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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or IXUS?

IXUS 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 IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BINC returned +0.5% to IXUS's +14.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; IXUS is 3.4 times larger.

BINC vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	IXUS
Return
Measure	BINC	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BINC	IXUS
Below its high		4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	IXUS
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	IXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.6%	13.5%

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

Risk and return

Jun 2, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 177 weekly returns

BINC IXUS

Return

Total return edge IXUS +21.3% +64.7%

Annualized edge IXUS +5.8% +15.8%

Price return edge IXUS +0.2% +47.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BINC 3.1% 14.6%

Max drawdown edge BINC −2.7% −12.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IXUS 0.37 0.76

Sortino edge IXUS 0.57 1.10

Calmar edge BINC 2.20 1.30

Reading

IXUS returned more: +64.7% to +21.3%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 14.6%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −12.1%.

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Risk and return: BINC vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	IXUS	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+21.3%	+64.7%	IXUS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.8%	+15.8%	IXUS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.2%	+47.3%	IXUS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.1%	14.6%	BINC	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.0%	10.1%	BINC	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.7%	−12.1%	BINC	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	0.76	IXUS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.57	1.10	IXUS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.20	1.30	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 IXUS 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 IXUS

BNP PARIBAS CARDIF SA RegS 0.14% 0.23%

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHER 0.13% 0.11%

RWE FINANCE EUROPE BV MTN RegS 0.06% 0.10%

CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.04% 0.09%

SUNOCO LP (TEXAS) 144A 0.03% 0.04%

VODAFONE GROUP PLC 0.03% 0.07%

AADVANTAGE LOYALTY IP LTD 144A 0.02% 0.13%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP 144A 0.03% 0.02%

AVIS BUDGET CAR RENTAL LLC 144A 0.03% 0.02%

CHILE (REPUBLIC OF) 0.11% 0.02%

EQT CORP 0.02% 0.03%

EUROBANK SA MTN RegS 0.02% 0.03%

Only in one fund ↓

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 IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +14.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4690 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $57.6bn

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

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BINC and IXUS do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BINC follows No index, actively managed and IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI.
Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BINC returned +0.5% and IXUS +14.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 13.6 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or IXUS?: IXUS 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 IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BINC and 0% of IXUS 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) ↗

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IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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