Price vs Value
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Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF
$61.44−0.05 (−0.08%)
- 0.60%
- $130M
- +19.8%
- 0.16%
- 0M sh
- $61.71
- low $50.34high $65.70
The ETF.net BUL Grade
D
Score 29 out of 100
- 35 of 35
Score 29 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F6 out of 100Rank 32 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 7 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F23 out of 100Rank 33 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 22 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C41 out of 100Rank 22 of 35
Our read on BUL
DGrowth stocks that actually generate cash. BUL screens the growth half of the S&P 900 and keeps about 50 names that clear free cash flow and quality tests, Pacer's Cash Cows logic pointed at growth.
The Fund seeks capital appreciation by tracking the Pacer US Cash Cows Growth Index, which screens the S&P 900 Pure Growth Index and selects leading companies using free cash flow yield and quality criteria.
Why people hold it
- Cash flow is the gate, not the story. The index starts from S&P 900 pure growth names and keeps only those clearing free cash flow and quality screens.paceretfs.com
- Deliberately concentrated: about 50 holdings, so the screen actually shows up in the portfolio instead of getting diluted by hundreds of names.
- Live since 2019 and pays shareholders quarterly, with a published rules-based index behind every rebalance.
Worth knowing
- Cost is the trade-off: 0.60% a year, versus roughly 0.18% for the typical US growth fund and a few basis points at VUG or SCHG.
- Thinly traded compared with the category's giants, so spreads and order size deserve more attention here.
- A rules screen means it can look very different from a plain growth index in any given stretch, for better or worse.
BUL Holdings
- Stocks
- 51
- 45%
- HCA
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary27.1%
- Health Care23.7%
- Technology23.6%
- Materials7.5%
- Industrials7.1%
- Energy6.4%
- Consumer Staples3.3%
- Communication1.2%
Geography
- United States95.18%
- United Kingdom3.11%
- Ireland1.71%
BUL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
BUL$11,983
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BUL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.6% |
| 1 month | −1.9% |
| 3 months | +3.3% |
| 1 year | +19.8% |
| 3 years | +20.4% |
| 5 years | +11.0% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BUL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.6% | |
| 2025 | +19.2% | |
| 2024 | +27.4% | |
| 2023 | +3.7% | |
| 2022 | −16.2% | |
| 2021 | +32.5% | |
| 2020 | +27.3% |
BUL in the news
BUL Dividends
- 0.16%
- $0.10
- $0.0061 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
BUL Risk
- 14.3%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −27.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BUL Cost
0.60%
BUL0.60%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
31 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- CFTGSFirst Trust Growth Strength ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +9.1%
- CQQQGPacer Nasdaq-100 Top 50 Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +36.2%
- CQMIDWisdomTree U.S. MidCap Quality Growth FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +7.4%
- CRKSGRuk Strategic Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- DFSGSFirst Trust SMID Growth Strength ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +7.9%