# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000929521
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-154505
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
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**Document Hash:** 3a6a016cb4ed2099a4260733da488602
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-154505.hdr.sgml**: 20250702

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-154505

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250702

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250702

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250702

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COLUMBIA FUNDS VARIABLE SERIES TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000929521

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 362692100
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 033-83548
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251098720

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3126349200

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 71 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
- **CITY:** CHICAGO
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60606

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WANGER ADVISORS TRUST
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19940909

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund (Series ID: S000008981)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund | WUSAX         | C000024403 |

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### Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund (Series ID: S000008982)

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|  |  |  |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Class Name                                             | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund | WSCAX         | C000024404 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund (Series ID: S000008981)

| Class ID   | Class Name                               | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000024403 | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund | WUSAX           |

### Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund (Series ID: S000008982)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                             | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000024404 | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund | WSCAX           |

**Supplement dated July 2, 2025**

to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus of each of the following funds:

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|:---|:---|
| **Fund** | **Prospectus and Summary Prospectus Dated** |
| **Columbia Funds Variable Series Trust** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund | 5/1/2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn International Fund | 5/1/2025 |

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*On June 26, 2025, the Funds' Board of Trustees approved a Novation of Management Agreement pursuant to which all rights, duties and obligations under the Funds' current Management Agreement with Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC (CWAM) will transfer to its parent company Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (Columbia Management) on or about July 7, 2025 (the Effective Date). Columbia Management is currently the sub-administrator of the Funds and is the investment adviser of each of the other Columbia funds. The services provided to, and management fees paid by, the Funds will not change as a result of this transfer and the current portfolio managers of the Funds will continue to manage the Funds after the transition.* <br>*As of the Effective Date, all references in each Fund's Prospectus and Summary Prospectus to CWAM as the Investment Manager and the Administrator of the Funds are replaced with Columbia Management as the Investment Manager and the Administrator of the Funds, and all references to Columbia Management as Sub-Administrator are deleted. In addition, the following change is hereby made to each Fund's Prospectus.*

*The first paragraph under the heading "Primary Service Provider Contracts – The Investment Manager" in the "More Information About the Fund" section of each Fund's Prospectus is hereby superseded and replaced with the following:*

Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is located at 290 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 and serves as investment adviser and administrator to the Columbia Funds. The Investment Manager is a registered investment adviser and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial. The Investment Manager's management experience covers all major asset classes, including equity securities, debt instruments and money market instruments. In addition to serving as an investment adviser to traditional mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and closed-end funds, the Investment Manager acts as an investment adviser for itself, its affiliates, individuals, corporations, retirement plans, private investment companies and financial intermediaries.

*The rest of the section remains the same.*

*Additionally, as of the Effective Date, the changes described below are hereby made to the Prospectus and Summary Prospectus for Columbia Variable Portfolio - Acorn Fund.*

*The portfolio manager information under the heading "Fund Management" in the "Summary of the Fund" section of the Fund's Prospectus and in the Summary Prospectus is hereby replaced with the following:* 

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Management** | **Title** | **Role with Fund** | **Managed Fund Since** |
| Erika K. Maschmeyer, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolio Manager since 2019;<br> Service with the Fund since 2016<br>|

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*The rest of the section remains the same.*

*The portfolio manager information under the "More Information About the Fund — Primary Service Provider Contracts — Portfolio Manager" subsection of the Fund's Prospectus is hereby replaced with the following:* 

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Portfolio Management** | **Title** | **Role with Fund** | **Managed Fund Since** |
| Erika K. Maschmeyer, CFA | Senior Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Portfolio Manager since 2019;<br> Service with the Fund since 2016<br>|

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**Ms. Maschmeyer** has been associated with the Investment Manager or one of its affiliates since 2016. Ms. Maschmeyer began her investment career in 2001 and earned a B.A. from Denison University and an M.B.A from the University of Chicago.

*The rest of the section remains the same.*

*Shareholders should retain this Supplement for future reference.*

SUP7062-0004_(07/25)

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