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MINT vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to VGIT's −1.5%, and VGIT charges 0.03% 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 $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

MINT on its own →VGIT on its own →
At a glance
+4.2%
MINT total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.36%
MINT expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

MINT vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureMINTVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.2%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.03%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026$16.4bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT VGIT
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 VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 1.94%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 1.92%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 1.90%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2035 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 1.87%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 1.84%
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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +4.2% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.03%
Holdings 977 103
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.4bn $39.7bn

MINT and VGIT 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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VGIT?
VGIT is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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MINT on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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