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PSCJ vs UFEB

Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETF

PSCJCCboe

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF

UFEBBCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

PSCJ −0.30pt a year

PSCJ0.49%UFEB0.79%

Avg volume · 30D

UFEB 57.5×the volume

PSCJ570UFEB32.8K

5Y return · a year

PSCJ +1.6pt

PSCJ+8.8%UFEB+7.2%

PSCJ vs UFEB Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+52.3%PSCJ+41.8%UFEB

Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. PSCJ +52.3%. UFEB +41.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%0%10%20%30%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
PSCJ 0.49%, better
UFEB 0.79%
Fund size
PSCJ $42M
UFEB $167M
1Y total return
PSCJ +7.7%
UFEB +9.4%, better
Holdings
PSCJ 3
UFEB 3
Avg volume (30D)
PSCJ 570 sh
UFEB 32.8K sh, better
NAV per share
PSCJ $32.15
UFEB $39.55
52W range

ETF.net Grade

PSCJ: Cost 81, Risk 35, Mission not scored, Tradability 12, Holdings not scored, Durability 34. UFEB: Cost 67, Risk 64, Mission not scored, Tradability 63, Holdings not scored, Durability 45.
Pillar letters and Scores for PSCJ, UFEB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarPSCJUFEB
Cost30% weightA81HigherB67
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD35B64Higher
Tradability15% weightF12B63Higher
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightD34C45Higher

Rank among S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. PSCJ and UFEB are both graded against the same 19 S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30%⁠

Category · 19 funds
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UFEB ranks 1st and PSCJ 6th of 19 funds in the S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% Category.

  1. Rank 1BPSCXPacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETFScore 63
  2. Rank 1BUFEBInnovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETFScore 63
  3. Rank 3BPSCQPacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETFScore 60
  4. Rank 6CDNOVFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - NovemberScore 50
  5. Rank 6CPSCJPacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETFScore 50
  6. Rank 9CDJULFT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - JulyScore 49

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

PSCJCPacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETF

UFEBBInnovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF

In short

PSCJ A 25-point cushion against S&P 500 losses, priced at 0.49% in a corner of the market where nearly twice that is normal. The July door into Pacer's quarterly deep-buffer lineup: capped upside, reset every 12 months.

UFEB No data

Stated mandate

PSCJ The fund seeks to match the returns of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust up to a predetermined cap while mitigating a defined range of downside losses over approximately one year.

UFEB No data

Why people hold it

  • PSCJ Built to absorb 25 percentage points of S&P 500 downside over each roughly one-year outcome period. That is the deep end of the buffer spectrum, not a token cushion.
  • Charges 0.49% a year, well under the median fee among deep-buffer S&P funds. Unusual restraint for a strategy that runs on custom options contracts.
  • The reference asset is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, so the outcome is tied to plain US large-cap exposure rather than a bespoke index nobody can check.
  • One of four staggered siblings (PSCX January, PSCW April, PSCQ October) at the same 0.49% fee, so a July reset date is a choice rather than a constraint.

UFEB No data

Worth knowing

  • PSCJ The trade for that cushion is a ceiling: upside is capped, and the cap is set fresh at the start of each outcome period. Big S&P years get trimmed.
  • Buy partway through a period and your own buffer and cap differ from the fund's stated terms. The math is measured from the outcome period's start date.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's household names. It has also not been paying distributions.

UFEB No data

Full PSCJ profile⁠

Full UFEB profile⁠

PSCJ vs UFEB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

PSCJ vs UFEB Cost

Overpaying UFEB vs PSCJ

$5,382

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

  • PSCJ 0.49%

    $9,792

  • UFEB 0.79%

    $15,174

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PSCJ 0.49%
  • UFEB 0.79%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530UFEB $15,174PSCJ $9,792

Year by year

YearPSCJUFEBOverpaying
10$883$1,405$522
20$3,394$5,331$1,937
30$9,792$15,174$5,382

Expense ratio

  • 0.49%PSCJ, cheaper
  • 0.79%UFEB
  • Middle half of S&P 500 Deep Buffer 25-30% funds
  • Median 0.85%

PSCJ 3rd cheapest of 19 funds

UFEB 7th cheapest of 19 funds

PSCJ vs UFEB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Payout (12M)
PSCJ None
UFEB None

Distribution history

PSCJAll PSCJ payments⁠

No distribution history available.

UFEBAll UFEB payments⁠

No distribution history available.

PSCJ vs UFEB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • PSCJ
  • UFEB
Nov 2, 2021 to Nov 2, 2026. Worst fall: PSCJ −11.9% · Apr 2025. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−8%−6%−4%−2%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
PSCJ 6.9%UFEB 5.9%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
PSCJ 1.38UFEB 1.43, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
PSCJ −11.9%UFEB −9.0%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
PSCJ 0.50UFEB 0.46

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