Which returned more over the last year, BITO or COWZ?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or COWZ?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so COWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BITO vs COWZ: how they differ

BITO and COWZ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and COWZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BITO	Only in COWZ
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%
	Altria Group Inc 2.21%
	ConocoPhillips 2.17%
	CVS Health Corp 2.16%
	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%
	Ford Motor Co 2.01%
	Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%
	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.

BITO and COWZ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Pacer
What it is	Bitcoin	US Cash Cows 100
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+23.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	+5.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.49%
Holdings	1	100

BITO in plain words

BITO is a digital asset fund tracking the Bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −34.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% a year. It sat 40.3% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, BITO or COWZ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or COWZ?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so COWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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