485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2018

Securities Act Registration No. 333-222469

Investment Company Act Registration No. 811-23324

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 9 (X)

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 10 (X)

Check appropriate box or boxes

PGIM ETF Trust

Exact name of registrant as specified in charter

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code

(973) 367-7521

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Deborah A. Docs

655 Broad Street, 17th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102

Name and Address of Agent for Service

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

 X  immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

     on (            ) pursuant to paragraph (b)

     60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

     on (            ) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

     75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

     on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

     this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

Explanatory Note

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Amendment) only relates to the PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF series of the Registrant.

The Amendment is not intended to amend the current prospectuses and statements of additional information for the other series of the Registrant.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Newark, and State of New Jersey, on the 2nd day of October, 2018.

PGIM ETF Trust

*

Stuart S. Parker, President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
*	Director
Ellen S. Alberding
*	Director
Kevin J. Bannon
*	Director
Scott E. Benjamin
*	Director
Linda W. Bynoe
*	Director
Barry H. Evans
*	Director
Keith F. Hartstein
*	Director
Laurie Simon Hodrick
*	Director
Michael S. Hyland
*	Director and President, Principal Executive Officer
Stuart S. Parker
*	Director
Richard A. Redeker
*	Director
Brian K. Reid
*	Director
Grace C. Torres
*	Treasurer, Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
Brian D. Nee
*By: /s/ Claudia DiGiacomo	Attorney-in-Fact	October 2, 2018
Claudia DiGiacomo

POWER OF ATTORNEY

for the PGIM Fund Complex

The undersigned, Ellen S. Alberding, Kevin J. Bannon, Scott E. Benjamin, Linda W. Bynoe, Barry H. Evans, Keith F. Hartstein, Laurie Simon Hodrick, Michael S. Hyland, CFA, Stuart S. Parker, Richard A. Redeker, Brian K. Reid, and Grace C. Torres as directors/ trustees of each of the registered investment companies listed in Appendix A hereto, and Brian D. Nee, as treasurer and principal financial and accounting officer of each of the registered investment companies listed in Appendix A hereto, hereby authorize Andrew French, Claudia DiGiacomo, Deborah A. Docs, Raymond A. O’Hara and Jonathan D. Shain, or any of them, as attorney-in-fact, to sign on his or her behalf in the capacities indicated (and not in such person’s personal individual capacity for personal financial or estate planning), the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed for such registered investment company or any amendment thereto (including any pre-effective or post-effective amendments) and any and all supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, including Form N-PX, Forms 3, 4 and 5 for or on behalf of each registered investment company listed in Appendix A or any current or future series thereof, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

/s/ Ellen S. Alberding	/s/ Michael S. Hyland
Ellen S. Alberding	Michael S. Hyland
/s/ Kevin J. Bannon	/s/ Brian D. Nee
Kevin J. Bannon	Brian D. Nee
/s/ Scott E. Benjamin	/s/ Stuart S. Parker
Scott E. Benjamin	Stuart S. Parker
/s/ Linda W. Bynoe	/s/ Richard A. Redeker
Linda W. Bynoe	Richard A. Redeker
/s/ Barry H. Evans	/s/ Brian K. Reid
Barry H. Evans	Brian K. Reid
/s/ Keith F. Hartstein	/s/ Grace C. Torres
Keith F. Hartstein	Grace C. Torres
/s/ Laurie Simon Hodrick
Laurie Simon Hodrick
Dated: September 20, 2018

APPENDIX A

Prudential Government Money Market Fund, Inc.

The Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios 2

Prudential Investment Portfolios 3

Prudential Investment Portfolios Inc. 14

Prudential Investment Portfolios 4

Prudential Investment Portfolios 5

Prudential Investment Portfolios 6

Prudential National Muni Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Blend Fund, Inc.

Prudential Jennison Mid-Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios 7

Prudential Investment Portfolios 8

Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios 9

Prudential World Fund, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 10

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund, Inc.

Prudential Global Total Return Fund, Inc.

Prudential Investment Portfolios 12

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 15

Prudential Investment Portfolios 16

Prudential Investment Portfolios, Inc. 17

Prudential Investment Portfolios 18

Prudential Sector Funds, Inc.

Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund, Inc.

The Target Portfolio Trust

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-2

The Prudential Variable Contract Account-10

PGIM ETF Trust

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF

FUND SUMMARY

<b>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE </b>

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

<b>FUND FEES AND EXPENSES </b>

The table below describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. Investors purchasing shares of the Fund in the secondary market also may be subject to additional costs (including customary brokerage commissions) charged by their broker, which are not reflected in the tables below. The management agreement between PGIM ETF Trust (the Trust) and PGIM Investments LLC (PGIM Investments) (the Management Agreement) provides that PGIM Investments will pay all operating expenses of the Fund, except for certain expenses, including but not limited to, interest expenses, taxes, brokerage expenses, future Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), acquired fund fees and expenses, and the management fee payable to PGIM Investments under the Management Agreement.

<b>Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) </b>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses	PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Management fees	0.53%
Distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	none
Total annual Fund operating expenses	0.53%

<b>Example.</b>

The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other exchange traded funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

Expense Example	1 Year	3 Years
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | USD ($)	54	170

Expense Example, No Redemption	1 Year	3 Years
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | USD ($)	54	170

<b>Portfolio Turnover.</b>

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund's performance. The Fund is newly offered; therefore, it does not have a turnover rate for the most recent fiscal year.

<b>INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE </b><br/><br/> <b>Principal Investment Strategies.</b>

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of high yield bonds (commonly referred to as junk bonds) of companies or governments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its investable assets in a diversified portfolio of high yield bonds that are below investment grade and other investments (including derivatives) with similar economic characteristics. The term “below investment grade” refers to instruments either rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings (S& P) or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch), or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or, if unrated, considered by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality. The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions. The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index.

The term “bonds” includes fixed income instruments issued by the US Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, commercial paper, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, variable and floating rate instruments, bills, notes and other obligations issued by banks, corporations and other companies (including trust structures), convertible and non-convertible securities (including preferred stocks), loan participations and assignments, obligations issued by non-U.S. banks, companies or non-U.S. governments, and municipal bonds and notes.

The Fund may invest in securities which are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by the Fund or are rated in the lower rating categories or, if unrated, are in the judgment of the Subadviser of equivalent quality (“Distressed Securities”). Investing in Distressed Securities is speculative and involves significant risks.

The Fund's investments in derivatives will be included under the 80% asset policy noted above so long as the underlying assets of such derivatives are based on one or more high yield fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade. Such derivative investments are subject to the Fund's limit of investing up to 25% of its net assets in derivatives and are valued at notional value for purposes of the 80% asset policy noted above.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in foreign currency-denominated fixed-income securities issued by foreign or domestic issuers, including emerging markets. Foreign government fixed-income securities include securities issued by quasi-governmental entities, governmental agencies, supranational entities and other governmental entities. The Fund intends to hedge the currency risk of its foreign currency denominated fixed income securities into US dollars through the use of derivatives.

In managing the Fund’s assets, the subadviser uses a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems. In the top down economic analysis, the subadviser develops views on economic, policy and market trends. In its bottom up research, the subadviser develops an internal rating and outlook on issuers. The rating and outlook is determined based on a thorough review of the financial health and trends of the issuer. The subadviser may also consider investment factors such as expected total return, yield, spread and potential for price appreciation as well as credit quality, maturity and risk. The Fund may invest in a security based upon the expected total return rather than the yield of such security.

<b>Principal Risks.</b>

All investments have risks to some degree. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.

New/Small Fund Risk. The Fund recently commenced operations and has a limited operating history. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund's performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Since the Fund is new, an active secondary market for the shares of the Fund may not develop or may not continue once developed.

Bond Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income.

Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology.

Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk. Distressed and defaulted securities are subject to particularly high credit risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. These securities are at a high risk for default, especially during economic downturns, and they are subject to greater volatility than securities of more stable issuers. To the extent that the Fund invests in bankrupt issuers, the Fund may be subject to litigation risks and costs.

Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities.

Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk.

Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk as a result of the US Federal Reserve Board’s rate-setting policies. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser.

ETF Shares Trading Risk. Once Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the Exchange), the shares will be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the shares of a Fund are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in a Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of a Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for shares of a Fund. We cannot predict whether shares of a Fund will trade above, below or at their NAV. Trading on the Exchange, including trading of Fund shares, may be halted in certain circumstances and shareholders may not be able to sell Fund shares at the time or price desired. During periods of stressed market conditions, the market for the shares of a Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for a Fund’s portfolio investments. This adverse effect on the liquidity of a Fund’s shares could lead to differences between the market price of a Fund's shares and the NAV of those shares. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange to maintain the listing of shares of a Fund will continue to be met. At times, trading in the securities of ETFs has become volatile and unpredictable and the price of ETF shares has diverged from market driven fundamentals.

Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the shares of a Fund (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in a Fund’s shares trading on the Exchange significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of a Fund’s holdings. Premiums and discounts relate to differences between the market price and NAV of a Fund’s shares. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your shares of a Fund.

The securities held by a Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange and may trade outside of a collateralized settlement system. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads for a Fund’s shares on the Exchange and the corresponding premium or discount between the market price for Fund shares and their NAV may widen. Additionally, during times when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market is closed, there may be changes between the last quote from the closed foreign market and the value of such security during a Fund' s trading day on the Exchange and this may lead to differences between the market price of a Fund's shares and the underlying value of those shares.

Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants and none of these authorized participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other authorized participant creates or redeems, shares of the Fund may trade at a substantial discount or premium to NAV, may trade at larger spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting.

Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in shares of the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind.

Cost of Buying or Selling Shares. When you buy or sell shares of a Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers. In addition, the market price of shares of the Fund, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, and market liquidity and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, or market liquidity decreases. In times of severe market disruption, including when trading of the Fund’s holdings may be halted, the bid-ask spread may increase significantly. This means that the shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest during significant market volatility.

No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk. While shares of a Fund are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or by authorized participants. The distributor of the Fund’s shares does not maintain a secondary market in the shares.

Non-US Securities Risk. Investments in securities of non-US issuers (including those denominated in US dollars) generally involve more risk than investing in securities of US issuers. Non-US political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the US. Non-US legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the US legal system. In general, less information is publicly available about non-US companies than about US companies. Non-US companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are US companies.

Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-US investors, or that prevent non-US investors from withdrawing their money at will. Countries with emerging markets can be found in regions such as Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect.

Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to a Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, a Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. A Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for a Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund.

The US Government and non-US governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets.

Risks of Investments in Bank Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds in a timely manner. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so.

Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments. In addition to interest rate risk, investments in mortgage-backed securities composed of subprime mortgages may be subject to a higher degree of credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity risk.

Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons.

<b>Performance.</b>

The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present. A number of factors—including risk—can affect how the Fund will perform in the future.

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Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PGIM ETF TRUST
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 24, 2018
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Risk/Return [Heading]	rr_RiskReturnHeading	FUND SUMMARY
Objective [Heading]	rr_ObjectiveHeading	<b>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE </b>
Objective, Primary [Text Block]	rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock	The investment objective of the Fund is to seek total return, through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.
Expense [Heading]	rr_ExpenseHeading	<b>FUND FEES AND EXPENSES </b>
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Portfolio Turnover [Heading]	rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading	<b>Portfolio Turnover.</b>
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Expense Exchange Traded Fund Commissions [Text]	rr_ExpenseExchangeTradedFundCommissions	Investors purchasing shares of the Fund in the secondary market also may be subject to additional costs (including customary brokerage commissions) charged by their broker, which are not reflected in the tables below.
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Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]	rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock	The following hypothetical example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other exchange traded funds. It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated. It assumes a 5% return on your investment each year and that the Fund's operating expenses remain the same. Investors may pay brokerage commissions on their purchases and sales of Fund shares, which are not reflected in the Example. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.
Strategy [Heading]	rr_StrategyHeading	<b>INVESTMENTS, RISKS AND PERFORMANCE </b><br/><br/> <b>Principal Investment Strategies.</b>
Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of high yield bonds (commonly referred to as junk bonds) of companies or governments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its investable assets in a diversified portfolio of high yield bonds that are below investment grade and other investments (including derivatives) with similar economic characteristics. The term “below investment grade” refers to instruments either rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings (S& P) or Fitch, Inc. (Fitch), or comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), or, if unrated, considered by the Subadviser to be of comparable quality. The term “investable assets” refers to the Fund's net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund's investable assets will be less than its total assets to the extent that it has borrowed money for non-investment purposes, such as to meet anticipated redemptions. The Fund is an actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index. The term “bonds” includes fixed income instruments issued by the US Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, commercial paper, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, variable and floating rate instruments, bills, notes and other obligations issued by banks, corporations and other companies (including trust structures), convertible and non-convertible securities (including preferred stocks), loan participations and assignments, obligations issued by non-U.S. banks, companies or non-U.S. governments, and municipal bonds and notes. The Fund may invest in securities which are the subject of bankruptcy proceedings or otherwise in default as to the repayment of principal and/or interest at the time of acquisition by the Fund or are rated in the lower rating categories or, if unrated, are in the judgment of the Subadviser of equivalent quality (“Distressed Securities”). Investing in Distressed Securities is speculative and involves significant risks. The Fund's investments in derivatives will be included under the 80% asset policy noted above so long as the underlying assets of such derivatives are based on one or more high yield fixed income instruments that are rated below investment grade. Such derivative investments are subject to the Fund's limit of investing up to 25% of its net assets in derivatives and are valued at notional value for purposes of the 80% asset policy noted above. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its investable assets in foreign currency-denominated fixed-income securities issued by foreign or domestic issuers, including emerging markets. Foreign government fixed-income securities include securities issued by quasi-governmental entities, governmental agencies, supranational entities and other governmental entities. The Fund intends to hedge the currency risk of its foreign currency denominated fixed income securities into US dollars through the use of derivatives. In managing the Fund’s assets, the subadviser uses a combination of top-down economic analysis and bottom up research in conjunction with proprietary quantitative models and risk management systems. In the top down economic analysis, the subadviser develops views on economic, policy and market trends. In its bottom up research, the subadviser develops an internal rating and outlook on issuers. The rating and outlook is determined based on a thorough review of the financial health and trends of the issuer. The subadviser may also consider investment factors such as expected total return, yield, spread and potential for price appreciation as well as credit quality, maturity and risk. The Fund may invest in a security based upon the expected total return rather than the yield of such security.
Risk [Heading]	rr_RiskHeading	<b>Principal Risks.</b>
Risk Narrative [Text Block]	rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock	All investments have risks to some degree. An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency; and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment. New/Small Fund Risk. The Fund recently commenced operations and has a limited operating history. As a new and relatively small fund, the Fund's performance may not represent how the Fund is expected to or may perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in new and smaller funds. New and smaller funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and achieve a representative portfolio composition. Since the Fund is new, an active secondary market for the shares of the Fund may not develop or may not continue once developed. Bond Obligations Risk. As with credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk, the Fund's holdings, share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to bond market movements. The value of bonds may decline for issuer-related reasons, including management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services. Certain types of fixed-income obligations also may be subject to “call and redemption risk,” which is the risk that the issuer may call a bond held by the Fund for redemption before it matures and the Fund may not be able to reinvest at the same rate of interest and therefore would earn less income. Junk Bonds Risk. High-yield, high-risk bonds have predominantly speculative characteristics, including particularly high credit risk. Junk bonds tend to be less liquid than higher-rated securities. The liquidity of particular issuers or industries within a particular investment category may shrink or disappear suddenly and without warning. The non-investment grade bond market can experience sudden and sharp price swings and become illiquid due to a variety of factors, including changes in economic forecasts, stock market activity, large sustained sales by major investors, a high profile default or a change in the market's psychology. Distressed and Defaulted Securities Risk. Distressed and defaulted securities are subject to particularly high credit risk, market risk and illiquidity risk. These securities are at a high risk for default, especially during economic downturns, and they are subject to greater volatility than securities of more stable issuers. To the extent that the Fund invests in bankrupt issuers, the Fund may be subject to litigation risks and costs. Liquidity Risk. The Fund may invest in instruments that trade in lower volumes and are less liquid than other investments. Liquidity risk exists when particular investments made by the Fund are difficult to purchase or sell. Liquidity risk also includes the risk that the Fund may make investments that may become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse investor perceptions. If the Fund is forced to sell these investments to pay redemption proceeds or for other reasons, the Fund may lose money. In addition, when there is no willing buyer and investments cannot be readily sold at the desired time or price, the Fund may have to accept a lower price or may not be able to sell the instrument at all. The reduction in dealer market-making capacity in the fixed-income markets that has occurred in recent years also has the potential to reduce liquidity. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect the Fund's value or prevent the Fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities. Credit Risk. This is the risk that the issuer, the guarantor or the insurer of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a contract may be unable or unwilling to make timely principal and interest payments or to otherwise honor its obligations. Additionally, the securities could lose value due to a loss of confidence in the ability of the issuer, guarantor, insurer or counterparty to pay back debt. The longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a bond, the more sensitive it is to credit risk. Interest Rate Risk. The value of your investment may go down when interest rates rise. A rise in rates tends to have a greater impact on the prices of longer term or duration securities. When interest rates fall, the issuers of debt obligations may prepay principal more quickly than expected, and the Fund may be required to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate. This is referred to as “prepayment risk.” When interest rates rise, debt obligations may be repaid more slowly than expected, and the value of the Fund's holdings may fall sharply. This is referred to as “extension risk.” The Fund may face a heightened level of interest rate risk as a result of the US Federal Reserve Board’s rate-setting policies. The Fund may lose money if short-term or long-term interest rates rise sharply or in a manner not anticipated by the subadviser. ETF Shares Trading Risk. Once Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the Exchange), the shares will be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The market prices of the shares of a Fund are expected to fluctuate in response to changes in a Fund’s NAV, the intraday value of a Fund’s holdings and supply and demand for shares of a Fund. We cannot predict whether shares of a Fund will trade above, below or at their NAV. Trading on the Exchange, including trading of Fund shares, may be halted in certain circumstances and shareholders may not be able to sell Fund shares at the time or price desired. During periods of stressed market conditions, the market for the shares of a Fund may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for a Fund’s portfolio investments. This adverse effect on the liquidity of a Fund’s shares could lead to differences between the market price of a Fund's shares and the NAV of those shares. There can be no assurance that the requirements of the Exchange to maintain the listing of shares of a Fund will continue to be met. At times, trading in the securities of ETFs has become volatile and unpredictable and the price of ETF shares has diverged from market driven fundamentals. Disruptions to creations and redemptions, the existence of significant market volatility or potential lack of an active trading market for the shares of a Fund (including through a trading halt), as well as other factors, may result in a Fund’s shares trading on the Exchange significantly above (at a premium) or below (at a discount) to NAV or to the intraday value of a Fund’s holdings. Premiums and discounts relate to differences between the market price and NAV of a Fund’s shares. During such periods, you may incur significant losses if you sell your shares of a Fund. The securities held by a Fund may be traded in markets that close at a different time than the Exchange and may trade outside of a collateralized settlement system. Liquidity in those securities may be reduced after the applicable closing times. Accordingly, during the time when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market closing, fixing or settlement times, bid-ask spreads for a Fund’s shares on the Exchange and the corresponding premium or discount between the market price for Fund shares and their NAV may widen. Additionally, during times when the Exchange is open but after the applicable market is closed, there may be changes between the last quote from the closed foreign market and the value of such security during a Fund' s trading day on the Exchange and this may lead to differences between the market price of a Fund's shares and the underlying value of those shares. Authorized Participant Concentration Risk. Only an authorized participant may engage in creation or redemption transactions directly with the Fund. The Fund has a limited number of intermediaries that act as authorized participants and none of these authorized participants is or will be obligated to engage in creation or redemption transactions. To the extent that these intermediaries exit the business or are unable to or choose not to proceed with creation and/or redemption orders with respect to the Fund and no other authorized participant creates or redeems, shares of the Fund may trade at a substantial discount or premium to NAV, may trade at larger spreads, and possibly face trading halts and/or delisting. Cash Transactions Risk. Unlike certain ETFs, the Fund may effect creations and redemptions in cash or partially in cash. Therefore, it may be required to sell portfolio securities and subsequently recognize gains on such sales that the Fund might not have recognized if it were to distribute portfolio securities in-kind. As such, investments in shares of the Fund may be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that distributes portfolio securities entirely in-kind. Cost of Buying or Selling Shares. When you buy or sell shares of a Fund through a broker, you will likely incur a brokerage commission or other charges imposed by brokers. In addition, the market price of shares of the Fund, like the price of any exchange-traded security, includes a “bid-ask spread” charged by the market makers or other participants that trade the particular security. The spread of the Fund’s shares varies over time based on the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, and market liquidity and may increase if the Fund’s trading volume, the spread of the Fund’s underlying securities, or market liquidity decreases. In times of severe market disruption, including when trading of the Fund’s holdings may be halted, the bid-ask spread may increase significantly. This means that the shares may trade at a discount to the Fund’s NAV, and the discount is likely to be greatest during significant market volatility. No Guarantee of Active Trading Market Risk. While shares of a Fund are listed on the Exchange, there can be no assurance that active trading markets for the shares will develop or be maintained by market makers or by authorized participants. The distributor of the Fund’s shares does not maintain a secondary market in the shares. Non-US Securities Risk. Investments in securities of non-US issuers (including those denominated in US dollars) generally involve more risk than investing in securities of US issuers. Non-US political, economic and legal systems, especially those in developing and emerging market countries, may be less stable and more volatile than in the US. Non-US legal systems generally have fewer regulatory requirements than the US legal system. In general, less information is publicly available about non-US companies than about US companies. Non-US companies generally are not subject to the same accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards as are US companies. Emerging Markets Risk. The risks of foreign investments are greater for investments in or exposed to emerging markets. Emerging market countries typically have economic and political systems that are less fully developed, and can be expected to be less stable, than those of more developed countries. For example, the economies of such countries can be subject to rapid and unpredictable rates of inflation or deflation. Low trading volumes may result in a lack of liquidity and price volatility. Emerging market countries may have policies that restrict investment by non-US investors, or that prevent non-US investors from withdrawing their money at will. Countries with emerging markets can be found in regions such as Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. Management Risk. The value of your investment may decrease if judgments by the subadviser about the attractiveness, value or market trends affecting a particular security, industry or sector or about market movements are incorrect. Derivatives Risk. Derivatives involve special risks and costs and may result in losses to a Fund. The successful use of derivatives requires sophisticated management, and, to the extent that derivatives are used, a Fund will depend on the subadviser’s ability to analyze and manage derivatives transactions. The prices of derivatives may move in unexpected ways, especially in abnormal market conditions. Some derivatives are “leveraged” and therefore may magnify or otherwise increase investment losses to the Fund. A Fund’s use of derivatives may also increase the amount of taxes payable by shareholders. Other risks arise from the potential inability to terminate or sell derivatives positions. A liquid secondary market may not always exist for a Fund’s derivatives positions. In fact, many over-the-counter derivative instruments will not have liquidity beyond the counterparty to the instrument. Over-the-counter derivative instruments also involve the risk that the other party will not meet its obligations to the Fund. The US Government and non-US governments have adopted (and may adopt further) regulations governing derivatives markets, including mandatory clearing of certain derivatives, margin and reporting requirements. The ultimate impact of the regulations remains unclear. Additional regulation of derivatives may make derivatives more costly, limit their availability or utility, or otherwise adversely affect their performance or disrupt markets. Risks of Investments in Bank Loans. The Fund's ability to receive payments of principal and interest and other amounts in connection with loans (whether through participations, assignments or otherwise) will depend primarily on the financial condition of the borrower. The failure by the Fund to receive scheduled interest or principal payments on a loan because of a default, bankruptcy or any other reason would adversely affect the income of the Fund and would likely reduce the value of its assets. Even with loans secured by collateral, there is the risk that the value of the collateral may decline, may be insufficient to meet the obligations of the borrower, or be difficult to liquidate. In the event of a default, the Fund may have difficulty collecting on any collateral and would not have the ability to collect on any collateral for an uncollateralized loan. Further, the Fund's access to collateral, if any, may be limited by bankruptcy laws. Due to the nature of the private syndication of senior loans, including, for example, lack of publicly-available information, some senior loans are not as easily purchased or sold as publicly-traded securities. In addition, loan participations generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and only limited opportunities may exist to sell loan participations in secondary markets. As a result, it may be difficult for the Fund to value loans or sell loans at an acceptable price when it wants to sell them. Loans trade in an over-the-counter market, and confirmation and settlement, which are effected through standardized procedures and documentation, may take significantly longer than seven days to complete. Extended trade settlement periods may, in unusual market conditions with a high volume of shareholder redemptions, present a risk to shareholders regarding the Fund's ability to pay redemption proceeds in a timely manner. In some instances, loans and loan participations are not rated by independent credit rating agencies; in such instances, a decision by the Fund to invest in a particular loan or loan participation could depend exclusively on the subadviser's credit analysis of the borrower, or in the case of a loan participation, of the intermediary holding the portion of the loan that the Fund has purchased. To the extent the Fund invests in loans of non-US issuers, the risks of investing in non-US issuers are applicable. Loans may not be considered to be “securities” and as a result may not benefit from the protections of the federal securities laws, including anti-fraud protections and those with respect to the use of material non-public information, so that purchasers, such as the Fund, may not have the benefit of these protections. If the Fund is in possession of material non-public information about a borrower as a result of its investment in such borrower’s loan, the Fund may not be able to enter into a transaction with respect to a publicly-traded security of the borrower when it would otherwise be advantageous to do so. Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Risk. Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities tend to increase in value less than other debt securities when interest rates decline, but are subject to similar risk of decline in market value during periods of rising interest rates. The values of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities become more volatile as interest rates rise. In a period of declining interest rates, the Fund may be required to reinvest more frequent prepayments on mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities in lower-yielding investments. In addition to interest rate risk, investments in mortgage-backed securities composed of subprime mortgages may be subject to a higher degree of credit risk, valuation risk and liquidity risk. Risk of Increase in Expenses. Your actual cost of investing in the Fund may be higher than the expenses shown in the expense table for a variety of reasons.
Risk Lose Money [Text]	rr_RiskLoseMoney	and is subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original investment.
Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]	rr_RiskNotInsuredDepositoryInstitution	An investment in the Fund is not guaranteed to achieve its investment objective; is not a deposit with a bank; is not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency;
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading]	rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading	<b>Performance.</b>
Performance Narrative [Text Block]	rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present. A number of factors—including risk—can affect how the Fund will perform in the future.
Performance One Year or Less [Text]	rr_PerformanceOneYearOrLess	The Fund has not been in operation for a full calendar year, and hence has no past performance data to present.
PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF | PGIM Active High Yield Bond ETF
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.53%
Distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	none
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.53%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 54
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	170
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	54
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	$ 170

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PGIM ETF TRUST
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Sep. 24, 2018
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Sep. 24, 2018