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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VNLA +3.6%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or VNLA?

VNLA is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 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 VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to VNLA's +3.6%, and VNLA charges 0.23% 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 $3.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.6%

VNLA total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.23%

VNLA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VNLA costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

MINT vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	VNLA
Return
Measure	MINT	VNLA
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.6%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	VNLA
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	VNLA
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.23%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026	$16.4bn	$3.3bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	VNLA
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Nov 25, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 517 weekly returns

MINT VNLA

Return

Total return edge VNLA (slight) +31.4% +34.0%

Annualized edge VNLA (slight) +2.8% +3.0%

Price return edge MINT −0.8% −2.5%

Risk

Volatility edge VNLA 1.4% 1.3%

Max drawdown edge VNLA −4.6% −3.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VNLA 0.16 0.33

Sortino edge VNLA 0.18 0.40

Calmar edge VNLA 0.60 0.91

Reading

VNLA returned slightly more: +34.0% to +31.4%. VNLA swung less: 1.3% to 1.4%. VNLA fell less at its worst: −3.3% to −4.6%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs VNLA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	VNLA	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+31.4%	+34.0%	VNLA (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.8%	+3.0%	VNLA (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−0.8%	−2.5%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	1.4%	1.3%	VNLA	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.2%	1.1%	VNLA	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−4.6%	−3.3%	VNLA	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.16	0.33	VNLA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.18	0.40	VNLA	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.60	0.91	VNLA	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 517 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund VNLA Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Janus Henderson

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.0 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.23%

Holdings 977 336

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VNLA as of Jul 31, 2026 $16.4bn $3.3bn

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

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MINT and VNLA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and VNLA 0.23%, a gap of 0.13 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 MINT returned +4.2% and VNLA +3.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 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.

VNLA

VNLA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VNLA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VNLA +3.6%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VNLA?: VNLA is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 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 ↗

VNLA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VNLA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

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