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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and EMB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or EMB?

EMB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 BINC's duration was 2.9 years and EMB's 6.5; EMB charges 0.39% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EMB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; BINC is 1.3 times larger.

BINC vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	EMB
Return
Measure	BINC	EMB
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	EMB
Below its high		3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	EMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	EMB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$13.2bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	EMB
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 EMB 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 EMB

Romania Government International Bonds, due Jan 30, 2029 0.12% 0.27%

Egypt Government International Bonds, due Feb 21, 2048 0.09% 0.19%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2029 0.09% 0.30%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Jun 2, 2029 0.19% 0.09%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Jan 23, 2030 0.08% 0.10%

Mexico Government International Bonds, due May 13, 2055 0.07% 0.11%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Feb 16, 2032 0.06% 0.29%

Petroleos Mexicanos, due Jan 28, 2031 0.06% 0.15%

Pakistan Government International Bonds, due Dec 5, 2027 0.06% 0.21%

Nigeria Government International Bonds, due Sep 28, 2028 0.05% 0.18%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.05% 0.50%

Saudi Government International Bonds, due Jan 18, 2028 0.05% 0.13%

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%

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%

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Oman Government International Bonds, due Jan 17, 2048 0.42%

Ukraine Government International Bond, due Feb 1, 2032 0.42%

Ecuador Government International Bond, due Jan 29, 2034 0.39%

Brazil Government International Bonds, due Mar 15, 2035 0.37%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2040 0.35%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.39%

Holdings 4690 622

Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.8bn $13.2bn

BINC and EMB 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%.

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or EMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and EMB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or EMB?: EMB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

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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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