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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or MINT?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to MINT's +4.2%, and IUSB charges 0.06% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD 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

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points.

IUSB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	MINT
Return
Measure	IUSB	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	MINT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	MINT
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.36%
Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$49.8bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	MINT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 0.19% 6.21%

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, due Jan 13, 2028 0.01% 0.47%

BNP Paribas SA, due Sep 30, 2028 0.01% 0.05%

UBS Group AG, due Mar 23, 2028 0.01% 0.03%

NTT Finance Corp., due Jul 16, 2028 0.01% 0.15%

National Bank of Canada, due Jan 20, 2029 0.01% 0.12%

HSBC Holdings plc, due Sep 22, 2028 0.01% 0.03%

US Bancorp, due Jul 22, 2028 0.00% 0.05%

UBS Group AG, due Jan 9, 2028 0.00% 0.13%

Banco Santander SA, due Aug 8, 2028 0.00% 0.27%

FirstEnergy Corp., Series B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.00% 0.17%

Barclays plc, due Sep 10, 2028 0.00% 0.06%

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Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

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

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.36%

Holdings 18338 977

Net assets, IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $49.8bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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, IUSB or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or MINT?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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