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BINC vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BINC's duration was 2.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; VUSB charges 0.10% to BINC's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $16.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF, and $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

BINC on its own →VUSB on its own →
At a glance
+0.5%
BINC total return, 1 year
+3.5%
VUSB total return, 1 year
0.40%
BINC expense ratio
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; BINC is 1.7 times larger.

BINC vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCVUSB
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.5%+3.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$16.4bn$9.9bn
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 VUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC VUSB
Dominican Republic International Bonds, due Jan 25, 2027 0.03% 0.08%
Egypt Government International Bonds, due Jan 31, 2027 0.03% 0.03%
Chile Government International Bonds, due Jan 31, 2027 0.02% 0.05%
Affirm Master Trust, due Feb 15, 2034 0.02% 0.03%
Truist Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes Series 2025-1, due Sep 26, 2033 0.01% 0.05%
Egypt Government International Bond, due Feb 21, 2028 0.01% 0.05%
Affirm Asset Securitization Trust 2025-X2, due Oct 15, 2030 0.01% 0.01%
Morocco Government International Bond, due Dec 15, 2027 0.00% 0.03%
Affirm Asset Securitization Trust 2025-X2, due Oct 15, 2030 0.00% 0.01%
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 VUSB
TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%
PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%
REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%
US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%
CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%
TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%
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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +0.5% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.10%
Holdings 4690 1344
Net assets, BINC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.8bn $9.9bn

BINC and VUSB 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%.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or VUSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or VUSB?
VUSB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 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 →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BINC ↗
VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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