Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs MAGS: how they differ
COWZ and MAGS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and MAGS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in COWZ | Only in MAGS |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | TREASURY BILL 65.41% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | NVIDIA Corp 4.15% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Apple Inc 4.12% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Amazon.com Inc 4.11% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Tesla Inc 4.07% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Microsoft Corp 3.62% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.59% |
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 | MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Roundhill |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Magnificent Seven |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +14.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −3.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.30% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 26.5% |
| Holdings | 100 | 9 |
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.
MAGS in plain words
MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or MAGS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or MAGS?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so MAGS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and MAGS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 26% of MAGS 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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