ACRNX Columbia Acorn Inst

The Columbia Acorn Fund (ACRNX) is an actively managed mutual fund issued by Columbia and advised by Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC. The fund was incepted on June 9, 1970 and was managed by Robert A. Mohn since 2003 and David L. Frank since 2014. The fund currently has approximately $17 billion in assets under management (AUM). The fund’s primary objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

The fund typically invests the majority of its assets in common stock of small and mid-sized companies. These companies are usually based in the United States and have a market capitalization that is under $5 billion at the time of purchase. In some cases, the fund will hold stocks that have exceeded the $5 billion market capitalization or will make initial investments in larger companies. According to the fund’s management, stocks below $5 billion can often have high growth potential and can often be missed by analysts that focus on larger sized companies. In general, the fund’s management seeks investments that have a strong business franchise with growth potential, competitive advantage and an attractive stock price. The mutual fund’s portfolio is balanced among sectors. The sectors with the largest weight in the portfolio are industrial goods, technology and consumer cyclicals. This fund focuses on investing in securities based in the United States, but will invest abroad (including emerging markets) in some cases.

This fund is subject to regular market risks including active management risk, small and mid-cap risk, issuer risk, foreign stock risk, emerging markets risk, sector risk and currency risk. Investors are benefited from diversification in this fund, but should be aware of the risks listed above.

The Columbia Acorn Fund requires a minimum initial investment of $2,000 for both regular and IRA accounts.