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Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

JAAANYSE ArcaA

$50.550.00 (0.00%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

Intraday session: flat, 79 prints from 50.55 to 50.55. Range 50.55 to 50.56. Use the arrow keys to read each point.50.5550.5650.5650.5610 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$32.3B
1Y total return
+5.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.84%
Holdings
633
Avg volume · 30D
6.2M sh
NAV per share
$50.54
52W range
low $50.32high $50.82
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net JAAA Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 84 out of 100

Rank
1 of 34
Six-pillar profile for JAAA. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 73, Mission not scored, Tradability 97, Holdings 81, Durability 94. Strongest: Tradability (97). Weakest: Risk (73). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 84 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 100
    Rank 1 of 34
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 33
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 34
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 34
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 34

Our read on JAAA

ETF.net Research

AThe AAA CLO trade in an ETF wrapper, running since 2020: floating-rate exposure to the senior slice of the corporate loan stack, aiming for capital preservation and income, at a fee below the group norm.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks capital preservation and current income through floating-rate exposure to high-quality AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Costs 0.20% a year, under the typical fee in its CLO peer group, and the newer AAA CLO rivals (CLOA, FAAA, ACLO) cluster at that same number rather than undercutting it.
  2. 02Very actively traded and a multi-billion-dollar fund, which is real market depth for an asset class that mostly lives in institutional hands.
  3. 03AAA CLO tranches pay floating coupons, so income resets as short-term rates move instead of being locked in. Distributions land monthly.
  4. 04Spread across roughly 400 positions at the top AAA rung of the loan capital stack, so no single deal carries the fund. One of the stronger builds in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Actively managed with no declared index behind it, so which deals and tranches the fund owns comes down to the manager, not a published rulebook.
  2. 02Floating rate cuts both ways: when short-term rates fall, the income these deals throw off falls with them.
  3. 03AAA is the senior rung, but it is still corporate loan credit, not Treasuries. The fund's stated aim is capital preservation, not a guarantee of it.

JAAA Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
633
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
Kkr Clo 35 Ar 4.92921% 20-JAN-2038, 4.93%, 01/20/380.8%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 43.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Kkr Clo 35 Ar 4.92921% 20-JAN-2038, 4.93%, 01/20/380.78%249,004,000$252M1
002—Ab Bsl Clo 1 A1R2 5.00292% 15-OCT-2038, 5.00%, 10/15/380.72%229,000,000$232M1
003—Madison Park Funding XXXI A1AR3 4.98208% 23-JUL-2037, 4.98%, 07/23/370.71%229,100,000$230M1
004—Oaktree CLO 2019-4 AR3 4.95921% 20-JUL-2037, 4.96%, 07/20/370.70%225,000,000$228M2
005—Anchorage Capital Clo 16 Ltd|4.97921|01/19/2038, 4.98%, 01/19/380.68%215,775,000$218M1
006—Bear Mountain Park CLO AB FLTG 37, 4.90%, 07/15/370.62%200,000,000$201M3
007—Ares LXI CLO A1R2 4.93921% 20-APR-2037, 4.94%, 04/20/370.62%197,500,000$200M1
008—Carlyle Us Clo 2021-8 Ltd, 5.02%, 10/15/380.57%181,550,000$184M2
009—Wise CLO 2024-1 AR 4.99292% 15-APR-2037, 4.99%, 04/15/370.57%180,500,000$183M1
010—Madison Park Funding XXXVII Ltd., 4.91%, 04/15/370.56%181,325,000$182M1
011—Madison Park Funding LIX A1R2 5.08375% 18-APR-2037, 5.08%, 04/18/370.56%181,000,000$181M1
012—Regatta XIX Funding A1R 4.96921% 20-OCT-2038, 4.97%, 10/20/380.55%175,000,000$177M1
013—Palmer Square CLO 2018- AB FLTG 37, 5.00%, 04/16/370.55%175,000,000$177M2
014—Regatta XI Funding AR2 4.97952% 17-JUL-2037, 4.98%, 07/17/370.55%175,000,000$177M1
015—Clover Clo 2020-1 Llc Ab Fltg 37, 4.85%, 07/15/370.55%175,000,000$177M1

Showing 1–15 of 633 holdings

JAAA Performance

Launched Oct 16, 2020

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JAAA$10,496
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Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. JAAA $10,496. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,582$10,912$12,243Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for JAAA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodJAAA
Year to date+3.5%
1 month+0.3%
3 months+1.2%
1 year+5.0%
3 yearsper year+6.1%
5 yearsper year+5.0%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 JAAA
YearReturn barJAAA
2026 YTD+3.5%
2025+5.2%
2024+7.4%
2023+8.6%
2022+0.5%
2021+1.4%
2020+0.8%

History from Oct 19, 2020

JAAA in the news

JAAA 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 Oct 12, 2026.
4.84%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.45Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.22; Mar 1, 2023 $0.21; Apr 3, 2023 $0.23; May 1, 2023 $0.25; Jun 1, 2023 $0.25; Jul 3, 2023 $0.25; Aug 1, 2023 $0.26; Sep 1, 2023 $0.27; Oct 2, 2023 $0.28; Nov 1, 2023 $0.26; Dec 1, 2023 $0.30; Dec 22, 2023 $0.28; Feb 1, 2024 $0.27; Mar 1, 2024 $0.26; Apr 1, 2024 $0.27; May 1, 2024 $0.27; Jun 3, 2024 $0.26; Jul 1, 2024 $0.28; Aug 1, 2024 $0.26; Sep 3, 2024 $0.28; Oct 1, 2024 $0.27; Nov 1, 2024 $0.25; Dec 2, 2024 $0.28; Dec 23, 2024 $0.26; Feb 3, 2025 $0.21; Mar 3, 2025 $0.22; Apr 1, 2025 $0.24; May 1, 2025 $0.25; Jun 2, 2025 $0.22; Jul 1, 2025 $0.22; Aug 1, 2025 $0.21; Sep 2, 2025 $0.22; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Nov 3, 2025 $0.22; Dec 1, 2025 $0.19; Dec 22, 2025 $0.25; Jan 30, 2026 $0.18; Feb 27, 2026 $0.19; Mar 31, 2026 $0.20; Apr 30, 2026 $0.20; May 29, 2026 $0.20; Jun 30, 2026 $0.20; Jul 31, 2026 $0.20; Aug 31, 2026 $0.21; Sep 30, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 30, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.20
Aug 31, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.21
Jul 31, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.20
Jun 30, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.20
May 29, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.20
Apr 30, 2026May 6, 2026$0.20
Mar 31, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.20
Feb 27, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.19
Jan 30, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.18
Dec 22, 2025Dec 29, 2025$0.25
Dec 1, 2025Dec 5, 2025$0.19
Nov 3, 2025Nov 7, 2025$0.22

JAAA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
0.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
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.
1.93
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
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.
−2.6%
Trough Jul 2022
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.
0.02
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.

JAAA 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.

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

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