Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MINT vs QQQM: how they differ
MINT and QQQM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QQQM returned more over the year.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINT and QQQM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MINT | Only in QQQM |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 6.51% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% |
| Fannie Mae 1.18% | Apple Inc. 7.29% |
| Freddie Mac 1.04% | Microsoft Corp. 5.32% |
| SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% |
| AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% |
| Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75% | Alphabet Inc. 3.52% |
| INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73% | Tesla, Inc. 3.46% |
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.
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | Invesco |
| What it is | Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad | Nasdaq-100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.4% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.1 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 9.7% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 977 | 101 |
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%.
QQQM in plain words
QQQM is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MINT or QQQM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and QQQM returned +23.0%, so QQQM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MINT or QQQM?
- MINT charges 0.36% a year and QQQM charges 0.15%, so QQQM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MINT and QQQM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of MINT and 97% of QQQM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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