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

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

Which is cheaper, JBND or JHCR?

JBND is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JBND vs JHCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

JBND's duration was 6.2 years on May 31, 2026 and JHCR's 6.0 on Jun 30, 2026; JBND charges 0.25% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets: $8.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF, and $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF.

JBND costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

	JBND	JHCR
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.29%
Net assets, JBND as of Oct 9, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026	$8.9bn	$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	1%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

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

−1.1%

JBND total return, 1 year

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JBND and JHCR hold 1% 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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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JBND JHCR

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2050 0.30% 1.08%

NRG Energy, Inc., due Oct 15, 2035 0.08% 0.13%

American Tower Corp., due Dec 15, 2032 0.08% 0.08%

American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, Series 2016-1, Class A, due Jan 15, 2028 0.07% 0.11%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2032 0.09% 0.07%

Wells Fargo & Co., due Dec 3, 2035 0.06% 0.08%

Eaton Corp., due Mar 6, 2033 0.05% 0.06%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2055 0.05% 0.06%

M&T Bank Corp., due Jul 8, 2031 0.04% 0.06%

FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Oct 1, 2052 0.04% 0.06%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2036 0.05% 0.04%

BAHA Trust, Series 2024-MAR, Class A, due Dec 10, 2041 0.04% 0.11%

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%

Only in JHCR

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/56 4.75, due Feb 15, 2056 3.15%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 06/31 4.125, due Jun 30, 2031 1.96%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/42 4, due Nov 15, 2042 1.22%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/50 2, due Feb 15, 2050 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 05/29 3.875, due May 15, 2029 1.04%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 0.94%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/28 3.375, due Feb 29, 2028 0.81%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/50 1.625, due Nov 15, 2050 0.75%

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On the same fields

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer JPMorgan John Hancock

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.7%

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

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

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.29%

Holdings 1757 962

Net assets, JBND as of Oct 9, 2026 and JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 $8.9bn $2.3bn

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

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.

JHCR in plain words

JHCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 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 Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JBND or JHCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JBND returned −1.1% and JHCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, JBND or JHCR?: JBND is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗JHCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JHCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗John Hancock 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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