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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and MINT +4.2%.

Which is cheaper, MBB or MINT?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MBB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MBB returned −0.8% to MINT's +4.2%, and MBB charges 0.04% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF, and $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

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At a glance

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

MBB vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MBB	MINT
Return
Measure	MBB	MINT
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+4.2%
Benchmark
Measure	MBB	MINT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MBB	MINT
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.36%
Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026	$35.5bn	$16.4bn
Holdings
Measure	MBB	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, MBB 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 MBB MINT

Ginnie Mae I Pool, due Dec 15, 2033 0.00% 0.00%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MBB

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2056 1.05%

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2051 0.98%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.85%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.70%

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2056 0.53%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Nov 20, 2054 0.51%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Oct 20, 2051 0.51%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Dec 20, 2051 0.50%

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

MBB iShares MBS 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 mortgage-backed securities Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −0.8% +4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.1% (SPMB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs SPMB not measured

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.36%

Holdings 10813 977

Net assets, MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $35.5bn $16.4bn

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

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About each fund

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, MBB or MINT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MBB returned −0.8% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, MBB or MINT?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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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