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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VTIP?

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

PULS and VTIP 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 Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VTIP 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 VTIP
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

PULS and VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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 VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VTIP?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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