REFA ETF — Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETF

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETF (REFA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

REFA is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.03%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 12.2% over the past 0.8 years, 0.3 points ahead of SPY at 11.9%.

Columbia Research Enhanced International Equity ETF is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies in developed markets outside the United States, including common shares, American Depositary Receipts, and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund has a very modest current distribution rate and distributes annually; note that its latest distribution was special and may not recur on a regular basis. This ETF may appeal to international equity investors seeking exposure to developed markets outside the U.S.

REFA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 12.2% over the past 0.8 years, 0.3 points ahead of SPY at 11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

REFA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Columbia Threadneedle

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/11/2025

Expense ratio

0.32%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.03%

Last close

$22.87 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$5,683,724

Average volume

104.0

Dividend

$0.007

Ex-dividend date

12/18/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.0392

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.03%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Columbia Threadneedle; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

REFA risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.2%.

Who may consider REFA — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (REFA pays annual). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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