Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs COWZ: how they differ
AVUS and COWZ hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and COWZ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | COWZ |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | 0.46% | 1.90% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.45% | 1.84% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.41% | 2.17% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 0.41% | 2.67% |
| AT&T Inc | 0.33% | 1.84% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 0.29% | 1.23% |
| Target Corp | 0.25% | 1.07% |
| Devon Energy Corp | 0.24% | 1.09% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 0.24% | 1.48% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.23% | 1.78% |
| United Parcel Service Inc | 0.22% | 1.69% |
| Comcast Corp | 0.21% | 1.71% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in COWZ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | Altria Group Inc 2.21% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | Accenture PLC 1.68% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | HP Inc 1.03% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | Omnicom Group Inc 0.84% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | Roper Technologies Inc 0.78% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | Coterra Energy Inc 0.63% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | Flex Ltd 0.59% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | TechnipFMC PLC 0.58% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | Pacer |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | US Cash Cows 100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +23.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +5.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 95.8% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 100 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
COWZ in plain words
COWZ is an index equity fund tracking the US Cash Cows 100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or COWZ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or COWZ?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and COWZ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 96% of COWZ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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