Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF
$47.25−0.29 (−0.61%)
- 0.60%
- $3.66B
- +24.3%
- 4.78%
- 284K sh
- low $40.19high $48.75
The ETF.net GCOW Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 28 of 35
Score 46 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.F1 out of 100Rank 34 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B57 out of 100Rank 30 of 30Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A72 out of 100Rank 6 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 3 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C54 out of 100Rank 17 of 33Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B62 out of 100Rank 14 of 35
Our read on GCOW
In short
CCash first, dividends second. GCOW ranks global companies by free cash flow yield, then takes the big payers from that pool, so the income comes from businesses the screen says can actually fund it.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks income and capital appreciation by screening global companies for high free-cash-flow yield and dividend yield, using a rules-based quality and value methodology.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
GCOW Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
GCOW$12,431
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | GCOW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.5% |
| 1 month | +5.5% |
| 3 months | +2.1% |
| 1 year | +24.3% |
| 3 years | +19.5% |
| 5 years | +14.4% |
| 10 years | +10.5% |
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 | GCOW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.5% | |
| 2025 | +27.3% | |
| 2024 | +3.5% | |
| 2023 | +14.0% | |
| 2022 | +5.5% | |
| 2021 | +14.5% | |
| 2020 | −4.3% |
GCOW in the news
GCOW Dividends
- 4.78%
- $2.27
- $0.43 per share
- Quarterly
GCOW Risk
- 11.7%
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.
- 1.21
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.
- −21.5%
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.
- 0.40
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.
GCOW Cost
Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index
$10,337
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
GCOW 0.60%
$11,817
VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest
$1,480
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | GCOW | VYMI | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $128 | $948 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $503 | $3,613 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $1,480 | $10,337 |
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