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BINC vs BOND: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BINC returned +0.5% to BOND's −1.4%, and BINC charges 0.40% to BOND's 0.54%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance
+0.5%
BINC total return, 1 year
−1.4%
BOND total return, 1 year
0.40%
BINC expense ratio
0.54%
BOND expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BINC costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

BINC vs BOND: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCBOND
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.5%−1.4%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.54%
Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and BOND as of Jun 30, 2026$16.8bn$8.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
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 BOND
Return
Total return edge BINC +21.3% +13.8%
Annualized edge BINC +5.8% +3.9%
Price return edge BINC +0.2% −3.5%
Risk
Volatility edge BINC 3.1% 5.5%
Max drawdown edge BINC −2.7% −5.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BINC 0.37 −0.11
Sortino edge BINC 0.57 −0.15
Calmar edge BINC 2.20 0.68
Reading

BINC returned more: +21.3% to +13.8%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 5.5%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −5.7%.

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9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
Risk and return: BINC vs BOND: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCBONDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+21.3%+13.8%BINCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.8%+3.9%BINCTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.2%−3.5%BINCPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility3.1%5.5%BINCSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.0%4.0%BINCLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−2.7%−5.7%BINCDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.37−0.11BINCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.57−0.15BINCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar2.200.68BINCAnnualized 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

4%

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and BOND hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC BOND
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.35% 2.73%
Beignet Investor LLC, due May 30, 2049 0.28% 1.01%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.27% 3.46%
Discovery Global Holdings Inc 2026 USD Term Loan B, due Jun 3, 2033 0.21% 0.17%
Colombian TES, due Feb 9, 2033 0.09% 0.17%
Petroleos Mexicanos, due Feb 16, 2032 0.06% 0.06%
Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2055 0.07% 0.05%
VB-S1 Issuer LLC, due Mar 15, 2056 0.08% 0.05%
ACRES Commercial Realty 2026-FL4 Issuer LLC, due Aug 18, 2044 0.06% 0.05%
FS Rialto 2026-FL11 Issuer LLC, due Jan 19, 2044 0.04% 0.09%
ACRES 2025-FL3 LLC, due Aug 18, 2040 0.04% 0.09%
BDS 2025-FL14 LLC, due Oct 17, 2042 0.05% 0.04%
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 1.57%
iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 1.46%
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, due Feb 1, 2031 1.32%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 1.10%
iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 1.06%
Spain Government Bonds, due Apr 30, 2036 0.97%
Only in BOND
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 5.56%
PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 4.07%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2043 3.39%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2045 2.57%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 2.54%
Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 2.27%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2044 1.94%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 1.93%
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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF BOND PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PIMCO
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +0.5% −1.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.54%
Holdings 4690 1565
Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 $16.8bn $8.3bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-B560199DAD

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

  1. Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
  2. Cost. BINC charges 0.40% of assets a year and BOND 0.54%, a gap of 0.14 points.
  3. What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

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%.

BOND

BOND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or BOND?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and BOND −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or BOND?
BINC is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BINC on its own →BOND on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →BOND dividend history →BOND holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BINC ↗
BOND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗

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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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