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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and GLD +2.5%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or GLD?

Neither: BINC and GLD both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

BINC is an actively managed equity fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GLD returned +2.5% against +0.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.40% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; GLD is 8.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BINC vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	GLD
Return
Measure	BINC	GLD
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	GLD
Below its high		24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	GLD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	GLD
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$135.8bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	GLD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%

Method

Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Actively managed Holds gold

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +2.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.7% (IAU)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs IAU

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.40%

Holdings 4690 not counted

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $135.8bn

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

Alert

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%.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or GLD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or GLD?: Neither: BINC and GLD both charge 0.40% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

State Street website ↗

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