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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.3% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, FLDR or MINT?

FLDR 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

FLDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FLDR returned +3.3% to MINT's +4.2%, and FLDR charges 0.15% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $2.3bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.3%

FLDR total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLDR expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLDR costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

FLDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLDR	MINT
Return
Measure	FLDR	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	FLDR	MINT
What it tracks	Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FLDR	MINT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.36%
Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.3bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FLDR	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Jun 22, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 434 weekly returns

FLDR MINT

Return

Total return edge FLDR (slight) +30.0% +27.7%

Annualized edge FLDR (slight) +3.2% +3.0%

Price return edge FLDR −0.1% −0.9%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 4.7% 1.6%

Max drawdown edge MINT −12.2% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.10 0.10

Sortino edge FLDR 0.14 0.11

Calmar edge MINT 0.26 0.64

Reading

FLDR returned slightly more: +30.0% to +27.7%. MINT swung less: 1.6% to 4.7%. MINT fell less at its worst: −4.6% to −12.2%.

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Risk and return: FLDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLDR	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+30.0%	+27.7%	FLDR (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.2%	+3.0%	FLDR (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.1%	−0.9%	FLDR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.7%	1.6%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.4%	1.4%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−12.2%	−4.6%	MINT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.10	0.10	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.14	0.11	FLDR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.26	0.64	MINT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 434 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

FLDR Fidelity Low Duration Bond Factor ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fidelity PIMCO

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.3% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.36%

Holdings 373 977

Net assets, FLDR as of Sep 30, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.3bn $16.4bn

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

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

What each follows. FLDR follows Fidelity Low Duration Investment Grade Factor Index and MINT follows No index, actively managed.
Cost. FLDR charges 0.15% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.21 points.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FLDR returned +3.3% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FLDR

FLDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.3% 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, FLDR or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLDR returned +3.3% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, FLDR or MINT?: FLDR 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

FLDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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