RESM ETF — Columbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETF

Columbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETF (RESM)

Updated October 16, 2026.

RESM is an ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.08%, its expense ratio is 0.32%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 10.4% over the past 0.8 years, 1.5 points behind SPY at 11.9%.

Columbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETF is an ETF that principally invests in common stocks of small-cap companies selected by Columbia Management for capital appreciation potential; the fund is non-diversified. It carries a very low distribution rate and makes distributions annually, though the latest distribution was special and may not recur. This ETF appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking small-cap equity exposure rather than current income.

RESM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 10.4% over the past 0.8 years, 1.5 points behind SPY at 11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.0%.

RESM 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

0.08%

Last close

$22.71 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$5,808,285

Average volume

308.0

Dividend

$0.019

Ex-dividend date

12/18/2025

Payment date

12/26/2025

Beta

1.0213

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 (0.08%) 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.

RESM risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.0%.

Who may consider RESM — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (RESM pays annual); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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