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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and PULS +4.1%.

Which is cheaper, JPST or PULS?

PULS is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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JPST vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

JPST's duration was 0.8 years on May 31, 2026 and PULS's 0.7 on May 29, 2026; PULS charges 0.15% to JPST's 0.18%. Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, and $19.8bn on Oct 19, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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PULS costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; JPST is 2.2 times larger.

JPST vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JPST	PULS
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026	$42.8bn	$19.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+3.4%	+4.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	report dates differ

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

+3.4%

JPST total return, 1 year

+4.1%

PULS total return, 1 year

0.18%

JPST expense ratio

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

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

What each follows (similar). Both follow No index, actively managed.
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 JPST returned +3.4% and PULS +4.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.7 points.
Number of holdings (similar). JPST holds 824 positions and PULS holds 553.

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

JPST

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

PULS

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer JPMorgan PGIM

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +3.4% +4.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.9% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +5.4 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.15%

Holdings 824 553

Net assets, JPST as of Oct 20, 2026 and PULS as of Oct 19, 2026 $42.8bn $19.8bn

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

About JPST

JPST is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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, JPST or PULS?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPST returned +3.4% and PULS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, JPST or PULS?: PULS is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

JPST filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JPST prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗

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