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Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF

BULNYSE ArcaPacerD

$61.22+0.59 (+0.98%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D29/ 100

Rank 35 of 35 in US Growth Index

D29/100Rank 35 of 35inUS Growth Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 60.63 to 61.22. Range 60.99 to 61.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.60.8061.0061.4061.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$127M
1Y total return
+13.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.16%
Holdings
51
Avg volume · 30D
9.42K sh
52W range
low $50.34high $65.70
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net BUL Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 29 out of 100

Category
US Growth Index⁠
Rank
35 of 35
Six-pillar profile for BUL. Scores out of 100: Cost 6, Risk 67, Mission not scored, Tradability 22, Holdings 50, Durability 41. Strongest: Risk (67). Weakest: Cost (6). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

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 100
    Rank 32 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F22 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 35

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 35

Our read on BUL

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched May 2, 2019

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$11,395
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BUL $11,395. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for BUL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUL
Year to date+10.1%
1 month−0.6%
3 months−0.9%
1 year+13.9%
3 yearsper year+21.1%
5 yearsper year+9.0%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BUL
YearReturn barBUL
2026 YTD+10.1%
2025+19.2%
2024+27.4%
2023+3.7%
2022−16.2%
2021+32.5%
2020+27.3%

BUL in the news

BUL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.16%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.10Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.0061 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 26 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Jun 25, 2019 $0.07; Sep 24, 2019 $0.07; Dec 24, 2019 $0.08; Mar 23, 2020 $0.06; Jun 22, 2020 $0.07; Sep 21, 2020 $0.08; Dec 21, 2020 $0.02; Mar 22, 2021 $0.02; Jun 21, 2021 $0.01; Mar 24, 2022 $0.05; Jun 23, 2022 $0.06; Sep 22, 2022 $0.05; Dec 22, 2022 $0.08; Mar 23, 2023 $0.20; Jun 22, 2023 $0.13; Sep 21, 2023 $0.22; Dec 27, 2023 $0.21; Mar 21, 2024 $0.06; Jun 27, 2024 $0.04; Sep 26, 2024 $0.03; Dec 27, 2024 $0.0086; Mar 6, 2025 $0.02; Jun 5, 2025 $0.01; Sep 4, 2025 $0.03; Dec 30, 2025 $0.09; Jun 4, 2026 $0.0061. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.0061
Dec 30, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.09
Sep 4, 2025Sep 10, 2025$0.03
Jun 5, 2025Jun 11, 2025$0.01
Mar 6, 2025Mar 12, 2025$0.02
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.0086
Sep 26, 2024Oct 2, 2024$0.03
Jun 27, 2024Jul 3, 2024$0.04
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.06
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.21
Sep 21, 2023Sep 27, 2023$0.22
Jun 22, 2023Jun 28, 2023$0.13

See all 26 payments⁠

$10,000 in BUL 5 years ago paid $307 in dividends.⁠

BUL Risk

Risk pillarB67 out of 100Rank 7 of 35 in US Growth Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.13
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−27.9%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.82
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

BUL Cost

Compare BUL and VUG

Overpaying vs VUG, cheapest in US Growth Index

$11,179

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BUL 0.60%

    $11,817

  • VUG 0.03% Cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BUL 0.60%
  • VUG 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530BUL $11,817VUG $638

Year by year

YearBULVUGOverpaying
10$1,076$55$1,021
20$4,116$216$3,900
30$11,817$638$11,179

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