Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF
$18.41−0.04 (−0.24%)
- 0.60%
- $85M
- −0.1%
- 6.29%
- 0M sh
- $18.43
- low $18.32high $19.83
The ETF.net PTBD Grade
B
Score 68 out of 100
- 5 of 46
Score 68 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.A72 out of 100Rank 13 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.C50 out of 100Rank 25 of 46Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A90 out of 100Rank 2 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
BTrend 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.
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
- The rulebook is public and mechanical: high yield measured against Treasuries, compared to its 100-day average, with five straight closes needed to confirm. No manager hunch involved.paceretfs.com
- 0.60% a year, comfortably below the median for tactical multi-asset funds. Cheap for a strategy that does the reallocating for you.
- Holds roughly 1,000 bonds in whichever sleeve the signal points to, so no single issuer carries much weight. Income is distributed monthly.
- Trading since 2019, long enough to have run the rules through a rate shock and a credit wobble, and it sits in the upper tier of the tactical funds we cover.
Worth knowing
- Trend rules react, they don't anticipate. A sharp reversal can flip the signal after the move has happened, and the confirmation window means the switch lands days later.paceretfs.com
- In its risk-on position the portfolio is high yield corporate debt, full stop. That is credit risk, a different animal from Treasury rate risk.paceretfs.com
- Not one of the heavily traded names in its category, so the spread and a limit order matter more here than with a mega-fund.
PTBD Holdings
- Bonds
- 1,049
- 6%
- Cash & Other
Geography
- United States85.81%
- Canada3.49%
- United Kingdom2.04%
- Japan1.72%
- Luxembourg1.20%
- France1.09%
- Cayman Islands0.78%
- Netherlands0.77%
- 3.10%
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$9,985
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 | PTBD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −0.6% |
| 1 month | −1.8% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 1 year | −0.1% |
| 3 years | +4.7% |
| 5 years | −1.6% |
| 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 | −0.6% | |
| 2025 | +2.5% | |
| 2024 | +4.2% | |
| 2023 | +8.8% | |
| 2022 | −20.9% | |
| 2021 | +0.5% | |
| 2020 | +10.6% |
PTBD in the news
PTBD Dividends
- 6.29%
- $1.16
- $0.09 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
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.
- −0.03
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.
PTBD Cost
0.60%
PTBD0.60%
- The middle half of Tactical Allocation funds
- Median 0.91%
12 of the 46 Tactical Allocation funds charge less.
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