QQWZ ETF — Pacer Cash COWZ 100-Nasdaq 100 Rotator ETF

Pacer Cash COWZ 100-Nasdaq 100 Rotator ETF (QQWZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QQWZ is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.36%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.67%, its expense ratio is 0.49%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 33.7% over the past 1.4 years, 4.6 points behind SPY at 38.3%.

Pacer Cash COWZ 100-Nasdaq 100 Rotator ETF is an ETF that provides exposure to large-capitalization companies using a rules-based methodology, with at least 80% of assets invested in Nasdaq 100 component stocks. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has a low expense ratio of 0.49%. It appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to large-cap growth companies with a modest income component.

QQWZ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 33.7% over the past 1.4 years, 4.6 points behind SPY at 38.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

QQWZ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/06/2025

Expense ratio

0.49%

Distribution rate

0.36%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.67%

Last close

$26.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$42,661,470

Average volume

3500.0

Dividend

$0.024

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.9719

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.36%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.67%) 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.

QQWZ risks and drawbacks

QQWZ'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 QQWZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QQWZ 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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Tagged: Nasdaq100, Large Cap, Index.

Frequently asked questions

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