The 10 top performers
| # | Fund | 30 days | Net assets | Cost | Yield | 1 mo | YTD | 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF | $3.67B | 0.59% | 1.09% | +4.8% | +30.8% | +32.7% | +15.0% | +8.1% | |
| 2 | USAI Pacer American Energy Independence ETF | $132.8M | 0.75% | 4.1% | +6.3% | +27.2% | +31.4% | +25.8% | +18.4% | |
| 3 | CAFG Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF | $30.2M | 0.59% | 0.32% | +5.9% | +34.6% | +31.3% | +21.3% | — | |
| 4 | TRFK Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF | $954.5M | 0.49% | 0.03% | -9.9% | +43.7% | +26.8% | +46.8% | — | |
| 5 | COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | $18.69B | 0.49% | 1.91% | +5.7% | +19.9% | +25.8% | +15.5% | +11.4% | |
| 6 | PATN Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF | $206.7M | 0.65% | 1.86% | -6.7% | +25.8% | +24.7% | — | — | |
| 7 | GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF | $3.44B | 0.6% | 4.88% | +2.8% | +16.5% | +21.9% | +19.3% | +14.2% | |
| 8 | HERD Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds ETF | $99.9M | 0.74% | 3.38% | +2.5% | +18.2% | +21.9% | +18.5% | +11.0% | |
| 9 | PEXL Pacer US Export Leaders ETF | $50.6M | 0.49% | 0.36% | -3.6% | +17.7% | +20.2% | +23.6% | +11.1% | |
| 10 | ICOW Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 1… | $1.81B | 0.65% | 4.06% | -0.5% | +13.9% | +16.9% | +18.7% | +10.9% |
Funds with less than $25 million in net assets and leveraged or inverse funds are left out of the ranking. Returns are total returns with distributions reinvested (3 and 5 years annualized), as of Oct 27, 2026.
How the top 5 compare
Growth of each fund’s value from the start of the range, distributions reinvested. The dashed gray line is the S&P 500 (SPY).
All 50 Pacer ETFs
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| Fund | Kind | Net assets | Cost | Yield | YTD | 1 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | Factor and smart beta | $18.69B | 0.49% | 1.91% | +19.9% | +25.8% | +11.4% |
| CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF | Factor and smart beta | $3.67B | 0.59% | 1.09% | +30.8% | +32.7% | +8.1% |
| GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF | Developed markets dividend | $3.44B | 0.6% | 4.88% | +16.5% | +21.9% | +14.2% |
| PTLC Pacer Trendpilot US Large Cap ETF | Tactical | $3.26B | 0.6% | 0.98% | +8.2% | +7.8% | +9.6% |
| COWG Pacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF | Factor and smart beta | $2.21B | 0.49% | 0.7% | +17.7% | +13.0% | — |
| ICOW Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 1… | Developed markets | $1.81B | 0.65% | 4.06% | +13.9% | +16.9% | +10.9% |
| QDPL Pacer Metaurus US Large Cap Dividend Multiplier 4… | Dividend | $1.71B | 0.6% | 4.51% | +12.6% | +12.6% | +11.7% |
| PTNQ Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF | Tactical | $1.19B | 0.65% | 0.79% | +10.6% | +8.1% | +9.7% |
| TRFK Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF | Big data & analytics | $954.5M | 0.49% | 0.03% | +43.7% | +26.8% | — |
| FLRT Pacer Pacific Asset Floating Rate High Income ETF | Floating rate | $659.4M | 0.6% | 6.62% | +3.1% | +4.5% | +6.0% |
| PSFF Pacer Swan SOS Fund of Funds ETF | Large-cap | $592.1M | 0.72% | 0% | +9.4% | +10.8% | +9.5% |
| PTMC Pacer Trendpilot US Mid Cap ETF | Tactical | $391.5M | 0.6% | 1.66% | +11.3% | +11.3% | +3.2% |
| SRVR Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF | US real estate (REITs) | $370.7M | 0.49% | 4.93% | +0.8% | -8.8% | -4.6% |
| ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF | Emerging markets | $220.5M | 0.7% | 5.79% | +9.4% | +10.0% | +7.2% |
| PALC Pacer Lunt Large Cap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF | Factor and smart beta | $210.1M | 0.6% | 1.29% | +2.7% | +2.9% | +6.5% |
| PATN Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF | Developed and emerging markets | $206.7M | 0.65% | 1.86% | +25.8% | +24.7% | — |
| PTIN Pacer Trendpilot International ETF | Developed markets | $184.7M | 0.65% | 2.23% | +14.3% | +16.8% | +6.2% |
| USAI Pacer American Energy Independence ETF | Energy pipelines | $132.8M | 0.75% | 4.1% | +27.2% | +31.4% | +18.4% |
| BUL Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF | Factor and smart beta | $131.4M | 0.6% | 0.16% | +11.1% | +13.3% | +9.7% |
| INDS Pacer Industrial Real Estate ETF | US real estate (REITs) | $118.0M | 0.49% | 4.53% | +7.7% | +2.4% | -1.5% |
| PSMO Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (October) ETF | Buffer | $100.0M | 0.6% | — | +9.8% | +10.5% | +10.0% |
| HERD Pacer Cash Cows Fund of Funds ETF | Developed markets | $99.9M | 0.74% | 3.38% | +18.2% | +21.9% | +11.0% |
| PSMJ Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (July) ETF | Buffer | $94.1M | 0.6% | 0% | +7.7% | +8.9% | +10.5% |
| PSMD Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (January) ETF | Buffer | $93.2M | 0.6% | 0% | +9.1% | +10.9% | +9.4% |
| ALTL Pacer Lunt Large Cap Alternator ETF | Large-cap | $92.1M | 0.6% | 1.45% | -4.5% | -7.8% | +0.2% |
| PSMR Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (April) ETF | Buffer | $90.7M | 0.6% | — | +11.1% | +12.3% | +8.6% |
| PTBD Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF | High yield | $85.2M | 0.6% | 6.36% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| TRND Pacer Trendpilot Fund of Funds ETF | Large-cap | $61.9M | 0.77% | 2.13% | +8.6% | +8.6% | +5.4% |
| PSCW Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (April) ETF | Large-cap | $60.4M | 0.6% | — | +10.6% | +11.5% | +7.3% |
| PSFD Pacer Swan SOS Flex (January) ETF | Buffer | $59.1M | 0.6% | — | +10.4% | +12.3% | +11.6% |
| PAMC Pacer Lunt MidCap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF | Factor and smart beta | $53.7M | 0.6% | 1.35% | +5.9% | +5.6% | +7.6% |
| PEXL Pacer US Export Leaders ETF | Whole market | $50.6M | 0.49% | 0.36% | +17.7% | +20.2% | +11.1% |
| PSCQ Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (October) ETF | Large-cap | $46.4M | 0.6% | — | +9.8% | +10.5% | +9.2% |
| PSCX Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (January) ETF | Large-cap | $46.0M | 0.6% | — | +8.8% | +10.5% | +8.7% |
| PSFJ Pacer Swan SOS Flex (July) ETF | Buffer | $45.0M | 0.6% | — | +9.1% | +10.1% | +11.2% |
| PSCJ Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (July) ETF | Large-cap | $41.3M | 0.6% | — | +7.8% | +8.8% | +9.2% |
| PSFO Pacer Swan SOS Flex (October) ETF | Buffer | $38.3M | 0.6% | — | +11.6% | +11.8% | +11.3% |
| PTEU Pacer Trendpilot European Index ETF | Tactical | $37.2M | 0.65% | 1.86% | +3.2% | +6.0% | +6.8% |
| CAFG Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF | Factor and smart beta | $30.2M | 0.59% | 0.32% | +34.6% | +31.3% | — |
| PSFM Pacer Swan SOS Flex (April) ETF | Buffer | $25.4M | 0.6% | — | +12.9% | +14.3% | +9.6% |
| PWS Pacer WealthShield ETF | Allocation | $24.1M | 0.6% | 2.14% | +0.9% | -1.9% | +0.6% |
| QQQG Pacer Nasdaq 100 Top 50 Cash Cows Growth Leaders … | Factor and smart beta | $20.4M | 0.49% | 0.08% | +28.8% | +25.4% | — |
| QSIX Pacer Metaurus Nasdaq 100 Dividend Multiplier 600… | Dividend | $18.4M | 0.6% | 3.67% | +15.9% | +13.7% | — |
| FOWF Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF | Aerospace and defense | $15.8M | 0.49% | 0.17% | +3.9% | — | — |
| BULD Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF | Innovation | $14.9M | 0.49% | 0.87% | +33.1% | +24.2% | — |
| ODDS Pacer BlueStar Digital Entertainment ETF | Streaming & digital entertainment | $4.0M | 0.49% | 0.8% | -18.5% | -25.8% | — |
| PEVC Pacer PE/VC ETF | Actively managed | $2.4M | 0.85% | 0.03% | +6.1% | — | — |
| SHPP Pacer Industrials and Logistics ETF | Industrials | $2.1M | 0.6% | 3% | +20.7% | +24.2% | — |
| EAFG Pacer Developed Markets Cash Cows Growth Leaders … | Developed markets growth | $1.9M | 0.65% | 2% | +9.8% | +13.7% | — |
| GLBL Pacer MSCI World Industry Advantage ETF | World, including US | $1.1M | 0.65% | 0.74% | +12.6% | +11.8% | — |
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