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PTMC

GradeBChicago Board Options Exchange

Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETF

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

$39.72−0.21 (−0.53%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 39.93 to 39.72. Range 39.70 to 39.97. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$39.80$39.90$40.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$376M
1Y return
+13.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.64%
Holdings
402
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$39.80
52W range
low $34.11high $42.61

The ETF.net PTMC Grade

B

61/ 100

Rank 8 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for PTMC. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 68, Holdings 88, Durability 81. Strongest: Holdings (88). Weakest: Cost (50). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 61 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 rank11/20 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 51
    Category rank10/20 · top 50%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 68
    Category rank6/20 · top 30%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 88
    Category rank1/20 · top 5%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 81
    Category rank3/20 · top 15%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on PTMC

ETF.net Research

BA mid-cap index fund with a seatbelt built in. PTMC tracks a rules-based trend index that shifts the portfolio between roughly 400 US mid-cap stocks and defensive positioning, with no manager judgment in the loop. Running since 2015.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The trend rules do the deciding, not a portfolio manager's gut: the index itself dictates when to hold mid-cap equities and when to shift defensive.paceretfs.com
  2. 02Under the overlay sits a plain, broad basket of roughly 400 US mid caps, not a handful of concentrated picks.
  3. 03Live since 2015, so the signal has run through real market drawdowns and recoveries rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

  1. 01The 0.60% fee buys the rules, not more stocks. Plain index wrappers in the same peer group, like VXF at 0.05%, simply hold the market and skip the overlay.
  2. 02Trend systems move on sustained direction, so a sharp drop and fast snapback can whipsaw the signal in both directions.paceretfs.com
  3. 03It trades lightly next to vanilla mid-cap index funds, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads at the moment of the trade.

PTMC Holdings

As of Sep 16, 2026, 3:19 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
402
Top-10 weight
8%
Largest holding
TWLO1.1%

Sectors

  • Industrials19.3%
  • Technology17.3%
  • Financials14.3%
  • Health Care10.8%
  • Consumer Discr.9.7%
  • Real Estate7.6%
  • Materials7.4%
  • Energy6.0%
  • Cons. Staples3.3%
  • Utilities2.8%
  • Communication1.6%

Geography

  • United States96.45%
  • United Kingdom1.74%
  • Bermuda0.74%
  • Ireland0.44%
  • Cayman Islands0.39%
  • Sweden0.23%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 27.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TWLOTwilio Inc1.06%16,436$4M271
002ILMNIllumina Inc0.97%16,365$4M305
003OKTAOkta Inc0.92%18,196$3M245
004PEverpure Inc0.88%34,236$3M257
005FTITechnipFMC PLC0.86%43,224$3M268
006ATIATI Inc0.73%14,790$3M225
007NVTnVent Electric PLC0.69%17,561$3M252
008THCTenet Healthcare Corp0.65%9,320$2M216
009UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.61%4,589$2M271
010XPOXPO Inc0.60%12,708$2M204
011CWCurtiss-Wright Corp0.60%4,013$2M221
012CRSCarpenter Technology Corp0.59%5,373$2M235
013CDECOEUR MINING INC.0.59%111,884$2M206
014ROKURoku Inc0.59%14,192$2M158
015RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.59%8,832$2M188

Showing 1–15 of 402 holdings

PTMC Performance

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

PTMC$11,321
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. PTMC $11,321. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,328$10,800$12,273Sep 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 PTMC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPTMC
Year to date+12.0%
1 month−3.9%
3 months−3.3%
1 year+13.2%
3 years+10.1%per year
5 years+3.7%per year
10 years+5.5%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 PTMC
YearReturn barPTMC
2026 YTD+12.0%
2025−1.5%
2024+13.2%
2023+7.3%
2022−14.0%
2021+12.4%
2020+6.6%

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PTMC 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.
1.64%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.66Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.66 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 $0.21; Dec 24, 2018 $0.28; Dec 24, 2019 $0.43; Dec 21, 2020 $0.17; Dec 23, 2021 $0.04; Dec 22, 2022 $0.26; Dec 27, 2023 $0.63; Dec 27, 2024 $0.32; Dec 30, 2025 $0.66. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.66
Dec 27, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.32
Dec 27, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.63
Dec 22, 2022Dec 29, 2022$0.26
Dec 23, 2021Dec 30, 2021$0.04
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.17
Dec 24, 2019Dec 27, 2019$0.43
Dec 24, 2018Dec 27, 2018$0.28
Dec 27, 2017Dec 29, 2017$0.21
Dec 28, 2016Jan 3, 2017$0.18
Sep 22, 2015Sep 25, 2015$0.02

PTMC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.5%
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.
0.34
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.
−16.9%
Trough Nov 2023
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.
0.77
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.

PTMC 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.

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