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GCOWPacerACTIVE

Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF

$44.46-0.65% vs prior close
394852-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the components of the index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities (e.g., depositary receipts). The index uses an objective, rules-based methodology to provide exposure to global companies with high dividend yields backed by a high free cash flow yield.

Price & daily flows
46.945.544.144.46DAILY NET FLOWMar 30May 29Jul 30Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 6M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +7.9% so far this year. At 0.60% a year it is not the cheapest way in — EINC has a reported fee of 0.46%.

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

$2.1Bassets under management
0.60%expense ratio · $60 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
272Kavg daily volume, 30 days
101holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed February 22, 2016 · beta 0.24
Sector weights
Energy19.93%
Energy Minerals19.1%
Healthcare17.09%
Consumer Defensive14.68%
Health Technology14.6%
Communication Services12.57%
Industrials11.35%
Consumer Durables11.03%
Consumer Non-Durables10.66%
Communications8.97%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States47.1%
Japan10.36%
France6.78%
Other6.22%
Germany5.22%
Hong Kong4.59%
Canada3.75%
Italy3.69%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.2%
1 month-6.3%
3 months+3.3%
6 months-3.0%
YTD+7.9%
1 year+10.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
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CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.3%latest close versus that peak

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

The case against GCOW

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-57bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-57bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-56bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-56bp on fee · 11× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-56bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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