Bond ETFs

PULS:what it yields, how rates move it and what it holds

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF. Portfolio as of August 31, 2026, from the fund's SEC filing (Form N-PORT).

Ultra short. Bonds that mature very soon. They usually yield a little more than Treasury bills, with a little more risk.

Yield to maturity (YTM)

4.49%

+0.38 points over US Treasuries of the same maturity

As of August 31, 2026, before the fund's costs.

If rates rise 1 pointestimated from its duration, 0.8 years: -0.8%
Investment gradeof the credit risk, BBB or better: 99%
Size828 positions: $18.7B

In a few words

PULS holds 828 positions. 97% of the portfolio is corporate bonds. On August 31, 2026, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.49% a year, before the fund's costs. Its duration is 0.8 years: if rates rise by 1 percentage point, its price falls about 0.8%. In 2022, when rates rose sharply, its total return was +1.5%.

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If rates change

A rough estimate, if rates moved at once and equally at every maturity.

0.8 years duration4.49% yield to maturity

Change in rates+1 point

Price, at once

-0.8%

Over 12 months, with the yield

+3.7%

Ready-made moves

Change in rates	At once	12 months
	+0.8%	+5.2%
	+0.4%	+4.9%
	0.0%	+4.5%
	-0.4%	+4.1%
	-0.8%	+3.7%
	-1.5%	+3.0%

At a yield of 4.49% and a duration of 0.8 years, a rise in rates of about 5.99 points within the year would eat the whole year's yield.

Past returns

The ETF's total return, price change plus distributions, as the fund reports it to the SEC.

September 2019 – August 2026

Last 12 months

+4.3%

3 years, average per year

+5.4%

Worst 12 months

-0.4%

Largest fall from a peak

-2.4%

100 at the start 127.1 at the end, distributions reinvested

What it holds

Portfolio as of August 31, 2026: who issued the bonds, when they mature and the largest issuers.

828 positions489 issuers

Largest issuers

The 10 largest are 9.2% of the fund.

SEMPRA1.19%

Healthpeak Properties Inc1.03%

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.0.98%

BMW US CAPITAL LLC0.91%

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE NEW YORK BRANCH0.91%

TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP0.88%

BNP PARIBAS SA NEW YORK BRANCH0.83%

NUTRIEN LTD0.83%

ERP Operating Limited Partnership0.81%

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC0.80%

When they mature

Up to 1 year37.3%

1 to 3 years27.0%

3 to 5 years0.8%

5 to 10 years14.8%

10 to 20 years4.3%

Over 20 years13.1%

Details

Issuer: Companies, 96.9%
Positions: 828
Average coupon: 3.74%
Floating rate: 39.9%
In other currencies: 0.0%
Mortgage-backed: 0.0%
In default: 0.00%
Hard to value: 0.00%
Cash and cash funds: 0.2%

Maturities as stated on the bonds. Mortgage bonds, many corporate bonds and city bonds can be repaid early, so in practice they mature sooner.

Similar bond ETFs

Same kind as PULS, nearest in rate sensitivity.

ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF
If rates +1%-0.7%
JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF
If rates +1%-0.7%
VUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
If rates +1%-1.0%
MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
If rates +1%-0.4%

ETF	Yield (YTM)	If rates +1%	2022	Size
ICSHiShares Ultra Short Duration Bond Active ETF	4.31%	-0.7%	+1.0%	$8.1B
JPSTJPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	4.45%	-0.7%	+1.1%	$41.1B
VUSBVanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF	4.51%	-1.0%	-0.4%	$8.9B
MINTPIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund	4.61%	-0.4%	-1.0%	$16.4B

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How much would PULS fall if rates rose?

With a duration of 0.8 years, an immediate one-point rise in rates would take about 0.8% off its price. An equal fall would add about the same.

What is PULS's yield?

On August 31, 2026, according to its filing, the bonds it holds had a yield to maturity (YTM) of 4.49% a year, before the fund's costs. That is not the distribution the ETF pays, and it moves every day with prices.

How did PULS do in 2022?

In 2022 PULS returned +1.5% in total, as the fund reports it.

Is this PULS's dividend yield?

No. The yield to maturity shown here is what the bonds the fund holds would earn a year if held to maturity, at the prices on the filing date. The dividend yield measures what the ETF paid over the last 12 months against its price, and it lags, because it depends on the coupons of bonds bought earlier. The SEC yield the issuer publishes is a standardised 30-day figure after costs, and usually lands close to the yield to maturity, a little below. When rates have risen, the dividend yield is usually lower than the other two.

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