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RECS

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF

Factor & Screened Index · Columbia Threadneedle · Inception 2019-09-25 · SEC filings

$45.55−0.20 (−0.43%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 45.74 to 45.55. Range 45.47 to 45.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$45.50$45.60$45.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.15%
Fund size
$6.1B
1Y return
+15.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.99%
Holdings
376
Volume · 30D
0.4M sh
NAV per share
$45.74
52W range
low $37.79high $46.00

The ETF.net RECS Grade

A

76/ 100

Rank 12 of 99 in US Multifactor⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for RECS. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 62, Mission 92, Tradability 91, Holdings 29, Durability 56. Strongest: Mission (92). Weakest: Holdings (29). Leans toward Mission and Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 76 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 rank22/99 · top 22%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 92
    Category rank22/86 · top 26%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 62
    Category rank30/96 · top 31%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 91
    Category rank4/99 · top 4%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 29
    Category rank90/98 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 56
    Category rank48/99 · top 48%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on RECS

ETF.net Research

AColumbia takes the boring core of a US stock portfolio and runs it through its own value, quality and momentum research screen. Roughly 400 names at 0.15% a year: index-fund pricing on a research-driven build.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks results corresponding to the Beta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index, before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 010.15% a year for a researched screen, well under half the going rate in its multifactor cohort.
  2. 02The value, quality and momentum tilt lives inside a broad book of about 400 US stocks, so it reads as a core position rather than a single-factor bet.
  3. 03Sticks close to its stated Beta Advantage index, and it is a multi-billion-dollar fund with steady daily volume behind the quotes.
  4. 04Running since 2019 and one of the stronger implementations in a crowded US multifactor field.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Plain-vanilla rivals such as VYM and IUSG charge a fraction as much. The extra basis points here buy the research screen, not broader coverage.
  2. 02The screen trims rather than reinvents: the portfolio still leans on the same large US names that dominate the broad market, so the tilt shows up slowly.
  3. 03Distributions come once or twice a year, not quarterly, so the cash arrives on a lumpy schedule.

RECS Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:43 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
376
Top-10 weight
43%
Largest holding
NVDA12.3%

Sectors

  • Technology37.5%
  • Financials12.3%
  • Communication9.6%
  • Health Care9.4%
  • Consumer Discr.8.9%
  • Industrials8.3%
  • Cons. Staples4.4%
  • Energy3.6%
  • Real Estate2.1%
  • Utilities2.0%
  • Materials1.9%

Geography

  • United States97.98%
  • Ireland0.82%
  • United Kingdom0.42%
  • Bermuda0.29%
  • Canada0.25%
  • Jersey0.09%
  • Netherlands0.06%
  • Puerto Rico0.05%
  • Other countries (2)0.04%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 24.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA CORP12.34%3,319,240$755M828
002AAPLAPPLE INC12.05%2,172,710$737M707
003METAMETA PLATFORMS INC5.20%428,991$318M683
004MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC2.41%141,240$147M655
005MAMASTERCARD INC2.33%250,594$142M512
006VOXVANGUARD COMMUNICATION SERVICES ETF2.28%706,523$140M6
007XLCSTATE STREET COMMUNICATION SERVICES SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF2.01%1,070,506$123M27
008BACBANK OF AMERICA CORP1.83%1,929,231$112M440
009CVXCHEVRON CORP1.50%451,428$92M468
010TJXTJX COS INC/THE1.27%595,123$78M419
011MOALTRIA GROUP INC1.20%1,071,239$73M369
012CCITIGROUP INC1.09%491,314$66M407
013BMYBRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO1.06%1,035,995$65M460
014CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS INC1.03%564,927$63M567
015PLTRPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC1.00%334,727$61M503

Showing 1–15 of 359 holdings

RECS Performance

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

RECS$11,500
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. RECS $11,500. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 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 RECS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRECS
Year to date+12.0%
1 month+1.3%
3 months+6.1%
1 year+15.0%
3 years+23.2%per year
5 years+14.2%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 RECS
YearReturn barRECS
2026 YTD+12.0%
2025+19.3%
2024+26.3%
2023+23.2%
2022−14.4%
2021+33.1%
2020+15.4%

RECS in the news

ETF.net Research hasn’t filed on RECS yet — coverage lands here as it’s written.

RECS 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.
0.99%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.45Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.45 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2019 $0.11; Dec 18, 2020 $0.27; Dec 20, 2021 $5.56; Dec 19, 2022 $0.32; Dec 18, 2023 $0.28; Dec 18, 2024 $0.38; Dec 18, 2025 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 26, 2025$0.45
Dec 18, 2024Dec 26, 2024$0.38
Dec 18, 2023Dec 26, 2023$0.28
Dec 19, 2022Dec 27, 2022$0.32
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$5.56
Dec 18, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.27
Dec 20, 2019Dec 26, 2019$0.11

RECS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.30
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−22.1%
Trough Sep 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.
0.88
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.

RECS Cost

Expense ratio0.15%
  • The middle half of US Multifactor funds
  • Median 0.30%

12 of the 98 US Multifactor funds charge less.

RECS costs $15.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Multifactor fund costs $30.00.