FCTE vs PALC

Comparison between SMI 3FOURTEEN FULL-CYCLE TREND ETF (FCTE, ETF) and PACER LUNT LARGE CAP MULTI-FACTOR ALTERNATOR ETF (PALC, ETF).

FCTE vs PALC - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	FCTE(ETF)	PALC(ETF)
Net Assets	$231M	$230M
Expense Ratio	0.85%	0.60%
Max Drawdown	19.81%	25.52%
Sharpe Ratio	-0.02	1.12
5Y Beta	0.92	0.75
P/E Ratio	25.79	21.41
Forward P/E	21.31	13.92
PEG Ratio	0.76	N/A
5Y Dividends CAGR	N/A	20.47%
5Y EPS CAGR	16.74%	11.97%
Debt to Equity	-250.61%	68.73%
P/S Ratio	1.30	1.16
P/B Ratio	9.67	2.44

Net Assets

Winner

FCTE

$231M

PALC

$230M

Expense Ratio

FCTE

0.85%

Winner

PALC

0.60%

Max Drawdown

Winner

FCTE

19.81%

PALC

25.52%

Sharpe Ratio

FCTE

-0.02

Winner

PALC

1.12

5Y Beta

FCTE

0.92

Winner

PALC

0.75

P/E Ratio

FCTE

25.79

Winner

PALC

21.41

Forward P/E

FCTE

21.31

Winner

PALC

13.92

PEG Ratio

FCTE

0.76

PALC

N/A

5Y Dividends CAGR

FCTE

N/A

PALC

20.47%

5Y EPS CAGR

Winner

FCTE

16.74%

PALC

11.97%

Debt to Equity

Winner

FCTE

-250.61%

PALC

68.73%

P/S Ratio

FCTE

1.30

Winner

PALC

1.16

P/B Ratio

FCTE

9.67

Winner

PALC

2.44

FCTE vs PALC - Holdings Comparison

FCTE and PALC have 7 common holdings. Overlap is 3.30%

FCTE's top 25 holdings weight is 100.01%. PALC's top 25 holdings weight is 33.94%.

Rank	FCTE	PALC
#1	LAM RESEARCH CORP (LRCX) - 6.28%	UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH) - 2.81%
#2	APPLIED MATERIALS INC (AMAT) - 5.81%	EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM) - 2.72%
#3	ELI LILLY AND CO (LLY) - 5.71%	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B (BRK-B) - 2.14%
#4	MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP (MNST) - 5.70%	CHEVRON CORP (CVX) - 2.14%
#5	CARDINAL HEALTH INC (CAH) - 5.23%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC) - 2.09%
#6	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP (LMT) - 5.17%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) - 1.89%
#7	ALPHABET INC CLASS A (GOOGL) - 5.09%	CITIGROUP INC (C) - 1.78%
#8	JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) - 5.03%	AT&T INC (T) - 1.65%
#9	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP (GD) - 5.02%	WELLS FARGO & CO (WFC) - 1.43%
#10	NORDSON CORP (NDSN) - 5.01%	ELEVANCE HEALTH INC (ELV) - 1.38%
#11	IDEXX LABORATORIES INC (IDXX) - 4.99%	ECHOSTAR CORP CLASS A (SATS) - 1.08%
#12	ALLEGION PLC (ALLE) - 4.79%	SANDISK CORP ORDINARY SHARES (SNDK) - 1.07%
#13	PARKER HANNIFIN CORP (PH) - 4.79%	COMCAST CORP CLASS A (CMCSA) - 1.06%
#14	MCKESSON CORP (MCK) - 4.65%	CVS HEALTH CORP (CVS) - 1.04%
#15	PEPSICO INC (PEP) - 4.61%	HUMANA INC (HUM) - 0.95%
#16	HCA HEALTHCARE INC (HCA) - 4.53%	CONOCOPHILLIPS (COP) - 0.94%
#17	TEXAS PACIFIC LAND CORP (TPL) - 4.53%	DELTA AIR LINES INC (DAL) - 0.92%
#18	LOWE'S COMPANIES INC (LOW) - 4.46%	THE CIGNA GROUP (CI) - 0.91%
#19	METTLER-TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC (MTD) - 4.33%	CENTENE CORP (CNC) - 0.89%
#20	LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC (LDOS) - 4.28%	GENERAL MOTORS CO (GM) - 0.88%
#21	N/A	DATADOG INC CLASS A (DDOG) - 0.85%
#22	N/A	CHUBB LTD (CB) - 0.85%
#23	N/A	UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC (UAL) - 0.83%
#24	N/A	SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC (SMCI) - 0.82%
#25	N/A	FISERV INC (FISV) - 0.82%
Total Holdings	20	183

FCTE vs PALC - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	FCTE	PALC
1 month	+0.73%	+2.52%
3 months	+3.62%	+3.58%
6 months	+7.45%	+9.08%
1 year	+2.91%	+18.96%
5 years(CAGR)	N/A	+8.68%
Max(CAGR)	+5.33%	+16.04%

FCTE

+0.73%

Winner

PALC

+2.52%

Winner

FCTE

+3.62%

PALC

+3.58%

FCTE

+7.45%

Winner

PALC

+9.08%

FCTE

+2.91%

Winner

PALC

+18.96%

5Y(CAGR)

FCTE

N/A

PALC

+8.68%

Max(CAGR)

FCTE

+5.33%

Winner

PALC

+16.04%

FCTE vs PALC - Annual Returns (2020 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	FCTE	PALC
2026	+7.83%	+7.01%
2025	-3.58%	+7.60%
2024	+5.47%	+22.95%
2023	N/A	+17.72%
2022	N/A	-15.06%
2021	N/A	+42.74%
2020	N/A	+22.19%

FCTE vs PALC Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for FCTE was -19.68%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The maximum drawdown for PALC was -24.45%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 558 trading sessions.

The current FCTE drawdown is -3.11%. The current PALC drawdown is -3.70%.

Rank	FCTE	PALC
#1	-19.68% Oct 14, 2024 - Apr 8, 2025	-24.45% Nov 5, 2021 - Jan 29, 2024
#2	-7.26% Aug 23, 2024 - Sep 19, 2024	-17.38% Nov 29, 2024 - Oct 27, 2025
#3	-4.92% Jul 31, 2024 - Aug 15, 2024	-10.14% Sep 2, 2020 - Dec 4, 2020
#4	-3.10% Jul 16, 2024 - Jul 30, 2024	-9.08% Jul 10, 2024 - Oct 9, 2024
#5	-2.20% Sep 26, 2024 - Oct 14, 2024	-8.94% Feb 27, 2026 - May 22, 2026
#6	-0.59% Aug 21, 2024 - Aug 23, 2024	-8.59% Jan 14, 2021 - Feb 10, 2021
#7	-0.55% Aug 15, 2024 - Aug 21, 2024	-5.89% Mar 22, 2024 - Jun 5, 2024
#8	-0.48% Sep 19, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024	-5.47% Oct 27, 2025 - Dec 11, 2025
#9	-0.46% Jul 8, 2024 - Jul 10, 2024	-5.25% Aug 30, 2021 - Oct 19, 2021
#10	N/A	-5.08% Mar 15, 2021 - Apr 9, 2021
#11	N/A	-4.44% Dec 10, 2020 - Jan 6, 2021
#12	N/A	-3.83% Jun 4, 2021 - Jul 1, 2021
#13	N/A	-3.70% Jun 4, 2026 - Jun 5, 2026
#14	N/A	-3.52% Feb 24, 2021 - Mar 10, 2021
#15	N/A	-3.44% Oct 14, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024