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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TBLL +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or TBLL?

TBLL is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TBLL's +3.6%, and TBLL charges 0.08% 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 $2.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.6%

TBLL total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.08%

TBLL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TBLL costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

MINT vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBLL
Return
Measure	MINT	TBLL
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.6%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TBLL
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TBLL
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.08%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBLL as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$2.9bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TBLL
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Jan 20, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 509 weekly returns

MINT TBLL

Return

Total return edge MINT +31.0% +26.4%

Annualized edge MINT +2.8% +2.4%

Price return edge TBLL −0.8% +0.2%

Risk

Volatility edge TBLL 1.4% 0.4%

Max drawdown edge TBLL −4.6% −0.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.14 −0.47

Sortino edge MINT 0.17 −0.66

Calmar edge TBLL 0.61 12.26

Reading

MINT returned more: +31.0% to +26.4%. TBLL swung less: 0.4% to 1.4%. TBLL fell less at its worst: −0.2% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs TBLL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBLL	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+31.0%	+26.4%	MINT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.8%	+2.4%	MINT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.8%	+0.2%	TBLL	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.4%	0.4%	TBLL	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.3%	0.2%	TBLL	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.6%	−0.2%	TBLL	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.14	−0.47	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.17	−0.66	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.61	12.26	TBLL	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 509 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TBLL Invesco Short Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Invesco

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +3.6% (TRSY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs TRSY

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.08%

Holdings 977 90

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBLL as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $2.9bn

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

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MINT and TBLL 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 TBLL follows ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index.
Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and TBLL holds 90.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and TBLL 0.08%, a gap of 0.28 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.

TBLL

TBLL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +3.6% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TBLL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TBLL +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TBLL?: TBLL is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 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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TBLL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TBLL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for TBLL ↗

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