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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JBND returned −1.1% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, JBND or VCRB?

VCRB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JBND vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

JBND's duration was 6.2 years on May 31, 2026 and VCRB's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; VCRB charges 0.10% to JBND's 0.25%. Net assets: $8.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Active Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

	JBND	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.10%
Net assets, JBND as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.9bn	$7.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, 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

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.25%

JBND expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JBND and VCRB hold 5% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JBND VCRB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2032 0.96% 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2028 0.46% 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2031 0.22% 0.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.13% 0.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 0.45% 0.11%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2050 0.30% 0.11%

BPCE SA, due Jun 2, 2032 0.12% 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2040 0.19% 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2048 0.09% 0.09%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2043 0.10% 0.08%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2049 0.25% 0.08%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2044 0.10% 0.08%

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 STRIPS Bonds, due Aug 15, 2037 0.90%

Only in VCRB

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.33%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.68%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

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On the same fields

JBND

JPMorgan Active Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer JPMorgan Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.4 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.10%

Holdings 1757 3418

Net assets, JBND as of Oct 9, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.9bn $7.6bn

JBND and VCRB 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.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JBND or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JBND returned −1.1% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, JBND or VCRB?: VCRB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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 ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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