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Pacer Swan SOS Fund of Funds ETF

PSFFCboePacerB

$34.60−0.78 (−2.20%)

At close: Nov 5, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B55/ 100

Rank 2 of 7 in S&P 500 Buffer

B55/100Rank 2 of 7inS&P 500 Buffer
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 35.38 to 34.60. Range 34.55 to 35.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.8035.0035.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.66%
Fund size
$644M
1Y total return
+8.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
13
Avg volume · 30D
71K sh
52W range
low $31.31high $35.53
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PSFF Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 55 out of 100

Category
S&P 500 Buffer⁠
Rank
2 of 7
Six-pillar profile for PSFF. Scores out of 100: Cost 42, Risk 59, Mission not scored, Tradability 74, Holdings 53, Durability 83. Strongest: Durability (83). Weakest: Cost (42). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 55 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.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 7

  • 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.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 7

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7

Our read on PSFF

ETF.net Research

In short

BMost buffer ETFs hand you one reset date and one cap. PSFF is the fund-of-funds take: an actively steered basket of Pacer Swan SOS buffer funds with staggered one-year periods, for 0.66%.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation with downside protection. It primarily uses Pacer Swan SOS ETFs, while retaining discretion to hold other Pacer ETFs.

Why people hold it

  • One ticker, many reset dates. It holds Pacer Swan SOS funds whose roughly one-year investment periods begin in January, April, July and October, so you are not pinned to a single start date.paceretfs.com
  • Discretion is the product. The sub-advisor blends Conservative, Moderate and Flex sleeves and may hold other Pacer ETFs, including trend-following ones, rather than locking to one risk setting.paceretfs.com
  • Cost sits near the middle of a small buffer-on-S&P-500 group at 0.66%, with no fee waiver in play. SWAN, the group's other top scorer, runs 0.49%.
  • Live since 2020 and rated in the upper half of its buffer peer group, with trading that is reasonably active for a niche structured-outcome wrapper.

Worth knowing

  • PSFF states no buffer or cap of its own. Those come from the underlying funds, and when it buys them mid-period it may not capture the full buffer or upside they advertise.paceretfs.comsec.gov
  • A buffer is a cushion, not a floor. Underlying funds absorb a first slice of losses, then take further declines one-for-one with the S&P 500 fund they reference.sec.gov
  • It is a wrapper around other Pacer funds, so their indirect costs ride along with the fund's own. Income is not the design here; payouts have not been part of the story.sec.gov

PSFF Performance

Launched Dec 29, 2020

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.
PSFF$10,860
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,934
Nov 5, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026. PSFF $10,860. SPY $10,934. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 5, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 5, 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 PSFF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPSFF
Year to date+7.0%
1 month−2.1%
3 months−0.7%
1 year+8.6%
3 yearsper year+12.3%
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 PSFF
YearReturn barPSFF
2026 YTD+7.0%
2025+10.4%
2024+13.2%
2023+18.4%

PSFF in the news

PSFF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 5, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

No distribution history available.

Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022No data

PSFF Risk

Risk pillarB59 out of 100Rank 3 of 7 in S&P 500 Buffer
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.
1.44
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.
−10.8%
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.
0.47
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.

PSFF Cost

Compare PSFF and HJUN

Overpaying vs HJUN, cheapest in S&P 500 Buffer

$6,747

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

  • PSFF 0.66%

    $12,896

  • HJUN 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PSFF 0.66%
  • HJUN 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530PSFF $12,896HJUN $6,149

Year by year

YearPSFFHJUNOverpaying
10$1,180$545$635
20$4,504$2,113$2,391
30$12,896$6,149$6,747

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