Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (April) ETF
$30.84−0.01 (−0.03%)
- 0.49%
- $62M
- +13.1%
- 0M sh
- $30.86
- low $27.24high $30.85
The ETF.net PSCW Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 4 of 19
Score 56 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.B55 out of 100Rank 5 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F19 out of 100Rank 16 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.D26 out of 100Rank 16 of 19
Our read on PSCW
BA 25% cushion against S&P 500 losses for 0.49%, well under the going rate in the deep-buffer aisle. Options do the work: index-like upside to a yearly cap, the first 25% of a decline absorbed, and the whole contract reset every April.
The Fund seeks to match the returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, before fees and expenses, up to a predetermined upside cap while providing a downside risk-mitigation buffer over an approximate one-year period.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.49% while the typical deep-buffer peer sits nearer 0.85% (DMAR is 0.85%, UFEB 0.79%). When your upside is capped, the fee you skip is upside you keep.
- Deep by design: the buffer aims to absorb the first 25% of the referenced S&P 500 ETF's decline, before fees, over an approximate one-year period starting each April 1.paceretfs.com
- One reference asset, one buffer, one cap, built with FLEX options. No factor tilt, no stock picking, nothing to second-guess about what is inside.paceretfs.com
- Sibling funds (PSCX, PSCQ, PSCJ) run the same conservative strategy on different reset months, so an April start date is a choice rather than the only option.paceretfs.com
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the giants of the buffer world, so spreads can be wide and entry and exit deserve attention.
- The cap is reset each April from whatever options pricing allows, and it is measured before fees. Buying mid-period means a different buffer and cap than the headline terms.paceretfs.com
- Not an income vehicle: the structure has not paid a distribution over the past year, so results show up in the share price.
PSCW Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 110%
- Spy 03/31/2027 7.15 C
Sectors
- Technology41.0%
- Financials11.1%
- Communication9.7%
- Health Care9.1%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Industrials7.4%
- Consumer Staples4.3%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.6%
- Materials1.5%
PSCW Performance
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PSCW$11,313
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 | PSCW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.6% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +2.4% |
| 1 year | +13.1% |
| 3 years | +12.2% |
| 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 | PSCW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.6% | |
| 2025 | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | +13.0% | |
| 2023 | +11.4% | |
| 2022 | −5.5% | |
| 2021 | +1.1% |
PSCW in the news
PSCW Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PSCW 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.
- 1.19
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.
- −11.9%
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.
- 0.46
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PSCW Cost
0.49%
PSCW0.49%
- 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%
- BPSCXPacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +12.8%
- BPSCQPacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +13.3%
- 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%
- CPSCJPacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +11.3%