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Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETF

PTMCCboeB

$39.72+0.03 (+0.06%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B59/ 100

Rank 8 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

B59/100Rank 8 of 20inTrend-Following / Tactical Index
Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 39.69 to 39.72. Range 39.41 to 39.85. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.4039.5039.6039.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$373M
1Y total return
+16.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.66%
Holdings
402
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$39.84
52W range
low $34.11high $42.61
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PTMC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 59 out of 100

Category
Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠
Rank
8 of 20
Six-pillar profile for PTMC. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 49, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 87, Durability 81. Strongest: Holdings (87). Weakest: Risk (49). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 59 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 100
    Rank 10 of 20

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 20

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 20

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A87 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 20

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 Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
402
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
OKTA1.1%

Sectors

  • Industrials22.2%
  • Technology18.1%
  • Financials13.6%
  • Health Care10.4%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.2%
  • Real Estate7.8%
  • Energy5.2%
  • Materials4.9%
  • Consumer Staples3.2%
  • Utilities2.8%
  • Communication1.5%

Geography

  • United States96.35%
  • United Kingdom1.75%
  • Bermuda0.74%
  • Cayman Islands0.51%
  • Ireland0.42%
  • Sweden0.22%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 27.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001OKTAOkta Inc1.12%17,908$4M260
002FTITechnipFMC PLC0.80%42,396$3M266
003NVTnVent Electric PLC0.79%17,498$3M251
004ATIATI Inc0.76%14,721$3M221
005ENTGEntegris Inc0.74%16,519$3M216
006UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.69%4,638$3M266
007MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.67%7,513$2M201
008SNXTD SYNNEX Corp0.64%8,644$2M230
009XPOXPO Inc0.63%12,658$2M203
010THCTenet Healthcare Corp0.62%8,705$2M218
011USFDUS Foods Holding Corp0.61%23,387$2M189
012RSReliance Inc0.60%5,520$2M234
013ROKURoku Inc0.59%14,276$2M154
014NTNXNutanix Inc0.59%29,223$2M189
015RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.58%9,160$2M188

Showing 1–15 of 402 holdings

PTMC 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.

PTMC$11,653
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. PTMC $11,653. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,546$11,135$12,724Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for PTMC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPTMC
Year to date+11.3%
1 month−1.6%
3 months−3.2%
1 year+16.5%
3 yearsper year+9.9%
5 yearsper year+3.4%
10 yearsper year+5.8%

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+11.3%
2025−1.5%
2024+13.2%
2023+7.3%
2022−14.0%
2021+12.4%
2020+6.6%

PTMC in the news

Filtered to PTMC · Trend-Following / Tactical Index

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 Oct 12, 2026.
1.66%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.
14.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
0.36
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.

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