Which returned more over the last year, FTCB or UBND?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCB returned −2.0% and UBND −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, FTCB or UBND?

UBND is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FTCB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FTCB's duration was 6.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and UBND's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; UBND charges 0.40% to FTCB's 0.56%.

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Net assets: $2.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF, and $1.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−2.0%

FTCB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

UBND total return, 1 year

0.56%

FTCB expense ratio

0.40%

UBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

UBND costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.

FTCB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTCB	UBND
Return
Measure	FTCB	UBND
Total return, 1 year	−2.0%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FTCB	UBND
Below its high	3.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FTCB	UBND
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FTCB	UBND
Expense ratio	0.56%	0.40%
Net assets, FTCB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.7bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FTCB	UBND
Holdings in common	2%

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

Risk and return

Nov 17, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 153 weekly returns

FTCB UBND

Return

Total return edge UBND (slight) +14.5% +14.8%

Annualized edge UBND (slight) +4.7% +4.8%

Price return edge UBND −1.1% +0.2%

Risk

Volatility edge UBND (slight) 5.3% 4.8%

Max drawdown edge UBND −5.3% −4.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge UBND 0.06 0.08

Sortino edge UBND 0.08 0.11

Calmar edge UBND 0.88 1.08

Reading

UBND returned slightly more: +14.8% to +14.5%. UBND swung slightly less: 4.8% to 5.3%. UBND fell less at its worst: −4.5% to −5.3%.

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Risk and return: FTCB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTCB	UBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.5%	+14.8%	UBND (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.7%	+4.8%	UBND (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.1%	+0.2%	UBND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.3%	4.8%	UBND (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.7%	3.4%	UBND (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−5.3%	−4.5%	UBND	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.06	0.08	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.08	0.11	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.88	1.08	UBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 153 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FTCB and UBND hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTCB UBND

RYASPE 5.875 08/01/32 144A, due Aug 1, 2032 0.43% 0.42%

FLTR 5.875 06/04/31 144A, due Jun 4, 2031 0.13% 0.14%

BX 2020-VIV4 A, due Mar 11, 2044 0.11% 0.17%

JHXAU 6.125 07/31/32 144A, due Jul 31, 2032 0.10% 0.12%

SWCH 2025-DATA A, due Feb 18, 2042 0.11% 0.09%

BSTN 2025-1C A, due Jun 17, 2044 0.07% 0.24%

NY 2025-299P A, due Feb 12, 2047 0.06% 0.09%

INT 2025-PLAZA A, due Nov 5, 2037 0.06% 0.09%

FITB V5.141 01/29/37, due Jan 29, 2037 0.19% 0.06%

MNW 2026-2MW A, due Jun 10, 2048 0.09% 0.06%

HILT 2016-HHV A, due Nov 5, 2038 0.05% 0.09%

CHTR 5.85 12/01/35, due Dec 1, 2035 0.24% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTCB

FNMA-30YR, due Sep 15, 2056 1.50%

G2 MA7192, due Feb 20, 2051 1.48%

FNMA-30YR, due Aug 15, 2056 1.41%

T 4.125 06/15/29, due Jun 15, 2029 1.36%

FHS 459 GE, due Jul 25, 2031 0.97%

S 0 11/15/34, due Nov 15, 2034 0.81%

S 0 11/15/33, due Nov 15, 2033 0.69%

S 0 08/15/34, due Aug 15, 2034 0.67%

Only in UBND

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Nov 15, 2039 2.23%

U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2037 1.85%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2033 1.43%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2036 1.19%

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Feb 15, 2036 1.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2035 1.01%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2035 0.90%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Nov 1, 2055 0.89%

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Side by side

FTCB First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust VictoryShares

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −2.0% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.6 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.56% 0.40%

Holdings 793 1529

Net assets, FTCB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.7bn $1.9bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. FTCB charges 0.56% of assets a year and UBND 0.40%, a gap of 0.16 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FTCB

FTCB 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 0.56% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

UBND

UBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTCB or UBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTCB returned −2.0% and UBND −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, FTCB or UBND?: UBND is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

FTCB on its own →UBND on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FTCB dividend history →FTCB holdings →UBND dividend history →UBND holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTCB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTCB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTCB ↗

UBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

UBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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