Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MINT vs SPY: how they differ
MINT and SPY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned more over the year.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINT and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MINT | Only in SPY |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 6.51% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.52% |
| Fannie Mae 1.18% | Apple, Inc. 6.59% |
| Freddie Mac 1.04% | Microsoft Corp. 4.30% |
| SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% |
| AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.77% |
| Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.59% |
| INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% |
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.
| MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | State Street |
| What it is | Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad | S&P 500, book from IVV |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.4% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 9.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 977 | 504 |
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%.
SPY in plain words
SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MINT or SPY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MINT or SPY?
- MINT charges 0.36% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MINT and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of MINT and 100% of SPY 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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