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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or VLUE?

VLUE 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 VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 50.5 points.

MINT vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	VLUE
Return
Measure	MINT	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	VLUE
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.15%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026	$16.4bn	$9.4bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT VLUE

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Only in MINT

United States Treasury 6.21%

Fannie Mae 1.12%

Freddie Mac 0.99%

SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.87%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.77%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.77%

Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.71%

INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.70%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer PIMCO iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%

Holdings 977 148

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $16.4bn $9.4bn

MINT and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VLUE?: VLUE 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 ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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