BND vs CPLS
Vanguard Total Bond Market against AB Core Plus Bond ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Fee gap
27 bp
BND is cheaper
1-year return gap
1.2 pts
BND is ahead
Larger fund
BND
$158.8B
Side by side
| BND | CPLS | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Vanguard Total Bond Market | AB Core Plus Bond ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard | AllianceBernstein |
| Category | Core Bond | Core Bond |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.30% |
| Assets | $158.8B | $197M |
| Average daily dollar volume | $800M | $994K |
| Listed | Apr 3, 2007 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| FrenzyCap score | 99 | 53 |
| 1-month return | −1.5% | −1.9% |
| 3-month return | −3.1% | −3.7% |
| Year to date | −5.2% | −6.0% |
| 1-year return | −5.5% | −6.7% |
| 30-day volatility | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −7.0% | −8.1% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 4.18% | 4.88% |
| Holdings | 17,409 | 833 |
| Top 10 weight | 4.1% | 29.5% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$9.3B thru Jun 2026 | +$3.5M thru May 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 5.9% | — |
| Holdings as of | as of Jun 30, 2026SEC filing | as of May 31, 2026SEC filing |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.