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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EFA or PULS?

EFA 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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EFA vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFA 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 EFA	Only in PULS
ASML Holding N.V. 2.60%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.36%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Novartis AG 1.30%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Nestle S.A. 1.21%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
SHELL PLC 1.20%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.05%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.98%	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.

EFA and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Developed markets ex US	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.7 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Holdings	705	553

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 705 positions, with the top ten at 13.4%.

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, EFA or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +18.2% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EFA or PULS?: EFA 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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