Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs IJR: how they differ
COWZ and IJR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and IJR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in IJR |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | FORMFACTOR INC 0.69% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | VIASAT INC 0.68% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | ARGAN INC 0.62% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | MAXLINEAR INC 0.60% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC 0.54% |
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 | IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | S&P SmallCap 600 |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +19.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +2.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 603 |
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.
IJR in plain words
IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 603 positions, with the top ten at 6.0%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or IJR?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and IJR returned +19.9%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or IJR?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of IJR 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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