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Columbia Floating Rate Fund (RFRAX)
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Columbia Floating Rate Fund (RFRAX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 31, 2025

Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in floating rate loans and floating rate debt securities. These debt instruments will generally be rated non-investment grade by recognized rating agencies (similar to "high yield" investments or "junk bonds") or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. It may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.

Fund Info

ISIN

US19766F6960

CUSIP

19766F696

Issuer

Columbia Threadneedle

Inception Date

Feb 15, 2006

Category

Bank Loan

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

RFRAX has a high expense ratio of 1.02%, indicating above-average management fees.

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Columbia Floating Rate Fund

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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Columbia Floating Rate Fund (RFRAX) returned 1.44% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.57% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RFRAX returned 4.16% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.

RFRAX

YTD

1.44%

1M

1.06%

6M

1.93%

1Y

6.57%

3Y*

7.24%

5Y*

6.48%

10Y*

4.16%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of RFRAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.67%0.03%-0.44%0.12%1.06%1.44%
20240.42%0.99%0.72%0.72%0.66%0.11%0.78%0.42%0.74%0.84%0.90%0.48%8.04%
20232.47%0.35%-0.31%0.81%0.08%2.05%1.30%1.22%0.61%-0.17%1.48%1.35%11.79%
20220.14%-0.63%0.10%-0.30%-2.64%-2.65%2.02%1.32%-2.61%1.22%1.40%0.09%-2.67%
20211.19%0.54%-0.08%0.51%0.75%0.28%-0.10%0.41%0.59%0.14%-0.37%0.58%4.53%
20200.39%-1.74%-13.10%4.00%3.95%1.09%1.81%2.20%0.64%-0.01%2.36%1.35%1.76%
20192.36%1.53%-0.28%1.63%-0.50%0.29%0.74%-0.25%0.30%-0.37%0.42%1.55%7.63%
20181.30%0.21%0.10%0.44%0.22%-0.11%0.88%0.33%0.57%-0.29%-1.02%-2.48%0.09%
20170.31%0.53%-0.02%0.31%0.30%-0.03%0.73%-0.04%0.50%0.61%0.17%0.42%3.84%
2016-0.70%-0.36%2.71%1.74%0.91%0.12%1.47%0.78%0.77%0.55%0.32%1.10%9.78%
20150.10%1.55%0.42%0.98%0.10%-0.21%-0.10%-0.89%-0.67%0.23%-0.80%-1.15%-0.46%
20140.51%0.39%0.20%0.11%0.54%0.51%-0.03%0.20%-0.67%0.10%0.23%-1.10%0.97%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 95, RFRAX is among the top 5% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of RFRAX is 9595
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of RFRAX is 9494
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of RFRAX is 9696
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of RFRAX is 9898
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of RFRAX is 9494
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of RFRAX is 9595
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Columbia Floating Rate Fund (RFRAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.

The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Columbia Floating Rate Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.41
  • 5-Year: 2.37
  • 10-Year: 1.08
  • All Time: 1.22

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Columbia Floating Rate Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.

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Dividends

Dividend History

Columbia Floating Rate Fund provided a 7.58% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.52 per share.

3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$2.52$2.69$2.79$1.54$1.09$1.44$1.73$1.54$1.28$1.41$1.42$1.36

Dividend yield

7.58%8.01%8.28%4.69%3.08%4.13%4.85%4.42%3.54%3.89%4.13%3.80%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Columbia Floating Rate Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.20$0.20$0.19$0.19$0.00$0.78
2024$0.24$0.24$0.24$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.22$0.22$0.22$0.21$0.21$0.21$2.69
2023$0.21$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.24$0.24$0.23$0.25$0.27$2.79
2022$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.10$0.12$0.14$0.16$0.19$0.32$1.54
2021$0.10$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.10$0.11$1.09
2020$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.13$0.12$0.07$0.07$0.29$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.10$1.44
2019$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.14$0.15$0.15$0.15$0.15$0.15$1.73
2018$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.13$0.13$0.15$0.19$1.54
2017$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.10$0.11$1.28
2016$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$1.41
2015$0.12$0.12$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$0.12$1.42
2014$0.11$0.10$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.11$0.12$0.12$0.12$1.36

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Columbia Floating Rate Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Columbia Floating Rate Fund was 33.04%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 301 trading sessions.

The current Columbia Floating Rate Fund drawdown is 0.06%.

Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-33.04%Jun 27, 2007370Dec 15, 2008301Feb 26, 2010671
-21.74%Jan 22, 202043Mar 23, 2020178Dec 3, 2020221
-6.73%May 4, 201180Aug 25, 2011108Jan 31, 2012188
-6.68%Jan 21, 2022114Jul 6, 2022205Apr 28, 2023319
-5.34%Jun 4, 2015175Feb 11, 201670May 23, 2016245
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.

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