PULS

PULS Dividend Yield

PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF · Ultrashort Bond · PGIM · ETF · monthly payer

$49.50

As of Nov 5, 2026, PULS (PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF) yields 4.76%, paying $2.15 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $49.50 price. It costs 0.15% a year and manages $19.6B. Over the last 5 years it returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Current yield

4.76%

Paid a Year

$2.15

Expense Ratio

0.15%

Assets

$19.6B

5-Yr Return

4.4%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about PULS

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, PULS yields 4.76% and pays about $2.15 a share a year, monthly.
PULS paid $2.1540 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 12 payments.
PULS's expense ratio is 0.15% a year, or $15.00 on $10,000.
PULS is an ETF from PGIM with $19.6B in assets, started Apr 5, 2018.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PULS returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
PULS: Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "PULS Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PULS

What $10,000 in PULS became

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From Apr 2018 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$13,262

Payouts taken as cash

$12,806

$2,932 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$32,494

The gap between the lines is what PULS's payouts added.

PULS total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+4.1%	−0.7%	+12.0%
3 years	+5.3%	+0.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+4.4%	−0.1%	+12.0%
Since Apr 2018	+3.4%	−0.1%	+14.9%

PULS distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Oct 30, 2026	—	$0.1830	−7.1%
Sep 30, 2026	—	$0.1710	−11.9%
Aug 31, 2026	—	$0.1770	−11.1%
Jul 31, 2026	—	$0.1710	−14.1%
Jun 30, 2026	—	$0.1650	−14.1%
May 29, 2026	—	$0.1780	−10.6%
Apr 30, 2026	—	$0.1660	−14.9%
Mar 31, 2026	—	$0.1790	−10.1%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1650	−9.3%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.1840	−8.0%
Dec 30, 2025	—	$0.2260	−9.6%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.1890	−8.7%

What PULS holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

PAAA PGIM AAA CLO ETF2.3%

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PULS questions

What is PULS's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, PULS yields 4.76% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $2.1540 a share in 12 payments, against a $49.50 share price.

How often does PULS pay dividends?

PULS pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of PULS pay?

At about $2.1540 a share a year, 100 shares of PULS pay about $215.40 a year, $17.95 each month, before tax.

What is PULS's expense ratio?

PULS's expense ratio is 0.15% a year: $15.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is PULS's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PULS returned 4.4% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -0.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

How is PULS's income taxed?

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement. This is general information, not tax advice.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: PGIM
Category: Ultra-short bond ETF
Started: Apr 5, 2018
Expense ratio: 0.15%
Assets: $19.6B
Current yield: 4.76%
Paid in the last year: $2.1540 (12 payments)
Last payment: $0.1830 · ex Oct 30, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.03

What it holds and how it's taxed

Holds short-term bonds, which can include corporate or asset-backed debt, for a little more yield than T-bills and a little more price movement.

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At $2.15 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$17.95

Annual$215.40

Monthly avg$17.95

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PULS total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting PULS dividend calculator100 shares pay $215.40 a year, $17.95 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.