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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and YEAR +3.0%.

Which is cheaper, MINT or YEAR?

YEAR is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

MINT vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MINT returned +4.2% to YEAR's +3.0%, and YEAR charges 0.25% 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 $1.5bn on Aug 31, 2026 for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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At a glance

+4.2%

MINT total return, 1 year

+3.0%

YEAR total return, 1 year

0.36%

MINT expense ratio

0.25%

YEAR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

YEAR costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points.

MINT vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	YEAR
Return
Measure	MINT	YEAR
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+3.0%
Benchmark
Measure	MINT	YEAR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MINT	YEAR
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.25%
Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and YEAR as of Aug 31, 2026	$16.4bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	MINT	YEAR
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

Risk and return

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

MINT YEAR

Return

Total return edge MINT (slight) +22.6% +21.2%

Annualized edge MINT (slight) +5.1% +4.8%

Price return edge MINT +1.6% +0.7%

Risk

Volatility edge MINT 0.4% 0.8%

Max drawdown edge YEAR −0.4% −0.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge MINT 1.00 0.16

Sortino edge MINT 1.38 0.24

Calmar edge YEAR 12.53 19.43

Reading

MINT returned slightly more: +22.6% to +21.2%. MINT swung less: 0.4% to 0.8%. YEAR fell less at its worst: −0.2% to −0.4%.

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Risk and return: MINT vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MINT	YEAR	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+22.6%	+21.2%	MINT (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+5.1%	+4.8%	MINT (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+1.6%	+0.7%	MINT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.4%	0.8%	MINT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.3%	0.5%	MINT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.4%	−0.2%	YEAR	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	1.00	0.16	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.38	0.24	MINT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	12.53	19.43	YEAR	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 YEAR AB Ultra Short Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PIMCO AllianceBernstein

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.2% +3.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.25%

Holdings 977 145

Net assets, MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 and YEAR as of Aug 31, 2026 $16.4bn $1.5bn

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

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

Number of holdings. MINT holds 977 positions and YEAR holds 145.
Cost. MINT charges 0.36% of assets a year and YEAR 0.25%, a gap of 0.11 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.

YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MINT or YEAR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MINT returned +4.2% and YEAR +3.0%.
Which is cheaper, MINT or YEAR?: YEAR is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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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YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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