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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JNK or PULS?

JNK charges 0.40% 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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JNK vs PULS: how they differ

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

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JNK 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 JNK	Only in PULS
1261229 BC LTD 0.64%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%	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.

JNK and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	PGIM
What it is	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+3.3%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.2 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Holdings	1198	553

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

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, JNK or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JNK returned +3.3% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JNK or PULS?: JNK charges 0.40% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JNK 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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