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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IBDS or MINT?

IBDS 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

IBDS vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBDS returned +3.4% to MINT's +4.2%, and IBDS charges 0.10% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $4.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 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

+3.4%

IBDS total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.10%

IBDS expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IBDS costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

IBDS vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDS	MINT
Return
Measure	IBDS	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IBDS	MINT
What it tracks	Bloomberg December 2027 Maturity Corporate Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IBDS	MINT
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.36%
Net assets, IBDS as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.0bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IBDS	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 22, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 474 weekly returns

IBDS MINT

Return

Total return edge IBDS +33.0% +29.3%

Annualized edge IBDS +3.2% +2.9%

Price return edge MINT −2.9% −1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 6.5% 1.5%

Max drawdown edge MINT −16.7% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBDS (slight) 0.10 0.09

Sortino edge IBDS 0.13 0.11

Calmar edge MINT 0.19 0.62

Reading

IBDS returned more: +33.0% to +29.3%. MINT swung less: 1.5% to 6.5%. MINT fell less at its worst: −4.6% to −16.7%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IBDS vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBDS	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.0%	+29.3%	IBDS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.2%	+2.9%	IBDS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.9%	−1.1%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.5%	1.5%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	5.1%	1.3%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−16.7%	−4.6%	MINT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.10	0.09	IBDS (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.13	0.11	IBDS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.19	0.62	MINT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 474 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

IBDS iShares iBonds Dec 2027 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 +3.4% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.36%

Holdings 647 977

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

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

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

What each follows. IBDS follows Bloomberg December 2027 Maturity Corporate Index and MINT follows No index, actively managed.
Cost. IBDS charges 0.10% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.26 points.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IBDS returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IBDS

IBDS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% 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, IBDS or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDS returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IBDS or MINT?: IBDS 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

IBDS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDS ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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