Pacer Trendpilot European Index ETF
$31.85+0.03 (+0.10%)
- 0.65%
- $35M
- +10.2%
- 1.85%
- 0M sh
- $31.95
- low $28.85high $34.92
The ETF.net PTEU Grade
Score 39 out of 100
- 15 of 20
Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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.D39 out of 100Rank 12 of 20Mission
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.C44 out of 100Rank 13 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F4 out of 100Rank 20 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A76 out of 100Rank 3 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 10 of 20
Our read on PTEU
DA Eurozone stock fund with an exit ramp built in. Three trend indicators decide whether it holds Eurozone equities, a blended equity and T-bill position, or 3-month U.S. Treasury bills. Buy-and-hold this is not.
The Fund seeks to track the total return of the Pacer Trendpilot European Index before fees and expenses. Its rules-based trend-following process uses three indicators to rotate among Eurozone equities, a mixed equity/T-bill position, and 3-month U.S. Treasury bills.
Why people hold it
- The exit is written into the rules: three trend indicators, not a manager's mood, decide when Eurozone stocks give way to 3-month U.S. Treasury bills.paceretfs.com
- Under the trend switch sits a broad Eurozone base of roughly 300 stocks, so the equity sleeve is index exposure rather than a stock-picking bet.
- Live since 2015, so the rulebook has run through real European markets and not just a backtest.
Worth knowing
- At 0.65% a year it sits above the median for its index-tracking group (0.45%). The trend machinery is what the premium buys.
- Small and thinly traded next to plain-vanilla giants like VT, which can mean wider bid/ask spreads and more care needed on entry and exit.
- Trend rules act after the move: a sharp drop can shift it toward T-bills and a fast rebound can find it still there. Whipsaw is the cost of the switch.
PTEU Holdings
- Stocks
- 263
- 30%
- ASML.AS
Sectors
- Financials26.6%
- Industrials18.4%
- Technology17.2%
- Consumer Discretionary6.9%
- Utilities6.7%
- Health Care5.5%
- Consumer Staples5.0%
- Materials4.8%
- Energy4.3%
- Communication4.0%
- Real Estate0.7%
Geography
- Germany24.83%
- France23.84%
- Netherlands18.99%
- Spain11.43%
- Italy9.64%
- Finland3.37%
- Belgium2.53%
- Austria1.26%
- 4.11%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
PTEU 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 | PTEU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +3.6% |
| 1 month | −6.2% |
| 3 months | −3.8% |
| 1 year | +10.2% |
| 3 years | +12.0% |
| 5 years | +7.8% |
| 10 years | +4.8% |
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 | PTEU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +3.6% | |
| 2025 | +30.8% | |
| 2024 | −0.5% | |
| 2023 | +12.4% | |
| 2022 | −7.4% | |
| 2021 | +13.4% | |
| 2020 | −19.4% |
PTEU in the news
PTEU Dividends
- 1.85%
- $0.59
- $0.59 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
PTEU Risk
- 12.7%
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.
- 0.65
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.
- −15.0%
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.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PTEU Cost
- The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
- Median 0.60%
11 of the 20 Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds charge less.
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