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BINC vs NEAR

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Flexible Income Active ETF · iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
11.9 %

750 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BINC and NEAR would leave roughly 11.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BINC only 102.2% Shared 11.9% NEAR only 90.0%
In BINC only
3,298 positions
Shared
750 positions
In NEAR only
831 positions

Side by side

BINC

iShares Flexible Income Active ETF

BlackRock · US Aggregate Bond

71 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$16.21B
TTM yield
5.84%
Top-10 conc.
23.6%
NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

72 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$4.77B
TTM yield
4.43%
Top-10 conc.
33.4%

Sub-score comparison

60
Cost
75
49
Tax efficiency
52
100
Liquidity
86
81
Concentration
67
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Tracking quality
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BINC sub-score NEAR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

NEAR is 15 bps cheaper than BINC. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for BINC.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with BINC vs NEAR.

Top shared holdings

750 shared in total
# Holding In BINC In NEAR Overlap
1 BlackRock Funds III 3.01% 2.74% 2.74%
2 BEIGNET INVESTOR LLC 0.29% 0.15% 0.15%
3 Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
4 610 Funding 2 CLO Ltd 0.09% 0.22% 0.09%
5 MF1 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust 0.09% 0.17% 0.09%
6 Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 0.08% 0.12% 0.08%
7 BPR Trust 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
8 BX Trust 0.07% 0.11% 0.07%
9 BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.07% 0.20% 0.07%
10 Affirm Master Trust 0.07% 0.16% 0.07%
11 NRTH PARK Mortgage Trust 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
12 Home Owner Mortgage Enhanced Securuties Limited 0.08% 0.06% 0.06%

Only in BINC

3,298 total
  • UMBS, TBA 5.65%
  • UMBS, TBA 3.10%
  • BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS 2.75%
  • UMBS, TBA 2.35%
  • UMBS, TBA 2.31%
  • UMBS, TBA 1.67%
  • iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 1.12%
  • Spain Government Bonds 0.85%
  • BONOS Y OBLIG DEL ESTADO 0.74%
  • iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 0.70%

Only in NEAR

831 total
  • United States Treasury 14.14%
  • United States Treasury 4.25%
  • United States Treasury 3.73%
  • United States Treasury 3.20%
  • United States Treasury 1.60%
  • United States Treasury 1.47%
  • United States Treasury 1.04%
  • United States Treasury 0.78%
  • CITIGROUP INC 0.48%
  • APPLOVIN CORP 0.47%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.