Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs MTUM: how they differ
COWZ and MTUM hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and MTUM hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | MTUM |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 1.17% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 1.03% |
| McKesson Corp | 1.79% | 0.64% |
| HCA Healthcare Inc | 1.65% | 0.38% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 1.62% | 0.29% |
| Cencora Inc | 1.03% | 0.28% |
| Tapestry Inc | 0.55% | 0.10% |
| Dollar General Corp | 0.62% | 0.08% |
| Jabil Inc | 0.55% | 0.08% |
| Expedia Group Inc | 1.03% | 0.06% |
| United Therapeutics Corp | 0.41% | 0.05% |
| EQT Corp | 0.92% | 0.05% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in MTUM |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.57% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | BROADCOM INC. 5.41% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.65% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.04% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | INTEL CORPORATION 3.84% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.76% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.62% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 3.44% |
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 | MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | iShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | MSCI USA Momentum Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +21.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 98.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 125 |
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.
MTUM in plain words
MTUM is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 125 positions, with the top ten at 40.5%. It sat 11.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or MTUM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and MTUM returned +21.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or MTUM?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and MTUM charges 0.15%, so MTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 98% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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