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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, JPST or MINT?

JPST is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

JPST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, JPST returned +3.4% to MINT's +4.2%, and JPST charges 0.18% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $42.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JPST costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.

JPST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JPST	MINT
Return
Measure	JPST	MINT
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	JPST	MINT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	JPST	MINT
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.36%
Net assets, JPST as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$42.5bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	JPST	MINT
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

May 26, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 491 weekly returns

JPST MINT

Return

Total return edge JPST (slight) +32.0% +30.1%

Annualized edge JPST (slight) +3.0% +2.8%

Price return edge JPST +0.6% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge JPST 1.1% 1.5%

Max drawdown edge JPST −3.2% −4.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge JPST 0.29 0.11

Sortino edge JPST 0.35 0.13

Calmar edge JPST 0.93 0.61

Reading

JPST returned slightly more: +32.0% to +30.1%. JPST swung less: 1.1% to 1.5%. JPST fell less at its worst: −3.2% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: JPST vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	JPST	MINT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+32.0%	+30.1%	JPST (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.0%	+2.8%	JPST (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.6%	−1.0%	JPST	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.1%	1.5%	JPST	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.9%	1.3%	JPST	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−3.2%	−4.6%	JPST	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.29	0.11	JPST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.35	0.13	JPST	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.93	0.61	JPST	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 491 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer JPMorgan PIMCO

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.4% +4.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark +4.8 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.36%

Holdings 810 977

Net assets, JPST as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $42.5bn $16.4bn

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

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JPST and MINT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Cost. JPST charges 0.18% of assets a year and MINT 0.36%, a gap of 0.18 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 JPST returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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, JPST or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or MINT?: JPST is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

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