Which returned more over the last year, AGG or BINC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and BINC returned +2.0%, so BINC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AGG vs BINC: how they differ

AGG is a bond index fund and BINC an equity index fund, and over the year BINC returned more, +2.0% against −0.7%.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and iShares Flexible Income Active ETF.

AGG and BINC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Flexible Income
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−15.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	not published
Holdings	not filed	4124

AGG in plain words

AGG is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

BINC in plain words

BINC is an index equity fund tracking the Flexible Income. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 2% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4124 positions, with the top ten at 17.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or BINC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.7% and BINC returned +2.0%, so BINC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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