Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF

CALFPacerEquity
Expense ratio0.59%
Net assets$3.67B
Holdings198
Yield (TTM)1.09%
1 week+2.8%
1 month+4.8%
3 months+8.1%
6 months+25.9%
YTD+30.8%
1 year+32.7%
3 years*+15.0%
5 years*+8.1%

Total returns with distributions reinvested; * a year. Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 · filings through Jul 31, 2026 · page updated Nov 3, 2026

At a glance

CALF charges 0.59% a year, above the 0.45% average of the 4 funds most like it (the most expensive of 5). It has $3.67B in assets, the largest of that group; it paid 1.09% of its price in distributions over the past 12 months, quarterly. Over the past year it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: +11.5%), 2nd of those 5 funds; over three years it returned +15.0% a year. At its worst it fell 41.4% in the 2020 crash (S&P 500: 33.7%) and 26.6% in the 2022 bear market (S&P 500: 24.5%), and was back at its earlier high 5 months and 10 months after the lows. Its ten largest positions make up 20.3% of the fund, out of 198 in all.

Price history

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CALF +32.7% over the year to Oct 27, 2026, total return with distributions reinvested.

Prices through Oct 27, 2026. Total return: the price with distributions reinvested.

How it has behaved

Volatility (1 year)26%annualized; the S&P 500 is usually 15–20%
Worst drop (1 year)-17.7%3 years: -34.2% · all history: -47.6%
Beta vs S&P 5000.96moves about with the market
Sharpe ratio (1 year)1.11return above cash per unit of risk
Since launch+10.9%a year over 9.4 years
Total over 5 years+48%
52-week range$41.96 – $58.21
Last price $57.73 on Oct 27, 2026, 0.8% below the 52-week high · above its 200-day average ($43.96).
YTD1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince start
CALF official prospectus, to Dec 31, 2025—+2.34%—+8.88%—+8.53%
CALF price data to Oct 27, 2026+30.8%+32.7%+15.0%+8.1%—+10.9%
Multi-year figures are annualized total returns with distributions reinvested. "Official" figures are the SEC-standard returns from the fund's prospectus; the price-data row is computed from daily prices.
  • Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, CALF returned +32.7%, 2nd of 5 among similar funds.
  • Its 5-year annualized return was +8.1%.
  • In the 2020 COVID crash it fell 41.4% and regained its old high 4.6 months after the low.
  • Its worst full calendar year was 2022 (-15.2%); its best was 2021 (+40.6%).
  • The deepest fall in its price history was 47.6% (Aug 22, 2018 to Mar 23, 2020), recovered by Nov 23, 2020.
-10%201818%201917%202041%2021-15%202235%2023-7%20242%202531%2026*
-10%201818%201917%202041%2021-15%202235%2023-7%20242%202531%2026*
Calendar-year total returns from price data, distributions reinvested. * 2026 is year to date. From the prospectus: best quarter +35.33% (Jun 30, 2020), worst -35.46% (Mar 31, 2020).
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YearPrice dataProspectus (official)
2026 (to date)+30.9%—
2025+2.3%+2.34%
2024-7.4%-7.45%
2023+35.4%+35.54%
2022-15.2%-15.18%
2021+40.6%+40.50%
2020+16.5%+16.31%
2019+18.2%+18.54%
2018-10.1%-9.71%
2008 financial crisis
stocks fell Oct 9, 2007 – Mar 9, 2009
Before this security existed
2020 COVID crash
stocks fell Feb 19, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020
Lost 40.3% over that stretch · deepest drop along the way 41.4%, back to its old high 4.6 months after the low
2022 bear market
stocks fell Jan 3, 2022 – Oct 12, 2022
Lost 20.2% over that stretch · deepest drop along the way 26.6%, back to its old high 10 months after the low

Dividends and income

Yield (last 12 months)1.09%distributions ÷ price
Paid in the last 12 months$0.63per share, split-adjusted
How oftenquarterly 
Latest payment$0.1900Sep 3, 2026
$0.312018$0.272019$0.252020$1.122021$0.312022$0.562023$0.472024$0.642025$0.302026*
$0.312018$0.272019$0.252020$1.122021$0.312022$0.562023$0.472024$0.642025$0.302026*
Distributions per share by calendar year, adjusted for a share split. * 2026 to Oct 27, 2026.
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YearPer shareChange
2026 (to date)$0.3000
2025$0.6400+36.2%
2024$0.4700-16.1%
2023$0.5600+80.6%
2022$0.3100-72.3%
2021$1.1200+348.0%
2020$0.2500-7.4%
2019$0.2700-12.9%
2018$0.3100
Distributions through Oct 27, 2026.

What's inside

As of Jul 31, 2026, the fund held 198 securities; the ten largest made up 20.26% of assets. It also reported 5.81% in a money-market fund, most likely cash collateral from lending out shares rather than uninvested money.

HoldingWeight
Tenet Healthcare Corp2.75%
Expedia Group Inc2.47%
Expand Energy Corp2.00%
Omnicom Group Inc1.94%
EQT Corp1.93%
Zoom Communications Inc1.93%
Biogen Inc1.91%
Ovintiv Inc1.79%
CF Industries Holdings Inc1.79%
HF Sinclair Corp1.73%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc1.73%
GoDaddy Inc1.73%
Best Buy Co Inc1.71%
Leidos Holdings Inc1.70%
Incyte Corp1.52%

By country

United States 98.65%MC 0.44%Switzerland 0.41%Israel 0.31%Canada 0.14%

By asset type

Stocks 99.95%
Source: N-PORT holdings report as of Jul 31, 2026. Cash, money-market funds and derivatives are shown separately from the securities list.

What changed recently

  • Over the three months to Jul 31, 2026, investors withdrew a net $190.3M (creations minus redemptions, per the N-PORT report).
  • Monthly total returns reported for that quarter: +4.12%, +1.35%, +7.05%.

What it really costs

  • CALF charges 0.59% a year, versus an average of 0.45% for the similar funds below (5th of 5, cheapest first).
  • Using the prospectus's standard example, $10,000 invested would cost about $60 in the first year and $738 over 10 years (assuming a 5% annual return).
Cost of $10,000 (SEC example)1 yr3 yrs5 yrs10 yrs
CALF$60$189$329$738
SEC standard example: $10,000 invested, 5% annual return, shares sold at the end of each period.

Close alternatives

Matched by holdings overlap from the latest N-PORT reports.

FundOverlapCostNet assets1 yr3 yr
CALF this fund—0.59%$3.67B+32.7%+15.0%
FLOW Global X U.S. Cash Flow Kings 100 ETF51%0.25%$33.1M+31.1%+24.4%
SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF36%0.49%$606.4M+38.1%—
DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF29%0.55%$129.1M+26.7%+17.3%
GVLU Gotham 1000 Value ETF20%0.5%$233.3M+19.7%+19.1%
Net assets from each fund's latest N-PORT or annual report where available. Returns through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

  • 485BPOS prospectus (risk/return XBRL), filed Aug 27, 2026 — SEC EDGAR
  • N-PORT holdings report, filed Sep 29, 2026 — SEC EDGAR
  • Prices: daily prices and distributions through Oct 27, 2026

For education only, not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future results.