Columbia Balanced R (CBLRX)

Fund Assets	10.32B
Expense Ratio	1.16%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	160.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.86
Dividend Yield	1.46%
Dividend Growth	4.79%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 16, 2026

Previous Close	58.79
YTD Return	7.60%
1-Year Return	12.02%
5-Year Return	42.18%
52-Week Low	51.78
52-Week High	59.45
Beta (5Y)	0.68
Holdings	1018
Inception Date	Sep 27, 2010

About CBLRX

Columbia Balanced Fund Class R is a mutual fund designed to achieve a high total return by investing in both equity and fixed income securities. Classified as a moderate allocation or balanced fund, it seeks to provide investors with a diversified portfolio that blends growth potential from equities—primarily large-cap U.S. companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and NVIDIA—with income generation and risk mitigation through investment-grade bonds and government securities. The fund employs a disciplined investment approach, often focusing on contrarian opportunities and a securitized-heavy bond allocation to effectively manage risk and capitalize on market inefficiencies. Notable for its broad sector exposure and over 1,000 holdings, the fund aims to reduce overall volatility while maximizing risk-adjusted returns. Its management team leverages both value and growth strategies, selectively identifying stocks that are out of favor, as well as bonds that offer attractive risk-return profiles. Since its inception in 2010, Columbia Balanced Fund Class R has played a significant role in offering investors access to balanced, actively managed portfolios as part of broader retirement and long-term investment strategies.

• Fund Family: Columbia Threadneedle
• Category: Allocation--50% to 70% Equity
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: CBLRX
• Share Class: Class R
• Index: 60% S&P 500/40% Bloomberg US Aggregate TR

Performance

CBLRX had a total return of 12.02% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.58%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
CBDYX	Institutional 3 Class	0.57%
CLREX	Institutional 2 Class	0.62%
CBABX	Class S	0.66%
CBALX	Institutional Class	0.66%

Top 10 Holdings

30.37% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	5.01%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	3.95%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	3.95%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	3.23%
Columbia Short-Term Cash	n/a	2.97%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	IEFA	2.79%
Cash Offset	n/a	2.70%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	2.11%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	2.01%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOG	1.65%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jun 16, 2026	$0.18599	Jun 16, 2026
Mar 17, 2026	$0.19439	Mar 17, 2026
Dec 8, 2025	$2.70637	Dec 8, 2025
Sep 17, 2025	$0.2655	Sep 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025	$0.17569	Jun 17, 2025
Mar 18, 2025	$0.17598	Mar 18, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Aug 27, 2026

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