ETF comparison
FBND vs PULS
Both US Aggregate Bond.
Holdings overlap
22 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FBND and PULS would leave roughly 0.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
PULS is 21 bps cheaper than FBND. On a $100,000 position that's about $210/yr more in fees for FBND.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with FBND vs PULS.
Top shared holdings
22 shared in total| # | Holding | In FBND | In PULS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARINGS ISSUER LLC 2026-SBP | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.06% |
| 2 | WELLS FARGO and CO | 0.29% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 3 | SOFI CONSUMER LOAN PROGRAM 2026-2 TRUST | 0.04% | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| 4 | AVIS BUDGET RENT CAR FDG AESOP LLC | 0.02% | 0.21% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VENTAS RLTY LTD PARTNERSHIP | 0.02% | 0.12% | 0.02% |
| 6 | MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE CO | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.02% |
| 7 | ONSLOW BAY FINANCIAL | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| 8 | SCLP 2025-1 | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.01% |
| 9 | ARI FLEET LEASE TRUST 2025-A | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| 10 | ONEOK INC | 0.01% | 0.32% | 0.01% |
| 11 | NTT FINANCE CORP | 0.01% | 0.22% | 0.01% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL I | 0.01% | 0.21% | 0.01% |
Only in FBND
4,447 total- Fidelity Revere Street Trust 4.62%
- UST NOTES 2.34%
- UST NOTES 2.21%
- UST NOTES 2.17%
- UST NOTES 1.81%
- UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 1.53%
- UST NOTES 1.49%
- UNITED STATES TREASURY BOND 1.26%
- UST NOTES 1.20%
- FNMA/FHLG TBA ISSUER 1.19%
Only in PULS
658 total- PGIM ETF Trust 1.81%
- Phillips 66 0.83%
- GLENCORE FUNDING LLC 0.74%
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. 0.66%
- INTESA SANPAOLO SPA NEW YORK BRANCH 0.63%
- ABN AMRO BANK NV 0.57%
- Healthpeak Properties Inc 0.52%
- BX TRUST 2022-LBA6 0.51%
- FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUEBEC 0.51%
- Servicenow Inc 0.50%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.