In plain terms — Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund
Shares currently cost about 9.7% less than the value of the assets behind them (a discount).
Over the past year it has averaged a 4.6% discount, so today's level is not wide for this fund (Z-score -0.6). That describes the past; it does not predict where the discount goes next.
It pays regular distributions worth about 3.5% a year of the share price (3.2% of the assets). That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back, and a one-off special payment in the last year is excluded from the regular rate.
Because the shares trade below the value of their assets, each dollar of reinvested distributions buys about $1.11 of assets — a ReinvestCapture™ rate of 3.9%, more than the payout rate itself. That is buying power, not a return.
The assets themselves grew 64.3% over the past year including distributions (NAV total return).
Annual costs are 1.12% of assets.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | -6.80% | 1.23% | +0.65 | 55 |
| 6 months | -5.11% | 2.86% | -0.31 | 106 |
| 1 year | -4.64% | 2.15% | -0.63 | 230 |
| 3 years | +0.07% | — | — | — |
| 5 years | +2.10% | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount -6.01% (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV Oct 13, 2026). 1-year range -9.97% to +3.36%. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | +3.73% | +3.29% | +45.01% | +48.19% | +25.11% | +9.42% |
| Market price total return | +3.73% | +4.19% | +49.40% | +58.43% | +37.62% | +20.62% |
| NAV return | +5.49% | +5.70% | +53.97% | +54.17% | +29.84% | +11.96% |
| NAV total return | +5.49% | +6.56% | +58.41% | +64.35% | +42.93% | +23.78% |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
The Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund is a closed-end equity mutual fund, overseen by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC. This U.S.-domiciled fund, established on November 30, 2009, (and formerly known as the Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.) allocates capital to public equity markets. Its core investment strategy involves primarily targeting growth companies within the technology sector. The fund's portfolio is built through fundamental analysis, identifying businesses that exhibit strong growth prospects, attractive valuations, and the capacity to generate consistent investment returns over time. Its performance is benchmarked against the S&P North American Technology Sector Index.
CEF Explorer research page for Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc.. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.