PEVC ETF — Pacer PE/VC ETF

Pacer PE/VC ETF (PEVC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PEVC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.18%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.20%, its expense ratio is 0.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 28.6% over the past 1.7 years, 1.6 points behind SPY at 30.2%.

Pacer PE/VC ETF is an ETF that seeks exposure to private equity and venture capital-backed companies through a rules-based index approach, investing primarily in publicly traded equities, ETFs, and futures contracts that track PE/VC markets. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.85% and distributes quarterly at a very low current rate. It may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the private equity and venture capital sectors through a liquid, publicly traded vehicle, though the non-diversified structure carries concentrated risk.

PEVC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 28.6% over the past 1.7 years, 1.6 points behind SPY at 30.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.0%.

PEVC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/29/2025

Expense ratio

0.85%

Distribution rate

0.18%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

4.20%

Last close

$30.47 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,570,739

Average volume

5833.0

Dividend

$0.014

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

1.3935

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.18%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.20%) 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.

PEVC risks and drawbacks

PEVC'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 13.0%.

Who may consider PEVC — and who may not

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