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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or QQQ?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, 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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PULS vs QQQ: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and QQQ 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 PULS	Only in QQQ
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Apple Inc. 7.29%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Microsoft Corp. 5.32%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Alphabet Inc. 3.52%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	Tesla, Inc. 3.46%

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 May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

PULS and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Invesco
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Holdings	553	101

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or QQQ?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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