A multi-stage polymer composition comprising: a crosslinked core which comprises greater than 95 weight percent of units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of units derived from a cross-linking monomer, graft-linking monomer, or combination thereof, and wherein the crosslinked core has a Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, of from -85 °C to -10 °C; an intermediate region which comprises one or more intermediate layers wherein each of the intermediate layers comprises from 88.5 to 100 weight percent of units derived from a one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl hexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, cyclopentyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfyl methacrylate, benzyl (meth)acrylate, from 0 to 5 weight percent of units derived from a cross-linking monomer, a graft-linking monomer, or a combination of two or more thereof, optionally from 0 to 2.0 weight percent units derived from one or more chain transfer agents; wherein there is a compositional gradient of the intermediate layers such that the Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, transitions from -15 °C to -5 °C over the width of the intermediate region; and an outermost layer which comprises from 98.5 to 100 weight percent units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate, styrenic monomers, and combinations of two or more thereof, from 0 to 1.5 weight percent units derived from one or more chain transfer agents, and has a Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, of from 40 °C to 110 °C. a crosslinked core which comprises greater than 95 weight percent of units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, from 0.1 to 5 weight percent of units derived from a cross-linking monomer, graft-linking monomer, or combination thereof, and wherein the crosslinked core has a Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, of from -85 °C to -10 °C; an intermediate region which comprises one or more intermediate layers wherein each of the intermediate layers comprises from 88.5 to 100 weight percent of units derived from a one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers selected from the group consisting of butyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl hexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth)acrylate, cyclopentyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfyl methacrylate, benzyl (meth)acrylate, from 0 to 5 weight percent of units derived from a cross-linking monomer, a graft-linking monomer, or a combination of two or more thereof, optionally from 0 to 2.0 weight percent units derived from one or more chain transfer agents; wherein there is a compositional gradient of the intermediate layers such that the Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, transitions from -15 °C to -5 °C over the width of the intermediate region; and an outermost layer which comprises from 98.5 to 100 weight percent units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of alkyl (meth)acrylate, styrenic monomers, and combinations of two or more thereof, from 0 to 1.5 weight percent units derived from one or more chain transfer agents, and has a Tg, calculated using the Fox equation, of from 40 °C to 110 °C. <EOS>