Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs SCHX: how they differ
COWZ and SCHX hold 8% 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 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and SCHX hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | SCHX |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.67% | 0.39% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 1.90% | 0.29% |
| Salesforce Inc | 1.76% | 0.26% |
| AT&T Inc | 1.84% | 0.25% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 1.84% | 0.24% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.00% | 0.22% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 2.01% | 0.21% |
| ConocoPhillips | 2.17% | 0.20% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.87% | 0.20% |
| Newmont Corp | 1.93% | 0.18% |
| Altria Group Inc | 2.21% | 0.17% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.03% | 0.17% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in SCHX |
|---|---|
| Accenture PLC 1.68% | NVIDIA Corp 7.51% |
| Coterra Energy Inc 0.63% | Apple Inc 6.71% |
| Flex Ltd 0.59% | Microsoft Corp 4.89% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.58% | Amazon.com Inc 3.87% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.24% | |
| Broadcom Inc 3.10% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.58% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.02% |
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 | SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Schwab |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | U.S. Large-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +16.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 100 | 748 |
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.
SCHX in plain words
SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or SCHX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or SCHX?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 95% of SCHX 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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