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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or VGSH?

MINT charges 0.36% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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 VGSH: how they differ

MINT and VGSH 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 Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and VGSH 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 VGSH
United States Treasury 6.51%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Fannie Mae 1.18%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Freddie Mac 1.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	Vanguard
What it is	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.03%
Holdings	977	91

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%.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VGSH?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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