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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TIP −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or TIP?

TIP is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TIP's −1.0%, and TIP charges 0.18% 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 $14.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TIP costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points.

MINT vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TIP
Return
Measure	MINT	TIP
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TIP
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TIP
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.18%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TIP as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TIP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT TIP

Only in one fund ↓

Only in MINT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2031 6.21%

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS, due Sep 25, 2054 1.12%

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS, due Nov 25, 2054 0.99%

Sumisho Air Lease Corp., due Aug 15, 2026 0.87%

HSBC Holdings PLC, due Jun 9, 2028 0.77%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 0.77%

Trillium Credit Card Trust II, due Mar 26, 2031 0.71%

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Sep 23, 2026 0.70%

Only in TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of TIPS Bond

Total return, 1 year +4.2% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −0.8% (VTP)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTP

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.18%

Holdings 977 48

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TIP as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $14.6bn

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

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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.

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TIP?: TIP is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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MINT on its own →TIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →TIP dividend history →TIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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