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Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF (GCOW)

ETF · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 18, 2023

GCOW is a passive ETF by Pacer Advisors tracking the investment results of the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividends Index. GCOW launched on Feb 23, 2016 and has a 0.60% expense ratio.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $16,712 for a total return of roughly 67.12%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
17.40%
6.48%
GCOW (Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF had a return of 0.19% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.93% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF had an annualized return of 7.55%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.62%, indicating that Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-5.97%-5.31%
Year-To-Date0.19%2.01%
6 months11.70%0.39%
1 year1.93%-10.12%
5 years (annualized)4.75%7.32%
10 years (annualized)7.55%10.62%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20236.49%-2.96%
2022-8.74%7.96%12.71%-1.32%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF Sharpe ratio is 0.10. A Sharpe ratio between 0 and 1.0 is considered sub-optimal.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.00-0.500.000.501.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
0.10
-0.43
GCOW (Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF granted a 4.38% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.39 per share.


PeriodTTM2022202120202019201820172016
Dividend$1.39$1.39$1.33$1.18$1.38$1.10$0.88$0.52

Dividend yield

4.38%4.39%4.42%4.50%5.04%4.73%3.47%2.49%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.46$0.00$0.00$0.38
2021$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.28
2020$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.29
2019$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.35
2018$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.38$0.00$0.00$0.26
2017$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.22
2016$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.23

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-6.94%
-18.34%
GCOW (Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF is 37.64%, recorded on Mar 23, 2020. It took 233 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-37.64%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020233Feb 24, 2021277
-21.48%Jun 8, 202277Sep 27, 202274Jan 12, 2023151
-16.11%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018217Nov 4, 2019446
-8.38%Apr 21, 201647Jun 27, 201612Jul 14, 201659
-7.34%Sep 9, 201651Nov 18, 201660Feb 16, 2017111
-7.11%Jun 11, 2021121Dec 1, 202119Dec 29, 2021140
-6.94%Feb 2, 202331Mar 17, 2023
-6.42%Apr 21, 202214May 10, 202213May 27, 202227
-5.27%Mar 29, 20168Apr 7, 20168Apr 19, 201616
-5.1%Feb 10, 202222Mar 14, 20229Mar 25, 202231

Volatility Chart

Current Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF volatility is 17.80%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
17.80%
21.17%
GCOW (Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF)
Benchmark (^GSPC)