Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BINC vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and HYG's 2.9 on Aug 31, 2026; BINC charges 0.40% to HYG's 0.49%.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $17.5bn for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
BINC costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.
| Measure | BINC | HYG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $16.8bn | $17.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 13% | |
| 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 and Aug 31, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Jun 2, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 177 weekly returnsHYG returned more: +25.8% to +21.3%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 4.8%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −3.7%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | BINC | HYG | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +21.3% | +25.8% | HYG | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +5.8% | +7.0% | HYG | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +0.2% | +3.3% | HYG | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 3.1% | 4.8% | BINC | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 2.0% | 3.0% | BINC | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −2.7% | −3.7% | BINC | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 0.37 | 0.48 | HYG | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 0.57 | 0.77 | HYG | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 2.20 | 1.90 | BINC | Annualized 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
By the books each fund has filed, BINC and HYG hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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13% in common
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Side by side
BINC and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BINC and HYG do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?
- What each follows. BINC follows No index, actively managed and HYG follows Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index.
- Holdings in common. 13% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
- Number of holdings. BINC holds 4,690 positions and HYG holds 1332.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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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%.
HYG
HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BINC or HYG?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and HYG +1.3%.
- Which is cheaper, BINC or HYG?
- BINC is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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