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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and MUB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or MUB?

MUB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BINC vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and MUB's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; MUB charges 0.05% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $54.1bn for iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MUB costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; MUB is 3.2 times larger.

BINC vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	MUB
Return
Measure	BINC	MUB
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	−0.4%
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	MUB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	MUB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.8bn	$54.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	MUB
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 Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

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

BINC MUB

Return

Total return edge BINC +21.3% +8.1%

Annualized edge BINC +5.8% +2.3%

Price return edge BINC +0.2% −2.4%

Risk

Volatility edge BINC 3.1% 4.5%

Max drawdown edge BINC −2.7% −5.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BINC 0.37 −0.48

Sortino edge BINC 0.57 −0.61

Calmar edge BINC 2.20 0.43

Reading

BINC returned more: +21.3% to +8.1%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 4.5%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −5.4%.

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Risk and return: BINC vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	MUB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+21.3%	+8.1%	BINC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.8%	+2.3%	BINC	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.2%	−2.4%	BINC	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.1%	4.5%	BINC	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.0%	3.5%	BINC	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.7%	−5.4%	BINC	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	−0.48	BINC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.57	−0.61	BINC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.20	0.43	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 MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC MUB

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 MUB

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Series 2025B, due Aug 15, 2036 0.18%

San Antonio Water System, Series 2025D, due May 1, 2055 0.15%

New York State Thruway Authority, Series 2022A, due Mar 15, 2048 0.15%

New York State Dormitory Authority, Series 2019D, due Feb 15, 2047 0.13%

Northwest Independent School District, Series 2025, due Feb 15, 2055 0.12%

Houston Higher Education Finance Corp., Series 2024, due May 15, 2034 0.12%

State of New Jersey, Series 2020A, due Jun 1, 2028 0.12%

Ohio State University (The), Series 2026A, due Jun 1, 2035 0.12%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of National Muni Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.05%

Holdings 4690 7873

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $54.1bn

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

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

What each follows. BINC follows No index, actively managed and MUB follows ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Cost. BINC charges 0.40% of assets a year and MUB 0.05%, a gap of 0.35 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%.

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or MUB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and MUB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or MUB?: MUB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

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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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