Investment objective & strategy
As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectusObjective. Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF seeks capital preservation and current income by seeking to deliver floating-rate exposure to high quality AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).
Strategy. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in CLOs of any maturity that are rated AAA (or equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO)) at the time of purchase, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Adviser. For purposes of the Funds investment policies, CLOs are floating- or fixed-rate debt securities issued in different tranches, with varying degrees of risk, by a trust or other special purpose vehicle and backed by an underlying portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade corporate loans. Such loans may include domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans … The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 90% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in CLOs of any maturity that are rated AAA (or equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO)) at the time of purchase, or if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Adviser. For purposes of the Funds investment policies, CLOs are floating- or fixed-rate debt securities issued in different tranches, with varying degrees of risk, by a trust or other special purpose vehicle and backed by an underlying portfolio consisting primarily of below investment grade corporate loans. Such loans may include domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans and subordinate corporate loans, which may individually be rated below investment grade or the equivalent if unrated. The underlying loans are selected by a CLOs manager. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to maintain a minimum of 80% of its portfolio in AAA-rated CLOs. After purchase, a CLO may have its rating reduced below the minimum rating required by the Fund for purchase. In such cases, the Fund will consider whether to continue to hold the CLO. The Fund may temporarily deviate from the 80% policy while deploying new capital as the result of cash creation or redemption activity, or during unusual market conditions, or highly unusual market conditions such as a downgrade in the rating of one or more CLOs. The Fund may invest its remaining assets in other high-quality CLOs with a minimum rating of A- at the time of purchase or if unrated, determined to be of comparable credit quality by the Adviser. No CLO, at the time of purchase by the Fund, will have a rating that is below A- (or equivalent by an NRSRO). An NRSRO is a credit rating agency that is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that issues credit ratings that the SEC permits other financial firms to use for certain regulatory purposes. The Fund will only invest in CLOs with a minimum initial total offering size of $250 million and minimum initial senior AAA tranche size of $100 million. The Fund will invest primarily in CLOs that are U.S. dollar denominated. However, the Fund may from time to time invest up to 30% of its net assets in CLOs that are denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the Fund invests in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities, it will seek to hedge its exposure to foreign currency to U.S. dollars, as described more fully below. The Fund may purchase CLOs both in the primary and secondary markets. The Fund will not invest more than 5% of its portfolio in any single CLO, and will not invest more than 15% of its portfolio in CLOs managed by a single CLO manager. The Fund will limit its investment in fixed-rate CLOs to a maximum of 10% of its net assets. The Fund may invest in derivatives. Derivatives are instruments that have a value derived from, or directly linked to, an underlying reference asset, such as fixed-income securities, interest rates, currencies, or market indices. The Fund's use of derivatives will be limited to (i) currency forward contracts or futures contracts to hedge any foreign currency exposure back to the U.S. dollar, (ii) interest rate swaps or interest rate futures to hedge exposure in fixed-rate CLOs to a floating-rate, in accordance with the Fund's investment objective, and (iii) total return swaps in accordance with the Fund's investment objective. The Fund will limit total return swaps to no more than 10% of its net assets valued at notional value. Derivatives will not be used for any other purposes. Portfolio management applies a bottom up approach to selecting investments to purchase and sell. This means that portfolio management looks at securities one at a time to determine if a security is an attractive investment opportunity and if it is consistent with the Funds investment policies. Portfolio managements analysis with respect to security selection includes due diligence of CLO managers to discern each managers investment process, credit sector analysis, risk appetite, approach to risk management, and corporate governance. Additional factors, such as the CLO managers tenure and track record in the CLO market, issuance record and secondary market trading frequency, assist in portfolio managements analysis of both quality and liquidity. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will generally sell or dispose of its portfolio investments to take advantage of mispricing in the secondary market or when, in the opinion of the Adviser, the initial investment thesis changes with respect to a particular security or CLO manager, including as the result of changing market conditions. The Fund is actively-managed and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. Accordingly, portfolio management has discretion on a daily basis to manage the Funds portfolio in accordance with the Funds investment objective.
Top holdings
As of Jan. 31, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC | — | $564.50M | 2.16% |
| OCP CLO Ltd., Series 2021-23A, Class AR | — | $266.89M | 1.02% |
| Octagon Investment Partners 51 Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class AR | — | $261.83M | 1.00% |
| KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR | KKR | $259.97M | 0.99% |
| Ares Loan Funding VIII Ltd., Series 2024-ALF8, Class A1 | ARCC | $244.24M | 0.93% |
| Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2 | — | $237.65M | 0.91% |
| AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2 | — | $229.89M | 0.88% |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN LOAN ADVISERS CLO 4 SER 2021-40A CL AR V/R REGD 144A P/P 4.90113000 | — | $218.65M | 0.84% |
| Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd., Series 2021-17A, Class A1R | — | $207.72M | 0.79% |
| Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class AR | — | $202.10M | 0.77% |
Portfolio moves
Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 31, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| iShares AAA CLO Active ETF | 16% | 0.20% |
| PGIM AAA CLO ETF · PAAA | 9% | 0.19% |
| Invesco AAA CLO Floating Rate Note ETF | 7% | 0.19% |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| Janus Henderson Investors US LLC | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
- Net assets and holdings count as of January 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
- Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.
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