Subject
to completion, dated December 23, 2025
The
information herein is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these
securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction in which the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS
[...],
2026
Pacer
CLO Market ETF ([ ])
Pacer
Secured Credit ETF ([ ])
listed
on [ ]
The
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not approved or disapproved
of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Prospectus.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
INVESTMENT
PRODUCTS: ¨ ARE NOT FDIC INSURED ¨ MAY LOSE VALUE ¨ ARE NOT BANK
GUARANTEED
Table
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SUMMARY
SECTION
Investment
Objective
The
Pacer CLO Market ETF (the “Fund”) is an actively-managed exchange traded fund
(“ETF”) that seeks current income and capital preservation.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example
below.
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Estimated for the current fiscal year
Example
The
following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates
the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods
if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes
that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain
the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet
available.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
[
] (the “Sub-Adviser”) or [ ] (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser”) seeks to achieve the Fund’s
investment objective by actively managing a portfolio that primarily invests in
income producing debt of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”).
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus
any borrowings for investment purposes) in CLO debt investments. At the time of
investment, these CLO debt investments are anticipated to carry a rating of BB
(or equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization
“NRSRO”) or higher, or if unrated is determined by the Sub-Adviser or
Sub-Sub-Adviser to be of comparable credit quality. The Fund intends to invest
across CLO debt rating categories (AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB); however, will seek to
maintain an average credit rating for the portfolio that is of investment grade
quality, meaning BBB- or above. After investing, a CLO debt investment may be
downgraded by a NRSRO and the Sub-Adviser will retain discretion to determine
whether it remains an appropriate investment for the Fund.
CLOs
are asset-backed securities issued by a trust or other special purpose entity
that are backed by pools of loans that may include, among other things, domestic
and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate
corporate loans, including “covenant lite” loans which have few or no financial
maintenance covenants, any or all of which may be rated below investment grade
or may be comparable unrated obligations and to a lesser extent high yield bonds
that are also rated below investment grade and infrastructure debt. The Fund
intends to primarily invest in CLOs that are backed by pools of loans issued in
the broadly syndicated market; however, will invest in CLOs that include loans
issued privately. The Fund may invest in CLOs in both the primary (i.e. directly
from arranging banks) and in the secondary market. The Fund intends to primarily
make CLO debt investments that are U.S. dollar denominated; however, may invest
up to 30% of its net assets in CLOs that are denominated in foreign currencies.
Although the
Fund’s
investment in non-U.S. dollar denominated holdings may be on a currency hedged
or unhedged basis, under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to hedge its
exposure to foreign currency to U.S. dollars, described further below.
The
secondary market on which CLO debt investments are traded may be less liquid
than the market for investment-grade corporate bonds and government securities.
Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely affect the
ability of the Fund to sell a CLO debt investment or the price at which the Fund
could sell a CLO debt investment and could adversely affect the daily NAV of
Fund shares. When secondary markets for CLO debt investments are less liquid
than the market for investment-grade corporate bonds and government securities,
it may be more difficult to value the securities because such valuation may
require more research, and elements of judgment may play a greater role in the
valuation because there is less reliable, objective data available. The Fund may
invest up to 15% of its net assets in illiquid investments, as such term is
defined by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
“1940 Act”).
The
Fund is “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means that it may
invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest
in fewer issuers than a diversified fund.
The
Fund may invest a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents, including
but not limited to obligations of the U.S. government, money market fund shares,
commercial paper, certificate of deposit and/or bankers’ acceptances, as well as
other interest bearing or discount obligations or debt instruments that carry an
investment grade rating by a NRSRO. The Fund may invest up to [10%] of its net
assets in affiliated or non-affiliated ETFs. The Fund may invest in investments
of any duration or maturity.
The
Fund may invest in derivatives seeking to mitigate risks associated with the
Fund’s existing portfolio of CLOs. Derivatives are instruments that may have a
value derived from, or directly linked to, an underlying asset, such as
fixed-income securities, interest rates, currencies or market indices. The Fund
currently expects its use of derivatives will be limited to currency forward or
futures contracts to hedge any foreign currency exposure back to U.S. dollars.
The
Fund may temporarily deviate from maintaining at least 80% of its net assets in
CLO debt investments while investing new cash or raising cash to process
redemptions, due to unusual market conditions including but not limited to
taking a defensive position, or due to downgrades of held CLO debt investments.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
You
can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks
summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net
asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability
to meet its objectives. For more information about the risks of investing in the
Fund, see the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Information
about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds.” The principal risks are
presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding particular risks and
comparing them with other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a
“principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it
appears.
•Asset-Backed
Securities Risk.
Asset-backed securities represent interests in “pools” of assets, including
consumer loans or receivables. Movements in interest rates (both increases and
decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain types of
asset-backed securities. Although certain asset-backed securities are guaranteed
as to timely payment of interest and principal by a government entity, the
market price for such securities is not guaranteed and will fluctuate. The
purchase of asset-backed securities issued by non-government entities may entail
greater risk than such securities that are issued or guaranteed by a government
entity. Asset-backed securities issued by non-government entities may offer
higher yields than those issued by government entities, but may also be subject
to greater volatility than government issues and can also be subject to greater
credit risk and the risk of default on the underlying assets. Investments in
asset-backed securities are subject to both extension risk, where borrowers pay
off their debt obligations more slowly in times of rising interest rates, and
prepayment risk, where borrowers pay off their debt obligations sooner than
expected in times of declining interest rates.
•CLO
Risk.
CLOs are typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among
others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and
subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment
grade or equivalent unrated loans. The cash flows from CLOs are split into two
or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. CLO tranches can
experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to
defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches as
well as market anticipation of defaults.
•Currency
Exchange Rate Risk.
The
Fund’s assets may include exposure to investments denominated in non-U.S.
currencies or in securities or other assets that provide exposure to such
currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of
non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value
of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change
quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund
may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.
•Derivatives
Risk. Derivatives
include instruments and contracts that are based on, and are valued in relation
to, one or more underlying securities, financial benchmarks or indices, such as
futures contracts. Derivatives typically have economic leverage inherent in
their terms. Futures contracts can be highly volatile, illiquid, and difficult
to value. Adverse changes in
the
value or level of the underlying asset or index, which the Fund may not directly
own, can result in a loss to the Fund substantially greater than the amount
invested in the derivative itself. The use of derivative instruments also
exposes the Fund to additional risks and transaction costs. A risk of the Fund’s
use of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate
perfectly with the overall securities markets. A small position in futures
contracts could have a potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance.
Trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and
government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts.
•ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an ETF and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, is exposed to the
following risks:
◦Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration
Risk.
The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In
addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity
providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events
occur, shares of the Fund may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly
face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to
perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers
exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other
entities step forward to perform their functions.
◦[Cash
Redemption Risk. The
Fund’s investment strategy may require it to redeem Shares for cash or to
otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be
required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to
distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital
gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a
result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if
the in-kind redemption process was used. ETF shares can only be redeemed in
creation units by APs. Individual shareholders may only purchase and sell ETF
shares on a secondary market.]
◦Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund.
Due to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small investments.
◦Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, shares of the Fund may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. The price of shares of the Fund, like the price of all
traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well
as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected
that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV,
there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV
intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is
heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and
periods when there is limited trading activity for shares in the secondary
market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. Shares of
the Fund will be bought and sold in the secondary market at market
prices.
◦Trading.
Although shares of the Fund are listed for trading on a national securities
exchange, such as [ ] (the “Exchange”), and may be traded on U.S. exchanges
other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that shares of the Fund will
trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market
conditions, the liquidity of shares of the Fund may begin to mirror the
liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be
significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund, and this could lead to
differences between the market price of the shares of the Fund and the
underlying value of those shares.
•Fixed
Income Risk.
Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed
income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the
market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be
greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. In recent
periods, governmental financial regulators, including the U.S. Federal Reserve,
have taken steps to increase interest rates. Changes in government intervention
may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and the liquidity of debt
markets.
◦Call
Risk.
During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by
the Fund may “call” or repay the security prior to its stated maturity, and the
Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a
decline in the Fund’s income.
◦Credit
Risk.
Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be
able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s
credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may
also affect the value of an investment in that issuer.
◦Event
Risk.
Event risk is the risk that corporate issuers may undergo restructurings, such
as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers, or similar events financed by
increased debt. As a result of the added debt, the credit quality and market
value of a company’s bonds and/or other debt securities may decline
significantly.
◦Extension
Risk.
When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more slowly than
anticipated,
causing the value of these securities to fall.
◦Interest
Rate Risk.
Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed
income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the
market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be
greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. Changes in
government intervention may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and
illiquidity in debt markets.
◦Prepayment
Risk.
When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more quickly than originally anticipated, and the proceeds may have to be
invested in securities with lower yields.
•Floating
Rate Loan Risk.
Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade.
The market for floating rate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity,
wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods. Investments in
floating rate loans are typically in the form of an assignment or participation.
Investors in a loan participation assume the credit risk associated with the
borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed financial
intermediary. Accordingly, if a lead lender becomes insolvent or a loan is
foreclosed, the Fund could experience delays in receiving payments or suffer a
loss. In an assignment, the Fund effectively becomes a lender under the loan
agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning bank or other
financial intermediary. Accordingly, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could
become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities
associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, the
floating rate feature of loans means that floating rate loans will not generally
experience capital appreciation in a declining interest rate environment.
Declines in interest rates may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and
require the Fund to invest assets at lower yields. Floating rate loans are also
subject to prepayment risk. Such loans may not be considered securities and,
therefore, may not be afforded the protections of the federal securities
laws.
◦Senior
Loans Risk. The
risks associated with senior loans are similar to the risks of junk bonds,
although senior loans typically are senior and secured, whereas junk bonds often
are subordinated and unsecured. Investments in senior loans typically are below
investment grade and are considered speculative because of the credit risk of
their issuers. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of
interest and principal owed, and such defaults could reduce the Fund’s NAV and
income distributions. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher
nonpayment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default
occurs. There is no assurance that the liquidation of the collateral would
satisfy the claims of the borrower’s obligations in the event of the non-payment
of scheduled interest or principal, or that the collateral could be readily
liquidated. Economic and other events (whether real or perceived) can reduce the
demand for certain senior loans or senior loans generally, which may reduce
market prices. Senior loans and other debt securities also are subject to the
risk of price declines and to increases in prevailing interest rates, although
floating-rate debt instruments such as senior loans in which the Fund may be
expected to invest are substantially less exposed to this risk than fixed-rate
debt instruments. No active trading market may exist for certain senior loans,
which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of
the need to liquidate such assets. Adverse market conditions may impair the
liquidity of some actively traded senior loans. Longer interest rate reset
periods generally increase fluctuations in value as a result of changes in
market interest rates.
◦Covenant-Lite
Loan Risk.
Covenant-lite loans contain fewer maintenance covenants, or no maintenance
covenants at all, than traditional loans and may not include terms that allow
the lender to monitor the financial performance of the borrower and declare a
default if certain criteria are breached. This may hinder the Fund’s ability to
reprice credit risk associated with the borrower and reduce the Fund’s ability
to restructure a problematic loan and mitigate potential loss. As a result, the
Fund’s exposure to losses on such investments is increased, especially during a
downturn in the credit cycle. A significant portion of floating rate loans may
be “covenant-lite” loans.
◦Loan
Participation Risk.
The Fund may not have a readily available market for loan participation
interests and, in some cases, the Fund may have to dispose of such securities at
a substantial discount from face value. Loan participations also involve the
credit risk associated with the underlying corporate borrower.
•Forward
Currency Contracts Risk. Forward
currency contracts and other currency management strategies may substantially
change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses
to the Fund if currencies do not perform as expected or if the Fund is unable to
quickly enter or exit such contracts. The use of forward currency contracts with
third parties (i.e., “counterparties”) subjects the Fund to counterparty risk,
including the risk that a counterparty to these contracts becomes bankrupt,
defaults on its obligations, or otherwise fails to honor its obligations. If a
counterparty defaults on its payment obligations, the Fund may lose money and
the value of an investment in Fund shares may decrease. The use of
forward
currency contracts may create leverage (i.e., investment exposure greater than
the dollar amount invested), thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile.
Forward contracts require collateralization, and the commitment of a large
portion of the Fund’s assets as collateral could impede portfolio management.
Forward currency contracts are also subject to valuation risk, which is the risk
that the contracts may be difficult to value and/or valued
incorrectly.
•Futures
Contracts Risk. The
primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts, which may adversely
affect the Fund’s NAV and total return, are (a) the imperfect correlation
between the change in market value of the underlying securities or index and the
price of the futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market
for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract
when desired; (c) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the
performance of its obligations; and (d) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it
may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin
requirements, and the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it maybe
disadvantageous to do so.
•High
Yield Risk. High
yield debt obligations (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are speculative
investments and entail greater risk of loss of principal than securities and
loans that are investment grade rated because of their greater exposure to
credit risk. The high yield market at times is subject to substantial volatility
and high yield debt obligations may be less liquid than higher quality
securities. As a result, the value of the Fund may be subject to greater
volatility than other funds.
•Liquidity
Risk.
Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or
sell. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may be unable to
transact at advantageous times or prices. Trading opportunities are more limited
for adjustable rate securities that have complex terms or that are not widely
held. These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a
favorable price or time. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an
increase in their price volatility.
•Management
Risk. The
Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio.
In managing the Fund’s investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply
investment techniques and risk analyses that may not produce the desired result.
There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment
objective.
•Market
Risk. Overall
market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as U.S. economic
growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect
the securities markets. The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in
response to certain events taking place in the U.S. and around the world,
including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by
the Fund. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform due to inflation
(or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular
products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism,
regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. There is a
risk that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
•New
Fund Risk. The
Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance
that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which
case it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a
secondary market in Fund shares.
•Non-Diversification
Risk. Although
the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund
is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its
assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than
if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the
risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a
smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may
increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller
number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s
performance.
•Other
Investment Companies Risk.
The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other
investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may
suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the
Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to
substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of
securities held by such investment companies. Investments in ETFs are also
subject to the “ETF Risks” described above.
Fund
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund is not included because the Fund did not commence
operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. In the future, performance for
the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information will
be available on the Fund’s website at www.PacerETFs.com or by calling the Fund
toll-free at 1-877-337-0500.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Pacer
Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the
Fund.
Investment
Sub-Adviser
[
] (the “Sub-Adviser” or “[ ]”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Investment
Sub-Sub-Adviser
[
] (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser” or “[ ]”) serves as investment sub-sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
[
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Buying
and Selling Fund Shares
The
Fund is an ETF. This means that individual Shares of the Fund may only be
purchased and sold in the secondary market through brokers at market prices,
rather than NAV. Because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares
may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV
(discount).
The
Fund generally issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares
known as “Creation Units,” which only institutions or large investors may
purchase or redeem. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in
exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a
designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
Investors
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is
willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the
secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information about the Fund,
including its net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask
spreads is available on the Fund’s website at www.PacerETFs.com.
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend
income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA
or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Distributions may be taxable upon
withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as
a bank), the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and their related companies may pay the
intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund.
These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund
over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
Investment
Objective
The
Pacer Secured Credit ETF (the “Fund”) is an actively managed exchange traded
fund (“ETF”) that seeks to provide a high level of current income and preserve
capital while selectively seeking capital appreciation as a secondary objective
when consistent with its primary investment objective.
Fees
and Expenses of the Fund
The
following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy, hold,
and sell shares of the Fund (“Shares”). You
may pay other fees, such as brokerage commissions and other fees to financial
intermediaries, which are not reflected in the table and Example
below.
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Example
The
following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of
investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates
the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods
if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and
then redeem all of the Shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes
that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain
the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these
assumptions, your costs would be:
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Portfolio
Turnover
The
Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells
securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may
indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund
Shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in
annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.
Because the Fund is newly organized, portfolio turnover information is not yet
available.
Principal
Investment Strategies of the Fund
[
] (the “Sub-Adviser”) or [ ] (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser”) seeks to achieve the Fund’s
investment objective by actively managing a portfolio that primarily invests in
income producing debt instruments.
Under
normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus
any borrowings for investment purposes) in secured debt instruments that are
supported by collateral. These secured debt instruments of domestic or foreign
issuers will include, but are not limited to, fixed and floating rate corporate
bonds and notes (high yield bonds or securities that are sometimes called “junk
bonds” or non-investment grade securities), first lien and second lien floating
rate corporate loans (including “covenant lite” loans which have few or no
financial maintenance covenants), debt investments in structured products
including collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) and collateralized bond
obligations, listed and unlisted corporate debt obligations, and secured
convertible securities. The corporate debt instruments in which the Fund invests
are generally expected to be rated below investment grade, meaning a rating
below BBB- (or equivalent by a nationally recognized statistical rating
organization “NRSRO”), or if unrated is determined by the Sub-Adviser or
Sub-Sub-Adviser to be of comparable credit quality. The Fund may invest across
CLO debt rating categories (AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB); however, it anticipates that
the average rating for the overall portfolio will typically be below investment
grade, meaning below BBB-.
In
purchasing investments for the Fund, the Sub-Adviser and Sub-Sub-Adviser seek to
make investments that provide a high level of current income from below
investment grade credit investments while having structural protection from
collateral security. There can be no assurance that the liquidation of any
collateral securing a secured debt instrument would satisfy the borrower’s
obligation in the event of nonpayment of scheduled interest or principal
payments, whether due or upon acceleration, or that the collateral could be
liquidated, readily or otherwise. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of a
borrower, the Fund could experience delays or
limitations
with respect to its ability to realize the benefits of the collateral, if any,
securing a debt instrument. The collateral securing a debt instrument, if any,
may lose all or substantially all its value in the event of the bankruptcy or
insolvency of a borrower.
The
Fund may also invest in other securities and instruments that the Sub-Adviser
and the Sub-Sub-Adviser believe are consistent with the Fund’s investment
objectives. This may include, but not limited to, other senior and subordinated
corporate debt obligations (such as bonds, debentures, notes, and unregistered
Rule 144A securities), perpetual bonds, unsecured loans, subordinated loans,
delayed funded loans, revolving credit facilities, preferred securities, payment
in-kind securities, and other asset backed securities. The amount that the Fund
will invest in other securities and instruments will vary from time to time and,
as such, may constitute a material part of the Fund’s portfolio on any given
date, based on the Sub-Adviser and/or Sub-Sub-Adviser’s assessment of prevailing
market conditions. The Fund also may invest in equity securities (consisting of
common and preferred stocks, warrants and rights, and limited partnership
interests), but will invest in such equity investments only when seeking capital
appreciation.
The
Fund intends to primarily make debt investments that are U.S. dollar
denominated; however, may invest up to 30% of its net assets in debt holdings
that are denominated in foreign currencies. Although the Fund’s investment in
non-U.S. dollar denominated holdings may be on a currency hedged or unhedged
basis, under normal circumstances, the Fund will seek to hedge its exposure to
foreign currency to U.S. dollars, described further below.
The
secondary market on which high yield debt investments are traded may be less
liquid than the market for investment-grade corporate bonds and government
securities. Less liquidity in the secondary trading market could adversely
affect the ability of the Fund to sell a high yield debt investment or the price
at which the Fund could sell a high yield debt investment and could adversely
affect the daily NAV of Fund shares. When secondary markets for high yield debt
investments are less liquid than the market for investment-grade corporate bonds
and government securities, it may be more difficult to value the securities
because such valuation may require more research, and elements of judgment may
play a greater role in the valuation because there is less reliable, objective
data available. The Fund may invest up to an aggregate amount of 15% of its net
assets in illiquid investments, as such term is defined by Rule 22e-4 under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The
Fund is “non-diversified” for purposes of the 1940 Act, which means that it may
invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer and may invest
in fewer issuers than a diversified fund.
The
Fund may invest a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents, including
but not limited to obligations of the U.S. government, money market fund shares,
commercial paper, certificate of deposit and/or bankers’ acceptances, as well as
other interest bearing or discount obligations or debt instruments that carry an
investment grade rating by a NRSRO. The Fund may invest up to [10%] of its net
assets in affiliated or non-affiliated ETFs. The Fund may invest in investments
of any duration or maturity.
The
Fund may invest in derivatives seeking to mitigate risks associated with the
Fund’s existing portfolio of secured debt instruments. Derivatives are
instruments that may have a value derived from, or directly linked to, an
underlying asset, such as fixed-income securities, interest rates, currencies or
market indices. The Fund currently expects its use of derivatives will primarily
include currency forward of futures contracts to hedge any foreign currency
exposure back to U.S. dollars. However, from time to time, the Fund may also
seek to use derivatives as a hedge against adverse changes in the market price
of securities or interest rates, and to increase the Fund’s yield or return.
This limited usage may include futures, forwards, options or swaps.
The
Fund may temporarily deviate from maintaining at least 80% of its net assets in
secured debt instruments while investing new cash or raising cash to process
redemptions, due to unusual market conditions including but not limited to
taking a defensive position, or due to amendments of existing investments.
Principal
Risks of Investing in the Fund
You
can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks
summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net
asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability
to meet its objectives. For more information about the risks of investing in the
Fund, see the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Information
about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds.” The principal risks are
presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding particular risks and
comparing them with other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered
a “principal risk” of investing in the Fund, regardless of the order in which it
appears.
•Currency
Exchange Rate Risk. The
Fund’s assets may include exposure to investments denominated in non-U.S.
currencies or in securities or other assets that provide exposure to such
currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of
non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value
of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change
quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund
may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.
•Derivatives
Risk. Derivatives
include instruments and contracts that are based on, and are valued in relation
to, one or more underlying securities, financial benchmarks or indices, such as
futures contracts. Derivatives typically have economic leverage inherent in
their terms. Futures contracts can be highly volatile, illiquid, and difficult
to value. Adverse changes in the value or level of the underlying asset or
index, which the Fund may not directly own, can result in a loss to the Fund
substantially greater than the amount invested in the derivative itself. The use
of derivative instruments also exposes the Fund
to
additional risks and transaction costs. A risk of the Fund’s use of derivatives
is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the
overall securities markets. A small position in futures contracts could have a
potentially large impact on the Fund’s performance. Trading restrictions or
limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and government regulations may
restrict trading in futures contracts.
•Equity
Market Risk. The
equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden,
unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur
because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting
specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common
stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile
increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of
their issuers change. The Fund’s NAV and market price may fluctuate
significantly in response to these and other factors. As a result, an investor
could lose money over short or long periods of time.
•ETF
Risks.
The Fund is an ETF and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, is exposed to the
following risks:
◦Authorized
Participants (“APs”), Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration
Risk.
The
Fund has a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In
addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity
providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events
occur, shares of the Fund may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly
face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to
perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers
exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other
entities step forward to perform their functions.
◦[Cash
Redemption Risk. The
Fund’s investment strategy may require it to redeem Shares for cash or to
otherwise include cash as part of its redemption proceeds. The Fund may be
required to sell or unwind portfolio investments to obtain the cash needed to
distribute redemption proceeds. This may cause the Fund to recognize a capital
gain that it might not have recognized if it had made a redemption in-kind. As a
result, the Fund may pay out higher annual capital gain distributions than if
the in-kind redemption process was used. ETF shares can only be redeemed in
creation units by APs. Individual shareholders may only purchase and sell ETF
shares on a secondary market.]
◦Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares of the Fund.
Due to the costs of buying or selling shares of the Fund, including brokerage
commissions imposed by brokers and bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of shares
of the Fund may significantly reduce investment results and an investment in
shares of the Fund may not be advisable for investors who anticipate regularly
making small investments.
◦Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV.
As with all ETFs, shares of the Fund may be bought and sold in the secondary
market at market prices. The price of shares of the Fund, like the price of all
traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well
as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected
that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV,
there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV
intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is
heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and
periods when there is limited trading activity for shares in the secondary
market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. Shares of
the Fund will be bought and sold in the secondary market at market
prices.
◦Trading.
Although shares of the Fund are listed for trading on a national securities
exchange, such as [ ] (the “Exchange”), and may be traded on U.S. exchanges
other than the Exchange, there can be no assurance that shares of the Fund will
trade with any volume, or at all, on any stock exchange. In stressed market
conditions, the liquidity of shares of the Fund may begin to mirror the
liquidity of the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which can be
significantly less liquid than shares of the Fund, and this could lead to
differences between the market price of the shares of the Fund and the
underlying value of those shares.
•Fixed
Income Risk.
Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed
income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the
market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be
greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. In recent
periods, governmental financial regulators, including the U.S. Federal Reserve,
have taken steps to increase interest rates. Changes in government intervention
may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and the liquidity of debt
markets.
◦Call
Risk.
During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by
the Fund may “call” or repay the security prior to its stated maturity, and the
Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a
decline in the Fund’s income.
◦Credit
Risk.
Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be
able to make payments of interest and principal when due. Changes in an issuer’s
credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may
also affect the value of an investment in that issuer.
◦Event
Risk.
Event risk is the risk that corporate issuers may undergo restructurings, such
as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers, or similar events financed by
increased debt. As a result of the added debt, the credit quality and market
value of a company’s bonds and/or other debt securities may decline
significantly.
◦Extension
Risk.
When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall.
◦Interest
Rate Risk.
Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed
income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the
market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be
greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. Changes in
government intervention may have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and
illiquidity in debt markets.
◦Prepayment
Risk.
When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more quickly than originally anticipated, and the proceeds may have to be
invested in securities with lower yields.
•Floating
Rate Loan Risk.
Floating rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade.
The market for floating rate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity,
wide bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods. Investments in
floating rate loans are typically in the form of an assignment or participation.
Investors in a loan participation assume the credit risk associated with the
borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an interposed financial
intermediary. Accordingly, if a lead lender becomes insolvent or a loan is
foreclosed, the Fund could experience delays in receiving payments or suffer a
loss. In an assignment, the Fund effectively becomes a lender under the loan
agreement with the same rights and obligations as the assigning bank or other
financial intermediary. Accordingly, if the loan is foreclosed, the Fund could
become part owner of any collateral, and would bear the costs and liabilities
associated with owning and disposing of the collateral. In addition, the
floating rate feature of loans means that floating rate loans will not generally
experience capital appreciation in a declining interest rate environment.
Declines in interest rates may also increase prepayments of debt obligations and
require the Fund to invest assets at lower yields. Floating rate loans are also
subject to prepayment risk. Such loans may not be considered securities and,
therefore, may not be afforded the protections of the federal securities
laws.
◦Senior
Loans Risk. The
risks associated with senior loans are similar to the risks of junk bonds,
although senior loans typically are senior and secured, whereas junk bonds often
are subordinated and unsecured. Investments in senior loans typically are below
investment grade and are considered speculative because of the credit risk of
their issuers. Such companies are more likely to default on their payments of
interest and principal owed, and such defaults could reduce the Fund’s NAV and
income distributions. An economic downturn generally leads to a higher
nonpayment rate, and a senior loan may lose significant value before a default
occurs. There is no assurance that the liquidation of the collateral would
satisfy the claims of the borrower’s obligations in the event of the non-payment
of scheduled interest or principal, or that the collateral could be readily
liquidated. Economic and other events (whether real or perceived) can reduce the
demand for certain senior loans or senior loans generally, which may reduce
market prices. Senior loans and other debt securities also are subject to the
risk of price declines and to increases in prevailing interest rates, although
floating-rate debt instruments such as senior loans in which the Fund may be
expected to invest are substantially less exposed to this risk than fixed-rate
debt instruments. No active trading market may exist for certain senior loans,
which may impair the ability of the Fund to realize full value in the event of
the need to liquidate such assets. Adverse market conditions may impair the
liquidity of some actively traded senior loans. Longer interest rate reset
periods generally increase fluctuations in value as a result of changes in
market interest rates.
◦Covenant-Lite
Loan Risk.
Covenant-lite loans contain fewer maintenance covenants, or no maintenance
covenants at all, than traditional loans and may not include terms that allow
the lender to monitor the financial performance of the borrower and declare a
default if certain criteria are breached. This may hinder the Fund’s ability to
reprice credit risk associated with the borrower and reduce the Fund’s ability
to restructure a problematic loan and mitigate potential loss. As a result, the
Fund’s exposure to losses on such investments is increased, especially during a
downturn in the credit cycle. A significant portion of floating rate loans may
be “covenant-lite” loans.
◦Loan
Participation Risk.
The Fund may not have a readily available market for loan participation
interests and, in some cases, the Fund may have to dispose of such securities at
a substantial discount from face value. Loan participations also involve the
credit risk associated with the underlying corporate borrower.
•Foreign
Securities Risk. Investments
in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with
investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities
may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency
fluctuations
or to political or economic instability. Investments in non-U.S. securities also
may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional
trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. These and other factors
can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than
other types of investments. Foreign securities held by the Fund may trade on
markets that are closed when U.S. markets are open, which may lead to a
difference in the value of the Fund and the underlying foreign
securities.
•Forward
Currency Contracts Risk. Forward
currency contracts and other currency management strategies may substantially
change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses
to the Fund if currencies do not perform as expected or if the Fund is unable to
quickly enter or exit such contracts. The use of forward currency contracts with
third parties (i.e., “counterparties”) subjects the Fund to counterparty risk,
including the risk that a counterparty to these contracts becomes bankrupt,
defaults on its obligations, or otherwise fails to honor its obligations. If a
counterparty defaults on its payment obligations, the Fund may lose money and
the value of an investment in Fund shares may decrease. The use of forward
currency contracts may create leverage (i.e., investment exposure greater than
the dollar amount invested), thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile.
Forward contracts require collateralization, and the commitment of a large
portion of the Fund’s assets as collateral could impede portfolio management.
Forward currency contracts are also subject to valuation risk, which is the risk
that the contracts may be difficult to value and/or valued
incorrectly.
•Futures
Contracts Risk. The
primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts, which may adversely
affect the Fund’s NAV and total return, are (a) the imperfect correlation
between the change in market value of the underlying securities or index and the
price of the futures contract; (b) possible lack of a liquid secondary market
for a futures contract and the resulting inability to close a futures contract
when desired; (c) the possibility that the counterparty will default in the
performance of its obligations; and (d) if the Fund has insufficient cash, it
may have to sell securities from its portfolio to meet daily variation margin
requirements, and the Fund may have to sell securities at a time when it maybe
disadvantageous to do so.
•High
Yield
Securities Risk.
High yield debt obligations (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are speculative
investments and entail greater risk of loss of principal than securities and
loans that are investment grade rated because of their greater exposure to
credit risk. The high yield market at times is subject to substantial volatility
and high yield debt obligations may be less liquid than higher quality
securities.
•Liquidity
Risk.
Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or
sell. This can reduce the Fund’s returns because the Fund may be unable to
transact at advantageous times or prices. Trading opportunities are more limited
for adjustable rate securities that have complex terms or that are not widely
held. These features may make it more difficult to sell or buy a security at a
favorable price or time. Infrequent trading of securities may also lead to an
increase in their price volatility.
•Management
Risk. The
Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed portfolio.
In managing the Fund’s investment portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply
investment techniques and risk analyses that may not produce the desired result.
There can be no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment
objective.
•Market
Risk.
Overall market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as U.S.
economic growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events
affect the securities markets. The prices of securities held by the Fund may
decline in response to certain events taking place in the U.S. and around the
world, including those directly involving the companies whose securities are
owned by the Fund. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform due to
inflation (or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for
particular products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics,
terrorism, regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions.
There is a risk that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
•New
Fund Risk. The
Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance
that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which
case it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a
secondary market in Fund shares.
•Non-Diversification
Risk. Although
the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund
is considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its
assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than
if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the
risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a
smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may
increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller
number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s
performance.
•Other
Investment Companies Risk.
The Fund will incur higher and duplicative expenses when it invests in other
investment companies such as ETFs. There is also the risk that the Fund may
suffer losses due to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the
Fund invests in other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to
substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of
securities held by such investment companies. Investments in
ETFs
are also subject to the “ETF Risks” described above.
•Privately
Issued Securities Risk.
The Fund may invest in privately-issued securities, including those that may be
resold only in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the 1933 Act
(“Restricted Securities”). Restricted Securities are not publicly traded and are
subject to a variety of restrictions, which limit a purchaser’s ability to
acquire or resell such securities. Delay or difficulty in selling such
securities may result in a loss to the Fund.
Fund
Performance
Performance
information for the Fund is not included because the Fund did not commence
operations prior to the date of this Prospectus. In the future, performance for
the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information will
be available on the Fund’s website at www.PacerETFs.com or by calling the Fund
toll-free at 1-877-337-0500.
Management
Investment
Adviser
Pacer
Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) serves as investment adviser to the
Fund.
Investment
Sub-Adviser
[
] (the “Sub-Adviser” or “[ ]”) serves as investment sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Investment
Sub-Sub-Adviser
[
] (the “Sub-Sub-Adviser” or “[ ]”) serves as investment sub-sub-adviser to the
Fund.
Portfolio
Managers
[
]
Buying
and Selling Fund Shares
The
Fund is an ETF. This means that individual Shares of the Fund may only be
purchased and sold in the secondary market through brokers at market prices,
rather than NAV. Because Shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, Shares
may trade at a price greater than NAV (premium) or less than NAV
(discount).
The
Fund generally issues and redeems shares at NAV only in large blocks of shares
known as “Creation Units,” which only institutions or large investors may
purchase or redeem. The Fund generally issues and redeems Creation Units in
exchange for a portfolio of securities (the “Deposit Securities”) and/or a
designated amount of U.S. cash that the Fund specifies each day.
Investors
may incur costs attributable to the difference between the highest price a buyer
is willing to pay to purchase Shares (bid) and the lowest price a seller is
willing to accept for Shares (ask) when buying or selling Shares in the
secondary market (the “bid-ask spread”). Recent information about the Fund,
including its net asset value, market price, premiums and discounts, and bid-ask
spreads is available on the Fund’s website at www.PacerETFs.com.
Tax
Information
Fund
distributions are generally taxable as ordinary income, qualified dividend
income, or capital gains (or a combination), unless your investment is in an IRA
or other tax-advantaged retirement account. Distributions may be taxable upon
withdrawal from tax-deferred accounts.
Payments
to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If
you purchase the Fund through a broker or other financial intermediary (such as
a bank), the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and their related companies may pay the
intermediary for activities related to the marketing and promotion of the Fund.
These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the
broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund
over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial
intermediary’s website for more information.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
Additional
Information About Each Fund’s Investment Objective
Each
Fund’s investment objective may be changed without a vote of shareholders upon
written notice to shareholders.
Additional
Information About Each Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies
Each
Fund has adopted a policy to comply with Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act. Such
policy has been adopted as a non-fundamental policy and may be changed without
shareholder approval upon 60 days’ written notice to shareholders.
Additional
Information about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund
This
section provides additional information regarding the principal risks described
under “Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund” in each of the Fund Summaries.
The principal risks are presented in alphabetical order to facilitate finding
particular risks. Each risk summarized below is considered a ‘principal risk’ of
investing in the applicable Fund as noted in that Fund’s Summary, regardless of
the order in which they appear. Each of the factors below could have a negative
impact on a Fund’s performance and trading prices.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pacer
CLO Market ETF |
Pacer
Secured Credit ETF |
| Asset-Backed
Securities Risk |
X |
|
| CLO
Risk |
X |
|
| Currency
Exchange Rate Risk |
X |
X |
| Derivatives
Risk |
X |
X |
| Equity
Market Risk |
|
X |
| ETF
Risks |
X |
X |
| Fixed
Income Risk |
X |
X |
| Floating
Rate Loan Risk |
X |
X |
| Foreign
Securities Risk |
|
X |
| Forward
Currency Contracts Risk |
X |
X |
| Futures
Contracts Risk |
X |
X |
| High
Yield Securities Risk |
|
X |
| Liquidity
Risk |
X |
X |
| Management
Risk |
X |
X |
| Market
Risk |
X |
X |
| New
Fund Risk |
X |
X |
| Non-Diversification
Risk |
X |
X |
| Other
Investment Companies Risk |
X |
X |
| Privately
Issued Securities Risk |
|
X |
Asset-Backed
Securities Risk
Asset-backed
securities represent interests in a pool of assets other than mortgages, such as
home equity loans, automobile receivables or credit card receivables. Most
asset-backed securities involve consumer or commercial debts with maturities of
less than 10 years. However, almost any type of fixed-income asset (including
other fixed-income securities) may be used to create an asset-backed security.
Asset-backed securities may take the form of commercial paper, notes or
pass-through certificates. A structured asset-backed security is a multiclass
instrument that is typically backed by a pool of auto loans, credit card
receivables, home equity loans or student loans.
Unscheduled
prepayments of asset-backed securities may result in a loss of income if the
proceeds are invested in lower-yielding securities. Conversely, in a rising
interest rate environment, a declining prepayment rate will extend the average
life of many asset-backed securities, which increases the risk of depreciation
due to future increases in market interest rates. In addition, issuers of
asset-backed securities may have limited ability to enforce the security
interest in the underlying assets, and credit enhancements (if any) may be
inadequate in the event of default. Asset-backed securities may experience
losses on the underlying assets as a result of certain rights provided to
consumer debtors under federal and state law. The value of asset-backed
securities may be affected by the factors described above and other factors,
such as interest rate risk, the availability of information concerning the pool
and its structure, the creditworthiness of the servicing agent for the pool, the
originator of the underlying assets or the entities providing credit
enhancements and the ability of the servicer to service the underlying
collateral. The value of asset-backed securities representing interests in a
pool of utilities receivables may be adversely affected by changes in government
regulations. Under certain market
conditions,
asset-backed securities may be less liquid and may be difficult to value. If a
structured asset-backed security is subordinated to other classes backed by the
same pool of collateral, the likelihood that it will make payments of principal
may be substantially limited.
CLO
Risk
A
CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include,
among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans,
and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below
investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. CLO tranches can experience
substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due
to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market
anticipation of defaults.
For
a CLO, the cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called
tranches, varying in risk and yield. The riskiest portion is the “equity”
tranche which bears the bulk of defaults from the bonds or loans in the trust
and serves to protect the other, more senior tranches from default in all but
the most severe circumstances. Since it is partially protected from defaults, a
senior tranche from a CLO trust typically has higher ratings and lower yields
than their underlying securities, and can be rated investment grade. Despite the
protection from the equity tranche, CLO tranches can experience substantial
losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to
collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation
of defaults, as well as aversion to CLO securities as a class.
Currency
Exchange Rate Risk
A
Fund’s assets may include exposure to investments denominated in non-U.S.
currencies or in securities or other assets that provide exposure to such
currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of
non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value
of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change
quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund
may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.
Derivatives
Risk
The
performance of derivative instruments depends largely on the performance of an
underlying asset, and derivatives often have risks similar to the underlying
instrument, in addition to other risks. Derivatives involve costs and can create
economic leverage in the Fund’s portfolio which may result in significant
volatility and cause the Fund to participate in losses (as well as gains) in an
amount that significantly exceeds the Fund’s initial investment. The Fund
intends to collateralize its derivatives exposure to offset any embedded
leverage. Other risks include illiquidity, mispricing or improper valuation of
the derivative, and imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative
and the underlying instrument so that the Fund may not realize the intended
benefits. Should a market or markets, or prices of particular classes of
investments move in an unexpected manner, especially in unusual or extreme
market conditions, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the
transaction, and it may realize losses, which could be significant.
Other
risks include the inability to close out a position because the trading market
becomes illiquid. In addition, the presence of speculators in a particular
market could lead to price distortions. To the extent that the Fund is unable to
close out a position because of market illiquidity, the Fund may not be able to
prevent further losses of value in its derivatives holdings and the Fund’s
liquidity may be impaired to the extent that it has a substantial portion of its
otherwise liquid assets marked as segregated to cover its obligations under such
derivative instruments. Some derivatives can be particularly sensitive to
changes in market prices. Investors should bear in mind that, while the Fund
intends to use derivative strategies on a regular basis, it is not obligated to
actively engage in these transactions, generally or in any particular kind of
derivative, if Metaurus elects not to do so due to availability, cost or other
factors.
Equity
Market Risk
Equity
securities may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods
of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities
markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or
companies. Common stocks are generally exposed to greater risk than other types
of securities, such as preferred stock and debt obligations, because common
stockholders generally have inferior rights to receive payment from issuers.
Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to
volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and
perceptions of their issuers change. These investor perceptions are based on
various and unpredictable factors including: expectations regarding government,
economic, monetary and fiscal policies; inflation and interest rates; economic
expansion or contraction; and global or regional political, public health,
cyber, economic and banking crises. If you held common stock, or common stock
equivalents, of any given issuer, you would generally be exposed to greater risk
than if you held preferred stocks and debt obligations of the issuer because
common stockholders, or holders of equivalent interests, generally have inferior
rights to receive payments from issuers in comparison with the rights of
preferred stockholders, bondholders, and other creditors of such issuers. Other
conditions affecting the general economy, including political, public health,
cyber, or economic instability at the local, regional, or global level and
pandemics, epidemics, or other similar circumstances in one or more countries or
regions may also affect the market value of a security.
For
example, the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to contain its spread resulted in
extreme volatility in the financial markets. As the global pandemic illustrated,
such events may affect certain regions, sectors and industries more
significantly than others. The impact of these events and other epidemics or
pandemics in the future could adversely affect Fund performance.
ETF
Risks
The
Fund is an ETF and, as a result of an ETF’s structure, is exposed to the
following risks:
◦APs,
Market Makers, and Liquidity Providers Concentration Risk. The
Fund may have a limited number of financial institutions that may act as APs. In
addition, there may be a limited number of market makers and/or liquidity
providers in the marketplace. To the extent either of the following events
occur, Shares of a Fund may trade at a material discount to NAV and possibly
face delisting: (i) APs exit the business or otherwise become unable to
process creation and/or redemption orders and no other APs step forward to
perform these services, or (ii) market makers and/or liquidity providers
exit the business or significantly reduce their business activities and no other
entities step forward to perform their functions.
◦[Cash
Redemption Risk.] [
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◦Costs
of Buying or Selling Shares. Investors
buying or selling Shares in the secondary market will pay brokerage commissions
or other charges imposed by brokers, as determined by that broker. Brokerage
commissions are often a fixed amount and may be a significant proportional cost
for investors seeking to buy or sell relatively small amounts of Shares. In
addition, secondary market investors will also incur the cost of the difference
between the price at which an investor is willing to buy Shares (the “bid”
price) and the price at which an investor is willing to sell Shares (the “ask”
price). This difference in bid and ask prices is often referred to as the
“spread” or “bid/ask spread.” The bid/ask spread varies over time for Shares
based on trading volume and market liquidity, and is generally lower if Shares
have more trading volume and market liquidity and higher if Shares have little
trading volume and market liquidity. Further, a relatively small investor base
in the Fund, asset swings in the Fund and/or increased market volatility may
cause increased bid/ask spreads. Due to the costs of buying or selling Shares,
including bid/ask spreads, frequent trading of Shares may significantly reduce
investment results and an investment in Shares may not be advisable for
investors who anticipate regularly making small investments.
◦Shares
of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As
with all ETFs, Shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market
prices. Although it is expected that the market price of Shares will approximate
the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of Shares is more than
the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount) due to
supply and demand of Shares or during periods of market volatility. This risk is
heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and
periods when there is limited trading activity for Shares in the secondary
market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. Certain
securities held by the Fund may trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when
the Fund’s primary listing exchange is open, and the Fund may experience
premiums and discounts greater than those of ETFs that hold securities that are
traded only in the United States.
◦Trading. Although
Shares are listed for trading on its applicable Exchange and may be listed or
traded on U.S. and non-U.S. stock exchanges other than its applicable Exchange,
there can be no assurance that an active trading market for such Shares will
develop or be maintained. Trading in Shares may be halted due to market
conditions or for reasons that, in the view of its applicable Exchange, make
trading in Shares inadvisable. In addition, trading in Shares on its applicable
Exchange is subject to trading halts caused by extraordinary market volatility
pursuant to each Exchange’s “circuit breaker” rules, which temporarily halt
trading on such Exchange when a decline in the S&P 500 Index during a single
day reaches certain thresholds (e.g., 7%, 13%, and 20%). Additional rules
applicable to each Exchange may halt trading in Shares when extraordinary
volatility causes sudden, significant swings in the market price of Shares.
There can be no assurance that Shares will trade with any volume, or at all, on
any stock exchange. In stressed market conditions, the liquidity of Shares may
begin to mirror the liquidity of a Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings, which
can be significantly less liquid than Shares and this could lead to differences
between the market price of the shares of the Fund and the underlying value of
those Shares.
Fixed
Income Risk
The
value of direct or indirect investments in fixed income securities will
fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Typically, a rise in interest rates
causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities. On the other hand, if
rates fall, the value of the fixed income securities generally increases. In
general, the market price of fixed income securities with longer maturities will
increase or decrease more in response to changes in interest rates than
shorter-term securities. In recent periods, governmental financial regulators,
including the U.S. Federal Reserve, have taken steps to increase interest rates.
Changes in government intervention may have adverse effects on investments,
volatility, and illiquidity in debt markets.
◦Call
Risk.
During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond held by
the Fund may “call” or repay the security before its stated maturity, and the
Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in securities with lower yields, which
would result in a decline in the Fund’s income, or in securities with greater
risks or with other less favorable features.
◦Credit
Risk.
Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of a security will not be
able to make principal and interest payments when due. Changes in an issuer’s
credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may
also
affect
the value of the Underlying Investment’s investment in that issuer. The degree
of credit risk depends on both the financial condition of the issuer and the
terms of the obligation.
◦Event
Risk.
Event risk is the risk that corporate issuers may undergo restructurings, such
as mergers, leveraged buyouts, takeovers, or similar events financed by
increased debt. As a result of the added debt, the credit quality and market
value of a company’s bonds and/or other debt securities may decline
significantly.
◦Extension
Risk.
When interest rates rise, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more slowly than anticipated, causing the value of these securities to fall.
Rising interest rates tend to extend the duration of securities, making them
more sensitive to future changes in interest rates. The value of longer-term
securities generally changes more in response to changes in interest rates than
the value of shorter-term securities. As a result, in a period of rising
interest rates, securities may exhibit additional volatility and may lose
value.
◦Interest
Rate Risk.
Generally, the value of fixed income securities will change inversely with
changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise, the market value of fixed
income securities tends to decrease. Conversely, as interest rates fall, the
market value of fixed income securities tends to increase. This risk will be
greater for long-term securities than for short-term securities. An Underlying
Investment may take steps to attempt to reduce the exposure of its portfolio to
interest rate changes; however, there can be no guarantee that the Fund will
take such actions or that the Fund will be successful in reducing the impact of
interest rate changes on the portfolio. Changes in government intervention may
have adverse effects on investments, volatility, and illiquidity in debt
markets.
◦Prepayment
Risk.
When interest rates fall, certain obligations will be paid off by the obligor
more quickly than originally anticipated, and the Fund may have to invest the
proceeds in securities with lower yields. In periods of falling interest rates,
the rate of prepayments tends to increase (as does price fluctuation) as
borrowers are motivated to pay off debt and refinance at new lower rates. During
such periods, reinvestment of the prepayment proceeds by the management team
will generally be at lower rates of return than the return on the assets that
were prepaid. Prepayment reduces the yield to maturity and the average life of
the security.
Floating
Rate Loan Risk
Floating
rate loans (or bank loans) are usually rated below investment grade. The market
for floating rate loans may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide
bid/ask spreads, and extended trade settlement periods. The Fund’s investment in
loans may take the form of a participation or an assignment. Loan participations
typically represent direct participation in a loan to a borrower, and generally
are offered by financial institutions or lending syndicates. The Fund may
participate in such syndications, or can buy part of a loan, becoming a part
lender. When purchasing loan participations, the Fund assumes the credit risk
associated with the borrower and may assume the credit risk associated with an
interposed financial intermediary. If the lead lender in a typical lending
syndicate becomes insolvent, enters FDIC receivership or, if not FDIC insured,
enters into bankruptcy, the Fund may incur certain costs and delays in receiving
payment or may suffer a loss of principal and/or interest. When the Fund is a
purchaser of an assignment, it succeeds to all the rights and obligations under
the loan agreement of the assigning bank or other financial intermediary and
becomes a lender under the loan agreement with the same rights and obligations
as the assigning bank or other financial intermediary. For example, if a loan is
foreclosed, the Fund could become part owner of any collateral, and would bear
the costs and liabilities associated with owning and disposing of the
collateral.
Floating
rate loans generally are subject to restrictions on transfer, and the Fund may
be unable to sell its bank loans at a time when it may otherwise be desirable to
do so or may be able to sell them only at prices that are less than their fair
market value. The Fund may find it difficult to establish a fair value for loans
it holds. Further, the trading market for floating rate loans could be impacted
by regulatory action or reforms around the manner in which floating interest
rates are determined. If a published rate is unavailable, the rate of interest
on a floating rate loan could effectively become fixed, which would in turn
adversely affect the value of the floating rate loan. In addition, floating rate
loans generally are subject to extended settlement periods in excess of seven
days, which may impair the Fund’s ability to sell or realize the full value of
its loans in the event of a need to liquidate such loans. A loan may not be
fully collateralized and can decline significantly in value. In addition, the
Fund’s access to collateral may be limited by bankruptcy or other insolvency
laws. Further, loans held by the Fund may not be considered securities and,
therefore, purchasers, such as the Fund, may not be entitled to rely on the
anti-fraud protections of the federal securities laws.
If
the Fund acquires a participation in a loan, the Fund may not be able to control
the exercise of remedies that the lender would have under the loan and likely
would not have any rights against the borrower directly. Loans made to finance
highly leveraged corporate acquisitions may be especially vulnerable to adverse
changes in economic or market conditions. A loan may also be in the form of a
bridge loan, which are designed to provide temporary or “bridge” financing to a
borrower, pending the sale of identified assets or the arrangement of
longer-term loans or the issuance and sale of debt obligations. A borrower’s use
of a bridge loan involves a risk that the borrower may be unable to locate
permanent financing to replace the bridge loan, which may impair the borrower’s
perceived creditworthiness.
◦Senior
Loans Risk. The
risks associated with senior loans are similar to the risks of junk bonds,
although senior loans typically are senior and secured, whereas junk bonds often
are subordinated and unsecured. While senior loans are less risky
than
junior loans, they still have significant risk. Investments in senior loans,
similar to junk bonds, typically are below investment grade and are considered
speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Such companies are more
likely to default on their payments of interest and principal owed, and such
defaults could reduce the Fund’s NAV and income distributions. An economic
downturn generally leads to a higher nonpayment rate, and a senior loan may lose
significant value before a default occurs. There is no assurance that the
liquidation of the collateral would satisfy the claims of the borrower’s
obligations in the event of the non-payment of scheduled interest or principal,
or that the collateral could be readily liquidated. Economic and other events
(whether real or perceived) can reduce the demand for certain senior loans or
senior loans generally, which may reduce market prices. Senior loans and other
debt securities also are subject to the risk of price declines and to increases
in prevailing interest rates, although floating-rate debt instruments such as
senior loans in which the Fund may be expected to invest are substantially less
exposed to this risk than fixed-rate debt instruments. No active trading market
may exist for certain senior loans, which may impair the ability of the Fund to
realize full value in the event of the need to liquidate such assets. Adverse
market conditions may impair the liquidity of some actively traded senior loans.
Longer interest rate reset periods generally increase fluctuations in value as a
result of changes in market interest rates.
Some
loans are subject to the risk that a court, pursuant to fraudulent conveyance or
other similar laws, could subordinate the loans to presently existing or future
indebtedness of the borrower or take other action detrimental to lenders,
including the Fund, such as invalidation of loans or causing interest previously
paid to be refunded to the borrower. Investments in loans also are subject to
the risk of changes in legislation or state or federal regulations. If such
legislation or regulations impose additional requirements or restrictions on the
ability of financial institutions to make loans, the availability of loans for
investment by the Fund may be adversely affected. Many loans are not registered
with the SEC or any state securities commission and often are not rated by any
nationally recognized rating service. Generally, there is less readily
available, reliable information about most loans than is the case for many other
types of securities. Although a loan may be senior to equity and other debt
securities in a borrower’s capital structure, such obligations may be
structurally subordinated to obligations of the borrower’s
subsidiaries.
There
is no organized exchange on which loans are traded and reliable market
quotations may not be readily available. Therefore, elements of judgment may
play a greater role in valuation of loans than for securities with a more
developed secondary market and the Fund may not realize full value in the event
of the need to sell a loan. To the extent that a secondary market does exist for
certain loans, the market may be subject to volatility, irregular trading
activity, wide bid/ask spreads, decreased liquidity and extended trade
settlement periods, any of which may impair the Fund’s ability to sell loans
within its desired time frame or at an acceptable price and its ability to
accurately value existing and prospective investments. Extended trade settlement
periods for certain loans may result in cash not being immediately available to
the Fund upon sale of the loan. As a result, the Fund may have to sell other
investments with shorter settlement periods or engage in borrowing transactions
to raise cash to meet its obligations.
◦Covenant-Lite
Loan Risk. Covenant-lite
loans contain fewer maintenance covenants, or no maintenance covenants at all,
than traditional loans and may not include terms that allow the lender to
monitor the financial performance of the borrower and declare a default if
certain criteria are breached. This may hinder the Fund’s ability to reprice
credit risk associated with the borrower and reduce the Fund’s ability to
restructure a problematic loan and mitigate potential loss. As a result, the
Fund’s exposure to losses on such investments is increased, especially during a
downturn in the credit cycle. A significant portion of floating rate loans may
be “covenant-lite” loans.
◦Loan
Participation Risk. A
loan participation agreement involves the purchase of a share of a loan made by
a bank to a company in return for a corresponding share of borrower’s principal
and interest payments. The principal credit risk associated with acquiring loan
participation interests is the credit risk associated with the underlying
corporate borrower. There is also a risk that there may not be a readily
available market for loan participation interests and, in some cases, this could
result in the Fund disposing of such securities at a substantial discount from
face value or holding such securities until maturity.
Foreign
Securities Risk
Investments
in foreign securities involve certain risks that may not be present with
investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in foreign securities
may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to
political or economic instability. There may be less information publicly
available about a foreign issuer than a U.S. issuer. Foreign issuers may be
subject to different accounting, auditing, financial reporting and investor
protection standards than U.S. issuers. Investments in foreign securities may be
subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading,
settlement, custodial, and operational risks. With respect to certain countries,
there is the possibility of government intervention and expropriation or
nationalization of assets. Because legal systems differ, there is also the
possibility that it will be difficult to obtain or enforce legal judgments in
certain countries. Since foreign exchanges may be open on days when the Fund
does not price its Shares, the value of foreign securities or an Underlying ETF
holding foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able
to purchase or sell Shares. Conversely, Shares may trade on days when foreign
exchanges are closed. Each of these factors can make investments in the Fund
more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of
investments.
Forward
Currency Contracts Risk
Forward
currency contracts and other currency management strategies may substantially
change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses
to the Fund if currencies do not perform as expected or if the Fund is unable to
quickly enter or exit such contracts. The use of forward currency contracts may
also create counterparty, leveraging, and valuation risk. Forward contracts
require collateralization, and the commitment of a large portion of the Fund’s
assets as collateral could impede portfolio management.
◦Counterparty
Risk.
The Fund may engage in investment transactions or other contracts with third
parties (i.e., “counterparties”),
including over-the-counter forward foreign currency contracts. The Fund bears
the risk that the counterparty to these contracts becomes bankrupt, defaults on
its obligations or otherwise fails to honor its obligations. The Fund may
experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other
reorganization proceeding. The Fund may obtain only limited recovery or may
obtain no recovery in these circumstances. If a counterparty defaults on its
payment obligations, the Fund will lose money and the value of an investment in
Fund Shares may decrease.
◦Leveraging
Risk. The
Fund’s use of forward currency contracts may result in leverage. Leverage
creates investment exposure to gains and losses in excess of the amounts
invested by the Fund. The Fund will identify liquid assets on its books or
otherwise cover transactions that may give rise to leverage to the extent
required by applicable law. The Fund may have to liquidate assets to meet or
satisfy obligations or coverage requirements that arise because of the use of
leverage. Leverage could cause the Fund to be more volatile, resulting in larger
gains or losses in response to changes in the values to which the Fund has
leveraged exposure than if the Fund had made direct investments. Use of leverage
involves special risks and is highly speculative. Leverage will magnify any
losses, and such losses may be significant.
◦Valuation
Risk.
Forward foreign currency contracts are subject to the risk that they may be
difficult to value and/or valued incorrectly. This risk may be especially
pronounced if the markets for the Fund’s forward foreign currency contracts are
or become illiquid. This risk could cause the Fund to lose money and the value
of an investment in Fund Shares to decrease.
Futures
Contracts Risk
The
successful use of futures contracts draws upon the Adviser or Sub-Adviser’s, as
applicable, skill and experience with respect to such instruments and is subject
to special risk considerations. The primary risks associated with the use of
futures contracts, which may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV and total return,
are (a) the imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the
instruments held by the Fund and the price of the futures contract; (b) possible
lack of a liquid secondary market for a futures contract and the resulting
inability to close a futures contract when desired; (c) the possibility that the
counterparty will default in the performance of its obligations; and (d) if the
Fund has insufficient cash, it may have to sell securities from its portfolio to
meet daily variation margin requirements, and the Fund may have to sell
securities at a time when it maybe disadvantageous to do so.
High
Yield Securities Risk
Securities
rated “BB+” or below by S&P or “Ba+” or below by Moody’s are known as high
yield securities and are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” Such securities
entail greater price volatility and credit and interest rate risk than
investment-grade securities. Analysis of the creditworthiness of high yield
issuers is more complex than for higher-rated securities, making it more
difficult for [the Sub-Adviser] to accurately predict risk. There is a greater
risk with high yield fixed income securities that an issuer will not be able to
make principal and interest payments when due. If the Fund pursues missed
payments, there is a risk that Fund expenses could increase. In addition,
lower-rated securities may not trade as often and may be less liquid than
higher-rated securities, especially during periods of economic uncertainty or
change. As a result of all of these factors, these securities are generally
considered to be speculative.
Liquidity
Risk
In
certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell
particular portfolio investments due to infrequent trading in such investments.
The prices of such securities may change over time or experience significant
volatility, make it more difficult for the Fund to transact significant amounts
of such securities without an unfavorable impact on prevailing market prices, or
make it difficult for the Fund to dispose of such securities at a fair price at
the time the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. Adjustable rate securities
that have complex terms may have limited trading opportunities. Floating rate
loans and adjustable rate securities generally are subject to extended
settlement periods in excess of seven days, which may impair the Fund’s ability
to sell or realize the full value of its loans in the event of a need to
liquidate such loans.
Management
Risk
The
Fund is an actively managed portfolio. In managing the Fund’s investment
portfolio, the portfolio managers will apply investment techniques and risk
analyses that may not produce the desired result. There can be no guarantee that
the Fund will meet its investment objective(s), meet relevant benchmarks or
perform as well as other funds with similar objectives.
Market
Risk
Overall
market risks may affect the value of the Fund. Factors such as U.S. economic
growth and market conditions, interest rate levels and political events affect
the securities markets. The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in
response to certain events taking place in the U.S. and around the world,
including those directly involving the companies whose securities are owned by
the Fund. Securities in the Fund’s portfolio may underperform due to inflation
(or expectations for inflation), interest rates, global demand for particular
products or resources, natural disasters, pandemics, epidemics, terrorism,
regulatory events and governmental or quasi-governmental actions. There is a
risk that you may lose money by investing in the Fund.
New
Fund Risk
The
Fund has not yet commenced investment operations. As a result, prospective
investors have no track record or history on which to base their investment
decisions. An investment in a Fund may therefore involve greater uncertainty
than an investment in a fund with an established record of performance. In
addition, there can be no assurance that a Fund will grow to or maintain an
economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error
to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could
ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain an active market
in Fund Shares.
Non-Diversification
Risk
Although
the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund
is considered to be non-diversified. This means that the Fund may invest more of
its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers
than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to
the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a
smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may
increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller
number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s
performance.
Other
Investment Companies Risk
When
the Fund invests in other investment companies it will incur higher and
duplicative expenses. There is also the risk that the Fund may suffer losses due
to the investment practices of the underlying funds. When the Fund invests in
other investment companies, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same
risks as those associated with the direct ownership of securities held by such
investment companies. Investments in ETFs are also subject to the ETF Risks
listed above.
Privately
Issued Securities Risk
The
Fund may invest in privately-issued securities, including those that may be
resold only in accordance with Rule 144A or Regulation S under the 1933 Act
(“Restricted Securities”). Restricted Securities are not publicly traded and are
subject to a variety of restrictions, which limit a purchaser’s ability to
acquire or resell such securities. Delay or difficulty in selling such
securities may result in a loss to the Fund.
ADDITIONAL
NON-PRINCIPAL RISK INFORMATION
Cash
Equivalents and Short-Term Investments. Normally,
a Fund invests substantially all of its assets to meet its investment objective.
A Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in securities with maturities of
less than one year or cash equivalents, or each may hold cash. The percentage of
a Fund invested in such holdings varies and depends on several factors,
including market conditions. For temporary defensive purposes and during periods
of high cash inflows or outflows, a Fund may depart from its principal
investment strategies and invest part or all of its assets in these securities,
or it may hold cash. During such periods, a Fund may not be able to achieve its
investment objective. Each Fund may adopt a temporary defensive strategy when
the portfolio managers believe securities in which the Fund normally invests
have elevated risks due to political or economic factors and in other
extraordinary circumstances. For more information on eligible short-term
investments, see the SAI.
Absence
of a Prior Active Market. Although
the Shares are approved for listing on a national securities exchange, there can
be no assurance that an active trading market will develop and be maintained for
Shares. There can be no assurance that a Fund will grow to or maintain an
economically viable size, in which case a Fund may ultimately
liquidate.
Securities
Lending
Risk.
There
are certain risks associated with securities lending, including the risk that
the borrower may fail to return the securities on a timely basis or even the
loss of rights in the collateral deposited by the borrower, if the borrower
should fail financially. As a result, a Fund may lose money. A Fund could also
lose money in the event of a decline in the value of collateral provided for
loaned securities or a decline in the value of any investments made with cash
collateral. These events could also trigger adverse tax consequences for a
Fund.
PORTFOLIO
HOLDINGS INFORMATION
Information
about each Fund’s daily portfolio holdings is available at www.PacerETFs.com. A
summarized description of each Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to
the disclosure of each Fund’s portfolio holdings is available in each Fund’s
Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
MANAGEMENT
The
Funds are a series of Pacer Funds Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory
trust, which is overseen by a board of trustees.
Investment
Adviser
The
Adviser has overall responsibility for the general management and administration
of the Trust and each of its separate investment portfolios. The Adviser is a
registered investment adviser with offices located at 500 Chesterfield
Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355. The Adviser has managed ETFs since 2015.
The Adviser also arranges for transfer agency, custody, fund administration,
securities lending and all other related services necessary for a Fund to
operate.
For
its services, the Adviser receives a fee from each Fund, based on a percentage
of each Fund’s average daily net assets, as shown in the following
table:
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Management Fee |
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CLO Market ETF |
[...] |
| Pacer
Secured Credit ETF |
[...] |
Under
the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, on behalf
of the Funds (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), the Adviser has agreed to
pay all expenses of each Fund, except for: the fee paid to the Adviser pursuant
to the Investment Advisory Agreement, interest charges on any borrowings, taxes,
brokerage commissions and other expenses incurred in placing orders for the
purchase and sale of securities and other investment instruments, acquired fund
fees and expenses, accrued deferred tax liability, extraordinary expenses, and
distribution (12b‑1) fees and expenses, and the unified management fee payable
to the Adviser.
The
basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
for each Fund will be available in such Fund’s first N-CSR to
Shareholders.
Sub-Adviser
and Sub-Sub-Adviser
[
] (“[ ]”), with principal offices located at [ ], manages the investments of the
Funds. In addition, [ ] serves as sub-sub-adviser for the Funds and, subject to
the supervision of [ ], is authorized to conduct securities transactions on
behalf of the Funds. Its address is [ ].
[
] receives a sub-advisory fee from the Adviser, based upon each Fund’s average
daily net assets, at the following annual rates:
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of Fund |
Sub-Advisory
Fee |
| Pacer
CLO Market ETF |
[...] |
| Pacer
Secured Credit ETF |
[...] |
[
] receives a sub-sub-advisory fee from [ ], based upon each Fund’s average daily
net assets, at the following annual rates:
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Fee |
| Pacer
CLO Market ETF |
[...] |
| Pacer
Secured Credit ETF |
[...] |
The
basis for the Board of Trustees’ approval of each Fund’s Sub-Advisory Agreement
and Sub-Sub-Advisory Agreement with [ ] will be available in such Fund’s first
N-CSR to Shareholders.
Portfolio
Managers
The
Funds’ portfolio management team consists of [ ], who are jointly and primarily
responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund’s portfolio.
[
]
The
SAI provides additional information about each Portfolio Manager’s compensation
structure, other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, and the Portfolio
Managers’ ownership of Shares of each Fund.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON BUYING AND SELLING FUND SHARES
Most
investors will buy and sell Shares of the Funds through brokers. Shares of each
Fund trade on the applicable exchange as listed on the cover of this Prospectus
(each, the applicable “Exchange”) and elsewhere during the trading day and can
be bought and sold throughout the trading day like other shares of publicly
traded securities. When buying or selling Shares through a broker, most
investors will incur customary brokerage commissions and charges. Shares of each
Fund trade under the trading symbol listed on the cover of this Prospectus. Only
authorized participants (“Authorized Participants” or “APs”) who have entered
into agreements with the
Funds’
distributor may acquire Shares directly from a Fund, and only APs may tender
their Shares for redemption directly to each Fund, at NAV in Creation Units.
Once created, Shares trade in the secondary market in amounts less than a
Creation Unit.
Share
Trading Prices
Transactions
in each Fund’s Shares will be priced at NAV only if you purchase Shares directly
from each Fund in Creation Units. As with other types of securities, the trading
prices of Shares in the secondary market can be affected by market forces such
as supply and demand, economic conditions and other factors. The price you pay
or receive when you buy or sell your Shares in the secondary market may be more
or less than the NAV of such Shares.
Determination
of Net Asset Value
The
NAV of each Fund’s Shares is calculated each day the New York Stock Exchange
(“NYSE”) is open for trading as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE,
generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the “NAV Calculation Time”). If the NYSE
closes before 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, as it occasionally does, the NAV
Calculation Time will be the time the NYSE closes. In addition, any U.S.
fixed-income assets may be valued as of the announced closing time of trading in
fixed income instruments on any day that the Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association announces an early closing time. Each Fund’s NAV per share
is calculated by dividing the Fund’s net assets by the number of Fund Shares
outstanding.
In
calculating its NAV, each Fund generally values its assets on the basis of
market quotations, last sale prices, or estimates of value furnished by a
pricing service or brokers who make markets in such instruments. Debt
obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized
cost.
Fair
Value Pricing
The
Adviser has been designated by the Board as the valuation designee for each Fund
pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act. In its capacity as valuation designee,
the Adviser has adopted procedures and methodologies to fair value Fund
securities whose market prices are not “readily available” or are deemed to be
unreliable. For example, such circumstances may arise when: (i) a security has
been de-listed or has had its trading halted or suspended; (ii) a security’s
primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; (iii) a
security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours; or (iv)
a security’s value is materially affected by events occurring after the close of
the security’s primary trading market. The Board has appointed the Adviser as
the Funds’ valuation designee to perform all fair valuations of the Funds’
portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. Accordingly, the
Adviser has established procedures for its fair valuation of the Funds'
portfolio investments. Generally, when fair valuing a security held by the
Funds, the Adviser will take into account all reasonably available information
that may be relevant to a particular valuation including, but not limited to,
fundamental analytical data regarding the issuer, information relating to the
issuer’s business, recent trades or offers of the security, general and/or
specific market conditions and the specific facts giving rise to the need to
fair value the security. Fair value determinations are made in good faith and in
accordance with the fair value methodologies established by the Adviser and
approved by the Board. Due to the subjective and variable nature of determining
the fair value of a security or other investment, there can be no assurance that
the Adviser’s fair value will match or closely correlate to any market quotation
that subsequently becomes available or the price quoted or published by other
sources. In addition, the Funds may not be able to obtain the fair value
assigned to the security upon the sale of such security.
DIVIDENDS,
DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
Dividends
and Distributions
Each
Fund expects to declare and pay out dividends, if any, on a [monthly] basis.
Nonetheless, each Fund may make more frequent dividend payments as determined by
the Trust. Each Fund expects to distribute its net realized capital gains to
investors annually. Each Fund occasionally may be required to make supplemental
distributions at some other time during the year. Dividends and other
distributions on shares of each Fund are distributed on a pro rata basis to
beneficial owners of Shares. Distributions in cash may be reinvested
automatically in additional whole Shares only if the broker through whom you
purchased Shares makes such option available. Your broker is responsible for
distributing the income and capital gain distributions to you.
Book
Entry
Shares
of each Fund are held in book-entry form, which means that no stock certificates
are issued. The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its nominee is the record
owner of all outstanding Shares of each Fund.
Investors
owning Shares of each Fund are beneficial owners as shown on the records of DTC
or its participants. DTC serves as the securities depository for all Shares of
each Fund. Participants include DTC, securities brokers and dealers, banks,
trust companies, clearing corporations, and other institutions that directly or
indirectly maintain a custodial relationship with DTC. As a beneficial owner of
Shares, you are not entitled to receive physical delivery of stock certificates
or to have Shares registered in your name, and you are not considered a
registered owner of Shares. Therefore, to exercise any right as an owner of
Shares, you must rely upon the procedures of DTC and its participants. These
procedures are the same as those that apply to any securities that you hold in
book-entry or “street name” form. Your broker will provide you with account
statements, confirmations of your purchases and sales, and tax information.
Delivery
of Shareholder Documents – Householding
Householding
is an option available to certain investors of each Fund. Householding is a
method of delivery, based on the preference of the individual investor, in which
a single copy of certain shareholder documents can be delivered to investors who
share the same address, even if their accounts are registered under different
names. Householding for each Fund is available through certain broker-dealers.
If you are interested in enrolling in householding and receiving a single copy
of the prospectus and other shareholder documents, please contact your
broker-dealer. If you are currently enrolled in householding and wish to change
your householding status, please contact your broker-dealer.
Frequent
Purchases and Redemptions of Fund Shares
Each
Fund imposes no restrictions on the frequency of purchases and redemptions of
Fund Shares. In determining not to impose such restrictions, the Board evaluated
the risks of market timing activities by Fund shareholders. Purchases and
redemptions by APs, who are the only parties that may purchase or redeem Shares
directly with a Fund, are an essential part of the ETF process and help keep
Fund Share trading prices in line with NAV. As such, each Fund accommodates
frequent purchases and redemptions by APs. However, the Board has also
determined that frequent purchases and redemptions for cash may increase
tracking error and portfolio transaction costs and may lead to the realization
of capital gains. To minimize these potential consequences of frequent purchases
and redemptions, each Fund imposes transaction fees on purchases and redemptions
of Creation Units to cover the custodial and other costs incurred by the Fund in
effective trades. In addition, each Fund and the Adviser reserve the right to
reject any purchase order at any time.
Investments
by Registered Investment Companies
Section 12(d)(1)
of the 1940 Act restricts investments by registered investment companies in the
securities of other investment companies, including Shares of each Fund.
Registered investment companies are permitted to invest in each Fund beyond the
limits set forth in Section 12(d)(1), subject to certain terms and conditions
set forth in Rule 12(d)(1)-4 under the 1940 Act, including that such investment
companies enter into an agreement with the applicable Fund.
ADDITIONAL
TAX INFORMATION
The
following discussion is a summary of some important U.S. federal income tax
considerations generally applicable to investments in the Funds. Your investment
in the Funds may have other tax implications. Please consult your tax advisor
about the tax consequences of an investment in Shares, including the possible
application of foreign, state, and local tax laws.
Each
Fund intends to qualify each year for treatment as a regulated investment
company (“RIC”). If it meets certain minimum distribution requirements, a RIC is
not subject to tax at the fund level on income and gains from investments that
are timely distributed to shareholders. However, a Fund’s failure to qualify as
a RIC or to meet minimum distribution requirements would result (if certain
relief provisions were not available) in fund-level taxation and, consequently,
a reduction in income available for distribution to shareholders.
Unless
you are a tax-exempt entity or your investment in Fund Shares is made through a
tax advantaged retirement account, such as an IRA, you need to be aware of the
possible tax consequences when:
•A
Fund makes distributions;
•You
sell Fund Shares; and
•You
purchase or redeem Creation Units (institutional investors only).
Taxes
on Distributions
Tax
reform legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”)
was enacted on December 22, 2017. The Tax Act made significant changes to the
U.S. federal income tax rules for individuals and corporations, generally
effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. The application
of certain provisions of the Tax Act is uncertain, and the changes in the act
may have indirect effects on the Funds, its investments and its shareholders
that cannot be predicted. For federal income tax purposes, distributions of
investment income are generally taxable as ordinary income or “qualified
dividend income.” Taxes on distributions of capital gains (if any) depend on how
long a Fund owned the assets that generated them, rather than how long a
shareholder has owned his or her Fund Shares. Sales of assets held by a Fund for
more than one year generally result in long-term capital gains and losses, and
sales of assets held by the Fund for one year or less generally result in
short-term capital gains and losses. Distributions of a Fund’s net capital gain
(the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses)
that are properly reported by the Fund as capital gain dividends (“Capital Gain
Dividends”) are taxable as long-term capital gains. For noncorporate
shareholders, long-term capital gains are generally subject to tax at reduced
rates and currently set at a maximum rate of 20%. Distributions of short-term
capital gain are generally taxable as ordinary income. Distributions of
investment income reported by a Fund as derived from “qualified dividend income”
will be taxed at long term capital gain rates for non-corporate shareholders.
U.S.
individuals with income exceeding specified thresholds are subject to a 3.8%
Medicare contribution tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,”
which includes interest, dividends, and certain capital gains (generally
including capital gain distributions and capital gains realized on the sale or
exchange of Fund Shares).
In
general, your distributions are subject to federal income tax for the year in
which they are paid. Certain distributions paid in January, however, may be
treated as paid on December 31 of the prior year. Distributions are
generally taxable even if they are paid from income or gains earned by the Funds
before your investment (and thus were included in the Fund Shares’ NAV when you
purchased your Fund Shares).
A
Fund may include a payment of cash in addition to, or in place of, the delivery
of a basket of securities upon the redemption of Creation Units. The Funds may
sell portfolio securities to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption
proceeds. This may cause the Funds to recognize investment income and/or capital
gains or losses that it might not have recognized if it had completely satisfied
the redemption in-kind. As a result, the Funds may be less tax efficient if it
includes such a cash payment in the proceeds paid upon the redemption of
Creation Units.
Nonresident
aliens, foreign corporations and other foreign shareholders in the Funds will
generally be exempt from U.S. federal income tax on Capital Gain Dividends. The
exemption may not apply, however, if the investment in a Fund is connected to a
trade or business for the foreign shareholder in the United States or if the
foreign shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a
year and certain other conditions are met.
Distributions
(other than Capital Gain Dividends) paid to individual shareholders that are
neither citizens nor residents of the U.S. or to foreign entities will generally
be subject to a U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless a lower treaty
rate applies. The Funds may, under certain circumstances, report all or a
portion of a dividend as an “interest-related dividend” or a “short-term capital
gain dividend,” which would generally be exempt from this 30% U.S. withholding
tax, provided certain other requirements are met. Short-term capital gain
dividends received by a nonresident alien individual who is present in the U.S.
for a period or periods aggregating 183 days or more during the taxable year are
not exempt from this 30% withholding tax. Gains realized by foreign shareholders
from the sale or other disposition of Shares of a Fund generally are not subject
to U.S. taxation, unless the recipient is an individual who is physically
present in the U.S. for 183 days or more per year.
The
Funds (or a financial intermediary, such as a broker, through which shareholders
own Fund Shares) generally are required to withhold and to remit to the US
Treasury a percentage of the taxable distributions and the sale or redemption
proceeds paid to any shareholder who fails to properly furnish a correct
taxpayer identification number, who has under-reported dividend or interest
income, or who fails to certify that he, she or it is not subject to such
withholding.
A
U.S. withholding tax at a 30% rate will be imposed on dividends effective July
1, 2014 (and proceeds of sales in respect of Fund Shares (including certain
capital gain dividends) received by Fund shareholders beginning after December
31, 2018) for shareholders who own their Shares through foreign accounts or
foreign intermediaries if certain disclosure requirements related to U.S.
accounts or ownership are not satisfied. The Funds will not pay any additional
amounts in respect to any amounts withheld.
To
the extent a Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be subject to foreign
withholding taxes with respect to dividends or interest the Fund received from
sources in foreign countries. If more than 50% of the total assets of a Fund
consists of foreign securities, such Fund will be eligible to elect to treat
some of those taxes as a distribution to shareholders, which would allow
shareholders to offset some of their U.S. federal income tax. The Funds (or its
administrative agent) will notify you if it makes such an election and provide
you with the information necessary to reflect foreign taxes paid on your income
tax return.
Taxes
When Fund Shares Are Sold
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund Shares is generally treated as
a long-term gain or loss if the Shares have been held for more than one year.
Any capital gain or loss realized upon a sale of Fund Shares held for one year
or less is generally treated as a short-term gain or loss, except that any
capital loss on a sale of Shares held for six months or less is treated as
long-term capital loss to the extent that Capital Gain Dividends were paid with
respect to such Shares. The ability to deduct capital losses may be limited
depending on your circumstances.
A
foreign shareholder will generally not be subject to U.S. tax on gains realized
on sales or exchange of Fund Shares unless the investment in a Fund is connected
to a trade or business of the investor in the United States or if the
shareholder is present in the United States for 183 days or more in a year and
certain other conditions are met. All foreign shareholders should consult their
own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences in their country of residence of
an investment in a Fund.
Creation
and Redemption Units
An
Authorized Participant who exchanges securities for Creation Units generally
will recognize a gain or a loss. The gain or loss will be equal to the
difference between the market value of the Creation Units at the time and the
sum of the exchanger’s aggregate basis in the securities surrendered plus the
amount of cash paid for such Creation Units. A person who redeems Creation Units
will generally recognize a gain or loss equal to the difference between the
exchanger’s basis in the Creation Units and the sum of the aggregate market
value of any securities received plus the amount of any cash received for such
Creation Units. The Internal Revenue Service,
however,
may assert that a loss realized upon an exchange of securities for Creation
Units cannot be deducted currently under the rules governing “wash sales,” or on
the basis that there has been no significant change in economic position.
Any
capital gain or loss realized upon the creation of Creation Units will generally
be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the securities exchanged for
such Creation Units have been held for more than one year. Any capital gain or
loss realized upon the redemption of Creation Units will generally be treated as
long-term capital gain or loss if the Shares comprising the Creation Units have
been held for more than one year. Otherwise, such capital gains or losses will
be treated as short-term capital gains or losses. Persons purchasing or
redeeming Creation Units should consult their own tax advisors with respect to
the tax treatment of any creation or redemption transaction.
The
Funds have the right to reject an order for Creation Units if the purchaser (or
group of purchasers) would, upon obtaining the Shares so ordered, own 80% or
more of the outstanding Shares of the Fund and if, pursuant to section 351 of
the Internal Revenue Code, the respective Fund would have a basis in the deposit
securities different from the market value of such securities on the date of
deposit. The Funds also have the right to require information necessary to
determine beneficial Share ownership for purposes of the 80% determination.
The
foregoing discussion summarizes some of the possible consequences under current
federal tax law of an investment in the Funds. It is not a substitute for
personal tax advice. You also may be subject to state and local tax on Fund
distributions and sales of Shares. Consult your personal tax advisor about the
potential tax consequences of an investment in Shares under all applicable tax
laws. For more information, please see the section entitled “Federal Income
Taxes” in the SAI.
State
and Local Taxes
Shareholders
may also be subject to state and local taxes on income and gain attributable to
your ownership of Fund Shares. State income taxes may not apply, however, to the
portions of a Fund’s distributions, if any, that are attributable to interest
earned by a Fund on U.S. government securities. You should consult your tax
professional regarding the tax status of distributions in your state and
locality.
DISTRIBUTION
The
Distributor, Pacer Financial, Inc., is a broker-dealer registered with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Distributor distributes Creation Units
for each Fund on an agency basis and does not maintain a secondary market in
Shares. The Distributor has no role in determining the policies of each Fund or
the securities that are purchased or sold by each Fund. The Distributor’s
principal address is 500 Chesterfield Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania, 19355. The
Distributor is an affiliate of the Adviser.
The
Board has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule
12b-1 under the 1940 Act. In accordance with the Plan, the Fund is authorized to
pay an amount up to 0.25% of its average daily net assets each year for certain
distribution-related activities and shareholder services.
No
Rule 12b-1 fees are currently paid by the Funds, and there are no plans to
impose these fees. However, in the event Rule 12b-1 fees are charged in the
future, because the fees are paid out of a Fund’s assets, over time these fees
will increase the cost of your investment and may cost you more than certain
other types of sales charges.
PREMIUM/DISCOUNT
INFORMATION
Information
regarding how often Shares of each Fund traded on the Exchange at a price above
(i.e.,
at a premium) or below (i.e.,
at a discount) the NAV of the Fund will be available in the future on the Funds’
website at www.PacerETFs.com.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
Financial
information is not available because the Funds have not commenced operation
prior to the date of this Prospectus.
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Pacer
Advisors, Inc.
500
Chesterfield Parkway
Malvern,
Pennsylvania 19355 |
Distributor |
Pacer
Financial, Inc.
500
Chesterfield Parkway
Malvern,
Pennsylvania 19355 |
| Sub-Adviser |
[...]
[...] |
Sub-Sub-Adviser |
[...]
[...] |
| Fund
Accountant, Administrator, and Transfer Agent |
U.S.
Bank Global Fund Services
615
East Michigan Street
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202 |
Custodian |
U.S.
Bank National Association
1555
North Rivercenter Drive
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53212 |
| Legal
Counsel |
Practus
LLP
11300
Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Suite
310
Leawood,
Kansas 66211 |
Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm |
[...]
[...] |
The
Trust’s current SAI provides additional detailed information about the Funds. A
current SAI dated [...], 2026, as supplemented from time to time, is on file
with the SEC and is herein incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.
Additional
information about a Fund’s investments is available in the Funds’ annual and
semi-annual reports to shareholders and in Form N-CSR (when available). In the
annual report you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment
strategies that significantly affected a Fund’s performance after the first
fiscal year the Funds are in operation. In Form N-CSR you will find the Funds’
annual and semi-annual financial statements.
To
make shareholder inquiries, for more detailed information on a Fund, or to
request the SAI or annual or semi-annual shareholder reports (once available)
free of charge, please:
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Reports
and other information about a Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the
SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be
obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following
e-mail address: [email protected].
No
person is authorized to give any information or to make any representations
about a Fund and its Shares not contained in this Prospectus and you should not
rely on any other information. Read and keep this Prospectus for future
reference.
(The
Trust’s SEC Investment Company Act file number is 811-23024)