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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or SPYD?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD 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 SPYD: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and SPYD 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 SPYD
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	HP INC 1.69%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	TARGET CORP 1.46%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.46%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.45%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	PFIZER INC 1.44%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	AT+T INC 1.43%

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 SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	State Street
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+12.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−4.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	553	81

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so SPYD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or SPYD?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PULS against SPYD, 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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