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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VCSH?

VCSH is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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PULS vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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PULS's duration was 0.7 years on May 29, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH charges 0.03% to PULS's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

PULS vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PULS	VCSH
Return
Measure	PULS	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	PULS	VCSH
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	PULS	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026	$19.8bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	PULS	VCSH
Holdings in common	3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VCSH hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PULS VCSH

AMZN 3.9 11/20/28, due Nov 20, 2028 0.18% 0.12%

CRM 4.5 03/15/28, due Mar 15, 2028 0.32% 0.10%

AMZN 4 03/13/29, due Mar 13, 2029 0.24% 0.08%

GOOGL 3.7 02/15/29, due Feb 15, 2029 0.19% 0.08%

GSK 3.875 05/15/28, due May 15, 2028 0.07% 0.08%

WFC V2.393 06/02/28 MTN, due Jun 2, 2028 0.07% 0.13%

NEE 4.685 09/01/27, due Sep 1, 2027 0.12% 0.07%

CRM 4.65 03/15/29, due Mar 15, 2029 0.32% 0.06%

ACN 3.9 10/04/27, due Oct 4, 2027 0.14% 0.06%

NFLX 4.875 04/15/28, due Apr 15, 2028 0.31% 0.06%

AVGO 4.8 04/15/28, due Apr 15, 2028 0.43% 0.06%

AMZN 3.85 03/13/28, due Mar 13, 2028 0.24% 0.06%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PULS

PGIM AAA CLO ETF 1.81%

Phillips 66 0% CP 22/06/2026, due Jun 22, 2026 0.83%

GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0% CP 17/06/2026, due Jun 17, 2026 0.74%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0% CP 01/06/2026, due Jun 1, 2026 0.66%

INTESA SANPAOLO SPA NEW YORK BRANCH 4.27% CP 30/06/2026, due Jun 30, 2026 0.63%

ABNANV 4.718 01/22/27 144A, due Jan 22, 2027 0.57%

Healthpeak Properties Inc 0% CP 24/06/2026, due Jun 24, 2026 0.52%

BX 2022-LBA6 A, due Jan 18, 2039 0.51%

Only in VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer PGIM Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 553 3064

Net assets, PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $19.8bn $43.9bn

PULS and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VCSH?: VCSH is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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