Category Review
Municipal bond funds are down for the year after a third-quarter selloff erased the first-half gain
Columbia Core Bond ETF
$28.61+0.02 (+0.07%)
- 0.32%
- $2.0B
- 0.3M sh
- $28.53
- low $28.34high $30.29
The ETF.net CRUX Grade
C
Score 51 out of 100
- 80 of 117
Score 51 of 100 falls in the C 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.C53 out of 100Rank 53 of 117Mission
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.D35 out of 100Rank 94 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 55 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B56 out of 100Rank 60 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A77 out of 100Rank 19 of 117
CRUX Holdings
- Bonds
- 466
- 37%
- Columbia Short Term Cash Fund
Geography
- United States100.00%
CRUX Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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CRUX$9,738
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 | CRUX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −2.6% |
| 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 | CRUX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.7% |
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CRUX Dividends
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
CRUX 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.
- 1.03
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CRUX Cost
0.32%
CRUX0.32%
- The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
53 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- CFTCBFirst Trust Core Investment Grade ETFExpense ratio 0.56%1 year return −2.6%
- CTPLSThornburg Core Plus Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return −1.7%
- COACPOneAscent Core Plus Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return −2.0%
- CVBNDVident U.S. Bond Strategy ETFExpense ratio 0.41%1 year return −2.0%
- CBNDCNorthern Trust Core Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return −2.4%