Which returned more over the last year, EVTR or FBND?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and FBND −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, EVTR or FBND?

EVTR is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVTR vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EVTR's duration was 5.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and FBND's 5.6 on Aug 31, 2026; EVTR charges 0.32% to FBND's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $5.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF, and $27.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Total Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

EVTR total return, 1 year

−1.5%

FBND total return, 1 year

0.32%

EVTR expense ratio

0.36%

FBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EVTR costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.

EVTR vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	FBND
Return
Measure	EVTR	FBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.5%
Benchmark
Measure	EVTR	FBND
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EVTR	FBND
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.36%
Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and FBND as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.6bn	$27.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EVTR	FBND
Holdings in common	4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 133 weekly returns

EVTR FBND

Return

Total return edge EVTR +11.9% +10.2%

Annualized edge EVTR +4.5% +3.9%

Price return edge EVTR −0.7% −1.8%

Risk

Volatility edge EVTR (slight) 4.5% 4.8%

Max drawdown edge Tie −4.7% −4.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVTR 0.04 −0.08

Sortino edge EVTR 0.06 −0.11

Calmar edge EVTR 0.96 0.83

Reading

EVTR returned more: +11.9% to +10.2%. EVTR swung slightly less: 4.5% to 4.8%. EVTR and FBND fell about the same at their worst: −4.7% and −4.7%.

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Risk and return: EVTR vs FBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	FBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.9%	+10.2%	EVTR	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.5%	+3.9%	EVTR	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.7%	−1.8%	EVTR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.5%	4.8%	EVTR (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.3%	3.5%	EVTR (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.7%	−4.7%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	−0.08	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	−0.11	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.96	0.83	EVTR	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 133 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EVTR and FBND hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVTR FBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 2.28% 1.04%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.73% 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.46% 0.87%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2052 0.38% 0.75%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.24% 0.92%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.19% 2.04%

Centene Corp., due Feb 15, 2030 0.29% 0.11%

UMBS Pool, 30 Year, due Mar 1, 2056 0.09% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.08% 0.54%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.08% 0.09%

Subway Funding LLC, Series 2024-3A, Class A2II, due Jul 30, 2054 0.10% 0.07%

DB Master Finance LLC, Series 2017-1A, Class A2II, due Nov 20, 2047 0.06% 0.06%

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Only in EVTR

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 10.80%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.98%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 4.56%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.61%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2030 2.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2029 2.17%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 1.41%

Only in FBND

UST NOTES 4.375% 05/15/2036, due May 15, 2036 2.73%

UMBS 30YR 2% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.99%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.25% 02/15/2054, due Feb 15, 2054 1.37%

UST NOTES 3.875% 12/31/2032, due Dec 31, 2032 1.36%

GNII II 5.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 1.28%

UMBS 30YR 2% 10/01/2056 #TBA, due Oct 1, 2056 1.25%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.5% 11/15/2054, due Nov 15, 2054 1.12%

UST NOTES 4% 01/31/2033, due Jan 31, 2033 1.09%

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Side by side

EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley Fidelity

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.5%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.36%

Holdings 844 4696

Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.6bn $27.9bn

EVTR and FBND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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EVTR and FBND are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. EVTR holds 844 positions and FBND holds 4696.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EVTR

EVTR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year.

FBND

FBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EVTR or FBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and FBND −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, EVTR or FBND?: EVTR is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EVTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley website ↗

FBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity 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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