

7.750%, 07/15/16

 

30,000

 

35,025

 

Oracle Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

6.500%, 04/15/38

 

30,000

 

40,753

 

Xerox Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

1.130%, 05/16/14(b)

 

15,000

 

14,971

 

Total Technology

 

 

 

166,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Services 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

Erac USA Finance LLC

 

 

 

 

 

5.625%, 03/15/42

 

10,000

 

11,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

American Tower Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.050%, 09/01/20

 

20,000

 

22,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wirelines 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

1.700%, 06/01/17

 

10,000

 

10,078

 

5.800%, 02/15/19

 

30,000

 

36,174

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA

 

 

 

 

 

6.175%, 06/18/14

 

10,000

 

10,596

 

 


 


 

Issuer

 

Principal
Amount
($)

 

Value
($)

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6.350%, 04/01/19

 

20,000

 

24,803

 

Total Wirelines

 

 

 

81,651

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $1,856,553)

 

 

 

1,984,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations 11.9%

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bond 7.8%

 

 

 

 

 

2.750%, 08/15/42

 

15,000

 

13,814

 

4.375%, 02/15/38

 

70,000

 

87,227

 

4.375%, 05/15/41

 

75,000

 

93,621

 

5.000%, 05/15/37

 

40,000

 

54,287

 

5.250%, 11/15/28

 

90,000

 

120,572

 

5.375%, 02/15/31

 

30,000

 

41,391

 

Total U.S. Treasury Bond

 

 

 

410,912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

0.125%, 12/31/13

 

95,000

 

94,959

 

1.000%, 11/30/19

 

50,000

 

48,891

 

7.500%, 11/15/24

 

45,000

 

70,024

 

Total U.S. Treasury Note

 

 

 

213,874

 

Total U.S. Treasury Obligations

(Cost $597,855)

 

 

 

624,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Backed Securities - Non-Agency 4.1%

 

 

 

 

 

Ally Auto Receivables Trust

 

 

 

 

 

1.380%, 07/15/14

 

2,812

 

2,816

 

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust

 

 

 

 

 

0.760%, 08/25/15

 

25,000

 

25,075

 

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust

 

 

 

 

 

1.980%, 05/23/16

 

20,514

 

20,577

 

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

 

 

 

 

 

2.450%, 12/15/16

 

25,000

 

25,556

 

Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust

 

 

 

 

 

2.140%, 08/15/16

 

25,000

 

25,251

 

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

 

 

 

 

 

0.870%, 07/15/14

 

8,434

 

8,447

 

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates

 

 

 

 

 

3.920%, 10/01/29

 

38,304

 

41,527

 

Smart Trust/Australia

 

 

 

 

 

0.840%, 09/14/16

 

13,000

 

13,001

 

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust

 

 

 

 

 

0.750%, 02/16/16

 

12,000

 

12,047

 

0.980%, 10/15/14

 

14,616

 

14,648

 

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust

 

 

 

 

 

1.980%, 09/20/17

 

25,000

 

25,573

 

Total Asset Backed Securities - Non-Agency

(Cost $209,465)

 

 

 

214,518

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Municipal Bonds 2.0%

 

 

 

 

 

California 0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

State of California

 

 

 

 

 

7.550%, 04/01/39

 

20,000

 

28,883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois-1.0%

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

5.720%, 12/01/38

 

30,000

 

38,778

 

State of Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

5.877%, 03/01/19

 

10,000

 

11,384

 

Total Illinois

 

 

 

50,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ohio-0.5%

 

 

 

 

 

Bowling Green State University

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

5.080%, 06/01/18

 

20,000

 

22,544

 

Jobsohio Beverage System

 

 

 

 

 

Series B

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue Bonds

 

 

 

 

 

3.235%, 01/01/23

 

5,000

 

5,066

 

Total Ohio

 

 

 

27,610

 

Total Municipal Bonds

(Cost $91,783)

 

 

 

106,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Backed Securities 1.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

 

 

 

 

5.322%, 12/11/49

 

25,000

 

28,404

 

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

5.444%, 03/10/39

 

25,000

 

28,469

 

Morgan Stanley Capital I

 

 

 

 

 

5.150%, 06/13/41

 

19,490

 

19,686

 

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

 

 

 

 

 

5.298%, 12/15/44(b)

 

18,000

 

19,911

 

Total Mortgage Backed Securities

(Cost $95,086)

 

 

 

96,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Government Obligations 0.4%

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Government International Bond 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

7.875%, 03/07/15

 

10,000

 

11,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico Government International Bond 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

3.625%, 03/15/22

 

8,000

 

8,580

 

Total Foreign Government Obligations

(Cost $20,028)

 

 

 

19,950

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Short Term Investment-13.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Money Market Funds 13.8%

 

 

 

 

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management 0.00%†

(Cost $725,325)

 

725,325

 

725,325

 

Total Investments 112.8%

(Cost $5,695,427)

 

 

 

5,929,746

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (12.8)%

 

 

 

(672,459

)

Net Assets 100.0%

 

 

 

5,257,287

 

 



 


(a)   Represents a security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

(b)   Variable rate security. The interest rate shown reflects the rate as of January 31, 2013.

†      Represents average annualized seven-day yield as of January 31, 2013.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require 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.

 

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 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 (including NAV for open-end mutual funds). 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.

 

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 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 carrying out 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 readily available, including recommendation 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 as of January 31, 2013:

 

Valuation

 

Columbia Core Bond Strategy Fund

 

Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations

 

$

 

$

2,157,400

 

$

 

$

2,157,400

 

Corporate Bonds*

 

 

1,984,642

 

 

1,984,642

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations

 

624,786

 

 

 

624,786

 

Asset-Backed Securities- Non-Agency

 

 

214,518

 

 

214,518

 

Municipal Bonds**

 

 

106,655

 

 

106,655

 

Mortgage Backed Securities

 

 

96,470

 

 

96,470

 

Foreign Government Obligations

 

 

19,950

 

 

19,950

 

Money Market Fund

 

725,325

 

 

 

725,325

 

Total

 

$

1,350,111

 

$

4,579,635

 

$

 

$

5,929,746

 

 

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.

 


*Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by industry type.

 

**Please refer to the investment portfolio above to view securities segregated by state.

 

There were no transfers of financial assets between Levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

For more information on the valuation of investments, please refer to the most recent Shareholder Report.

 


 


 

The valuation policy and a listing of other significant accounting policies are available in the most recent shareholder report.

 

The cost basis of investments for Federal income tax purposes at January 31, 2013 was as follows (unaudited)*:

 

Fund 

 

Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

Columbia Concentrated Large Cap Value Strategy Fund

 

$

3,031,200

 

$

462,535

 

$

(148,712

)

$

313,823

 

Columbia Growth Equity Strategy Fund

 

1,383,149

 

247,100

 

(5,228

)

241,872

 

Columbia Large-Cap Growth Equity Strategy Fund

 

6,626,121

 

1,537,600

 

(48,400

)

1,489,200

 

Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Strategy Fund

 

7,650,275

 

485,166

 

(6,620

)

478,546

 

Columbia Core Bond Strategy Fund

 

5,699,984

 

238,436

 

(8,674

)

229,762

 

 


*Because tax adjustments are calculated annually, the above table reflects the tax adjustments outstanding at   the Fund’s previous fiscal year end. For the previous fiscal year’s federal income tax information, please refer to the Notes to Financial Statements section in the Fund’s most recent annual report.

 


 


 

Item 2.    Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)         The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)         There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.    Exhibits.

 

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.

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

Columbia ETF Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

March 22, 2013

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ J. Kevin Connaughton

 

 

J. Kevin Connaughton, President and Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

March 22, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Michael G. Clarke

 

 

Michael G. Clarke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

March 22, 2013