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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VGSH?

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PULS and VGSH both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	PULS	VGSH
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE	0.25%	1.20%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE	0.02%	1.26%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PULS	Only in VGSH
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VGSH?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against VGSH, 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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