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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VTV?

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

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VTV 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 VTV
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	Walmart Inc 1.87%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	US value
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	553	308

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.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VTV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VTV?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against VTV, 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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