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ICOWPacer

Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF

$45.40+1.66% today
364652-WK

The fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities of the index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities. The index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to provide exposure to large and mid-capitalization non-U.S. companies in developed markets with high free cash flow yields.

Price & daily flows
43.540.637.745.40DAILY 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 +16.1% so far this year. At 0.65% 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

$1.4Bassets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
162Kavg daily volume, 30 days
101holdings · US-domiciled
2017listed June 15, 2017 · beta 0.74
Sector weights
Energy22.72%
Energy Minerals22.61%
Industrials19.68%
Transportation15.74%
Basic Materials14.35%
Consumer Cyclical14.09%
Consumer Defensive11.64%
Non-Energy Minerals11.23%
Consumer Durables9.11%
Communication Services8%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan21.92%
France12.86%
United States11.48%
United Kingdom9.52%
Germany9.21%
Other7.91%
Canada6.41%
South Korea5.39%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.5%
1 month+6.3%
3 months+1.1%
6 months+5.0%
YTD+16.1%
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
13%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.5%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against ICOW

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-61bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M-58bp on fee · 139× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-56bp on fee · 114× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-58bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-58bp on fee · 33× the assetsHead-to-head
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