Which is cheaper, CORB or SYSB?

SYSB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 SYSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SYSB's 5.9 on Jul 31, 2026; SYSB charges 0.25% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.2bn for AB Core Bond ETF and $1.4bn for iShares Systematic Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.9%

SYSB total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.25%

SYSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SYSB costs 0.03 points a year less; SYSB is 1.2 times larger.

CORB vs SYSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	SYSB
Return
Measure	CORB	SYSB
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.9%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	SYSB
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	3.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	SYSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	BlackRock Universal Systematic Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	SYSB
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	SYSB
Holdings in common	3%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB SYSB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2051 0.64% 1.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.54% 0.72%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2052 0.25% 1.66%

Delta Air Lines Inc, due Jul 10, 2030 0.23% 0.16%

EQT Corp, due Jan 15, 2031 0.22% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2046 0.13% 1.52%

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2033 0.10% 0.15%

Salesforce Inc, due Sep 15, 2031 0.10% 0.15%

Tapestry Inc, due Mar 11, 2030 0.19% 0.10%

Cheniere Energy Partners LP, due Mar 1, 2031 0.09% 0.14%

Diamondback Energy Inc, due Mar 15, 2033 0.09% 0.11%

GLP Capital LP / GLP Financing II Inc, due Jan 15, 2032 0.08% 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 SYSB

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2040 3.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2047 3.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 2.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 2.16%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2033 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2052 1.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 1.60%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2051 1.54%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF SYSB iShares Systematic Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −0.7% (AGG) (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark −0.8 pts vs AGG (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −0.7 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.25%

Holdings 718 853

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $1.4bn

CORB and SYSB 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.

SYSB

SYSB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or SYSB?: SYSB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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 →SYSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →CORB dividend history →CORB holdings →SYSB dividend history →SYSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SYSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SYSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SYSB ↗

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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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