BDVL vs BINT

BDVLAiShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active ETF

BINTABluemonte Global Equity ETF

In short

BDVL A global low-volatility fund with an active engine: a quant model picks roughly 500 stocks on low vol, quality and value, scored against MSCI's ACWI Minimum Volatility Index. Fee: 0.39% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028.

BINT A one-ticket world equity portfolio built from other issuers' index ETFs, actively steered across US, developed and emerging markets, for 0.23% net of a waiver through August 31, 2027.

Stated mandate

BDVL The Fund seeks risk-adjusted total return through active management of equity exposure, with a focus on managing volatility relative to the broad equity market.

BINT The Fund seeks capital growth through active management of equity exposure, primarily using ETFs selected across market capitalizations, styles, sectors, and regions.

Why people hold it

• BDVL Costs 0.39% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028, below the median fee among global active equity peers and under sibling fund BFLX at 0.40%.
• Roughly 500 holdings worldwide, so no single stock runs the show. Its holdings build and risk profile rank among the strongest in its peer group.
• Built to hold core equity exposure while leaning toward stocks that have shown smaller price swings than the broad market.ishares.com
• Trading since 2017, a long life for an active equity ETF, and it has gathered billions from investors along the way.

• BINT 0.23% net of a waiver through August 31, 2027 undercuts iShares' active global rivals BFLX (0.40%) and BDVL (0.39% net of a waiver through June 30, 2028), and sits below the category median.sec.gov
• Owns funds, not stocks: global equity in one line item, assembled from ETFs picked across regions, sectors, styles and market caps.
• The 0.28% gross sticker already folds in the underlying ETFs' own fees, so the second layer isn't hiding off the fee table.sec.gov
• Prices close to its net asset value and sits among the stronger implementations in its global active equity peer group.

Worth knowing

• BDVL A model, not an index, picks the names. Active discretion cuts both ways against the MSCI minimum-volatility benchmark it is measured by.
• The low-vol tilt means lighter exposure to the market's most volatile high-flyers, which shapes how it behaves when those names run.
• Cheaper active options sit in the same category: AVTM at 0.22% and AVGE at 0.23% deliver broad global equity without the volatility focus.

• BINT The waiver runs at least through August 31, 2027. After that, the fee can step back toward the 0.28% gross.sec.gov
• Thinly traded, and it launched in June 2025, so the track record is short.
• No index to anchor it: the manager sets the regional and style mix, so what you own can shift between US, developed and emerging exposure.sec.gov

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