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

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

Which is cheaper, IBDR or MINT?

IBDR is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBDR returned +3.9% to MINT's +4.2%, and IBDR charges 0.10% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate 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%

IBDR total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDR expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IBDR costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

IBDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDR	MINT
Return
Measure	IBDR	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.9%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IBDR	MINT
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2026 Maturity Corporate Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IBDR	MINT
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.36%
Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$2.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IBDR	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Sep 30, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 525 weekly returns

IBDR MINT

Return

Total return edge IBDR (slight) +33.0% +31.7%

Annualized edge IBDR (slight) +2.9% +2.8%

Price return edge MINT −4.3% −0.8%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 5.9% 1.4%

Max drawdown edge MINT −15.6% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.08 0.17

Sortino edge MINT 0.11 0.19

Calmar edge MINT 0.18 0.60

Reading

IBDR returned slightly more: +33.0% to +31.7%. MINT swung less: 1.4% to 5.9%. MINT fell less at its worst: −4.6% to −15.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IBDR vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDR	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.0%	+31.7%	IBDR (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.9%	+2.8%	IBDR (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.3%	−0.8%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	5.9%	1.4%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.5%	1.2%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−15.6%	−4.6%	MINT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.08	0.17	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.11	0.19	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.18	0.60	MINT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 525 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

IBDR iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate 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 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.9% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.36%

Holdings 74 977

Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.8bn $16.4bn

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

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

What each follows. IBDR follows Bloomberg December 2026 Maturity Corporate Index and MINT follows No index, actively managed.
Number of holdings. IBDR holds 74 positions and MINT holds 977.
Cost. IBDR charges 0.10% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.26 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IBDR

IBDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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, IBDR or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or MINT?: IBDR is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IBDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDR ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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