Pacer Trendpilot International ETF
$36.02−0.04 (−0.11%)
- 0.02%
- $178M
- +22.5%
- 2.21%
- 0M sh
- $36.31
- low $30.05high $39.49
The ETF.net PTIN Grade
Score 73 out of 100
- 2 of 20
Score 73 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.A100 out of 100Rank 1 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.B62 out of 100Rank 8 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D32 out of 100Rank 17 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 2 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B61 out of 100Rank 7 of 20
Our read on PTIN
AInternational stocks with a built-in exit ramp. PTIN tracks a rules-based index that shifts between roughly 500 overseas stocks and 3-month T-bills, and it does that for 0.02% a year, a rounding error next to most international funds.
The fund seeks to track the total return of the Pacer Trendpilot International Index before fees and expenses. Its rules-based trend-following process alternates exposure between international equities and 3-Month U.S. T-Bills using three indicators.
Why people hold it
- Two basis points is the entire fee, a small fraction of the median for international equity funds and well under top-graded peers like AVDE and DFIC.
- The de-risking is mechanical: three indicators decide whether the index sits in international equities or 3-month U.S. T-Bills. Rules, not manager hunches.
- In equity mode it holds roughly 500 international stocks, so the trend call rides on top of broad exposure rather than a concentrated bet.
- Trading since 2019, so the trend switch has been tested in live markets, not just backtests.
Worth knowing
- Trend following turns late by design. Once the rules move to T-bills, the index waits for signals to flip back, so the start of a rebound can pass it by.
- This is a smaller, thinly traded fund, so spreads can run wider than the category's heavyweights and size-y orders need more care.
- Income arrives once or twice a year, not monthly, and drops to T-bill interest whenever the index is parked defensively.
PTIN Holdings
- Stocks
- 444
- 18%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Financials27.6%
- Technology20.0%
- Industrials15.7%
- Health Care8.1%
- Consumer Discretionary6.1%
- Materials5.6%
- Energy5.3%
- Consumer Staples4.9%
- Communication3.7%
- Utilities2.4%
- Real Estate0.8%
Geography
- Japan22.84%
- Canada10.74%
- United Kingdom10.49%
- South Korea9.50%
- Switzerland6.94%
- Germany6.56%
- France6.08%
- Australia5.27%
- 21.59%
Developed 89% · Emerging 11%
PTIN 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 | PTIN |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.7% |
| 1 month | −3.9% |
| 3 months | −1.5% |
| 1 year | +22.5% |
| 3 years | +14.2% |
| 5 years | +6.9% |
| 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 | PTIN |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.7% | |
| 2025 | +16.2% | |
| 2024 | +3.4% | |
| 2023 | +16.0% | |
| 2022 | −16.0% | |
| 2021 | +12.2% | |
| 2020 | −0.5% |
PTIN in the news
PTIN Dividends
- 2.21%
- $0.80
- $0.80 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
PTIN Risk
- 13.7%
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.
- 0.73
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.
- −21.3%
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.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PTIN Cost
- The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
- Median 0.60%
No Trend-Following / Tactical Index fund charges less.
Other funds in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
- AWAMAWisdomTree US Adaptive Moving Average FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return —
- BPTLCPacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +14.3%
- BFVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +23.1%
- BTRNDPacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +14.3%
- BONOFGlobal X - Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +16.0%