FALN vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year FALN returned −0.8% to JBBB's +4.9%, and FALN charges 0.25% to JBBB's 0.47%. Net assets: $1.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.

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FALN costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points; FALN is 1.1 times larger.

FALN vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
FALNJBBB
Expense ratio0.25%0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.6bn$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year−0.8%+4.9%
What it tracksBloomberg US High Yield Fallen Angel 3% Capped IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common0%
Below its high4.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−0.8%
FALN total return, 1 year
+4.9%
JBBB total return, 1 year
0.25%
FALN expense ratio
0.47%
JBBB expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FALN follows Bloomberg US High Yield Fallen Angel 3% Capped Index and JBBB follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FALN returned −0.8% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.7 points.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FALN and JBBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FALN JBBB
Only in FALN
Vodafone Group PLC, due Apr 4, 2079 2.98%
GFL Environmental Inc, due Jan 15, 2031 2.14%
Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital Inc, due Apr 16, 2029 1.89%
PacifiCorp, due Sep 15, 2055 1.79%
United Rentals North America Inc, due Nov 15, 2027 1.55%
Huntsman International LLC, due May 1, 2029 1.53%
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co, due Jun 15, 2030 1.50%
Methanex Corp, due Dec 15, 2029 1.44%
Only in JBBB
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF 3.56%
Tikehau US CLO VII Ltd., Series 2025-1A, Class D1, due Feb 25, 2038 1.79%
Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D1R, due Apr 15, 2038 1.63%
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2024-2A, Class D1R, due Jul 20, 2038 1.42%
Tikehau US CLO VI Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D1, due Jul 18, 2037 1.41%
Sound Point CLO 2025R-1 Ltd., Series 2025-1RA, Class D1, due Feb 20, 2038 1.18%
AGL CLO 39 Ltd., Series 2025-39A, Class D1, due Apr 20, 2038 1.11%
Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D1R2, due Jul 17, 2037 1.10%

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On the same fields

FALN
iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF
JBBB
Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −0.8% +4.9%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.6% (IUSB) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.8 pts vs IUSB not measured
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.47%
Holdings 156 239
Net assets, FALN as of Oct 20, 2026 and JBBB as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.6bn $1.4bn

FALN and JBBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FALN

FALN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About JBBB

JBBB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FALN or JBBB?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FALN returned −0.8% and JBBB +4.9%.
Which is cheaper, FALN or JBBB?
FALN is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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