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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and PULS returned +4.2%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or PULS?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so DGRO 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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DGRO vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO 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 DGRO	Only in PULS
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
APPLE INC 2.94%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	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.

DGRO and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Holdings	394	553

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%.

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, DGRO or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and PULS returned +4.2%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or PULS?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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