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FLRN vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLRN's duration was 0.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; both charge 0.15%. Net assets: $3.2bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate 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 6.3 times larger.

FLRN vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLRNPULS
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.2bn$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 Jun 30, 2026.

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

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-CBA2D2735D

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

  1. What each follows. FLRN follows not read by ETFIQ and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Size. FLRN has $3.2bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 6.2 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLRN returned +4.3% and PULS +4.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.2 points.

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

FLRN
State Street SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer State Street PGIM
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.3% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 549 553
Net assets, FLRN as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.2bn $19.8bn

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

About FLRN

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

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