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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and VPLS −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, EVTR or VPLS?

VPLS is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EVTR vs VPLS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 EVTR's duration was 5.3 years and VPLS's 5.4; VPLS charges 0.20% to EVTR's 0.32%.

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Net assets: $5.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF, and $2.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

EVTR total return, 1 year

−1.0%

VPLS total return, 1 year

0.32%

EVTR expense ratio

0.20%

VPLS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VPLS costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

EVTR vs VPLS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	VPLS
Return
Measure	EVTR	VPLS
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	EVTR	VPLS
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EVTR	VPLS
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.20%
Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and VPLS as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.6bn	$2.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EVTR	VPLS
Holdings in common	5%

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

Risk and return

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

EVTR VPLS

Return

Total return edge EVTR (slight) +11.9% +11.0%

Annualized edge EVTR (slight) +4.5% +4.2%

Price return edge EVTR −0.7% −1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 4.5% 4.6%

Max drawdown edge VPLS −4.7% −4.1%

Downside capture 98.8% 99.6%

Beta 1.00 1.01

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EVTR 0.04 −0.02

Sortino edge EVTR 0.06 −0.03

Treynor 0.002 −0.001

Calmar edge VPLS (slight) 0.96 1.01

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.6% a year +0.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 1.21 0.87

Information ratio 0.76 0.53

Tracking error 0.8% 0.5%

Reading

EVTR returned slightly more: +11.9% to +11.0%. EVTR and VPLS swung about the same: 4.5% and 4.6%. VPLS fell less at its worst: −4.1% to −4.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EVTR vs VPLS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EVTR	VPLS	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+11.9%	+11.0%		EVTR (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.5%	+4.2%		EVTR (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.7%	−1.1%		EVTR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.5%	4.6%		Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.3%	3.3%		Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.7%	−4.1%		VPLS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	103.4%	101.4%	100.0%	Tie	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	98.8%	99.6%	100.0%	Tie	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.00	1.01	1.00	Tie	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.97	0.99	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	−0.02		EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	−0.03		EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.002	−0.001	−0.004	EVTR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.96	1.01		VPLS (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	IUSB	IUSB	IUSB		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.6% a year	+0.3% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	1.21	0.87		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−0.4% to +1.5%	−0.4% to +0.9%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.76	0.53		EVTR	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	0.8%	0.5%	0.0%	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 VPLS hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EVTR VPLS

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 10.80% 2.42%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.61% 0.91%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 1.41% 0.50%

UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.24% 0.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2050 0.14% 0.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 0.83% 0.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Apr 23, 2032 0.54% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 0.08% 0.10%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2046 0.17% 0.06%

JPMorgan Chase & Co., due Jan 22, 2037 0.15% 0.06%

Boeing Co. (The), due May 1, 2050 0.18% 0.05%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2046 0.08% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EVTR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2045 1.33%

Only in VPLS

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

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

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%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.58%

FINLAND REP OF, due Jun 3, 2036 0.53%

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Side by side

EVTR Eaton Vance Total Return Bond ETF VPLS Vanguard Core-Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Morgan Stanley Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IUSB +0.2 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.20%

Holdings 844 2955

Net assets, EVTR as of Jun 30, 2026 and VPLS as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.6bn $2.0bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. EVTR holds 844 positions and VPLS holds 2955.
Cost. EVTR charges 0.32% of assets a year and VPLS 0.20%, a gap of 0.12 points.

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.

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 returned more over the last year, EVTR or VPLS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EVTR returned −1.1% and VPLS −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EVTR or VPLS?: VPLS is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EVTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EVTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Morgan Stanley website ↗

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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