Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MINT vs QUAL: how they differ
MINT and QUAL hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and QUAL returned more over the year.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINT and QUAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MINT | Only in QUAL |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 6.51% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.52% |
| Fannie Mae 1.18% | APPLE INC. 6.28% |
| Freddie Mac 1.04% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.05% |
| SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.50% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.23% |
| AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81% | THE TJX COMPANIES, INC. 3.19% |
| Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75% | VISA INC. 3.09% |
| INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.92% |
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.
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | iShares |
| What it is | Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad | MSCI USA Quality Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.4% | +16.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.1 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 9.7% | 98.9% |
| Holdings | 977 | 121 |
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%.
QUAL in plain words
QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MINT or QUAL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so QUAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MINT or QUAL?
- MINT charges 0.36% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MINT and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of MINT and 99% of QUAL 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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