PBOC - PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - October
Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to securities included in the S&P 500 Index. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). It will invest substantially all of its assets in customized equity or index option contracts known as FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) on the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”).
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $48.4M
- Beta
- 0.38
- 52-Week Range
- 28.38-31.78
- IPO Date
- May 17, 2024
- Exchange
- CBOE
PBOC Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for PBOC 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 PBOC 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.
PBOC fund facts: expense ratio 0.50%, assets under management $59.9M, NAV $31.72 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, 8 holdings in its latest file, launched May 16, 2024, issued by PGIM. See the PBOC holdings.
Frequently asked PBOC overview questions
- What is PBOC?
- PBOC is the ticker symbol for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - October, an listed exchange-traded fund. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to securities included in the S&P 500 Index. The fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). Listed on CBOE. PBOC 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 PBOC's key statistics?
- PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - October (PBOC) carries a market capitalization of $48.4M, 52-week range of 28.38-31.78. 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 PBOC belong to?
- PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - October 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 PBOC'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 PBOC data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for PBOC, 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.