Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BINC vs VPU: how they differ
BINC and VPU hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and VPU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BINC | Only in VPU |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 5.13% | NextEra Energy Inc 11.84% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.81% | Southern Co/The 6.70% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.14% | Duke Energy Corp 6.31% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.10% | Constellation Energy Corp 5.86% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.52% | American Electric Power Co Inc 4.47% |
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02% | Sempra 3.85% |
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64% | Dominion Energy Inc 3.78% |
| UMBS, TBA 0.53% | Vistra Corp 3.59% |
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 | VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Flexible Income | Utilities |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | +2.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.5 pts | −15.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 90.1% |
| Holdings | 4124 | 66 |
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%.
VPU in plain words
VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% 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, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VPU?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and VPU returned +2.1%, so VPU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do BINC and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 2% of BINC and 90% of VPU 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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