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IBTG vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBTG's duration was 0.2 years on Jul 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; IBTG charges 0.07% to PULS's 0.15%. Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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IBTG costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; PULS is 10.6 times larger.

IBTG vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTGPULS
Expense ratio0.07%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$1.9bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+4.1%
What it tracksICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+3.6%
IBTG total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTG expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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Client brief · page 1 of 2Report BR-903E2B7583

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

  1. What each follows. IBTG follows ICE 2026 Maturity US Treasury Index and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. IBTG holds 10 positions and PULS holds 553.
  3. Size. IBTG has $1.9bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 10.4 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

IBTG
iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury 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 +3.6% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%
Holdings 10 553
Net assets, IBTG as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $1.9bn $19.8bn

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

About IBTG

IBTG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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, IBTG or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTG returned +3.6% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, IBTG or PULS?
IBTG is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
IBTG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTG ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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