Which is cheaper, CORB or FIXD?

CORB is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CORB vs FIXD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 CORB's duration was 6.2 years and FIXD's 6.2; CORB charges 0.28% to FIXD's 0.65%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.2bn for AB Core Bond ETF and $2.8bn for First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−2.6%

FIXD total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.65%

FIXD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.37 points a year less; FIXD is 2.3 times larger.

CORB vs FIXD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	FIXD
Return
Measure	CORB	FIXD
Total return, 1 year	not published	−2.6%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	FIXD
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	5.7%, high on Aug 4, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	FIXD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	FIXD
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	FIXD
Holdings in common	3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CORB and FIXD hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB FIXD

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 2.23% 2.58%

HUT 8 DC LLC, due Nov 15, 2042 0.19% 0.25%

Sopaipilla Investor LLC, due Nov 30, 2048 0.14% 0.24%

Permian Resources Operating LLC, due Jan 15, 2032 0.11% 0.31%

VMware LLC, due Aug 15, 2031 0.10% 0.17%

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc, due Mar 1, 2036 0.09% 0.15%

HCA Inc, due Jul 15, 2031 0.23% 0.08%

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc, due Jun 15, 2031 0.07% 0.22%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 10, 2055 0.07% 0.40%

Sunoco LP, due Mar 15, 2031 0.07% 0.07%

Flutter Treasury DAC, due Jun 4, 2031 0.06% 0.26%

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc, due Jun 15, 2036 0.06% 0.21%

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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 Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19%

Only in FIXD

T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 4.97%

T 4.625 08/15/36, due Aug 15, 2036 4.31%

T 4.625 11/15/45, due Nov 15, 2045 3.39%

T 5 05/15/56, due May 15, 2056 2.71%

T 4.875 08/15/45, due Aug 15, 2045 2.41%

T 4.125 10/31/29, due Oct 31, 2029 2.17%

T 5.125 08/15/56, due Aug 15, 2056 1.25%

T 4.375 07/31/31, due Jul 31, 2031 1.00%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein First Trust

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −2.6%

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) −1.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.65%

Holdings 718 410

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $2.8bn

CORB and FIXD 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.

FIXD

FIXD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −2.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or FIXD?: CORB is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 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 →FIXD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →FIXD dividend history →FIXD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FIXD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FIXD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FIXD ↗

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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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