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PTLC

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF

Major Indexes · Pacer · Inception 2015-06-10 · SEC filings

$59.99−0.42 (−0.70%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 60.41 to 59.99. Range 59.84 to 60.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$59.80$60.20$60.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$3.4B
1Y return
+11.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.98%
Holdings
506
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$60.41
52W range
low $51.58high $60.75

The ETF.net PTLC Grade

B

67/ 100

Rank 4 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for PTLC. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 62, Mission 78, Tradability 100, Holdings 69, Durability 86. Strongest: Tradability (100). Weakest: Cost (50). Leans toward Tradability.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 67 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 50
    Category rank10/20 · top 50%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 78
    Category rank2/4 · top 50%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 62
    Category rank6/20 · top 30%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/20 · top 5%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 69
    Category rank7/20 · top 35%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 86
    Category rank2/20 · top 10%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on PTLC

ETF.net Research

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.

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

  1. 01The 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
  2. 02Underneath the signal sits plain large-cap America: roughly 500 stocks benchmarked to the S&P 500, not a niche factor slice.paceretfs.com
  3. 03Trading since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, so the rules have run through live markets, not just backtests.
  4. 04Among the index-tracking funds we cover, it lands in the upper half, and it follows its own index closely.

Worth knowing

  1. 010.60% 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.
  2. 02Trend 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.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year, so it isn't structured as a steady income drip.

PTLC Holdings

As of Sep 16, 2026, 3:19 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
506
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
NVDA7.9%

Sectors

  • Technology38.7%
  • Financials12.1%
  • Communication9.5%
  • Consumer Discr.9.3%
  • Health Care9.3%
  • Industrials7.8%
  • Cons. Staples4.5%
  • Energy3.5%
  • Utilities2.0%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Materials1.7%

Geography

  • United States97.63%
  • Ireland1.21%
  • United Kingdom0.39%
  • Switzerland0.30%
  • Singapore0.26%
  • Netherlands0.11%
  • Bermuda0.08%
  • Canada0.02%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 34.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp7.87%1,222,247$259M828
002AAPLApple Inc7.45%741,411$246M707
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.65%374,698$186M792
004AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.72%493,997$123M720
005GOOGLAlphabet Inc3.10%295,806$102M704
006GOOGAlphabet Inc2.47%238,544$81M471
007AVGOBroadcom Inc2.46%238,746$81M732
008METAMeta Platforms Inc2.25%110,729$74M683
009MUMicron Technology Inc1.60%56,884$53M655
010TSLATesla Inc1.54%141,970$51M509
011BRK-BBerkshire Hathaway Inc1.45%92,486$48M359
012JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.45%135,157$48M478
013LLYEli Lilly & Co1.37%39,893$45M569
014AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc1.26%82,258$41M618
015XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.07%208,902$35M501

Showing 1–15 of 505 holdings

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$11,128
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. PTLC $11,128. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,346$10,643$11,941Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+8.7%
1 month+1.2%
3 months+4.1%
1 year+11.3%
3 years+15.7%per year
5 years+10.5%per year
10 years+11.1%per year

As of the close, 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+8.7%
2025+5.1%
2024+24.3%
2023+16.8%
2022−8.6%
2021+27.9%
2020−1.1%

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.98%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

PTLC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.74
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.

PTLC Cost

Expense ratio0.60%
  • The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
  • Median 0.60%

9 of the 20 Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds charge less.

PTLC costs $60.00 a year on $10,000. The median Trend-Following / Tactical Index fund costs $60.00.