Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs EWT: how they differ
COWZ and EWT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWT returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and EWT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in EWT |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | MediaTek Inc. 7.56% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | MSCI Taiwan |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +84.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +67.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.59% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 85 |
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.
EWT in plain words
EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or EWT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or EWT?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so COWZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and EWT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of EWT 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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