

Pacer Swan SOS Flex (July) ETF
$36.37−0.03 (−0.07%)
- 0.49%
- $58M
- +13.1%
- 0M sh
- $36.41
- low $32.07high $36.42
The ETF.net PSFJ Grade
Score 63 out of 100
- 2 of 24
Score 63 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.A85 out of 100Rank 1 of 24Mission
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.D37 out of 100Rank 19 of 23Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C51 out of 100Rank 13 of 24Holdings
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.B55 out of 100Rank 12 of 24
Our read on PSFJ
BA 20% cushion against the S&P 500's first losses, paid for with a ceiling on the upside, reset every July 1. Pacer runs the trade for less than most of the deep-buffer crowd charges.
The Fund seeks to match, before fees and expenses, the returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined cap while buffering the first 20% of downside losses over an approximate one-year period.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.49% a year against a 0.74% median for 20% S&P 500 buffer funds, and undercuts the 0.74% AllianzIM month-series funds (JUNW, AUGW, DECW) built on the same reference.
- Deep cushion by design: it aims to absorb the first 20% of a decline in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust over each roughly one-year period, before fees and expenses.paceretfs.com
- Live since 2021, with several annual reset cycles behind it and sibling funds (PSFM, PSFD) covering other start months. One of the stronger builds in a crowded 20% buffer field.
Worth knowing
- The price of the cushion is a ceiling. Upside is capped at a level set when each July outcome period begins, so a roaring market leaves gains on the table.paceretfs.com
- Buffer and cap are designed to work over the full outcome period. Buy mid-period and the cushion remaining and the room left to run differ from the stated terms.paceretfs.com
- A smaller, thinly traded fund, so spreads can run wider than in the biggest names in the group. Income is not part of the design either.
PSFJ Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 103%
- Spy 06/30/2027 8.36 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%
PSFJ Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | PSFJ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.7% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | +3.1% |
| 1 year | +13.1% |
| 3 years | +15.7% |
| 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 | PSFJ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.7% | |
| 2025 | +13.8% | |
| 2024 | +16.1% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −3.8% | |
| 2021 | +1.8% |
PSFJ in the news
PSFJ Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PSFJ Risk
- 7.1%
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.
- 1.46
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.
- −12.2%
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.
- 0.55
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PSFJ Cost
- The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 20% funds
- Median 0.74%
No S&P 500 Buffer 20% fund charges less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Buffer 20%
- BBALTInnovator Defined Wealth Shield ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +7.2%
- BPSFDPacer Swan SOS Flex (January) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +14.8%
- BPBJAPGIM Rock ETF Trust - PGIM S&P 500 Buffer 20 ETF - JanuaryExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +11.0%
- BPSFMPacer Swan SOS Flex (April) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +15.9%
- BPSFOPacer Swan SOS Flex (October) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +15.9%

