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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLCB returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.

Which is cheaper, FLCB or SPAB?

SPAB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLCB vs SPAB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 FLCB's duration was 5.8 years and SPAB's 5.9; SPAB charges 0.03% to FLCB's 0.15%. Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF, and $9.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF.

SPAB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SPAB is 3.2 times larger.

	FLCB	SPAB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$3.1bn	$9.9bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?
Holdings in common	7%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.9%, high on Aug 4, 2020

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

FLCB total return, 1 year

−1.6%

SPAB total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLCB expense ratio

0.03%

SPAB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLCB and SPAB hold 7% 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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half

7% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLCB SPAB

T 4.25 08/15/35, due Aug 15, 2035 0.56% 0.40%

T 4.625 02/15/46, due Feb 15, 2046 0.54% 0.32%

T 4.25 02/15/54, due Feb 15, 2054 0.36% 0.23%

T 4.75 08/15/55, due Aug 15, 2055 1.15% 0.23%

T 3.5 04/30/28, due Apr 30, 2028 1.17% 0.21%

T 4.125 08/15/53, due Aug 15, 2053 0.45% 0.19%

T 3.75 05/31/30, due May 31, 2030 0.58% 0.19%

T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93% 0.19%

T 4.125 08/31/30, due Aug 31, 2030 0.78% 0.18%

T 4 10/31/29, due Oct 31, 2029 1.20% 0.18%

T 3.75 06/30/30, due Jun 30, 2030 0.32% 0.16%

T 3.625 05/15/53, due May 15, 2053 0.26% 0.15%

Only in FLCB

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

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

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

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

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

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.34%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.32%

T 0.5 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 1.08%

Only in SPAB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 15, 2028 0.79%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2028 0.44%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 0.43%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.42%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.40%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 0.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 0.38%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.37%

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On the same fields

FLCB

Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF

SPAB

State Street SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Franklin State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.6%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 588 8690

Net assets, FLCB as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPAB as of Oct 8, 2026 $3.1bn $9.9bn

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

FLCB in plain words

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

SPAB in plain words

SPAB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLCB or SPAB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLCB returned −1.7% and SPAB −1.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLCB or SPAB?: SPAB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 ↗SPAB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPAB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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