Are PMSE and SPLG the same kind of fund?

No. PMSE is a buffer ETF and SPLG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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PMSE vs SPLG: how they differ

PMSE and SPLG are funds of different kinds, on the fields both publish.

PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - September and S&P 500, book from IVV.

PMSE and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PMSE PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - September	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	PGIM	S&P
What it is	Defined outcome, 100% on SPY	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	not published	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.50%	not published

PMSE in plain words

From its price on Sep 12, 2026, the fund can gain about 7.7% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 0.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 0.0% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.6% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 354 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Aug 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Are PMSE and SPLG the same kind of fund?: No. PMSE is a buffer ETF and SPLG is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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PMSE against SPLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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