

Columbia AAA CLO ETF
$20.05+0.02 (+0.07%) past 5 days
- 0.20%
- $94M
- 0.1M sh
- $20.05
- low $19.92high $20.18
The ETF.net AAAC Grade
Score 71 out of 100
- 7 of 34
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A83 out of 100Rank 1 of 34Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 9 of 33Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 13 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 12 of 34Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 15 of 34
Our read on AAAC
AA late arrival to the AAA CLO crowd, competing on price: 0.20% a year, under the category median, with an active hand picking the paper. The stated goal is high current income, with capital preservation riding shotgun.
The Fund seeks high current income and capital preservation. Its strategy involves selecting collateralized loan obligations and other instruments through credit analysis.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.20% a year, under the CLO category median and level with what the biggest incumbents (JAAA, CLOA) charge.
- Actively managed, so a credit team selects the CLOs and other instruments through its own analysis instead of following an index.
- Even as a newcomer, the build stands in the upper tier of a crowded CLO peer group.
- Ordinary 1940 Act fund structure: same plumbing as a conventional bond ETF, no partnership paperwork.
Worth knowing
- Launched in December 2025, so the track record is thin and risk measures rest on a short history.
- Payouts have arrived on an irregular schedule rather than a fixed monthly rhythm.
- Smaller and less traded than the category's established giants, which can mean wider spreads on large orders.
AAAC Holdings
- Bonds
- 88
- 22%
- Columbia Short Term Cash Fund
Geography
- United States100.00%
AAAC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AAAC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.8% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AAAC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.8% | |
| 2025 | +0.2% |
AAAC in the news
AAAC Dividends
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
AAAC Risk
- —
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
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How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
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How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AAAC Cost
- The middle half of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds
- Median 0.29%
6 of the 34 Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds charge less.
Other funds in Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)
- AFAAAFIDELITY AAA CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return —
- AICLOInvesco AAA CLO Floating Rate Note ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +4.9%
- BCLOXEldridge AAA CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +5.1%
- BFUSIAmerican Century Ultrashort Income ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +4.7%
- BCLOONYLI Investment Grade CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return —

