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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SHY returned +1.7%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or SHY?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and SHY 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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PULS vs SHY: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and SHY 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 PULS	Only in SHY
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	USD CASH 0.88%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.80%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.76%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.58%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.26%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	TREASURY NOTE 0.06%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%
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.

PULS and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	iShares
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	553	93

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or SHY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SHY returned +1.7%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or SHY?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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