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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBND returned −1.5% and JCPB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, FBND or JCPB?

FBND is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FBND vs JCPB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 FBND's duration was 5.6 years and JCPB's 5.9; FBND charges 0.36% to JCPB's 0.37%.

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Net assets: $27.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Total Bond ETF, and $17.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.5%

FBND total return, 1 year

−0.8%

JCPB total return, 1 year

0.36%

FBND expense ratio

0.37%

JCPB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FBND costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

FBND vs JCPB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	JCPB
Return
Measure	FBND	JCPB
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	FBND	JCPB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FBND	JCPB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.37%
Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and JCPB as of Oct 28, 2026	$27.9bn	$17.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FBND	JCPB
Holdings in common	8%

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

Risk and return

Feb 8, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 402 weekly returns

FBND JCPB

Return

Total return edge JCPB (slight) +19.2% +19.7%

Annualized edge JCPB (slight) +2.3% +2.4%

Price return edge Tie −10.7% −10.5%

Risk

Volatility edge JCPB 6.7% 5.2%

Max drawdown edge JCPB (slight) −16.8% −16.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FBND −0.05 −0.07

Sortino edge FBND −0.07 −0.10

Calmar edge JCPB (slight) 0.14 0.14

Reading

JCPB returned slightly more: +19.7% to +19.2%. JCPB swung less: 5.2% to 6.7%. JCPB fell slightly less at its worst: −16.5% to −16.8%.

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9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: FBND vs JCPB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FBND	JCPB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+19.2%	+19.7%	JCPB (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.4%	JCPB (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−10.7%	−10.5%	Tie	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.7%	5.2%	JCPB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.8%	3.7%	JCPB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.8%	−16.5%	JCPB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.05	−0.07	FBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.07	−0.10	FBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.14	0.14	JCPB (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 402 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FBND JCPB

UST NOTES 4% 11/15/2035, due Nov 15, 2035 0.87% 1.06%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.5% 11/15/2054, due Nov 15, 2054 1.12% 0.76%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4% 11/15/2052, due Nov 15, 2052 0.75% 0.73%

UST NOTES 4.25% 11/15/2034, due Nov 15, 2034 0.92% 0.66%

UMBS 30YR 5.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.30% 1.26%

UMBS 30YR 5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.25% 1.39%

GNII II 5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.46% 0.21%

UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 4.75% 05/15/2055, due May 15, 2055 0.93% 0.17%

UMBS 30YR 2.5% 09/01/2056 #TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.16% 1.13%

PETROLEOS MEXICANOS 7.69% 01/23/2050, due Jan 23, 2050 0.20% 0.12%

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING LLC / CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING CAPITAL 6.55% 06/01/2034, due Jun 1, 2034 0.11% 0.11%

AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC / AERCAP GLOBAL AVIATION TRUST 3.3% 01/30/2032, due Jan 30, 2032 0.12% 0.11%

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%

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%

Only in JCPB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2029 2.68%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2027 0.63%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.55%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2043 0.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2047 0.38%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due May 15, 2031 0.37%

FHLMC UMBS, 30 Year, due Apr 1, 2056 0.34%

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Side by side

FBND Fidelity Total Bond ETF JCPB JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% −0.8%

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% 0.37%

Holdings 4696 2819

Net assets, FBND as of Sep 30, 2026 and JCPB as of Oct 28, 2026 $27.9bn $17.4bn

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

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FBND and JCPB 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).
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 JCPB −0.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 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.

JCPB

JCPB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FBND or JCPB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBND returned −1.5% and JCPB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, FBND or JCPB?: FBND is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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 ↗

JCPB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JCPB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan 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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