Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs DVY: how they differ
COWZ and DVY hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Select Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and DVY hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | DVY |
|---|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc | 2.21% | 2.30% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.00% | 2.22% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 1.85% |
| Ford Motor Co | 2.01% | 1.39% |
| CVS Health Corp | 2.16% | 1.23% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 1.23% | 1.25% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 1.23% |
| Comcast Corp | 1.71% | 1.22% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.55% | 1.17% |
| Target Corp | 1.07% | 1.45% |
| HP Inc | 1.03% | 1.61% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.48% | 0.92% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in DVY |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | ONEOK INC 1.84% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV 1.53% |
| Newmont Corp 1.93% | KIMBERLY CLARK CORP 1.52% |
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.87% | TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 1.44% |
| SLB Ltd 1.84% | DOMINION ENERGY INC 1.43% |
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 | DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +18.0% |
| 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% | 0.38% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 80.5% |
| Holdings | 100 | 100 |
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.
DVY in plain words
DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or DVY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and DVY returned +18.0%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or DVY?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and DVY charges 0.38%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 80% of DVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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