PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July (BATS:PBJL) Stock Short Interest Drops 42.0%

Posted by Alanna Baker on Oct 2nd, 2026

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July (BATS:PBJL – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,498 shares, a decline of 42.0% from the August 31st total of 26,717 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,215 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 3.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kintra Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $596,000. Foguth Wealth Management LLC. grew its holdings in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July by 0.7% in the first quarter. Foguth Wealth Management LLC. now owns 434,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,531,000 after purchasing an additional 3,094 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada bought a new stake in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July in the first quarter worth $1,762,000.

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July Stock Up 0.1%

PBJL opened at $31.89 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $31.73 and a 200 day moving average of $31.13. PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July has a fifty-two week low of $29.18 and a fifty-two week high of $32.15.

About PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July

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The PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – July (PBJL) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims for specific buffered losses and capped gains on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over a specific holdings period. The actively managed fund holds options and collateral. PBJL was launched on May 7, 2024 and is issued by PGIM.