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

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

Which is cheaper, BINC or VTEB?

VTEB 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.

Across categories

BINC vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jul 31, 2026 BINC's duration was 2.9 years and VTEB's 7.1; VTEB 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 $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.5%

BINC total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.40%

BINC expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; VTEB is 3.0 times larger.

BINC vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	VTEB
Return
Measure	BINC	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	+0.5%	−0.4%
Benchmark
Measure	BINC	VTEB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BINC	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.4bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BINC	VTEB
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. Method

Risk and return

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

BINC VTEB

Return

Total return edge BINC +21.3% +8.4%

Annualized edge BINC +5.8% +2.4%

Price return edge BINC +0.2% −2.7%

Risk

Volatility edge BINC 3.1% 4.7%

Max drawdown edge BINC −2.7% −5.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BINC 0.37 −0.45

Sortino edge BINC 0.57 −0.58

Calmar edge BINC 2.20 0.42

Reading

BINC returned more: +21.3% to +8.4%. BINC swung less: 3.1% to 4.7%. BINC fell less at its worst: −2.7% to −5.7%.

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Risk and return: BINC vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BINC	VTEB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+21.3%	+8.4%	BINC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.8%	+2.4%	BINC	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.2%	−2.7%	BINC	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.1%	4.7%	BINC	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.0%	3.6%	BINC	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.7%	−5.7%	BINC	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.37	−0.45	BINC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.57	−0.58	BINC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.20	0.42	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 VTEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC VTEB

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 VTEB

NEW YORK CITY-F-1-REF, due Aug 1, 2034 0.12%

CA REGENTS UNIV-CD, due May 15, 2036 0.11%

IDAHO ST-TANS, due Jun 30, 2027 0.10%

CA REF, due Aug 1, 2032 0.10%

MARYLAND ST-GROUP 2, due Jun 1, 2038 0.09%

NY ST THRUWAY AUTH-A, due Sep 15, 2035 0.09%

TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE-A-1, due Feb 1, 2028 0.09%

DALLAS ISD-B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.08%

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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year +0.5% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.03%

Holdings 4690 11155

Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $49.6bn

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

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

What each follows. BINC follows No index, actively managed and VTEB follows S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026).
Cost. BINC charges 0.40% of assets a year and VTEB 0.03%, a gap of 0.37 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%.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or VTEB?: VTEB 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 →VTEB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →VTEB dividend history →VTEB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for BINC ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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