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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, CGCB or JBND?

JBND is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CGCB vs JBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGCB's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and JBND's 6.2 on May 31, 2026; JBND charges 0.25% to CGCB's 0.27%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $8.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF.

JBND costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JBND is 1.4 times larger.

	CGCB	JBND
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$6.5bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.1%

JBND total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and JBND 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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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB JBND

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 1.03% 0.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2032 0.20% 0.48%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 1.25% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2050 0.18% 0.30%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.28% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 0.28% 0.11%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2032 0.50% 0.09%

US Bank NA, due Dec 25, 2046 0.09% 0.09%

Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Trust 2025-5, due Jun 26, 2034 0.09% 0.11%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.54% 0.06%

Huntington Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2025-2, due Sep 20, 2033 0.08% 0.06%

Progress Residential 2025-SFR3 Trust, due Jul 17, 2042 0.07% 0.03%

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 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%

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

Only in JBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 1.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2029 1.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 1.46%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2036 1.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2032 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2032 0.96%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2037 0.90%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.25%

Holdings 764 1757

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and JBND as of Oct 9, 2026 $6.5bn $8.9bn

CGCB and JBND 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.

JBND in plain words

JBND is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCB or JBND?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or JBND?: JBND is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 ↗JBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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