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PULS vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees

PULS's duration was 0.7 years on May 29, 2026 and YEAR's 0.9 on May 31, 2026; PULS charges 0.15% to YEAR's 0.25%. Net assets on Oct 19, 2026: $19.8bn for PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF and $1.6bn for AB Ultra Short Income ETF.

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PULS costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; PULS is 12.5 times larger.

PULS vs YEAR: Differences, Returns & Fees
PULSYEAR
Expense ratio0.15%0.25%
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026$19.8bn$1.6bn
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+2.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in commonreport dates differ

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

+4.1%
PULS total return, 1 year
+2.8%
YEAR total return, 1 year
0.15%
PULS expense ratio
0.25%
YEAR expense ratio

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PULS and YEAR are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Number of holdings. PULS holds 553 positions and YEAR holds 141.
  2. Cost. PULS charges 0.15% of assets a year and YEAR 0.25%, a gap of 0.10 points.
  3. Size. PULS has $19.8bn in net assets and YEAR $1.6bn (net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026); PULS is 12.4 times larger.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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On the same fields

PULS
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
YEAR
AB Ultra Short Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer PGIM AllianceBernstein
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +4.1% +2.8%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.9% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25%
Holdings 553 141
Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 $19.8bn $1.6bn

PULS and YEAR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About PULS

PULS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

About YEAR

YEAR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.9% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PULS or YEAR?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PULS returned +4.1% and YEAR +2.8%.
Which is cheaper, PULS or YEAR?
PULS is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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PULS on its own →YEAR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PULS dividend history →PULS holdings →YEAR dividend history →YEAR holdings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
PULS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PULS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗PGIM website ↗YEAR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗YEAR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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