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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or SCHF?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF 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 SCHF: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and SCHF 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 SCHF
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	SK hynix Inc 2.83%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	ASML Holding NV 2.12%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Novartis AG 0.98%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Nestle SA 0.88%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	Shell PLC 0.81%

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 SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Schwab
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	International Equity
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	+8.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	1476

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.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF is an index equity fund tracking the International Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1476 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or SCHF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or SCHF?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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