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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and XLC returned −2.0%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or XLC?

PULS charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC 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 XLC: how they differ

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and XLC 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 XLC
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 18.92%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	ALPHABET INC CL A 10.12%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	ALPHABET INC CL C 8.10%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	AT+T INC 5.19%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.03%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	WALT DISNEY CO/THE 4.76%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 4.61%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.61%

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 XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	XLC State Street(R) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	State Street
What it is	PGIM Ultra Short Bond	Communication services
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−19.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	553	26

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC is an index equity fund tracking the Communication services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 26 positions, with the top ten at 70.4%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or XLC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and XLC returned −2.0%, so PULS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or XLC?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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