Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs QQQ: how they differ
COWZ and QQQ hold 7% of their weight in the same names.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and QQQ hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 1.18% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 1.78% | 0.91% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.73% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.87% | 0.58% |
| Adobe Inc | 1.75% | 0.46% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.40% |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc | 1.31% | 0.39% |
| Comcast Corp | 1.71% | 0.39% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.17% | 0.28% |
| PACCAR Inc | 0.99% | 0.26% |
| Airbnb Inc | 1.62% | 0.25% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | 1.99% | 0.24% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Apple Inc. 7.29% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Microsoft Corp. 5.32% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Alphabet Inc. 3.52% |
| Newmont Corp 1.93% | Tesla, Inc. 3.46% |
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 | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Invesco |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +23.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | +5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 100 | 101 |
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.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or QQQ?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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