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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PULS or XLP?

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

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

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PULS and XLP 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 XLP
PGIM ETF Trust 2.38%	WALMART INC 10.14%
GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.98%	COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 8.76%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.87%	COCA COLA CO/THE 7.44%
ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.75%	PROCTER + GAMBLE CO/THE 7.29%
BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.68%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.47%
FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUE 0.67%	TARGET CORP 4.62%
BX TRUST 2018-BILT 0.56%	COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.53%
BROADCOM INC 0.56%	MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.51%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PULS PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples 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	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	+4.2%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−13.3 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	553	36

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.5%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or XLP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.2% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PULS or XLP?: PULS charges 0.15% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so XLP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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