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PMJN SPY \n Expense ratio 0.50% 0.09% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $10m $814.8bn \n Total return, 1 year +4.7% +13.6% \n What it tracks","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, PMJN against SPY, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/pmjn-vs-spy","a":{"ticker":"PMJN","name":"PGIM S&P 500 Max Buffer ETF - June","issuer":"PGIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Jun 1, 2026, PMJN returned 1.5%, against SPY's 2.1% price return. 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Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/pmjn-vs-spy"}