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ETFIQ makes no recommendations.","url":"https://etfiq.com/bonds/intermediate-core-plus/","dateModified":"2026-10-02","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":5171,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Bond ETFs / Intermediate core-plus bond \n \n Rebuilt every trading night. Figures as of Oct 2, 2026 .\n Intermediate core-plus bond ETFs: all 36\n All 719 funds High yield 80 Corporate bond 65 Cash and ultrashort 62 Short-term bond 58 Municipal, national, long 38 Municipal, national, short 37 Intermediate core-plus bond 36 Securitized, focused 30 Intermediate core bond 28 Municipal, national, intermediate 27 Intermediate-term government 22 Long-term government 21 Preferred stock 21 Municipal high yield 19 Emerging-markets bond 17 Inflation-protected 17 Short-term government 17 Global bond 15 Multisector bond 15 Short-term inflation-protected 15 Bank loans 14 Securitized, diversified 14 Government mortgage-backed 10 Long-term bond 7 Emerging-markets local-currency bond 6 Municipal, California, long 5 Municipal, New York, long 5 Convertibles 4 Global bond, dollar-hedged 4 36 intermediate core-plus bond ETFs, placed by ETFIQ from each fund\u2019s own filings. Mostly investment-grade U.S. bonds with room for high yield, foreign and emerging-market debt, at a duration near the core bond market's. Each is listed with its one-year return, its gap to the US bond market (AGG), its fee and its net assets.\n Every intermediate core-plus bond ETF, largest first\n 36 Intermediate core-plus bond ETFs, largest first, as of Oct 2, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Ticker Fund Tracks Total return 1Y vs US bonds (AGG) 1Y Fee Net assets \n IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF Universal USD Bond \u22121.9% +0.3 pts 0.06% $48.1bn \n FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.3% \u22120.2 pts 0.36% $28.2bn \n JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.5% +0.7 pts 0.37% $15.3bn \n CGCP Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF No index (active) \u22122.3% \u22120.1 pts 0.34% $8.3bn \n EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.2% 0.0 pts 0.32% $5.6bn \n GTO Invesco Total Return Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.9% +0.2 pts 0.35% $3.1bn \n FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF No index (active) \u22123.0% \u22120.8 pts 0.65% $2.9bn \n SMTH ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.4% \u22120.2 pts 0.59% $2.7bn \n FTCB First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF No index (active) \u22122.6% \u22120.5 pts 0.56% $2.7bn \n HTRB Hartford Total Return Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.4% \u22120.2 pts 0.29% $2.2bn \n VPLS Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.6% +0.5 pts 0.20% $2.0bn \n UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.1% +0.1 pts 0.40% $1.9bn \n SYSB iShares Systematic Bond ETF not read by ETFIQ \u22122.6% \u22120.4 pts 0.25% $1.3bn \n CORB AB Core Bond ETF No index (active) not published not available 0.28% $1.1bn \n PTRB PGIM Total Return Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.3% \u22120.1 pts 0.49% $980m \n PRIV State Street IG Public & Private Credit ETF No index (active) \u22121.9% +0.2 pts 0.55% $795m \n BRTR iShares Total Return Active ETF No index (active) \u22122.0% +0.2 pts 0.38% $778m \n GBND Goldman Sachs Core Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.4% \u22120.2 pts 0.25% $578m \n TOTR T. Rowe Price Total Return ETF No index (active) \u22122.0% +0.2 pts 0.31% $562m \n TCPB Thrivent Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.0% +0.1 pts 0.39% $459m \n APLU Allspring Core Plus ETF No index (active) \u22122.5% \u22120.3 pts 0.31% $416m \n HCRB Hartford Core Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.5% \u22120.4 pts 0.29% $399m \n CPLB NYLIM MacKay Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.4% +0.7 pts 0.30% $375m \n IMTB iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF not read by ETFIQ \u22122.4% \u22120.3 pts 0.06% $264m \n AINP Allspring Income Plus ETF No index (active) +0.1% +2.3 pts 0.36% $217m \n CPLS AB Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.8% \u22120.6 pts 0.30% $215m \n AFIX Allspring Broad Market Core Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.2% 0.0 pts 0.20% $213m \n BNDP Vanguard Core-Plus Bond Index ETF not read by ETFIQ not published not available 0.05% $133m \n JHCP John Hancock Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.6% \u22120.5 pts 0.36% $131m \n NCPB Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.4% +0.7 pts 0.31% $55m \n NBTR Neuberger Total Return Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.1% +0.1 pts 0.38% $54m \n FTBD Fidelity Tactical Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.8% +0.4 pts 0.55% $39m \n AGGS Harbor Disciplined Bond ETF No index (active) \u22121.7% +0.4 pts 0.35% $38m \n BTOT iShares Total USD Fixed Income Market ETF not read by ETFIQ not published not available 0.09% $28m \n TPLS Thornburg Core Plus Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.1% +0.1 pts 0.45% $20m \n WABF Western Asset Bond ETF No index (active) \u22122.6% \u22120.4 pts 0.35% $12m \n\n Where to next\n Stock ETFs Commodity ETFs Every core fund Head to head Rankings Every issuer How each fund is placed \n Cite this page. 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