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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VCSH?

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

PULS and VCSH hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and PULS returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VCSH hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PULS and VCSH both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	PULS	VCSH
AMAZON.COM INC	0.24%	0.12%
SALESFORCE INC	0.42%	0.11%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY	0.09%	0.14%
AMAZON.COM INC	0.32%	0.08%
ALPHABET INC	0.25%	0.08%
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CAPITAL INC	0.10%	0.08%
NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC	0.16%	0.07%
ACCENTURE CAPITAL INC	0.18%	0.07%
SALESFORCE INC	0.42%	0.07%
NETFLIX INC	0.41%	0.07%
BROADCOM INC	0.56%	0.06%
AMAZON.COM INC	0.32%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PULS	Only in VCSH
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Bank of America Corp 0.24%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	AbbVie Inc 0.21%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	CVS Health Corp 0.21%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Boeing Co/The 0.20%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
NATWEST MARKETS PLC 0.51%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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 VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	2999

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.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VCSH?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against VCSH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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