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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BINC or VCSH?

VCSH is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BINC vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH charges 0.03% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; VCSH is 2.7 times larger.

BINC vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	VCSH
Return
Measure	BINC	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	VCSH
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.4bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	VCSH
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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC VCSH

Suzano Austria GmbH, due Jan 15, 2029 0.03% 0.06%

Suzano Austria GmbH, due Jan 15, 2030 0.03% 0.05%

Pilgrim's Pride Corp, due Apr 15, 2031 0.02% 0.03%

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, due Oct 1, 2030 0.00% 0.02%

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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 VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.03%

Holdings 4690 3064

Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $43.9bn

BINC and VCSH 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%.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or VCSH?: VCSH is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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