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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 XLK: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and XLK 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 XLK
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%NVIDIA Corp 14.66%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%Apple Inc 12.86%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%Microsoft Corp 8.38%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%Micron Technology Inc 5.42%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%Broadcom Inc 5.41%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%Intel Corp 3.68%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%Applied Materials 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

PULS and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
XLK
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPGIMState Street
What it isPGIM Ultra Short BondTechnology
Total return, 1 year+4.2%+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.3 pts+21.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Holdings55374

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.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or XLK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or XLK?
PULS charges 0.15% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against XLK, 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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