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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or PULS?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS 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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HYG vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG 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 HYG	Only in PULS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	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.

HYG and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	US high yield bonds	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.15%
Holdings	1326	553

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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, HYG or PULS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or PULS?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HYG 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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