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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBND returned −1.5% and FTCB −2.0%.

Which is cheaper, FBND or FTCB?

FBND is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FBND vs FTCB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FBND's duration was 5.6 years on Aug 31, 2026 and FTCB's 6.0 on Jul 31, 2026; FBND charges 0.36% to FTCB's 0.56%.

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Net assets: $27.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Total Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

FBND total return, 1 year

−2.0%

FTCB total return, 1 year

0.36%

FBND expense ratio

0.56%

FTCB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FBND costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

FBND vs FTCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	FTCB
Return
Measure	FBND	FTCB
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	−2.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FBND	FTCB
Below its high		3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FBND	FTCB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FBND	FTCB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.56%
Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and FTCB as of Oct 27, 2026	$27.9bn	$2.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FBND	FTCB
Holdings in common	3%

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

Risk and return

Nov 17, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 153 weekly returns

FBND FTCB

Return

Total return edge Tie +14.2% +14.5%

Annualized edge Tie +4.6% +4.7%

Price return edge FBND −0.2% −1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge FBND (slight) 5.1% 5.3%

Max drawdown edge FBND −4.7% −5.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FTCB 0.04 0.06

Sortino edge FTCB 0.06 0.08

Calmar edge FBND 0.99 0.88

Reading

FBND and FTCB returned about the same: +14.2% and +14.5%. FBND swung slightly less: 5.1% to 5.3%. FBND fell less at its worst: −4.7% to −5.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: FBND vs FTCB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	FTCB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.2%	+14.5%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+4.7%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.2%	−1.1%	FBND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.1%	5.3%	FBND (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.6%	3.7%	FBND (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.7%	−5.3%	FBND	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	0.06	FTCB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.06	0.08	FTCB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.99	0.88	FBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 153 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FBND and FTCB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FBND FTCB

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 5% 05/15/2056, due May 15, 2056 1.36% 0.31%

UMBS 30YR 6% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.31% 0.40%

UMBS 30YR 5.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.30% 1.50%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 2.25% 08/15/2049, due Aug 15, 2049 0.23% 0.30%

UMBS 30YR 6% 10/01/2056 #TBA, due Oct 1, 2056 0.21% 0.30%

UMBS 30YR 4.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.12% 0.37%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 4.912%/VAR 07/25/2033, due Jul 25, 2033 0.17% 0.11%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.625% 05/15/2054, due May 15, 2054 0.73% 0.11%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.25% 02/15/2054, due Feb 15, 2054 1.37% 0.10%

UBS GROUP AG 4.194%/VAR 04/01/2031 144A, due Apr 1, 2031 0.16% 0.10%

CITIGROUP INC 4.91%/VAR 05/24/2033, due May 24, 2033 0.10% 0.31%

WELLS FARGO and CO NEW 4.897%/VAR 07/25/2033, due Jul 25, 2033 0.15% 0.10%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FBND

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

UST NOTES 4.125% 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 2.04%

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

UST NOTES 4.25% 08/15/2035, due Aug 15, 2035 1.97%

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%

Only in FTCB

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.41%

T 4.125 06/15/29, due Jun 15, 2029 1.36%

FHS 459 GE, due Jul 25, 2031 0.97%

S 0 11/15/34, due Nov 15, 2034 0.81%

S 0 11/15/33, due Nov 15, 2033 0.69%

S 0 08/15/34, due Aug 15, 2034 0.67%

S 0 08/15/39, due Aug 15, 2039 0.65%

S 0 05/15/39, due May 15, 2039 0.63%

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Side by side

FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF FTCB First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity First Trust

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% −2.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.56%

Holdings 4696 793

Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and FTCB as of Oct 27, 2026 $27.9bn $2.7bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. FBND holds 4,696 positions and FTCB holds 793.
Cost. FBND charges 0.36% of assets a year and FTCB 0.56%, a gap of 0.20 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

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.

FTCB

FTCB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.56% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBND or FTCB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBND returned −1.5% and FTCB −2.0%.
Which is cheaper, FBND or FTCB?: FBND is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

FTCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTCB ↗

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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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