Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds ETF
$51.38+0.23 (+0.45%)
- 0.74%
- $105M
- +23.7%
- 3.37%
- 4.27K sh
- low $38.15high $53.00
The ETF.net HERD Grade
D
Score 38 out of 100
- 87 of 99
Score 38 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.F4 out of 100Rank 95 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A76 out of 100Rank 53 of 87Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 out of 100Rank 25 of 99Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 69 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F23 out of 100Rank 93 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D28 out of 100Rank 91 of 99
Our read on HERD
In short
DOne ticket for Pacer's entire free-cash-flow lineup: five Cash Cows ETFs at 20% each, spanning US large caps, small caps, growth, global dividend payers and developed international. The price for that bundling is 0.74%.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds Index. It is composed of Pacer Cash Cows ETFs, whose underlying indexes use rules-based cash-flow strategies.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
HERD Holdings
- Stocks
- 6
- 100%
- CALF
Sectors
- Consumer Discretionary16.5%
- Technology15.4%
- Health Care14.9%
- Industrials13.2%
- Energy12.2%
- Communication10.1%
- Consumer Staples10.0%
- Materials5.8%
- Utilities1.4%
- Real Estate0.4%
- Financials0.0%
Geography
- United States65.39%
- Japan7.41%
- United Kingdom5.27%
- France4.26%
- Canada3.11%
- Germany2.84%
- Hong Kong1.82%
- Switzerland1.40%
- 8.51%
Developed 93% · Emerging 7%
HERD 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.
HERD$12,372
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.
| Period | HERD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.9% |
| 1 month | +4.7% |
| 3 months | +3.4% |
| 1 year | +23.7% |
| 3 years | +18.4% |
| 5 years | +11.1% |
| 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 | HERD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.9% | |
| 2025 | +19.1% | |
| 2024 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | +20.7% | |
| 2022 | −7.0% | |
| 2021 | +28.6% | |
| 2020 | +10.6% |
HERD in the news
HERD Dividends
- 3.37%
- $1.72
- $0.55 per share
- Twice a year
HERD Risk
- 12.9%
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.
- 1.03
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.
- −21.6%
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.
- 0.71
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.
HERD Cost
Overpaying vs VYM, tied cheapest in US Multifactor
$13,458
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
HERD 0.74%
$14,307
VYM 0.04% Tied cheapest
$849
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | HERD | VYM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,319 | $73 | $1,246 |
| 20 | $5,015 | $288 | $4,727 |
| 30 | $14,307 | $849 | $13,458 |
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