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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and PULS returned +4.2%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or PULS?

AVUS charges 0.15% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so AVUS 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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AVUS vs PULS: how they differ

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

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS 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 AVUS	Only in PULS
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
Apple Inc 5.37%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%	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 May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUS and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Avantis	PGIM
What it is	U.S. Equity	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+21.6%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.1 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	1875	553

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and PULS returned +4.2%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or PULS?: AVUS charges 0.15% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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