Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs DGRW: how they differ
COWZ and DGRW hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and DGRW hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | DGRW |
|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile US Inc | 1.78% | 1.48% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 1.25% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 1.15% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 0.79% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.76% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.31% | 0.71% |
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 0.71% |
| Halliburton Co | 0.69% | 0.84% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.17% | 0.55% |
| PACCAR Inc | 0.99% | 0.49% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc | 1.48% | 0.46% |
| Ford Motor Co | 2.01% | 0.44% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in DGRW |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | NVIDIA CORP 7.95% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | APPLE INC 3.87% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92% |
| SLB Ltd 1.84% | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88% |
| Adobe Inc 1.75% | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81% |
| Comcast Corp 1.71% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34% |
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 | DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | WisdomTree |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.28% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 100 | 197 |
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.
DGRW in plain words
DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or DGRW?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and DGRW returned +12.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or DGRW?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and DGRW charges 0.28%, so DGRW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and DGRW overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 97% of DGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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