Which is cheaper, CORB or PTRB?

CORB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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 PTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and PTRB's 5.9 on May 29, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to PTRB's 0.49%.

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

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.6%

PTRB total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.49%

PTRB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.21 points a year less.

CORB vs PTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	PTRB
Return
Measure	CORB	PTRB
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	PTRB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	PTRB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	PTRB
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	PTRB
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CORB and PTRB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB PTRB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2049 0.56% 0.53%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 0.45% 1.08%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 0.26% 0.43%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 0.23% 0.77%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 0.21% 0.82%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2044 0.40% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2043 0.59% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 0.59% 0.13%

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust 2026-CES1, due Jun 25, 2056 0.11% 0.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2042 0.11% 0.24%

Broadcom Inc, due Jul 15, 2032 0.09% 0.10%

COLT 2025-10 Mortgage Loan Trust, due Oct 25, 2070 0.13% 0.08%

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 PTRB

T 3.75 11/30/32, due Nov 30, 2032 3.67%

T 4.625 11/15/44, due Nov 15, 2044 3.15%

T 4.125 08/15/44, due Aug 15, 2044 2.62%

T 3.625 12/31/30, due Dec 31, 2030 2.28%

T 4 01/31/33, due Jan 31, 2033 2.05%

T 3.5 12/15/28, due Dec 15, 2028 1.54%

T 3.875 08/15/33, due Aug 15, 2033 1.12%

CBAMR 2017-2 LTD, due Apr 17, 2039 0.92%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF PTRB PGIM Total Return Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein PGIM

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.6%

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) −0.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.49%

Holdings 718 1161

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

CORB and PTRB 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.

PTRB

PTRB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 PTRB?: CORB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CORB on its own →PTRB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →PTRB dividend history →PTRB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PTRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PTRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM 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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