Which returned more over the last year, PTRB or UBND?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PTRB returned −1.6% and UBND −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, PTRB or UBND?

UBND is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PTRB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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PTRB's duration was 5.9 years on May 29, 2026 and UBND's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; UBND charges 0.40% to PTRB's 0.49%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Total Return Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.6%

PTRB total return, 1 year

−1.0%

UBND total return, 1 year

0.49%

PTRB expense ratio

0.40%

UBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

UBND costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

PTRB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PTRB	UBND
Return
Measure	PTRB	UBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.6%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	PTRB	UBND
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PTRB	UBND
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	PTRB	UBND
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.40%
Net assets, PTRB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	PTRB	UBND
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Dec 17, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 253 weekly returns

PTRB UBND

Return

Total return edge UBND −0.4% +2.8%

Annualized edge UBND −0.1% +0.6%

Price return edge UBND −20.0% −16.3%

Risk

Volatility edge UBND (slight) 6.0% 5.8%

Max drawdown edge UBND −19.0% −16.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge UBND −0.66 −0.57

Sortino edge UBND −0.86 −0.73

Calmar edge UBND 0.00 0.03

Reading

UBND returned more: +2.8% to −0.4%. UBND swung slightly less: 5.8% to 6.0%. UBND fell less at its worst: −16.3% to −19.0%.

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Risk and return: PTRB vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PTRB	UBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−0.4%	+2.8%	UBND	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.1%	+0.6%	UBND	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−20.0%	−16.3%	UBND	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.0%	5.8%	UBND (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.6%	4.5%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−19.0%	−16.3%	UBND	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.66	−0.57	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.86	−0.73	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.00	0.03	UBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 253 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PTRB and UBND hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PTRB UBND

T 4.625 11/15/45, due Nov 15, 2045 0.60% 0.84%

AOA 2025-1301 A, due Aug 13, 2042 0.20% 0.27%

T 4.25 03/31/33, due Mar 31, 2033 0.17% 0.55%

T 4.75 11/15/53, due Nov 15, 2053 0.13% 0.15%

T 4.75 05/15/55, due May 15, 2055 0.13% 0.15%

T 4.625 11/15/44, due Nov 15, 2044 3.15% 0.12%

BX 2026-CSMO A, due Feb 15, 2031 0.16% 0.11%

META 6.2 05/15/46, due May 15, 2046 0.10% 0.11%

SATS 10.75 11/30/29 ., due Nov 30, 2029 0.09% 0.12%

T 5 05/15/45, due May 15, 2045 0.83% 0.08%

T 4.125 08/15/53, due Aug 15, 2053 0.06% 0.26%

NYC 2026-1PARK C, due Feb 17, 2043 0.13% 0.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PTRB

T 3.75 11/30/32, due Nov 30, 2032 3.67%

T 4.125 08/15/44, due Aug 15, 2044 2.62%

T 3.625 12/31/30, due Dec 31, 2030 2.28%

T 4 01/31/33, due Jan 31, 2033 2.05%

T 3.5 12/15/28, due Dec 15, 2028 1.54%

T 3.875 08/15/33, due Aug 15, 2033 1.12%

T 4 11/15/42, due Nov 15, 2042 1.08%

CBAMR 2017-2 LTD, due Apr 17, 2039 0.92%

Only in UBND

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Nov 15, 2039 2.23%

U S TREASURY BOND, due May 15, 2037 1.85%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2033 1.43%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 15, 2036 1.19%

U S TREASURY BONDS, due Feb 15, 2036 1.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due May 15, 2035 1.01%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Aug 15, 2035 0.90%

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, due Nov 1, 2055 0.89%

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Side by side

PTRB PGIM Total Return Bond ETF UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PGIM VictoryShares

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.6% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.40%

Holdings 1161 1529

Net assets, PTRB as of Oct 27, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.2bn $1.9bn

PTRB and UBND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 PTRB returned −1.6% and UBND −1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

PTRB

PTRB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

UBND

UBND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PTRB or UBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PTRB returned −1.6% and UBND −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, PTRB or UBND?: UBND is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

PTRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PTRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

UBND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

UBND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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