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Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETF

PSCQCboePacerB

$32.05−0.08 (−0.25%)

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

B60/ 100

Rank 3 of 19 in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%

B60/100Rank 3 of 19inS&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 32.13 to 32.05. Range 32.05 to 32.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.32.1032.2032.2532.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$49M
1Y total return
+9.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
2.47K sh
52W range
low $28.45high $32.59
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PSCQ Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

B

Score 60 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%⁠
Rank
3 of 19
Six-pillar profile for PSCQ. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 49, Mission not scored, Tradability 48, Holdings not scored, Durability 17. Strongest: Cost (81). Weakest: Durability (17). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 60 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 19

  • 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.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 19

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 19

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F17 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 19

Our read on PSCQ

ETF.net Research

In short

BA deep buffer with a deductible: you take the first 5% of an S&P 500 slide, then the next 25 points get cushioned, up to a cap reset each October. At 0.49% a year, it is a low-cost way to run that trade.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to match the returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust before fees and expenses up to a predetermined cap while providing a downside buffer over approximately one year.

Why people hold it

  • 0.49% a year, at the cheap end of the SPY deep-buffer group. In a capped strategy, fees come straight out of the upside you are allowed to keep.
  • Real depth of cushion: underlying losses from 5% down to 30% are absorbed by the options package, 25 percentage points of protection across a full one-year outcome period.paceretfs.com
  • October start date. Pacer runs the same conservative recipe in January, April and July windows, so you choose which twelve months (and which cap) you live with.
  • Plain plumbing: FLEX options on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, no stock picking, no leverage. It sits in the upper half of its deep-buffer peer group.paceretfs.com

Worth knowing

  • The cap is the price of the cushion. Upside stops at a level set when the October period begins, so a roaring S&P year leaves money on the table.
  • The 5% to 30% math is built for holders of the full period. Buy mid-period and your effective buffer and cap depend on the price you pay.paceretfs.com
  • A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than on big index ETFs. It holds options, not dividend payers, so income is not part of the design.

PSCQ Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3
Top-10 weight
103%
Largest holding
Spy 09/30/2027 8.39 C97.2%

Sectors

  • Technology39.1%
  • Financials11.1%
  • Communication10.6%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.9%
  • Health Care8.3%
  • Industrials7.8%
  • Consumer Staples4.5%
  • Energy3.1%
  • Utilities2.1%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Materials1.7%

Geography

  • United States99.53%
  • Switzerland0.26%
  • China0.10%
  • Mexico0.05%
  • Ireland0.03%
  • United Kingdom0.03%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataSpy 09/30/2027 8.39 C97.17%642$47.7M1
2No dataSpy 09/30/2027 724.5 P3.96%642$1.94M1
3No dataU.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 06/01/20311.41%693,928$694K106

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

PSCQ Performance

Launched Sep 30, 2021

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.
PSCQ$10,954
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. PSCQ $10,954. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 PSCQ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPSCQ
Year to date+8.6%
1 month−1.0%
3 months+1.9%
1 year+9.5%
3 yearsper year+12.1%
5 yearsper year+8.9%
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 PSCQ
YearReturn barPSCQ
2026 YTD+8.6%
2025+11.5%
2024+9.7%
2023+19.8%
2022−4.5%
2021+2.4%

History from Oct 1, 2021

PSCQ in the news

PSCQ Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

PSCQ Risk

Risk pillarC49 out of 100Rank 11 of 19 in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.1%
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.
1.30
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.
−9.9%
Trough Apr 2025
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.
0.40
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.

PSCQ Cost

Compare PSCQ and CTJL

Overpaying vs CTJL, tied cheapest in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%

$3,643

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

  • PSCQ 0.49%

    $9,792

  • CTJL 0.30% Tied cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PSCQ 0.49%
  • CTJL 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530PSCQ $9,792CTJL $6,149

Year by year

YearPSCQCTJLOverpaying
10$883$545$338
20$3,394$2,113$1,281
30$9,792$6,149$3,643

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