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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VB returned +15.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VB?

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

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VB 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 VB
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Jabil Inc 0.49%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Astera Labs Inc 0.45%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Natera Inc 0.45%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Twilio Inc 0.38%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	NRG Energy Inc 0.38%

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 VB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VB Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Small-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+15.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−2.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	1311

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.

VB in plain words

VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VB returned +15.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VB?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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