Which is cheaper, CORB or VPLS?

VPLS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

CORB vs VPLS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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CORB's duration was 6.2 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VPLS's 5.4 on Jun 30, 2026; VPLS charges 0.20% to CORB's 0.28%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for AB Core Bond ETF, and $2.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

CORB total return, since launch, Nov 10, 2025

−1.0%

VPLS total return, 1 year

0.28%

CORB expense ratio

0.20%

VPLS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VPLS costs 0.08 points a year less.

CORB vs VPLS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	CORB	VPLS
Return
Measure	CORB	VPLS
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	CORB	VPLS
Below its high	3.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CORB	VPLS
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	CORB	VPLS
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.20%
Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VPLS as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.0bn
Holdings
Measure	CORB	VPLS
Holdings in common	3%

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 VPLS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CORB VPLS

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19% 0.20%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2043 0.14% 0.35%

Citigroup Inc, due May 7, 2028 0.18% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 0.18% 0.12%

ERAC USA Finance LLC, due Oct 30, 2029 0.16% 0.12%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 0.59% 0.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 0.83% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 0.34% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 0.38% 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2051 0.64% 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 0.26% 0.08%

Dell International LLC / EMC Corp, due Feb 1, 2030 0.16% 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 VPLS

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.42%

PMTLT 2026-INV1 A36, due Jan 25, 2057 1.10%

FNR 2026-22 DF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.96%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.91%

FNR 2026-33 FA, due Jul 25, 2055 0.68%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.66%

OBX 2026-INV2 AF, due Apr 25, 2056 0.64%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.59%

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Side by side

CORB AB Core Bond ETF VPLS Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer AllianceBernstein Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% (since launch, Nov 10, 2025) −1.0%

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) +0.2 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.20%

Holdings 718 2955

Net assets, CORB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VPLS as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.2bn $2.0bn

CORB and VPLS 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.

VPLS

VPLS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CORB or VPLS?: VPLS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

CORB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CORB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VPLS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VPLS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VPLS ↗

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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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