Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs IXUS: how they differ
COWZ and IXUS 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 MSCI Total International Stock ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in IXUS |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | ASML Holding N.V. 1.32% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | SK hynix Inc. 1.15% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Novartis AG 0.66% |
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 | IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Core MSCI Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +22.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +4.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 4185 |
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.
IXUS in plain words
IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or IXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or IXUS?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 0% of IXUS 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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