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BINC vs BND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and BND's 5.7 on Jun 30, 2026; BND charges 0.03% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF.

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At a glance
+0.5%
BINC total return, 1 year
−1.3%
BND total return, 1 year
0.40%
BINC expense ratio
0.03%
BND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; BND is 9.8 times larger.

BINC vs BND: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCBND
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.5%−1.3%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$16.4bn$161.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 2, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 177 weekly returns
BINC BND
Return
Total return edge BINC +21.3% +11.0%
Annualized edge BINC +5.8% +3.1%
Price return edge BINC +0.2% −2.0%
Risk
Volatility edge BINC 3.1% 5.2%
Max drawdown edge BINC −2.7% −5.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BINC 0.37 −0.26
Sortino edge BINC 0.57 −0.37
Calmar edge BINC 2.20 0.60
Reading

BINC returned more: +21.3% to +11.0%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 5.2%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −5.2%.

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Risk and return: BINC vs BND: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCBNDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+21.3%+11.0%BINCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.8%+3.1%BINCTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.2%−2.0%BINCPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility3.1%5.2%BINCSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.0%3.7%BINCLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−2.7%−5.2%BINCDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.37−0.26BINCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.57−0.37BINCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar2.200.60BINCAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 177 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and BND hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC BND
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.35% 0.05%
Mexico Government International Bond, due Mar 22, 2033 0.04% 0.02%
Chile Government International Bonds, due Jul 27, 2033 0.04% 0.01%
BANK5 Trust 2024-5YR6, due May 15, 2057 0.01% 0.01%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.80% 0.01%
Suzano Austria GmbH, due Jan 15, 2029 0.03% 0.01%
Peru Government International Bonds, due Jan 15, 2034 0.04% 0.01%
Panama Government International Bonds, due Sep 29, 2032 0.04% 0.01%
Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2055 0.07% 0.00%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.27% 0.00%
Suzano Austria GmbH, due Jan 15, 2030 0.03% 0.00%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 1.10% 0.00%
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Only in BINC
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 6.83%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 3.48%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 1.57%
iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 1.46%
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, due Feb 1, 2031 1.32%
iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 1.06%
Spain Government Bonds, due Apr 30, 2036 0.97%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.81%
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%
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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds
Total return, 1 year +0.5% −1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.03%
Holdings 4690 16301
Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and BND as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $161.4bn

BINC and BND on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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BINC and BND do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. BINC follows No index, actively managed and BND follows Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. BINC holds 4,690 positions and BND holds 16301.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
BINC

BINC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,690 positions, with the top ten at 24.6%.

BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or BND?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and BND −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or BND?
BND is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BINC ↗
BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BND ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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