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BINC vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BINC returned +0.5% to XLG's +6.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $16.8bn for iShares Flexible Income Active ETF and $11.9bn for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

BINC on its own →XLG on its own →
At a glance
+0.5%
BINC total return, 1 year
+6.4%
XLG total return, 1 year
0.40%
BINC expense ratio
0.20%
XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLG costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; BINC is 1.4 times larger.

BINC vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBINCXLG
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.5%+6.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.40%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$16.8bn$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.6%60.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BINC and XLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BINC XLG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BINC
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.80%
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 4.50%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 4.34%
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 2.91%
UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 2.21%
CASH COLLATERAL MORGAN STANLEY & C 1.68%
ISHARES IBOXX $ INV GRADE CORPORAT 0.99%
EUR/USD 0.83%
Only in XLG
NVIDIA Corp 12.54%
Apple Inc 12.04%
Microsoft Corp 9.38%
Amazon.com Inc 5.91%
Alphabet Inc 4.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.87%
Alphabet Inc 3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%
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Side by side

BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year +0.5% +6.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.3 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.4%
Holdings 4690 53
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.8bn $11.9bn

BINC and XLG 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BINC or XLG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BINC returned +0.5% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, BINC or XLG?
XLG is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BINC and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BINC and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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BINC on its own →XLG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BINC dividend history →BINC holdings →XLG dividend history →XLG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BINC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BINC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for BINC ↗
XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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