Pacer WealthShield (PWS)

Cboe BZX: PWSExchange-traded fund from Pacer.

  • Expense ratio0.59%
  • Net assets$14.5M
  • Dividend yield2.14%
  • 1-year return+1.04%
  • Holdings313

PWS ETF price chart

PWS quote & trading statistics

PWS performance

Total return · as of October 17, 2026
  • YTD+0.67%
  • 1 year+1.04%
  • 3 years+8.25%/yr
  • 5 years+0.95%/yr
  • 10 years0.00%/yr
1Y volatility
9.76%
3Y volatility
11.48%
3Y Sharpe ratio
0.41

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

PWS top 10 holdings

Pacer WealthShield largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1NVDANVIDIA Corporation4.08%
2AAPLApple Inc.3.83%
3LLYEli Lilly and Company3.37%
4MSFTMicrosoft Corporation3.17%
5METAMeta Platforms Inc.2.35%
6CSCOCisco Systems Inc2.09%
7AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.99%
8JNJJohnson & Johnson1.94%
9ABBVAbbVie Inc1.93%
10AVGOBroadcom Inc1.28%

The top 10 holdings make up 26.0% of the fund (313 holdings in total). As of October 17, 2026.

PWS sector weights

Healthcare
50.1%
Technology
36.2%
Communication Services
7.2%
Consumer Cyclical
5.8%
Financial Services
0.7%
Industrials
0.2%

PWS region weights

North America
99.7%
Europe Developed
0.5%
United Kingdom
0.3%
Asia Emerging
0.1%

PWS asset allocation

U.S. stocks
79.7%
Cash
19.5%
Non-U.S. stocks
0.7%
Other
0.1%

PWS market-cap breakdown

Large cap
28.4%
Mega cap
24.3%
Mid cap
14.1%
Small cap
9.8%
Micro cap
5.4%

About Pacer WealthShield

The index utilizes a systematic risk management strategy that directs the index's exposure to U.S. equity securities, U.S. Treasury securities, or a mix of each. The Advisor attempts to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the component securities that make up (i) the component securities of the index or (ii) ETFs that seek to track the performance of some or all of the component securities of the index in the same approximate weight as such component securities.

PWS ETF FAQ

What is the PWS expense ratio?

Pacer WealthShield has a net expense ratio of 0.59%, or $59.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in PWS?

Pacer WealthShield has about $14.5M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of PWS?

The largest positions in PWS are NVIDIA Corporation (4.08%), Apple Inc. (3.83%), Eli Lilly and Company (3.37%). The fund holds 313 securities in total.

How has PWS performed?

PWS returned +1.04% over the past year and +0.95% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does PWS pay dividends?

PWS has a dividend yield of 2.14%.

When was PWS launched?

Pacer WealthShield began trading on December 11, 2017.

ETFs similar to PWS

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with PWS's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

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PWSPacer WealthShield—0.59%$14.5M+1.04%
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BDYNiShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF64%0.41%$3.09B+11.03%
TOPCiShares S&P 500 3% Capped ETF64%—$33.3M—
DFACDFA Investment Dimensions Group63%0.16%$49.07B+17.38%