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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and PULS +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, AVUS or PULS?

Neither: AVUS and PULS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVUS vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVUS returned +18.0% to PULS's +4.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.8bn for Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.0%

AVUS total return, 1 year

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

0.15%

AVUS expense ratio

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.0 points; PULS is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVUS vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVUS	PULS
Return
Measure	AVUS	PULS
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	AVUS	PULS
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	AVUS	PULS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.8bn	$19.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVUS	PULS
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVUS PULS

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Only in AVUS

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 5.90%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK USD.001 5.54%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 4.71%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 3.39%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.19%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.13%

ALPHABET INC CL A COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.89%

ALPHABET INC CL C COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.52%

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

AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis PGIM

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +4.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.7 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 1943 553

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.8bn $19.8bn

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

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About each fund

AVUS

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000.

AVUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,943 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%.

PULS

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

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or PULS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +18.0% and PULS +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or PULS?: Neither: AVUS and PULS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AVUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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