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

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

Which is cheaper, FBND or HTRB?

HTRB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FBND vs HTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FBND's duration was 5.6 years on Aug 31, 2026 and HTRB's 6.3 on Jul 31, 2026; HTRB charges 0.29% to FBND's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $27.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Total Bond ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Hartford Total Return Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

FBND total return, 1 year

−2.0%

HTRB total return, 1 year

0.36%

FBND expense ratio

0.29%

HTRB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HTRB costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

FBND vs HTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	HTRB
Return
Measure	FBND	HTRB
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	−2.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FBND	HTRB
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FBND	HTRB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FBND	HTRB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.29%
Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026	$27.9bn	$2.2bn
Holdings
Measure	FBND	HTRB
Holdings in common	8%

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

Risk and return

Oct 6, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 472 weekly returns

FBND HTRB

Return

Total return edge FBND +21.4% +18.2%

Annualized edge FBND +2.2% +1.9%

Price return edge FBND −12.4% −18.9%

Risk

Volatility edge HTRB (slight) 6.2% 5.8%

Max drawdown edge FBND −16.8% −19.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FBND −0.06 −0.12

Sortino edge FBND −0.08 −0.15

Calmar edge FBND 0.13 0.10

Reading

FBND returned more: +21.4% to +18.2%. HTRB swung slightly less: 5.8% to 6.2%. FBND fell less at its worst: −16.8% to −19.2%.

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Risk and return: FBND vs HTRB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	HTRB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+21.4%	+18.2%	FBND	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.2%	+1.9%	FBND	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−12.4%	−18.9%	FBND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.2%	5.8%	HTRB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.5%	4.4%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.8%	−19.2%	FBND	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.06	−0.12	FBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.08	−0.15	FBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.13	0.10	FBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 472 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FBND and HTRB hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FBND HTRB

UST NOTES 4% 01/31/2033, due Jan 31, 2033 1.09% 1.01%

UST NOTES 4.25% 05/15/2035, due May 15, 2035 1.04% 0.91%

UST NOTES 4% 11/15/2035, due Nov 15, 2035 0.87% 2.56%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.75% 02/15/2056, due Feb 15, 2056 0.90% 0.76%

UMBS 30YR 6.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.57% 3.62%

UST NOTES 4.125% 02/15/2036, due Feb 15, 2036 2.04% 0.33%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 5.65% 07/15/2033 144A, due Jul 15, 2033 0.18% 0.17%

UST NOTES 4% 02/15/2034, due Feb 15, 2034 0.15% 2.48%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 3% 08/15/2052, due Aug 15, 2052 0.13% 0.73%

PETROLEOS MEXICANOS 5.95% 01/28/2031, due Jan 28, 2031 0.26% 0.13%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.625% 11/15/2044, due Nov 15, 2044 0.12% 0.10%

DOMINOS PIZZA MASTER ISR LLC 3.151% 04/25/2051 144A, due Apr 25, 2051 0.09% 0.15%

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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%

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

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

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

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%

Only in HTRB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 3.84%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2030 3.01%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.72%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2031 2.18%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2048 1.88%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2041 1.61%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 1.46%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Sep 1, 2054 1.22%

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Side by side

FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF HTRB Hartford Total Return Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity Hartford

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% 0.29%

Holdings 4696 1750

Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and HTRB as of Jul 31, 2026 $27.9bn $2.2bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 8% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FBND returned −1.5% and HTRB −2.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.5 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.

HTRB

HTRB 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 0.29% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBND or HTRB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBND returned −1.5% and HTRB −2.0%.
Which is cheaper, FBND or HTRB?: HTRB is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗

HTRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HTRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Hartford 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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