Topic: How To Invest

Q: What is your opinion of the Pacer ETF – COWZ? Thanks.

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A: Pacer U.S. Cash Cows 100 ETF, $57.17, symbol COWZ on the CBOE (Units outstanding: 386.5 million; Market cap: $22.1 billion; www.paceretfs.com) aims to provide capital appreciation over time by picking and holding the top 100 companies of the Russell 1000 based on free cash flow yield. Pacer defines free cash flow as the cash remaining after a company has paid expenses, interest, taxes, and long-term investments. It can be used to buy back stock, pay dividends, or participate in mergers and acquisitions. Pacer feels that generating a high free cash flow yield indicates a company is producing more cash than it needs to run the business and can invest in growth opportunities. Free cash flow yield is defined as a company’s total free cash flow relative to its enterprise value. Enterprise value is a company’s market capitalization adjusted to eliminate any capital structure bias (i.e. by adding debt and subtracting cash or cash equivalents). The fund started up on December 16, 2016. It…