MINT ETF — PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund (MINT)

MINT is an ETF. As of August 20, 2026, its distribution rate is 4.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.18%, its expense ratio is 0.36%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 41.7% over the past 16.8 years, 788.8 points behind SPY at 830.5%.

At the current 4.05% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $405 per year, or $33.75 per month on an equivalent basis.

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund is an actively managed ETF that invests at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments, including bonds and debt securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. public and private entities, with an average portfolio duration normally not exceeding one year. The fund distributes income monthly at a competitive current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.36%. It appeals to income investors seeking regular distributions with minimal interest rate risk through an ultra-short duration bond strategy.

MINT performance versus SPY

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Fund total return is 41.7% over the past 16.8 years, 788.8 points behind SPY at 830.5%.

MINT key facts

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.48%

Issuer

PIMCO

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

11/16/2009

Expense ratio

0.36%

Distribution rate

4.05%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

4.18%

Last close

$100.69

AUM

$17,316,220,247

Average volume

1172087.0

Last dividend

$0.3400

Ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Payment date

08/05/2026

Beta

0.0008

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.05%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (4.18%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 20, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Primary sources: PIMCO fund page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MINT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider MINT — and who may not

MINT may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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