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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or PULS?

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

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions GOVT and PULS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	GOVT	PULS
United States of America	0.42%	0.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in PULS
United States of America 5.31%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
United States of America 2.96%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
United States of America 2.63%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
United States of America 2.09%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
United States of America 1.61%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
United States of America 1.57%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
United States of America 1.53%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
United States of America 1.51%	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.

GOVT and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Holdings	223	553

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% 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 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 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, GOVT or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or PULS?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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GOVT 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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