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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VXUS?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS 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 VXUS: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VXUS 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 VXUS
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

PULS and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	Vanguard
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	553	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VXUS?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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