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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or PULS?

EWT charges 0.59% 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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EWT vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT 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 EWT	Only in PULS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	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.

EWT and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.15%
Holdings	85	553

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.

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, EWT or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or PULS?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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