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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and MBB returned −0.1%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, COWZ or MBB?

COWZ charges 0.49% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB 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 MBB: how they differ

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

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and MBB 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 MBB
QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%	Freddie Mac 1.07%
Altria Group Inc 2.21%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
ConocoPhillips 2.17%	UMBS, TBA 0.85%
CVS Health Corp 2.16%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%	UMBS, TBA 0.66%
Ford Motor Co 2.01%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
Pfizer Inc 2.00%	Government National Mortgage Association 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 May 31, 2026.

COWZ and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Pacer	iShares
What it is	US Cash Cows 100	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	+23.4%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.9 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.04%
Holdings	100	11144

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.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or MBB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and MBB returned −0.1%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or MBB?: COWZ charges 0.49% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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