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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or MINT?

IGSB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGSB returned +1.3% to MINT's +4.2%, and IGSB charges 0.04% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

IGSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	MINT
Return
Measure	IGSB	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	MINT
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	MINT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.36%
Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$23.7bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	MINT
Holdings in common	1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and MINT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB MINT

UBS Group AG, due Jan 9, 2028 0.06% 0.13%

BAT Capital Corp, due Aug 15, 2027 0.05% 0.31%

NTT Finance Corp, due Jul 16, 2028 0.05% 0.15%

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc, due Sep 1, 2027 0.05% 0.11%

Banco Santander SA, due Aug 8, 2028 0.04% 0.27%

Banco Santander SA, due Aug 18, 2027 0.04% 0.04%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The, due Jan 31, 2028 0.03% 0.07%

National Bank of Canada, due Jan 20, 2029 0.03% 0.12%

BNP Paribas SA, due Sep 30, 2028 0.03% 0.05%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Aug 17, 2027 0.03% 0.04%

BPCE SA, due Oct 23, 2027 0.03% 0.21%

UBS Group AG, due Mar 23, 2028 0.06% 0.03%

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Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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

IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.3% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.36%

Holdings 4781 977

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $23.7bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, IGSB or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or MINT?: IGSB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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