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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MINT or MUB?

MINT charges 0.36% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MINT vs MUB: how they differ

MINT and MUB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MINT returned more over the year.

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MINT	Only in MUB
United States Treasury 6.51%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
Fannie Mae 1.18%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
Freddie Mac 1.04%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

MINT and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PIMCO	iShares
What it is	Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.4%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.1 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.05%
Holdings	977	5215

MINT in plain words

MINT is an index equity fund tracking the Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 977 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.4% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MINT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MINT or MUB?: MINT charges 0.36% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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