ETF comparison
MINT vs VUSB
Both US Aggregate Bond.
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund · Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Holdings overlap
148 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MINT and VUSB would leave roughly 6.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VUSB 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 VUSB.
Top shared holdings
148 shared in total| # | Holding | In MINT | In VUSB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVS HEALTH CORPORATION | 0.27% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 2 | GCCT-2021-1A | 0.32% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| 3 | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE (CIBC) | 0.29% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 4 | SYNOPSYS INC | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 5 | ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.16% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 6 | AERCAP IRELAND CAPITAL DAC / AERCAP GLOBAL AVIATION TRUST | 0.78% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 7 | NXP BV / NXP FUNDING LLC / NXP USA INC | 0.21% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 8 | BMW US CAPITAL LLC | 0.15% | 0.20% | 0.15% |
| 9 | MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.40% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 10 | GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY INC | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.12% |
| 11 | NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA | 0.12% | 0.41% | 0.12% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 0.31% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
Only in MINT
873 total- UNITED STATES GOVT 3.39%
- FANNIE MAE REMICS 2025-18 1.29%
- FREDDIE MAC REMICS 5513 1.14%
- AIR LEASE CORPORATION 0.88%
- WORLD BANK (INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT: IBRD) 0.72%
- NISSAN AUTO LEASE TRUST 26-A 0.65%
- VMWARE LLC 0.60%
- DEUTSCHE BANK AG/NEW YORK BRANCH 0.56%
- EVERGREEN CREDIT CARD TRUST SERIES 2025-1A 0.55%
- AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION 0.52%
Only in VUSB
1,134 total- United States Treasury Bill 3.18%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.57%
- US Bancorp 0.55%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
- Truist Bank 0.48%
- Tyson Foods Inc 0.46%
- UBS Group AG 0.45%
- Bank of Montreal 0.44%
- Toyota Motor Credit Corp 0.41%
Open MINT or VUSB at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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