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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or RDVY?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, 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 RDVY: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and RDVY 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 RDVY
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	KLA CORP 4.14%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	GE VERNOVA INC 2.80%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	GE AEROSPACE 2.13%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	ALPHABET INC 2.12%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 2.12%

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.

PULS and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	First Trust
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	+4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.47%
Holdings	553	71

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.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or RDVY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or RDVY?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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