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Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF Overview

Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF (ECON) is a passively managed International Equity Diversified Emerging Mkts exchange-traded fund (ETF). Columbia Threadneedle launched the ETF in 2010.

The investment seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Beta Advantage® Research Enhanced Solactive Emerging Economies Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. The index reflects a rules-based strategic beta approach to investing in the companies that comprise the Solactive GBS Emerging Markets Large & Mid Cap USD Index with the index designed to seek to achieve stronger total return when compared with the Starting Universe.

About Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF (ECON)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 7.38 years: Christopher Lo (2016) and Henry Hom (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI EM NR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Beta Advantage RE Solactive E Ec TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has 362 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 26.6% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity ETF group. Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has 98.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 0.9% There is 98.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.3% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has 0.8% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $332 million in total assets, which is below the $3 billion average for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

ECON Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF expense ratio is average compared to funds in the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has an expense ratio of 0.47%, which is 9% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a C. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 39%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 44% for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF returned -4.8%, which earned it a grade of D, as the Diversified Emerging Mkts category had an average return of -3.0%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF has a trailing yield of 1.42%, which is below the 2.41% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Columbia Res Enh Emerging Econ ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 23.9%, 6.8 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 41.9% over the past year (grade of B), 17.5% over the past three years (grade of C) and 7.4% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 4.6% per year over the past 10 years (grade of F).

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