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Columbia Pyrford International Stock A Overview

Columbia Pyrford International Stock A (PISDX) is an actively managed International Equity Foreign Large Value fund. Columbia Threadneedle launched the fund in 2014.

The investment seeks to provide shareholders with capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in countries outside the United States. It primarily invests in companies that are located in the countries included, at the time of purchase, in the MSCI EAFE Index, which includes developed countries outside of North America. Although the fund may invest in companies across all market capitalizations, it invests focuses on companies that, at the time of purchase, have a minimum market capitalization of $2 billion.

About Columbia Pyrford International Stock A (PISDX)

There are 3 members of the management team with an average tenure of 14.60 years: Daniel McDonagh (2011), Paul Simons (2011), Tony Cousins (2011). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI EAFE NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI ACWI Ex USA NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has 85 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 23.9% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Columbia Pyrford International Stock A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has 97.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.0%. There is 97.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has 2.9% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $1 million in total assets, which is below the $976 million average for the Foreign Large Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

PISDX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Columbia Pyrford International Stock A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Foreign Large Value category. Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has an expense ratio of 1.15%, which is 10% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has a portfolio turnover rate of 6%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.2 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 62% for the Foreign Large Value category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Columbia Pyrford International Stock A returned 3.4%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Foreign Large Value category had an average return of 3.8%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Columbia Pyrford International Stock A has a trailing yield of 2.26%, which is below the 2.78% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Columbia Pyrford International Stock A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 10.8%, 4.1 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of F. The fund has returned 19.0% over the past year (grade of F), 12.9% over the past three years (grade of F) and 8.0% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 7.2% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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