Pacer, one of the more successful emerging ETF providers in recent years, is milking investors love of free cash flow ETFs, adding more udders to its offering.
Pacer
US Cash Cows Growth
ETF
(BUL)
Pacer
Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100
ETF
(ECOW)
BUL will look for growth companies that maintain high free cash flows. It starts with the S&P 900 Pure Growth Index, and then pasteurises the index, screening companies for their average projected free cash flows and earnings over the next two years. Companies with negative average projected free cash flows or earnings are removed while finance companies are also removed.
The remaining companies are ranked by their free cash flow yield over the trailing 12 month period. The top 50 companies by free cash flow yield are put in the index. At the time of each rebalance, companies are weighted by market cap, and weightings are capped at 5%.
ECOW starts with the FTSE Emerging Markets Index, which is then for projected free cash flows and earnings. Companies with negative average projected free cash flows or earnings are removed from the index. Finance companies with a market cap less than $2 billion and companies with low trading volumes are also removed.
The remaining companies are ranked by their free cash flow yield for the trailing twelve-month period. The top 100 companies by free cash flow yield are added to the index. Each company’s weight is capped at 2%, giving the index something close to an equal weight effect.
