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FLTR vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLTR's duration was 0.0 years on Jul 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; FLTR charges 0.14% to PULS's 0.15%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $3.6bn for VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF and $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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FLTR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; PULS is 5.5 times larger.

FLTR vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTRPULS
Expense ratio0.14%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$3.6bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+4.7%+4.1%
What it tracksMVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.7%
FLTR total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.14%
FLTR expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-21CC688B4E

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

  1. What each follows. FLTR follows MVIS US Investment Grade Floating Rate Index and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Size. FLTR has $3.6bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 5.5 times larger.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 FLTR returned +4.7% and PULS +4.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.6 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

FLTR
VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer VanEck PGIM
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.7% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.14% 0.15%
Holdings 455 553
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $3.6bn $19.8bn

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

About FLTR

FLTR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% 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, FLTR or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTR returned +4.7% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, FLTR or PULS?
FLTR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
FLTR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLTR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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