Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF
$60.77+0.02 (+0.03%)
- 0.60%
- $3.4B
- +14.3%
- 0.97%
- 0.1M sh
- $60.79
- low $51.58high $61.04
The ETF.net PTLC Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 3 of 20
Score 69 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.C50 out of 100Rank 10 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B68 out of 100Rank 5 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A73 out of 100Rank 5 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 2 of 20
Our read on PTLC
BMost 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.
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
- Stocks
- 505
- 39%
- NVDA
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 States97.96%
- Ireland1.17%
- United Kingdom0.41%
- Switzerland0.29%
- Netherlands0.09%
- Bermuda0.07%
- Canada0.01%
PTLC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
PTLC$11,432
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 | PTLC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.3% |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | +3.2% |
| 1 year | +14.3% |
| 3 years | +15.5% |
| 5 years | +10.8% |
| 10 years | +11.4% |
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 | PTLC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.3% | |
| 2025 | +5.1% | |
| 2024 | +24.3% | |
| 2023 | +16.8% | |
| 2022 | −8.6% | |
| 2021 | +27.9% | |
| 2020 | −1.1% |
PTLC in the news
PTLC Dividends
- 0.97%
- $0.59
- $0.59 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
PTLC Risk
- 11.8%
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.
- 0.89
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.
- −15.2%
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.
- 0.87
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
PTLC Cost
0.60%
PTLC0.60%
- The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
- Median 0.60%
9 of the 20 Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds charge less.
Other funds in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
- AWAMAWisdomTree US Adaptive Moving Average FundExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return —
- APTINPacer Trendpilot International ETFExpense ratio 0.02%1 year return +22.5%
- 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%