PALC ETF — Pacer Lunt Large Cap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF

Pacer Lunt Large Cap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF (PALC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PALC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.32%, its expense ratio is 0.60%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 128.7% over the past 6.3 years, 41.6 points behind SPY at 170.3%.

Pacer Lunt Large Cap Multi-Factor Alternator ETF is an ETF that tracks a rules-based index providing exposure to large-capitalization U.S. companies, holding at least 80% of its assets in large-cap securities. The fund has a modest current distribution rate, distributes quarterly, and carries an expense ratio of 0.60%. It appeals to equity investors seeking large-cap U.S. exposure with a modest income component.

PALC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 128.7% over the past 6.3 years, 41.6 points behind SPY at 170.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 5.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

PALC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.18%

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/24/2020

Expense ratio

0.60%

Distribution rate

1.64%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.32%

Last close

$52.83 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$196,831,225

Average volume

7173.0

Dividend

$0.217

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.97

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.64%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.32%) 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.

PALC risks and drawbacks

PALC'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 11.3%.

Who may consider PALC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PALC 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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