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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or PULS?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so LQD 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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LQD vs PULS: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD 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 LQD	Only in PULS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	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.

LQD and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	PGIM
What it is	US investment grade bonds	PGIM Ultra Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+4.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−13.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.15%
Holdings	3149	553

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 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, LQD or PULS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and PULS returned +4.2%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or PULS?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and PULS charges 0.15%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LQD 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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