Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs IWD: how they differ
COWZ and IWD hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and IWD returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and IWD hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | IWD |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.55% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 0.50% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.44% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 0.39% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.00% | 0.39% |
| CVS Health Corp | 2.16% | 0.37% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 2.01% | 0.36% |
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 0.36% |
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.35% |
| Altria Group Inc | 2.21% | 0.34% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.03% | 0.33% |
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 0.28% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in IWD |
|---|---|
| Booking Holdings Inc 1.87% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.95% |
| Accenture PLC 1.68% | APPLE INC. 5.38% |
| Airbnb Inc 1.62% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.89% |
| Cencora Inc 1.03% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.62% |
| Expedia Group Inc 1.03% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.46% |
| Autodesk Inc 0.72% | INTEL CORPORATION 1.72% |
| Coterra Energy Inc 0.63% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.72% |
| Flex Ltd 0.59% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 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 Jun 30, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Russell 1000 value |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +27.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +9.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 90.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 870 |
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.
IWD in plain words
IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or IWD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or IWD?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so IWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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