Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF
$18.43+0.06 (+0.30%)
- 0.60%
- $83M
- +0.1%
- 6.35%
- 18.8K sh
- low $18.21high $19.80
The ETF.net PTBD Grade
A
Score 72 out of 100
- 3 of 46
Score 72 of 100 falls in the A 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.A83 out of 100Rank 8 of 46Mission
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.B60 out of 100Rank 17 of 46Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C49 out of 100Rank 28 of 46Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 43Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 4 of 46
Our read on PTBD
In short
ATrend following, pointed at bonds instead of stocks. A published rulebook shifts PTBD between high yield corporates and intermediate Treasuries as their relative strength changes, dialing credit risk up or down by formula rather than by opinion.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Pacer Trendpilot US Bond Index through a rules-based strategy that alternates between high-yield corporate bonds and U.S. Treasury bonds.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
PTBD 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.
PTBD$10,010
Returns run to the Nov 3, 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 | PTBD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.4% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | −1.6% |
| 1 year | +0.1% |
| 3 years | +3.8% |
| 5 years | −1.7% |
| 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 | PTBD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −0.4% | |
| 2025 | +2.5% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.8% | |
| 2022 | −20.9% | |
| 2021 | +0.5% | |
| 2020 | +10.6% |
PTBD in the news
PTBD Dividends
- 6.35%
- $1.17
- $0.10 per share
- Monthly
PTBD Risk
- 5.2%
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.
- 0.08
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.
- −24.8%
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.
- 0.74
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.
PTBD Cost
Overpaying vs ENDW, cheapest in Tactical Allocation
$7,259
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
PTBD 0.60%
$11,817
ENDW 0.22% Cheapest
$4,558
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | PTBD | ENDW | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,076 | $401 | $675 |
| 20 | $4,116 | $1,561 | $2,555 |
| 30 | $11,817 | $4,558 | $7,259 |
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- AGMODGMO Dynamic Allocation ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +11.7%
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