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About Pacer WealthShield ETF
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Inception date
Dec 11, 2017
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Pacer Advisors, Inc.
Distributor
Pacer Financial, Inc.
PWS tracks an index composed of several sub-indices: a US Treasury bond index, 12 US equity indices, and a T-bill index. Every month, PWS invests in either a fixed income portfolio or an equity portfolio as determined by an indicator called the Risk Ratio the ratio between a high-yield US corporate bond index and a Treasury bond index. The fund invests in equities if the Risk Ratio is at or above its five-month exponential moving average (EMA), indicating that high-yield debt is outperforming Treasurys. The equity portfolio contains five best performers out of 12 US sector and industry indices, equally weighted (20% each). However, if any of these five gets a poor moving average signal, PWS will replace it with T-bills. When the Risk Ratio toggles PWS to a fixed income portfolio, the fund will be invested 100% in either Treasury bonds or T-bills depending on a moving average measure. With many moving parts, PWS has the potential to turn over its entire portfolio on a monthly basis.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Utilities
Finance
Stocks99.94%
Technology Services21.19%
Electronic Technology21.14%
Utilities19.72%
Finance18.45%
Producer Manufacturing6.83%
Transportation3.84%
Retail Trade3.20%
Consumer Services2.34%
Commercial Services1.61%
Industrial Services1.01%
Distribution Services0.43%
Consumer Durables0.19%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.06%
Cash0.06%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
PWS top holdings are NVIDIA Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, occupying 4.78% and 4.31% of the portfolio correspondingly.
PWS last dividends amounted to 0.12 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.06 USD in dividends, which shows a 48.64% increase.
PWS assets under management is 25.93 M USD. It's risen 4.31% over the last month.
PWS fund flows account for 6.12 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, PWS pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.63%. The last dividend (Jun 11, 2025) amounted to 0.12 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
PWS shares are issued by Pacer Advisors, Inc. under the brand Pacer. The ETF was launched on Dec 11, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
PWS expense ratio is 0.60% meaning you'd have to pay 0.60% of your investment to help manage the fund.
PWS follows the Pacer Wealth Shield Total Return Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
PWS invests in stocks.
PWS price has risen by 4.31% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 1.87% increase. See more dynamics on PWS price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.75% over the last month, showed a 0.69% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.91% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 4.75% over the last month, showed a 0.69% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 3.91% in a year.
PWS trades at a premium (0.05%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.