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

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

Which is cheaper, MINT or XHLF?

XHLF 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to XHLF's +3.5%, and XHLF 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 $1.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.5%

XHLF total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.03%

XHLF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XHLF costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

MINT vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	XHLF
Return
Measure	MINT	XHLF
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.5%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	XHLF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	XHLF
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.03%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026	$16.4bn	$1.9bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	XHLF
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

Sep 23, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 213 weekly returns

MINT XHLF

Return

Total return edge MINT +22.6% +19.1%

Annualized edge MINT +5.1% +4.3%

Price return edge MINT +1.6% +0.4%

Risk

Volatility edge XHLF 0.4% 0.3%

Max drawdown edge XHLF −0.4% 0.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 1.00 −1.01

Sortino edge MINT 1.38 −1.36

Calmar 12.53 Not measured

Reading

MINT returned more: +22.6% to +19.1%. XHLF swung less: 0.3% to 0.4%. XHLF fell less at its worst: 0.0% to −0.4%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: MINT vs XHLF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	XHLF	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+22.6%	+19.1%	MINT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.1%	+4.3%	MINT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.6%	+0.4%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.4%	0.3%	XHLF	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.3%	0.2%	XHLF	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.4%	0.0%	XHLF	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.00	−1.01	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.38	−1.36	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	12.53	Not measured		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 213 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund XHLF BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO BondBloxx

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.5%

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.03%

Holdings 977 not counted

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and XHLF as of Jul 31, 2026 $16.4bn $1.9bn

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

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

What each follows. MINT follows No index, actively managed and XHLF follows Bloomberg US Treasury Six Month Target Duration Index.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and XHLF 0.03%, a gap of 0.33 points.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 MINT returned +4.2% and XHLF +3.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 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.

XHLF

XHLF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or XHLF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and XHLF +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or XHLF?: XHLF 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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Sources and dates

MINT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MINT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PIMCO website ↗

XHLF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHLF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BondBloxx website ↗

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