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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VUSB +3.5%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or VUSB?

VUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 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 VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to VUSB's +3.5%, and VUSB charges 0.10% 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 $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.5%

VUSB total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.10%

VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

MINT vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	VUSB
Return
Measure	MINT	VUSB
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.5%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	VUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	VUSB
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.10%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.4bn	$9.9bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	VUSB
Holdings in common	8%

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

Risk and return

Apr 16, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 288 weekly returns

MINT VUSB

Return

Total return edge MINT (slight) +20.5% +20.0%

Annualized edge MINT (slight) +3.4% +3.3%

Price return edge VUSB −1.3% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 0.6% 0.8%

Max drawdown edge VUSB −2.4% −1.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT (slight) −0.31 −0.33

Sortino edge MINT −0.38 −0.45

Calmar edge VUSB 1.43 1.96

Reading

MINT returned slightly more: +20.5% to +20.0%. MINT swung less: 0.6% to 0.8%. VUSB fell less at its worst: −1.7% to −2.4%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	VUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+20.5%	+20.0%	MINT (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.4%	+3.3%	MINT (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−1.3%	−1.0%	VUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.6%	0.8%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.5%	0.6%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−2.4%	−1.7%	VUSB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.31	−0.33	MINT (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.38	−0.45	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	1.43	1.96	VUSB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 288 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MINT and VUSB hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MINT VUSB

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, due Jun 30, 2027 0.59% 0.31%

M&T Bank Auto Receivables Trust, due Jul 16, 2029 0.32% 0.31%

Corebridge Financial, Inc., due Apr 5, 2027 0.52% 0.25%

NTT Finance Corp., due Jul 16, 2027 0.19% 0.35%

BAT Capital Corp., due Aug 15, 2027 0.31% 0.19%

Southwest Airlines Co., due Jun 15, 2027 0.63% 0.19%

Golden Credit Card Trust, due Aug 15, 2028 0.32% 0.19%

Boeing Co., due May 1, 2027 0.63% 0.18%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, due Sep 8, 2028 0.30% 0.17%

FirstEnergy Corp., due Jul 15, 2027 0.17% 0.23%

Synopsys, Inc., due Apr 1, 2027 0.22% 0.16%

NTT Finance Corp., due Jul 16, 2028 0.15% 0.25%

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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%

Trillium Credit Card Trust II, due Mar 26, 2031 0.71%

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, due Sep 23, 2026 0.70%

HCA, Inc., due Aug 18, 2026 0.63%

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, due May 15, 2028 0.63%

Only in VUSB

TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%

PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%

REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%

US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%

CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%

TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%

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Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.5%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.10%

Holdings 977 1344

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.4bn $9.9bn

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

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

Holdings in common. 8% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and VUSB 0.10%, a gap of 0.26 points.
What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.

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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or VUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or VUSB?: VUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 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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VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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