{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/nvbu-vs-pbnv","section":"compare","title":"NVBU vs PBNV: Cap, Buffer & Days Left | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026 NVBU can fall 1.7% and PBNV 1.2% before its buffer engages, on SPY. Both end their outcome period on Oct 31, 2027.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which resets first, NVBU or PBNV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NVBU ends its outcome period on Oct 31, 2027 and PBNV on Oct 31, 2027. New terms are set the day after each."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, NVBU or PBNV?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NVBU charges 0.74% a year and PBNV charges 0.50%, so PBNV is cheaper. 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Both end their outcome period on Oct 31, 2027.","dateModified":"2026-11-04","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/nvbu-vs-pbnv","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/funds.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Remaining cap","Fall before the buffer engages","Protection left in index points","Starting buffer","Outcome period","Reference index return","Fund return","Days remaining","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Buffer ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":6269,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Buffer ETFs / Compare ETFs / NVBU vs PBNV \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026 .\n\n NVBU vs PBNV: Cap, Buffer & Days Left\n\n As of Nov 4, 2026 NVBU can fall 1.7% before its buffer engages and PBNV 1.2%.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n PBNV costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; PBNV is 1.1 times larger.\n NVBU and PBNV at a glance. As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. NVBU PBNV \n Expense ratio 0.74% 0.50% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $34m $37m \n Total return, 1 year +7.7% +11.2% \n What it tracks SPY SPY \n Holdings in common not","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, NVBU against PBNV, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/nvbu-vs-pbnv","a":{"ticker":"NVBU","name":"AllianzIM U.S. Equity Buffer15 Uncapped ETF - Nov","issuer":"AllianzIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since Nov 1, 2026, NVBU returned 0.9%, against SPY's 1.5% price return. It can fall 1.7% before its buffer.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nvbu","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"uncapped","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"1.7%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"361","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$34m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"PBNV","name":"PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - November ","issuer":"PGIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since Nov 1, 2026, PBNV returned 0.7%, against SPY's 1.5% price return. It can gain 11.5% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pbnv","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"11.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"1.2%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"20.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"361","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$42m","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 4, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"issuer data, Nov 4, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/buffer/nvbu-vs-pbnv"}