CALF ETF — Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF

Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CALF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.37%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.14%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 155.4% over the past 9.3 years, 104.4 points behind SPY at 259.8%.

Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of small-capitalization U.S. companies selected for high free cash flow yields, holding at least eighty percent of its assets in the underlying index components. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly, with a low expense ratio of 0.59%. It appeals to income investors seeking cash flow-oriented exposure to the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity market.

CALF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 155.4% over the past 9.3 years, 104.4 points behind SPY at 259.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 34.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.9%.

CALF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.21%

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/16/2017

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

1.37%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.14%

Last close

$56.18 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$3,539,813,349

Average volume

549490.0

Dividend

$0.192

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

1.01

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.37%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.14%) 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.

CALF risks and drawbacks

CALF'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 7.9%.

Who may consider CALF — and who may not

CALF may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CALF 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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