Which is cheaper, CORB or SCHZ?

SCHZ is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs SCHZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SCHZ's 5.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SCHZ charges 0.03% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $10.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.3%

SCHZ total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.03%

SCHZ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHZ costs 0.25 points a year less.

CORB vs SCHZ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
Return
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.7%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.03%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$10.6bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	SCHZ
Holdings in common	9%

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 SCHZ hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 1.55% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 2.06% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 1.06% 0.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19% 0.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.96% 0.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 2.23% 0.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2029 0.55% 0.21%

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 0.59% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2029 1.47% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.34% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 0.38% 0.19%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CORB

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Nov 19, 2026 2.63%

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

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.33%

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2056 1.91%

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2054 1.47%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2033 1.45%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.05%

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

Only in SCHZ

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF SCHZ Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

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% 0.03%

Holdings 718 12326

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.2bn $10.6bn

CORB and SCHZ 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.

SCHZ

SCHZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or SCHZ?: SCHZ is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SCHZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab 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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