ALPS/Smith Credit Opportunities Fund Class A (SMCAX)
| Fund Assets | 151.30M |
| Expense Ratio | 1.20% |
| Min. Investment | $2,500 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 0.49 |
| Dividend Yield | 5.34% |
| Dividend Growth | 1.18% |
| Payout Frequency | Monthly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | May 28, 2026 |
| Previous Close | 9.08 |
| YTD Return | 0.88% |
| 1-Year Return | 5.10% |
| 5-Year Return | 4.82% |
| 52-Week Low | 8.93 |
| 52-Week High | 9.27 |
| Beta (5Y) | n/a |
| Holdings | 278 |
| 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 5.10% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.83%.
Top 10 Holdings
18.89% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | n/a | 6.00% |
| United States Treasury Notes 4.13% | T.4.125 02.15.36 | 1.85% |
| Nexstar Media Inc. 5.63% | NXST.5.625 07.15.27 144A | 1.82% |
| First Citizens BancShares Inc (Delaware) 6.25% | FCNCA.V6.254 03.12.40 | 1.53% |
| Kennedy Wilson Inc 4.75% | KW.4.75 02.01.30 | 1.45% |
| United States Treasury Bonds 4.75% | T.4.75 08.15.55 | 1.34% |
| Shift4 Payments Llc / Shift4 Payments Finance Subordinated Incorporated 6.7 | FOUR.6.75 08.15.32 144A | 1.29% |
| Macys Retail Holdings LLC 6.13% | M.6.125 03.15.32 144A | 1.28% |
| UBS Group AG 7.13% | UBS.V7.125 PERP 144a | 1.18% |
| Kohl's Corp. 10% | KSS.10 06.01.30 144A | 1.15% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | $0.04061 | Dec 26, 2025 |