Pacer WealthShield ETF (BATS:PWS) Short Interest Update

Posted by Casey Walker on Sep 1st, 2026

Pacer WealthShield ETF (BATS:PWS – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 71 shares, a drop of 46.6% from the July 30th total of 133 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,146 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Pacer WealthShield ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Pacer WealthShield ETF by 113.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 44,940 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,439,000 after buying an additional 23,921 shares during the last quarter. First PREMIER Bank purchased a new position in shares of Pacer WealthShield ETF in the second quarter valued at $3,666,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Pacer WealthShield ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new position in shares of Pacer WealthShield ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $838,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Pacer WealthShield ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $181,000.

Pacer WealthShield ETF Price Performance

PWS opened at $33.29 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $28.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.24 and a beta of 0.55. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $32.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.40. Pacer WealthShield ETF has a 1 year low of $30.85 and a 1 year high of $33.83.

Pacer WealthShield ETF Company Profile

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The Pacer WealthShield ETF (PWS) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Pacer WealthShield index. The fund tracks an index that toggles between equity and Treasurys, or a combination of both, on a monthly basis depending on monthly moving averages. PWS was launched on Dec 11, 2017 and is managed by Pacer.