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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYR or PULS?

IYR 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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IYR vs PULS: how they differ

IYR and PULS hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYR 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 IYR	Only in PULS
WELLTOWER 11.49%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.99%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.86%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.46%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.16%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 3.73%	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.

IYR and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	U.S. Real Estate	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.8 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.15%
Holdings	63	553

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% 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, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 53.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 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, IYR or PULS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYR or PULS?: IYR 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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IYR 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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