Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (October) ETF
$33.90+0.03 (+0.09%)
- 0.49%
- $108M
- +13.4%
- 0M sh
- $33.92
- low $29.68high $33.92
The ETF.net PSMO Grade
B
Score 63 out of 100
- 5 of 61
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.A70 out of 100Rank 14 of 61Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A95 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 24 of 57Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 19 of 59Holdings
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.B61 out of 100Rank 29 of 61
Our read on PSMO
BA 15% cushion against SPY's first losses, reset every October, for 0.49% a year. Most defined-outcome funds charge more, and the trade is a cap on the upside that gets set fresh at the start of each period.
The fund seeks to track the returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a stated cap while buffering the first 15% of losses during an approximately one-year outcome period.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.49% a year versus a 0.79% median across its 15%-buffer peer group, one of the lower-cost ways to own this structure.
- Pacer's moderate SOS funds (PSMD, PSMR, PSMJ) all price at 0.49%, while the Innovator power-buffer lineup (POCT, PJUL, PJAN) runs 0.79%.
- The reference asset is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust itself, not an abstract index, so what's being buffered is a fund you can watch tick by tick.paceretfs.com
Worth knowing
- Buffer and cap are engineered for the full one-year outcome period running October through September. Buy or sell mid-period and you may get neither in full.paceretfs.com
- Upside stops at a cap reset each October. A runaway rally in the S&P 500 is the scenario this structure hands back in exchange for the 15% cushion.paceretfs.com
- One of the quieter tickers in the buffer aisle, so spreads and order type matter more here than with the category's household names.
PSMO Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 105%
- Spy 09/30/2027 8.47 C
Sectors
- Technology39.1%
- Financials11.1%
- Communication10.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.9%
- Health Care8.3%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy3.1%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real Estate1.8%
- Materials1.7%
PSMO Performance
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.
PSMO$11,343
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 | PSMO |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.1% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +13.4% |
| 3 years | +12.4% |
| 5 years | +10.4% |
| 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 | PSMO |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.1% | |
| 2025 | +11.4% | |
| 2024 | +9.4% | |
| 2023 | +20.5% | |
| 2022 | −1.3% | |
| 2021 | +2.9% |
PSMO in the news
PSMO Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
PSMO Risk
- 5.9%
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.
- 1.25
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.
- −9.8%
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.
- 0.41
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PSMO Cost
0.49%
PSMO0.49%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Buffer 15% funds
- Median 0.79%
4 of the 51 S&P 500 Buffer 15% funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Buffer 15%
- BPSMJPacer Swan SOS Moderate (July) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +11.4%
- BPSMRPacer Swan SOS Moderate (April) ETFExpense ratio 0.49%1 year return +13.7%
- BBUFCAB Conservative Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +8.0%
- BPOCTInnovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.6%
- BPSEPInnovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +11.6%