Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF
$32.69+0.05 (+0.16%)
- 0.59%
- $42M
- +32.6%
- 0.36%
- 0M sh
- $32.65
- low $24.24high $34.76
The ETF.net CAFG Grade
C
Score 45 out of 100
- 75 of 99
Score 45 of 100 falls in the C 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.F19 out of 100Rank 79 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A87 out of 100Rank 36 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 66 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C50 out of 100Rank 44 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 63 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F15 out of 100Rank 97 of 99
Our read on CAFG
CPacer's Cash Cows brand pointed down-market: roughly 100 US small caps screened for profitability, growth and momentum. A narrow, still-young sleeve of the multifactor shelf rather than another broad-market clone.
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders Index.
Why people hold it
- Does what the tin says. It tracks the Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders Index closely, and the portfolio reflects the advertised profitability, growth and momentum screens.paceretfs.com
- About 100 small-cap names, not a thousand. Three screens stacked into one ticker, so it acts as a distinct sleeve rather than a repackaging of the index you probably already hold.
- The mandate is legible: US equity, one named index, screens spelled out in Pacer's own fund documents. Distributions are paid quarterly.paceretfs.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.59% a year it prices like a specialist product. Most multifactor peers cost less, and broad core funds such as VONV (0.06%) or IUSG (0.04%) charge a sliver of it.
- Small asset base and thin trading, so spreads can run wider than on household-name funds. How you place the order matters more here than with a mega-fund.
- Launched in 2023, so the live record is short. Across its multifactor peer group it lands in the lower half, mostly on cost and trading friction rather than on how it follows its index.
CAFG Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 27%
- TENB
Sectors
- Technology40.0%
- Health Care14.9%
- Communication10.1%
- Energy9.9%
- Consumer Discretionary9.6%
- Industrials7.9%
- Consumer Staples5.4%
- Materials1.7%
- Utilities0.4%
Geography
- United States100.00%
CAFG Performance
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CAFG$13,255
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 | CAFG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +28.8% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −2.2% |
| 1 year | +32.6% |
| 3 years | +17.1% |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | CAFG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +28.8% | |
| 2025 | +0.2% | |
| 2024 | +6.9% | |
| 2023 | +20.5% |
CAFG in the news
CAFG Dividends
- 0.36%
- $0.12
- $0.02 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CAFG Risk
- 17.8%
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.
- 0.65
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.
- −23.7%
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.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CAFG Cost
0.59%
CAFG0.59%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
80 of the 99 US Multifactor funds charge less.
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