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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and BNDX −0.9%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or BNDX?

BNDX is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 BINC's duration was 2.9 years and BNDX's 6.5; BNDX charges 0.07% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $82.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

−0.9%

BNDX total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.07%

BNDX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BNDX costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; BNDX is 5.1 times larger.

BINC vs BNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	BNDX
Return
Measure	BINC	BNDX
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	−0.9%
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	BNDX
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg Global Aggregate ex-USD Float Adjusted RIC Capped Index (USD Hedged)
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	BNDX
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.4bn	$82.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	BNDX
Holdings in common	2%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and BNDX hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC BNDX

French Republic Government Bonds OAT, due Feb 25, 2029 0.48% 0.36%

Spain Government Bonds, due Jan 31, 2030 0.25% 0.21%

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, due Aug 1, 2035 0.36% 0.15%

Spain Government Bond, due Mar 31, 2029 0.45% 0.15%

U.K. Gilts, due Mar 7, 2030 0.13% 0.36%

Spain Government Bond, due Oct 31, 2034 0.12% 0.15%

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, due Feb 1, 2031 1.32% 0.09%

Mexican Bonos, due Mar 1, 2029 0.12% 0.08%

Spain Government Bonds, due Oct 31, 2036 0.22% 0.07%

Spain Government Bonds, due Apr 30, 2036 0.97% 0.07%

Republic of Poland Government Bond, due Oct 25, 2035 0.14% 0.07%

Mexican Bonos, due Nov 13, 2042 0.07% 0.08%

Only in one fund ↓

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 2.35%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 1.57%

iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 1.46%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 1.10%

iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 1.06%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.81%

Only in BNDX

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2031 0.41%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Feb 25, 2031 0.37%

UK TSY GILT, due Mar 7, 2028 0.35%

UK TSY GILT, due Jul 22, 2029 0.34%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2035 0.33%

FRANCE O.A.T., due Nov 25, 2032 0.33%

DEUTSCHLAND REP, due Feb 15, 2036 0.30%

UK TSY GILT, due Jun 7, 2028 0.30%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Total International Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% −0.9%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.07%

Holdings 4690 6840

Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and BNDX as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $82.9bn

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

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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%.

BNDX

BNDX tracks an index of Total International Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or BNDX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and BNDX −0.9%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or BNDX?: BNDX is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BINC on its own →BNDX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →BNDX dividend history →BNDX holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

BNDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BNDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BNDX ↗

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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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