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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VCLT?

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

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VCLT 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 VCLT
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VCLT?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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