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

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

Which is cheaper, LQD or MINT?

LQD is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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LQD vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, LQD returned −3.4% to MINT's +4.2%, and LQD charges 0.14% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $30.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ 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

−3.4%

LQD total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.14%

LQD expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

LQD costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points.

LQD vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LQD	MINT
Return
Measure	LQD	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−3.4%	+4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	LQD	MINT
Below its high	6.3%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	LQD	MINT
What it tracks	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	LQD	MINT
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.36%
Net assets, LQD as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$30.6bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	LQD	MINT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LQD MINT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LQD

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.18%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.17%

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

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.17%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16%

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, due Sep 1, 2038 0.15%

Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital, due Sep 1, 2041 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.14%

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

LQD iShares iBoxx $ 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 US investment grade bonds Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −3.4% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.2% (IUSB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs IUSB not measured

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.36%

Holdings 3191 977

Net assets, LQD as of Oct 27, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $30.6bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.3% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, LQD or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −3.4% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, LQD or MINT?: LQD is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for LQD ↗

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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