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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and SGOV +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to SGOV's +3.7%, and SGOV charges 0.09% to MINT's 0.36%.

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Net assets: $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $117.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SGOV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

MINT vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	SGOV
Return
Measure	MINT	SGOV
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.7%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	SGOV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.09%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGOV as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$117.0bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	SGOV
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Jun 5, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 333 weekly returns

MINT SGOV

Return

Total return edge MINT (slight) +22.0% +20.8%

Annualized edge MINT (slight) +3.2% +3.0%

Price return edge SGOV −0.5% +0.6%

Risk

Volatility edge SGOV 0.6% 0.3%

Max drawdown edge SGOV −2.4% 0.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.04 −0.46

Sortino edge MINT 0.05 −0.57

Calmar 1.32 Not measured

Reading

MINT returned slightly more: +22.0% to +20.8%. SGOV swung less: 0.3% to 0.6%. SGOV fell less at its worst: 0.0% to −2.4%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	SGOV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+22.0%	+20.8%	MINT (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.2%	+3.0%	MINT (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.5%	+0.6%	SGOV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.6%	0.3%	SGOV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.5%	0.2%	SGOV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.4%	0.0%	SGOV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.04	−0.46	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.05	−0.57	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.32	Not measured		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 333 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.09%

Holdings 977 22

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and SGOV as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $117.0bn

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

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MINT and SGOV are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. MINT follows No index, actively managed and SGOV follows ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index.
Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and SGOV holds 22.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and SGOV 0.09%, a gap of 0.27 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or SGOV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SGOV ↗

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