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About PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
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Inception date
Apr 5, 2018
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
PGIM Investments LLC
Distributor
Prudential Investment Management Services LLC
PULS is an actively managed bond fund that invests in USD-denominated debt securities. The fund seeks to maintain a weighted average duration of one year or less and a weighted average maturity of less than three years. Holdings can be issued by the US government, US-domiciled corporations, and foreign entities. The subadviser uses a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom-up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems to manage the fund’s assets.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Securitized
Cash
Bonds, Cash & Other100.00%
Corporate64.05%
Securitized24.12%
Cash10.07%
ETF0.81%
Structured0.36%
Miscellaneous0.31%
Government0.29%
Stock breakdown by region
North America85.56%
Europe10.95%
Oceania3.49%
Latin America0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
PULS invests in bonds. The fund's major sectors are Corporate, with 64.05% stocks, and Securitized, with 24.12% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
PULS last dividends amounted to 0.20 USD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.19 USD in dividends, which shows a 2.20% increase.
PULS assets under management is 11.32 B USD. It's risen 3.82% over the last month.
PULS fund flows account for 4.48 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, PULS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.27%. The last dividend (May 5, 2025) amounted to 0.19 USD. The dividends are paid monthly.
PULS shares are issued by Prudential Financial, Inc. under the brand PGIM. The ETF was launched on Apr 5, 2018, and its management style is Active.
PULS expense ratio is 0.15% meaning you'd have to pay 0.15% of your investment to help manage the fund.
PULS follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
PULS invests in bonds.
PULS price has risen by 0.18% over the last month, See more dynamics on PULS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.02% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 3.86% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a −0.02% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 3.86% in a year.
PULS trades at a premium (0.03%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.