Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs FNDX: how they differ
COWZ and FNDX hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and FNDX hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | FNDX |
|---|---|---|
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 0.99% |
| CVS Health Corp | 2.16% | 0.91% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 0.81% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.48% | 0.71% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.00% | 0.69% |
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 0.66% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 1.78% | 0.63% |
| Ford Motor Co | 2.01% | 0.60% |
| Comcast Corp | 1.71% | 0.57% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.03% | 0.53% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.53% |
| Target Corp | 1.07% | 0.40% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in FNDX |
|---|---|
| Accenture PLC 1.68% | Apple Inc 4.64% |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc 0.83% | Intel Corp 2.57% |
| Coterra Energy Inc 0.63% | Alphabet Inc 2.38% |
| Flex Ltd 0.59% | Microsoft Corp 2.33% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.58% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29% |
| VeriSign Inc 0.39% | Alphabet Inc 1.90% |
| Twilio Inc 0.36% | Amazon.com Inc 1.86% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 0.36% | Micron Technology Inc 1.60% |
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 | FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Schwab |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Fundamental U.S. Large Company |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +26.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +8.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.25% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 91.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 733 |
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.
FNDX in plain words
FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or FNDX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and FNDX returned +26.1%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or FNDX?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and FNDX charges 0.25%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and FNDX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 91% of FNDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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