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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWJ or PULS?

EWJ charges 0.49% 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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EWJ vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Japan ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWJ 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 EWJ	Only in PULS
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Sony Group Corporation 2.56%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41%	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.

EWJ and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	MSCI Japan	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+26.5%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+9.0 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.15%
Holdings	179	553

EWJ in plain words

EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.

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, EWJ or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EWJ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWJ or PULS?: EWJ charges 0.49% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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