Columbia Variable Portfolio - High Yield Bond Fund
Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$288.31M
Holdings1
514
Category
Taxable Bond
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. Columbia Variable Portfolio High Yield Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with high current income as its primary objective and,

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high-yield debt instruments (commonly referred to as junk bonds or securities). These high yield debt instruments include corporate debt securities as well as floating rate loans rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in debt instruments of foreign issuers. Corporate debt instruments in which the Fund invests are typically unsecured, with a fixed-rate of interest, and are usually issued by companies or similar entities to provide financing for their operations, or other activities. … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in high-yield debt instruments (commonly referred to as junk bonds or securities). These high yield debt instruments include corporate debt securities as well as floating rate loans rated below investment grade by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in debt instruments of foreign issuers. Corporate debt instruments in which the Fund invests are typically unsecured, with a fixed-rate of interest, and are usually issued by companies or similar entities to provide financing for their operations, or other activities. The Fund may invest in debt instruments of any maturity and does not seek to maintain a particular dollar-weighted average maturity. Because the Fund emphasizes high-yield investments, more emphasis is put on credit risk by the portfolio managers in selecting investments than either maturity or duration. The Fund may invest in privately placed and other securities or instruments that are purchased and sold pursuant to Rule 144A or other exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, subject to certain regulatory restrictions.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
COLUMBIA US HIGH YIELD ETF $5.19M 1.80%
COLUMBIA SHORT TERM CASH FUND $2.84M 0.99%
HUB International Ltd. $2.17M 0.75%
McAfee Corp $1.97M 0.68%
SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC $1.87M 0.65%
Cloud Software Group Inc $1.83M 0.64%
DISH Network Corp $1.73M 0.60%
Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co 6.25 11/01/2028 HILCRP $1.73M 0.60%
ARDONAGH GRP. FIN. 8.875% ARDGRP $1.54M 0.53%
GRIFOLS SA REGD 144A P/P 4.75000000 GRFSM $1.51M 0.52%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
48
Exited
33
Increased
45
Decreased
54
Unchanged
367

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
Columbia High Yield Bond Fund · INEAX, APECX, CHBRX, RSHRX, CHYZX, CHYYX, CHYEX 85% 0.62%
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund 79% 0.64%
Columbia Income Opportunities Fund · AIOAX, RIOCX, CIOYX, CIOZX, CEPRX, CIODX 74% 0.59%
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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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