COWZ
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
TREND FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE HISTORY
2026-07-26
Executive Summary
The quantitative backtest for COWZ (Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF) using the Excess Return MMA* strategy in a Trading context demonstrated its primary role in risk mitigation, experiencing a maximum drawdown of -15.1% (compared to the benchmark's drawdown of -38.6%). Over the evaluated period, this protective approach generated a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.8%, compared to a Buy-and-Hold benchmark return of 12.8%. The strategy executed 78 total trades.
* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.
* Excess Return MMA: Multi-Moving Average (Triple-Band) model utilizing sophisticated long/short cross durations optimized against volatility.
📊 Mathematical Model
Excess Return MMA Active
Advanced Ensemble: Uses multiple signal layers for maximum trend stability and noise reduction.
Excess Return MMA CA
Advanced Dynamic Sleeve: MMA ensemble signals on the primary asset combined with a momentum-based cash alternative ETF rotation.
Excess Return SMA
Standard Signal: Classical quantitative trend following optimized for reliable directionality.
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Moving Average (50/200)
Moving Average: The baseline 50/200-day crossover model used by technical analysts worldwide.
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COWZ Quality Metrics & KPI Summary
| Metric | 1Y | 5Y | Full History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | B&H | Strategy | B&H | Strategy | B&H | |
| CAGR | 8.40% | 16.11% | 4.06% | 10.42% | 7.80% | 12.81% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.86 | 1.30 | 0.37 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.59 |
| Max Drawdown | -5.57% | -5.95% | -13.64% | -22.00% | -15.06% | -38.63% |
| % Time Invested | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.0% | 100.0% | 92.4% | 100.0% |
| Trades / Year | 6.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
Cumulative Growth Performance
Return Distribution Analysis
Trade History
This log shows every signal-driven transition. Completed trades reflect standard market cycles. An Open or Mark-to-Market exit denotes an active position (either in the primary asset or a cash/yield sleeve) valued at the current price for reporting purposes. Interest entries record yield accrued from cash or cash alternatives (like BIL) during out-of-market defensive periods.
| Entry Date | Exit Date | Type | Allocation | Entry Price | Exit Price | Net Return % | Exit Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026-03-13 | 2026-04-16 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.33% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-12-16 | 2026-04-16 | Completed | 33.33% | $60.32 | $62.34 | 3.30% | Signal | |
| 2025-10-28 | 2026-03-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $57.27 | $62.45 | 9.00% | Signal | |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-12-16 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.24% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-06-09 | 2025-11-21 | Completed | 33.33% | $53.54 | $56.19 | 4.90% | Signal | |
| 2025-09-22 | 2025-10-28 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.41% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-22 | Completed | 33.33% | $56.62 | $56.25 | -0.69% | Signal | |
| 2025-08-08 | 2025-09-02 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.27% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-04-29 | 2025-08-08 | Completed | 33.33% | $50.19 | $54.31 | 8.16% | Signal | |
| 2025-03-05 | 2025-07-28 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.02 | 1.69% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-01-16 | 2025-06-09 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.02 | 1.67% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-04-04 | 2025-04-29 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.27% | Interest Income | |
| 2025-04-02 | 2025-04-04 | Completed | 33.33% | $52.89 | $49.33 | -6.77% | Signal | |
| 2025-02-13 | 2025-04-02 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.56% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-09-26 | 2025-03-05 | Completed | 33.33% | $55.48 | $53.75 | -3.17% | Signal | |
| 2025-01-17 | 2025-02-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $56.86 | $55.86 | -1.81% | Signal | |
| 2024-12-19 | 2025-01-17 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.30% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-08-02 | 2025-01-16 | Completed | 33.33% | $53.82 | $56.27 | 4.49% | Signal | |
| 2024-11-21 | 2024-12-19 | Completed | 33.33% | $57.54 | $55.14 | -4.21% | Signal | |
| 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-21 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.29% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-30 | Completed | 33.33% | $56.21 | $55.36 | -1.57% | Signal | |
| 2024-09-16 | 2024-10-08 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.30% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-07-31 | 2024-09-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.80% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-09-05 | 2024-09-16 | Completed | 33.33% | $54.45 | $54.58 | 0.18% | Signal | |
| 2024-08-13 | 2024-09-05 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.33% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-07-17 | 2024-08-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $54.59 | $52.70 | -3.51% | Signal | |
| 2024-05-28 | 2024-08-02 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.98% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-01-25 | 2024-07-31 | Completed | 33.33% | $49.08 | $55.92 | 13.88% | Signal | |
| 2024-06-04 | 2024-07-17 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.62% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-05-17 | 2024-06-04 | Completed | 33.33% | $53.70 | $52.91 | -1.53% | Signal | |
| 2023-12-15 | 2024-05-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $49.53 | $52.94 | 6.83% | Signal | |
| 2024-04-18 | 2024-05-17 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.44% | Interest Income | |
| 2024-02-08 | 2024-04-18 | Completed | 33.33% | $49.75 | $52.97 | 6.43% | Signal | |
| 2024-01-17 | 2024-02-08 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.34% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-12-05 | 2024-01-25 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.72% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-11-22 | 2024-01-17 | Completed | 33.33% | $46.88 | $48.44 | 3.27% | Signal | |
| 2023-10-10 | 2023-12-15 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-07-26 | 2023-12-05 | Completed | 33.33% | $47.54 | $47.96 | 0.83% | Signal | |
| 2023-10-31 | 2023-11-22 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.34% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-10-20 | 2023-10-31 | Completed | 33.33% | $46.74 | $44.97 | -3.83% | Signal | |
| 2023-09-25 | 2023-10-20 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.41% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-07-11 | 2023-10-10 | Completed | 33.33% | $45.51 | $46.85 | 2.91% | Signal | |
| 2023-09-19 | 2023-09-25 | Completed | 33.33% | $47.89 | $46.39 | -3.19% | Signal | |
| 2023-08-25 | 2023-09-19 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.34% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-06-30 | 2023-08-25 | Completed | 33.33% | $45.20 | $47.21 | 4.38% | Signal | |
| 2023-04-26 | 2023-07-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.30% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-03-28 | 2023-07-11 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.46% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-06-07 | 2023-06-30 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.33% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-07 | Completed | 33.33% | $42.53 | $43.69 | 2.67% | Signal | |
| 2023-05-02 | 2023-06-02 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.45% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-04-04 | 2023-05-02 | Completed | 33.33% | $45.07 | $43.58 | -3.34% | Signal | |
| 2023-04-10 | 2023-04-26 | Completed | 33.33% | $44.21 | $43.47 | -1.73% | Signal | |
| 2023-03-16 | 2023-04-10 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.30% | Interest Income | |
| 2023-02-22 | 2023-04-04 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.55% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-11-14 | 2023-03-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $45.23 | $42.55 | -5.98% | Signal | |
| 2022-12-07 | 2023-03-16 | Completed | 33.33% | $44.11 | $41.04 | -7.02% | Stop | |
| 2023-01-11 | 2023-02-22 | Completed | 33.33% | $45.13 | $44.73 | -0.94% | Signal | |
| 2022-12-13 | 2023-01-11 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.33% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-10-12 | 2022-12-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $40.00 | $45.64 | 14.05% | Signal | |
| 2022-06-17 | 2022-12-07 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 1.50% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-09-26 | 2022-11-14 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.53% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-09-06 | 2022-10-12 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.34% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-08-24 | 2022-09-26 | Completed | 33.33% | $43.46 | $37.73 | -13.23% | Stop | |
| 2022-07-21 | 2022-09-06 | Completed | 33.33% | $41.25 | $41.65 | 0.94% | Signal | |
| 2022-06-03 | 2022-08-24 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.48% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-07-21 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.19% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-07-07 | 2022-06-17 | Completed | 33.33% | $23.76 | $39.88 | 67.75% | Stop | |
| 2022-05-27 | 2022-06-14 | Completed | 33.33% | $46.16 | $42.12 | -8.80% | Stop | |
| 2021-08-23 | 2022-06-03 | Completed | 33.33% | $40.53 | $46.17 | 13.85% | Signal | |
| 2022-04-18 | 2022-05-27 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.11% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-03-24 | 2022-04-18 | Completed | 33.33% | $46.35 | $46.31 | -0.13% | Signal | |
| 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-24 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.03% | Interest Income | |
| 2022-02-23 | 2022-03-02 | Completed | 33.33% | $43.32 | $44.14 | 1.83% | Signal | |
| 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-23 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.02% | Interest Income | |
| 2021-12-27 | 2022-01-31 | Completed | 33.33% | $42.51 | $42.74 | 0.49% | Signal | |
| 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-27 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2021-10-13 | 2021-12-02 | Completed | 33.33% | $40.44 | $40.33 | -0.32% | Signal | |
| 2021-09-21 | 2021-10-13 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2021-08-16 | 2021-09-21 | Completed | 33.33% | $40.44 | $39.83 | -1.58% | Signal | |
| 2021-07-30 | 2021-08-23 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2021-07-23 | 2021-08-16 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-05-12 | 2021-07-30 | Completed | 33.33% | $22.10 | $39.85 | 80.26% | Signal | |
| 2021-07-08 | 2021-07-23 | Completed | 33.33% | $38.27 | $39.19 | 2.34% | Signal | |
| 2021-06-03 | 2021-07-08 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-11-24 | 2021-06-03 | Completed | 33.33% | $29.14 | $38.95 | 33.60% | Signal | |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-24 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-10-13 | 2020-11-02 | Completed | 33.33% | $26.50 | $25.22 | -4.90% | Signal | |
| 2020-09-21 | 2020-10-13 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-07-15 | 2020-09-21 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.22 | $25.26 | 4.21% | Signal | |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-07-15 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-06-12 | 2020-07-07 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-06-09 | 2020-06-12 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.90 | $23.99 | -7.40% | Stop | |
| 2020-06-08 | 2020-06-12 | Completed | 33.33% | $26.04 | $23.99 | -7.90% | Stop | |
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-06-09 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.03% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-05-14 | 2020-06-08 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.01% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-04-06 | 2020-05-14 | Completed | 33.33% | $19.09 | $20.24 | 5.98% | Stop | |
| 2020-02-19 | 2020-05-12 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.09% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-02-28 | 2020-04-06 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.03% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-25 | Completed | 33.33% | $17.32 | $18.77 | 8.33% | Signal | |
| 2020-02-28 | 2020-03-23 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.03% | Interest Income | |
| 2020-02-18 | 2020-02-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $26.92 | $22.98 | -14.68% | Stop | |
| 2019-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.73 | $22.98 | -10.73% | Stop | |
| 2019-10-15 | 2020-02-19 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.77 | $26.92 | 8.63% | Signal | |
| 2020-01-13 | 2020-02-18 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.15% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-10-29 | 2020-01-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.91 | $26.97 | 4.04% | Signal | |
| 2019-10-10 | 2019-11-01 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.10% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-10-07 | 2019-10-29 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.11% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-09-10 | 2019-10-15 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.18% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-09-24 | 2019-10-10 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.32 | $24.14 | -4.71% | Signal | |
| 2019-09-10 | 2019-10-07 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.04 | $24.34 | -2.86% | Signal | |
| 2019-07-08 | 2019-09-24 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.44% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-08-08 | 2019-09-10 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.17% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-07-22 | 2019-09-10 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.29 | $25.04 | -1.04% | Signal | |
| 2019-06-17 | 2019-08-08 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.00 | $24.52 | 2.11% | Signal | |
| 2019-05-29 | 2019-07-22 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.32% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-03-26 | 2019-07-08 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.75 | $25.19 | 1.71% | Signal | |
| 2019-05-03 | 2019-06-17 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.28% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-02-12 | 2019-05-29 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.02 | $23.32 | -6.81% | Signal | |
| 2019-04-04 | 2019-05-03 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.53 | $25.52 | -0.08% | Signal | |
| 2019-03-13 | 2019-04-04 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.15% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-11-06 | 2019-03-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.90% | Interest Income | |
| 2019-01-10 | 2019-03-13 | Completed | 33.33% | $23.55 | $25.02 | 6.16% | Signal | |
| 2018-10-16 | 2019-02-12 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.01 | 0.75% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-11-28 | 2019-01-10 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.27% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-11-12 | 2018-11-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.73 | $24.17 | -2.33% | Signal | |
| 2018-10-10 | 2018-11-12 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.21% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-07-10 | 2018-11-06 | Completed | 33.33% | $26.13 | $24.56 | -6.04% | Signal | |
| 2018-06-04 | 2018-10-16 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.55 | $25.03 | -2.07% | Signal | |
| 2018-10-08 | 2018-10-10 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.79 | $25.62 | -0.71% | Signal | |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-10-08 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.14% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-07-25 | 2018-09-14 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.87 | $26.26 | 1.43% | Signal | |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-25 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.13% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-06-05 | 2018-07-10 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.18% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-05-30 | 2018-07-02 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.30 | $25.02 | -1.14% | Signal | |
| 2017-06-26 | 2018-06-05 | Completed | 33.33% | $21.90 | $25.72 | 17.38% | Signal | |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-06-04 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.36% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-05-07 | 2018-05-30 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.12% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-05-07 | Completed | 33.33% | $25.05 | $24.56 | -1.98% | Signal | |
| 2018-03-28 | 2018-04-20 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.11% | Interest Income | |
| 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $24.54 | $24.52 | -0.14% | Signal | |
| 2017-06-26 | 2018-03-22 | Completed | 33.33% | $21.90 | $25.09 | 14.53% | Signal | |
| 2018-02-07 | 2018-03-02 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.10% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-12-04 | 2018-02-07 | Completed | 33.33% | $23.90 | $24.76 | 3.51% | Stop | |
| 2017-11-09 | 2017-12-04 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.08% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-09-06 | 2017-11-09 | Completed | 33.33% | $22.09 | $22.72 | 2.76% | Signal | |
| 2017-08-14 | 2017-09-06 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.06% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-07-21 | 2017-08-14 | Completed | 33.33% | $22.02 | $21.76 | -1.22% | Signal | |
| 2017-06-28 | 2017-07-21 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.07% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-06-26 | 2017-06-28 | Completed | 33.33% | $21.90 | $21.96 | 0.21% | Signal | |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-26 | Interest (CASH) | 33.33% | $1.00 | $1.00 | 0.00% | Interest Income | |