Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BINC vs IEMG: how they differ
BINC and IEMG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and IEMG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BINC | Only in IEMG |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 5.13% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.81% | SK hynix Inc. 5.83% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.14% | Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.10% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.52% | MediaTek Inc. 1.42% |
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03% |
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79% |
| UMBS, TBA 0.53% | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
| BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF | IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Flexible Income | Core MSCI Emerging Markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | +30.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.5 pts | +13.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 4124 | 2695 |
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%.
IEMG in plain words
IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or IEMG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do BINC and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 2% of BINC and 0% of IEMG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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