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

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

Which is cheaper, MINT or TFLO?

TFLO 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 TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TFLO's +4.0%, and TFLO 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 $7.3bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+4.0%

TFLO total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.15%

TFLO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TFLO costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

MINT vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TFLO
Return
Measure	MINT	TFLO
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TFLO
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TFLO
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.15%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TFLO as of Oct 28, 2026	$16.4bn	$7.3bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TFLO
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Feb 14, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 662 weekly returns

MINT TFLO

Return

Total return edge MINT +35.0% +28.7%

Annualized edge MINT +2.4% +2.0%

Price return edge TFLO −0.8% +1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 1.3% 1.9%

Max drawdown edge MINT (slight) −4.6% −4.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.28 0.00

Sortino edge MINT 0.33 0.00

Calmar edge MINT 0.52 0.41

Reading

MINT returned more: +35.0% to +28.7%. MINT swung less: 1.3% to 1.9%. MINT fell slightly less at its worst: −4.6% to −4.8%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: MINT vs TFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TFLO	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+35.0%	+28.7%	MINT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.4%	+2.0%	MINT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.8%	+1.1%	TFLO	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.3%	1.9%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.1%	1.3%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.6%	−4.8%	MINT (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.28	0.00	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.33	0.00	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.52	0.41	MINT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 662 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TFLO iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +4.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +4.1% (USFR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs USFR

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%

Holdings 977 8

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TFLO as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.4bn $7.3bn

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

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MINT and TFLO 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 TFLO follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index.
Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and TFLO holds 8.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and TFLO 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.

TFLO

TFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +4.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TFLO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TFLO +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TFLO?: TFLO 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) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

TFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TFLO ↗

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