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PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

MINTNYSE ArcaPIMCOB

$100.38−0.01 (0.00%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B61/ 100

Rank 36 of 78 in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

B61/100Rank 36 of 78inCash & Ultra-Short Income
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 100.39 to 100.38. Range 100.38 to 100.40. Use the arrow keys to read each point.100.39100.39100.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.36%
Fund size
$18.3B
1Y total return
+4.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
4.08%
Holdings
1076
Avg volume · 30D
1.89M sh
52W range
low $100.23high $100.82
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net MINT Grade

B

Score 61 out of 100

Category
Cash & Ultra-Short Income⁠
Rank
36 of 78
Six-pillar profile for MINT. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 61, Mission 100, Tradability 80, Holdings 91, Durability 88. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (6). Leans toward Mission.

Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    F6 out of 100
    Rank 72 of 78

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 67

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 75

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 78

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 77

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 78

Our read on MINT

ETF.net Research

In short

BPIMCO's parking spot for cash, running since 2009: an active ultra-short bond portfolio of roughly 800 positions built around current income, capital preservation and daily liquidity, paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks maximum current income while emphasizing capital preservation and daily liquidity and applying PIMCO’s ESG investment strategy.

Why people hold it

  • Trading since 2009 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, it sits in the upper half of its cash-alternative peer group on execution and portfolio quality.
  • The mandate is plain: maximum current income while emphasizing capital preservation and daily liquidity. Fully active, so managers can shift as short-rate conditions change instead of tracking an index.
  • About 800 positions, so no single issuer sets the tone. Income is distributed monthly.

Worth knowing

  • At 0.36%, it costs more than the 0.20% cash-alternative median and well above ICSH (0.08%) and JPST (0.18%). Active management is what the extra buys.
  • The stated objective folds in PIMCO's ESG investment strategy, which narrows the eligible issuer pool versus a plain ultra-short mandate.
  • A 1940 Act fund holding short-maturity bonds, not a bank deposit: the share price moves and principal isn't insured.

MINT Performance

Launched Nov 16, 2009

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

MINT$10,423
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. MINT $10,423. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for MINT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodMINT
Year to date+3.4%
1 month+0.5%
3 months+1.0%
1 year+4.2%
3 yearsper year+5.0%
5 yearsper year+3.8%
10 yearsper year+2.8%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for MINT
YearReturn barMINT
2026 YTD+3.4%
2025+4.7%
2024+5.9%
2023+6.3%
2022−1.0%
20210.0%
2020+1.6%

MINT in the news

MINT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
4.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.11Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.33 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.33; Mar 1, 2023 $0.33; Apr 3, 2023 $0.39; May 1, 2023 $0.36; Jun 1, 2023 $0.41; Jul 3, 2023 $0.43; Aug 1, 2023 $0.41; Sep 1, 2023 $0.45; Oct 2, 2023 $0.45; Nov 1, 2023 $0.42; Dec 1, 2023 $0.46; Dec 28, 2023 $0.47; Feb 1, 2024 $0.43; Mar 1, 2024 $0.44; Apr 1, 2024 $0.45; May 1, 2024 $0.43; Jun 3, 2024 $0.46; Jul 1, 2024 $0.44; Aug 1, 2024 $0.45; Sep 3, 2024 $0.47; Oct 1, 2024 $0.43; Nov 1, 2024 $0.43; Dec 2, 2024 $0.42; Dec 31, 2024 $0.40; Feb 3, 2025 $0.42; Mar 3, 2025 $0.40; Apr 1, 2025 $0.40; May 1, 2025 $0.40; Jun 2, 2025 $0.40; Jul 1, 2025 $0.38; Aug 1, 2025 $0.38; Sep 2, 2025 $0.38; Oct 1, 2025 $0.38; Nov 3, 2025 $0.38; Dec 1, 2025 $0.37; Dec 31, 2025 $0.36; Feb 2, 2026 $0.34; Mar 2, 2026 $0.34; Apr 1, 2026 $0.34; May 1, 2026 $0.33; Jun 1, 2026 $0.33; Jul 1, 2026 $0.32; Aug 3, 2026 $0.34; Sep 1, 2026 $0.34; Oct 1, 2026 $0.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.36
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.33
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.34
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.34
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.32
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.33
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.33
Apr 1, 2026Apr 3, 2026$0.34
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.34
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.34
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.36
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.37

See all 211 payments⁠

$10,000 in MINT 10 years ago paid $2,795 in dividends.⁠

MINT Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 6 of 75 in Cash & Ultra-Short Income
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
0.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.69
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−2.3%
Trough Jun 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.02
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

MINT Cost

Compare MINT and XHLF

Overpaying vs XHLF, tied cheapest in Cash & Ultra-Short Income

$6,682

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • MINT 0.36%

    $7,320

  • XHLF 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • MINT 0.36%
  • XHLF 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530MINT $7,320XHLF $638

Year by year

YearMINTXHLFOverpaying
10$652$55$597
20$2,522$216$2,306
30$7,320$638$6,682

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