Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or MINT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or MINT?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BNDX vs MINT: how they differ

BNDX and MINT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MINT returned more over the year.

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX and MINT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BNDX and MINT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BNDX	MINT
BPCE SA	0.00%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BNDX	Only in MINT
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	United States Treasury 6.51%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Fannie Mae 1.18%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Freddie Mac 1.04%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BNDX and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	PIMCO
What it is	Total International Bond	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.36%
Holdings	6707	977

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

MINT in plain words

MINT is an index equity fund tracking the Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 977 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BNDX or MINT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or MINT?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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