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

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

Which is cheaper, JHCR or SCCR?

SCCR is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JHCR vs SCCR: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 JHCR's duration was 6.0 years and SCCR's 5.8; SCCR charges 0.16% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $2.3bn for John Hancock Core Bond ETF and $1.5bn for Schwab Core Bond ETF.

SCCR costs 0.13 points a year less; both returned −1.7% over a year; JHCR is 1.6 times larger.

	JHCR	SCCR
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.16%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.3bn	$1.5bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	4%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

−1.7%

SCCR total return, 1 year

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

0.16%

SCCR expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JHCR and SCCR hold 4% 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.

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4% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JHCR SCCR

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/46 4.625, due Feb 15, 2046 0.94% 0.95%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/28 3.375, due Feb 29, 2028 0.81% 2.31%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 01/29 3.5, due Jan 15, 2029 0.39% 1.30%

FREDDIE MAC POOL FR 12/52 FIXED 5, due Dec 1, 2052 0.44% 0.32%

QTS FAYETTEVILLE I DC1-2 LLC / SR SECURED 144A 04/36 5.7, due Apr 15, 2036 0.18% 0.43%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 03/52 FIXED VAR, due Mar 1, 2052 0.56% 0.16%

AMERICAN AIRLINES 2021-1 CLASS PASS THRU CE 01/36 2.875, due Jul 11, 2034 0.12% 0.75%

META PLATFORMS INC SR UNSECURED 11/30 4.2, due Nov 15, 2030 0.12% 0.25%

DEVON ENERGY CORP SR UNSECURED 09/34 5.2, due Sep 15, 2034 0.10% 0.37%

UNITED AIRLINES 2020-1 CLASS A PASS THRU CE 04/29 5.875, due Oct 15, 2027 0.09% 0.42%

AMERICAN AIRLINES 2019-1 CLASS PASS THRU CE 08/33 3.15, due Feb 15, 2032 0.07% 0.41%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 09/32 4.8, due Sep 26, 2032 0.07% 0.08%

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 08/50 1.375, due Aug 15, 2050 1.08%

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 11/50 1.625, due Nov 15, 2050 0.75%

FANNIE MAE POOL FN 10/52 FIXED 5, due Oct 1, 2052 0.71%

Only in SCCR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 2.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 1.58%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 1.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 1.40%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 1.30%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Aug 1, 2052 1.12%

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On the same fields

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

SCCR

Schwab Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer John Hancock Schwab

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −19.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.16%

Holdings 962 548

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.3bn $1.5bn

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

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.

SCCR in plain words

SCCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JHCR or SCCR?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JHCR returned −1.7% and SCCR −1.7%.
Which is cheaper, JHCR or SCCR?: SCCR is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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