Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs IALT: how they differ
COWZ and IALT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and IALT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in IALT |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | PHINIA INC 0.94% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | DISH DBS CORP 0.21% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | DISH DBS CORP 0.19% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | DISH DBS CORP 0.10% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% |
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 | IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Systematic Alternatives Active |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +12.1% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 54.9% |
| Holdings | 100 | 8 |
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.
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
Questions people ask
- How much do COWZ and IALT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 55% of IALT 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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