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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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PULS vs VOOG: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VOOG 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 PULSOnly in VOOG
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%NVIDIA Corp 14.29%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%Microsoft Corp 9.31%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%Apple Inc 6.38%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%Alphabet Inc 6.17%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%Broadcom Inc 5.90%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%Alphabet Inc 4.90%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%

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 VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPGIMVanguard
What it isPGIM Ultra Short BondS&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+4.2%+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.3 pts+0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Holdings553146

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.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VOOG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VOOG?
PULS charges 0.15% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against VOOG, 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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