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Pacer S&P 500 Quality FCF R&D Leaders ETF

QFRDCboeC

$31.17−0.21 (−0.66%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 1:11 PM

C40/ 100

Rank 21 of 26 in US Quality Index

C40/100Rank 21 of 26inUS Quality Index
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Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$2M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
50
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$31.66
52W range
low $22.40high $31.72
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QFRD Grade

C

Score 40 out of 100

Category
US Quality Index⁠
Rank
21 of 26
Six-pillar profile for QFRD. Scores out of 100: Cost 32, Risk 47, Mission 79, Tradability 38, Holdings 55, Durability 13. Strongest: Mission (79). Weakest: Durability (13). Leans toward Mission.

Score 40 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

Very small fund, grade capped at C.

The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.

The pillars earned
48
This cap took
−8
Published Score
40 Grade C

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 26

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 19

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 26

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D38 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 26

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 26

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F13 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 26

Our read on QFRD

ETF.net Research

CMost quality funds chase steady profits. QFRD screens S&P 500 names for free-cash-flow quality first, then keeps the 50 spending most heavily on R&D: cash-rich innovators in one rules-based basket.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks capital appreciation through a rules-based selection of 50 S&P 500 companies with high R&D expenditures and strong free-cash-flow quality. It also seeks to track the S&P 500 Quality FCF R&D Leaders Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Two-step build: clear the free-cash-flow margin and FCF-return-on-capital bars, then rank on research spending. You are buying innovation budgets backed by real cash.paceretfs.comindexologyblog.com
  2. 02The R&D screen is what sets it apart in a quality cohort otherwise dominated by broad, low-cost giants like QUAL, JQUA and FQAL.paceretfs.com
  3. 03Rules-based and index-tracked, with about 50 S&P 500 members. No manager deciding which innovator looks exciting this quarter.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.49% a year it sits at the expensive end of the quality-factor shelf, where the largest peers charge well under half that.
  2. 02It launched in 2026 as a small, lightly traded fund. That combination usually means wider bid-ask spreads, and there is little live record to judge.
  3. 03Fifty names ranked on R&D intensity is a concentrated slice of the S&P 500, so single stocks and single sectors move it more than a broad index.

QFRD Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
50
Top-10 weight
40%
Largest holding
DDOG6.7%

Geography

  • United States97.38%
  • Netherlands1.40%
  • Switzerland1.22%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001DDOGDatadog Inc6.72%435$128K424
002CRWDCrowdstrike Holdings Inc5.18%358$98K472
003AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc4.35%136$83K635
004PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc4.19%190$80K501
005WDAYWorkday Inc3.97%404$75K394
006CDNSCadence Design Systems Inc3.25%175$62K430
007SNPSSynopsys Inc3.25%121$62K381
008INCYIncyte Corp3.14%529$60K372
009VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc2.93%109$56K422
010COINCoinbase Global Inc2.74%290$52K271
011NOWServiceNow Inc2.51%338$48K432
012NTAPNetApp Inc2.48%199$47K417
013METAMeta Platforms Inc2.35%62$45K704
014LLYEli Lilly & Co2.24%36$42K583
015QCOMQUALCOMM Inc2.16%234$41K522

Showing 1–15 of 50 holdings

QFRD Performance

Launched Jan 12, 2026

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

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QFRD$11,112
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. QFRD $11,112. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,456$10,380$11,305Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – 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 QFRD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQFRD
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month+8.2%
3 months+11.1%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper 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 QFRD
YearReturn barQFRD
2026 YTD+28.3%

History from Jan 14, 2026

QFRD in the news

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QFRD Dividends

Last payment
$0.0058 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments in 2026 YTD. Mar 5, 2026 $0.008; Jun 4, 2026 $0.02; Sep 3, 2026 $0.0058. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 3, 2026Sep 8, 2026$0.0058
Jun 4, 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.02
Mar 5, 2026Mar 9, 2026$0.008

QFRD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
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Launched Jan 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
1.12
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.

QFRD Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • The middle half of US Quality Index funds
  • Median 0.39%

15 of the 26 US Quality Index funds charge less.

QFRD costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Quality Index fund costs $38.50.

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