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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or PULS?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so IJR 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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IJR vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR 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 IJR	Only in PULS
FORMFACTOR INC 0.69%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
VIASAT INC 0.68%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
ARGAN INC 0.62%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.60%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC 0.54%	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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

IJR and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.15%
Holdings	603	553

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 603 positions, with the top ten at 6.0%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 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, IJR or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or PULS?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IJR 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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