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PSCX

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETF

Buffered · Pacer · Inception 2020-12-21 · SEC filings

$33.52−0.09 (−0.25%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:44 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 19 prints from 33.60 to 33.52. Range 33.51 to 33.60. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$33.56$33.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$47M
1Y return
+11.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$33.57
52W range
low $29.94high $34.00

The ETF.net PSCX Grade

B

56/ 100

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

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for PSCX. Scores out of 100: Cost 81, Risk 57, Mission not scored, Tradability 19, Holdings not scored, Durability 28. Strongest: Cost (81). Weakest: Tradability (19). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 56 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 81
    Category rank6/19 · top 32%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 57
    Category rank4/18 · top 22%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 19
    Category rank16/19 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 28
    Category rank16/19 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

Our read on PSCX

ETF.net Research

BA 25% deep buffer against the S&P 500, reset every January, for 0.49% a year, well under the typical fee in its deep-buffer group. The trade-off: a cap on the upside, set fresh each outcome period.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to match the pre-fee returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined cap while providing a downside buffer over approximately one year.

Why people hold it

  1. 01At 0.49%, one of the cheaper ways to buy a deep buffer: cohort peers DMAR (0.85%) and UFEB (0.79%) charge more for a similar job.
  2. 02The cushion is deep. The structure aims to absorb the first 25% of SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust losses over an approximately one-year outcome period.paceretfs.com
  3. 03Pacer runs the same recipe on a quarterly calendar (PSCW in April, PSCQ in October), so the January reset is a choice of start date, not the only option.
  4. 04Live since 2020, so the strategy has cycled through several full outcome periods, not one flattering stretch.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Upside is capped. A new cap is set at the start of each outcome period, and a deeper buffer generally comes with a lower ceiling.paceretfs.com
  2. 02Buffer and cap are measured over the full outcome period and stated before fees. Buy mid-period and your own cushion and ceiling differ from the headline terms.paceretfs.com
  3. 03A small, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on mainstream index ETFs.

PSCX Holdings

As of Sep 16, 2026, 3:19 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
103%
Largest holding
SPY 12/31/2026 7.5 C102.5%

Sectors

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—SPY 12/31/2026 7.5 C102.53%640$48M1
002—SPY 12/31/2026 647.82 P0.65%640$301K2
003—U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account 06/01/20310.24%112,615$113K100

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

PSCX Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

PSCX$11,150
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. PSCX $11,150. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 PSCX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPSCX
Year to date+8.3%
1 month+1.0%
3 months+3.1%
1 year+11.5%
3 years+13.3%per year
5 years+8.8%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 PSCX
YearReturn barPSCX
2026 YTD+8.3%
2025+12.1%
2024+13.3%
2023+16.6%
2022−7.3%
2021+9.0%
2020+0.8%

History from Dec 23, 2020

PSCX in the news

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PSCX Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

PSCX Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
6.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.16
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−10.2%
Trough Jun 2022
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.
0.46
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.

PSCX Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • 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.

PSCX costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% fund costs $85.00.