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Should You Invest in the Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF (TRFK)?
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Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF (TRFK - Free Report) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 8, 2022.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 4, placing it in top 25%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Pacer Etfs. It has amassed assets over $1.18 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. TRFK seeks to match the performance of the PACER DATA TRANSMISN & COMM REVOLUTN ID before fees and expenses.
The Pacer Data Transmission and Communication Revolution Index derive at least 50% of their revenues from one of the following activities related to the use, manipulation, transmission, or storage of data and the ancillary services.
Costs
When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.49%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.02%.
Top Holdings
It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.Looking at individual holdings, Nvidia Corp (NVDA) accounts for about 10.55% of total assets, followed by Broadcom Inc (AVGO) and Micron Technology Inc (MU).
The top 10 holdings account for about 56.88% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has added about 52.77% and is up roughly 42.61% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 10/13/2026), respectively. TRFK has traded between $59.44 and $111.17 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.54 and standard deviation of 31.83% for the trailing three-year period. With about 100 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, TRFK is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $129.32 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares has $155.57 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08%, and VGT charges 0.09%.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.
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Should You Invest in the Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF (TRFK)?
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF (TRFK - Free Report) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 8, 2022.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Technology - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 4, placing it in top 25%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Pacer Etfs. It has amassed assets over $1.18 billion, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market. TRFK seeks to match the performance of the PACER DATA TRANSMISN & COMM REVOLUTN ID before fees and expenses.
The Pacer Data Transmission and Communication Revolution Index derive at least 50% of their revenues from one of the following activities related to the use, manipulation, transmission, or storage of data and the ancillary services.
Costs
When considering an ETF's total return, expense ratios are an important factor, and cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts in the long term if all other factors remain equal.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.49%, making it on par with most peer products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.02%.
Top Holdings
It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.Looking at individual holdings, Nvidia Corp (NVDA) accounts for about 10.55% of total assets, followed by Broadcom Inc (AVGO) and Micron Technology Inc (MU).
The top 10 holdings account for about 56.88% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has added about 52.77% and is up roughly 42.61% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 10/13/2026), respectively. TRFK has traded between $59.44 and $111.17 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.54 and standard deviation of 31.83% for the trailing three-year period. With about 100 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
Pacer Data and Digital Revolution ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, TRFK is an excellent option for investors seeking exposure to the Technology ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) tracks Technology Select Sector Index and the Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares (VGT) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index. State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF has $129.32 billion in assets, Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares has $155.57 billion. XLK has an expense ratio of 0.08%, and VGT charges 0.09%.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.