Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or FLCB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and FLCB −1.7%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or FLCB?

FLCB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs FLCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 CGCB's duration was 6.3 years and FLCB's 5.8; FLCB charges 0.15% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $3.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF.

FLCB costs 0.12 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; CGCB is 2.1 times larger.

	CGCB	FLCB
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$6.5bn	$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.7%

FLCB total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and FLCB hold 4% 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB FLCB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.51% 0.47%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 0.47% 0.64%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.40% 2.13%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 7, 2030 1.32% 0.26%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.27% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2050 0.18% 1.31%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Mar 1, 2052 1.19% 0.14%

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC, due Mar 30, 2045 0.27% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 1.25% 0.13%

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, due May 15, 2031 0.13% 0.58%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.64% 0.11%

Only in CGCB

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.84%

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 1.19%

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

Baxter International Inc, due Dec 1, 2028 1.06%

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

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2029 1.02%

Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2030 1.01%

Only in FLCB

T 3.25 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 3.16%

T 4.125 04/30/33, due Apr 30, 2033 3.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73%

T 1.375 12/31/28, due Dec 31, 2028 2.04%

T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.34%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.32%

T 4 10/31/29, due Oct 31, 2029 1.20%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

FLCB

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Franklin

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.15%

Holdings 764 588

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and FLCB as of Oct 9, 2026 $6.5bn $3.1bn

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

CGCB in plain words

CGCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% 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 Index.

FLCB in plain words

FLCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or FLCB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and FLCB −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or FLCB?: FLCB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CGCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGCB ↗FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin 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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