Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF
$46.69−1.34 (−2.79%)
- 0.75%
- $132M
- +35.5%
- 4.00%
- 18.1K sh
- low $36.53high $49.14
The ETF.net USAI Grade
D
Score 38 out of 100
- 20 of 25
Score 38 of 100 falls in the D 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.F19 out of 100Rank 20 of 25Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 8 of 24Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D28 out of 100Rank 20 of 25Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 11 of 25Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 14 of 25
Our read on USAI
In short
DSkip the drillers. USAI owns the toll-booth end of energy: the pipelines, storage and processing assets that move hydrocarbons across the US and Canada, roughly 40 names, with cash paid out monthly.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the American Energy Infrastructure Index through a passive indexing strategy.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
USAI Holdings
- Stocks
- 37
- 61%
- LNG
Sectors
- Energy100.0%
Geography
- United States77.56%
- Canada22.44%
USAI Performance
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.
USAI$13,547
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.
| Period | USAI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +30.4% |
| 1 month | +11.1% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 1 year | +35.5% |
| 3 years | +26.6% |
| 5 years | +19.4% |
| 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 | USAI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +30.4% | |
| 2025 | +0.7% | |
| 2024 | +44.0% | |
| 2023 | +14.2% | |
| 2022 | +19.8% | |
| 2021 | +37.1% | |
| 2020 | −15.0% |
USAI in the news
USAI Dividends
- 4.00%
- $1.92
- $0.16 per share
- Monthly
USAI Risk
- 17.3%
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.
- 1.20
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.
- −20.7%
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.
- 0.28
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.
USAI Cost
Overpaying vs XLE, cheapest in Energy (Broad)
$12,793
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
USAI 0.75%
$14,482
XLE 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | USAI | XLE | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,336 | $147 | $1,189 |
| 20 | $5,078 | $575 | $4,503 |
| 30 | $14,482 | $1,689 | $12,793 |
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