Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs NOBL: how they differ
COWZ and NOBL hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and NOBL hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | NOBL |
|---|---|---|
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.55% | 1.68% |
| Cardinal Health Inc | 1.62% | 1.41% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.31% | 1.61% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 1.10% | 1.62% |
| Target Corp | 1.07% | 1.41% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.78% | 1.32% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | 0.35% | 1.51% |
| Expeditors International of Wa | 0.32% | 1.54% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in NOBL |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Nucor Corp. 1.77% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | International Business Machines Corp. 1.71% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Hormel Foods Corp. 1.61% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | JM Smucker Co. (The) 1.58% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Essex Property Trust, Inc. 1.58% |
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 Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | ProShares |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +9.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −8.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 100 | 69 |
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.
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or NOBL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or NOBL?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 100% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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