Which is cheaper, CORB or FTCB?

CORB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 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 FTCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and FTCB's 6.0 on Jul 31, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to FTCB's 0.56%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.2bn for AB Core Bond ETF and $2.7bn for First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−2.0%

FTCB total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.56%

FTCB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.28 points a year less; FTCB is 2.3 times larger.

CORB vs FTCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	FTCB
Return
Measure	CORB	FTCB
Total return, 1 year	not published	−2.0%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	FTCB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	FTCB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	FTCB
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.56%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.7bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	FTCB
Holdings in common	3%

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 FTCB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB FTCB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.59% 1.50%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.04% 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2049 0.56% 0.30%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 0.11% 0.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 0.38% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2046 0.13% 0.10%

Salesforce Inc, due Sep 15, 2031 0.10% 0.10%

Fannie Mae Connecticut Avenue Securities, due Jan 25, 2045 0.11% 0.07%

Flutter Treasury DAC, due Jun 4, 2031 0.06% 0.13%

Beacon Point DC LLC, due Nov 30, 2042 0.05% 0.23%

UBS Group AG, due Apr 1, 2031 0.05% 0.10%

Flutter Treasury DAC, due Apr 29, 2029 0.15% 0.04%

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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%

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 FTCB

G2 MA7192, due Feb 20, 2051 1.48%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.41%

T 4.125 06/15/29, due Jun 15, 2029 1.36%

FHS 459 GE, due Jul 25, 2031 0.97%

S 0 11/15/34, due Nov 15, 2034 0.81%

S 0 11/15/33, due Nov 15, 2033 0.69%

S 0 08/15/34, due Aug 15, 2034 0.67%

S 0 08/15/39, due Aug 15, 2039 0.65%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF FTCB First Trust Core Investment Grade 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) −2.0%

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) −0.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.56%

Holdings 718 793

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $2.7bn

CORB and FTCB 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.

FTCB

FTCB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.56% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or FTCB?: CORB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 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 →FTCB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →FTCB dividend history →FTCB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTCB ↗

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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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