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

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

Which is cheaper, CGCB or JHCR?

CGCB 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 JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 CGCB's duration was 6.3 years and JHCR's 6.0; CGCB charges 0.27% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group Core Bond ETF, and $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF.

CGCB costs 0.02 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; CGCB is 2.4 times larger.

	CGCB	JHCR
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$5.6bn	$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

CGCB total return, 1 year

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

0.27%

CGCB expense ratio

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGCB and JHCR hold 5% 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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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGCB JHCR

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2050 1.22% 0.75%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 0.70% 0.58%

Amgen Inc, due Mar 2, 2033 0.64% 0.44%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.39% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 0.47% 0.31%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.47% 0.26%

Novartis Capital Corp, due Mar 18, 2033 0.24% 0.26%

AbbVie Inc, due Mar 15, 2034 0.43% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2050 0.18% 1.08%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2045 0.32% 0.14%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.57% 0.14%

PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The, due Oct 21, 2032 0.43% 0.12%

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 May 15, 2045 1.19%

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 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 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%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 10/52 FIXED 5, due Oct 1, 2052 0.71%

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On the same fields

CGCB

Capital Group Core Bond ETF

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group John Hancock

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% 0.29%

Holdings 764 962

Net assets, CGCB as of Oct 8, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.5bn $2.3bn

CGCB and JHCR 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.

JHCR in plain words

JHCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year.

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, CGCB or JHCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCB returned −1.7% and JHCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGCB or JHCR?: CGCB 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 ↗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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