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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VDC?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC 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 VDC: how they differ

PULS and VDC hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VDC 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 VDC
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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 VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Holdings	553	103

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.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VDC?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against VDC, 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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