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Is USAI a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF (USAI) is a energy sector ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores USAI 5.4 out of 10 — highest on Return (8.5), lowest on Growth (0.7). It trades at 16.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.2. Its ten largest holdings are 61% of the fund.

What stands out in USAI's data

U.S. midstream energy firms that move oil and gas for fees.

Trades at a slightly richer price than the typical energy peer — the premium is small, and the cash flow is fee-based.

Trailing P/E multiple of 16.3x sits just above the category median of 16.1x, while EBITDA margin of 41.6% is exceptionally high for the sector.

The income anchor of an energy allocation, built on fee-earning midstream pipelines.

Why did USAI move this week? It rose 1.9% in the week to October 9, 2026 — EQT and Cheniere Energy drove it

USAI rose 1.9% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were EQT (+5.3%), Cheniere Energy (+3.0%) and Williams (+3.0%); Hess Midstream (−14.5%) pushed the other way.

How is USAI rated? ETF Copilot scores Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF (USAI) 5.4 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF (USAI) 5.4 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.4 / 10
  • Growth: 0.7 / 10
  • Value: 7.4 / 10
  • Risk: 5.6 / 10
  • Quality: 5.8 / 10
  • Return: 8.5 / 10

Is USAI expensive right now? It trades at 16.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.2

As of October 9, 2026, USAI is cheaper than 65% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from USAI's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside USAI?

What's inside USAI: Size (Large 68%, Mid 23%, Small 9%); Geography (International 22%, US 78%).

What are USAI's top holdings? The ten largest are 61% of the fund

Williams, Energy Transfer, Cheniere Energy, TC Energy, Enterprise Products Partners, Enbridge, EQT, Kinder Morgan, Venture Global and Targa Resources are USAI's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 56% of Energy ETFs.

Half of USAI's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 21 equally weighted holdings.

What is USAI's expense ratio? 0.75% a year

As of October 9, 2026, USAI charges 0.75% a year, yields 4.33% and holds $122M in assets across 37 positions.

Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF (USAI) — cost, income and size
MeasureUSAI
Expense ratio0.75%
Dividend yield4.33%
Assets under management$122M
Holdings37

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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Pacer American Energy Infrastructure ETF (USAI) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/usai

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