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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or MINT?

IEF is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to MINT's +4.2%, and IEF charges 0.15% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury 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

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEF costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.4 points.

IEF vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	MINT
Return
Measure	IEF	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	MINT
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	MINT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	MINT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.36%
Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$43.5bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	MINT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and MINT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF MINT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEF

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%

Only in MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 6.21%

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS, due Sep 25, 2054 1.12%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS, due Nov 25, 2054 0.99%

Sumisho Air Lease Corp., due Aug 15, 2026 0.87%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 9, 2028 0.77%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 0.77%

Trillium Credit Card Trust II, due Mar 26, 2031 0.71%

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Sep 23, 2026 0.70%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond 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 of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.36%

Holdings 17 977

Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $43.5bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, IEF or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or MINT?: IEF is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEF on its own →MINT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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