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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and PULS returned +4.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ITOT or PULS?

ITOT charges 0.03% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so ITOT 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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ITOT vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ITOT 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 ITOT	Only in PULS
NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
Apple, Inc. 5.82%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
Microsoft Corp. 3.80%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%	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.

ITOT and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.3 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	2497	553

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

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, ITOT or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and PULS returned +4.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ITOT or PULS?: ITOT charges 0.03% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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