Columbia Contrarian Core S (SMGEX)

Fund Assets	18.53B
Expense Ratio	0.73%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	48.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.13
Dividend Yield	0.30%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 9, 2025

Previous Close	44.17
YTD Return	14.70%
1-Year Return	17.02%
5-Year Return	n/a
52-Week Low	35.49
52-Week High	44.40
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	79
Inception Date	n/a

About SMGEX

The Columbia Contrarian Core Fund is an open-end mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-cap U.S. companies that have fallen out of market favor but retain strong business fundamentals. The fund employs a contrarian investment philosophy, actively seeking out growth and value stocks trading at the lower end of their 52-week range, which are identified through a blend of rigorous quantitative screening and fundamental analysis. Typically, at least 80% of the fund’s assets are allocated to common stocks of large-cap companies—generally those with market capitalizations exceeding $2 billion—while up to 20% may be invested in foreign securities. The fund’s diversified portfolio often includes leading names in technology, consumer cyclical, financial services, and communication sectors. By leveraging market pessimism as a source of potential alpha, the fund aims to outperform its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index, over multi-year horizons. Managed by Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the fund offers exposure to a cross-section of U.S. industry leaders and serves as a core equity holding for investors seeking disciplined, research-driven contrarian strategies in their portfolios.

• Fund Family: Columbia Threadneedle
• Category: Large Blend
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: SMGEX
• Share Class: Class S

Performance

SMGEX had a total return of 17.02% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.80%.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
COFYX	Institutional 3 Class	0.61%
COFRX	Institutional 2 Class	0.66%
SMGIX	Institutional Class	0.73%
LCCAX	Class A	0.98%

Top 10 Holdings

41.94% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	8.23%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	6.32%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	6.00%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	5.38%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	3.46%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	3.39%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	2.76%
Eli Lilly and Company	LLY	2.28%
Texas Instruments Incorporated	TXN	2.15%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	1.96%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 9, 2025	$2.86043	Dec 9, 2025
Dec 10, 2024	$3.43285	Dec 10, 2024

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Last checked:

Oct 7, 2026

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