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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or HYMB?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and HYMB's 7.3 on Jun 30, 2026; HYMB charges 0.35% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; BINC is 4.4 times larger.

BINC vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	HYMB
Return
Measure	BINC	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	HYMB
Below its high		4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	HYMB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC HYMB

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 HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 2.49%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 1.52%

BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING AUTH, due Jun 1, 2055 1.25%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.63%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2053 0.61%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.54%

NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%

MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2042 0.43%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.35%

Holdings 4690 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $3.8bn

BINC and HYMB 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%.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or HYMB?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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 →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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