Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs SCHG: how they differ
COWZ and SCHG hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and SCHG hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | SCHG |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.62% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 2.01% | 0.51% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.87% | 0.47% |
| Adobe Inc | 1.75% | 0.37% |
| Intuit Inc | 1.63% | 0.32% |
| McKesson Corp | 1.79% | 0.32% |
| T-Mobile US Inc | 1.78% | 0.31% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1.17% | 0.22% |
| Airbnb Inc | 1.62% | 0.20% |
| Autodesk Inc | 0.72% | 0.17% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | 0.78% | 0.12% |
| Workday Inc | 0.75% | 0.11% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in SCHG |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | NVIDIA Corp 11.02% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | Apple Inc 9.84% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Microsoft Corp 7.18% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Amazon.com Inc 5.68% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Alphabet Inc 4.76% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Broadcom Inc 4.55% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | Tesla Inc 3.92% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc 1.99% | Alphabet Inc 3.78% |
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 | SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Schwab |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | U.S. Large-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +12.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 95.4% |
| Holdings | 100 | 193 |
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.
SCHG in plain words
SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or SCHG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or SCHG?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and SCHG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 95% of SCHG 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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