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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTSM returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, FTSM or MINT?

FTSM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FTSM vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FTSM returned +3.5% to MINT's +4.2%, and FTSM charges 0.29% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $6.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.5%

FTSM total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.29%

FTSM expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FTSM costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

FTSM vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTSM	MINT
Return
Measure	FTSM	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.5%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	FTSM	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FTSM	MINT
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.36%
Net assets, FTSM as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$6.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FTSM	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Aug 15, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 636 weekly returns

FTSM MINT

Return

Total return edge MINT (slight) +31.1% +34.5%

Annualized edge MINT (slight) +2.2% +2.5%

Price return edge FTSM −0.6% −0.8%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 1.3% 1.3%

Max drawdown edge FTSM −4.1% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.11 0.27

Sortino edge MINT 0.13 0.31

Calmar edge FTSM (slight) 0.55 0.53

Reading

MINT returned slightly more: +34.5% to +31.1%. FTSM and MINT swung about the same: 1.3% and 1.3%. FTSM fell less at its worst: −4.1% to −4.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: FTSM vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FTSM	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+31.1%	+34.5%	MINT (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.2%	+2.5%	MINT (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.6%	−0.8%	FTSM	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.3%	1.3%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.1%	1.1%	FTSM (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.1%	−4.6%	FTSM	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.11	0.27	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.13	0.31	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.55	0.53	FTSM (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 636 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

FTSM First Trust Enhanced Short Maturity ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.5% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.9 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.36%

Holdings 743 977

Net assets, FTSM as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $6.8bn $16.4bn

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

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

What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FTSM returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 points.
Number of holdings (similar). FTSM holds 743 positions and MINT holds 977.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FTSM

FTSM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% 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, FTSM or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTSM returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, FTSM or MINT?: FTSM is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FTSM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTSM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTSM ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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