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

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

Which is cheaper, MINT or PFF?

MINT is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MINT vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to PFF's −4.2%, and MINT charges 0.36% to PFF's 0.45%.

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Net assets: $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points.

MINT vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	PFF
Return
Measure	MINT	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	MINT	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	PFF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	PFF
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.45%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and PFF 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 MINT PFF

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in PFF

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 6% SER A DEP SHS REPSTG 1/20TH INT MANDATORY CONV PFD 3.93%

STRATEGY INC VARIABLE RATE SERIES A PERPETUAL STRETCH PREFERRED STOCK 2.95%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 7.5% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE CLASS A PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES L 2.33%

ORACLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/2,000TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 6.50% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 2.28%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 7.625% SERIES C MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.76%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 7.25% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES L 1.45%

CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII FIXED/FLOAT TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES 1.31%

ALBEMARLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/20TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 7.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.29%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +4.2% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.45%

Holdings 977 453

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

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.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or PFF?: MINT is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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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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