# Columbia Balanced Fund (CBALX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Columbia Threadneedle · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1996-06-20 This fund primarily allocates its capital to a blend of stocks and bonds. Its investment strategy involves distributing assets across equity and fixed income instruments (which encompass cash and cash equivalents) by carefully assessing the relative risks and potential returns of each category. Typically, the fund aims to hold between 35% and 65% of its net assets in each of these two main asset classes. Under ordinary market conditions, the allocation to either equities or fixed income will not fall below 25% or exceed 75% of its total net assets. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $58.39 | | Expense Ratio | 0.66% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $10.27B | | NAV | $58.39 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 6.11% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $3.57 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $51.66 – $59.36 | | Beta | 0.91 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2716 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-17 - Pay date: 2026-09-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does CBALX invest in? This fund primarily allocates its capital to a blend of stocks and bonds. Its investment strategy involves distributing assets across equity and fixed income instruments (which encompass cash and cash equivalents) by carefully assessing the relative risks and potential returns of each category. Typically, the fund aims to hold between 35% and 65% of its net assets in each of these two main asset classes. Under ordinary market conditions, the allocation to either equities or fixed income will not fall below 25% or exceed 75% of its total net assets. ### What is the expense ratio of CBALX? Columbia Balanced Fund (CBALX) charges an expense ratio of 0.66%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is CBALX? Columbia Balanced Fund (CBALX) is one share class of a fund that manages $10.27B across all of its share classes (CBDYX, CBLAX, CLREX report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is CBALX actively managed or an index fund? CBALX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (CBALX's is 0.66%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was CBALX launched? Columbia Balanced Fund (CBALX) launched in June 1996 and is managed by Columbia Threadneedle. ### How has CBALX performed? CBALX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does CBALX pay a dividend? Columbia Balanced Fund (CBALX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.11%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does CBALX pay dividends? Columbia Balanced Fund pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is CBALX's dividend yield? CBALX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.11%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is CBALX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for CBALX was 2026-09-17. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will CBALX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.66% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does CBALX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from CBALX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does CBALX cost more than a fund like VOO? CBALX is actively managed (current expense ratio 0.66%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether CBALX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to CBALX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as CBALX (0.66%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/cbalx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.