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ACWI vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to PULS's +4.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $33.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

At a glance
+13.4%
ACWI total return, 1 year
+4.0%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWI expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PULS costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; ACWI is 1.6 times larger.

ACWI vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWIPULS
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+4.0%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWINo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$32.6bn$19.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI PULS
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACWI
APPLE 4.97%
NVIDIA 4.89%
MICROSOFT 3.66%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%
BROADCOM INC 1.51%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%
Only in PULS
PGIM ETF Trust 1.81%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.74%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.66%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.57%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.51%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUEBEC 0.51%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.43%
BROADCOM INC 0.43%
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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PGIM
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +4.0%
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Holdings 2197 553
Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $19.8bn

ACWI and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

PULS

PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or PULS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and PULS +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or PULS?
PULS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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