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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or MINT?

GOVT is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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GOVT vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to MINT's +4.2%, and GOVT charges 0.05% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury 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

−1.5%

GOVT total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.05%

GOVT expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

GOVT vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GOVT	MINT
Return
Measure	GOVT	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−1.5%	+4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GOVT	MINT
Below its high	8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	GOVT	MINT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	GOVT	MINT
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.36%
Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$42.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GOVT	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, GOVT 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.34% 6.21%

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Only in GOVT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 2.95%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 2.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2028 1.62%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 1.48%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 1.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 1.46%

Only in MINT

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%

HCA, Inc., due Aug 18, 2026 0.63%

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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury 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 an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.5% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.36%

Holdings 229 977

Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $42.8bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or MINT?: GOVT is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GOVT ↗

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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