Performance analysis of GCOW (PACER GLOBAL CASH COWS DIVIDEND ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, GCOW has had an average annual return of +17.68%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, GCOW has had an average annual return of +12.64%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, GCOW has had an average annual return of +10%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Feb 23, 2016, GCOW has had an average annual return of +10.66%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +16.19% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12.83% | +27.33% | +3.52% | +14% | +5.50% | +14.54% | -4.25% | +17.82% | -7.98% | +20.72% | +10.27% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +7.01% | +7.78% | -1.82% | +0.30% | -1.08% | +0.43% | +12.83% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.85% | +4.18% | +2.48% | -0.57% | +2.39% | +1.71% | +0.33% | +5.40% | -0.62% | +0.60% | +3.99% | +1.86% | +27.33% |
| 2024 | -1.75% | +0.09% | +4% | -1.73% | +3.55% | -2.47% | +4.24% | +3.47% | +1.20% | -3.42% | +0.59% | -3.82% | +3.52% |
| 2023 | +6.49% | -2.96% | +3.03% | +1.96% | -6.80% | +5.56% | +4.86% | -2.88% | -1.29% | -3.01% | +5.32% | +3.95% | +14% |
| 2022 | +4.64% | +0.49% | +2.13% | -2.24% | +5.10% | -9.80% | +1.75% | -4.95% | -8.74% | +7.96% | +12.71% | -1.31% | +5.50% |
| 2021 | +0.42% | +2.23% | +5.07% | +1.40% | +2.81% | -1.04% | +0.07% | +0.29% | -3.51% | +0.77% | -1.91% | +7.55% | +14.54% |
| 2020 | -4.55% | -9.43% | -16.24% | +9% | +2.26% | +1.12% | +0.18% | +3.70% | -4.22% | -3.71% | +16.57% | +5.05% | -4.25% |
| 2019 | +7.56% | +2.01% | +0.74% | +2.33% | -7.40% | +6.48% | -1.61% | -3.46% | +3.88% | +2.15% | +1.74% | +3.01% | +17.82% |
| 2018 | +4.03% | -4.88% | -1.23% | +0.72% | +0.06% | -0.21% | +3.05% | -1.79% | +1.77% | -5.35% | +1.40% | -5.29% | -7.98% |
| 2017 | +2.12% | +2.82% | +1.92% | +0.48% | +3.21% | -0.28% | +2.13% | +0.43% | +1.70% | +0.19% | +2.41% | +1.91% | +20.72% |
Drawdown analysis of GCOW (PACER GLOBAL CASH COWS DIVIDEND ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the GCOW was -37.62%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 233 trading sessions.
The current GCOW drawdown is -2.17%.
Since Feb 23, 2016 GCOW has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -37.62% | Jan 17, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 233 | Feb 24, 2021 | 277 |
| -21.48% | Jun 7, 2022 | 77 | Sep 27, 2022 | 74 | Jan 12, 2023 | 151 |
| -19.75% | Mar 28, 2016 | 64 | Jun 27, 2016 | 319 | Oct 2, 2017 | 383 |
| -16.09% | Jan 26, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 217 | Nov 4, 2019 | 446 |
| -12.35% | Mar 18, 2025 | 15 | Apr 8, 2025 | 29 | May 20, 2025 | 44 |
| -8.81% | Sep 27, 2024 | 58 | Dec 19, 2024 | 42 | Feb 24, 2025 | 100 |
| -8.40% | Apr 18, 2023 | 30 | May 31, 2023 | 36 | Jul 24, 2023 | 66 |
| -7.93% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 33 | Dec 14, 2023 | 96 |
| -7.14% | Jun 10, 2021 | 121 | Dec 1, 2021 | 19 | Dec 29, 2021 | 140 |
| -6.94% | Feb 1, 2023 | 31 | Mar 17, 2023 | 16 | Apr 11, 2023 | 47 |
| -6.42% | Apr 20, 2022 | 14 | May 10, 2022 | 13 | May 27, 2022 | 27 |
| -5.10% | Feb 9, 2022 | 22 | Mar 14, 2022 | 9 | Mar 25, 2022 | 31 |
| -4.96% | May 17, 2024 | 19 | Jun 14, 2024 | 21 | Jul 17, 2024 | 40 |
| -4.75% | Feb 27, 2026 | 15 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -4.45% | Jan 5, 2024 | 26 | Feb 13, 2024 | 19 | Mar 12, 2024 | 45 |
| -4.02% | Jul 23, 2025 | 6 | Jul 31, 2025 | 9 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.95% | Apr 9, 2024 | 5 | Apr 16, 2024 | 18 | May 10, 2024 | 23 |
| -3.39% | Jul 26, 2024 | 7 | Aug 6, 2024 | 8 | Aug 16, 2024 | 15 |
| -3.27% | Aug 22, 2025 | 34 | Oct 10, 2025 | 21 | Nov 10, 2025 | 55 |
| -2.98% | Jun 12, 2025 | 8 | Jun 25, 2025 | 5 | Jul 2, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.80% | Jan 14, 2022 | 7 | Jan 26, 2022 | 9 | Feb 8, 2022 | 16 |
| -2.57% | Feb 24, 2021 | 2 | Feb 26, 2021 | 7 | Mar 9, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.42% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.39% | Nov 7, 2019 | 17 | Dec 3, 2019 | 7 | Dec 12, 2019 | 24 |
| -2.06% | May 10, 2021 | 2 | May 12, 2021 | 20 | Jun 10, 2021 | 22 |