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Release date as of 2024-10-31. Data on page is subject to change.
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As of 2024-10-31
Out of 512
Mid-Cap Growth Funds
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As of 2024-09-30
Total Fund Assets ($ Mil)
518.94
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  Investment Objective & Strategy  
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests a majority of its net assets in the common stock of small- and mid-sized companies with market capitalizations generally in the range of market capitalizations in the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the fund's benchmark, at the time of purchase.
  Morningstar Category: Mid-Cap Growth
Some mid-cap growth portfolios invest in stocks of all sizes, thus leading to a mid-cap profile, but others focus on midsize companies. Mid-cap growth portfolios target U.S. firms that are projected to grow faster than other mid-cap stocks, therefore commanding relatively higher prices. Stocks in the middle 20% of the capitalization of the U.S. equity market are defined as mid-cap. Growth is defined based on fast growth (high growth rates for earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow) and high valuations (high price ratios and low dividend yields). 
  Investment Risks
Mid Cap Funds: The securities of companies with market capitalizations below $10 billion may be more volatile and less liquid than the securities of larger companies.
  Portfolio Profile
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Bullet U.S. Stocks U.S. Stocks 96.0
Bullet Non-U.S. Stocks Non-U.S. Stocks 2.7
Bullet Bonds Bonds 0.0
Bullet Cash Cash 1.3
Bullet Other Other 0.1
Asset Allocation Rescaled Graph
Data through 2024-09-30
Morningstar Equity Sectors
% of Stocks
Cyclical 28.25
Basic Materials 1.25
Consumer Cyclical 17.87
Financial Services 7.39
Real Estate 1.74
Sensitive 46.67
Communication Services 0.48
Energy 1.75
Industrials 20.46
Technology 23.98
Defensive 25.08
Consumer Defensive 2.16
Healthcare 22.92
Utilities 0.00
Data through 2024-09-30
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 102
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0
% of Net Assets in Top 10 Holdings 22.08
Turnover % (as of 2023-12-31) 65.00
30 Day SEC Yield % ---
Top Holdings
Sector P/E % of Net
Assets
Churchill Downs Inc 25.33 2.60
Bio-Techne Corp 77.63 2.39
Parsons Corp 154.51 2.35
SPX Technologies Inc 38.16 2.26
Five Below Inc 18.70 2.23
FTAI Aviation Ltd --- 2.22
Champion Homes Inc 34.20 2.20
Curtiss-Wright Corp 32.60 2.05
Blue Owl Capital Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A 131.53 1.91
Natera Inc --- 1.87
Data through 2024-09-30
  Principal Risks   
Emerging Markets, Foreign Securities, Loss of Money, Not FDIC Insured, Growth Investing, Active Management, Issuer, Market/Market Volatility, Industry and Sector Investing, Restricted/Illiquid Securities, Small Cap, Mid-Cap
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  Other Information
Inception Date: 1995-05-03
Portfolio Manager(s)
Erika K Maschmeyer   (2021-04-15)
Ms. Maschmeyer has been associated with the Investment Manager as an investment professional since 2016. Ms. Maschmeyer heads the Investment Manager's U.S. equity research efforts and has been a Vice President of the Trust since March 2020. Prior to joining Columbia WAM, Ms. Maschmeyer was a research analyst at Oak Ridge Investments where she was responsible for U.S. consumer discretionary/staples investments. Ms. Maschmeyer began her investment career in 2001 and earned a B.A. from Denison University and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago.
Investment Advisor(s)
Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC
Issuer
Wanger
Subadvisor(s)
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