Analysis for Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
Description & usage
The Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF selects U.S. equities with high free cash flow yields, emphasizing internal cash generation quality. The strategy targets durable cash-flow profiles rather than pure top-line growth. Key drivers are factor rotation, sector allocation, valuation levels, and rebalancing effects.
Basic info
- Symbol
- COWZ
- Type
- ETF
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Diversified
- Available history
- 9.3 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
- TER
- –
Basic info
- Symbol
- COWZ
- Type
- ETF
- Region
- US
- Sector
- Diversified
- Available history
- 9.3 years
- Last trading day
- 04/02/2026
- TER
- –
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Score overview
The overall score combines Performance, Stability and Trend into one comparable value.
Market context
- DXY
- 120.89
- US 10Y Real
- 1.99%
- Fed Balance
- $6.68T
- CPI YoY
- 2.4%
- Fed Rate
- 3.75%
- US 10Y
- 4.35%
- VIX
- 24.54
- HY OAS
- 3.17%
- Brent
- $121.88
- Core CPI
- 2.5%
- US 2Y
- 3.84%
- ISM PMI
- –
Analysis summary
Technical asset picture
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) currently has a total score of 67 points, placing it in the strong range. The score is made up of Performance (55), Stability (90) and Trend (64). The profile is clearly uneven: Stability stands out while Performance is more neutral.
Performance scores 55 points (neutral). Most supportive metric: 5Y return at 52.3 %. Weaker metric: 3Y return at 36.8 %.
Stability scores 90 points (very strong). Best-ranked metric: max drawdown (5Y) at -22.6 %. Even the weakest metric remains solid in absolute terms: return/volatility ratio at 0.82. Higher Stability points are better and typically reflect calmer swings and smaller drawdowns-but prices can still fall.
Trend scores 64 points (strong). Key strength: trend strength at 0.72. Main drag: 12M momentum at 17.9 %.
Overall, the profile has a clear strength in Stability, while Performance is the main limiter. On a metric level, max drawdown (5Y) stands out, while 3Y return lags.
Current market backdrop
The backdrop currently looks mixed and rather restrictive.
A strong US dollar currently paints a mixed risk picture.
High US real yields and elevated long yields lean toward a restrictive rate backdrop.
What that typically means here
For this asset type, the current backdrop looks mixed rather than clearly directional.
Note: ISM PMI was not used actively in the effect logic.
Historical evaluation and qualitative market context only, not investment advice.
Price chart
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Scores and metrics
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