Columbia Disciplined Core Fund Class A (AQEAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
15.47
-0.05 (-0.32%)
Aug 7, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
-0.32%
Fund Assets4.85B
Expense Ratio0.96%
Min. Investment$2,000
Turnover51.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.75
Dividend Yield10.62%
Dividend Growth242.58%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close15.52
YTD Return5.17%
1-Year Return19.41%
5-Year Return88.98%
52-Week Low12.20
52-Week High17.11
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings85
Inception DateApr 24, 2003

About AQEAX

Columbia Disciplined Core Fund Class A is a mutual fund focused on achieving long-term capital growth by investing primarily in large-cap U.S. equities. This fund seeks to provide shareholders with diversified exposure to the broader U.S. stock market, blending both growth and value stocks within its portfolio. Employing a disciplined, quantitative investment process, the fund rigorously identifies companies with the potential to outperform market peers, leveraging firm-wide research and advanced selection models to optimize portfolio construction. A key characteristic of the fund is its emphasis on major sectors such as technology, financial services, consumer cyclical, and communication services, with significant holdings in industry leaders like NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon. The portfolio maintains a moderate turnover rate, balancing active management with a long-term perspective. With approximately 80% or more of assets allocated to equities under normal market conditions, the fund is designed for investors seeking broad-based exposure to large blend stocks. Its sector and style diversification reflect its core role in providing foundational equity exposure within diversified investment portfolios. The fund’s systematic approach and emphasis on quantitative analysis distinguish it as a staple in the large-blend mutual fund category.

Fund Family Columbia Threadneedle
Category Large Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AQEAX
Share Class Class A
Index S&P 500 TR

Performance

AQEAX had a total return of 19.41% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.65%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FALCXFidelityFidelity Rutland Square Trust II - Strategic Advisers Large Cap Fund0.24%
FLCEXFidelityFidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund0.39%
VQNPXVanguardVanguard Growth and Income Fund Investor Shares0.36%
FMGKXFidelityFidelity Magellan Fund - Class K0.40%
FMAGXFidelityFidelity Magellan Fund0.47%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
CCQYXInstitutional 3 Class0.66%
RSIPXInstitutional 2 Class0.71%
CCRZXInstitutional Class0.71%
RDCEXClass C1.71%

Top 10 Holdings

43.29% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
NVIDIA CorporationNVDA8.92%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT6.72%
Apple Inc.AAPL5.35%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL5.00%
Meta Platforms, Inc.META4.84%
Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN3.96%
Booking Holdings Inc.BKNG2.35%
Citigroup Inc.C2.20%
Salesforce, Inc.CRM2.07%
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM1.87%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 10, 2024$1.74865Dec 10, 2024
Dec 11, 2023$0.51044Dec 11, 2023
Dec 9, 2022$0.82977Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$2.5354Dec 9, 2021
Dec 9, 2020$0.64165Dec 9, 2020
Dec 10, 2019$1.21185Dec 10, 2019
Full Dividend History