Columbia Short Term Bond Fund  Q4 2025 Commentary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments1.01K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(9min)CommentsSummaryColumbia Short Term Bond Fund Institutional Class shares returned 1.16% for the three months ending December 31, 2025, matching its benchmark Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index.The fund's out-of-benchmark allocation to structured products was the largest contributor to relative outperformance, while high-yield corporates also contributed positively to relative performance.Collateralized mortgage obligations, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities continued to represent the fund's largest out-of-benchmark allocations.Given changing interest rates and the economic backdrop, the fund is positioning duration to be slightly longer than its benchmark. Torsten Asmus/iStock via Getty Images Fund performance ▪ Columbia Short Term Bond Fund Institutional Class shares returned 1.16% for the three months ending December 31, 2025. The fund's benchmark Bloomberg 1-3 Year Government/Credit Index returned 1.16% for the same period. This article was written byColumbia Threadneedle Investments1.01K FollowersFollowColumbia Threadneedle Investments is a leading global asset management group that provides a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world.

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