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PTEUPacerINDEX

Pacer Trendpilot European Index ETF

$34.38+0.11% today
293552-WK

Normally the fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets 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 implement a systematic trend-following strategy that directs exposure (i) 100% to the FTSE Eurozone Index, (ii) 50% to the FTSE Eurozone Index and 50% to 3-Month U.S. Treasury bills, or (iii) 100% to 3-Month U.S. Treasury bills.

Price & daily flows
33.531.729.934.38DAILY 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 +10.5% so far this year. At 0.65% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

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

$33Massets under management
0.65%expense ratio · $65 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
2Kavg daily volume, 30 days
314holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed December 13, 2015 · beta 0.93
Sector weights
Financial Services19.49%
Finance19.25%
Industrials17.93%
Technology15.62%
Consumer Non-Durables13.01%
Electronic Technology12.65%
Consumer Cyclical11.8%
Other8.57%
Producer Manufacturing7.97%
Healthcare7.27%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States25.26%
France24.91%
Germany19.66%
Other9.29%
Italy9.03%
Netherlands7.16%
Spain5.97%
Finland1.84%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.3%
1 month+5.3%
3 months+8.9%
6 months+6.7%
YTD+10.5%
1 year+16.7%
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
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

The case against PTEU

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PTEU 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-60bp on fee · 3904× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-61bp on fee · 994× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-61bp on fee · 712× the assets · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-61bp on fee · 567× the assets · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-58bp on fee · 5874× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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