Columbia Contrarian Core Fund
CORRX
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- Columbia Funds Series Trust I MA United States of America
- IPO Date
- Nov 9, 2012
- CIK
- 0000773757
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- Columbia Contrarian Core Fund (CORRX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks total return through long-term capital appreciation and current income by investing primarily in common stocks of large-cap U.S. companies. Under normal circumstances, the fund allocates at least 80% of its net assets to equity securities of U.S. companies with market capitalizations generally exceeding $2 billion that the investment manager deems undervalued with potential for growth and income; it may invest up to 20% in foreign securities, including depositary receipts. The fund employs a contrarian strategy, targeting out-of-favor large-cap blend stocks identified through fundamental and quantitative analysis, focusing on metrics such as price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings, price-to-sales, and price-to-book value. Managed by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the fund offers multiple share classes including Class A (LCCAX), Advisor (CORRX), Institutional 2 (COFRX), R4 (CCCRX), W (SGIEX), Y (CTRWX), Z (COFYX), and others, with expense ratios varying by class (e.g., approximately 0.64% management fee). Guy Pope, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager and Head of Contrarian Core Strategy, has managed the fund since 2005. As of late 2023, assets under management exceeded $11 billion across classes, with holdings in approximately 79 stocks. The fund operates within the large blend segment of the U.S. equity market, targeting institutional and retail investors seeking diversified exposure to undervalued large-cap stocks; it is available through broker-dealers, financial intermediaries, and retirement plans. Geographically, investments focus on U.S. companies, with limited foreign exposure. Launched in 2005 and domiciled in the United States, the fund is distributed by Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc., member FINRA. Recent developments include robust asset growth to over $15 billion in certain share classes by mid-2025 and sustained performance with quarterly returns tracked against the Russell 1000 Index, where the fund underperformed slightly in Q3 2025 amid small-cap outperformance but maintained its contrarian positioning. Columbia Threadneedle announced broader investment management changes effective September 2024 for various funds, though specific impacts on CORRX were not detailed; the parent organization continues commitments to initiatives like the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative across products. No major acquisitions, launches, or reorganizations specific to CORRX were reported in the last 1-2 years.