Columbia Greater China Z  LNGZX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ 0.72
  
NAV (2009-11-23)
$ 54.98
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-23)
62.04%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
265
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Columbia Greater China Z
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-23
Inception date: 1997-05-16 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-23
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 62.04 97.17 12.63 19.85 14.95 12.23
+/- Category 5.19 29.72 4.03 4.51 4.31 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 29.56 39.96 17.16 15.00 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 42.74 26.17 13.72 18.59 14.89 11.93
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 48.92 69.87 13.16 19.50 14.95 12.23
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 69.49 12.86 19.06 14.61 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 45.69 11.20 17.00 13.32 ---
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# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 106 funds), (5 yrs : out of 79 funds), (10 yrs : out of 63 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 16.91
Software 0.51
Hardware 0.00
Media 0.00
Telecommunications 16.40
Service 46.13
Healthcare 0.61
Consumer Services 2.59
Business Services 5.17
Financial Services 37.77
Manufacturing 36.96
Consumer Goods 4.84
Industrial Materials 8.81
Energy 21.20
Utilities 2.10
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.5
Stocks 99.5
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 98.3
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 61 Turnover % 39
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % 1.55
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 55.27 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
China Mobile Ltd. China 8.22
China Life Insurance Company, Ltd. China 7.68
Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited China 6.97
CNOOC, Ltd. China 6.21
Bank of China Ltd China 5.96
PetroChina Company, Ltd. China 5.87
China Merchants Bank Co.,limited China 4.78
China Shenhua Energy Company Limited China 3.41
Tencent Hldgs Limi Cayman Islands 3.25
Ping An Insurance (group) Company Of China, Ltd. China 2.92
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1997-05-16
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Jasmine Huang  (2005-05-19)
Jasmine Huang is a director and senior portfolio manager on Columbia Management’s international team. In this role she is responsible for managing Asia ex-Japan equity portfolio securities. Ms. Huang joined Columbia Management in 2003 and has been a member of the investment community since 1995. Prior to joining Columbia Management, Ms. Huang was a manager for Deloitte's management consulting practice for three years. Previously, she was a senior auditor at Arthur Anderson focusing on Chinese corporate overseas IPOs. Ms. Huang received her bachelor’s degree from Shenzhen University in China and her M.B.A. from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. In addition, she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a Certified Public Accountant both in the United States and in China. Ms. Huang is also Certified in Financial Management.
J. Frederick Copper  (2005-10-11)
Fred Copper, a portfolio manager of Columbia Management Advisors, LLC (Columbia Advisors), is the lead manager for the Fund and has co-managed the Fund since October, 2005. Mr. Copper has been associated with Columbia Advisors or its predecessors since September, 2005. Prior to October, 2005, Mr. Copper was a senior vice president with Putnam Investments from March, 2001 to September, 2005 and an assistant vice president with Wellington Management Company, LLP from July, 1998 to February, 2001.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-01-01)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.44
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-08-31)
Correspondence Information
One Financial Center

Boston,  MA  02111
United States
Telephone:
800-422-3737
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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