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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or PULS?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so BNDX 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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BNDX vs PULS: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX 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 BNDX	Only in PULS
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	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.

BNDX and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	PGIM
What it is	Total International Bond	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	6707	553

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or PULS?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BNDX 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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