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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWB or PULS?

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

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

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB 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 IWB	Only in PULS
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
APPLE INC. 6.03%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
BROADCOM INC. 2.54%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
ALPHABET INC. 2.42%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%	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.

IWB and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Russell 1000	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+16.7%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.8 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	1024	553

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or PULS?: IWB charges 0.15% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IWB 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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