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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or COWZ?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so BSV 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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BSV vs COWZ: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV 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 BSV	Only in COWZ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Altria Group Inc 2.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	ConocoPhillips 2.17%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	CVS Health Corp 2.16%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Ford Motor Co 2.01%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	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 Jun 30, 2026.

BSV and COWZ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term 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	Short-Term Bond	US Cash Cows 100
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+23.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+5.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.49%
Holdings	3185	100

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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, BSV or COWZ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and COWZ returned +23.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or COWZ?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and COWZ charges 0.49%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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