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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +18.4% and PULS +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, MTUM or PULS?

Neither: MTUM and PULS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MTUM vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MTUM returned +18.4% to PULS's +4.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $18.7bn for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF and $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.4%

MTUM total return, 1 year

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.4 points; PULS is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

MTUM vs PULS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MTUM	PULS
Return
Measure	MTUM	PULS
Total return, 1 year	+18.4%	+4.0%
Drawdown
Measure	MTUM	PULS
Below its high	11.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MTUM	PULS
What it tracks	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	MTUM	PULS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$18.7bn	$19.8bn
Holdings
Measure	MTUM	PULS
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MTUM and PULS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MTUM PULS

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Only in MTUM

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.06%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.00%

INTEL CORPORATION 3.92%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.64%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.45%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.96%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.88%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62%

Only in PULS

PGIM ETF Trust 1.81%

GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.74%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.66%

ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.57%

BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.51%

FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUEBEC 0.51%

BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.43%

BROADCOM INC 0.43%

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Side by side

MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares PGIM

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.4% +4.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +4.8 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 126 553

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $18.7bn $19.8bn

MTUM and PULS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 35.5%. It sat 11.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

PULS

PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MTUM or PULS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MTUM returned +18.4% and PULS +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, MTUM or PULS?: Neither: MTUM and PULS both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MTUM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MTUM ↗

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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