Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs DGRO: how they differ
COWZ and DGRO hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and DGRO hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | DGRO |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 1.10% |
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 0.99% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.78% |
| Accenture PLC | 1.68% | 0.76% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.31% | 0.58% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 1.23% | 0.53% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 1.10% | 0.34% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.24% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.55% | 0.23% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 1.99% | 0.18% |
| PACCAR Inc | 0.99% | 0.15% |
| Constellation Brands Inc | 0.63% | 0.14% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in DGRO |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | BROADCOM INC 3.25% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | APPLE INC 2.94% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | MICROSOFT CORP 2.92% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64% |
| Newmont Corp 1.93% | ABBVIE INC 2.53% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 1.90% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32% |
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.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Core Dividend Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 94.7% |
| Holdings | 100 | 394 |
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.
DGRO in plain words
DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or DGRO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and DGRO returned +17.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or DGRO?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and DGRO charges 0.08%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 95% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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