Which is cheaper, CORB or JHCR?

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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and JHCR's 6.0 on Jun 30, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to JHCR's 0.29%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.3%

JHCR total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.01 points a year less.

CORB vs JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	JHCR
Return
Measure	CORB	JHCR
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	JHCR
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	JHCR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	JHCR
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.29%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.3bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	JHCR
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 JHCR 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 JHCR

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 0.45% 1.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 0.21% 0.81%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.96% 0.12%

Broadcom Inc, due Jul 15, 2032 0.09% 0.17%

Energy Transfer LP, due Sep 1, 2034 0.16% 0.08%

IQVIA Inc, due Feb 1, 2029 0.19% 0.07%

HUT 8 DC LLC, due Nov 15, 2042 0.19% 0.07%

Vistra Operations Co LLC, due Oct 15, 2033 0.07% 0.13%

Continental Resources Inc/OK, due Apr 1, 2032 0.12% 0.06%

Continental Resources Inc/OK, due Jan 15, 2031 0.06% 0.12%

Devon Energy Corp, due Sep 15, 2034 0.05% 0.10%

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 JHCR

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/56 4.75, due Feb 15, 2056 3.15%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 06/31 4.125, due Jun 30, 2031 1.96%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 08/50 1.375, due Aug 15, 2050 1.08%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/50 2, due Feb 15, 2050 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 0.94%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/50 1.625, due Nov 15, 2050 0.75%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 10/52 FIXED 5, due Oct 1, 2052 0.71%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF JHCR John Hancock Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein John Hancock

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.3%

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) +0.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.29%

Holdings 718 962

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.2bn $2.3bn

CORB and JHCR 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.

JHCR

JHCR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or JHCR?: 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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CORB on its own →JHCR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →JHCR dividend history →JHCR holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JHCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JHCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

John Hancock 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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