Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
COWZ vs VBK: how they differ
COWZ and VBK hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and COWZ returned more over the year.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, COWZ and VBK hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | COWZ | VBK |
|---|---|---|
| Incyte Corp | 0.44% | 0.54% |
| Twilio Inc | 0.36% | 0.88% |
| First Solar Inc | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| United Therapeutics Corp | 0.41% | 0.32% |
| Illumina Inc | 0.31% | 0.36% |
| PTC Inc | 0.25% | 0.37% |
| EQT Corp | 0.92% | 0.23% |
| Only in COWZ | Only in VBK |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 2.67% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.21% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07% |
| ConocoPhillips 2.17% | Astera Labs Inc 1.05% |
| CVS Health Corp 2.16% | Natera Inc 1.04% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.03% | Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83% |
| Ford Motor Co 2.01% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% |
| Uber Technologies Inc 2.01% | Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79% |
| Pfizer Inc 2.00% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF | VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Pacer | Vanguard |
| What it is | US Cash Cows 100 | Small-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.4% | +13.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.9 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.8% | 10.2% |
| Holdings | 100 | 545 |
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.
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, COWZ or VBK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, COWZ returned +23.4% and VBK returned +13.8%, so COWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, COWZ or VBK?
- COWZ charges 0.49% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do COWZ and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of COWZ and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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