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GSST vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSST's duration was 0.5 years on May 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; PULS charges 0.15% to GSST's 0.16%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $1.7bn for Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF and $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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PULS costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; PULS is 11.4 times larger.

GSST vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
GSSTPULS
Expense ratio0.16%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$1.7bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+4.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.9%
GSST total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.16%
GSST expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-5593FCB2BE

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

  1. Size. GSST has $1.7bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 11.6 times larger.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 GSST returned +3.9% 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

GSST
Goldman Sachs Ultra Short Bond ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Goldman Sachs PGIM
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.15%
Holdings 357 553
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $1.7bn $19.8bn

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

About GSST

GSST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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, GSST or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSST returned +3.9% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, GSST or PULS?
PULS 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
GSST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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