Which is cheaper, CORB or SMTH?

CORB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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 SMTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SMTH's 6.2 on May 31, 2026; CORB charges 0.28% to SMTH's 0.59%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on May 31, 2026 for ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.7%

SMTH total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.59%

SMTH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

CORB costs 0.31 points a year less.

CORB vs SMTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	SMTH
Return
Measure	CORB	SMTH
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	SMTH
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	SMTH
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	SMTH
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.59%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SMTH as of May 31, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.7bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	SMTH
Holdings in common	4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CORB and SMTH hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB SMTH

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 2.23% 3.52%

HCA Inc, due Jul 15, 2031 0.23% 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 0.21% 5.53%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp, due May 15, 2034 0.13% 0.15%

Permian Resources Operating LLC, due Jan 15, 2032 0.11% 0.24%

VMware LLC, due Aug 15, 2031 0.10% 0.10%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.09% 0.47%

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc, due Mar 1, 2036 0.09% 0.13%

Danske Bank A/S, due Mar 1, 2030 0.08% 0.13%

General Electric Co, due Jan 29, 2036 0.07% 0.21%

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC / Baker Hughes Co-Obligor Inc, due Jun 15, 2031 0.07% 0.19%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 10, 2055 0.07% 0.24%

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 Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 2.19%

Only in SMTH

United States Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 4.31%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 3.92%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 3.03%

United States Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 2.90%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2045 2.52%

United States Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2027 1.88%

U.S. Treasury Bond, due May 15, 2036 1.68%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 1.60%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF SMTH ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein ALPS

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.7%

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) −0.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.59%

Holdings 718 984

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SMTH as of May 31, 2026 $1.2bn $2.7bn

CORB and SMTH 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.

SMTH

SMTH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or SMTH?: CORB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 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 →SMTH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →SMTH dividend history →SMTH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SMTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ALPS 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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