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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and TIP returned −1.0%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or TIP?

MINT charges 0.36% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP 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 TIP: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MINT	Only in TIP
United States Treasury 6.51%	United States of America 4.10%
Fannie Mae 1.18%	United States of America 4.04%
Freddie Mac 1.04%	United States of America 3.63%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%	United States of America 3.44%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%	United States of America 3.41%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%	United States of America 3.39%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%	United States of America 3.37%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%	United States of America 3.36%

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 and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.18%
Holdings	977	48

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%.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and TIP returned −1.0%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TIP?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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