Which is cheaper, CORB or FLCB?

FLCB is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs FLCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and FLCB's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; FLCB charges 0.15% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $3.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.4%

FLCB total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLCB costs 0.13 points a year less; FLCB is 2.7 times larger.

CORB vs FLCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	FLCB
Return
Measure	CORB	FLCB
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.4%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	FLCB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	FLCB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	FLCB
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 22, 2026	$1.2bn	$3.2bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	FLCB
Holdings in common	6%

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 FLCB 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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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB FLCB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.25% 1.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2049 0.56% 0.52%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 0.83% 0.45%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2051 0.64% 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 0.38% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2053 0.31% 0.47%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2053 0.27% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2052 0.25% 0.22%

IQVIA Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.19% 0.18%

Virginia Electric and Power Co, due Sep 15, 2035 0.15% 0.21%

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC, due Mar 30, 2045 0.17% 0.14%

Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2021-HQA4, due Dec 25, 2041 0.13% 0.32%

Only in one fund ↓

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 FLCB

T 3.25 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 3.16%

T 4.125 04/30/33, due Apr 30, 2033 3.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.13%

T 1.375 12/31/28, due Dec 31, 2028 2.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.04%

T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.64%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF FLCB Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Franklin

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.4%

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) 0.0 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.15%

Holdings 718 588

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and FLCB as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.2bn $3.2bn

CORB and FLCB 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.

FLCB

FLCB 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 0.15% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or FLCB?: FLCB is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 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 →FLCB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →FLCB dividend history →FLCB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin 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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