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Is CALF a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF (CALF) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores CALF 2.8 out of 10 — highest on Value (6.1), lowest on Growth (0.2). It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 12.3. Its ten largest holdings are 20% of the fund.

What stands out in CALF's data

U.S. small-cap stocks chosen for cash-flow strength.

Analysts see slower growth ahead than most small-cap peers — the cash-flow focus may limit upside.

Its 6% growth estimate trails the 13% category median. Profitability is also below average, with EBITDA margin of 21.4%.

A cash-flow tilt for a small-cap allocation, favoring stability over growth.

Why did CALF move this week? It rose 1.5% in the week to October 9, 2026 — HF Sinclair and Pinterest drove it

CALF rose 1.5% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were HF Sinclair (+7.0%), Pinterest (+11.1%) and Ovintiv (+5.9%); HP (−6.0%) pushed the other way.

How is CALF rated? ETF Copilot scores Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF (CALF) 2.8 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF (CALF) 2.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 2.8 / 10
  • Growth: 0.2 / 10
  • Value: 6.1 / 10
  • Risk: 2.4 / 10
  • Quality: 3.0 / 10
  • Return: 3.3 / 10

Is CALF expensive right now? It trades at 12.1 times earnings, against its own median of 12.3

As of October 9, 2026, CALF is cheaper than 56% of its own 113 monthly readings since 2017 — 50 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside CALF? 24% Tech

What's inside CALF: Size (Large 4%, Mid 64%, Small 32%); Geography (International 8%, US 92%); Tech 23.7%; Semiconductors 0.6%.

What are CALF's top holdings? The ten largest are 20% of the fund

HF Sinclair, Sunbelt Rentals, Tenet Healthcare, Aptiv, Cognizant Tech Solutions, Omnicom, Chesapeake Energy, Expedia, HP and Ovintiv are CALF's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 96% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of CALF's weight sits in its 34 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 96 equally weighted holdings.

What is CALF's expense ratio? 0.59% a year

As of October 9, 2026, CALF charges 0.59% a year, yields 1.15% and holds $3.6B in assets across 201 positions.

Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF (CALF) — cost, income and size
MeasureCALF
Expense ratio0.59%
Dividend yield1.15%
Assets under management$3.6B
Holdings201

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF (CALF) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/calf

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