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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and FIXD −2.6%.

Which is cheaper, EVTR or FIXD?

EVTR is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVTR vs FIXD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EVTR's duration was 5.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and FIXD's 6.2 on Aug 31, 2026; EVTR charges 0.32% to FIXD's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $5.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF, and $2.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

EVTR total return, 1 year

−2.6%

FIXD total return, 1 year

0.32%

EVTR expense ratio

0.65%

FIXD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EVTR costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points.

EVTR vs FIXD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
Return
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−2.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
Below its high		5.7%, high on Aug 4, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.65%
Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and FIXD as of Oct 27, 2026	$5.6bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EVTR	FIXD
Holdings in common	1%

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 FIXD

Return

Total return edge EVTR +11.9% +9.1%

Annualized edge EVTR +4.5% +3.5%

Price return edge EVTR −0.7% −3.0%

Risk

Volatility edge EVTR 4.5% 5.4%

Max drawdown edge EVTR −4.7% −5.6%

Downside capture 98.8% 105.2%

Beta 1.00 1.08

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVTR 0.04 −0.13

Sortino edge EVTR 0.06 −0.19

Treynor 0.002 −0.007

Calmar edge EVTR 0.96 0.63

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.6% a year +0.2% a year

Alpha t-stat 1.21 0.40

Information ratio 0.76 0.07

Tracking error 0.8% 1.4%

Each against its own benchmark: EVTR against IUSB, Apr 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026; FIXD against AGG, Feb 24, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

EVTR returned more: +11.9% to +9.1%. EVTR swung less: 4.5% to 5.4%. EVTR fell less at its worst: −4.7% to −5.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EVTR vs FIXD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	FIXD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.9%	+9.1%	EVTR	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.5%	+3.5%	EVTR	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.7%	−3.0%	EVTR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.5%	5.4%	EVTR	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.3%	3.9%	EVTR	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.7%	−5.6%	EVTR	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	103.4%	106.0%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	98.8%	105.2%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.00	1.08	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.97	0.95	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	−0.13	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	−0.19	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.002	−0.007		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.96	0.63	EVTR	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IUSB	AGG		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.6% a year	+0.2% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	1.21	0.40	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.4% to +1.5%	−0.7% to +1.0%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.76	0.07		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	0.8%	1.4%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

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 FIXD hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVTR FIXD

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., due Nov 1, 2030 0.30% 0.47%

Hyundai Capital America, due Jan 8, 2031 0.22% 0.26%

Citadel Securities Global Holdings LLC, due Jun 18, 2035 0.17% 0.31%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 22, 2037 0.15% 0.17%

A/S Mileage Plan IP Ltd., due Oct 20, 2029 0.09% 0.19%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.08% 3.39%

Rocket Mortgage LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.15% 0.08%

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), due Oct 20, 2034 0.07% 0.08%

Citadel Securities Global Holdings LLC, due Jan 27, 2032 0.07% 0.06%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., due Jul 15, 2036 0.05% 0.20%

Sunoco LP, due Mar 15, 2034 0.04% 0.07%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 0.02% 0.51%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2044 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2043 3.41%

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

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

Only in FIXD

T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 4.97%

T 4.625 08/15/36, due Aug 15, 2036 4.31%

T 4.625 11/15/55, due Nov 15, 2055 2.58%

T 4.875 08/15/45, due Aug 15, 2045 2.41%

T 4.125 10/31/29, due Oct 31, 2029 2.17%

T 5.125 08/15/56, due Aug 15, 2056 1.25%

T 4.375 07/31/31, due Jul 31, 2031 1.00%

BA 7.008 05/01/64, due May 1, 2064 0.96%

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Side by side

EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF FIXD First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley First Trust

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −2.6%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IUSB −1.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.65%

Holdings 844 410

Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and FIXD as of Oct 27, 2026 $5.6bn $2.8bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Cost. EVTR charges 0.32% of assets a year and FIXD 0.65%, a gap of 0.33 points.
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.

FIXD

FIXD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −2.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EVTR or FIXD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and FIXD −2.6%.
Which is cheaper, EVTR or FIXD?: EVTR is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EVTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley website ↗

FIXD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FIXD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FIXD ↗

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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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