ETF comparison

BINCvsNEAR

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 roughly11.9%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

71composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$16.66B
TTM yield
5.93%
Top-10 conc.
23.6%
NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.25%
Net assets
$5.11B
TTM yield
4.46%
Top-10 conc.
33.4%

Sub-score comparison

60
Cost
75
49
Tax efficiency
52
100
Liquidity
87
81
Concentration
67
Tracking quality
BINCsub-scoreNEAR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with BINC vs NEAR.

Top shared holdings

750 shared in total
#HoldingIn BINCIn NEAROverlap
1BlackRock Funds III3.01%2.74%2.74%
2BEIGNET INVESTOR LLC0.29%0.15%0.15%
3Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust0.09%0.13%0.09%
4610 Funding 2 CLO Ltd0.09%0.22%0.09%
5MF1 Multifamily Housing Mortgage Loan Trust0.09%0.17%0.09%
6Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust0.08%0.12%0.08%
7BPR Trust0.07%0.08%0.07%
8BX Trust0.07%0.11%0.07%
9BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.07%0.20%0.07%
10Affirm Master Trust0.07%0.16%0.07%
11NRTH PARK Mortgage Trust0.07%0.08%0.07%
12Home Owner Mortgage Enhanced Securuties Limited0.08%0.06%0.06%

Only in BINC

3,298 total
  • UMBS, TBA5.65%
  • UMBS, TBA3.10%
  • BLACKROCK CASH FUNDS2.75%
  • UMBS, TBA2.35%
  • UMBS, TBA2.31%
  • UMBS, TBA1.67%
  • iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF1.12%
  • Spain Government Bonds0.85%
  • BONOS Y OBLIG DEL ESTADO0.74%
  • iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.70%

Only in NEAR

831 total
  • United States Treasury14.14%
  • United States Treasury4.25%
  • United States Treasury3.73%
  • United States Treasury3.20%
  • United States Treasury1.60%
  • United States Treasury1.47%
  • United States Treasury1.04%
  • United States Treasury0.78%
  • CITIGROUP INC0.48%
  • APPLOVIN CORP0.47%

Open BINC or NEAR at a brokerage

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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.