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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TLT −7.9%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or TLT?

TLT 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.

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MINT vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to TLT's −7.9%, and TLT 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 $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

−7.9%

TLT total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points.

MINT vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	TLT
Return
Measure	MINT	TLT
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	MINT	TLT
Below its high		42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	TLT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	TLT
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.15%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026	$16.4bn	$47.4bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	TLT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT TLT

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 TLT

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 4.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 4.40%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 4.18%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 4.03%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2054 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 3.80%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries

Total return, 1 year +4.2% −7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −7.8% (BBLB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBLB

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%

Holdings 977 47

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 $16.4bn $47.4bn

MINT and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or TLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or TLT?: TLT 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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MINT on its own →TLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →TLT dividend history →TLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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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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