Which returned more over the last year, HFSI or JBBB?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFSI returned −0.7% and JBBB +4.9%.

Which is cheaper, HFSI or JBBB?

JBBB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HFSI vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year HFSI returned −0.7% to JBBB's +4.9%, and JBBB charges 0.47% to HFSI's 0.49%. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $1.1bn for Hartford Strategic Income ETF and $1.4bn for Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF.

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JBBB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points; JBBB is 1.3 times larger.

HFSI vs JBBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	HFSI	JBBB
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.1bn	$1.4bn
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.9%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	0%
Below its high	3.3%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

−0.7%

HFSI total return, 1 year

+4.9%

JBBB total return, 1 year

0.49%

HFSI expense ratio

0.47%

JBBB expense ratio

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

Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 HFSI returned −0.7% and JBBB +4.9% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.6 points.
Number of holdings. HFSI holds 965 positions and JBBB holds 239.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HFSI and JBBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding HFSI JBBB

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 27 Ltd, due Jul 15, 2038 0.07% 0.29%

Only in HFSI

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 6.82%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Aug 25, 2026 3.95%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2041 2.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 15, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2037 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 1.87%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 1.86%

Only in JBBB

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF 3.56%

Tikehau US CLO VII Ltd., Series 2025-1A, Class D1, due Feb 25, 2038 1.79%

Regatta XVIII Funding Ltd., Series 2021-1A, Class D1R, due Apr 15, 2038 1.63%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2024-2A, Class D1R, due Jul 20, 2038 1.42%

Tikehau US CLO VI Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class D1, due Jul 18, 2037 1.41%

Sound Point CLO 2025R-1 Ltd., Series 2025-1RA, Class D1, due Feb 20, 2038 1.18%

AGL CLO 39 Ltd., Series 2025-39A, Class D1, due Apr 20, 2038 1.11%

Regatta X Funding Ltd., Series 2017-3A, Class D1R2, due Jul 17, 2037 1.10%

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On the same fields

HFSI

Hartford Strategic Income ETF

JBBB

Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Hartford Janus Henderson

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −0.7% +4.9%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +1.3 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.47%

Holdings 965 239

Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.1bn $1.4bn

HFSI and JBBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About HFSI

HFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About JBBB

JBBB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HFSI or JBBB?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFSI returned −0.7% and JBBB +4.9%.
Which is cheaper, HFSI or JBBB?: JBBB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

HFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Hartford website ↗JBBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Janus Henderson 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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