Which is cheaper, CORB or DFCF?

DFCF is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs DFCF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and DFCF's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; DFCF charges 0.17% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $11.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.6%

DFCF total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.17%

DFCF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DFCF costs 0.11 points a year less.

CORB vs DFCF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	DFCF
Return
Measure	CORB	DFCF
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	DFCF
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	DFCF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	DFCF
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.17%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.2bn	$11.0bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	DFCF
Holdings in common	5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CORB and DFCF hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB DFCF

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.96% 1.06%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 1.55% 0.65%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.25% 0.60%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2031 2.86% 0.25%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.23% 0.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2043 0.59% 0.16%

NTT Finance Corp, due Jul 16, 2032 0.11% 0.16%

Philip Morris International Inc, due Feb 15, 2033 0.15% 0.09%

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, due Feb 1, 2041 0.16% 0.09%

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, due Nov 28, 2033 0.09% 0.08%

ConocoPhillips, due Feb 1, 2039 0.17% 0.08%

Philip Morris International Inc, due May 16, 2038 0.07% 0.11%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in DFCF

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 6.19%

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 6.07%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 5.34%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 4.70%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 25, 2056 4.10%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Oct 31, 2027 3.07%

GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Aug 20, 2056 3.00%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Apr 30, 2027 2.94%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF DFCF Dimensional Core Fixed Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Dimensional

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.8 pts vs AGG (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −0.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.17%

Holdings 718 1771

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFCF as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.2bn $11.0bn

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

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About each fund

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.

DFCF

DFCF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or DFCF?: DFCF is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DFCF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFCF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Dimensional 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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