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Pacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds ETF

TRNDNYSE ArcaPacerC

$36.20−0.08 (−0.22%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 1:43 PM ET

C42/ 100

Rank 14 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

C42/100Rank 14 of 20inTrend-Following / Tactical Index
Intraday session: down, 49 prints from 36.28 to 36.20. Range 36.20 to 36.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.36.2336.2536.3036.3310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.77%
Fund size
$61M
1Y total return
+8.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.15%
Holdings
7
Avg volume · 30D
3.26K sh
52W range
low $30.59high $39.09
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net TRND Grade

C

Score 42 out of 100

Category
Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠
Rank
14 of 20
Six-pillar profile for TRND. Scores out of 100: Cost 37, Risk 75, Mission 40, Tradability 19, Holdings 45, Durability 48. Strongest: Risk (75). Weakest: Tradability (19). Leans toward Risk.

Score 42 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.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 20

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 4

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 20

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 20

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 20

Our read on TRND

ETF.net Research

In short

CThe whole Trendpilot family in one ticker: instead of picking which sleeve goes on trend autopilot, TRND holds Pacer's own trend-following ETFs across US large cap, mid cap, international and bonds.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds Index.

Why people hold it

  • Each underlying sleeve runs its own rule: 100% to its benchmark, 50/50 with 3-month T-bills, or all T-bills. The de-risking switch isn't one all-or-nothing call on the S&P 500.paceretfs.compaceretfs.com 2
  • Rules, not hunches. Positions shift on 200-day moving average triggers confirmed over five business days, with no manager discretion over when to step aside.paceretfs.compaceretfs.com 2
  • A fund of funds rebuilt at each quarterly rebalance from Pacer's own Trendpilot ETFs, so the trend call is spread across several markets instead of one.sec.gov
  • Live since 2019, tracking a published index methodology rather than a black box.paceretfs.com

Worth knowing

  • Stacking funds costs more: 0.77%, no waiver, above the category median. Owning a single sleeve directly runs less (PTLC and PTMC are 0.60% each).
  • Signals confirm before they act, so a sharp dip and fast rebound can see sleeves move to T-bills late and return to the market late.paceretfs.compaceretfs.com 2
  • Thinly traded for its category, so bid-ask spreads are a bigger slice of the cost of getting in and out than with the bigger Trendpilot sleeves.

TRND Performance

Launched May 3, 2019

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

Not enough history yet.
TRND$10,857
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. TRND $10,857. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 TRND. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodTRND
Year to date+7.8%
1 month−1.1%
3 months−0.4%
1 year+8.6%
3 yearsper year+12.2%
5 yearsper year+5.1%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 TRND
YearReturn barTRND
2026 YTD+7.8%
2025+6.0%
2024+12.0%
2023+16.5%
2022−15.4%
2021+12.9%
2020+4.7%

TRND in the news

TRND 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 30, 2026.
2.15%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.78Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.78 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2019 $0.25; Dec 22, 2020 $0.17; Dec 27, 2021 $0.29; Dec 23, 2022 $0.46; Dec 28, 2023 $0.75; Dec 30, 2024 $0.75; Dec 31, 2025 $0.78. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 31, 2025Jan 6, 2026$0.78
Dec 30, 2024Jan 3, 2025$0.75
Dec 28, 2023Jan 4, 2024$0.75
Dec 23, 2022Dec 30, 2022$0.46
Dec 27, 2021Dec 31, 2021$0.29
Dec 22, 2020Dec 29, 2020$0.17
Dec 27, 2019Dec 31, 2019$0.25

$10,000 in TRND 5 years ago paid $954 in dividends.

TRND Risk

Risk pillarA75 out of 100Rank 4 of 20 in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.6%
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.
0.78
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.
−16.2%
Trough Dec 2022
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.
0.98
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.

TRND Cost

Compare TRND and WAMA

Overpaying vs WAMA, cheapest in Trend-Following / Tactical Index

$8,092

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • TRND 0.77%

    $14,829

  • WAMA 0.33% Cheapest

    $6,737

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TRND 0.77%
  • WAMA 0.33%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530TRND $14,829WAMA $6,737

Year by year

YearTRNDWAMAOverpaying
10$1,371$598$773
20$5,205$2,318$2,887
30$14,829$6,737$8,092

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