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

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

Which is cheaper, MINT or SCHP?

SCHP is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs SCHP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to SCHP's −0.8%, and SCHP charges 0.03% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $16.4bn for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund and $16.5bn for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

−0.8%

SCHP total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.03%

SCHP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHP costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

MINT vs SCHP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	SCHP
Return
Measure	MINT	SCHP
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	SCHP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	US TIPS
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	SCHP
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$16.4bn	$16.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	SCHP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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 SCHP

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 4.07%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 4.01%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 4.00%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.77%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.60%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.40%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.38%

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.36%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US TIPS

Total return, 1 year +4.2% −0.8%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.03%

Holdings 977 48

Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $16.4bn $16.5bn

MINT and SCHP 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.

SCHP

SCHP tracks an index of US TIPS. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or SCHP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and SCHP −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or SCHP?: SCHP is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

SCHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab 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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