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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BNDX or COWZ?

BNDX charges 0.07% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so BNDX 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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BNDX vs COWZ: how they differ

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

Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund and Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BNDX 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 BNDX	Only in COWZ
French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%	QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%
Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%	Altria Group Inc 2.21%
Canadian Government Bond 0.13%	ConocoPhillips 2.17%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	CVS Health Corp 2.16%
Canadian Government Bond 0.10%	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%
Canadian Government Bond 0.09%	Ford Motor Co 2.01%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%
Canadian Government Bond 0.08%	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.

BNDX and COWZ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund	COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Pacer
What it is	Total International Bond	US Cash Cows 100
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+23.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+5.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.49%
Holdings	6707	100

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

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, BNDX or COWZ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BNDX returned −0.7% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BNDX or COWZ?: BNDX charges 0.07% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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