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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and TLT returned −6.4%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or TLT?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and TLT 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 TLT: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and TLT 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 TLT
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%
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 TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	iShares
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	553	41

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and TLT returned −6.4%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or TLT?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so PULS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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