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FLCB vs TAGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLCB's duration was 5.8 years on Jun 30, 2026 and TAGG's 5.8 on Jul 31, 2026; TAGG charges 0.08% to FLCB's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $3.1bn for Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF and $2.7bn for T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF.

TAGG costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; FLCB is 1.2 times larger.

FLCBTAGG
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets$3.1bn$2.7bn
Total return, 1 year−1.7%−1.4%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common9%
Below its high5.0%, high on Aug 4, 20204.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.7%
FLCB total return, 1 year
−1.4%
TAGG total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLCB expense ratio
0.08%
TAGG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLCB and TAGG hold 9% 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 and Jul 31, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FLCB TAGG
T 3.875 05/15/29, due May 15, 2029 1.19% 1.07%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.04% 0.76%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.01% 0.66%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.07% 0.60%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.64% 0.59%
T 4.75 08/15/55, due Aug 15, 2055 1.15% 0.55%
T 4.625 02/15/46, due Feb 15, 2046 0.54% 1.57%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.07% 0.38%
T 4.25 08/15/35, due Aug 15, 2035 0.56% 0.38%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.13% 0.37%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.34% 0.31%
FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 2.73% 0.23%
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%
T 1.375 12/31/28, due Dec 31, 2028 2.04%
T 4.125 07/31/28, due Jul 31, 2028 1.93%
T 1.375 08/15/50, due Aug 15, 2050 1.31%
T 4 10/31/29, due Oct 31, 2029 1.20%
T 3.5 04/30/28, due Apr 30, 2028 1.17%
T 0.5 06/30/27, due Jun 30, 2027 1.08%
Only in TAGG
US TREASURY N/B 12/28 3.5, due Dec 15, 2028 2.12%
US TREASURY N/B 02/30 4, due Feb 28, 2030 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B 11/44 4.625, due Nov 15, 2044 1.76%
US TREASURY N/B 11/54 4.5, due Nov 15, 2054 1.70%
US TREASURY N/B 03/28 3.875, due Mar 15, 2028 1.65%
US TREASURY N/B 01/30 4.25, due Jan 31, 2030 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 1.35%
US TREASURY N/B 11/30 3.5, due Nov 30, 2030 1.26%

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On the same fields

FLCB
Franklin U.S. Core Bond ETF
TAGG
T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Franklin T. Rowe Price
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%
Holdings 588 1815
Net assets $3.1bn $2.7bn

FLCB and TAGG 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.

TAGG in plain words

TAGG is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLCB or TAGG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLCB returned −1.7% and TAGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, FLCB or TAGG?
TAGG 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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Where these figures came from
FLCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗TAGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TAGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price 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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