Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs CTA: how they differ
COWZ and CTA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and CTA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in CTA |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | SIMPLIFY EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS 81.69% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.72% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 3.44% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.76% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.75% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 2.20% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.37% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 1.07% |
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.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | CTA Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Simplify |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Simplify Managed Futures Strategy |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +17.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −0.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.75% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 10 |
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.
CTA in plain words
CTA is an index equity fund tracking the Simplify Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%. It sat 5.3% below its high of May 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or CTA?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and CTA returned +17.0%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or CTA?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and CTA charges 0.75%, so COWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and CTA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of CTA 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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