Columbia Acorn International Sel Inst ACFFX

The fund invests at least 65% of its net assets in foreign companies in developed markets. It also may invest up to 35% of its total assets in companies in emerging markets. The fund generally invests in at least three countries other than the United States but may invest up to 25% of its total assets in securities of U.S. issuers. It normally invests a majority of its net assets in the common stock of small- and mid-sized companies with market capitalizations in the range of market capitalizations in the MSCI ACWI ex USA Growth Index (Net), the fund's primary benchmark, at the time of purchase.