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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, DUSB or MINT?

DUSB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DUSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DUSB returned +3.7% to MINT's +4.2%, and DUSB charges 0.15% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.7%

DUSB total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.15%

DUSB expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DUSB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

DUSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DUSB	MINT
Return
Measure	DUSB	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	DUSB	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	DUSB	MINT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.36%
Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.2bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DUSB	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Oct 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 159 weekly returns

DUSB MINT

Return

Total return edge MINT (slight) +15.4% +16.2%

Annualized edge MINT (slight) +4.8% +5.0%

Price return edge DUSB +0.9% +0.8%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 0.4% 0.3%

Max drawdown edge MINT −0.2% −0.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.54 1.63

Sortino edge MINT 0.75 2.44

Calmar 20.33 Not measured

Reading

MINT returned slightly more: +16.2% to +15.4%. MINT swung less: 0.3% to 0.4%. MINT fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −0.2%.

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Risk and return: DUSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DUSB	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+15.4%	+16.2%	MINT (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.8%	+5.0%	MINT (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.9%	+0.8%	DUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.4%	0.3%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.3%	0.2%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.2%	−0.1%	MINT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.54	1.63	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.75	2.44	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	20.33	Not measured		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 159 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

DUSB Dimensional Ultrashort Fixed Income ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.36%

Holdings 564 977

Net assets, DUSB as of Jul 31, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.2bn $16.4bn

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

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

Cost. DUSB charges 0.15% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.21 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DUSB returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

DUSB

DUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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, DUSB or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DUSB returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, DUSB or MINT?: DUSB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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