ALPS/Smith Credit Opportunities A (SMCAX)
| Fund Assets | 151.30M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.20% |
| Min. Investment | $2,500 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.48 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.23% |
| Dividend Growth | -0.47% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Previous Close | 9.08 |
| YTD Return | 1.41% |
| 1-Year Return | 4.31% |
| 5-Year Return | 4.57% |
| 52-Week Low | 8.93 |
| 52-Week High | 9.27 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 285 |
| Inception Date | Sep 15, 2020 |
About SMCAX
ALPS | Smith Credit Opportunities Fund Class A is an actively managed open‑end mutual fund focused on U.S. credit markets. Its primary objective is to obtain maximum risk‑adjusted return with a secondary emphasis on high current income, implemented through a flexible, multi‑sector approach across investment‑grade and high‑yield corporate bonds and other U.S. credit instruments. The strategy allocates dynamically across credit sectors and duration to navigate varying market and rate cycles, seeking to balance income generation with downside risk management. The fund is advised by ALPS Advisors with Smith Capital Investors serving as sub‑adviser, combining institutional credit research with active risk controls. Benchmark context typically references a blended exposure to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond and Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield indexes, reflecting its core‑plus and below‑investment‑grade opportunity set. Within the mutual fund landscape, it serves investors looking for diversified credit exposure, monthly income distributions, and an actively managed alternative to single‑sector bond funds, with performance evaluated versus broad U.S. credit categories and peer groups.
Performance
SMCAX had a total return of 4.31% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.90%.
Top 10 Holdings
17.19% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Msilf Government Portfolio - Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio | MVRXX | 3.12% |
| Us Treasury N/b - U.S. Treasury Note | T.4.125 02.15.36 | 2.85% |
| Us Treasury N/b - U.S. Treasury Note | T.3.875 03.31.28 | 1.99% |
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc. | FCNCA.V6.254 03.12.40 | 1.56% |
| Kennedy-wilson Inc - Kennedy-Wilson, Inc. | KW.4.75 02.01.30 | 1.46% |
| Us Treasury N/b - U.S. Treasury Bond | T.4.75 08.15.55 | 1.34% |
| Macy's Retail Hldgs Llc - Macy's Retail Holdings LLC | M.6.125 03.15.32 144A | 1.33% |
| UBS Group AG | UBS.V7.125 PERP 144a | 1.25% |
| Kohl's Corporation - Kohl's Corp. | KSS.10 06.01.30 144A | 1.17% |
| Hilcorp Energy I/hilcorp - Hilcorp Energy I LP / Hilcorp Finance Co. | HILCRP.6.25 11.01.28 144A | 1.12% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | $0.03802 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| May 28, 2026 | $0.04403 | May 29, 2026 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $0.03622 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $0.03896 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.03446 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $0.03492 | Jan 30, 2026 |