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PBQQ

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PGIM Laddered Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF

Buffered · PGIM · Inception 2024-12-27

$32.38−0.10 (−0.32%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 PM EDT

History starts Jan 2, 2025.
Intraday session: down, 35 prints from 32.48 to 32.38. Range 32.32 to 32.49. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$32.30$32.35$32.45$32.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$93M
1Y return
+15.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$32.37
52W range
low $27.77high $32.49

Our read on PBQQ

ETF.net Research

Most buffer funds make you pick a start date. PBQQ holds four PGIM Nasdaq-100 buffer ETFs on staggered quarterly schedules, so one ticker spreads your entry across the calendar instead of betting on a single day.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation by providing exposure to stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index through a rolling ladder of four PGIM Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETFs intended to limit downside risk.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Cheapest in its buffered-Nasdaq peer group at 0.50%, versus a 0.79% cohort median and the 0.69% Calamos (CPNS, CPNJ) and 0.79% Innovator (NJUL) options.
  2. 02One ticker, four staggered outcome periods. A sleeve resets each quarter, so no single day's cap and buffer sets the terms for the whole position.businesswire.com
  3. 03The ladder is rebalanced back to equal weight quarterly, keeping the four start dates evenly represented rather than letting one drift dominant.businesswire.com
  4. 04Stands among the strongest builds in the buffered Nasdaq-100 group we track, with cost doing much of the heavy lifting.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The buffers and caps sit inside the underlying funds and apply across each one-year period, so mid-period value can trade outside those lines.businesswire.com
  2. 02Thinly traded next to plain Nasdaq-100 funds, so spreads carry more weight at the moment you transact.
  3. 03Launched at the end of 2024, so the record is short and covers one stretch of market weather.

PBQQ Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:49 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
PQJL25.0%

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001PQJLPGIM NASDAQ-100 BUFFER 12 ETF - JULY25.01%742,847$23M1
002PQJAPGIM NASDAQ-100 BUFFER 12 ETF - JANUARY24.99%711,172$23M1
003PQAPPGIM NASDAQ-100 BUFFER 12 ETF - APRIL24.98%704,288$23M1
004PQOCPGIM NASDAQ-100 BUFFER 12 ETF - OCTOBER24.96%714,664$23M1
005(PIPA070) PGIM Core Government Money Market Fund0.20%181,394$181K60
006Net Current Assets<0.01%482$482132

Showing 1–6 of 6 holdings

PBQQ Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

PBQQ$11,579
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. PBQQ $11,579. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for PBQQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPBQQ
Year to date+12.7%
1 month+2.4%
3 months+3.4%
1 year+15.8%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for PBQQ
YearReturn barPBQQ
2026 YTD+12.7%
2025+15.5%

History from Jan 2, 2025

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PBQQ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.0042 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2025 $0.0042. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.0042

PBQQ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.0%
Annualised · 19 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.23
vs 3-month T-bills · 19 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−12.9%
20 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.65
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

PBQQ Cost

Expense Ratio
0.50%