BUL ETF — Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF

Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF (BUL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BUL is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.16%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 47/100 (Caution). Total return is 158.9% over the past 7.5 years, 30.7 points behind SPY at 189.6%.

Pacer US Cash Cows Growth ETF tracks an index of mid- and large-capitalization U.S. companies selected for high free cash flow yields, using a rules-based methodology with at least 80% of assets in index component securities. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.60% and distributes quarterly with a low current distribution rate. The fund may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to profitable companies with strong cash generation rather than those primarily focused on current income.

BUL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 158.9% over the past 7.5 years, 30.7 points behind SPY at 189.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

BUL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

47 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.01%

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/02/2019

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

0.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.16%

Last close

$61.16 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$130,245,354

Average volume

3725.0

Dividend

$0.006

Ex-dividend date

06/04/2026

Payment date

06/08/2026

Beta

0.87

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.16%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Pacer; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BUL risks and drawbacks

BUL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider BUL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BUL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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