Performance analysis of PBAU (PGIM S&P 500 BUFFER 20 ETF - AUGUST)
Annual Return
Since May 10, 2024, PBAU has had an average annual return of +11.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +18.94% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.33% | +11.66% | +7.08% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.63% | -0.42% | -1.25% | +4.08% | +1.32% | +0.51% | +0.42% | +5.33% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.55% | -0.41% | -2.25% | -0.31% | +3.59% | +2.85% | +1.81% | +1.01% | +1.55% | +0.60% | +0.41% | +0.81% | +11.66% |
| 2024 | +0.52% | +1.17% | +0.81% | +1.59% | +1.23% | -0.12% | +2.39% | -0.69% | +7.08% |
Drawdown analysis of PBAU (PGIM S&P 500 BUFFER 20 ETF - AUGUST)
The maximum drawdown for the PBAU was -8.88%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 28 trading sessions.
The current PBAU drawdown is -0.02%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.88% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 28 | May 19, 2025 | 62 |
| -3.30% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -2.82% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 11 |
| -1.86% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 23 |
| -1.73% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.42% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 6 | Jun 3, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.29% | Dec 6, 2024 | 9 | Dec 19, 2024 | 19 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.12% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.07% | Oct 29, 2024 | 4 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -0.89% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.81% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 | Jan 23, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.77% | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.74% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.70% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.68% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.67% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.64% | Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.58% | Aug 21, 2024 | 1 | Aug 22, 2024 | 1 | Aug 23, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.56% | Jul 31, 2025 | 1 | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 | Aug 4, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.54% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.53% | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.51% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.44% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 7 | Feb 5, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.42% | Jul 23, 2024 | 2 | Jul 25, 2024 | 2 | Jul 29, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.41% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 6 |