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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or PULS?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so EDV 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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EDV vs PULS: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV 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 EDV	Only in PULS
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	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.

EDV and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	PGIM
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Holdings	82	553

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, EDV or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or PULS?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV 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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