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

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EMB vs MINT: how they differ

EMB and MINT hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and MINT returned more over the year.

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and MINT hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMB and MINT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEMBMINT
SAUDI INTERNATIONAL BOND0.11%0.49%
KSA SUKUK LTD0.05%0.23%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMBOnly in MINT
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%United States Treasury 6.51%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%Fannie Mae 1.18%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%Freddie Mac 1.04%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%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.

EMB and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
MINT
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets BondEnhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+4.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−14.7 pts−13.1 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.36%
Holdings681977

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% 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, EMB or MINT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or MINT?
EMB charges 0.39% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so MINT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EMB against MINT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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