SCOW ETF — Pacer S&P SmallCap 600 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETF

Pacer S&P SmallCap 600 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETF (SCOW)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SCOW is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.69%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.54%, its expense ratio is 0.59%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 13.4% over the past 1.1 years, 5.8 points behind SPY at 19.2%.

Pacer S&P SmallCap 600 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETF tracks an index of small-cap companies with at least seven consecutive years of positive free cash flow, selected for high cash flow margins and returns on invested capital. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.59%. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to financially disciplined small-cap companies with proven cash generation track records.

SCOW performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 13.4% over the past 1.1 years, 5.8 points behind SPY at 19.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.1%.

SCOW key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Pacer

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/27/2025

Expense ratio

0.59%

Distribution rate

0.69%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.54%

Last close

$22.69 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,678,649

Average volume

13.0

Dividend

$0.039

Ex-dividend date

09/03/2026

Payment date

09/08/2026

Beta

0.8409

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.69%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.54%) 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.

SCOW risks and drawbacks

SCOW'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 10.1%.

Who may consider SCOW — and who may not

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