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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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IWC vs MINT: how they differ

IWC and MINT are both equity index funds, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +4.4%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

IWC and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
MINT
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isRussell MicrocapEnhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+4.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts−13.1 pts
Expense rationot published0.36%
Holdingsnot filed977

IWC in plain words

IWC is an index equity fund tracking the Russell Microcap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, IWC or MINT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and MINT returned +4.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC 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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