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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VONG?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG 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 VONG: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VONG 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 VONG
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Apple Inc 11.97%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Microsoft Corp 8.98%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Broadcom Inc 5.78%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Alphabet Inc 3.91%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Tesla Inc 3.48%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	553	387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VONG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VONG?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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