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IBTH vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IBTH's duration was 0.9 years on Jul 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; IBTH charges 0.07% to PULS's 0.15%. Net assets: $2.4bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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IBTH costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; PULS is 8.3 times larger.

IBTH vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IBTHPULS
Expense ratio0.07%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$2.4bn$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year+2.8%+4.1%
What it tracksICE 2027 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.

+2.8%
IBTH total return, 1 year
+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
0.07%
IBTH expense ratio
0.15%
PULS expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IBTH follows ICE 2027 Maturity US Treasury Index and PULS follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Number of holdings. IBTH holds 51 positions and PULS holds 553.
  3. Size. IBTH has $2.4bn in net assets and PULS $19.8bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 8.3 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

IBTH
iShares iBonds Dec 2027 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 +2.8% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%
Holdings 51 553
Net assets, IBTH as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $2.4bn $19.8bn

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

About IBTH

IBTH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% 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, IBTH or PULS?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTH returned +2.8% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, IBTH or PULS?
IBTH 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
IBTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IBTH ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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