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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TBUX +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or TBUX?

TBUX is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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 TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TBUX's +4.0%, and TBUX charges 0.17% 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 $2.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+4.0%

TBUX total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.17%

TBUX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TBUX costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

MINT vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBUX
Return
Measure	MINT	TBUX
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TBUX
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TBUX
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.17%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBUX as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$2.0bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TBUX
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Oct 8, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 263 weekly returns

MINT TBUX

Return

Total return edge TBUX (slight) +20.3% +22.5%

Annualized edge TBUX (slight) +3.7% +4.1%

Price return edge TBUX −1.2% −0.5%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 0.6% 0.8%

Max drawdown edge TBUX −2.3% −1.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge TBUX −0.39 0.14

Sortino edge TBUX −0.45 0.20

Calmar edge TBUX 1.59 2.40

Reading

TBUX returned slightly more: +22.5% to +20.3%. MINT swung less: 0.6% to 0.8%. TBUX fell less at its worst: −1.7% to −2.3%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: MINT vs TBUX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TBUX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+20.3%	+22.5%	TBUX (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.7%	+4.1%	TBUX (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.2%	−0.5%	TBUX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.6%	0.8%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.5%	0.6%	MINT (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.3%	−1.7%	TBUX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.39	0.14	TBUX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.45	0.20	TBUX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.59	2.40	TBUX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 263 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TBUX T. Rowe Price Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO T. Rowe Price

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +4.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.17%

Holdings 977 646

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TBUX as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $2.0bn

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

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

Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and TBUX 0.17%, a gap of 0.19 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 MINT returned +4.2% and TBUX +4.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 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.

TBUX

TBUX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.17% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TBUX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TBUX +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TBUX?: TBUX is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

TBUX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TBUX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

T. Rowe Price website ↗

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