PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF (BATS:PBFR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Trevor Kearing on Nov 12th, 2026

PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF (BATS:PBFR – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 58,218 shares, an increase of 249.5% from the October 15th total of 16,656 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,379 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF Price Performance

PBFR stock opened at $31.39 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $31.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $30.41. PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF has a 52 week low of $28.46 and a 52 week high of $33.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PBFR. Private Advisor Group LLC purchased a new position in PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF during the third quarter worth $395,000. Harbour Investments Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF in the third quarter valued at $95,000. Parallel Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF in the third quarter valued at $40,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 354,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,081,000 after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Claro Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF by 7.5% during the third quarter. Claro Advisors Inc. now owns 60,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,892,000 after acquiring an additional 4,229 shares during the last quarter.

About PGIM Laddered S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF

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The PGIM Laddered Fund of Buffer 20 ETF (PBFR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively managed fund-of-funds that holds a laddered portfolio of PGIM US Large-Cap Buffer 20 ETFs. PBFR was launched on Jun 11, 2024 and is issued by PGIM.