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AAAC

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

Columbia AAA CLO ETF

Specialty Bonds · Columbia Threadneedle · Inception 2025-12-11

$20.12+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Dec 11, 2025.History starts Dec 11, 2025.
Intraday session: up, 7 prints from 20.10 to 20.12. Range 20.09 to 20.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$20.09$20.10$20.11Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$103M
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$20.10
52W range
low $19.92high $20.18

The ETF.net AAAC Grade

A

72/ 100

Rank 5 of 34 in Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for AAAC. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 69, Mission not scored, Tradability 63, Holdings 69, Durability 56. Strongest: Cost (83). Weakest: Durability (56). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 72 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 83
    Category rank2/34 · top 6%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 69
    Category rank9/33 · top 27%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 63
    Category rank10/34 · top 29%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 69
    Category rank13/34 · top 38%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 56
    Category rank16/34 · top 47%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on AAAC

ETF.net Research

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.

Stated mandate

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

  1. 01Charges 0.20% a year, under the CLO category median and level with what the biggest incumbents (JAAA, CLOA) charge.
  2. 02Actively managed, so a credit team selects the CLOs and other instruments through its own analysis instead of following an index.
  3. 03Even as a newcomer, the build stands in the upper tier of a crowded CLO peer group.
  4. 04Ordinary 1940 Act fund structure: same plumbing as a conventional bond ETF, no partnership paperwork.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched in December 2025, so the track record is thin and risk measures rest on a short history.
  2. 02Payouts have arrived on an irregular schedule rather than a fixed monthly rhythm.
  3. 03Smaller and less traded than the category's established giants, which can mean wider spreads on large orders.

AAAC Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:44 PM
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
21%
Largest holding
COLUMBIA SHORT TERM CASH FUND2.8%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—COLUMBIA SHORT TERM CASH FUND2.79%2,861,091$3M21
002—DRSLF_15-37A2.20%2,250,000$2M4
003—FCBSL_231.96%2,000,000$2M2
004—CIFC_25-4A1.95%2,000,000$2M3
005—ARES_16-391.95%2,000,000$2M1
006—EATON_19-1R31.95%2,000,000$2M2
007—REG28_24-2A1.95%2,000,000$2M5
008—ELD_25-11.95%2,000,000$2M3
009—KKR_29A1.95%2,000,000$2M2
010—OCT29_16-1AR1.95%2,000,000$2M1
011—WELF_24-2A1.95%2,000,000$2M1
012—CGMS_19-4AR1.95%2,000,000$2M3
013—MAGNE_23-37A1.95%2,000,000$2M1
014—BABSN_24-11.95%2,000,000$2M2
015—OHALF_13-1A1.95%2,000,000$2M1

Showing 1–15 of 92 holdings

AAAC Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

AAAC$10,361
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,430
Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. AAAC $10,361. SPY $11,430. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,119$10,381$11,642Dec 2025May 2026Sep 2026

Dec 31, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for AAAC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodAAAC
Year to date+3.6%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+1.3%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for AAAC
YearReturn barAAAC
2026 YTD+3.6%
2025+0.2%

Since listing, Dec 11, 2025

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AAAC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.08 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 29, 2025 $0.005; Feb 2, 2026 $0.13; Mar 2, 2026 $0.07; Apr 1, 2026 $0.08; May 1, 2026 $0.08; Jun 1, 2026 $0.08; Jul 1, 2026 $0.08; Aug 3, 2026 $0.04; Sep 1, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.08
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.04
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.08
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.08
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.08
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.08
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.07
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.13
Dec 29, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.005

AAAC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Dec 2025; fills in after 12 months
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.03
vs its asset-class index
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

Expense ratio0.20%
  • The middle half of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds
  • Median 0.29%

6 of the 34 Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds charge less.

AAAC costs $20.00 a year on $10,000. The median Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) fund costs $29.00.