PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - August
$26.97−0.07 (−0.26%) past 5 days
Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.
- 0.50%
- $6M
- +5.5%
- 1.86K sh
- low $25.39high $27.47
The ETF.net PMAU Grade
B
Score 53 out of 100
- 10 of 20
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A76 out of 100Rank 1 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 11 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D26 out of 100Rank 15 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D25 out of 100Rank 16 of 20
PMAU Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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PMAU$10,552
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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.
| Period | PMAU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.7% |
| 1 month | −0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +5.5% |
| 3 years | |
| 5 years | |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | PMAU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.7% | |
| 2025 | +3.0% |
PMAU in the news
PMAU Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PMAU Risk
- 2.3%
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.
- 0.91
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.
- −1.8%
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.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
PMAU Cost
Tied cheapest in S&P 500 Max Buffer
$9,979
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
PMAU 0.50%
$9,979
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | PMAU |
|---|---|
| 10 | $900 |
| 20 | $3,460 |
| 30 | $9,979 |
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