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PGIMPrudential · 70 funds · $42.7B

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Pacer74 funds · $44.0B

Pacer made investors more money ($16.1B). Both had 100% of their funds make money.

The past 3 years, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

PGIM LEADS2of 5 matchups called · 1 even

Fee per $100
US stocks

Tale of the tape 3Y · lower fee wins

70Fundsin total74

10–0Made moneymade–lost, 3 years43–0

100%Win %funds that made money100%

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$6.2BMoney madefor investors, 3 years$16.1B

+25.1%Typical returnmiddle fund, 3 years+49.4%

9Launchesnew funds in 202618

$42.7BAssetsmoney invested$44.0B

$0.21Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.53

PACER LEADS3of 5 matchups called · 1 even

Money made
Typical return
Bonds & cash

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Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 3Y

PGIM 1 · Pacer 1

100%11 of 11

$172MMADE$11.0B+103.3%TYPICAL+56.2%PJFV+103.3%BESTCOWG+93.3%Open 23 funds →Bonds & cash

$6.0BMADE$222M+18.9%TYPICAL+24.1%PHYL+29.6%BESTFLRT+24.1%Open 19 funds →Internationalsmall sample

—MADE$844M—TYPICAL+64.5%—BESTICOW+65.5%Open 12 funds →Incomesmall sample

—MADE$2.3B—TYPICAL+79.5%—BESTQDPL+79.5%Open 7 funds →

Twin funds: Pacer is cheaper in 2 of 3. Pacer returned more in 2.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER1 – 20 tieBETTER 1Y1 – 20 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

US stocks · 2

PGIMFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeePacer

PJFG$0.75+2.0%—Large growth—+11.4%$0.49COWG
PJFM$0.49+11.2%—Mid caps+3.2%+13.8%$0.60PTMC

Bonds & cash · 1

PGIMFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeePacer

PFRL$0.72+5.2%—Floating-rate bonds+6.0%+4.1%$0.60FLRT

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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The past 3 years. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.