Fund Research for Columbia Retirement 2030 A (BFFAX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: May 31, 2006
    Category: Target Date 2026-2030
    Overall Risk: Below Average
    Fund Family: Columbia
    Return Since Inception: 0.39%
    YTD Return: 25.65%
    Yield (TTM): 1.65%
    Net Assets: 12,622.00
    Morningstar Rating:
    4 of 5
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009
    The investment seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital growth and income. The fund normally invests in Class Z shares of various underlying funds that represent a variety of equity and fixed income asset classes. The underlying funds include funds that invest in equity securities of domestic and foreign issuers and large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies, and pursue various investment styles. The fund's assets mix becomes gradually more conservative as time passes, both leading up and particularly after retirement year around 2030.

    Stock Holdings


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    Size
    Average Market Cap $18,783.00 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 38.40%
    Large 28.28%
    Medium 24.69%
    Small 7.34%
    Micro 1.29%

    Bond Holdings


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    Details
    Average Eff Duration 4.5 Yrs
    Average Eff Maturity 7.9 Yrs
    Average Credit Quality AA
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    Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any) Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 05/31/2006 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 25.65% 34.19% -3.12% — — 0.39%
    +/- Category -2.62% -3.43% 0.97% — — —
    +/- Morningstar Moderate Target Risk — — — — 4.76% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 18.88% 14.74% -3.62% — — 0.39%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 21.35% -1.59% -1.02% — — 1.02%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 05/31/2006
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 14.38%
    Service 33.35%
    Manufacturing 28.18%
    Bond Quality
    AAA 59.48%
    AA 6.49%
    A 12.14%
    BBB 17.57%
    BB 2.97%
    B 0.92%
    Below B 0.20%
    Not Rated 0.23%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash 0.00% 2.83% 2.83%
    Stocks 0.00% 76.63% 76.63%
    Bonds 3.30% 23.71% 20.41%
    Other 0.00% 0.18% 0.18%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 0.00% 17.34% 17.34%
    Data as of 06/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Stock Holdings Sector P/E Return as of 10/31/2009 Net Assets
    The stock holdings of BFFAX are not amongst the fund's top 10 holdings.
    Bond & Other Holdings Maturity Date Total Holdings Value of Holdings Net Assets
    + Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Z — 123,080.00 1.22 M 28.15%
    + Columbia Total Return Bond Z — 94,989.00 905,242.00 20.90%
    + Columbia Multi-Advisor Intl Equity Z — 55,159.00 612,815.00 14.15%
    + Columbia Marsico Focused Eq Z — 20,780.00 365,928.00 8.45%
    + Columbia Large Cap Value Z — 33,869.00 323,784.00 7.47%
    + Columbia Mid Cap Value Z — 25,893.00 258,668.00 5.97%
    + Columbia Mid Cap Growth Z — 14,293.00 256,987.00 5.93%
    + Columbia Small Cap Value II Z — 17,021.00 172,764.00 3.99%
    + Columbia Small Cap Growth II Z — 12,017.00 104,905.00 2.42%
    + Columbia Acorn International Z — 2,823.00 86,976.00 2.01%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    P/E as of 11/26/2009
    All other data as of 08/31/2009
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  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred —
    Taken from prospectus dated 03/01/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 0.35%
    Taken from annual report dated 10/31/2008

  • Fund Management

    Marie M. Schofield
    Start Date: 02/20/2009
    Schofield is Managing Director of the Columbia Advisor. She associated with the Advisor or its predecessors as an investment professional since 1990. Schofield holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
    Colin Moore
    Start Date: 02/20/2009
    Moore is a Chief Investment Officer of Columbia Management. He has been associated with Columbia Management or its predecessors since September, 2002. Prior to September, 2002, Moore was chief investment officer of global/international value equities and associate director of research at Putnam Investments and was director of research and chief investment officer for Rockefeller & Co.
    Anwiti Bahuguna
    Start Date: 08/31/2006
    Bahuguna is Director of the Columbia Advisor. Bahuguna associated with the Advisor or its predecessors as an investment professional since 2002.
    Kent M Peterson
    Start Date: 02/20/2009
    Peterson is Director of the Columbia Advisor. Peterson associated with the Advisor or its predecessors as an investment professional since January 2006. Prior to January 2006, Peterson was a trading associate at Bridgewater Associates from 2004 to 2005.