ETF comparison
PULSvsVUSB
Both US Aggregate Bond.
Holdings overlap
80 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PULS and VUSB would leave roughly5.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VUSB is 5 bps cheaper than PULS. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/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 PULS vs VUSB.
Top shared holdings
80 shared in total| # | Holding | In PULS | In VUSB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NTT FINANCE CORP | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.22% |
| 2 | AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORP | 0.21% | 0.34% | 0.21% |
| 3 | T-MOBILE USA INC | 0.31% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 4 | M&T BANK AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST 2026-1 | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.21% |
| 5 | SALESFORCE INC | 0.32% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 6 | JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| 7 | FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC | 0.19% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 8 | TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.17% |
| 9 | MARS INC | 0.25% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 10 | SOFI CONSUMER LOAN PROGRAM TRUST 2026-1 | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.16% |
| 11 | ONEOK INC | 0.32% | 0.16% | 0.16% |
| 12 | GMF FLOORPLAN OWNER REVOLVING TRUST | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Only in PULS
601 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%
Only in VUSB
1,201 total- United States Treasury Bill4.19%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.67%
- PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The0.58%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond0.52%
- Regions Bank/Birmingham AL0.51%
- US Bancorp0.50%
- Charles Schwab Corp/The0.49%
- Truist Bank0.44%
- Westlake Flooring Master Trust0.44%
- DLLAD 2024-1 LLC0.43%
Open PULS or VUSB at a brokerage
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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/.
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