Which is cheaper, CGCB or CORB?

CGCB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CGCB vs CORB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CGCB's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and CORB's 6.2 on Aug 31, 2026; CGCB charges 0.27% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $6.8bn for Capital Group Core Bond ETF and $1.2bn for AB Core Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGCB costs 0.01 points a year less; CGCB is 5.7 times larger.

CGCB vs CORB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGCB	CORB
Return
Measure	CGCB	CORB
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	CGCB	CORB
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CGCB	CORB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CGCB	CORB
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.28%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$6.8bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	CGCB	CORB
Holdings in common	3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and CORB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGCB CORB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.38% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.51% 0.31%

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2052 0.63% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 1.03% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.70% 0.23%

Takeda US Financing Inc, due Jul 7, 2035 0.18% 0.18%

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC, due Mar 30, 2045 0.27% 0.17%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Dec 1, 2054 0.28% 0.16%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2031 0.13% 2.86%

Bravo Residential Funding Trust 2025-NQM10, due Sep 25, 2065 0.13% 0.14%

KBC Group NV, due Oct 16, 2030 0.44% 0.12%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.38% 0.11%

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Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 7, 2030 1.32%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 1.25%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2050 1.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2040 1.19%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19%

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

Only in CORB

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Nov 19, 2026 2.63%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.59%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.57%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2031 2.54%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2031 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 2.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19%

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Side by side

CGCB Capital Group Core Bond ETF CORB AB Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group AllianceBernstein

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025)

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −0.7% (AGG) (since launch, Nov 10, 2025)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs AGG −0.8 pts vs AGG (since launch, Nov 10, 2025)

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.28%

Holdings 764 718

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $6.8bn $1.2bn

CGCB and CORB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

CGCB

CGCB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

CORB

CORB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CGCB or CORB?: CGCB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB on its own →CORB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CGCB dividend history →CGCB holdings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGCB ↗

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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