Short Interest in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August (BATS:PBAU) Grows By 1,316.4%

Posted by Joseph Casey on May 11th, 2026

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August (BATS:PBAU – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,677 shares, a growth of 1,316.4% from the April 15th total of 189 shares. Currently, 1.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 2,324 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August Stock Performance

PBAU stock remained flat at $31.01 during midday trading on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 58 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,879. PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August has a fifty-two week low of $27.04 and a fifty-two week high of $31.02. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.97.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Water Asset Management bought a new stake in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August in the 4th quarter worth about $314,000. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at about $412,000. American Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August during the 3rd quarter valued at about $835,000. Spire Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 79,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,384,000 after acquiring an additional 2,082 shares during the period. Finally, Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC raised its holdings in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August by 281.8% during the third quarter. Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC now owns 96,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,840,000 after purchasing an additional 71,256 shares during the last quarter.

About PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF – August

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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.