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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or RSP?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, 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 RSP: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and RSP 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 RSP
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Intel Corp. 0.38%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Ciena Corp. 0.30%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

PULS and RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Invesco
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	S&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−2.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.20%
Holdings	553	503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or RSP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and RSP returned +14.8%, so RSP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or RSP?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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