FOWF ETF — Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF

Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF (FOWF)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FOWF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.67%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.77%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 42.1% over the past 1.8 years, 8.9 points ahead of SPY at 33.2%.

Pacer Solactive Whitney Future of Warfare ETF is an equity ETF that tracks a rules-based index of companies supporting critical emerging defense technologies across the U.S. and its allies, with at least 80% of assets invested in such securities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and carries an expense ratio of 0.49%. It may appeal to investors seeking exposure to defense and technology sectors with a modest income component.

FOWF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 42.1% over the past 1.8 years, 8.9 points ahead of SPY at 33.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.4%.

FOWF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/17/2024

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

0.67%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.77%

Last close

$33.89 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$14,402,475

Average volume

110.0

Dividend

$0.057

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.8123

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.67%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.77%) 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.

FOWF risks and drawbacks

FOWF'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.4%.

Who may consider FOWF — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FOWF pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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