PBJL - PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - July

PBJL uses FLEX options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over a one-year period that resets each July. The fund foregoes upside participation above a certain threshold, which resets annually in exchange for preventing the realization of the first 20% of SPY's losses, as well as the dividend component of SPY because the options are written on the price and not on the total return version of the shares. Should the value of SPY decline by more than 20%, the fund will experience subsequent losses on a one-to-one basis.

Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
Market Cap
$72.2M
Beta
0.39
52-Week Range
29.19-32.19
IPO Date
May 8, 2024
Exchange
CBOE

PBJL Options Snapshot

Options pricing data for PBJL is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.

What This Page Covers

The PBJL overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.

PBJL fund facts: expense ratio 0.50%, assets under management $74.2M, NAV $32.12 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 8 holdings in its latest file, launched May 7, 2024, issued by PGIM. See the PBJL holdings.

Frequently asked PBJL overview questions

What is PBJL?
PBJL is the ticker symbol for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - July, an listed exchange-traded fund. PBJL uses FLEX options in an effort to moderate losses on shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) over a one-year period that resets each July. The fund foregoes upside participation above a certain threshold, which resets annually in exchange for preventing the realization of the first 20% of SPY's losses, as well as the dividend component of SPY because the options are written on the price and not on the total return version of the shares. Listed on CBOE. PBJL is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
What are PBJL's key statistics?
PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - July (PBJL) carries a market capitalization of $72.2M, 52-week range of 29.19-32.19. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
What sector or industry does PBJL belong to?
PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - July operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PBJL's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
How current is the PBJL data on this page?
Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for PBJL, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.