Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETF
$32.54−0.03 (−0.08%)
- 0.49%
- $48M
- +13.3%
- 0M sh
- $32.59
- low $28.45high $32.59
The ETF.net PSCQ Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 3 of 19
Score 59 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 100Rank 3 of 19Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 11 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 12 of 19Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F16 out of 100Rank 17 of 19
Our read on PSCQ
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.
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
- Stocks
- 4
- 103%
- Spy 09/30/2027 8.39 C
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%
PSCQ Performance
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PSCQ$11,331
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 | PSCQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.4% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | +3.6% |
| 1 year | +13.3% |
| 3 years | +12.6% |
| 5 years | +9.6% |
| 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 | PSCQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.4% | |
| 2025 | +11.5% | |
| 2024 | +9.7% | |
| 2023 | +19.8% | |
| 2022 | −4.5% | |
| 2021 | +2.4% |
PSCQ in the news
PSCQ Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PSCQ Risk
- 6.2%
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.
- 1.22
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.
- −9.9%
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.
PSCQ Cost
0.49%
PSCQ0.49%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds
- Median 0.85%
2 of the 19 S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%
- BUFEBInnovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +12.6%
- BPSCXPacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +12.8%
- BPSCWPacer Swan SOS Conservative (April) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +13.1%
- CDFEBFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - FebruaryExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +13.0%
- CDJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - JulyExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return +11.8%