C000032981 Performance — Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-09-28

C000032981 returned +1.84% over one year to Apr 2024. The annualised 3-year return is −3.02%. The fund trailed its Intermediate Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $91, against $94 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $102. Volatility over the past three years was 9.45% a year. In the 12 months to Jul 2026 the fund took in a net $180.9M, and assets reached $1.86B.

C000032981 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000032981Category average
1 year (May 2023 – Apr 2024)$102$102
3 years (May 2021 – Apr 2024)$91$94
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Apr 2024)$101$103

C000032981 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Apr 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+1.84%
3 years (annualised)−3.02%

C000032981 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Apr)−2.01%
2023+8.70%
2022−15.95%
2021−1.49%
2020+10.38%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+3.30%

C000032981 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−0.1%−1.4%+1.2%−1.7%————————
2023+4.3%−3.2%+3.0%+0.6%−1.5%+0.7%+0.4%−0.8%−2.6%−1.9%+5.8%+4.2%
2022−3.4%−2.1%−2.2%−5.8%+1.2%−3.9%+4.0%−3.1%−5.2%0.0%+4.8%−0.8%
2021−1.2%−1.6%−1.4%+0.9%+0.6%+1.6%+1.1%−0.2%−1.1%+0.1%−0.3%+0.1%
2020+1.8%+0.5%−6.7%+6.5%+1.6%+1.7%+3.5%−1.3%−0.7%−0.1%+3.1%+0.6%
2019———————+2.5%−0.5%+0.4%+0.3%+0.6%

C000032981 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over May 2021 – Apr 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 9.45%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.80 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +5.80% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −5.76% (Apr 2022)

C000032981 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $180.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $792.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.30×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jul 2026$47.7M$25.5M$22.1M
Jun 2026$37.7M$85.8M−$48.2M
May 2026$138.6M$116.3M$22.3M
Apr 2026$80.9M$45.2M$35.7M
Mar 2026$45.1M$139.9M−$94.8M
Feb 2026$48.7M$37.0M$11.7M
Jan 2026$89.3M$29.6M$59.7M
Dec 2025$48.9M$41.5M$7.4M
Nov 2025$61.3M$20.5M$40.8M
Oct 2025$99.7M$19.4M$80.3M
Sep 2025$60.2M$26.0M$34.2M
Aug 2025$34.6M$24.9M$9.7M

C000032981 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Columbia Select Corporate Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-07-31$1.86B
2026-04-30$1.90B
2026-01-31$1.97B
2025-10-31$1.87B
2025-07-31$1.72B
2025-04-30$1.76B
2025-01-31$1.86B
2024-10-31$1.86B
2024-07-31$1.72B
2024-04-30$1.63B
2024-01-31$1.69B
2023-10-31$1.57B

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.