Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BINC vs VNQ: how they differ
BINC and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VNQ returned more over the year.
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BINC | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 5.13% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.81% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.14% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.10% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.52% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| UMBS, TBA 0.53% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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 | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Flexible Income | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.5 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 4124 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do BINC and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 2% of BINC and 63% of VNQ 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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