ETF comparison
MINT vs VCRB
Both US Aggregate Bond.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund · Vanguard Core Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
20 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MINT and VCRB would leave roughly 0.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VCRB is 26 bps cheaper than MINT. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for MINT.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with MINT vs VCRB.
Top shared holdings
20 shared in total| # | Holding | In MINT | In VCRB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CITIGROUP INC | 0.25% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 2 | Nelnet Student Loan Trust | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 3 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| 4 | Mexico Government International Bonds | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VOLKSWAGEN GROUP AMERICA | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| 6 | BARCLAYS PLC | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 7 | BAT CAPITAL CORP | 0.31% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 8 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.77% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 9 | Navient Refinance Loan Trust | 0.16% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 10 | BOEING CO | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 11 | SOUTHERN CAL EDISON | 0.21% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| 12 | KSA SUKUK LTD | 0.22% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Only in MINT
994 total- United States Treasury 6.21%
- Fannie Mae 1.12%
- Freddie Mac 0.99%
- SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.87%
- AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.77%
- Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.71%
- INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.70%
- HCA Inc 0.63%
- Nissan Auto Lease Trust 0.63%
- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO 0.63%
Only in VCRB
3,394 total- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 2.33%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.02%
- NVIDIA Corp 0.97%
- NVIDIA Corp 0.75%
- Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.68%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.65%
- Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau 0.60%
- Fannie Mae REMICS 0.59%
- OBX 2026-INV2 Trust 0.57%
- Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.56%
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