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CORB vs HTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and HTRB's 6.3 on Jul 31, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to HTRB's 0.29%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Total Return Bond ETF.

CORB on its own →HTRB on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025
−2.0%
HTRB total return, 1 year
0.28%
CORB expense ratio
0.29%
HTRB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.01 points a year less.

CORB vs HTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureCORBHTRB
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published−2.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Feb 27, 20263.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.28%0.29%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026$1.2bn$2.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common3%

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

What they share

3%

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

0 half 100%

half

3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB HTRB
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2042 0.46% 1.04%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2048 0.34% 0.79%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19% 0.31%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2053 0.27% 0.50%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19% 0.17%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2043 0.14% 0.32%
Sopaipilla Investor LLC, due Nov 30, 2048 0.14% 0.12%
Freddie Mac STACR REMIC Trust 2022-DNA5, due Jun 25, 2042 0.20% 0.07%
RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC, due Mar 30, 2045 0.17% 0.07%
Mexico Government International Bond, due Mar 22, 2033 0.06% 0.30%
ALA Trust 2025-OANA, due Jun 15, 2040 0.13% 0.06%
Synchrony Financial, due Mar 6, 2031 0.06% 0.06%
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 HTRB
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 3.84%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 3.62%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2030 3.01%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.72%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 2.56%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 2.48%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2031 2.18%
Freddie Mac Pool, due Jun 1, 2056 2.14%
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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF HTRB Hartford Total Return Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer AllianceBernstein Hartford
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% 0.29%
Holdings 718 1750
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.2bn $2.2bn

CORB and HTRB 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.

HTRB

HTRB 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 0.29% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or HTRB?
CORB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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 →HTRB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →HTRB dividend history →HTRB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
HTRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HTRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Hartford 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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