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COWZPacerACTIVE

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

$71.80+1.96% today
567252-WK

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the component securities of the index. The index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to provide exposure to large and mid-capitalization U.S. companies with high free cash flow yields. Companies with high free cash flow yields are commonly referred to as "cash cows".

Price & daily flows
68.363.759.1Tue Aug 18 · Pacer launches MILK, first Cash Cows bond ETF71.80DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +18.8% so far this year. At 0.49% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLE runs the same ground at 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$25.1Bassets under management
0.49%expense ratio · $49 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
978Kavg daily volume, 30 days
101holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed December 15, 2016 · beta 0.42
Sector weights
Energy Minerals26.04%
Consumer Cyclical20.74%
Technology18.72%
Energy17.01%
Industrials11.96%
Healthcare10.56%
Retail Trade9.79%
Basic Materials9.26%
Health Technology8.91%
Consumer Durables8.9%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.88%
Brazil1.74%
Korea (the Republic of)0.83%
Ireland0.66%
Israel0.28%
Bermuda0.26%
Cash0.12%
Other0.07%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+2.6%
1 month+10.6%
3 months+12.9%
6 months+11.9%
YTD+18.8%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
17%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
12%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.1%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peakwhere it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
816Kshares traded
The case against COWZ

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat COWZ on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-44bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-45bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-45bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-45bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-42bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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