Which is cheaper, CORB or EVTR?

CORB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs EVTR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and EVTR's 5.3 on Jun 30, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to EVTR's 0.32%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $5.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.1%

EVTR total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.32%

EVTR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.04 points a year less.

CORB vs EVTR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	EVTR
Return
Measure	CORB	EVTR
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	EVTR
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	EVTR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	EVTR
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.32%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$5.6bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	EVTR
Holdings in common	2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CORB and EVTR hold 2% 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 CORB EVTR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19% 0.42%

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

Fannie Mae Pool, due Feb 1, 2055 0.27% 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2043 0.59% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.23% 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2046 0.13% 0.17%

Neighborly Issuer 2023-1, due Jan 30, 2053 0.12% 0.22%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Nov 1, 2054 0.10% 0.48%

OAK-Eagle Acquireco Inc, due Jul 1, 2033 0.08% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2043 0.07% 3.41%

KBC Group NV, due Sep 23, 2031 0.07% 0.16%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2046 0.05% 0.08%

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Only in CORB

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

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%

Only in EVTR

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 10.80%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.98%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 4.56%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.61%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2030 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 2.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2029 2.17%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Morgan Stanley

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −0.7% (AGG) (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark −0.8 pts vs AGG (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) +0.1 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.32%

Holdings 718 844

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.2bn $5.6bn

CORB and EVTR 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.

EVTR

EVTR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or EVTR?: CORB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EVTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley 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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