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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +14.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MGK or PULS?

MGK charges 0.07% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so MGK 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

MGK vs PULS: how they differ

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

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MGK 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 MGK	Only in PULS
NVIDIA Corp 13.29%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
Apple Inc 12.19%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
Microsoft Corp 7.52%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
Alphabet Inc 5.93%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
Alphabet Inc 4.67%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
Amazon.com Inc 4.47%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
Broadcom Inc 4.28%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.08%	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.

MGK and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	PGIM
What it is	Mega Cap Growth	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+14.9%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.6 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	56	553

MGK in plain words

MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.

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, MGK or PULS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MGK returned +14.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so MGK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MGK or PULS?: MGK charges 0.07% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

MGK 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, MGK against PULS, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/MGK-PULS Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources