ETF comparison

ICSHvsPULS

Both US Aggregate Bond.

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF · PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
6.6%

41 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ICSH and PULS would leave roughly6.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ICSH only 86.6%Shared 6.6%PULS only 93.7%
In ICSH only
317 positions
Shared
41 positions
In PULS only
640 positions

Side by side

ICSH

iShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares · US Aggregate Bond

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$8.65B
TTM yield
4.17%
Top-10 conc.
11.6%
PULS

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

PGIM · US Aggregate Bond

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$18.71B
TTM yield
4.42%
Top-10 conc.
7.3%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
85
52
Tax efficiency
52
97
Liquidity
100
98
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
ICSHsub-scorePULS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

ICSH is 7 bps cheaper than PULS. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for PULS.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ICSH vs PULS.

Top shared holdings

41 shared in total
#HoldingIn ICSHIn PULSOverlap
1NATWEST MARKETS PLC0.44%0.39%0.39%
2SALESFORCE INC0.73%0.32%0.32%
3PROTECTIVE LIFE GLOBAL0.41%0.31%0.31%
4TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP0.27%0.26%0.26%
5AMAZON.COM INC0.49%0.24%0.24%
6NTT FINANCE CORP0.22%0.22%0.22%
7SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA0.42%0.22%0.22%
8PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC0.30%0.21%0.21%
9EATON CORP0.21%0.21%0.21%
10E.ON SE0.21%0.21%0.21%
11STARBUCKS CORP0.21%0.21%0.21%
12MARS INC0.24%0.19%0.19%

Only in ICSH

317 total
  • BlackRock Funds III2.03%
  • Marubeni Finance America LLC1.03%
  • Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY0.82%
  • NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL GLBL0.79%
  • CDP Financial Inc0.75%
  • PACIFIC LIFE GF II0.75%
  • NEW YORK LIFE GLOBAL FDG0.73%
  • MORGAN STANLEY PVT BANK0.73%
  • HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC0.73%
  • RWE AG0.73%

Only in PULS

640 total
  • PGIM ETF Trust1.81%
  • Phillips 660.83%
  • GLENCORE FUNDING LLC0.74%
  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.0.66%
  • INTESA SANPAOLO SPA NEW YORK BRANCH0.63%
  • ABN AMRO BANK NV0.57%
  • Healthpeak Properties Inc0.52%
  • BX TRUST 2022-LBA60.51%
  • FEDERATION DES CAISSES DESJARDINS DU QUEBEC0.51%
  • Servicenow Inc0.50%

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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.