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BSCQ vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

BSCQ's duration was 0.3 years on May 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; BSCQ charges 0.10% to PULS's 0.15%. Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 20, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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BSCQ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; PULS is 6.4 times larger.

BSCQ vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
BSCQPULS
Expense ratio0.10%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.1bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+4.1%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

+3.8%
BSCQ total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.10%
BSCQ expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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BSCQ and PULS are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. BSCQ follows not read by ETFIQ and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. BSCQ holds 64 positions and PULS holds 553.
  3. Size. BSCQ has $3.1bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 6.4 times larger.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

BSCQ
Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Invesco PGIM
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.8% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.15%
Holdings 64 553
Net assets, BSCQ as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.1bn $19.8bn

BSCQ and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BSCQ

BSCQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

About PULS

PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCQ or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCQ returned +3.8% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSCQ or PULS?
BSCQ is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BSCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BSCQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for BSCQ ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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