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Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF
Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF
Investment Objective

The Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF (the “Fund”) is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index (the “Index”).

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

The following table describes the fees and expenses you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. The fees are expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s average net assets. This table and the Example below do not include the brokerage commissions that investors may pay on their purchases and sales of Fund shares.

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF
Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF
Management Fees 0.65%
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees none
Other Expenses none [1]
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.65%
[1] Estimated for the current fiscal year.
Example

The following example is intended to help retail investors compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other funds. It illustrates the hypothetical expenses that such investors would incur over various periods if they were to invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of the shares at the end of those periods. This example assumes that the Fund provides a return of 5% a year and that operating expenses remain the same.

Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
Expense Example
1 Year
3 Years
Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF | Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index ETF | USD ($) 66 208
Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. Because the Fund had not commenced operations as of the date of this Prospectus, portfolio turnover information is not yet available.

Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund

The Fund employs a “passive management” (or indexing) investment approach designed to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Index. The Index is based on a proprietary methodology developed and maintained by Index Design Group, an affiliate of Pacer Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”).


The Index


The Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index uses an objective, rules-based methodology (i) to invest in the component stocks of the FTSE Eurozone Index and (ii) to apply a proprietary currency hedging strategy pursuant to which the Index will be short the euro and long the U.S. dollar during periods when the euro is trending weaker against the U.S. dollar. The component stocks of the FTSE Eurozone Index form the equity component of the Pacer Autopilot Hedged European Index. The Index’s proprietary currency hedging strategy is overlayed on top of the equity component.


Equity Exposure. The FTSE Eurozone Index is a rules-based, float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index comprised of large- and mid-capitalization stocks providing coverage of the developed markets in the euro zone, including primarily France, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy. The FTSE Eurozone Index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization.


Currency Hedging. During each period when the euro’s 20-day moving average is lower than its 130-day moving average, the Index will, in addition to its equity exposure, track 1-month forward currency contracts, rolled to each subsequent month as applicable, to offset the Index’s exposure to the euro with exposure to U.S. dollars (i.e., short the euro and long the U.S. dollar), known as being “currency hedged”. A forward currency contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific currency at a future date at a price set at the time of the contract. During each period when the euro’s 20-day moving average is higher than its 130-day moving average, the Index will track only the equity exposure, known as being “currency unhedged”.


The Index may stay “currency hedged” or “currency unhedged” for short or extended periods of time.


The Fund’s Investment Strategy


Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) will be invested in the components of the Index and investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the economic characteristics of such component securities (e.g., depositary receipts). The Adviser expects that, over time, the correlation between the Fund’s performance and that of the Index, before fees and expenses, will be 95% or better.


In tracking the Index when it is currency hedged, the Fund enters into forward currency contracts designed to offset the Fund’s exposure to the euro. The Fund hedges the euro to the U.S. dollar by selling euro currency forwards at the then-current one-month forward rate. The amount of forward contracts in the Fund is based on the aggregate exposure of the Fund and Index to the euro at the time the Index becomes currency hedged. While this approach is designed to minimize the adverse impact of currency fluctuations on Fund returns, this does not necessarily eliminate exposure to all adverse currency fluctuations. The return of the forward currency contracts may not perfectly offset the actual fluctuations of the euro relative to the U.S. dollar.


The Fund will generally use a “replication” strategy to achieve its investment objective, meaning it will invest in all of the component securities of the Index in the same approximate proportion as in the Index.


The Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund.

Principal Risks of Investing in the Fund

You can lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is subject to the risks summarized below. Some or all of these risks may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value per share (“NAV”), trading price, yield, total return and/or ability to meet its objectives. For more information about risks of investing in the Fund, See the section in the Fund’s prospectus entitled “Additional Information about the Principal Risks of Investing in the Funds.”


Currency Exchange Rate Risk. The Fund’s assets may include investments denominated in non-U.S. currencies, such as the euro, or in securities or other assets that provide exposure to such currencies. Changes in currency exchange rates and the relative value of non-U.S. currencies will affect the value of the Fund’s investment and the value of your Fund shares. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably. As a result, the value of an investment in the Fund may change quickly and without warning and you may lose money.
   
Equity Market Risk. The equity securities held in the Fund’s portfolio may experience sudden, unpredictable drops in value or long periods of decline in value. This may occur because of factors that affect securities markets generally or factors affecting specific industries, sectors or companies in which the Fund invests. Common stocks are susceptible to general stock market fluctuations and to volatile increases and decreases in value as market confidence in and perceptions of their issuers change.
   
European Investments Risk. The Fund is more exposed to the economic and political risks of Europe and of the European countries in which it invests than funds whose investments are more geographically diversified. Adverse economic and political events in Europe may cause the Fund’s investments to decline in value. The economies and markets of European countries are often closely connected and interdependent, and events in one country in Europe can have an adverse impact on other European countries. The Fund makes investments in securities of issuers that are domiciled in, or have significant operations in, member countries of the European Union (the “EU”) that are subject to economic and monetary controls that can adversely affect the Fund’s investments. The European financial markets have experienced volatility and adverse trends in recent years and these events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the euro and may continue to significantly affect other European countries. Decreasing imports or exports, changes in governmental or EU regulations on trade, changes in the exchange rate of the euro, the default or threat of default by an EU member country on its sovereign debt, and/or an economic recession in an EU member country may have a significant adverse effect on the economies of EU member countries and their trading partners, including some or all of the European countries in which the Fund invests.

  At a referendum in June 2016, the United Kingdom (“UK”) voted to leave the EU. It is expected that the UK will invoke article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to withdraw from the EU by the end of March 2019, however there is a significant degree of uncertainty about how negotiations relating to the UK’s withdrawal will be conducted, as well as the potential consequences and precise timeframe for “Brexit”. On March 29, 2017, the UK initiated the two-year exit process by notifying the European Council of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the EU. During this period and beyond, the impact on the UK and European economies and the broader global economy could be significant, resulting in negative impacts, such as increased volatility and illiquidity, and potentially lower economic growth of markets in the UK, Europe and globally, which may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments.
   
Foreign Securities Risk. Investments in non-U.S. securities involve certain risks that may not be present with investments in U.S. securities. For example, investments in non-U.S. securities may be subject to risk of loss due to foreign currency fluctuations or to political or economic instability. Investments in non-U.S. securities also may be subject to withholding or other taxes and may be subject to additional trading, settlement, custodial, and operational risks. These and other factors can make investments in the Fund more volatile and potentially less liquid than other types of investments.
   
Forward Currency Contracts Risk. Forward currency contracts and other currency management strategies may substantially change the Fund’s exposure to currency exchange rates and could result in losses to the Fund if currencies do not perform as expected or if the Fund is unable to quickly enter or exit such contracts. The use of forward currency contracts with third parties (i.e., “counterparties”) subjects the Fund to counterparty risk, including the risk that a counterparty to these contracts becomes bankrupt, defaults on its obligations, or otherwise fails to honor its obligations. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations, the Fund may lose money and the value of an investment in Fund shares may decrease. The use of forward currency contracts may create leverage (i.e., investment exposure greater than the dollar amount invested), thereby causing the Fund to be more volatile. Forward contracts require collateralization, and the commitment of a large portion of the Fund’s assets as collateral could impede portfolio management. Forward currency contracts are also subject to valuation risk, which is the risk that the contracts may be difficult to value and/or valued incorrectly.
   
Geographic Concentration Risk. To the extent the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies of a single country or region, it is more likely to be impacted by events or conditions affecting that country or region. The Index’s, and therefore the Fund’s, heavy equity exposure to two countries (France and Germany) subjects the Fund to a higher degree of country risk than that of more geographically diversified international funds.
   
Hedging Risk. Forward currency contracts used by the Fund to offset its exposure to the euro may not perform as intended. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging transactions will be effective.
   
Large-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of large-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of large-capitalization companies underperform securities of smaller-capitalization companies or the market as a whole. The securities of large-capitalization companies may be relatively mature compared to smaller companies and therefore subject to slower growth during times of economic expansion.
   
Mid-Capitalization Investing Risk. The Fund may invest in the securities of mid-capitalization companies. As a result, the Fund’s performance may be adversely affected if securities of mid-capitalization companies underperform securities of other capitalization ranges or the market as a whole. Securities of smaller companies trade in smaller volumes and are often more vulnerable to market volatility than securities of larger companies.
   
New Fund Risk. The Fund is new with no operating history. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will grow to or maintain an economically viable size, in which case it may experience greater tracking error to its Index than it otherwise would at higher asset levels, or it could ultimately liquidate. The Fund’s distributor does not maintain a secondary market in Fund shares.

Non-Diversification Risk. Although the Fund intends to invest in a variety of securities and instruments, the Fund will be considered to be non-diversified, which means that it may invest more of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it were a diversified fund. As a result, the Fund may be more exposed to the risks associated with and developments affecting an individual issuer or a smaller number of issuers than a fund that invests more widely. This may increase the Fund’s volatility and cause the performance of a relatively smaller number of issuers to have a greater impact on the Fund’s performance.
   
Passive Investment Risk. The Fund is not actively managed and the Adviser would not sell a security due to current or projected underperformance of a security, industry or sector, unless that security is removed from the Index or the selling of shares of that security is otherwise required upon a reconstitution of the Index in accordance with the Index methodology. The Fund invests in securities included in the Index regardless of their investment merits. The Fund does not take defensive positions under any market conditions, including conditions that are adverse to the performance of the Fund.
   
Shares of the Fund May Trade at Prices Other Than NAV. As with all ETFs, Fund shares may be bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The price of Fund shares, like the price of all traded securities, will be subject to factors such as supply and demand, as well as the current value of the Fund’s portfolio holdings. Although it is expected that the market price of the shares of the Fund will approximate the Fund’s NAV, there may be times when the market price of the shares is more than the NAV intra-day (premium) or less than the NAV intra-day (discount). This risk is heightened in times of market volatility, periods of steep market declines, and periods when there is limited trading activity for shares in the secondary market, in which case such premiums or discounts may be significant. Because securities held by the Fund trade on foreign exchanges that are closed when the Fund’s primary listing exchange is open, the Fund is likely to experience premiums and discounts greater than those of domestic ETFs.
   
Tracking Risk. The Fund’s return may not track the return of the Index for a number of reasons. For example, the Fund incurs a number of operating expenses not applicable to the Index, and incurs costs in buying and selling securities, especially when rebalancing the Fund’s securities holdings to reflect changes in the composition of the Index. In addition, when the Fund uses a representative sampling approach, the Fund may not be as well correlated with the return of the Index as when the Fund purchases all of the securities in the Index in the proportions in which they are represented in the Index. To the extent the Fund calculates its NAV based on fair value prices and the value of the Index is based on securities’ closing prices on local foreign markets (i.e., the value of the Index is not based on fair value prices), the Fund’s ability to track the Index may be adversely affected.
Fund Performance

Performance information for the Fund is not included because the Fund did not have a full calendar year of performance prior to the date of this Prospectus. In the future, performance information for the Fund will be presented in this section. Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at www.paceretfs.com or by calling the Fund toll-free at 1-877-337-0500.