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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, JAAA or MINT?

JAAA is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JAAA vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JAAA returned +4.7% to MINT's +4.2%, and JAAA charges 0.20% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JAAA costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

JAAA vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JAAA	MINT
Return
Measure	JAAA	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	JAAA	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	JAAA	MINT
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.36%
Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$32.5bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	JAAA	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, JAAA 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 JAAA MINT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

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

JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Janus Henderson PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.7% +4.2%

Expense ratio 0.20% 0.36%

Holdings 598 977

Net assets, JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $32.5bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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, JAAA or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAAA returned +4.7% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, JAAA or MINT?: JAAA is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

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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