Which returned more over the last year, CGCP or FBND?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCP returned −1.4% and FBND −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, CGCP or FBND?

CGCP 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CGCP vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CGCP's duration was 6.1 years on Jun 30, 2026 and FBND's 5.6 on Aug 31, 2026; CGCP charges 0.34% to FBND's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $8.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF, and $27.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Total Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

CGCP total return, 1 year

−1.5%

FBND total return, 1 year

0.34%

CGCP expense ratio

0.36%

FBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CGCP costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; FBND is 3.4 times larger.

CGCP vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGCP	FBND
Return
Measure	CGCP	FBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−1.5%
Benchmark
Measure	CGCP	FBND
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CGCP	FBND
Expense ratio	0.34%	0.36%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.3bn	$27.9bn
Holdings
Measure	CGCP	FBND
Holdings in common	6%

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

Risk and return

Mar 4, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 242 weekly returns

CGCP FBND

Return

Total return edge FBND (slight) +4.8% +4.9%

Annualized edge FBND (slight) +1.0% +1.0%

Price return edge FBND −15.7% −13.9%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 5.9% 5.8%

Max drawdown edge FBND (slight) −14.0% −13.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie −0.51 −0.52

Sortino edge Tie −0.69 −0.69

Calmar edge FBND (slight) 0.07 0.08

Reading

FBND returned slightly more: +4.9% to +4.8%. CGCP and FBND swung about the same: 5.9% and 5.8%. FBND fell slightly less at its worst: −13.4% to −14.0%.

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Risk and return: CGCP vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CGCP	FBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+4.8%	+4.9%	FBND (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.0%	+1.0%	FBND (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−15.7%	−13.9%	FBND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.9%	5.8%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.4%	4.4%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.0%	−13.4%	FBND (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.51	−0.52	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.69	−0.69	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.07	0.08	FBND (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 242 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CGCP and FBND hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CGCP FBND

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 1.59% 1.36%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 0.72% 0.93%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 0.58% 0.90%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2052 0.36% 0.75%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 0.34% 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2033 0.70% 0.23%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.21% 2.73%

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, due Apr 1, 2053 0.22% 0.12%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2044 0.70% 0.12%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Jan 28, 2031 0.11% 0.26%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Apr 22, 2036 0.20% 0.09%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.08% 0.18%

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Only in CGCP

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 8.34%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 4.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 3.27%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 2.01%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2041 1.73%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2031 1.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.58%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Dec 1, 2054 1.45%

Only in FBND

UST NOTES 4.125% 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 2.04%

UMBS 30YR 2% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.99%

UST NOTES 4.25% 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 1.97%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.25% 02/15/2054, due Feb 15, 2054 1.37%

UST NOTES 3.875% 12/31/2032, due Dec 31, 2032 1.36%

GNII II 5.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.28%

UMBS 30YR 2% 10/01/2056 #TBA, due Oct 1, 2056 1.25%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.5% 11/15/2054, due Nov 15, 2054 1.12%

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Side by side

CGCP Capital Group Core Plus Income ETF FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Capital Group Fidelity

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −1.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.34% 0.36%

Holdings 1464 4696

Net assets, CGCP as of Oct 27, 2026 and FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.6bn $27.9bn

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

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CGCP and FBND are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. CGCP holds 1,464 positions and FBND holds 4696.
Size. CGCP has $8.3bn in net assets and FBND $27.9bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); FBND is 3.4 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

CGCP

CGCP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year.

FBND

FBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGCP or FBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGCP returned −1.4% and FBND −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, CGCP or FBND?: CGCP 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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Sources and dates

CGCP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGCP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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FBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBND 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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