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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or MINT?

IEI 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.

Across categories

IEI vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to MINT's +4.2%, and IEI charges 0.15% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 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

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.

IEI vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	MINT
Return
Measure	IEI	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	MINT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	MINT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.36%
Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$17.0bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	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, IEI 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 IEI MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.33% 6.21%

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Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%

Only in MINT

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%

HCA, Inc., due Aug 18, 2026 0.63%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 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 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.36%

Holdings 82 977

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $17.0bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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, IEI or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or MINT?: IEI 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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