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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSY returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, GSY or MINT?

GSY is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GSY vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GSY returned +3.7% to MINT's +4.2%, and GSY charges 0.22% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $4.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.7%

GSY total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.22%

GSY expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GSY costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

GSY vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GSY	MINT
Return
Measure	GSY	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	GSY	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	GSY	MINT
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.36%
Net assets, GSY as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.0bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	GSY	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Nov 27, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 882 weekly returns

GSY MINT

Return

Total return edge Tie +41.9% +42.4%

Annualized edge Tie +2.1% +2.1%

Price return edge MINT +0.2% +0.5%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 1.1% 1.1%

Max drawdown edge GSY (slight) −4.5% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT (slight) 0.48 0.50

Sortino edge Tie 0.58 0.59

Calmar edge GSY (slight) 0.47 0.46

Reading

GSY and MINT returned about the same: +41.9% and +42.4%. GSY and MINT swung about the same: 1.1% and 1.1%. GSY fell slightly less at its worst: −4.5% to −4.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: GSY vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GSY	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+41.9%	+42.4%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+2.1%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.2%	+0.5%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.1%	1.1%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.9%	1.0%	GSY (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.5%	−4.6%	GSY (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.48	0.50	MINT (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.58	0.59	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.47	0.46	GSY (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 882 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

GSY Invesco Ultra Short Duration ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +3.7% (SPTU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs SPTU not measured

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.36%

Holdings 417 977

Net assets, GSY as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.0bn $16.4bn

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

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

Cost. GSY charges 0.22% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.14 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 GSY returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.5 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

GSY

GSY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +3.7% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US Treasury Bill Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% 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, GSY or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSY returned +3.7% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, GSY or MINT?: GSY is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GSY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GSY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for GSY ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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