
Pacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds ETF
$36.880.00 (−0.01%)
- 0.15%
- $63M
- +14.3%
- 2.12%
- 0M sh
- $37.03
- low $30.59high $39.09
The ETF.net TRND Grade
Score 68 out of 100
- 4 of 20
Score 68 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.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 20Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.C40 out of 100Rank 4 of 4Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A74 out of 100Rank 3 of 20Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D33 out of 100Rank 16 of 20Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C44 out of 100Rank 12 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C49 out of 100Rank 14 of 20
Our read on TRND
BMost index funds just sit there. TRND tracks a rulebook that shifts exposure with the trend, packaged as a fund of funds: one ticket onto Pacer's Trendpilot lineup, for 0.15% a year.
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
- Costs 0.15% a year, well under the 0.45% median for its index-wrapper peer group. Cheap for a strategy that does more than hold a static basket.paceretfs.com
- The trend calls are written into the index, not made by a manager on the fly. Same rules in calm markets and ugly ones.paceretfs.com
- One line item covers a global, multi-asset mix instead of a single slice of the market.paceretfs.com
- Live since 2019, so the rules have run through real market weather rather than a backtest.paceretfs.com
Worth knowing
- It trades lightly. Thinner volume usually means wider gaps between bid and ask, which matters most on big or hurried orders.
- Trend rules react, they don't anticipate. Signals fire after a move is underway, so choppy markets that flip direction can trigger repeated switches.paceretfs.com
- Distributions come once or twice a year. This is built as a total-return vehicle, not an income stream.
TRND Holdings
- Stocks
- 6
- 100%
- PTNQ
Sectors
- Technology34.6%
- Financials13.2%
- Industrials12.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.8%
- Health Care7.9%
- Communication6.9%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy3.6%
- Materials3.2%
- Real Estate2.6%
- Utilities2.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
TRND Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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.
| Period | TRND |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.6% |
| 1 month | −0.2% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +14.3% |
| 3 years | +11.8% |
| 5 years | +6.1% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | TRND |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.6% | |
| 2025 | +6.0% | |
| 2024 | +12.0% | |
| 2023 | +16.5% | |
| 2022 | −15.4% | |
| 2021 | +12.9% | |
| 2020 | +4.7% |
TRND in the news
TRND Dividends
- 2.12%
- $0.78
- $0.78 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
TRND Risk
- 9.7%
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.
- 0.73
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.
- −16.2%
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.
- 0.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TRND Cost
- The middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
- Median 0.60%
1 of the 20 Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds charge less.
Other funds in Trend-Following / Tactical Index
- BPTLCPacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +14.3%
- BFVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +23.1%
- BONOFGlobal X - Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +16.0%
- BIFVFirst Trust Dorsey Wright International Focus 5 ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +2.2%
- BPTMCPacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +16.5%

