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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or XOP?

MINT charges 0.36% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP 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 XOP: how they differ

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

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and XOP 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 XOP
United States Treasury 6.51%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
Fannie Mae 1.18%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Freddie Mac 1.04%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%

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 XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	State Street
What it is	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.35%
Holdings	977	51

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%.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or XOP?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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