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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or MINT?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs MINT: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in MINT
United States of America 5.31%	United States Treasury 6.51%
United States of America 2.96%	Fannie Mae 1.18%
United States of America 2.63%	Freddie Mac 1.04%
United States of America 2.09%	SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%
United States of America 1.61%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
United States of America 1.57%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%
United States of America 1.53%	Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%
United States of America 1.51%	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.

GOVT and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PIMCO
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+4.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.36%
Holdings	223	977

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, GOVT or MINT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or MINT?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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