PIMCO ETFs BOND, MINT, PYLD Each Take in Over $1B YTD

PIMCO’s active ETFs BOND, MINT and PYLD have each received more than $1 billion in net flows year-to-date as investors reposition fixed-income holdings amid higher rates and a new Fed chair.

PIMCO’s three active exchange-traded funds — the PIMCO Active Bond ETF (BOND), the PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF (MINT) and the PIMCO Multisector Bond Active ETF (PYLD) — each recorded more than $1 billion in net inflows year-to-date through mid-May 2026. Reported flows showed roughly $1.23 billion into BOND, just over $1 billion into MINT, and about $3.4 billion into PYLD.

Market participants shifted capital into these funds as interest rates remained higher and a new Federal Reserve chair took office, prompting portfolio adjustments across duration, credit exposure and sector weightings.

BOND held about $7.9 billion in assets under management and pursues investment-grade bonds with manager discretion over duration and sector exposure. The fund does not track the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index and PIMCO cites relative outperformance versus that benchmark over recent years. BOND’s 30-day SEC yield was 5.03% as of May 13, 2026, its net expense ratio is 0.54%, and it listed roughly 1,878 holdings.

MINT held about $15.5 billion and targets short-maturity, high-credit-quality instruments for liquidity and capital preservation. Launched in November 2009, MINT aims to offer limited interest-rate sensitivity compared with longer-duration bond funds. Its 30-day SEC yield was 3.85% on May 13, 2026, the net expense ratio was 0.35%, and it reported about 1,064 holdings.

PYLD held about $13.0 billion and follows a multi-sector income approach that can include high-yield corporates, emerging-market debt and non-agency mortgage-backed securities. The fund listed roughly 2,305 holdings, had a 30-day SEC yield of 5.0% on May 13, 2026, and charged a 0.64% expense ratio.

The three ETFs offer intraday liquidity and scale common to exchange-traded funds while allowing portfolio managers to adjust allocations across government, investment-grade, high-yield and structured credit sectors rather than follow index weightings.

Data cited are year-to-date flows and fund figures current through mid-May 2026 from fund filings and public fund documents.

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