Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000193370 — Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund. Long Total / Aggregate Bond · $2.13B AUM · 0.80% expense ratio. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000193370 Fund Overview
Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Carillon Series Trust, categorised as Long Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Carillon Series Trust
- Category: Long Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $2.13B
- 1-year return: 3.1%
- SEC CIK: 0000897111
- SEC series ID: S000058960
- Share class ID: C000193370
C000193370 Investment Objective and Strategy
Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Carillon Series Trust.
Investment objective
The Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund (Core Plus Bond Fund or the fund) seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital.
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds of varying maturities, including mortgage- and asset-backed securities. The bonds in which the fund may invest also include other fixed income instruments such as debt securities, to-be-announced securities, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and other similar instruments issued by various U.S. and non-U.S. public- or private-sector entities. The fund invests primarily in investment grade securities, but may also invest up to 25% of its assets in non-investment grade securities, also known as high yield securities or junk bonds. If an investment held by the fund that is downgraded below investment grade causes the fund to exceed this limit, the fund may either sell or may continue to hold the security.
Investment grade securities include securities rated in one of the four highest rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, such as BBB- or higher by Standard & Poors Financial Services LLC (S&P ). In addition, the fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment basis. Foreign securities will generally be U.S. dollar denominated, but the fund may also invest in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Mortgage-backed securities are pools of mortgage loans that are assembled as securities for sale to investors by various governmental, government-related and private organizations. Asset-backed securities are securities that are secured or backed by pools of various types of assets, such as automobile loans, consumer loans, credit cards and equipment leases, on which cash payments are due at fixed intervals over set periods of time.
CLOs are a type of securitized debt, ordinarily issued by a trust or other special purpose entity, and are typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade. The fund may invest in fixed income securities with call features. The fund may invest in derivative instruments, such as options (including options on futures contracts), futures contracts (including interest rate, bond, U.S. Treasury and fixed income index futures contracts), currency and other forwards, including non-deliverable forwards (NDFs), and swap agreements (including credit default swaps) subject to applicable law and any other restrictions described in the funds Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
The funds investment in credit default swap agreements may include both single-name credit default swap agreements and credit default swap index products, such as CDX index products. The use of these derivative transactions may allow the fund to obtain net long or short exposures to select currencies, interest rates, countries, durations or credit risks. These derivatives may be used to enhance fund returns, increase liquidity, manage the duration of the funds portfolio and/or gain exposure to certain instruments or markets ( i.e. , the corporate bond market) in a more efficient or less expensive way. The credit default swap agreements that the fund invests in may provide exposure to an index of securities representative of the entire investment grade and high yield fixed income markets, which can include underlying issuers rated as low as CCC by S&P .
Derivative instruments that provide exposure to bonds may be used to satisfy the funds 80% investment policy. For the purposes of the funds 80% investment policy, the funds derivatives investments, other than credit default swaps where the fund is a protection seller, are valued at market value. Credit default swaps where the fund is a protection seller are valued at notional value. The portfolio management team attempts to maximize total return over a long-term horizon through opportunistic investing in a broad array of eligible securities. The investment process combines top-down interest rate management with bottom-up fixed income security selection, focusing on undervalued issues in the fixed income market. The portfolio management team first establishes the portfolios duration, or interest rate sensitivity.
The portfolio management team determines whether the fixed income market is under-or over-priced by comparing current real interest rates (the nominal rates on U.S. Treasury securities less the investment advisers estimate of inflation) to historical real interest rates. If the current real interest rate is higher than historical norms, the market is considered undervalued and the portfolio management team will manage the portfolio with a duration greater than the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a securitys price to changes in interest rates. The longer a securitys duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. If the current real interest rate is less than historical norms, the market is considered overvalued and the portfolio management team will run a defensive portfolio by managing the portfolio with a duration less than the Bloomberg U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index. The portfolio management team normally structures the fund so that the overall portfolio has a duration of less than eight years based on market conditions. For purposes of calculating the funds portfolio duration, the fund includes the effect of the derivative instruments held by the fund. The portfolio management team then considers sector exposures. Sector exposure decisions are made on both a top-down and bottom-up basis. A bottom-up issue selection process is the major determinant of sector exposure, as the availability of attractive securities in each sector determines their underweighting or overweighting in the fund subject to sector exposure constraints. However, for the more generic holdings in the fund, such as agency notes and pass-through mortgage backed securities, top-down considerations will drive the sector allocation process on the basis of overall measurements of sector value such as yield spreads or price levels.
Once the portfolio management team has determined an overall market strategy, the portfolio management team selects the most attractive fixed income securities for the fund. The portfolio managers screen hundreds of securities to determine how each will perform in various interest rate environments. The portfolio managers construct these scenarios by considering the outlook for interest rates, fundamental credit analysis and option-adjusted spread analysis. The portfolio managers compare these investment opportunities and assemble the funds portfolio from the best available values. The portfolio management team constantly monitors the expected returns of the securities in the fund versus those available in the market and of other securities the portfolio management team is considering for purchase.
The portfolio management teams strategy is to replace securities that it feels are approaching fair market value with those that, according to its analysis, are significantly undervalued. As a result of this strategy, the funds portfolio turnover rate will vary from year to year depending on market conditions and the fund may engage in frequent and active trading. The fund may lend its securities to broker-dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income.
C000193370 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| US Treasury N/b | 6.80% |
| US Treasury N/b | 5.71% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 5.61% |
| US Treasury N/b | 4.75% |
| US Treasury N/b | 4.22% |
| US Treasury N/b | 3.22% |
| Treasury Bill | 2.92% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 2.79% |
| US Treasury N/b | 2.55% |
| US Treasury N/b | 2.23% |
C000193370 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 60.3% |
| Securitized | 42.1% |
| Other | 0.8% |
| Derivatives | 0.2% |
C000193370 Performance
Total returns for C000193370 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | 3.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | -2.9% |
C000193370 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000193370, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.9%
C000193370 Costs and Fees
C000193370 costs about $80 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.80%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.96%
- Portfolio turnover: 440%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.19 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000193370 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund had net inflows of $262.61M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $7.91M |
| 2026-05 | −$9.92M |
| 2026-04 | $2.76M |
| 2026-03 | $49.39M |
| 2026-02 | $10.03M |
| 2026-01 | $33.25M |
C000193370 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| US Treasury N/b | 6.80% |
| US Treasury N/b | 5.71% |
| US Treasury N/b | 4.75% |
| US Treasury N/b | 4.22% |
| US Treasury N/b | 3.22% |
| Treasury Bill | 2.92% |
| Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac | 2.79% |
| US Treasury N/b | 2.55% |
| US Treasury N/b | 2.23% |
| Nota Do Tesouro Nacional | 1.72% |
C000193370 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-24
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-16
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.