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

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

Which is cheaper, MINT or TBIL?

TBIL is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs TBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TBIL's +3.7%, and TBIL charges 0.15% 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.7%

TBIL total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.15%

TBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TBIL costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

MINT vs TBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBIL
Return
Measure	MINT	TBIL
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.7%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TBIL
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg US Treasury Bellwether 3M Total Return USD Unhedged Index (I00087US)
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TBIL
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.15%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBIL as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TBIL
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Aug 19, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 218 weekly returns

MINT TBIL

Return

Total return edge MINT +22.6% +20.1%

Annualized edge MINT +5.0% +4.5%

Price return edge MINT +1.4% +0.4%

Risk

Volatility edge TBIL 0.4% 0.2%

Max drawdown edge TBIL −0.6% 0.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.75 −0.96

Sortino edge MINT 1.00 −1.21

Calmar 8.75 Not measured

Reading

MINT returned more: +22.6% to +20.1%. TBIL swung less: 0.2% to 0.4%. TBIL fell less at its worst: 0.0% to −0.6%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs TBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBIL	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+22.6%	+20.1%	MINT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.0%	+4.5%	MINT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.4%	+0.4%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.4%	0.2%	TBIL	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.3%	0.1%	TBIL	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.6%	0.0%	TBIL	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.75	−0.96	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.00	−1.21	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	8.75	Not measured		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 218 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TBIL F/m US Treasury 3 Month Bill Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO F/m

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%

Holdings 977 1

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBIL as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $7.5bn

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

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MINT and TBIL 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 TBIL follows Bloomberg US Treasury Bellwether 3M Total Return USD Unhedged Index (I00087US).
Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and TBIL holds 1.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and TBIL 0.15%, a gap of 0.21 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.

TBIL

TBIL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TBIL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TBIL?: TBIL is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 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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TBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

F/m page for TBIL ↗

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