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Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF

PTLCCboePacerA

$58.71−0.33 (−0.55%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 2 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

A76/100Rank 2 of 20inTrend-Following / Tactical Index
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 59.03 to 58.71. Range 58.71 to 59.60. Use the arrow keys to read each point.59.2059.4059.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$3.24B
1Y total return
+6.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.00%
Holdings
505
Avg volume · 30D
99.6K sh
52W range
low $51.58high $61.04
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PTLC Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠
Rank
2 of 20
Six-pillar profile for PTLC. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 65, Mission 78, Tradability 100, Holdings 72, Durability 86. Strongest: Tradability (100). Weakest: Risk (65). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 76 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.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 20

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 4

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 20

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 20

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 20

Our read on PTLC

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost index funds ride out every drawdown. PTLC tracks an index with an exit ramp: a rules-based trend signal that shifts its large-cap exposure toward 3-month Treasury bills and back, with no manager judgment in the loop.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap Index. That index uses a rules-based trend-following approach that alternates exposure between equities and 3-Month US Treasury bills.

Why people hold it

  • The switch is mechanical. A rules-based trend signal alternates exposure between US large-cap equities and 3-month Treasury bills, so nobody is making a gut call mid-panic.paceretfs.com
  • Underneath the signal sits plain large-cap America: roughly 500 stocks benchmarked to the S&P 500, not a niche factor slice.paceretfs.com
  • Trading since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, so the rules have run through live markets, not just backtests.
  • Among the index-tracking funds we cover, it lands in the upper half, and it follows its own index closely.

Worth knowing

  • 0.60% a year is real money next to vanilla large-cap trackers like SCHK (0.03%) or VOOV (0.07%). The trend rules are what the extra buys.
  • Trend signals read past prices. Moves into T-bills, or back into stocks, arrive after a market shift is already underway rather than ahead of it.
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, so it isn't structured as a steady income drip.

PTLC Holdings

Holdings pillarA72 out of 100Rank 5 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical IndexAs of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
505
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
NVDA8.0%

Sectors

  • Technology40.4%
  • Financials11.2%
  • Communication9.9%
  • Health Care9.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.8%
  • Industrials7.6%
  • Consumer Staples4.3%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Utilities1.9%
  • Real Estate1.7%
  • Materials1.6%

Geography

  • United States99.52%
  • Switzerland0.27%
  • China0.10%
  • Mexico0.05%
  • Ireland0.03%
  • United Kingdom0.03%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 34.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1NVDANVIDIA Corp8.02%1,198,793$266M848
2AAPLApple Inc7.50%722,953$249M723
3MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.92%368,668$196M819
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.84%486,041$128M738
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc2.94%291,054$97.4M707
6AVGOBroadcom Inc2.39%234,293$79.1M753
7GOOGAlphabet Inc2.34%234,080$77.5M480
8METAMeta Platforms Inc2.30%109,240$76.2M708
9TSLATesla Inc1.63%139,684$54M528
10MUMicron Technology Inc1.54%55,984$51.2M686
11LLYEli Lilly & Co1.50%39,183$49.8M593
12BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Inc1.48%91,215$49.2M374
13AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.35%80,944$44.7M638
14JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.1.31%130,150$43.6M487
15XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.07%200,183$35.7M525

Showing 1–15 of 505 holdings

PTLC Performance

Launched Jun 11, 2015

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

PTLC$10,636
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. PTLC $10,636. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for PTLC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPTLC
Year to date+6.2%
1 month−0.8%
3 months+1.4%
1 year+6.4%
3 yearsper year+15.9%
5 yearsper year+8.9%
10 yearsper year+11.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for PTLC
YearReturn barPTLC
2026 YTD+6.2%
2025+5.1%
2024+24.3%
2023+16.8%
2022−8.6%
2021+27.9%
2020−1.1%

PTLC in the news

PTLC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.59Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.59 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2017 $0.28; Dec 24, 2018 $0.29; Dec 24, 2019 $0.37; Dec 21, 2020 $0.35; Dec 23, 2021 $0.31; Dec 22, 2022 $0.47; Dec 27, 2023 $0.51; Dec 27, 2024 $0.36; Dec 30, 2025 $0.59. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.59
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.36
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.51
Dec 22, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.47
Dec 23, 2021Dec 30, 2021$0.31
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.35
Dec 24, 2019Dec 27, 2019$0.37
Dec 24, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.29
Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.28
Dec 28, 2016Jan 3, 2017$0.26
Dec 29, 2015Jan 4, 2016$0.06
Sep 22, 2015Sep 25, 2015$0.04

$10,000 in PTLC 10 years ago paid $1,693 in dividends.

PTLC Risk

Risk pillarB65 out of 100Rank 6 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.95
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−15.2%
Trough May 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.87
vs its asset-class index
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.

PTLC Cost

Compare PTLC and WAMA

Overpaying vs WAMA, cheapest in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

$5,080

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • PTLC 0.60%

    $11,817

  • WAMA 0.33% Cheapest

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PTLC 0.60%
  • WAMA 0.33%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530PTLC $11,817WAMA $6,737

Year by year

YearPTLCWAMAOverpaying
10$1,076$598$478
20$4,116$2,318$1,798
30$11,817$6,737$5,080

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