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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or SLV?

MINT charges 0.36% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so MINT 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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MINT vs SLV: how they differ

MINT is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year SLV returned more, +53.8% against +4.4%.

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares Silver Trust.

MINT and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	SLV iShares Silver Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad	Silver
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	+53.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	+36.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.50%
Holdings	977	not filed

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%.

SLV in plain words

SLV is a commodity fund tracking the Silver. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +53.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. It sat 45.0% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or SLV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and SLV returned +53.8%, so SLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or SLV?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and SLV charges 0.50%, so MINT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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