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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JHCR returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, JHCR or VCRB?

VCRB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JHCR vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 JHCR's duration was 6.0 years and VCRB's 5.6; VCRB charges 0.10% to JHCR's 0.29%. Net assets: $2.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Core Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VCRB is 3.1 times larger.

	JHCR	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.3bn	$7.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.3%
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	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

JHCR total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.29%

JHCR expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JHCR and VCRB 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 VCRB

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 05/36 4.375, due May 15, 2036 0.44% 0.55%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/45 2.5, due Feb 15, 2045 0.54% 0.29%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES SR UNSECURED 144A 07/33 5.65, due Jul 15, 2033 0.15% 0.29%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 08/55 4.75, due Aug 15, 2055 0.58% 0.14%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 08/45 4.875, due Aug 15, 2045 0.20% 0.14%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 02/50 2, due Feb 15, 2050 1.04% 0.12%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/48 3.375, due Nov 15, 2048 0.55% 0.12%

HCA INC COMPANY GUAR 05/33 5, due May 15, 2033 0.11% 0.11%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 08/50 1.375, due Aug 15, 2050 1.08% 0.11%

UNITED STATES TREASURY NOTE/BO 11/50 1.625, due Nov 15, 2050 0.75% 0.10%

VISTRA OPERATIONS CO LLC COMPANY GUAR 144A 04/33 5.25, due Apr 30, 2033 0.10% 0.09%

NOVARTIS CAPITAL CORP COMPANY GUAR 03/33 4.6, due Mar 18, 2033 0.26% 0.09%

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 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%

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

FREDDIE MAC POOL FR 03/52 FIXED 2, due Mar 1, 2052 0.67%

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

JHCR

John Hancock Core Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer John Hancock Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −18.9 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.10%

Holdings 962 3418

Net assets, JHCR as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.3bn $7.6bn

JHCR and VCRB 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.

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, JHCR or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JHCR returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, JHCR or VCRB?: VCRB is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 ↗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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