PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August (BATS:PBAU) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Posted by Paula Ricardo on Nov 12th, 2026

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August (BATS:PBAU – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,017 shares, a drop of 74.1% from the October 15th total of 7,795 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,557 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PBAU. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC increased its stake in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC now owns 111,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,564,000 after acquiring an additional 14,515 shares during the period. Kintra Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August by 106.9% during the 2nd quarter. Kintra Wealth LLC now owns 47,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 24,581 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August in the third quarter worth $476,000. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. increased its position in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August by 128.7% in the third quarter. DHJJ Financial Advisors Ltd. now owns 7,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 4,167 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada bought a new position in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August in the first quarter worth $227,000.

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August Stock Up 0.6%

BATS:PBAU opened at $32.15 on Thursday. PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August has a 52 week low of $29.16 and a 52 week high of $32.39. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $32.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.20.

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August Company Profile

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The PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August (PBAU) 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 PBAU was launched on May 7, 2024 and is issued by PGIM.