Which returned more over the last year, GLD or PULS?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and PULS +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, GLD or PULS?

PULS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GLD vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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GLD is a commodity fund and PULS an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PULS returned +4.0% against +2.5%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares and $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.5%

GLD total return, 1 year

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

0.40%

GLD expense ratio

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PULS costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; GLD is 6.9 times larger.

GLD vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GLD	PULS
Return
Measure	GLD	PULS
Total return, 1 year	+2.5%	+4.0%
Drawdown
Measure	GLD	PULS
Below its high	24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GLD	PULS
What it tracks	Gold	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	GLD	PULS
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$135.8bn	$19.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GLD	PULS
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

GLD SPDR Gold Shares PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Commodity ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street PGIM

What it is Holds gold Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +2.5% +4.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +2.7% (IAU) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs IAU not measured

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 553

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $135.8bn $19.8bn

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

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About each fund

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 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, GLD or PULS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GLD returned +2.5% and PULS +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, GLD or PULS?: PULS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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GLD on its own →PULS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PULS dividend history →PULS holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

State Street website ↗

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

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