Short Interest in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August (BATS:AUGP) Increases By 109.7%

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August (BATS:AUGP) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,795 shares, an increase of 109.7% from the June 30th total of 1,810 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,965 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August Stock Performance

Shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August stock opened at $33.35 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $32.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $31.96. PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August has a 1-year low of $29.08 and a 1-year high of $33.35.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of AUGP. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August during the second quarter valued at about $4,180,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August in the third quarter valued at about $271,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August in the fourth quarter valued at about $212,000. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August by 531.1% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,000 after purchasing an additional 4,796 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 41,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,286,000 after purchasing an additional 2,441 shares during the period.

About PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August

The PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 12 ETF – August (AUGP) 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 AUGP was launched on May 10, 2024 and is issued by PGIM.