Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BINC vs VYM: how they differ
BINC and VYM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and VYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BINC | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| UMBS, TBA 5.13% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.81% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.14% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| UMBS, TBA 2.10% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| UMBS, TBA 1.52% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate B 1.02% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corpo 0.64% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| UMBS, TBA 0.53% | Chevron Corp 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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Flexible Income | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −15.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 4124 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +2.0% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do BINC and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 2% of BINC and 92% of VYM 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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