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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, BSCQ or MINT?

BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSCQ vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSCQ returned +3.9% to MINT's +4.2%, and BSCQ charges 0.10% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.9%

BSCQ total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCQ expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSCQ costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BSCQ vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCQ	MINT
Return
Measure	BSCQ	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.9%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCQ	MINT
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2026 Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BSCQ	MINT
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.36%
Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$3.0bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCQ	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Sep 23, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 526 weekly returns

BSCQ MINT

Return

Total return edge BSCQ (slight) +33.2% +31.7%

Annualized edge BSCQ (slight) +2.9% +2.8%

Price return edge MINT −3.2% −0.8%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 6.0% 1.4%

Max drawdown edge MINT −15.7% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.09 0.17

Sortino edge MINT 0.11 0.19

Calmar edge MINT 0.18 0.60

Reading

BSCQ returned slightly more: +33.2% to +31.7%. MINT swung less: 1.4% to 6.0%. MINT fell less at its worst: −4.6% to −15.7%.

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Risk and return: BSCQ vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCQ	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.2%	+31.7%	BSCQ (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.9%	+2.8%	BSCQ (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−3.2%	−0.8%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.0%	1.4%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.5%	1.2%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−15.7%	−4.6%	MINT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.09	0.17	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.11	0.19	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.18	0.60	MINT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 526 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BSCQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco PIMCO

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.9% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.36%

Holdings 60 977

Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $3.0bn $16.4bn

BSCQ and MINT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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BSCQ and MINT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. BSCQ follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2026 Index and MINT follows No index, actively managed.
Number of holdings. BSCQ holds 60 positions and MINT holds 977.
Cost. BSCQ charges 0.10% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.26 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCQ

BSCQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

MINT

MINT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCQ or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, BSCQ or MINT?: BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCQ ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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