Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BINC vs GOVT: how they differ
BINC and GOVT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BINC returned more over the year.
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and GOVT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BINC | Only in GOVT |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 5.13% | United States of America 5.31% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.81% | United States of America 2.96% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.14% | United States of America 2.63% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.10% | United States of America 2.09% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.52% | United States of America 1.61% |
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02% | United States of America 1.57% |
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64% | United States of America 1.53% |
| UMBS, TBA 0.53% | United States of America 1.51% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
| BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF | GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Flexible Income | U.S. Treasury Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | −1.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.5 pts | −18.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.05% |
| Holdings | 4124 | 223 |
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%.
GOVT in plain words
GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or GOVT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so BINC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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