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The largest of the mergers is the $883.7 million Columbia Intermediate Core Bond Fund, which will join with the $1.04 billion Columbia Core Bond Fund.
The $2.13 billion Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund will absorb the $281.2 million Florida Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund and the $ 197.7 million Texas Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund.
The $1.96 billion Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund will take in the Columbia Tax-Exempt Insured Fund and the Columbia Strategic Investor Fund.
The $760.6 million Columbia Young Investor Fund will join the $492.7 million Columbia Strategic Investor Fund.
The $218.2 million Columbia Small Company Equity Fund will be merged into the $429.6 million Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II.
The $254.3 million Tax-Managed Growth Fund will be merged into the $489.7 million Columbia Growth Stock Fund and the $1.48 billion Columbia Large Cap Growth Fund. The $526.2 million Columbia Dividend Income Fund will encompass the $385.2 million Columbia Utilities fund.
"These mergers are another step toward out goal of creating a simplified lineup of mutual funds and achieving expense savings for our fund shareholders," said Columbia President Keith Banks.