Variable Portfolio - Partners Core Bond Fund
Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust II
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$3.70B
Holdings1
2376
Category
Other
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. Variable Portfolio Partners Core Bond Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide shareholders with a high level of current income while conserving the value of the investment for the longest period of time.

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 bonds and other debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in securities like those included in the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index), which are investment grade and denominated in U.S. dollars. The Index includes securities issued by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, corporate bonds, and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest in mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in foreign debt instruments denominated in U.S. dollars or in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in loans and loan participations. The Fund may invest … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other debt securities. The Fund invests primarily in securities like those included in the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the Index), which are investment grade and denominated in U.S. dollars. The Index includes securities issued by the U.S. Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, corporate bonds, and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The Fund may invest in mortgage dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. The Fund may also invest in foreign debt instruments denominated in U.S. dollars or in foreign currencies. The Fund may also invest in loans and loan participations. The Fund may invest in debt instruments that, at the time of purchase, are rated below investment grade or are unrated but determined to be of comparable quality (commonly referred to as high-yield investments or junk bonds). The Fund may invest in derivatives, such as futures (including interest rate futures to manage duration and curve risk), options (including options on futures for hedging interest rates), swaps (including credit default swaps) and forwards (including foreign exchange forwards for hedging and/or investment purposes). The Fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. Such securities may include mortgage-backed securities acquired or sold in the to be announced (TBA) market and those in a dollar roll transaction. 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. The Funds investment strategy may involve the frequent trading of portfolio securities. Multiple subadvisers provide the day-to-day management of the Funds portfolio.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
COLUMBIA SHORT TERM CASH FUND $162.98M 4.40%
US TREASURY N/B $55.76M 1.51%
US TREASURY N/B $52.98M 1.43%
US TREASURY N/B $48.89M 1.32%
US TREASURY N/B $48.47M 1.31%
FNCL 5.5 4/26 $48.22M 1.30%
FNCL 5 4/26 $43.39M 1.17%
U.S. Treasury Notes $38.41M 1.04%
US TREASURY N/B $31.17M 0.84%
US TREASURY N/B $28.63M 0.77%
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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
377
Exited
299
Increased
463
Decreased
1124
Unchanged
413

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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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Allspring Global Investments, LLC Sub-adviser
J.P. Morgan Investment Management, Inc. Sub-adviser
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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