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Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETF

PTMCCboePacerA

$40.07+0.33 (+0.83%)

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

A71/ 100

Rank 4 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

A71/100Rank 4 of 20inTrend-Following / Tactical Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 39.74 to 40.07. Range 40.00 to 40.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.40.2040.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.60%
Fund size
$370M
1Y total return
+14.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.64%
Holdings
401
Avg volume · 30D
17.9K sh
52W range
low $34.11high $42.61
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PTMC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 71 out of 100

Category
Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠
Rank
4 of 20
Six-pillar profile for PTMC. Scores out of 100: Cost 71, Risk 56, Mission not scored, Tradability 76, Holdings 87, Durability 81. Strongest: Holdings (87). Weakest: Risk (56). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 71 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.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 20

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 4 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

In short

AA 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

  • The 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
  • Under the overlay sits a plain, broad basket of roughly 400 US mid caps, not a handful of concentrated picks.
  • Live since 2015, so the signal has run through real market drawdowns and recoveries rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

  • The 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.
  • Trend systems move on sustained direction, so a sharp drop and fast snapback can whipsaw the signal in both directions.paceretfs.com
  • It 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

Holdings pillarA87 out of 100Rank 1 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
401
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
OKTA1.0%

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 States98.17%
  • United Kingdom1.23%
  • Sweden0.23%
  • Brazil0.19%
  • India0.18%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 27.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1OKTAOkta Inc1.01%17,908$3.73M264
2FTITechnipFMC PLC0.79%42,396$2.92M270
3UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corp0.75%4,638$2.78M272
4ENTGEntegris Inc0.69%16,519$2.55M219
5ATIATI Inc0.66%14,721$2.44M223
6USFDUS Foods Holding Corp0.66%23,387$2.42M194
7RSReliance Inc0.65%5,520$2.41M240
8XPOXPO Inc0.65%12,658$2.4M205
9THCTenet Healthcare Corp0.64%8,705$2.38M230
10PRPermian Resources Corp0.64%90,545$2.36M218
11ROKURoku Inc0.60%14,276$2.21M155
12NVTnVent Electric PLC0.60%17,498$2.2M253
13OVVOvintiv Inc0.58%29,783$2.16M199
14ROIVRoivant Sciences Ltd0.58%58,566$2.16M172
15RGLDRoyal Gold Inc0.57%9,160$2.1M194

Showing 1–15 of 401 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$11,461
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. PTMC $11,461. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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+12.3%
1 month+0.5%
3 months−1.8%
1 year+14.6%
3 yearsper year+11.1%
5 yearsper year+2.9%
10 yearsper year+6.2%

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+12.3%
2025−1.5%
2024+13.2%
2023+7.3%
2022−14.0%
2021+12.4%
2020+6.6%

PTMC in the news

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 Nov 2, 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

$10,000 in PTMC 10 years ago paid $1,316 in dividends.

PTMC Risk

Risk pillarB56 out of 100Rank 10 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.2%
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.
0.48
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.
−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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

PTMC Cost

Compare PTMC 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.

  • PTMC 0.60%

    $11,817

  • WAMA 0.33% Cheapest

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PTMC 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$12.5K051015202530PTMC $11,817WAMA $6,737

Year by year

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

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