
Janus Henderson AA-A CLO ETF
$50.20+0.01 (+0.02%)
- 0.32%
- $183M
- 0M sh
- $50.17
- low $49.85high $50.38
The ETF.net JA Grade
Score 49 out of 100
- 17 of 34
Score 49 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.C45 out of 100Rank 19 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.B63 out of 100Rank 13 of 33Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 16 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 27 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 JA
CAlmost every CLO ETF stops at AAA. JA steps one rung down the stack, actively picking AA and A rated tranches for the wider spreads they carry, and the extra credit risk that rides along.
The fund seeks capital preservation and current income through an actively managed portfolio focused on high-quality AA to A rated collateralized loan obligations.
Why people hold it
- Actively managed to a plain brief: capital preservation and current income from AA to A rated CLOs. People picking tranches, not an index doing the sorting.
- Real differentiation. The cohort's heavyweights (CLOA, JAAA, PAAA, FAAA, ACLO) all park at AAA. JA is the one deliberately shopping a notch lower.
- Comes from the shop that also runs the AAA-only JAAA, so the CLO ETF machinery behind it is not brand new even if this fund is.
Worth knowing
- 0.32% a year, above the CLO ETF median and above the 0.19% to 0.20% charged by AAA leaders like PAAA and CLOA. You pay up for the step down the stack.
- AA and A tranches sit below AAA in the CLO waterfall, so they absorb losses earlier and move more when credit spreads widen. The book runs concentrated, a few dozen positions.
- A 2026 launch with a modest asset base and light trading, so bid-ask spreads can be wide and there is little history to judge it on.
JA Holdings
- Bonds
- 70
- 30%
- Us Dollars
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
JA 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 | JA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +0.4% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 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 | JA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.2% |
JA in the news
JA Dividends
- $0.21 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
JA 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.
- 0.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
JA Cost
- The middle half of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds
- Median 0.29%
18 of the 34 Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) funds charge less.
Other funds in Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO)
- CASECAmerican Century Securitized Credit ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return —
- CPCLOVirtus ETF Trust II - Virtus Seix AAA Private Credit CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +4.9%
- CNCLONushares ETF Trust - Nuveen AA-BBB CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +6.0%
- CAAAPPacer Barings CLO Market Flex ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return —
- CYCLOFranklin BSP CLO ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —

