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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, JNK or MINT?

MINT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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JNK vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JNK returned +1.7% to MINT's +4.2%, and MINT charges 0.36% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield 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

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.

JNK vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JNK	MINT
Return
Measure	JNK	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	JNK	MINT
What it tracks	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	JNK	MINT
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.36%
Net assets, JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$5.9bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	JNK	MINT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JNK MINT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JNK

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%

DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%

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

JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street PIMCO

What it is Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.7% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.1 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.36%

Holdings 1142 977

Net assets, JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $5.9bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% 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, JNK or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +1.7% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, JNK or MINT?: MINT is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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