Are BINC and GDX in the same category?

BINC is a bond ETF and GDX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and GDX +19.0%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or GDX?

BINC is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BINC and GDX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BINC and 12% of GDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs GDX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BINC returned +0.5% to GDX's +19.0%, and BINC charges 0.40% to GDX's 0.51%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $25.6bn for VanEck Gold Miners ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

+19.0%

GDX total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.51%

GDX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BINC costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.5 points; GDX is 1.5 times larger.

BINC vs GDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	GDX
Return
Measure	BINC	GDX
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+19.0%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	GDX
Below its all-time high		27.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	BINC	GDX
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Gold miners
Against its benchmark, 1 year		ahead by 5.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	GDX
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.51%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$25.6bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	BINC	GDX
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%	60%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and GDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC GDX

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% 4.78%

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Only in BINC

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.80%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 4.50%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 4.34%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 2.91%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 2.21%

CASH COLLATERAL MORGAN STANLEY & C 1.68%

ISHARES IBOXX $ INV GRADE CORPORAT 0.99%

EUR/USD 0.83%

Only in GDX

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 11.45%

Newmont Corp 11.42%

Barrick Mining Corp 8.07%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.50%

Franco-Nevada Corp 5.33%

Gold Fields Ltd 3.96%

Kinross Gold Corp 3.88%

Northern Star Resources Ltd 3.25%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares VanEck

What it is Actively managed Gold miners

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +19.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.51%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 11.7%

Holdings 4690 59

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $25.6bn

BINC and GDX 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%.

GDX

By weight, 12% of GDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +19.0% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 5.6 pts. It sits 27.5% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are BINC and GDX in the same category?: BINC is a bond ETF and GDX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, BINC or GDX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and GDX +19.0%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or GDX?: BINC is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BINC and GDX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BINC and 12% of GDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

GDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck 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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