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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VGIT?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VGIT 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 VGIT
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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 VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
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.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VGIT?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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