Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or PULS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and PULS returned +4.2%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or PULS?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs PULS: how they differ

ACWX and PULS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWX	Only in PULS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Novartis AG 0.77%	BROADCOM INC 0.56%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

ACWX and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Holdings	1759	553

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1759 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%.

PULS in plain words

PULS is a cash and treasury bills tracking the PGIM Ultra Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and PULS returned +4.2%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or PULS?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ACWX against PULS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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