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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SMTH returned −1.7% and UBND −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, SMTH or UBND?

UBND 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SMTH vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SMTH's duration was 6.2 years on May 31, 2026 and UBND's 5.6 on Jun 30, 2026; UBND charges 0.40% to SMTH's 0.59%.

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Net assets: $2.7bn on May 31, 2026 for ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF, and $1.9bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.7%

SMTH total return, 1 year

−1.0%

UBND total return, 1 year

0.59%

SMTH expense ratio

0.40%

UBND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

UBND costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

SMTH vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SMTH	UBND
Return
Measure	SMTH	UBND
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	SMTH	UBND
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	SMTH	UBND
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.40%
Net assets, SMTH as of May 31, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.7bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SMTH	UBND
Holdings in common	7%

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

Risk and return

Dec 15, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 149 weekly returns

SMTH UBND

Return

Total return edge UBND +9.1% +10.1%

Annualized edge UBND (slight) +3.1% +3.4%

Price return edge UBND (slight) −4.1% −3.9%

Risk

Volatility edge SMTH (slight) 4.6% 4.7%

Max drawdown edge UBND (slight) −4.6% −4.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge UBND −0.28 −0.20

Sortino edge UBND −0.37 −0.27

Calmar edge UBND 0.67 0.76

Reading

UBND returned more: +10.1% to +9.1%. SMTH swung slightly less: 4.6% to 4.7%. UBND fell slightly less at its worst: −4.5% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: SMTH vs UBND: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SMTH	UBND	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+9.1%	+10.1%	UBND	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.1%	+3.4%	UBND (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.1%	−3.9%	UBND (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.6%	4.7%	SMTH (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.4%	3.5%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.6%	−4.5%	UBND (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.28	−0.20	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.37	−0.27	UBND	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.67	0.76	UBND	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 149 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SMTH and UBND hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SMTH UBND

United States Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 1.52% 1.19%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 3.92% 0.84%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 3.52% 0.77%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 1.60% 0.76%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2045 2.52% 0.60%

United States Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 3.03% 0.48%

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., due Jan 25, 2041 0.32% 0.15%

Permian Resources Operating LLC, due Feb 1, 2033 0.14% 0.13%

Brown & Brown, Inc., due Jun 23, 2035 0.20% 0.13%

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., due Feb 2, 2036 0.22% 0.12%

Mobility Global, Inc., due Jun 15, 2036 0.10% 0.13%

U.S. Treasury Note, due Apr 30, 2033 0.10% 0.59%

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Only in SMTH

United States Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 5.53%

United States Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2029 4.31%

United States Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 2.90%

United States Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2027 1.88%

U.S. Treasury Bond, due May 15, 2036 1.68%

United States Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2027 1.35%

Boeing Co., due May 1, 2064 0.95%

United States Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 0.73%

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 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%

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, due Sep 1, 2055 0.85%

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Side by side

SMTH ALPS Smith Core Plus Bond ETF UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer ALPS VictoryShares

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark −0.3 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.40%

Holdings 984 1529

Net assets, SMTH as of May 31, 2026 and UBND as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.7bn $1.9bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 7% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. SMTH charges 0.59% of assets a year and UBND 0.40%, a gap of 0.19 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

SMTH

SMTH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

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, SMTH or UBND?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SMTH returned −1.7% and UBND −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, SMTH or UBND?: UBND 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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Sources and dates

SMTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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