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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, ICSH or MINT?

ICSH is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

ICSH vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ICSH returned +3.5% to MINT's +4.2%, and ICSH charges 0.08% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $9.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.5%

ICSH total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.08%

ICSH expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ICSH costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

ICSH vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ICSH	MINT
Return
Measure	ICSH	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.5%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	ICSH	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ICSH	MINT
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.36%
Net assets, ICSH as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$9.0bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	ICSH	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Dec 20, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 670 weekly returns

ICSH MINT

Return

Total return edge Tie +34.6% +35.2%

Annualized edge Tie +2.3% +2.4%

Price return edge ICSH +0.8% −0.7%

Risk

Volatility edge ICSH 1.0% 1.3%

Max drawdown edge ICSH −2.9% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge ICSH (slight) 0.32 0.29

Sortino edge ICSH 0.41 0.34

Calmar edge ICSH 0.80 0.51

Reading

ICSH and MINT returned about the same: +34.6% and +35.2%. ICSH swung less: 1.0% to 1.3%. ICSH fell less at its worst: −2.9% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: ICSH vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ICSH	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+34.6%	+35.2%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.3%	+2.4%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.8%	−0.7%	ICSH	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.0%	1.3%	ICSH	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.8%	1.1%	ICSH	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.9%	−4.6%	ICSH	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.32	0.29	ICSH (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.41	0.34	ICSH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.80	0.51	ICSH	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 670 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

ICSH iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.5% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.36%

Holdings 410 977

Net assets, ICSH as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $9.0bn $16.4bn

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

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

Cost. ICSH charges 0.08% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.28 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 ICSH returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

ICSH

ICSH is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, ICSH or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ICSH returned +3.5% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, ICSH or MINT?: ICSH is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ICSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ICSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ICSH ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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