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MINT vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to VTIP's +2.2%, and VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

MINT on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+4.2%
MINT total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.36%
MINT expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points.

MINT vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureMINTVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.2%+2.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.03%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026$16.4bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT VTIP
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 VTIP
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%
TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%
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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PIMCO Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +4.2% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.03%
Holdings 977 26
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.4bn $20.9bn

MINT and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VTIP?
VTIP 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 →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MINT dividend history →MINT holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
PIMCO website ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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