Smoothly implemented leadership changes are encouraging at Columbia Income Builder, but an uninspired underlying fund lineup and potentially volatile profile give pause, resulting in a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Neutral for its cheaper share classes and Negative for its priciest one.
Columbia Income Builder R CBURX
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Morningstar’s Analysis
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Will CBURX outperform in future?
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Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable CBURX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
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Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of CBURX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.