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PBAUPGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - August

Stay safeGrow my money2y track recordRanked #203 of 387 in this goal

Seeks returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a cap while providing a downside buffer against the first 20% of losses.

By PGIM · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.50%

#2,766 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$40M

#3,979 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+9.2%

Track Record

2 years

#3,484 of 6,040 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,929+9.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 105.4% of fundconcentrated

CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.32
82.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.32
17.8%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 C6.32
4.3%
(PIPA070) PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund
0.7%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P632.08
0.6%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P632.08
0.1%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P632.08
0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P505.66
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P505.66
-0.0%
CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.SPY 7 P505.66
-0.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
98.9%
Cash
1.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
4.7%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-8.9%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks returns that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a cap while providing a downside buffer against the first 20% of losses.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF that invests primarily in FLEX Options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to provide a downside buffer against the first 20% of losses and upside participation up to a cap of 11.18%. Aims to match the price return of the S&P 500 Index while managing risk through options strategies.
Inception date
May 9, 2024
Fund family
PGIM

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Data updated on 2026-09-18