Columbia Select Short Corporate Income Fund Class A (ALDAX)

Fund Assets	438.46M
Expense Ratio	0.68%
Min. Investment	$2,000
Turnover	130.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.39
Dividend Yield	3.98%
Dividend Growth	2.75%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 30, 2026

Previous Close	9.69
YTD Return	-0.22%
1-Year Return	0.55%
5-Year Return	9.53%
52-Week Low	9.66
52-Week High	10.05
Beta (5Y)	0.13
Holdings	103
Inception Date	Jun 19, 2003

About ALDAX

Columbia Limited Duration Credit Fund Class A is an actively managed mutual fund in the short-term bond category that seeks a total return focused primarily on current income and capital preservation. The strategy centers on investment‑grade corporate bonds while maintaining a limited interest‑rate sensitivity profile, aiming to dampen volatility relative to core bond funds with longer duration. The portfolio typically emphasizes high‑quality issuers across financials, consumer, utilities, and select securitized exposures, complemented by liquidity sleeves and U.S. Treasuries to manage risk and cash flow needs. Effective duration is kept in the low‑to‑mid single‑year range to reduce rate risk while relying on bottom‑up credit research to identify incremental spread opportunities. The fund’s role in the market is to provide a conservative credit allocation for investors seeking income from investment‑grade corporates without assuming the higher duration or credit risks often found in intermediate or high‑yield strategies. It serves as a short‑maturity credit building block for diversified fixed income portfolios, offering structured exposure to credit spreads with an emphasis on quality, liquidity, and disciplined risk management.

• Fund Family: Columbia Threadneedle
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: High
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: ALDAX
• Share Class: Class A
• Index: Bloomberg US 1-5 Yr Corporate Bond TR

Performance

ALDAX had a total return of 0.55% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.83%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VSCSX	Vanguard	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admiral Shares	0.06%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
CLDYX	Institutional 3 Class	0.32%
CTLRX	Institutional 2 Class	0.37%
CLDZX	Institutional Class	0.43%
RDCLX	Class C	1.43%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 30, 2026	$0.03439	Sep 30, 2026
Aug 31, 2026	$0.03486	Aug 31, 2026
Jul 31, 2026	$0.03264	Jul 31, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.03085	Jun 30, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.03171	May 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.03045	Apr 30, 2026

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Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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