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IBDR vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBDR's duration was 0.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; IBDR charges 0.10% to PULS's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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IBDR costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; PULS is 6.9 times larger.

IBDR vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBDRPULS
Expense ratio0.10%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$2.9bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.9%+4.1%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.9%
IBDR total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.10%
IBDR expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IBDR follows not read by ETFIQ and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. IBDR holds 81 positions and PULS holds 553.
  3. Size. IBDR has $2.9bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 6.8 times larger.

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

IBDR
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Corporate ETF
PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PGIM
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +3.9% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.10% 0.15%
Holdings 81 553
Net assets, IBDR as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.9bn $19.8bn

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

About IBDR

IBDR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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, IBDR or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBDR returned +3.9% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, IBDR or PULS?
IBDR is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IBDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBDR ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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