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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, GSST or MINT?

GSST is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GSST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GSST returned +3.9% to MINT's +4.2%, and GSST charges 0.16% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short 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

+3.9%

GSST total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.16%

GSST expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GSST costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

GSST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GSST	MINT
Return
Measure	GSST	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.9%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	GSST	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	GSST	MINT
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.36%
Net assets, GSST as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GSST	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Apr 26, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 391 weekly returns

GSST MINT

Return

Total return edge GSST (slight) +27.0% +24.8%

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

Price return edge GSST +0.4% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge GSST 1.0% 1.6%

Max drawdown edge GSST −3.0% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge GSST 0.34 0.07

Sortino edge GSST 0.40 0.08

Calmar edge GSST 1.09 0.65

Reading

GSST returned slightly more: +27.0% to +24.8%. GSST swung less: 1.0% to 1.6%. GSST fell less at its worst: −3.0% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: GSST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GSST	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+27.0%	+24.8%	GSST (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.2%	+3.0%	GSST (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.4%	−1.0%	GSST	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.0%	1.6%	GSST	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.8%	1.4%	GSST	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−3.0%	−4.6%	GSST	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.34	0.07	GSST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.40	0.08	GSST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.09	0.65	GSST	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 391 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

GSST Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.9% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.36%

Holdings 353 977

Net assets, GSST as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.8bn $16.4bn

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

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

Cost. GSST charges 0.16% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.20 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 GSST returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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, GSST or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, GSST or MINT?: GSST is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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