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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +32.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGM or PULS?

IGM charges 0.37% 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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IGM vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGM 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 IGM	Only in PULS
MICROSOFT 10.11%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
APPLE 9.14%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
NVIDIA 8.89%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
BROADCOM INC 7.42%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.87%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.73%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
ALPHABET CLASS A 4.23%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.66%	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.

IGM and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	Expanded Tech Sector	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+32.7%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.2 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.15%
Holdings	272	553

IGM in plain words

IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 272 positions, with the top ten at 58.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IGM or PULS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +32.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGM or PULS?: IGM charges 0.37% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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