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EWY vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to PULS's +4.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $24.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+4.0%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PULS costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 75.7 points; EWY is 1.1 times larger.

EWY vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYPULS
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+4.0%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$22.5bn$19.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%

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, EWY 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 EWY PULS
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Only in EWY
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 23.14%
SK HYNIX 23.11%
SK SQUARE 2.78%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.67%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 2.06%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.54%
HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.51%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP 1.39%
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

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PGIM
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +4.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +63.4 pts vs EEM not measured
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.15%
Holdings 78 553
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 $24.4bn $19.8bn

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

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About each fund
EWY

EWY tracks the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +79.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 24.3% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, EWY or PULS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and PULS +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or PULS?
PULS is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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