Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
AUGW vs PBAU: Cap, Buffer & Days Left
As of Nov 4, 2026 AUGW can fall 2.7% before its buffer engages and PBAU 2.5%.
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Net assets: $127m on Nov 3, 2026 for AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer20 ETF - Aug, and $40m on Nov 4, 2026 for PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - August .
AUGW: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.0%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
AUGW: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.0%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.1%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.PBAU: reference +2.6% since period start, fund +2.1%; buffer 0 to −20; cap +12.2%; Between buffer and cap. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PBAU costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; AUGW is 3.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | AUGW | PBAU |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +9.0% | +9.4% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Index fall to the buffer | 2.6% | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | SPY | SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.74% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $127m | $40m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
How much of a bear-market fall the buffer would absorb from today's level, ranked against 292 buffer ETFs on stocks with a live outcome period. 100 is best. How it is computed
Today's position against one 20% fall; it ignores smaller falls, and stock buffers are never ranked against bond or commodity ones. All buffer ETFs ranked by it →
Window by window
| Total return | Gap to the reference's price return | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | AUGW | PBAU | AUGW | PBAU |
| 3 months | +0.8% | +0.9% | +1.2 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +4.1% | +4.3% | −0.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 1 year | +9.0% | +9.4% | −4.5 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | +42.3% | – | −34.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: AUGW Aug 2023 · PBAU May 2024 | +39.7% | +28.9% | −28.3 pts | −18.3 pts |
Each fund's gap is to its reference's price return, dividends left out: the basis the outcome period uses. – means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Where each one stands today
AUGW resets first, on Jul 31, 2027, 269 days from now; PBAU runs to Jul 31, 2027, 269 days. AUGW can still gain 9.1% before its cap, PBAU 9.4%. A fall from here reaches AUGW’s buffer after 2.7% and PBAU’s after 2.5%. Both track SPY, so what separates them is where each is in its own period.
AUGW
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.1% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.7% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number. In index terms, SPY can fall 2.6% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 20.0% of the 20.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 269 days remained on Nov 4, 2026. On Jul 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
PBAU
From its price on Nov 4, 2026, the fund can gain about 9.4% more before it reaches its cap. The fund's price can fall 2.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's number.
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