Which returned more over the last year, FLCB or JBND?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLCB returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, FLCB or JBND?

FLCB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLCB vs JBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLCB's duration was 5.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and JBND's 6.2 on May 31, 2026; FLCB charges 0.15% to JBND's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.1bn for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF and $8.9bn for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF.

FLCB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; JBND is 2.9 times larger.

	FLCB	JBND
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.25%
Net assets	$3.1bn	$8.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	3%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

FLCB total return, 1 year

−1.1%

JBND total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLCB and JBND hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLCB JBND

T 4.125 08/31/30, due Aug 31, 2030 0.78% 0.45%

T 1.375 08/15/50, due Aug 15, 2050 1.31% 0.30%

T 2.25 08/15/49, due Aug 15, 2049 0.52% 0.24%

T 2.25 02/15/52, due Feb 15, 2052 0.22% 0.57%

T 4.25 08/15/35, due Aug 15, 2035 0.56% 0.19%

T 1.125 05/15/40, due May 15, 2040 0.13% 0.19%

G2 MA8097, due Jun 20, 2052 0.08% 0.26%

BFCM 4.541 01/15/31 144A, due Jan 15, 2031 0.07% 0.08%

AVOL 4.95 10/15/32 144A, due Oct 15, 2032 0.17% 0.07%

HONA 4.95 03/16/36 144A, due Mar 16, 2036 0.07% 0.06%

AMZN 4.875 03/13/36, due Mar 13, 2036 0.06% 0.07%

GLENLN 5.508 04/01/36 144A, due Apr 1, 2036 0.08% 0.06%

Only in FLCB

T 3.25 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 3.16%

T 4.125 04/30/33, due Apr 30, 2033 3.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.13%

T 1.375 12/31/28, due Dec 31, 2028 2.04%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.04%

T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.64%

Only in JBND

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 1.86%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 1.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2029 1.69%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 1.46%

U.S. Treasury STRIPS Bonds, due Feb 15, 2036 1.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2032 1.15%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2032 0.96%

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On the same fields

FLCB

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Franklin JPMorgan

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.1%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25%

Holdings 588 1757

Net assets $3.1bn $8.9bn

FLCB and JBND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FLCB in plain words

FLCB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

JBND in plain words

JBND is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 4.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLCB or JBND?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLCB returned −1.7% and JBND −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, FLCB or JBND?: FLCB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗JBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBND 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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