PTLC vs WAMA: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF

PTLCACboe

WisdomTree US Adaptive Moving Average Fund

WAMAANasdaq

Overlap

90.6%by weight

Expense ratio

WAMA −0.27pt a year

PTLC0.60%WAMA0.33%

Avg volume · 30D

PTLC 8.1×the volume

PTLC99.6KWAMA12.4K

PTLC vs WAMA Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+1.4%PTLC+1.3%WAMA

Expense ratio: PTLC 0.60%; WAMA 0.33%, better
Fund size: PTLC $3.24B; WAMA $199M
1Y total return: PTLC +6.4%; WAMA No data
Yield (12M): PTLC 1.00%; WAMA No data
Holdings: PTLC 505; WAMA 507
Avg volume (30D): PTLC 99.6K sh, better; WAMA 12.4K sh
NAV per share: PTLC $59.01; WAMA $26.51
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for PTLC, WAMA, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	PTLC	WAMA
Cost30% weight	A71	A100Higher
Mission25% weight	A78	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B65	A84Higher
Tradability15% weight	A100Higher	C54
Holdings10% weight	A72Higher	B69
Durability5% weight	A86Higher	B62

Rank among Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds

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Same Category. PTLC and WAMA are both graded against the same 20 Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Trend-Following / Tactical Index⁠

Category · 20 funds

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WAMA ranks 1st and PTLC 2nd of 20 funds in the Trend-Following / Tactical Index Category.

Rank 1AWAMAWisdomTree US Adaptive Moving Average FundScore 80
Rank 2APTLCPacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETFScore 76
Rank 3AONOFGlobal X Adaptive U.S. Risk Management ETFScore 75

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

PTLCAPacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF

WAMAAWisdomTree US Adaptive Moving Average Fund

In short

PTLC Most index funds ride out every drawdown. PTLC tracks an index with an exit ramp: a rules-based trend signal that shifts its large-cap exposure toward 3-month Treasury bills and back, with no manager judgment in the loop.

WAMA No data

Stated mandate

PTLC The Fund seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap Index. That index uses a rules-based trend-following approach that alternates exposure between equities and 3-Month US Treasury bills.

WAMA No data

Why people hold it

PTLC The switch is mechanical. A rules-based trend signal alternates exposure between US large-cap equities and 3-month Treasury bills, so nobody is making a gut call mid-panic.paceretfs.com
Underneath the signal sits plain large-cap America: roughly 500 stocks benchmarked to the S&P 500, not a niche factor slice.paceretfs.com
Trading since 2015 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, so the rules have run through live markets, not just backtests.
Among the index-tracking funds we cover, it lands in the upper half, and it follows its own index closely.

WAMA No data

Worth knowing

PTLC 0.60% a year is real money next to vanilla large-cap trackers like SCHK (0.03%) or VOOV (0.07%). The trend rules are what the extra buys.
Trend signals read past prices. Moves into T-bills, or back into stocks, arrive after a market shift is already underway rather than ahead of it.
Distributions land once or twice a year, so it isn't structured as a steady income drip.

WAMA No data

Full PTLC profile⁠

Full WAMA profile⁠

PTLC vs WAMA Holdings

As of Oct 23, 2026

How PTLC and WAMA differ

Overlap by weight

90.6%

Shared holdings make up 98.1% of WAMA and 96.2% of PTLC.

Level by level

Holdings435 in both90.6%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.8%

Sector

No Sector split for WAMA.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in PTLC and WAMA, widest gap first
Country	More in PTLCMore in WAMA	PTLC	WAMA
United States	WAMA +0.2 points	99.5%	99.7%
Switzerland	PTLC +0.2 points	0.3%	0.1%
China	PTLC +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%
Brazil	WAMA +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Mexico	PTLC +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%
United Kingdom	WAMA +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Ireland	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Canada	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

PTLC38.4%
WAMA40.1%

Securities held

PTLC503
WAMA505

Asset class

PTLC: Equity
WAMA: Equity

Holdings

Only in PTLC68
In both435
Only in WAMA70

Only in PTLC

68 securities, 3.8% of PTLC by weight

Alphabet Inc2.34%
Moderna Inc0.13%
Norfolk Southern Corp0.11%
F5 Inc0.04%
Omnicom Group Inc0.03%
Viatris Inc0.03%
Zebra Technologies Corp0.03%
CF Industries Holdings Inc0.03%
Revvity Inc0.03%
IDEX Corp0.03%
Nordson Corp0.03%
APA Corp0.03%
Ball Corp0.03%
Charles River Laboratories International Inc0.03%
Everest Group Ltd0.02%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc0.02%
Kimco Realty Corp0.02%
Hasbro Inc0.02%
Masco Corp0.02%
Ralph Lauren Corp0.02%
Stanley Black & Decker Inc0.02%
Assurant Inc0.02%
Avery Dennison Corp0.02%
Allegion plc0.02%
J M Smucker Co/The0.02%
Globe Life Inc0.02%
Textron Inc0.02%
Akamai Technologies Inc0.02%
Invesco Ltd0.02%
Healthpeak Properties Inc.0.02%
Solventum Corp0.02%
Baxter International Inc0.02%
Pinnacle West Capital Corp0.02%
EchoStar Corp0.02%
Skyworks Solutions Inc0.02%
Deckers Outdoor Corp0.02%
FactSet Research Systems Inc0.02%
Generac Holdings Inc0.02%
Regency Centers Corp0.02%
Cooper Cos Inc/The0.02%
Bio-Techne Corp0.02%
News Corp0.02%
Albemarle Corp0.02%
Jack Henry & Associates Inc0.02%
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc0.02%
AES Corp/The0.02%
UDR Inc0.02%
Camden Property Trust0.02%
Clorox Co/The0.02%
Universal Health Services Inc0.02%

Only in WAMA

70 securities, 1.8% of WAMA by weight

Snowflake Inc-Class A0.17%
Cloudflare Inc - Class A0.13%
Atlassian Corp -Class A0.07%
Heico Corp0.06%
Zscaler Inc0.05%
First Citizens BancShares Inc/0.05%
MercadoLibre Inc0.05%
Astera Labs Inc0.04%
Cheniere Energy Inc0.04%
Zoom Video Communications-A0.04%
Roblox Corp -Class A0.04%
Coupang Inc0.04%
Markel Group0.03%
Mongodb Inc0.03%
Liberty Media Corp-Lib-New-C0.03%
LPL Financial Holdings Inc0.03%
Technipfmc Plc0.03%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.03%
SS&C Technologies Holdings0.03%
Credo Technology Group Hldgs0.03%
Natera Inc0.03%
Tenet Healthcare Corp0.03%
Waste Connections Inc0.03%
Insmed Inc0.03%
Rocket Lab Corp0.02%
Amrize Ltd0.02%
Nvent Electric Plc0.02%
Royal Gold Inc0.02%
API Group Corp0.02%
Ftai Aviation Ltd0.02%
Medpace Holdings Inc0.02%
Woodward Inc0.02%
Talen Energy Corp0.02%
Carlyle Group Inc/The0.02%
Ubiquiti Inc0.02%
Curtiss-Wright Corp0.02%
Pinterest Inc- Class A0.02%
Coreweave Inc-Cl A0.02%
Hubspot Inc0.02%
Carpenter Technology Corp0.02%
Fidelity National Financial Inc0.02%
Unity Software Inc0.02%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.02%
Draftkings Inc-Cl A0.01%
Sun Communities Inc0.01%
Rivian Automotive Inc-A0.01%
MasTec Inc0.01%
Tempur Sealy International I0.01%
Rocket Cos Inc-Class A0.01%
US Foods Holding Corp0.01%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 435 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in PTLC and WAMA, widest gap first
Holding	More in PTLCMore in WAMA	PTLC	WAMA
Alphabet IncGOOGL	WAMA +2.13 points	2.94%	5.07%
Walmart IncWMT	WAMA +0.67 points	0.77%	1.44%
Eli Lilly & CoLLY	WAMA +0.59 points	1.50%	2.09%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	PTLC +0.37 points	8.02%	7.65%
Apple IncAAPL	WAMA +0.33 points	7.50%	7.83%
Berkshire Hathaway IncBRK.B	WAMA +0.27 points	1.48%	1.75%
Dell Technologies IncDELL	WAMA +0.26 points	0.21%	0.47%
Intel CorpINTC	PTLC +0.23 points	0.67%	0.44%
Broadcom IncAVGO	PTLC +0.23 points	2.39%	2.16%
Linde PLCLIN	PTLC +0.21 points	0.35%	0.14%
Visa IncV	WAMA +0.19 points	1.04%	1.23%
T-Mobile US IncTMUS	WAMA +0.17 points	0.11%	0.28%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	PTLC +0.16 points	0.23%	0.07%
Oracle CorpORCL	WAMA +0.15 points	0.33%	0.48%
ExxonMobil Holdings CorpXOM	WAMA +0.15 points	1.07%	1.22%
Eaton Corp PLCETN	PTLC +0.15 points	0.23%	0.08%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	PTLC +0.14 points	3.84%	3.70%
Mastercard IncMA	WAMA +0.14 points	0.75%	0.89%
Accenture PLCACN	PTLC +0.13 points	0.22%	0.09%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	PTLC +0.13 points	5.92%	5.79%
Tesla IncTSLA	WAMA +0.13 points	1.63%	1.76%
Sandisk CorpSNDK	PTLC +0.12 points	0.29%	0.17%
Chubb LtdCB	PTLC +0.11 points	0.19%	0.08%
Medtronic PLCMDT	PTLC +0.11 points	0.18%	0.07%
Micron Technology IncMU	PTLC +0.11 points	1.54%	1.43%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	PTLC +0.11 points	0.16%	0.05%
Advanced Micro Devices IncAMD	PTLC +0.09 points	1.35%	1.26%
Robinhood Markets IncHOOD	PTLC +0.09 points	0.12%	0.03%
ServiceNow IncNOW	PTLC +0.09 points	0.24%	0.15%
Johnson Controls International plcJCI	PTLC +0.09 points	0.14%	0.05%
Caterpillar IncCAT	PTLC +0.08 points	0.51%	0.43%
Chevron CorpCVX	WAMA +0.08 points	0.65%	0.73%
Boeing Co/TheBA	PTLC +0.08 points	0.23%	0.15%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	PTLC +0.08 points	0.42%	0.34%
Morgan StanleyMS	WAMA +0.07 points	0.34%	0.41%
HCA Healthcare IncHCA	WAMA +0.07 points	0.11%	0.18%
Blackstone IncBX	WAMA +0.08 points	0.12%	0.20%
SLB LtdSLB	PTLC +0.07 points	0.11%	0.04%
American Express CoAXP	WAMA +0.07 points	0.26%	0.33%
Bank of America CorpBAC	WAMA +0.07 points	0.50%	0.57%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	PTLC +0.07 points	0.69%	0.62%
Royal Caribbean Cruises LtdRCL	PTLC +0.07 points	0.11%	0.04%
TE Connectivity PLCTEL	PTLC +0.06 points	0.09%	0.03%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPM	WAMA +0.06 points	1.31%	1.38%
NXP Semiconductors NVNXPI	PTLC +0.06 points	0.09%	0.03%
Marvell Technology IncMRVL	PTLC +0.06 points	0.32%	0.26%
General Motors CoGM	WAMA +0.06 points	0.10%	0.16%
Bloom Energy CorpBE	PTLC +0.05 points	0.10%	0.05%
Aon PLCAON	PTLC +0.05 points	0.09%	0.04%
Welltower IncWELL	PTLC +0.06 points	0.25%	0.19%
Lockheed Martin CorpLMT	WAMA +0.05 points	0.17%	0.22%
Apollo Global Management IncAPO	WAMA +0.05 points	0.08%	0.13%
Crh PLCCRH	PTLC +0.06 points	0.09%	0.03%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	WAMA +0.05 points	0.54%	0.59%
Comfort Systems USA IncFIX	PTLC +0.05 points	0.07%	0.02%
Wells Fargo & CoWFC	WAMA +0.05 points	0.38%	0.43%
Netflix IncNFLX	WAMA +0.05 points	0.41%	0.46%
Lumentum Holdings IncLITE	PTLC +0.05 points	0.11%	0.06%
Marathon Petroleum CorpMPC	WAMA +0.05 points	0.19%	0.24%
Garmin LtdGRMN	PTLC +0.04 points	0.07%	0.03%
Republic Services IncRSG	WAMA +0.04 points	0.07%	0.11%
Marriott International Inc/MDMAR	WAMA +0.05 points	0.13%	0.18%
Carvana CoCVNA	PTLC +0.04 points	0.06%	0.02%
Monster Beverage CorpMNST	WAMA +0.04 points	0.10%	0.14%
GE Vernova IncGEV	PTLC +0.04 points	0.37%	0.33%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH	PTLC +0.04 points	0.57%	0.53%
Everpure IncP	PTLC +0.04 points	0.06%	0.02%
Ferguson Enterprises IncFERG	PTLC +0.03 points	0.06%	0.03%
Interactive Brokers Group IncIBKR	PTLC +0.04 points	0.06%	0.02%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	PTLC +0.04 points	0.49%	0.45%
Philip Morris International IncPM	WAMA +0.04 points	0.46%	0.50%
Coherent CorpCOHR	PTLC +0.04 points	0.07%	0.03%
Ge AerospaceGE	WAMA +0.04 points	0.46%	0.50%
Western Digital CorpWDC	PTLC +0.03 points	0.20%	0.17%
Freeport-McMoRan IncFCX	PTLC +0.03 points	0.15%	0.12%
Arch Capital Group LtdACGL	PTLC +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
EMCOR Group IncEME	PTLC +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
Carnival Corp LtdCCL	PTLC +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals IncREGN	WAMA +0.03 points	0.12%	0.15%
Cboe Global Markets IncCBOE	PTLC +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
Deere & CoDE	WAMA +0.03 points	0.24%	0.27%
KKR & Co IncKKR	WAMA +0.03 points	0.09%	0.12%
Arista Networks IncANET	WAMA +0.02 points	0.29%	0.31%
Procter & Gamble Co/ThePG	WAMA +0.02 points	0.55%	0.57%
Ciena CorpCIEN	PTLC +0.03 points	0.08%	0.05%
Willis Towers Watson PLCWTW	PTLC +0.03 points	0.05%	0.02%
QUALCOMM IncQCOM	PTLC +0.03 points	0.28%	0.25%
Uber Technologies IncUBER	PTLC +0.03 points	0.21%	0.18%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD	WAMA +0.02 points	0.29%	0.31%
Airbnb IncABNB	WAMA +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
Comcast CorpCMCSA	WAMA +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Teradyne IncTER	PTLC +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%
Aflac IncAFL	WAMA +0.03 points	0.08%	0.11%
Las Vegas Sands CorpLVS	WAMA +0.02 points	0.02%	0.04%
Cintas CorpCTAS	WAMA +0.03 points	0.11%	0.14%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	PTLC +0.03 points	2.30%	2.27%
Danaher CorpDHR	WAMA +0.02 points	0.22%	0.24%
Nasdaq IncNDAQ	WAMA +0.03 points	0.06%	0.09%
Expand Energy CorpEXE	PTLC +0.02 points	0.03%	0.01%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB	PTLC +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%

All 505 PTLC holdings⁠All WAMA 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.

PTLC vs WAMA Cost

Overpaying PTLC vs WAMA

$5,080

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

PTLC 0.60%
$11,817
WAMA 0.33%
$6,737

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

PTLC 0.60%
WAMA 0.33%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	PTLC	WAMA	Overpaying
10	$1,076	$598	$478
20	$4,116	$2,318	$1,798
30	$11,817	$6,737	$5,080

Expense ratio

0.60%PTLC
0.33%WAMA, cheaper

WAMA0.33%PTLC0.60%

0.33%1.78%

Middle half of Trend-Following / Tactical Index funds
Median 0.67%

WAMA cheapest of 20 funds

PTLC 6th cheapest of 20 funds

PTLC vs WAMA Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): PTLC 1.00%; WAMA No data
Payout (12M): PTLC $0.59; WAMA No data
Last payment: PTLC $0.59; WAMA $0.05
Ex-dividend: PTLC Dec 30, 2025; WAMA Sep 25, 2026
Paid on: PTLC Jan 5, 2026; WAMA Sep 29, 2026
Frequency: PTLC Annual; WAMA Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

PTLCAnnual · 9 paymentsAll PTLC payments⁠

WAMAQuarterly · 2 paymentsAll WAMA payments⁠

PTLC vs WAMA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: PTLC 11.7%WAMA No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: PTLC 0.95WAMA No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: PTLC −15.2%WAMA No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: PTLC 0.87WAMA 0.59; Market = 1

PTLC and WAMA in the news

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ETF Filings
ETF Opportunities Trust files a stock ETF that may go entirely to cash in extremes
Oct 2, 2026PTLC

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PTLC vs WAMA

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How PTLC and WAMA differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in PTLC

Only in WAMA

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

ETF Opportunities Trust files a stock ETF that may go entirely to cash in extremes

How PTLC and WAMA differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in PTLC

Only in WAMA

Weight gaps