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MINT · Pimco Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-traded Fund
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in MINT with dividends reinvested grew to $13,852, 2.18% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -2.74%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How MINT held up in past market crashes
MINT has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 4.8% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 5 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | MINT deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -0.5% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -4.8% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -2.9% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not yet |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About MINT
PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund is an actively managed bond ETF designed to provide exposure to short-duration fixed income instruments. The fund primarily invests in a diversified mix of high-quality debt securities, including government-related obligations, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, and cash equivalents, with the goal of maintaining a short maturity profile. Its portfolio construction emphasizes liquidity, credit quality, and interest-rate sensitivity management, making it a core cash-management and short-term income vehicle within the fixed income market. PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund is used by investors seeking a professionally managed alternative to traditional money market and ultra-short bond products, with broad flexibility to adjust holdings across sectors and issuers in response to changing market conditions. The fund reflects PIMCO’s broader expertise in active fixed income management and plays a role as a short-duration portfolio building block for conservative bond allocations.
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