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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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COWZ vs RDVY: how they differ

COWZ and RDVY hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and RDVY hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions COWZ and RDVY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCOWZRDVY
Automatic Data Processing Inc1.31%1.63%
Salesforce Inc1.76%1.30%
Booking Holdings Inc1.87%1.18%
Expedia Group Inc1.03%1.51%
Accenture PLC1.68%1.00%
PACCAR Inc0.99%0.97%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc1.17%0.85%
Cognizant Technology Solutions0.69%0.82%
PulteGroup Inc0.58%1.33%
ResMed Inc0.50%1.11%
Williams-Sonoma Inc0.35%2.12%
Snap-on Inc0.34%2.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in COWZOnly in RDVY
QUALCOMM Inc 2.67%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 4.69%
Altria Group Inc 2.21%LAM RESEARCH CORP 4.42%
ConocoPhillips 2.17%KLA CORP 4.14%
CVS Health Corp 2.16%GE VERNOVA INC 2.80%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03%BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP (THE) 2.15%
Ford Motor Co 2.01%GE AEROSPACE 2.13%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.01%ALPHABET INC 2.12%
Pfizer Inc 2.00%ROSS STORES INC 2.01%

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 and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
COWZ
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerPacerFirst Trust
What it isUS Cash Cows 100First Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year+23.4%+22.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.9 pts+4.5 pts
Expense ratio0.49%0.47%
Already in the S&P 50095.8%94.4%
Holdings10071

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.

RDVY in plain words

RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or RDVY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, COWZ or RDVY?
COWZ charges 0.49% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so RDVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do COWZ and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 94% of RDVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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