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FLOT vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLOT's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $11.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; PULS is 1.7 times larger.

FLOT vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLOTPULS
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$11.5bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+4.3%+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 Jul 31, 2026.

+4.3%
FLOT total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.15%
FLOT expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. FLOT follows not read by ETFIQ and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLOT returned +4.3% and PULS +4.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.
  3. Number of holdings (similar). FLOT holds 557 positions and PULS holds 553.

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

FLOT
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PGIM
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 557 553
Net assets, FLOT as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $11.5bn $19.8bn

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

About FLOT

FLOT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLOT or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLOT returned +4.3% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, FLOT or PULS?
Neither: FLOT and PULS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FLOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for FLOT ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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