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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and USFR +4.1%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or USFR?

USFR 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 USFR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to USFR's +4.1%, and USFR 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 $17.0bn on May 31, 2026 for WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+4.1%

USFR total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.15%

USFR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

USFR costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

MINT vs USFR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	USFR
Return
Measure	MINT	USFR
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+4.1%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	USFR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	USFR
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.15%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and USFR as of May 31, 2026	$16.4bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	USFR
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

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

MINT USFR

Return

Total return edge MINT +35.0% +29.1%

Annualized edge MINT +2.4% +2.0%

Price return edge USFR −0.8% +1.1%

Risk

Volatility edge USFR 1.3% 0.9%

Max drawdown edge USFR −4.6% −1.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 0.28 0.01

Sortino edge MINT 0.33 0.01

Calmar edge USFR 0.52 1.49

Reading

MINT returned more: +35.0% to +29.1%. USFR swung less: 0.9% to 1.3%. USFR fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs USFR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	USFR	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+35.0%	+29.1%	MINT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.4%	+2.0%	MINT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.8%	+1.1%	USFR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.3%	0.9%	USFR	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.1%	0.6%	USFR	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.6%	−1.4%	USFR	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.28	0.01	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.33	0.01	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.52	1.49	USFR	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 USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO WisdomTree

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Floating Rate Treasury

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +4.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +4.0% (TFLO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs TFLO

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%

Holdings 977 4

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and USFR as of May 31, 2026 $16.4bn $17.0bn

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

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MINT and USFR 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 USFR follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Bond Index.
Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and USFR holds 4.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and USFR 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.

USFR

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

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or USFR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and USFR +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or USFR?: USFR 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) ↗

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USFR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USFR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WisdomTree page for USFR ↗

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