485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 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. 13 (X)

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 14 (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. 13 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 and Amendment No. 14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Amendment) only relates to the PGIM Ultra Short 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 November, 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	November 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
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EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
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PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF

FUND SUMMARY

<b>INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE</b>

The investment objective of PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF (the Fund) is to seek total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation, consistent with preservation of capital.

<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 Ultra Short Bond ETF PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Management fees	0.15%
Distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees	none
Other expenses	none
Total annual Fund operating expenses	0.15%

<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 Ultra Short Bond ETF | PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | USD ($)	15	48

Expense Example, No Redemption	1 Year	3 Years
PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF | USD ($)	15	48

<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. During the Fund's most recent fiscal period, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 145% of the average value of its portfolio.

<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 investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated short-term fixed, variable and floating rate debt instruments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its investable assets in bonds with varying maturities. For purposes of this policy, bonds include fixed income instruments issued by the US Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, as well as commercial paper, money market instruments, asset-backed securities, funding agreements, variable rate demand notes, bills, notes and other obligations issued by banks, corporations and other companies (including trust structures), obligations issued by non-U.S. banks, companies or non-US governments, and municipal bonds and notes. 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.

Although the Fund may invest in instruments of any duration or maturity, the Fund normally will seek to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of one year or less and a weighted average maturity of three years or less. The Fund’s weighted average portfolio duration and maturity, however, may be longer at any time or from time to time based on market conditions. Duration should not be confused with maturity. Duration is the magnitude of the change in the price of a bond relative to a given change in the market interest rate. Duration incorporates a bond’s yield, coupon interest payments, final maturity, call and put features and prepayment exposure into one measure. Duration provides an indication of the potential volatility of the price of a portfolio of bonds prior to maturity and a greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates typically corresponds to higher volatility and higher risk. For example, if a portfolio has a duration of three years and interest rates increase by 1%, then the portfolio would be expected to decline in value by approximately 3%.

The Fund may only invest in fixed income investments that have a minimum short term rating (i.e., ratings assigned to securities generally having an original maturity not exceeding one year) of at least A2 by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or P2 by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) or a minimum long-term rating (i.e., ratings assigned to securities generally having an original maturity exceeding one year) of BBB- by Moody’s or Baa3 by S&P, or the equivalent by another nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO). The Fund may also invest in unrated fixed income investments that the Fund’s subadviser determines to be of comparable quality to the rated fixed income investments. In the event that a security receives different ratings from different NRSROs, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from an NRSRO. A rating is an assessment of the likelihood of the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal and can be useful when comparing different debt obligations. These ratings are not a guarantee of quality. The opinions of the rating agencies do not reflect market risk and they may, at times, lag behind the current financial condition of a company.

Some (but not all) of the US Government securities and mortgage-related securities in which the Fund will invest are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government, which means that payment of interest and principal is guaranteed, but yield and market value are not. These include obligations of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”) and the Farmers Home Administration and the Export-Import Bank. Securities issued by other government entities, like obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA or “Sallie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”), the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Postal Service are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government. However, these issuers have the right to borrow from the US Treasury to meet their obligations. In contrast, the debt securities of other issuers, like the Farm Credit System, depend entirely upon their own resources to repay their debt obligations.

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.

<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.

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.

Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Fund’s share price to be more volatile.

US Government and Agency Securities Risk. US Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all US Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the US Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. Connecticut Avenue Securities issued by Fannie Mae and Structured Agency Credit Risk issued by Freddie Mac carry no guarantee whatsoever and the risk of default associated with these securities would be borne by the Fund. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the US Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of US Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the US Government.

Risks of Variable and Floating Rate Bonds. Variable and floating rate bonds are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. In addition, the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them if the issuer defaults.  The settlement period for such bonds can be longer than seven days.

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.

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.

Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline.

Money Market Instruments Risk. Although money market instruments are generally viewed as low risk investments, money market instruments are nevertheless subject to credit risk, market risk, prepayment risk and interest rate risk.

Non-Money Market Fund Risk. The Fund is not a money market fund. The Fund does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share. The Fund’s NAV and market value will fluctuate every day and these fluctuations may be significant on certain days. Also, the Fund is not subject to the liquidity requirements and investment and credit quality restrictions applicable to money market funds. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will generate higher returns than money market funds.

ETF Shares Trading Risk. Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the Exchange) and the shares are 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.

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.

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.

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.

Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt.

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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Strategy Narrative [Text Block]	rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock	The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated short-term fixed, variable and floating rate debt instruments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its investable assets in bonds with varying maturities. For purposes of this policy, bonds include fixed income instruments issued by the US Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, as well as commercial paper, money market instruments, asset-backed securities, funding agreements, variable rate demand notes, bills, notes and other obligations issued by banks, corporations and other companies (including trust structures), obligations issued by non-U.S. banks, companies or non-US governments, and municipal bonds and notes. 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. Although the Fund may invest in instruments of any duration or maturity, the Fund normally will seek to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of one year or less and a weighted average maturity of three years or less. The Fund’s weighted average portfolio duration and maturity, however, may be longer at any time or from time to time based on market conditions. Duration should not be confused with maturity. Duration is the magnitude of the change in the price of a bond relative to a given change in the market interest rate. Duration incorporates a bond’s yield, coupon interest payments, final maturity, call and put features and prepayment exposure into one measure. Duration provides an indication of the potential volatility of the price of a portfolio of bonds prior to maturity and a greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates typically corresponds to higher volatility and higher risk. For example, if a portfolio has a duration of three years and interest rates increase by 1%, then the portfolio would be expected to decline in value by approximately 3%. The Fund may only invest in fixed income investments that have a minimum short term rating (i.e., ratings assigned to securities generally having an original maturity not exceeding one year) of at least A2 by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) or P2 by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) or a minimum long-term rating (i.e., ratings assigned to securities generally having an original maturity exceeding one year) of BBB- by Moody’s or Baa3 by S&P, or the equivalent by another nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO). The Fund may also invest in unrated fixed income investments that the Fund’s subadviser determines to be of comparable quality to the rated fixed income investments. In the event that a security receives different ratings from different NRSROs, the Fund will treat the security as being rated in the highest rating category received from an NRSRO. A rating is an assessment of the likelihood of the timely payment of interest and repayment of principal and can be useful when comparing different debt obligations. These ratings are not a guarantee of quality. The opinions of the rating agencies do not reflect market risk and they may, at times, lag behind the current financial condition of a company. Some (but not all) of the US Government securities and mortgage-related securities in which the Fund will invest are backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government, which means that payment of interest and principal is guaranteed, but yield and market value are not. These include obligations of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or “Ginnie Mae”) and the Farmers Home Administration and the Export-Import Bank. Securities issued by other government entities, like obligations of the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”), the Student Loan Marketing Association (SLMA or “Sallie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or “Freddie Mac”), the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Postal Service are not backed by the full faith and credit of the US Government. However, these issuers have the right to borrow from the US Treasury to meet their obligations. In contrast, the debt securities of other issuers, like the Farm Credit System, depend entirely upon their own resources to repay their debt obligations. 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.
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. 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. Extension Risk. When interest rates rise, repayments of fixed income securities, particularly asset- and mortgage-backed securities, may occur more slowly than anticipated, extending the effective duration of these securities at below market interest rates and causing their market prices to decline more than they would have declined due to the rise in interest rates alone. This may cause the Fund’s share price to be more volatile. US Government and Agency Securities Risk. US Government and agency securities are subject to market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. Not all US Government securities are insured or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the US Government; some are only insured or guaranteed by the issuing agency, which must rely on its own resources to repay the debt. Connecticut Avenue Securities issued by Fannie Mae and Structured Agency Credit Risk issued by Freddie Mac carry no guarantee whatsoever and the risk of default associated with these securities would be borne by the Fund. The maximum potential liability of the issuers of some US Government securities held by the Fund may greatly exceed their current resources, including their legal right to support from the US Treasury. It is possible that these issuers will not have the funds to meet their payment obligations in the future. In addition, the value of US Government securities may be affected by changes in the credit rating of the US Government. Risks of Variable and Floating Rate Bonds. Variable and floating rate bonds are subject to credit risk, market risk and interest rate risk. In addition, the absence of an active market for these securities could make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of them if the issuer defaults.  The settlement period for such bonds can be longer than seven days. 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. 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. Market Risk. Securities markets may be volatile and the market prices of the Fund’s securities may decline. Securities fluctuate in price based on changes in an issuer’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. If the market prices of the securities owned by the Fund fall, the value of your investment in the Fund will decline. Money Market Instruments Risk. Although money market instruments are generally viewed as low risk investments, money market instruments are nevertheless subject to credit risk, market risk, prepayment risk and interest rate risk. Non-Money Market Fund Risk. The Fund is not a money market fund. The Fund does not seek to maintain a stable net asset value (NAV) of $1.00 per share. The Fund’s NAV and market value will fluctuate every day and these fluctuations may be significant on certain days. Also, the Fund is not subject to the liquidity requirements and investment and credit quality restrictions applicable to money market funds. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will generate higher returns than money market funds. ETF Shares Trading Risk. Fund shares are listed for trading on NYSE Arca, Inc. (the Exchange) and the shares are 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. 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. 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. 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. Prepayment Risk. The Fund may invest in mortgage-related securities and asset-backed securities, which are subject to prepayment risk. If these securities are prepaid, the Fund may have to replace them with lower-yielding securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are generally more sensitive to changes in prepayment and interest rates than other mortgage-related securities. Unlike mortgage-related securities, asset-backed securities are usually not collateralized. If the issuer of a non-collateralized debt security defaults on the obligation, there is no collateral that the security holder may sell to satisfy the debt. 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 Ultra Short Bond ETF | PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF
Risk/Return:	rr_RiskReturnAbstract
Management fees	rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets	0.15%
Distribution or distribution and service (12b-1) fees	rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets	none
Other expenses	rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets	none
Total annual Fund operating expenses	rr_ExpensesOverAssets	0.15%
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleYear01	$ 15
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleYear03	48
1 Year	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01	15
3 Years	rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03	$ 48

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Registrant Name	dei_EntityRegistrantName	PGIM ETF TRUST
Prospectus Date	rr_ProspectusDate	Oct. 29, 2018
Document Creation Date	dei_DocumentCreationDate	Oct. 29, 2018