Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or JHCR?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and JHCR −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, AVIG or JHCR?

AVIG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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AVIG vs JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

AVIG's duration was 5.9 years on May 31, 2026 and JHCR's 6.0 on Jun 30, 2026; AVIG charges 0.15% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets: $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF, and $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF.

AVIG costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

	AVIG	JHCR
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.29%
Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.9%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Dec 31, 2020	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.9%

AVIG total return, 1 year

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVIG expense ratio

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVIG and JHCR hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding AVIG JHCR

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.50 02/15/2045, due Feb 15, 2045 0.40% 0.54%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50 01/15/2029, due Jan 15, 2029 0.85% 0.39%

Capital One Financial Corp 6.70 11/29/2032, due Nov 29, 2032 0.41% 0.17%

Novartis Capital Corp 4.60 03/18/2033, due Mar 18, 2033 0.16% 0.26%

Home Depot Inc/The 4.95 06/25/2034, due Jun 25, 2034 0.13% 0.10%

Lazard Group LLC 6.00 03/15/2031, due Mar 15, 2031 0.12% 0.08%

US Bancorp 5.08 05/15/2031, due May 15, 2031 0.09% 0.08%

Cheniere Energy Partners LP 5.95 06/30/2033, due Jun 30, 2033 0.07% 0.14%

Mars Inc 5.00 03/01/2032, due Mar 1, 2032 0.14% 0.06%

Southern Co/The 5.70 03/15/2034, due Mar 15, 2034 0.06% 0.08%

Intercontinental Exchange Inc 4.60 03/15/2033, due Mar 15, 2033 0.07% 0.06%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 2.62 04/22/2032, due Apr 22, 2032 0.05% 0.27%

Only in AVIG

G2SF 5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.56%

G2SF 5 6/26 MBS 30yr, due Feb 20, 2056 1.40%

G2SF 3.5 7/26 MBS 30yr, due Jul 20, 2055 1.40%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/16/2026, due Jun 16, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/23/2026, due Jun 23, 2026 1.34%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/02/2026, due Jul 2, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 07/21/2026, due Jul 21, 2026 1.33%

United States Treasury Bill 0.00 06/30/2026, due Jun 30, 2026 1.17%

Only in JHCR

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/56 4.75, due Feb 15, 2056 3.15%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 06/31 4.125, due Jun 30, 2031 1.96%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/42 4, due Nov 15, 2042 1.22%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 08/50 1.375, due Aug 15, 2050 1.08%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/50 2, due Feb 15, 2050 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 0.94%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/28 3.375, due Feb 29, 2028 0.81%

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On the same fields

AVIG

Avantis Core Fixed Income ETF

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis John Hancock

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.9% −1.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.1 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.29%

Holdings 820 962

Net assets, AVIG as of May 31, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.9bn $2.3bn

AVIG and JHCR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AVIG in plain words

AVIG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Dec 31, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond.

JHCR in plain words

JHCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVIG or JHCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVIG returned −1.9% and JHCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, AVIG or JHCR?: AVIG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

AVIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗AVIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Avantis website ↗JHCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JHCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗John Hancock 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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