About CMBRX
Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund Class R is an actively managed mutual fund focused on fixed income securities from developing countries. Its primary objective is to deliver high total return driven by current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary goal. The strategy invests predominantly in bonds issued by sovereigns and corporates across emerging markets, drawing from regions such as Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East to diversify credit and currency exposures. The fund employs a hybrid approach to emerging markets debt, allocating across both hard-currency and local-currency instruments to balance yield opportunities with macro and currency dynamics. Positioned within the Emerging-Markets Bond category, it is designed to capture income and spread opportunities characteristic of the asset class, while navigating country risk, interest-rate sensitivity, and currency volatility inherent to developing markets fixed income. Historical materials show multi-manager oversight and performance tracked against category benchmarks, reflecting its role as a core or satellite allocation for investors seeking diversified emerging markets debt exposure within a broader fixed income framework.
Fund Family Columbia Threadneedle
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol CMBRX
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global
CMBRX had a total return of 13.14% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 7.95%.
