Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUV vs COWZ: how they differ
AVUV and COWZ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUV returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF and Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUV and COWZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVUV | Only in COWZ |
|---|---|
| Viasat Inc 1.39% | QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% |
| Matson Inc 0.98% | Altria Group Inc 2.21% |
| Lear Corp 0.90% | ConocoPhillips 2.17% |
| SM Energy Co 0.86% | CVS Health Corp 2.16% |
| Avnet Inc 0.86% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% |
| Macy's Inc 0.78% | Ford Motor Co 2.01% |
| StoneX Group Inc 0.77% | Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% |
| Five Below Inc 0.72% | Pfizer Inc 2.00% |
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.
| AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value 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. Small Cap Value | US Cash Cows 100 |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.6% | +23.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +7.2 pts | +5.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.49% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 95.8% |
| Holdings | 795 | 100 |
AVUV in plain words
AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.
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, AVUV or COWZ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUV returned +24.6% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUV or COWZ?
- AVUV charges 0.25% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUV and COWZ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVUV and 96% of COWZ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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