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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and IEFA +12.3%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BINC vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BINC returned +0.5% to IEFA's +12.3%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; IEFA is 11.3 times larger.

BINC vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	IEFA
Return
Measure	BINC	IEFA
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+12.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	IEFA
Below its high		4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	IEFA
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$190.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	IEFA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%	12.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and IEFA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC IEFA

BNP PARIBAS CARDIF SA RegS 0.14% 0.38%

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHER 0.13% 0.19%

RWE FINANCE EUROPE BV MTN RegS 0.06% 0.17%

ORSTED A/S RegS 0.06% 0.04%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP 144A 0.03% 0.03%

AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL LLC 144A 0.03% 0.03%

SUNOCO LP (TEXAS) 144A 0.03% 0.06%

VODAFONE GROUP PLC 0.03% 0.12%

AADVANTAGE LOYALTY IP LTD 144A 0.02% 0.22%

EQT CORP 0.02% 0.05%

MERCK & CO INC 0.02% 0.08%

ROCKET COMPANIES INC 144A 0.02% 0.18%

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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 IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +12.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.0 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4690 2629

Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.8bn $190.4bn

BINC and IEFA 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%.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BINC and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BINC and 0% of IEFA 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 ↗

IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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