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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, EMB or MINT?

MINT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EMB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EMB returned −0.4% to MINT's +4.2%, and MINT charges 0.36% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets 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

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points.

EMB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EMB	MINT
Return
Measure	EMB	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EMB	MINT
Below its high	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EMB	MINT
What it tracks	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EMB	MINT
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.36%
Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$13.2bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EMB	MINT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and MINT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EMB MINT

Saudi Government International Bond, due Jan 13, 2028 0.20% 0.47%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

Only in MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 6.21%

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS, due Sep 25, 2054 1.12%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS, due Nov 25, 2054 0.99%

Sumisho Air Lease Corp., due Aug 15, 2026 0.87%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 9, 2028 0.77%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 0.77%

Trillium Credit Card Trust II, due Mar 26, 2031 0.71%

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Sep 23, 2026 0.70%

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Side by side

EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares PIMCO

What it is Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −0.4% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.36%

Holdings 622 977

Net assets, EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $13.2bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, EMB or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned −0.4% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, EMB or MINT?: MINT is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

EMB on its own →MINT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EMB dividend history →EMB holdings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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