Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs IGM: how they differ
COWZ and IGM hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and IGM returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and IGM hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | IGM |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.85% |
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.56% |
| Adobe Inc | 1.75% | 0.36% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.32% |
| Autodesk Inc | 0.72% | 0.18% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.55% | 0.18% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp | 0.84% | 0.16% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.78% | 0.15% |
| Twilio Inc | 0.36% | 0.14% |
| NetApp Inc | 0.59% | 0.13% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.42% | 0.11% |
| Workday Inc | 0.75% | 0.11% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in IGM |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.97% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Apple, Inc. 7.92% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Broadcom, Inc. 7.61% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Microsoft Corp. 7.50% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Micron Technology, Inc. 5.47% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Alphabet, Inc. 4.45% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.17% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.13% |
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 | IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Expanded Tech Sector |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +32.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +15.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.37% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 92.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 295 |
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.
IGM in plain words
IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or IGM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and IGM returned +32.7%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or IGM?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and IGM charges 0.37%, so IGM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and IGM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 92% of IGM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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