Category Review
Municipal bond funds are down for the year after a third-quarter selloff erased the first-half gain
Columbia Core Plus Bond ETF
$18.86+0.06 (+0.32%)
- 0.48%
- $11M
- 0M sh
- $18.84
- low $18.61high $20.39
The ETF.net CRXP Grade
D
Score 38 out of 100
- 102 of 117
Score 38 of 100 falls in the D 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.F22 out of 100Rank 91 of 117Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 76 of 101Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F18 out of 100Rank 116 of 116Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F8 out of 100Rank 111 of 117Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 76 of 116Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D30 out of 100Rank 99 of 117
Our read on CRXP
DColumbia Threadneedle's core-plus bond fund, launched December 2025, aims at total return from two sources: current income and capital appreciation. At 0.48%, that's manager pricing in an aisle where the index anchors charge pennies.
The Fund seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- The mandate runs on two engines, not one: it seeks total return from current income and capital appreciation, so coupons aren't the whole story.
- Standard 1940 Act ETF wrapper. No leverage, no exotic structure, and a 1099 at tax time rather than a K-1.
- Points at the core of a bond allocation (broad taxable investment grade) rather than a narrow slice like floating rate or long Treasuries.
Worth knowing
- 0.48% a year against 0.03% at index anchors like BND, SPAB and SCHZ. In bonds, fees come straight out of yield, so that gap is the hurdle the managers work against.
- A December 2025 debut: less than a full market cycle of behavior to judge, and it opened with a small asset base and light trading, which tends to mean wider spreads.
- Distributions haven't settled into a fixed monthly or quarterly rhythm, so income timing is less predictable than with a long-running bond fund.
CRXP Holdings
- Bonds
- 184
- 51%
- Columbia Short Term Cash Fund
Geography
- United States100.00%
CRXP Performance
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CRXP$9,715
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 | CRXP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.8% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | −3.6% |
| 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 | CRXP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.8% | |
| 2025 | −0.1% |
CRXP in the news
CRXP Dividends
- $0.08 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
CRXP Risk
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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.
- 0.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CRXP Cost
0.48%
CRXP0.48%
- The middle half of US Aggregate Bond funds
- Median 0.34%
87 of the 113 US Aggregate Bond funds charge less.
Other funds in US Aggregate Bond
- CUSFIBrandywineGLOBAL - U.S. Fixed Income ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return −0.9%
- DBAMBBrookstone Intermediate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.95%1 year return −3.4%
- DWSDBWeitz Short Duration Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return —
- DAGGHSimplify Aggregate Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return −2.0%
- DLSCPThe Natixis Loomis Sayles Dynamic Core Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —