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CLOA vs CLOI: Differences, Returns & Fees

CLOA's duration was 0.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and CLOI's 0.5 on Jun 30, 2026; CLOA charges 0.20% to CLOI's 0.29%. Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares AAA CLO Active ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for VanEck CLO ETF.

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CLOA costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; CLOA is 1.6 times larger.

CLOA vs CLOI: Differences, Returns & Fees
CLOACLOI
Expense ratio0.20%0.29%
Net assets$2.8bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+5.0%+5.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+5.0%
CLOA total return, 1 year
+5.1%
CLOI total return, 1 year
0.20%
CLOA expense ratio
0.29%
CLOI expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-DC88F2F73A

CLOA and CLOI are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 CLOA returned +5.0% and CLOI +5.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.1 points.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CLOA and CLOI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CLOA CLOI
Anchorage Capital CLO 2026-22 Ltd, due Jan 20, 2039 0.39% 4.47%
Whitebox CLO IV Ltd, due Jul 20, 2039 0.38% 0.86%
Sycamore Tree CLO 2021-1 Ltd, due Jan 20, 2038 0.34% 0.77%
Sculptor CLO XXIX Ltd, due Jul 22, 2038 0.23% 0.44%
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2017-2 Ltd, due Jul 25, 2037 0.20% 0.75%
Rockford Tower CLO 2022-3 Ltd, due Jul 20, 2037 0.18% 0.84%
Sagard-Halseypoint Clo 8 Ltd, due Jan 30, 2038 0.17% 1.02%
Menlo Clo IV Ltd, due Mar 20, 2039 0.14% 0.32%
Park Blue Clo 2024-V Ltd, due Jul 25, 2037 0.08% 0.36%
Anchorage Capital Clo 17 Ltd, due Feb 15, 2038 0.09% 0.07%
Allegro CLO XV Ltd, due Apr 20, 2038 0.07% 0.07%
Only in CLOA
TPG CLO 2025-2 Ltd, due Jan 21, 2039 0.91%
AB BSL CLO 7 Ltd, due Jan 15, 2039 0.91%
Elmwood CLO 28 Ltd, due Apr 17, 2037 0.91%
KKR CLO 67 Ltd, due Jul 15, 2039 0.91%
1988 CLO 2 Ltd, due Apr 15, 2038 0.91%
ARES Loan Funding I Ltd, due Apr 15, 2039 0.91%
Bain Capital Credit CLO 2024-1 Ltd, due Apr 16, 2039 0.90%
KKR CLO 43 Ltd, due Apr 15, 2038 0.88%
Only in CLOI
U.S. Treasury Bills, due Jul 28, 2026 5.32%
Signal Peak CLO 4 Ltd, due Oct 26, 2034 2.60%
Regatta VI Funding Ltd, due Oct 20, 2038 2.56%
Ocean Trails CLO XV Ltd, due Jan 15, 2039 2.46%
CQS US Clo 6 Ltd, due Mar 31, 2039 2.44%
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 38 Ltd, due Oct 20, 2036 1.88%
Octagon 64 Ltd, due Jul 21, 2037 1.76%
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers Clo 42 Ltd, due Jul 16, 2036 1.58%

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On the same fields

CLOA
iShares AAA CLO Active ETF
CLOI
VanEck CLO ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares VanEck
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +5.0% +5.1%
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.29%
Holdings 450 188
Net assets, CLOA as of Oct 20, 2026 and CLOI as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.8bn $1.8bn

CLOA and CLOI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About CLOA

CLOA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +5.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

About CLOI

CLOI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +5.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CLOA or CLOI?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CLOA returned +5.0% and CLOI +5.1%.
Which is cheaper, CLOA or CLOI?
CLOA is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
CLOA vs PAAACLOA vs JAAACLOI vs PAAACLOI vs JAAA
CLOA on its own →CLOI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CLOA dividend history →CLOA holdings →CLOI dividend history →CLOI holdings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
CLOA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CLOA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for CLOA ↗CLOI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CLOI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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