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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, PULS or VLUE?

Neither: PULS and VLUE both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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PULS vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PULS returned +4.0% to VLUE's +54.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $19.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

PULS total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.15%

PULS expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 50.7 points; PULS is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PULS vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PULS	VLUE
Return
Measure	PULS	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	PULS	VLUE
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	PULS	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$19.8bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	PULS	VLUE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		42.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and VLUE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PULS VLUE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PULS

PGIM ETF Trust 1.81%

GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.74%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.66%

ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.57%

BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.51%

FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUEBEC 0.51%

BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.43%

BROADCOM INC 0.43%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

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Side by side

PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer PGIM iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 553 148

Net assets, PULS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $19.8bn $9.4bn

PULS and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.0% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, PULS or VLUE?: Neither: PULS and VLUE both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

PULS on its own →VLUE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PULS dividend history →PULS holdings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

PGIM website ↗

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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