Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETF
$33.760.00 (+0.01%)
- 0.49%
- $47M
- +12.8%
- 0M sh
- $33.76
- low $29.97high $34.00
The ETF.net PSCX Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 2 of 19
Score 62 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.C44 out of 100Rank 13 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.D27 out of 100Rank 15 of 19
Our read on PSCX
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.
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
- At 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.
- The 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
- Pacer 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.
- Live since 2020, so the strategy has cycled through several full outcome periods, not one flattering stretch.
Worth knowing
- Upside 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
- Buffer 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
- A small, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on mainstream index ETFs.
PSCX Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 105%
- Spy 12/31/2026 7.5 C
Sectors
- Technology40.1%
- Financials11.3%
- Communication9.9%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
PSCX Performance
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PSCX$11,276
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 | PSCX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.8% |
| 1 month | +1.1% |
| 3 months | +2.8% |
| 1 year | +12.8% |
| 3 years | +13.1% |
| 5 years | +8.8% |
| 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 | PSCX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.8% | |
| 2025 | +12.1% | |
| 2024 | +13.3% | |
| 2023 | +16.6% | |
| 2022 | −7.3% | |
| 2021 | +9.0% | |
| 2020 | +0.8% |
PSCX in the news
PSCX Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PSCX 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.
- 1.34
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.
- −10.2%
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.
PSCX Cost
0.49%
PSCX0.49%
- 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%
- BPSCQPacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +13.3%
- 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%