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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and PULS returned +4.2%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HDV or PULS?

HDV charges 0.08% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HDV vs PULS: how they differ

HDV and PULS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDV	Only in PULS
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 8.28%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
CHEVRON 6.55%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
ABBVIE 6.19%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.82%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
PFIZER 4.66%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 4.42%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
MERCK & CO INC 4.38%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.37%	BROADCOM INC 0.56%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HDV and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Core High Dividend	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.5%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.0 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Holdings	78	553

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 52.8%.

PULS in plain words

PULS is a cash and treasury bills tracking the PGIM Ultra Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or PULS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and PULS returned +4.2%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or PULS?: HDV charges 0.08% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HDV against PULS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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