Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or JNK?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and JNK returned +3.3%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or JNK?

COWZ charges 0.49% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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COWZ vs JNK: how they differ

COWZ and JNK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in COWZ	Only in JNK
QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
Altria Group Inc 2.21%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
ConocoPhillips 2.17%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
CVS Health Corp 2.16%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
Ford Motor Co 2.01%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
Pfizer Inc 2.00%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

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 and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Pacer	State Street
What it is	US Cash Cows 100	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.4%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.9 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.40%
Holdings	100	1198

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.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and JNK returned +3.3%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or JNK?: COWZ charges 0.49% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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