PTNQ ETF — Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF

Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF (PTNQ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

PTNQ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.81%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.81%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 269.5% over the past 11.3 years, 69.6 points behind SPY at 339.1%.

Pacer Trendpilot 100 is an ETF that implements a systematic trend-following strategy, allocating between full exposure to the NASDAQ-100 Index, a balanced mix of the NASDAQ-100 and Treasury bills, or full Treasury bill exposure based on the NASDAQ-100's performance relative to its 200-business day moving average. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.65% and distributes annually at a low current rate. This ETF appeals to investors seeking systematic trend-based exposure to large-cap technology and growth stocks with an automatic defensive mechanism that can shift toward cash equivalents during market weakness.

PTNQ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 269.5% over the past 11.3 years, 69.6 points behind SPY at 339.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.8%.

PTNQ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.76%

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/11/2015

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.81%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.81%

Last close

$85.64 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,290,830,870

Average volume

16700.0

Dividend

$0.693

Ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Payment date

01/05/2026

Beta

0.84

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.81%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.81%) 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.

PTNQ risks and drawbacks

PTNQ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, 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 11.8%.

Who may consider PTNQ — and who may not

PTNQ may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (PTNQ pays annual); 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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