ICOW: Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
Pacer · Equity Income / Dividend Growth · Tracks Intl Stocks
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year ICOW paid 4.0% and returned +18.8% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 401% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 281% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 62.3 / 100 · rank #105 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 1.44 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.99 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 92% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.65 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.60 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -8.9% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -27.8% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. ACWX (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 68% |
| Downside capture | 59% |
| Capture ratio | 1.15 |
| Beta | 0.64 |
| Correlation | 0.78 |
| Tracking | Loosely |
On days ACWX rose, ICOW caught 68% of the gain; on days it fell, ICOW took 59% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 20 shown). Pays Quarterly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 | $0.9380 |
| 2026-06-04 | $0.2600 |
| 2026-03-05 | $0.0380 |
| 2025-12-30 | $0.4980 |
| 2025-09-04 | $0.1840 |
| 2025-06-05 | $0.2410 |
| 2025-03-06 | $0.2480 |
| 2024-12-27 | $0.0990 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.1550 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.9710 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.0570 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.2570 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOD abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund | CEF - Equity | 12.1% | 12.5% | +20.3% | 140% | 75% | 66% | Loosely | 75 | 39 | Downtrend |
| ETW Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund | CEF - Equity | 8.6% | 8.6% | +11.3% | 129% | 61% | 57% | Loosely | 74 | 47 | Downtrend |
| EXG Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund | CEF - Equity | 8.4% | 8.4% | +12.4% | 138% | 72% | 70% | Loosely | 73 | 45 | Downtrend |
| NIHI NEOS MSCI EAFE High Income ETF | Index Covered Call / Option Income | 11.2% | 10.8% | +11.1% | 100% | 71% | 69% | Closely | 72 | 45 | Downtrend |
| VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.2% | 3.7% | +21.5% | 502% | 74% | 63% | Loosely | 70 | 57 | Mixed |
| SCHY Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.8% | 3.6% | +19.8% | 491% | 53% | 41% | Weakly | 70 | 75 | Uptrend |
| IDVO Amplify CWP International Enhanced Dividend Income ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 6.2% | 6.4% | +9.9% | 151% | 87% | 88% | Closely | 67 | 27 | Downtrend |
| LVHI Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF | Equity Income / Dividend Growth | 3.4% | 4.6% | +25.3% | 465% | 41% | 23% | Weakly | 66 | 86 | Uptrend |
| OVF Overlay Shares Foreign Equity ETF | Fund of Funds / Multi-Strategy | 10.9% | 12.9% | +12.6% | 93% | 107% | 107% | Closely | 64 | 27 | Downtrend |
| BGY BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust | CEF - Equity | 9.6% | 9.6% | +1.5% | 24% | 66% | 72% | Loosely | 45 | 34 | Downtrend |
About ICOW
| Issuer | Pacer |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Equity Income / Dividend Growth |
| Strategy | International FCF-yield strategy |
| Underlying | Pacer Developed Markets Intl Cash Cows 100 |
| Exposure | International |
| Index linkage | Yes - tracks index |
| Pays | Quarterly |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% |
| Launched | 2017-06 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | Moderate |
| Return of capital common | No |
| Tax notes | Mostly qualified dividends |
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