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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and PULS returned +4.2%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FNDX or PULS?

FNDX charges 0.25% 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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FNDX vs PULS: how they differ

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

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX 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 FNDX	Only in PULS
Apple Inc 4.64%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
Intel Corp 2.57%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%	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.

FNDX and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	PGIM
What it is	Fundamental U.S. Large Company	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+26.1%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.6 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	733	553

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

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, FNDX or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and PULS returned +4.2%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or PULS?: FNDX charges 0.25% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FNDX 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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