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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or VTIP?

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

MINT and VTIP 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 Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and VTIP 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 VTIP
United States Treasury 6.51%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
Fannie Mae 1.18%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Freddie Mac 1.04%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities 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 Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.03%
Holdings	977	25

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%.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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 VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VTIP?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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