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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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MBB vs MINT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions MBB and MINT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMBBMINT
Government National Mortgage Association0.00%0.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MBBOnly in MINT
Freddie Mac 1.07%United States Treasury 6.51%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%Fannie Mae 1.18%
UMBS, TBA 0.85%Freddie Mac 1.04%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%
UMBS, TBA 0.66%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%
Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

MBB and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
MINT
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isMbsEnhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad
Total return, 1 year−0.1%+4.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.6 pts−13.1 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.36%
Holdings11144977

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 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, MBB or MINT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.1% and MINT returned +4.4%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MBB or MINT?
MBB charges 0.04% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MBB 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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