Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MINT vs VNQ: how they differ
MINT and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VNQ returned more over the year.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINT and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MINT | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury 6.51% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| Fannie Mae 1.18% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| Freddie Mac 1.04% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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 | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | PIMCO | Vanguard |
| What it is | Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.4% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −13.1 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.36% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 9.7% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 977 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MINT or VNQ?
- MINT charges 0.36% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MINT and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 10% of MINT and 63% of VNQ 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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