Pacer ETFs Launches Two AI-Driven ETFs Leveraging Advanced Machine Learning and Strategic Partnerships

The firm expands its fund lineup with rules-based strategies designed to identify companies with the highest forecasted alpha potential, advancing an AI-powered investment approach

MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pacer ETFs ("Pacer") today announced the launch of two new funds: the Pacer S&P 500 3AI Top 100 ETF (CBOE: PSAI) and the Pacer S&P World 3AI Top 300 ETF (CBOE: WDAI). Both funds seek to track the total return performance of their respective S&P 3AI indices, offering a differentiated, AI-powered approach to equity investing.

The funds are designed to provide investors with targeted exposure to companies with the highest forecasted excess return potential, using a disciplined, rules-based methodology powered by AI and machine learning. Developed in collaboration with S&P Dow Jones Indices and 3AI, the indices leverage proprietary 3AI Alpha Intelligence Scores to rank and select companies based on their expected 12-month alpha relative to a global universe of equities.

The Pacer S&P 500 3AI Top 100 ETF focuses on U.S. large-cap equities, selecting 100 companies from the S&P 500 with the highest 3AI scores. The Pacer S&P World 3AI Top 300 ETF extends this approach globally, selecting 300 companies from developed markets across the S&P World Index to offer broader international diversification.

“At a time when investors are increasingly looking for new sources of return beyond traditional beta and static factor strategies, these funds leverage a differentiated approach to equity investing,” said Sean O’Hara, President of Pacer ETF Distributors. “By combining the scale and efficiency of S&P DJI indexing with forward-looking AI-driven insights generated by 3AI, we believe these strategies can play a valuable role in modern portfolio construction.”

3AI’s investment process applies machine learning models to analyze a wide range of data inputs, including company fundamentals, market data, and macroeconomic indicators, to generate forward-looking alpha forecasts. These forecasts are incorporated into index construction through a transparent governance framework maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices, with built-in controls, validation procedures, and human oversight, as well as sector and security caps and regular rebalancing.

“The S&P 500 3AI Top 100 Index and the S&P World 3AI Top 300 Index are AI-enhanced benchmarks designed to track companies with the highest 12-month excess return forecasts, as generated by 3AI’s machine-learning models analyzing company data and market signals, and leveraging S&P DJI’s robust index construction, governance, and commitment to transparency,” said Rupert Watts, Head of Factors and Dividends at S&P Dow Jones Indices. “We are delighted to collaborate with Pacer to provide access to intelligent and adaptive investment solutions, underscoring our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, forward-looking indices that harness AI-powered technology and insights.”

The resulting strategies aim to complement both passive and active allocations by providing a systematic approach to identifying potential sources of excess return, while maintaining the transparency and discipline of index-based investing.

To learn more about Pacer’s strategies and fund offerings, visit paceretfs.com.

About Pacer ETFs

Pacer ETFs is a strategy-driven exchange-traded fund provider with 62 ETFs and over $40 billion in assets under management (as of 4/30/2026). Pacer ETFs is focused on addressing investors’ needs through its six fund families, the Pacer Trendpilot® Series, Pacer Cash Cows ETF™ Series, Pacer Custom ETF Series, Pacer Leaders ETF Series, Pacer Thematic ETF Series and Pacer Swan SOS ETF Series. Pacer ETFs employs a rules-based, passive management approach to track S&P, NASDAQ, FTSE Russell, and Custom Indexes. For more information, please visit PacerETFs.com.

Disclosures

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An investment in the Funds is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Pacer ETF shares may be bought and sold on an exchange through a brokerage account. Brokerage commissions and ETF expenses will reduce investment returns. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for ETF shares will be developed or maintained. The risks associated with these funds are detailed in the prospectus and could include factors such as AI and machine learning risk, calculation methodology risk, concentration risk, developed markets risk, equity market risk, ETF risks, foreign securities risk, geographic concentration risk, index provider risk, large and mid-capitalization investing risk, new fund risk, non-diversification risk, passive investment risk, sector risk, tracking error risk, and/or special risks of exchange traded funds.

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