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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, 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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BINC vs VCLT: how they differ

BINC and VCLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BINC returned more over the year.

iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BINC and VCLT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BINC	VCLT
VALE OVERSEAS LIMITED	0.00%	0.09%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BINC	Only in VCLT
UMBS, TBA 5.13%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
UMBS, TBA 2.81%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
UMBS, TBA 2.14%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
UMBS, TBA 2.10%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
UMBS, TBA 1.52%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
UMBS, TBA 0.53%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Flexible Income	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.0%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.5 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	4124	2775

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%.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so BINC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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