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BINC vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VTIP's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

BINC on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+0.5%
BINC total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.40%
BINC expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; VTIP is 1.3 times larger.

BINC vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.5%+2.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$16.4bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC VTIP
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 VTIP
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%
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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +0.5% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.03%
Holdings 4690 26
Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $20.9bn

BINC and VTIP 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%.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or VTIP?
VTIP 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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BINC on its own →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BINC ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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