ICOW bid-ask spread and liquidity

Pacer Developed Markets International Cash Cows 100 ETF
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As of Oct 2, 2026, ICOW closed +0.48% from its NAV, and on 95% of the 2 days to then it was within ±0.48%.

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IQ Liquidity Score

1 of 6 measured · Oct 2, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

The IQ Liquidity Score: a fixed 0 to 100 scale of trading conditions, the same anchors for every fund; 100 is the easiest to trade. It measures how cheaply and reliably the fund trades, not whether to own it. Method →

Cost to trade
Not measured · the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund
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Capacity
Not measured · 34.2% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign
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Price fidelity
Not measured · 2 days of closing premium are held, under the 20 needed
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Primary market
5 active dealers of 5; largest 53% of creations and redemptions, N-CEN to Apr 30, 2026
85.0
Bad-day behaviour
Not measured · 0 of the 10 worst days and 2 other days are held, under the 5 and 60 needed
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Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Premium or discount to value

Daily, 2 days to Oct 2, 2026 · the ±1% band marked
ICOW premium or discount to NAV, 2 days+1%0−1%Sep 11, 2026Oct 2, 2026
Latest close, Oct 2
+0.48%
95% of days within
±0.48%
Days more than 1% from NAV
0 of 2
Widest
+0.48%, Oct 2, 2026

Close against the NAV its issuer struck the same day, from the issuer. Source: ETFIQ. Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its closing premium carries the move since then.

Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day

Not measured: 34.2% of its long weight could be measured; the largest part not measured is foreign.

Dealers

Authorized participants · N-CEN, the year to Apr 30, 2026
Active dealers
5
of 5 authorized
Largest
53%
of creations and redemptions
One dealer
No
5 active

5 of 5 authorized participants created or redeemed ICOW shares in the year to Apr 30, 2026. From the fund’s Form N-CEN, filed Jul 14, 2026.

The active authorized participants, largest first, by share of the dollars created and redeemed: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (52.9%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (23.3%), UBS Securities LLC (9.6%), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (9.5%), Jane Street Capital, LLC (4.7%).

How to trade ICOW

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its price can drift from their value later in the day.
Watch
The premium. On 95% of days it is within ±0.48%; beyond that a buyer pays more, and a seller gets less, than the holdings are worth.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

Does ICOW trade at a premium or discount to NAV?

It closed +0.48% from its NAV on Oct 2, 2026. On 95% of the 2 days to then it was within ±0.48%, and it closed more than 1% from NAV on 0 of them.

Who is the AP for ICOW?

ICOW’s latest Form N-CEN, for the period ending Apr 30, 2026, lists 5 authorized participants (APs), and 5 created or redeemed shares. The largest were Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated (52.9%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (23.3%), UBS Securities LLC (9.6%) of the dollars its APs created and redeemed.

Who is the LMM for ICOW?

ICOW’s lead market maker (LMM) on Cboe BZX is RBC Capital Markets, LLC. Lead market maker per Cboe BZX, as of Oct 23, 2026.
Sources and dates
Premium to NAVETFIQ, close against the issuer’s NAV · Sep 11, 2026 to Oct 2, 2026
DealersForm N-CEN · the year to Apr 30, 2026
Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →ICOW fund page→
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ETFIQ, ICOW trading: cost, capacity, premium and dealers, data as of Oct 2, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/icow/trading/

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