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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, PULS or SIVR?

PULS is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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PULS vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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PULS is an actively managed short-term fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PULS costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points.

PULS vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PULS	SIVR
Return
Measure	PULS	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	PULS	SIVR
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PULS	SIVR
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	PULS	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.30%
Net assets, PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026	$19.8bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	PULS	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer PGIM abrdn

What it is Actively managed Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.30%

Holdings 553 not counted

Net assets, PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 and SIVR as of Oct 28, 2026 $19.8bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

PULS

PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, PULS or SIVR?: PULS is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

abrdn website ↗

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